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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1888

Page

7

Market summary of grains, flours, feeds and hops

The report shows steady or quiet markets with moderate demand across items. Oats and rye figures are mixed with steady old rye and nominal new rye, mill products like flour and graham steady with moderate demand, bagged and sack goods priced per ton or barrel. Cottonseed meal and hops display subdued activity with varied quoted prices in multiple regions.

Newark New York St. Louis Milwaukee Graham Canada Choice York Astern

Butter and Cheese Prices Pressured by Flat Trade

Butter markets show little change with weak prices across sections. Western creamery and Vermont extra creamery quotes range from 16¢ to 22¢ for varying grades, while Eastern creamery holds at 20¢ for good to choice. Cheese markets firm but quiet, with New York extras at 9% to 9¾c and various Vermont, Ohio, and Atlantic quotes. Nets are steady. beans, grasses, potatoes, hay, and poultry follow general dullness with small fluctuations.

Western Vermont Extra Vermont New York Canton Ohio Liverpool Ogdensburg S&ve Eges New Hampshire Michigan Nova Scotia New Brunswick P E Island Bush California West Red Top Jersey Bristol Long Island

Banana steamers bring fruit cargo to Boston firms

The Marmion steamer arrives Wednesday carrying Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The Victoria arrives Thursday from Baracoa with bananas for Seaverns and Company.

Banana Steamers Marmion Jamaica Bananas Boston Fruit Company Victoria Baracoa Seaverns & Co

Fruit Market Summary From Local Fruits and Prices

Market notes show large apple supply with demand limited to choice lots. Prices listed for native varieties, oranges and lemons, berries, watermelons, cantaloupes, pears, grapes, peaches, and California fruits with mixed movement and occasional price drops. Notable figures include Palermo oranges at 6 to 7 per box, Norfolk melons 12 to 15 cents, and Bartlett pears around 1 to 1.50 per crate in Virginia listings.

Williams Jersey Norfolks Baltimores Virginia Perkins Maryland California California Fruit Union

Farm Market Prices Reported For Fresh Produce

Market shows ample supply and active movement with prices listed for squash peppers cabbage string beans wax beans onions Egyptian Spanish onions beets carrots lettuce turnips cucumbers corn tomatoes peppers and more. Notable figures include native green peas 1.50 per bush native wax beans 0.60 per bush and green corn 1.24 per dozen with various greens roots and onions priced across baskets bushels and boxes.

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Pork Market Report Shows Steady Prices Across Products

The market for pork products remains firm and unchanged with varied quotes for long cuts at 18 1860, backs at 1s 50, lean ends around 19 1950, and fresh ribs 10 percent. Lard offers range from 9 4 percent to 10 4 cents in different pail sizes, while hams and smoked shoulders price by size and cure with bacon and rib products also listed.

Market report on pork beef lard and fresh meats across cities

Provisions markets span New York Chicago Cincinnati St Louis with mixed tones. Prices show pork and lard unsettled to firmer while beef remains steady to very firm with high demand for good cuts and softer activity for lower grades.

New York City Continent Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Exwa Brighton

Sugar and Molasses Prices Hold Steady Across Markets

Sugar markets show firm Sacchar-Raw and refined prices at old levels with Cuba Javas and Manila varieties quoted. Molasses trades steady with new Ponce Porto Rico prices and regional grades listed. New York market remains nominal.

Cuba Manilas Lloilos Javas New York Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Mayaguez

Cotton market report shows mixed UK and US activity

Allan Asher & Co reports Liverpool subdued while New York steadies with middling prices around 11 1 8 cents. August and new crop futures edge higher amid short interest and ongoing drought in Texas and the South. Liverpool spot weak 5 8d drought impacts, with widespread receipts, stocks, and exports across Atlantic ports noted.

Allan Asher & Co Exchange Place Felows Liverpool Texas Atlantic Seaboard New York Esse Sane ARIOS Orleans Ccccesceseee Augusta New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore Great Britain Cincinnati St Louis Louisville Galveston Continent Atock United States

Hog and Cattle Markets Update From KC and Chicago

Stock Yards Kansas City reports slow cattle trade at weak prices with receipts of 4905, native cows and steers priced around 175 to 295, hogs in active demand with heavies 620 to 630, weights 590 to 625, sheep dull at 240 to 340. Chicago cattle receipts 9000 with firm tone and slight advance, hogs strong with 565 to 665, sheep 360 to 880 across Western, Texans, natives and lambs in varied ranges.

Kansas City Peoria Cincinnati Chicago Lexas

Market Report Centering on Oil and Turpentine Prices

Tallow demand quiet with unchanged prices across regions. New York notes firm market with 380,000 lbs sold at 450. Rio eases in New York at 14¢, Whitey Chicago quotes 120, St Louis steady at 114, Cincinnati active with prices firm at 114. Turpentine and petroleum in New York show mixed closes with resin near 1.024% to 1.05 and tar nominal, petroleum at 6 4/2%c with RSW 7%c and cases 9%c.

New York Rio Whitey Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Turpentine and Petroleum Petroeum

Imports and Exports at Antwerp Steamer Wetherby Billets

Shipping records show August 13 1888 port of Antwerp with the steamer Wetherby listing steel billets blooms rag and paper stock and steel articles from agents including Milne Co Baring Bros Moors Richards Lyons and Schellback. Quantities include 86663 billets 110 bales 170 bags 760 bales rags and paper stock 480 do rags 18 le pipes and 50 octaves of alizarine.

Antwerp Wetherby Milne & Co Baring Bros & Co Moors & Co Haring Bros &Co Lyons Richards & Sons Alizarine Schelback & Co

Shipping and Goods List Across Ports and Firms

A dense inventory lists items from Booth & co to Hills Turner across ports including Bahia, GONATVES, Shembrara, and Charlottetown. It records ships Schooner William Jones and Moselle, with exports of sugar, molasses, steel, window glass, casks, and crates, plus numerous firms like Baring Bros, Gottschalk, and F Dame.

Booth & Co Horace Partridge & Co D & M Williams Rag & Co Dé Bary & Co Bahia Boston Wiliam Jones Orden Shembrara Walter Swan Liverpool Eng Hgros & Co K Moors & Co Linder & Meyer Morey & Co Carpenter, Woodward & Morton E.& F King & Co FO Dame & Co Hills Turner & Co Kidder, Peabody & Co UH Atkins & Co J A Hayes & Co Rapp & Co King & Co Hamill & Gillesply Homer Bros Baring Bros & Co Pierce & Co Dame & Co Bennington Coleman, Mead & Co Leigh & Co Riley & Gray Stoddard, Lovering & Co Thomas Leyland & Co Wight Dwar Kakas & Sons Wight Bros Rawson & Co K Spninney Thayer & Lincoln Zenas Sears Carl Tinder & Meyer Port Hawkesbury Charlottetown Pei Halifax Picou Worcester H Bowles & Co Brock Bartlett, Lyman & Co Beaman Bros Barclay & Co Brown, DeLoria & Co G Bell & Co Jona Higelow & Co A Bigeon & Co Hutchinson & Co Webber Batchelder Davis York & Whitney Tuttle & Son Hutchinson & Son Griffin & Co G Hall & Co Delong & Seaman Adama & Munthon G Hoa & Co Locke & Hurd Do Burrows Co

Exports August 13 1888 London to bear river and st John s

Export list reports cargoes from Bear River New Jersey St John s Newfoundland Hull England and Digby Annapolis. Items include flour feed bridge material farming tools evaporated apples crates copper paint hardware kerosene medicines paper tarred paper oil and more. Ships Buffalo New Brunswick wick steamers New Brunswick and New York routes carried various goods including cotton waste candles marbles and explosive cargoes.

Bear River NJ E Walsh ST John’s Mary P Manila Hull Eng New York Buffalo Digby Annapolis New Brunswick

Staple Goods Receipts Across Multiple Railroads in 1883

A list of commodities received by various railroads including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Boston and Providence, Queensland Colony, New York and New England, Fitchburg, and Boston and Maine. Entries cover cotton, wool, flour, corn, oats, hay, butter, cheese, eggs, leather, bales, bbls, rolls, sacks, and other goods with quantities, reflecting extensive shipments and stock categories.

England Nova Scotia Scotland Germany Eecsee Italy Belgium Singapore Eee Barbadoes Wit Livingston, Feathers Seaee Port Antonio Cork Boston Naval Os & Pt Fao Coriau Padre Canes Scotia Danish West Indies Cotlan Africa Hayti Azores Madeira MOSS Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Qld Colony New York & New Eingland Railroad Fitchburg Boston & Maine Railroad Astern Division Western Division Lowell By Express Pilgrim Bristol Providence Old Colony Ould Colony Fall River Newport New York Brooklyn Jersey City Old State House Washington and State Streets JK. Kendirick GLU L. Connor Gen’l. Pass L. H. Palmer

Foreign markets report wheat and corn prices steady firm

London and Liverpool wires note wheat and corn firmer with higher prices as cargoes move and markets maintain strength. California wheat quoted around $68 with shipments due and near term dates for delivery, while breadstuffs show firm trend and provisions hold steady in late August readings.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Michigan

Boston and Maine Rail Service Schedule June 24 1888

Boston and Maine announces through trains on western and eastern divisions from Causeway Street and Haymarket. Listings include Augusta Haymarket and Portland routes, with times from 8:30 am to 9:30 pm, and connections to Eastport Calais Halifax St John and other points. Maine Central Grand Trunk and Maox & Lincoln Mailways stations featured.

Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Bangor Bar Harbor St. John Malixax The Provinces Flaymarket Sq Old Orchard Portland Pitland Springs Banagor Bar Siarber Laymarket Sq Boston Mt. Desert Eastport Calais N. Ks Mlalifax Causeway Street Av.s Haymarket Square Kreckland Castine Southwest Far Farmers Lewiston Manchester Concord North Liaymarket Sq North Conway- Hayimarket Sq Jauseway Gt Portland- Haymarket Sq 2 Way St Maine Central Grand Trunk Maox & Lincoln Mailways Newburyport Portsmouuth Portand Halifax Rowele Systert Eiton Lake Village Meredith Ashland Laconia Weirs Plymouth Centre Harbor Weliteboro No. Woodstock Pennigewassett Valley Warren Hlaverhill Woodsville Lisbon Lutheron Whitefield Lancaster Jefferson Bethlehem Profile House Ewin Mountain Fabyan’s Franklin Lehbanen White River St.ohnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec White River Junction Well River Bristol Claremont Ranch Montrelier Essex Junction Churlington Albans Montreal Northern RR Boston Air Line Crain Central Mass Portland Street Northampton Madiey Amherst South Amhbhest Belchertown Handsville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jefferson’s Oakdale West Boylson Worcester Clinton Berlin Madsen Sudbury Heckbottom Wanland Weaton Waltham Waverley Melmont Belmont Waltham, Hudson and Way Ames T. Furber I * Flanders Gen’l Pas Montreal & West Reliable Centralt Vermont Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Wagner Palace Central Vermont R. RK Washington Street J.W. Hobart W. Cummings Paas Concord R. R. Avyd N. I Cuambeelln

Western Division Timetable From Boston Stations

Train schedule lists Western Division departures from Boston stations to Alton Kay Rochester Farmington and others with numerous daily times including morning and evening runs to Andover Exeter Melrose Malden and other towns, plus Sunday trains to Dover Lawrence Manchester Lowell Portland Reading and more.

Exeter Great Falls Riaverh Georgetown Mennebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Lewell Malden Lid Medford Melrose Highlands Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newburyport GOL Salem Waheneta Wilmington Dover Maverhill Lawrence Manchester Bain Lowell Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading and Way

Eastern Division Train Schedules to Amesbury and Nearby

Boston station trains depart for Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Dover and other towns with frequent departures from early morning through night on weekdays and Sundays. Timetable lists numerous stations including North Hampton Ipswich Marblehead Revere Portsmouth Newburyport and Saugus Branch with varied times and notes Workingmen's train and branch connections.

Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Ove Erett Great Falls Rochester Brampton North Hampton Din Lpswich Lyon Marblehead and Swuarpscott Branch M. Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabod Danvers Portsmouth Krevere Bmockport and Gloucenster Branch Swamp Scott Wenham Winteboro

Ambiguous Transit Timetable Fragment From Old Ledger

A fragmentary OCR shows scattered timetable entries with times and place names such as Sumner Street Station, Baltimore, Endicott, Dedham and Manchester. The text lacks coherent structure, dates, and a clear event, making a precise record difficult.

Fragmented Timetable Snippet From Local Transit Route

An OCR fragment lists assorted bus or train times and routes with locations like Hingham Taunton Weymouth and Taunton, mentioning Sundays and various departure times. The garbled data hints at a transportation schedule but lacks coherent structure or complete entries.

Cape Cod Rail Timetable Fragments

The readable lines list ferry and rail times across Cape Cod towns including Buzzards Bay Bourne Chatham Woods Hall Fairhaven Falmouth Hyannis Harwich Nantucket Wareham and Onset with weekday and Sunday departures.

Kneeland Street Buzzards May Woods Hall Fairhaven Falmouth Fhyanaia Iarwich Monument Beach Mattapoisett Marion Nantucket Province Town Sandwich Ping So Yarmouth Bre«mont Wellfleet Weat Barnatabte Wareham Warmouth OW. Sever Buzzards Fay Bourne and Bournedale Oma Taumet Chatham Cottaga City Hyannis and Harwich Nanesucket Weeds Hall Onset May Sagamore Yammouth West Kearnustable Wenaumet Weeds Mioil

Train Schedules for Providence Division and Surrounding Areas

A dense list of train times and stations for the Providence division including Leave Park Square Station for New Work and Attleboro services with multiple daily departures. Also lists Central and Roslindale, Canton Junction, Dedham, Foxboro, Dodgeville, Forest Mills, and other hubs with varied morning and evening times, reflecting a complex weekday and Sunday schedule.

Park Square Shore Line Providence Attleboro Central Roslindae Canton Junction Dedham Dodgeville Foxboro Forest Mille

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