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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1890

Page

7

Wool Market Keeps West Prices High Despite Tariff Hopes

A weekly wool market report shows domestic receipts 7037 bales, imports 2648 bales, and total sales at 2,567,000 pounds. West markets see higher prices driven by anticipated tariff effects, while seaboard areas and territory wools vary with regional demand. The piece details prices for Ohio Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wyoming and Utah Territory wools, plus notes on foreign wool, carpet wools, and related market signals.

Meio Texas San Antonio San Francisco Kentucky Missouri Louisville St Louis Ohio Mid- Tan West Seaboard Pennsylvania Michigan Territory Utah Wyoming New Spring Oregon California London Bradford East India Liverpool Jorias Kandahars Vickaiers Delaine Ohio Delaine Michigan Delaine Wyonthia Sr Arce Wseunces Ns Soo Sining Catturnia Valley Fitchbury Railroad Ace & Manning Fenno Bros & Cdms Hallowell & Codon BUG Nichols, Uvee & CO Crise Froma Lerwick CO

Grain Trade Receipts and Prices Steady Across Commodities

Grain receipts today totaled 9230 bush carp 1100 bush wheat 41110 bush oats 200 tons millfeed 1375 bush barley 6540 bush malt. Inspections: 61 cars including 19 corn 25 oats 1 rye with steady prices. Steamer yellow corn 44 44%c, steamer mixed 43 43 1/2c. oats No 4 white 38 39c and clipped 38 42 40c. rye No 1 New York 68 70c. Six row Canada No 1 malt 72 75c. Millfeed quiet with sack spring bran 16 arriving and winter 13 60 14 ton. Michigan bran offered 17 75 18 00. Middlings 17 60 2000 per ton. Cottonseed meal 24 50 to arrive and 26 ton on spot.

New York Vermont Liverpool Chicago Prince Edwards Island Michigan Nova Scotia Islands New Hampshire Vermonts New Brunswick Michigans Bush California Lima Canada Northern White Alsike Lucerne Red Ton Jersey AI Bent Maine Bermudas Houlton Hebrons Houlton Rose Aroostook Rose Aroostook Hebrons Hebrons Tennessee Floridas Rye

Produce Trade Shows Mixed Butter Market Decline

The article outlines daily receipts for butter and commodities, compares current figures with last year, and notes a week of overall price declines. Buyers stay cautious as larger arrivals meet a slack trade, with grass butter scarce and prices easing across grades.

Fruit and Provision Trade Report With Mixed Prices

The report shows varied fruit and provision activity. Apples scarce with russets around 460 per barrel, pineapples from Nassau and Havana in poor condition, oranges steady at 5 to 6 a box, strawberries well supplied, and bananas arriving on several steamers with mixed No 1 to No 3 pricing. Meat and lard demand steady, pork and bacon prices firm, fresh beef steady with moderate supply, and lambs, muttons, and veals in smaller supply with mixed price ranges.

California Nassau Havana Porto Sicily Messina Palermo Audi Ww& CR Bratten Seaverns & Co

Market report on cattle pigs sugar and molasses Kansas City Chicago

Kansas City special cattle market notes slow and weak on ship steers and native cows with mixed butchers stock and stockers and feeders. Pigs price listed at 3 55. Chicago cattle receipts 12 500 with slow dull bids. steers 3 70 to 4 60, stockers and feeders 2 80 to 4 10, cows and bulls 1 75 to 70, Texas grass steers 2 50 to 3 25. Hogs receipts 34 000 slow lower. heavy 3 85 to 4 10, ships 3 25 to 3 70. Sheep receipts 4 000 steady. natives 3 75 to 6 15, Western corn fed 4 6, Texans 4 5 to 4 15, lambs 5 50 to 7 00. Sugar and Molasses: refined sugars steady with slow trade. various grades quoted. Molasses market unchanged. New Orleans sales 40 to 48c. prices per various grades listed.

Kentucky Chicago Choice Brighton Kansas City Texas New Orleans Weavoto Barbados

Cotton Markets Mixed as New York Quiet and Liverpool Firm

In New York the cotton market is dull with reported sales limited. Prices range from ordinary to middling for upland and Gulf. futures open easy and close steady. Liverpool remains firm with middling upland around 69 16d while global markets show varied activity and steady to firm tones in several ports.

New York Liverpool

Wheat futures rise as winter crop condition declines

The Chicago wheat market opened dull but advanced after the Cincinnati Price Current stated that winter wheat conditions worsened since May 1. Buying rose steadily, with heavy demand for August and September contracts. near-term shorts covered as scalpers caused a late market bulge.

Chicago Yo Gilman, Cheney & Co Boston Cincinnati

Market Slides. Wheat Leads Turn After Early Losses

Market yesterday saw selling by initial buyers who bought lower, but fresh demand may have absorbed the loss. Corn opened weaker due to higher receipts, while wheat gained as buyers stepped in, with prices near the day’s top. Provisions softened on a large hog run, and overall movement tightens as planting stalls in many districts.

Imports and Exports May 22 1890 Baracoa and Jamaica

Report of cargo movements showing steamers from Baracoa with 11 500 bunches bananas and 1374 bays cocoanuts plus 3 crates tomatoes 9 barrels limes and other goods to Boston Fruit Company. Jamaica vessel Banan-19 562 bunches bananas 6000 cocoanuts and cocoanuts shipments to various destinations. Barkentine Nellie M Slane carries 6166 bags sugar 2764 bales hemp. cargoes listed alongside names Seaverus CLBU and HONG KONG placeholders.

Starlight Boston Gibraltar Berxenseren Baracoa CR Noyes Kong

Exports Report From May 22 1890 Atlantic Trade

Export entries from Cape Verde Islands Africa Pelotas Brazil Annapolis and Digby show cargo details. Bark Jennie Custiman Bessie Dodd New Brunswick steamer New Brunswick Westinghouse brakes sewing machines window frames household goods and marble appear among items including lumber, flour, kerosene, canned goods, and tools.

Cape Verde Islands Africa Jennie Custiman Pelotas Brazil Richmond Barkentine Bessie Dodd Annapolis Dighy New Brunswick Westinghouse

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