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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1890
Page
7
The market for finished calfskins appeared fair for small lots and overall steady. Prices ranged with heavy shoe at 18 21c and polkas at 18 21c, No 1 flesh at 25 40c, No 2 flesh at 20 30c, Juniors at 15 19c, and tannery lots selling from 40 to 100 tbs with varied per hundredweight quotes.
The boot and shoe trade shows little change with fair trade and mid season orders taken. Buyers hesitate due to high prices, as manufacturers maintain firm rates and materials costs stay elevated. Factories stay busy and duplicate fair trade remains large.
The Hide Market reports small foreign stock and limited nearby shipments. Montevideo and Buenos Ayres hides ask 16¢ though 1 1/4¢ may be obtainable. Western bulf hides attract moderate demand with prices 7 3/8 to 8¢, seconds and Bs 6 1/4 to 7¢, New England hides quiet with little demand.
The weekly market report notes no improvement in western or northern green horses but a clearer uptick in second hand acclimated horses. Dealers report better demand for drivers and family horses, with notable activity at Walker's Bazaar and Moses Colman & Son. Prices vary by stable from about 75 to 850 per head, with many firms reporting steady to slow activity and several large sales among 40 to 153 horses.
Wheat prices fell as free movement of Russian wheat, favorable Northwest weather, and ample North American supplies dampened demand. Chicago cash and futures slipped with December hovering near par and bulls retreating, while corn steadied then weakened on frost risk and ample receipts.
In steady trading today 41 railcars moved including 14 corn and 27 oats. Corn prices fell with steamer yellow at 6 1/2 cents spot and 60 1/4 to 61 1/4 cents per bushel shipping. No grade coin sold. Oats demand moderate with prices barely sustained. No 2 white around 48 1/4 to 40 3/4 cents on track and elevator, No 3 white near 47 1/4 to 40 1/2, shipping 48 cents per bushel. Rye steady, malt in moderate demand with Canada six-rowed at 1 dollar, two-rowed at 9 1/2 cents. Mullfeed firm. sack spring bran 18 1/4 to 19 1/4, middlings 21 1/4 plus. Cottonseed meal nominal.
The Chicago provision market shows weaker overall conditions with hogs not yet lower in price though likely to fall. Reports detail opening and closing prices for pork products, lard, beef cuts, and tallow, with firm demand for many items and varied quotations across long cuts, short cuts, backs, and tongues.
Hog and cattle markets show declines or steady quotes in St Louis Cincinnati Kansas City Chicago and other centers. Receipts include 21 000 hogs at Chicago and 11 734 in western cattle with mixed grades, ranges from 3 15 to 4 25 in steers, hogs 4 40 to 4 75, sheep 4 45 to 4 75.
The produce trade reports plentiful butter and beans with steady prices, notes on cheese eggs and dairy markets across New York Chicago and Liverpool, with Northern Eastern and Western quotes. Potatoes and hay show steady, ample supply as market clears, with varied prices for straw seeds and poultry demand remaining fair.
The report lists prices for many vegetables and fruits with notes on steady or well supplied markets. Items include onions, lettuce, beets, carrots, cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, greens, and legumes with varied price quotes per bushel, basket, box, or barrel.
Florida fruit supply tight with lemons at 45 per box. Mediterranean fruit prices higher in New York. Oranges quiet, cantaloupes steady, apples mixed with Western varieties softening. Bartlett pears nearly sold out, Seckle and Beurre Bose quoted, grapes well supplied with varied regional prices. Dried apples, nuts, peaches, and cranberries show modest activity. Steamer Flamborough due with Jamaica bananas for Boston Fruit Co. Steamer Yamuri expected Oct 1 arrival.
Train news notes a Thursday train with five cars of sweet potatoes. Fruit sales by H Harris & Co and Snow & Co list California peaches at auction around $1.30 to $1.45 per pkg, with other fruits including grapes and prunes at varying prices.
Sugar market remains firm with demand for cut leaf to granulated varieties. Quoted prices cover cube, pulverized, powdered, and confectioners cash grades. wholesale large and small barrel granulated ranges noted. Molasses prices show firm market, Porto Rico to fancy ranges, Barbados and New Orleans quotations, and general tone unchanged.
London wool sales show 9923 bales offered with brisk competition for combing merinos. Australasian wool mostly steady to up 6 percent since July, Cape wool clearer except medium faulty down. U S purchases reach 1000 bales. 3500 bales withdrawn. Detailed prices for Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia New Zealand Tasmania and Cape/Natal listed with scoured greasy and locks and pieces prices.
In New York the cotton market shows prices for different grades with middling up at 1 05 and lower grades trading lower. The report notes ordinary at 73 4 cents and good ordinary near 01 16 cents with low middlings around 91 5 to 91 6 and middling up at 1 dollar 05 cents.
The report covers opening and closing figures for September 24 and earlier dates, with detailed nightly closing values, stock totals, and exports to Britain, Continent, and France. It lists regional market standings, including Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Philadelphia, Baltimore, St Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Memphis, Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk, and Wilmington, plus pipeline certificates and miscellaneous merchandise like turpentine and petroleum.
The Boston market summary shows cattle futures steady yet tepid with Western fat cattle in demand and good country cattle holding value. Sheep and lambs hold steady while hog arrivals rise, veal calves limited, and horse trade mild. export cattle shipments to Liverpool and Glasgow reflect modest demand abroad.
Numerous entries record prices for cows and milch cattle from several lots. Details include 6 choice milch cows at 850 each, 4 springers at 8350 each, 1 extra cow 45, and multiple cows sold by Jeck é Wood, Libby & Son, and others at prices ranging from 30 to 44 per head, with totals and per-head figures in dollars and ths.
Overseas trade ledger lists numerous imports to Liverpool including 4 bales mdse 167 casks bleaching powder 100 bales empty bags 305 tons terra alba 14 cases tigs and goods from Drexel Morgan Co and others. Exports from Cayenne Surinam Halifax and St John’s describe apples crates canned meats beef fish oysters and various commodities aboard multiple vessels with detailed cargo quantities.
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