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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1888

Page

7

Grain and market notes from Chicago and beyond

Market reporting shows a generally quiet or dull trend across commodities. Rye and flour markets hold steady or dull with minor regional variations, while malt and hops show little activity and nominal prices. Prices cited include rye No 1 at 48 1/2c, export kiln dried corn at 260, granulated 335, and rye flour around 3 62 4 2 per barrel.

New York Milwaukee St. Louis Chicago Graham Canada Choice

Butter and Cheese Market Roundup Across Regions

Butter receipts remain steady with creameries firm on choice lots. Western creameries show mixed quotes from 16 to 20 cents. Vermont and Eastern varieties vary around 18 to 21 cents. Cheese demand quiet while prices hold. New York and Vermont quotes cited. eggs market softer with Western and Eastern lots trading around 17 to 20 cents.

Fruit Market Summary Shows Mixed Prices and Steady Demand

Apples see varied receipts with lower prices for common lots and a few high grades like native Astrachan at 2 50 and Williams around 2 75. Oranges and lemons steady with Palermo boxes 6 7 per box, Messina lemons 3 5 per box, Rodi oranges 5 50 per box. berries quiet with blue berries 7 9c per quart, blackberries 8 10c, huckleberries same as blue. Watermelons slow at 15 17c Baltimore and 10 15c Norfolk, Norfolk 20,000 melons. cantaloupes oversupplied at 1 and down. pears plentiful with Bartletts 1 50 per crate Virginia, 75c per crate Maryland and Delaware. grapes quiet with Ives 2 4c, Concords 4 6c, Perkins 7 8c, Martha 4 5c. Peaches slow at 50c to 1 per basket. bananas from Baracoa at 1 per bunch. California fruit auction prices: peaches 65c, nectarines 2 75 to 2 80, grapes 40 64c, prunes 40c, pears 1 20 to 2 45 per crate.

Choice Vermont New York Chicago Western Creamery New York Extra Ohio Liverpool State Islands Nova Scotias New Brunswick Bush California West North Timothy Jersey Bristol Long Island New Jersey Palermo Messina Baltimores Ives Hartfords Concords Perkins Marthas Barranas Victoria Baracoa Seaverns & Co

Market report on vegetables and pricing

The market is well supplied with steady prices for vegetables. Items include New marrow squash at 1 per pound, five green peas at 1.50 per bushel, cabbages around 3 to 4 dollars per 100 count, native wax beans 60 cents per bushel, cranberry beans 75 cents per bush, bunch onions 2 to 3 cents per bunch, P bush Egyptian onions 2.25, Spanish onions 4 dollars per basket, beets 60 cents per bush, Norfolk onions 3.50 barrel, carrots 2 dollars per 100 count, lettuce 40 cents per box, Russia yellow turnips 1.75 per barrel, rutabaga turnips 90 cents per bushel, green corn in mall supply 12 1/2 cents per dozen, native tomatoes 1 dollar per bush box, peppers 76 cents per bush.

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Pork Markets Steady as Demand Holds for Hams and Lard

Provisions note solid demand for pork and lard with prices steady. Hams and smoked meats trend remains similar to the prior period, reflecting stable market conditions.

Railroads Time Tables and Schedules

Time tables listing train arrivals and departures across multiple divisions and stations including Boston Causeway Street listings for Northampton Hadley Amherst and Worcester and various way stations. Full schedules available at stations. James T. Furg er general manager D J Flanders general passenger and ticket agent.

Central Mass Boston Causeway Street Portland Street Northampton Hadley Amherst South Amhert Belchertown Bondsville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jefferson’s Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton and Bertin Madson Sudbury Rockbottom Wawland Wea Waltham Waverley Belmont Witham Hudson and Way Northam Ton James T. Furger D. J. Flanders Gen’l Pas’r

Boston and Maine Railroad City Schedule 1888

A 1888 timetable lists Through Trains on Western and Eastern divisions from Boston and Maine Railway offices at Washington Street. It detail stations and departure times from Haymarket, Causeway, and Slaymarket squares to Augusta, Bar Harbor, St John, Halifax, and Maine coastal destinations with connections to Portland and St John steamers, and notes a Pullman Vestibuled Parlor and Dining Cars extra fare on the Boston and Mt Desert Limited Express.

Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway Bangor Bar Harbor St. John Hali@x Provinces Causeway St Old Orchard Portland Poland Springs Bar Marbor Slaymarket Sq Boston Mt. Desert Eastport Calais N.M Halifax Causeway Street Haymarket Square Beechland Castine Southwest Lewiston Manchester Concorda N. M North North Conway Haymarket Sq Portland Haymarket Sq A. Causeway St Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox & Lincoln Railways Llaymarket Hontreal & West Central Vermont Wagner Paince Washington Street J. W. Hobart W. Cummings Ag &J. Albava Park Square Providence Elegan Massachusetts Rhode Skeeven J. W. Richardson J. W. Miller IL Briggs Gen. Pass Boston & Albany R.R Tne Bi Bsm Boston Sation Kneeland Street Springfield Pittsfield Albany

Provisions and meat markets mixed as sales steady in several hubs

Hogs firm with wide price ranges from 18 to 19 cents per pound for various cuts. New York pork steady with heavy sales of mess and bacon products. Chicago and St Louis quote mixed beef and lard levels with tight supplies for select items. Fresh beef demand steady, lambs quiet, veal and mutton varied with regional price spreads.

New York Western Steam City Steam Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Brighton

Allan Asher & Co Reports Cotton Market Movements Today

European shorts reappeared this morning with August buying to bolster the market, later depressing prices to secure small profits. September weakens against October as New York stockpiles of low grade cotton grow. In New York futures opened steady and closed very steady with mixed regional receipts and exports across ports.

Allan Asher & Co Excens Bull Party Exoere Ee New York Europe Adc Renee Eae Liverpool Orleans Aung Eins Caseine Peren

Sugar and Molasses Market Report

Sugar and molasses markets show firm prices with steady demand. Raw sugars hold at quotations with Cuba 53-16 6% and Manila and Java varieties listed. refined sugars firm with grades from pulverized to confectioners. New York raw sugar strong, refined active. molasses steady at strong prices. regional notes from New York and Cuba.

Cuba New York Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Mayaguez

Kansas City Hog and Cattle Market Summary

Cattle receipts 4525 steady on best stock and lower on others with shippers paying 4 4 50 for cattle and 175 260 for natives. Hogs receipts 3391 slow trade with 5 to 10 cent declines. heavies 5 65 6 10, pigs 5 40 5 80, mediums and lights 5 70 6 10. Sheep receipts 1503 unchanged at 2 40 3 60. Chicago cattle receipts 10 000, steady to stronger. beef cattle 6 25 6 50, steers 3 75 6 00, stockers 2 3 30, cows 1 30 3 00. Hogs 9 000 receipts, steady to strong. mixed 5 60 6 25, heavy 5 80 6 35, light 5 65 6 35. Sheep 6 000 receipts, steady. natives 2 60 4 20, Western shorn 3 50 2 per, Texans shorn 2 75 3 75, lambs 4 25.

Kansas City St Louis Cincinnati Chicago Texas Western Rangers

Ta'ow Mixed Market Report Quiets Demand and Steady Prices

The miscellaneous market note shows demand remains quiet and prices unchanged. Quotations list city rendered at 4420, country at 342 with 4c rough at 2c. Strong entities are implied but not named. the entry provides generic commodity figures without explicit buyers or sellers.

Market Roundup Across Cities With Diverse Price Notes

New York reports strong market with 4 percent terms and 50 000 pounds on private sales. Cottee notes fair demand and Rio at 14 percent. Whisey in Chicago says market steady at 120 dollars. St Louis whiskey at 114 dollars, Cincinnati quotation 114. Turpentine and Petroleum in New York: turpentine 36 percent rosins 102 2 107, tar nominal, petroleum 64 2 6 percent, RSW 7 percent sc, cases 9 percent sc.

New York Cottee Rio Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Turpentine and Petroeum

Imports and Exports August 16 1888 Baracoa Jamaica St Pierre Yarmouth

Trade list details banana shipments to Boston from Baracoa and Jamaica cargoes aboard Steamer Victoria Marmion and brig Marie Aimee, with cocoa nuts drums codfish herring eggs blueberries and other goods from multiple firms including Seaverns Delong & Seaman J G Hall Hutchison & co and B D Web ber.

Baracoa Victoria Seaverns & Co Jamaica Marmion Boston Fruit Co ST Pierre Mig Marie Aimee de Delong & Seaman Yarmouth Sterner Yarmouth Eves J G Hall & Co Clements & Co Hall & Co

SHIPPING EXPORTS LISTS CARGO FROM BRIDGEWATER AND PEER PORTS

A dated export roundup from August 16, 1888, records cargoes and loads from Bridgewater Nova Scotia Bear River Digby Annapolis Royal and Grand Manan to Liverpool England and surrounding ports. The inventories include flour cornmeal bridge material woodware hardware prints textiles leather and various foodstuffs in precise quantities and box counts.

Bridgewater Carrie Bear River Digby Annapolis New Brunswieck

Staple Goods Receipts Logged Across Rail Lines Aug 16 1888

The record lists freight receipts for August 16 1888 across multiple railroads including Foston Albany Grand Junction Boston Providence Ola New York New England Fitchburg Boston Maine Eastern Western Lowell System and others. Entries document quantities of cotton wool flour oats malt cornmeal feed hay lumber leather bacon eggs cheese and various hides along with tea coffee and butter.

Foston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Ola Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell Express Dom B’l's

Foreign Markets Report From London And Liverpool

London and Liverpool market notes show wheat firmer, corn strong, cargos moving, and prices quoted for August September futures. Anticipated shipments, Paris and Antwerp rates, and steady to firmer breadstuffs with pork higher and bacon softer.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Oereas Rae Michigan Sagas Peiverpool Auauel Antwerp Laris

Notable American Dealer Listings Across Cities

A compilation of names and firms from Aberdeen to Wichita, listing executives and associates in various U S firms. Individuals include R Paine, Blumhage, Fielalig, A W Force, C W Marks, Phelps, McLachlan, G D Harris, and others, tied to firms like Paines & Co, Blumhage & Co, Selz Schwab, and Starkey & Scowden among others.

Aberdeen Miss R Paine R Paine & Co Alleghany Penn H Blumhage H Blumhage & Co J Fielalig Atlanta Inningham Ala C Reese Chicago W Marks Craw E M Phelps Phelps, Dodge & Palmer A CU McLachlan Selz, Schwab & Co Columbus Springfield R A Starkey Starkey & Scowden St Louis George W Lewis O J Lewis & Co Wichita, Kan R B Smith Smith & Stover

Free stone work hearing on pumping station at Chestnut Hill

City Hall notices a continuation of the Committee on Inspection of Buildings hearing in the Common Council Chamber amending the date to Monday the 20th inst at 7 30 pm Samuel Kelley chairman pro tem directs all interested parties to attend regarding free stone work at the Chestnut Hill pumping station.

City Hall Common Council Chamber Freestone Chestnut Hill Samuel Kelley

PackET RECORD noOOOK WITH Wallet-Compact and convenient

Printed and appexed books for the tea liaise. For sale by 44RBON RB, GAY & CO., 122 State street.

GAY & CO State Street

Western Division Train Schedules from Boston Station to New England towns

Trains depart Boston Station for Alton Bay Rochester and Farmington at 8 30 am and various afternoon times. The listings cover Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Maverhill Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Malden Medford Melrose Melrose Highlands Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Salem Kennebunk Wilmington Dover Waverhill Lawrence Manchester Portland Bangor Lewiston and Meading with multiple daily departures and minute details.

Exeter Great Falls Maverhill Sorth Lawrence Lowell Malden Medford Melrose Mighlands Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Salem Nkenetd Wilmington Dover Waverhill Lawrence Manchester Sam Portland Bangor Lewiston Meading and Way Amesbury Loaim Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Everett JFAO Rochester Mampton Beach North Hampton Rye Beach Ipswich M. Lyon Marblehead and Swamp Branch Middleton Newbury North Conway Aim Peabody and Dan Portsmouth Revere Mockport Glater Beanch York Harbor & Beach Saugus Branch Scott Wen Wolfeboro Lynn and Way Portand St. John aVia Saugus South Reading Branca Boston Haymarket Square

Boston and Seacoast Train Schedules Listed in Detail

Eastern division timetable lists trains from Boston Causeway Street to Amesbury Beverly Dover Ipswich and many others with numerous departure times and through services to Montreal and western hubs, including Sunday sections and return movements. The dense OCR shows stations from Lynn to Wilton with wide daily frequency and connections to Laconia White River Junction and Fabyan's, noting through service to Montreal and various branches.

Layweecus STENA Boston Causeway Street T.lton Lake Village Meredith Ashland Laconia Weirs Plymouth Centre Harbor Welsteboro Woodstock Pemigewassett Valley Warren Haverhill Woodsville Lisbon Littleto Whitefield Lancaster Jefferson Bethlehem Profile House Twin Mountain Fabyan Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Pussum' Sic Well River Bristol Claremont Ranch Montvrether Essex Junction Burlington St. Albans Montreal RKR Boston Air Line Fabyan’s

Fitchburg Railroad Timetable Details for Hoosac Route and Connections

Railroad timetable notes show Fitchburg Railroad Hoosac Tunnel route schedules after Aug 1 188s with passenger station at Troy Albany Rotterdam Junction and the West. Includes 6:30 am 8:30 am morning departures, palace parlor cars to Troy Albany Binghamton and Chicago via various lines, and 7 pm express to Chicago via Niagara Falls and connections to St Louis. Additional Sunday and daily departures list from Belmont Cambridge Concord and other towns, with multiple times and destinations including Miller's Falls routes.

Fitchburg Hoosac Tunnel Peston wAllan Wal Street Troy Albany Rotterdam Junction West Binghamton Chicago Niagara Falls Erie Boston St. Louis Michigan Central RR Palace Grand Trunk Railway Wabash Western Railway Sun New York Middletown New Laven Ktartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury Fishkillon Hudson Newburgh Turners, N. Y Chicago and New Yorm Krartford Varlor New England Air Line Grand Central Depot Willimantic Hartford

Boston and Albany Rail Schedules and connections

Timetables for the Boston and Albany line list through Pullman service and steamer connections to City of Boston routes. Includes night express to New York, Norwich line schedules, and Boston station ticket office details with connections to Hartford New York and Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Eartford New Haven Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond Norwich New York New London Danielsonville Putnam Boston Worcester Lee New York Hartford

Providence Division Train Timetable Fragment

A dense OCR of a regional rail timetable lists multiple line stops and departure times across Providence and suburbs including Attleboro Canton Junction Hyde Park and Jamaica Plain. It notes fourteen weekday trains and four Sunday trains with listed times and extra trains via Central.

Load of Timetables Confuses Central Division Trains

A dense OCR readout lists train times and routes across the Central Division with many stations and lines. The fragment includes schedules for Ashmont Taunton Plymouth Brockton and Weymouth areas with numerous times and near illegible notes.

Cape Cod Division Train Schedule Fragments

The document lists multiple Cape Cod area train times and stops including Buzzards Bay Bourne Chatham Falmouth Hyannis Harwich Nantucket Wellfleet Wellfleet Woods Hall Onset Bay Sandwich Sagamore and Wellfleet with morning and Sunday trains and various intermediate stop times though many entries are garbled or unreadable. It preserves station names and rough departure times such as 9.00 am and 4.05 pm across numerous towns.

Cape Cod Kneeland Street Buzzards Bay Marcnstabie Cottage City Woods Hall Fatwrhhaven Ami My Talmouth Yan Harwich Aim Monument Beach Anutiapoisett Marion Nantucket Onset Bay Province Town Sandwich Wellfleet Mistable Sam Idds West Barnstable Wenaumet Woods Moil

Local Train Service Details Advertised in Boston

The notice lists greenware and Saturdays only. Full table information on local and through train service available in Boston at stations noted and at Old Colony Railroad Office Ned Old State House. J K Kendrick General Manager GEO L Connor General Passenger Agent Boston July 1 1883.

Old Colony Boston Fall River Line Shore Line Providence Line Old State Oase New York Amers Pilgrim Bristol Providence Fall River Newport Brooklyn Jersey City Old State Elouse Washington and State Streets J. RK. Kendrick L. Connor Gen’l. Pass’r L. H. Palmer Old State House Ned Old State House J. KR. Kendrick Man’r Geo Pass

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