Oats Market Mixed in US and Canada Signals Limited Demand
The report shows a firm cash market for some grades while spot oats listings trend dull in multiple regions. Prices for No 2 whites about 3534 35%4c in Peoria, with mixed futures and off the call sales noted. New York and Milwaukee text reflect subdued trading and broadly steady to easy pricing across cereals and milled products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
New York
State
Chicago
St Louis
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Barry
Canada
Michigan
Butter and dairy prices steady across markets
Butter markets show firm sentiment with Western creameries at 28c for common lots and 23c sale for current day. Dairies quiet. cheese and egg markets steady with mixed regional quotes and ample Southern egg offerings. Potatoes and beans noted with varying regional prices and steady demand. poultry demand steady with ample cold storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
St Louis
New York
Eastern Creamery
Western Creamery
Eastern Dairy
Chicago
Elgin Creamery
Baltimore
Lavernool
New Hampshire
Michigan
Canada
York State
Timothy
North
West
Red Top
Jersey
Virginia
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Bush
Aroostook
Hebrons
Burbank
Burbanks
Ova Scotia
New Brunswick
Chenangoes
Nova Scotia
Livestock and Feed Prices Quiet Market for Hay and Straw
Venison prices listed per pound and per dozen for various regions and fowl. Rabbits quail and ducks priced, with Mallard and teal values. wild pigeons and stall fed pigeons offered at set per-dozen rates. Hay demand high for buyers with large receipts. straw markets steady to quiet. prime hay quoted at 18 50 to 19 00, eastern fine 12 15, oat straw 10 11.
Bermuda shipments arrive as trucks move produce
The first Bermuda shipments are arriving and sold at 1 75 per crate for Bermuda. Spanish onions are scarce and priced at 150 per crate. Various vegetables are listed with prices per ton, barrel, bush, or box including squash, cabbage, beets, carrots, lettuce, onions, radishes, turnips, celery, parsnips, spinach, dandelions, kale, and parsley with local market quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Arrow
Hubbard
Savoy
St Andrews
Bush
Norfolk
Chicago Provisions Market Mixed With Cash Trade Quiet
Chicago provisions opened strong with a long line of shorts covered yet the market closed below cover prices. Cash trade was fair as demand for pork and pork products remains quiet at steady prices across long cuts, backs, lean ends, and hams with varied regional quotes and exports noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Park
Hams,llc
Choice City
New_York—Park
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Fruit and Produce Prices From Boston Market Report
Apple demand quiet with varied prices for common to good, Hubbardstowns, King and Baldwins. Overpool Boston steamer prices meet sound fruit at 9s 9d to 10s 3d. Maine fruit selling around 10 shillings. Grapes slow at steady prices, oranges lemons box prices listed, cranberries quiet with sales around 7 50 to 1 75 per case, mandarins and tangents noted. Mananas trade quiet at 1 25 to 2 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbardstons
King
Sweet
Baldwins
Tallman Sweets
Greenings
Boston
Roman
Maine
Messina
Palermo
Florida
Mananas
Auction Results Show Citrus Prices Steady in Florida
Harris & Co auctioned fruit today with oranges at 75 cents per box equal to 3 37 percent, tangerines at 2 dollars 25 cents per half box, Valencias at 14 dollars 3 60 per case, dates at 4 shillings 6 pence per pound and figs at 9 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Harris & Co
Florida
Banana steamer from Jamaica for Boston expected mid February
The Boston Fruit Company anticipates its next banana steamer from Jamaica around February 14. The steamer Peconic departed Messina February 2 carrying 7250 boxes Messina oranges and 2100 boxes Messina lemons bound for Boston. The steamer Victoria is due from Palermo with 5900 Palermo oranges 3100 Palermo lemons and 3500 Naples oranges. The steamer Picqua left Palermo bound for Boston with 5500 Messina oranges 1000 Messina lemons 7900 Palermo oranges and 6400 Palermo lemons, passing Gibraltar January 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Fruit Company
Jamaica
Peconic
Messina
Boston
Palermo
Naples
Picqua
Gibraltar
Sugar and Molasses Market Report Appears Steady
Sugar trade remains quiet with steady quotes for Cuba and Java sugars. Refined grades hold old prices as pulverized and powdered varieties show minor shifts. molasses market unchanged with Prime Porto Rico and Cienfuegos listed in narrow ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ponce
Porto Rico
En Orleans
Cienfuegos
New York cotton prices firm on middling uplands
In New York the market holds steady with middling uplands quoted at 10 1/2 cents, low middling at 9 4 2 cents, good ordinary at 8 7 1 6 cents, and lower grades around 6 cents amid trading activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hoosac Tunnel Route Timetable From Boston Station
Rail schedule for December 26 1588 lists departures from Boston Causeway Street to Troy Albany Rotterdam Junction and west with multiple daily times and services. It includes palace cars sleeping cars and through tickets to Buffalo Chicago St Louis and west via Niagara Falls and Erie. Endorsed by John Adams general superintendent J Whitemore general traffic manager and J R Watson general passenger agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Hoosac Tunnel
Boston
Causeway Street
Troy
Albany
Rotterdam Junction
Binghamton
Buffalo
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Erie
St. Louis
SUN
Belmont and
Waverley
Krattiebere
Miller’s Falls
Cambridge
Concord
Gardner and Miller’s Falls
Greenfield
Hoosick Falls
Johnsonville
Lincoln
Marlboro, Zindson and Maynard
Washua
N. H
Ayer
North Adams
Williamstown
North Leominster
Saratooga
Shelburne Falls
Union Square
Somerville
Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Worcester
Ayer Junction
Washington Street
John Adams
Cotton Market Mixed Fortunes Marked by Steady Futures
Liverpool and New York markets show steady to firm tones with notable activity in futures. Cotton prices across U S ports hold firm with mid to high mid ranges, while receipts and exports reflect broad distribution and strong demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pousarty
Asceses
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Great Britain
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
France
Continent
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
Channel
United States
Hog and cattle markets across major midwest yards
Kansas City stockyards show steady cattle with receipts around 3410 and mixed cow prices from 150 to 285. Hogs rise 6 to 10 cents with heavies at 445 to 460 and light/medium 440 to 460. St Louis and other centers report steady to higher hogs, Peoria and Cincinnati show gains, Chicago cattle and hog prices firm to higher with strong receipts. Sheep remain steady with western corn fed at 440 to 480 and lambs around 490 to 600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St Louis
Peoria
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Market quotes for commodities and regional prices
Tallow prices show a quiet steady market with city and country quotations. New York notes include tallow sales of 55-16c and 53-16 5Y2c for out of town packages. Turpentine and petroleum update with closures and price ranges. coffee in Rio steady at 17.8c. whiskey markets unchanged in tone and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio
Watertown Union Livestock Market Report for Week Ending Feb 5 1889
The Watertown Union Livestock Market report notes arrivals around 2000 cattle head with Western steers from 1100 to 1600 lbs costing 4 5 to 4 1/2c. Sheep and lamb offerings near 2000 head with varied prices. hides and tallow prices listed. Local sales include Whipple Farnham and J A Hathaway cattle traded for dress weights, and several specific consignments across sheep and lamb markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
George J. Fox
Union Market
Watertown
New Sagand
Whipple & Farnham
Bigcow
Henry
Hathaway
Brighton
D Fisher
New Hampshire
Rob French
Whipple &Arnham
HS Britton
Imports and Exports February 5 1889 Fort Moran Ja
British Brig Anglo a 374 ton logwood order sails from Fort Moran Ja. Miragoan E schooner Lucia Porter carries 750 000 ths logwood under captain James Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Moran
Anglo
Miragoan
Lucia
James Stevenson
Exports from Glasgow Liverpool and surrounding ports
Export list dated February 5 1889 from Glasgow Liverpool and nearby ports noting cargoes: Italia Cleared Feb 2 with flour beef corn machinery cattle and jute. Cephalonia Cleared Feb 1 with leather soap medicine cheese butter fish oil machinery and various heavy goods. additional goods aboard include pigs cotton wool furs and wines. schooner E H Foster loaded salt pine. J C Haynes lumber and goods. Dominion at Yarmouth NS with paint kerosene cotton cornmeal oil organ keys beans marble and mouldings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scot
Italia
Liverpool
Eng
Cephalonia
Coop
Sir John
E H Foster
Buengs Ayres
J C Haynes
Yarmouth
Dominion
Trade items listed from Port au Prince cargo record
A Port au Prince cargo listing details shipments including chromes hardware goods dry goods pork and codfish. Brig Matilda Buck is noted with quantities of kerosene drums beef pork and various textiles and materials. The inventory also lists large volumes of pine lumber and other kit items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Staple Products Receipts of Feb 5 1889
A detailed list from multiple railroads including Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston & Providence and others shows quantities of cotton wool flour corn meal lard eggs butter beef pork and other staples. Items are organized by company with bales bbls barrels and cars noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Olid Colony
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Western Division
Lowell
Express
Foreign Markets Update From London and Liverpool Trade
London and Liverpool report firm wheat and steady or quiet corn with cargo movements. California wheat prices rise to 78 9d in California markets, while March and April futures show modest gains. Liverpool notes firm wheat demand, mixed Western corn steady, and various futures prices across months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
California
Liverpool
Great Britain
Antwerp
Paris
Mass General Hospital annual meeting notice
The Massachusetts General Hospital will hold its annual corporation meeting in Boston on February 6 at 4 o’clock p m. Thos B Hall Secretary. Boston January 29 1889. Proclaims Boston Athenaum annual meeting February 11 at Beacon Street 4 o’clock p m for officers and business. William R Richards Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass. General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Thos. B. Hall
Boston Athenaum
Beacon Street
William R. Richards
Thorndike Company
Summer Street
Setans
A. Peder Olsen
The
Cordis Mills
Peder Olsen
Boston Duck Company
M. Peder Olsen
Columbian Manufacturing Company
Sumner Street
Samuel Haines
VELE
Otis Company
Trains Schedules Through New Haven Hartford Line
Listings show train times from 9.00 A M to 11.30 P M on the Boston route with connections to New York via New Haven. Mentions routes through Springfield Worcester New London Providence Hartford and N E lines. Indicates various segments and transfer points for the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Hartford
New York
New Springfield
Worcester
New London
Providence
Springfield
N. Y
N. E
Willimantic and
N. I
Rohesena
New London and Providence
Boston and Albany R R timetable and services 1889
Time tables show local and through train service between all stations of the Boston and Albany Railroad dated February 4, 1889. Evening departures include 7.00 p m for Albany with connections to Syracuse Rochester Buffalo and the West and 10.30 p m sleeping car to Albany. Other departures at 11.00 a m 4.00 p m and 11.00 p m feature drawing room cars dining cars and electric lighting to New Haven Hartford and New York. Tickets and accommodations available at 252 Washington Street or Kneeland Street Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Bound Brook
Central EB. R
New Jersey
Reading
New York
Depot Central R. R
Foot of Liberty
Depot Philadelphia
Reading BE. B
9Th and Greenests
J.B. Magna
New England
Washington Boston
Albany
West
Boston
Worcester
New Haven
Washington Street
Kneeland Street
Park Square Station
Stonington
Washington, Cor. State Street
Park Square
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
H. Briggs
Gen. Pass
Fitchburg Trains Run From Fitchburg Depot to Montreal and More
Trains depart Fitchburg Depot at 5 00 A M and 11 30 A M with connections to Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro and several Vermont New Hampshire and Quebec destinations. Night service at 7 00 P M includes Wagner Palace Sleeping Car for Rutland Burlington and St Albans with links to Montreal Ottawa and Ogdensburg. Tickets at 228 Washington Street Boston. July 11 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Causeway Street
Boston
EA aRess
S, Albans
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Troy
Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Rutland
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Montreal
Ogdensburg
Saratoga
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
Kh. R
Cheshire
Connecticut River
Vermont
White River Junction
Hire & Monadnock
White River
Wagner Palace
Ottawa
Liau A
Washington Street
C. A
FAXON
Seewart
Keene, N. H
Boston and Maine City Ticket Office Advertisement
Boston and Maine announces through trains on Western and Eastern divisions. Ticket office located at 218 Washington Street 3d door from State Street. Date January 20, 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Ticket Office
Washington Street
State Street
Complex New England Rail Schedule Fragment
A dense listing shows numerous towns including Alton Bay Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls and Malden with scattered train times across mornings afternoons and evenings. The fragment also mentions Workingmen's trains and services to Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading and Manchester among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmingto
Andover
Dover
Danvers
Exerter
Great Falls
Overhill
Georgetown
Mensnebunk
Biddeford
Saco
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Sewell
Malden
Miedfourd
Melrose Highlands
Elrose
Merrimac
North Andover
Newburyport
Reading
Salem
Wakefield
Worth Wilmington
Boston to Amesbury and coastal stops rail schedule
Eastern Division timetable lists trains from Boston Causeway Street to Amesbury and coastal towns including Beverly Chelsea Everett and Salem. Many stations show multiple departures throughout the day with times spanning morning to night and notes on branches and workingmen’s trains.
Lowell System schedules from Boston via Causeway Street
Local and through rail times listed for Boston to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Wa-wverhill Woodsville North Woodstock Penigewassett Valley Lisbon Littleton Whitefield Lancaster Fabyan Jefferson Franklin Lebanon White River Junction etc. with frequent 8.30 am to 9 pm daily services and Sunday trains to Nashua Lawrence Stoneham Lexington Woburn Winchester and Manchester with Montreal express connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Wiaverhill
Woodsville
North Woodstock
Penigewassett Valley
Lisbon
Littleton
Whitefield
Lancaster
Fabyan
S and Jefferson
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
J. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Passumpsic
Wells River
Bristol Branch
Claremont Ranch
Montvelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
Montreal
Nashua
Lowel
No. Billerica
Lawrence
Wilmington
Stoneham
M. Woburn
Winchester
West Medford
Concord
Mass
Kreformator
Billerica
Bedford
Fexington
Arlington
Sowell
Stoneham and Ay
Lexingtorn and
Way
Woburn and Way
Wisnchester and
Manchester and
Express
Train Schedules From Boston to Western Massachusetts
Central Mass division timetable lists trains from Boston Causeway Street and foot of Portland Street to towns including Northampton Hadsey Amherst Belcher Town Bondaville Gilbertville Barre Rutland Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Berlin Hudson Sudbury Reachbottom Wayland Waltham Waverley Belmont and others with multiple daily departures. Tables promise full local timetable information and fares from T Furber General Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Mass
Boston
Causeway Street
Portland Street
Northampton
Hadsey
Amherst
Belchertown
Bondaville
Gilbertville
Barre
Rutland
Oakdale
Wayland
Weaton
Waltham
Fis
Waverley
Belmont
Hmndsoe
Way
Ace
T. Furber
FLAND
Gen
Boston Central Division Train Timetable Fragments
A dense list of train times and routes across multiple Boston areas including Ashmont, Kraiptree, East Bridgends, East Weymouth, Marshfield, and Weymouth. Notes mention Sundays schedules and occasional special lines via Fall River, Brockton, Taunton, and Providence divisions with additional trains on certain days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Division
Kneeland Street
New York
Fall River
Dasa Ashmont
Kraiptree
Middleborn
Mridlewater
Uy Way
Bay Urey Yeu
Hrockteen
Cohasset
Hinzham
Kasten
East Bridgends
Abington
Brockton
Mitton
West Quincy
East Weymouth
Weymouth
Sanemay
Taunton
Sun- Gays
Harrison Square
Marshfield and
Sea View
Eponset
Godford
aNewpors
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Plymouth
Duxbury
Quinney
Rmeekland
Hanevver
Sess Uates
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Boxbury
Mam Ton
Central Station
Deag St
Whitman and Sent Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
Wesridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Cape Cod Ferry Schedules Across Buzzards Bay Region
Public transit times list daily and weekend ferry and shuttle departures for towns including Bourne Brewster Falmouth Provincetown Sandwich Wellfleet and Woods Hole with morning and afternoon slots. Some entries show inconsistencies and typos but indicate service windows from early morning to late afternoon and limited Nantucket service on Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Barnstabe
Bourne
Bournedale
Brewster
Cataunet
Chatham
Cotiice City
Park Sq
New Bedford
Pairkhaven
Almouth
Myannis
Sandwich
Saramore
Searmouth
Tremont
Wellfleet
West Barnstable
Woods Hall
Wareham
Warmeuth
Providence Division Train Schedules Overview
Providence Division lists daily and Sunday departures to New York Shore Line and multiple regional destinations. Timetables include departure and arrival times with numerous stations such as Attleboro Canton Junction Dedham Forest Hills Hyde Park Jamaica Plain Mansfield Sharon Stoughton Central and Newport, noting weekday and Sunday services and special lines. The text provides granular minute marks across a broad network, referencing sixteen weekday trains and four Sunday trains, along with cross suburbs and neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
New York
Stonington
Attleboro
Boylaton
den Roslindale
Mighland
West Hex
Spring Street
Canton Junction
Dedham
Dodgeville
East Foxboro
Foxbero
Forest Hills
Bronville
Hyde Park
Jamaica Plain
Mansfield
Mt. Mope
Clarexden Hills
Morth Attleboro
Providence
Oxbury
Mumford and
India Point
Sharon
Sharon Heights
Stoughton Central
Canton
South Walpole
Y m
Warren and
Bristol
Ost
bTaunten
bNew Bedford
Norton
Cfall River
bNewport
Paliver
New London
Newport
Wickford Junction
Central
Train Timetable Framingham Marlboro and Other Lines
Northern Division schedule lists Boston & Albany stations to Framingham Marlboro Fayville Southboro Northboro Clinton Leonmiante Fitchburg Pratt's Junction and more with multiple departures at 7.15 am and 10.55 am times plus 2.15 4.30 5.25 6.25 and 11.15 pm with Sundays and Wednesdays Saturdays notes and Old Colony BR offices. Concord RB and branches follow with October changes and Manchester Concord H lines and Boston connections with select pm and ex. services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Knee
Bolton
Northboro
Clinton
Leonmiante
Fitchburg
Pratt’s Junction
Joston
Old Colony
Concord RB R
Pagan
Manchester
Concord
Pnper
Noord
N.H
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cuba
J.whitmore
J.R. Watson
New_York
Ulsi Uisamviluay
J. E. Carter & Co
Elaweblen
Canecy Es
Watertown Union Livestock Market
Copartnership Notices
John Bartlett
Charles W. Allen
Little, Brown & CO
YO Bosto
Railroads
C. T. Hem
R. R
Syracuse
Mochester
Michigan Central WR
Cleveland
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern WR
Hartford, New Haven
A. & Hanson, Gen. Pass. Agt
Central Vermont Railroads
Ola Colony
Brooklyn
Annex Boat
Old State House
Ae Peer
L. H. Palmer
Agt
Montreal & West
Rege Eure
Wagner
Pullman
Hertha
Cental Vermont R. BR
J. W. Hobart
Eneral
W. Cummings
Pass
Stonington Line
Haymarket Square
Bangor
Bar Harbor
St. John
Halifax
Eesvinees
Haymarket
Haverhill
Medford
Portland
Lewiston
Reading and Way
Boston Station
Amesbury
Beverly
Middeford
Chelsea
Everett
Wampton
Beach
North Mampton
Eve Beach
Pswich
Lyon
Marblehead
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Revere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
York Harbor & Beach R.E
Saugus Branch
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
Lynn
Ase
Oan
Bangor St. John
aVia Saugus
South Reading
Lowell System
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Hotel O
Cape Cod
Baewwase
Rou
Ury
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