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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1888

Page

7

Oats and grain markets drift in quiet trading

The ton and Albany elevator quotes show steady to quiet activity for No 2 whites and mixed oats with spot prices ranging from 41c to 46c depending on grade. July and August calls move with a steady edge, settling near 45c, while earlier sales touched 44c and 45c. Reports list extensive receipts and exports at New York and Chicago, with oats, corn, rye, and flour prices steady to firmer in various markets.

New York Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Toledo Graham Canada Bush Choice

Butter and Cheese Prices Steady Across Markets

Wholesale butter supplies are tight for choice grades while medium grades are plentiful. Prices align with prior quotes with creameries at 20 to 21 cents, Westerns from 16 to 19 cents, Vermont around 18 to 22, and Eastern creamery at 20 cents. Cheese markets show little change with New York, Vermont, and Ohio quotes varying from 6 to 9+ cents, and regional sales at Utica and Ogdensburg reported.

Western Vermont Extra Vermont Eastern New York Canton Ohio Sage Liverpool Ogdensburg State Utica Siac Little Falls New Hampshire Choice Western Michigan Nova Scotia New Brunswick PE Island Bush California Red Top Jersey Jerseys Bristol Ferry Long Islands

Banana Steamer Arrivals From Jamaica For Boston Firms

The steamer Balder arrives from Baracoa with bananas for G H Harding. Viking sails from Baracoa with bananas for W W and R Noyes. Lorenzo D Baker due Aug 2 from Jamaica with bananas for Boston Sail Company. Samana due Aug 8 from Jamaica with bananas for Boston Fruit Company.

Banana Steamers Balder Baracoa G H Harding Viking R Noyes Lorenzo D Baker Jamaica Boston Sail Company Samana Boston Fruit Company

Fruit Market Report From Baltimore and Vicinity

Fruit arrivals and prices cited across berries citrus and apples. Aurplea apples arrive in fair condition. Red Astralans and sweet boughs priced per barrel or box. Palermo oranges and lemons steady. blackberries blueberries currents raspberries and black caps show steady demand and varied per unit prices across Maryland Delaware Massachusetts New Hampshire and New York markets.

Baltimore Palermo Berrie York State Maryland Delaware Massachusetts New Hampshire Viaerme

Fruit Market Report from South Caroli nas and Delaware Peaches

Medium and 88 36cc for extra South Caro linas. Norfolks sold at 16 23c Grape market supplied with dark peaches at 6 6c and Delawares at 15 20c. Delaware peaches arriving small lots sold at 150 200 per basket with crates at 60 75c. California Fruits Harris Co sold peaches 165 250 per box and plums 140 235, prunes 105 265, nectarines 290, pears 470. Bananas on steamer Victoria arrive 8000 bunches for Seaverns Co with red at 1 and yellow at 1.26 per bunch.

South Carolinas Delaware H Harris & Co Victoria Seaverns & Co

Market Prices for Fresh Produce and Bounty Sells

Prices for new marrow squash at 150 dollars per barrel equivalent and various vegetables listed with per bush crate or per count rates. Notable items include native green peas 150 dollars per bush, Baltimore tomatoes five cents per crate, Rhode Island tomatoes up to 125 dollars per crate, native cabbage 3 six cents per 100 count, native wax beans 25 to 50 cents per bush, Bermuda onions 160 dollars per crate, Russian yellow turnips 175 dollars per barrel, and cantaloupes closing at 1 to 2 dollars per crate. Green corn scarce at 15 to 25 cents per dozen. native tomatoes sold at 4 50 per bush box.

Baltimore Rhode Island Illinois Jersey Russia

Provisions Market Report With Various Meats Prices

Pork prices show steady demand and firm rates across long cuts mess and backs with multiple regional quotes. Beef and lard trends mixed, with higher but quiet lard and firm beef by New York and Cincinnati quotes. fresh cattle prices hold steady amid quiet trade and regional variation in veal and mutton listings.

Lord Choice New York Tierces Western Steam Uierces City Steam Chicago Cincinnati Brighton

Cotton Market Mixed as Liverpool Reports Favorable But Slump Follows

Allan Asher & Co notes mixed cotton trading with August contracts selling out and strong New York opening turning to a day low. Liverpool advises are favorable yet prices drifted, with New York middling at 11 cents and nearby futures closing near session lows. overall stock levels and regional receipts show varied activity across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Savannah, and others.

Allan Asher & Co New York OOS Caeb Rady S Pbs Liverpool Orleans Augusta Galveston Mobile New Orleans Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Great Britain West Point Philadelphia Baltimore France Cincinnati St Louis Louisville United States

Hog and cattle markets overview from Kansas City to Chicago

Trade remains active across markets with firm to higher prices. Kansas City receipts show steers 275 to 345 dollars, cows 225 to 250, hogs 626 to 635 for heavies and 610 for mediums. Chicago reports 9000 cattle receipts, 3000 shipments, slow demand and poor quality with steers around 350 dollars.

Kansas City Louis Cincinnati Chicago

Cattle and Hog Market Roundup From Texas Trading

Receipts show 590 stockers and feeders with cattle averages at $2 10 370 for cows bulls and mixed, Texas cattle at $190 400. Hogs receipts 14 000 shipments 9 000, prices mixed to higher with heavy hogs $6 10 6 67 and light hogs $6 20 695. Sheep receipts 7 000 shipments 1 600 with native dull prices ranged from $276 410 to Western shorn $340 400 and lambs at $450 626.

Texas

Sugar and Molasses Market Report Quiet at Firm Prices

Sugar demand remains quiet but prices hold firm with Cuba refined and raw options listed. Molasses trade is quiet at steady levels with values for Fancy Ponce Porto Rico and other Caribbean sources noted in cents per gallon and per quintal. New York trade described as dull with refined and yellow sugars cited.

Cuba Lloilos Belmont New York Ponce Porto Rco Porto Rico Cienfuegos Mayaguez

Miscellaneous Market Roundup Hints Steady Prices Across Commodities

In New York the demand remains quiet with steady prices for several items. Turpentine closes at 35c, rosin near 1.03 to 1.07, tar around 2 dollars, and petroleum markets show minor shifts with RSW near 7 4 ec and cases at 9 4 ec.

Petroleum New York

Imports and Exports July 30 1888 Port la Tour NS

Records of schooner Nina pages 53000 feet of hemlock boards and mackerel, with numerous consignments from Port Hawkesbury Charlottetown and Halifax to Boston and local York area firms. Steamer Worcester lists eggs, fish, lobsters, potatoes, and other goods from Charlottetown Halifax and Port Hawkesbury. Yarmouth and other NS points show codfish, eggs, lobsters, and mackerel moving to buyers including JG Hall, E T Russell, Delong Seaman, and Whitney Pousland.

Port LA Tour Nina Page G Hall & Co Port Hawkesbury Charloittetown Pei Halifax & Pictou Worcester Charlottetown Bowles & Co Brock Boston Consolidated Produce Co Barclay & Co Burrows & Co Crawford Cutler Dana Delong & Seaman Eustis & Alarich Griffin & Co Hinckley, Ayer & Co Johnson & Co Mead & Co Mead & Co—8 Do McKeever & Ha Do Noyes, French & Fickett Latch & Roberts Woodside & Co Winsor & Co

Exports from Digby and Annapolis on New Brunswick

A July 380, 1888 export report lists shipments from Digby and Annapolis NS via the steamer New Brunswick. Contents include 48 pieces marble 4 cases books 4 cases hardware 27 cases glassware 5 pigs household goods 6 cases paint 200 eggs 10 bunches bananas carriers.

Digby and Annapolis New Brunswick

Railroads haul vast cargo amid crowded staples lists

A sprawling OCR list records freight goods across multiple railroads including Boston & Albany New York & New England Fitchburg and Boston & Maine. Entries cover wool cotton flour oats corn meal butter tea sugar beef bacon bacon eggs coffee leather hides and more with quantities and destination notes. The compilation reflects extensive commodity movements by express sea and regional lines.

Engla Scotland Germany COL Ptoi Iss Nova Ecotia Éaea Surinam Belgium Boston Es & Pt England Nova Scotia Indies Hayti Australasia Nicaragua Boston & Albany Rand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Ballreau Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Boston & Maine Raiilroad Lowell By Express Utter Ene Ds Ee Eevee Il

London July 30 Foreign Markets Report Wheat and Corn Rise

Beerbohm reports cargoes off coast lift wheat prices with stronger futures in Liverpool and Paris. No 1 California wheat quotes rise for August through December, mixed American corn higher. Antwerp and Paris show firmer wheat, while breadstuffs and dairy hold steady amid cautious demand. Market outlook cites British weekly wheat deliveries at 28,202 quarters and a 2,000,000 quarter export surplus.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Great Britain Antwerp

Patent Veterinary Remedies A B C D E F G H I J K

An old advertisement lists numerous horse and livestock cures labeled by letters A through K for fevers, joint diseases, distemper, worms, coughs, colic, abortion prevention, urinary issues, eruptive diseases, digestion, and more. Prices include a 10 bottle package and a stable case with manual. $7.00 for specifics with prepaid shipping.

A.A C. B.B C. D.C C. D.D C. F.F H.H C. J.K

Boston and Maine City Ticket Office Schedule List

Rail lines show departures from Boston and Maine offices to Bangor Bar Harbor St John and Portland. Listings include Haymarket and Causeway Street stations with multiple daily times and connections to Maine Central Grand Trunk and other lines. Extra fare applies on certain Pullman Vestibuled and Dining Cars. Steamer connections from Portland on select days.

Montreal West Vermont Pullman Carson Boston Chicago Fitchburg Augusta Haymarket St Causeway St Bangor Bar Harbor St. John Einlifax Provinces Iaymarket Sq Old Orchard Portland Poland Springs Bar Barber—Haymarket Sq Meston Mt. Desert Mastport Catnis Bestifax Causeway Street Acire Haymarket Square Iru Rockland Cassine Southweet Far Harbors Werwiston Haymarket Quare Causeway Street Standain Manchester Concord North—Haymarket Sq North Conway- Haymarket Sq Causeway Et Portland—aymarket Sq Clseway St Maine Central Grand Trunk Brinox& Lincoln Railways Slaymarket Eq Park Square C. C

Western Division Train Times From Boston Station

Western Division schedules list numerous trains from Boston to Alton Kay Rochester Farmington Dover Exeter and many New England stops with daily and Sunday departures and varied times.

Boston to Amesbury and many suburbs train schedule

Eastern Division timetable lists numerous outbound trains from Boston Causeway Street to Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls and many small towns. Includes scattered times for Lynn Marblehead North Reading North Conway Portsmouth and other regional stops with through service notes and Sunday variations.

Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelea Aim Dover Everett Great Fairte Rochester Tench North Basecapeton Rye Beach Ipawieh Lynn Marblehead and Swampscott Branch Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody Danvers Portsmouth Ebevere Beechport and Gloucester York Farbor & Beach P Im Wenham Wediceboro

Boston and New England rail timetable corrected July 22 1855

A detailed, dense list of daily and Sunday passenger train departures and stops across multiple lines from Boston to Ashcroft Danbury Hartford New York and Rhode Island towns. The schedule lists times for various routes including Norwood Central Wellington Woonsocket and Norwich Line with connections to Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury and Newburgh among others, noting special Sunday and through services and a Boston d Albany depot basis.

Pi. Bartford A ’Am Barvard Street Kyde Park Lake Aim Islington Manchester Mattapan New Britain Newburg Rew LL Philadelphia Rendville Rockville Comn Svea Bridge Kittons Wrashington Waterbury Willimantte Winslows Webster Boston Norwood Central Clyde Park Ilyde Park Franklin Woonsocket Division D& Albany Railroad Needham and Way Woonsocket New York Middletown New Hlaven Hartford Danbury Mishkill-on-Cludson Newburgh Turners N. Y Chicago and St. Louis Erie Railway Vve J New England Air Line Grand Central Depot Willimantic Htartford Willmont ML Gen New Haven Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond Norwich New London Danielsonville Putnam City OF Boston Co iTty Wirs Bee Martford Onice Washington Street Summer Street A.A. Ae Kson Sup T. E. P. Vining A. G Kendall

Northampton Train Timetable and Evening Routes

Daily Sunday trains listed from Belmont Waverley Waltham Hudson and Way Stations to Northampton with morning and evening departures. Time tables provide full information on local and through trains. published by James T. Furrer D and J Flinders General Manager and General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

Ral Mass Ston Station Causeway Street Portland Street Form Bladiey Amherst South _swm Bmeondaville Ware Guilbeet Rutland Jefferson's Qak- Boyleon Ster Berlin Sudbury Rockbottom Wayland Werm Waverley Belmeont Unday Belmont Waltham Hiudson Way Northampton James T. Furrer J. Flanders Gen’l Pas

Abbreviated Rail Timetable Snippet Reveals Local Routes

The page lists numerous train and ferry times across Massachusetts towns such as Mattapan, Nepe, North Delph, Plymouth, Taunton, and Weymouth with multiple daily departures. It notes Sunday schedules, via routes, and connecting stops including Brockway, Marshfield, and Bridgewater. The fragmentary timetable highlights frequent morning and evening services, prices like 3.50 and 5.16, and several observances for weekends.

Tey Wee Po Tees Opm Marshie Mattapan Ani Nantasket Bsain Nepe North Delph Plymouth Breckhbin Shawmu South Braintree South Duxt Taunton Centralsation Whitman Weymouth Wollaston Heights Bridgewater Cordesett and Seuil

Cape Cod Train Timetable Fragments By Towns And Times

A fragmentary Cape Cod division train timetable lists numerous towns including Bourne Barnstable Falmouth Chatham and Sandwich with various departure times in the morning and afternoon. Sunday trains are noted to Buzzards Bay Chatham Woods Hall and Woods Holl with additional times.

Cape Cod Kneeland Street Buzzards Tay Tharnmstabbe Sourne Bournedale Brewster Cataumnes Chatham Cottage City Woods Hall Fairhaven Falmouth Bayancanin Barwich Monument Beach Attapomett Marion Nantucket Onnecé Bprovince Town Sandwich Sasamore Yarmowth Preemont Wellfeet Wet Barnstable Woods Mall Warenam Sam Warmeath Buzzards Fay Bourne and Bourcedake Casataumet Cottrg City Woods Tied Byannois and Harwich Yarmouth West Barnatable Wareham Wenaumet Woods Holl

Providence Division Timetable Fragments with Park Square and Stations

A dense timetable fragment lists numerous train departures and arrivals across Providence Division lines, including Park Square Station to New Work Shore Line and New Work Providence Line. It mentions Attleboro, Canton, North Attleboro, Providence, Beadwide, Rumont, and several towns with varied times, frequencies, and Sunday exceptions. The text preserves station names, times, and fares amid garbled OCR.

Providence Division Park Square Shore Line Aim Providence Attleboro Lae - Imundays Canton Durction Alii - Rar

Boston and Alleghany area time table notice 1883

Timetables for local and through train service listed with stations from Boston to Framingham and beyond. Services mention 7.15 11.05 am 2.15 and other slots, Sundays differ by station. Notices provide where full information is obtainable at Boston stations and Old State House. J KR Kendrick and GEO L Connor sign. Boston July 1, 1883. Oscar Record Book advertisement follows.

Pilgrim Bristol Providence Old Colony Boston Fall River Newport New York New Brooklyn Jersey City Old State Mullee Washington and State Streets J. KR. Kendrick Geo L. Connor Gen'l Pass’r L. H. Palmer Old State Louse Northern Division Boston & Albany Kneeland Street Framingham and Riarbore Spm Fayville Southibore Bolton Ltd Rorihboro Clinton Leeminater Bitchburg Wratee Sunction Old Colony R.K Old State House Man’r Geo. L. Connor Pass

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