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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1888

Page

7

Cattle Hog and Sheep Market Receipts and Prices

Receipts in cattle hog and sheep markets list Chicago cattle receipts at 17 000 and 3 000 shipments with ranges for dull lower and choice beeves about 480, 290 for steers, 110 for cows bulls and mixed, Texas steers 235, Western rangers 3 to 4. Hogs receipts 20 000 with 3 500 shipments and prices 5 5 to 10 6 30, sheep receipts 8000 with 2 000 shipments and prices 3 5 to 3 50 for natives Western Texans lambs 3 5 25.

Chicago Texas Western Rangers

Sugar Prices Hold Firm as Demand Stays Quiet

New York market remains strong with steady demand for refined and raw sugars. Cuba and Manila varieties quoted for refining at 415 16 5c and 644 642c. Javas 10 to 11, 6 sc. pulverized and powdered sugars at 8c. standard and specialty grades near 7c or 6xxc. Molasses demand steady with Fancy Ponce Porto Rico at 38 40c per gallon and Porto Rico at 23 33c.

Cuba Manilas Lloilos Javas New York Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos

New York and Liverpool Cotton Markets Report

In New York dull cotton prices for mid uplands at 9 9/16 cents low middling 9 5/8 cents good ordinary 8 5/16 cents ordinary 6 4 for 203 bales sold. Futures opened quiet and firm and closed steady with mixed opening and closing levels across months. Liverpool spot cotton is in fair demand at 54d middling uplands and Orleans with 12,000 bales traded and 18,000 bales receipts. Futures opened steady on the decline and closed steady. Other markets show varied receipts, stocks, and firm to quiet tones across Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville with consolidated five day receipts totaling 170,409 and total U S port stock around 768,654.

New York Eos Sess Liverpool Orleans Ree Tisee Augusta Galveston Mid New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Continent Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Great Britain Continent de Cincinnati St Louis Louisville France United States

Miscellaneous Market Briefs and Price Snapshots

Tallow shows strong demand with city price 644c and country 444. New York coffee market up with Rio spot strong yet less active 174c. Whiskey stable in tone. Turpentine closed 46c with resin around 10.2 to 10.7 dollars and tar nominal. Petroleum closed 6.60 to 7.20c with RSW at 7.20c and cases at 9.20c.

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Cattle Market Report from Brighton and Watertown 1888

Week ending December 5 at Boston area yards shows higher cattle and sheep on sale with little price change. Arrivals total 9 359 cattle and 565 sheep with veals 3 200. Prices cover beef, store cattle, hogs, and hides with milch cows and yearlings reported. Late Brighton sales note steady store cattle trade and multiple sales of milch cows and calves by local dealers.

Brighton and Watertown Boston Post George J. Fox New Ingland Canada Guatey Brighton N Morris W H Monroe Glines & ‘Weston Ibn Harriman JD Wosmer Scoldans JS Henry H Coolidge & Son Gold Aldrich & Johnson Moulton Tombs Conway Smith Neal Sanbornton H Bird & Co J Golden Tlee AL Jones C W Walker J Aliathaway Isaac Merrill Melloy Brighton Yards Massachus Suffolk Sarah Moffat Boston Richardson Moffat Moston Joan W. McKim Elijah George Commonwealth OF Massachude James C. Foster Irving A. H. Peabody Ephraim K. Barton Register

Cattle and Livestock Trade At Watertown and Brighton Yards

Market report detailing first prizes and weights for lambs and sheep, numerous individual sellers and averages, and prices for cattle, veal calves, milch cows, store stock, and hogs. Notable entries include W W Hall & Son lambs, DE Blanchard sheep, Libby & Harriman cattle, F H Cookinge & Son price disappointments, and wide ranges for Western cattle at Brighton yards.

Hall & Son Gregory DE Blanchard EH Thompson L Morse A & Blaisdell Cookinge & Son E HH Thompson Libby & Harriman JC Libby CJ Merrill W Hall & Son C H Merrill

Imports and Exports Dec 5 1888 Liverpool List

A detailed Liverpool 1888 imports record listing steamer Michigan and numerous consignments. Goods include mdse, wines, oils, machinery, paper stock, wool, leather, metals, hides, soap, oranges, newspaper stock, and various crates from multiple firms such as Baring Bros, Kidder Peabody, Brown Bros, J B Moors & co, Jordan Marsh, Houghton & Dutton, and more. Names and quantities scattered throughout reflect broad parcel trade.

Liverpool Eng Michigan Temple Kidder, Peabody & Co Baringros & Co Steel Fuller, Dana & Fitz Moors & Co Baring Bros & Co Storer & Co Clark, Sawyer & Co Brown, Durrell & Co Houghton & Dutton Pierce & Robertson Stevenson Haring Bros & Co Jenkins & Co

Vintage Ocean Trade Goods Amidship Liverpool to Nova Scotia

A historical shipping list records cargoes loaded aboard steamers and schooners docking at Liverpool and various Nova Scotian ports. Items include rum, cheese, periodicals, camp goods, corn, lard, bacon, hams, furniture, cotton goods, and hardware, with numerous bales, cases, barrels, and boxes noted for each vessel and destination.

Liverpool Eng Scythia CW Stjohn Segatson Salmon River Howard Lentsport Clement Agelia Obis Cornie Annapolis Harmers Sea Mabel Purdanpleg Annie Gale

Staple Goods Receipts From Dec 5 1888 Railroads

Itemized list of railroad receipts across Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston Providence Old Colony and New York & New England lines detailing cotton wool flour corn oats meal beans barley cornmeal sugar molasses oil and dairy goods including quantities, bales, cases, barrels, bush, sacks, and cars. Highlights include substantial totals for flour and corn, numerous bales of cotton and wool, and varied meat and butter consignments.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg

Inland Trade Ledger of Freight Items by Steam Lines

Freight tallies list cargoes moved by Boston and Maine and Lipston & Maine railroads and Ex Express. Items include cornmeal eggs wool lumber hides pelts bales leather butter cheese potatoes and tea with quantities in bolls bbls cases cars and rolls across eastern divisions and sea shipments.

Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Lipston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell

Markets Across Europe See Wheat Firm and Corn Steady

London reports mixed cargo activity with wheat firmer and corn quiet while Paris and Liverpool show steady to firmer wheat and corn futures. Manchester notes overall market firmness, India shirtings holding value, and cautious demand across textiles with exporters seeking orders amid tighter delivery.

London Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Dcember Manchester The Guardian India China

Business directory style list of agents and companies

Cincinnati J A Simpkinson Co Charleston Jelenko Loeb Am Chicago W Marks Craw Cleveland Childs Groff Co Denver Plonsky Butler Watterson Patterson Murphy Leavenworth Knox Catlin Warren Adonan T Coleman Burden O Adams Milwaukee Plattsburg McDougall Philadelphia Monroe J T Kehtisch Osterr Praaniece Slessinger Cahn Davis Davis San Francisco Jacobs St Joseph Smith Frazer B Syracuse Salmon Waco J Solomon Lessing Rosenthal Solomon Heeling Boyd Amick J W Amick Co

Cincinnati Simpkinson Simpkinson & Co Charleston Jelenko Jelenko & Loeb Chicago Marks, Craw Cleveland H & Childs Childs, Groff & Co Denver Col H Plonsky Butler Bros Panteye City H Watterson Patterson, Thomas Fre Ind—D Murphy Murphy & Comstock Leavenworth Kan L A Knox Catlin & Knox Tre Louisville A Warren Warren & Co Onan Ga Coleman Burden & O Milwaukee Wis H Atwell Plattsburg McDougall EG Moore & Co Tiladelphia Penn J T Monroe Monroe Bros & Well Cocea Oppenheimer San Francisco Cal P Kehtisch Osterr

Boston and Northern Rail Timetables Inserted Schedule Listing

A dense timetable page shows through service from Boston Causeway Street to many Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine points. It lists departure times from Boston and passes through towns like Tilton, Laconia, White River Junction, St. Albans, Montpelier, and Montreal, plus Sunday trains and Providence division details.

Vermont Boston Lowell Chicago Pullman Fitchburg Wagner Central Vermont R. R Washington Street J. W. Hobart Ss. W. Cummings St. Albans Causeway Street Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Waverhill Woodsville North Woodstock Penitgewassett J Valley E Lisbon Litleton Whitefield Lancaster Fabyan’s and Jefferson Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Passumpsic Wells River Bristol Claremont Montpelier Essex Junction Burniigton Montreal

Train schedule partial listing for Boston area rail stations

A fragmentary timetable lists departures from Ragard Trains Boston Station Causeway Street to many towns including Amesbury Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Lynn Marblehead Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody Danvers Portsmouth Revere Rockport Gloucester Salem Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro and more with varied times and branches Notes indicate through lines and special services on Thursdays and Saturdays and a workingmen's train from Haymarket square Boston

Boston & Maine City Washington Street Staate Street Augusta--Haymarket St Causeway St Bangor Bar Harbor St.ohn Halifax Provinces Haymarket Sq Eastport Calais St. John N. B Wallfax Portland Causeway Street Haymarket Square Roeckiana Castine Southwest Gar Harbors Manchester Concord M. H North North Conway Causeway Maine Central Grand Trank Knox & Lincoln Railways Boston Station Alton Bay Rochester and Farmington Andover Dover Banners Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Malden Medford Melrose Highlands Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Salem Wakefield North Wilmington Boston Amesbury Severly Chelsea Everett Rochester Bramnagga Beach North Hampton Rye E Per Wich Lynn Marblehead Swampscott Branch Middleton Peabody and Danvers Portsmouth Revere Rockport and Gloucester Branch York Harbor & Beach E.E Saugus Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro Lynn and Way Salem F

Cape Cod Division Rail Schedule Details

The memo lists Cape Cod division train times between Leave Kneeland Street and Buzzards Bay stations with stops at Bourne Brewster Hyannis Wellfleet and others. Times show departures around 8.15 am and returns by 4.15 pm, with limited service to Nantucket on specific days and several misread entries.

Cape Cod Kneeland Street Buzzards Bay Barns Stable Bourne Bournedale Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City Park Sq New Bedford Fairhaven Halmoeuth Hyannis Biarwich Monument Besch Mattapoisett Marion Nantucket Woods Holl Provincetown Sandwich Scramore Yarmouth Tremont Wellfleet West Barnstable Woods Hall Boston & Albany Knee Land Street Framingham Airbore Fayville Southborn Bolton Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg Pratt's Junction Boston Old Colony R. K Old State House J. R. Kendrick Geo. L. Connor Pass Concord Manchester N. H I. E. Chamberlin

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