Wool price list and distribution across regions
A dense catalog of wool types and prices by region including California Oregon Washington Territory Australia and other markets. Entries list wools by type and quality with per pound or per unit prices such as 22 25c 15 19c and 14 17c across multiple named regional markets and commodities.
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California
Oregon
Fine Valley
Washington Territory
Lonte
Aleppo
Angora
Assyrian
Cordova
Donskoi
East India
Kandahar
Juria
Leather and Hides Market Holds Steady Ahead of Year End
Leather and hides markets show quiet demand with buyers postponing until after year end. Finished leather, wax and hip leather steady, grain leather steady, rough leather mostly quiet, with expectations of better activity after the first of the year. Various grades and prices listed for hemlock, buffalo, calfskins, and hides across regions, with buyers favored and supply large in places.
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New England
Brighton
West
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Rio Grande
Entre Rios
Corrientes
Cordova
Entre Rio
Canadian Trade: Montreal Weekly Gazette November exports
The November exports total 10,079,869 with Canada making 9,491,294 and other countries 588,575. Compared to last year, Canada exports fell by 894,106 and non Canada by 694,335. Details show declines in agricultural products fisheries and mine, gains in forest animals and their produce manufactures and miscellaneous. Goods not from Canada mostly fell, coin and bullion up 17,650. Consumption entries total 7,637,499 with duty 1,561,522 collected. November circulation and specie outstanding 16,556,534, up 70,429. excess specie and guaranteed debentures 2,018,346.
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Montreal Weekly Gazette
Canada
Grain and flour markets show quiet trading across major cities
Inspections report 99 cars including 29 steamer yellow corn and 15 cars no trade corn. Flour market dull with weak wheat mood. quotes span fine to syring patents and export patents. Wheat markets vary by region with prices in New York Philadelphia Chicago and Minneapolis, while butter eggs and beans show little change amid ample supplies.
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Minnesota
Michigan
Canada Superior
Canada Roller
Canada
New York
City Mills
City
Chicago
St Louis
Minneapolis
Northern
Duluth
Toledo
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Market for grains and staples shows steady demand across regions
New York receipts reach 196 900 bushels with exports and sales. Chicago shipments total 409 000 bushels as demand remains steady at lower prices. Peoria and Toledo report mixed activity, futures ease, and cash prices firm for No 2 white oats and corn with various bids and bids across regions.
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New York
Chicago Peer
St Peeee Ee
Peoria
Toledo
Philadelphia
Bush
Chicago
St Louis
Graham
Canada
Michigan
Choice
Poultry Prices and Market Quiet Amid Storage
Market quiet as warm weather impacts poultry trade. Western lots large and stored. Northern turkeys scarce. Prices: Chickens 10 14c, turkeys 12 16c, fowls 8 11c, ducks 10 12c, geese 10 12c. Western dry packed turkeys 10 12c, Kentucky fowl 8 9c, chickens 9 11c.
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Kentucky
Market Summary for Produce Prices
Demand quiet with ample supply. Marrow squash 25 per ton, turban 30, Hubbard 35. Savoy cabbage 75c per barrel, red cabbage 150 per barrel, onions 1.20 to 1.40 per barrel, Spanish onions 75c per crate, beets 40 to 50c per bush, carrots 40 to 50c per bush, lettuce 26 to 50c per dozen, turnips 40c per box, white French turnips 1.15 per box, cauliflowers 2 per box, radishes 20c per dozen, celery 3.50 per box, parsley 2.50 per bush, spinach 50 to 75c per bush, Norfolk spinach 1.10 to 1.25 per barrel.
Fruit steamers bring citrus to Boston from Sicily
The Hondo is due Jan 3 with Jamaica fruit for Boston Fruit Co. The Lorenzo D Baker is due with more cargo. The St Andrews Bay from Messina carries 4000 boxes Messina oranges, 8500 Messina lemons, 8700 Palermo oranges, 6700 Palermo lemons for Boston. The St Bernard passed Gibraltar on Dec 16 bound for Boston with 7750 Palermo oranges and 8000 Palermo lemons. The Naranja sailed from Palermo on Dec 18 for Boston with 5100 Palermo oranges and 4100 Palermo lemons.
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Jamaica Fruit
Boston Fruit Company
Lorenzo D Baker
St Andrews Bay
Messina
Boston
St Bernard
Gibraltar
Naranja
Palermo
Fruit Auction Prices in Florida and Market Notes
Snow & Co sold Florida oranges at high prices, Almeria grapes and mandarins listed with mixed quality, many fruits in poor condition. Harris & Co to auction 1000 boxes Florida oranges and other citrus Friday at noon. Apples graphed with easy prices, grapes steady, oranges lemons markets quoted for various sizes. Cranberries quiet with scarce choice lots. Nuts show fair demand at steady rates. Virginia peanuts and pecans priced per pound.
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Snow & Co
Florida
Almeria
Harris & Co
Messina
Palermo
Jamaica
Virginia
Chicago Pork Market News and Price Quotes
In Chicago, dull provisions with a temporary rally as pork is bought for local accounts. Market quotes show steady to firm prices across long cuts and backs, with New York and Cincinnati reports noting modest activity. Fresh meats and beef reflect slow, quiet trading, with lard, bacon, and ham prices varying by cut and grade.
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Chicago
New York
South America
Cincinnati
Choice
Brighton
New York and Liverpool Cotton Prices and Sales Report
Cotton prices in New York and Liverpool were steady to dull. New York middling uplands 9 3/4 cents, low middling 9 1/4, good ordinary 8 5/8, ordinary 6 3/4. Sales 185 bales. futures opened steady, closed dull, with varied opening and closing values. Liverpool spot quiet at 55 4d for middling uplands and 5 1/2d for low middlings. American sales 8600 bales. Futures closed quiet. regional receipts and stock levels noted across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis, Savannah.
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Colton
New York
Wales
D.sc Vung
Scoolders
Ates Ae Te
Dales
Liverpool
Augusta
Bcs
Galveston
New Orleans
France
Nia
Wise Otis
Coastwise Exports and Net Receipts Across Ports
Reported coastwise exports and net receipts across multiple ports. Charleston and Norfolk show steady stock and mid-range prices. Philadelphia and New York reflect varied exports to Continent and Great Britain with mixed receipts. Consolidated six day totals show high exports to Britain and France and overall U.S. port stock at 914,209.
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Frade
Memphis
Savannah
Great Britain
Continent
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Saies
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Cincinnati
Louisville
France
United States
St Louis
Hog and Cattle Market Summary from Kansas City and Midwest
Livestock markets show steady cattle at Kansas City with receipts 2859 and hogs 6450 down 5 to 10 cents. best hogs at St Louis firm up about 5 cents. Chicago cattle strong while hogs weaker with mixed and light at 5 50 to 5 20. calves, sheep and lambs vary across markets with active demand in some regions and dull or lower prices in Peoria Cincinnati and Western markets.
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Kansas City
St Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Sugar and Molasses Market Summary
Sugar markets hold firm with quiet activity across Cuban, New York, and Port of Spain lists. Raw sugar prices show firmness and mixed grades. refined and pulverized varieties hold steady with modest ranges. Molasses remains steady with limited immediate changes noted. new York reports no notable shifts.
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Cuba
Manilas
Lobos
Javas
New York
Havana
Sagua
Ponce
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Oil and cottonseed oil certificates report
Market data furnished by J E Carter & Co lists pipe line certificates closed for 12 months as of December 26 and cottonseed oil certificates similarly closed. The page shows fluctuating figures including bids and yields with scattered numeric entries, and incomplete cluttered OCR text.
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J E Carter & Co
Washington Street
Market price snapshot across cities and commodities
A scrambled report shows steady to easing demand and mixed prices across commodities. Coffee and whiskey markets display varied quotes with New York and Cincinnati figures, while turpentine and petroleum trading in New York reveals specific resin and RSW rates and case costs.
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Taliow
New York
Rio
Cincinnati
Chicago
St Louis
Staple Receipts from Railroads and Colonies 1888
A detailed ledger of shipments and receipts across multiple railroads and lines including Boston & Albany, Providence, Fitchburg, Boston & Maine, and Boston & Maine Western and Eastern divisions. It lists cotton, wool, flour, oats, cornmeal, beans, beef, lard, butter, cheese, eggs, hay, lumber, hides, leather, and many other goods with quantities in bales, barrels, sacks, and cars. Named railroads, regions, and ports anchor the ledger entries.
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Boston & Albany
Boston
Providence Railroad
Gid Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Lear
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Loston & Maine Railroad
Lowell
Express
Imports and Exports on December 27 1888
Albertown PEI reports Schooner Vanilla bush potatoes for George C Rockwell & Sons of St Johns NF. Schooner Arolite forty five tierces twelve half barrels salmon for Stratton Little & co. Yarmouth NS lists Steamer Yarmouth five cases eggs.
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Alberton
Pei
George C Rockwell & Sons
ST Johns
Stratton, Little & Co
Yarmouth
Merchants Listing of Goods and Goods Packets
A compact OCR fragment lists various merchant items and quantities including boxes of rabbits, dory timbers, mdse, sails, barrels of potatoes, turnips, bean poles, and cases of haddies. Mentions J G Hall & Co 250 cases, Webber 1 do fresh fish, Delong e Seaman 73 barrels, Whitney Pous land & co 4 cases eggs.
Exports from Bear River and Hull Shipments Listed
December 27, 1888 exports from Bear River Nova Scotia and Hull via New York detail cargoes. E Norris schooner carries 340 sacks feed 230 barrels flour 240 barrels cornmeal. Steamer Galileo cleared December 24 with 32 barrels leather 15 cases chalk 56 bags horns 1 box iron plates 4 boxes fish 555 boxes half barrels 60 barrels 300 quarter barrels 250 pails ard.
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Bear River
E Norris
Hull
New York
Galileo
Foreign markets mirror quiet wheat and corn demand
London reports cargoes off coast inactive for wheat and corn, with little demand for shipments. Liverpool notes quiet spot markets and subdued futures, with limited price moves on winter and spring wheat and mixed Western corn. French markets also quiet as of December 27.
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London
Mark Lane
California
Liverpool
Great Loritain
Lord
Iaris
Boston and Albany Railroad Timetable Listings
Local time tables show departures on all divisions with through tickets sold from Boston stations and 232 Washington Street. Trains connect at Pittsfield, Chatham, and Worcester to New York and Worcester. dining and drawing room cars noted on select departures. Sunday trains for riverside routes and Newton Highlands listed with multiple stop schedules and station details.
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Boston & Albany
R.R. Mov. i
Bés
Washington Street
Boston
Boston -Ation
Kreeland Street
Springheld
Pittsfield
Albany
North Adams
Chatham
Hudson
Mad
Palmer
Ware River
Speingttelay
Hartford
New Kraven
New York
Worcester
New Wlaven
OFEN
Millbury
North Grafton
Westboro
Wilte
Cordaville
Ashland
Sedalford
South Brann
Weillesah
Newton
Abupina
Faneuil
Enrle
Chestnunt Ain
A. Qiao
Loa
Newton Shehlands
Saliuygays Olly
Sunaay
Jeave Lhosbon
Wellexier ER
Newton Highlands
Buston
Panson
H. T. Gall
Fitchburg
Causeway Street
Warlor
Ss’. Albans
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Witzwilliam
Troy
Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Rutland
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Ione Montreal
Ogdensburg
Saratoga
Delaware & Hudason Canal Company
R. R
Cheshire
Connecticut River
Vermont
White River Junction
Hire & Monadnock
Middletown
New Hiaven
New Britain
Waterbury
Danbury
Fishkill-on-Hanson
Newburgh
Turners, N. Y
Chicago
St. Louis
Urie Railway
New England
Air Line
Grand Central Depot
Willimantic
Willi- Wiese
Philadelphia
Oj Press
Jersey City
Trenton
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Points
M. Norwickm Line
Veo Press
New London
Norwich
Danielsonville
Putnam
Hoosac Tunnel
Ave
Rotterdam Junction
West
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Short Line and Erie and Hoston Line, and St. Louis
Michigan Central RR
Palace
Grand Trunk Railway
Roy
Ante Union Square
Somerville
SUN
Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Ayer Junction
Miller’s Falls
Aver Junction
River Line
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Annex Boat
Bristol
Providence
Old State House
J. BR. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Gen's Pass
L. H. Palmer
Lowell
Pullman
Wagner Islace
Central Vermont R. R
Moston
J. W. Houart
S. W. Cummings
Northern Division
Kneeland Street
Framingham and
Payvice
Southborog
Bolton
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Pratt’s Junction
Old Colony R. K
State House
J. R. Kendrick
Pass’r
Railroads On Time Timetables From New York to Boston
Complex old style timetable lists dozens of stations and train times across New York New England Boston and nearby towns with daily and Sunday departures and returns. It notes week day schedules from Boston foot of Summer Street and details for Needham Way Stations Woonsocket Betura Hyde Park Franklin and more with multiple daily departures and special Sunday trains.
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Boston
Norwood Central
Hyde Park
Franklin
Summer Street
Woonsocket Division
Depcet
Boston & Albany Railroad
Needham and Way
Betura
Woonsocket
Fragmentary Local Item From New York Paper
Incomplete OCR from a New York edition yields a fragmentary local item. Readable details mention a place and event but lack full names and dates. The brief hints at a community notice or scheduling item without clear action or outcome.
Providence to New York and local lines timetable snippet
A garbled timetable lists departing times from Providence Division to New York Shore Line and Stonington Line, with numerous stations such as Attleboro Boylston and others. The fragment contains many times including Sundays and various periods, but is incomplete and interrupted. It mixes station names, times, and stray characters, preserving only scattered route details.
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Park Square
New York
Stonington
Attleboro
Boylston
Beastinedale
Central
Wighland
West Bor Ory
Spring
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Boston Markets
Eastern Creamery
Western
Elgin
Eastern Dairy
Western Creamery
North Choice
Sage
Okane
New Hampshire
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Island
York State
Timothy
North
Red Top
Jersey
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Aroostook
Vermont Hebrons
Burbanks
Hebrons
Prince Edward Island
East Swale
Eoaee
Leu
Saxonville
Tlek
Ealey
Fililes
Colo AM Ko Met Wewuy A
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Te Tiboy
Louae
Cypress Street AM
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Ali
Central Vermont Railroads
Hontreal, Qifawa and
Wagner Palace
Montreal
Ottawa
L. A. Ra
Railroads
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Bird Street
Kami Aso
Ay Esr
Blackstone
Dedham
Bor Oheater
Ellis
Dudley
Oa Ae CO Ae
tIndicott
Fishkill-on-land
Forest
Dea
Thartford
Harvard
Lake
Foe Islington
Bag Nw
Mai Fattapan
Bowdoin
Newburg
Norwood
Pawtucket
Ere Real Sm
Mrovidence
Readville
River Street
Rockville
Conn
Southbridge
Tiltons
D. C
Will
M. Mitford
Yassx Warren
Ooohelmont
Waverley
Miller's Falls
Cambridge
Concord
Kitchburg
Gardner and
Greenfield
A Ud Lkke
Kaivosick Falls
Johnsonville
N. Y
Dane Oin
Li LU
Ans
Biudsen
Maynard
Nashua
N. Bi
Ayer Junctior
Rae
Nort Adams
Ant
Illiamstown
North Leominster
Shelburne Falls
John Adams
J. Whitmore
J.R. Watson
Stonington Line
Park Square Station
State Street
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
O H. Briggs
Boundbrook Moute
Central BH. RR
New Jersey
Philadelphia & Neading KR. R
Depot Central R. R
Liberty St
Depot Philadelphia & Reading R. R
Sth and Greenests
J. N. Magna
Washington St
Montreal & West
New York and
East End Union Depot
Providence & Worcester
KR. B
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Old Stata Ouse
Central Division
All River Line
Ashmont
Kerakpiee
Middlenhere
Brugewater
Kasion Wi
East
Abington
Brockton
Uilley
Marshfield
Amj Mattapan
Briten
D Mu
iNew Godford
aNewport
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Plymouth
Duxbury
Quincy
Beckland
Hanover
Uaten
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Duxbury
Wollaston Heights
West Bridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Wvia
Gwrtitom
Weymouth
Rex
Aree SR
Wrees Ue
Nal Sea View
Galea Pp
Aka River
Fia
Cape Cod
Ioiu
Buzzards Bay
Barissatabe
Bourne
Bournsdale
Brewster
Cataumet
Cottage City
S Park Sq
New Bedford
Bma
Sawich
Jaxamere
Tremont
Wellfleet
Wet Barnstable
Weoeds Hall
Veuve
W& M
Dodgeville
East Foxboro
Foxboro
Forest &Bllis
Hazelword
Steath
Bilesbronville
Alyde Park
Yamasees Plain
Andays
Mansfield
Hope and
Clarendon Hills
North Attleboro
M. Meadville
M.oxbury
Keumford
India Point
M. Sharon
Sharon Heights
Stoughton Central
South Walpole
Wrenth
Walnut Hill
Stonehaven
Warren and Bristol
West Mansfield
bTaunton
bNew Bedford
dFall
Viswer
Newport
Wickford Junction
Central Diy
Pan
Concord R. RR
N.H
EL E. Chamberlin
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