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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1889
Page
7
Prices for Peoria No 2 whites at 28 29c and No 3 whites around 31 34c reflect firm to higher trends in several districts. Chicago reports thin demand for No 2 rye at 48c. Detroit and Milwaukee show soft to buoyant activity in oats and rye with wholesale flour markets steady. barley and malt trades quiet with mixed regional quotes.
Wholesale butter quotes show little change with Western and Vermont creameries varying from 21 to 27 cents and Eastern creamery around 26 to 27 cents. Eggs, cheese, beans, potatoes, and poultry supply adjust modestly as markets in New York and Chicago report firm cheese, dull egg and bean markets, and steady poultry demand. hay and straw receipts remain large with quiet trade.
Harris and Co auctioned the Narania cargo today with Valencia oranges at 3.75 per case for extra large and 2.62 for ordinary cases, Malizza lemons at 1.24, Catania lemons 2.85, Palermo lemons 0.85, Catania oranges 1.15, Malizza oranges 0.60, Palermo oranges 1.25 per box or 2.85 per case, Florida oranges 1.37 per box. Snow and Co sold Valencia oranges at 2.12 1 2 3.80 per case and 3.05 3.75 per extra large case. Narania balance sale planned by H Harris on Saturday and Tuesday 1500 boxes Florida oranges. Apples noted with large supply and low prices including Hubbard ston and Baldwins in various lots.
Sweets prices show 2 225 per barrel for Greenings at 87c per barrel. Grapes Almeria firm with common to good at 350 500, heavyweights 6 12, fancy 18 20 per barrel. Oranges and Lemons steady demand with Messina lemons 2 325 and Palermo boxes 2 3 25. Valencias 4 450, Florida oranges 2 250 per box, cranberries dull with sales 7 800 per barrel for choice and 1 75 2 50 per case.
Chicago provisions opened firm then weakened as English houses liquidated. lard and pork markets showed mixed demand with prices for long cuts, backs, and mess varying. Reports from New York, St Louis, Cincinnati, and Chicago reflect steady to dull activity in beef and dry salted meats with modest gains and declines overall.
Traders note dull demand with ample on hand supply for vegetables and produce. Prices listed include marrow squash 40 per ton turban squash 40 per ton Hubbard 402 50 per ton onions 120 per barrel cabbage 75c per barrel red cabbage 2 per barrel beets 40 50c per bush carrots 40 50c per bush lettuce 50 60c per bush turnips 40c per box white French turnips 1 125 per barrel radishes 40c per dozen long celery 3 4 per box parsnips 50 60c per bush spinach 50 75c per bush Norfolk spinach 150 per barrel parsley 250 per bush.
Hogs firm in St Louis and Peoria with prices around 4 85 to 5 15 for various categories. Cincinnati reports lighter supply and stronger hogs at 4 25 to 5 15. Chicago shows steady cattle demand with beef prices from 2 90 to 4 75 and hogs prices between 4 90 and 5 15 with shipments and receipts listed. Sheep and lamb values echoed steady trends across regions.
New York middling uplands at 9 15 16 cents, low middling 9 7 16, good ordinary 8 5 8. sales 842 bales. Futures open firm and close steady with varied opening and closing prices for Jan and Feb contracts. Liverpool spot cotton active with middling uplands at 59 16d and low middlings at 61 4d, 15,000 bales traded, 13,700 American. receipts 10,000 bales. Futures close firm. other ports report mixed receipts, exports, and stock levels, with overall steady to firm sentiment in several markets.
Raw sugar demand remains dull with steady prices across Cuban and Manila grades. Refined sugar values hold, with various forms quoted from powdered to confectioners’ grades. Molasses trade quiet in New York with new cargo sales of February and March Cuba molasses. regional prices listed for Fancy Ponce Porto Rico and other varieties.
Tallow prices show a quiet demand at old prices with varied figures for city and 6 percent. New York tallow remains nominal at 6 cents. Coffee from New York to Rio shows strong trade and fair car at 17 ac. Whiskey markets in the West remain steady around 1038 dollars. Turpentine and petroleum figures in New York: turpentine 46 2 cents, rosin 1105, tar nominal, petroleum 6 55 to 7 10 cents with RSW 7 cents and cases 9 cents.
The list shows cargo entries for ships in Glasgow Progresso and Port au Prince. The Carthaginian carries 500 tons pig iron 20 bales mdse J L Moors & co 62 boils steel 14 bales mdse and other consignments from Beal Higgins Henderson on 1 parcel and 25 frames. The Greetlands carries 3000 bales hemp. The Orlando schooner at Port au Prince ships logwood 372,009 ths and 16 bags coffee order.
Jan 18 1889 London cargoes list Borderer and Cayenne Alma La Have St John Trinidad with diverse goods including 300 bags sandpaper 10 cases organ keys 300 cases evaporated apples 900 bags asbestos 1 case moose heads 28 bags canned fish 4800 pieces leather 611 rolls leather 387 bags 29 cases 611 rolls leather and detailed tonnage across schooners Cayenne Gondola Acacia Juno Mattie E Eaton with lumber, flour, kerosene, beef, fish, crates and groceries into multiple ports.
A detailed tally of shipments across several railroads including Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston & Providence Old Colony New York & New England Fitchburg and Boston & Maine divisions. Items list bales cotton wool flour corn oats malt lard butter cheese eggs beans apples hay straw leather hides skins and more with quantities.
Listing of items carried by express and sea transport including wool bales cotton flour grease leather skins and various containers. Noted quantities cover bales casks barrels tubs tubs and cases with dozens of loads across multiple categories.
Foreign markets show wheat and corn in London and Liverpool with quiet demand and steady futures. Prices listed for California wheat, European spot wheat, and domestic fats with provisions and weather notes for England.
Corrected to December 1888, Boston to many destinations with listed daily and Sunday trains from Boston Station. Includes Woonsocket division and Needham lines and passenger options such as parlor and Pullman cars. Officials listed: A Jackson, E P Vining, A C Kendall.
Train times listed for Western and Eastern divisions from Haymarket and Causeway Street stations. Stops include Augusta, Bangor, Bar Harbor, Halifax, Saint John, Portland steamer connections, Rockland, Castine, Lewiston, Manchester, Concord, North Conway, and Portland routes. Regular daily departures to Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox & Lincoln lines with multiple daily slots.
Western Division timetable lists trains from Boston Station Haymarket to Alton Andover Exeter Haverhill Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Salem and other points with daily and Sunday departures including morning and afternoon slots. It notes a workingmen's train and Sunday trains to Dover Manchester Portland Reading and Way Stations with multiple stops and varying times.
Timetables list trains from Boston Haymarket to Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Revere Salem Rockport Gloucester and more. Service notes include branches to York Harbor Saugus Swampscott and Portland with multiple daily departures and special running days for workers.
An extensive timetable lists local and through service from Boston to multiple New England and Quebec points. It details departure times for numerous destinations including Tilton Laconia Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Whitefield Lancaster Fabyan Jefferson Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Montreal and many Massachusetts towns.
Central Massachusetts divisions list departure times from Boston stations to Northampton Hadhey Amherst Belcher Town Fondsville Gilbertville Barre Rutland Oakdale Wrest Boylston Worcester Hudson South Sudbury Rockbottom Wayland Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont and Waverley stations with multiple daily departures. Full timetable details and local through trains available at stations. James T. Furl er, General Manager, Gen l Passenger Ticket Agent.
A jumble of schedule data lists varied train times and routes including Abington Brockton Quincy Weymouth Taunton New Bedford Newport Norwood and South Braintree with numerous weekday and Sunday entries and notes of additional trains.
A fragmented timetable lists Cape Cod division stops from Leave Kneeland Street Station to Buzzards Bay with typical service windows from 8.15 am to 4.15 pm. Destinations include Bourne Brewster Hyannis Provincetown and Nantucket with some Monday Tuesday Thursday and Saturday notes and via Woods Hall routing.
A dense listing of ferry and rail times across Providence division stations including Park Square Station New York Shore Line service at 10 am and 1 and 5 and 11.30 pm, plus numerous doted daily and Sunday schedules across Attleboro Boylston Dedham Foxboro Forest Hills Hyde Park and many others with varied morning daytime and late evening departures. The text notes sixteen trains on weekdays and four on Sundays for Providence with partial times for other branches such as New London Newport and Taunton.
On and after Oct 8 1888 trains leave Boston from B and L depot for Manchester Concord NH and upper railroads at 7 30 8 30 9 am 12 m 1 3 5 5 30 7 pm Sundays 1 7 pm Returning to Boston from Concord at 5 30 7 35 6 35 pm Sundays 7 20 am
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