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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1888

Page

7

Market Report Notes Varied Prices Across Regions

Eastern firsts quoted at 17 to 18 cents, Western and Nova Scotia listings shown. Beans and peas active with prices for New York hand-picked and screened peas, Cal beans, and bush varieties. Grass seeds demand steady. timothy and clover prices listed. Potatoes, hay, rye straw, oats straw values noted. poultry markets steady with live fowls and fresh killed birds priced by region.

Vermont New Hampshire Chicago New York California West Steeth Red Top Jersey

Banana steamers bound for fruit firms this week

The steamer Brattan is due July 6 from Baracoa with bananas for WW and C R Noyes. The steamer Gambetta is due July 7 from Baracoa with bananas for Seayerns X Co. The steamer Marmion is due July 5 with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company.

Banana Steamers Brattan Baracoa WW & C R Noyes Gambetta Seayerns X Co Marmion Jamaica Bananas Boston Fruit Company

Fruit and truck prices in June market report

The clipping lists fruit prices with Palermo oranges at $6 7 per box and Palermo lemons at $5 7 per box, Messina oranges $5 46 50 per box, strawberries sold 10 18 cents, blackberries 15 18 cents, cherries 15 20 cents, raspberries 44 7 cents per quarter cup, and blueberries at 12 42 cents per quart. Bananas receipts for June total 219 260 bunches, with Jamaica and Baracoa jobbing prices noted. The truck section shows prices for squash, asparagus, peas, tomatoes, and other produce, with various regional crates and bbl rates.

Palermo Messina Valencia Herries North Carolina Alifornia Fruits Jamaica Baracoa

Provisions and Meat Prices Across Markets

Pork demand steady with varied quotations for cuts and products. New York reports quiet pork with specific prices for fresh and old, while Chicago and St Louis show weaker provisions and mixed lard, bacon, and beef figures. Fresh m e ats remain firm with higher quotes for choice lambs and mutton across regions.

Sugar and molasses market reports firm prices

Sugar markets show firm prices with strong demand for refined sugars and high cen trifugals in New York and market centers. Quotations list Cuba, Manila, Java and Miles grades with refined and granulated values, while molasses remain quiet but firm, with Porto Rico and Cienfuegos prices noted and New York bids at 19 cents for 50 test.

Cuba Manilas Miles Javas Mancard Belmont_A New York Molss Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos

Cotton market today shows a grand bear run

Allan Asher and Co at 22 Exchange Place report in oak review that the cotton market today has been a grand bear over August spear. Shorts in all crops have suddenly made up their outstanding engagements and moved to cover positions as traders eye further declines.

Allan Asher & Co Exchange Place Oak Review Felows

Cotton market reports steady prices and mixed futures

The market held up into the close with rumors of export sales, and Liverpool freight engagements reaching 10,000 bales. New York prices ranged around 105-16 for middling with futures opening quiet and ending steady, while Liverpool spot quoted middling at 6d and Orleans at 59-16d with futures also steady.

Wwe Liverpool New York TOY Cee Cnceever Seer Elo Ogiodee Gis Cea Pennss Boers Jaanuaty Eecccesres Sseseces Marois Voc Cceesis Orleans Augusta Galvyeston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore Great Britain France Cincinnati St Louis Louisville United States

Live Stock Market Prices From Kansas City and Chicago Reports

Stock Yards market shows steady cattle prices with steers around 4.15 to 4.60 and cows 1.80 to 2.25, hogs strong with heavies 5.40 to 5.50, mediums 5.20 to 5.40, pigs 5.16 to 5.30. sheep weaker. Cincinnati hogs quiet, receipts 1050, shipments 75. Chicago cattle receipts 8500, good natives 5.80 to 6.10, common 4.05 to 5.75, stockers 2.50 to 3.85. Hogs receipts 10,000, shipments 4500, active and higher from 5.50 to 5.70. heavy 5.60 to 5.85, light 5.45 to 5.70. Sheep receipts 3500, natives 2.50 to 3.05, Western 3.20 to 3.35, Texans 2.25 to 3.76, lambs firm at 4.75 to 6.00 per 100 pounds.

Choice City New York Western City Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Este Sa Kansas City Texas Lambs

Mixed Market Notes and Commodities Report

Miscellaneous market brief detailing quiet demand for tallow and city renderings, steady New York prime city sales, dull market in New York, steady whiskey in Chicago, active demand in Cincinnati, steady St. Louis pricing, turpentine and petroleum figures in New York with rosin and tar notes, and line certificates closing July 3 1888 with highs lows and closing values.

New York Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis

Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report Week Ending July 3

Report by George J. Fox for the Boston Post details market activity at Watertown Union Live Stock Market. It covers quantities and prices for sheep, lambs, swine, beef, store cattle, oxen, cows, yearlings, hides, tallow, skins, and wool pelts. Notes note a holiday impact and Western cattle dominance, with lambs scarce and prices mixed.

Boston Post George J. Fox Brighton Union Market Watertown England Gil Sprigg Rutland Road Western Fitchburg Railroad G A Sawyer

Imports and Exports July 3 1888 Fayal Grand Manan NB

Shipping list details numerous cargoes: Sarah bark 185 tons scrap iron and various goods aboard multiple vessels including Sih Elihu Burritt Yarmouth and Yarmouth steamer. Cargoes include herring, lobster crates, eggs, halibut, salmon, mackerel, codfish, haddock, butter, fish cases, soap and other items. Names include BEA Adams Co, F L Clements Co, J King, Jones Co, Barclay Co, ES Ellis Co, Cheney Co, Glouces ter Fish Co, Hutchinson Co.

FAYAL Haddock Clements & Co King Barclay & Co Ellis & Co Jones & Co Cheney & Co H & Griffin , Co Davis KF Hutchinson & Co Gloucester Fish Co Webber

Exports on July 3 1888 from Rosario to Halifax and St Johns

Shipping report lists Mark Angelo at Rosario hauling 175 pigs and 464023 feet of lumber. schooner Kate delivering 500 barrels flour from Halifax. Urban B with 25 barrels meal at Beliveau Cove. schooner Cona 250 barrels flour and 160 barrels cornmeal at Sackville NB. schooner Harry White from Aquin Haiti with lumber shingles coal oil and more. steamer Yarmouth from Yarmouth MS carrying cotton feed flour carriage stock hardware water pipe steel glue rubber belting pork drugs books melons vegetables oranges and other items. additional loads include Lillia Bell flour beef. Richard 8 Newcomb morning tools, candles, clocks, and varied cargoes in St Johns NF.

Rosario Mark Angelo Halifax Kate Belleveau Cove Sackville Cona Aquin Haiti Harry White Yarmouth ST Johs ST Johns Richard

Canned Goods and Supplies Listed in Trade Entry

A trade note lists quantities of canned fruit ten barrels pitch six barrels rosin ten boxes groves polish one organ forty packages woodenware twenty six car boys acid.

Staple Shipments And Goods Receipts From July Eight Eighty Eight

A record of freight and goods receipts across multiple railroads including Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston & Providence Old Colony New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Maine Western Lowell System and By Sea. Items listed cover cotton wool flour corn oats malt tallow butter cheese eggs hay lumber hides skins and related quantities and totals.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell Express Sea

Foreign Markets. Wheat prices edge up as cargoes and sales shift

London market reports show 21 cargoes of wheat arrived since last note, 2 sold, 40 writing sales, prices firm or rising with shipments and inquiries. Mark Lane Chilean wheat quoted at 18 6d, July August 32s, Liverpool and Paris scenes described with receipts and price levels for wheat, corn, and provisions.

Post London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Michigan

Boston and Maine Railroad City Ticket Office Listing

Train and steamer routes described with schedules, stations, and fares for Boston and Maine lines. Mentions Causeway Street Haymarket Portland Rockland Cas t ine and Eastport connections with multiple daily departures and push for fare details across Maine and New England routes.

Boston & Maine Railroad City Ticket Office Ce Street State Street Augusta—Haymarket Sq Causena St Bansor Bar Harbor St. Dolifax Biairfax Haymarket Square Rockland Castine Southey Portland Way Street Lewis Square Ction Manche M. Af North Haymarkt Haymarket Haymarket St Causeway St Maine Centr Knox & Lincoln Philadelphia Hartford New Haven Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond Norwich New York New London Danielsonville Putnam Tren City OF Boston City OF New York Mae New York Aim Pullman Washington Street Bummer Street Boston A. A. Jackson T. E. P. Vining A. G. Kendall Gem Pass

Western Division rail timetable fragment readies travelers

A fragmented schedule lists trains serving Andover, Dover, Exeter, Haverhill, Malden, Medford, Newburyport, Reading, Saugus, and Weymouth with varied departure times. Sunday hours show limited service to Dover and Lowell, Portland, Bangor, Lewiston connections, and Farmington patterns, reflecting a regional schedule snapshot.

Eastern Division Train Schedules Across Multiple Lines

A dense timetable segment lists departures and arrivals across eastern routes from Boston and surrounding towns including Biddeford Chelsea Lynnport Portsmouth and Norwood Central. It notes Sunday trains to Lynnport and Newburyport with many stop times and branch connections.

Fragmented Local Notice From A Dated Column

An OCR fragment shows unclear text with letters and numbers, lacking full names or places. The readable bits imply a local notice or brief item but remain insufficient for a clear event or action.

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