Grain and market report cites mixed bids and firm futures
The report details bids for No 2 white at 43 to 45¼ cents, No 1 barley oats and clipped oats at 46 cents, and multiple elevator sales. It notes firm near term futures, various monthly quotes from May to July, and New York and Chicago price activity across wheat, oats, corn, flour, and related staples with steady to higher tones and active volume.
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Boston & Albany
Hoosac
Barney
New York
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Toledo
Detroit
Chicago
Minnepolis
Canada
St Louis
Matt—Duli
Bush
Choice
Butter Market Steady With Mixed Quotations Across Regions
Butter quotations show little change with creameries holding at 31c for select items and 25 26c for imitation creamery. Western and New York prices vary by grade from 20c to 38c, while egg and bean markets hold firm or drift slightly. Output lists include Elgin and Cincinnati notes, with jobbing margins marginally higher.
Fruit H Harris & Co auction prices for cargoes of James Turpie
Prices for Messina and Palermo oranges and lemons sold by Fruit H Harris & Co from the steamer James Turpie with boxes and counts noted. Amicitia cargo listed with bananas and coconuts prices. Market steady with old quotations and varied orange and lemon prices remain similar to prior report.
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H. Harris & Co
James Turpie
Messina
Palermo
Florida
Valencia
Amicitia
Banatas
App
Fruit Market Notes Include Bananas and Oranges Prices
The report lists lemons at 3 4 percent per box, Valencia oranges at 6 6 percent per case, and large extra large at 6 7 percent per case. Strawberries sell slowly at 40 50 cents per quart, while bananas are plentiful with quiet trade. Prices are given for Aspinwall Port Limon Jamaica at 2 60 per bunch, Baracoa at 1 50, and selections hither. The steamer Samana is due at Longwharf south side Monday April 16 with Jamaica bananas for Boston Fruit Co.
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Valencia
Aspinwall
Port Limon
Jamaica
Baracoa
Samana
South Side
Longwharf
Boston Fruit Company
Provisions Market Echoes Steady Pork and Lard Prices
The pork market remains near last quotes with fair demand at steady prices. Beef and mutton show mixed activity, with strong pork figures in New York and Cincinnati notes. Lard edges higher before closing steady, while various cuts and hams carry steady to firm quotes across major markets.
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Lord
Choice
New York
Bless Mess Export Pt
Tierces Western Steam
Tierces City
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Sugar and Molasses Market Report of New York Prices
Sugar markets show steady or firmer tones driven by New York reports. Cuba refining quoted 413-16 to 415-16 cents, Javas Nos 10 to 11 at 69-16 to 57gc, and sugars diverse by grade. Refined sugars in strong demand at steady levels with pulverized 7.44 cents, powdered 8.0, granulated 6.7 cents and standard A at 6.7 cents. Wholesale granulated priced at 7 cents. Molasses trade quiet with Ponce near 38 cents per gallon and new crop Cienfuegos at 25 to 27 cents. Barbadoes nominal. New York trade overall quiet at firm or unchanged prices.
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New York
Cuba
Manilas
Noviles
Javas
Ponce Vorto Rico
Cienfuegos
Barbadoes
Market Report on Southern Truck Prices for Produce
A market summary shows steady demand and good supply in Southern markets with asparagus at 6 per dozen, green peas 2.03 per crate, tomatoes 2 per ripe canner, and cabbage crates at 225 each. Other items include Norfolk kale 150 per bushel, Bermuda onions 38.5 per 400 crate, Florida string beans 2.43 per crate, and various quotes for beets cabbage and root vegetables by bushel, crate, or box.
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Bermuda
Florida
St Andrews
Hog and cattle market updates from St Louis Kansas City Chicago and more
Market reports show hogs steady in St Louis with Yorkers 400 to 515 dollars and better lots to 545. Kansas City slower. Chicago cattle receipts around 8000 with steers 330 to 520, cows and bulls 160 to 850. Hogs receipts 10000 with mixed classes 515 to 550 and ships 340 to 500. Sheep receipts 4000. natives 8590, Western 835, Texans 275 to 490, lambs 820. Cincinnati hogs stronger with common and light 435 and packers 525 to 560. receipts 930 shipments 600.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
Cincinnati
Cotton Prices and World Markets Report
New York cotton sails at 9 13-16 to 84-2 for different grades with 110 bales sold. Futures opened and closed quiet with mixed opening and closing figures for April to January. Liverpool spot steady at 65-16d uplands and 5% Orleans. futures and spots in Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk, West Point, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York show quiet to dull activity with varied closing prices and significant net receipts and exports across regions.
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New York
Act
Icakeae Sle
Seca Veas
Ss Ouro
Cece
Ns View Ae
Liverpool
Uplands
Orleans
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Continent
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Great Britain
France
Cincinnati
Mia Ac
St. Louis
Louisville
Frantic Trade Totals Reported Across Ports
The report lists nation wide figures with 17,028 tied to France 776 and stock levels at all United States ports totaling 616,546. The terse OCR readout suggests a shipping or trade summary with several numeric markers.
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France
United States
Mixed commodity quotes across markets and items
Miscellaneous notes show tallow quotations with a quiet movement and city rendered rates. New York reports stronger market with 240000 lbs sold. London maintains steady prices at 35s. Turpentine and petroleum figures from New York show mixed closes and rosin and tar levels. Coffee from New York notes fair market, Rio at 114 1 2. Whiskey markets in Chicago St Louis Cincinnati present firm or steady price activity around $109 to $115.
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New York
London
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Imports 1888 cargoes and shipper list scattered items
A long list of imports dated April 10 1888 shows ships and wealth of cargoes including 24500 coconuts 8000 banana bunches for WW & C R Noyes Grand Manan NB and extended cargo details across various ships in Liverpool and Atlantic ports. The record lists commodities as herring boxes dry fish potatoes wood wool hides minerals glass wine oils timber and many other goods with multiple firms and ship names. It notes schooner Lion at St Jago de Cuba carrying sugar from Cushman and other consignments.
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Baracoa
Amicitia
Noyes
Grand Manan
Andrew Burnham
Ingalls
Janwallis
Portland
Rockwell & Son
Harborville
Modena
Wood Delong & Seaman
Liverpool
Eng
Virginian
Sherburne
Moise Linder & Meyer
Morey
Churchill & Morey
Dodo Jones, McDuffee & Stratten
Do Do Snow & Co
Baring Bros & Co
Damrell & Upham
Jones
Wing & Evans
O’rourke
Rolfe & Co
Doherty
Hills
Turner & Co
Chadwick & Chadwick
Ptatoes L Kimball & Co
Morey & Co
Watson
Wellington & Co
Moors & Co
Amoskeag Mans Co
Walbaum & Co
Dame & Co
Pierce & Co
E & FE
King & Co
Stone & Downer
Mitchell, Woodbury & Co
Bigelow, Kennard & Co
Oliver
Snow Express
Snow
Wilder
Riley & Gray
Kimball & Co
Herbert & Rapp Co
H Davis & Co
Warren & Blanchard
Farley, Harvey & Co
Dennison Mani Co
Alizarine Beach & Co
Lovering & Co
Rapp & Ee
Copson
Emery
Thos Leyland & Co
Leigh & Co
Wight Bros
Wight
Kakas & Son
Moise Thayer & Lincoln
Washburn & Moon
Hooper, Lewis & Co
Mdse Hopes
Emmerton & Co
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Rogers
Murphy & Co
Levy &Cce
Hanmill & Gillespie
Webber
Hollander & Co
Bidwell
Bugs Fruit Brown Bros & Co
Thayer & Lincoln
Whitney & Co
Bedrossian
Kricorian
Moise Savoul & Co
E Morrison & Co
Charles Lawrence & Co
St Jago DE Cuba
Lion
Cushman
Exports April 10 1888 Yarmouth to Cardiff and Martinique
Shipping list itemizes cargo from Yarmouth Nova Scotia to Cardiff Wales via Halifax and Martinique. Entries include steamer cargo of eggs, lobster, hardware, oils, meat, dry goods, and lumber. Bark Sarah bound Western Island with oil and hardware. Norena schooner carrying herrings and lumber. detailed tonnage and product counts across multiple ports and routes.
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Yarmouth
Cardiff
Wales
Halifax
Warrior
Western Island
Sarah
Martinique
Fwi
Waldoboro
Norena
Staple Receipts by Railroads in 1888 Trade Ledger
A compact ledger lists April 10 1888 receipts for railroads Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston Providence New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Maine Eastern Western Lowell System and more. It records vast quantities of cotton wool flour oats cornmeal lard butter cheese eggs bacon beef pork hides leather and other staples with volumes such as bales bbls tons sacks and cases. The entries cover multiple rail lines and show broad regional trade activity in farm and shop goods.
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Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad—Western Division
Lowell
Nusssis
Inland and ocean freight inventory summary
A compiled list of shipments with quantities of staples and hides by Express and Sea routes. Notable items include cotton and wool bales, flour tierces, bacon cases, lard tubs, tallow bbls, sugar bags, eggs bbls, and green hides, caltskins and leather bales.
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Express
Foreign Markets Report From London And Liverpool
Cargoes off the coast hold wheat firm with seven awaiting sale. California and Danubian wheats quoted at varied shippings, with Baltimore and River La Plata consignments noted. Paris and Antwerp markets show firmer spot wheat while English prices remain steady amid active futures.
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London
Beerbohm
Ingher
Mark Lane
California
River la Plata
Paris
Michigan
Minnesota
India
Great Britain
Liverpool
Antwerp
Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town Descriptions Across the Nation
A long roster lists boot and shoe buyers and firms visiting Atlanta and various cities. Names include J A Smith Moore Marsh & Co Atlanta W W Draper Draper Moore Co Atlanta W S Everett M C J F Kiser Co Augusta, C Bangs Bangs Bard & Co Baltimore J Preiss 8 Preiss & Sons etc. The note records buyers across Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Dallas Davenport Evansville Indianapolis Louisville Memphis Milwaukee Nashville New York Norfolk Philadelphia Richmond St Louis San Francisco Savannah Toledo and more.
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Atlanta
S$ Everett
M C &J
Kiser & Co
Tre
Augusta
H Mulherin
P H Rice
Rice & Co
Craw
Baltimore
C Bangs
Bangs
Bard & So, Tre
J Preiss
8 Preiss & Sons
Brownsville
Tex
A J Bloomberg
Bloomberg & Raphael
Buffalo
C E Walker
W. H. Walker & Co
Bloomington
Arnold
Columbus
Belknap
Belknap, Carpenter & Co
O Jones
Reed, Jones & Co
Chicago
F Prouty
G P Gore & Co
G Leonard
Leonard & Co
J M Schnadig
Schnadig Bros & Co
Greensfelder
Fort Wayne
Ind
H Carnahan
Carnanan & Co
Galveston
Lex
A Blum
L & H Blum
Pandianapolis
J R McKee
McKee & Co
Ookuk
W Huiskamp
Huiskamp Bros. Co
Poe City
L V Marks
Lederman & Marks
Louisville
L Gramman
L Gramman & Co
Mansfield
M Weaver
M Weaver & Co
Memphis
R Tracy
C P Tracy & Co
Phenix
San Francisco
Cal
Rehfisch
The
Rehfisch B & 8S Co
Savannah
Einstein
Einstein’s Sons
Toledo
R Lee
Childs, Lee & Dunlap
Wachter
Wachter Bros
Childs
Lee & Dunlap
Dividend Alert Three Dollar Per Share Payment
Dividend of three dollars per share will be paid on Saturday April 14 1888 to stockholders of record at close of business Saturday March 31 1888. Transfer books closed from March 24 to March 27 and from April 2 to April 14. William R Driver treasurer Boston March 14 1888.
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William R. Driver
Boston
Dissolution Petition of Ocean Mills Company in Essex County
The Ocean Mills Company of Newburyport, organized Nov 4 1878, seeks dissolution after selling real estate and settling debts. Stockholders vote Apr 2 1886 to authorize sales. proceeds were applied to debts and business closed. Plaintiffs request dissolution and court hearing notice with appropriate relief.
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Massachos
Setts
Essex
Supreme Judicial Court
Supreme Judicial
Salem
County of
Ocean Mills Company
Commonwealth
Newburyport
WM. Minot, Jr
Et Als
Essex County Supreme Court Petition Notice in Boston Post
A Salem Essex case orders publication of an attested petition in the Boston Post three weeks before the June return date. The notice invites interested parties to appear in Essex County court and show cause why the petition should not be granted.
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Essex
Supreme Jopicial Court
Salem
County of
Istex
Boston Post
Dean Peabody
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Superior Court
A. D
Atwood B. Lothrop
Boston
Atwood
Lothrop
Jos
Willard
Jos. A. Willard
William Bayard Banks
Commonwealth OF Massachu
Setis
Stephen Cushing Kendall
Lexington
Middlesex
Maria A. Coitle
Sall
Frank Cottle
Smithville
Commonwealth
Boston Lost
Raon
Edwin A. Wadleigh
Boston Area Transit Timetable Fragment
A dense OCR of transport times shows routes and departures across multiple towns including Weymouth Brockton Quincy and Hanover with numerous listed times and connections. The garbled schedule references returns via Brockton Abington Marlboro and Attleboro among others and includes Sunday and weekday trains with boat connections and intercity lines.
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