Auction sales continued with varied railroad and corporate lots
Listings show numerous railway shares and corporate securities offered at auction including Manchester Mills Taunton Locomotive Cheshire West End Boston & Albany Fitchburg McKay Metallic Day Cordage Sugar Refineries Tube Works Howard Watch etc. Also named are Atlas N Bank Atlantic Boston Wharf Wakefield Rattan Everest Mills Lockwood and other firms plus Pullman Palace Cards and Me. Cent. RR bonds with specific series and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Mills
Taunton Locomotive Co
Cheshire RR
West End St. Ky. Co
Boston & Albany RR
Old Colony RR
Fitchburg RR. Co
McKay
Day Cordage Co
Sugar Refineries Co
Tube Works Co
Howard Watch and Clock Co
Wisconsin Cent
Chicago
Burl. & Quincy RR
Fasco Algonquin Club
Little Rock Junction
Wilmington & Baltimore RR. Co
Burl. & Mo
Connecticut River RR
B. & Albany RR. Co
Atlas N. Bank
Atlantic
Boston Wharf Co
Wakefield Rattan Co
Richts
Everest Mills
Lockwood Co
Fitchburg RR
York Mfg. Co
N. Bank
Andover N. Bank
Little Rock & Ft. Smith Ry
Burl. & No. RR
Topeka & Sante Fe RR
Kansas & Western RR
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Boston Atheneum
New York Financial Market Report August 4
Money on call ease at 1 1/4 percent with last loan at 1 1/4. Prime mercantile paper available for top names. Bar silver at 9?2. Government and railroad bonds steady. Stock market dull though slight advances in some issues. Bank reserve declined by 365,800, final price changes mostly fractional. New York stock sales total 2,242 shares with mixed daily quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northwestern
Louisville & Nashville
San Francisco
Central
Financial Market Briefs Condense Canadian Pacific to Paris rates
London reports mixed stock and bond quotes with Canadian Pacific at 59 and Illinois Central at 125. Erie seconds at 10074, Mexican ordinary 46%, New York Central 109%, Pennsylvania 55%, Reading 33%. Paris three percent rentes quoted at 83 francs 60 centimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Illinois Central
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Paris
Market Summary Notes from a Creek County Market Page
Commodity prices show mixed activity with steady wheat and corn, quiet oats and rye, steady butter eggs and oranges, firm watermelons and pork, and slow beans. California fruits and hay demand appear stronger while hogs and meats remain mostly steady and other staples hold firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Boston Markets Aug 4 Flour and Grain Prices
Market report lists carload prices for grain and flour from New York Chicago St Louis and Milwaukee. Quotes cover various flour grades corn oats rye and milled products with prices, receipts and ship totals. market described as firm steady with moderate demand and some regions showing quiet activity.
Quiet market for grains oilseed and hops on spot and to arrive
The market shows quiet to moderate demand across commodities. Spot spring bran bids $18.75 to $19.50 per ton in sacks with winter bran at $19.25 to $18.75. Middlings in sacks $20.24 per ton, sack spring $17.75 to 18.00, sack winter $18.25 to 18.75, middlings $19.60 to $24.00 W ton. Cottonseed markets steady with prime in sacks $25.75 to $26.00 per ton, to arrive $25.25 to $25.00. Six-rowed Canada $1.10 per bush, six-rowed State 90.95c, two-rowed State 85c. Hops steady with 1887 New York 12–15c, New York common 8–10c, 1887 Eastern 10c, common 5–6c, old lots 3–5c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Michigan
Canada Superior
Canada Roller
Canada
New York
City
Chicago
St_Louis
Milwaukee
St Louis
Minneapolis
Louis
Hoosac
Graham
Choice
Eastern
Butter market holds steady amid quiet demand and mixed quotes
Wholesaling prices for creamery and butter varieties are listed as steady with small receipts. Regional quotations span Vermont, New York, and Western grades from 16c to 22c, while jobbing adds 1 to 2c. Eggs, beans, grass seeds, potatoes, and hay show varied steady levels and moderate demand. Poultry prices for Northern and Western stock remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choice
Western
Vermont
New York
Ermont
Ohio
Sage
Liverpool
New Hampshire
Northern
Michigan
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
E Island
Bush
California
West
North
Red Top
Jersey
Jerseys
Bristol Ferrys
St Louis
Banana steamers and arrivals for August
The steamer Progress arrives August 6 from Jamaica with bananas for G H Harding. The steamer Aguan arrives August 9 from Jamaica with bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The Karl Konow arrives August 8 from Baracoa with bananas for W W and C R Noyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress
Jamaica
G H Harding
Aguan
Boston Fruit Company
Karl Konow
Baracoa
Fruit Market Report From Baltimore and Nearby Regions
Apples show steady demand at steady prices with Baltimore early harvests around 3.50 per barrel and 1.256 per 200 crates. Red Astralians quoted at 64 per barrel. Sweet Boughs at 2.60 to 3.50. Oranges and Lemons remain steady with Palermo oranges at 6 to box and Palermo lemons 3 to 5 per box. Messina lemons 3 to 5 per box. raspberries arriving in fair condition sold 16 to 17 cents quarts, 7 to 8 cents pints, 4 cents for 1% cups. Blueberries in good demand at 12 to 13. Currants steady at 6 to 8 cents. blackberries fair sale 4 to 6 cents quart New Yorks and 12 to 16 cents natives. Watermelons in fair supply with slow sales. extra large 5.0, 100, 30. medium 23 to 25. small 20. Baltimore 100 20 to 25. Norfolk 100 15 to 20. Delaware peaches small lots 1.2 per crate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Palermo
Messina
Berrie
New Yorks
5. C
S. C
8. C
Norfolk
Delaware
Market Prices for Fresh Produce Readable in Report
The market shows ample supply and quiet demand with prices largely unchanged. Listing includes marrow squash at 1.25 per barrel, native peas 1.50 per bush, tomatoes ranging from 0.40 to 1.50 per crate, native cabbage 0.24 each, string beans 0.25 to 0.50 per bush, Bermuda onions 1.50 per crate, Egyptian onions 2.37 per case, Spanish onions 4.40 per basket, beets 2.00 per 100 count, Norfolk onions 3.25 per barrel, lettuce 0.40 per box, turnips 0.34 per bunch, cantaloupes closing at 1.20 per crate, green corn scarce at 0.50 per dozen, native tomatoes 3.00 per bush box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Rhode Island
Illinois
Jersey
Russia
Provisions Market Bids and Prices Across Cities
Pork demand remains fairly active with firm prices for long cuts at 18.50, backs at 18.50, lean ends at 19.50, and various items listed including fresh ribs, sausages, lard, hams, and bacon. New York reports quiet pork with 14.25 to 14.374% for pricks. Chicago firmer pork at 14.25, lard at 8.77 to 9. orlier. Cincinnati notes steady pork at 15 and steady lard at 8.45. Beef markets show firm, steady trends with varied cut prices. veal supply fair, lamb and mutton quotes provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City
Continent
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Unclear OCR Fragments on Currency Denomination
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered references to coin values and denominations such as 8 9c 10c and phrases like fancy common to good. No coherent event or named entities identified. limited readable facts to summarize as a brief news item.
Sugar market in Havana and New York quotes steady
Havana reports a quiet week with nominal quotations for refined and molasses sugar, with specific prices for gold and centrifugal grades. Exports to the United States total 26,000 bags and 166 hhds, while warehoused stock reaches 3,800 boxes and 8,000 hhds. Molasses prices hold, and freight activity remains dull. New York molasses and refined sugar markets are listed as dull with standard pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
Lloilos
Javas
New York
Havana
Matanzas
United States
Ponce
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Mayaguez
New York Cotton Prices Hold Steady as Markets Close
Upland middling cotton in New York remains firm at 11 cents with other grades listed. Futures opened and closed steady while a detailed table shows opening and closing quotes for August to May futures and regional market activity across Liverpool and U.S. ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Yards and Chicago Markets Mixed Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices
Trade dull at Stock Yards with receipts 1490 cattle and 1961 hogs. steers to 205 350, native cows 150 260, hogs heavies 610 630, lights 610 613. Cincinnati hogs weaker 525 650, Chicago cattle 2000 with steers 260 580, stockers 210 360, cows 150 340. Hogs shipments 6000 slow, mixed 585 650, heavies 5742, light 610 650. Sheep receipts 467, natives 250 360, Western 38 55 400, Texans 3375 lambs 475 675.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Market report across cities shows steady to firm prices
Tavon notes demand fair and prices unchanged across cities. New York market steady with unchanged tone. Chicago and Cincinnati report firm or steady prices around 114 dollars. St Louis mirrors 114 with steady tone. Turpentine and petroleum markets mixed as of now with rosin around 103 and tar near nominal levels. petroleum closing higher with RSW at 74 and cases at 92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Imports and Exports. Liverpool Steamer List of Goods
A detailed Liverpool export and import ledger lists steamer trips and cargo. Numerous firms such as Cobb Bates Yerxa Isaac Locke Forbes Lithograph Co Benj French Co and others transport items including glass microscopes chemicals china woollens machinery and dry goods across multiple consignors and destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Bothnia
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa
China
Forbes Lithograph Co
Benj French & Co
Schoenhof
P Schmidt & Co
Stone & Downer
Ateel
Jackson
Moise W McDonald
Cotton
White, Son & Co
Abram French & Co
Saddlery Ordway, Kimball & Loring
Buckiam Dennison Manufacturing Co
Pray Sous & Co
Roffe & Co
Case Woollens
Warran & Islancard
Larrabee & Co
Warren & Blanchard
Neal, Morse & Co
Brigham
Hagop
Bogigian & Co
Shepard, Norwell & Co
Strong & Coo
Norton, Fessenden & Soule
Woollen Kendall, Barrows & Co
Moise Stone & Downer
Pierce & Co
Bagshaw
J & J Murdock
Cocoa Codman & Hall
Horswell & French
J B Moors & Co
Louis Wolf & Co
Richardson & Dennie
McDonald & Co
DC & HS Tuck
Harwood Bros
Euvee
Benjamin French & Co
Shepard
Norwell & Co
Hovey & Co
White & Co
Wood & Son
E Kitching & Co
Gorham Mans Co
Haring Bros & Co
Jones, McDuffee & Stratton
A Shuman & Co
Exports Report From Aug 4 1888 Ports
A detailed export list from Parrsboro and surrounding ports including Charlottetown Halifax Port Antonio Cheverie Antwerp and New York. Items span schooners steamer cargoes with cornmeal hardware fishing provisions beef pine lumber tarred goods and miscellaneous commodities totaling numerous packages bbls boxes and cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrshoro
Portland
Charlottetown
Pei
Halifax
Worcester
Port Antonio
Jam
Lorenzo D Baker
Samana
Cheverie
Antwerp
Belgium
New York
Jan Breydel
Staple Products Receipts August Eighth Eighty Eight
Historical list of railroad receipts dated August 4 1888 detailing cargoes for Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston Providence Old Colony New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine Eastern Western Lowell System Ky Sea and other lines. Includes wool cotton flour corn oats malt grease butter cheese eggs potatoes lumber leather hides bales and various commodities. Rich catalog of agricultural and industrial goods moved by rail across multiple lines with quantities in bales boxes tiers and cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Loston & Maine Railroad
Lowell
By Express
Ky Sea
Evert Noesse
Foreign Markets Report From London and Liverpool Trade
Londons Aug 4 12 30 pm cargoes off coast wheat steadier four cargoes arrived four cargoes sold six car loads waiting sales on passage and for shipment wheat steadier corn quiet Paris Paris wheat firm Liverpool spot wheat strong corn quiet but steady No 1 California wheat 7s 2d etc Weather England unsettled Liverpool wheat futures quiet Antwerp spot wheat unchanged Paris wheat firm flour firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Walla Walla
Paris
Liverpool
California
Michigan
England
Antwerp
Insolvencies Hit Various Firms and Grocers in New York City and Beyond
Business troubles show Russell, Huntley & Stone liabilities around 18000 at Blackstone market with 15 cent on the dollar offered in thirty days. Thomas H. Casey of East Boston faces about 5000 in liabilities. Seligman, May & Co. creditors accept 40 cents on the dollar in New York. Daniel F. Pope of Hudson signs with 12000 liabilities and no unencumbered assets. Charles Trepanier of Quebec assigns with 31000 liabilities. John A. Mahegan, grocer at 176 West Eighth street, has gone into insolvency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell, Huntley & Stone
Blackstone Market
Thomas H. Casey
Grocer
East Boston
Seligman, May & Co
Charles Trepanier
Quebec
John A. Mahegan
West Eighth Street
Boston Bunco Man Arrested in New York
Charles C. Post, a noted Western bunco man, was arrested in New York on a telegram from Boston Inspector Gerraughty. He allegedly fleeced David W. Simonds, a Charlestown retired boatman, out of $3000 on July 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Charles C. Post
Inspector Gerraughty
David W. Simonds
Charlestown
Prominent Eastern Dealers Listed Across Cities
A catalog of sales agents and firms across Akron Altoona Birmingham Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Lexington Mansfield Omaha and more, naming representatives such as E Warner Rich Marriott Lobe Carroll Adler Cohen Gilmer Marks Haaker Phelps Hays Lancaster Keiser Morse Hanford Strauss Cahn Starkey Lewis Payne and others affiliated with major firms. The list shows widespread distribution of Ad Agencies and Co partnerships across states including Ohio Pennsylvania Maryland Illinois Kentucky Missouri and Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
E Warner
Warner & Miller
Altoona
Penn
George Fox
Fox & Curtis
Birmingham
Ala
S Rich
Rich & Biederman
Baraboo
Wis
Indianapolis
Ind
J E Hays
Hays Bros
Lexington
Lancaster
Mansfield
F Keiser
U 8
Omaha
Cape Cod Train Schedule Fragments
An OCR produced list shows numerous named Cape Cod stops and inconsistent times for weekday and Sunday trains. Entered items include Buzzards Bay and Falmouth with 9.00 am departures, coastal towns such as Hyannis Chatham and Sandwich, plus via Woods Hall notes and partial times like 4.05 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Asarnstabie
Vurne
Bournedale
Brewster
Cataucmet
Chathiam
Cottage City
Woods Hell
Fairhaven
Falmouth
Hyannis
Warwich
Monument Beach
Dmatinpoisett
Marion
Nantucket
Woods Heil
Provincetown
Sandwich
Laramore
Yarmouth
Treemont
Wellfleet
Wet Barnstable
Woods Hall
Warenam
Warmouth
Mourne
Castaumet
Chatham
Cottige City
Hyannis and
Harwich
Jane Tucket
Aim
Onset Bay
Sagamore
Yamouth
West Barnstable Archam
Wenaumet
WooMloil
Providence Division Passenger Timetables with Sundays
Historical timetable snippet lists various station names and times for the Providence Division and New Work lines. It includes Park Square Station, Attleboro, Central, Hyde, Foxboro, and Dodgeville with numerous departures and arrivals across Sundays and weekdays. The garbled OCR preserves era style without clear events or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Division
Park Square
Shore Line
Attleboro
Vistens
Peculiar Record Book Wit and Trade Note
Printed and indexed books for sale by Aaron Br, Gay & Co. at 122 State Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pecs
Watllet—Co Impact and Convenient
Aaron Br, Gay & CO
State Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pepperell Mfg. Co
Cheshire Rk
Atlantic & Pacific RR. Co
Cleveland
NEW York Financial
T. Oh
B. & Air
Central Parc
St. le
Ever
H. & Dee
Ess
Anne
Fort Wayne
Hocking Valley
Eee
Houst
Il. Central
Lake Shore
Long Island
Us & N
Lou
N. A
Minn
St. L
Sees
Essex
Nash
Chat
J. Cent
Pacific
N.Y
Oss St. L. Cere
N'Y
N. E
Dais
Ohio & Miss
Oregon
Pittsburg
Reading
Rich
Ee R.& W
Rock Island
Perna
Rome, W
St. Pat
Ee &M
Texas Pacific
Tol & O. C. Pref. v. Pacific
Utica & B. R
Wees
L.& P Fee
Ates
Sm. Land and Iep
Relan Zeus Compan
Pacific Mall
Pullman Palace
W.union
American Ou
R .G
St. P
S. Do
Ats. Ee
J. C
Loate Tex
Jey
P. Rk, G
N. W
W. Shore
Ies
Adams
Wells Fargo
Amador
Plutus
Proustite
Col. Coal
Anion
Quicksilver
E! Cristo
Robinson
Hock
Avage
Ontario
Cal
Alta
Jest & Belcher
Nevada
Potosi
Crown Point
Savage
Good & Curry
Sierra Nevada
Hale & Norcoss
Utah
Reese
Yellow Jacket
Navajo Mining Company
Foreign Financial Markets
Chicago Markets
Farnum, Reardon & Co
Reese Ee
PorkAug
Steeese
Boston Markets
Aubusg
Dales
Uplands
Orleans
Ocenov
Feces Novdog
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Great Britain
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
West Point
Louisville
Consolidated
Spiltimore
Adler & A
Cohen
Cohen, Adler Co
Charlotte
Gilmer
Goldsmith
Rosenthal
Goldsmith & Co
Marks, Craw
Mantonya
Mantonya & Co
Haaker
M Phelps
Phelps, Dodge & Palmer
W J Yates
George M Daum
James H Laws
Dayton, O
J H. Lutz
J P Lutz & Son
East Saginaw, Mich
L Seifert
Heavenrich Bros
Scranton
A C Nettleton
Ad. Seimi
Nathan Kuhn
Kelheimer & Co
Ian Teanielson
Cai
M J Cahn
Cahn
Nickelsburg Y Co
Springfield
R A Starkey
Starkey & Scowden
Est
G W Lewis
C J Lewis & Co
A T Kelley
Kelley, Goodfellow & O
Tre
Topeka
Kan
B M Payne
B M Payne & Co
Wai
Troy
Albany
Rotterdam Junction
Binghamton
Niagara Falls Short Line
St. Louisa
Niagara Falls
Michigan Central
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway
Wabash Western Railway
Palace
Ayer d Junction
SUN
Belmont and
Waverley
Miller’s Falls
Cambridge
Concord
Fitchburg
Gardner and Miller's Falls
Greenfield
Hoosick Falls
Johnsonville
Lincoln
Marlboro
Hudson and Manard
North Leominster
Saratoga—s
Shelburne Falla
Union Square
Somerville
Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Ayer Junction
Johsonville
Loosac Tunnel
Washington Street
Joan Adams
J.whitmore
J.R. Watson
Cheshire
Central Vermont Railroads
Rutland
Montreal
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Fitchburg Depot
Causeway Street
St. Albans
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Burlington
St. Johns
Saratoga
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company R. R
Ches
Wagner Palace
Fall River Line
Servige New York
Pilgrim
Bristol
Providence
Old Colony
Fall River
Newport
Providence Line
Massachusetts
Rheeves
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
O. H. Briggs
Montreal & West
New York and
New England
Providence & Words
East End Union Depot
Ster R. R
Rt. A.C. Kendall
Concord FR. R
Loston
St. and B
Manchester
N. H
N. J
E. Chamberlin
Railroads
Prowfedence Line
Old State House
Central Division
All River Line
Ashmont
Mialintree
Bridge Water
Brockton
Cohasset and Hingesham
Hingham
Kbaston
East Bridgewater
Abington
East Milton
Weat Quincy
East Weymouth
Weymouth
Taunton
Harrison Square
Marshfield and
Sea View
Mattapan and
Milton
Pmiddleboro
Nantasket Beach
North Fasten
Stoughton
Randolph
Plymouth
Duxbury
Fquincy
Rockland and Hanover
Scituates
Sune
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Duxbury
Central Station
Dean St
Wihittman
South Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
West Ridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Izou
Aveeve Latou
Dodgeville
Foxboro
Pia
Forest Halls
kAsa
Pee Ug Ret
Mebra
Vov
Pi Hyde I
Edamaics
Vas
Sunda
Goh
Art Ar
Uw UO
L.io, Eb
Lo, Wm IG
Jlarendon Isa A
Re Ras A
Eaplts
Petpn
Ls de Hidy
Desvaayo
Tees
Mt. Hope
Beitts
North Attleboro
M. W Providence
Readville
Sunda Am
Hoxbury
Hamord
India Point
Sharon
Sharon Heights
Yam
Speame Street
Wes
Muexoury Aoa
Stuaghto Central
Canton
South Walpwte
Wrentham
Walnut Hill
Stoneshaven
Warren
Paunton
Bedford
Ox Point
Central Vv
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Framingham
Mariboo
Fayville
Southboro
Bolton
Northboro
Clinton
Leamingster
Pitchburg
Eperatt
Sun Ada Sone A
R.R
J. R. Kendrick
Man’r. Geo. L. Connor
Pass
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