Local farm prices list for fowl, beans, hay and seeds
The clipping lists wholesale prices for game birds partridges grouse quail ducks geese and western fowls. It also covers beans peas canning vegetables Timothy clover hay potatos sweet potatoes and tallow with prices by variety region and quantity. Detailing Victoria Maine and regional stock terms, it notes jobbing price increases and bulk rates for Hebron and New York stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Timothy
Jersey
Houlton
Houlton Hebrons
Aroostook
Aroostook Hebrons
Vermont
New York
Burbanks
Hebrons
Peerless
Island
Chenangees
Norfolk
United Dairy Prices Hold Steady Across Regions
In Utica cheese sales reach 2500 with a rule price of 10c. Elgin reports firm butter at 3c with 724172 pounds of butter sold and 30000 pounds of cheese. Chicago markets show firm butter with Elgin creamery extra and Western creamery at 28c and cheese and eggs steady. New York notes steady butter and unchanged cheese with quiet eggs and steady trends. Liverpool cheese market remains steady at 58s 6d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
Elgin
Chicago
Elgin Creamery Extra
Western Creamery
New York
Liverpool
Florida fruit auction prices drift. oranges steady in market
It Harris & Co and Snow & Co sold Florida oranges and other fruits at auction today. Prices listed include Valencia oranges at 5 dollars per case or 4 25 per 74,125, and Palermo lemons at 4 50 box. The general fruit market shows steady tone with ample apples and dull demand for some items. Cranes, cranberries, dried apples and nuts reflect mixed demand with firm prices in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris & Co
Florida
Snow & Co
Hubdbardston
York State
Baldwins
Cape Cod
Pirate
Country
Aspinnail
Port Limon
Jamaica
Palermo
Virginia
Commodity prices and produce items on offer
Track of all kinds remains about the same as last quoted. Omens. Maltas two dollar basket native two dollars thirty five a barrel Western two hundred fifty a barrel cabbages various prices red cabbage thirty two pence per barrel savoy cabbage one dollar per barrel beets forty today honey squash marrow four and three quarter cents per barrel Hubbard’s one dollar twenty five per barrel turbans one dollar per barrel carrots forty cents per bush lettuce eighteen cents per box parsnips thirty one pence per bush turnips flat forty cents ash white French thirty one and a quarter per barrel St Andrews one dollar per barrel celery two dollars per box cauliflower one dollar twenty five per quarter dot pumpkins ten pence per barrel spinach sixteen to twenty cents per bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maltas
St Andrews
Provisions Prices for Meats and Fresh Deli Goods
Provisions list varied meat prices across pork and lard beef and veal sections. Includes long cuts short cuts backs light backs lean ends pork tongues prime and extra prime meas fresh ribs and sausages bologna and bacon items. Beef offers extra plate extra family plate light plate mess and beef hams with various per barrel or per hundred weight rates. Fresh beef items detail choices for steers rood steers and other cuts with per unit prices. Also lists fancy spring lambs Chicago mutton and Eastern veal with quality ranges and per pound pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brighton
Cotton & Cotton Futures A New York Brokerage
Cotton Futures bought and sold in New York on margin. Private wire to New York for exclusive use of customers and all facilities for transacting business expeditiously and confidentially. Charges reasonable and compare favorably with any reliable house in the city. We invite the public to call for quotations and general information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cotton Market Mixed as New York Holds Steady
The New York spot for middling uplands stays at 101 16 c with steady futures, bids and asks fluctuating across December to June, while Liverpool futures open and close steady in various late year months. Spot sales reach 10,000 bales. receipts total 36,000 bales with 62,460 from American origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
E'S & Ae
Liverpool
Wholesale grocers' price today and molasses deals
Price list shows wholesale grocers today with Crepe Ponce at 35 cents per gallon and molasses from Cienfuegos at 22 cents, Barbadoes at 26 cents. Also notes 7Lac and locations reflected in the listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponce
Cienfuegos
Barbadoes
Trade centre wheat and flour markets across major cities
Dec 6 reports show mixed activity in flour and grain with New York quotes for various flour grades and Western and State wheat prices, along with rye and corn values. Chicago and Minneapolis reflect softer wheat, firmer barley, and steady pork and lard, while Detroit and Milwaukee note subdued demand and ongoing shipment totals.
Hogs Firm as Markets Show Mixed Bids Across Cities
Across Peoria St Louis and Kansas City reports show hogs steady to mixed with receipts and shipments varying. Chicago cattle and hog markets reveal steady cattle values and sluggish hog trading with heavy to light ranges and substantial supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
ST Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
Dry goods market report signals buoyant tone
The Daily Commercial Bulletin notes a moderate commission market last week with fair year time activity by jobbers. Staples sold ahead by mill agents, prints firm, ginghams and wash dress goods in strong demand, men’s wear woollens remaining quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Daily Commercial Bulletin
Cotton Market Summary December 6 Across Major Ports
Net receipts and sales across Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis and consolidated four day totals. Markets show dull to quiet tone with mid prices cited for each port and stock levels listed. notable exports to Great Britain and other continents appear in several ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Galveston
Mia
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Great Britain
New York
Continent
Cincinnati
St Louis
Foreign Markets Report From London and Liverpool
London market notes show beerbohm cargoes off coast wheat quiet but firm with limited sales. Walla Walla wheat prices 30s in Mark Lane, Paris and Liverpool firm on wheat and flour with varied spot inquiries. Shipments from India or Great Britain total 12 500 to the Continent and 15 000 quarters. breadstuffs in Liverpool dull with poor demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Walla Walla
Paris
Liverpool
Michigan
Grain and meat markets show mixed prices and steady demand
Receipts for three days total 286000 centals with 800 American. corn firm 63100 centals. Wheat bids steady across varieties with winter and spring around 6s. Mixed Western corn rises to 8s 2d. Provisions hold or ease: pork 65s, bacon down to 30s 6d short clear and 39s long clear, cheese 58s 6d, tallow 24s 6d, lard up to 37s 9d. Liverpool and Antwerp market notes follow with futures and spot moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ohio
St Louis
Minnesota
City
Canada City
Rio
Philadelphia
United
City Extra India Mess
Tierces Western Steam
Tierces City Steam
Liverpool
Straits
Chicago
Toledo
ST. Louis
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
California
Antwerp
London Wool Sales Show Strong Demand and High Prices
London dealers report brisk activity at wool sales with German and French buyers driving competition. Prices firm to higher across regions, with South Australia and Victoria leading volumes and varied grades from scoured to greasy. Notable consignments include 3500 bales from South Australia and 5100 from Victoria, as buyers push for best quality and locks and pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland
New Zealand
Cape of God Hope
Natal
Buenos
Imports and Exports Dec 6 1887 at Bass River NS
In Cheverie Nova Scotia schooners carried cargoes of potatoes and vegetables. The Star-3425 bush potatoes were loaded by G C Rockwell with 2 half barrels of shad and 18 empty oil barrels by T J Jones. Delong and Seaman handled 12 barrels of vegetables and 1 box butter for the master aboard the R N B-2100 bush potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bass River
the Star
Rockwell
Delong & Seaman
Cheverie
Exports Goods and Cargoes Across Global Ports in 1887
A detailed 1887 shipping ledger lists broad exports from multiple ports including Grand Bassan Sierra Leone and Salmon River Nova Scotia. Items cover cotton, cornmeal, hardware, oils, ferrings, lard, flour, lumber, guns, and canned goods aboard vessels Cambrian Bonhomie Kohinoor Emma C Acura Lizzie S James, with varied quantities. Also notes shipments of kerosene, flour, sugar, and lumber to Grand Cayman and other ports, reflecting extensive commodity trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Bassan
Sierra Leone
Wca
Cambrian
Salmon River
Bonhomie
Grand Narrows
Kohinoor
Annapolis
Emma C
ST John
Acura
Vampico
Mex
Lizzie S James
Grand Cayman
Gertrude
York
Receipts Report of 1887 Boston and Maine RRs
Receipts detail extensive cargoes across multiple railroads including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Boston and Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Itkinsburg, Boston and Maine. Items listed comprise cotton, wool, flour, corn, oats, wheat, barley, tare, meats, butter, eggs, lard, bacon, coffee, tea, sugar, leather, hides, pelts, beef, and various crates and bales with numerous car and bale counts. The document enumerates quantities for each line, reflecting a broad transport of staple goods via northern rail corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Itchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Western Division
Lowell
Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town
A list of footwear buyers and sales agents from multiple cities including Atlanta Augusta Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Denver Philadelphia Meriden Mobile and San Francisco. Names include John Gramling Draper, Moore & Co H A Brown Butler Bros L A Knox Catlin Knox and Hamilton Brown Shoe Co among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
John & Gramling
Graing & Co
Draper
Thorne Gincinnaly Dow
Lawner
Lows
Denver
Col
H Plousky
Butler Bros
Bryant & Co
Oulaville
Willamsenberg Abher
Risener & Co
Rosenberg
Eavenworth
Kan
L A Knox
Catlin & Knox
Meriden
Miss I Marks
Laror
Rothenberg & Co
Rose Jones
Philadelphia
Penn
Ross Hanson
Wright
Asan Francisco
Cal
Stesenstock
Sor’ Co
San Francisco
J Cahn
Porte $ Ost. R
Slessenger & Stooms
A D Brown
Hamilton Brown Shoe Oo
Amartaense
Salmon
Dunn, Salmon & Co
Murdock's Liquid Food Promoted by Medical Bodies
Historic claim touts Murdock's Liquid Food as the sole raw condensed diet recognized by multiple medical associations in the 1880s. It boasts blood production increases, universally free hospital beds, and rising operation totals from 1855 to 1887, urging use for all ages and referencing numerous clinics and hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Medical Congress
Washington
Murdock
Murdock's Free Hospital Boasts Liquid Food Record
Claims total operations 933 with mortality nine and an average of 100 monthly. Advertises Liquid Food used before and after operations, injections when needed, and multiple free facilities including Free Surgical Hospital for Women and Free Home for Homeless Boys with beds and septic surgical unit. Notes brand variety, sweetness guarantee, and national medical recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Annual meetings of Housatonic and Nashua firms
The Housatonic Railroad Company holds its annual meeting in Bridgeport on December 16 at 2 30 PM to elect directors and discuss branch construction and bylaws. Transfer books close December 6 to 17. C K Averill secretary. Nashua Manufacturing Company also meets December 7 at 2 30 PM in Nashua to elect officers and handle other lawful business. W P Hussey clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Melonnon
Tremont Street
Boston
J. A. Rumrill
Honsatonie Railroad Company
Bridgeport
Conn
Housatonic
Newton
Derby
New Haven & Derby .R
C. K. Averill
Jackson Company
Nashua
N. H
Edward M. Temple
Faneuil Hall National Bank OF Boston
South Market Street
G. Hiler
Neptune Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Neptune Fire and Martinez Insurance Company
State Street
Eugene B. Hinkley
Nashua Manufacturing CO
Nashua Manufacturing Company
W. P. Hussey
Eastern Ratilroad Company
Eastern Railroad Company
Western Railroad
Causeway Street
Mass
Francis I, Amory
Boston and Albany rail schedule and routes update
Local time tables issued for Boston and Albany Railroad list departures to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and the West with multiple daily trains from Boston stations and Washington Street. Through tickets to New York Worcester and other points available. connections at Pittsfield Chatham Palmer North Grafton and Westboro among many towns. Sunday and daily variations noted with dining sleeping and drawing room cars on select services.
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Central Vermont
Rutland
Montreal
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Fitchburg Depot
Causeway Street
Boston
Winchenton Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Troy
Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Ogdengsburg
Fontsoh AG
Saratoga
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
R. R
Cheshire
R.R
White River Junction
Vermont
Points West
Mixee
M.hire & Monadnock
Rutland RR
Pullman Pataece
Witawall
Gydensburg
Washington Street
FAXON
A R.stewary
Keone
Boston & Albany
Kneeland Street
Springfield
Pittsfield
Albany
North Adame
Chatham
Hudson
Palmer
Ware River Branch
Startford
New Haven
New York
New Maven
Worcester
Baumrbury
North Grafton
Westboro
Southville
Cordaville
Ashland
Mulford
South Framingham
Saxonville
Natick
Wellesley
Wellesleyville
Newton Lower Falls
West Newton
Newtonville
Newton
Faneutil
Brighton
Alliston
Cottage Farm
Brookline
Cypress Street
Newton Centre
Newton Highlands
West
Lowell
Chicago
Fitchburg
Wagner Palace
Tekets
Ullman
Central Vermont K. KR
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
Gen. L’ass. Agt
Hoosac
Rotterdam Junction
Niagara Falls
St. Louis
Niagara Falls and
Wabash Western Railway
Chicago Grand Trunk Railway
Hudson and Maynard
Sun
Nashua N. H
Ayer Junction
North Adams and
Willamstown
North Leominster
Shelburne Falls
Union Square
Somerville
Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Miller's Falls
Ayed Junction
Fall River Line Trains From Boston 1887 Schedule
On and after Nov 28 1887 weekday trains depart Boston for New York via Fall River Line at 6 p m with returns at 4 30 p m Ashmont and many regional stops including Barnstable Hyannis Yarmouth and Sandwich and numerous inland towns with varied morning and afternoon return times. Sunday service lists New York via Fall River Line at 7 p m and returns at 4 30 p m along with multiple local routes to Plymouth Cohasset Hingham Duxbury and other coastal towns. GEO L Connor and J R Kendrick are listed as Gen Pass Agent and Gen Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fall River
Boston
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex
Pilgrim
Bristol
Old State House
Woston
Doageville
Kiethronville
Attleboro
North Attleboro
Kast Pc
Sharon
Gessan Junction
Readville
Hyde Park
Clarendon vii
Fall River Line
Ashmont
Barnstable
Hyannis
Yarmouth
Sandwich
Mraintre
Cottage City
New Bedford
East Bridgewater
Brockton
Abington
Weert Quincy
West Quincy
Eas Weymouth
Weymouth
East Weymouth
Matapan
Milton
Return
Mattapan
Neponset
Mattapoisett
Retur
Middleboro
Nantucket
Wood's Hall
Prymouth
Hanover and
Rockland
M. Return
Hanover
M. Whitman
Weilastem Breights
Wood’ Kioll
Bridgewater
Broeckton
Buzzard’ Bay
Buzzard’s Bay
Provincetown
Chatham
Proveincetown
Hingham
Taunton
Morrison Square
Caen
Newport
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Sciturie
South Duxbury
Resturn
Central Station
Dean Street
Weymouths
Cohasset
Scituate
Marshfield
Duxbury
Plymouth
Aem
Tauton
South Braintree
Way Stions
Braintree
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Allan Asher
Exchange Place
Havana
Manilas
Loiles
Javas
Beimers
DRY Goods Market
London Wool Sales
Bell
Sen Tacis Fasoning
Roly
T. WM. G. Bell & CO
Ratilhoads
No. 3
United States
Murdock’s Free Hospital For
Gorham, Rogers & CO
Congress Street
Boston & Albany Kraul Road Company
H. T. Gallup
Springfeld
Salem Lead Company
F. A. Brown, Treas
Salem
Baeder, Adamson & CQ
Wamdends
Bootte Cotton Mills
Eliot CG. Clarke
Senate
House of Representatives
Boston & Providence Railroad Corporation
Old Colony Railroad Company
Henry A. Whitney
Comonwealth of
Massachusetts
Boston Herald
Daily Advertiser
Post
Globe and Journal
Henry B. Pedror
ALL River Line
L. H. Palmer
J. R. Kendrick
Railroads
Framingham and
Fayville
Southboro
Northboro
Clinton
Leomister
Flertin
West Terlin
Prate’s Junction
Weturn
Wellesley Bills
Geom
Hanson
JH. T. Gallup
Comny
Su.lovil
Euvocsi Brlerw
Wes
Yeturn
Ornak
Welse
Lavoe
hUt
T. Ston
OU Oe Us Bey Er
Pews
Roxbury
Peter
Bedham
Spring Street
West Moxbury
Highlands
Stoughton and
Canton
Mt. Hope
Yarvien
Kristel
Ueeday
Providence
A. Folsom
NEW
Stonington
Boston & Providence
Rk. R
Kmwta
J, R. Kendrick
Belmont and
Waverley
ED Brattlebone
Miller’s Falls
Ipail
Cambridge
BM Eenes
Itehburg
J Baas Gardner
Miller
Greenfield
Woosick
Johnsonville
Lincoln
J. Whitmore
J.R. Watson
Agen
Concord FE. R
B. and
Manchester
Concord
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