Market notes for grains and related commodities
Market reports show mixed oats and rye prices across cities with steady No 2 oats in Milwaukee and Peoria while St Louis weakness and Chicago No 2 rye at 48c contrast. Flour and meal values hold steady with moderate demand, and cranberry and hops markets display limited supply and varied jobber prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
ST Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Peoria
Toledo
New York
Canada
Michigan
Choice
Market Dairy and Produce Prices Hold Steady Amid Sluggish Demand
The market shows no new features as buyers wait for immediate needs. Prices across dairy products remain firm with Western and Vermont quotes steady, eggs and beans steady, and poultry demand solid at former levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttetr
Vermont
New York
Chicago
Liverpool
North
Choice
West
Western
New Hampshire
Michigan
Canada
York State
Timothy
Red Top
Jersey
Burbanks
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Vermont Hebrons
Rose
Hebrons
Bush
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Chenangoes
Prince Dward Island
Florida Orange Auction Leads With Multiple Shipments
Harris and Co announce sale of 2000 boxes of Florida oranges at auction on Wednesday. Snow and Co report auctions today for Florida oranges at 16242 3000 box and 4 dollars per barrel. Lawrence McKenzie schooner arrives Charleston with bananas for Bay State Fruit from Samana Bay. Apple prices show quiet demand with large on hand. various varieties quoted. Exports by AC Lombard’s Sons show weekly totals across ports, with season and last season figures for several destinations. Grapes and oranges see firm prices and ample supply, Messina and Palermo fruits listed with per box prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Harris & Co
Florida
Snow & Co
Lawrence McKenzie
Charleston
Bay State Fruit Company
Samana Bay
Hubbardstons
King
Sweet
Baldwins
Tallman Sweets
Greenings
Messrs AC Lombard’s Sons
Boston
New
Montreal
Portland
Liverpool
Glasgow
London
Iss
Almeria
Messina
Palermo
Chicago Provisions Market Shows Downturn and Mixed Requests
Hog receipts ease as packers pull prices lower. slight late buying hints at a brief rally. Pork and lard demand weak across grades with long cuts and backs-priced down. New York and St Louis reports echo softer tones. Beef and dry salted meats steady to dull amid ample supplies. cattle listed with varied steer and heifer quotes. pork, lard, and bacon prices cited across multiple markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Park
New York
City
Continent
South America
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Fruit Steamer Aguan Due Saturday for Boston
The steamer Aguan is due Saturday January 26 with Jamaica fruits for the Boston Fruit Company. The steamer Bessarabia, carrying 3600 boxes Messina oranges 1500 boxes Messina lemons 10000 boxes Palermo oranges and 4000 boxes Palermo lemons, passed Gibraltar January 46 en route to Boston. The steamer Italia passed Gibraltar January 7 with 250 cases Valencia oranges 7000 boxes Palermo oranges and 4000 boxes Palermo lemons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aguan
Jamaica Fruits
Boston Fruit Company
Bessarabia
Gibraltar
Boston
Italia
Market roundup from Kansas City to Chicago hog and cattle prices
Stock yards reports show strong cattle demand with native cows and mixed butchers higher. Hogs fluctuated from weak at low prices in Kansas City to firmer in Peoria and steady to higher in St Louis and Chicago, with receipts totaling thousands and varied cattle and sheep quotes across major markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St Louis
Peoria
Cincinnati
Chicago
Market Report: Large Supply Quiet Trade on Fresh Produce
The supply is large and a very quiet trade is noted with prices listed for many vegetables. Marrow squash 40 per ton, Savoy cabbage 75 cents per bushel, red cabbage 2 per bushel, onions 1.40 per bushel, beets 40 50 cents per bushel, carrots 75 cents per bushel, lettuce 50 to 60 cents per bush, radishes 40 cents per dozen, celery 4 5 per box, spinach 50 to 60 cents per bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Andrews
Bush
Norfolk
Cotton Markets Steady as New York and Liverpool Close Strong
New York cotton prices hold steady with middling uplands at 9 15-16c and futures ending firm. Liverpool spot stays at 59-16d for middling uplands amid 12,000 bales sold and global market notes including receipts and stocks across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, and Savannah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tanuety ccc Espe Etce
Liverpool
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Mid
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Great Britain
Norfolk
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Continent
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
Sugar and Molasses Market and Beet Sugar Production
Market notes show raw and refined sugar steady with varied prices and trade for Cuba Java and Manila futures. Beet sugar yield in Watsonville Santa Cruz County reports 1640 tons from 14,977 tons of beets, 135 workers, 61 days, net profit $29,932.48. Molasses prices range 23 to 47 cents per gallon across ports with New York and New Orleans trading slowly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
Joe Troilos
Javas
Belmont
Western Beet Sugar
Watsonville
Santa Cruz County
New York
Ponce
Porto Rico
New Orleans
Cienfuegos
Straits
Market Summary of Commodities and Prices
There is steady demand at modest prices across items. Whiskey prices in Peoria and Cincinnati show firmness around 103 to 105 dollars, New York and Chicago report mixed quotes, turpentine resin and petroleum pricing in New York with tar and RSW noted. Coffee markets strength noted between New York and Rio with a 174 ac quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio
Peoria
St Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Imports January Twenty First Nineteenth Century Catalog
A Liverpool January 21 1889 listing shows shipments to American firms with items including Egyptian cotton wool ware glass books machinery oils and textiles. Names include James Moulton Abram French & co Provi dence Worsted Mills Baring Bros & co Saco Water Power Mach Shop Jones McDuffee & Stratton H M Weyser & co J G Mitchell and Brown Durrell & co among many others with quantities such as 151 pkgs 1338 coils and 1278 bars noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Catalonia
James Moulton
Hadley Co
Abram French & Co
Moise Baring Bros & Co
Educational Supply Co
P_ Schmidt & co
H Johnson & Co
Providence Worsted Mills
Lincoln
Dodo Davis & Furber Machine Co
Kendall, Barrows & Co
Warren & Blanchard
Horswell & French
Mackintire, Lawrie & Co
Hosiery Co
Aye
Gregory & Brown
Thos Kelly & Co
Moise Grout
H Davis & Co
Jace Beal
Higgins & Henderson
Little, Brown & Co
Bigelow & Washburn
Brigham
Davis & Furber Machine Co
British Hosiery Co
Morey & Co
Leeson co sacks seed and industrial goods shipment
A long list details numerous consignments including sacks seeds chemicals tin plates woollens and machinery from firms like Leeson Parker Wood Schlegel Fottler and many others bound for Yarmouth Nova Scotia on the Dominion steamer with items such as wool, tin plates, tissues, lumbers, and beverages listed alongside quantities.
Exports List From Glasgow Steamer Austrian Cleared Jan 16
Cargo outward from Glasgow on the steamer Austrian includes 21 789 sacks flour 571 bbis apples 1847 bush wheat 2007 butter tubs 84 bbis covers 1 case books 1 case groceries 405 sacks oil cake 260 tierces 250 hifs 554 pails lard 10 boxes hams 25 bbis trimming 75 bbls pork 239 cattle 141 boxes 2 tierces hams 280 tierces buttocks 105 boxes pork 81 tierces bacon 75 bbls wax 279 bbls pegs 2 100 cases canned beef 150 cases fine lard 2 blowers 1L case machinery 12900 tbs cheese 53 cases castings 86 bbls beans 162 plough bases 462 bbls apples 15 bales cotton duck 4800 pieces staves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baer Es
Glasgow
Scot
Staple Goods Receipts Across Rail Lines in 1889
Listing of daily receipts by multiple railroads including Boston & Albany Boston & Providence Old Colony New York & Newee Fitchburg Boston & Maine Eastern Western Lowell System and Sea shipments. Items covered include cotton wool flour oats cornmeal beans butter beef lard leather hides and various forms of timber and produce with quantities in bales sacks bbls cases rolls and cars.
London foreign markets report farm commodities and prices
London and Liverpool market notes show wheat and corn quiet or easier. Prices across regions include No 2 California wheat 348 9d and 88s 9d, Australian wheat 388 9d, and breadstuffs mixed with firmer pork and softer bacon. Farmers’ weekly British wheat deliveries total 62 659 quarters at 6s 2d.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
Calcutta
California
Paris
Liverpool
Great Britain
RAILROADS ALWAYS ON TIME TRAIN SCHEDULES
Train times from Boston to Ashcroft Baltimore Danbury Dedham and numerous towns listed. Daily and Sunday services on various routes including Norwich Line and New York via Air Line with connections to Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury Fishkill and Philadelphia. Officers A A Jackson E P Vining A C Kendall direct schedule and contact points included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Middletown
New Haven
Hartford
New Britain
Waterbury
Danbury
Fishkill-on-Iluegon
Newburgh
Turners
N. Y
Chicago and St. Louis Limited
Erie Railway
Fort New York
Boston
New England
Air Line
Grand Central Depot
Willimantic
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Trenton
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
New London
Norwich
Danielsonville
Putnam
City OF Boston
City OF Worcester
Washington Street
Summer Street
A. A. Jackson
E. P. Vining
A. C. Kendall
L Sup
Pass
Agt
Boston and Maine City Ticket Office Schedule of Trains
Train times listed for Boston and Maine office at 218 Washington Street with through trains to Western and Eastern divisions. Services from Augusta, Bangor, St John, Halifax, Calais, Manchester, North Conway, Portland and more from Haymarket square and Causeway street stations with multiple daily departures and connections on Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox and Lincoln Railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Haymarket Square
Causeway Street
Bangor
Bar Marbor
St. John
Halifax
The
Provinces
Tom, Bastort
Calais
W. B
Halfax
N.S
Portland
Mewiston
Anchester
Concord
HM. H
North Conway
Maine Central
Grand ,Frank and Knox & Lincoln
Boston and Albany R R January 1 1889 Timetable
Local and through train service between all stations advertised with connections to Syracuse Rochester Buffalo and Chicago. Daily departures include 8 20 am drawing room 9 15 pm West bound Wagner cars for Niagara Falls Detroit and Chicago and 9 00 pm sleeping car to Albany with dining options. Tickets and accommodations at 232 Washington street or Kneeland street station Boston by A Hanson general passenger agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Central BR. BR
New Jersey
Philadelphia & Meading KR. I
New York
Depot Central R. R
Foot of Liberty
Depot Philadelphia & Reading
Greenests
J.B. Magna
New England
Gton St
Boston
Albany
Syracuse
Mochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Chicago
Michigan Central
Cleveland
To- No
Iledo
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern We. EE
Ebetroit
Toledo
Hartford
New Haven
Worcester
New Maven
Washington Street
Kneeland Street
Park Square Station
Stonington
Washington, Cor
State Street
Park Square
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
C. H. Briggs
Vermont
Pullman
Lowell
Wagner
Central Vermont
R. R
Moston
J. W. Hobart
Eneral
Ss. W. Cummings
St. Albans
Western Division Train Schedules from Boston Area
Trains depart Boston Station for multiple New England destinations including Alton Bay Rochester and Farmington with numerous morning and afternoon times. Sunday services list Dover Haverhill Lawrence Manchester Lowell Medford Portland Bangor Lewiston and Reading with several daily and weekend departures across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Dover
Danvers
Exeter
Great
Overhill
Georgetown
Keennebunk
Biddeford
Saco
North Lawrence
Lipm
South Lawrence
Lowell
Lipm. Malden
Tad
Medford
Lla
Melrose Highlands
Merrimac
North Andover
Newburyport
Reading
Salem
Wakefield
North Wilmington
jWorkingmen
Haverhill
Lawrence
Manchester
Portland
Bangor
Lewiston
Reading and Way
Eastern Division Train Schedule Reads Boston to Amesbury
Boston Haymarket schedule lists trains to Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Dover Everett and many other points with multiple daily departures from early morning to late night. The timetable includes editions for Rockport Gloucester Salem and Portland with branch routes via Saugus South Reading and other lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Beverly
Biddeford
Chelsea
Dover
Everett
Great Falls
Rochester
Wampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Ipswich
Bynn
Marblehead
Swampscott Ranch
Pre Middleton
Newburyport
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Mevere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
Salem
Nork Muarbor & Beach R.E
Saugus
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
Lynn and Way
Portland
Bangor
St. John
Halifax
aVia Saugus
South Reading
Boston
Haymarket Square
Low-ell System Boston Station Timetable Highlights
Comprehensive list of through and local Boston Post Road railroad times from Boston Causeway Street. Schedules include Filton to Woodsville routes at 9am 1 and 7pm, Montreal via White River Junction, and multiple New England branch stops with morning and evening departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Causeway Street
Filton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Waverhill
Woodsville
North Woodstock
Pennigewassett Valley
Lisbon
Littleton
Whitefield
Lancaster
Fabyan
S and Jefferson
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
St. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Passumpsic
Wells River
Bristol
Claremont
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
Montreal
Northern RR
Boston Air Line
Central Mass Division Train Timetable Details
Trains depart from Boston Causeway Street foot of Portland Street for multiple towns including Northampton Hadtey Amherst Belcher town Bondsville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Oakdale West Boylston Worcester and others with several daily departures at 7.45 am 1.30 pm 3.40 pm and more for various routes. Time tables with full local through information available at stations. TAMES T. FURBER D J FLANDERS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Station
Summer Street
Ashcroft
Bsaltimore
Bird Street
Blackstone
Danbury
Dedham
Borchest
Dudleyer
Street
Ieee
Ellis
Aim
Man
Ae End
Central Mass
Boston
Causeway Street
Portland Street
Northampton
Hadtey
Amherst
Belchertown
Bondsville
Ware
Gilbertville
Barre
Rutland
Oakdale
West Boylaton
Worcester
Clinton
Berlin
Hudson
Sudbury
Rockbottom
Wayland
Weston
Waltham
Waverley
Belmont
Waltham, Hudson and Way
Tames T. Furber
D. J. Flanders
Gen’l Pas
Trains From Boston to Manchester Concord in 1888 Schedule
Concord and branches announce fall 1888 rail departures from Boston B and L depot to Manchester Concord and upper lines with multiple daily times and Sunday adjustments. outbound departures from Concord to Boston listed with several daily slots and Sunday variations due to holidays or exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord BK. R
Boston
B. and
Manchester
Concord
N. H
Upper
Ing
N.hs
M. H. Chamberlin
Late 19th Century Transit Timetables with Vast Whale of Stops
A dense listing of schedules shows routes and departure times from Central Division stations including Kneeland Street, Fall River Line to New York, and numerous towns such as Bridgewater Weymouth Quincy Stoughton and Abington. The fragment compiles weekday and Sunday services with many times and notes on via routes and special days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Division
Kneeland Street
New York
Fall River
Middlehorn
Bridgewater
Wrockton
Cohasset and
Hingham
Abington
Brookins
Aquincy
Weymouth
East We
Taunton
Brockton
Aays
Brocktonton
Marsh Steam
Japan and Mitter
Iddiehoro
Sundar Nepomset
Ub Sv
Easton
Stoughton
Ftandelph
Duxbury
Quincy
Rockland
Hannover
Shawmut
Sui
South Braintree
Iideo
South Duxbury
Ton
Central Station
Whitman and Weymouth
Wollaston
Ridgewater
Cochesett
South Ea
Cape Cod Bus Schedules Incomplete Readout
The list shows multiple Cape Cod towns with scheduled times around 8.15 am and 4.15 pm, including Bourne Brewster Harwich Provincetown Woods Hall and Nantucket. Several entries contain unclear spellings and digits, indicating an incomplete OCR of a bus timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Barnstabie
Bourne
Bournedale
Brewster
Cataumet
Chatham
Cottage City
Park
New Bedford
Fairhaw Llbam
Almcouth
Myannis
Harwich
Monument Beach
Mattapoisett
Marion
Nantucket
Woods Loll
Provincetown
Sandwieh
Lavamore
Yarmouth
Tremont
WY Elified
West Barnstable
Woods Hall
Ware
Armouth
Providence Division Train Schedule Fragment
A dense list of train times and routes across the Providence Division including stations such as Attleboro Readville Roxbury Mansfield and Taunton with numerous weekday and Sunday departures and fares noted, reflecting a complex schedule excerpt from the era.
Northern Division Timetable Details for Northern Massachusetts
Time tables list trains from Boston and Albany stations to Framingham Bambors Fayville Southboro Bolton Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg and Pratt's Gunction with various departure times on weekdays Sundays and Wednesdays and Saturdays. Full information available at Boston stations and the Old Colony R R office at No 3 Old State House with signatures J R Kendrick and Geo L Connor dated January 1 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex Boat
Providence
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Gen’ Pasa
L. H. Palmer
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Kneeland Street
Framingham
Bambors
Fayville
Southboro
Bolton
Northboro
Clinton
Leoeminster
Fitchburg
Pratt’s
Hoston
R. R
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Fall River Line
Shore Line
England
Scotland
Pines Saar
Germany
Dlemom
Belgium
Aviv
Argentine Republic
Australia
Manila
United States
J. E. Carter & Co
India
Ee News
Newfoundland and Labrador
British West Indies
Azores
Madeira
Argentine’ Republic
Leeson & Co
JH Gregory
Parker & Wood
Lo Schlegel & Fottler
K& J Farquhar & Co
Jl&ds Riker
Stone & Downer
Neal, Morse & Co
Excelsior
Manf Co
Baring Bros & Co
Fuller
Dana & Fitz
Phelps, Dodge & Co
Austin & Co
Hovey & Co
Dominion
G Hall & Co
L Clements & Co
Webber
Wiley & Son
TJ Jones & Co
Hutchinson & Co
Griffin & Co
Hall & Co
Batchelder
Hal & Co
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & Newee
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Lowell System
Express
Moseley & Go
Whartagg First
E Street
Kilby Et
Huckins & CO
Azill
Ofice
Border Street
State St
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Fishkill-on-Hudson
Slam
Martford
Warvard Streets
Hivde Park
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Forest
Lake
Eslington
Matta
Milford
Bowdoin
Ilam
Norwood
Norwood Central
Pawtucket
I Fulham
Eadville
Rniver Street
Rockville
Conn
Southbridge
Tiltons
Walpole
Washington, DC
Winslows
Webster
Hyde Park
Woonsogcket di
Boston & Albany Railroad
Needham and Way
Weoonsicket
Maine
City Ticket Office
Mee A.m
A. & Hanson, Gen. Pass, Agt
Stonington Line
Hontreal & West
Haymarket
Come
Peterboro
Hillsboro
Milleboro
Wilton
Greenfield
Nashua
No. Billerica
Wa Hlill
Stanima
A Woburn
Winchester
Mass
Lexington
Bedford
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Lam
Hacauvop
Ad Reforma Billerica
Bad m. Arling
Aide
Tory
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Washua
Stonehamawaay
Lexington and Way
Amy
Woburn and Way
Winchester and Way
LO Award
Avecord
Pr c Express
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Weymouth Ane
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Sison Square
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Attleboro
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Mighland
West Hoxb
Spring Street
Canton
Dodgeville
East Foxboro
Foxboro
Hazelwood
Pronville Park
Jamaica Plain
Mansfield
Mt. Mope
Claresdon Hills
Orth Attleboro
Readville
Roxbury
Rumford
India Point
Sharon
Sharon Heights
Stoughton Central
South Walpole
Wrentham
Abnut Hill
Stonehaven
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Ver
Wickford Junction
Central Div
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