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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1888

Page

7

Commodity price snapshot from New York and Chicago markets

Market reports show steady or dull demand across grains and feeds. Prices cited include choice dried at 82 80 per barrel, bag meal 1 24 1 25 per bag, buckwheat flour 2 90 3 00 per bag, rye around 1 55 1 77 in New York jobbing and Chicago quotes, millet and barley varying by region, and cottonseed meal steady at about 24 50 to 25 00 per ton.

New York Chicago St. Lonia Milwaukee Canada St Louis Tauli Bush Choice Fall River Boston Colony You. m Brooklyn Jersey City Dratina«Tion No. S Old State House Old Colony L. H. Palmer J. R. Kendrick Agt

Wholesale Butter and Dairy Prices Across Markets

Butter demand quiet with prices easing at creameries. Western and New York quotes mixed, several grades down or steady. Cheese and meat markets show little change. beans, peas, and grains vary by region with jobbing prices modestly higher. Potatoes and hay markets quiet, poultry steady, and regional staple prices listed for multiple items.

Fruits and fruit prices on steamer arrivals and markets

The Amicitia from Baracoa arrives with bananas for Noyes. Baldwins steady. Spy at 250 or 2 60 per 600, green ines. Oranges and lemons prices steady with Florida oranges strong. Mediterranean fruits fair demand. James Turpie ships Tuesday. Palermo oranges 5 50 to 4 50 per box, Florida 6 6 and 3 4 per box, Messina oranges 3 4 per box, Messina lemons 3 4 per box, Valencia 5 6 25 per case. Strawberries 20 to 50 cents. Bananas plentiful with prices unchanged. Bananas by region listed with prices 2 25 per bunch for Aspinwall Port Limon, 1 50 Baracoa, selections higher.

Amicitia Baracoa Appicus Baldwins Florida James Turpie Palermo Messina Valencia Aspinwall Port Limon Jamaica Hixher

Meat Prices and Market Report Across Cities

Pork, beef, and bacon quotations are listed with varying cuts and sizes. New York Park is firm with limited sales. Cincinnati and St Louis show firmer pork and lard markets. beef and beet prices remain steady at old quotations. overall market tone is steady to firmer across regions.

Lord Choice New York—Park City India Mesa City Steam Continent Chicago St Louis Cincinnati

Market Prices for Lamb and Mutton Compare by Quality and Region

The report lists quoted prices for fancy lambs at 11 12 cents per pound, common to good at 7 10, Chicago mutton choice at 9 10, Brighton mutton 10 11, Eastern mutton 8 6 to 8 6 for choice, with poor to good 6 7, Eastern real good to choice 9 10, and poor to good values in mixed regional terms.

Chicago Brighton Bia Vo

Sugar and Molasses Market Summary

Sugar trade shows dull raw sugar with ample supply and varied prices for Cuban, Manila, Java grades. Refined sugars demand steady with mixed premiums for pulverized to confectioners’ grades. Molasses markets quiet with minor quotations for Porto Rico and Cienfuegos. New York reports firm market for refined sugar and dull trade for 50 test molasses.

Cuba Manilas Lloilos Javas New York Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Barbadoss

Market Prices For Truck Produce And Fresh Vegetables

Southern lots show good supply with fair demand for asparagus at 6 per dozen and green peas at 23 per crate. Tomatoes ripe fruit canners 2 per can, cabbage 275 per crate, Norfolk kale 150 per barrel, Bermuda onions 3 752400 per crate, spinach 150 175 per barrel, Florida string beans 8 per crate, beets 125 per crate, native dandelions 1 126 per bush, native onions 3 per barrel, squash Hubbards 350 per 4 ton, lettuce 75 per dozen, turnips 50 per bush, celery 10 per box, rhubarb 124 per bunch.

Bermuda Florida St Andrews

Cotton Markets Rise and Fall in Steam of New York and Liverpool

New York cotton opens quiet at 9 13 16 for middling uplands with mixed bids and sales of 110 bales. Futures ease then close steady. Liverpool spot holds steady with fair demand at 65 16d for uplands and Orleans quoted lower. Various US ports report receipts, stocks, and sales across the South and Midwest with general firmness in Liverpool and mixed local activity.

New York Arti. Cca Scien Y Csvecass S- O Liverpool Uplands Orleans Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Great Britain Baltimore France Continent Cincinnati St. Louis Louwisville

Hog and Cattle Markets Report St Louis and Chicago Prices

Hog and cattle markets show steady to firm movement across St Louis Chicago and Cincinnati. Hogs receipts Chicago 7000, mixed 15 5 35, heavy 5 25 6 4, light 5 10 5 30. Cincinnati hogs 4 53 0 5 50. Cattle receipts Chicago 7000 shipments 2000 steady steers 3 40 5 05. Texas fed steers 3 30 4 40. Sheep receipts 9000 dull and firm natives 3 50 6 10.

St. Louis Peortia Chicago Texas Fed Texas Cincinnati

Miscellaneous quotes and market notices from major cities

The report cites fluctuating quotes across cities with figures for currency, commodities, and certs. New York notes quiet firm tone for town prices and tax or rate-like figures. London shows steady prices. turpentine rosin and tar markets vary, petroleum at notable levels. Whiskey prices hold steady in Chicago and Cincinnati with nominal changes in related markets.

New York Taliow London Rio Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati

Imports and Exports, April 9 1888 Cape Town to Halt London

A compact trade ledger item listing exports from Cape Town to London and Barbados and Sierra Leone with quantities of nails, cases, lumber, tobacco, pork, beef, oil, kerosene, stoves, and various other goods. Includes entries for Bear River Nova Scotia and Sierra Leone Africa with livestock and lumber shipments, plus details of schooners Muriel Cepola.

Cape Town London Besy Sie Aizene Barbados Sierra Leone Africa Brix Charles A Sparks Bear River Muriel Lockport

Imports April 9 1888 Cardena s Bark Sugar and Goods

Imports aboard vessels from Nash Spaulding Co and DeJong Seaman report cargoes at Boston and Melighan Campobello and Messina. Items include sugar, potatoes, eggs, herring, dry fish, boxes and piling across multiple ships and coasts.

Cardenas Louise Adelaide Nash, Spaulding & Co Canning Frank L P Boston Consolidated Produce Co Campobello Melighan DeJong & Seaman Messina Janes

Brailed Trains and Schedules Set for Boston and Maine Railways

Rail timetable note lists through trains on Western and Eastern divisions from Haymarket and Causeway Street stations. Includes Augusta, Portland, Halifax, Lewiston, Manchester, Concord, North Conway, and Portland connections. Seasonal steamship transfers and multiple daily departures indicate comprehensive routing from Boston area hubs to Maine and inland terminals with noted stations.

Rarch Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St M. Mocklord Castine Southwest Bar Barbers Portland Lewiston Maine Central Grand Trunk and Moox & Lincoln G al

Boston and Albany Rail Schedules and Connections

Consolidated timetable fragment listing dozens of trains and stops including Ashcroft, Danbury, Hartford, Providence, Norwood, Readville, Forest Hills, Hyde Park, Canton Junction, Readville, and connections to New York and Providence. Notes on Sundays, special stops, and Whale Harbor style routing.

Ashcroft Baltinadre Bi Street Slam Blackstone Danbury Morchester Ox Own du Llams Hyam Ge Highland la Sulsagton Tooey New i Britain, Org New York Air Line Hartford Borw.ch Norwood Ventral Lora Pawtucket Philadellphia Providence Putnam Pendville Iver Street Rockville Conn Southbridge Piltens Walpole Washington D. C Watebury Willimantic BO Ain Winslows Webster Boston Middletown New Haven Pullman Beston New Britain Waterbury Pishkill-on-Hudson Newburgh Turners, N. Y Chicago & St. Louis Limited Erie Railway

Shipping list of fruit and commodities from Palermo to Yarmouth

A long mixed vessel manifest lists items from Palermo to Savannah and Yarmouth, including 46 cases essences, 4 do moise orders, 1750 bags sumac, 10,941 pkgs fruit, 6 refrigerators berries, 91 boxes oranges, 110 boxes beets, 20 crates vegetables, and numerous bales, crates, and boxes of cotton, potatoes, beans, and fish. The document names numerous firms and partners such as J Brown & co, Bennett Rand, J Boynton & co, Blake & Ripley, and W Curtis & co, across shipments in Savannah and Yarmouth NL, with steamer routes Gate City and Yarmouth steamer detailed.

AS & J Brown & Co Palermo AS &J Brown & Co Tally & Co Savannah Gate City Adams & Co Addy & Co Boynton & Co Bennett, Rand & Co Oranges CO Hoatt Cotton Mills Hidea Billings & Eaton Bigelow & Co Blake & Ripley Curtis & Co Leonard Locke & Co Maynard Bk Morrison & Co JD Mead & Co Mansfield E Pontier Rice & Holloway Rogers & Co M Smith & Co Snow Yarmouth Yarmouuth Barclay & Co Clements & Co Batchelder Bbis & Co Gardner G Hall & Co Webber Cram & Allen Hutchinson Delong & Seaman R_ Wiley & co Jones & Co Halibut Rich Bros Clark & Co

Value of Imports into Boston Week Ending April 66 1888

Boston import totals for many regions and goods including England Belgium Jamaica Hamburg and Calcutta. Major items listed are dry goods machinery glass cocoa coffee hides and sugar with grand total for all entries around 1 574 239 dollars and pounds across multiple ports and commodities.

Boston England Belgium Amsterdam Jamaica Sears Ccese Metsis Port Antonio Bruges GOS HAUS Calcutta AIG Anny Montevideo Melbourne Rollywools Nova Scotia Porto Rico Cuba Suge Germany Li. Tobacco Wgiagrs Sc

Value of Boston Exports Week Ending April 6 1888

Detailed Boston import export ledger shows totals across categories such as pianofortes 8533 items, Naval stores, oils, lubricants, breadstuffs, provisions, cotton goods, and machinery. Major export values include bacon 185,680, sugar and molasses 3,936, coffee 290, and leather 64,590 with country totals for Nova Scotia 28,704 and Newfoundland 14,786 among others.

Ag Fe Implemi Butler Cheorg Cee Vo Cares & P'Ts LSPA Rock Laliow Boing Oi Enen Aes Seine Aga Essen Myla Nova Ngotia Cece Sweese Miquelon Langley OS Cilar

Staple Shipments Listed for April 9 1888

A lengthy ledger of consignments from multiple railroads including Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Boston & Providence, New York & New England, Fitchburg, and Boston & Maine. Items feature cotton, wool, flour, cornmeal, oats, corn, barley, beef, pork, lard, butter, cheese, eggs, beans, hay, lumber, hides, and leather with quantities given in bales, barrels, cases, boxes, and cars.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Wid Colony New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Western Division Jsy Express

Record of assorted exported goods and commodities

A ledger style entry lists items including wool bales, tea chests, coffee bags, sugar bags, molasses, grease casks, butter cases, cheese boxes, beans, potatoes, hay cars, lumber bales, leather bales, hides and pelts with various quantities. The scattered figures show trade or stock tallies such as 383 bales wool and 10,278 bags potatoes among many other entries.

Foreign Markets Report From London And Liverpool

London and Liverpool report steady to firmer wheat and corn as of April 9. Wheat prices rise in some markets while English and French markets show quiet demand, with futures firm for wheat and mixed American corn. Paris notes wheat and flour firm as of May contracts. farm deliveries recorded for the past week.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Henglish

Western Division Train Timetable Aboard Boston Subway Line

Complex OCR shows a detailed Western Division schedule with departures and stops from Boston including Andover Dover Exeter and various coastal towns. The list also covers Sundays Eastern Division routes and Parlor Car services to Montreal with local feeder connections and a Lowell System note.

Open to Northampton Train Schedules From Boston Station

Trains depart from Boston Station Causeway Street foot of Portland Street for Northampton Hadley Amherst South Amherst Belchertown Bondville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jeffersons Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Berlin Sudbury Rehoboth Wayland Weston Waltham Waverly Belmont and other stops with multiple daily departures at 7.25 am 12.05 pm 3.40 pm 5.25 pm 6.25 pm and additional times listed by stop. Genl Passenger Agent D J Flanders assigns the timetable.

Western Division Boston Haymarke Square Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Dar Vers Bo Exeter Falls Maverhill Georgetown Po. Meunebunk Biddeford Saco Nert Lawrence Lawrence Mo Mowell Matden Eyterb Medford Melrose Mighlands Stoneham Sierrose Merrimac North Andover Newbury Port Artending Satem Wakefield Withington Lip Me Lowell Causeway Street Washington Street Old State House Wilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville Littleton Bethlehem Fabyans Lancaster Whitefield Franklin Lebavney White River Junction St. Johnsbury Newart Sherbrooke Quebec Passumpste Wells River Bristol Claremont Montévelier Essex Junction Burlington St. Albans Montreal Breene Peterboro Hillsboro Concord Milford Amherst Greenfield Nashua Lowel No. &Iberica Kawwenee Wilmington Walent Hisil Woburn Winchester West Medford Mapse Reformatory Éitlertea Bedford Lexington Arlington Northampton Portland Street Hadtey Ameherst Belchertown Bondaville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jefferson's Oakdale West Boylaston Worcester Seo Clinton Berlin Bandoon Sudbury Reoeckbottom Wayland Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont

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