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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1888

Page

7

Wool market moves with steady prices across regions

Wools from Utah Wyoming Montana and California show steady demand and fair movement. Prices range 40 50c for secured near top grades while Montana aims for higher shipments, Oregon Texas and Cape wools hold firm. many regions report liberal receipts and strong selling, with detailed price quotes for carpet and assorted wools across states.

Territory Montana Utah Wyoming Montanaiver Fort Benton Montana Live Stock Journal Senate California Calitee Oregon Texas Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Wisconsin New York New Hampshire Vermont Kentucky Indiana Missouri Colorado Southern Clothing Georgia Kansas Nebraska Maine Washington Territory Montevideo Cape Aleppo Angora Assyrian Donskoi Donskoi Black East India

Leather and Hides Market Sees Mixed Activity

Leather and hides markets show renewed activity in finished goods with steady or firmer prices for choice Rio Grande stock and buff leather. Demand remains uneven across grades with common lots dull and imports like foreign hides in higher demand. Southern hides supply is tight while calfskins stay quiet and overall prices show little change.

Flour and grain prices in Boston markets July 19

Boston market reports steady yet quiet conditions for flour and grain with demand improving slightly in trade. Quoted spot flour prices cover multiple grades from fine to export patents, while corn and oats show firmer to steady tones across cities like New York Chicago St Louis Milwaukee and Detroit. Receipts and exports vary by port with modest activity and no sales on latest call.

New York State Detroit Toledo Milwaukee St Louis Chicago Rve Bush Graham Flaver Canada Choice Minneapolis Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Roller City Hoosac Baltimore Norfolk Maryland Delaware Palermo Messina Valencia Georgia Marylands Delawares Jerseys York State Massachusetts New Hampshires Hudson River Jamaica Boston Fruit Company Carl Konow Baracoa WW &Cr Noyes

Butter and Cheese Markets Mixed as Receipts Rise

Butter demand remains quiet with steady prices amid large receipts. Wholesale quotes cover Western and Vermont creamery and dairy varieties, while eggs and beans show quiet trading. Bananas arrive from Jamaica and Baracoa as fresh shipments supplement slow local sales.

Wheat Markets Firm Across London and Liverpool Reports

London reports show wheat firm with quiet demand and firm prices. Liverpool quotes indicate quiet wheat, mixed corn, and steady pork and lard with various futures prices for July to November. English and French country markets remain firm while Paris flour also shows firmness.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California

Railroads schedule up to Boston and connections East

Railroad timetable lists routes from Philadelphia to Washington including through Pullman cars to Washington and a Norwich line express via New London with steamer connections City of Boston or City of New York. Night Express to New York via Hartford runs weekdays with Pullman sleepers and parlor cars. Tickets at 322 Washington Street Boston or at depot foot of Summer Street.

New York Middletown New Haven Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury Fishkill-on-Hudson Newburgh Turners N. Y Chicago and St. Louis Limited Erie Railway New England Air Line Grand Central Depot Willimantic Cee Boston Will Philadelphia Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond New London Norwich Danielsonville Putnam City OF New York Washington Street Bummer Street Jackson Sup’t P. Vining A. CG. Kendall Pass Rutland Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Fitchburg Depot Causeway Street Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellona Falls Isur-ington St. Albans St. Johna Corpsee Saratoga Delaware & Fludson Canal Company R. R Cheshire RK. R Bellows Falls White River Junction Central Vermont Vast Express Pointa West Chesal R. M. Fure & Monadnock Ena Rutland & K.’s White River Wagner Palace Burlington Ogdensbearg Bie A .K. Stewart Keene, N Park Square Cara Providence Mmassachusetts Rhode Island Reeves J. W. Richardson J. W. Miller H. Briggs Novergal Coumfort Teave

California Fruits Auction Sale Report

The market shows ample supply and active movement. Reds sold at 1 12 and yellows at 1 25 per bunch. Peaches per case 2.50, pears Bartlett per case 2.37, plums per case 1.654? 2.75, prunes 1.60. Blake & Ripley held an auction with pears 2.30, peaches 1.50, plums 1.40, prunes 1.30. Next sale Monday by Harris & Co as auctioneers.

Tifornia Blake & Ripley H Harris & Co

Marmion Brings Bananas for Boston Fruit Company

The steamer Marmion is due July 25 from Jamaica carrying bananas for the Boston Fruit Company.

Banana Steamers Jamaica Boston Fruit Company

Market report lists fair demand and steady prices

A grain of text notes steady demand and prices for various produce. Kalamazoo celery sold at 30 cents per bunch while items include New mar row squash at 250 per barrel native green peas at 125 per bush and a range of tomatoes onions beans beets carrots and lettuce with multiple per unit prices and crate or basket formats. pg closing out slowly at 325 crate.

Baltimore Bermuda Russia

Provisions Market Reports Patchwork Prices Across Regions

Pork and lard sustain steady prices with wide item variety. Hams, hogs, and long cuts listed with precise per hundredweight quotes. New York and Chicago markets show mixed strength. Beef, dry salted meats, and fresh meats exhibit balanced demand, with firm lard and bacon offerings and regional price spreads across Cincinnati, St Louis, and Western markets.

New York—Park Bbss Western Steam Spot Chicago St Louis Brighton

Sugar Prices and Market Notes Across Regions

Sugar markets show firm raw sugars with moderate demand and steady prices in Cuba and Manila grades. Refined sugars remain firm with limited supply and varied A and C grade quotes. New York reports strong refined demand while Havana lists sales and molasses at mixed polarization levels.

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

Cotton Market Report From Allan Asher & Co

Allan Asher & Co reports a firmer tone in cotton with August leading demand and a 16 point gain. New crop opened above last night but fell on poor offerings. Liverpool up 1-64d on old crop while New York futures opened and closed steady with various opening and closing levels. Regional markets show generally steady to firm mid prices with mixed receipts and exports across Augusta, New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston, and others.

Allan Asher & Co Exreese Place Europe Liverpool New York Closin Suly Ig Pee Eee Veeveee Ee Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Great Bitain Continent Great Britain Cincinnati St Louis Louisville Hiladelphia Great Orleans

Global livestock market snapshot across major U S ports

Britain sells 13 784 stock at all United States ports 212 275 across the conti nent 12 936. Kansas City stockyards report 3 880 cattle with active demand and steady prices. Hogs receipts 2 979, trade active with gains 10c. Chicago cattle 10 000, hogs 13 000, prices firmer across classes. Cincinnati hogs active and higher, receipts 1 000, shipments 200.

Britain France Continent United States Kansas City Texas Peoria St Louis Chicago Cincinnati

Market quotes across commodities and cities steady

TaNiow notes moderate demand and steady prices with mixed quotes. New York reports firm market with 40 000 lbs sold at 4 sc. Turpentine and petroleum show firm tones with various closures and resin, tar, RSW, and case pricing. Coffee in New York shows fair demand and Rio at 144e. Whiskey markets vary by city but mostly steady around 114 dollars.

TaNiow New York Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis

Imports and Exports July 19 1888 Yarmouth

The Yarmouth steamer report lists imports from Barclay & Co and J F Hutchinson & Co including 25 drums codfish 80 drums haddock 26 cases eggs and 1 case halibut along with various other goods such as paper stock cloth and gold thread. Names include Gass Doe & Co Eliis & Co JG Hall & Co and LFS Davis among others.

Yarmouth Barclay & Co Haddock L Clements .& Co Hutchinson & Co Crane Eliis & Co JG Hall & Co

Exports, July 19, 1888 London and Liverpool cargo list

Shipping records record a July 14 clearance for the British Queen with crates, boxes, and casks of varied goods including blowers radiators sheet iron and cotton waste. Kansas at Liverpool lists vast shipments of corn beef bacon lumber cattle and flour, alongside numerous crates and bags of miscellaneous commodities from multiple ports and schooners across Nova Scotia and New England.

London Eng Liverpool Kansas Bridgewater Lunenburg Capa Sable Willie A Joggins Mines Harry Morris Digby Annavolis New Brunswick

Staple Shipments by Railroads Draw Attention to Goods

The long list details freight handed by several railroads including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Boston and Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Boston and Maine, Hoston and Maine, and Lowell System. Items cover cotton wool flour corn oats meat dairy beef leather hides tea sugar and more, with bales, cases, barrels, and cars noted for each line.

New York Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Hoston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell Kxpress Rea

Fragmented OCR History Item Between Cities

The readable text mentions connections among New York and Boston areas, with references to branches, fields, and a distant state link. Names and dates are unclear, but the fragment hints at a cross city drawing or express route. The piece lacks coherent events or outcomes.

Cape Cod Division Train Schedule Fragments

Incomplete timetable listing morning and Sunday trains from Leave Kneeland Street to Buzzards Bay and other Cape sites. Includes times for Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City Fairhaven Falmouth Hyannis Namket Nantucket Ostend Sandwich Sagamore West Barnstable Woods Hall Wareham and more with multiple via Woods Hall references and era formatting.

Cape Cod Kneeland Street Buzzards Bay Adamstable Burne, Bournedade Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City Woods Hall Fairhaven Fir Falmouth EE Yaniain Marwich Monument Beach Mattapoisett Marion Nantucket Bay Protown Sandwich Swagamore So Warmouth Bree Nont Wellfleet West Barnstable Wareham Warmouth West Barnatab Zwreartham Wenaumet I. Woods Roll

Providence Line Timetable Highlights for Sundays and Weekdays

A dense timetable listing departures and arrivals across Providence Division lines. It names multiple stations including Attleboro, Dedham, Canton Junction, and Foxboro, with varied service hours on Sundays and weekdays, and mentions connections to Providence and Pawtucket.

Watlet-Compact Printed and Indexed Books

Advertises compact printed and indexed books for sale by Aaron K Gay and Company at 122 State Street. Listing suggests tea tirade context. No dates or clear event details.

Aaron K GAY & Cqo State Street

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