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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1889

Page

7

Market Report From New York and Maine Commodities

The report outlines prices and conditions for seeds, legumes, potatoes, grass seeds, poultry, game, hay, and straw. Notable items include pea and kidney bean quotations, Timothy and clover ranges, various potato varieties with regional quotes, Jersey extras at 250 275% per barrel for sweet potatoes, and steady poultry and game markets with specific price bands.

New York Timothy North West Red Top Jersey Houlton Hebrons Bush Houlton Rose Aroostook Hebrons Vermont Rose Burbank Burbanks Nova Scotia New Brunswick Chenangoes Tose

Market Truck Lists Scarce Trade And Prices For Produce

The market remains well supplied with little trading. Prices noted include Marrow way 50 per ton, Hubbard 60 per ton, Savoy cabbage 75 cents per barrel, green cabbage 60 to 75 cents per barrel, red cabbage 2 dollars per barrel, onions 1.25 dollars per barrel for Bermuda, Bermuda onions 1.75 dollars per crate, Spanish onions 1.50 per crate, beets 0.40 to 0.50, carrots 0.75 per barrel, lettuce 0.75 per bush, turnips 0.40 per box, white French turnips 1.125, radishes 0.40 per dozen, celery 5 to 6 dollars per box, parsnips 0.50 per bush, spinach 0.50 to 0.60 per bush or box, native dandelions 1.75 per bush, Norfolk spinach 2 dollars per barrel, kale 0.75 to 1 per barrel, parsley 2 dollars per bush.

St Andrews Norfolk

Chicago Provisions Market Mixed with Steady Pork Demand

Provisions in Chicago show weakness on light hog receipts while overall demand for pork improves. Prices for pork include long cuts at 16.50 17.00, backs 17 17.50, light backs 16.50, and mess ranges 15 17 50. New York sells old mess 12.60 13.00, and Beef, Lard, and other meats trade varied with steady pork and weaker lard in Chicago margins.

Chicago Park Lord New York Tierces Continent St Louis Cincinnati Choice Brighton Eastern Real Fancy, LLC

Apples Grapes Oranges and Lemons Markets Report

Apples demand dull with steady market and varied prices for common to fancy varieties. Grapes demand quiet with firm prices across common to good and heavy weights. Oranges and lemons unchanged with Messina and Palermo lots and Florida boxes listed. Cranberries trade dull with wide price ranges and sales at per barrel and per case. Kananaxs market slow with quiet trade and prices from 1.25 to 2.50.

Wequote Hubbardstons King Baldwins Tallman Sweets Greenings Messina Palermo Florida

Boston Fruit Company Announces Next Season Shipments

The Boston Fruit Company lists upcoming steamers from Jamaica and European ports with detailed box counts. The Peconic sails February 12 with Messina oranges and lemons. the Victoria February 23 carries Palermo and Naples citrus. the Picqua February 11 holds Messina and Palermo goods. the Norfolk boat arrives Friday with 500 boxes. Florida oranges by rail expected around Say.

Boston Fruit Company Jamaica Victoria Naples Norfolk Florida

Sugar and Molasses Markets Show Quiet Trade

Sugar trade is slow with a quiet market as Cuba refined and Java prices hold. Refined sugars rise slightly with pulverized and powdered varieties quoted. molasses steady with prices for Fancy Ponce Porto Rico and Porto Rico grades. New York trade remains quiet.

Cuba Manilas Uoiles Javas New York Ponce Porto Rico En Orleans Cienfuegos

New York Cotton Prices and Futures Close Steady

In New York cotton is steady at 10 1/2 cents for middling uplands, 9 1/2 cents for low middling, 8 9/16 cents for good ordinary and 7 cents for ordinary. Gulf middlings quoted 10 1/2 cents, low middlings 9 1/2 cents, good ordinary 8 1/16 cents, ordinary 7 1/4 cents. Tec Sales report 849 bales. Futures opened firm and closed steady. The following table gives.

New York

Liverpool cotton market and midweek prices report

Liverpool spot cotton remains firm with good demand at 55sd for middling uplands and 57 16d for low middlings. Sales 15,000 bales. receipts 8,000 bales. Futures open and close firm. Other markets show steady to firm mid prices across Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis and more. Local livestock trade notes include sheep sales hog slaughter and cattle movements at Watertown and Brighton yards amid thin beef demand.

GUO Ok da Kc Bos Bas Teid Sevie Eae Daten Liverpool Augusta Galveston New Orleans Great Britain Memphis Savannah Charleston Continent Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore New York Britain Cincinnati St Louis Louisville France Channel United States

Hog and cattle markets across multiple depots show steady or firm demand

Kansas City stockyards report higher cattle and hog prices with steady receipts. St Louis Peoria and Chicago show mixed to firm trends, with cattle and hogs varying by region and quality. Prices range from cattle 3.25 to 4.80 per cwt and hogs 4.40 to 4.90 per cwt, with receipts from hundreds to thousands at each center.

Kansas City East Buffalo St Louis Peoria Cincinnati Chicago Texas

Market quotes for various goods across cities

Tallow and other commodities show a quiet steady market in several regions. New York reports stronger activity with specific bird sales and packages. turpentine and petroleum prices shift mildly while London lists turpentine at 33 shillings 9 pence and coffee remains steady in Rio.

New York

Livestock Market Report Brighton and Watertown Week Ending Feb 6 1889

Boston Post correspondent George J Fox details arrivals at Watertown and Brighton yards with cattle sheep and pig figures. Prices for beef store cattle hides and sheep are listed along with remarks on steady cattle values and weak sheep demand due to Western supplies. Export trade notes 1680 cattle shipped by four steamers to Liverpool and Glasgow.

Watertown Yards Western Old England Boston Jon Watertown J A Hathaway D Fisher Whipple & Farnham JS Henry H Bird & Co Chietgo Colonel Leavitt Brighton and Boston Post George J. Fox Ccsse Boomer Seccaasena Sient “Saas Liverpool Glasgow Bostonian N Morris Iowa J Bullinger Italia M Goldsmith Hibernian

Staple Receipts Reported by Several Railroads

A dated inventory lists staple shipments on multiple lines including Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston & Providence Old Colony New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Maine divisions and Lowell and Western systems. Items cover cotton wool flour corn meal oats malt tallow lard butter cheese eggs beans potatoes hay lumber leather hides pelts and more with hundreds of units recorded.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Western Division Lowell System Express

Exports from Antwerp and Hull on two steamers

On Feb 6 the steamer De Ruyter cleared from Antwerp for New York with 900 boxes bacon 13 bales leather 12 packages 2 boxes hardware 10 bales flax. The steamer Galileo cleared from Hull for New York on Feb 4 with 64 bales cotton waste.

Antwerp Berg New York de Ruyter Hull Eng Galileo

Foreign Markets Report From London February Market Snapshot

London reports steady wheat and corn prices with quiet forward cargoes. No 1 California wheat bids 7s 8d for February, 7s 8 3/4d for May, Australian wheat at 38s 6d, Liverpool grain dull with price softness. Western corn 4s 1d, peas 6s 9d, pork 70s, lard 39s, cheese 58s, tallow 30s. Paris wheat steady at 45f 3c.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane California Liverpool England Paris

Market dullness in Manchester cotton and textile sales

The Guardian notes a dull market with cautious buyers in Manchester on February 6. Cotton prices strengthen but buyers wait, while inquiries for Indian plain staples and exports remain weak. home demand is light and spinners hold for full rates despite low current prices.

Manchester Guardian China India

Third meeting of creditors for Maney & Co Boston insolvent

The third meeting of the creditors of Thomas F. Maney & Co of Boston Suffolk will be held at the Court of Insolvency Boston on March 8 1889 at ten in the forenoon. Creditors may present prove claims object to assignee accounts. Assignees Melvin O Adams and Horace D Gove announced. iy Dec. 7, 1888

Eastern Railroad Company Eastern Railroad Remont Street Boston Mass U.S.A United States Partes Boston Atheneum Boston Athenæum Beacon Street William R. Richards Massachtu Suffolke Court Room Court Square Suffolk Pas Thomas F. Maney & CO County of Suffolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts Melvin O. Adams Horace D. Gove Julie Cohen Chester M. Perry Commonwealth OF Arthur R. Fletcher Arthur H. Fletcher Katharine F. Fletcher Ss.—Superior Court County of Boston Post

Western Division Train Schedules England

Western Division timetable lists departures from Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Overhill Georgetown and many New England towns with multiple daily times including early morning and evening runs for Workingmen's trains to Haverhill Manchester Lowell Medford Portland readings.

Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Overhill Georgetown Mennebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Matden Medford Melrose Highlands Melrose Spa Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Salem Wakefield North Wilmington Haverhill Lawrence Manchester Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading and Way

Eastern Division Train Schedules for Various Coastal Towns

Complex OCR shows an extensive timetable listing train departures from Moston Station to many towns including Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls Mochester Lynn Marblehead Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody Danvers Portsmouth Revere Rockport Gloucester Salem York Harbor Saugus Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro and Sunday services.

Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls Mochester Wrampton Beach North Hampton Rye Beach Apswich Lynn Marblehead Swampscott Branch Middleton Sone m. Newburyport North Conway Peabody and Danvers Portsmouth Revere Rockport and Gloucester Branch Salem York Harbor & Beach R.E Saugus Branch Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro

Lowell and Boston Lines Timetable Highlights

Local and regional train times from Boston to towns in New Hampshire Vermont and Quebec. Lists morning and evening departures for daily and Sunday service including Lowell Manchester Nashua Woburn Arlington and Montreal routes with multiple stops and intervals.

Montreal Fabyan Boston Manchester Concord N. H Keene Peterboro Hillsboro Wilton Milford Amherst Greenfield Nashua Lowell Billerica Lawrence Wilmington Walnut Hill Stoneham M. Woburn Winchester West Bedford Mass Medford Wexington Arlington Bedford Pi Lowell Stoneham and Way Lexington and Way Woburn and Way Ami Winchester and Way Manchester and Dm. c Express

Central Mass Division Train Schedules

Local and through trains depart Boston Causeway Street for Northampton Hadley Amherst and other towns with multiple daily times. Time tables provide full local and through schedule details at stations. James T. FurlER and D. J. Flanders sign as general manager and passenger/ticket agent.

Albany West Boston Vermont Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Wagner Central Vermont R. R Washington Street Jd. W. Hobart W. Cummings St. Albans Central Mass Causeway Street Portland Street Northampton Hadley Amherst Belchertown Bondsville Fave Gualbertville Barre Rutland Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Berlin Wadson Sudbury Beechbottom Wayland Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont Waltham, Hudson and Way James T. Furler D. J. Flanders Gen’l Pas

Cape Cod Bus Schedule Details by Town and Time

Schedule lists numerous Cape Cod towns with morning departures around 8.15 am and afternoon returns near 4.15 pm. Notable stops include Bourne Provincetown Barnstable Hyannis Falmouth Nantucket with limited weekday runs and a few odd time entries.

Kneeland Street Lzzards Bay Barns Stake Bourne Bournevale Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City Park Sq New Bedford Fairhaven Falmouth Hyangie Marwich Monument Beach Mattapoisett Marion Nantucket Woods Hall Provincetown Sandwich Sacamore Yarmouth Tremont Westfeet Weet Barnstable Waream Warmeouta

Providence Division Train Timetable Fragments

A dense list of train times and stations on the Providence Division and nearby routes. Various departures from Park Square Station and numerous stops including New Work, Canton Junction, Dedham, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, Mansfield, Newport, New London, and more with weekday and Sunday patterns and multiple daily trains.

Springfield Worcester New London Providence Hartford Willimantic N. Y N.E Co. T. Hempstead Gen’ Pass Providence Division Park Square Shore Line Stonington Aitlesore Boylaton Roslindale Highland West Roxbury Spring Street Canton Junction Dedham Dodgeville East Foxboro Oxboro Forest Bills Hazelwood Meath Hiebronville Hyde Park Jamaica Plain Mansfield Mt. Hope Clarendon Hills Orth Attleboro Bendville Oxbury Rumford India Point Sharon Sharon Heights Stoughton Central Canton South Walpetes Wrentham Alnut Hil Stonehaven Warren and Bristol Taunton bNew_ Bedford Nomton Fall River Newport USO de Wickford Junction Central Div

Northern Division Rail Schedules to Framingham Marlboro and beyond

Train times listed for Boston and Albany line northward to Framingham Marlboro and other towns with through service notes. Schedules show weekday and Sunday departures from Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg and related stations, plus Boston connections and office details with J R Kendrick and Geo L Connor signatures.

Northern Division Boston & Albany Kneeland Street Framingham and Marlboro Fayville Southboro Belton Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg Pratt’s Junction Boston Old Colony Old State House J. R. Kendrick Geo. L. Connor

Also Mentioned on This Page

Robert French PD Fisher H . Britten J C Littlefield Maine Turner & Light J C Libby J S Henr Williams Bh Engrein G Coolidge Hall & Son J. E. Carter & Co Mia Everkreis Havana Camden Medical Humphreys Adibena Homeopath Humphreys’ Kine Co Fulton St Willard P. Phillips Charles R. Codman Charles VU. Cotting Trustees Eastern Railroad U. S High Street John J. Clague AVY Department Washington United States Navy William C. Whitney Secretary of the Navy Thorndike Company Summer Street M. Peder Olsen Cordis Mills Aes Peder Olsen PVE Boston Duck Company Columbian Manufacturing Company Samuel Haines HCE Otis Company Loston Pullman’s Palace Carere Weinsheimer Chicago & West Michigan Railway Company Paic Pebrascy Charles Merriam Waliet Aaron RB GAY & CO State Street Jos A. Willard Iwin A. Wadleigh Railroads Boston & Albany R Syracuse Buffalo Niagara Falls Detroit Michigan Central Cleveland Toledo Lake Shore Michigan Southern Ltoledo Hartford, New Haven New Haven A. S. Hanson Brooklyn Jersey City Annex J. RB. Kendrick L. H. Palmer Montreal & West Yo Bosto NEW Haven & Hart N New Ford RR Haven Bound Brook Eroute Central R. ER New Jersey R. BR Depot Central R. R Liberty St Depot Philadelphia Reading R. R 9Th and Greenests J. M. Magna New England Washington Bt Stonington Line Park Square Station Washington, Cor. State Street J. W. Richardson J. W. Miller H. Briggs Pass City Ticket Office Haymarket Square Bar Harbor St. John Halifax The Provinces Eastort Calais N. B N.S Anchester H. HE Maine Central Grand Trank Knox & Lincoln Railways Haymarket Moston Station Lynn and Way Bauer aVia Saugus South KR Boston Station Tilton Laconia Lake Villiage Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Woodsville North Woodstock Penigewassett Valley Lisbon Littleton Whitefield Lancaster S and Jefferson Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St. Johnsbury Sherbrooke Quebec Wells River Claremont Montpelier Essex Junction Burlington Northern RR Boston Air Line Fall River Line Ouse Ashmont Braintree Middleborn Bridgewater Sun Tover & m Brockton Cohasset and Hingham Easton East Bridgewater Abington East Weymouth Harrison Square Marshfield and Sea View Neponset aNew Bedford aNewpeort North Boston Stoughton Randolph Flymouth Duxbury Quincy Hoeckland and Hanover Shawmut South Braintree South Duxbury aTaunton Central Station Dean St Whitman and South Weymouth Wollaston Heights Westridgewater Cochesett South Easton Cape Cod N.H EB. E. Chambeeldi Sam
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