Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Sep 30, 1889, p. 7

Market Roundup: Small Sales and Prompt Delivery Mentioned

The report notes small sales with round lots at 4c for prompt delivery. In shelter trades there have been transactions to a fair extent between 3 16 and 3 20 cents.

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Sugar and coffee markets show dull demand and firm tone

Refined sugar prices ease yet demand remains weak while beet crop prospects improve. Rio and Santos coffee markets stay firm. daily receipts and shipments rise with best grades in demand. Spices, nutmegs, cassia, and ginger show steady to stronger activity as traders anticipate continued trade into weeks ahead.

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Europe London New York Boston Rio Santos United States Java Maracaibo Cassia Canton Cassia Batavia Cassia Zanzibar Japan California Muscatel Malaga Valencia

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Grain Market Report From New York and Chicago Trade

The daily market overview shows flour receipts and grain movements across major cities. Wheat and corn values slide through multiple grades and regions, with firm demand in flour and mixed results in New York Chicago and St Louis markets. Court of trade highlights No 2 red and steamer textures, with spot, futures, and export terms noted.

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Butter and dairy prices and receipts report

Receipts list butter oleo cheese eggs beans potatoes sweet potatoes hay straw and more, with last year figures for butter oleo beans potatoes. Butter market described as moderate demand for choice grades with outside price 25 to 24c and Western extras at 23 24c, firsts at 20 22c, common grades weak. export demand quiet. Cheese firm with Northern choice at 11c, Western 10 10½c, Eastern creamery 22c. Eggs steady, various regional quotes. beans trade quiet with multiple price bands. poultry steady with limited supply. Potatoes and sweet potatoes well supplied with varied regional prices. hay and straw demand fair. game prices given for grouse and partridge.

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Franklin County New York Vermont Eastern State Western Western Creamery Pennsylvania Northern Choice Liverpool New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Michigan Canadas Bush California Lima Canada Aroostook Aroostook Hebrons Houlton Rose Houlton Hebrons Burbanks White Stars

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Market Prices Steady On Saturday Trade Report

The usual Saturday trade is steady with prices listed for fresh produce. Items include Malta at 1 75 to 2 25 per basket for onions 75c bush 32 2 37 per barrel, Spanish onions 87/2c per crate, beets 35c per box, lettuce 60c per box, turnips 50c per box, cucumbers 2 50 per 100 count, peppers 1 25 per bush, Lima beans 2 2 25 per bush, green corn 1 per bbl, tomatoes 75c to 1 2p per push, cabbage 3 5 per 100, celery 75c to 1 per dozen.

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Malta White Cape St Andrews

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Fruity market notes demand and varied prices for apples

The market shows strong demand for choice apples with Gravensteins at 250 to 300 a unit, Hupbardstons 2 per pound, and Western mixed lots 125 to 226. Oranges Jamaica prices hold steady 50 to 65 per barrel, lemons limited with steady prices, Palermo and Messina pears range 5 to 8.50, with Seckle and Beurre varieties listed at firm figures.

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Ben Davis Harveys Jamaica Palermo Messina Naples Floridas Seckle Louise Bonne de Jersey Beurre Bosc Sheldon Beurre

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Fruit prices and supply report from Morrison & Co

Anjou and other fruit lots show steady demand and varying prices. Bartletts scarce but strong demand at four dollars. Cranberries and Cape Cod lots priced around six dollars and higher. Concords and Delawares move in multiple crate prices, with New York Delawares in fair supply. Plums and Quinces show mixed demand and price ranges. Abneria Grapes have larger supply with steady demand at four to six dollars per barrel. Morrison & Co to receive a car of Western New York grapes Monday.

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Cape Cod Concords Brightons Salems Wordens Isabella Marthas Catawbas New York Delawares Morrison & Co New Yorks

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Fruit Sales Auction Notice

H Harris and Co will auction California peaches and grapes on Monday. Snow and Co will offer 4000 baskets Concord RTA pears, 200 barrels Almeria grapes, and 200 boxes Honey cling peaches.

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H Harris & Co California Snow & Co Concord Almeria

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Steamer Arrivals Bring Bananas and Peanuts to Boston Fruit

The steamer Charles Morant is due Thursday with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The Norfolk boat is due Monday carrying 860 barrels of sweets and 630 bags of peanuts.

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Charles Morant Jamaica Bananas Boston Fruit Company Norfolk

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Provisions and meat markets across cities report mixed prices

Receipts show tallow 29 pkgs beef 10 bbls pork none lard 951 pkgs hams 56 tierces preserved meats 35 cases bacon 338 boxes. New York and Chicago markets listed. lard firmer, beef steady, pork and pork products in firm positions. Prices for long and short cuts, backs, messes, sausages, and various cuts detailed by city.

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New York City Extra India City Chicago Mess Park Easier, LLC St Louis

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Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets Dull to Steady

Kansas City cattle and hog prices show a dull week with weak close for steers and hogs. Cattle ranges include native cows at 1.50 to 2.10, stockers 2.16 to 2.50, and range cattle 2.30 to 2.65. hogs heavy 3.80 to 4.25, mediums 3.95 to 4.20, Yorkers 4.20 to 4.25. sheep 3.20 to 3.25. Chicago receipts for cattle 4500, hogs 15000, sheep 2000. cattle quiet, steers 2.80 to 4.10, natives and mixed 1.25 to 2.75, Texas cattle 1.50 to 2.90. hogs strong, mixed 4.00 to 4.55, heavy 3.90 to 4.35, light 4.10 to 4.80. sheep steady 2.75 to 4.65, Western 3.60 to 4.10, lambs 4.50 to 5.85.

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Minnesota Wisconsin Canada City City Mill Chicago St Louis New York Troy Uweerv Albany S . C AM Binghamton Kudfalo de Albany Niagara Falls Erie & Oston St. Louis Michigan Central Wabash Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway Ayer Junction Belmont and Waverley Brattle Bore Miler’s Falls Cambridge Cheshire KH. K Concord Fitchburg Gardner and Mailler’s Falls Greenfield Hoosick Falls Johnsonville N. Y Lincoln Marlboro Udson Maynard Nashua N. H North Adams Williamstown North Leominster Saratoga Shelburne Falls Union Square Somerville Waltham Watertown Union Market Mt. Rueburn Worcester Ayer Tunction Miller’s Kallis Floosac Tunnel Washesington Street Boston John Adams Kansas City Texas Lambs

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Cotton Market Report with Futures and Global Prices

New York cotton prices range from 6 to 11 16d for middlings and related grades with futures opening steady and closing quiet. Liverpool and American markets show steady to easy tones with 2000 bales sold in Liverpool and widespread regional receipts and exports across Augusta Galveston New Orleans and Savannah. Major U.S. ports report varied stock and shipments with mid to low middling levels and steady to easy market signals.

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New York Eeereere Ree Ceeeee Augusta Galveston Great Britain New Orleans France Continent Mid Loyze Mobile Memphis Savannah Charceston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Mid Kallimore Skodaw York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville

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Turpentine and Petroleum Market Report

Turpentine closed at 474 47½ cents with resin at 10214 105, tar at 3, petroleum at 7.60 cents. ASW at 7.20 cents and cases at 9.10 cents. Whiskey prices unchanged.

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New York

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Imports Causeway to Liverpool Goods List 1889

A detailed ledger of outbound and inbound items at Liverpool harbor dated September 28, 1889. The long inventory enumerates wines, casks, cases, grapples, musical goods, machinery, textiles, groceries, and various freight consignments from numerous firms including Somerset Club, J McCarthy, Clark Sammis, Jordan, Marsh & co, Merchants' Despatch, and others. Names, brands, and quantities appear across ships, wholesalers, and importers with extensive evidence of trade in wines, textiles, hardware, and consumer goods.

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Liverpool Eng Somerset Club Cassidy Educational Supply Co Thompson & Odell Meyers Lorraine Mans Co Brigham Haring Bros & Co Pierce & Co Kendall, Barrows & Co Davis & Furber Machine Co Bigelow Kennard & Co Woollens Talbot Wilmarth & Co Norton Fessenden & Soule Dodo Neal Morse & Co Noyes Campbell & Co Shevard, Norwell & Co Jordan, Marsh & Cuo Hovey & Co Gardner Jordan, Marsh & Co Saxonville Mills Cumner Jones& Eco Walker, Stetson, Sawyer & Co Cunard Co Grout Warren & Blanchard Do Clothing Standard Clothing Co Tighe & Burke William Warren Ewing Bros & Do Shepard Norwell & Co Brown, Durrell & Co J H Pray, Sons K Moors & Co Holder & Herrick Babcock & Co Douglas Graham Davis & Co Brown Bros & Co Paris Stone & Downer Blakeslee & Co R H Stearns & Co Shreve, Crump & Low Noyes, Cobb & Co Shepard, Norwell & Co DebBlois & Co F Hovey & Co Galvanos Little, Brown & Co Dana Polle & Co Spiegeleisen

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Exports Sept 28 1889 Halifax and Liverpool cargoes

Shipping list from Halifax Nova Scotia and ports in Liverpool and Port Morant Jamaica shows numerous goods. Vessel Halifax-1 carries soap hops feathers lard flour oysters leather and many other items. Roman and Palestine charters from Liverpool list organs lumber beef bacon canned meats tobacco and cotton goods. Marmion reports lumber corn oats wire rope and groceries. All entries note quantities and destinations with extensive merchandise across multiple ships.

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Halifax Liverpool Eng Palestine

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London and Liverpool Wheat Prices and Market Notes

Foreign markets report mixed activity with wheat and corn quiet on cargoes and steady in Paris and London. Liverpool shows wheat firm yet demand soft, corn quiet. futures subdued and various bid levels listed for California wheat and mixed American corn.

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London Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Great Britain

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Probate Court notice to Mary R Stewart parents to appear

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Probate Court directs the parents of Mary R Stewart to appear in Cambridge Middlesex on the second Tuesday of October at nine in the forenoon to show cause why the petition should not be granted. They must serve a copy of the petition and order seven days before the Tuesday or publish the notice three successive weeks in the Boston Post, the last publication seven days prior. George M Brooks, Judge. J H Tyler, Register.

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Middlesex Samuel Alexander Collieson Somerville Bessie Sanborn Collieson Lis Arthur Brown Boston Charles St Chardon St State Board of Lunacy and Charity Commonwealth Arthur Sanborn Collieson Commonwealth OF Massachusetts, Middlesex Ssc Cambridge Boston Post George M. Brooks Esquire J. H. Tyler Register Amos Lenard Denno Alice Denno Edith Morton Jane Cherry Street Witham Station 5 Chardon Street Hanley Overseers of the Poor of Edith Eien Denno Commonwealth OF Massachusetts J. Il Lyser, Register Cornelius Mahoney Ambridge Carpenter Mary Ellen Mahoney Mary R. Stewart Vassar Lane Cambridge Alimshouse Mary Agnas Mahoney Hokjen Ander Essex Salem Suffolk Rollin E. Harmon J. T. Mahoney Essex, SS Baston Post J. T, Mahoney Superior Court Edith Maria Raymond County of Edith Maria Jos A. Willard Theodore M. Osborne Massatc Hall SETIS Ss.—Superior Court A. D John Alburger John F. Stoer Randall W. Wilson Copartners Alburger, Stoer Jos. A. Willard Edwin A. Wadleigh P. Craep WM. B. Pe Las Casas Attys

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Market Roundup: Small Sales and Prompt Delivery Mentioned

Sugar and coffee markets show dull demand and firm tone

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Grain Market Report From New York and Chicago Trade

Butter and dairy prices and receipts report

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Market Prices Steady On Saturday Trade Report

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Fruity market notes demand and varied prices for apples

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Fruit prices and supply report from Morrison & Co

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Fruit Sales Auction Notice

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Steamer Arrivals Bring Bananas and Peanuts to Boston Fruit

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Provisions and meat markets across cities report mixed prices

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Kansas City and Chicago Livestock Markets Dull to Steady

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Cotton Market Report with Futures and Global Prices

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Turpentine and Petroleum Market Report

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Imports Causeway to Liverpool Goods List 1889

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Exports Sept 28 1889 Halifax and Liverpool cargoes

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London and Liverpool Wheat Prices and Market Notes

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Probate Court notice to Mary R Stewart parents to appear

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