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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bermuda
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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.
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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.
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New York
Bupa S
Panarty
Liverpool Cotton Exchange
Augusta
Galveston
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Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
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West Point
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Continent
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Transportation Service
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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
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Dom B'L's
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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.
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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.
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Cambridge
Rice Street
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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.
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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.
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