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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1888

Page

7

New York and Chicago Rye and Flour Prices Reported

Market notes show New York rye at 88 cents but New York Rye nominally steady. Chicago rye quiet around 6 30 with steady demand. Graham Flour unchanged with moderate demand and quotes near 310 to 335. Millfeeds firm with good demand. spot spring bran 18 per ton in sacks, winter 19 20. Middlings 20 24. Sac spring 17 75 to 18 25. winter 18 50 to 19 50. Cottonseed meal quiet with moderate demand. prime sacks 25. to arrive 24 50. All grades quiet and unchanged. Six-rowed Canada 1 15, six-rowed State 95c to 1. Two-rowed State 90c. Iron market dull with ranges for 1887 corn and oats.

New York Chicago Graham Fiour Sac Canada Bush Choice Nornal

Butter and dairy market report with mixed wholesale quotes

Butter demand steady with liberal receipts and unchanged prices across creameries. Western and Vermont quot es, cheese and eggs steady with varied regional figures. Grain, beans, grass seed, potatoes, hay and poultry markets show small shifts or no change, jobbing prices slightly higher in places.

Banana Steamers Schedule From Baracoa to Boston Firms

The Balder is due with bananas for Harding. Samana arrives on July 13 from Baracoa for the Boston Fruit Company. Gwent sails July 13 with bananas for Seaverns & Co. Hertha arrives Saturday from Baracoa with bananas for WW and C R Noyes.

Banana Steamers Balder Harding Samana Baracoa Boston Fruit Company Gwent Seaverns & Co Hertha WW & C R Noyes

Fruit Prices and Arrivals From Jamaica to Boston Market

The steamship Lorenzo D Baker arrived from Jamaica carrying bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. April trade is quiet with small supply and Southern lot sales at 31 56022 00 per crate. Crags and lemons trade remains quiet at old prices. Palermo oranges at 6.7 per box, Palermo lemons 5 7 per box, Messina oranges 5 6 50 per box, Messina lemons 5 7 per box, Valencia oranges 7 8 per case for regular, large and extra large at 8 10 per case. Strawberries show fair demand at 10 20e per quart. supply is small and receipts nearly exhausted.

Lorenzo D Baker Jamaica Boston Fruit Company Palermo Messina Valencia

California Fruits and Market Prices Reported by Agents

California Fruit Union agents Blake and Ripley list brisk sales of Bradshaw plums Columbia plums peach plums and other fruit by crate and box with varied prices. Snow and Co report parallel sales of pears peaches and plums. Prices show scattered activity across berries grapes peaches pineapples and miscellaneous items with quality notes and regional supply signals.

California Fruits Blake & Ripley California Fruit Union Snow & Co Herries Maryland Hudson River North Carolinas York State Curtis & Co Concord Georgia Wierman

Norfolk Boat Freight List Brings Fresh Produce Prices

A Norfolk boat arriving Friday carries 650 crates apples 100 crates pears 600 crates cucumbers 139 crates squash 6000 bbls potatoes and 430 bags peanuts. Prices quoted for various vegetables include squash 3 dollars per barrel green peas 1 dollar per bush and tomatoes 2 dollars 50 cents per crate.

Norfolk Long Island Bermuda

Provisions Exports From Atlantic Ports Show Mixed Demand

Provisions exports last week across Atlantic ports feature pork and lard with firm demand and steady prices. Hams, bacon, lard and smoked meats move well. hogs steady. Prices list long cuts at 17 75 to 17 50 dollars, backs 17 75 18 00, lean ends 17 25 17 75, pork tongues 18, mess 14 75 16 94, sausages 9 4c to 10c, lard in tierces 9 4c to 10c, various ham and bacon items priced by size and cure.

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Western dressed hogs and beef market snapshot

Western dressed hogs quoted at 7c and 7c for country dressed. New York Park sales 100 bbls mess and prices around 18 75 to 14 00 previous. beef generally dull with lard heavy and little activity. Chicago provisions weaker with pork around 13 15 to 15 20 and lard near 8 07 to 8 55. St Louis and Cincinnati showing mixed moves in pork and lard. fresh beef firm with selective high grades and a broad list of prices for various cuts.

New York Park Western Steam S A Chicago St Louis C & Ft Cincinnati Brighton

Sugar and Molasses Market Report Highlights Firm Refined Prices

Sugar and molasses markets show firm refined sugar prices with strong demand in New York and Cuba, while Havana notes quiet trading as holders resist lower bids. Quotations cover various grades from Cuba, Manila, Iloilo, Java, and Porto Rico, with prices for refined pulverized sugar and confectioners’ grades listed. Molasses trade in Puerto Rico and Cienfuegos remains quiet at old prices, and overall New York trade is quiet.

Cuba Manilas Iloilos Javas New York Havana Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Mayaguez

Cotton market digestion and August futures wait on delivery

Allan Asher & Co reports a softer demand for August contracts as holders’ sales calm. New Orleans adds 15 000 bales. Texas figures questioned. Europe absent as buyer. In New York, futures open steady and settle quiet with July and August indices around 10.4 to 9.8 cents. Liverpool spot steady at 59 1 16 for uplands and 55d for Orleans amid heavy regional data and market deliberations.

New Orleans Texas Bureau Liverpool Galveston Europe South New York Openin ahUaeo Orleans Ececeseeseees Hh Aurubc Istek Dees

Cattle and Hog Market Update From Kansas City Chicago and Cincinnati

Market notes show slow demand with lower prices across cattle hog and sheep in Kansas City and Chicago. Cattle receipts at Kansas City 351 with steers 4 50 to 5 50 cows 2 25 to 3 25 hog receipts 11538 with heavy 5 45 to 5 55, mediums 5 30 to 5 55, pigs 5 25 to 6 40. Cincinnati hogs strong common lights 4 50 to 6 75. Chicago cattle receipts 11 000 including 3000 Texan Western with natives 4 65 to 6 25, stockers and feeders 2 40 to 3 80, Texas 1 40 to 3 90, Western ranger 3 85 to 4 15. Hogs 22 000 receipts, 7 000 shipments, active and lower heavy 6 5 0 to 6 60, light 5 55 to 6 80. Sheep receipts 3 000 shipments 1 000 active higher natives 3 25 to 5 00, Western 3 30 to 4 20, Texans 2 50 to 3 50, lambs 4 70 to 6 00.

Kansas City Cincinnati Chicago Texas Western Ranger Brighton Monroe Hollis & Co LM Dyer Farrell & Nagle JS Henry Breck & Wood W Seollans Arale Springer E O Heald C H Merrill J K Remick Smith F H Coolidge & Son Boston Canada Liverpool Norseman J A Hathaway Gould & Morgan J Boillinger W J McClellan Austinn Glsgow Borderer London N Morris Maine H Merrill E . Heath Skowhegan Weiler & Libby George Coolidge W Heffron I C Libby & Son Over Geth Western J F Gosselyn Weishing IC Livby & Son Bec Whipple & Farnham Combs & Farrar Watertown Yards New England Watertown Aldrich & Johnson W H Heffron Tae, Dow Sanbon Sec Dlge Billa Head L Morse G Bletter Robert French

Mixed commodity prices show steady demand across markets

Tallow lines steady at 444 444 cents city and 314 440 country with 130000 tbs sold at 315 16 4c. New York reports fair demand with Rio at 144 cents. Whiskey market unchanged at 120 dollars in Chicago. St Louis and Cincinnati steady around 114 dollars. Arpentine and Petroleum New York references incomplete.

New York Rio Chicago St Louis Cincinnati

Turpentine and Petroleum Market Close Report

Turpentine closed at 34 percent, resin priced at 110 115, tar nominal. Petroleum closed at 64 6 percent, RSW at 740, cases at 9M percent.

CATTLE MARKET REPORT FOR BRIGHTON AND WATERTOWN

Prices and arrivals at Brighton and Watertown yards for week ending July 11 1888 show cattle sheep and hogs with mixed demand. Western beef steady to higher and export trade active while milch cows and veal calf trade remains uneven and cautious across the markets.

Imports and Exports July 11 1888 at CiENFUEGOS and Liverpool

Shipping and trade list shows schooners F E Cox A Thurlow with cargoes of molasses herring and coal, steamers steel wire and cannel coal, plus numerous firms including Baring Bros & co, Walter S Swan, J Moors & co, and others handling boxes, bags, goods, and mdse. Names Walter Swan, LIVERPOOL Eng, and multiple firms appear with quantities such as 255 puncheons and 18,623 boxes of herring.

Cienfuegos Walter S Swan Grand Manan Thurlow Duke Master Liverpool Eng Iowa Sugden LG Burnham & Co Baring Bros & Co J & Moors & Co Biles Joel Goldthwait Talbot, Wilmarth & Co Homer Bros Hale & Bosworth

Fluctuating 19th Century Commodity List Notes

A compact OCR fragment lists commodities with measurements: flax waste 63 cases, wine 2, blocks 3, cotton cards 3491, steel blooms 77, casks 200, bags soda ash 200, drums caustic soda 140, soda crystals 371, bleaching powders 9, wool waste 2487 bolls, wet salted hides. The entry mentions quantities and orders but lacks context or dates.

Exports July 11 1888 Aspinwall and Halifax Trade List

Shipping cargoes list exports from Aspinwall Cheverte St John Pictou Port Medway and Sydney with flour bbls oil pork beef and various goods. Liverpool steamers Bavarian and Tothina clearances show massive consignments including meat dairy lard flour cotton bacon and machinery totaling thousands of units across multiple ports.

Aspinwall Usc Bain Cheverte Gamma ST John Port Medway William F Collins Poland Water Pictou Shelburne Minnie May Sydney Mary Eleanor Cow Bay Marian Liverpool Eng Tothina Missionary Goods Eatlier

Staple Goods Receipts Across Multiple Railroads

A July 11 report details extensive freight receipts for several lines including Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Boston & Providence, Old Colony, New York & New England, Fitchburg, and Boston & Maine. The figures cover cotton, wool, bales, barrels, sacks, oats, malt, meat, butter, eggs, lumber, leather, hides, and other commodities listed by railroad and quantity.

Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York New England Krailroad Biles US Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Voyes Lowell Tv Express

Totals of Receipts From July 11 1888 Trade Ledger

A detailed list of receipts by commodity for July 11 1888 showing cotton wool flour butter cornmeal oleo oats cheese eggs and other staples with volumes in bales barrels boxes cases and pounds. The entry reflects comparative figures against 1887 and includes items like beef pork lard hides tea coffee sugar molasses and lumber alongside miscellaneous notes.

Foreign Markets Report from London and Liverpool

Cable dispatch notes wheat and corn prices firm or higher across London and Mark Line markets. Wheat and flour strengthen with American and Danubian cargoes rising. English country markets firm. California wheat shipped or to be shipped quoted at 628 9d to 6d, Liverpool breadsates show wheat firm and corn steady, with various price quotations for winter and spring wheat, mixed Western corn, peas, pork, bacon, cheese, and lard.

London Beerbohm Mark Paris Liverpool England California Great Britain

Ai boot and shoe buyers list across multiple cities

A scanned directory excerpt lists buyers and representatives for various shoe firms. Names include J M Jones in Albany and J E Carlton in Atlanta, with numerous others in Allentown, Philadelphia, Chicago, New York, and more. Trade houses noted include Greenselder Florsheim Co, Goetter Weil Co, McCreery, Lippincott Son Co, and Adler Frank Co, among others.

Allentown Penn D Krause Qu Utler J Bickel Craw R George George & Co Chicago IUN F Streich J Prins Greenstelder Greenselder Florsheim & Co Anderson Schneider L Koehn Koehn Bros Mor

William F. Gregory Seeks Custody Amendment in Suffolk Probate Court

In Suffolk County Probate Court William F Gregory as petitioner seeks custody of minor Annie F Gregory against Berpha Ann Gregory. He moves to amend the petition by inserting that he is a resident of Boston Massachusetts after the fifth line. Attorney Melvin Q Adams represents the petitioner.

County OF Suffolk William F. Gregory Annie F. Gregory Berpha Ann Gregory Bertha Ann Boston Melvin Q. Adams

Commonwealth Probate Court Citation for July 16 1888

The petitioner must notify all interested parties to appear at the Probate Court in Boston Suffolk on July 16 1888 at 10 o clock in the forenoon to show cause against the fine. Publication of the petition and order in the Boston Post weekly for three weeks, last issue two days before court. Witness Judge Jonny W. McKim and Register Eliah George on June 27, 1888.

Suffolk Boston Koston Post Msquire Eliah George Register

Last Lecture Offered Free by Moodus Professor

A note from Moodus Connecticut invites nervy men to request a free copy of a lecture titled My Last Lecture. Professor Fowl n extends the offer by mail at Moodus, inviting interested readers to write for the discourse.

Fowl Moodus Conn

Maine Central Rail Lines Timetable Fragments

Partial routing list shows schedules for Haymarket and Causeway Street stations, Portland Bangor Bangor Harbor St John Halifax and provinces, with destinations including Lewiston Manchester Concord North Conway and Calais. Indicates steamer connections from Portland on select days and multiple daily departures with various times.

Haymarket St Causeway St Bangor Bar Harbor St. John Halifax Provinces Ilaymarket Sq Old Richard Portland Poland Springs Bancor Bear Boston Mt. Desert Blastport Calais Av Bts Aintifax Caouseway Street Haymarket Square Rockland Casino Andi A S'Eamer Causeway Street Lewiston Manchester Concord N. M North Iaqimarket Sq North Conway- Haymarket Sq Causeway St. Otation Bporthand- Haymarket Sq Maine Central Grand Trunk Kuo Lincoln Railways Slalion Causeway St. Slalion Yam

Western Division Train Timetable Highlights

A dense listing of train departures across the Western Division from Boston and surrounding stations. Includes times for Andover Danvers Exeter Georgetown Kankakee and multiple other stops with numerous morning, afternoon, and late evening departures, plus Sunday trains and regional connections.

Trains Schedule Across Eastern Division to Many Towns

Train times listed for Boston stations to Amenbury Biddeford Everett Salem Newburyport and more towns. Includes multiple daily departures with varied times and branches. Also notes workers trains on Thursdays and Saturdays via specific branches.

Boston Viton Lake Village Meredith Ashland Laconia Weirs Plymouth Centre Harbor Wolfebeora No. Woodstock Pennigewassett Valley Warren, Maverhill Woodsville Lisbon Littleton Whitefield Lancaster Jefferson Bethlehem Profile House Rwin Mountain Fabyan’s Franklin Lebanen White River Junction St. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Wassamsic Wells River Bristol Claremont Ranch Montevelier Essex Junction Burlington

Railroads schedules for Point of Pines and Oak Island trains

Timetables list departures from Boston to Point of Pines and Yeuntiavs with morning, midday, and evening trains and returning services from Point of Pines and Oak Island. It notes that some trains do not stop at Oak Island and includes Sunday variations and several ambiguous or garbled times.

Train Schedules for Northamton Area and Surrounding Stations

Northern Mass Division timetable lists early and late train times for Northamton and nearby towns including Amherst South Hadley Bondsville Ware Rutland and Wayland. Service notes include Sunday trains from Waverley to Waltham Hudson and Northamton with general instruction to request full station details from Jaber general passenger and ticket agent.

Mass Itun Causeway Street Portland Street Hladsey Amherst Southelehertown Bondsville Ware Gilbert Rutland Jefferson's Oak- Boylsen Tier Ind Berlin Sudbury Reochbottom Wayland West Waverley Belmont UNDAY Waltham Hudson Tiows Northamton Alnabie Jaber J. Flanders Ager

Cape Cod Division Train Schedule Fragments

A fragmented timetable lists numerous Cape Cod area trains with stations from Kneeland Street to Buzzards Bay and Sagamore. It includes weekday and Sunday departures with times such as 9.00 am and 4.05 pm, referencing towns like Bourne, Barnstable, Chatham, Sandwich, Wellfleet, and Woods Hall, among others.

Cape Cod Kneeland Street Buzzards Bay Asaristabee Bourne Bournedale Brewster Cataumet Chatham Jollage City Woods Hall Fairhaven Sdmouth Myannin Bharwich Pan Monument Beach Aim Loo Mattapoisett Marion Nantucket Woods Holl Nee Bay Provinces Town Sandwich Sacamore Yarmouth Breed Sant Rta Yoogas Wellfleet Samsavon Barnstable Samn Wareham Fe Ee Weat Barnstable Wenaumet

Providence Division Schedule Fragments at Park Square Station

Fragmentary OCR shows a Providence Division timetable for Park Square Station with varying departures to New York and Central lines, including Sunday exceptions and multiple time stamps. The data lists durations, prices, and route segments though many entries are garbled or incomplete.

Untitled fragment with mixed numbers and letters

A fragmented OCR line presents a sequence of numbers and letters such as dm 3.20 1.15 2 .25 5.40 and BAe appears, yielding unreadable context and no clear event or names to identify.

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