Metal Prices and Goods in Boston Market Catalog
A historic listing details current Boston market prices for structural steel shapes beams channels angles plate iron and steel rail old iron nails sheets pipes copper tin lead zinc and related products with mill and store rates and discounts offered for various grades and forms across steel iron and metal trades. It enumerates per unit prices for items such as Bessemer steel machinery rails nails horse shoes sheet iron pipes boiler tubes and tin and antimony products with off percentages for enamelled galvanized and tarred varieties.
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Boston
Shell
New England
Russia
Baltimore
London
Boston Markets Report Flour and Grain Prices February 4 1889
Domestic flour prices hold firm while millers resist price cuts. Market roundups show steady wheat and softer corn as stocks, rails, and New York Boston elevators report diverse levels. Oats and rye flour muted with dull demand as visible supplies and regional receipts are logged across Chicago New York St Louis and Detroit markets.
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Chicago
Bush
Owadors
Boston
Minnesota
Michigan
Canada Superior
Canada Roller
Feee
New York
City Mills
City
Milwaukee
St Louis
Renee
Duluth
Toledo
Detroit
Peoria
New York & New England Railroad
Boston & Albany
Hoosac
White State
Graham
Agricultural Market Summary Late Season Prices Drift Lower
The report shows light demand and wholesale bids around 325 to 340 per barrel for oil. cornmeal and oatmeal markets steady with moderate demand and firm quotes. rye markets quiet with No 1 and No 2 New York ranges and small-quantity jobbing. millfeed and cottonseed meal dull with mixed sack and bulk pricing. malt and hops markets quiet with older New York lots quoted at lower to mid ranges.
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New York
Estern
Milwaukee
St Louis
Chicago
Barry
Canada
Michigan
Bush
Butter Prices Steady Across Regions in Quiet Market
Butter market remains firm with lighter receipts in colder weather. Receivers’ wholesale prices shown for Western and Vermont creameries, Eastern and Chicago markets, with jobbing at modest uplifts. Cheese and eggs steady with regional variations in price.
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Vermont
Eastern Creamery
Choice
New York
Western
Chicago
Baltimore
North Choice
West
Sage
Cheddars
Fiat
Liverpool
New Hampshire
Michigan
Canada
Kansas City
York State
Weaner
Timothy
North
Red Top
Jersey
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Vermont Rose
Hebrons
Burbank
Rose
Burbanks
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Chenangoes
Truck Market Prices For Vegetables In Brief
Very little happening in truck market with quoted prices for various vegetables. Marrow squash 50 per ton, turban squash 50 ton, Hubbard 60, Savoy cabbage 75 cents per barrel, cabbage 60 cents per bushel, red cabbage 2 dollars per barrel, onions 1.25 per barrel, beets 40 to 50 cents per bush, carrots 75 cents per barrel, lettuce 75 cents per bush, turnips 40 cents per box, radishes 40 cents per dozen, celery 5 dollars per box, parsnips 50 cents per bush, spinach 50 to 60 cents per bush, native dandelions 1.75 per bush, kale 75 cents per barrel, parsley 2 dollars per bush.
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Hubbard
Savoy
St Andrews
Norfolk
Bush
Chicago provisions market rallies after early weakness
In Chicago provisions were weak early but bought by shorts and rallied some as wheat moved higher. Prices opened and closed mixed with pork and lard showing little change. demand remained quiet at steady to firm levels. Beef and cut meats held steady or softly traded as markets balanced supply and demand.
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Chicago
Syrapety
New York
Western Steam
Market Prices for Pork Beef and Mutton in Cincinnati and St Louis
The report lists meat prices across markets with firm or quiet demand. Cincinnati pork normals hold around 12.25 per dozen while lard eases near 6.80. fresh beef shows varied steers from 74 to 10 percent, and lambs around 9 to 10 cents.
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St Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brighton
Fruit Market Prices and Shipments Report Feb 1889
The report lists current prices and shipments for fruits including apples, grapes, oranges, lemons, cranberries, and bananas. It notes steady Liverpool fruit quality, weekly shipments totals across Boston New York London Glasgow and Liverpool, and season totals with price ranges for common to fancy fruit products.
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Hubbardstons
King
Sweet
Baldwins
Tallman Sweets
Greenings
Liverpool
A C Lombard’s Sons
Boston
New York
Csesasse G
Glasgow
London
Cecesesees
Messina
Palermo
Florida
Auction Sale Notice for Fruit and Eggs at Two Auctions
H Harris & Co will auction 2000 boxes Florida oranges 50 boxes Persian dates 29 boxes figs and 200 cases Valencia oranges on Tuesday. Snow & Co held today many fruit and egg lots including eggs at 8 1 4c Florida oranges Palermo lemons Almeria grapes figs and beans with assorted prices.
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H Harris & Co
Florida
Valencia
Snow_& Co
California
Bush
Palermo
Almeria
Fruit Steamer Cargo Exports Reported From Palermo
The steamer Victoria sailed from Palermo for Boston with 5900 boxes Palermo oranges 3100 boxes Palermo lemons and 8500 boxes Naples oranges passing Gibraltar January 23. The steamer Picqua left Palermo bound for Boston with 5500 boxes Messina oranges 1000 boxes Messina lemons 7900 boxes Palermo oranges and 6400 boxes Palermo lemons passing Gibraltar January 27.
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Victoria
Palermo
Boston
Naples
Gibraltar
Picqua
Messina
Oston
Sugar and Molasses Prices Steady Across Markets
Sugar trading remains slow with Cuban ref in g at 47 46 and Central lo los noted. Refined sugar prices hold steady with multiple grades quoted from powdered to confectioners and standard A. molasses market shows general steadiness across fancy Ponce Porto Rico and other regions with varied cents per pound.
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Ponce
Porto Rico
Guorto Rico
En Orleans
Cienfuegos
Cotton Markets Mixed As New York Prices Hold Steady
Cotton trading shows New York spot easing to middling at 10 cents with several grades listed and 203 bales sold. Futures open quiet then close steady while Liverpool and other U.S. ports report firmness with mixed receipts and stock figures across Augusta Galveston New Orleans Memphis and Savannah markets.
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New York
Ccessceee
Ccesso Des
Gree
Sahil
Liverpool
Augusta
Galveston
Ross
Great Britain
New Orleans
Continent
Memphis
Savannah
Charlenton
Wilmington
Channel
Norfolk
Major Port Receipts and Stocks Across Cities
Net receipts and gross figures for Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville shown with exports to Great Britain the Continent and Sorbas France. Stock across United States ports totals 746 with three-port consolidated receipts at 7320.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
Great Britain
New York
Continent
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
France
United States
Hog and cattle markets stock yards Kansas City and other cities
Cattle receipts 4845 at Kansas City with slow trade and lower quotes. Hogs receipts 6665 with quiet demand and lower prices. Sheep receipts 1955 steady. Other cities show mixed hog prices with some firmness at Peoria and mixed results in St Louis Cincinnati and Chicago with cattle and hogs trading weak to strong across the region.
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Kansas City
St Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Market notes on tallow turpentine and coffee prices
Tallow markets show quiet steady tone with city and country quotes in the mid to high 50s and around 44 to 58 cents for various grades. Turpentine and rosin futures in New York and London fluctuate with oil and tar ranges. whiskey values cited for Chicago St Louis Cincinnati and Peoria at around 103 to 104 dollars per barrel or unit.
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New York
London
Hhio
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Peoria
Staple Goods Receipts Across Railroads in 1889
Catalog of receipts from multiple railroads listing cotton wool flour corn oats oatmeal malt lard ham pork bacon grease butter tallow tea coffee apples lumber leather hides and more. Items shown in bales bbls sacks cases crates and cars across Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston Providence Ola New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine divisions and by express and sea transport.
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Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston and Providence Railroad
Ola Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Western Division
Express
Nova Scotia
England
Atests
Nists
Germany
BYU
Belgium
Jas Glass
Livingston
Turk’s Island
ST. Martin’s
Grand Turk
Demerara
Pernambuco
Scotland
Reid
Rosario
Manila
Renee
Boston
B. E
French Guiana
Dutch Guiana
Azores
Madeira
Cuba
Argentine Republic
Maritime Shipments and Cargoes Across Antwerps and Georgetown
A ledger of consignments lists steamer De Ruyter with 1000 mdse cases, indigo, gin, marble, oils, and colors from George H Leonard & co and others. It notes cargoes for Georgetown PEI and Yarmouth NL, including potatoes, mackerel, eggs, canvas, and crates, with firms such as Barclay & co and J G Hall & co handling various goods.
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Antwerp
George H Leonard & Co
Janney & Co
Torrey & Co
Richards & Sons
Tufts & Co
Morey & Co
Dird & Co
Hayes & Co
David Wilcox
Cumner. Jones & Co
D Wiley & Co
Muse
Georgetown
PEI
Barclay & Co
Yarmouth
Dominion
J G Hall & Co
L Clements & Co
J Jones & Co
Jobaters
S Ellis & Co
Batchelder
Exports from Buenos Aires and Melbourne Listed in Detail
Shipping notices from Buenos Ayres and Melbourne itemize cargoes including lumber, tin cans, manufactured tobacco, rope, spruce, steel carriage springs, rosin, medicines, leather, perambulators, chairs, printing materials, stoves, kerosene, roofing slates, cannon oysters, nails, hardware, tools, paper, rollers, bells, typewriters, kitchenware, agricultural implements, and other goods. The long list shows quantities and container counts for both schooner RG Dun and ship Euphemia with varied international cargos.
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Buenos Ayres
RG Dun
Melbourne
Aus
Bolis Leither Board
Warehouse Inventory Entries and Ship Cargo Details
Listed cargo items include axes, handles, carriage parts, ware, staves, plaster, duck, hardware, wagons, fuse, cartridges, chairs, tools, coils, cordage, sails, rosin, broom corn, casings, shovels, desks, lumber, and various alehouse goods. The London steamer Bessarabia cleared February 1 with beef, flour, electric goods, beeswax, grease, shoes, clothes wringers, shoe pegs, wheels, crayons, drillings, dowels, eyelets, beef, lard, organs, asbestos linen, cheese, peas, basswood birch, leather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
Bessarabia
Foreign Markets Update from London and Liverpool Reports
London and Liverpool report firm wheat with firmer prices and steady corn. English country markets weaker. Liverpool breadstuffs show wheat in demand improving, corn steady, pork and lard prices steady, and cheese down. Paris wheat firm with rising flour, French country markets weaker. Antwerp spot wheat quiet with California and red winter rates listed.
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London
Mark Lane
Liverpool
England
California
Paris
Antwerp
Rate Roads Schedule 1888 Boston to New England
Corrected timetable listing daily and Sunday trains from Boston foot of Summer Street to towns including Ashcroft Dorchester and New York via Air Line. Notices specify departure times, connections, divisions, and through services to Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury Newburgh Norwalk and Philadelphia with express and dining cars.
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Boston
Summer Street
Ashcroft
Baltimore
Bird Street
Blackstone
Unbury
Dedham
Dorchester
BAI
Dudley Street
Me Endicott
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Franklin
Forest Avenue
Slam
Martford
Marvard Street
Myde Park
Highland Lake
Selington
Manchester
Mattapan
Milford
Mt. Bowdoin
New Britain
Newburgh
New London
New York
Air Line
Hartford
Norwich
Seay Norwood
Norwood Central
PK Pawtucket
Philadelphia
Providence
Putnam
Eadville
River Street
Rockville
Conn
Lee Am
Southbridge
Tiltons
Walpole
Washington
Waterbury
Willimantic
Winslows
Webster
Hyde Park
Woonsocket Division
Boston & Albany Railroad
Needham and Way
Woons Det
Dall
Sund
Middletown
New Haven
Danbury
Tunners
N. Y
Chicago and
New England
Grand Central Depot
Williman
Jersey City
Trenton
Richmond
Danielsonville
City OF Boston
City OF Worcester
Washington Street
A. Jackson
E. P. Vining
A. C. Kendall
Pass
Agt
Boston and Albany timetable February 4 1889
Local and through train service between stations shown with connections to Syracuse Rochester Buffalo and points West. Daily elegant vestibuled Wagner Cars to Niagara Falls Detroit and Chicago with morning and afternoon departures. Sleeping and drawing room cars operate to Albany Hartford New Haven and New York with dining service Worcester to New Haven and Worcester to New York.
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Albany
West
Boston
Syracuse
Mochester
Buffalo
Niagara
Chicago
Michigan Central RR
Cleveland
Toledo
Lake Shore & Michigen Southern E
Dally
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Foredo
Hartford
New Haven
New York
Worcester
Baily
Train Service Baggage Check From Boston Hotels
Special notice states passengers with Fall River Line Shore Line and Stonington Line tickets can have baggage checked from hotel or residence in Boston to destination. Orders to call for baggage may be left at No 3 Old State House.
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New York
Boston
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex Boat
Providence
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Geg. L. Connor
Gen’l Pass
L. H. Palmer
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Stonington Line
Northern
Boston & Albany
Knee
Land Street
Framingham
Marlboro
Fayville
Southberos
Bolton
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Pratt's Junction
R. R
J. RB. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Pass
Boston Suburban Train Timetable Fragment
Central Division train listings detail weekday and Sunday departures from Kneeland Street Station to New York via Fall River Line and multiple local stops including Ashmont Brockton Cohasset Hingham Neponset Whitman Wollaston and other towns with varied times and notes on via Brockton Taunton and special weekday Friday schedules.
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Central Division
Kneeland Street
New York
Fall River
Ashmont
Straiptree
Ridgewater
Brockton
Cohasset and Hingham
Easten
East Bridgewater
Abington
East Rinston
Quincy
East Weymouth
Weymouth
Taunton
Barrison Square
Marshfield
Sea View
Japan
Milikem
Neponset
aNew Gedfora
aNewpore
Duxbury
Quincey
Mackland and Hanover
Seituates
Pouth Braintree
South Duxbury
A Maunton
Westridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Cape Cod Bus Schedule Fragments by Town
A fragmented timetable lists towns from Barnstable Bay to Woods Hole with ferry and bus timing notations. Entries show morning departures around 8.15 am and afternoon times near 4.15 pm, with several inconsistencies and OCR errors across places like Brewster Cataumet Hyannis Nantucket Provincetown and Wellfleet.
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Kneeland Street
Burzzards Bay
Barns Stabe
I Keourne
Bournvaale
Brewster
Cataumet
Chatham
Cottage City
Park Sq
New Bedford
Patthaven
Falmouth
Hyannis
Harwich
Monument Beach
Mattapoisett
Marion
Nantucket
Woods Hall
Provincetown
Sandewich
Salamore
Yarmouth
Tremont
Weligeet
West Barnstable
Woods Hell
Train Timetable Fragments for Providence and Nearby Towns
A dense OCR style timetable lists many trains for Providence Division and surrounding towns including New York Shore Line and Stonington Line routes. It names places such as Dodgeville Jamaica Plain Readville Attleboro Foxboro Mansfield Wrentham and Newport with varied weekday and Sunday service, times and frequencies.
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Providence
Park Square
New York
Attlevare
Central
Oslindale
Highland
West Hoxbury
Spring Street
Dodgeville
tiBom
Enet Foxboro
Foxboro
Forest Mill
Hazelwood
Kieuwronville
Mynde Park
Jamaica Plain
Mansfield
Mt. Mope
Clarendon Hills
Attleboro
Readville
Oxbury
Bamford
India Port
Sharon
Sharon Heights
Stoughton Central
Canton
South Walpole
Wrentham
Abnut Hill
Stonehaven
Warren and Kristol
West Mansfield
bTarntona
bNew Bedford
Noxton
Fall River
Newport
New Bondon
Wickford Junction
Cpm
bFor
Central Div
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Boston Markets
J. E. Carter & Co
Seins
Medical
Humphrets
United States Government
J. J. Case, Esq
Jay
Phallls
C. J. Hamlin, Esq
Village Farm
Commodore Kitchon
Midway Park
T. Ga
A.A
C. B.B
C. C.C
C. C.D
H.H
C. J.K
C. Price
Humphreys’ Homeopathic Med. CO
Fulton Street
Railroads
Boston & Albany R. RB
Hanson
Hontreal & West
Lowell
Wagner
Bertha
Central Vermont R. R
Jd. W. Hoary
W. Cummings
St. Albans
Park Square Station
Stonington
Washington, Cor. State Street
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
O H. Briggs
Bostot
NEW Haven & Har’ 1
New Eyeway
Springfield
N. E
N.Y
N.E
Intoca
C. T. Hempstead
Gen
Tford RR
Haven
Bound Brook
View Central
KR. ER
New Jersey
Reading
KR. BR
Depot Central R. R
Liberty St
Depot
Philadelphia & Reading
Ep. K
Magna el Ac Aon
Cape Cod
Oy Hany
Concord
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