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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1889

Page

7

Fall River Print Cloth Market Report Summary

The Fall River market shows production at 60 000 pieces and deliveries at 57 000 with stock at 3000. Prices run 4c for 64x64s and 6c nominal for 60x56s with contracts through October at 3 percent. Providence notes firmer tone post strike but prices remain near last week. near futures at 31 16c and 39 16c for 56x60s. Weekly sales total 7560 pieces of 64x64s at 4c, with stocks of 7000 pieces 64x64s and 1000 pieces 56x60s.

Fall River Providence

Grain Market Open Shows Weak Tendency Amid Selloff

Farum and Reardon note May wheat declined from 1065 to 103 as selling orders paused briefly before slipping again. July wheat fell after early steadiness with a projected buyer, while leading bulls’ houses helped drive the weakness. CS Williams & Co provide opening high low and closing quotes for March May June July wheat with mixed results across months and regions.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Say Projets CS Williams & Co St Louis New York

Flour and grain prices and stock figures from Grand Junction

Inland market report shows flour stocks at Grand Junction and through bills of lading, with March receipts of flour and grain, diverse grain categories, carload throughputs, and export via Fitchburg line. Butter, eggs, cheese, and produce values are given with regional bids and shipper quotes, reflecting a dull market and unchanged prices.

Grand Junction Fitchiurg Railroad Grand Bock - Marcel

Grain Markets Across Cities Show Mixed Prices and Dull Activity

Wheat and oats markets vary by city with receipts rising in Chicago and New York. Prices for No 2 spring and No 1 white grain firm or steady while oats and rye show quiet demand and light trading, with futures and spot quotes noted across Milwaukee Detroit and St Louis.

Market prices and receipts for farm commodities

The report lists prices for choice screened produce, beans, and other items with per unit costs. It covers potatoes with car receipts and market conditions, various grasses and seeds, swet and surplus stock notes, and poultry and hay straw quotes, noting steady demand and buyers’ market tendencies.

Market Prices For Produce Listed With Varied Rates

The note shows quiet demand at old prices for a range of vegetables and produce including marrow squash at 60 per ton Hubbard 70 per ton Savoy cabbage 75 to 90 cents per bushel red cabbage 150 per bushel onions 1 per barrel Bermuda onions 175 per crate Spanish onions 125 per crate beets 25 cents per bushel carrots 125 per barrel lettuce 50 to 65 cents per bush turnips 40 cents per box white French turnips 125 per barrel St Andrews 75 cents per barrel radishes turnips 50 cents per dozen long 1 per dozen celery 15 to 17 per box parsnips 25 cents per bush native dandelions 1 125 bush or folk spinach 250 per barrel Baltimore spinach 125 per barrel kale 75 cents per barrel beet greens 125 per bush native cucumbers 2 per 100 count rhubarb 9 cents per bunch parsley 1 per bush

California Lima Eas Limothy North West Red Top Jersey Houlton Hebrons Houlton Rose Aroostook Hebrons Bush Aroostook Vermont Rose Vermont Hebrons Vermont Burbanks New York Rose Hebrons Nova Scotia New Brunswick Floridas Minnesota East Swale Hubbard Bermuda St Andrews Baltimore

Provisions Market Report From Chicago and Midwest Prices

In Chicago provisions held firm to near the close with a few orders weakening the market. Corn and pork products showed activity and price levels listed for pork lard hams bacon dressed hogs and assorted measures across regional centers. Weekly receipts and year earlier figures are detailed alongside New York St Louis Cincinnati and Chicago price standings for pork lard beef and other meats.

Porrood Ns Eis Hue CIA Cises Cue Balecee PONOW Tours Gekod Oa Alsuan BOI Cclecas New York Western City St Louis Chicago Cincinnati Brighton

Hog and cattle market at Kansas City and peers

Stock Yards Kansas City reports slower cattle trade with native cows 180 to 260 and heavies 455 to 460. Hog receipts 4825. hogs steady to lower with heavies 455 to 460 and pigs 445 to 455. Sheep steady near 390 to 440. Peoria hogs firm at 480 to 495. St Louis market steady with Yorkers 470 to 485 and mixed packers 465 to 480. Cincinnati hogs in light supply higher.

Kansas City Peoria St Louis Cincinnati

Chicago Hogs Market Slight Rise as Receipts Plummet

Light hogs rise to 485 and 5 10 cents, mixed packers firmer at 480 500, heavy shippers at 485 500. Cattle receipts total 1500 with a quiet market as official receipts reach 14,393 and shipments 6,315 for the period.

Chicago

Fruit steamers report arrivals and shipments

The Dana due April 3 from Baracoa carries bananas for Seaverns & Co. Marmion due Thursday with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Co. Lorenzo D Baker arrived with Jamaica fruit for Boston Fruit Co NF. North Britain departed Palermo March 11 for Boston passing Gibraltar March 16 with 8050 boxes Messina oranges 2500 Messina lemons 9300 Palermo lemons 8400 Palermo oranges. Bergenseren due April 2 with Baracoa bananas for WW & C R Noyes.

Dana Baracoa Seaverns & Co Marmion Boston Fruit Company Lorenzo D Baker North Britain Palermo Boston Gibraltar WW & C R Noyes

Auction Sale Of Florida Oranges And California Goods

H Harris & Co to auction 1500 boxes Florida oranges and a lot of California novels on Tuesday. Snow & Co to auction 700 boxes Florida oranges and 250 cases Valencia on the same day.

H Harris & Co Florida California Snow & Co Valencia

Apples Receipts and Prices Steady in Quiet Market

Apples receipts today total 958 bbls with 5570 bbls for the week and 27139 bbls for the month. Demand remains quiet with prices quoted for Baldwins 1 1 25 per bbl Russets 1 25 200 per bbl Nor'hern spy 1 75 250 Tallman sweets 1 25 150 bbl Greenings 1 1 25 per bbl Grape Fruit shows steady demand at 3 per bbl.

Baldwins Nor'hern Spy Tallman Sweets Greenings

Mediterranean fruit market report for March and prices

Receipts of oranges and lemons for March total 54 148 boxes for oranges and 19 082 for lemons with Messina, Palermo and Valencia varieties described. Prices quoted for Messina lemons 225 300 and Palermo oranges 225 300 per box, Valencia 350 450, Florida fruit and cranberries noted with weekly receipts and steady demand. Dried apples and strawberries prices listed with recent sales and quantities.

Valencia Messina Palermo Catania Florida Jersey

Sugar and Molasses Market Report

Sugar receipts and prices across regions show firm raw sugar with moderate demand. Havana and New York quotes list various grades and refiners with several price ranges, while molasses markets reflect steady polarization and steady receipts. Rail and sea freights for sugar to the United States remain elevated.

Cotton market summaries and futures from New York and Liverpool

Receipts today total 1806 bales, month 47 004, year prior 37 669. New York middling 103-16, low middling 9 1 2 c, good ordinary 8 1 6 c, ordinary 7 4 c. Futures opened steady, closed easy with table of opening and closing quotes. Liverpool spot dull at 51 1 16d middling uplands, 54 2 d for low middlings. sales 6000, American 4900. Futures prices by month shown. Other markets list net receipts, exports and stocks with current mid prices.

New York Adts Ovens c* Ageeee U'S Cccccces Coos BROS Liverpool MATCD Ccccacacbactiv Sensee Ap Ali Biel Dem Augusta Galveston New Orleans Ross Great Britain Continent Mobile Memphis Navannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore

Shipping Receipts and Stocks Across Major Ports

New York Net receipts 1143 gross 3635 exports coastwise 395 stock 244714. Cincinnati Net receipts 572 gross 572 shipments 250 stock 7728 firm mid 10c. St Louis Net receipts 607 gross 1158 shipments 1376 sales 2500 stock 38386 quiet and firm mid BC. Louisville Firm mid 10c. Consolidated Net receipts for one day 11672 exports to Great Britain 11440 to the Continent 3787 stock at all United States ports 573194.

New York Cincinnati St Louis Lousville Great Britain United States

Market Report Shows Mixed Tallow and Oil Prices Across Cities

Tallow receipts today total 25 barrels and six bags with similar year ago figures. weekly totals reach 225 barrels and 19 bags versus 307 barrels six tierces and six bags last year. New York notes strong demand in city sales of 100 bhds at 4 56 cents. Continuous reports on coffee, whiskey, turpentine, rosin, tar, petroleum reflect steady to quiet movements with several price points and regional variations.

Baer S-I Vermont Eastern Cincinnati Chicago New York Baltimore North Choice West Liverpool New Hampshire Michigan Cuba Havana Matanzas United States Fancy Ponce Porto Rico New Orleans Cienfuegos Rio

Imports and Exports Records from Antwerp to Rosario and Beyond

Shipping manifest style summary lists Lambert Bros Charles Graef Hills Turner & co and others importing plate glass mineral water marble and window glass. Notes volumes cases casks and bales with consignors such as J W Tufts Ross Turner & co Moise L Bartlett and Peabody & Whitney. Entries reference ships Brig F Edith ARAVYO Brig Canadian CISUALTA BAY Schooner Conecuh and others with goods like sugar lasses molasses wax wool hides and mahogany.

Antwerp Relg Lambert Bross Charles Graef Turner & Co Bartlett Ruthoff Tufts Ross, Turner & Co Nelson H Laubert Bros Glass Hill Hayes Jones,McDuffee & Stratton Baringros & Co. Cienfuecos Atkins & Co Bays Sugar Order Aravyo Boston Cisualta Bay George D Emery Maracaiby Charley H Wolston Rustic Sugarte & Whitney

Port loadings and cargo listings across multiple ports

Port of Burin and other ports report diverse cargoes including flour, nails, beef, pork, oil, tea, pitch, tar, roofing felt, matches, cornmeal, rope, and hardware. Ships and steamers such as Dithmarchen Halifax and Hale Todd at St Johns and Adv ocate Harbor carry assorted goods like bales, cases, boxes, and crates. extensive consignments of foodstuffs, tools, lumber, and manufactured items appear in bulk across the reports.

Burin Halifax Manila Port Antonio Jam ST Johns Cora Morrison Obia Advocate Harbor Hale Todd Alifax Glasgow Scot Linacha Liverpool Eng Palestine

London and Paris Wheat and Corn Markets Downtrodden

Foreign markets report quiet trading in wheat and corn with dull demand. California wheat prices shown at 36s 94 to 37s, Paris wheat and flour flows noted, Liverpool futures steadier, and provisions including pork bacon and lard reported with mixed steady to lower quotes.

London Mark Lane California Paris Lierpool England Liverpool Antwerp

City Office Handles Ticket and Parlor Car Accommodations

Tickets and parlor car accommodations are available at the city office 232 Washington Street or at station Kneeland Street Boston.

Washington Street Kneeland Street Boston Miller's Ayer Junction Atation Hoosac Tunnel

Mass transit timetable listing multiple routes and trains

Central division timetable lists trains to New York via Fall River Line and many local stations including Middleboro Weymouth Quincy and Brockton. It notes varied weekday and Sunday departures with numerous times and special notes on certain routes and limited days.

Fitchburg Causeway Street Boston Verner Catton Alvans Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Rutland Burlington St. Albana St. Johns Montreal Ogdensburg Saratoga Delaware & Hudson Canal Company R. R Connecticut River Vermont White River Junction St. Albans Ottawa Washington Street A. Faxon Gen K. Stewart Keene, N Kneeland Street New York Fall River Suandays Ashment Mraiptree Middleboro Hridgewater Mrocikteon Cexrasset Minhain UAC Masten East Bridgewater Abington Brockton East Milton Quincy Weymouth Sun. Asse Trockton Taunton Morrison Square Starshfield Sea View Mattapan Milton Jit Ketach aNew North Easton Stoaugaton Randolph Plymouth Duxbury South Braintree South Muxbars Taunnton Central Station Dean St Whitman South Weymouth Wollaston Heights Westridgewater Rochesett South Easton

Cape Cod Bus Schedules Between Towns and Wharf Stops

A list of Cape Cod division bus times showing routes to Bourne Brewster Harwich Nantucket Provincetown Mattapoisett Wellfleet and Woods Hole with morning and afternoon departures, approximate times and via points. The fragmentary timetable notes daily, weekly and via connections at Woods Hall and Park Square Station.

Kneeland Street Buzzards Gay Barostabe Bourne Bourmee Gate M. Brewster Cataumes Chateham Cotave City Park Sq New Bedford Fairkave Ulmounth Myannis Harwic Monument Beach Mattapoisett Marion Nantucket Woods Hall Provincetown Sandewich Saamore Warmouth Tremont

Providence Division Train Schedule Summary

This item lists weekend and weekday rail times for the Providence Division routes from Park Square Station and other hubs to New Work, Attleboro, Dedham, Canton Junction, Roxbury, Sharon, Stoughton, South Walpole, Mansfield, Taunton, New Bedford, Newport, New London, and more. Times cover weekdays and Sundays with multiple departures, including morning and late evening runs, and note special northbound southbound patterns and seasonal variations.

Providence Division Park Square Shore Line Stonington Attlebore Boylaton Roslindale Highland West Hourne Spring Street Canton Junction Dedham Vly Wwe Ar Eee N. Roxbuery Bumford India Sharon Sunneys wPmh Sharon Heights Stoughton Central Can South Walpole LL Mim Wrentham Walnut Bill Stonehaven Sao Warren Briazil Mansfield Taunton bNew Bedford Noron Newport Wickford Juncion

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