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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1888

Page

7

Sugar Prices and Market Report Shifts in New York Markets

Prices for Cuba and Manila sugars are listed with varied quotes including refined sugars scarce and in strong demand. Raw New York sugars are dull while refined remains steady. molasses shows firmness. Porto Rico and Santafuegos quotes cited, with New Orleans demand described as active and foreign lots nominal.

Cuba New York Ponce Porto Rico Senfuegos New Orleans

Boston and New York Cotton Markets Hold Steady Amid Quiet Trade

In New York cotton shows steady tones with middling uplands at 9 3/4 cents and low middling 9 1/4 cents. Sales total 170 bales as futures open and close steady. Liverpool spot markets unchanged with 10,000 bales traded and mixed regional receipts and exports. Numerous port stocks and futures quotes listed for Augusta to New York, with steady to easy tones across many markets and a broad spectrum of regional data.

New York Dette Danorty Poheraey Sivas Dales Liverpool Orleans Augusta Galveston New Orleans Continent Wilmington Norfolk Great Britain West Point Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati St Louis Louisville France United States

Hog and Cattle Markets Across Major Cities

Kansas City cattle receipts 5938 with weak demand and prices. Hogs receipts 10396, market slow with 5 to 10 cent declines. St Louis and Peoria report steady to firm hog markets. Cincinnati and Chicago show mixed to firm tones. Texas cattle noted. Sheep and natives vary, with diverse regional price ranges and sizable receipts and shipments.

Kansas City St Louis Peoria Cincinnati Chicago Texas

PIPE LINE CERTIFICATES AND COTTONSEED OIL NOTICE

Certificate items show lines for pipeline certificates closing at 12 months on December 18 and openings at 10 a.m. on December 19 with unclear text. Cottonseed oil certificates closed at 12 months on December 18 and opened at 10 a.m. on December 10, with further illegible details and final closing at 3 p.m.

Ted Teveaan Ibaa

Market snapshot shows mixed commodity prices in New York

Reports indicate demand firm for some items and weakness for others. Coffee cargoes seen in New York Rio trade as stronger and dull overall. Whiskey markets unchanged. Turpentine and petroleum values vary with resin and tar prices noted. petroleum ranges cited with related rates and byproducts.

York New York Rio Turpentine Vetroleum

Brighton and Watertown Market Report 1888

Report for week ending December 19 1888 shows live stock totals at Brighton and Watertown with prices for cattle sheep hogs and hides. Arrivals total about 2000 cattle with buyers seeking corn and feed. prices firm for lambs and veal calves. hog prices fall slightly. poultry steady. Late arrivals and sales noted for Wednesday.

Brighton and Watertown Boston Post Gore J. Fox

Cattle sales and export trading report from Libby & Son and others

Libby and Son sold 10 milch cows and springers at 33 each, three more at 40 each. FIH Coolige and Son hid in market 23 cattle, 15 calves, sold six milch cows at 30 to 40 each, five at 45, two at 45, one at 30, and one at 45. Export trade shows England reporting market collapse, with abundant live American cattle and 15,000 quarters of dress. prices quoted at 14 to 14.5 cents, down from 12.14 cents. Steamers Hibernian and Roman sail with cattle for Hathaway and Rollinger. Sheep and lamb trade: Western supply rising as Northern and Eastern fall. Canada lambs down to 190 head. Total weekly supply light. prices steady to firm. Notable sales include J A Sargent, A A Averell, Combs & Farrar, JS Weller, Merrill & Noble, Whip Ne & Farnum, D Fisher, Wesher.

Brighton G A Sawyer Monroe Hollis & Co J C Littlefield JS Kenry A Williamson Hall & Son J Hosmer J B Sargent HW Merrill Libby & Son FIH Coolige & Son England Hibernian Glasgow Ford Hathaway Roman Liverpool Canada J A Sargent Averell Combs & Farrar JS Weller Merrill & Noble Ne & Farnum D Fisher Wesher Watertown Christ Quincy House Unis Whipple & ‘Arnham Soli Hall & Seaver Maine H Bird & Co Hi C Burleigh Vassalboro Thompson Merrill Salt H Merrill Whipple & Farnham Bk & Adden JC Littlefield Whipple & Arnharm Parrell & Merlynn

Imports December 19 1888 from SERRA LEONE and Hamburg

Dry hides aboard the Schooner St Croix 79635 and 1188 bags ginger. John F Brooks at Hamburg. Steamer Progreso with 21631 bags sugar for Standard Sugar Refinery.

Sterra Leone St Croix John F Brooks Hamburg Progreso Sugar Standard Sugar Refinery

Staple market itemized list from December 19 inventory

Reader itemizes staples and quantities across categories including cotton, molasses, wool, butter, flour, oleo, cheese, cornmeal, eggs, oats, beans, malt, potatoes, beef, pork, lard, leather, hides, dried meats, tea, coffee, sugar, pelts and molasses in numerous units. The fragment appears as a historical ledger entry showing stock numbers by product and measure for a given date.

Bieks Sey Sean Ot Gag CAIS Cayss Vasa Jelsee Tigr Cae Ibare Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad—Eastern Division Lowell Express

Receipts Across Lines From 1888 Rail Totals

A dated list outlines freight receipts for December 19 1888 across Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston and Providence Old Colony New York and New England rail lines. Cotton wool flour corn oats and canned goods dominate the tallies with dozens of bales barrels cases and sacks recorded alongside horses hides and leather.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Rail Oad Boston & W Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad

Vast Cargo Totals From Historic Rail and Sea Trade Ledger

A verbose inventory lists shipments across multiple lines and transport modes. It cites numerous commodities including bales of cotton and wool, barrels of flour and cornmeal, sacks and pails of various foods, hides and leather, eggs, butter, cheese, beans, oats, and more. Rail divisions Boston & Maine and Sea routes are noted with quantities toward warehouses and depots, reflecting expansive, diversified trade flows in a period when rail and sea freight dominated commerce.

London and Liverpool Wheat and Corn Markets Steady

Foreign markets report mixed activity with wheat and corn generally steady or quiet. California wheat prices show minor declines while Liverpool notes quiet demand and steady to lower values for various grain types and provisions.

London Ucargoes Mark Lane California Snelich Aris Liverpool

Weekend Rail Timetable Notes From New England Lines

Diverse station times across Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Dorchester Everett Great Falls North Conway and Portsmouth with a Sunday trains note. Includes fallbacks and odd entries for Lynn Newburyport Salem and Rockport Gloucester branches and seasonal or via routes.

Amesbury Tom Beverly Biddeford Drover Everett Great Falls Rochester Hiszimpton Beach North Hampton Rye Beach Lprwich Lynn Marblehead Swampscott Peabody and Danvers Portsmouth Tom. Mevere Rockport and Gloucester Branch Salem York Harbor & Beach R.R Lynn and Way Newburyport Jeanne Banor St. John Halifax Babh

Providence Division Ss V Souto Case Brief

Fragmentary OCR reads as a case notice from Providence Division referencing Ss v ou and a numeric value 39.35. The readable fragments indicate a civil matter or docket item with limited clarity on parties or court outcome.

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