Lumber Trade Still Firm With Steady Demand And Rising Prices
The lumber market shows little change with generally firm tones across rough lumber and spruce. Mills remain busy despite river freshets delaying some operations, while New York prices favor shippers. cargoes and various cut sizes command higher quotes as southern and western lumber arrivals stay heavy and steady.
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Carspruce
Kennebec
New York
Pennsylvania
Nothern
North Carolina
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Deales
The Coal Trade Outlook and May Anthracite Shipments
The Pottsville Miners' Journal reports anthracite shipments for the week ending May 10 at 728 503 tons, up from 714 621 the prior year, with year to date 796 367 tons versus 10 178 013 last year. Retail trade remains quiet, stocks run low, and prices are likely to rise. furnace and large sizes command margins, while big producers dominate.
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Muuch
Pottsville Miners’ Journal
Domestic coke trade stalls as season dulls across markets
The market reports sluggish demand across coke trades with little near term activity. Western stocks from St Paul stay ample, Chicago aims to clear yards by July, New York delays shipments after agent meetings, and overall weekly shipments total 728,500 tons. Reading seeks to boost output by about 6,000 acre tons while Lehigh Valley sees a sharp drop of over 60,000 tons year over year.
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St Paul
Chicago
New York
Lehigh Valley
Grain receipts and market report for today
The grain receipts totaled 45 700 bush corn 19 120 bush wheat 22 790 bush oats 1256 tons milkeed 4600 bush mill. inspections show 86 cars with 25 corn 9 oats 1 barley. steady quiet market. Steamer yellow corn 44c, steamer mixed 43c, No 2 white oats 38c per bush, No 2 white elevator 39c, chipped oats 39 39?c. rye No 1 New York 63 70c. Canada malt 72 75c. millfeed mixed and bran prices noted. cottonseed meal steady at 25 50 26 25 per ton.
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Lear
New York
Canada
Michigan
Produce Trade Receipts Show Price Gains and Large Butter Stocks
The day's produce receipts note butter at 16 to 18 cents for creamery, with outside markets easing and sales in New York and Elgin. Cheese remains steady amid quiet trade, while beans, peas, and potatoes show steady to firm demand. Straw, hay, and grasses are well supplied. sweet potatoes and onions move slowly. poultry demand is slow. truck prices for onions and Valencia oranges are listed.
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California
Lear
Elgin
Chicago
Elgin Creamery
New York
Vermont
Liverpool
Little Falls
Utica
New Hampshire
Vermonts
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Bush
Lima
Choice Canada
Coimamon
Western
Northern
Alsike
Love
Lucerne
Red Top
Jersey
Ribent
Orchard
Houlton Hebrous
Houlton Rose
Aroostook
Aroostook Hebrons
Vermont Rose
Hebrons
Burbanks
White Star
Western Clear
New Runswick
Tennessee
Floridas
Agricultural and fruit market prices and arrivals
The report lists prices and arrivals for Bermuda onions, lettuce, beets, cucumbers, and other vegetables, plus fruit values including apples, pineapples, oranges, lemons, grapes, and bananas. It notes schooners Florence & Lillian and Post Boy bringing consignments, and auction results for the Dodona cargo with various orange, lemon, and grape prices.
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White Cape
St Andrews
Florida
Florence & Lillian
Bermuda
Bennet, Rand & Co
Post Boy
E Morrison & Co
Steamers Arrive and Due With Bananas and Citrus
The Pontiacs cargo includes 1700 half boxes and 1700 boxes Messina oranges 4200 boxes Messina lemons 4500 half boxes and 2500 boxes Palermo oranges and 11200 boxes Palermo lemons. Starlight passed Gibraltar May 15 with 4500 boxes oranges and 17750 boxes lemons for Boston. Aud due Wednesday with Baracoa bananas for WW & C BR Noyes. Braden due Friday with Baracoa bananas for Seaverps & Co. Banan due Friday with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company.
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Pontiac
Palermo
Starlight
Boston
Gibraltar
Aud
WW & C BR Noyes
Braden
The Provision Trade and Meat Market Report
Receipts today show tallow 79 pkgs beef 10 bbls pork none lard 1112 pkgs hans 200 bbis 17 tierces reserved meats 240 cases bacon 910 boxes. Pork market steady with fair demand and wide price ranges for long cuts to butt pork and other meats. beef prices firm with steady demand. lambs, muttons scarce while veals sell slowly. Cotton markets show New York steady with varied upland prices and futures. other Southern markets mostly firm with mixed regional quotes. Liverpool and other ports report steady or firm tones and notable stock movements. Consolidated for four days: net receipts 8144 bales. exports to Great Britain 6199. to Continent 4055. to France 603. stock 212,746.
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Lltec
Kentucky
Chicago
Choice Heavy
Brighton
Eastern Choice
Eastern Real
Pote
Eee
duly-Agust
Ae Algust
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Willington
Norfolk
Louisville
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Great Britain
Continent
France
Criskite
Union Market
Watertown
Whicker
Wil Hardwell
Weizhing
J A Hathaway
la Sierras
Lastman
Dow & Moulton
Maine
New England
W Ricker
Breck & Wood Gold
Print Cloth Market Slumps in Fall River May 20
The print cloth market remains dull with few buyers at 37 16c for 64x648 and mills reluctant to part with Roos.
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Fall River
The Option Markets Wheat and Corn Trends in Chicago
Chicago May report notes wheat futures around 94 to 95 with weakness at open due to crop reports from Missouri and heavy St Louis buying. Hutchison showed strong buying under 93 cents as bids moved near close. Winter yield outlook remains fixed as deficient, spring production hinges on ideal weather, and foreign reports show growing crop confidence while corn softens on large receipts and long selling.
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Chicago
Lo Gilman, Cheney & Co
Boston
Missouri
St Louis
Hutchison
Grain and livestock markets drift with dry weather pressures
Weather stays cold and dry across parts of the corn belt signaling continued need for replanting. Lard and rib revisions steady while pork gains modest strength. Grain futures closing in New York and St Louis show varied bids and asks for Wheat Corn and Oats. Kansas City Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth report cattle hog and sheep receipts with mixed price movements and overall softness in cattle and steady to higher hogs.
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Corn Belt
New York
Sac
St Louis
Minneapolis
Duluth
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
Watertown Union Livestock Market and Sugar Prices
Market summary from Watertown Union shows steady refined sugar prices with varied grades and wholesale rates, and a largely unchanged molasses market. The Watertown Union Livestock Market report for the week ending May 20, compiled by George J Fox for the Boston Post, lists total live stock at market and specific prices for cattle, swine, sheep, and hides, noting firm conditions and consumer demand amidst mixed dealer activity.
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Rostox
George J Fox
Love
Shean
London Foreign Markets May 20 Cargoes Quiet and Prices
London reports show cargoes off the coast with wheat stowed and corn quiet. Wheat weaker in Liverpool spot with poor demand, prices down to 73 4d for winter wheat and 7s 3d for spring. Continental shipments and English markets remain subdued amid cold, rainy weather with mixed American corn and various commodity quotes.
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London
Mark Lane
Eglish
Liverpool
Great Britain
Nea
Baboda
Imports and Exports May 20 1890 Valencia Jamaica Cuba
Trade listing reports steamer cargoes and export moves on May 20 1890. Valencia shows Naranja carrying fruit and sugar shipments for Maynard Snow Simmons and others to New York. Jamaica lists Marimion bananas mangoes pineapples and pantains for Boston Fruit Co. Guantanamo sugar shipments by Standard Sugar Refinery. Bermuda and Grenada entries note bulk goods and fish. Yarmouth and Fredericton entries list flour, fruit, salt, guano, and belated provisions.
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Valencia
Maynard & Co
Do Do Snow & Co
Simmons & Co
New York
Jamaica
Marimion
Boston Fruitco
Clensfuegos
Joseph Baker
Sugar Nash
Grenada
Wort Medway
Brig
Fredericton
Sch
Yarmouth
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Minnesota
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Hi Harris & Co
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Catania
Farnum
Teardon & Co
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Prescott & Co
Devonshire Street
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Spim
Watertown Union
Camvobello
Chase Atwood
Weymouth
George M Warner
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Nathalitel G. Parker
Fletcher Ranney
Beaton
Moudray
Sid Administrator Ia
Boston Post
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Af George
Hegista Elid
Massachusetts
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Homas W. Peirce
Topsfield
Said County
Testate
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Charles Babpidge
James Converse
Harden
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Boston Fest
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Esquire
J. T. Mahoney
Register
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William Shearer
Someville
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Cambridge
Jane
Huon
B.oston Post
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George M
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Jude
J. H. Tyler
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Margaret Kelly
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OVCE
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Malachou
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Lace
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Isuston
Vun W. McKim
Lundrey
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Massachussetis
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Lvi Bolls
Loston
Frank W. Boles
Harriet A, Henshaw
Carle W. Buoles
Massachs& Set
JA — Hall
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Ruberts
Minot
Charles H.ily
Massachdu
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Jax
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Wakefield
Unis
Commonwealth OF
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Saco
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Kennebunk
State of Maine
Salt
Moston
A. J
God Heron
Joan W. McKim, Esquire
Commonwealth OF Massachussetis
Maruaked Rae
George C. Mann
Mary
Lombard
Ostwil
Mounton Post
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Jacob Baldwin
Jail County
Francis KR. Stoddard
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Leonard Towne
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George B. Kelly
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Losto
George M. Brooks
S. H. Fulsom
Asst. Register
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Supfolk
Onmyn Brewster
Lipston
Sarah C. Brewster
Executrix
Llwah George
Massachuesetts
Rosalie Crimelien
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John W. McKim, Esquire
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Arthur H. Russell
Winchester
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Comey
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Said
David S. Simpson
the Oston West
Grurge M. Brooks
S. H. Folsom
Malachus
Mary A. Crap
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Needham
Jonny W. McKim
Commonwealth OF Massachus Setts
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Etters
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Hannah H. Ellinwood
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Adair
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Clarksvile
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Arthur O'Leary
Lasken
Margaret O'Leary
Adiox
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Heaton
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