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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1897
Page
7
Stocks showed little animation with a small net decline, aided by bears’ attacks on select equities. The gold export movement, seen as normal for trade, influenced exchange news while London’s consols rose, and Sugar fueled late gains.
In Cheorge on April 28 the wheat market opened with a brief uptick but settled lower per bushel. Corn and oats closed firm while provisions remained weak under steady to modest demand. Roughly the day reported mixed prices across grains with overall declines in wheat and firmer corn.
Price list shows No 2 red and corn at various cents per bushel, No 2 oats and rye, barley, flax seed, pork, lard, sides, and whiskey values from markets. Produce Exchange notes butter market firm with creamery and dairy prices.
New York Market reports dull to nominal wheat and flour with declines in No 1 Northern at 80 c and No 2 Western wheat 36 c. Barley and corn meal quiet. oats steady at No 2 23 c. Beef, lard, pork steady with pork family 9 50 to 10 50. Butter and cheese mixed values across Western and State dairies. Coffee, sugar and corn products listed with spot and refined pricing.
Baltimore April 23. Flour dull and unchanged with receipts 5 356 exports none. Wheat dull spot month and May with prices THLG TY57c Southern wheat by sample. Corn dull spot month and May with 23% I8ike June 2B8% 24e Southern white 30 3le yellow 2924q 20c. Cats firm No 2 white 2514 2646e No 2 mixed 2214 24c. Rye tasler No 2 nearby 4044 4lc No 2 Western 41 4146c.
Savannah and Charleston report quiet turpentine with limited sales and listed rosin prices. Wilmington notes spirits firm with turpentine steady and rosins at set per barrel rates. Prices cited include multiple firm bids from A B C D and others, reflecting regional trading in late April.
New York state of nerves as cotton trading resumes after a holiday with heavy early activity. Sales near 200,000 bales by noon and a net rise, while Liverpool’s firm tone and English orders buoy sentiment for continued cotton demand. Local figures show steady futures amid varied open and close, with spot prices and regional receipts noted.
The Virginian Norfolk reports mixed tea and cotton grade prices with notes on market tone. Low middling and good ordinary bids appear, reflecting tentative demand and routine adjustments for the week.
Norfolk, Va. April 28 1897 wholesale price list for fish and meats. No. 2 mackerel in kegs seven dollars. herring and roe prices. pork, ham, lard, bacon, and cheese rates. Coffee, syrups, New Orleans molasses, rice and grain prices listed. Market steady. local sales include measured loaves and mill feeds.
Fragmentary price list for lumber items including edge box stock box various joists and small items. Contents show unit prices and ranges such as $11.00 up12.00 and $6.50 7.00, plus items like 2x416 scanning and £ 7.50. May reflect a suppliers brochure or ad with mixed currencies and unclear context.
Market report shows Cypress lumber demand with 4 by 4 timbers in varieties No. 1 and No. 2, 10 to 12 inches priced from 13.60 to 16.00 per unit, edge and stock assortments, air dried stock pricing around 10.00. Prices reflect edge, stock, and number designations with measurements noted.
Market notice shows Shinales quiet sale items with No 1 and No 2 hearts priced at 5.00 to 6.00 dollars, No 1 sap 3.00 to 3.75 dollars, No 2 saps 3.00 dollars with percent readings around 0.75.
Market receipts show liberal demand for W. OG slaves and assorted timber products. Items include 144 heavy pipes at 93.00, culls 15.00, heavy hogsheads prime 2M 04, culls 83, prime red oak hogs heads 2.00, culls 22.00, white oak light hogsheads 64 at 28.00, white oak headings prime 58, culls 28, white oak pipe 7 hu at 410.00, white oak barrel 386.00, culls 16.00, white oak octaves 10.00.
Fragmentary timetable notes show rail connections from New York to Philadelphia and Baltimore with arrivals at 12 30 pm and 9 40 pm, plus routes via Norfolk Portsmouth and several docks. Details are partially legible with multiple station names and times.
Market quiet and dull with butchers cattle listed in varying grades. Prices given for fat and smooth cattle, heifers, cows, bulls, oxen, hogs, pigs, and sheep with noted demand shifts and limited higher end raising. Descriptions include common and rough cattle, good cows around 20 to 35 dollars, and hogs or sheep priced to sell or unsold depending on quality.
Norfolk and Virginia Beach running timetable shows daily except Sunday service starting 6:00 a.m. from Norfolk and 6:00 a.m. from Virginia Beach with mixed trains, local and through express options. Through Express trips complete in 32 minutes, Local Express about 45 minutes, with a chair car attached. Stops include Brambleton, Lynnhaven, Kempsville, and intermediate stations. trains halt to board or alight passengers only at designated signals. Fares are 2 cents per trip. officials listed are B D Molland and N W Pannillman Superintendent.
A fragmented listing shows various fish prices by pound and per hundred, including croakers, taylors, pan fish, mullets, flounders, mackerel, blue fish, speckled trout, red snapper, roe shad and buck shad from North Carolina. Several spellings are garbled but indicate per pound and per hundred pricing, reflecting a mid century markets record.
Market reports show strong demand for good cattle and dairy stock while Eastern North Carolina dairy cows cannot be sold due to a U S quarantine. Prices for cows and fat cattle are listed, with various values for cattle types, fruit, vegetables, poultry, eggs, beeswax and produce. Only fragmentary figures and odd spellings are readable.
The Evening Express departs at 4 10 p m from Potla and serves Taberite and Fenton Caer Way stations. It travels to Elizabeth City via Neuse steamer and stops at New Berns RoWnoke Ishimo Oerneake Landing Morehened Vy Kinston and Goldsboro on the W N C R m and to Jacksonville Wilmington NC stations along the W N N line.
Market reports show Taney steady with 262 percent crop quality. Prices listed include 214 Mane prime and 4240.5 Spanish, while observations mention low spades and varied lots such as 11Agi Tage and 91, 814 trina. Several entries reference third grade and Spanish shelled goods, with No.1 Virek Pl4gn and No.2 Virginia ec noted among offerings.
Cypress Linnoer Market offers timber quotations noting lengths from six to sixteen feet and various grades. Prices shown include clear and rough boards with per unit costs and bulk rates.
Perishable freight notice for weekly sailings from Norfolk to Boston and Providence. First and second class rates include meals and berths with connections via Providence for onward Boston service. Sailings on specific days, with mail train links and offices listed in Baltimore and Norfolk for booking and further information.
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