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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1889

Page

7

Grain and wheat futures drift lower amid dull New York demand

Wheat futures ease across variations in Minneapolis and Duluth quotes with No 1 hard spring leading at January 1.16 per bushel and nearby contracts around 1.07 to 1.10. Corn markets are quiet with steamer yellow bids around 46 cents and new ship quotes near 45 to 48 cents. Oats hold steady while rye and barley show little movement amid steady trade and mild demand.

Minneapolis Northern Duluth New York Detroit Toledo Milwanukee St Louis Chicago

Butter and dairy prices steady in quiet market report

Market notes show butter demand quiet with prices near prior quotes. Creameries and Western and Eastern lots fetch varied bids, with receivers’ prices for wholesale lots and higher jobbing margins. Eggs, beans, potatoes, and poultry markets described as quiet or favorable to buyers, with several regional price ranges and stock conditions noted.

Local Market: Venison and Game Prices With Hay and Straw Quotes

The market lists venison prices for 16 17c per pound yb short saddles Eastern 14c grouse 85c per pair quail Western 2 25 per dozen ducks Mallard 85c per pair teal 2 50 3 00 per dozen canvas 15 18 per dozen red head 9 per dozen pigeons 150 per dozen wild pigeons 275 per dozen. Hay and straw receipts are liberal. only choice lots fetch full prices. Straw weaker with high receipts. Quoted prices include choice prime hay 18 50 19 00 fancy 19 50, fair to good 16 18, Eastern fine 12 15, poor to ordinary 14 15, East swale 10 11, rye straw 13, oat straw 10 11.

Vermont New York Eastern Creamery Western Elgin North Choice West Sage Western Flat Liverpool New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Michigan Island Canada York State Timothy Red Top Jersey Houlton Hebrons Bush Houston Rose Aroostook Burbanks Chenangoes Prince Edward Island Ava Scotia Virginia

Chicago Provisions Market Report Mixed Prices and Dull Beef

In Chicago the opening highest and closing quotes for pork products show steady to firm prices across cuts with long cuts at 17 50 to 18 00 and fresh ribs at 9c. Lard gains to 7 32 1 2 with refined and city weights mixed. Beef and dry salted meats hold steady to weak while Western steam lard and other regional values vary.

Chicago Park Ighest New York Continent South America St Louis Cincinnati Brighton

Hog and cattle markets at major western exchanges

Stock Yards Kansas City notes cattle receipts 1577 with demand active and prices up 10 cents. Hogs receipts 2009 with higher prices across heavies and mediums. St Louis Cincinnati and Chicago reports show steady to strong hogs and firm to higher cattle and sheep prices with sizable receipts and shipments.

Kansas City St_Louis Cincinnati Chicago Texas

Wholesale Produce Prices Listed for Delivery

A supply note lists market rates for marrows and a wide range of vegetables. Rates show squash varieties from 25 to 40 dollars per ton, cabbages from 50 cents to 1 dollar per barrel, onions up to 140 dollars per barrel, and greens priced by crate, bush, or box with numerous unit prices.

Bush

Fruit Prices and Auction Sale Reported for Friday

Snow & Co to auction 1000 barrels grapes 2000 boxes Florida oranges 50 cases alencia and 200 bags shell arks. Market notes dull for apples with wide supply and prices quoted for varieties. Oranges lemons market well supplied with Florida fruit and steady to last quoted levels. Cranberries scarce with full prices for choice, nuts quiet and unchanged with several price points listed.

Snow & Co Florida Alencia Hubbardstons King Sweet Snow Baldwins Tallman Sweets Almerias Messina Palermo Virginia

Sugar and Molasses Market Notes and Cargo Arrival

Sugar prices hold steady with Cuban and Java offerings and refined products steady. Molasses quotas show a steady market with Porto Rico and New Orleans prices listed. Brig Doris arrives at Boston with the season’s first fancy Porto Rico molasses cargo consigned to Whitney, Pousland & Co.

Cuba Manilas Lloilos Javas Belmont New York Ponce Porto Rico New Orleans Cienfuegos Doris Boston Whitney, Pousland & Co

Cotton Market Reports Steady Prices Across Upland Grades

New York cotton remains steady with middling uplands at 9 13 16 cents and low middling at 9 5 16 cents, sales total 954 bales. Futures open easy but close firm with July around 10.26 cents, Liverpool spot steady at 5 7 16d for middling uplands and 4d to 6d for lower grades.

New York Ccccese Lee Liverpool

Market Report Charts Cotton Receipts and Prices Across Ports

The report records 12 000 bales and 9700 American for receipts with totals 28 000 and 21 600 bales noted. It lists opening and closing futures across months, and provides port by port receipts exports stocks firm or quiet pricing with midpoints in cents per pound for Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and nationwide six day totals.

Augusta Galveston France New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore New York Britain Continent Cincinnati St Louis Louisville Great Britain United States

Miscellaneous Market Quotes Across Cities

Tallow shows steady demand with city renderings at 64 6% and country at 542c, grease at 442c. New York coffee fair cargoes at 1.03, whiskey steady at 103, turpentine 46 4c with rosin 1.06 and tar nominal, petroleum 6.55 7.15c with RSW 7c and cases 9c. Cincinnati quiet at 103, Peoria firm at 104, St Louis steady at 103.

New York Rio St Louis Peoria Cincinnati

Imports and Exports Jan 10 1889 Buenos Ayres Ponce PR

Exports list includes Bark Exile 12,000 hides and kips J S Morgan Co 10,807 hides Baring Bros Co 50 tons scrap iron James E Ward Co. Ponce PR Brig Doris 288 puncheons 24 tierces 10 barrels molasses Whitney Pousland Co.

Buenos Ayres J S Morgan & Co Do Do Baring Bros &Co James E Ward & Co Ponce Whitney, Pousland & Co

Exports from Liverpool and Rosario in January 1889

The January 10 1889 export report lists cargoes from Liverpool England including Steamer Palestine and Steamer Kansas with lard flour slaves beef corn cotton pork bacon organs beef neatsfoot oil and related items. Rosario Argentina reports schooner W H Hopkins with lumber and ships Nell with cornmeal and pitch. Unenburg Nova Scotia notes schooner Plerona with kerosene.

Liverpool Eng Palestine Rosario W H Hopkins John Kansas Unenburg

Regional Rail Freight Goods Listing Totals Numerous Commodities

A long railcar led listing details cargoes for multiple lines including Boston & Albany Boston & Providence Grand Junction Fitchburg and New York & New England. Items enumerate bales cotton wool flour cornmeal oats barley and many other staples with quantities and units across railroad divisions.

Wheat and corn markets steady in London and Paris

Cargoes off the coast show two wheat arrivals and two sales, two cargoes of corn sold, three awaiting sale while wheat remains firm and corn steady. Market chatter notes wheat quiet at Mark Lane and in English and French country markets, with Paris also quiet.

London Mark Lane Paris

Wheat and corn prices and markets in Liverpool and Europe

At Liverpool and European centers wheat and corn futures show quiet or steady trading amid wet cold English weather. In Liverpool prices for January to June futures range around 7s 10d to 7s 11d for wheat and around 4s 5d to 4s 13a for mixed Western corn. at Antwerp wheat quiet with red winter at 22:62 and Paris terms ease slightly. Provisions in Liverpool report prime Eastern pork 75s, bacon 40s 6d, lard 39s 6d, tallow 3s 8d.

Liverpool England California Antwerp Paris

Boston Business Notices and Insurance Meetings 1889

Notices from Parker, Wilder & Co. dissolution after J Byers death. employment ads for stenography. hiring of printers and typesetters. Multiple corporate annual meetings listed for India Mutual, Boylston, Arkwright Mutual Fire, and Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance with dates in January 1889.

Fale Parker, Wilder & Co John Byers Boston New York India Mutual Insurance Company The Congress Street H. B. Alden Arkwright Mutual Fire Insurance Company Milk Street E. H. Sprague

Boston and Albany R R January 1 1889 timetable

Train schedules show local and through service between all stations. Daily departures from Boston include 8.30 a m drawing room car to Albany with connections to Syracuse Rochester and Buffalo. 8 p m Wagner car to Niagara Falls Detroit and Chicago via Michigan Central. 9.60 p m sleeping car to Albany. 9.15 p m Wagner cars to Niagara Falls Detroit and Chicago. 9.00 a m buffet drawing room cars to Hartford New Haven and New York. 11.60 p m sleeping cars to Worcester and New Haven. Tickets and parlor or sleeping car accommodations at Boston offices.

Albany Syracuse Rochester Buffalo Niagara Falls Detroit Chicago Michigan Central Cleveland Toledo Lake A & Michigan Southern Hartford New Haven New York Worcester Washington Street Kneeland Street Boston Fitchburg Causeway Street St. ‘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 RE. R. Y Ottawa A. Faxon A R. Stewart Vermont Pullman Carson Ioston Lowell Wagner Palace Central Vermont R. R J. W. Hobart W. Cummings Providence East End Union Depot Providence & Worcester R. R Middletown New Britain Waterbury Danbury Fishkill-on-Hudson Newburgh Turners N. Y NEW England Limited Sunadays Air Line Grand Central Depot Willimantic Philadelphia Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond Points Pt. M Norwich Line New London Norwich Danielsonville Putnam City OF Bound Brook Central R. BR New Jersey Philadelphia & Reading R. B Depot Central R. R Liberty St Depot Philadelphia & Reading R. R 9Th and Greens Sts Dé. A. Magna New Enland Woshington Se

Boston and Maine Through Trains Schedule 1888

Boston and Maine announces December 17 1888 through trains to Western and Eastern divisions. Service from Augusta Haymarket and Causeway Street stations includes Bangor Bar Harbor St John Halifax Rockland Castine Lewiston Manchester Concord North Conway Portland and Portland steamer connections with schedules at Haymarket and Causeway Street stations. Additional Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox Lincoln lines listed.

Boston & Maine City Washington Street State Street Augusta—Haymarket Ag Causeway St Bangor Bar Harbor St. John Halifax Provinces Haymarket Sq Eastport Calais N. B N. S Portland Causeway Street Haymarket Square Z. m Rockland Castine Southwest Kar Manchester Concord M. H North—Haymarket Sq North Conway- Haymarket Sq Ortland—Haymarket Sq Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox & Lincoln Railways

Western Division Train Schedules From Boston

Train times listed from Boston stations to Alton Bay Rochester and Farmington along with accelerated routes to Andover Dover Danvers Exeter and other towns. The timetable covers morning and afternoon departures with numerous minutes past the hour and end-of-day options.

Boston Station Haymarket Square Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Malden Medford Melrose Ighlandsr Belrose Nikles Merrimac North Andover Eae Ulpo Newburyport Satem Ut.akefield North Wilmington

Boston Area Train Timetable From Causeway Street

Boston station and Causeway Street listed trains to Amesbury Chelsea Lynn and surrounding towns with multiple daily departures from early morning to evening and Sunday services noted. The timetable includes many stations such as Revere Portsmouth Salem Newburyport and North Conway with varying times and branches.

Amesbury Meverly Biddeford Chelsea Keever Everett Great Falls Mochester Hampton Beach North Hampton Bys Beach Ipswich Lynn Marblehead and Swampscott Branch Middleton Newbury Port North Conway Peabody and Danvers Portsmouth Tom. Revere Beechport and Gloucester Branch Salem York Marbor & Teach R.E Saugus Branch Shwampscott Wenham Wolfeboro Lynn Ana Way Newburyport Portland Baner St. John Halifax

Boston Station Rail Timetable Amid Through Service Data

Boston Station on Causeway Street lists through service to major towns including Kilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville and more with multiple daily departures. Additional local routes cover Manchester Concord Keene Nashua Lowell Woburn and Montreal based on the regional timetable.

Boston Causeway Street Kilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Flymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville North Woodstock Pennigewassett Valley Lisbon Littleton Whitefield Lancaster Fabyan’s and Jefferson Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St. Johniebury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Passumpsic Wells River Bristol Claremont Montrelier Essex Junction Burlington St. Albans Montreal Northern RR Boston Air Line

Central Mass. Train Schedule for Local and Sunday Runs

The bulletin lists Central Massachusetts division trains from Boston to towns including Worthampton Hadhey Amherst Belcher town Bondesville jage Gilbertville Barre Rutland Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Bertin Hudson So. Sudbury Rockbottom Wayland Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont and Waverley Belmont to Northampton for Sunday service. Chime tables with full local train information available at stations. James T. Furber Dol J Flanders General Manager Genl Pasr and Ticket Agent.

Central Mass. Division Boston Causeway Street Portland Street Worthampton Hadhey Amherst Belchertown Bondesville Jage Gilbertville Barre Rutland Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Bertin Hudson Sudbury Rockbottom Wayland Weston Waltham Waverley BM Belmont Osunday Belmont Hudson and Way Northampton James T. Furber Dol J. Flanders Gen’l Pas’r

Time schedules for Boston and New England rail lines 1888

Trains depart Boston Foot of Summer Street for Ashcroft and numerous New England points at listed times on weekdays and Sundays. Includes Woon socket division, Waltham, Hyde Park, Franklin, New London, New York via various lines, and special expresses with dining and parlor cars. Ends with official office and management credits.

Boston Summer Street Ashcroft Baltimore M. Bird Street Blackstone Anbury Dedham Dorchester Dudley Street Endicott Fishkill-on-Hudson Ranklin Forest Avenue Slam Martford Harvard Street Hyde Park Heighland Lake Islington Manchester Mattaan Milford Mt. Bowdoin New Britain Rewburgh New London New York Air Line Hartford Norwich Norwood Norwood Central Pawtucket Philadelphia Providence Putnam Eadville River Street Rockville Conp Southbridge Tiltons Walpole Washington Po. C Waterbury Willimantic Winslows Webster Franklin Woonsocket Division WU Veo Washington Street

Train baggage service on Boston routes announced

SPECIAL NOTICE passengers holding tickets via this road may have baggage checked from hotel or residence in Boston to destination on the Fall River Line Shore Line and Stonington Line. Orders for a baggage call may be left at No. 3 Old State House.

Boston Fall River Line Shore Line Stonington Line No. 3 Old State Our New York River Line Old Colony Brooklyn Jersey City Annex Boat Providence Old State House J. R. Kendrick Geo. L. Connor L. H. Palmer

Fitchburg Rail Route Timetable Post 1988

Train schedules list multiple departures from Boston and intermediate stops to Troy Albany Rotterdam Junction and beyond after December 26 1988 with palace parlor and sleeping cars on various express and local services to Chicago St Louis and Buffalo. Kerattieboro Cambridge Concord Fitchburg Gardner Miller's Falls Greenfield and other local stops appear with daily and Sunday times.

Fitchburg Hoosac Tunnel Boston Causeway Street Troy Albany Rotterdam Junction Binghamton Buffalo Palace Chicago Niagara Falls Short Line Erie St. Louis Niagara Falls Michigan Central Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway Ayer Junction Sun Elmont and Waverley Kerattieboro Miller’s Falls Cambridge Concord Gardner and Miller’s Falls Greenfield

Boston Area Train Timetable Fragment Details Numerous Stops

A dense list of train times and routes for multiple stations including Central Division lines from Kneeland Street to New York via Fall River Line, Ashmont, Braintree, Brockton, Cohasset, Hingham, Marshfield, East Weymouth, East Milton, Quincy, Rockland, Shawmut, South Braintree, Whitman, Wollaston Heights, and others. Includes weekday, Sunday, and holiday schedules with numerous times and notes on via routes and service days.

Central Division Kneeland Street New York Fall River Ashmont Braintree Middleworo Sun Bridgewater Brockton Cohasset and Hingham Aston East Bridgewater Abington East Milton East Weymouth Taunton Tanneton Ag Harrison Square Marshfield Sea View Bastapan Milton Middleboro Neponset Newport Nort Easton Stoughton Andoliph Plymsouth Duxbury Quincy Rockland and Hanover Sette Wates Fundays Shawmut Hunde Dat South Braintree South Duxbury Wollaston Heights Westridgewater Cochesett South Easton

Cape Cod Bus Route Timetable Fragments

Schedule fragment lists multiple Cape Cod towns with odd times inam 8.15 am to 4.15 pm windows. Entries include Buzzards Bay Bourne Barnstable Falmouth Hyannis Wellfleet and Woods Hole with inconsistent formatting and stray symbols. Mon Tue Thu Sat Nantucket notes only Mondays through Saturdays.

Kneeland Street Buzzards Bay Barnt Stabie Bourne Bournedale Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City Park Sq New Bedford Fairhaven Falmouth Hyannis Marwich Monument Beach Mattapoisett Marion Nantucket Woods Hall Provincetown Sandwich Saxamore Warmouth Tremont Wellfleet West Barnstabie Woods Hol Waream

Providence Division Train Schedule Fragments

Providence Division timetable lists departures from Leave Park Square to numerous towns including Stonington Attleboro Readville Boston Ipswich and more with varied Sunday and weekday times. The garbled OCR shows multiple stations and frequent times across morning to late evening with numerous minute details and notes.

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State Milwaukee J. E. Carter & Co Pases Sahih Seer Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Rairoad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Boston& Maine Railroad Eastern Division Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell System By Express Copartnership Notices Boylston Insurance CO Boylston Insurance Company Kilby Street W. Glover Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company J. C. Braman Railroads Boston & Albany R. R A. S&s. Hanson Gen. Pass. Agt Cheshire Central Vermont Railroads Montreal & West Hana Ils Pyteanahtaba Park Square Station Stonington Washington, Cor Park Square J. W. Richardson J. W. Miller H. Briggs Gen Pass New York and New England Concord & R B. and N. H N.H C. E. Chamberlim Lawrence Sowell Lewiston Meading and Way aVia Saugus South Reading Fabyan Millsboro Hillsboro Wilton M. Greenfield Nashua New Billerica Lawrence, & Llam Alnut Hill Stoneham M. Woburn Winchester West Medford College Hill Cencers Mass Billerica Bedford Lexington M. Arlington Stoneham Awa Lexington and Way Woburn and Way Winchester and Way Manchester and Dmc Express Needham and Way Woonsucket Immer Street A. Jackson E. P. Vining A. C. Kendall Sup’t Fioosick Falls Johnsonville Lincoln Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard North Adams Williamstown North Leominster Shelburne Falls Union Square Somerville Watertown Union Market Mt. Auburn John Adams J. Whitmore J.R. Watson Cape Cod Attlebors Boylston Roslindale Highland West and Spring Street Sattly Ay Lz.p, Hov. Ob Dedhax Suvamj Budgeville East Kexboro Foxboro Forest Mazelwood Meath Mec Bronville Blyde Park Jamaica Plain Mansfield Mt. Hope Claresden Hills Attleboro Readville Oxbury Bamford India Point Sharon Sharon Heights Stoughton Central Canton South Walpole Wrentham Walnut Hill Stonehaven Warren and bNewport Fall,ver New Wondon Wickford Junction Central Oey Ovwekt Knee Land Street Ec Framingham and Marlboro Fayville Southboro Bolton Northboro Leominster Prochherds Pratt’s Junction KR. R Geo, L. Connor Douglas - Axe Dana
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