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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1888
Page
7
Fresh quotes show egg prices easing in New York while beans and peas hold steady across regions. Potatoes and hay stay well supplied with moderate demand, and poultry markets edge up slightly after early panics, led by Northern and Eastern stock.
There is no change to note. Prices listed include squash at 20 to 25 dollars per ton, cabbage at 75 cents per crate, onions 120 to 140 barrels, Spanish onions 75 cents per crate, beets 40 to 50 cents per bush, carrots 40 to 50 cents per bush, lettuce 25 to 50 cents per dozen, turnips 40 cents per box, cauliflower 2 dollars per box, radishes and other root vegetables with prices shown per dozen or bush. Prices cover several varieties including purple and white cabbage, Norfolk spinach, and parsley per bush or box.
Chicago provisions open stronger on light hog receipts but later sellers dominated as buyers yesterday. Market closes dull at day’s low. December lard squeeze seen. bears may push prices higher. Wholesale pork and beef prices quoted with varied ranges across cuts and regions. light demand and holiday effects noted.
Apples command smaller receipts with slow demand and low prices across varieties. Grapes and Oranges show steady or firm prices with fair demand. Almeria grapes and Hart sold at auction for high bids. Cranberries nuts and citrus offerings noted with several price ranges and auction results.
Mandarins listed with a box price of 3.00 and half boxes at 1.50 each. Valencias priced at 4.50 for extra large, 4.37 for large, and 4.25 for regulars, with corresponding weights 37, 4 00, and 350.
Sugar markets show firmness in raw sugars with Cuba and Manila and Java lots listed. Refined sugars steady with small supply and various grades priced. wholesale granulated at 7 to 8 cents. Molasses steady with regional prices noted. New York and New Orleans activity described.
In New York cotton prices hold steady with middling uplands at 9 4 9 1/4 cents and sales totaling 2327 bales. Futures opened steady and closed steady while Liverpool spot softens to 5s 9d for uplands and Orleans. daily table shows broader market by port with mixed receipts and stock figures.
Kansas City and Peoria Cattle receipts rise as demand stays steady. Cattle prices hold firm with steers around 290 to 440, cow and bull values near 150 to 310. Hogs show firm or stronger tendencies with heavies near 482 to 500 and light stock around 475 to 530. Sheep and lambs remain firm in some markets while slower in others. Texas cattle hold at 190 to 290. western and native hogs lead varied price ranges.
Tallow shows steady demand with quotes at 614c for city and 5c rough 4c for country. New York notes weak dull city at 6ao use. Coffee from New York to Rio firm with a fair car at 17c. Whiskey Chicago $120, Cincinnati and St Louis $114. Turpentine New York closed at 46c rosin 10242 1074% tar nominal petroleum closed at 6.65 7.25c RSW 7.30c and cases 9.50c.
The list records December 21 1888 cargoes for multiple lines including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston Providence Old Colony New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine and Lowell System. It enumerates bales wool flour corn oats barley beans potatoes hay lumber bacon lard hides leather pelts eggs butter cheese and other goods with quantities and box counts.
A scrambled OCR style list shows various commodities with units and quantities such as hams, bacon, tea, eggs, butter, sugar, cotton, wool, flour, lard, coffee, hides, and leather. The text reads as an unstructured stock or shipment ledger lacking complete context or dates.
Detailed ledger of goods loaded in Liverpool on December 21 1888 aboard the Norseman. Commodities include cheese hides wool steel timber woolen textiles soap wines spirits and a large tally of crates bales and boxes from firms such as Baring Bros J A Hayes D W King and many others with quantities listed in bags bales casks boxes and cases. Also notes salt day and a brigantine listed with substantial salt tonnage.
A detailed manifest of export cargoes dated December 21 1888 listing schooners at St John Newfoundland St John New Brunswick Shelburne Bridgewater Sydney Halifax Yarmouth Liverpool and rivals with their loads including apples candles canned fruits duck feathers pork beef flour kerosene lumber tobacco oysters and various goods in bbls bags boxes and crates. Specific vessels include Hebe Alta Wakula Mary Sprague I K F James Yarmouth Istrian and Halifax steamer with extensive figures for each cargo and destination.
Foreign markets report dull and inactive activity for wheat and corn off the coast and on passage. Prices show mixed tones with English and French markets steady in places, Liverpool spot wheat very dull, and futures in England weaker for wheat while corn futures firm.
A well experienced traveling salesman with extensive road experience selling mechanical rubber goods such as rubber belting hose packing and related items seeks a good position with a large manufacturing company. Liberal salary offered. Address Traveller 111 Water street New York City.
Compact printed and indexed booklet offered by Aaron IL. Gay & Co. at 122 State Street. Includes entries for ser and wade, describing a compact format and convenient use for quick reference.
Circular citations issued to next of kin creditors and interested parties regarding administration of James Gallagher and estate of deceased in Winchester Cambridge and WestonMass filings show Jabez A Sawyer as applicant for letters of administration and license to sell estate with hearings set for January 1889 and notices to publish weekly in Boston Post and Boston West newspapers during three weeks with appointments before George M Brooks and Joan W McKim as judges and Elijah George as register.
A dense OCR list details numerous train times for many towns and branches including Newburyport Chelsea Dover Lynn Marblehead Saugus York Harbor Beach and others with differing morning afternoon and evening slots. It also notes branches such as Beck and Gloucester and mentions special services via Saugus Branch and Workmen's trains.
Through service from Boston to towns including Nutton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Flymeath Warren Haverhill Woodsville and more at 9am 1pm and 7pm. Additional departures to Lisber Littleton Whitefield Lancaster Fabyan Jefferson Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Montreal and other points with extensive Sunday schedules.
Transit list shows bus departures and returns for Cape Cod towns including Bourne Brewster Chatham Falmouth Harwich Nantucket Provincetown Wellfleet and Yarmouth with various 8.15 am and 4.15 pm windows and notable notes for Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays service via Woods Hall and New Bedford Park Square Station.
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