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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1888

Page

7

Wholesale prices and markets for dairy and produce

Prices for strictly wholesale lots with jobbing adds two cents higher. Dairy markets show New York creamery 32 34c, Eastern 25 28c, Chicago demand quiet with Western 34c and 20 28c. Cheese firm in New York and Chicago with varied grades. Utica cheese board totals and annual averages listed. Supplies small for fresh creamery stock. prices for extras and stock lots detailed. Beans, grass seeds, potatoes, sweet potatoes, game, hay, straw and poultry prices summarized across regions.

New York Eastern Creamery Western Creamery Eastern Dairies Chicago North Choice West Sage Liverpool Utica Cheese Board Utica Little Falls N .Y Als Ok Vermont New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Michigan Choice Island Canada York State Timothy Red Top Jersey Houlton Hebrons Houlton Rose Aroostoo Hebrons Aroostook Ermont Hebrons Burbanks New_York Rose Hebrons New _ York Urbanks Chenangoes Prince Edward _ Island Virginia

Pork and beef markets hold firm in Chicago trades

In Chicago provisions closed firm while top prices rose for day covering by locals. Pork prices range long cuts at 18 to 18.50, backs at 18 to 19, and lard offerings higher. New York and Liverpool futures show steady or mixed movement with cotton and other staples also reported. overall market activity remains calm with steady to higher tone across several meat products.

Chicago Ing New York Park City India Continent South America St.Louis Cincinnati

Petition to terminate trust and release land in Boston

GEORGE A. DARY of Boston petitions Suffolk Probate Court to terminate the trust under a deed and instrument and authorize release of land to holders of title under specified deeds from Ambrose A. Ranney and Peter Butler, receiver of the Pacific National Bank, to Henry M. Whitney. Citation requires appearance December 24, 1888 at ten a.m. in Boston. Publication in Boston Post for three weeks. Judge JonN W. McKim. Register Elijah George.

George A. Dary Boston Suffolk Ambrose A. Ranney Peter Butler Pacific National Bank of Boston Henry M. Whitney Boston Post Jonn W. McKim. Esquire Elijah George Register Charles R. Brown Deerfield New Hampshire John W. McKim Esquire Massachus Setts Middlesex Eli Philipps Heliston Willis A. Kingsbury Framingham Cambridge George M. Brooks J. H.tyler Commonwealth OF Massachussetts Abby W. May Eleanor G. May Edgar A. Smerson Waltham Joan W. McKim, Esq Rosa Cunningham Joan W. McKim Massacht William D Schier Charles A. Welch Cohasset Norfolk William D. Sohier Edward D. Sohier Lijah George Mary A. Taliaferro Georgk M. Brooks J. HH. Tyler Ommon Wealth OF Massachusetts Benjamin H. Strobridge Olive D. Strobridge

Prices for Fresh Meats and Lambs Highlight Quiet Trade

The receipt listings show various beef cuts and meat items with prices such as rump 12 13¢, rounds 5 7c, loins 9 22c, and short ribs 8 12c. Fresh meats demand remains large with a quiet trade as Spring lambs and mutton across regions fetch mixed prices from common to choice grades.

Chicago Brighton Eastern Real

Truck Market Prices and Readout of Produce Quotes

Demand remains quiet at old prices for various vegetables. Quotations include marrow squash 1215 per ton, turban squash 1520 per ton, Hubbard 2530 per ton, Savoy cabbage 50 cents per bushel, cabbage 5 60 per 100 count, red cabbage 150 per bushel, onions 120 140 per bushel, Ackerman onions 75 cents per crate, beets 40 cents per bushel, carrots 50 cents per bush, lettuce 25 cents per dozen, celery 1500 per box, spinach 40 cents per bush box, Norfolk spinach 1 per bushel, pumpkins 150 200 per barrel, and related items. Thig Norfolk oat due Friday, 327 packages reportedly ruc.

Hubbard Savoy Russia Norfolk

Hog and cattle markets report across multiple cities

Kansas City stock yards show slow demand with cattle prices 5 cents lower. Hogs receipts 8,649 and prices 5. Hogs and sheep markets mixed across St Louis Cincinnati Chicago with cattle dull and lower, hogs mixed to higher, and sheep slow to lower across regions. Strong entities include Kansas City, St Louis, Cincinnati, Chicago and Texas cattle.

Kansas City St Louis Cincinnati Chicago Texas Western Rangers

Banana steamers bring fruit cargoes to Boston firm

The steamer L D Baker has arrived with a cargo of bananas for the Boston Fruit Company and will sell Friday. The steamer Aguan is due December 13 with a cargo of Jamaica fruit for the Boston Fruit Company.

L D Baker Boston Fruit Company Aguan

Market Prices for Fresh Fruits and Nuts Listed

The report shows apples in strong demand at steady to rising prices with several varieties and crates priced from $1.25 to $2.50 per bushel or box. Grapes are quiet with Catawbas and Concords at mixed cents per pound. Oranges and lemons steady. Messina lemons and Palermo items priced per box. Cranberries scarce with bids from $3.50 to $6.50 per barrel or case. Nuts: hickory quiet, peanuts slow. Virginia peanuts at 6 6 4c per lb, pecans 5 8e, hickory nuts 1 75 2 00 per bush.

Hubbardstons Nova Scotia Gravensteins Harveys Tallman Sweets Almeria Florida Palermo Jamaica Virginia

Sugar and Molasses Market Summary

Sugar trades show raw sugar quiet but firm prices with Cuba, Java and Manila varieties listed. Refined sugars are strong and active, with multiple grades priced from 6% to 7% cents. Molasses remains firm with fair demand, Porto Rico and Cienfuegos quotes noted. New York and New Orleans markets show foreign demand.

Cuba Manilas Lloilos Javas New York Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos New Orleans

Mixed commodity market shows firm demand and price shifts

In New York City prices remain firm with higher quotations for city traded goods, including 644 cents for city renderings and 63 5c for city sales. Coffee market weakens Rio spot to 17.42 cents per pound, while overall demand stays quiet across commodities.

New York

Market prices report for spirits turpentine and oil

The market shows firm whiskey at $1 in St Louis and New York turpentine closing at 45 4¢ with rosina at $1 05 and tar nominal. Petroleum closes at 6.60 7.20 cents with RSW at 7.20 cents on cases at 9.20 cents.

Cincinnati St Louis New York Petrole

Imports and Exports December 6 1888 Buenos Ayres

Shipping ledgers show bark Samuel B Hale 37000 dry hides and 670 capincho skins. numerous consignments from Baring Bros Co including 50 boils hides 300 cases 5600 boxes dates and 238 coils wire rods. imports from Hamburg and Rosario list sugar, cotton, hides, wool, paper stock, beef and various commodities. Yarmouth and Sourabaya entries include miscellaneous cargoes such as herring, ships supplies, and baskets.

Buenos Ayres Samuel B Hale Baring Bros & Co Rice & Co Moors & Co Geiler Maynard Louis Prauf Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Thorp & Adams Muans Louis Wolf & Co Washburn & Moon Mans Co Linder & Meyer Brown Bros & Co Jones Sheldon& Co Gill & Scotz Rosario Auburndale Sourabaya Nash, Spaulding & Co Yarmouth

Exports December 6 1888 Yarmouth Nova Scotia

The shipping notice lists the schooners and cargoes departing from Yarmouth Halifax and Cape Breton ports. Schooner Acura carries 250 barrels flour and 100 tons pig iron bound for Havana. Schooner Agnes I Grace carries 366 532 feet pine lumber. Schooner Maysie Smith carries 625 barrels four twelve thousand feet oak.

Yarmouth Acura Havana Agnes I Grace Sydney Glace Bay Maysie Smith

Staple Freight Totals by Railroads in 1888

A ledger style summary lists deliveries for multiple railroads on December 6 1888 including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston and Providence Old Colony New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine divisions and Lowell System. Items include extensive cotton wool flour oats corn beef pork butter eggs leather hides skins tea coffee oil and produce with hundreds of bales and bbls and thousands of units.

Lallow Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Boston & Maine Railroad Lowell System Express

Foreign Markets Report From London And Liverpool

London cargoes show wheat quiet but steady with four sold since last report and three awaiting sale. Prices in Mark Lane list California wheat at 83d 40s 6d. Paris and Liverpool markets show mixed movements with wheat quieter, corn firm, and futures for December to April rising in Liverpool. Provisions steady to higher with pork at 82s 6d and lard at 47s 9d. cheese steady at 57a.

London Mark Lane California Paris Liverpool Antwerp

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town Hurl Numerous Names

A list of buyers and manufacturers from multiple cities including Charleston Chicago San Francisco St Joseph Syracuse Waco Wheeling Wilmington and more. Prominent firms include J & A Simpkinson Jelenko & Loeb Butler Bros Smith Hamilton Brown Co and Davis Haber Co among others.

Simpkinson Charleston Jelenko Jelenko & Loeb Am Chicago Marks, Crawee B Childs Childs, Groff & Co Denver Col H Plousky Butler Bros W Richardson Richardson Co Kansas City H Patterson Pat Gen Iteterson Thomas Lafayette Ind D Murphy Murphy & Comstock Leavenworth Kan L A Knox Catlin & Knox Ian Ga Sa Gionan SF Coeate Balin Buwankee Win-Oh Atel

Estate of Edwin Fisher Probate Notice in Boston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk Probate Court informs heirs at law next of kin and all others interested in the estate of Edwin B Fisher late of Boston deceased.

Nomrionwealthy OF Massachussetts Suffolk Benjamin S. Brown Deerfield Rockingham New Hampshire TN Fease Emily H. Mayo Boston Georg. H. Barton Massachus Setts Edwin 8 Fisher James Eagan Massachius Setis Middlesex John S. Taliaferro Medford William Watt Dunbarton Scotland United Kingdom Agnes Watt Executrix Elizabeth Mason Lewis Mason

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