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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1889
Page
7
In a fluctuating agricultural market flour and related products show quiet activity while commodities like oats and rye remain mostly steady or dull. Fresh beef and other meats hold firm. potatoes and grapes are notably plentiful or in surplus. apples remain strong and citrus show moderate demand amid overall stable trends.
Fall River reports weekly print cloth activity with production at 190000 pieces and deliveries of 197000 while stock sits at 25000 and sales total 263000. Prices quoted 3 2 for 64x64s and 60x56s nominal, market firm. Providence closes firmer with 64 squares at 342c and 56x60s at 3 sc, bidding up to 9 16c for 64s. weekly sales total 49500 pieces with 21000 of 64x64s, 1000 spots, and 27500 regulars. Manufacturer stock runs 241000 of 64x64s and 14000 of 56x60s.
Farnum Reardon Co Boston reports weak open in wheat with bear sentiment from large Northwest receipts light exports and rains. Dec buys limit declines. corn dull but steady. oats soft. provisions dull though lard ribs bid. Closing futures show mixed gains and losses across wheat corn oats pork lard and ribs with regional price quotes in St Louis New York and Minneapolis.
Demand for pig iron remains active with firmer prices as Thomas Iron Co raises by 1 per ton starting Nov 1. Foundry and mill iron sales show 50c ton gains. Pennsylvania and Southern iron hold steady with firm quotes at ports and in store lots. Steel billets, slabs, and rails sell strong. copper and tin markets rise overseas. Western pig lead softer and spelter steady.
The sugar market remains stagnant with refined prices at 7.34 cents per lb and raw sugar quoted near 5.445 to 5.46 cents. London prices for refining and beet are reported as 12s 6d and 11s 6d respectively. Molasses trading is dull with nominal prices. Rio coffee demand is fair with sales near previous levels, around 20 to 21 cents per lb for fair quality. New York Rio options market remains dull at close.
Prices remain steady with Rio market expectations shifting toward a possible decline, though advancing. Exchange at 27%4d, Rio daily receipts about 7500 bags, 60,000 bags to Europe and 12,000 to the US. Stock in Rio 877,000 bags. crop movement to Oct 16 at 665,000 versus 1,386,000 in 1888. Java and Maracaibo coffees firm. Decima arrival favorable with 23,000 mats. Tea demand up for better grades. new crop domestic rice strong. raisins varied with Valencia arrivals large and Malaga steady. Prices for spices largely unchanged. cream tartar firmer. overall market tone cautious with buyers ahead.
John E. Welsh at 206 State Street reports carload grain quotes with domestic flour ranges for wholesale and jobbing markets. Inspections show 63 cars with mixed grains, flour receipts up from last year, and a quiet market with mills shading prices slightly. Prices span fine to patent flours, various winter spring grades, and export options. corn, oats, rye, buckwheat, meal, oatmeal, butter, cheese, eggs, beans, poultry, and produce are listed with receipts and current bids across New York Chicago St Louis and St. Louis markets.
Receipts list scattered goods including butter cheese eggs beans and beverages with quantities such as 1111 tubs of butter and 963 boxes of cheese among others, but many items are incomplete or missing context making precise totals and dates unavailable.
A fragmented list presents Malta and various vegetables with prices per basket box or bunch, including onions at 75c P bush and peppers at 125 bush, tomatoes 1 1 25 bush, cabbage 3 5 100 count, spinach 15e¢ bush, celery 75c or 1 P dozen, and other items with inconsistent formatting and units.
H Harris & Co will auction 333 boxes cokey rapes 30 boxes Muscat grapes and 25 boxes Emperor grapes on Monday. Tuesday features 777 bpls Almeria Grapes 100 boxes Florida oranges and 13 cases age Snow & Co will sell 8068 bbls 274 half-bbls Almeria grapes 2740 baskets Concord grapes 20 bbls hickory nuts and 10 cases new figs.
The Norfolk boat due Monday carries 200 bags of peanuts and 1100 barrels of potatoes.
Receipts today show tallow 25 pkgs, beef 85 lbs, lard 994 pkgs, hams 9 barrels, preserved meats 250 cases, bacon 339 boxes. Last year’s same day listed large figures across tallow beef pork lard hams bacon and preserved meats. Pork and pork products demand steady with quoted prices for long cuts, backs, lean ends, tongues, mess and prime cuts. lard and various pork products priced in barrels and cases. beef and cut meats also noted with fluctuating quotes across market segments.
In brisk Western and Eastern markets, pork and lard show firm or quiet demand. Prices cited for Chicago, Cincinnati, and St Louis reflect steadiness with limited movement, while beef and dry goods offerings list varied lots and quotes across regions and goods.
Kansas City markets show cattle steady with steers 3.25 to 3.80, native cows 1.20 to 1.90, stockers 2.35 to 3.00, range cattle 2.35 to 2.50, hogs steady with heavies 3.90 to 4.12, mediums 3.95 to 4.05, Yorkers 4.00 to 4.12. Cincinnati hogs slow at 3.25 to 4.25, receipts 17,447. Chicago cattle receipts 3,500 with steady to strong prices, hogs 17,000 receipts steady to strong, sheep receipts 1,500 with firm shipments.
The New York market shows dull to steady tones with sales of 175 bales uplands and various quotational ranges from 9c to 10 13-16c for middling. Futures opened easy and closed steady, while Liverpool and other cities report mixed passages with steady to easy tones and notable weekly receipts and stocks across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Savannah, and Norfolk.
Western markets hold steady as Turpentine closes at 48 12 49c and rosin near 105 110, tar at 275, petroleum stalls at 7.60c. KSW trades around 7c and cases remain unsettled, with details incomplete.
Readable ledger style list of imports and exports at various ports including Burg eo NF Sch Branksea Savannah and Boston Mfg Co with numerous cargo items such as codfish herring whale bone cod oil bbls sacks boxes cases and hides. Named firms include Whitney Pousland Co Appleton Co Chase and Sanborn Commonwealth Shoeco Florida Fruit Express Continental Mills and others with quantities in barrels boxes cases sacks and bales.
Export record dated October 19 1889 from St Pierre Carbonear Yvor Antonio and Halifax with brig Levrrette Cledduy Belle Marmion and Sir Sarah B Putnam cargoes. Commodities include flour flour cornmeal pork beef codfish herring kerosene oil oil cloths hardware glassware nails brooms canned goods and more across St Pierre Carbonear Yvort Antonio Canso Halifax and Arichat entries.
London and Liverpool trading update shows wheat inactive with few arrivals and sales, wheat futures and corn futures quiet in Liverpool, prices listed for October to March futures. Paris markets steady, English country markets quiet, breadstuffs weak demand with specific Wheat and Corn quotations and provisions prices.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts probate court cites next of kin creditors and interested parties in the estate of Christian Scherken Burg also known as John Brown late of Boston. A probate hearing on admin letters to Charles Albert Prince is set for October 28 1889 at 10 a.m. in Boston. Public notice to appear is required with weekly Boston Post publication for three weeks. Elijah George register.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk Probate Court invites all interested parties to respond regarding the trusts under the will of Charles G. Loring late of Boston Suffolk County. The notice concerns the real estate mentioned in the will and seeks claims or concerns from potential beneficiaries and issue not yet in being.
Jane Wilson of Boston files for divorce from William N. Wilson, a sailor, alleging desertion from Salisbury and Charlottetown since September 1878, continuous residence in Massachusetts since 1881, and habitual intoxication. Libellant seeks decree of dissolution of marriage.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk superior court orders libellant to publish notice in the Boston Post and mail a copy to William N Wilson. He must appear in Boston on the first Monday of December to show cause why the libel prayer should not be granted. Clerk Jos. A Willard. Attest Theodore M Osborne.
George A. Dary as trustee sues Mary A. P. Bowers and others in Suffolk to terminate a trust of a Coffin family fund. Several heirs since deceased or missing. Court orders notice by Boston Post publication for claims by December before first Monday.
On and after September 9 1889 trains depart Boston Passenger Station Causeway Street for the West. An accommodations for Troy and New York at 6:30 AM, express with parlor car for Troy Albany and Binghamton, sleeping car for customers.
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