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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1889
Page
7
Grain market reports show mixed activity with wheat and corn varying by region. New York and Chicago quotes indicate firmer No 2 red wheat and steady to higher corn tones amid steady to firm track prices, while oats and rye exhibit firmness with limited demand and tight supplies.
Market report covers butter eggs cheese beans poultry and game with wholesale quotes and conditions in Chicago New York and Liverpool. Butter prices steady demand mixed. eggs tight supply and high values. cheese stable with moderate movement. peas yellow eyes red kidneys plentiful. poultry yielding full prices for northern eastern stock. game steady with ample supply and fair trade.
The report lists prices for Hebrons and Roses from Houlton to Nova Scotia with fluctuating c price quotes. Sweet potatoes are described as firmer with Norfolk prices around 175 to 200 per barrel and Jersey double heads 250 to 275. Hay and straw supply is tight with dull demand. quotes span as high as 17 18 for prime hay and 14 15 for East fine straw.
The supply on hand is large with quiet movement and prices listed for onions beets carrots lettuce turnips cabbage and squash. Major items include Malta onions 75c bush Western onions 2 per barrel white cape 160 per barrel St Andrews 74c per barrel spinach 15c a bush and celery 250 800 per box.
Wholesale fruit prices show easier tones with mixed demand. Kings apples at 3 3 50, Hubbardstons 2 50 2 75, various other apples, 2 50 3 50, and Michigan greens up to 3 per barrel or box. Jamaica oranges 5 5 50 per barrel, Sicily lemons 5 50 6 00 for 300 count, Florida oranges scarce at 4 4 50 per box. grapes and cranberries with steady to lower prices.
H Harris and Co auction sale includes 920 barrels Almeria grapes 2651 crates 268 half crates California grapes 400 boxes Florida oranges 200 boxes Florida lemons Snow and Co sold Almeria grapes at 312144 8 3742 per barrel Malaga lemons at 162 275 per box and Concord grapes at 30 37c per basket
Messrs AC Lombard's Sons report weekly exports across destinations Boston New York Montreal Halifax Liverpool Glasgow London and more totaling 44 172 barrels for the week and 158 046 barrels for the season with last year’s season at 379 570 barrels.
The steamer Devonshire sailed from Palermo October 25 carrying 17,500 boxes of Messina lemons to New York and 750 boxes of Palermo lemons for New York.
Receipts today show tallow 13 packages, beef and pork totals, lard 213 packages, hams 10 barrels, 120 tierces, bacon 63 boxes. Prices quoted across cities for pork and lard reflect steady demand and export activity with varied cuts and products. Beef and raw meat markets are firm with published price ranges for steers, lambs, and other items. Tallow demand steady with city rendered prices around 4 1/4 to 4 1/2 cents per pound. New York and Chicago markets show mixed firmness in lard and dry salt meats with several regional price points.
Market reports show steady hogs and cattle tones in Kansas City, with steers around 3.20 to 3.95 and hogs chiefly 3.86 to 4.05. Chicago receipts total 16,000 cattle and 22,000 hogs with strong demand for good cattle and mixed lots, while sheep receipts reach 9,000 with natives around 3.50 to 4.15 and lambs near 4.60 to 6.75.
In New York, cotton is listed by bale with upland grades and varying prices. Sales include 301 bales showing ordinary to middling qualities with fractional cents. Futures opened barely steady and closed with limited movement.
The report lists net receipts, gross values, exports by destination, stock levels, and market tone across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis, Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk, West Point, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Cincinnati, St Louis, and Louisville. It also notes consolidated three day totals and a few international postings for Cadiz, Annapolis, Buenos Aires, Port Antonio, Yarmouth, and Yarmouth ship cargoes.
Sugar receipts today none, last year 147 bbls, 1160 birds, 12000 bags. Refined sugars quiet with lower prices. Cuba and Manilas quoted, various test and grading metrics. Molasses receipts 126 bbls, last year 269 bbls, 45 birds, 35 puncheons. fair demand at old prices. New York quotes: foreign lots nominal, New Orleans dull.
Turpentine firm at 48 to 49 1/4 cents with resin near 1 07 1/2 dollars and tar at 26 0 cents. Petroleum closes around 7 70 cents with refined products at 7.35 cents and cases at 9 36 cents. Coffee New York Rio steady with fair cargoes at 19 cents. Whiskey Western markets steady near 102 dollars.
A detailed cargo list from multiple ships and ports including Palestine and Rialto. Items feature grapes, mackerel, salt, paper stock, wool, bleached goods, linen, rags, and green timber. Ports noted include Charlottetown Halifax Antwerp and Port Hawkesbury with numerous firms such as Baring Bros & Co J B Moors & Co and E T Russell Co.
Shipping brief lists Emma C carrying 375 barrels flour from Annapolis and Belleveau Cove Urbain with 125 barrels flour and 250 barrels meal.
Boston dispatch notes the weekly export value, reporting figures such as 54 and 365 in the October 25, 1889 issue. The brief item highlights currency or commodity totals and indicates market activity for the period.
Foreign markets report wheat and corn steady or quiet with limited demand. At Liverpool and Paris wheat steady, corn active, prices for winter and spring wheat and American corn noted. pork, bacon, lard, cheese prices listed alongside.
Passengers with tickets on the Fall River Line Shore Line and Stonington Line may have baggage checked from hotel or residence in Boston to destination. Call for baggage at No 3 Old State House. Timetables showing local and through train service between all stations may be obtained at company offices and ticket offices.
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