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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1888
Page
7
The report lists prices for grouse quail ducks and pigeons with per dozen and per pair rates. It notes a firm market for hay and straw with varying prices for choice prime hay and oat and rye straws. Poultry markets are steady with a dull trade. prices are given for chickens turkeys fowls and ducks in Northern Eastern Western lots with range values.
The market shows weakness at the lows with mixed signals across pork and lard. Pork demand remains steady with varied prices for cuts. lard is in fair demand while hams stay firm. beef and dry salt meats are quiet to weak with steady to lower wholesale quotes across New York St Louis and Cincinnati markets.
Market notes show steady prices for vegetables and produce. Listings include squash at 20 per ton, Hubbard at 26 30 per ton, savoy cabbage 75 cents per barrel, red cabbage 1.50 per barrel, onions 1.20 to 1.40 per barrel, beets 40 cents per bush, carrots 50 cents per bush, lettuce 25 cents per dozen, radishes turnips 25 cents dozen, celery 1.50 to 2.00 per box, spinach 50 cents per bush box, pumpkins 15 to 22 dollars per box.
The steamer Aguan is reported to arrive on December 13 carrying a cargo of Jamaica fruit destined for the Boston Fruit Company. The note highlights the ship’s schedule and the import of tropical fruit to the company.
The market shows dull demand for apples with varied receipts and prices for different varieties. Florida oranges and lemons are steady, with listings for Messina and Palermo fruits. oranges and grapes have mixed activity, and nuts and cranberries sell slowly at established rates.
Cotton markets show steady tones with mid dling uplands at 9 9 and low middling at 9 5 16 cents. New York sales total 122 bales while futures opened and closed steady. Liverpool spot remains steady at 64 2 pence for mid and Orleans, with 7,000 bales traded and 5,800 American sales. Other U.S. cities report varied receipts and stocks, with most markets quiet to steady and prices near 9 1 to 10 1 cents.
A dense excerpt lists numerous train and bus departure times across districts including Ashmont Cohasset Weymouth and Quincy. It cites Central division routes, via Brockton and Duxbury, with varied weekend and weekday schedules and notes lines on Fridays and Sundays.
Consolidated daily totals show net receipts at Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wheeling, Cincinnati, St Louis, and Louisville with mixed stocks and exports. Great Britain and Continent shipments figure in totals. overall US port stock stands at 805,376 with varied domestic shipments and quiet markets.
Kansas City stock yards show firm cattle receipts with shipments at 315 455 for shipper types and 150 275 for natives. hogs receipts 6166 with heavies 512 525 and lights 505 520. St Louis reports hogs firmer at Yorkers 495 615 and mixed packers 525 535. Chicago notes weak cattle with beeves 425 475 and hogs mixed to strong at 510 535 and 520 650. sheep dull with natives 240 480 and lambs 3 5.
Furnished by J E Carter & Co 221 Washington street the oil market shows line certificates closing times and percent figures for December futures. Details include pipeline certificates closing at 3 pm December 7 and cottonseed oil certificates with opening and closing prices, highs and lows, plus notes on Dec 8 activity and percentages around the mid 80s.
Sugar prices hold steady with Cuban and Manila grades quoted for refining and raw sugar firm. Refined sugar demands strong with multiple grades listed. Molasses shows good demand at old prices, with Ponce Porto Rico and Porto Rico varieties noted. New York and New Orleans markets described as in good demand with foreign lines nominal.
Miscellaneous market report lists varied quotes across goods and regions. Coffee and whiskey hold steady. turpentine and rosin quote at 454c and $1.05 respectively, petroleum around 7.20c with 7.25c RSW. city and country price differentials noted in New York reports.
Trade lists show Argonaut at Carbonear with salmon trout herring oil and junk. Margarita at Genoa carrying rags olive oil and marble. various Liverpool and Grand Cayman consignments including wool waste pig iron bleaching powders glass paper waste machinery and copper totals. items accompanied by firms such as Russell & co Baring Bros & co Wing & Ians Linder & Meyer J J Murdock and others. The catalog notes steamer Bavarian, bark Margarita, and schooner Gertrude among vessels and multiple commodity categories across ports.
Shipping list records multiple vessels and cargo across Halifax, Port Antonio, Port Hawkesbury, Weymouth, Shelby urne, Sackville, Buenos Ayres, Liverpool, Hull, London, Windsor, Moncton and Dorchester. Commodities include flour, kerosene, onions, flour sacks, feed, lumber, apples, beef, lard, oil, oats, corn, and various goods aboard schooners Elizabeth, Adeline, Elizabeth Ann, Iona, Belmon t, Beulah, Belmont, Crown Prince, and other craft. quantities reach thousands of barrels, sacks and cases, with shipments to Jamaica, England and Argentina.
Boston and Albany Railroad lists cargo totals including 27 bales cotton 202 bales wool 1975 barrels flour 100 barrels cornmeal 17490 bushels corn 8190 bushels oats 1960 bushels malt 2200 bushels barley 13 tons feed 40 cases 4 packages lard with additional items implied in the notice.
A compilation of railcar and boxcar load items lists shipments by railroad companies including Grand Junction, Boston & Albany, Old Colony, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Boston & Maine, and Kirby sea. Items cover butter, cheese, beans, cornmeal, flour, sugar, hides, wool, leather, timber, oats, lard, eggs, apples, potatoes, and various bales and boxes with quantities in bbls, bush, cars, rolls, and cases. Strong entity references include multiple railroads and product types with concrete counts.
London reports cargoes off the coast with wheat steadier and prices quoted. No 1 California wheat 73 1/4d spot. Liverpool dull spot wheat, front-month futures quiet for wheat and mixed American corn. Paris quiet. English country markets quiet but cheaper. Liverpool briefs show breadstuffs demand weak, corn dull, pork and bacon steady, cheese unchanged, lard steady.
A list of agents and firms across multiple states shows individuals and partners in shoe companies, wholesalers, and retailers. Names include Jelenko and Loeb, Childs Groff & Co, Butler Bros, Richardson, Patterson, Murphy, Knox, Warren, Atwell, Oppenheimer Co, Rehfisch Boot and Shoe, Porter Slessinger, Cahn Nickelsburg, Davis Haber, Hamilton Brown Shoe, Dunn Salmon, Solomon Rosenthal, Amick and others in cities such as Charleston Denver San Francisco Milwaukee Wheeling Waco Syracuse and more. The compiled names indicate a broad distribution of agents and firms in the shoe trade.
Timetables show departure and arrival times for Cape Cod Division from Kneeland Street Station to Buzzards Bay and multiple towns including Bourne Brewster Hyannis Nantucket Provincetown Sandwich Wellfleet and Woods Hole with consistent 8.15 am departures and 4.15 pm arrivals plus early morning and special notes for Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays for Nantucket.
Providence Division timetable lists daily and Sunday departures from Park Square Station to New Work and many branches including Attleboro Canton Junction Dedham Readville and Readville area lines. It notes sixteen trains on weekdays and four on Sundays to Providence with numerous intermediate stops and varied times.
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