Fragile Fruit Prices Include Varied Russets and Oranges
Listings show apples in several russet grades at 2 to 3 dollars per crate, dried apples priced from 6 to 14 cents per pound for different processing types, Valencia oranges at seven dollars per case, lemons Messina and Palermo at 2.60 to 4.00 per box, Florida oranges from 2 to 6 dollars per box, and bananas in prices ranging from 1.25 to 3.50 per bunch or box with origins including Baracoa Aspinwall Jamaica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valencia
Messina
Palermo
Florida
Baracoa
Aspinwall
Jamaica
Market Report From The Truck Produce Section
The market shows demand for trucks with shrinking asparagus receipts at 1 per dozen. Southern beans steady at 250 per crate wax and 75c to 1 for string. Onions abundant then dull at Bermuda 125 and Levants 225. Peas moderate and firmer at 350 400 Marylands and 1265 per crate. Tomatoes quiet at 150 175 per crate. Summer squash quiet at 125 per crate. Cucumbers steady at 10c each and 35 per crate. Spinach supply shrinking with sales at 40c per bushel. Cabbages Florida 250 per p bbl crate, Bermuda onions 135 per crate, carrots 1 per bush, lettuce 15 20c dot, spinach 40c bush, dandelions 26c bush, radishes 25c per dozen long, parsnips 150 per bush, rhubarb and cucumbers 6 66c each per crate 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermudas
Levants
Marylands
Florida
St. Andrew
Bermuda
Packed meats and produce steady as market quotes hold
Prices for pork and lard show mixed levels with long cuts at 17 75 to 18 60 per barrel equivalents, lard and hams steady, beef and fresh meats listing ranges from 7 to 14 cents for various cuts, and beets and some lambs and veals showing firmness amid light supply and quiet trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exstra
Cotton Futures Rally and Mixed U S Market Notes
Liverpool futures opened firm and closed strong with various June to September quotes. Spot middling uplands and Orleans steady at 5 3 4 d. New York spot quiet at 11 7 16 c for middling, with futures opening steady and complex bid ask figures. Raises capacity, pipe line certificates, and sugars show flat to firm movement with multiple prices listed. Molasses markets steady with cargo lot quotes from Puerto Rico, Cienfuegos, and Cuba references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Orleans
New York
Manila
Glee
Belmont
Ig Sg
Orto Rico
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Wheat and flour markets mixed across cities in June
Market reports show fluctuating prices across New York Minneapolis St Louis Milwaukee. Wheat No 1 hard and Northern firm or higher in several markets while No 2 Northern softer on track. Corn and oats rise or hold with steady rye and dull barley. Provisions and fats vary, with mixed futures and spot quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minnesota
Petroleum United
Tierces Western Steam
Tierces City Steam
Continent
South America
Liverpool
Minneapolis
Northern
ST. Louis
Milwaukee
Market report on pork, meats, and grains in several cities
Cincinnati pork prices steady with hogs at 350 to 475 cents per hundredweight and bulk meats firm. whiskey at 106. receipts and shipments listed. Detroit wheat markets show No 1 white at 80 to 84 cents and Michigan red around 94 to 94 1/4. Toledo wheat active at 91 1/2 with corn 39 to 40 1/2. shipments and receipts for wheat, oats, and corn provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Detroit
Michigan
Toledo
Hogs firmer with mixed prices across markets
Kansas City reports hogs mostly 455 to 465 with about 6000 receipts today and 7102 receipts Saturday. St Louis notes hogs firmer with mixed packer prices around 475 to 490 and butchers firmer at 4 500. Chicago cattle receipts total 8500 with steady shipments around 390 to 440 for steers and 260 to 360 for stockers. Sheep and lamb markets show strength with natives around 3 to 4 dollars and lambs at 1 50 to 3 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
ST. Louis
Chicago
Hao
Cotton Market Highlights From June 6 1887
Net receipts and prices across major ports show firm tones with modest gains in several markets. Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville all report steady or firmer mid values and notable stock levels. Consolidated figures show three day totals and exports to Great Britain and the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Great Britain
Continent
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louuisville
United States
Foreign Markets Report Wheat and Corn Readings
London and Liverpool market notes show wheat firm and corn steady to easier with varying quotations. American Danubian and Calcutta grain prices listed alongside flour values and related commodities in multiple ports including Paris Antwerp and Liverpool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Calcutta
Minnesota
Paris
Liverpool
California
Antwerp
Diverse cargo details list from ships and steamers
A long ledger style report itemizes imports and exports dated June 6 1887 across multiple vessels including Yarmouth Morien J & J Locke Matilda Sunbeam and Aguan. It notes eggs salmon lobsters mackerel potatoes wood pulp sugar lumber cocoanuts bananas and other commodities with quantities for ports such as Yarmouth Halifax Charlottetown Calcutta and Savannah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demerara
Alexander Brown & Sons
Ubnico
J & J Locke
T J Jones & Co
Port Medway
Smith & Co
Salmon Barclay & Co
Chester
George McQuesten & Co
Spruce Lumber
Delong & Seaman
Mayaguez
Wiitney
Poasland & Co
Calcutta
Anglesea
Corinto
More Castle
Tustic Parnores & Cushmer
Liverpool
Dexter
Arthur & Co
Beaman Bros
Bartlett, Teana & Co
Bowles & Co
Brown
de Loria & Co
Chapin Bros
Cutler
Hall
Hinckley, Ayres & Co
McKeever & Hall
Ptatoes
F Hutchinson & Co
Kimball & Co
Simpson, McIntyre & Co
Stone
Halifax
L Clements & Co
S Ellis & Co
Griffin & Co
Kendall & Co
Winsor & Son
Savannah
Gate City
Adams Bros
American Express Co
Arnold & Co
Farnum & Co
Harding
Lowell Bros & Co
Locke & Co
Linnell
A& O
Mead & Co
Morrison & Co
Newhall
Mediterranean
Kings Cross
Palermo
AS & J Brown
Messina
Wholesale Shipping List from Fernandina and Brunswick
A detailed receipt of mixed cargo and consignments including rags waste paper and textile items, coal and iron products, up to 469 966 feet of hard pine, with consignors and destinations such as J B Moors & co Baring Bros & co Washburn Moen Mfg co Houghton Dutton Louis Wolf & co Gorham dap & Co Kidder Peabody George McQuesten & co and ships FERNANDINA FLA Sch June Bright and BRUNSWICK GA Sch Fannie Whitmore including quantities of bales coils bags and cases and notes of specific items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Eng
Chicago
J B Moors & Co
Louis Wolf & Co
Horace Partridge
Gardner
Fernandina
Fla
Exports From Annapolis and Digby in 1887 Listing Cargo
The June 6 1887 export report lists the steamer New Brunswick carrying in seas of items including two hundred egg carriers one hundred fifty lobster carriers one desk two chairs three cases of dry goods four packages of hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Digby
New Brunswick
Freight carload item list from multiple railroads
A dense inventory listing cargo by railroad including goods such as bbls grease sugar tea butter cheese eggs beans hay lumber leather hides pelts and more. The items are apportioned under Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine Boston and Lowell and Se By Express and By Sea with quantities in barrels bales boxes rolls and cords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
England
Nova Scotia
Scotland
Wee Maven
Ovisions
Anne Ap
France
Philo
Dutch Guiana
British West Indies
Argentine Republic Chemicals
Porto Bays
Stone Lass
Oakum
Manne
Wale
Newfoundland and Labrador
Aa Rica
Etc
Belgium
Portugal
Alee Stein
Boston & Alban Railroad
Grand Junction Railroad
Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Eastern Division
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Salt goods offered by Retief Mining Co at 129 State Street
Coarse salt for packing hides ice cream refrigerators and lump salt for cattle and horses offered by Retief Mining Company Boston at 129 State Street. N E Agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retief Mining Company
Fifford
State Street
Boston
Boot and shoe buyers in town ad list across states
Advertisements show representatives from Creighton Disney in Baltimore M R Creighton and M D Wells in Chicago plus firms in Davenport Detroit Louisville Owensboro St Louis San Francisco and Wheeling. Names like Goldsmith Seixas Bryant Sutter Large McClung Rothschild and Shafer Swarts Lee Rosenstock Boyd appear with partner firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
R Creighton
Creighton, Disney & Co
R Wells
M D Wells & Co
Chicago
Ill
H L Seixas
Cook & Seixas
Tre
Marks
Chisago
Goldsmith
Stein Co
Davenport
S P Bryant
SP Bryant & Co
Detroit
Mich
S C Sutter
H P Baldwin & Co
E. Dubuque
W P Large
Louisville
S A McClung
S A McClung & Co
Owensboro
J Rothschild
J Rothschild & Co
Pees Ga
L & F Collar
Collat Bros
Boston and Providence R R Assenger Notice
After May 29 trains Boston to New York and New York to Boston at 10 am Sundays are discontinued. A 4 am Sunday train from Boston to Providence and a 4 pm Sunday train from Providence to Boston start on June 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Station
Summer Street
Ashcroft
Baltimore
Bird Street
M. Blackstone
Danwere
Dorchester
Dudley Street
Ellis
Endicott
Ero
Franklin
Pee Ee Forest Avenue
Hartford
Marvard Street
Myde Park
Highland Lake
Manchester
Aamy
Oor
Mattapan
Milford
Mt. Bowdoin
New Britain
Newburg
New London
New York
Middletown
Norwich
Norwood
Nore Sand Roentral
Tuckee
Philadelpia
Providence
Cena
Henaville
Seiver Street
Rockville
Conn
Hilton Am
Falpole
Washington
D. c
Waterbury
Willimantic
Winslows
Abester
Boston
Boston & Providence Railroad
Shore Line
Dparve Jacket
Pat Dodgeville
Hebronville
Attleboro
Firm
North Attleboro
Return
Miameeld
Sharon
Cannon Junction
Meadville
Ivde Park
Moxbury
Dedham
Spring Street
West Roxbury
Sigilands
Stoughton and
Canton
Stoughton
A.A. Eoloua
Supi
R. R. Assenger
Concord R. BR
Concord
N. H
Sancage
B.and
H. E. Chamberlin
Boston and Maine Through Trains to Various Regions
Train schedule listing Boston and Maine routes with Haymarket and Causeway Street stations. Destinations include Augusta, Baner, St. Sohn, Malfax, Halifax, Lewiston, Manchester, Concord, North Conway, Portland, and connections with Maine Central and Grand Trunk lines. Timings mostly 7 am to 1 pm windows across multiple divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal & West
Central Vermont
Pullman Carson
Boston
Lowell
Chicago
Fitchburg
K. R
Washington Street
J. W. Hobart
S. W. Cummings
Gen. Pass
St. Albava
Augusta
Haymarket Sq
Causeway St
Baner
St. Sohn
Malfax
Provinces
Heasetport
Calais
St. John
Halifax
Portland
Lewiston
Manchester
Concord
N. H
North
North Conway
Maine Central
Grand Trunk
Knox & Lincoln
Haymarket
Causeway 6&T
Western Division Train Schedule Notes
Train times listed for Boston area stops including Dover Danvers Exeter and Lowell with numerous departures throughout the day and Sunday runs. The schedule covers routes to Alton Bay Farmington and Maine points with multiple intermediate stops and varied times across morning noon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Station
Haymarket Square
Alton Bay
Maeneneee
Farmington
Ndover
Dover
Danvers
Exeter
Great Falls
Vareseilt
Georgetown
Ee Biddeford
Saco
Lawrence
North Lawrence
O San
South Lawrence
Lowell
Maiden
Ean
Meate
Ain Ape
Stearnes Maghcinnds
Stoneham
Melrose
Fac
Merrimac
Pomeror
Wanbachuork
Reading
Salem
Wee Wake Field
Soc
Wilmington
Boston and Maine Train Timetable Fragment 1887
Schedule shows extensive Boston area and New England routes with departures and arrivals for towns like Biddeford Chelsea Everett Great Falls Salem Swampscott Marblehead Middleton North Conway and Portland along multiple branches and through services. Officials James Furber and J Flanders referenced. city ticket offices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pagna
Bevers
Biddeford
Chelsea
Everett
Great Falls
Rochester
Hampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Eek
Ipswich
Ey Nn
Marblehead
Swampscott Branch
Ami
Middleton
Morey
North Conway
M. Peabody and Danvers
Soe Bee OB
Portsmouth
Mevere
FDR
Rockport and
Gloucester
Salem
VLU
Saugus
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
Lynn
Way Serele NE
Newburyport
Derseeseathe
Portland
Bangor
St. John
Haliram
aVia Saugus
wWorkingmen
South Reading
Boston
Haymarket Square
City
Washington Street
James T. Furber
J. Flanders
Boston to New York trains 1887 Fall River Line schedule
Weekday trains depart Boston for New York via Fall River Line at 6 p.m. with returns at 5 p.m. Transfers and many intermediate stops listed including Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis and other South Shore towns. J R Kendrick, General Manager, notes multiple routes via Taunton Brockton Newport and Woods Hall with service on week days and via boats from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Fall River
Ashmont
Barnstable
Hyannis
Karmoutt
Sandwich
Ie Weays
Ween
Braintree
Pais
Bridgewater
Rockton
Pas
Buzzard’s Bay
Onset Bay
Warehamy
Wareham
Provincetown
Eliflest
Mam
M. Cohasset
Hingham
Cohasset
Cottage City
Woods Cine
Woods Hall
East Bridgewater
Abington
Brockton
East
Milton
West Quincy
Hh. Beam
Snes
East Weymouth
East Weyouth
Ease
Pete
Weymouth
Od & Mj
Taunton
Marshfield
Japan
Ant
Mattapan
Nepon’ Oe
Rho
Neponset
Mattapoisett
Ferim
Middicoro
Reti Pt
Nantucket
Newport
New Bedforda
North Easton
Sonceton
Randolph
Stoughton
Plymouth
Duxbury
Scituate
North Scituate
Return
Sea View
South Duxbury
Faunton
Antral
Dean Street
kReturn
Human
South Weymouth
South Wi Se
Eyollaston Heights
Os Rae
Wood’s Hall
Ow York
Weymoutha
Wyymouth
Duxbury Road
Ci Hemlin
Ngham
Brockon
Ewport
South Braintree
New Bedford
Middleboro
J. R. Kendrick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brighton
Telegraph
Yarmouth, M. Steamer
Yarmouth
G Hall & Co
Clements
Jones & Co
Ellis & Co
Hutchinson & Co
Barclay On
St Louis, Mo
J H Shafer
Shafer, Swarts
Lee
San Francisco
Cal
Rosenstock
Rosenstock & Co
Wheeling
G W Boyd
Boyd & Co
Humphreys
J. I. Case
Jay Eye
Phalus
C. J. Hamlin, Esq
Village Farm
Commodore Kittson
Midway Park
T. G. Yeomans, Esq
Princess of Wayne
Ant Mars
A.A
C.c
C. D.D
I. I
C. J
Humphreys’ Homeopathic Med. CO
Fulton Street, N. Y
Railroads
New England
New Haven
Pullman
Danbury
Fishkill-on-Hudson
NEW England Limited
Air Line
Grand Central Depot
Jersey City
Trenton
Richmond
Danielsonville
Putnam
Cily
Worcester
A. A. Jackson
A.C. Kendall
L Pass
Reed
Ip Bote
Jiea
Via
Lega
Los
Asristol
Kidder
WM. F. Kidder& Co
John Street
Pa. Lenon
E. Fougera & CO
N. Y
Haven's Colleges
Phila
Pac
Chicas
Folsom
Boston & Maine
Maverhill
Medfora
Causeway
Street
Causeway Street
Old State House
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Lebanon
White River Junction
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Marlington
St. Albans
Montreal
Warren
Haverhill
Woodsville
St. Johnsbury
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Bristol
Claremont
White Mountain
Centra
Vermont R. K
Passumpsica
Teavie
SUN
Keene
Peterboro
Hillsboro
Wilton
Amherst
Greenfield
Hua
Isi
Peerica
Awrence
Winchester
West Medford
Berfora
Mellen
Gen. Si
Inter Hiil
Bedford
Ooellexe Hill
Lexington
Rlington
George W. Storer
Pass
Central Massachusetts
R. R
Jefferson and Way
Hudson
Roeckbottom
Sadbury
Wayland
Weston
Waverley and Waltham
Geo
W. Storer
Pass'g
Raile Ds
Old Colony
Bristol, Lighted
Fall
Boste
Pilgrim
Connec
Brooklyn
Kendrick
L. H. Palmer
Stetson, Moseley & Whart
Dore I First
E Street
Huckins & Co
Border Street
State St
Baeder, Adamson & CO
Weekly Post
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