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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1891
Page
7
Market notes show unsettled prices for wheat, corn, oats, flour and fats while lumber trades wait for better weather. Demand is improving with spring, but exports fall due to South American politics. Spruce prices edge up as mills secure orders. log cutting debated with weather hampering logging.
The market for Southern pine lumber remains active with favorable outlooks and strong demand both locally and in the South. Pine floorings, rift flooring, and ordinary dimensions hold firm with prices around 25 to 31 dollars per unit, while cypress commands high prices. Western pine and whitewood activity continues with varied quotes, and demand for quartered oak remains robust, though some regions show softer pricing.
The report details mixed activity in grain trading with large volumes of corn and wheat moving across several exchanges. Prices fluctuated widely in Chicago and other markets, then settled near the day’s lows amid heavy liquidations, while oats and barley showed firmer demand and stable to modest gains in certain grades.
The flour market remains firm with upward price pressure. Receipts today include 4 605 bbls flour and 7 400 sacks, plus 295 sack oatmeal and 400 bbla oatmeal and 1 450 790 various meal consignments. Quoted prices cover fine to common flour at 3 4 25, extra to seconds at 4 50 4 90, Minnesota clears 6 6 25, spring patents 5 75 6 10, winter clears 5 10 5 30, winter patents 5 60 5 75, with jobbers 25 cents higher. Canadian exports listed at 4 76 f.o.b. and 5 36 5 60 f.o.b. Rye flour demand remains limited to jobbing lots at 5 37 6. Meal is firm with cornmeal at 1 68 1 60 per bag and 3 56 6 60 for larger lots.
The article reports on provisions with barley and oatmeal prices. It details cuts and ground oatmeal per barrel, and notes firm to higher pork, lard, and beef values. City market prices show Chicago futures bullish, with Hogs higher and mixed cattle and sheep receipts across several exchanges.
The 1891 1890 butter market shows firm prices as demand remains quiet with Western extra creamery and New York Vermont creamery items trading around 22 to 31 cents. Cheese remains firm with light stocks and steady prices. eggs and poultry soften in New York and Chicago markets while bean, pea, and potato offerings stay ample with varied pricing. Hay and straw hold firm despite dull consumption.
Moderate demand for truck at steady prices. Quoted prices include native spinah at 50c bush and Southern spinah at 20c per barrel, onions at varying rates, cabbages, kale, beets, lettuce, turnips, squash, Hubbard varieties, radishes, cucumbers, celery, cauliflower, leeks, beans, peas, asparagus, and rhubarb. Listed crates, boxes, or per unit pricing cover numerous items with regional names and quantities.
Florida fruit receipts reached 6631 pkgs, with oranges and mandarins in demand at steady prices. Mediterranean fruits show fair demand with Palermo and Messina items priced per box and bag. Apples, cranberries, nuts, and dried fruits are quoted with varying sizes and counts. Florida strawberries sell at 20 to 35 cents per quart.
The Andrea Lovico left Palermo Jan 21 with 7000 boxes oranges and 3400 boxes lemons bound for Boston. The Pontiac sailed from Palermo Mar 19 carrying 17000 boxes oranges and 9250 boxes lemons for Boston, due Apr 9. The Kong Frode arrives Friday with Jamaica bananas for Boston. The Savannah boat due Friday carries 3870 boxes and 16 refrigerators of strawberries. The Ethelred is due today with Jamaica bananas for Boston Fruit Company.
Messrs Harris & Co sold fruit by box and half box including Palermo lemons Messina oranges and other citrus. Prices cited show various box and half box amounts with total sums around 225 dollars and 143.65 dollars. The fragment references unnamed buyers or box types and ends with garbled text.
The New York spot cotton market held at 9 cents for middling uplands with 1650 bales sold and stock at 140,217 bales. Futures opened steady and closed firm as sales totaled 79,900 bales with varied prices across months. Liverpool market showed free supply at 415-164 for middling uplands with 6000 bales sold and 46,000 bales received, mainly American. Futures closed quiet and steady amid mixed quotations for surrounding markets.
Sugar markets show steady prices with quiet demand for refined sugar and raw sugar. American Sugar Refining Company lists multiple refined varieties with varied quotes and April delivery in bond. London beet firm with March and April quotes. molasses demand light in New Orleans. Caribbean and Latin American sugars show mixed regional prices.
Market notes indicate Peoria whiskey at 117.00 dollars, while Custanan and St Louis markets remain firm. Traders report steady demand and stable prices with no clear shifts in regional appetite.
The Fall River print cloth market shows dull demand on March 24 with prices down about 3 cents and 1 percent off for 64x64 and 29-1/2 piece sizes.
New York market reports turpentine quoted at 41 and 4144c with resin at 15742 160, and tar at 460. Petroleum closed at 7c with RSW at 7.20c and cases at 9.30c indicating modest shifts amid steady overall commodity trading.
London reports cargoes off the coast with wheat stronger, and passage cargoes of wheat and corn active and higher. Mark Lane markets show quiet wheat and quiet English and French country markets. Liverpool notes stronger breadstuffs with improved demand and firm prices for wheat, corn, and pork. Weather is warmer in England with rainy conditions in Liverpool.
Report for the Boston Post by George J. Fox details a week ending March 24 1891 with totals for sheep cattle and lambs swine and hides. It lists state origins numbers by state railroad car counts and market prices for beef store cattle swine sheep lambs hides and tallow with notes on quality classifications and representative sales by agents A E Johnson D Fisher C P Breck J A Hathaway and others.
The weekly sheep sale shows larger arrivals than last week with firmer price hints for sturdy flocks. Western consignments from G A Sawyer brought 419 head, average weight around 1200 pounds, with prices near 6 to 8 cents per pound. Buyers like F. 5. Kimball, M. Flint, W W Bagley, and Wood & Bidwell reported varying lots of sheep and lambs, weights around 220 to 5370 pounds, with prices mainly 5 to 7 cents per pound.
Market notices show CF W Prescott & Co at Devonshire Street with pipeline certificates. Closing times set for March 28 and March 24 with openings on March 24 and March 20. Figures listed include shipments and equivalents, refined oil totals, and cotton seed oil certificate data for the period referenced.
Long, dense ledger of imports to Liverpool listing numerous firms and goods. Entries name vessels, consignors, and items including tea, wine, woollens, hardware, machinery, coke and chemicals, with hundreds of line items and quantities, showing vast trade via Cephalonia and many UK firms. Strong entities include Liverpool merchants, firms like Brown Bros Co, Jordan Marsh, Noyes Campbell, and Century cargoes.
The fragment lists diverse consignments and shipments arriving at Liverpool and London ports, including gloves, tissues, champagne, steel, statues, dyes, textiles, and brewing supplies. It cites numerous firms and shipper names such as Baring Bros & Co, Wadworth Howland, J B Moors & Co, Stone & Downer, Commercial Express, and Phelps Bros & Co, detailing quantities like cases, bales, crates, tons, and casks. The records cover goods from multiple regions, with entries for Steamer Columbian and Nessmore, box counts, bale tallies, and various commodities, reflecting expansive 1891 export activity and mercantile networks.
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