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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1888

Page

7

Barley and Grain Prices and Markets Across Cities in 1888

Barley and wheat prices hover near quoted levels in Canada and the United States with six rowed and two rowed barley cited. Chicago and St Louis report steady markets for No 2 wheat and creameries show firm butter values. Eggs, beans, potatoes, poultry, and hay markets are described as quiet or firm, with arrivals and stock figures noted for several regions and dates in 1888.

Canada New York Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Bush Choice Boston Watghouses Hoosac Tunnels Marcel 1

Fruit market summary from steamer Balder cargo

Bananas sold at 1124 with cocoanuts at 30 per 1000. Apples steady with scarce choice eating stocks. Oranges and lemons steady with Florida fruit and Mediterranean demand noted. Pa Jermo, Messina and Palermo quotes listed. strawberries receipts large with 35 to 45 cents, some higher. Bananas well supplied with varied quotations for Aspinwall Portamon and related regions.

Balder Choice Baldwins Florida Palermo Messina Valencia Aspinwall Portamon Jamaica Baracou

Banana Steamers Schedule April 3 and 5

Banana steamer Hondo from Jamaica with bananas sails Tuesday April 3. Steamer Victoria from Baracoa with bananas due Thursday April 5.

Banana Steamers Hondo Jamaica Bananass Cue Victoria Baracoa Baranas

Pork market steadiness and varied cut prices across cities

Provisions report shows steady pork market with firm hams and unchanged lard and jogce. Prices listed for multiple cuts including mess, shoulders, bacon, and sausage across New York Chicago St Louis Cincinnati with mixed movement and regional quotes.

New York Westhern Steam City Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati

Meat price trends and quotes in a 19th century market report

The article lists bulk meats at seven to seven and a half dollars, with lower short rib quotes and bacon easing. Beef prices firm amid steady demand, with various plate and mess quotations. hams, tongues, tripe, and rounds given per-pound ranges. Fresh beef noted as slightly better but not higher priced. receipts expected small. Cattle quotes include steers, hinds, chucks, backs, loins, and short ribs in cents per pound, plus lambs and mutton prices across multiple grades and regions.

Chicago Brighton

Truck Receipts Strong as Market Flags Prices on Veggies

The morning market notes large receipts for Southern truck with steady demand. Prices quoted include Southern cabbage $2 75 per crate, Norfolk kale 50 cents per 2 barrels, Bermuda onions 3 50 per crate, Norfolk spinach 1 2 per bush, Florida tomatoes 1 25 per 2 00 per crate, and a list of native and other vegetables with varied rates such as Hubbard squash 45 a ton and lettuce and parsnips priced per bush or box.

Southern Bermuda Florida St Andrews

Sugar and Molasses Market Update

Sugar prices hold steady with Cuba and Manila quotes listed. Refined sugars show steady demand at old levels with various grades priced from 53 to 74 cents per pound. New York raw sugars dull while refined stay quiet. Molasses demand irregular in small lots with Ponce Porto Rico and Cienfuegos prices noted in cents per gallon.

Cuba Manilas New York Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Barbadoes

Cotton markets steady with mixed New York futures

New York cotton prices ease at midpoints while futures open firm. Market rounds show bids for uplands in mid 9s, with substantial regional receipts and exports to Great Britain and coastwise trade. Liverpool cotton exchange opens Tuesday as Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans and Savannah report varied net receipts and sales amid dull to steady markets.

New York Bupa S Panarty Liverpool Cotton Exchange Augusta Galveston New Orleans Great Britain Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore Continent Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville Coreco United States

Hogs and Cattle Markets Across Cities Begin Week

Kansas City hogs steady with receipts about 5000 today and 3607 Saturday while shipments reach 1918. St Louis firm with Yorkers to 5.25 and butchers higher to 5.40. Chicago cattle strong with fancy cattle at 5.20 to 5.30 and hogs slow near 5.15 to 5.40. Texas steers and feeders shown. Cincinnati hogs slow and lower with common and light at 4.10 to 5.35. receipts 600 and shipments 1500.

Kansas City St. Louis Texas Cincinnati

Market reports from cities show steady or unchanged prices

New York Turpentine closes at 40c and rosin near 125, petroleum 64l/7c, Rio coffee firm at 14 4c, New York City and London prices steady, certificates closed 3 pm March 31, 85c, opening April 2, 10 am, other markets listed with steady tones and prices around 109 dollars in Cincinnati and St. Louis

New York London Rio Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati

Staple Receipts Across Railroads April 2 1888

A detailed list of consignments for multiple railroads including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston and Providence Ola Colony New York and New England Fitchburg with hundreds of items. Cotton wool flour corn meal corn oats lard cheese eggs beans hay straw lumber leather hides and more appear in bales boxes cases and t ierces.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad

Boston and Maine Railroad cargo totals across divisions

A dense tally lists freight items by division and route including Boston and Maine Railroad Eastern Western Lowell System and By Express and By Sea. It itemizes bales wool butter cheese eggs apples potatoes leather hides pelts and vast quantities of lumber, rolls, bbls, and casks across rail and waterborne shipments.

Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Western Division Boston & Maine Railroads Lowell

Liverpool Ship Ledger of Goods and Quantities

A historical log from Liverpool records a broad inventory on the steamer Venetian listing items and volumes: beef boxes cases bbls and bales including sausage meat hams and tongues. lamp goods ink woodenware books eyesets organs and shoe pegs. machinery bagging washboards mineral refuse and paper boxes. leather staves shooks and various barrels. electrical goods tobacco medicines and provisions. and cattle bacon lard trimmings and 1513 boxes of cattle with extensive pack counts. The document captures cargo scale with hundreds of cases and thousands of units across food commodities metals textiles and household goods.

Liverpool Eng

Imports and Exports of April Eighth Eighteen Eighty Eight

A dense ledger of ships and cargoes listing imports and exports across Annapolis Mayaguez La Havana Liverpool and other ports. Entries include eggs potatoes lobsters hides sugar molasses brassware and freight details tied to numerous firms such as Crabb Island Hart Hart Dowsing Adams Boott and J G Hall.

Railroads and U S monetary figures noted in fragment

Fragmentary OCR shows scattered monetary values and references to United States coinage and deposits, with a trailing mention of Railroads. The legible items include amounts like 56 042, 97 829, 46 256, 5 360, and a Net gold and Net silver line, ending with Railroads.

Treasury United States Transportation Service Ghia District of Colam

Exports April 2 1888 Trinidad BWI cargo list

Cargo from Bark Anita Berwick 625 tons ice 18 barrels vegetables 25 barrels trout 16 bags oysters 1 half barrel pame 8 crates codfish 2 boxes smoked haddocks 1 box smoked salmon 7 half barrels beef 2 half barrels vigs feet 1 barrel beef tongues 1972 tins butter 30 key weights bear 25 carboys acid 612 tins cheese 15 half kits mackerel 5 half kits salmon 10 cases oysters 2 cases freezers 1 case hops 1 case seeds 100 refrigerators 1 case stove polish 4 cases baking powder 2 cases starch 9 cages canned vegetables 75 cases astral oil 6 half barrels bread 2 barrels beans 2 crates peas 10 rolled barrels mixed meats 6 barrels marble dust 1 ox rennet 2 crates hams 1 barrel glassware 62 cases lard 2 cases water coolers 40 bags bran 26 bags oats 245 bales hops 2 rolls leather 16 bundles straw paper 7 cases tobacco 35953 feet lumber 5 cases paint 283 barrels pork 25 half barrels beef 25 barrels loins 15 barrels shoulders 16 barrels beef 1 box bagon

Boston Dom B'L's Brea Tutts RCON Scotia Asc Scouland Newfoundland and Labrador England Scotland Germany Italy Timate Livingston Philo Port Antonio Melbourne Itcaeg Buenos Ayres Belgium Nova Scotia Ee Ae Trinidad Bwi Anita Berwick

Old Lady Reunited With Lost Trunk of Treasures

Special Officer Abbott recovered a trunk valued at 200 dollars stolen from 70 year old Sarah B Thayer of 8 Poplar Street. The trunk held priceless mementos including an unmade wedding curtain fabric worth 80 dollars a beaded purse with a lock of hair and a faded silk dress worn at twenty plus a velvet bonnet and a wedding gown. The owner identified every item and expressed joy and relief at its return.

Abbott Sarah B. Thayer Poplar Street

Deaths from City and Nearby States Reported

A Washington special reports the death of Edward A. Paul principal of the high school after injuries from a bicycle collision with horses. He was 82 to 83, a Haverhill native, Dartmouth graduate, and longtime educator in the Connecticut Valley. Also noted are the deaths of Dr D P Dearborn of Vermont, L Cushing of Cambridge former assessor and legislator, and James D Parker longtime Cambridge resident, all aged 50, 62, and about 65 respectively.

Washington Edward A. Paul Mr. Paul Haverhill Lawrence Dartmouth College Connecticut Valley D. P. Dearborn Hranleboro Bright L. Cushing Cambridge Rice Street James D. Parker North Avenue

Women Sweep Oskaloosa City Ticket for Mayor and Council

In Oskaloosa Kansas on April 2 a city ticket composed of women won the council seats and the mayoralty by a sixty six vote majority. The winners are described as representative ladies and a reform administration is anticipated.

Oskaloosa Kan

Supreme Court Dismisses Rehearing Request in Preller Trunk Murder Case

The Supreme Court on April 2 dismissed the motion for a re hearing on the writ of error in the Preller trunk murder case. The ruling ends the latest attempt to overturn the earlier conviction, with Maxwell expected to face execution.

Washington Supreme Court of St

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