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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1888

Page

8

Market dullness and steady quotes across commodities

No. 1 New York stocks trade at 838c push in small volume as the market stays dull. Chicago receipts and shipments 1000 bush No 2 at 62c. Rye markets quiet in Milwaukee with No 1 at 56c. Four market quotes $375 400 per barrel. Graham Flour quiet with moderate demand at 5 203 30. Millfeed steady with spot spring bran 17 50 18 50 per ton and middlings 20 23 50. Sack springs 17 25 and sacks winters 18 25 18 50 per ton. Cottonseed meal firm with prime sacks 25 per ton, to arrive 24 50. Alt quiet. six-rowed Canada 1 1 5 bush. six-rowed State 95c to 1. two-rowed State 90c. Hops quiet. New York 12 15c for 1887 selections, common 8 10c, Eastern 8 10c, old lots nominal at 3d.

New York Chicago Milwaukee Graham Canada Bush Choice Western Vermont Extra Vermont Vermont Dairy Ohio Liverpool New Hampshire Michigan Nova Scotia New Brunswick Island California West North Jersey East Swale

Market silence and steady demand in dairy and produce sectors

Butter prices firm with ample receipts and steady demand across creamery and Vermont lines. Cheese prices firm in New York and Ohio markets. Eggs show steady, firm quotations with regional variation. Beans, grasses, potatoes, hay and straw supply steady, with livestock poultry markets dull but stable. Major firms include New York and Vermont dairy outlets and regional suppliers.

Banana Steamer Arrivals From Baracoa

The steamer Brattan is due on the sixth from Baracoa with bananas for WW and C R Noyes. The Gambetta is due on July seventh from Baracoa with bananas for Seaverns and Co.

Banana Steamers Brattan Baracoa WW & C R Noyes Gambetta Seaverns & Co

Provisions Market Mixed. Pork Prices Steady Across Cities

The pork market shows firm demand with steady quotations. Long cuts at 17 17 50, backs 17 75 18 00, lean ends 17 25 21 77, and mess/premium grades range around 14 to 16.50. Announces varied regional pricing in Chicago St Louis Cincinnati New York and Western steam quotes. Beef prices unchanged with ranges for extra plate, plate, and mess levels.

Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati New York Park Western Steam City Steam Continent

Fresh Beef and Mutton Market Prices Across Categories

Fresh Beef market steady with quiet demand and improving condition. Prices listed for Choice steers to heavy hinds, chucks, loins, and ribs. quotes include 8 12c for several grades and 12 14c for short ribs. Fresh Mexts shows fair demand with better prices. lambs 12 16c, mutton 7 8c, veal 8 10c, with other grades 5 16c.

Chicago Brighton

Sugar and Molasses Market Report Summary

Sugar markets show no change in raw sugars with firm refined prices, demand strong. Quoted values include Cuba and Manila grades, with X% prices around 59 to 67c. New York notes firm refined lines and high white extra C. Molasses trade quiet, quotes for Porto Rico and Cienfuegos range 20 to 36c per gallon, New York firm bid at 19c for 50 test.

Cuba Manilas Lloilos Javas New York Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Mayaguez

Value of Imports into Boston for Week Ending June 29 1888

Allan Asher & Co review shows cotton market opening slack then firming as local operators cover winter months. New York prices steady with middling uplands at 103 1/16 cents and futures steady. Liverpool trade easy. holidays induce covering demand, August squeeze supports line. Across ports, net receipts and stocks vary. Atlanta to Charleston activity quiet to firm, with general market cautious but undercurrent of confidence.

Allan Asher & Co Exchange Place Liverpool New York Ee Ae Orleans Ju . Eeenee

Hog and Cattle Markets Report Kansas City Chicago

Market summaries show mixed receipts across hogs cattle and sheep in Kansas City Chicago and Cincinnati. Cattle prices steady to higher with good natives at 3 75 to 5 77 and Texas cattle strong. hogs steady from 5 35 to 6 50 with heavy and mixed categories. sheep and lambs active to firm in some markets while others softer.

Kansas City Cincinnati Chicago Texas

Miscellaneous market notes and certificates from 1888

The report lists various commodity prices and market tones. Coffee from New York shows nominal Rio at 15c, whiskey steady around 114 dollars, and turpentine with resin and petroleum prices noted. Pipe Line Certificates indicate a trading period closing at 3 pm July 2, 1888 with highs near 74c and lows around 72c.

New York Rio St. Louis Cincinnati

Imports and Exports July 2 1888 ARROYO VR

A dated shipping list detailing imports and exports across multiple ports including Arroyo VR Barrington NS Liverpool Eng Port Hawkesbury Charlottetown PEI Halifax Pictou NS and Charlottetown items note various goods such as sugar molasses lobsters lemons oranges earthenware bleaching powders bottles cases and crates with numerous firms and ownerships listed among the entries. The document records steamer names vessels loads quantities and consignee firms across several Nova Scotia and adjacent ports.

Arroyo Krig Baring Bros & Co Bates & Barnet Barrington Nellie G Davis Maraton Baracoa Seaverns & Co Lockport Sarah E Hyde Clements & Co Liverpool Eng Cobb & Co Machiery Riley & Gray Leigh & Co Thayer & Lincoln Coleman, Mead & Co King & Co Moise Stoddard Lowyering & Co Glass Hills Turner & Co Snow & Co Morey, Churchill & Morey Bartlett & Co Linder & Meyer Crystala Lewis Andrewa Port Hawkesbury Charlottetown Pei Halifax Pictou Worcester Bartlett, Lyman & Co Howlea & Co Beaman Bros Brown, de Loria & Co Cutler Gregory & Co Griffin & Co Hinckley, Ayer & Co

Lobster and fish shipments tied to multiple firms

A long OCR list details numerous consignments including lobsters eggs fish and fresh salmon from George de Rockwell Son C D Stone Slayton Boynton and others to Pictou Port Hawkesbury Halifax and Savannah. Quantities include cases crates bales boxes drums and casks with goods such as lobsters mackerel eggs and pickled fish.

O W Mead Noyes French & Fickett Patch & Roberts Pictou Blackburn & Co Potter & Wrightington Shumway & Co Thompson Port Hawkesbury Seaman Bros Blvelow & Co Mdise Craighead’ & Kirks Dana Ellis & Co James Emery & Co Fongate & Co Grittin & Co Hutchinson & Co Lewis & Bros Peabody & Co

Exports July 2 1888 Arroyo Demerara Liverpool Trade Items

Export records from July 2 1888 list cargoes at Arroyo Demerara and Liverpool. Shows schooner Juan second hand sugar birds shooks and numerous goods including tobacco cheese salmon lard and butter, plus steamer freight to Digby Annapolis and Ne Brunswick with varied hardware organ machinery leather and livestock totals.

Receipts Reported for Railroads and Goods

On July 2 1888 the Boston and Albany Railroad shows 460 bales wool 2000 bbls flour 500 bush corn 11880 bush oats 2050 bush malt 125 bbls oatmeal 10 bbls tallow 10 bbls frease 100 bbls pork 4 boxes bacon 1 tierce chains 1846 tubs 4 boxes butter 752 boxes cheese 10 bbls 444 vases eggs 6 carshay 11 cars lumber 81 rolls 04 bolls 13 bales 3 cases 60 bags leather 273 green hides 204 bolle 8 bbls skins Grand Junction Railroad 700 bbls 8536 sacks flour 27000 bush corn 18 tons feed 438 tierces lard 289 boxes bacon Boston Providence Railroad b9 bales wool 25.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Ener Ana Bes Iss Caliskins-- Molassea Pelta Tlerces Cis Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Bates Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell By Express

Commodity Shipments Across Railroads and Seas

A dense ledger lists shipments by Old Colony, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Boston and Maine, and Boston routes. Items include cotton, wool, flour, cornmeal, beef, pork, butter, cheese, tea, coffee, tea, bales, bbls, leather, hides, shoes, and eggs with quantities in bales, barrels, cases, tubs, and bags.

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Various Cities

A list of buyers and representatives from firms including Sil-T J Shay & Co in Chicago, Greensfelder Florsheim & Co in Chicago, J McLogan NY & NE Manufacturers' Boot and Shoe Selling Co in Detroit, A Blam L & H Blam in Galveston, D Oppenheimer IL & A Oppenheimer in San Antonio, M Meyer & Co in Selma, JH Schafer Schafer Swarts & Co in St Louis, and WB Taylor American Hand-Sewed Shoe Co in Toledo.

Chicago JH Schafer Schafer, Swarts & Co Toledo WB Taylor American Hand-Sewed Shoe Co Tre

Boston and Albany Railroad Timetable Excerpt

Local timetable details list Boston and Albany routes with through tickets at 2382 Washington Street Boston and multiple departure times to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and the West. Connections at Pittsfield Chatham Palmer and Worcester area for New York via express and sleeping car services. Sunday trains and various stops noted with extensive schedule fragments.

Boston & Albany R.R. Lune Washington Street Boston Bsoston Kneelind Street Springfield Pittsfield Albany North Adams Chatham Hudson Palmer Ware River Springfeld Martford New Maven New York Breston Is Express Nw York Il Ot Fie AO Iy Lisary Trafion Estborg LEARN Wille Ordaville Ashland Whalemeowel South Peaminghay Natick, AM Wellesley AM Wellesley Renton Lowe Newton GAO Faneuil Brooktine Binchess Wellesley Fitts Worcester St Newton Highlands L Boston S. Hanson I. T. Gallup Montreal & West Vermont Pullman Carson Lowell Chicago Pullman Fitchburg Wagner Palace Ullman Bertha Central Vermont KK. R. Ofice J. W. Hobart W. Cummings Vass. Age Bt. Albens Philadelphia Hartford New Haven Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond New London Norwich Pantersonville Putnam City OF New York Umumer Street A. A. Jackson T. E. P. Vining A. C. Kendall Pass

Boston and Maine Railroads City Ticket Office Notice

June 24 1888 through trains on Western and Eastern divisions list stations and schedule times for Augusta Haymarket Causeway Street Portland Lewiston North Conway Manchester Concord Bangor Bar Harbor St John Rockland and more with connections to steamboat lines and Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox & Lin ed Railways Haymarket and Causeway Street stations serve as hubs with various departures.

Augusta Haymarket St Causeway St Bangor Bar Harbor St. John Biatrax Provinces Haymarket Sq Old Orchard Portland Poland Springs Banor Boston Mt. Desert Linited Xpress Blastport Calais Blatiax Mundays Causeway Street Haymarket Square Rockland Cassise Southwest Or Farboas Witat Canana Etatinn RA N mm ASM BR Gays Cimyciarece PyMaro Wravaves Peaney Wernew Way Atreef Lewiston Haymarket Manchester Concord WN. M Reorch North Conway Aymarket Sq Causeway Portlandaymarket Sq Neauseway St Maine Central Grand Trunk Ad Knox & Flinedin K Railways

Western Division Train Timetable Sparse Boston Rail Notes

Detailed Western Division schedule lists numerous stations from Boston to towns like Andover Exeter Haverhill Merrimac and Newburyport with varied departure times across weekdays and Sundays. The fragmentary OCR shows extensive daily and Sunday trains including early morning and late evening runs with many inconsistencies.

Trains Schedule for Northeastern Lines and Branches

Eastern Division timetable lists departure times from Moston for Amesbury Biddeford Chelsea Ipswich and many towns with Sunday trains to Boston and Norwood Central. includes Woonsocket division departures from Boston and return times with multiple intermediate stations and connections.

Trains for Point of Pines and Oak Island Schedule

Train times listed leave Boaston at 9.40 and 11.15 am with multiple intermediate stops to Point of Pines and Oak Island. Return departures from Point of Pines and Oak Island run through the day with Sunday variations. service includes numerous times and prices. Some times and notes show OCR errors and do not stop at Oak Island on certain days.

Point of Pines Oak Island

Rail timetable lists Boston trains to many towns and names Ames Furber

Central class division timetable shows trains from Boston Causeway Street to Northampton Hadhey Amherst South Amherst Belchertown? Hondeville seven forty five am and various afternoon runs to Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jeffersons Oakdale West Boylston Worcester So Clinton Berlin Wadson South Sudbury Rockbottom Wayland Wattham Waverley Belmont Belmont Waverley Wattham Hudson and Northamton transfers. Time tables obtainable at stations. Ames T Furber D J Flanders General Manager Genl Pasr and Ticket Agent.

Central Boston Causeway Street Portland Street Northampton Hadhey Amherst South Amherst Belchertown Hondeville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jefferson’s Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Berlin M. Wadson Sudbury Rockbottom Wayland Wea Wattham Waverley Belmont Hudson and Way Northamton Ames T. Furber D. J. Flanders Gen'l Pas’r

Providence Division timetable fragment for Park Square to New Work

Schedule fragment lists departures from Park Square Station to New Work on the Shore Line with times across days and nearby towns. It includes multiple route times, Sundays note, and irregular abbreviations for stations such as Dedham, Dodgeville, Foxborne, and Luna, reflecting a period timetable with fragmented data and numerous numbers.

Providence Division Park Square Shore Line Providence L Attlebore Leo Nor Dante

Fragmented Rail Schedule Snippet With Times and Stations

A jumbled OCR fragment shows mixed times and station names such as Weymouth and Broc, with entries like 10.60, 7.30, 4.20, 9.15 and 6.50. It reads as an incomplete timetable or transit list, lacking coherent structure and full context.

Leeroy Medford Bedford Nashua Lowell Lawrence Stoneham and Jay Lexington and Way Woburn and Way Winchester and Way Manchester and Concord Montreal

Cape Cod Bus Schedule Fragments Across Towns

Fragmented OCR lists bus times and routes across Cape Cod towns such as Buzzards Bay Bourne Chatham Harwich Ostent Woods Hall and Sagamore. Many times appear irregular with unclear punctuation indicating a transportation or public notice schedule.

Cape Cod Kneeland Street Wuzzards Bay Sharnstabie Bourne Bournedale Buzzards Bay Cayun Chatham Cottag Woods Hall Balmoutts Harwich Windowich Sagamore West Barr- Wenaumet

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