Commodity Closing Prices in St Louis and Minneapolis Markets
Grain markets report closing prices for oats wheat and corn in St Louis and Minneapolis. In St Louis August oats 27 cents bid September 26 and October 26 42 cents bid November 27, wheat August 74 40 cents, September 74 2 74 cents bid December 77 cents bid May 81 58 cents, corn August 32 4 cents bid September 32 58 32 4 cents, October 82 2 cents, May 23 cents bid. In Minneapolis wheat in store No 1 hard August 77 44 cents, September 74 42 cents, No 2 Northern cash no trading on track No 1 hard cash old 92 cents new 85, No 1 Northern cash old 81 new 87, No 2 Northern cash old 77 new 75 cents.
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St Louis
Minneapolis
Liverpool
Ceeee
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Great Britain
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Mid
Philadelphia
Baltimore
York
Cincinnati
Louisville
Market Summary of Iron and Steel Prices and Demand
The metal trade reports firm American pig iron demand with upward price pressure, while England and continental markets show active speculation and higher prices. Copper and tin markets hold firm with established L.ondon spot and futures. steel rails, Scotch pig iron, and various iron products see steady or improved activity, with production near a yearly high and cautious price moves amid dealer expectations.
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England
Pennsylvania
Gray Forge
Montana
Arizona
London
Bradstreet’s
The Grocery Trade and Sugar Market Slump Amid Demand Hope
The sugar market softens with lower land prices and scarce raw sugar demand. Rio coffee remains firm with rising prices and strong exports, while spices and teas show steady or growing demand. Rice rumors show mixed crop outlooks due to drought, with New Orleans and international markets watching closely for shortages.
Market Receipts and Dried Fruit Prices Report
Receipts will be large enough to justify quoting the market. The last lot, 284 sacks, sold at 370 per barrel in the rough. Dried fruit supply is small and prices firm. New French and California prunes are in demand but not widely available until mid next month. Foreign crop news offers little light on prices as steamers depart Demia and more are expected. crop arrives slowly.
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California
Demia
Grain and flour markets show steady to firm tone across cities
John E Welsh reports carload grain receipts and flour quotations at Chicago St Louis and New York. Wheat and corn prices move with market dullness, firm spot demand for high mixed and steamer corn, oats mixed and white varieties steady, rye flour quiet. Flour receipts rise to 2963 bbls, 5697 sacks with demand light. Prices span from winter wheat to export patent across cities, with notable figures for No 2 red, white, and mixed oats and corn blends.
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Minnesota
Canada Superior
Canada Roller
New York
City
City Mill
Chicago
St Louis
St Lewis
Port Huron
Lake and
New Chicago
Graham
Michigan
Canada
Market report on dairy and produce receipts today
Today's receipts include butter 566 pkgs and cheese 2205 boxes, eggs 2191 cases, beans 95 bbls, potatoes 20 cars, sweet potatoes 127 bbls, hay 7 cars, straw bar. Last year’s receipts showed lower butter and eggs. market conditions vary by region with creameries firm for top grades and eastern markets quieter.
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New York
Liverpool
Vermont
New Hampshire
Hebrons
Aroostock
Jerseys
Bristol Perrys
Market Report: Virginia and Jersey Prices Edge Higher
Demand strong for Virginias at 450 dollars and Jerseys at 5 hundred a hundredweight. Reds sell around 3 360 per barrel. Hay and straw remain quiet with no change from yesterday.
Fruit and Produce Prices In Busy Saturday Market
Saturday market reports steady demand and firm prices for fruit and produce. Prices listed for apples, oranges, pears, melons, berries, cantaloupes, grapes, watermelons, bananas, plums, and more with numerous specific lot quotes and crates, bbls, and crates across varieties and origins. Major items include Delawares, Messina oranges, Bartletts, Norfolks, Jersey Ives, and Carolina peaches with values ranging from under one dollar to several dollars per unit.
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Messina
Palermo
Delawares
New York
Bartletta
Georgia
Virginia
Clapp
Norfolks
Providence Jets
Marys
Agawams
Ives
Perkins
Moore
Jersey Ives
Jamaica
Baracoa
Port Simons
Banana steamer arrivals and fruit shipments noted
The steamer Weihaven has arrived with Baracoa bananas and will sell cargo on Monday. Kong Alf arrives Thursday and Harold Wednesday with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The Norfolk boat reports 1400 pkgs of grapes, 570 pkgs of peanuts, and 100 bbls of sweet potatoes onboard.
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Weihaven
Kong Alf
Harold
Jamaica Bananas
Boston Fruit Company
Norfolk
Sundays Train Segments Caramelons Potatoes and Apples
A train segment lists cargo across cars including 1 carmelons 3 cars potatoes and 2 cars apples reflecting a light rural shipment. The short note records the Sunday service or pickup details with no further context or destination.
Provisions. Boston market steady across beef and pork items
Receipts today show tallow 4 pkgs and lard 1385 pkgs with bacon 201 boxes and hams 56 bbls. compared to last year, pork and beef varied while lard and preserved meats rose. Regional quotes list New York pork steady to uninspected prices, beef levels, lard and refined markets, with several city and midwest markets noted as dull or unsettled.
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Boston
New York
City
India
Continent
South America
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Hog and Cattle Market Report from Kansas City and Major Cities
Stock yards report shows steady Kansas City cattle with steers at 3.25 to 3.90, cows 1.50 to 2.00, hogs higher at 4.00 to 4.40, sheep 3.25 to 3.90. Cincinnati listings include common and packing prices, Chicago market notes beef, hogs, and sheep with varied receipts and price ranges.
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Kansas City
Cincinnati
Chicago
Lexas
New York and Liverpool Cotton Markets Firm with Open and Close
Cotton markets in New York and Liverpool firm with steady open and close. New York quotations show various middling to low mid grades with openings around 10.00 to 11.50 cents and closings near 10. Elongated table items include August to February futures and Liverpool daily figures for middling and low middling around 6 1/4 to 6 1/2 pence, with American and total bales shipped and stock levels in multiple ports.
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New York
Turpentine and Petroleum Prices Reported
Turpentine closed at 43.4 cents per gallon with rosin P and W markets noted in New York. The bulletin records mixed pricing for turpentine and rosin amid regional trading activity.
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Turpentine and Petroleum
New York
Exports Aug 17 1889 London Halifax St John and Bluefields cargoes
The list details shipments from multiple ships including the Durham City Halifax Marmion Sabrina Auburndale T B Harris River P attrick and River Patrick with extensive cargoes of lumber oil flour hardware nails rope tea sugar beef and other goods. Places include London Halifax Port Antonio St John NB and Bluefields with quantities in bales cases crates and feet.
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London
Durham City
Halifax
Port Antonio
Jam
ST John
Sabrina
Auburndale
Harris
Bluefields
Nicaragua
Pattrick
Foreign Markets Show Quiet Wheat Amid Mixed Cargoes
London reports cargoes off coast with wheat quiet but firm for sale and no advances in corn. Wheat prices firm at Mark Lane, Liverpool spot wheat steady with dull futures. corn firmer. California wheat quoted for September and January. American corn prices change through August to January. Antwerp spot wheat unchanged as markets stay subdued amid mixed signals.
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London
Mark Lane
Liverpool
California
Antwerp
Shoe Company Representatives Across States Listed
A compiled list names shoe merchants and sales agents from multiple cities including Albany Americus Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Fort Worth Lac du Lac Indianapolis Jacksonville Kokomo Lacon Los Angeles Memphis New Orleans Philadelphia Rising Sun Selma St Louis St Paul with associated firms such as Lester Co Lampton Bros Gotzian Kellogg Johnson Shafer Stribling Ely Shoe Co and others. The roster centers on agency contacts, company affiliations, and regional distribution for a Chicago based trade directory.
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Albany
M Pratt
Smith, Pratt & Herrick
Americus
Childs
Childs, Groff & Co
Cleveland
W Cady
W Cady & Co
Fort Worth
Tex
R L Lampton
Lampton Bros
Cn du Lac
Wis
Stickney
Stickney Sheep
Indianapolis
Ind
E Branham
McKee & Branham
Jacksonville
Kokomo
H Black
Black Bros
Lacon
J Hutchins
Los Angeles
Cal
Hamburger
Memphis
Selma
Ala
T A. Hall
St Louis
J H Clements
J H Shafer
Shafer, Swarts & Co
H A Coburn
Kellogg, Johnson & Yo
St Paul
Anglo-Nevada Insurance Officers Report July Surplus Rise
N. Foster Jr and Wisk, general managers of Anglo-Nevada Assurance Corporation for New England, at 8 Exchange Place, receive a telegram from the secretary stating that despite conflagrations $20,000 was added to surplus in July and the total net surplus on August 1, 1889, stands at $143,000.
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N. Foster, Jr
Wisk
Anglo-Nevada Assurance Corporation For
New England
Exchange Place
Old Colony Announces Through Baggage Checks From Boston
Passengers with tickets on the Fall River Line Shore Line Providence Line and Stonington Line may have baggage checked from hotel or residence in Boston to destination. Orders to call for baggage may be left at No 3 Old State House. Timetables showing local and through service between all stations are available at all company ticket offices.
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Fall River Line
Shore Line
Stonington
Albany
West
Boston
Central Division Train Schedules and Routes
Timetable listings for Central Division trains from Kneeland Street Station to New York and various coastal cities. Includes multiple daily departures with times for Rockton Fall River New Bedford Newport Plymouth and other connections, plus Sunday schedules and via Brockton Taunton Duxbury details.
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New York
Fall River
Rockton
Taunton
Brockton
Bedford
Apm
Anewport
Plymouth
Abington
Duxbury
Central Station
Dean
Cape Cod Division Schedules and Branch Stations
Schedule listing for Cape Cod Division routes with Provincetown Way Stations times at 9 a.m. and multiple later sailings. Fashhaven Woods Holl Branch and Chaluam Branch Stations show weekday and Sunday times. Martha's Vineyard Wantucket also noted with weekday and Sunday times.
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Provincetown and Way
Byannis
Fashhaven
Ae Woods Holl
Chailuam
Martha’s Vineyard
Wantucket
Providence Division Train Schedule Fragments
Partial timetable notes leaving Park Square for Newelves and Shore Line 10 with listed departure times from Jleadville and stations Faunton Wy Rentham and Whewen. For more trains consult Central Division.
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Jleadville
Fitchburg Railroads Hoosac Tunnel Train Schedules and Stops
Timetables for Fitchburg Railroad Hoosac Tunnel route from Boston to the West. Daily Express and Night Express with Sleeping Cars to Troy Albany Chicago St Louis via multiple lines. Frequent Brattleboro Cambridge Marlboro Nashua North Adams and many towns listed with seasonal adjustments and note on Miller's Falls stops. Officials JOHN ADAMS PA J WHITMORE J R WATSON advertise local agents and ticket office details.
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Troy
Albany
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Erie
Boston
St. Louis
Michigan Central
Wabash
Grand ‘Trunk Railway
Sheenee
Miller’s L’alis
Hoosac Tunnel
Washington Street
John Adams
L. Supt
Boston to New Haven and New York Trains Schedule
Daily trains via Springfield Worcester New London Providence Hartford and N Y including Sundays. Parlor or sleeping cars on each train. Timetabled departures from 3 30 P M through 11 00 P M and morning runs at 6 00 A M and 7 00 A M. Hempstead Gen Pass Agent.
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Albany
Syracuse
Ihochester
Buffalo
All Points
Cleveland
Toledo
Chicago
Daly
Hartford
New Haven
New York
Worcester
NEW Haven & Hart
New
Springfield
New London
Providence
N. Y
N. E
Willimantic
Ft. Hempstead
Gen
Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston
Needham and Way
Sketurn
Woonsocket
Middletown
New Britain
Waterbury
Danbury
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Newburgh
Turners, N. Y
Erie Railway
Niagara Falls
Grand Trunk Railway
New England
CIM
Air Line
Grand Central Depot
Washington
Fishkillon-Hudson
Jersey City
Trenton
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Richmond
Washngton
Norwich
Danielsonville
Putnam
City OF New York
City OF Worcester
Washington Street
Summer Street
Jackson
E. P. Vining
A. C. Kendall
Park Square Station
Stonington
Washington, Cor
State Street
Park Square
J. W. Richardson
Saebeene
J. W. Miller
C. H. Briggs
FASC
Co. C
R. RB
Masachusetts
Connecticut Reeves
State Room
All Nations Boston Schedule Lists Local Train Times
Corrected timetable for Aug 19 1889 shows daily Boston departures for Axshcroft Baltimore Danbury Dedham and many towns from foot of Summer Street with Sunday exceptions and Woonsocket division. Details include departure times for Needham Norwood Hyde Park Franklin Willimantic New York and Norwich Line connections with steamer City of New York and City of Worcester.
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Boston
Summer Street
Axshcroft
Baltimore
Bird Street
Blackstone
Danbury
Dedham
Rdorchester
Dudley Street
Ellis
Endicott
Fishkill-on-Brudson
Ranklin
Merest Avenue
Hartford
Harvard Street
Myde Park
Highland Lake
Islington
Manchester
Mattapan
Mililford
Mt. Bendon
New Britain
Mewburg
New London
New York
Air Line
Norwich
Norwood
Norwood Central
Pawtucket
Philadelphia
Providence
Putnam
Meadville
River Street
Rockwillie
Conn
Southbridge
Tiltona
Walpole
Washington
DB. C
Waterbury
Willimantic
Winstons
Webster
Concord Railroad timetable July 1 1889 details
A historic timetable advertises the Merrimac Valley Line routes from Boston to Manchester Concord and White Mountain resorts. It lists daily and Sunday departures from Causeway Street and stations on several branches, plus notes on tickets berths parlor cars and an excursion book. Officials named include H. That and GEV W. Storer with Boston Passenger Agency details.
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Concord
Boston
Washington Street
State Street
H. &. Chamberlin
Sup’t
F. E. Brown
G. P. A.gev
W. Storer
Local Train Schedule for Western Division Trains
Listing of departures from Bescon Station to multiple destinations with times ranging from early morning to late evening. Stations include Poritlapa, Alten Bay, Hochester, Andover, North Conway, Exeter, Haverhill via Georgetown, Lawrence, Lowell, Newburyport, Reading, Dover, Manchester, Medford, and more with numerous daily departures. Also notes a Workingmen's train service.
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Western Divisio
Bescon Station
Aay Teal
Poritlapa
Alten Bay
Hochester
Farmimgtem
Andover
Bover
North Conway
Exeter
Great Calis
Haverhill
Georgetown
Engelbank
Middeford and Lace
Lawrence
Lowell
Newburyport
Reading
Dover
Minverhill
Manchester
Medford
Reading and Way
Boston to Eastern Division Train Schedule Fragment
Timetables list trains from Boston Causeway Street to Eastern Division routes including Portland Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Newburyport and Salem with numerous departure times varying by destination. The fragment shows extensive station stops such as Marblehead Swampscott North Conway Portsmouth Mockport Gloucester and Lynn with mixed am/pm timings and special branches.
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Eastern Division
Boston Station
Causeway Street
Portland
Amesbury
Beveerly
Biddeford
Grea Falls
Rochester
Mampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Ipawieh
Suyam
Alo
Marblehead
Swampscott Branch
Newburyport
North Conway
Koertsmouth
Mockport and
Gloucester Branch
Salem
York Marbor & Beach SK
M. Swampscott
Olte Bore
Lynn and
Portsmouth
Bangor
St. John
Malifax
Lowell System Train Schedules Spur North Corridor
Trains depart from Moston Station Causeway to Concord Nashua and towns including Keene Peterboro Millsboro Malden Milford Ambherst Greenfield Nashua and Woburn with frequent times listed throughout the day. Stops include Lawrence Stoneham Woburn Winchester Concord Mass and Montreal with multiple daily departures and varied arrival times.
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Lowell System
Moston Station
Causeway
North Billerica
Lawerence
Stoneham
Woburn
Lam
Winchester
Concord
Mass
Hkoformatory
Bedford
Central Massachusetts Train Schedule Fragment
Train times listed for several towns including Northampton Hadley Amherst and Worcester. Sunday trains show Belmont Waverley and Waltham to Northampton with 1 15 pm departure. James T. Furber and D J Flanders sign as General Manager and General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
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Central
Rockbottom
Wayland
Weston
Waltham
Waverley
Belmont
Hudson and Way
Northampton
James T. Furber
D. J. Flanders
Gen’l Pas
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Postag
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Kar Harbor
N. If
Wvper
Eoads
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X. H
the Provinces
Provincial Express
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Rockland
Castine
Beer Isle
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Clais
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O. Franklin
Lebanon
White River
Bristol
Branch
Claremont Brasch
St. Sohombury
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Hunnover
Thetford
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Newbury
Montpelier
Hesex Sund
Pontreal
Boston Air Line
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Workingmen’s
South Reading
Koston
Haymarket Square
Ae Land
Meowell
Stoneham and Way
Irene River
Puritan
Pilgrim
Ol’ Colony
Brooklyn
Washington and
State Streets
J. R Kendrick
L. Connor
L. H. Palme
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