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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1888

Page

7

Market Prices and Quotations Across Foods and Commodities

Wholesale prices in Chicago New York and Cincinnati show declines in several items while cheese remains firm and beans rise. Rice and beans markets vary with Eastern and Western supplies, hay and straw movement steady, poultry demand steady for frozen chickens, varying turkey and fowl prices, and game markets quiet with modest regional differences.

New York Vermont Knastern Chicago Eigin Creamery Cincinnati Ohio Northern Sage Liverpool New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Bush California West Red Top Jersey Houlton Rose Houlton Hebrons Aroostook Rose Aroostook Hebrons Burbanks Hebrons White Brooks Prolifics Champion Regents, Inc

Pork Market Steady with Good Demand and Broad Meat Quotations

The market shows steady pork, lard, and hams with firm prices. It lists Long cuts 17 25 to 17 75, short cuts 17 50 to 18 00, backs 18 18 26, lean ends 17 25 to 17 75, mess 14 75 to 16 75, and various hams and sausages. Regional quotes span New York, Chicago, St Louis, Cincinnati with category by product and tiered pricing.

Lord Choice New York Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Rounas Brighton

Fruit Market Auction and Fresh Produce Prices

H Harris & Co sold Valencia oranges at 460 490 for regulars and 525 for large. Baldwins sold at 3 with select lots to 32 32 per barrel. russets and other fruit prices listed. Florida oranges steady. Palermo and Messina fruits quoted. Valencia oranges 5 5 26 per case for regulars large and extra large. strawberries well supplied with fair demand. bananas unchanged with Aspinwall Port Limon Jamaica quotes.

H. Harris & Co Valencia Florida Palermo Messina Aspinwall Port Limon Jamaica Baracoa

Truck Market Report Notes Steady Prices on Vegetables

A despatched market notice reports steady truck prices across varieties. Spinach, kale in good supply, onions abundant. listings include asparagus at 4.5 per dozen, green peas at 2.3 per crate, Florida tomatoes 3.4 per crate, cabbage 2.75 per barrel, and numerous other produce items with varied units and modest price shifts.

Florida Bermuda St Andrews

Sugar and molasses market notes show firmer tones

Sugar prices hold firm with slight improvement in raw sugars yet overall level unchanged. Sales include Cuba centrifugal and centrifugal at private terms, with quotations for Cuba refining, manilas, javas, and other refined forms varying around 4 13 16 to 4 15 16 cents, while refined sugars display strong movement and high prices for pulverized and powdered grades.

Cuba Manilas Jayas

Sugar Market Reports Steady Prices Across Granulated and Refined

New York sugar markets show firmness with refined sugars steady and granulated at 6% cents. Molasses prices remain unchanged. Quotations list Choice new Ponce Porto Rico at 38 cents per gallon and Cienfuegos new crop at 25 to 27 cents. Barbadoes boiling 60 test nominal. Demand in York sluggish at 1 cent for 50 es.

New York Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Barbadoes York

Banana Steamers Arrival Dates For Caribbean Bananas

The steamer Samana will be due at her berth on the south side of Longwharf Monday April 16 with a cargo of Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The steamer Gwent is due April 14 from oe with bananas for Seaverns and C. The steamer Unita is due April 16 from Bara oon with bananas for W. W. and RB. eyes.

Samana South Side Longwharf Jamaica Boston Fruit Company Gwent Seaverns & C Unita Baraoon W. W. & RB. Eyes

Cotton Prices and Market Averages Across U S Ports

In New York cotton prices steady with middling uplands at 954 cents and tow middling 95-16. Futures opened and closed quiet. Liverpool spot bids 5-16d uplands. Across markets: Augusta dull, Galveston steady, New Orleans quiet, Mobile steady, Memphis steady, Savannah quiet, Wilmington quiet, Norfolk quiet, West Point steady, Philadelphia quiet, Baltimore quiet, New York receipts 505, stock 256,328, Cincinnati and St. Louis dull to steady. Consolidated six day totals show arrivals 22,186 and exports to major regions 29,588 to Britain, 776 to France, 24,208 to the continent.

New York Liverpool Uplands Orleans Augusta Galveston New Orleans Continent Mobile Memphis Savannah Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia C. Baltimore Great Britain Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville France United States

Hog and cattle markets across major cities

Hogs and cattle markets show mixed to stronger activity. St Louis reports irregular hog sales with varied packer levels. Kansas City steady. Peoria higher at 5.15 to 6.50. Chicago receipts reach 8,000 cattle with strong bids. hogs at 5.35 to 5.66 and 3.75 to 5.00 ships. Cincinnati hogs bid up with receipts around 1,700 and shipments 860.

St. Louis Kansas City Peoria Chicago Texas Cincinnati

Mixed Market Movements Across Commodities in Historic Report

New York reports firm markets with sales reaching 130,000 barrels at 47 cents. London prices hold at 35 shillings, while Line Certificates show openings and closings on April 11 and 12, 1888. Turpentine firm at 40 cents in New York with rosin around 1.22 to 1.26, petroleum near 61/4 to 66 1/4 cents, and coffee demand fair with Rio at 14 1/4 cents. Cincinnati and St Louis show steady or active pricing and demand statuses in this misc-ounceage snapshot.

New York London St. Louis Cincinnati

Foreign Markets Brief from London and Liverpool

London market report notes wheat firm and corn strong with several cargoes arriving or awaiting sale. Danubian corn offered at 24s 9d, Paris and Liverpool prices steady, futures quiet to steady. California wheat shipped or due, various April to September quotes. Paris and Liverpool spot and futures levels listed.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California

Imports and Exports April 12 1888 Glasgow Trade List

A detailed ship entry from Glasgow records various consignments including Carthaginian and multiple firms such as Joss Bros George Martin Naylor & co and Mackintire Lawrie & co. The list notes quantities of pig iron potatoes dry goods bricks tiles bricks oxide hides glass and other commodities loaded or consigned by numerous companies.

Glasgow Scot Joss Bros George Martin Isros & Co Naylor & Co Snow & Co Bryden & Estabrook Mackintire, Lawrie & Co Wilson, Larrabes & Co H Pierce & Robertson Ford F Townsend C Townsend William Lee Linder & Meyer Morss & Whyte Rowan & Kelly Dume, Stoddard & Kendall Grattan, Blaisdell & Fioran Joel Goldthwait & Co Bird & Co Walao Bros EF Thompson Jordan, Marsh & Co Leeson & Co Shepard, Norwell & Co Nickerson & Baxter

Exports from Mahoke Bay 1888 Windows and Goods List

A maritime cargo record from Mahoke Bay Nova Scotia dated April 12 1888 notes the schooner Maud with 200 sacks feed 450 barrels flour 126 barrels corn metal 45 barrels tar. At Matanzas Cuba bark Chestina Redman 11567 second hand molasses birds 1060 second hand molasses pierces Cape Verde market. Bark Jennie Cushman 5 bales 120 half bales tobacco 50 boxes tobacco 658 barrels four 170 barrels bread 10 half barrels bread 3 cases biscuits 640 cases kerosene oil 400 cases cotton cards 60 oars 7 cases paint 10 cases paint oil 5 cases turpentine 10 bales oakum 766 nests tubs 3 dozen brooms 16 kegs nails 6 kegs hide poison 7 dozen 1 hi-dozen chairs 2 cases canned goods 30 cages matches 10 besos starch 12 bedsteads 40 cases chairs 15 bage.

Mahoke Bay Lunenburg Maud S Matanzas Cuba Chestina Redman Cape Verde Jennie Cushman

Weathered cargo list from North Atlantic ports and ships

A cluttered inventory from Bear River Nova Scotia to Liverpool and beyond, detailing oats, dry goods, herring, lumber, shingles, pickles, tobacco samples, and more. It lists quantities like 650 boxes of dry goods, 17171 feet of lumber, 60 barrels of corn meal, 213 birds, 100 cattle, 8800 sacks of cotton, and 154 bales of wool. The Michigan steamer cleared April 10 with a vast load including cheese, pork, lard, oil cake, and machinery across multiple consignments.

Bear River Liverpool Eng Michigan

Staple Shipments Across Lines Reported in Rail Freight

A dense ledger lists commodities carried by multiple railroads including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston and Providence Old Colony New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine and others. It details cotton wool flour oats meal cornmeal grease leather hides bacon eggs butter cheese and numerous bales sacks bbls and cars with quantities across lines and divisions.

Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Lowell By Express

April 12 1888 Total Receipts Record

A dense archival inventory lists April 12 1888 receipts with numerous commodity tallies including cotton molasses wool flour oats corn barley beef pork lard beef hides tea coffee sugar and related goods. The long table records quantities in pounds bales barrels hogsheads and boxes across multiple categories, reflecting a detailed commerce snapshot of the period.

Cuberes Osis Sas Eaoss Bates

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town

A list of shoe trade buyers traveling to or from major cities including Atlanta Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Dallas Davenport Evansville Galveston Indianapolis Keokuk Kansas City Louisville Lynchburg Macon Mansfield Memphis Milwaukee Nashville Norfolk New York Natchez Omaha Portsmouth Philadelphia Richmond Springfield St Paul St Louis San Francisco Toledo and more. The item reads as a directory snippet with names of buyers and firms such as Moore Marsh & Co Draper Moore Co Belknap Carpenter W H Walker & Co Greensfelder Dovenmuehle McKee & Co and others.

Atlanta J A Smith Moore, Marsh & Co W W Draper Draper, Moore & Co Everett M C & J F Kiser & Co Tre Augusta Mulherin P H Rice Mulherin, Rice & Co Craw Baltimore C Bangs Bangs Bard & So Mr Clark Clark, Perry & Co Buffalo E Walker W. H. Walker & Co eCaevin Belknap Belknap, Carpenter & C Chicago G Leonard A G Leonard & Co Jaw J M Schnadig Schnadig Bros & Co Ill N Greensfelder Greensfelder, Florsheimer & Co E Dovenmuehle Kansas City Marks Lederman & Marks Louisville L Gramman L Gramman & Co Lynchburg Db Witt Witt & Watkins Bruns Macon S T Coleman EP Harris Benden & Solomon Mansfield H M Weaver H M Weaver & Co Memphis Tenn J M Goodbar Goodbar & Co J Goodbar Goodbar Milwaukee Wis H Atwell Nashville W Lawless W Lawless & Co S Murray Murray, Dibrett & Co J B Richardson Richardson Bros 10 Norfolk New York Greacen Parsons, Jr Parsons & Sons Natchez Miss C Moore H Frank Omaha Ned A K McKone W V Morse & Co Philadelphia Penn G Terry We & Terry Richmond E Wingo Wingo Ellett & Crump Springfield A Starkey Starkey & Scowden St Paul Minn G W Freeman C Gotzian & Co D. St Louis A D Brown Hamilton Brown Shoe Co St Lows J H Schafer Schafer, Swartz & Co St Louis A T Kelley Kelley, Goodfellow & Co At Louis D B Lindsley Orr & Lindsley Shoe Co San Francisco Cal P R Kehfisch Kehfisch B & 8 Co A Einstein Einstein’s Sons Toledo K R Lee Prp. M Duaily Hartford New Haven Jersey City Trenton Washington Pt. M. Norwich Line New London Norwich Danielsonville Putnam Boston City OF New York Washington Street Summer Street A. A. Jackson E.p.vining A.C. Kendall Pass

Probate Notices from Cambridge and Boston Estates

Notices announce probate actions for the estates of Henrietta A. S. Channing of Cambridge and Sarah C. Benson of Boston with citations to appear in the Middlesex and Suffolk Probate Courts. Executors and administrators, including Francis J. Child and Joseph Benson, seek letters testamentary and admins, while creditors and heirs are urged to file claims or appearances. Public notices cover multiple estates with dates in April 1858 and references to Boston Post publications.

Massacrns Middlesex Kein Henrietta A. S. Channing Cambridge Francis J. Child Boston Post Boston George M. Brooks J. H. Tyler Commonwealth OF Massachus Betts Suffolk Sarah C. Benson Joseph Benson Joan W. McKim Esquire Elijah George Register

Old Colony Special Notice for Baggage and Schedules

Passengers on the Old Colony line may have baggage checked in Boston to a destination. From April 1, 1888, readings show weekly departures and returns with numerous schedule times for Ashmont, Weymouth, Quincy, Fall River, New Bedford, and other towns. GEO. L. CONNOR and J. R. KENDRICK are listed as general agents.

Old Colony Etz Boston Old State House Gositen New Yor Fall River Line River Line A. m. Ashmont Barnatable Yarmouth Sandwich Hyannig New York Fall River Ole Colony Pilgrim Providence Brooklyn Jersey City Sunda Old Colo

Rail schedule highlights Boston and Maine lines 1888

The schedule lists Through Trains on Western and Eastern divisions from Haymarket and Causeway stations serving Augusta Bangor Eastport Calais St John Halifax Portland Cas dimes. It notes weekly steamer connections from Portland to Halifax and Bar Harbor Castine and the Lewiston and Manchester routes with multiple daily departures and station times.

Augusta Haymarket St Causeway St Bangor Tar Harbor St.John Malifax Provinces Haymarket Sq Eastport Calais St. John Halifax Portland N. H North Haymarket Pohm Northway Way St Mains Central Grandvunk Hynoxd Lincoln Lage Ke Vymarket Sq M. Causeway

Scrambled Timings Include Gardner Greenfit Moosick and Lincoln

A jumble of names and times lists Gardner 11.35 1 m Greenfit 10.30 pm Moosick 6.30 8.30 Lincoln 5.33 6.23 Falls and Johnsonville N Y 1.85 am 2% 7 10.30 pm 6.30 9 14 am 2.20 4 4.40 5.30 7.30 11.15 pm SUN 9.25 am 1.05.

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Easter Trains Leave Bo EN Division Station

Train schedules list Easter trains from Bo EN Division Station to Amesbury Beverly Abideford Chelsea and other destinations. Page includes numerous times for weekdays Sundays and special services with multiple routes and branches.

Lowell System Boston to Montreal by Old State House curb

A Boston station timetable lists Lowell System trains from Causeway street and 218 Washington Street with local and through routes. Services run to Montreal via White River Junction and through New Hampshire towns with multiple daily departures, parlor and sleeping car options, and various regional connections.

Montreal & West Vermont Boston Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Central Vermont RE. R Washington Sirect W. Art G Manag W. Cummings Gen. Vass Oo Ae Bt Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Fitchburg Depot Causeway Street Cexpress Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Trom Marlboro Keena Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Rutland Burlington St. Albans St. Johns Saratoga Delaware & Hudson Canal Company R. R Wagner Palace Vickers Washington Street C. A. Faxon R. Stewart Keene N, Dan Calonun AY Street Troy Albany Rotterdam Junction West Niagara Falls Short Line St. Louis Niagara Falls and Wabash Western Railway Erie Niagara Falls Chicago & Grand Trank Railway Stonington York Boston & Providence Railroad Old State House Rougiservice Fort Filton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville Littleton Bethlehem Fabyans Lancaster Whitefield Franklin Lebanon Whiteiver Junction St. Johnsbury Newart Sherbrooke Quebec Passumpsic White River Junction Wells River Bristol Claremont Montpelier Easex Junction R.R Boston Air Line

Central Massachusetts Division Opens to Northampton

Time tables list trains from Boston stations to Northampton Hadley Amherst So. Amherst Belchertown Monisville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jefferson's Oakdale West Boylston with morning and afternoon departures. Worcester and surrounding stations show multiple daily runs to Belmont Waverley Waltham Way and Hudson with Ware connections. Full local and through train information available at stations. MES I. Kurber, D. J. Flanders.

Northampton Boston Causeway Street Portland Street Hadley Amherst Belchertown Monisville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jefferson’s Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Berlin Wadson Sudbury Ockbottom Wayand Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont Hudson and Way Mes I. Kurber D. J. Flanders Gen Gev’l

Train Timetable Fragments From Boston Line

Fragmented schedule details list morning and afternoon departures and returns across multiple towns and lines. It notes stations such as Newton Centre Brookline Marlboro Framingham West Roxbury Dedham and others with varied times and exceptions for Sundays and Wednesdays.

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