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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1892
Page
5
The United Press report from January 1 1882 notes uncertainty in cotton prices as figures show a gradual tilt toward higher values. Trading in Liverpool closes with a firmer tone while New York dealers see dullness and speculative selling.
RaLrieu reports a firm market with good middling at 73 and 71 for strict and middling, while other staples such as flour, wheat, corn, and oats show steady to firm prices. New York closes with mixed movements in grains, pork, lard, and butter as December ends. regional notes reflect subdued activity and year end boisterous trading in Illinois and Maryland markets.
Wilmington spirits turpentine shows no activity while rosin and tar hold steady with strained and virgin grades near 1.20 to 1.40. New York notes steady spirits turpentine around 33 1 2 cents per gallon for machine barrels and rosins near 1.35 to 1.40 for common and good strains. Savannah reports turpentine at 31 cents and rosin at 1.20 or lower. Charleston posts turpentine 3 1 2 cents and rosin 1.25.
An a promotional snippet touts Abbott's corn paint for corn and bunions with a note of using Simmons Liver Regulator after overindulgence. The fragment echoes early 20th century patent medicine style with generic cures and household health claims.
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