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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1889

Page

7

The Option Market Sees Wheat declines and Exports Rumors

The Chicago curb market reports heavy selling of December wheat with long holders unloading amid oversupply and sparse buying. Prices trend lower with forecasts of further declines. corn remains slightly firmer on lighter receipts and continued European demand. oats and hogs mixed while futures in Minneapolis New York and St Louis show varied closing quotes.

Chicago Gilman, Cheney & Co Boston Baltimore Europe Farnum, Reardon & Co Minneapolis Wheatin Nor Hard New York St Louis

San Francisco Mining Stocks Close Prices Sept 27

The official closing prices for today list Con Calva 0 58, Crown Point 2.75, Gould & Curry 2.10, Nevada 2.50, Hale & Norcross 3.10, and Union Con 5.0. Other entries appear garbled, but the report records several standard mining stocks trading in California.

San Francisco Cal Con. Cal Crown Point Savage Avecearee Gould & Curry Sierra Nevada Hale & Norcross Union Con oWoxnaia Ussis Les Spo

Financial Market Ticker From London and Paris Across Sept 27

London morning updates show Consols at 96 13 16 for money and 96 3 4 for the account. Canadian Pacific 69 2, Erie 30 1 2, Mexican ordinary 50, St. Paul 75, New York Central 111 1 4, Pennsylvania 55 4 4. Paris notes 3 percent rentes at 86 francs 50 centimes. Afternoon quotes list Atlantic & Great Western firsts 36 1 2, Canadian Pacific 70, Erie 30 1 2, Illinois Central 120 1 2, New York Central 112, Reading 24 1 2, Mexican Central new 4s 69. bullion entered Bank of England today £10,000.

London Canadian Pacific Erie St. Paul Common New York Central Pennsylvania Paris Atlantic Great Western Illinois Central St. Paul Bank of England

Our Girls and Bertha Health Ad Promotes Favorite Prescription

A promotional verse extols eight girls with traits and ties Bertha to health through Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It claims perfect health, rosy radiance, and wellbeing via wholesome habits and the product. The ad guarantees satisfaction or money back and suggests Dr. Pierce's Pellets for constipation or sick headache.

Kitty Netty Lutie Irene Annette Nell Diantha Bertha Dr. Pierce

Mackerel Market Hovering Amid Scarcity and Steady Demand

The market reports firm mackerel with large Nova Scotia grades selling around 17 cents per pound and tight supplies driving prices higher while imports from foreign ports continue. Cod remains scarce, oysters and other fisheries show higher or steady activity, and domestic receipts mix from home and foreign sources with prices largely unchanged.

Nova Scotia New York Haiti Georges Newfoundland Labrador Boston Hake Faa New England Gloucester Grand Banks Bay Bay of Islands Round Shore Eastport Halifax Haddock Iceland

Print Cloth Market Dull in Fall River Demand Lacking

The print cloth market in Fall River on September 27 is dull with prices at 311-16 cents for 64 by 64s and little shopping activity. Weekly business is light and demand weak.

Fall River

Foreign Wool Sales Show Strong Demand at London Auctions

London wool sales opened with robust bidding especially for Australian scoured and Cape of Good Hope wools. Offerings totaled 13,709 bales across Victoria New South Wales Queensland New Zealand Tasmania Cape of Good Hope and Natal with varied prices for scoured and greasy grades reflecting firm market interest.

London Cape of Good Hope Natal Victoria New South Wales Queensland New Zealand Tasmania

The Fish Trade Notes Sparse Activity and Prices

The mackerel fleet has little to report with no major catches in recent sailing. A Gloucester race between Fredonia and the Hesper draws ships to port, yet captains foresee poor mackerel yields this season. Shore receipts total 227 barrels plus 80 from North Bay, with prices varying for large Barnstable Bay mackerel and others.

Fredonia Gloucester Hesper Minot North Bay Fsh Boston Harbor Barnstable Bay Nolsand Boston Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Ireland

Flour And Grain Prices In Domestic And New York Markets

Flour and grain carload prices shown for all grain exceptive with detailed inspections and receipts. Market remains firm with 5 to 10 cent advances amid recent price pressures. diverse flour classes listed from fine to export patent with fob figures. New York receipts and exports noted. sales activity described as strong then dull and barely steady. various Minnesota and Canada grades priced.

Minnesota Wisconsin Canada Superior New York City

Market Receipts And Prices Across Dairy Eggs Beans Potatoes

Receipts today list butter oleo cheese eggs beans potatoes sweet potatoes hay straw with quantities. Prices show Western and New York Vermont creamery varied from 10 to 26 cents. New York eggs steady at 22 to 24 cents. cheese firmer with cheddar 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 cents. beans and peas with mixed quotes. poultry steady supplies, fresh killed birds. potatoes mainly Aroostook stock with firm prices. sweet potatoes in steady demand. hay and straw market tight with limited old hay and new stock rising prices.

Weaquote New York Vermont Chicago Liverpool New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Islands Michigan Canadas California Lima Aroostook New Hampshire Rose Hebrons Aroostook Hebrons Houston Rose

Prices in market report for hay straw and game birds

The report notes demand and steady prices for hay straw and game birds. Hay prices range from 10 to 18 dollars per unit with varying quality, while partridges and grouse show small supply and steady demand. Game-Grouse price 65 to 75 cents per pair, partridge market 60 cents to 1 dollar per pair, truck segment indicates steady demand and unchanged prices.

Fruit Prices and Market Demand for Fresh Produce

The market shows steady demand for top quality apples with prices ranging from $2.50 to $3 per pound for Gravensteins and Harveys, while common lots are in good supply. Oranges Jamaica oranges command about $5 per box or barrel, lemons vary with old prices, pears and cranberries show firm or quiet demand, and grapes with Kept steady at varied prices for native and New York Delawares.

Gravensteins Hubbardstons Ben Davis Harveys Jamaica Palermo Messina Naples Floridas Seckle Louise Bonne de Jersey Beurre Bosc Sheldon Beurre d’Anjou Asher Delawares Concords Brighton Salems Wordens Isabella Marthas Catawbas New York Green Gage New Yorks Almeria

Fruit Sales Auction Prices From Snow and Co

Snow and Co sold New York State peaches at auction with peck baskets priced at 1 dollar 15, half-bushel baskets at 1 dollar 50, 235, quince at 85 cents, large at 4 dollars 30 cents, and broken fruit at 60 cents. Various lots clear, prices show value for different packaging and fruit quality.

Snow & Co New York State

Liverpool Apples Arriving Poor Condition With No Price Change

Shipments of good fruit are advised while shippers are cautioned against sending poor fruit hoping for high prices. English and Continental supplies meet demand for inferior grades as Glasgow quotes prime red fruit at 16 8s.

Liverpool Glasgow

Market Provisions and Receipts Across Cities

Receipts today show tallow seven packages, pork 142 barrels, lard 113 packages, hams one barrel, 135 tigrees preserved meats 52 cases and bacon 290 boxes. Last year this day reflected higher pork and preserved meats volumes. Markets report steady general provision activity with New York pork quiet to steady, beef quiet, and lard active at mixed regional quotes across Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati. Prices cover cut meats belies to pickled hams and middles, with lard, bacon and ham values listed in tierces, cases and dollars per unit across several cities.

New York Western City Chicago St Louis Cincinnati

Market roundup Hog and cattle prices in Kansas City and Chicago

Kansas City market shows cattle lines with steers 3.25 to 3.70, cows 1.70 to 2.25, stockers 2.25 to 3.25, range cattle 2.40 to 2.70. Hogs closed higher with heavies 3.80 to 4.05, mediums 3.90 to 4.20, Yorkers 4.20 to 4.35, sheep steady 3.25 to 3.80. Chicago cattle slow, steers 3.40 to 4.30, stockers 1.80 to 3.00, hogs about steady mixed 3.95 to 4.55, heavy 3.80 to 4.35, light 4.10 to 4.80. Sweep market receipts 5500 shipments 1000 closed lower natives 3.50 to 4.60 Western 3.65 to 4.35 Texans 3.50 to 4.10 lambs 4.50 to 4.75.

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New York Cotton Prices and Market Summary, Sept 27

New York cotton opens quiet and closes dull with listed grades ranging from Middling to Good Ordinary. Opening and closing quotations show Sept and Oct futures around 11.25 to 10.30 cents, while Liverpool and U.S. markets display steady to dull tones with varied regional receipts, exports, and stocks. Major U.S. ports report mixed activity and prices, including Augusta, Savannah, New Orleans, and Mobile, with overall dull and easier markets in many regions.

New York Matong Augusta Galveston New Orleans Great Britain France Mobile Memphis C. Savannah Continent Coastwise Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis Louisville United States

Interior stock and Liverpool figures differ from last year

The report shows last year totals of 250 765 in interior towns and 435 000 weeks earlier with 219 000 stocks for American exports to Great Britain. It notes 27 456 stocks at Liverpool and 51 000 dollars compare with 56 000 last year.

Liverpool Great Britain

Sugar and molasses market roundup and prices

Raw sugars are quiet and unchanged with quotes for Cuba refining 5%4c, centrifugals 96 test 6Yac, and various grades listed. Havana sugar weak, 1000 bags of centrifugal for Spain at 375 gold per quintal. Molasses receipts none, market steady with Ponce and Cienfuegos pricing. New York reports no change.

Cuba Manilas Iloilos Javas New York Havana Spain Ponce Barbados

Turpentine and Petroleum Market Quotes Report

Turpentine in New York closes at 4742 474c with resin at 10242 107 and tar at 3. Petroleum closes at 7.60c with RSW at 7.20c and cases at 9.10c. Coffee in New York shows firm Rio and Louvre prices while whiskey reports no change.

New York Rio

Imports Sept 27 1889 Halifax Nova Scotia

Shipping list from Halifax and Port Antonio records multiple cargoes including mackerel lobsters and eggs with consignors such as Barclay & Co G W Bond & Co Delong & Seaman CN Field & Co H B Chamberlain Co Mrs Keefe Amos Keyes James Poll and Whitney Pousland Co. The Marmion at Port Antonio carries 13910 banana bunches 287 boxes oranges 612 bags coven nuts and Boston Fruit Co.

Halifax Moise Barclay & Co Bond & Co Carter & Co Christopher & Co Delong & Seaman CN Field & Co Chamberlain & Co Griffin & Co Hadley & Co Keefe Amos Keyes & Co James Poll Player D Stone & Co Whitney, Pousland & Co Winsor & Son Port Antonio Jam Boston Fruit Co

Exports from Sept 27 1889 Grand Narrows and Yarmouth NS

Shipping lists detail cargoes: kerosene, spirits, flour, wool, beef, pork, lard, fruit, oranges, lemons, bananas, pears, onions, apples from Grand Narrows Yarmouth and Liverpool England. Also steamer shipments include zinc ashes bbls of fish skins and various goods. A large aggregate of vended commodities across routes.

Grand Narrows Barton Belleveau Cove Yarmouth Liverpool Eng Virginian

Foreign Markets Report from London and Liverpool

Foreign markets update from London and Liverpool notes wheat and corn firm or higher, English and foreign wheat dearer, American and Danubian corn firmer, flour improving. Paris wheat quiet but firm. Liverpool spot wheat strong, corn steady, provisions steady or firmer. receipts and weather details included.

London Markne Paris Liverpool England

Faneuil Hall National Bark of Boston Dividends Declared

The Faneuil Hall National Bank of Boston declares a dividend of three dollars per share payable October 1, 1889 to stockholders of record September 25. T. G. Hiler, Cashier.

Faneuil Hall National Bark Boston T. G. Hiler THE North American Insurance Company Charles E. Macallar Sec’y. Boston WM. R. Driver John C. Palfrey Treas National Bank OF Commerce OF Boston

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