Mixed Feed and Grain Prices as Market Quoted
The report lists light demand and quoted prices for various commodities. Millfeed and spot goods show quiet to moderate demand with prices for spring bran at 19 per ton and sack winter at 1975 2000 per ton. middlings at 1860 2300 per ton. Michigan bulk at 1925 per ton. middlings in sacks at 18 2250 per ton. Cottonseed meat firm at 26 25 per sack arriving. Malt dull with six rowed Canada at 1 105. six-rowed State 95c 1. two-rowed State 85 90c. Hops quiet with various New York grades quoted 16 22c for 1888, 10 12c for 1837, and 8 9c for common to good. old lots 5 8c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Michigan
Bush
Choice
New York
York
Vermont
Western
Elgin
North Choice
West
Sage
Liverpool
Fiat
New Hampshire
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Island
Southern Choice
York State
Timothy
North
Red Top
Jersey
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Burbanks
Ava Scotia
Hebrons
Virginia
Kentucky
Commodity price report shows steady markets across dairy and produce
Butter demand quiet with stable quotes across Western and Vermont lines. Cheese and eggs move slowly with unchanged or near steady prices. beans and grasses steady, potatoes and vegetables show small shifts. poultry markets firmer with Western packs leading gains while Eastern and Northern items hold firm.
Market Prices For Fresh Produce On Truck Route
The market shows steady supply with subdued demand. Prices include Marrow squash 25 to 30 per ton, Hubbard squash 35 per ton, Savoy cabbage 75 cents per barrel, red cabbage 1.50 to 1.75 per bushel, onions 1.20 to 1.40 per barrel, Spanish onions 75 cents per crate, beets 40 to 50 cents per bush, carrots 40 to 50 cents per bush, lettuce 25 to 50 cents per dozen, turnips 40 cents per pound, white French turnips 1.25, radishes 40 cents per dozen, celery 3 to 4 dollars per box, parsley 2 dollars per pound.
Fruit Market Summary and Atlantic Ports Exports
The report covers dull apple prices with typical quotes for common to fine varieties and exports from Halifax and Atlantic ports. It lists weekly totals for Boston, New York, Montreal, Liverpool, Glasgow, London, and others, and notes season and last season figures, plus fruit, bananas, grapes, citrus, cranberries, and nuts market activity and prices.
Fruit Steamers Bring Cargoes to Boston Trade Hub
The steamer Aguan arrives from Jamaica for the Boston Fruit Company on the 17th. The Kessaravia sails to Boston with 3600 Messina orange boxes 1500 Messina lemon boxes 10000 Palermo orange boxes and 4000 Palermo lemon boxes. The Naranja heads to Boston with 1100 Valencia orange cases 5100 Palermo orange boxes and 4100 Palermo lemon boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aguan
Jamaica
Ataenenae
Boston Fruit Company
Kessaravia
Boston
Provisions Market Notes in Chicago Trading
In Chicago provisions were firmer on covering by shorts and some buying for long account, but as soon as this demand was over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pork Market Fluctuations and Beef Prices Across Cities
Pork with steady to firmer demand cited at multiple price points including long and short cuts, backs, lean ends, and pork tongues. Beef notches higher in many markets with firm or rising lard, dry salted meats, and ham prices. Chicago and Cincinnati show strong pork and lard activity. fresh beef demand quiet but price ranges noted for steers and chucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Water Mar
New York
City
Continent
South America
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Hog and cattle markets in Midwest and Chicago summary
Stock Yards Kansas City reports cattle receipts 2703 with slow trade and weak prices. hogs receipts 3876 with active demand and higher prices. sheep 807 with steady activity. Chicago receives 10000 cattle and 14000 hogs with strong, higher prices. beef cattle and hogs show gains across classes. regional markets in St Louis Peoria Cincinnati also report firmer hog prices and steady to strong tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Value of Imports Into Boston for Week Ending Jan 4 1889
Boston imports for the week ending January 4 1889 show cotton and goods movement. New York prices steady to easy for middling uplands and futures. Liverpool cotton market firm with strong demand. Port receipts and stocks listed for Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis, Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk, West Point, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Louisville, and consolidated US totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanuaty
Ces Ic
Piaton
Ccepicntissine Deeae
U'S
Bu'enos
Essen Ekotsee
Liverpool
Ning
Augusta
Galveston
Great Britain
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Continent
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
France
New York
Cincinnati
Seady
St Louis
C. Louisvile
United States
Sugar and Molasses Market Quesity Across Regions
Sugar markets show quiet demand and easy prices for raw sugars with several regional quotes. Manila, Iloilo, and Javas listed with varying cents per pound. refined sugars also cheaper. Molasses and sugar alcohols offer limited activity with minor regional price changes and dull New York demand.
Mixed Commodity Prices in New York Markets
Tallow markets show quiet demand with steady bids and varied renders. Coffee and whiskey trade remain steady or easing with New York and Rio prices easing on coffee and whiskey holding at high levels. Turpentine and petroleum prices edge at mixed levels with rosin and tar quoted and petro realm closing with modest gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio
Petroeum
Imports and Exports January 7 1889 Georgetown and Ports
Record of cargo movements including schooners Kalevala and Neva at Georgetown PEI with bush potatoes and boxes. Steamer Hondo at Port Antonio with coconuts bananas oranges. Dominion at Yarmouth NL with lobsters salt fish and more. additional items from Delong Seaman and J G Hall & Co. detailing various goods and quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Pei
Barclay & Co
Port Antonio
Boston Tris CO
Yarmouth
Dominion
Clements & Co
Delong & Seaman
Staple Receipts Aboard Eastern Railroads 1889 Ledger
Detailed lists show Boston & Albany Grand Junction Old Colony New York & New England Fitchburg freight tallies for cotton wool flour corn oats lard butter eggs beans apples hay lumber leather pelts and more across multiple railroads. Records note bales bbls boxes tubs and cars reflecting the era’s large scale grain meat and commodity transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
Grand Junction
Boston & Providence
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg
Dees.e
Boston and Maine Railroad cargoes across divisions summary
Cargo moves include leather rolls and bales, hides, tea, cornmeal and apples. Divisions report mixed freight totals such as 133 rolls and 360 bolls with various carloads of eggs, potatoes, lumber, and wool. Freight by express and sea shows leather, foreign wool, coffee and dry hides among shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Nova Scotia
Scotland
Esa
Italy
Savanna LA Mar
Port Antonio
Surinam
Demerara
Germany
Martin
Buenos Ayres Chemicals
Gibbs
Iloilo
Belgium
Eee
Lyon Sccceeues
Hee Chemicals
Eae
Watts
Jo Aaves
Se Eee Biocess Wetangt
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Western Division
Express
London Foreign Markets Report on Wheat and Corn
Cargoes steady and sterling prices hold with wheat and corn in quiet demand. Market notes include London stock levels for wheat 440000 to 460000 quarters and futures steady, Paris quiet for wheat, Antwerp wheat easing, and Liverpool breadstuffs weak with firm country markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
Great Britain
England
California
Antwerp
Partnership Dissolution and Insolvency Notice in Boston
The firm Parker Wilder & Co dissolves after John Byers death and will continue in Boston and New York under the same name. A warrant in insolvency is issued for Bowler & Hall, cigars and tobacco dealers, with creditors to meet January 18, 1889 at 2 PM in the Suffolk insolvency court in Boston to prove debts and appoint assignees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker, Wilder & Co
John Byers
Boston
New York
Suffolk
William F. Hall
Charles F. Bowler
Somerville
Middlesex
Copartners
Bowler & Hall
Court Square
Fred H. Seavey
Massachussetts
Medford
Cambridge
Geo
W. W. Saville
Messencer
George M. Brooks
Charles Crowther
Malden
Samuel W. Tucker
BAE
Louis G. Columbus
Frank E. Fitz
Court Street
Brigham & Sawyer
Guo. Z. Adams
Boston and New England Rail Timetable Revised 1888
Trains depart Boston foot of Summer Street for Archrott and destinations including Danbury Dorchester and Norwood Central with frequent daily hours listed. Sunday schedules extend to Hyde Park Franklin Needham and Norwood Central, plus Woonsocket division times. Midday express and New England Limited routes noted with through connections to New York Philadelphia and steamer links from New London. Officials Jackson Vining Kendall announce schedules and station offices.
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Boston
Summer Street
Arhcrott
Baltimore
Bird Street
Blackstone
Danbury
Dedham
Dorchester
Dudley Street
Fis
Endicott
Pishikili-on-Hudson
Franklin
Forest Avenue
Bartford
Harvard Street
Stade Park
Highland Lake
Islington
Manchester
Mattapan
Milford
Mt. Bowdoin
New Britain
Newburgh
New London
New York
Air Line
Hartford
Norwich
Orwich
Norwood
Norwood Central
Pawtucket
Philadelphia
Providence
Putnam
Eadville
River Street
Rockville
Conn
Southbridge
Wiltons
Walpole
Washington
Dh. C
Waterbury
Willimantic
Hyde Park
Woonsocket Division
Boston & Albany Railroad
Needham and Way
Eturn
Woonsscket
Middletown
New Haven
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Turners, N. Y
Chicago
New England
Sunadays
Grand Central Depot
Sp.m
Man
Jersey City
Trenton
Richmond
Danielsonville
City OF Boston
City OF Worcester
Washington Street
A. A. Jackson
E. P. Vining
A. C. Kendall
Sup
Gen
Pass
Agt
Train Time Tables For Local And Through Service
Time tables showing local and through train service between all stations may be obtained at all ticket offices of this company. Trains for Albany and the West leave Boston 8.30 a.m. Through connections for Syracuse Rochester Buffalo and all points West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
West
Boston
City Ticket Office Announces Through Trains to Maine and New Brunswick
Rail schedule dated December 17 1888 lists Through trains on Western and Eastern divisions from Haymarket and Causeway Street stations. Routes include Portland Saint John Halifax Mon days and Tuesdays Fridays with multiple stops in Lewiston Conway North Conway and Calais Maine and connections to steamer services from Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Washington Street
State Street
Augusta
Haymarket Sq
Causeway St
Ancor
Bar Harbor
St. John
Halfax
Provinces
Kinsiport
Calais
N. B
Hallifax
Portland
Causeway Street
Haymarket Square
Mockland
Cantine
Slewiston
Biancenter
Concord
Nuu Wis Neorth
Haymarket 64
North Conway- Haymarket Sq
Portland—Haymarket Sq
Maine Central
Grand Trunk
Knox & Lincoln Railways
Boston Western Division Train Timetable Summary
Western Division schedule lists trains from Boston Station and Haymarket Square to Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Danvers Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Kennebunk Biddeford Saco and many stops with multiple daily times plus Sunday trains to Dover Haverhill Manchester Portland and more. It details first and last trains, daytime intervals and special Sunday services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Mover
Danvers
Exeter
Great Falls
Haverhill
Georgetown
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Saco
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Lowell
Malden
M. Meaford
Melrose Highlands
Melrose
Merrimac
North Andenver
Newburyport
Reading
Sutem
Akeftielad
North Wilmington
Boston to Amesbury and Nearby Stops Rail Schedule
Eastern Division timetable lists trains from Boston Haymarket to Amesbury and many intermediate points including Beverly Chelsea Lynn Salem Rockport Gloucester and Portsmouth with multiple daily departures and special branches noted. Workingmen's trains and Thursday Saturday Savens Branch service are also indicated.
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Amesbury
Beverly
Biddeford
Chelsea
Dover
Everett
Great Falls Ped
Rochester
Wampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Ipsewich
Lynn
Marblehead
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Newburyport
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Revere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
M. Salem
York Harbor & Beach R.E
Saugus Branch
Swampscott
Wenham
Walfeboro
Lynn and Way
Ortland
Banor
St. John
Halifax
Salem
Boston Station Train Timetable Listing Numerous Routes
An extensive timetable from Boston Station on Causeway Street lists through service to Wilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville and to North Woodstock Pennigewassett Valley Lisbon Littleton Whitefield Lancaster Fabyan's Jefferson Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St Devilsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec and more. It covers local points on Passumpsic Northern and Montreal lines with multiple daily departures including 8.30 am 1 pm 7 pm and special early morning and late evening runs. The dense schedule also notes services to Manchester Concord Nashua Billerica Lexington Arlington and many surrounding towns with varied morning afternoon and evening times.
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Boston
Causeway Street
Wilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Haverhill
Woodsville
North Woodstock
Pennigewassett Valley
Lisbon
Littleton
Whitefield
Lancaster
Fabyan
S and Jefferson
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Northern RR
Montreal
Ontreal
Boston Air Line
Manchester
Concord
N. H
Beene
Peterboro
Hillsboro
Hillsvores
Milford
Amherst
M. Greenfield
Nashua
Lowell
Billerica
Lawrence
Wilmington
Walvout
Hill
Stoneham
Woburn
Winchester
West Medford
College Hill
Mass
Bedforad
Lexington
Arlington
Bedford
Central Mass Division Train Schedule Published
Timetables list Bostons Causeway Street departures at 7.45 am and 1.30 3.40 pm to Northampton Hadley Amherst Belchertown Bondsville Gilbertville Barre Rutland Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Bertin Hudson Sudbury Rockbottom Wayland Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont and other stations with through service to Northampton. Lime tables available at stations. James T. Furber and J Flanders sign as General Manager and Passenger Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centeral Mass. Division
Boston
Causeway Street
Bortland Street
Northampton
Hadhey
Amherst
Belchertown
Bondsville
Gilbertville
Barre
Rutland
Oakdale
West Boylston
Worcester
Clinton and
Bertin
Ami
Hudson
Sudbury
Rockbottom
Wayland
Weston
Walttham
Waverley
Belmont
Waverle Waltham
Hudson and Way
James T. Furber
J. Flanders
Gen’l Pas’r
Cape Cod Bus Schedules From Kneeland Street Station to Buzzards
Bus timetables list routes from Kneeland Street Station to Buzzards Bay and coastal towns. Stops include Bourne Barnstable Brewster Cataumet chatam Cottage City Fairhaven Hyannis Harwich Monument Beach Mattapoisett Marion Wantaugh Provincetown Sandwich Savamore Wellfleet Woods Hall and Wareham with varied departure times around 8.15 am and 4.15 pm and select Mondays and Thursdays limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland Street
Buzzards May
Barnstable
Bourne
Savamore
Warmouth
Tremont
Welliedt
West Barnstadte
Woods Hall
Wareham
Providence Division Train Timetable Framingham to Newport
Provincial schedule lists multiple routes from Providence, Readville, Roxbury and nearby towns to destinations including New York, Attleboro, Canton, Dedham, Foxboro and numerous Boston area stops with weekday and Sunday services and frequencies. Northern Division adds Boston to Framingham Marlboro and Concord with hourly and express options and remarks about timetable availability.
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Hubbardstons
King
Sweet
Snow
Baldwins
Tallman Sweets
Greenings
Messrs A C Lombard’s Sons
Rera Liverpool
Pia
Glastow
Esha Ieee London
Ais
Atlantic
Catalonia
Norseman
Almeria
Messina
Palermo
Florida
J E Carter & Co
Cuba
Manilas
Iloilos
Javas
Manila
Zebu
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Hopewell
J P Ames
Belleveau Cove
Church Point
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Eliza Bachelder
Glasgow
Eng
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India Rubber
Marne
Serene
Miquelon
Lariat
Uruguay
Copartnership Notices
Reon E. Wood
Sands, Page & Taylor
Theodore W. Bennett
Horace
Sears
Boynton & CO
ICM Mon Wersolve
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Central Vermont
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Stonington
Washington, Cor. State Street
Park Square
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
H. Briggs
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Win Central ER. Rt
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wWorkingmen
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Lowell System
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Winchester and Way
Amy cl
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Fall River
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UVO
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Quincy
Weymor
Anton
Kali River
Sen
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Evan
Maby Mews
Wae
Sea View
Wwe TR
Iweb
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Bes
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Japan
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aNewsert
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Stoughton
Randolph
Abington
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Gurmney
Rockland
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Shawmut
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aTaanton
Central Station
Dean St
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Wollaston Heights
Westridgewater
Cochesett
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Shore Line
Old Sta
Cape Cod
Attleboro
Boylaton
Central
Roslindale
Ighland
West Mexbury
Spring Street
Canton Junction
Brodgeville
East Foxboro
Foxboro
Forest Bills
Hazelwood
Hite
Bronville
Klyde Park
Jamaica Plain
Puneaes
Mansfeld
Mt. Hope
Clarendon Hills
Orth Attleboro
S.be
Readville
Roxbury
Rumford
India Point
Sharon
Sharon Heights
Stoughton Central
Canton
South Walpole
Wrentham
Alnutill and Stenehaven
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Bristol
Mansfield
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Mowton
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Newport
Wickford Junction
Central Div
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Marlboro
Fayville
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J. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Concord BR. BR
Brandlies
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