Wholesome Butter and Produce Prices Across Markets
Markets show ample supply and steady prices for butter from Western Vermont and Eastern creameries. Eggs, beans, potatoes, and poultry also trade with large supplies and varying demand, while cheese and butter rates hold firm in Chicago and New York trade.
Market prices for assorted vegetables and truck crops
The report lists wholesale quotes for produce including Marrow sanaen at 35 a ton, Hubbard at 40 to 50 per ton, Savoy cabbage 60 to 75 cents per bushel, red cabbage 2 per bushel, onions 120 to 140 per bushel, beets 40 to 50 cents per bush, lettuce 75 to 1 dollar per bush, turnips 40 cents per box, white French turnips 1 to 1 25 per dozen, celery 3 to 4 per box, parsnips 50 to 60 cents per bush, spinach 50 to 75 cents per bush, Norfolk spinach 1.50 per bushel, parsley 2.50 per bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard
St Andrews
Norfolk
Fruit Auction Prices And Market Reports From New York
Auction notices for Florida oranges 3000 boxes sold by H Harris & Co and Snow & Co. Apple market shows no improvement with scarce high quality lots and quoted prices for several varieties. Lombard's Sons report weekly exports to Boston New York Montreal Liverpool and Glasgow with season totals. Grapes Almeria supply tight and prices firm. Oranges and Lemons market steady with current box prices for Florida varieties. Cranberries trade dull with steady pricing for select grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Harris & Co
Florida
Snow &Co
Seeneay
Hubbardstons
King
Snow
Baldwins
Tallman Sweets
Greenings
Messrs A C Lombard’s Sons
Boston
New York
Montreal
Liverpool
Glasgow
Lennon
Almerias
Messina
Palermo
Chicago opens firm stock. Armour orders trigger market drop
In Chicago stock opened firm around 1350 then a rush of Armour & Co buying orders followed by a market break. Pork and lard show weakness while hogs and hams stay steady. Prices quoted include long cuts 17.50 18.00, pork at 14.25 14.50, lard around 9 to 10 cents, and New York pork weak at 14.25 14.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Armour & Co
Park
Choice City
New York
Ierne Western Steam
Tierces City
Continent
South America
St Louis
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New England
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Lowell
Ly Express
Sugar and Molasses Market Summary
Sugar market shows dull demand and steady prices across regions. Cuban raws, refined and pulverized sugars quoted with minor shifts. Manila and Java varieties listed. Molasses steady though dull with Porto Rico and New Orleans lots cited. New York foreign lots nominal with 50 test at 21c and 75 hogsheads new crop Cuba at 22 to 28c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
New York
Ponce Porto Rico
Porto Rico
New Orleans
Cienfuegos
Hog and cattle market summary from Kansas City and allied stocks
Kansas City stock yards report weak cattle with prices down 10 cents. Cattle receipts 2855, hogs 5973 with prices 5 to 10 cents lower, sheep steady. Across St Louis Peoria Cincinnati and Chicago markets show hogs lower or steady, cattle slower with mixed receipts and varied prices. Texas cattle noted, and overall market softness persists despite steady sheep values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St Louis
Peoria
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
New York Cotton Prices Steady Amid Mixed Futures Signals
New York market shows steady middling uplands at 9 9 16 cents and low middling 9 5 16, with sales at 484 bales. Futures opened firm and closed quiet as Liverpool and other markets also report steady tones. prominent U.S. hubs list mixed receipts, exports, and stock figures, including Galveston, New Orleans, and Mobile, highlighting a broad tone of steadiness despite varied regional activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cicbeeass
Merah Cies
Tc Ieee
Liverpool
GON Ccs
Galveston
Great Britain
France
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Charleston
Philadelphia
West Point
Wilmington
Norfolk
Baltimore
Continent
Great Brit
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
Miscellaneous commodity market pricing steady in mixed trades
Tallow shows steady demand at steady prices with city renders around 6 44 cents and country at 5 42 cents. Coffee from New York to Rio remains dull with fair car pricing around 17 cents. Turpentine and petroleum markets in New York show closures near 46 percent for turpentine and 6 55 to 7 16 cents for petroleum, with rosin near 1 05 and tar nominal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Turpentine
Vpetroleum
Imports and Exports. Imports January 14 1889 Antwerp
Shipping list of goods arriving in Antwerp and Glasgow with numerous consignments including steel blooms, plates, rolls, rags, glass, ponderous quantities of coal, parchment, and dry goods from multiple firms. Notable entries include Gallina, Baring Bros & co, J B Moors & co, Stone & Downer, Gill & Sootz, J A & W Bird & co, and Cushman HKros & co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Gallina
Norway Steel and Iron Co
Baring Bros & Co
Naylor & Co
Moors & Co
Gill & Sootz
Furness
Bird & Co
Luce & Manning
Booth & Co
Kidder, Peabody
Stone & Downer
Geiler
Tufts
Horace Partridge & Co
Wilcox & Co
Glasgow
Scot
N & N W Curtis
Lovering & Co
Lovering & Co—180 Bales Paper Stock J B Moors & Co—164 Do Baring Bros & Co
Multi-Region Trade Goods and Shipments Listed
A vast ledger of cargoes from Halifax to Manila and London shows bales, cases, and casks of goods. The entries name hundreds of firms and vessels, including Chase & Co and Barings, with items such as mdse, tea, sugar, cotton, lubricants, beer, and canned foods, reflecting global trading activity and shipments via steamers and railroads.
Exports, Jan 14, 1889 showship cargoes worldwide
Liverpool steamer Bulgarian cleared Jan 10 carries leather flour beef and lard in large lots. Salmon River Nova Scotia schooner Bonhomie loads oak. St John New Brunswick Nellie King carries salt cornmeal cottonseed meal and clothing wringers. Buenos Ayres bark Maria Stoneman ships pine lumber. Valparaíso and Antofagasta Chile Cheshire unloads nails sugar canned goods lumber and hardware plus vast lumber lard oil and farm tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Salmon River
Bonhomie
ST John
Nellie King
Buenos Ayres
Maria Stoneman
Valparaiso
Antofagasta
Chil
Exports from Boston for Week Ending January 11 1889
The weekly report shows the value of goods exported from Boston during the week ending January 11 1889. Details include shipments by principal commodities and the contribution of major shipping firms, with emphasis on imports likely accompanying the trade balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Receipts Record For Boston and Albany Railroad 1889
Receipts show January 14 1889 cargoes including seven bales of cotton two thousand four hundred seventy five barrels of four oatmeal six thousand and twenty bushels of corn ten thousand seven hundred sixty nine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
Foreign Markets. Wheat Sags. Corn Quiet on Liverpool Coast
London and Liverpool report dull wheat and corn demand with mixed futures. Mark Lane notes easier wheat and corn in some markets, while Antwerp and Paris show quieter prices. Breadstuffs, provisions, and fats largely hold with minor shifts in lard and bacon prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
Vares
Liverpool
Great Britain
California
Antwerp
Paris
Whitmore and Watson Named Traffic and Passenger Chiefs
J Whitmore is named general traffic manager and J R Watson named general passenger agent in the railroad’s executive changes. The appointments reflect leadership realignment aimed at smoother operations and enhanced service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Whitmore
Gen’l
J.R. Watson
Pass
Agen
Boston and AlbanyRail Timetable And Connections
Boston and Albany schedule corrected to December 30 1888 lists weekday departures from Boston foot of Summer Street to Ashcroft and many other towns including Hartford Danbury Fishkill and New York. It also notes Sunday trains to Norwood Hyde Park Franklin and Willimantic with various returns and a daily express network linking to Philadelphia and Newburgh City of Boston connections and Norwich Line through trains with Willimantic connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Station
Summer Street
Ashcroft
S&altimore
Bird Street
Blackstone
Danbury
Dedham
Morchester
Budley Street
PaieSeeeam
Li Ao
Endicott
Fishkill-on-tiudsen
Kranklin
Forest Avenue
Hartford
Harvard Street
Manchester
Bowdoin
Gpim
Werk
Air Line
Norwich
Philadelphia
Providence
Prinsa
Rockville
Conn
Southbridge
Silions
Boston
Norwood
Norwood Central
Hyde Park
Park
Franklin
Woons
New Britain
Waterbury
Newburgh
Jersey City
Trenton
Baltimore
Washington
Achmond
G& Ad P.M. Norwich Line
Io Press
New York
New London
Danielsonville
Putnam
City OF Boston
City OF Worcester
Washington Street
A. Jackson
E. P. Vining
A. Cc. Kendall
Sup
Agt
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Annex
Haggage
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
L. H. Palmer
Willimantic
Toot
Boston and Maine Door from State Street Schedule Dec 17 1888
Train schedule from Boston and Maine listings shows through trains on western and eastern divisions. Stops include Causeway street and Haymarket square stations with multiple daily departures to Augusta Bar Harbor St John Calais Portland Machias and Rockland and connections to Portland steamers. includes Manchester Concord North Conway and Portland routes with various times and stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
City 7
Washington Street
Augusta—Haymarket Sq
Causeway St
Kantor
Bar Harbor
St. John
Huali
Provincer
Haymarket Sq
Rockana
Castine
Portland
Causeway Street
Mewiston
Haymarkets
Manchester
Concord
North—Haymarket Sq
North Conwaylaymarket
Causeway
Ortland—Hayarket Sq
Sane
Amesbury
Beverly
Briddeford
Chelsea
Ebover
Everett
Great Falls
Rochester
Hampton
Orth Hampton
Rys Beach
Lpawieh
Lynn
Marblehead
Swampscott Branch
Azraddleton
Newburyport
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Rmevere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
York Harbor & Beach R.R
Saugus Branch
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
Lynn and
Way Statio
Bangor
Malifax
Salem
Boston and Albany R R Time Tables January 1 1889
Time tables show local and through service between all stations with trains to Albany and the West. Daily schedules note drawing room and vestibuled Wagner cars for Niagara Falls Detroit and Chicago via Michigan Central. connections for Syracuse Rochester Buffalo and westward points. Additional trains serve Hartford New Haven New York and Boston with drawing room cars, dining and sleeping accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Heston
Lowell
Chicago
Pullman
Fitchburg
Wagner
Fitchburg Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Boston
Auseway Street
Tro Albany
Rotterdam Junction
Est
Roy
Albany
Binguamton
Bknifalo
Niagara Falls Short Line
Erie
St. Louis
Niagara Alls
Michigan Central RR
Palace
Niagara Falls
Grand Trunk Railway
Troy
Binghamton
Ayer Junction
Belmont and
Waverley
SUN
Miller’s Falls
Cambridge
Concord
Kitchburg
Glasdner and Minter’s Falls
M. Greenfield
Hivesick Falls
Johnsonville
N. Y
Lincoln
Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard
Nashua
N. Hi
North Adams
Williamstown
North Leominster
Saratoga
Shelburne Falls
Union Square
Somerville
Isun
Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Worcester
Washington Street
John Adams
West
Connecto. 2
Sycacuse
Rochester
Huffalo
Detroit
Michigan Central
Cleveland
Toledo
Lake
Niagara _ Falls
Joetreit
Hartford
New Haven
New York
New Slaven
Philadelphia
Bound Brook House
Central
New Jersey
Philadelphia & Reading R. BR
Depot Central 2. R
Foot of Liberty
Depot Philadelphia & Reading RB. B
9Th and Greenests
G. di. Magna
New England
Washington St
Western Division Train Schedules From Boston Station
Western Division timetable lists trains from Boston to Alton Bay Rochester Farmingtor and many suburbs. It includes weekday and Sunday departures with times for Andover Dover Exeter Haverhill Saco South Lawrence Medford Melrose Reading Salem North Andover Newburyport North Wilmington and other stops, noting morning and evening runs and service patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Station
Haymarket Square
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmingtor
Andover
LZ In
Dover
Rainvere
Exeter
Great Falls
Haverhill
Enem
Georgetow
Saco
South Lawrence
Spim
Meorwell
Medford
Melrose
Bierkimac
North Andover
Ceil
Newburyport
Reading
Salem
Lzit
Le-4o
Lou
North Wilmington
Lawrence
Manchester
Sam
Lowell
Portland
Banger
Lewiston
Eastern Division Train Timetable Across Boston Area
Eastern Division listing multiple routes from Boston stations with departure times to Amesbury Beverly Lynn Newburyport and coastal towns. includes Sunday trains and branches. numerous stations and times read like a dense schedule for city and regional rail service.
Boston Station Schedule Shows Through and Local Rail Timetables
Boston area timetable lists extensive through service from Causeway Street to towns across New Hampshire Vermont and Maine with morning and evening departures. It also notes Central Mass and Central Division trains to Worcester Northampton and points in between, plus through service to Montreal. Time tables are available at stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Causeway Street
Bostos
Liten
Laconia
Lake Village
Weira
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Haverhill
Woodsville
North Woodstock
Penigewassett Valley
Lisbon
Littleton
Whitefield
Lancaster
Fabyan’s and Jefferson
Franklin
Lebanon
White River
St. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Dhoebee
White River Junction
Wells River
Bristol
Claremont
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
Montreal
Northern RR
Boston Air Line
Sentral Mass. Division
Portland Street
Worthampton
Hadhey
Amherst
Belchertown
Kandsville
Ware
Gilbertville
Warre
Knutland
Oakdale
West Boylston
Worcester
Clinton
Bertin
Padson
Sudbury
Rockbottom
Wayland
Werton
Waltham
Waveriey
Belmont
Findsau
Wayr
Northampton
T. Furber
J. Flanders
Gen’l Pas
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Kneeland Street
Framingham and
Marlboro
Fayville
Southboro
Bolton
Northboro
Leominster
Fitchburg
Pratt's Junction
Old Colony
R. BR
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Central Division Train Schedule Fragments Across Multiple Lines
Fragmentary timetable data shows departures and arrivals for lines from Kneeland Street Station through Ashmont Brockton and connecting stops. Entries include varied times, Sundays notes, and service notes across multiple towns and divisions with references to Fall River Line and Boston suburbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Colony
Boston
Ug Road
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Stoningon Line
Central Division
Kneeland Street
New York
Fall River
Ashmont
Bridgew
Brockton
Mj and
Hingham
Easto
Opm
East B
Yeymouth
Cape Cod Division Bus Schedule Fragments
Partial timetable lists routes from Kneeland Street Station to multiple Cape Cod towns with departure around 8.15 am and 4.15 pm. Mentions Bourne Bourne Dale Brewster Cafes Chat Sam Cottage City Fairhaven Hyannis Harwich Monument Beach Mattapoisett Nantucket Provincetown Sandwich Wellfleet and Yarmouth with varied times and via notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Kneeland Street
Barehards Bay
Barstabe
Bourne
Bournedale
Brewster
Ama
Cataumnes
Chat- Sam
Cottage City
Park Sq
New Bedford
Fairhaven
Falmouth
Hyannis
Harwich
Monument Beach
Mattapoisett
Marion
Nantucket
Woodston
Provincetown
Sibam
Sandwich
S2vamore
Yarmouth
Tremont
Wellfleet
West Barnstable
N. Woods Holt
Wareham
Train Schedules for New York and Boston Divisions
Listing of multiple rail departures and arrivals across numerous stations including Park Square Station, Attleboro, Canton Junction, Readville, and Providence with inconsistent OCR dates. Details show times for weekdays and Sundays, through trains, and notes on division operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widence
Geen
Boylston
Cent Krostindale
Highland
Weet Re.d
Spring Street
Canton Junction
Dodgeville
East Foxboro
Foxboro
Forest Hillis
Hazelwood
Kiebronville
Alyde Park
Jamaica Plain
Mansfield
Mt. Hope and
Clarsdon Kills
Attleboro
Providence
Readville
Oxbury
O Ally
Rumford
India Point
Sharon
Sharon Heights
Stoughton Central
Canton
South Walpole
Rym
Yyrentham
Alout Bilt
Stonehaven
Warren
Bristol
Ont Mannsfield
B’faunton
bNew Bedford
Fall River
bNewport
New London
Newport
Wickford Junction
Central
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Avor
Western
Sage
Iverpool
Stockigher
Hampshire
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Michigan
Island
Canada
York State
Timothy
Red Top
Iblack
Jersey
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton
Burbanks
Kentucky
Cincinnati Park
Brighton
J. E. Carter & Co
Railroads
H & L Chase
Halifax
Carroll
American Press Association
H Carlon & Son
Delong & Seaman
Carlton & Son
Thos Keyes
Winsor & Son
Glass Wing & Mariner
Kehew & Sons
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Bartlett & Co
Chadwick & Chadwick
Leigh & Co
Riley & Gray
Linder & Meyer
Stoddard, Lovering & Co
Thomas Leyland & Co
Pope Mani Co
Brown Bros & Co
Iron Bacon & Co
Gust Landberg
Washburn & Moon Manf Co
Lewander & Co
JA Davis & Co
Thos Groom & Co
Carter, Lkinsmore & Co
Atteaux & Co
Henderson
Ritchie & Co
Pennison Mans Co
Indigo
Doherty
Webber
Sheldon & Co
Hunt & Co
Baring Bros & Coo
Sripball & Co
Logan & Co
Lavin &Co
Peabody & Co
Hiyes
Weld & Sons
Manila
Mauna Loa
Port-Al-Prince
Do Rustic
Knaebel
Savannah
Gate City
Sawtelle & Pratt
Sands, Furber & Co
Do Snow & Co
Simmons, Amsden & Co
Tuttle & Co
Do Wine, Ricker & Co
York & Whitney
Pales
George E Newhall
Southwick
Richardson & Dennie
C E Ponthier
Wheelwright & Co
Huckins & Co
McQuesten & Co
Clark
Blanchard
Barry, Thayer & Co
Dominion
G Hall & Co
Clements & Co
Ellis & Co
Griffin _& co
India
England
Scotia
Newfoundland and
Scotland
Germany
Belgium
Belize
Port Antonio
Railegads
Montreal & West
Madam
Baal
Teadry
Talime
Uae
MA I
Revues
Liisa
Allows
Hyde
KET Bmsen
Reedham and Way
Middletown
New Flaven
Fishkill-on-Huadgon
Turners
Chicago and
Erie Railway
Fort New York
Grand Central Depot
Maine
Ay Ile
R. R
A. & Hanson
Gen. Pass. Agt
Stonington Line
Park Square Station
Stonington
Washington, Cor
Park Square
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
H. Briggs
Gen
1Elo
Dy Oesus
Os Vy
Ennebunk
Biddeford
North Law
Mialden
Melrose Meighlands
Weefeie
aVia Saugus
South Reading
Koston
Lowell System
Fabyan’s
Lowel
Billerica
Walnut Hill
Stoneham
Woburn
Lamj
Winchester
Weat W
Conaceré
Nas
Reformatory
Hillerica
Bedford
Lexington
Arlington
Stoneham and Way
Lexington and Way
Woburn and Way
Winchester and Way
Manchester and Concord
Cobe
Sundam
Abington
Brockt Qhuincy
Wheymer
Uton
Poroa
Ater Sno
Taeda
Rp Dou
Ae Roe
Marshfield
Japan
Siliten
Middleboro
Neponset
Godford
Easton
Stoughton
Oeath
Duxbury
Duxbi
Mockland
Shawmut
M. A.co
South Braintree
Routh Waxbaris
eTauston
Central Station
Dean J
Thuman
Southeymouth
Wollaston Ei
Awu
Eeve
Vee
Westridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Sea View
Iandeivh
Ge Weuyvry
Aincy
Hanover
JRA Oey & Bs
Sunc
Ree Ay
Lave Li
Nh 7
Eas Belte Rhs
Vo. CF Ar
Wim
Jathe
PRI
Rpm
SunuAys
Teks
Aed
Ake
Concord B&b. B
N. H
N.H
J. & Chamberlin
Suph
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