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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1890
Page
7
The lumber trade shows little weekly change with a firmer tone and no push for lower prices. Readings from Reading and other points indicate strong mill activity, steady spruce and broad demand for pine and southern lumber, while prices hold in New York shipments and freight markets.
Hog arrivals are poor in quality while prices drift up and down through the day. Reports from Hutchinson pork markets show early strength fading as unloads struggle. Prices for pork, lard, and other meats are listed with firm to steady tones amid ample supply and solid demand in Long Cuts and short cuts priced on the day.
Hogs market in Cincinnati active with prices stronger, quotation around 3365 dollars. Receipts yesterday total 629 hogs and 2421 sentotes. Market firm as Yorkers show higher quotes amid ongoing demand and firm tone in hog trading.
Kansas City market reports mixed packer firmer at daily price levels with cattle receipts at 10,486 and hogs at 14,544 showing weakness. Native cows and stockers move between 1.40 and 2.60, while Texas steers and rangers reach up to 3.90. Chicago cattle receipts total 10,000 with steady steer values around 2.85 to 5.12 and hogs at 4.10 to 4.60. sheep at 4.75 to 5.50 for fat lambs and Western lambs near 4.80 with irregular activity and no shipments on some lines.
Daily receipts list butter 2653 pkgs and 1729 boxes cheese 1729 boxes eggs 1044 cases beans 1000 bbls potatoes 17 cars sweet potatoes 2170 hay 4 cars straw none. Butter market firm near 24 26c with Western creameries and Northern creamery quotes. cheese and eggs show firmer Liverpool and steady New York Chicago tones. broad commodity prices for beans, potatoes, and fruits reported with regional variations.
Trade remains quiet with ample supply and steady pricing. Onions range from $3 per barrel to $250 per basket for Malta and other onion varieties. Carrots, beets, lettuce, and greens show small varied price points. cucumbers, peppers, squash, and tomatoes listed with multiple unit measures. Several crops include baskets and boxes with unit prices noted, including cabbage at $4 per 100, cauliflower around $1.25 to $1.50 per dozen, and green tomatoes 25 to 80 cents per bush moderate ranges.
Florida fruits show small arrivals and quiet trade with oranges at 4 to 4.50 per box. Lemons steady around 4 to 8 per box, Mediterranean prices firm with Sorrento lemons at 8.50 for 900 count and Palermo lemon ranges, while Jamaica fruits remain quiet with barrel lots at 350 to 450 and boxes at 250. Canteloupes near 2.50 per bush box as plums wind down. Apples see steady demand. Missouri veathans at 3 to 3.50 per barrel and a range of Nova Scotia and Hubbardston varieties quoted.
The steamer Sama is due Friday carrying Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. A. C. Lombard's Sons report Liverpool quotes Baldwins at 16 21s with tight parcels fetching more, bulk trading lower. Arrivals from Lisbon, Belgium and France large recently, but expected to thin in two weeks as States apples may improve. Winter apples expected to do well later. shipment of choice stock urged.
Market report shows steady demand in New York with middling uplands at 10 5 8 cents and sales of 734 bales, Liverpool quiet with varied prices across grades and 9 4 to 11 2d ranges. Futures opened firm in both cities. four day totals include 167 217 net receipts and 397 650 stock.
The print cloth market in Fall River on October 7 shows no demand and no sales. Prices hold at 36 16 for a batch of 648 units with light inquiry for remaining odds.
At the London wool sales on October 7, 10349 bales were offered with strong foreign demand for New South Wales and Victoria greasy merinos. Better scoured lots sold well, lambs maintained full rates, and detailed regional offerings included Victoria 1100 bales and New South Wales 4100 bales with varied scoured and greasy prices across multiple regions.
Sugar markets stay firm with steady demand across grades. Prices for granulated, cubes, and powdered sugar hold with small variances, while raw sugars and refined brown varieties show mixed but generally firm tones. Molasses market remains steady with multiple regional price points for Porto Rico, Ponce, Cienfuegos, Barbados, Mayaguez, Arroyo, and New Orleans offers.
The notice announces pipeline certificate closings with openings at 10 am on October 6 and 3 pm on October 7, 1889. It lists schedule times and references to the pipeline holdings and related proceedings. The fragmentary text indicates multiple closing sessions and procedural steps for the certificates.
Western wine markets show stable to firm activity with St Louis steady at 113 dollars, Cincinnati firm at 113 dollars, and Chicago unchanged at 113 dollars. Prices reflect narrow trading ranges and steady demand across major cities.
Turpentine closed at 41 cents with resin at 140 to 145 dollars and tar at 2.50. Petroleum closed at 7.25 cents with ASW at 7.40 cents and cases at 9.55 cents.
For the week ending Oct 7 1890 the Watertown Union market shows totals of sheep, cattle and lambs, and swine with last week and year-ago comparisons. Prices listed for beef, store cattle, sheep and lambs, hides and pelts. notes Western beef cattle and numerous sales by J A Hathaway H A Moore H V Whipple and J W Cooner. The cattle trains ran better, demand fair, Canada lambs plentiful, strong city trade, lambs at various cwt prices.
A historical ledger style report from London and Caribbean ports lists shipments by multiple firms including sharing Bros & Co J A Liayes & Co and Carter Rice Co. It itemizes cargos such as wire rods pulp pepper cheese beer cement and various commodities on ships Nessmore Vierce Banes Ozama Bowden Nora Nora etc with quantities like bales pkgs casks hhds and bags for October 7 1890.
Trade summary lists multiple ships to North American ports with cargo details including flour cheese birds tobacco cattle seeds lard beef meal oil and various dry goods. The Prussian cleared Oct 3 from Glasgow carrying 15 582 sacks flour 48 540 Tbsp cheese 103 birds tobacco μετα 215 sacks seeds 10 barrels catch 73 do pegs 15 plus candles 1 doring travel lers 76 6 pieces stages 1725 tierces lard. The Arcilla at Clementport NS carried 126 barrels flour, Yarmouth Steamer 250 bags shorts 250 barrels flour 400 barrels meal 5 barrels ginger ale 20 barrels kerosene 38 barrels fire bricks 10 do sweet potatoes etc. ST JOAN NB saw Abana powder 80 cases. Parrsboro Windsor had Lureka 250 barrels flour 5000 feet whitewood.
Market report from London and Liverpool notes cargoes off coast with wheat and corn firm, two wheat cargoes arrived and two waiting sales, one corn cargo arrived, weather wet in England. London markets quiet, Liverpool breadstuffs show firm wheat, steady corn, receipts: wheat 72 000 centals with American share, corn 78 600 centals. prices: winter wheat 73 11/4, spring 73 44 7s 442d, California 7s 31/ 7s 41, club wheat 7s 3d, mixed American corn 4s 414d, peas 53 Gd, pork 573 6d, bacon 31s, lard 31s 9d, tallow 27s, cheese 47s.
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