Detroit Receipts and Grain Market Summary
The report shows dull demand and varied quotes across commodities. Wheat rye and barley prices range with No 1 New York rye around 67–78c, Canada barley 87–89c, and six rowed Canada at 1 10s per bush. oats firm at 590 to 640 per barrel. millfeed and malt listings indicate subdued activity and modest prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
New York
Estern
Milwaukee
St Louis
Chicago
Canada
Michigan
Bush
Market Reported Steady Butter Eggs and Produce Prices
The market shows no change in butter demand with varied quotes across regions. Prices list Western, Vermont, and Eastern creams, e g, Elgin, New York and Baltimore with multiple grades. eggs trade steady with large receipts and quieter demand. beans, grasses, potatoes and poultry show slow trade or steady pricing. oats straw and hay noted as fairly steady to slow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
New York
Western
Elgin
St Louis
Chicago
Elgin Creamery
Baltimore
Choice
West
Sage
Liverpool
Americas
New Hampshire
Michigan
Canada
York State
Timothy
Red Top
Jersey
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Aroostook
Hebrons
Burbanks
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Chenangoes
Rose
Market Prices For Vegetables And Produce
The receipts show large volumes with few movements. Prices listed include Marrow squash 45 ton Turban squash 45 ton Hubbard 55 per ton Savoy cabbage 75c per basket cabbage 60 75c per basket Red cabbage 2 per basket Onions 120 140 per basket Beets 40 50c per bush Carrots 75c per basket Lettuce 50 60c per bush Turnips 40c per dozen White French turnips 1 25 per dozen St Andrews 70c per basket Radishes 40c per dozen Long 1 per dozen Celery 4 5 per box Parsnip 50c per bush Spinach 50 60c per bush box Native dandelions 2 per bush Norfolk spinach 2 50 per barrel Parsley 2 per bush
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Andrews
Norfolk
Chicago Provisions Market Sees Mixed Signals After Decline
The market opens with anticipation of a rebound but traders expect limited upside as outside buyers remain cautious. Hog futures stay strong while overall prices for pork, lard, and processed cuts edge lower amid softer demand and plentiful supply. Beef and cut meats remain quiet with little activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Meat Market Price Quilt Shows Mixed Beef and Pork Rates
Pickled bellies and lard steady in places with firmer bacon and pork sections. Fresh beef prices hold with varied ranges for steers and hinds, while dry salted meats and corned beef show stable firming quotes across multiple cuts and regions.
Exports and Prices on Apples Grapes Oranges and Cranberries
Lombard's Sons report weekly exports to Boston New York Portland Halifax Glasgow and Liverpool totaling 12 205 barrels and 14 638 cases with season totals 331 290 barrels and 375 920 cases Grapes command steady firm prices 6 12 for heavy weights Oranges and Lemons show steady demand with Messina Palermo Valencias and Florida options listed Cranberries show limited choice and firm to good sales with varying case prices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbardstons
King
Sweet
Baldwins
Tallman Preet
Greenings
Messrs A C Lombard’s Sons
Boston
New York
Portland
Halifax
Liverpool
Glasgow
Messina
Palermo
Florida
Sugar and Molasses Market Quiet Across Regions
Sugar markets show inactivity with raw sugars steady and refiners firm on old prices. Havana and Caribbean grades listed with various discounts and test levels. refined sugar prices hold, pulverized and powdered options quoted. Molasses demand quiet at steady levels across Ponce Porto Rico and New Orleans sources. New York reports a quiet market overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
Iloilos
Javas
Belmont
New York
Ponce
Porto Rico
New Orleans
Cienfuegos
New York Cotton Quietly Steady Amid Mixed Global Markets
Cotton prices ease in New York with mid dling at 97 3 4 cents and good ordinary at 66 1 2 cents. Sales total 157 bales while futures opened dull and closed higher. Liverpool and other ports show mixed activity with steady to quiet tones and several thousand bales traded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
ORO Ee A'S
Augusta
Mia
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Great Britain
France
Continent
Bcincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
United States
Hog and cattle markets report across multiple cities
Kansas City stockyards show steady cattle with shippers at 3.10 4.25, native cows 1.60 3.00, hog receipts 2,578 with prices 5 10c higher, heavies 4.52 4.65, medium and light 4.65 4.65. St Louis notes firmer hogs 4.75 4.90, Peoria firm 4.60 4.80, Cincinnati hogs stronger 4.65 4.95, Chicago cattle strong for good grades with steers 3.40, stockers 2.40 3.80, hog receipts 16,000 with mixed 4.75 4.95, heavy 4.85 6.00, light to 4.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Continent
South America
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Kansas City
Peoria
Texas
Market Prices and Shipments Reported for Livestock
Livestock market notes show receipts around 6000 sheep shipments and stronger prices. Western corn fed Texans and lambs listed with varied figures including 4 85 and 8 450 indicating fluctuating value across commodities and regions.
Miscellaneous market updates across commodities and cities
Tallow and grease prices seen with mixed movement in multiple markets. New York reports active yet lower whiskey and coffee strength abroad. Turpentine and petroleum readings show firm or nominal changes with resin and tar notes and regional price points.
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New York
Rio
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Peoria
Massive Imports Across Ports Highlight 1889 Trade
The list from Liverpool and Yarmouth ships details cargoes including yarns, cottons, furniture, hardware, machinery, books, woollens, silk, and wines. Major firms and buyers such as Faulkner Page Co, Shreve Crump Low, Harvard College, and Beal Higgins appear along with numerous consignments. A broader Savannah and Georgia segment shows oranges, lumber, spirits, cotton, and rice shipments to multiple buyers and exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Cephalonia
Faulkner, Page & Co
Weld & Co
Koopman & Co
Parker & Wood
Faxon
P Schmidt & Co
Schoenhof
Thorp & Adams Manf Co
Horace Partridge & Co
Thorp & Adams Mant Co
John Stark
Little, Brown &Co
Harvard College
C R Lanman
H Roffe & Co
Case Wool Coatings Grout
Warren & Blanchard
Young & Co
Davis & Co
Frost & Adams
Rousmaniere
Lovejoy & Co
Cumner, Jones & Eco
Nichols & Farnsworth
Horsawell & French
Shepard, Norwell & Co
H Bycroft
Stearns & Co
Damrell & Upham
Jones
J & J Murdock
Stedman & Fuller Mans Co
D & M Williams
Providence Worsted Mills
Hovey & Co
Beal, Higgins & Henderson
Noyes, Campbell & Co
Baring Bros & Co
Providence Worsted Co
Stone & Downer
Nonantum Worsted Co
Emmerson & Co
White & Co
Farley, Harvey & Co
Houghton & Dutton
Sheplie & Co
Reed & Barton
Stoddard, Lovering & Co
Benj French & Co
Mercery
Schlegel & Fottier
H White & Co
Paris
Sargent
Marsh & Co
Brown, Durrell & Co
India
Yarmouth
Dominion
Ellis & Co
Clements & Co
Griffin & Co
Hutchinson
Batchelder
Webber
Mnoise J G Hall
Maritime cargo movements listed for Halifax and trade hubs
Exports dated January 28 1889 show the Steamer Worcester clearing January 26 with three copper tanks and two boxes soda apparatus. Canning Nova Scotia reports schooner Cygnet with 400 barrels of corn meal. Buenos Ayres Argentina lists bark Margareta with 518961 feet of lumber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Worcester
Canning
Buenos Ayres
Margareta
Staple Receipts Record Across Railroads in 1889
A detailed ledger from January 28, 1889, lists cargo by railroad lines including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Boston and Providence, Old beers, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Boston and Maine Eastern, Boston and Maine Western, and Lowell System. Entries cover cotton, wool, flour, cornmeal, corn, lard, butter, eggs, beans, apples, hay, lumber, hides, leather, and more with quantities. Specifics show vast volumes moved by rail and sea routes, reflecting commerce and supply chains of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cerne
England
Nova Scotia
West Indies
Wetherlands
Osa Sereseees
Africa
Argentine Republic
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Beston & Maine Railroad—Western Division
Lowell System
Express
Wheat and grain prices drift in London and Liverpool markets
London and Liverpool report steady to firm prices across wheat and corn with subdued demand. Market notes show No 2 Calcutta wheat at 34s and Walla Walla at 378 6d, while Liverpool bids hold higher for spot wheat and futures stay quiet on the Paris and Antwerp exchanges. Farmers in Britain delivered 59 311 quarters of wheat last week, averaging 30s 11d, with weather easing in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
Calcutta
Walla Walla
Liverpool
Great Britain
England
California
Antwerp
Odessa
Paris
New York and New England Rail Timetable Corrected 1888
Boston timetable lists weekday trains to Ashcroft Baltimore and dozens of towns with frequent departures from foot of Summer Street and other Boston lines. Sunday service details and Woonsocket division schedules show daily and holiday runs including special express trains to New York and Philadelphia with through connections and car services.
Boston and Albany R R Local and Through Trains Schedule
The schedule lists Boston and Albany Railroad trains to Albany and westward with daily departures at 8 20 a m 3 00 p m and 9 00 p m including dining and drawing room cars. Tickets and car accommodations available at 232 Washington Street or Kneeland Street Boston.
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Albany
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Hicagoe
Michigan Central BR. K
Cleveland
Tolledo
Chicago
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern UR
Toledo
Hartford
New Haven
New York
Worcester
Washington Street
Kneeland Street
Boston
Boston and Maine City Ticket Office Notice
Boston and Maine announces a city ticket office located at 218 Washington Street Sa door from State Street for passenger service inquiries and purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Ticket Office
Washington Street
State Street
Train Schedules Departures From Major Stations January 20 1889
The notice lists through train times for Western and Eastern divisions on January 20 1889. It details departures from Haymarket Square and Causeway Street stations to Augusta Haymarket Bar Harbor St John Halifax provinces East Port Maine destinations Lewiston Manchester North Conway Portland and other Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox Lincoln railways with multiple daily departures.
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Augusta
Haymarket Square
Causeway Street
Augor
Bar Harbor
St. John
Halifax
Provinces
Eastert
Calais
Halfax
N.S
Portland
Lewiston
Anchester
Concord
H. HM
North Conway
Maine Central
Grand Trunk
Knox & Lincoln Railways
Western Division Passenger Timetable Across New England
A dense listing of train times and routes for Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Overhill Georgetown and numerous towns including Lowell Malden Medford Melrose Reading Salem Wakefield North Wilmington and more. It details morning, afternoon and evening departures with numerous specific times and via notes, reflecting a regional schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Dover
Danvers
Exeter
Great Falls
Overhill
Georgetown
Mennebunk
Biddeford
Saco
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Lowell
Malden
Medford
Melrose Highlands
Melrose
Merrimac
North Andover
Newburyport
Reading
Salem
Wakefield
North Wilmington
Train Timetable Listings for Northeastern Stations
A long list of hourly and half hourly trains from stations including Moston Causeway Street Beverly Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls Ipswich Lynn Marblehead Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody Danvers Portsmouth Mevere Rockport Satem York Marbor Beach Saugus Branch Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro and Sunday trains with varied times and branches. The data appears as a dense schedule fragment with numerous inconsistencies and OCR quirks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Beverly
Biddeford
Dover
Everett
Great Falls
Mochester
Hampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Ipswich
Lynn
Marblehead and
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Newburyport
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Tipm
Mevere
Rockport
Gloucester
York Marbor & Beach B.E
Saugus Branch
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
Lowell System Timetable for Boston Lines and Branches
Local and through service from Boston on Causeway Street details multiple destinations including Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville and more with morning and afternoon departures listed for each route and branch. Also notes through service to Montreal via White River Junction and Montreal Air Line with express options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Haverhill
Woodsville
North Woodstock
Pennigewassett Valley
Lisbon
Littleton
Whitefield
Lancaster
Fabyan’s and
Quebec
Passumpsic
White River Junction
Wells River
Bristol
Claremont
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
Montreal
Northern RR
Boston Air Line
Fabyan’s
Boston
Manchester
Concord
N. H
Keene
Peterboro
Millsboro
Mills
No. Billerica
Lawrence
Wilmington
Walnut Mill
Stoneham
Winchester
West Medford
Mass
Billerica
Bedford
Lexington
Arlington
Boston to Northampton and nearby towns rail timetable
Central Massachusetts division train schedule lists departures from Boston Causeway Street foot of Portland Street at 7.45 am 1.30 and 3.40 pm to Northampton Hadley Amherst Belcher town Bondsville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Berlin Hudson South Sudbury Mockbottom Wayland Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont and related stations with multiple daily departures. Time tables with full local through train information available at stations. James T Furber D J Flanders General Manager Genl Past and Ticket Agent.
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Central Mass
Boston
Causeway Street
Portland Street
Northampton
Hadley
Amherst
Belchertown
Bondsville
Ware
Gilbertville
Barre
Rutland
Oakdale
West Boylston
Worcester
Clinton
Berlin
Hudson
Sudbury
Mockbottom
Wayland
Weston
Waltham
Waverley
Belmont
Hudson and Way
James T. Furber
D. J. Flanders
Gen’l Past
Central Divisigh Train Timetable Fragments
A dense list of local train times and stop names across multiple towns and routes. Includes Ashmont Milton Dorchester areas and Sunday and weekday schedules with numerous times and notes on via Brockton and other connections.
Cape Cod Division Schedule Fragment
A partial timetable for the Cape Cod Division lists multiple towns and stations with approximate departure times around 8.15 am and 4.15 pm. Several entries include irregular spellings and incomplete times, suggesting a damaged or OCR corrupted schedule for Bourne Brewster Nantucket Provincetown Wellfleet and others with varying daily patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Bastabie
Bourne
Bou
D Ale
Brewster
Cataumet
Ch Ham
Cottage City
Park Sq
New Bedford
Wairhay
Almouth
Hyannis
Karn
Monument Beach
Aim
Mattapoisett
Marion
Nantucket
W Holl
Provincetown
Sawich
Saxamoore
Warmouth
Tremont
Wellfleet
West Barnstable
M. Woods Hall
Wa Oy
Warmoutha
Providence Division Train Timetable Summary
The Providence Division shows a dense schedule with regular and Sunday services from various hubs including Attleboro, Stonington, Me dville, East Foxboro, Jamaica Plain, North Attleboro and more. Trains run weekdays and Sundays, listing numerous departure times, with reference to alterations and notes for Central Divisions.
Boston and Alabama? Rail timetable details 1889
Northern Division timetable announces train times from Boston to Framingham Bolton Northboro Clinton Leominster and Fitchburg with multiple daily departures and Sundays limits. Published by J R Kendrick General Manager and Geo L Connor General Passenger Agent from Boston January 1 1889 with timetable offices listed in Old State House.
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New York
Boston
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex Boat
Providence
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
L. H. Palmer
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Kneeland Street
Framingham and
Barlboro
Fayville
Southbern
Bolton
Sune
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Pratt’s Junction
Old Colony RK. K
Geo, L. Connor
Pass
Trains Schedule Concord and Boston Lines 1888
On and after Oct 8 1888 trains run from Boston ls and L depot to Manchester Concord NH and return times listed. Weekday departures include 1 30 8 30 Ex 9 12 1 3 5 5 30 7 pm with Sunday rights and special Ex times. From Concord to Boston departures include 5 20 7 60 10 am 2 45 Ex 3 35 5 15 Ex am with Sunday 6 55 Ex and 7 20.
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Boston
Summer Street
Ashcroft
Baltimore
Bird Street
Blackstone
Anbury
Dedham
Borchester
Dudley Street
Ellis
Endicott
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Ranklin
Forest Avenue
Martford
Marvard Street
Alam
Byde Park
Highland
Isiiegton
Manchester
Mattaan
Milford
Mt. Bowdoin
New Britain
Newburgh
New London
New York
Air Line
Hartford
Norwich
Norwood
Norwood Central
Pawtucket
Philadelphia
Providence
Purinam
Eadville
River Street
Beckville
Conn
Southbridge
Tiltons
Walpole
Washington
D.C
Waterbury
Willimantic
Winslows
Webster
Hyde Park
Franklin
Woonsocket Division
Boston & Albany Railroad
Needham and Way
Woonsocket
Lynn and Way
Newburyport
Portsmouth
Portland
Bangor St. John
Halifax
Salem
Nashua
Lowell
Lawrence
Stoneham and Way
Lexington and Way
Woburn and Way
Winchester and Way
Conecord
Montreal
Express
Central Divisigh
Kneeland Street
Fall River
Ashmont
Hraiptree
Middleboro
Bridgewater
Krockton
Cohasset and
Hinzham
Aston
East Bridgeware Abington
Brockton
East Mil Quincey
East Weymouth
Yarnton
Morris
Marshfield and
Sea View
Japan
Milton
aNewport
DL North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Plgmouth
Abington
Duxbury
Juimey
Toss
Rockland
South Duxbury
Ax Ton
Central Station
Whitman and Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
Concord
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N. H
Upper
Cal
N.H
Fk Chamberlei
Saute
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Germany
Belgium
East Harbor
Australia
Hong Kong
Rosario Emery
Buenos
Scotland
J. E. Carter & Co
Ces Eescvcee
Savannah, Ga
Allen, Morse & Co
Benjamin
Bourne & Co
Planchard
Cobb, Bates & Co
Chamberlain
Curtis & Co
Curtis & Daggett
Frye & Co
Florida Fruit Co
Dodo Harris & Co
Hill & Co
Georgia Marble Factory
Medical
Humphreys
Ee Cerail
Humphreys’ Medicine CO
Fulton St. N. Yo
Hoss
lHumphreya’ Medicine Co
Fulton St
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Montreal & West
Pullman Carson
Pullman
Kitchburg
Wagner
Central Vermont R. R
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
Raitlroads
New Yok
New England
Middletown
Danbury
Turners, N. Y
Grand Central Depot
Vines
Williman
Trenton
Richmond
Danielsonville
Putnam
City OF Boston
City OF Worcester
A * Jackson
E. P. Vining
A. C. Kendall
Gene Sup
Agt
R. R
A. S&s. Hanson
Gen. Pass
Stonington Line
Park Square Station
Stonington
Washington, Cor
Park Square
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
C. H. Briggs
Gen
NEW Haven & Har’ A
Springfield
N. Y
N. E
Arlor
Each & c. T. Hempstead
R'Ford RR
Haven
Awe
Rains
Central RK
New Jersey
Philadelphia & Reading KR. R
Depot Central R. R
Liberty St
Depot Philadelphia & Reading RB. R
9Th and Greenests
J.B. Magna
Washington St
Maine
Haymarket
Bangor
Kreading and Way
Moston Station
aVia Saugus
South Reading
Fall River Line
Shore Line
HOPES
Deny Ome
Ake
Via
Cape Cod
Tate
Attleborne
Park
Lion Boylston
Centralossindale
Hghland
West Roxbur
Spring Street
Lou
Stangews- Iokrm
Iidax
Carr On
Alia
AULA
Drudgeville
East Foxboro
Foxboro
Forest
Blazeivrouch
Liebronville
Skinde Park
Jamaica Plain
Pinousfield
Mt. Hope
Clarenden Hills
Siam
North Attleboro
Meadville
Rumford
India Point
Sharon
Sharon Heights
Stoughton Central
Canton
South Walpole
Wrentham
Warren and
Mansfield
Taunton
Nomton
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