Dry Goods Trade Faces Modest Upturn And Price Shifts
The dry goods trade shows no material change in conditions with a tilt toward improvement. Reports from New England, the West, and the South are encouraging, with fair mill agent business, firm raw material prices, and better collections. Demand for brown sheetings remains strong for home and export. bleached sheetings and shirtings soften due to prior large sales and lean stocks. Cotton goods stay firm with upward raw material pressure. prints and ginghams are quieter amid large stocks. Export cotton demand stays steady. recent shipments total 2137 pigs, split among New York and Boston regions. Price changes feature advances on Androscoggin and related fabrics, 4-4 bleached shirtings, and various tickings. Woollen weight market softens as focus shifts to next season. optimism grows for earlier spring openings and higher prices for light-weight goods.
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New England
New York
Boston
Firesdaie
Messrs Buss, Fabyan & Co
Biddeford
Rockport
Laconia
Corset Jeans
Thorndike
Palmer
New York Mills
Masonville
Fitchburg
Blackstone
Lonsdale
Jewett City
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Eastern
North Carolina
Southern Lunr
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Timber Market Report Reflects Firm Prices and Steady Demand
The report notes firm hardwood and softwood markets with strong demand for quartered oak and black walnut. Spruce grades quoted at 40 to 42 extras and 38 to 46 clears. Pine sales at 53 to 56 for extra sap and 48 to 50 for clear. Shingle demand steady with cedar, cypress, laths, and car load sales detailed.
Flour and meal prices and trade tone in unsettled wheat market
Receipts today include 6048 barrels and 6285 sacks of wheat flour, 842 sacks and 125 barrels of oatmeal, and 933 barrels of cornmeal. Market remains quiet due to unsettled wheat prices, with only small lot trades for immediate needs. prices quoted for various flour grades, rye flour, graham, cornmeal, and oatmeal.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Canada Superior
Canada
Graham
The Grain Trade Receipts and Prices Today
The grain market reports receipts of 67,410 bushel corn 34,810 bushel oats 1,200 bushel wheat 127 tons milked and 7,510 bushels malt. Inspections total 44 cars with 2 wheat 36 corn and 6 oats. Demand moderate for corn with light offerings keeping prices steady despite easier Western markets. Oats demand light with prices barely maintained though Western firmness appears. No 2 white oats on track at 37 44 to 38 42 cents per bushel with May at 38 cc and June 38 2 cents asked. malt and mill feed show moderate demand and varied prices.
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Bush
New York
Canada
Michigan
Produce Trade Receipts and Market Notes from Elgin
Daily market summary with receipts for butter oleo cheese eggs beans potatoes and hay from Elgin. Decline in butter prices due to larger receipts and weaker Chicago and New York markets. Quoted ranges for butter creamery and dairy products, cheese prices, eggs firmness, beans prices, and hay and straw values across regions with regional quotes and stock levels.
Potatoes and fruit trade report with varied prices
Market notes show steady demand for potatoes with scarce choice lots and steady sale of Westerns and Magnums. Bermuda stock tight at around 5.50 per barrel and various regional prices listed for Hebrons, rose, and other varieties. Fruit trade reports quiet to moderate with prices for apples dried fruit peaches and citrus, and banana steamer arrivals noted for Boston Fruit Co.
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North Carolina
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Bermudas
Houlton Hebrons
Houston Rose
Aroostook
Arootook Hebrons
Vermont Rose
New York
Burbanks
White Star
Western Clear
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Bermuda
White Cape
St Andrews
Marylands
Floridas
Savannahs
North Carolinas
Virginia
Nassaus
Havanas
Key Wests
Porto Ricos
California
Sicily
Delaware
Maryland
Provision trade and live cattle market summary
Market notes show little change in pork and pork products with steady demand and ample supply. Prices quoted for various cuts range from lean ends at 14 to 14.50 per unit, bacon around 11 to 14, lard near 7 percent, and ham varieties from 10 to 11 per unit. Beef markets are steady with western firmer pricing, and fresh meat items including mutton, veal, and lamb in varied supply and demand. Kansas City and Chicago cattle and hog prices reflect active trade and higher hogs, with cattle and sheep receipts showing mixed strength and regional variations.
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Choice City
Kentucky
Chicago
Choice
Brighton
Kansas City
Boston & Maine
Koson
Lunstern
Watertown
Glen Ha
E Johnon
Vow & Moulton
Hathaway
W Melloy
G Townsend
Kk Johnson
Sugar and Molasses Market Prices Readings
Sugar and molasses prices in a historical market note show steady demand for refined sugars with varied grades listed. Quotations cover cut loaf to confectioners’ sugar with minor percent differences and wholesale granulated at 6 31c. Molasses trade remains slow with New Orleans sales between 40 and 48c and assorted grades from Ponce to Barbados priced accordingly.
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Belmont
New Orleans
Ponce
Cienfueros
Barbados
Cotton market snapshot from New York sales
New York cotton markets report limited activity with 160 bales traded. Prices shown include uplands at 10 1/16 to 11 1/2 cents and middling around 12 11/16 cents. Gulf variant quoted near 10 5/16 to 10 1/2 cents for ordinary to good ordinary grades.
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New York
Wheat futures wobble amid mixed signals from rust reports
The option markets report a unsettled session with July wheat at 94c as weather, rust, and insect news from the Southwest influence trading. After initial weakness and a late rally driven by shorts covering under pressure, prices toppled with limited gains. Corn stayed firmer on cool weather and strong September demand under 35c. Provisions edged higher early but weakened as hog runs shrank, closing near unchanged.
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Chicago
Gilman, Cheney & Co
Boston
Hutchinson
Milwaukee
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