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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1888

Page

7

Potato crops show high yields but regional drought and pests curb growth

The report notes scarcity last year and high prices limited expansion of potato areas. Causes include truck farming demand, mining, furnaces, railway expansion, and drought, with Kentucky Arizona and Dakota below 90. Many southern regions have early shipments already dug. Colorship beetles are costly in parts of New England New York and Pennsylvania though protection exists with vigilance.

Kentucky Arizona Dakota New England New York Pennsylvania

The Fruit Crop Prospects in June From Agriculture

The Department of Agriculture estimates the U S fruit crop prospects in June with apples showing a typical June decline from spring damage and tent caterpillar. New England remains high, while Connecticut and Rhode Island fall. New York drops due to pests, New Jersey and Pennsylvania affected, Virginia weak, Midwest mixed, Pacific coast still favorable, and Delaware and Maryland near record crops.

Department of Agriculture United States New England Rhodesland Connecticut New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Virginia Michigan Ohio Valley Missouri Kansas Pacific Coast Delaware Maryland Ohio

Boston Markets July 26 Flour and Grain Prices

Market report shows steady to firm tone across flour and grain with varied regional quotes. Prices listed for domestic flour, wheat futures, and corn amid steady New York and Chicago receipts. mixed demand and active shipments noted in Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Minneapolis and St Louis with oats and corn prices and latest call bids included.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane River la Plata Varis Ajiverpool California Liverpool

Agricultural Prices and Inspections Report Across Markets

Inspections note 13 cars with mixed outcomes including four No 2 white cats and seven No 3 white cats plus one rejected No 2 white car. New York receipts 28 000 bush, exports 358 bush, sales 141 000 bush, prices listed for No 3 85c No 8 39c No 2 36c and others. Detroit receipts 6000 bush No 2 35 4c. Milwaukee and St Louis shipments and prices reported. Corn meal and other grains show quiet markets, with various bbl prices for kilns, granulated, and bag meal. Rye and rye flour markets steady to quiet. Cottonseed meal, middlings, sac, and millfeed prices provided. Hops, mall, and seed quotes recorded for 1887 and related lots.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Roller Canada New York City Southern Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Milwaukee Detroit Toledo Hoosac Boston & Albany State Graham Shi Sac Bush Choice

Dairy and bean market notes from New York and Chicago

Receipts of butter rise fill storehouses while demand remains quiet. Quotations include New York creamery 20 21c, Vermont 21 22c, Eastern 20c. Western and imitations varied. Cheese markets steady to quiet with New York and Vermont levels. egg and bean markets softer as supply stays ample and foreign beans linger. Potatoes in buyer’s favor with broad regional prices. hay and straw steady with moderate demand. poultry prices ease slightly across Northern and Western markets.

Banana steamers schedule from Baracoa to multiple firms

The steamers Victoria Balder and Viking are listed with bananas consigned to Seaverns & Co GH Harding WW C R Noyes. Victoria is due July 2, Balder due July 81, and Viking due July 28, all from Baracoa.

Banana Steamers Victoria Baracoa Seaverns & Co Balder GH Harding Viking WW & C R

Market Notes on Fruits and Commodities Prices

Apples and stock demand steady with dull common stock. Baltimore early harvests sell at 8 350 bbl and 125 150 crate. Red Astralans at 125 175 crate. Oranges and Lemons steady. Palermo oranges 6 7 box, Palermo lemons 3 5 box, Messina lemons 3 5 box. Blueberries abundant with York State 125 per crate, quart 11c. Maryland Delaware quart 10 11c. Massachusetts New Hampshire quart 10 13c. Currants 8 9c large, 6 6c small. Raspberries plentiful 14 15c quart, 7 8c pint, 3 4c per half-cups. Watermelons well cleaned. extra fancy 40c, extras 35c, medium 25c, small 20c. Pears Georgia Le Conte slow at 50c 1 crate. Southern grapes slow 8 10c per lb. California fruit auction: peaches 180-225, plums 126-325, prunes 115-23740, pears 266-400, grapes 340 per crate. one car Friday. H Harris & Co auctioneers. Nova Scotia strawberries small lots 1c per quart. Gooseberries brisk? 250 bush box.

New York Choice Western Vermont Chicago Ohio Sage Liverpool New Hampshire Michigan Nova Scotia New Brunswick PE Island York State California West North Red Top Jersey Bristol Ferry Long Islands Long Island Baltimore Palermo Messina Berrie Maryland Georgia California Fruit Union H Harris & Co

Market report on vegetables and prices in quiet demand

The market shows ample supply and subdued demand with prices for marrow squash at 250 per barrel and various vegetables listed. Native green peas sell at 1 per bush and several tomato varieties at 1 per crate or basket, with onions, beans, peppers, and greens priced per bush, crate, or box. Cantaloupes close out at 1 to 2 per crate and green corn remains scarce at 15 to 25 cents per dozen. Native tomatoes quoted at 450 per bush box.

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Pork and meat prices steady across markets with varied cuts

Pork demand remains steady at firm prices with strong hams and cuts. New York and Chicago show active pork and lard markets with higher lard and mixed fresh beef movement. Regional notes indicate quiet beef trade but firm bacon and shoulder prices, while various pork products and sausages quote across ranges.

Hog and Cattle Markets in Multiple U S B Markets Report

Kansas City stockyards show slow cattle trading with steers 350 to 390, hogs 620 to 635 heavy and 605 to 626 for mediums. Peoria and St Louis hogs mix weaker to stronger. Cincinnati hogs firm. Chicago cattle slowly lower with beef at 6625 to 6890, hogs steady to mixed, sheep steady with lambs 645 to 655.

Kansas City Peoria St Louis Cincinnati Chicago Texas

Sugars and Molasses Markets Hold Steady Across Markets

Raw sugars stay quiet with prices steady on Cuba and Java offers. Refined sugar markets firm with small demand-supply balance. pulverized and granulated grades quoted with standard and specialty refinements. New York reports dull sugar offset by steady overall tone and molasses pricing showing little change.

Cuba Manilas Troilos Javas Belmont New York Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Mayaguez

Cotton market trends and August deal outlook

Allan Cotton, & Co reports a firm Liverpool mood lifting New York futures and daily prices. About 40,000 bales are likely tendered tomorrow. bulls push to shield gains above 75 while long interest remains large. Local spot and futures show mixed gains with regional receipts and stockLevel notes across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, and Philadelphia.

Allan Asher & Co Excae Place Liverpool Bull New York

New York Net Receipts and Trade Figures Summary

New York net receipts 315 and gross 315 with exports to Great Britain 2837 and stock 142691. Cincinnati shows net receipts 235 and gross 235 with shipments 840 spinners 15 stock 699 and steady with mid 10 percent gain. St Louis net receipts 10 and gross 10 with shipments 363 sales 130 stock 8974 and steady with mid 101-16 cents. Louisville steady with md 10 per gc. Consolidated six days net receipts 6601 with exports to Great Britain 12880 to France 7267 to the oe 1425 stock at all United States ports 101 Ty.

New York Great Britain Cincinnati St Louis Louisville France United States

Miscellaneous market update from multiple cities

Taltow reports quiet demand with prices unchanged for city and country hemp and rough materials. New York notes quiet trade with 50,000 barrels sold at 44 cents. Coffee shows fair demand with Rio at 14 cents. Cincinnati whiskey steady around 1 dollar. St Louis whiskey at 1 14. Turpentine in New York closes at 35 cents with resin near 10.5 and tar at 2. Petroleum closes in New York at 6 8, RSW 74 and cases 94 cents.

Taltow New York Rio Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago

Exports from Digby Annapolis and Glasgow Steamer Goods

EXPORTS JULY 26 1888 Digby Annapolis NS Marmion Port Antonio Glasgow Phoenician list cargoes including bananas household goods brick glassware shoe blacking egg carriers marble saddlery lumber shellac kerosene harness boxes hardware shovels ox yokes bags boxes carousel flour cattle oak pork bacon lard leather paper stock paint handles machinery woodenware tinware empties staves and bugs with quantities for each item.

Digby Annapolis New Brunswick Port Antonio Marmion Glasgow Scot

Staple Products Receipts July 26 1888

A detailed ledger lists shipments by railroads including Reston Albany Grand Junction Boston Providence Ola New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Maine Houston Maine and others. Counts cover cotton wool flour corn lard butter cheese eggs potatoes hay lumber leather hides tea coffee sugar molasses and more, with hundreds of bales and bbls alongside crates and sacks.

Reston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Ola Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Boston & Maine Railroad Houston & Maine Railroad Lowell System Weare Express RD Skala

Wheat and corn futures firmer amid international quotes

Wheat futures and corn futures gained strength with July No 1 California at Antwerp quoted around 19 37 4 and No 2 red winter at 19 62 9. Paris wheat for July traded at 43f 3¢ and flour at 35f, signaling rising price levels in European markets.

California Antwerp Paris

Railroads schedule fragment shows scattered times and places

A decipherable fragment lists railway timings and stations like Islington and Lake with scattered digits. The text appears as OCR noise, offering no coherent event or narrative beyond scattered arrival and departure times and place names.

Transit timetable fragment shows varied Sunday and weekday departures

Fragmentary schedule lists multiple routes and times between Providence Division and nearby towns. It includes Park Square Station departures for New Work lines, Sunday service notes, and assorted numeric times across several stations. Names and places are jumbled. most entries resemble old transit timetables with inconsistent formatting.

Providence Division Park Square Shore

Transit Timetable Fragments for East Weymouth Area

A scattered OCR list shows times and routes including East Weymouth Sundays 9.15 am and via Brockton options. It mentions multiple stations such as Saunton and Nantasket, with several times like 4.05 and 11.10, but the data is incomplete and inconsistent across entries.

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Local Notice Fragment Shows Time and Place Mix

Fragmentary OCR text lists times and locations such as West Barnatable Wenaumet and Birch, with scattered names like Mia L and Hyanu tucket. The readable segments suggest a schedule or notices around a late afternoon event but lack coherent details.

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