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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1890
Page
10
The report shows mixed movement across markets with cotton goods firming, woollen goods steady, flour and butter very firm, cheese and eggs inching higher, hay and straw firm, potatoes and sweet potatoes uneven, poultry fair, fruits quiet in Florida and Jamaica, apples plentiful, pears and dried apples steady, peanuts firm, quinces unchanged, and pork products selling well.
Michigan X bids low for under two and a half pence per pound while inferior lots sell below these figures. No 1 combing and delaine prices range 40 to 42c, Ohio delaine 30 to 37c, Michigan 34 35c. Territory wool sells well though fine is limited under 62c clean. fine medium 58 60c. Foreign trades rise. Philadelphia market shows firmer prices with cautious buyers and good demand for light to medium grades.
The wholesale dry goods trade shows steady to improved activity with broad distribution of goods, firm prices, and favorable retail prospects. New orders are moderate but back orders sustain agents, with strong demand for dress fabrics, cottons, and woollen worsteds, and an upbeat view for spring and next season.
The cotton market remains low and downtrending with weak futures and downward spot prices. Exports from all ports reach 219,511 bales to Britain France and the Continent while Southern port receipts total 1,440,82 bales since Sept 1 1890, up 144,545 from 1839.
Wool demand remains robust with a steady trade across domestic and foreign grades. Dealers foresee favorable outlook while resisting price booms. Buyers wait as supply tightens and prices show no change from last week. Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces fetch 5c to 4c and 38c for No 1 quality.
Chicago wheat leads a broad rally as markets stay firm on favorable foreign news and light visible supplies. Corn and oats rise on wet weather and dwindling stocks, with Minneapolis and St Louis prices showing continued strength across futures and cash markets.
Cincinnati hogs ease as receipts reach 6791 with price range around 3 440. Peoria hog market weak for light weights with receipts 300 and shipments 700. Kansas City reports steady to weak cattle values with steers 3 30 to 4 35 and hogs 3 80 to 4 15. Chicago cattle receipts 20 000 with shipments 4000 and prices steady to lower for steers.
Cattle and sheep receipts and quotations listed for Texans and Rangers, with prices for cows bulls mixed prime heavy and putcher weights, and sheep receipts showing native Western Lexans and lambs. Notable totals include 32,000 shipments and 9000 lower consignments, with general steady to mixed changes across categories.
Market report lists today receipts for butter 1208 pkgs oleo 286 pkgs cheese 820 boxes eggs 144 bbls 2951 cases beans 272 bbls potatoes 14 cars sweet potatoes 2002 bbls hay 114 cars straw 10 cars. Butter prices show demand quiet due to bad weather with varied grades quoted. cheese market firm with Western and Northern quotes and limited supply. eggs and beans also described with regional price ranges. potatoes and sweet potatoes in steady or easy territory. overall trade described as quiet with good supply in hay and straw. Cotton market overview follows with New York closing easy to steady and Liverpool prices listed. futures activity noted.
The Brunel carries 700 boxes to Boston and 10 900 boxes to New York. The Yumum heads for Wednesday with Jamaica fruits for the Boston Fruit Company. The Bowden will arrive Thursday with Jamaica fruits for the same company.
Snow and Company offered Concord grapes at 21 to 25 cents and Almeria grapes at 32.546 dollars per barrel at today’s sale. Domestic grapes displayed poor condition.
A Liverpool market summary notes arrivals of American and Canadian apples totaling 7050 tons across steamers with varied prices. New York Baldwins and Spies show different rates. Canadian culverts and other varieties fetch mixed prices. Quality improves in New York though Boston lots are poor. high quality Canadian lots sell at top prices while poor quality is neglected.
Sugar and molasses prices quoted firm firm sugar values for various forms from refined to raw. Beets London prices noted with November and October figures. Porto Rico and Ponce molasses ranges listed with regional quality grades and an auction-like sale note.
Net receipts total 121,917 with exports to Great Britain 35,743 and to France 13,964 and to the Continent 9,776. Stock stands at 520,708 while Louisville and Cincinnati figures appear as mid values.
Antwerp reports wool sales begin on the 28th lasting four days. Compiled stock shows 83 565 bales River Platte 1 890 Australian and 30 Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Print cloth market in Fall River opens with moderate business and fair odds demand. 56s at 2%s¢ and 64s at 36-16c.
The report lists pipe line certificates closing times, opening details, and prices for crude shipments and crude refined products. It notes average shipments, refinery prices at 7.60 cents per gallon, and regional quotes for high wines in St Louis Cincinnati and Chicago.
Turpentine closed at 42c with resin at 13732 145 and tar at 250. Petroleum closed at 7.25c with ASW at 7.60c and cases at 9.85c.
The Week ending October 17 1890 reports imports at Boston port with England as a notable source. Details emphasize goods arriving from England and the broader trade activity of the period.
A garbled OCR listing references goods and quantities including potatoes apples cotton goods pickled fish sugar and berries. Appears to be an itemized warehouse or ship ledger with multiple firms such as Delong Scaiwan Whit ney Pousland Haskins and Co and various container counts like drums casks boxes pkgs and tubs.
A fragmented 1890 export list documents numerous commodities and quantities for shipments from Annapolis and Digby. Items include crates of ax handles, canned goods, dry goods, lumber, paint, hardware, and livestock, plus motors like pianos and sewing wheels, with broad totals and many small lots. Names of places and ships appear alongside cargo details in a dense record of trade goods and counts.
London reports cargoes off coast firm for wheat and corn while passage cargoes firm. Mark Line dealings show English and foreign wheat, American and Danubian corn firmer. Liverpool wheat steady, corn steady with fair demand. prices noted for winter and spring wheat, mixed American corn firmer, pork and bacon prices, cheese and lard figures recorded.
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