Fish Market Reports Heavy Mackerel Shortage Hammers Receipts
Commercial fish trade notes light receipts from Georges pool due to mackerel scarcity. Prices for large mess mackerel quoted at $40, $35 extra good, $25 to $26 No 1, and $21 to $22 No 2. Codfish market quiet yet firm with prices fixed by a balance of buyers and sellers amid many Nova Scotian crews. Arrivals include 427,000 lbs codfish and 185,000 lbs halibut. various halibut, haddock, pollock, and herring prices listed, with boxed herring in large supply and Labrador imitations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Nova
Large
Western Bank
Haddock
Labrador
Nova Scotia
Bay of Islands
Newfoundland
Eastport
California
Halifax
Georges Halibut
Grand Menon
Grain Markets Steady With Bulls Supporting Early Rise
Chicago April 5 Farnum Reardon Co report similar tactics as yesterday with early buying by bulls pushing May wheat to 90% cents, July firm amid bullish sentiment. Corn strong but dull with May at 35% and oats quiet, while CS Williams & Co list opening highs lows and closes for Wheat Corn and Oats across April May June July contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Farnum, Reardon & Co
CS Williams & Co
Ighest
Okie Wa'ew
Stee Rt Louis
New York
John E. Welsh Receipts Move to Market Report
The statement notes that figures previously listed in the Staple Products table are now included in the regular market report under each commodity. The address 201 State Street is referenced for John E. Welsh.
Grain market notes and flour prices across cities
Market quiet with mixed activity in grain and flour. Wheat weaker keeping flour ranges steady to firm in places, while corn and oats show firmer spot readings in Chicago St Louis Milwaukee and New York. Readable figures include steamer yellow corn around 46 to 46 1 2 cents and No 2 white oats near 41 to 45 cents with various fob and elevator quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Michigan
Canada Superior
Canada
New York
City Mills
St Louis
Milwaukee
Chicago
T Louis
Toledo
C. Detroit
Peoria
Butter and dairy product quotations and receipts summary
Butter receipts total 2317 trays today vs 4674 last year with demand improving. creameries scarce on choice brands and many items below grade. Cheese eggs potatoes and other farm goods show varied prices across regions and carriers, with Western and Vermont creamery quotes noted and markets described as steady or firm.
Market Report On Hay and Straw Prices
A fair demand is noted with hay at steady prices and rye straw quiet. Prices quoted include choice prime hay 18 to 18.6, fair to good 16.5 to 17.6, Eastern fine 14 to 16, poor to ordinary 14 to 16, East swale 10, rye straw 18, oat straw 10. Last year on the same day 75 cars ay and 2 cars straw. Stocks not excessive despite large reports.
Market Prices for Vegetables and Produce Listed
Quotations show Marrow squash at 60 per ton Hubbard and Savoy cabbage priced around 75 to 90 per barrel cabbage 85 per barrel onions 75 cents per barrel Bermuda onions 175 per crate Spanish onions 125 per crate caah or burke carrots 125 per barrel lettuce 50 cents bush Turnips 40 cents box white French turnips 125 per barrel St Andrews 75 cents per barrel radishes turnips 50 cents per dozen long 2 dozen celery 15 to 17 per box parsnips 25 bushels native dandelions Norfolk spinach 1500 per unit Baltimore spinach 75 cents per barrel kale 75 cents per unit beet greens 125 per bushel native cu Saniece 2 per dozen rhubarb 10 cents per pound parsley 125 per bush
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Andrews
Norfolk
Baltimore
Chicago Provisions Market Holds Firm With Mixed Totals
In Chicago trade, prices seem firm after steady session with mixed spot figures. Reports show pork and lard receipts across cities, with quotes for long cuts and mess at high levels, while beef and bacon markets move cautiously amid steady to firmer tones. Local demand described as fair at old prices, with scattered gains in lard and dry salted products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hams, LLC
New York
Tierces City
Chicago—Park
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Market Report from Stock Yards and City Markets
Cattle receipts at Kansas City total 2708 with firm demand and mixed butchers at 165 to 800, stockers 260 to 850, hogs at 6773 receipts with heavies 450 to 460, mediums 445 to 457, pigs 445 to 465, sheep at 335 to 430. St Louis hogs easy 465 to 485, Cincinnati hogs steady 440 to 495. Chicago cattle 8500 receipts and 5000 shipments, bees 440 to 460, steers 330 to 425, Texas steers 3 3 85. Hogs 15000 receipts, 9000 shipments, opened steady then stronger, mixed 470 to 490, heavy 470 to 492, light 475 to 500, ships 350 to 460. Sheep receipts 4000, 2000 shipments, natives 405 to 550, Western corn fed 450 to 530, lambs 450 to 650.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Banana cargoes and orange shipments to Boston
The Maranda sails from Jamaica with bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The steamer Naranja passed Gibraltar April 2 carrying 2 750 cases Valencia oranges bound for Boston. Aberlady Bay left Palermo March 27 with 9 8000 boxes Palermo oranges and 13 900 boxes Palermo lemons. Wallachia passed Gibraltar April 1 with 15 000 boxes oranges and 12 000 boxes lemons for Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
Boston
Gibraltar
Aberlady Bay
Palermo
Wallachia
Auction Sales and Mediterranean Fruit Prices
H Harris & Co auctioned cargo from the steamer North Britain with varied fruit lots including Messina and Palermo oranges and lemons at prices listed per box or half-box. Mediterranean fruit receipts at Atlantic ports for March show Valencia oranges and lemons, Messina oranges, Palermo goods, and Florida oranges with steady demand and several price points. apples, grapefruits, cranberries, dried apples, strawberries, and bananas described with current market activity and prices. The movement details include port totals for New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, with notes on dull or steady demand and specific lots and container sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Harris & Co
North Britain
Messina
Palermo
Mediterranean
Atlantic
Valencia
Rae Megabate
New Orleans
Zac
Philadephia
Cesie
Baltimore
Baldwins
Northern Spy
Tallman Sweets
Greenings
Florida
Jersey
Dana
Baracoa
Seaverns & Co
Marmion
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
Sugar and Molasses Market Report 今日 Raw sugars steady firm
Sugar receipts total 537 barrels today versus 569 last year. 509 birds and 600 bags. Raw sugar market steady with Cuba refinings at 53 4 to 55 cents and Manila 4 8 54 cents. Refined sugars in good demand at firm prices. pulverized 8 cents, powdered 8 44 cents, granulated 7 53 cents. Belmont A 7 cents, extra C 7 44 cents. New York raw sugars barely steady. molasses receipts 589 barrels and 5 hogsheads, same day last year 169 barrels, 113 hogsheads and 16 tierces. Fancy Porto Rico and Cienfuegos grades listed with price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
Llanlos
Javas
New York
Ponce
Porto Rico
En Orleans
Cienfuegos
Cotton market and futures in New York and Liverpool
In New York cotton holds firm with middling uplands at 10 3/8¢ and low middling 9 3/16¢. Futures open quiet, close steady with contracts for April to February listed. Liverpool spot steady at 5 4d middling uplands, 6 9 16d low middlings, 7 16d good ordinary, 5 3 16d ordinary. futures show small firming across several months. Domestic port data show mixed receipts, exports, and stocks with overall steady to firm sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ce Kosboe
Ccaccse
Vse
Ceed Qeeuc
Funiy Cass
Ces Eece Cess
Ccs
Liverpool
Ssss Oe
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Ilmington
Norfolk
Newport News
Great Britain
West Point
Philadelphia
Continent
Baltimore
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
France
United States
Tallow Receipts and Market Notes From New York
Tallow receipts today show 28 barrels 2 casks and 8 bags versus 48 barrels 25 birds a year ago demand quiet market steady quotes City rendered at 4 4 4¢ country 444 442c rough 242 4c grease 214 4 cc New York Tallow strong city 456c Coffee New York Rio stronger fair car ves 18%4c¢ Whiskey Western markets unchanged Turpentine and Petroleum New York Turpentine 45 45%ac resin 1 12 44 116 tar nominal petroleum 7 25c RSW 7c cases 6c
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio
Imports and Exports at Sea The Listing of Goods
Storage 320 Congress Street documents imports and exports from April 5 1889 listing consignments from Surinam Arroyo Pa Sierra Leone Jamaica Barbados Baracoa Yarmouth Halifax NL Halifax Halifax NL and other ports. Items include sugar coffee molasses hides lumber pineapples bananas coconuts oranges eggs potatoes fish lobs and various goods with quantities and vessel names such as Brig Mary Gibbs Edward D Bark Clotilde and steamer Marmion Dana Yarmouth and On Time. The entry shows trade movements in multiple regions including Jamaica Port Morant Port Antonio and Boston Fruit Co channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surinam
Mary Gibbs
Arroyo
Edward D
Kates & Barnet
Sierra Leone
Joseph Carlon
Barbados
Brown Bros & Co
Marshall Hardwick
San Juan
Molasses Whitney, Ponsland & Co
Liverpool
Jamaica
Marmion
Port Antonio
Boston Fruitco
Port Morant
Baracoa
Seaverns & Co
Yarmouth
S Ellis
Ellis
Halli & Co
G Hall & Co
Hatheway & Co
Ivers & Pond
TJ Jones & Co
Richardson & Barnard
Ring
Halifax
Carroll
Thos Butler & Co
Win Clarke
Carlton
Exports from Havana and Atlantic lumber and salt cargoes
A late 19th century export list records ships and consignments across Havana Cuba St John New Brunswick Weymouth Nova Scotia Yarmouth Nova Scotia Digby Annapolis Nova Scotia. Items include lumber sacks salt flour oil and various goods aboard schooners and steamers with quantities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
John Peirce
ST John
Minnie C Taylor
Weymouth
Walter P Hall
Yarmouth
Digby and Annapolis
Iis
Halifax Trade Ledger Details Cargoes of Cornmeal and Flour
Halifax Nova Scotia report notes Brig Edith cleared April 3 with 380 barrels of cornmeal added to cargo alongside 200 egg cases and 165 barrels of bananas and middlings in 70 half barrels, four 100 bags middlings and other goods listed in ship’s manifest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Edith
Foreign markets report dull London session and Liverpool prices
London markets show wheat steady and corn firmer with mixed American corn rates for May to September. Paris and Antwerp wheat quiet, Liverpool spot wheat firm and futures quiet. Breadstuffs in Liverpool have poor demand, with steady to firm tones in related grains and provisional pork and lard prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
Calcutta
California
Paris
Liverpool
Antwerp
Ste Dy
The Value of Longevity and Kidney Health
Dr. Felix L. Oswald advocates longevity and warns of daily life stress harming health. He cites Burns, Keats, Cervantes, and others as examples of struggle and posthumous fame, urging care and medicine at the right time. Warner's Safe Cure is promoted as a remedy for kidney symptoms, with caution that painless kidneys can still be diseased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix L. Oswald
Burns
Keats
Cervantes
Spinoza
Schiller
Pascal
Harvey
Macaulay
Buckle
Bichat
Raphael
Mozart
Byron
Warner
Bricht
Boston and Albany Railroad Timetable and Dining Car Notice
February 4 1889 timetable details Local and through service between stations. Open at city offices for tickets and sleeping or parlor car accommodations. Dining cars attached on Boston Worcester New Haven and New York routes with generous meal service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
West
Boston
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Toledo
Hartford
New Haven
New York
Worcester
Washington Street
Kneeland Street
Springfield
Boston & Albany
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Sears
New York Station
Liberty St
N. R
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
J. N. Magna
New England
Washington St
Old Colony Fall River Line baggage rules notice
Special notice prohibits baggage check from hotels or residences in Boston to destination by train. Passengers holding tickets on this road may have baggage checked only as directed. Orders for baggage left at No 3 Of State Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex Koat
Pilgrim
Old State House
L. H. Palmer
Fall River
Lineaneerston Line
Train schedule fragment for Central Division lines
Fragmentary timetable lists numerous stops including Ashmont, Brockton, Quincy, Neponset, Weymouth, Fall River via Taunton, and others with irregular times. References central division departures and Sunday/weekday patterns, plus via Brockton and Taunton routes.
Cape Cod Bus Timetable From Buzzards Bay to Wellfleet
Schedule for Cape Cod division routes with morning 8.15 am and afternoon 4.15 pm times. Lists towns including Bourne Brewster Chatham Cot tage City Hyannis Provincetown Nantucket via Woods Hall Mondays through Saturdays and notes variations like 12 m and 3.18 ym in Yarmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Barestabe
Bourne
Daie
Brewster
Cataumet
Chateham
Cottage City
Park Sq
New Bedford
Allmouth
M. Hyannis
Monument Beach
Mattapoisett
Marion
Nuantucket
Woods Hall
Provincetown
Providence Division rail timetable fragment for New York line
An extensive list of train times and stops across the Providence Division to New York and nearby towns. Schedules cover Attleboro Canton Dedham Readville Roslindale Forest Hills Jamaica Plain Mansfield Sharon and more with weekday frequencies and Sunday gaps noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
New York
Shore Line
York
Stonington
Attleboro
Boyston
Central
Roslindale
Ae Weat
Roxbury
Spring Street
Canton
Dedham
Dodgeville
East Foxboro
Foxboro
Mies
Forest Hills
Otel
Azelwood
Vandronville
Ami
the Park
Jamaica Plain
Mansfield
Mit
Hudon Bilis
Orth Attleboro
Providence
M. Readville
Rumford
India
Pont
Sharon
Sunaayr
Sau
Sharon Heights
Stoughton Ameee
South Walpole
A& m
Wrentham
Warren and
Bristol
Morag x Og
New Bedford
Norton
Northern Division Timetable Notice From 1889
Local and through train times listed for Boston to Framingham Marlboro Bolton Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg and Pratt’s Junction with limited service days. Full timetable details available in Boston stations and at Old Colony R R office No 3 Old State House. J R Kendrick General Manager. Geo L Connor General Passenger Agent. Boston April 4 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Kneeland Street
Framingham and
Marlboro
Bolton
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Pratt
Boston
Old Colony
R. R
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Boston and Maine March 4 1889 Rail Schedule Update
Through trains on Western and Eastern divisions listed for Augusta Haymarket and Causeway Street stations. Stops include Bangor Bar Harbor St John Halifax Eastport Calais Lewiston North Conway Portland and other Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox & Lincoln routes with multiple daily departures from Haymarket and Causeway Street. Steamer connections from Portland to Rockland Castine Bar Harbor Sedgwick Southwest Harbor and Halifax on select days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Haymarket Square
Causeway Street
Bangor
Bar Harbor
St. John
Maiifax
Provinces
Rockland
Castine
Beer Isle
Sedgwick
Southwest Harbor
Millbridge
Machinsport
Portland
Eastport
Calais
St. Doh
N. BS
Halifax
N. S
Lewiston
Manchester
Concord
N. H
North
North Conway
Maine Central
Grand Trunk
Knox & Lincoln Railways
Hasmarket Square
Trains From Boston Station Western Division Schedule
Western Division trains depart Boston Haymarket for Altor Bay Rochester and Farmington with numerous daily times listed for Andover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Overhill Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Medford Melrose Highlands Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Salem Wakefield and Sunday services to Dover Haverhill Lawrence Manchester and Portland Bangor Lewiston with full time grid included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altor Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Over
Danvers
Exeter
Great Falls
Overhill
Georgetown
Kennebunk
Biddefore
Saco
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Lowell
Medford
Melrose Highlands
Melrose
Merrimac
North Andover
Newburyport
Reading
Salem
Wakefield
Dover
Haverhill
Lawrence
Manchester
Portland
Bangor
Lewiston
Reading and Way
Train timetable fragment for Amesbury and coastal towns
A dense OCR of a historical timetable lists numerous routes and departure times across Amesbury Amesbury Beverly Middeford Great Falls and Roches ter Hampton Beach Lynn Marblehead Middleton Newburyport North Conway Portsmouth Rockport Gloucester Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro and other stations. The fragment notes Sunday trains and specific branches including Saugus and Saucus with irregular timing marks and partial captions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Beverly
Middeford
Marblehead and
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Newburyport
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Tom. Mevere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
Boston Station Timetables for Through and Local Services
The schedule lists through service from Boston on Causeway Street to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville and more with multiple daily departures including 9 am 1 pm and 7 pm for various branches. It also covers northern KR Montrea Montreal via White River Junction and Montreal Line plus Central Mass Division trains to Northampton Hadley Amherst Barre Rutland and Worcester with Sunday trains and notes that full timetables are available at stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Boston
Causeway Street
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Haverhill
Woodsville
North Woodstock
Pennig
Wassett Valley
Lisbon
Littleton
Whitefield
Lancaster
Fabyan’s and
Montreal
White River Junction
Portland Street
Northampton
Hadhey
Amherst
Belcher Town
Bondasville
Are
Gilbertville
Barre
Rutland
Oakdale
West Boylston
Worcester
Clinton
Bertin
Hudson
Sadbury
Rockbottom
Wayland
Weston
Waltham
Waverley
Belmont
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Minneapolis
Graham Fiour
Corumea Ee
Dell
John E. Welsh
State Street
Boston Markets
Choice
Vermont
Hicker
North Choice
Sage
New Hampshire
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Southern
Bush
Lima
Timothy
Houston
Aroostook Hebrons
Aroostook
Hebrons
Burbanks
New Brunswick
Ebrons
Bermuda
Uc Mallard
J E Carter & Co
Congress Street
Raileroads
Boston & Albany RR
Syracuse
Buffalo
Michigan Central R. B
Lake On
A.m
Ars
A. & Hanson, Gen. Pass. Agt
Moseley
New Haven House
Rkailroad H
Union Station
Seth H. Moseley
New London
N. Y
N. E
Willimantic
Providences
Each. T. Hempstead
Gen's Pi
Central R.R
Washington and the West
Railroads
Ashmont
Mraiptree
Bridgewater
Brockton
Cohasset
Hinzham
Baston
East Ee
Milton
Quincy
Taunton
Harrison Square
Marshfeld
Sea View
Matesan
LOS
Tas
Nantu
Ket Beach
Neponset
Uedford
Pris
Newport
Easton
Stoughton
Nedetee
Abington
Duxbury
Rocklind and
Hanover
Seituates
Aim
Shawmut
South Braintree
Bouthethan Bun
Aaunton
Central Station
Dean St
Whitman
Ee Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
Westridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Cape Cod
Lulu
P Mh
Tua
Lus Rulruy
Concord KE. A
Branche
Upper Saipeate
Maine
City Ticket Office
Western Division
Haymarket
Boston Station
Causeway
Street
Work Harbor & Beach R.F
Sam
Saugus Branch
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
Lynn and
Way
Bauer
Malifax
aVia Saucus
South Reading
Beene
Peterboro
Millsboro
Bmillsboro
Wilton
Milford
Greenfield
Naahe
Walnut Hill
Stoneham
Wobu
Winchester
W Medford
Mass
Billerica
Bedford
Nashua
Nowell
Stoneham and Way
Lexington and Way
Woburn and Way
Winchester and Way
Manchester and
Civic Express
Central Mass
Fincses
Northamton
James T. Furber
J. Flanders
Gen'l Pas
Stonington Line
Park Square Station
Washington, Cor. State Street
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
C. H. Briggs
Gen. Pass
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