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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1888

Page

7

Market quotes for grains and commodities across cities

Mixed market notes show demand varies: Chicago and St Louis report firmer oats and rye, Milwaukee steady rye and six row barley, New York firm for yellow corn and oats, with Millfeed and tictions. Prices cited for corn meal barley hops and seed products across several exchanges.

White State Chicago St Louis Detroit Milwaukee Toledo New York Canada Bush Choice

Butter and dairy market price report and regional notes

The price sheet shows Western creameries at 27 28c for standard and 23 24c for imitations, with Vermont and New York variations. It covers cheese and eggs quotes, beans, grass reeds, potatoes, hay and straw, poultry and game markets. Notable regional mentions include Chicago Cincinnati St Albans Elgin and Liverpool with mixed activity and prices.

New Vermont Dairies New York Vermont Eastern Chicago Elgin Creamery Western Creamery Elgin Cincinnati St Albans Northern Jets Ohio Northern Sage Liverpool New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick California West North Red Top Jersey Houlton Rose Houlton Hebrons Aroostook Aroostook Hebrons

Fruit Market and Steamer Arrivals For April

The Lorenzo D Baker will bring Jamaica bananas to Boston on April 19 for Boston Fruit Co, followed by the Stamford from Baracoa on April 20 for W. W. & C. R. Noyes. Apples plentiful with steady demand. Baldwins chosen at 8 to 8 25 per barrel. Oranges and lemons steady with Palermo and Florida quotes. Mesina and Valencia varieties listed with prices per box or case. Strawberries closing slowly at 25 to 40 cents. bananas unchanged with Jamaica job lots around 150 to 250. Viking cargo sold at 1 12 4 per bunch for red and yellow.

Lorenzo D. Baker Jamaica Boston Fruit Company Stamford Baracoa W. W. & C. R Noyes Appiles Baldwins Palermo Florida Messina Valencia Bananvas Viking

Pork market prices and grain market notes

Pork markets show strong demand with steady quotations across cuts and products. New York firms report firm export sales and mixed pork prices, while Chicago and St Louis show soft to strong signals for lard and dry salted meats. Quotations cover mess pork to bacon, with regional variations in prices and packing.

New York Western Steam Chicago St Louis Cincinnati

Beef and lamb prices steady as fresh meats market reports

The market notes fair supply and good demand with firm prices for Freach Beef items and various beef cuts listed. Choice steers and hinds show consistent pricing while other fresh meats like lambs and mutton follow a steady demand pattern, detailing ranges for each product and quality level.

Chicago Brighton

Truck market report with mixed onion prices and produce quotes

Demand for trucks noted as strong while onions remain scarce. Dealers resist 850 dollars for forty barrels. Prices vary: asparagus 4 5 per dot, green peas 2 3 per crate, Florida tomatoes 3 4 per crate, cabbage 2 75 per crate, Norfolk kale 7 5 cents per bunch, Bermuda onions 3 40 per crate, spinach 1 per barrel, beans 1 50 per crate, beets 1 25 per crate, native onions 7 50 per barrel, Hubbard squash 60 4 per ton, carrots 40 cents per bush, lettuce 50 75 per dozen, radishes 1 per dozen long, 50 cents per dozen small.

Florida Bermuda St. Andrews Chicago

Sugar and Molasses Market Review

Sugar markets show a steady tone with firm refined prices. Raw sugar sales include 319 holds Muscavado Porto Rico 88 test at 434c, with Cuba 418-16 to 4165-16e, centifugals 96 test 542c. Manila Javas and Moilos listed. Refined sugar prices remain firm with Pulverized 4 4c, powdered 8c, granulated 6 1 2c, confectioners A 67c, standard A 6 1 2c, other grades firm. wholesale granulated at 7c. New York refined market also firm and quiet with yellow 55-16 to 57-16c, off A 61-16c, mould A 71 4c, powdered 7 7 sc, others unchanged.

Muscavado Porto Rico Cuba Manilas Moilos New York

Cotton Market Report Shows European Turmoil Pressure

Allan Asher & Co review notes European uncertainty from German Emperor condition and possible government change. Liverpool and New York markets opened lower but recovered. port receipts and exports shift with interior town impacts. Cotton prices steady to easy with mixed futures in the U S and Liverpool, spot sales reported at 8000 bales with significant American inquiries. Major port stocks and net receipts across cities listed, including Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston and others.

Cotton Allan Asher & Co Europe Liverpool New York ADV Vices Tees Cs Eteeeas Uplands Orleans OVE Vents Ob Osion Wages Co Cscs Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis C. Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore France Great Britain Cincinnati St. Louis Shipae Louieville Continent United States

Hog and cattle markets mixed moves across cities

Hogs steady to lower across St Louis Peoria and Kansas City with receipts near 16 000 today. Chicago cattle slow but steady with teers at 3 60 to 5 00 and feeders 2 35 to 4 70. Sheep and lambs active with Western and Texans leading at 4 65 to 7 00.

St Louis Cincinnati Chicago Texas

Miscellaneous market snapshot from 19th century notes

Tallow prices steady higher on quiet movement with city and country quotes. London steady at 35s and New York firm with sales around 195,000 ths at 44 1/2d. Turpentine rosin tar and petroleum figures, coffee Rio at 14 1/4d, whiskey market unchanged, Cincinnati steady at $109.

London New York Chicago

Market Report From London And Liverpool On Wheat Prices

London and Liverpool market bulletin notes wheat and corn firm with higher prices. Cargoes off coast include 6 arrivals, 2 sales, 9 awaiting. Walla Walla wheat quoted at 34s for April May. India shipments to Britain 17,500 quarters and to the continent 60,000 quarters.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Walla Walla Paris Liverpool California India Great Britain

Wheat and corn prices and receipts in London and Paris markets

Wheat firm and steady with receipts totalling 186 000 centals, mainly American. Corn firmer with 26 400 receipts. Quotations show winter wheat 6s 8d to 6s 6d, spring 6s 7d to 6s 9d, club wheat 6s 9d to 6s 10d. Pork 67s 6d, bacon 41s short clear and 838s 6d long clear. Cheese 60s, tallow 25s 8d, lard 40s. Liverpool futures steady with No 1 California wheat around 6s 9 1/?d. Paris flour April 34f 3c.

Liverpool California Paris

Imports and Exports April 17 1888 Harborville NS

In Harborville Nova Scotia the Sch Libble T8000 reported bush potatoes 55 do turnips 1 bbl parsnips 1 box eggs for G C Rockwell and Son. The Sch Glide-3090 carried bush potatoes 64 bags do 45 bbls do for E H Murch.

Rockwell & Son Harborville

Long list of cargo items from 1888 Atlantic shipping records

EXPORTS, APRIL 17, 1888, ST ANDREWS NB. Numerous vessels with diverse cargos including corn, lumber, flour, oats, oil, groceries, hardware, and livestock. Ports listed include PORT ANTONIO J AM, MATANZAS, ST JOHN NB, LIVERPOOL NL, ANNAPOLIS NS, BRIGHTON NS, YARMOUTH NS, and ST PIERRE Mig. Also entries describe steamer and schooner inward and outward shipments with quantities ranging from bbls to cases and crates.

ST Andrews Port Antonio Jam Samana Matanzas Herald St John Kehrwieder Liverpool Annapolis Florence Christine Brighton Ashton Yarmouth St. Pierre Mig

Receipts of Staple Goods for April 17 1888

Detailed lists show Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Boston & Providence, Ola Colony, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Eastern Division of 30 3 0 Maine, and Hoston & Maine railroads delivering hundreds of bales cotton wool flour oats cornmeal lard butter eggs cheese tea coffee molasses and other staples. Totals for cotton wool flour oats and other commodities are recorded with 1887 and 1888 comparisons.

Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Ola Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Hoston & Maine Railroad Oston & Maine Railroad Lowell Express Lumaan Ace's Ieee Ddis Sss

Boot and Shoe Buyers Consolidate Across Cities

A list of buyers and firms in the boot and shoe trade across multiple cities including Atlanta Augusta Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Evansville Galveston Lynchburg Macon Mansfield Memphis Montgomery Milwaukee and more. Named individuals and firms from Grunling Spaulding & Jo to Atkins Ogden & Co appear as representatives or partners in deals and purchases.

Lena Ga J R Grunling Grunling, Spaulding & Jo Atlanta W S Everett M C &J F Kiser & Co Augusta A J Gurley Craw T White J K White & Co Baltimore D G Rogers Brooks, Rogers & Co Chicago Farnum Farnum & Co Eeeli Henderson Henderson & C F Prouty G P Gore & Co Charlotte S Wittkowsky L Asiel Charleston Brown McGahan, Brown & Evans Tre M Drake Drake & Son Cleveland B Childs Childs, Goff & Co Cincinnati John Gates J Gates & Co G T Cowen Cowen & McGrath H Metis C Mets & Co Cincinnat J Benckenstein Louis Manss The Manss Carnanan & Co Galveston Tex A Blum Blum Breath P J Willis & Bro J Streng Bamberger, Streng Louisville W Rosenberg Rosenberg, Flexner & Medder Lynchburg Witt Witt & Watkins

Shipping and Trade Notices Across United States

A fragmented list shows multiple firms with addresses in Nashville, New York, Portland, St Louis and other cities. Names include W R J Matner Jr, Murray Dibrett Co, Richardson Bros, N Fisher Co, Akin Selling Co, EG Moore Co, C Gotzian Co, Hamilton Brown Shoe, Claflin Allen Shoe, R H Lane Co, G R French & Sons, Wallace Vanderloot, M B Spahr and others. The notices reference treasurers and business firms across several states.

Nashville Tenn Matner, Jr Matner & Sons Murray Murray, Dibrett & Co J B Richardson Richardson Bros & Co Tre Natenez Miss C Moore H Prank New York C Fisher N Fisher & Co Petersburg Wright Portland Akin Akin, Selling & Co Plattsburg C McDougall EG Moore & Co Shreveport M Cohen St Paul Minn W Freeman Gotzian & Co Steen Mo D Brown Hamilton Brown St Louis T Kelley Kelley, Goodfellow & Co B Lindsley Orr & Lindsley Shoe W Allen Claflin-Allen Shoe Company Toledo Bell R H Lane & Co A French French & Sons York Penn J Wallace Wallace & Vanderloot M B Spahr Spahr & Sons

Murdock's Liquid Food Promised Aid For Ill Stomachs

When sick and the stomach cannot retain food, suppositories nourish the system and rest the stomach. They help it regain the ability to retain food in a few days. Five or ten drops four times daily, then increase to a teaspoonful, of Murdock's Liquid Food.

Murdock Causeway Street Free Hospital For

Train schedule excerpt shows Boston to New York and suburbs

A dense historical timetable lists daily and Sunday service from Boston to Palmer, Worcester, Newton and many suburbs with express and sleeping cars to New York, dining cars, numerous departures, and return connections to Fitchburg and Providence. includes weekend and seasonal variations.

Saaesns Llads Palmer Ware River Springfield Hartford New Haven New Boston Talus Ster New York Worcester Millbury North Grafton Westboro Southville Cordaville Ashland Milford South Framingham Saxony M Natick Wellesley Wellesley Hills Newton Lower Fails Aburndale Emu West Newton Newton Faneuil Wrighton Alliston Cottage Farm Brookline Reservoir SMR AR Cee Boston & Providence Railroad Wau Montreal & West Vermont Pullman Carson Lowell Chicago Pulllman Fitchburg Wagner Palace

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