Fishing off New England Shows Poor Prospects and Strong Prices
The Stowell Sherman-Hatch report from Provincetown notes few fish at Block Island with eastward movement and poor prospects. Gloucester reports good demand but scarce stock. codfish prices rise, mackerel scarce, and herring in fair demand. Week totals: 49 arrivals and 895,000 pounds codfish, 147,000 pounds halibut, 685 barrels mackerel, 120 barrels porgies, 17,060 pounds hake.
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Norfolk
Providence
Stowell Sherman
Hatch
Provincetown
Block Island
Captain Hatch
No Man’s Land
Charles R Washington
Nathan Cleaves
Gertrude Somers
Nellie Now
Abbie Frankford
George Leland
BT Crocker
William H West
A ‘Ce
A Sanford
Hattie
Lottie
C Cameron
North Shore
Gloucester
Grand Bank
New England
Flour Prices and Markets Report for John E Welsh Flour
Market report from John E Welsh Flour at 20 State Street shows steady demand and firm prices for domestic flour and grain. Spot prices range from 2 40 to 5 25 per barrel for various flour types with export figures for Canada and Minnesota. multiple city receipts and shipments indicate a generally firm, quiet market with stronger New York and Milwaukee activity and varied corn and oats quotes across sources.
Markets News Roundup From New York and Trade Centers
The report notes quiet demand across several commodities. Graham Flour and millfeed show subdued activity with prices ranging for spot and sack goods. Cottonseed meal remains steady with fair demand. various corn and oats grades in Canada and the United States fetch modest prices. Hops and barley prices stay steady amid quiet trade.
Market Notes on Butter Cheese and Beans Prices
Butter demand steady with large receipts and mixed regional quotes. Western and Vermont creamery and firsts show prices from 17c to 21c, with jobbing higher. butter markets in Chicago New York weak. Cheese quotes vary by region with New York highs near 9c and Vermont at 8 8 ¾ c, beans quiet with diverse pea and bean prices. grass seeds and potatoes show small movement. poultry demand steady with Northern and Western price ranges.
Banana steamers schedule for Baracoa bound bananas
The steamer Victoria arrives July 27 from Baracoa with bananas for Seaverns and Co. The steamer Balder arrives July 31 from Baracoa with bananas for GH Harding. The steamer Vmy arrives July 28 from Baracoa with bananas for WC R Noyes. The steamer Lorenzo D Baker arrives August 2 from Jamaica with bananas for the Boston Fruit Company.
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Banana Steamers
Victoria
Baracoa
Seaverns ‘& Co
Balder
GH Harding
Vmy
Iue
WC R Noyes
Lorenzo D Baker
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
Fruit Market Summary From Baltimore to California Auction
Apples show fair demand in choice stock. common stock dull. Baltimore early harvests at 8 350 per barrel and 125 150 per crate. Red Astralians at 125 175 per crate. Sour buds at 3 350 per barrel. Oranges and lemons steady. Palermo oranges 86 7 per box, Palermo lemons 3 5 per box, Messina lemons 3 5 per box. Berries abundant with higher blackberry prices. Maryland and Delaware 6 8 per quart, Jerseys 7 per quart. Blueberries plentiful. York State 125 per crate, York quart 11c, Maryland/Delaware quart 10 11c, Massachusetts/New Hampshire quart 10 1 0c. Currants fair supply with good demand at large 8 9c, small 5c. Raspberries ample. 14 15c quart, 7 8c pint, 8 4c cup. Black caps 9 10c quart. Watermelons fair demand. Savannah steamer Monday 13,000 melons. prices 40c extra fancy, 30 35c extras, 25c mediums, 20c small. Southern grapes small lots slow at 8 10c per lb. California fruit auction results: peaches 160 275, plums 165 174, prunes 125 130, nectarines 360. Two cars to sell Saturday. Harris & Co auctioneers.
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Vermont
Chicago
New York
State
Ohio
Liverpool
Keres
New Hampshire
Choice Western
Choice
Bush
California
West
North
Jersey
Bristol Ferry
Long Islands
Long Island
Baltimore
Palermo
Messina
Maryland
Savannah
Alitern
California Fruit Union
H Harris & Co
Market Prices for Fresh Produce Reported Quiet Demand
The listing shows steady demand at steady prices for multiple produce items. Quoted prices include New marrow squash at 2.50 per barrel, native green peas 1.47 per bush, tomatoes from Rhode Island Illinois and Jersey at 1 per crate, native cabbage 6 to 3 100 count, onions varied with Bermuda and Egyptian as 2.50 to 4 per crate, cantaloupes closing at 1.2 per crate, green corn scarce at 1.56 per dozen, native tomatoes at 4.50 per bushel box, and assorted beans, beets, carrots, lettuce and rhubarb with varied per unit pricing.
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Baltimore
Rhode Island
Illinois
Jersey
Bermuda
Russia
Provisions Market Prices and Regional Pork Rates
Provisions show firm demand with steady price ranges for pork products and lard. Prices span various cuts from long cuts at 17.56 to 18.00, lean ends 18.50 to 19.00, and fresh ribs around 10 to 14 per hundredweight. Regional quotes include New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and Cincinnati with pork values near 14.10 to 14.60 per unit and lard around 8.60 to 9.75.
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New York
Bbss
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Meat Market Prices and Beef Quotations
Quotations show short ribs and beef cuts with prices for plate and rib items. Steers range from about 7 to 12 cents, with beef hams and tongues listed. Fresh meats market reports note steady or easy prices, with lambs, mutton, and veal priced by grade and weight.
Sugar and Molasses Market Report
Sugar demand quiet with price stability in many grades. Cuba refining at 64 5% sc, centri fugals 96 test. Manilas 4 e 4% sc. Javas Nos 10 to 11 6c. Refined sugars firm at old prices. pulverized 8 1/2c, powdered 8c, granulated 7 3/4c, confectioners A 7 7/8c, standard A 7 3/4c, Belmont A 7 5/8c, extra C 6 3/4c, yellow 6 3/4c. New York sugar dull, refined easier on low grades. Havana sales 1450 bags centrifugal 96 polarization at 333 1/3 gold per quintal. Molasses market quiet. fancy Ponce Porto Rico 36c gal, common to choice 26 35c, Cienfuegos new crop 25c, Mayaguez 28 35c, boiling grades 20 1/2c. New York trade dull.
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New York
Milwaukee
St Louis
Chicago
Hoosac
Boston & Albany
Jake
Rail
White State
Cuba
Manilas
Hailos
Javas
Havana
Cardenas
Ponce
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Mayaguez
Regional livestock prices steady or dipping across markets
Kansas City receipts show cattle 275 to 365 dollars and hogs 4 to 5.10 each, with demand slow. St Louis hogs steady 620 to 650, Peoria 580 to 640, Cincinnati 626 to 656, Chicago cattle 360 to 590, hogs 5.90 to 6.40, sheep 2.75 to 4.50. Overall slow or mixed movement across markets with varied shifts by region.
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Kansas City
St Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Cotton market nervous with August contracts under pressure
Allan Asher & Co reports a nervy market with August deliveries attracting most activity. Prices rise on short-covering yet numerous August notices signal supply intake while bulls attempt to dominate. New York futures show steady to very steady closes amid widespread port and regional stats for late July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Asher & Co
Excoence Place
Felows
New York
Market Report Of Chemicals And Commodities
Tallow demand quiet and prices mostly steady with slight changes noted in fats. Turpentine and petroleum markets in New York show firm closes, with resin and tar values listed and crude petroleum near six and three quarters percent. Coffee demand fair with Rio prices around fourteen and a half cents per pound. Whiskey markets remain steady in Cincinnati at one hundred fourteen dollars per barrel.
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New York
Rio
Louis
Eocea
Cincinnati
Receipts July 27 1888 for Boston and Albany lines
A list of goods and quantities received on July 27 1888 for the Boston and Albany Railroad and Grand Junction Railroad includes wool flour corn malt rye feed tallow grease butter eggs hay leather and wool items totaling hundreds of units across multiple lots. Notable entries include 399 bales wool 1825 bushels flour 4015 bushels corn 2160 bushels malt 800 bushels rye 13 tons feed 16 cases eggs 4 cars hay and 100 bales wool for the Grand Junction Railroad.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Grand Junction Railroad
Incomplete 19th Century Freight Ledger Items Across Railroads
Fragmentary ledger lists freight tallies for multiple railroads Boston Providence New York New England Fitchburg leston Maine Western Lowell Albany accompanying consignments include flour cornmeal wool cotton beef sugar lard butter cheese eggs tea coffee hay lumber leather hides pelts and various packaging units. Entries cite quantities in bales boxes barrels hogsheads sacks and cases with sporadic numbers, weights, and unit labels across diverse consignors and destinations.
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Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Leston & Maine Rairoad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Boston & Albany Railroad
Lowell
Express
Total Receipts July 27 1888 and Commodities
A dense ledger style tally lists monthly totals for 1888 and 1887 across commodities. Cotton, wool, butter, flour, corn, eggs, wheat, malt, beans, oats, rye, potatoes, peas, tallow, hay, lard, and meats appear with varying bales, buses, barrels, and cases.
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ZOO
Imports and Exports July 27 1888 at Cienfuegos Ponce and Prelotas
Shipping briefs list cargoes for Brig Josefa at Cienfuegos including 1366 bays sugar and 563 hhds of molasses with consignors Walter S Swan & Co and I O Whiting & Co. Ponce schooner Mima Read 593 hhds molasses. Brig Amor at Prelotas with 1020 dry hides and wool bales. G Am-lick & Co report 3599 dry hides 32 bales wool 8 hair 20 hide cuttings 3276 horns plus 6000 horn piths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cienfuegos
Josefa
Walter S Swan & Co
Gossler & Co
Exports July 27 1888 Yarmouth to Hull London and Charlottetown
Shipping list from Yarmouth Newfoundland dated July 27 1888 notes steamer Yarmouth-2 laden with beef oil corn bags hardware piano yarn and other goods to Hull London via New York. Also listings for Steamer Colorado to London and assorted cargoes including birds tallow cotton lard wax paint organs and fruit. Charlottetown and Souris entries include Mary E McDougall and Novelity with flour meal cornmeal and other staples. Spencers Island Jessie D and Oliver Baddeck routes with flour and meal cargoes.
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Yarmouth
Hull
London
Eng
New York
Colorado
Charlottetown
Souris
Foreign Markets: London and Liverpool Wheat and Corn Quotes
Cable report from London and Liverpool notes wheat and corn prices steady to easier amid mixed demand. Chilean wheat cargoes off coast firm for July and August. Paris wheat and flour dearer. Liverpool spot wheat in fair demand with futures firm for wheat and dull for corn.
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Liverpool
Orleans
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Paris
California
Antwerp
Boot and Shoe Buyers Across Cities Prompt Trade Ads
A long list of buyers and agents for boots and shoes is highlighted, naming firms and partners in Abilene Augusta Allentown Baltimore Baltimore Joplin Charleston Columbia Cincinnati Cuthvert Dallas Dayton Eldorado Grand Rapids Kansas City Louisville Lexington Louisville Cape Girardeau Mansfield Mansfield Pittsburgh Philadelphia Philadelphia Pittsburg Portsmouth Richmond Savannah Shreveport Washington Winona and other locales, with individual names such as L H Faulkner J P Dill N A Hass H Lobe M Daniel J A Lawrence J Picard G R Mayhew E L Virden Pulaski D Eggelhoff M A Abeles W Keith J H Lutz Lippincott Rowe Gregg Chaddock Owens J A Williams Stein W W Schrader Buck Cohen J Dreyfus W W Watson W S Buck Vila and more. The notice appears to catalog shoe trade representatives and firms in multiple states.
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Baltimore
M Daniel
R Jandorf & Co
Aes
Lawrence
Lawrence, Berry & Co
Bayou Sara
Picard
Picard & Picard
Battle Creek
Mich
Preston
Canton
Frank
Charleston
C O'Neill
O'Neill & Sons Creigh
Columbia
D Lever
Lever & Stork, Craw
Claicinnati
M Daum
J H Laws & Co
Cincinnati
L Virden
Mabley & Carew
Cuthvert
F Pulaski
Pulaski & Co
Dallas
Tex
Kahn
Dayton
J H Lutz
J P Lutz & Son
Eldorado
Kan
T Frank
Mansfield
Keiser
Morse
Morse & Co
Ron
Schoolply
Over & Schoelply
Omaha
P Kirkendall
Kirkendall, Jones & Co
Philadelphia
Penn
Lippincott
Richmond
A Stein
Stein Bros
Watson, Jr
Schrader O
Savannah
S Buck
Buck Bros
Cohen
Shreveport
Dreyfus
H Dreyfus & Son
Washington
Ila
J A Williams
J A Williams & O
J A Harwood
Craw
Winona, Minn
W K F Vila
Cummings & Vila
Everett Mills Stockholders Special Meeting Notice
A special meeting of the stockholders of Everett Mills will be held at the company office 87 Milk street Room 16 Boston Mass on Tuesday July 31 1888 at 11 oclock fore noon to decide whether to reduce or increase the capital stock and shares and to consider related disposal of new shares by order of the Directors Henry H Edes clerk Boston July 21 1888.
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Everett Mills
Milk Street
Boston
Mass
Henry H. Edes
Suffolk
Emman. Ueles. Lopez
County of Suffolk
Court Square
Regional timetable snapshot amid scattered entries
A fragmented list of transit times spanning Alten ad Rochester Exeter and many towns including Lowell Malden Medford Melrose Malden and Merrimac. The OCR montage shows morning and evening departures with diverse hours, 6 to 12 plus late-night slots, resembling a dense intercity schedule page.
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Alten
Rochester
Farmington
Aeere Pay
Eoree
Mdusavers
Exeter
Great Falls
Ta Pui
Georgetown
Lowell
Malden
Eel Og
Dey AO
OPE Bs
Dey Medford
Il A Mg
Melrose Brightands
Merrimac
North Pugover
P.m. Newburyport
Meading
Watkenelad
Withken
East Boston Rail Timetable Messy Readout
A dense list of train departures from Boston streets to Amesbury and multiple towns including Biddeford Chelsea Everett Newburyport Revere and many others with times ranging from early morning to late evening, interspersed with garbled OCR data and stray digits. The fragment outlines a broad regional schedule rather than a coherent service pattern.
Sunday Trains to Buzzards Bay and Cape towns
Train times listed for Buzzards Bay Bourne Bournedale Chatham Falmouth Hyannis Harwich Onset Sandwich Sagamore West Barnstable Wareham and nearby stops. Morning departures cluster around 7.30 am and 8.15 am with routes via Woods Holl and We Holl noted.
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Cape Cod
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Amdarmstable
Burne
Bournedale
Ami
Brewster
Cataumet
Chatham
Cottage City
Woods Hall
Fairhaven
Falmouth
Bilyan
Harwich
Monument Beach
Attapoisett
Marion
Nantucket
On Bay
Drovin Town
Sandwich
Sagamore
Yarmouth
Trent
Wellffeet
Wet Barnstable
Aim
Warehs
Barnatak Wareham
Wenaumet
We Holl
Providence Division Train Times and Stations
Providence Division timetable details show departures from Park Square Station for New Work and Providence Line services with multiple listed times to Attleboro Kovlste Central and Dedham. The fragmentary text includes Sunday adjustments and a mix of odds and ends likely indicating schedule entries and interchanges.
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Providence Division
Park Square
Shore Line
Aim
Providence
Attleboro
Kovlste
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Boot and Shoe Buyers
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L H Fawkner
LH Faulkner & Co
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J P Dill
J P Dill Shoe Co
Allentown
A Hass
Farr, Hass & Co
H Lobe
Grattan, Mitchell & Co
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Aaron BR Gay & CO