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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1889
Page
7
Market notes show Buff leather in fair demand with modest movement around 9 10c. No 1 and No 2 hides quoted at 9 10c and 8 9c respectively. flesh splits in strong demand with No 1 selling at 380 35c while crimpers stay quiet at 16 8c. Finished calfskins demand improves with sales growing. tannery finished hides fetch 75 80c, others about 60c.
The boot and shoe trade has grown quieter as wholesale buyers depart after a lively period. Fall goods sold well though stocks are low, while spring goods show firm demand and a favorable outlook. Calf boots, brogans, and women’s slippers sell well with steady prices and a push for better quality.
The market shows slack demand for South American hides with tanners holding large supplies and buyers scarce. Buenos Ayres and Montevideo hides trade near 15 cents with possible concessions. Archer cargo and minor lines reported slightly under 15c. Western hides weak at 4.5 to 5.0 cents for buff, seconds and B grades at 4 444c. Southern hides in moderate demand. New England hides steady.
India rubber trade remains quiet with steady inquiries and easy disposal of receipts. Para prices hold firm with new fine at 72c and coarse at 50 51c. old fine at 78c and coarse at 55 56c. Demand strong for rubber goods. further gains possible if the present strength continues.
The report details carload grain shipments, flour receipts, and price ranges across New York Chicago St Louis and Canada. It notes firmer prices due to freight increases and restricted shipments, with specific bid levels for No 2 red white oats corn and rye on flat track and on ships.
Market dull but steady with several commodities quoted. Rye receipts today 610 bushels, barley 3000, six rowed corn prices range 60 to 75 cents, millfeed receipts 199 tons, Michigan bran and middlings quoted. Cottonseed meal for December shipment at 23.50 per ton. malt receipts 60 to 70 bushels with mixed six rowed Canada and State quotes. Hops reported dormant with New York prices 12 to 13 cents for 1889 and lower for older years.
Receipts list large quantities of butter oleo cheese eggs beans potatoes sweet potatoes hay and straw with butter market steady and creameries mixing auction-driven quotes. The Elgin market advance boosts Western grades while Northern creameries stay subdued and reformulated bids appear at 14 to 25 cents for various creamery products.
The document lists wholesale prices for Tasman sweets, Jamaica oranges, Sicily lemons, Florida oranges and mandarins, grapes, cranberries, Cape crates, and Almeria grapes. It notes quiet trade for certain items, fluctuating prices by quality, and firm or steady levels for others with several price per box, crate, or barrel figures.
The list shows a bustling market with items like onions at 75c bush and 2 bbl, beets and carrots priced per box, lettuce and cabbage in 40c and 50c ranges, and vegetables such as pumpkins, squash, and celery priced per box or ton. Specific figures include parsnips 50 60c per box, red cabbage $1 per barrel, and citron melons at $3 per barrel.
The apple market notes large overall supply with no new features. Demand is not very active and sales occur at old prices. Prices listed include Kings at 34.50, Hubbardstons 2 75 per pound, Western extra lots 20 50, Ben Davis 2 50 to 2 75, Snow 2 50 to 8 50, Baldwins 2 60 No 1, 1 59 No 2, Michigan greens 3 dollars.
The Devonshire due mid November with 750 boxes Palermo lemons, passed Gibraltar Oct 31. Santiago due Nov 9 with 900 boxes Palermo lemons via Hull. Norfolk boat due Friday carries 660 bbls sweet potatoes 365 bags peanuts and 300 boxes oranges. Marmion has arrived and will sell Thursday with Jamaica bananas cargo.
The steamer Naranja carries 9900 bbls of Almeria grapes to New York for auction on Thursday. Harris & Co sold Cornichan grapes at 3 95 per crate and 2 10 per half-crate. Emperor grapes brought 6 42 per crate and 3 55 per half-crate. Tokay at 2 per half-crate. Snow & Co sold Almeria grapes at 2 12 4 2 7 05 per bbl and 2 75 per 3 50 half-bbl. gr-bbs at 1 85 200. Malaga lemons at 1 40 1 75 per box.
Receipts show tallow and lard volumes with 1966 tallow pkgs and 500 cases of reserved meats. Pork markets remain steady with prices for long cuts to butt pork and sausages. New York and Chicago bourses quote mixed pork and beef prices, with tallow slow and lard quiet, city and country quotes given.
Kansas City market steady for cattle with steers to 310 and cows to 185 while hogs trend lower with heavies around 375. Chicago receipts show dull cattle trade with mixed demand and steady sheep prices, hogs slower with3 80 to 4 10. Western and Texas cattle appear in regional pricing with lambs rising to 4 50 to 5 60.
Sugar receipts today zero a year ago none with steady demand and prices. Cuba refined grades 5 5 sc per unit and other origins listed with varying cents per pound. Molasses receipts 17 bbis 230 birds and 7 tierces. prices range from 25 to 50 test nominal for various grades. New York market shows no change with dull demand and steady refined section.
Turpentine closed at 48 to 49 percent with resin around 110 115 and tar at 260. Petroleum settled at 7.70 cents with RSW at 7.35 and cases at 9.55. Coffee Rio market described as easy and quiet with fair cargoes at 19 cents. Whiskey prices reported unchanged.
Market summary shows live stock totals for sheep cattle and llamibs with weekly changes, arrivals at yards in Watertown and Brighton, and varied prices for beef store cattle veal calves hides and sheep. Notable activity includes export trade shifts and late Wednesday arrivals with numerous sales of milch cows oxen and calves by local dealers and firms.
Cotton markets show firm New York prices with upland grades and daily quotes. Liverpool reports firm demand, American receipts, and futures closing easy. U.S. and world market summaries list regional receipts, stocks, and sales for Augusta to Louisville with mid prices around 9 1/16 to 10 3/4 cents.
A detailed ledger of consignments includes moise salt bleaching powder machinery and various goods from J A & W Bird Co and others. Entries note destinations Charlottetown PEI Jamaica Port Antonio and Port Morant with cargoes such as bananas cocoanuts oranges potatoes eggs pigs sheep skins and lemons and a steamer Marmion sailing from Port Morant.
Shipping records list multiple ships sailing from Halifax Annapolis Sydney St John Fredericton Great Village and Barbadoes with cargoes of flour cornmeal onions kerosene oil lumber fruit and provisions. Included are steamer movements to Liverpool and Cape Haitian with vast counts of goods and livestock.
Paris reports quiet wheat demand as December futures drift. London notes steady wheat and quiet corn. Liverpool sees steady wheat, mixed prices, and a firm English market with cautious buying. Manchester highlights a strong market yet cautious activity, with yarn and cloth sectors showing uneven demand and Shanghai money tight.
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