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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1889
Page
7
The fishing market reports ongoing mackerel demand with strong prices and scarce supplies. Norwegian and Irish catches supplement domestic shortfalls as schooners consider African ventures, while cod and herring markets hold firm with varied regional quotes and hefty export activity.
Mackerel higher and cod steady while flours firm and corn weak. Oats firmer and rye flour quiet. Butter steady, cheese strong, eggs easy, poultry steady, pork steady, fresh beef strong. Oranges scarce, pears in good demand, grapes active, cranberries steady, refined sugars lower, molasses quiet. Te Sod be k
Fall River reports a fairly active print cloth market with steady demand for both spot and futures in 64x64s and various odd makes. Spot regulars are 34 percent for futures, reflecting a gap between current and future contracts.
London wool sales seen lively demand with active competition for desirable lots. Total offerings 13 839 bales from regions including Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia and Tasmania with price readings in pence per pound for scoured greasy and locks and pieces. Trade featured varied lots and a stock of about 30 000 bales across the market.
Gloucester ships report mixed week with 270 barrels from North Bay at $25 75 a barrel. Boston and Gloucester sold 147 barrels of salt mackerel at No 2 1 32 and No 1 32 50 plus extra No 1 32 60. Receipts total 1895 barrels incl Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Norway Ireland and shore mackerel. Alice schooner sails from Provincetown to Cape of Good Hope for mackerel pursuit amid debate over southern stocks.
The market fell sharply in December wheat trading after a government crop estimate of 495 million bushels and rising Northwest railroad demand for cars suggested a weaker bull case. Curb quotes show wheat at 82 1/2 cents, reflecting the broad decline.
John E. Welsh reports carload grain prices and flour quotations with 87 cars listed including winter wheat screens and several grades of corn, oats, and rye. Flour receipts today 4648 bbls and 662 sacks, with New York and Chicago trading activity noted and market firm despite wheat weakness in Minneapolis.
The market remains dull and unchanged with buyers favored. Hops receipts show 5 bales today, no sales last year, with six rowed State and two rowed State quotes in cents per pound. New York hop quality grades for 1889 to 1887 show values from 3 to 13 cents, varying by grade.
Demand is quiet with Cape Cod lots selling at 7 8 dollars per barrel and 2 25 per crate. Quinces show steady prices while native lots go for 2.25 per bush and New Yorks at 4 6 per barrel. York State peck baskets fetch 5 cents. Almeria Grapes supply larger with steady demand at 4 5 50 per barrel.
Receipts list bulk butter and dairy goods with last year’s figures. Butter markets hold firm with creamery prices near 25 to 26 cents. buyers resist concessions while frost risks may shift demand to lower grades. Reports from Western and New York describe steady to firm prices for creams, cheeses, eggs, and beans, with varying regional quotes and wholesale to jobbing differentials.
The report lists abundant supplies with quiet trading. Prices include Malta onions 75c bush, $2 2 25 per barrel, Spanish onions 87 4c per crate, Western onions 2 pecks per barrel, beets 35c box, carrots 40c per ox, lettuce 50c box, turnips 35c box, white cape 1 1 25 per barrel, peppers 150 per bush, Lima beans 1 2 per bush, green corn 1 25 per barrel, cabbage 3 4 per 100 count, cauliflower 75c box, celery 2 2 25 per dozen, and other varied vegetables and fruits.
Apples Choice apples show firm demand at firm prices with scarce pound sweets and small table apple supply. Gravensteins to Baldwins listed with varied per unit prices and box deals. Oranges and Lemons report Jamaica oranges scarce with box and bbl prices, Sicily lemons unchanged, Florida lemons firm at 4 550 per box. Grapes market well supplied with a range of varieties and prices, New York Delawares in small supply, Ca tawbas and Niagara prices noted. Pears market steady with Seckle Beurre Bose Sheldon Beurre a Union quoted. Cranberries market steady.
Snow and Co sold Malaga lemons at 225 per box and Concord grapes at 33 cents to 30 cents. A car of Concord grapes will be offered at the sale on Saturday.
The report lists receipts of tallow 83 pkgs and lard 1877 pkgs plus bacon 1502 boxes while last year showed higher pork and beef volumes. Demand for pork remains fair and steady, lard firm, beef steady, and various cut meats show active sales at mixed prices across New York Chicago and St Louis markets.
Kansas City special cattle market shows slow trading with steers 3 15 to 3 95 and cows 150 to 200, stockers 235 to 300, range cattle 2 20 to 2 45. Hogs close higher with heavies 3 75 to 4 10, mediums 4 05 to 4 15, Yorkers 4 15 to 4 25, sheep 3 25 to 3 90. Chicago cattle receipts 12 000 with steady best grades 4 40 to 4 87, steers 3 40 to 4 60, stockers 190 to 300, Texas cattle 135 to 300, western rangers 1 75 to 3 60. Hog receipts 21 000, shipments 6 000 and steady to lower, mixed 4 14 to 4 40, heavies 3 90 to 4 40, light 3 95 to 4 50. Sheep receipts 4 000 with natives 3 40 to 4 90, western 38 40 to 4 10, Texans 3 40 to 4 15, lambs 4 25 to 5 80.
Cotton markets show steady prices in New York with 275 bales traded and futures opening weak then closing steady. Liverpool and American markets report mixed middlings and fair demand, with receipts and exports across major ports and a week ending Oct 11 weekly comparison for United States ports and Liverpool stock.
Raw sugars steady and quiet with Cuba refining prices around 542.5 to 6 cents. Javas Nos 10 to 11 quoted. Refined sugars softer, demand steady, with powdered 7 7?6c, granulated 7 7 2c, standard A 7 4c, Belmont A 7c. Molasses receipts 8 barrels. market unchanged with Fancy Ponce 43c per gallon and Cienfuegos 25 28c.
Coffee in New York Rio steadies with fair trades. Whiskey market remains steady at 102 dollars. Turpentine and petroleum in New York show closes with rosin around 105 to 110, tar at 2.75, petroleum at 7.50, RSW at 7, and cases at 9.0 cents.
From 1889 records: J S Williams Storage Ost on imports Oct 11 1889 with goods from Boston Fruit Co Turks Island and Singapore including bananas cocoanuts gambier pepper hides and tapioca. Also cargoes from Calcutta Halifax Newfoundland and other firms listed with vessels and quantities such as salt petre jute batts mackerel canned blueberries and hardware.
The Port Antonio and Port Morant cargo manifests report varied consignments aboard the Steamer Borderer and Steamer Flamborough. Included are hundreds of bales, boxes, cases, and drums of goods such as sugar, eggs, potatoes, mineral waters, coffee, beans, and oils, with firms like H B Griffin, Amos Keyes, J S Morgan, and Boston Fruit Co. listed for multiple shipments to and from Jamaica ports.
Shipping goods including flour corn meal pork oil kerosene and lumber shipped from Cheverie Alma Moncton Cape St Mary's Yarmouth and related vessels such as Sch Gamma 1265 Gondola J W Kenney F and E Gwan and the Steamer Yarmouth.
Cargoes off the coast show wheat and corn firmer with higher figures. In Liverpool, breadstuffs steady with fair demand. corn and peas quoted, pork and bacon prices mixed, lard and cheese steady. Quoted prices include winter wheat 63 10d, spring 7s 1d, club 7s 54 7s 5d, mixed American corn 43 4d, pork 57s 6d, bacon 37s 6d short clear, 36s 6d long clear.
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