Flour Market Steady as Freight Hike Bites Into Prices
Market reports show flour prices firm with millers demanding higher rates and freight from Chicago to Boston rising after Jan 2, 1888. Spring patents at 5 550 and winter patents at 8 485 to 5 15, with corn, oats, barley, and millfeeds quoted across multiple grades and on track car lots, alongside Boston Chamber of Commerce suspension of business through Jan 8, 1888.
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Chicago
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
New York
Minnesota
Michigan
Canada Superior
Canada Roller
Canada Extra
Canada
Eastern
Butter and dairy markets hold firm with mixed demand
Butter prices remain firm as trade quiet. Western creameries supply small receipts with strong demand. Northern creameries dull. Imitation creameries and ladle packed goods show fair demand. Cheese quiet but firm. Eggs quiet with last quotes. Beans firm with fair movement. Grass seeds quiet but firm. Hay steady with fair demand. receipts ample. Potatoes active with liberal receipts. sweet potatoes steady at 375 to 400 per barrel. Butter quotations listed for various regions and grades. wholesale receiver prices noted with higher jobbing prices.
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Botter
New York
Vermont
Vermont Diary
Mastern
Northern Choice
Ohio
Scarce Egg and Produce Prices Across Several Regions
Market notes list jobbing and fresh egg prices by region with Vermont New Hampshire and Nova Scotia quot es. Poultry meats such as turkeys chickens and fowls show varied values by region and quality from Northern and Western suppliers. Potatoes beans seeds hay and tobacco products like tallow and onions appear with price ranges and packing notes for different districts.
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Choice
Vermont
New Hampshire
Timothy
Red Top
Jersey
East Swale
Houston Hebrons
Bush
Aroostook
Aroostook Hebrons
New York
Burbanks
Hebrons
Peerless
Island
Rose
Chenangoes
MacIntires
Magnum
Regent
Champion
St Andrews
Market Report on Cheese Butter and Eggs Across Cities
In Chicago the whole market is unchanged with light receipts and inactive trade. Liverpool shows strong demand for top September and July cheese with prices rising, butter weak except for prime lots, and speculative demand expected to push prices higher. New York notes steady butter and firm cheese eggs beans and dried apples remain steady to quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Liverpool
New York
Florida
King
Hubbardston
Spitz
Baldwins
Cranberri
Valencia
Almeria
Virginia
Virginia Prime
Virginia Common
Grenoble
Navies
Market Report on Apples Oranges and Related Goods
Trade remains steady with muted activity in apples and cranberries. Prices listed for apples, cranberries, citrus, and nuts reflect stable demand. Florida oranges show shrinking receipts with moderate demand. dried apples and nuts unchanged.
Provisions and meat prices listed in detail
A long price sheet lists pork and lard, beef, and fresh meat denominations with quotes for cuts, weights, and grades. It includes long-cut and short-cut pork, bellies, hams, shoulders, ribs, bacon, and various beef items with per pound or per barrel prices, plus fresh lamb and mutton figures.
Cotton Market Report and World Trade Prices
Spot cotton closed quiet with mid dling uplands at 109-16e, low middlings 101-16e, good ordinary 9 1-16e, and ordinary 7 15-16c. Liverpool futures rose slightly with December to July bids around 5 43-64d. Weekly stats show American sales 38,000 bales, exports 11,000 bales, total imports 111,000 bales, with stock at 604,000 bales and mixed regional receipts and prices across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis, Savannah, Charleston, and Wilmington.
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New York
Liverpool
Uplands
Orleans
Augusta
Galveston
Great Britain
New Orleans
Continent
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Cotton Prices and Shipments Across U S Ports
Net receipts across seven days total 187 549 with exports to Great Britain 93 884 France 668 and continent 27 704. Weekly comparative figures show lower year over year receipts and exports while stocks at all U S ports reach 1 049 858 and interior towns 277 599.
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Norfolk
Philadelphia
C. Baltimore
New York
Continent
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
Great Britain
France
United States
Liverpool
Polarization engagements at Cardenas and Sagua reported
In Cuba, 2000 bags of polarization at Cardenas traded at 334 dollars per quintal and 2000 bags at Sagua moved at 343 dollars per quintal, reflecting market activity.
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Cardenas
Sagua
Vast 1887 Harbor Imports and Exports Record Uncovered
Detailed ledger of goods carried by rail and sea including cotton wool flour corn meal hay leather lard eggs butter and many others across Boston and Maine New York & New England Western Lowell Lowell System and Antwerp Liverpool lines with extensive cargo counts and vessel entries for December 30 1887 and related imports. Names of firms and ships such as Baring Bros Co J B Moors Co Train Smith Co and steamer Cephalonia appear throughout alongside quantities like 231 bales cotton 192 bales wool 4460 bush corn and 7923 boxes glass across multiple routes and divisions.
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Boston Post
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Lumyer
Vitchburg
New York & New England Railroad
Oston & Maine Railroad—Western Division
Lowell
Express
Antwerp
Norway Steel
Ironco
Brown Bros & Co
Washburn & Moon Mans Co
Moors & Co
Baring Bros & Co
Modes & Co
Moise Baring Bros & Co
Smith & Co
Kenton
Brown
Jacob Wirth
Charles Lawrence
J A Hayes & Co
Henry Quimby & Co
Thos Winn
Eng
M Jones & Co
Jackson
H Hovey & Co
R& J Farquhar & Co
Benj French Co
Jackson, Mandell & Daniell
Brown, Durrell & Co
Shepard
Norwell & Co
Crump
Wellington & Co
Booth & Co
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Joseph Smith
Ewing Bros & Co
Warren & Blanchard
Brown, Durrel & Co
Bradford
Thomas & Co
Talbot
Willmarth & Co
Morse & Co
Grout
Caniner
Jones & Co
Campbell & Co
Lovejoy & Co
Samuel Hans Co
J B Moors & Co
Neal, Morse & Co
Wheeler, Conant & Co
Cullen, Allen & Co
Thomas Leyland & Co
Houghton
H Davies & Co
Damrell & Upham
Beebe
John Dixon
Pierce & Robertson
Burgess
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Macallar, Parker & Co
Hayes & Co
R Leeson & Co
Willard
Richardson & Gerts
Holder & Herrick
Pisagua
Hemmenway & Browne
Caro & Co
Special Notice of Logage Checks and Train Schedules
Passengers with tickets may have baggage checked from hotel or residence to Boston to destination. From Jan 2 1888 weekday trains Boston to New York via Fall River Line at 6 pm. return 4 80 pm. Numerous local departures and returns listed for Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Yarmouth Sandwich etc with many times and via Brockton New Bedford Nantucket and more. GEO L. CONNOR and J R KENDRICK sign as general agents.
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Boston
Old State House
New York
Fall River Line
Ashmont
Barnstable
Hyannis
Yarmouth
Sandwich
Return
Braintree
New Bedfordton
Nis
Weymouths
Hingham
Cohasset
Scituate
Marshfield
Duxbury
Plymouth
Fall River
Brockton
Taunton
Newport
South Braintree
Way
New Medford
Middleboro
Geo. L. Connor
J. R. Kendrick
Gen. Pass
Old Colony
Pelgreim Ad Providence
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Boston and Maine Western and Eastern Through Trains Schedule
Train timetable fragment shows Boston and Maine routes with through trains to Western and Eastern divisions. Listings include Augusta Haymarket Causeway St stations with 8.39 am departure, multiple connections to St John Halifax Eastport Portland and other points, and various daily or selective service patterns.
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Wcje Mem
ESD Ae ‘Hrough
Augusta
Haymarket Sq
Causeway St. Stator
Zanger
St. John
Alrfax
Causeway Station
Eastport
Calaide
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Steam
Portland
N. Nl
North—kay
Conway
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Causeway St
Aymarket
Causeway
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Steamway Tug at Hog Thon Stirs Market 1pm Port
A cryptic OCR fragment hints at a hog themed event titled steamway tug during a thon near a market at 1pm by Port. Names, places, and clear actions are unreadable, leaving only fragmented cues about a gathering or sale in a coastal setting.
Mixed Commodity Prices and Pipelines Report Dec 29 1887
The market remains quiet for raw sugar with steady prices across grades. Refined sugar holds firm with granulated at 7 1 2 to 7 3 4 cents, pulverized 75 cents, powdered 7 to 7 1 2 cents, and various A grades listed. Molasses shows new crop Ponce at 35 cents per gallon and Cienfuegos at 22 cents.
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Noiles
Javas
Belmont
Ponce
Cienfuegos
Trade centre flour and grain prices across major cities
New York reports firm flour and mixed grain markets with large receipts and varied prices for white and extra grades. Chicago and St Louis show higher wheat and firm lard and pork, while Minneapolis and Milwaukee publish higher wheat and steady flour values amid active trade.
Hog and Cattle Markets Roundup From Major Livestock Centers
Chicago reports weak cattle with receipts at 11 000 and shipments 4 000. Cattle prices range from 3 48 to 5 40 for higher grades, with stockers and feeders at 22 38 to 40 and Texas steers at 25 0 to 30 0. Hogs national weakness with varied quotes: mixed 5 15 to 5 60, heavy 5 40 to 5 90, light 5 05 to 5 20, and occasional skips to 8 26. Sheep slow, natives 3 5 to 5 15, Western 3 50 to 5 00, Texans 2 50 to 3 75, lambs 4 50 to 5 50. Receipts and shipments noted across St Louis Kansas City Peoria and Chicago.
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Newfoundland
Grand Manan
Georges
Western Ank
Ebon Bank
Grand Bank
Shore
Georges Euret
Saas
Haddock
Corg
Alibut
Iceland
Reese
California
Halifax
Bel
Chicago
Brighton
New York
Minnesota
Rio
Philadelphia
United
City Extra India
Western Steam
City Steam
Liverpool
Lake
ST. Louis
Minneapolis
Bakers
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Toledo
Detroit
Kansas City
Peoria
Texas
Foreign Markets: Wheat firm as cargoes and Paris gains
London and Liverpool reports show wheat and corn firm with steady or higher prices and active demand for near term cargoes. American and Danubian corn hold firmer, flour and No 1 California wheat quoted higher. Paris and Liverpool reflect firm to dearer wheat and mixed corn, with provisions steady. Sugar market at Havana shows quiet activity and commitments for centrifugals.
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London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
California
Paris
Fiverool
Michigan
Liverpool
Avana
Matanzas
Exports at St Pierre and London Steamer Buffalo Trade
Exports dated December 30 1887 record pirate of items from St Pierre Mig schooner Proctor Brothers listing flour pork cornmeal tubs lard refined oil glassware lamps photo goods nails boots and shoes stoves and ware domestics chocolate coffee paper and bags tarred paper fishing lines crackers corn brooms lard leather tea caddies and other goods plus 160 cars groceries and hardware. London via New York shows Steamer Buffalo cleared December 27 with leather flour provisions pork beef tard bacon and other commodities.
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ST. Pierre
Mig
Proctor Brothers
London
Eng
New York
Buffalo
Staple Products Receipts for December 1887 and Prior Years
A fragmented ledger style table lists total receipts for staple goods including cotton, molasses, wool, butter, flour, oleo, cornmeal, cheese, corn, eggs, oats, wheat, pork, beef, lard, hides, leather, tallow, tin and wooden boxes, and assorted farm products. The entries compare December 1887 with 1886 and 1885 for quantities such as bales, boxes, and barrels across numerous commodities.
Receipts from 1887 railroads list cargo totals and goods
Receipts dated December 30, 1887 from Boston and Albany, Junction, Boston and Providence, and Old Colony Railroads detail cargo tallies. Cotton bales, flour barrels, corn, oats, wheat, malt, peas, live hogs, butter, beans, hay, straw, lumber, leather, hides, skins, tea, sugar, oleo, beef, pork, coffee, eggs, and other items appear with counts.
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Boston & Albany
Iand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Golony
May Boat 104 Service Schedules and Returns
Train and boat schedule fragment lists outbound departures to New York and Providence with return times and fares. Notes Monday departures, specific stops such as Pawtucket and Dodgeville, and various fare figures. Unclear OCR text references Shore Line Fast Express and Stoughton riders with weekday and weekend variations.
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Mence Iwaitroaa
Shore Line
Ipm
New York
Smnm
Providence
Pawtucket
Dodgeville
Aturn
Return Tye Surge At 110 38 6 12
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions numbers and terms like 110 and 38, with unclear context. The readable fragments hint at a schedule or measurement data rather than a full event. No identifiable persons or organizations are clearly stated.
Notable Boston Rail Schedule Highlights for Alton Bay and Nearby
Announced Western Division timetable lists trains from Boston Station to Alton Bay Rochester Andover and numerous towns with varied departure times across mornings afternoons and evenings. Sunday schedules include Dover Haverhill Lawrence Lowell and Bangor Lewiston connections with multiple intermediate stations noted.
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Western Division
Boston
Haymarket Square
Alton Bay
Rochester
B . Andover
Dover
Banora
Exeter
Georgetown
Thains Iead
Mennebunk
Biddford
Sie
Nort Lawrence
South Lawrence
Lowell
Aes
Medford
Melrose Mightaids
Stoneham
Melrose
Merrimac
North
Newburyport T.lbam
Atx
Salem
wOam Wakefield, &. Ce
Wilmington
Haverhill
Lawrence
Land
Bangor
Lewiston
Easterin Division Train Schedules for Numerous Stations
Trains depart from Boston stations to Amesbury Beverly Muddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls and Rochester Tampton Beach North Hampton Ipswich Lynn Newburyport and more with Sunday train times listed. Details include first and last trains and special notes for branches and city offices. James T. Furber and D. J. Flanders are listed as officials.
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Easterin Division
Boston Station
Causeway Street
Amesbury
M. Beverly
Muddeford
Chelsea
Dover
Everett
Great Falls
Rochester
Tampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Bed
Boston and Lowell Railroad schedule from 1887 fragmented list
Local timetable for Boston and Lowell Railroad detailing Causeway Street Boston station and Washington Street office. Provides numerous through and local departures to Pilton, Laconia, Meredith, Plymouth, White River Junction, Montreal, and other northern points with specific times such as 9 am, 1 pm, 7 pm, 8:30 am, and 1 pm. Mentions parlor and sleeping car services and connections via White River Junction and Wells River with several branch lines and stations including Saint Johnsbury, Montpelier, Burlington, Keene, Concord, and Bell. Ends noting a full table of local and through train information at stations.
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Hoverwal
Central
Vermont
Pullman
Boston
Chicago
Fitchburg
Saugus Hranch
Wenham
Sunrday
Lynn
Newburyport
Portsmo
Portland
Bangor
St. O
Halifax
Salem
Saugus
Workingmen
South Reading
Haymarket Square
City
Washington Street
James T. Furber
D. J. Flanders
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Causeway Street
State House Torrough
Pilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Jarren Braverhill
Woodsville
Littleton
Bethlehem
Fabyans
Lancaster
Whitefield
Prank
Lebanon
White River Junction
St. Johnsbury
New Sherbrooke
Quebec
Passumpsic
Wells River
Bristol
Claremont
Montpelier
Basex Sunection
Burlington
Ntihans
Montreal
Mujor
Montea
Ooroston Air Line
Central Massachusetts R R Opens to Northampton Service
The Central Massachusetts Railroad announces new service beginning Monday December 19 1887 from Boston to Northampton and six nearby towns including Amherst South Amherst Belchertown and Ware with multiple daily departures and varying times. General Superintendent Geo A W Storer and General Passenger Agent oversee the timetable details.
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Massachusetts
R. R
Northampton
Bostogg
Kindley
Amherst
Mherst
Belchertown
Bond
Ware
Gilbertville
Barre
Rutland
Jefferson
Oakdale
West Royle Laem
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Weymouth
Cottage City
New Bedford
East Bridgewater
Urock
Abington
Ieee Meeer
Opm
Quincy
Weat
East Weymouth
Matilton
Mattapan
Neponset
Milton
Japan
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Nantucket
Wood’s Hall
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Rockland
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Dm. Whitman
Wollaston Meights
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Cochesett
South Easton
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Bridgewater
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Randolph
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South Peebery
Dean Street
Avuutalaly Cfeuus
Easton
Stoughton
Stough
Tedor
Boston & Maine
VTL
Tou
Auseway Pester
Wey
Dros
Sieiers Dale
Binghamton Or Refinine Co
Messrs. Olney Bros
Congress Street
New England
Petrolina
NEW
Stonington
Clauss Limets
H. Palmer
Agt
Concord BR. KR
Manchester
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Peterboro
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Walllsboro
Ford
Onfield
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