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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1889

Page

7

Glove and Leather Prices in Grain and Hide Markets

Readable fragments show varied pricing for glove grain and pebble grain leathers, calfskins, and hides. No. 1 and No. 2 grades listed with dozens of price ranges in cents per unit, including Western Eastern finishes, buckskin and kip varieties, and regional hides from New England to Buenos Ayres.

Brighton New England Buenos Ayres Montevideo Rio Grande Io Grande Cordova

Wool Market Remains Quiet and Steady Across Regions

The wool market is quiet and fairly steady with small domestic sales and cautious purchases for immediate use. Prices vary by region and grade, with reported strengths in some areas and a large, uneven supply of domestic wools. Michigan and Ohio prospects show higher askings for washed and X grade wools, while Montana and Oregon outlooks remain mixed and steady.

London Michigan Seaboard Ohio Missouri Ilinois Inais SOROS Pieses Columbia River Northwest Montana Pennsylvania Texas New California Oregon New York Donskois Montevideo Wisconsin New Hampshire Vermont Kentucky Indiana Territory Wyoming Utah Colorado Southern Clothing Georgia Southern Texos Nsas Nebraska Maine Fine Valley Medium Valley Washington Territory Lontevideo Ape Aleppo Angora

Wheat Prices Edge Down As Markets Falter In Chicago

Wheat acted weak throughout the day and closed only fairly strong at 42c below the opening. Corn shifts to future months and oats weaken. The market bears rains in the West and reports of a Berlin grain trade failure. Local cash wheat sold to Eastern millers, with prices drifting lower amid heavy selling. Curb wheat quotes show July at about 82 1/2 to 83 1/4c, while futures activity remains quiet and mixed across regions.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Boston St Louis Gilman, Cheney & Co West Berlin New York Dakota C. Williams & Co

Assyrian and Oriental Goods Listed With Prices

A garbled catalog fragment lists items such as Assyrian and Persian goods with various prices. Mentions places like Cordova Donskot Kandahar Bagdad Juria East India Vicaneer and numbers in cents and fractions. The legible parts show ickily formatted price data for a trade list.

Cordova Donskot East India Kandahar Juria Bagdad

Wool sales in London show stronger prices across regions

London reports a large attendance at wool sales with prices firming. American buyers hold 2,500 bales sold from 15,034 offered. withdrawals total 2,200. Regional lots include Victoria 3,600 bales, New South Wales 2,700, Queensland 600, South Australia 2,200, Swan River 1,300, New Zealand 2,600, Tasmania 400, and Cape of Good Hope/Natal 1,500 bales with varied scoured and greasy lots and price quotes in pence per pound.

London Victoria New South Wales Queesland South Australia Swan River New Zealand Tasmania Cape of Good Hope Natal

Grain and flour market report with steel prices and receipts

Prices for domestic grain carloads include wheat corn rye and oats with spot trading quiet and firm across regions. Notable receipts: New York 11 887 pkgs. St Louis 33 000 bush. Chicago 129 000 bush. Butter and cheese markets steady with varied creameries. egg market steady with tighter supplies. potatoes and beans show buyer advantage on light arrivals and modest demand.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Roller Canada New York St Louis Milwaukee Chicago Toledo Detroit Peoria

Pork and Pork Products Market Report

Receipts today show pork supplies including 10 bbls, 125 tierces of lard, 106 cans, 71 bbls tams, 858 boxes bacon, and 12 dress hogs with none preserved. Year-ago levels were higher for some items but the market remains steady with no new features. Prices quoted cover long cuts up to prime mess with varied lard and bacon figures. New York quiet pork, Chicago mixed, Cincinnati steady, and fresh beef starting to trend upward with firm, steady demand for many cuts.

Choice Vermont Eastern Cincinnati New York Chicago Altimore West Sage Baltimore Liverpool Michigan Nova Scotias New Brunswicks South American St Louis Brighton

Market roundups detail cattle hog prices across unions

Cattle receipts 2624 at Kansas City market steady to slow with native cows and stockers in 190 to 385 ranges. Hogs receipts 5608 with heavies 4242 to 450, mids 445 to 465, pigs 425 to 462. Sheep receipts 552 steady at 385 to 450. Other cities report mixed hogs in Illinois and Ohio with varied prices amid receipts totals. Chicago and St Louis show lighter activity and price dips on hogs, cattle higher but mixed, with Texas steers at 325 to 390. Overall market fluctuates with regional differences and steady to lower trends in some sectors.

Kansas City St Louis Peoria Cincinnati Chicago Texas

Steamers Carry Bananas and Oranges to Boston

The Gambetta arrives April 15 from Baracoa with bananas for Seaverns & Co. The Maranda sails from Jamaica with bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. Naranja, 2750 cases Va eng oranges, passed Gibraltar April 2 bound for Boston. Aberlady Bay sailed Palermo March 27 with Palermo oranges and lemons for Boston. Wallachia passed Gibraltar April 1 with oranges and lemons for Boston. Sif arrives from Baracoa with bananas for WW & C R Noyes. North Angela sailed from Palermo April 10 for Boston with Messina oranges and lemons. total cargo 12 250 boxes oranges and 11 250 boxes lemons. Norfolk boat due Friday with 200 boxes oranges.

Gambetta Baracoa Seaverns & Co Maranda Jamaica Boston Fruit Company Naranja Boston Gibraltar Sif WW_&C R Noyes North Angela Palermo Norfolk

Fruit Market Auction and Prices for Oranges and Apples

Snow & Co plans an auction Friday for 1346 cases Valencia oranges while apples receipts show 914 barrels today versus 475 last year. Baldwins fetch around 16 to 20 cents per lb for fine lots, with Mediterranean fruit and Florida supplies influencing prices. Messina lemons and Palermo citrus appear high, California navels sold at Six and a half dollars a box, dried apples and strawberries show dull demand amid ample Jersey arrivals.

Snow & Co Valencia Maine Florida California Messina Palermo Jersey Cape Cod

Morning market brief shows steady supply and varied demand

Bananas arrive from Baracoa aboard the S Jofna as sales unfold at 1 12 4 2 5 per unit. Cabbages and beets are plentiful while onions are dull and beans and squash sell slowly. Prices for Florida and Bermuda produce appear across crates and bbls, with rhubarb and celery in demand and a Norfolk boat bringing spinach and kale quantities.

Bermudas Florida Norfolk Bermuda St Andrews Baltimore

New York cotton prices hold firm amid steady futures

Upland middling prices firm at 10 7 16 near 10 cents, low middlings 10c, good ordinary 9 1 16c, ordinary 7 11 16c. New York and Liverpool markets show steady closes, with futures opening steady and closing firm. Liverpool spot quiet but demand moderate. U.S. and international ports report firm cotton market with mixed receipts and exports.

New York ADT Tecens Eke E Eee Cdasee Vece Ku Bee GUY Coes Ces Sak Cecees Ces Ees Cess Liverpool Augusta Galveston New Orleans Great Britain France Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore Britain Cincinnati St Louis Louisville Continent United States

Sugar and Molasses Markets Mixed in Trading

Sugar and molasses markets show firm raw sugars and steady quotations with modest trading. Havana notes upward tendency, centrifugal sales for speculation at high prices, while New York reports higher raw sugars and active refined demand. Molasses receipts and prices vary by region, with general market firmness and fair demand. Tallow, coffee, whiskey, turpentine, and petroleum also listed with mixed conditions across New York, Chicago, and other hubs.

Cuba Lloulos Havana New York Ponce Porto Rico New Orleans Cienfuegos Chicago St Louis Cincinnati

Train Timetable Fragments for Central Division Lines

A dense OCR styled timetable lists numerous stations including Ashmont Brockton Easton and Weymouth with assorted weekday and Sunday departure times. It notes service from Central Division departing Kneeland Street Station for New York via Fall River Line and mentions additional trains and Friday Tuesday variations.

Cape Cod Bus Schedule Fragments For Coastal Towns

A list of bus times and routes across Cape Cod towns including Buzzards Bay Bourne Brewster Hyannis Nantucket Provincetown and Wellfleet with morning departures around 8.15 am and varied afternoon times up to 4.15 pm. Some entries specify weekdays or via connections such as Woods Hall.

Kneeland Street Buzzards Hay Barnstake Bourne Dale Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City My Park Sq New Bedford Fairhave Almouth Sandwich Sagamore Yarmouth Tremont Wellfleet Wet Barnstabie M. Woods Bell Ware Am

Providence Division timetable of trains to many towns and stations

A dense listing of Providence Division train departures and frequencies to New York Shore Line and multiple local stops including Attleboro Canton Dedham Forest Hills Readville North Attleboro Mansfield and New London. The schedule shows daily and Sunday services with varied departure times throughout the day and night, plus notes for additional trains and divisions.

Northern Division Train Timetable Notice 1889

Time tables give local and through train service for the Northern Division from Boston to Framingham Marlboro Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg Pratt's Junction and more. Full information available at Boston stations and Old State House No 3 Old State House offices. Jd R Kendrick Gen Manager Geo L Connor Gen Passr Agent Boston April 4 1889.

Northern Division Boston & Albany Kneeland Street Framingham and Marbory Fayville Southboro Bolton Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg Pratt's Junction Boston Old Colony R. R Old State House Jd. R. Kendrick Geo. L. Connor New York Innitea River Line Brooklyn Jersey City Annex Koat Pilgrim Bagpare J. R. Kendrick Gen’l Pass L. H. Palmer

Concord to Boston Rail Schedule Changes 1888

The Concord Railroad announces new Boston line departures from B and L depot starting Oct 8 1888 with multiple daily trains to Manchester Concord N H and upper railroads including 7:30 8:30 9 12 midnight 1 3 5 5:30 and 7 pm Excluded services noted. Return departures from Concord to Boston listed with several times including 5:30 7:85 Ex 7:40 10:20 am 2:45 Ex 3:35 5:15 Ex and 6:33 pm Sundays 5:55 Ex 7:20 am. H E Chamberlin Supt.

Concord KR. KR. Ayd Boston Manchester Concord N. H N.H H. E. Chamberlin Central Railroad of New Jersey Philadelphia Reading Railroad Baltimore & Ohio Railroad New York Station Liberty St N. R Baltimore Washington Et Pots MAGNA New England Washington St Fitchburg Hoosac Tunnel Caubeway Street Trey Albany Rotterdam Junction Est Troy Bingnaraton Buffalo Chicago Niagara Falls Short Line Erie and Ieston St. Louis Niagara Falls Michigan Central RR Palace Grand Trunk Way Binghamton SUN Belmont and Waverley Peretste Bore Miller’s Falls Cambridge Gardner and Greenfield Hoosick Falls Johnsonville Lincoln—s Aiarboro Knudson and Maynard Nashua Ayer Junction Berth Adams Williamstown Union Square Somerville Walthuam Watertown Union Market Mt. Auburn Worcester Aver Junction Washton Street John Adams

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