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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1888

Page

7

Market Roundup of Western Fowls and Produce Prices

Western fowls and chickens traded with LO 12c and 10 14c quoted. Choice ducks plentiful with fair demand. Grouse quail and other game dull but in good supply. Rabbits eastern 15 to 18 cents per pair. Vegetables list includes onions native 4 50 per barrel, cabbage 2 to 2 26 per barrel, beets, squash and greens priced per ton or box. Truck prices steady, assorted greens and tubers noted with varied quotes.

St Andrews

Butter and eggs steady in Chicago and New York markets

In Chicago butter is very tame and eggs are strong with Western extra 28c. Western dairy 238c. Cheese is steady. In New York butter is very quiet with Western creamery 28a 80cc and eggs firm Eastern firsts 24c Western 258 23%cc. Beans firm and dried apples dull. Liverpool quotation unchanged at 50s.

Chicago Western Creamery Extra Western Western Extra New York Western Creamery Liverpool

Fresh fruit prices steady with strong apple demand

Apples hold firm at five dollars for choice Baldwins and up to 350 per barrel for Spy varieties. Cranberries in firm market with Cape Cods priced between 7 and 11 per barrel or crate. Florida oranges scarcer with better demand. Palermo and Messina citrus quoted with varied box and case prices. Nuts largely unchanged with assorted varieties listed in cents per pound.

Cape Cod Florida Palermo Messina Valencia Virginia Virginia Prime Virginia Common Grenoble Naples

Provisions Prices Steady Across Meats and Staples

Pork markets show steady demand with unchanged quotations across cuts. Beef remains fixed with varied ranges for plate, mess, and beef hams. fresh beef supplies noted as dull but cattle quality steady. Lambs and mutton in fair demand. veal plentiful with price marks for fancy and common categories.

Chicago Brighton Some Fancy, LLC

Commodity Prices and Certificates Report for New York Feb 0

Market notes on pipeline certificates closing Feb 9 with 89 percent. raw and refined sugar prices steady with various grades listed. molasses prices for Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos and Barbadoes provided. cottonseed oil certificates open and close at specific cent values. tallow and turpentine petroleum figures from New York and London with resin tar and RSW cases noted.

Javas Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Barbadoes New York London Ovguztec

Grain market reports from New York Chicago St Louis and Minneapolis

Trade centers report flour and wheat prices, receipts and exports across New York Chicago St Louis Minneapolis. Prices show modest strength for wheat No 2 and No 1 red while flour and oats trade varied. rates for corn rye and barley listed with regional contrasts and outlooks.

Wheat and meat prices from multiple cities briefed

Grain markets in Detroit Cincinnati and Toledo report wheat at 8442 843c in No 1 and No 2 white and red varieties, corn around 60c, oats active, pork lard and bacon markets mixed with quiet to steady tones. Receipts and shipments show wheat and cereal totals in thousands of bushels and 4000 10000 bushel ranges.

Detroit Cincinnati

Cotton market outlook and worldwide supply hints

Allan Asher & Co report a firmer uptrend in cotton certificates with foreign influence lifting prices. Liverpool and Ellison projections suggest a 6.8 million bale crop with a 400,000 bale world supply gap, while arrivals and port stocks rise alongside steady New York and Liverpool quotes and regional totals across major ports.

Allan Asher & Co Liverpool Ellison New York

Live stock market roundup from major midwest exchanges

Kansas City hogs steady with 7000 receipts and 766 shipments. St Louis hogs firm with prices 4.90 to 5.70. Peoria hogs lower at 48.5 to 46.5. Chicago cattle dull and lower with steers 349 to 490, cows and bulls 175 to 310, Texas cattle 304. Hogs in Chicago 4.90 to 5.65, ships 3.80 to 4.70. Sheep receipts 6000, shipments 1000, natives 3.5 to 5.25, Western 5.15, Texans 8.4, lambs 5.6 to 6.1.

Ccs Os New York Liverpool Uplands Orleans Augusta Galveston New Orleans Great Britain Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Continent Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati St. Louis Shipa Mid -Sc Louisville France United States Kansas City Peoria Chicago Texas

Foreign Markets Report From London and Liverpool

Foreign markets update from London and Liverpool dated February 8 to February 9 shows wheat and corn activity mixed with quiet demand. Cargoes arrived and waiting sales, with prices steady in Paris and Antwerp. Buyers held back in Liverpool and English country markets, while pork and cheese prices remained firm in Liverpool.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Antwerp

London Wool Sales See Keen Bidding and Varied Prices

Bidding was animated at the London wool sales with strong demand for fine wools. Prices ranged for greasy and scoured wools across regions including Queensland New South Wales Victoria Tasmania South Australia New Zealand Cape of Good Hope and Spain with notable firm rates for Victorian grades and some rises for extra fine merinos.

London Queensland New South Wales Victoria Tasmania South Australia New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal

Imports and Exports February 9 1888 Buenos Ayres

Shipping and trade brief noting Mark Shetland 36400 dry hides and kip skins for Baring Bros. Annie R Kemp 376000 lbs logwood. Gonaiv s. London cargoes include 146 bales tanned goat skins 146 bags hide cuttings 39 bales mdse, oranges, and various consignments from Stone Downer, Noyes, Crompton, Storer and others.

Buenos Ayres Mark Shetland Baring Bros & Co Gonaiv Annie R Kemp Liverpool Eng Iowa W & C R Noyes Stone & Downer

Wholesale Goods and Shipments Listed Across London and Miragoane

A long list of consignments from Woollens to machinery and chemicals records transfers for firms including Phelps Dodge Co and Baring Bros. in London and Miragoane. Items cover bales, casks, crates, cases, and boxes of textiles, metals, hardware, wine, apothecaries’ wares, and foodstuffs with multiple firms named such as Stone & Downer, Reed & Barton, Beal Higgins & Henderson, and J B Moors & Co. The entry notes quantities in bales, cases, crates, or casks and mentions destinations and consignors in a dense inventory style. There are references to ships and ports like MIRAGOANE and LONDON with several shipping-related totals.

X &F King & Co Messenger Bros & Jones Lane & Hubbard Haley & Eco H M Burr & Co Stone & Downer DeBlois & Co Chauncy, Thomas & Co Warren & Co Wm Read & Sons Joel Oldthwait & Co Brown & Co Gance & Co Beach & Co RM Diaz & Co Case Woolleys Milne & Co Ford Gorham, Rogers & Co Davis & Winsor Baring Bros & Co Saxonville Mills Young & Co Oilman’s J A Hayes & Co D & M Williams Walton Wadsworth, Howland & Co National Seed Supply Co Apothecaries George C Goodwin & Co Lewis Webber Hutchins Miragoane I’ Green & Son Matanzas Maggie Brown Nash, Spaulding & Co

Trade cargoes cleared and loaded at Hull and Weymouth

From Hull England via New York the Steamer Martello cleared February 7 carrying 34 bales nails 75 boxes bacon 25 tierces beet and 250 buckets 50 half bbls lard. At Weymouth Newfoundland the schooner Belmoent loaded 250 bbls flour 30 bbls feed flour 3000 bbls meal.

Hull Eng New York Martello Weymouth Belmoent

Staple Receipts by Railroad Firms in Feb 1888

A dense ledger style list records merchandise totals for multiple railways including Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston & Providence Old Colony New York & New England Fitchburg Heston & Maine Boston & Maine divisions and express and sea deliveries. Items include cotton wool flour corn oats malt grease butter cheese eggs leather hides and bales across numerous shipments with quantities noted.

Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchbure Railroad Heston & Maine Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell

Total Receipts and Goods in 1888 Cotton Trade Summary

A dated ledger style summary listing totals for February 9 1888 with figures for 1887 and 1855 across commodities. It notes bags, bales, barrels and various unit measures for cotton coffee wool sugar molasses flour molasses cornmeal butter oats eggs wheat barley beans rice milk potatoes hay and many related goods including hides, bacon, pork, leather and skins with counts in cases tons and bags.

Cesta

Medical cures via Swift's Specific touted in 1887 letters

A string of patient testimonials from Hopkinsville Spartanburg Winston and Trenton laud Swift's Specific 8.8.8 as curing facial sores cancers and ulcers. Patients claim long struggles with lesions healed after courses of the remedy and report restored health appetites and vigor.

Hopkinsville Swift R. W. Wilson Spartanburg A. R. Shands Winston, N. C Jonas Limebach Cannon Trenton, Todd Co

Treatise on Blood and Skin Disease mailed free

The Swift Specific offers a free mailed treatise on blood and skin diseases. Readable text invites readers to request the pamphlet and learn about remedies, causes, and care. Includes address to request and suggests perceived medical benefits.

Boston and Albany Rail Timetables of 1887

Local time tables list trains, routes, and connections from Boston to Albany and points west. It includes stop lists for towns like Norwood, Hartford, New Britain, and Norwich with departure times, station notes, and through-ticket information.

Boston & Albany R.R. Theo Washington Street Boston Isustonijtation Kneeland Street Springtida Pittsfield Albany Chatham Hudson Su Land Vbranuch Itartford New NEW England Limited New York Air Line Grand Central Depot Willimantic Hartford New Britain Waterbury Pr. M Philadelphia Eck Press New Haven Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond Norwich New London Danielsonville Putnam City OF New York Summer Street A.A Jackson Tioosac Tunnel

Brattle Roads Boston and Maine in Focus

Fragmentary OCR reads Brattle Roads Boston and Maine with unclear market note. No full event or outcome is discernible from the readable text.

Western and Eastern Division Trains Timetable Listings

A dense timetable listing train connections and station stops across Boston, Causeway Street, Haymarket, and numerous lines to Augusta, Portland, St John, and far reaches. Includes Western Division departures, Woburn, Rockingham, Milford, Bath, and various regional routes with times, frequencies, and connections.

Clib Ammat Western Augusta Haymarket Sq M. Causeway St Gas Anger St. John Malifax Eastport Calain Halifax Portland Haymart N. H North Haw Atian Aymarket Sq Hat Wttuercy Rmarine Central Runk Knox & Lincoln Causeway St

Boston and Lowell Rail Service Timetable 1887

A dense OCR listing Boston to Lowell local and through services from December 19 1887. It details stations Boston Causeway Street Washington Street offices and routes to Pilton Laconia Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren White River Junction Montreal and other points with parlor and sleeping car availability and specific morning and afternoon departures.

Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Fitchburg Depot Causeway Street Boston Indendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Rutland Burlington St. Albans St. Johns Saratoga Delaware & Radeon Canal Company R. R. Mn Washington Street FAXON N. IL City Old State House Pilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Klaverhill Woodsaville Littleton Bethlehem Abyans Lanecaster Whitefeld Lebanon White Riv Vert Sherbrooke Quebec Montreal & West Vermont Pullman Cayws Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Wagner Palace Central Vermont R. BR J.W. Hobart W. Cummings

Train timetable fragment lists dates and stations

A scrambled OCR shows train timetables with multiple times, stations and names such as GEO. W. STORER and Gen' Passenger Agent. It references through trains, local and through routes, and station information. The fragment mentions Berlin Sadbury Weston Belmont and routes with morning and afternoon times.

Qs. Mellen Geo. W. Storer

Line New York Train Arrangements Announced

In 1987 tentative schedule details surface for the Line Western Shore and Five Train routes to New York. Officials indicate a return trip at 40 and 10.30 am with fares around $8.30, indicating ongoing service adjustments and a planned restart after Monday.

New York Suat Stoning nOore Ue Mt. Hope Arrew Anne Ates Y

IDG 1.10 and oo 1.86 report turn and share

The record notes figures IDG 1.10 and oo 1.86 showing a turn in values with a 0.36 share component. No additional context or events are provided in the fragment.

Incomplete Train Schedule Fragments

Fragmented timetable text shows train times and stops at Mt Hope and Other Stations. Mentions of arrivals around 11.15 and 4.45 am, with unclear days and names, likely indicating weekday and weekend service gaps and passenger notes.

Ins Newton Ever Falls Ils Worcester Newton Highlands Boston Brookline Tay Gallup

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