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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1890

Page

7

Meat Market Prices and Supplies Across Districts

The report details demand and quotes for beef, fresh meats, and related products. It lists prices for corned beef, plate and family beef, mess, hams, tongues, tripe, and beef cuts, with notes on steady demand, scarce prime steers, and steady lambs and veal. It also covers tallow, lard, and bacon markets, plus today’s and last year’s receipts by category.

Chicago Choice Brighton New York

Hog and Cattle Markets Across Several Cities

Market notes show St Louis hogs steady with Yorkers at 425 to 435, packers 410 to 436, Peoria hogs easy at 410 to 435, Cincinnati hogs lower, Kansas City cattle 12,977 head with best steady and others weak, hogs 7,386 firm to higher, sheep 6,219 steady, Chicago cattle slow with steers 290 to 490, hogs 415 to 465, sheep 3890 to 420. Receipts and shipments vary across cities with mixed price moves and high activity in Kansas City and Chicago markets.

St. Louis Cincinnati Peoria Kansas City Chicago

Produce Trade Receipts and Prices Report in Old Market

The report details daily receipts across goods including butter oleo eggs beans potatoes and hay with last year’s figures for comparison Butter market remains firm with creamery butter scarce and prices firm or easing depending on grade Cheese eggs beans and poultry show steady or quiet demand with varied prices Meanwhile markets in New York Chicago and Liverpool are noted for steady tones and specific price ranges for creamery and dairy products Potatoes and sweet potatoes show steady prices amid ample receipts with regional varieties listed by grade and origin

New York Chicago Liverpool Americas Michigan Islands Nova Scotia New Brunswick Choice Bush Newark Vermont California Lima Canada North Red Top Jersey Rhode Island Bent Orchard Timothy Western Northern New York Burbanks New Hampshire Burbanks Houlton Aroostook Houston Hebrons Aroostook Hebrons Eastern Shores Norfolks Ersey

Quiet Trade in Fresh Produce Quotes From Market Bourse

Market notes list steady prices on onions and vegetables with varied bids. Onions Ohio and Malta fetch around 2 60 per barrel, while carrots beets lettuce and cabbage show modest figures. beans pickles and squash appear at multiple unit prices in this period.

Malta Ohio White Cape Bush

Market Prices for Produce Include Celery Cauliflower and Tomatoes

Market listings show native celery at 100 count and Kalamazoo celery at 20 to 25 cents per bunch. Cauliflower priced at 125 by the dozen bunches, green tomatoes at 25 to 40 cents per bush, with other price points noted for assorted produce.

Kalamazoo

Fruit prices and trade report across Florida and California markets

Florida lemons scarce with quiet sale at 4 to 6 per box. Sorento, Palermo, and Jamaica fruits show varied pricing. California peaches and Tokays firm with ample supply. Apples mixed with steady demand for choice lots and ample common stock. pears, grapes, and berries offered with active trading notes. Bananas from Jamaica and Golden Wales tradable at quoted steamer prices.

Florida Palermo Jamaica California Missouri Vermont Harveys Duchess of Oldenburg Hubbardstons Commnion Bartletts Beurre Bosc Bush Seckle Buerre Clairjeans Vicars Beurre d’Anjou Sheldons New York Nova Scotia Isabellas New Virginia Cape Cod Golden Wales

Steamer Korg Frode to Bring Jamaica Bananas to Boston

The steamer Korg Frode is due with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The steamer Bowden is due next Thursday with a cargo of Jamaica bananas for the same company.

Korg Frode Jamaica Bananas Boston Fruit Company Bowden Port Aintonio Salt Day Barkentine Geneva Charles IL Davenport

Fruit Sales Prices Listed by Harris & Co and Snow & Co

Harris & Co sells Solway peaches at 130 175 dollars and Georges late peaches at 135 200. Purple Damascus grapes fetch 1 8742, VYokuay grapes 150 210, Rose de Peru grapes 85c 110, Winter Nellis pears 225. Snow & Co lists California peaches 1 160, Tokay grapes 137144 1 624 percent, Muscat grapes 1 105, Morocco grapes 120, Emperor grapes 145, domestic Concords 24 25c.

H Harris & Co California Snow & Co Morocco

Sugar and Molasses Price Report

Sugar markets show firm demand with varied grades quoted. Confections and granulated sugars list multiple cts per lb, while raw sugar stays firm. Molasses prices cover Porto Rico, Ponce, Cienfuegos, Barbados and New Orleans grades with ranges from 22 to 60 cents per unit, reflecting quality and grade distinctions.

Porto Rico

The Cotton Markets In New York And Liverpool Trade

New York demand quiet with steady prices for midling uplands and middlings. Liverpool market firm with steady demand and sales of 10,000 bales. futures open firm and close barely steady. Consolidated five days show net receipts 171,064 bales and stocks 800,708 with exports to Britain and the Continent.

New York Uplands Niy Viets Oe Cdeee Ku Soc Wales UOC Esiaaive Cenisiecw Cae Ceee Coos Es Loguc A Aseie Cseazh Dales Liverpool le Rept Seeice Ss Nes Cesc.ses Duis Twas Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Philadelphia Baltimore St Louis Louisville Cincinnati Memphis Savannah Charleston Norfolk Wilmington Great Britain Continent France

FALL RIVER PRINT CLOTH MARKET OUTLOOK OCTOBER

Fall River report notes a slight rise in print cloth business with sporadic sales around 645 at 35 16 cents and steady demand on odds. Mill men discuss a possible one week shutdown in October and, if no improvement, 60 hours curtailment for months. Providence decline to join October agreement sparks talks on a more effective plan.

Fall River Providence

Wool Sales Report From London Market

At the wool sales in London on October 1 13 600 bales were offered. The selection was fair with advances in merinos and scoured grades, while faulty lots remained weak. Cape snow white offered firm and scoured quality improved in tone and demand. The home trade has taken over half to date. Withdrawals total 6 500 bales with 115 000 bales available and about 20 000 bales hold over. Delays of offerings include New South Wales 2100 bales.

London New South Wales New England Union Maine Canada Liverpool Glasgow Bostonian N Morris Milanese M Goldsmith Ksptine & Shamburg Michigan Leymanros J Allathway J Rollinger Virginian SM Flint P Burke C Dohan Be Th RW Brown J Hayes J McDonald H A Vinton Lewiston Gives & Weston Hall & Son William Monkittrick Libby & Son J C Libby Dlec Breck & Wood W W Brown Watertown Lowell Concord Quincy Market Sturtevant & Haley

Trade in Bales and Weighing Marks Across Regions

Scoured bales and pieces listed for Queensland South Australia Swan River New Zealand Cape of Good Hope and Natal Victoria with prices in old currency. Entries note greasy, reasy or tyed locks and pieces, with amounts in pounds shillings and pence across multiple regional lots and bale counts. The text reads as fragmented commodity listings from a historical trade page.

Queensland South Australia Swan River New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal Victoria

Market Summary: Western Prices Steady to Strong

Western markets report St Louis steady at 113 dollars, Cincinnati firm at 113 dollars, and Chicago strong at 113 dollars. The note tracks closing prices across major hubs, signaling uniform pricing despite regional variation.

St Louis Cincinnati Chicago

Turpentine and Petroleum Prices Reported in New York

Turpentine closed at 39 4cc with resin at 1404 145 and tar at 250 while petroleum closed at 7.25 cents with RSW at 7.40 and cases at 9.45 cents.

New York

Market Report from Brighton and Watertown 1840

The Boston Post summarizes the week ending October 1 1840 livestock at Brighton and Watertown markets listing sheep cattle and lambs swine and veal with prices for beef store cattle sheep hides and tallow. It presents price ranges for market beef store cattle sheep and hides and notes quantities sold compared with the prior year.

Brighton Watertown Bostoix George J. Fox

Dakar Market and Atlantic Trade Inventory List

An extensive catalog of goods and commodities with quantities and varieties from Dakar and Halifax operations, including casks, hardware, canned goods, lumber, beef and pork products, tobacco, textiles, oil, and machinery. Notable entries span multiple listed locations such as Pictou Nova Scotia, Hillsboro New Brunswick, and Livenkil England, with numerous item counts and packaging.

Dakar Charles F Ward Pictou General Middleton Hillsboro Swift Drisko Electris Livekiuol Eng Steiner Michigan Phes

Foreign Markets Report From London and Liverpool

Cargoes off the coast and markets in decline as wheat steadies and corn quiet. At Mark Lane and Paris prices show wheat and flour firm with mixed American corn listed. Liverpool notes quiet demand and steady winter wheat at 7s 1d amid lower tallow, and Manchester reports a quiet market with firm yarn and steady prices across sectors.

London Mark Lane Liverpool California Paris Manchester The Guardian Mrnday India and China

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