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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1888

Page

7

Wool Prices Across Regions Reported in Telegraph Market

The report lists comprehensive wool price quotes by region and type including Ohio, Pennsylvania fleeces, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, Kentucky blood types, Texas spring wools, and California wools. Prices cover combing, gray, blood classifications, pulled and unwashed lots with varied cent and dollar figures.

Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Wisconsin New York New Hampshire Vermont Kentucky Indiana Missouri Georgia Texas Kansas Nebraska Maine California Oregon Fine Valley Medium Valley

London Wool Sales Show Animated Trading Amid Strong Attendance

At the London wool sales on April 18 extreme activity prevailed, especially for Victoria wool. Volumes sold included Victoria with 6100 bales and various grades priced in shillings and pence, followed by New South Wales 3800 bales, Queensland 100 bales, South Australia 200 bales, Swan River 100 bales, Tasmania 800 bales, New Zealand 2600 bales, and Cape of Good Hope plus Natal 1500 bales in scoured and greasy categories with mixed prices.

London Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Swan Aver Sl.d Tasmania New Zealand Cape of Goodope Natal

Market Reports April 18 reorganizes local and telegraphic data

The Post compiles domestic and telegraphic market reports in a unified format. Telegraphed commodity updates follow the Boston market reports, arranging markets for quick, complete reference. The change consolidates trade data beside local market summaries for easier comparisons.

Post Ccal Telegraphic Boston

Flour and Grain Price Report From Regional Markets

Local carload grain prices show firm flour quotes across grades while trade remains quiet due to wheat declines. New York and Chicago lists reflect steady to lower prices for corn oats rye and white wheat with varied futures, receipts and exports figures alongside regional market notes from Minneapolis Milwaukee St Louis Detroit Toledo and more.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Roller Canada New York Ohio St Louis Chicago Minneapolis Milwaukee Detroit Toledo Boston & Albany Burney St. Louis York Mullfeed

Grain and food markets show firm demand and mixed prices

The report lists firm spot prices for spring bran at 22.50 to 23.00 per ton and winter bran at 24.24 to 24.56, middlings around 22.60 to 24.60, and shipping quotes for sacks. Cottonseed meal remains steady with prime at 24.60 to 25.09 per ton and arriving prime at 23.75 to 24.00. Wheat and barley prices vary across cities, with New York and Chicago markets mixed, and malt and hops showing quiet to steady demand.

Canada New York Chicago Milwaukee Bush Choice St Louis Minneapolis Detroit Toledo

Wholesale Produce Prices and Truck Demand Noted

A good demand is noted for truck product. Prices given include asparagus 4 to 5 per dozen, green peas 2 to 3 per crate, Florida tomatoes 3 to 4 per crate, cabbage 2 to 2 1/2 per crate, Norfolk kale 0.75 to 1 per bush, Bermuda onions 3 to 4 per crate, spinach 1 per barrel, Florida string beans 1 50 to 3 per crate, beets 1.25 per crate, native onions 8 to 8 60 per barrel, cabbage native per barrel 2, Hubbard squash 0.60 per ton, carrots 0.40 per bush, lettuce 0.80 to 0.75 per dozen, parsnips 1 to 1 9 per bush, turnips 0.80 per bush, white French 1.25 per barrel, St Andrews 1.26 per barrel, celery 7 to 8 per box, rhubarb Chicago 3 per case, radishes 1 per dozen for long and 40 cents per dozen for small.

Florida Bermuda St. Andrews Lle Pth Chicago

Patent Horse Remedies Ad With Broad Cures Listed

A vintage advertisement outlines horse remedies labeled from A to J K, detailing cures for fevers inflammations strains lameness founder distemper epizootic influenza nasal discharges swellings worms colic or gripes diarrhea and other ailments. Prices show a bottle over 50 doses at 60 cents and a stable case with manual at seven dollars.

A.A C. B.B C. D.D H.H C. J.K

Exports Report from Boston Post April 18 1888

Harbor cargoes list multiple steamers and ports with items including flour wheat cotton meat and lumber. Highlights show Roman Glasgow Austrian Alert Cleopatra Walter P Hall and Moseile vessels carrying bananas fish fowl and fuel to Liverpool Hayti and Charlottetown with thousands of barrels sacks and boxes of assorted goods.

Boston Post Liverpool Eng Roman Glasgow Scot Haytian Digby Annapolis Weymouth Little Brook Sch Walter P Hall Charlottetown Pei

Markets Report Shows Steady Butter and Mixed Farm Prices

Butter demand is quiet with steady quotes across regions. Prices: Western extra fresh 27 28c, extra firsts 26c, firsts 24c, fancy imitation 23 24c, seconds 21 22c. Vermont 27 28c extra, 25 26c extra firsts, 24 26c good to choice. Eastern creamery 25 26c. Jobbing prices 1 2c higher. Cheese and eggs show varied movement with mixed regional quotes. Grass seeds, beans, potatoes, hay, and poultry demand noted with specific regional prices and stock levels.

Vermont Ermont Eastern Creamery Chicago Elgin Creamery Western Creamery Western Dairy St. Louis New York Cincinnati Ohio Liverpool New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Bush California West Red Top Jersey Houlton Rose Houlton Hebrons Aroostook East Swate

Fruit Market Prices and Banana Steamer Arrivals

Fruit prices steady with Baldwins and russets at 3 3 25 per box. Oranges and lemons steady. Palermo oranges 4 5 a box, Florida oranges 5 6, lemons 2 50 6 00 box. Strawberries sold 25 35c. Bananas unchanged. Jamaica job lots 150 50. steamer Ydun sold at 112%4c per bunch. Lorenzo D Baker due April 19 and Stamford due April 20 for shipments to Boston firm.

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

Pork Market Moves At Firm Prices Across Regions

Pork and lard firm with steady hogs and unchanged terms across markets. Quoted prices cover long and short cuts, backs, lean ends, pork tongues and various cured meats. New York and London reports show continued demand, mostly steady futures, with limited actual sales and notable price scaffolding for mess and extra prime varieties.

Sugar and Molasses Market Report Shows Steady Prices

Sugar markets hold steady with no change in raw sugars and firm refined prices. Cuba and Manila types quoted at mixed cents per pound while refined grades list several 6 cent ranges. Molasses remains steady with varied Porto Rico and Cienfuegos quotes and boiling grades around 20 cents per gallon.

Cuba New York Ponce Porto Rico Porto Rico Cienfuegos Mayaguez

Mixed commodity quotes and market notes

Miscellaneous price movements for tallow and London New York markets. Turpentine rosin and tar prices listed. Coffee Rio steady New York dull. St Louis and Cincinnati markets steady at $109. Pipe Line Certificates note closing and opening times with bid range.

London New York Rio St Louis Cincinnati

Hog and Cattle Market Report Crowded with Prices

Hogs active in Cincinnati with common and light categories at 4 46 to 5 30 for packing and butchers. Receipts 2340, shipments 450. Chicago cattle receipts 8000 shipments 3000, prices for steers 360 510, stockers 260 860, cows bulls 170 360. Hogs receipts 22 000 steady to strong with mixed at 5 25 45, heavy 5 36 560, light 5 15 5 40, skips 3 75 6 10. Sheep receipts 6000 shipments 1000 strong and higher natives 3 50 6 75 Western 640 Lexans 38 5 25 lambs 5 75 7 00.

Lord Choice New York Western Steam Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Brighton Texas

Imports and Exports Listing from 1888 Harbours

A condensed scan of imports and exports across several ports noting ships and cargoes: Schooner Ethel B at St John New Brunswick with 5000 bush potatoes Delo g Seaman. Schooner Frank & Willie at Canning Nova Scotia with 4337 bush potatoes George C Rockwell & Son. Barkentine Joe Read at Guantanamo with 5380 bags et oene Aracoa. Steamer Ydun at Aracoa with 11 000 cocoanuts.

ST John Ethel B Delo G & Seaman Canning Frank Willie George C Rockwell & Son Guantanamo Barkentine Joe Read Aracoa Scaverns & Co

Staple Receipts Across Railroads in 1888 Boston Area

The list records April 18 1888 receipts for staples by major railroads including Boston & Albany Grand Junction New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Providence Old Colony Boston & Maine Eastern Western Lowell System and Boston & Maine Western. It details quantities of cotton wool flour corn oats wheat tallow grease tea butter eggs beans beef hides skins leather and related items, noting carloads bales boxes rolls cases and bbls along with subdivision by railroad line.

Nee Wises Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Western Division Lowell Sy Express

Boot and Shoe Buyers List by City and Firm

A long directory of boot and shoe buyers by city and firm names across the United States. The list includes firms from Atlanta to York with representatives such as Grunling Spaulding & Co and Cohen Adler & Co, plus buyers in Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati and more. A separate note mentions a forthcoming announcement by E. J. Hickey & Co regarding paper hangings borders and decorations.

Aetna Ga R Grunling Grunling, Spaulding & Co Atlanta Everett M C & J F Kiser & Co Tre Augusta A J Gurley Craw T White Bb White & Co Baltimore G Rogers Brooks, Rogers & Co H Adler Cohen, Adler & Co I Halle S Halle & Sons Birmingham Ala H W Perry W Mason Perry Mason Shoe Co Buffalo Ramsdell S M Sweet Sweet & Co Bru Columbus O—S Belknap Belknap, Carpenter & Dee A C McLaughlin Selz, Schwab & Co Chicago P Farnum I P Farnum & Co Henderson Henderson & C Childs Childs, Goff & Co Cincinnati John Gates J Gates & Co G T Cowen Cowen & McGrath H Meis Metis & Co J Benckenstein O—Louis Manss The Manss Bros Sina Mich Carnanan & Co Galveston Tex Breath P J Willis & Bro Oxen Streng Bamberger Streng & O Louisville A Owen Sutcliffe & Owen Rosenberg Rosenberg, Flexner & Meddel D Witt Witt & Watkins Macon S T Coleman EP Harris S T Coleman, Benden & Solomon Mansfield H M Weaver H M Weaver & Co Tenn W J Goodbar Goodbar Love & Jo Memphis C H Vogel Hill & Sons Montgomery C A Stern C A Stern & Co Wis H L Atkins Atkins, Ogden & Co Nashville Mainer, Jr Mainer & Sons S.murray Murray, Dibrett & Co Sohrilie J B Richardson Richardson Bros 10 Cae B Herman Herman Bros & Co Natchez Miss C Moore H Frankew York N C Fisher Fisher & Co Petersburg Wright Portland Akin Akin, Selling & Co Plattsburg C McDougall Moore & Co Philadelphia Penn Messrs E. J. Hickey & Co

Boston and Providence Rail Schedule From 1887 Era

Train timetable listing departures and returns among Boston, Attleboro, New York, Providence and many local towns with multiple daily slots and special notes. Mentions Shore Line Fast Express and Shore Line Mail, and various return times, half-day and weekend adjustments.

Western Division Train Schedule Containing Dozens of Stops

Train timetable lists departures from Moston Station and Maymarket Square to Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Dover and many others with frequent times across mornings and evenings plus Sunday trains. It includes Newburyport Salem Wakefield Wilmington and other stops and notes a Workingmen's train on Sunday with multiple towns to serve.

Western Division Moston Station Maymarket Square Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Canevers Exeter Great Falls Riverhill Georgetown Mennebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Malden Medford Meltrose Highlands Stoneham Meltrose Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Salem Wakefield Wilmington Aim Workingmen’s

Boston to Amesbury and coastal stops train schedule

Eastern Division timetable lists Boston Causeway Street departures to Amesbury Beverly Kidder?Ford Ipswich Lynn Salem Rockport Gloucester and more with numerous am pm times. Sunday runs include Lynn and Way Stations Newburyport Portland and Halifax services. Workingmen's train noted on Thursdays and Saturdays via South Reading Branch.

Eastern Division Boston Causeway Street Amesbury Beverly Kiddeford Chelsea M. Dover M. Everett Great Falls Rochester Hiampton Beach North Mampto Rye Beach Ipswich Lynn Marblehead Swampscott Branch Middleton Newburyao Tom North Conway Peabody and Danvers Portsmouth Mevere Rockport Gloucester Roweh Salem York Marbor & Beach R.eb Saugus Branch Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro Lynn and Way Newburyport Portland Bangor St. John Halifax Saugus South Reading Haymarket Square

Through Boston Service List From City Stations

Local Boston routes to Manchester Concord Nashua Woburn Winchester and more with frequent times, plus through service to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Plymouth Warren Haverhill and Montreal via various branches and parlor or sleeping cars.

Lowell Boston Causeway Street Washington Street Old State House Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville Littheton Bethlehem Fabyans Lancaster Whitefield Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Passumpsic Wells River Northern RR Montreal Spim Boston Air Line Atlante Real

Central Massachusetts Division Open to Northampton and Nearby Towns

Timetables list trains from Benton Station foot of Portland Street to Northampton Hadley Amherst South Amherst Belchertown Mondaville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jeffersons Quakdale West Boylston Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont and other stations with multiple daily departures including 7.25 am 12.05 pm 3.40 pm 5.25 pm and evening slots. Full local and through train information available at stations. James T Furber D J Flanders Genl Manager General Passenger Agent.

Montreal Vermont Boston Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Central Vermont Washington Street J. W. Hobart W. Cummings St. Albans Northampton Benton Station Causeway Street Portland Street Hadley Amherst Belchertown Mondaville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jefferson's Qukdale West Boylstern Worcester Clinton Berlin Budeon Sudbury Keoeckbottom Wayl Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont Hudson and Way James T. Furber D. J. Flanders Gén’l Paasenager Acank

Fall River Line sailings and connections to Massachusetts towns

Train and boat schedule listing Fall River Line arrivals from New York with return times to Plymouth Marshfield Cohasset Hingham Taunton New Bedford Middleboro and Brockton. Routes include via Brockton Taunton and Taunton via Brockton with Friday and Tuesday-Friday services. GEO. L. CONNOR and J. RB. KENDRICK are metro area agents.

Sunmark Eralans New York Fall River Retu Weymouths Hingham Cohasse Scituates Marshfields Duxburys Plymouth Marshfield Cohasset Brocton Tauntor Tauton Brockton Newport South Braintree and South Braintree Taunton New Bedford Middleboro Krockton Rockton Geo. L. Connor Gen. Pass

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