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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1888

Page

7

Market Report Shows Steady Hay Prices and Wide Fruit Staples

Hay demand fair to good with ample supply. prices listed from $10 to $18 per unit across regions. Potatoes steady. foreign lots stable. Sweet potatoes unchanged. various potato varieties quoted per bush or barrel stock. tallow moderate demand. truck prices steady. Onions, cabbages, beets, squash, and other produce priced per barrel or bushel with regional variations.

Harris & Co Houlton Rose Houlton Hebrons Aroostook Aroostook Hebrons Vermont New York Burbanks Northern Hebrons Rose Chenangoes Bush Macintires Regent Champion St Andrews Celery

Cheese and dairy markets show steady to firm prices

The Liverpool cheese market holds at 60s while New York butter remains firm with fair demand. State creamery 25 28c and Western 24 84c, State Ghairy 15 26c, Western 16 21c. Cheese market improving with State factory 1144 12%ec and Western 10%2 1134¢c. Eggs meet at 26c locally, State 25 26c, Western 24 25c. Beans and dried apples steady.

Liverpool New York State

Market Report on Fresh Fruits and Nuts Prices

H Harris & Co. held an auction with Almeria raisins at 250 475 per bbl and 125 3744 for half-bbls. Apples steady with scarce choice. Baldwins firm. Cranberries scarce. Cape Cod fruit prices range from 7 to 10 per bbl and per crate. Oranges and lemons steady with Palermo and Messina varieties listed. nuts quiet with assorted prices for peanuts almonds and cashews.

H. Harris & Co Almeria Spy Hubbardston Spitz Baldwins Cape Cod Country Palermo Jamaica Florida Messina Valencia Cate Virginia Virginia Common Grenoble Naples Marbot Tilberts Castanas

Meat Market Prices Hold Steady Across Pork and Beef

The market for pork and lard remains firm with hams and long cuts at stable prices. Beef shows steady quotations including extra plate and family cuts. fresh beef prices also hold firm with rib, rump, rounds and loins listing specific cents per pound. Lambs veal and mutton follow suit with firm or quiet demand and defined ranges.

Lord, Choice Chicago Brighton

Sugar Market Slowed With Unchanged Prices in Dull Trade

The raw sugar market remains dull and unchanged with steady prices. no sales reported. Details include refining grades and wholesale granulated at 7 5 16 cents, plus recent Willett & Hamlin circulation figures for U S consumption and exports through 1887, noting rising per capita use.

Manilas Lipilos Javas Willett & Hamlin United States

New York Flour and Wheat Receipts Reported Mixed

Flour receipts export totals and varied bid prices across grades from common to Minnesota extra. Wheat receipts and sales steady to lower with No 2 spring and No 2 red quoted. rye and barley steady to neglected. Coffee and sugar prices show firm to dull movement amid overall moderate trading.

New York Minnesota City Jutec Harley Canada Rio Dull

Commodity prices across major markets shift on January 9 report

The market bulletin lists mixed movements in staples from molasses to potatoes and turpentine, with firm tones in butter and cheese. It details Chicago and St Louis grains, pork, lard, and whiskey prices, plus regional receipts and ship ments for flour and various grains across Minneapolis Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo and Detroit.

Cotton Market Dips After Opening Rally Amid Liquidation

The Allan Asher & Co report shows cotton futures opening firmer by 5 to 6 points before a broad decline of 16 to 18 points. The daily move reflects liquidation as estimated crop prospects weaken and long positions are sold, creating an oppressive market. Port receipts totaled 27,000, with exports and stocks varying across regions, while New York and Liverpool quotes show steady to easy tones with mixed spot activity and futures. Hog and cattle markets show mixed results with hogs firm in Chicago and steady to higher cattle prices in Kansas City and Chicago.

Allan Asher & Co New York Liverpool Orleans Augusta Galveston Great Britain New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Coastwise Wilmington Continent C. Norfolk Baltimore France Charleston Cincinnati St Louis Louisville C. Consolidated United States Kansas City Ohsicago Texas

London and Liverpool grain markets report weaker wheat and firm corn

Beerbohm's report notes cargoes off the coast with wheat weaker and corn firmer for shipment. Prices quoted in London and Liverpool show wheat easing at several grades, with American and Danubian corn steady, California wheat higher for January and February. Imports to Britain last week include wheat and corn, while market prospects in Paris and Liverpool indicate subdued demand for breadstuffs.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane California Minnesota Walla Walla Paris Great Britain

Wheat and corn price notes from early market report

Futures in California wheat show varied gains across months from January to May with small changes. American mixed corn prices show shifts in January and subsequent months, alongside Antwerp spot wheat and Paris flour prices dated January 9.

California Antwerp Paris

Imports Lineage of Potatoes and Goods Across Atlantic Ports

A detailed ledger of shipments arriving at Georgetown Prince Edward Island Halifax Lower Montague Maitland Savannah Yarmouth Port Royal and other ports lists schooners brig steamers and vessels carrying potatoes oranges oysters lumber hides eggs leather cottonseed and other commodities from Barclay Co McDonald Bros and multiple firms with quantities in bush bags bbls boxes and other units. The record includes captain names, trading firms and dates.

Georgetown Pei Barclay & Co Arizona McDonald Bros Halifax Hazel Dell Lower Montague Arthur Macbio Brig Buda Bigelow & Co S & J Brown & Co Bolls Hides Billings & Eaton Cook & Co Curtis & Co Brown Dyer Eaton & Eustis Eustis & Daggett Florida Fruit Co Frost Gleason & Co M George & Co Gillette & Hennigan G.H. Holden G Holder Hinds & McNear Howe & Co Hilbourne New England Oyster Co Norfolk Oyster Co Jones & Co Prince & Co Brooks Edwards Pontier F Paul & Co Patch & Roberts Perry & Co Putnam & Marvin Pittman Rogers & Co Rice & Holloway Sands & Co Spurr & Co Sawtelle & Pratt Sherman & Co Simmons & Co Shaw Varnum Wyeth & Co Wadleigh Wheelwright & Co Winn, Ricker & Co Waite York & Co Yarmouth Dominion Clements & Co Halibut Rich Bros Cod Oil Whitney, Pousland & Co Webber G Hall & Co Port Royal Sarah George McQuesten Co

Exports from Antwerp and Jamaica Tradeання

Exports dated Jan 9 1888 list cargoes aboard vessels including the Pieter de Coninck from Antwerp with 66 bbls leather 975 boxes bacon 4200 pieces staves the State of Alabama with 27 bales cotton waste and the Honde with lumber and assorted goods from Jamaica via New York plus cargoes to Yarmouth and Havana on multiple ships.

Antwerp Bel New York Pieter de Coninck Yarmouth Lily Havana Cuba Arlington State of Alabama Jamaica Bwi Honde

Staple Trade Receipts January 9 1888 Railroads Report

Receipts show Boston and Albany Railroad with 61 bales cotton 179 bales wool 1380 bbls flour 150 bbls oat meal 5090 bushel corn 8280 bushels oats 950 bushels malt 600 bushels feed 15 bbls pork 10 pbls beef 4 bbls tallow 59 bbls grease 103 dressed hogs 175 tubs 5 boxes butter 124 boxes cheese 22 bbls beans 13 cars hay 2 cars straw 6 cars lumber 78 rolls 56 bags 16 cases 332 bbls 24 bbls 1030 sides leather 8 bols skins Grand Junction Railroad 80 bales cotton 140 bbls 1300 sacks flour 6500 bush corn 1200 bush malt 160 sacks oatmeat 1000 palis lard SLL bbls anples 000 bbls bran 1200 bbls malt

Fierces City Steam Liverpool Chicago Dan ST. Louis Minneapolis Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo Detroit Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Old Colony Railroad Oston & Maine Railroad Lowell Express

Freight Totals Across Railroads Add Up Large Carload Commodities

Readable lists detail amounts of wool cotton wool, flour and grain, butter and oleo, leather hides pelts and tea across Boston Providence New York Boston Maine Fitchburg Old Colony and Western divisions. Includes by express and by sea shipments with bales, cases, tubs, bbls, and bags noted.

Total Receipts January 9 1888

A tabulated summary of totals for January 9 1888 showing quantities and values across commodities. Cotton coffee wool sugar flour molasses corn meal butter eggs apples malt potatoes rye millfeed nails and more with units listed as bags bales barrels boxes and cars. Major items include cotton coffee wool sugar flour eggs cheese oats potatoes and pork showing positive receipts and corresponding counts.

Boots and Shoe Buyers Amid National Firms

A list of buyers and their firms across cities including Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Decatur Los Angeles Nashville Selma Shreveport Trenton and Washington names sales representatives from multiple shoe and leather companies. The fragment notes affiliations with Carroll Adams Tre, Greensfelder Flor sheim, Rosenthal Goldsmith, Faller Sons, Oviatt Bros, Jastrowitz, Liepold Bros, and others.

Chicago Goldsmith Rosenthal, Goldsmith R J Prins Cincinnati A Faller J Faller Sons & Co Cleveland L Oviatt Oviatt Bros Decatur George W Downing Angeles Cal B Jastrowitz L Harris & Co A. Montgomery Ala C Hann Nashville Tenn L W Hall L W Hall & Co Selma J Liepold Liepold Bros Shreveport

Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable Listing 1887

Local and through service from Boston Causeway Street to Wilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville and more with beg 8 30 am to 9 pm trains plus sleeping and parlor cars to Montreal via White River Junction. Local Boston Manchester Concord service runs throughout day including Nashua Milford Goffstown and other points. Station info at 218 Washington Street and Old State House with detailed daily departures and connections.

DLO Boston Causeway Street City Washington Street Old State House Wilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville Littleton Bethlehem Fabyans Lancaster Whitefield Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St. Johnspury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Passumpsie Wells River Bristol Claremont Montpelier Essex Junction Burlington St. Albans Montreal K.R Montreal & K Boston Air Line Mauvereal Manchester Concord N. M SUN Kreene Peterboro Millsboro Hillsboroe Jpn Milford Amherst Eenfield Nashua Central Vermont Pullman Carson Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Wagner Palace Central Vermont Rh. K J. W. Hobart W. Cummings

Central Massachusetts R R Row Open to Northampton Schedule

The Central Massachusetts R R announces a new line to Northampton starting Monday December 19 1887. It lists times from Boston to various stops including Hadley Amherst Belchertown and more with multiple departures daily and notes personnel C Mell en and Geo W Storer as officials.

Massachusetts Northampton Boston Hadley Amherst Belchertown Bondsville Ware Gilbertville Barre Jefferson’s Oakdale West Boyle Ton Clinton Sorin Lham Budson Suenere Rockbottom SUN Wayland Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont

New England and Norwich Line Schedules Displayed at Depot

The notice lists trains on the New England Limited, Philadelphia Express, and Norwich Line Ex for routes to New York Hartford Willimantic and Boston with connections. It notes dining and Pullman services, steamer connections from New London, and ticket info at 322 Washington Street or depot foot of Summer Street. A. A. Jackson is general superintendent.

NEW England Limited ePot New York Air Line Dune Grand Central Depot Willimantic Hartford New Britain Waterbury Boston Philadelphia Ac Press New Haven Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond Gogg F . Norwich New London Norwich Danielsonville Putnam City OF Worcester City OF New York Washington Street Ummer Street A. A. Jackson

Train Schedules Then and Now at Boston and Maine

Schedule fragment from 1887 lists Boston and Maine railroad routes and times. It covers Augusta Haymarket station, Causeway Street, Eastport Calais Portland steamship connections, Lewiston Manchester and North Savannah service, and Maine Central Grand Trunk Minot lines with multiple daily departures and connections to St John Halifax and Portland.

Boston & Maine Westeeln Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Branger St. John Halifax Causeway Station Eastport Calais It. John N. W Portland Cuseway Market Seation Heckhland Castle Harbors Frida Maymarket Sq Lewistonymarket Sq Causeway Manchester North—Haymarket Way St Port -Haymarket Sq Causeway Et Maine Central Grand Junk Minox & Lincoln

Railroads update Boston to New York and southern towns timetables

A dense timetable lists weekly and Sunday train departures from Boston to New York via Fall River, with return times and connections to places such as Barnstable Hyannis Chatham Hingham and North Easton. It shows several routes via Taunton Brockton Newport New Bedford and Plymouth with boat connections, plus Friday only services. GEO L. CONNOR and J R B KENDRICK sign as Gen Pass Agent and Gen Manager.

Weymouths Hingham Cohasse Scituate Marshfield Duxbury Plymouth Marsfield Cohasset River Brockton Tauntor Tauneton Newport South Braintree Way Taunton New Bedford Middleboro Rockton New York Fab River Geo. L. Connor Gen. Pass

IKON Train Schedules and Stops Across Boston Area

The notice lists hourly and daily train times from Haymarket and surrounding stations to many destinations including Medford Stoneham Wilmington Lawrence and Portland with morning and evening runs. It notes Friday and Saturday specials and specifies routes to Haverhill Manchester and Lewiston among others, reflecting a busy regional timetable.

Eastern Division Train Schedules to Amesbury and Nearby Stops

Readable timetable fragment listing departure times for many towns including Amesbury Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Lynn Salem Swampscott and more. Notable entries show multiple daily departures with notes on branches and services. Mentions Pullman cars and the officials James T. Furber and Jd. Flanders as general manager and agent.

Moston Station Cause Street Amesbury Meverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls Rochester Hampton Beach North Hi Ton Rye Beach Ipswich Amy Lynn Marblehead Swampscott Branch North Conway Peabody and Danvers Aim Fortime Breveree Rockport Gloucester Wranch Salem York Harbor & Beach K.R Lynn and Way Newburyport Portsmouth Portland Bangor St. John Halifax Saugus South Reading Boston Haymarket Square City Washington Street James T. Furber Jd. Flanders

Train Arrangement for Frieston and Frovidence

On Monday May 30 1887 trains run from Boston to New York and Providence with multiple daily departures and returns. Timetables list Shore Line Fast Express and Shore Line Mail services, steamboat connections, and numerous local stops including Pawtucket, Attleboro, Readville, Canton Junction, Readville, and forest parks with varied morning and evening departure times and returns.

Frieston & Frovidence Fastrouad Boston Shore Line New York Ewr Providence Pawtucket Dodgeville Hebronville Attleboro North Attlebure Mannsfield East Foxboro Er Sharon Canton Junction Readville M. Blyde Park M. Ait Hope and Clarendon Hills Forest Bulls Anica Plain Boylstown Wexbury Pedham

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