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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1891
Page
7
In Provence on March 20, 1000 workers out and 1000 others displaced by shutdown. A meeting yielded a compromise to curb excessive fines, not for nonessential imperfections. Fines to be tied to wages and goods value. work to resume Monday.
Indications of a strike in the Central Pennsylvania bituminous coal fields involve about 15,000 men. Workers seek 50 cents per gross ten as net pay after pay. A conference with operators was called but only one operator attended, resulting in a fizzled meeting. The move could trigger a regional strike within sixty days before the nationwide eight hour campaign.
Arbitration ended a month long strike by about 2000 painters carpenters and plasterers in Indianapolis. Masters concede eight hour day and raise wages 20 cents. Journeymen allow non union workers and apprentices. Disagreement remains over employing only union men. Also Union Pacific grants new wage scale in OmanA Nebraska.
The State House committee on roads debated creating a state commissioner of highways. Arthur W. Robinson urged farmer awareness, cited property value gains from improved roads, and called for a $3,000 salary plus office funds. Towns, engineers, and officials argued for centralized supervision, better materials, and uniform road policy to reduce waste and raise road quality.
Testimony described as scientific in nature, citing construction methods and aid provided. Details remain fragmentary with unclear context regarding the participants or proceedings and the exact nature of the alleged assistance.
The Committee on Manufactures heard testimony on abolishing the Gas and Electric Light Commission and creating a new board. The Chelsea case dominates discussion with details of meter supply, pricing, and hearings. Chairman Coffin defends impartial handling and notes the board’s workload and delays. Senator Champlin and Representative Gould stress public rights and competence over expert-heavy leadership. Chelsea residents seek meter-based pricing while cities weigh gas and electric interests.
The Committee on Election Laws debated Governor's message on distributing sample ballots. Rep McLaughlin of Milford and Mr R H Dana argued voters lack knowledge of minor officers and would benefit from official ballots sent to every voter. Dana cited Cambridge practice and urged official distribution at modest cost.
The Railroad Committee concluded its hearing on the Eugene H. Clapp petition to build a Weymouth to Marshfield railroad. Commissioner Crocker spoke on uniform legislation for automatic couplers and brakes, noting the Massachusetts commission's support and a five member committee to urge Congress, aiming to prevent rail worker injuries and loss of life, with costs not burdening railroads.
Madison March 19 The Wisconsin Senate passed a bill requiring telephone companies to pay an annual license fee of 2 percent on their gross earnings.
The market for American sardines remains unsettled with small weekly sales and moderate fresh fish supplies totaling 761,200 lbs, down from prior weeks. Halibut and cod show varied price shifts, while herring, lobster, oysters, and salmon hold firm or rise. outlook points to sharper demand next week as Lent ends.
Fresh fish listing includes haki haddock and cask varieties. Georges halibut priced at 14 18c, gray and white bank 13 17c, market codfish 4c, haddock 20c. Frozen items include herring 63 50 cwt, medicine oil 65c, zallon refined blackfish 85c, crude 80c, whale winter bleached 360, Sark 33c, cod kettle rendered 30c. Also listed are drop 2c vergie 28c livers 30c and fish shine 920 ton.
Receipts today show cotton seed meal to arrive at $26 and spot $27, with steady demand. Inspections list multiple car loads of wheat and corn including No 2 hard spring, No 3 Northern spring, steamer yellow corn, and white oats. Chicago market described as narrow then rally on bulls and then bears, with prices for corn and oats fluctuating and cattle futures unspecified.
The report lists flour prices for fine through patent grades from 3 4 to 6 25, with jobbers about 25 cents higher per barrel. Canadian export and roller quotes run 4 75 to 6 30 fob, extra for export 6 30 10 fob. Meal and oatmeals are steady with cornmeal baste at 1 48 1 60 bag and 3 25 3 30 pedestal.
The week ending March 19 saw live hog arrivals total 34 086. Prices for provisions remained steady with strong meat demand. Fresh beef trends higher, lambs in good demand at 10 11c for choice, mutton steady at 8 9c, veal steady at 10 10 4c, and New York tallow steady at 50c. Chicago provisions were active with limited independent firmness. buying increased though lard lagged.
Kansas City reports steady to slow conditions for cattle and hogs with steers and native cows priced around 4 to 5 dollars and hogs ranging from about 3 75 to 4 25. Chicago and St Louis show receipts and firmer quotes for Yorkers and packers, with hogs steady to higher and cattle shipments around prime and lower grades amid mixed activity. Cincinnati and Peoria note openers firmer to steady, while Chicago lists larger slaughter figures and varied prices across steers, heifers, cows, and stockers.
The market notes butter, cheese, eggs, beans, potatoes, hay, straw, poultry, and sweet potatoes with firming dairy trends and steady to dull demand. Western creamery butter holds 24 31c, New York and Vermont at 31c, eggs firm around 22 26c, and beef and poultry offerings show limited supply but steady values amid moderate trade.
A fair trade in truck goods quotes steady prices across categories. Native spinach 50c per bush, Southern at 2 256 2 50 per barrel, cabbages at 2 2 25 per barrel, kale 1 25 per barrel, native onions 5 6 per barrel, Valencia onions 3 75 per case, and Southern 3c per bunch. Ohio onions 4 50 per barrel, carrots 75c per bush, beets 60 76c per bush, lettuce 50 60c per head, turnips 1 per barrel, parsnips 75c per bush, cucumbers hot house 10 15c each, celery 5 per box, cauliflower 1 50 2 per dozen, and other items including Hubbard and savoy cabbage, radishes, and green peas listed with varied prices. Florida string beans 4 50 per crate, green peas 3 50 per crate, hot bed dandelions 1 per bush, North Carolina asparagus 6 per dozen, rhubarb and other items noted.
Florida fruit receipts rose to 234 packages against 96 last year with steady demand for oranges and tangerines. Navel oranges at 3.26 to 4 per box and grapefruit at 5 to 6.5 per barrel. Mediterranean lines show light demand with Palermo and Messina offerings. Apples receipts 443 boxes with moderate, firm trade. Cranberries 62 barrels. Nuts quotes cover peanuts, walnuts, filberts, almonds, and shellbarks. Strawberries in light trade at 20 to 30 cents per quart.
The steamer James Turpie left Palermo March 4 with 16 000 boxes Palermo oranges and 8 000 boxes lemons bound for Boston. Andrea Lovico departed Palermo Jan 21 with 7 000 boxes Palermo oranges and 400 lemons for Boston. The Sama arrived with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. Ethelred due next Wednesday with Jamaica bananas for Boston. The Norfolk boat arrived yesterday with 1 075 packages truck and 700 bags peanuts. The Savannah boat due Monday carries 4 780 boxes Florida oranges and 29 refrigerators of strawberries.
Bananas on the steamer Sama priced by grade with No 1s at 180 dollars No 2s at 85 cents and No 3s at 60 cents plus 8 hands at 120 dollars. H Harris & Co sold Florida oranges Navels grapefruit tangerines California oranges and lemons with varied box prices per lot including 120 dollars for four boxes of oranges and 275 dollars per box for lemons.
The New York spot cotton market stayed quiet at 9 cents for middling uplands with 248 bales sold and 138,391 bales in stock. Futures opened easy and closed dull as 73,000 bales were traded and nine prices follow.
Sugar and molasses prices are listed for refined sugar, raw sugar, and molasses with multiple grades and units. Prices in bond for April delivery, wholesale and London quotes, and recent imports are noted. no sales have been reported since March 13.
Peoria market stands firm at 117 dollars while Lane and St Louis markets hold steady at 11 dollars each. The report notes stable pricing across these regional whiskey markets with no change from last reading.
Turpentine quoted at 40 dollars and 4 cents per barrel with resin around 155 dollars 160 cents and tar at 60. Petroleum closes at 7 cents with KSW at 7.25 cents and cases at 9.30 cents.
Beerbohm notes cargoes off the coast and steadier wheat and corn conditions. At Mark Lane English and foreign wheat firm, American and Danubian corn firmer, flour steady. Liverpool futures show dull wheat and firm corn with quoted values across March to September and Paris wheat and flour steady.
The Oil Market report from Prescott & Co lists closing certificates for March 19 1891 with detailed prices and averages. It notes pipeline certificates closing March 20 and provides figures for refined cotton seed oil certificates and Shinmen equivalents with daily totals and averages across multiple dates.
Trade item tallies from several ports including Annapolis and Yarmouth listing flour meal pork beef lard oil sacks hardware furniture stock and farm goods. Hamburg Antwerp steamer Pickhuben reports large quantities of skins wheat corn bones butter tallow beef machinery canned meat and organ shipments with extensive flour and oil consignments.
Bluefields Nyassa mahogany and cedar log items. 5 packages old rubber. George D Em PORTAntonio to Ja-Steamer Samoa. 14 147 bananas. 44 crates cucumbers. 103 toma c. 7 boxes beans. 126 pumpkins. Boston Fruit Company Cle Fuegos Bark White Cloud 6950 bags sugar. American Sugar Refineries Compact Island. brig Emma 458 tons log wood. J E Kerr & Co.
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