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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1890
Page
7
Leather active and boots steady while hides rise. India rubber advances as lour dulls. Corn and oats weak and butter steady. Cheese firm and beans active. Grass seeds and hay steady. Poultry quiet and maple sugar plentiful. Apples firm and dried apples in fair demand. Fresh beef higher. pork products firm. corn beef and tongues quiet. Tallow slow and high wines unchanged. Sugar active. molasses steady.
Duplicate spring orders rise as New England trade stays active. Factories for women’s boots and shoes report strong demand while leather and hides firms note improved sentiment. No price concessions sought, and trade finances look favorable with quicker collections. West reports encouraging overall sales and better road distribution for goods.
The hide market remains very firm with scarce supplies. River Plain hides sell around 13 and 13 4c, while South American hides arrive on a strong market and sellers are reluctant. Domestic hides show firm prices and Western buffalo sales reach about 7c, with no offers below 6c for standard hides. seconds and B’s steady near 6 54cc. New England hides steady and calf skins steadier.
The India rubber market shows demand for dix rubber with large sales at higher prices. Para fine rubber at 8 800, coarse at 6 8 70e. Para and Liverpool markets active, fine at 43d. Flour and meal receipts include 5176 bbls flour, 4520 sacks, and various oat and corn products. wheat flour demands steady with firm prices across grades. Grain receipts today total 29,520 bush corn, 26,180 bush oats, 550 bush wheat, plus barley and malt. grain trade notes weak corn market and steady rye and oatmeal with moderate demand for cornmeal and bag meal.
In Boston the City Horse Market drew many dealers and buyers during the Great Horse Exhibition. Class 82, judged Wednesday, featured the nearly four year old team of Manley Judd and Frank Edsall from A E Bowler 23 East Street Boston, praised for form though near horse nerves cost a top prize. Sales included large volumes at Isburgh & Co and Walker’s bazaar, with prices up to $690 for a two year old colt and numerous consignments across dealers. The Leather trade shows strong demand and firm prices across all grades, with brisk activity in hemlock sole leather, finished uppers, and various hides, buckram, and drumskin products. Prices quoted across multiple leather categories remain at firm to higher levels as supply tightens.
The boot and shoe market remains in pianorapie condition with many large buyers gone and a quiet week. Mail orders have been satisfactory and a good seasonal business persists. Fall goods orders indicate a strong souul trade and full manufacturer employment for some time.
Today's receipts list butter 1657 pkgs and 2182 cases of beans with other totals for butter, cheese, eggs, potatoes, hay, and straw, noting last year’s figures for comparison. Market reports show steady butter, cheese, eggs, beans, and grass seed prices with Western creamery and Northern dairy quotations and Liverpool market easing.
The hay market shows steady demand with windfall prices paid for scarce choice lots. common lots plentiful with fair sales. Rye straw scarce. choice prime hay listed at 17 dollars, fair to good 12 to 14, Eastern 13 to 15, poor to ordinary 10 to 14. Maple syrup trade quiet with cakes at 10 to 11 cents and large at about 10 cents. Potatoes and vegetables see mixed activity with steady to firm prices. various regional onions, beets, carrots, lettuce, radishes, and greens priced by crate or bunch. The fruit trade reports firmer apple markets for Baldwins and russets, steady prices for lemons and oranges, Valencia and Palermo/Messina items, and scarce dried apples and cranberries with limited seasonal activity. Overall, commodities show uneven demand but general price stability in many categories.
The Scotsman passed Gibraltar April 23 with 4500 half boxes and 4400 boxes faerie oranges and 8900 boxes Palermo lemons. James Turpie nears due with 2400 hf boxes and 4000 Messina oranges, 3700 Messina lemons, 2900 hf boxes and 1400 Palermo oranges and 13200 Palermo lemons. Napier passed Gibraltar April 25 with Sicily lemons and oranges for Boston. Marmion and Banan carry Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. Naranja loading at Valencia. Norfolk boat due Friday with 50 bbls sweets, 180 pkgs cabbage, 30 pkgs grass, 700 crates berries.
Receipts show tallow 101 pkgs, lard 515 pkgs, hams 186 tierces, bacon 1056 boxes. Day’s and year-ago figures are listed for pork, beef, lard, and dried goods. Pork and pork products demand steady. beef market is active with prices rising as supply tightens. other fresh meats show large supply and dull trade. hog and cattle markets report Chicago prices and shipments.
Hogs receipts reach 16 000 with 6 000 mixed and heavy and 4 000 light. Sheep receipts 7 000 with 1 000 shipments, natives and curl fed in demand. Sugar and molasses markets steady. raw sugars firm with various cut loaf to sugar quantities quoted. molasses sales steady with New Orleans and Cuban grades listed.
The report notes New York cotton prices with futures opening firm and closing steady for various grades, including middling and low middling in uplands and Gulf markets. Liverpool market shows steady demand at 67-16d for uplands with 10,000 American bales sold. futures opened steady and closed barely steady amid receipts of 15,000 bales. Wool sales in London total 13,806 bales with good demand for best nervies and cross-breds, series closing May 14. Print cloth market in Fall River remains quiet and firm at 13 1 2 d for 64 inch. The option markets across Chicago and other hubs show mixed wheat, corn, and oats activity with several futures closing higher, and oil and miscellaneous markets report steady or modest movements in pipe line certificates, seed, and whiskey prices.
Markets show quiet but firm wheat and quieter corn on passage with English and American prices steady. At Liverpool wheat futures dull while specific May and April prices are listed for various grains. paralleled by Manchester and Continental notes describing general firmness, small sales, and mixed demand in India staples and textiles.
Brighton and Watertown market notes show cattle and sheep arrivals, steady to firm prices for cattle and veal calves, light sheep supply from the north, and ongoing Western store trade. Veal calves remain abundant while milch cows fetch varied bids. Exports to England cited with multiple vessels carrying cattle. Brighton and Watertown yards report active trade despite some travailleurs.
In Boscon on April 30 traders note continued demand for Continental wheat while corn markets hold firm. Cargoes move off the coast as buyers show steady interest and prices stabilize amid lingering supply concerns.
A dense tally of cargo and provisions from numerous vessels and ports. Items include canned fish, evaporated fruit, tea, meat, eggs, duck, vegetables, flour, spices, oils, hardware, and tools. Several entries note quantities in bales, cases, barrels, and boxes, with locations including St Johns, COW BAY, SYDNEY, CANNING NS, PORE-AU-PRINCE, SAUGNIERVILLE, LIVERPOOL, and others.
Export and import entries listed for April 30 in 1890 and 1899 detail cargoes at Hamilton and Port Elizabeth. Items include onions beer whiskey ploughs corn shelters trunks crates woolen ware canned fruits and various hardware kitchenware tools and oils with numerous quantities and packaging notes. Specific destinations include Belle Brown Rand & Co Morrison and Bennett Co with vessels and locations described.
Train timetable for Fitchburg Railroad and Hoosac Tunnel route from Boston Causeway Street station with extensive daily departures including express and sleeping car services to Troy Albany Chicago Niagara Falls and St Louis. schedules cover numerous towns and junctions with through tickets sold at Boston offices. Joan Adams is General Superintendent.
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