Wool Market and Weather Impacts Hit Montana Sheep
Lamb losses due to cold rain and sleet threaten Judith basin producers with substantial cuts this spring. May shipments from San Francisco total 27,401 bags versus 32,225 last year, with weekly sales 500,000 to 600,000 pounds mostly from San Joaquin. Northern wools quoted 15 16 1/2 cents, San Joaquin 12 13 1/2 cents, Calaveras 14 16 cents. Utah shows little movement as some growers finish shearing and stack wool awaiting developments.
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Montana
Judith Basin
San Francisco
San Joaquin
Calaveras
Foothill
Utah
Leather Market Dulls With Steady Yet Irregular Prices
The leather market shows no improvement with ample supply and buyer-favored, irregular quotations. Rough and finished leathers move slowly at low to steady prices, while bull and brogan leathers hold more inquiry. Hides remain weak as calfskin receipts rise and demand stays muted across regions and grades.
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Brighton
New England
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Rio Grande
Entre Rios
Corrientes
Cordova
Boston Markets Flour And Grain Prices June 7
Local price listings show a quiet dull market for flour with varied pack prices across grades from Fine to spring patents. Corn and oats futures reflect steady but soft demand with no major shifts in spot or shipment quotes across New York Toledo Detroit St Louis Chicago and Chicago receipts.
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Minnesota
Michigan
Canada Superior
Canada Roller
Canada Extra
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Toledo
Detroit
Bsc
St Louis
Ciicazo
Market Report Shows Mixed Grain and Fruit Prices Across Cities
The report catalogs receipts and shipments from New York Chicago and St Louis with lower prices for No 2 white wheat, oats and red varieties, while corn and mixed grains show steady to dull demand. It notes dull New York trade, steady graham flour and firm cottonseed meal, with various fruit markets like oranges lemons and pineapples showing stable to brisk demand, and Harris & Co announcing California fruit sales starting June 12.
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New York
State
Chicago
St Louis
Detroit
Toledo
St. Louis
Slige
Corunna
Canada
Baldwins
Choice
Palermo
Messina
Valencia
Jersey
Key West
North Carolina
Maryland
California
Harris & Co
Jamaicas
Baracoa
United States
Loston
England
Teta
Butter and cheese quotings steady in unsettled market
Butter prices show a general bottoming trend with Western creameries at 20c and Northern movement moderate. Eastern creamery and New York quotes firm for various grades while Chicago and Liverpool markets show firmer or steady tones. Cheese demand remains quiet though Ohio hats fetch 8 4ac. Eggs and beans offer mixed firmness with abundant supply in parts and steady Midwest readings.
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Vermont
New York
Astern Creamery
Western Creamery
Eastern Dairy
Western Creamery Extra
Ohio
Chicago
Liverpool
Michigan
California
West
Red Top
Jersey
Polden
Burbanks
White Brooks
Davis
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Rose
Burbank
Bermuda
North Carolina
Truck Market Movements and Fresh Produce Prices
A varied market report notes steady truck prices and a range of produce costs. Marrow squash at 2.50 per barrel, asparagus 14 per dozen, Norfolk-exteen peas 2 per crate, spinach 20 cents per bunch, and multiple regional items including cucumbers, beans, onions, beets, and rhubarb with prices listed per crate, basket, or bunch.
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Norfolk
Marinland
Florida
North Carolina
St Andrews
Banana steamers due in early June with bananas for firms
The steamer Hondo arrives June 7 from Jamaica carrying bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The steamer Gwent is due June 8 with Baracoa bananas for Seaverns and Co. The steamer Hertha due June 12 from Baracoa with bananas for W. W. and R. Noyes.
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Banana Steamers
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
Gwent
Baracoa
Seaverns & Co
Hertha
W. W
R. Noyes
Fruit Apples Demand Quiet With Steady Prices
Fruit buyers report very quiet demand for apples with prices about the same as previously quoted. The market shows little movement and dealers hold quantity at current levels as inquiries remain sparse.
Provisions Market Report Across Cities With Lard and Meats
The pork market remains firm with good demand for hams and smoked meats. Prices span long cuts at 17 1 750, short cuts 17 6001776, backs 17 75 18 00, mess pork 16 75, and fresh ribs around 10. lard and various bacon and sausage products show steady or firm quotes across Chicago, New York, St Louis, and Cincinnati with mixed demand for beef and lamb items.
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Hains
New York
Tierces City
Continent
South America
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Sugar and Molasses Market Report Quiet Trading
Raw sugar market quiet with firm quotations and little seller concession. Reported sales include 660 bds Muscovado and 300 bags centrifugal at private terms. prices for various sugars listed, with belts of Cuban, Java, and other refined grades. Molasses trade also quiet. New York demand dull at 19.24 c for 50 test on boiling grades.
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Cuba
Manilas
Javas
New York
Ponce
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Mayaguez
Cotton Market Review from Allan Asher & Co Circular
Allan Asher & Co reports a quiet to steady cotton market with local movement shaping trading. Liverpool prices show a slight opening rise then ease. New York futures opened and closed quiet while overland May movement runs 41,000 bales vs 21,000 last year. Sales and receipts across major ports listed, with steady mid grades and mixed regional activity.
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Allan Asher & Co
Liverpool
New York
Orleans
Marke
Vung Ss
Augusta
Galveston
Port and trade figures across nations and ports
The report lists freight and stock figures across multiple regions including Great Britain with 14 801 units, France 2 267, the southern se region 12 470, and total stock at all United States ports at 64 267 dollars.
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Great Britain
France
United States
Markets mixed with streams of old prices reported
The report notes steady or higher tones in several commodities. Tallow shows a steady market with obscure figures, New York oats and coffee show dull or fair demand, turpentine and petroleum edge as prices vary, and certificates and regional bids move with limited clarity. Cincinnati and St Louis show steady to higher price indications in a fragmented, turnover light market.
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New York
Turpentine and Petroeum
St Louis
Cincinnati
Hog and cattle markets cattle and hog receipts across cities
Kansas City Receipts 1146 cattle and 6855 hogs with active demand and gains 5 to 10 cents. St Louis hogs mixed. Yorkers at 5 07 5 50, packers steady 5 40 6 0, butchers 5 60 6 70. Chicago cattle strong with cattle and Texans up to 5 75. hogs steady 5 50 5 75. sheep receipts 4500, native muttons 4 5 40, feeders 2 75 5 60. Cincinnati hogs strong in common and light, 4 5 60 to 5 60. receipts 2000. Peoria hogs firmer, 5 86 5 75.
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Farnum, Reardon & Co
Kansas City
St Louis
Peoria
Cincinnati
Chicago
Imports and Exports Across Barbados Glasgow and Yarmouth
A detailed ledger lists cargoes shipped and received on June 7 1888 across Barbados Glasgow and Yarmouth including Herbert C Hall J E Power Baring Bros & Co and Jordan Marsh & Co. items cover sugar wool dry goods tobacco pipes fire bricks and numerous fish and paper stock consignments with quantities noted for steamer ships schooners and various firms.
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Barbados
Herbert C Hall
Boston
Glasgow
Scot
Phonician
Baring Bros & Co
Simon
Brown, Durrell & Co
Seaton
Waldo Bros
Allan
Clements & Preston
E Townsend
Arthur Sewall
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Wellington & Co
McShane & Co
Bird & Co
Dame
Stoddard & Kendall
Lovering & Co
Jones Bros & Co
Haring Bros & Co
Leeson & Co
Moise Sargent
Lord & Skien
Laguna
Henry Crosby
Cocoannis
Yarmouth
Ellis & Co
JG Hall & Co
Filis & Co
Gloucester Fish Co
Clements & Co
Hall & Co
Salmon Barclay & Co
Jones & Co
Gass, Doe
Batchelder
Russell & Co
Salmon Stimpson, Murray
Exports Reported From Caribbean and Atlantic Ports 1888
Export listings from June 7 1888 show cargoes at Port au Prince Hayti and other Atlantic ports. Schooner Orlando carries hardware nails kerosene oil and related items. Scooner Magnum ships flour oats lard nails and cement. Schooner Hibernia lists pitch oars and forks. Schooner Herald and G F Day report flour tour and other goods.
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Port AU Prince
Hayti
Wilmington
R . Pee Peete
Grand Manan
Hibernia
Canning
Herald
Enna
Harbourville
Receipts from Railroads Reported for June 7 1888
Receipts detail cattle wool bales cotton bbls oats corn bran lard bacon eggs butter cheese and other items across Boston & Albany Grand Junction Josie Providence Old Colony New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Maine divisions with counts in bales bbls sacks barrels and cases. Incomplete OCR yields varied spellings and units but lists multiple rail lines handling diverse freight such as wool cotton corn malt butter eggs and leather.
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Eeess Leather Park
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Josie & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Western Division
Lowell
Trade item totals from coastal cargo manifest
The ledger itemizes shipments by express and sea routes listing bolls, bags, cases, bales, and chests. It records leather, green tea, cotton, wool, tea, coffee, poultry, dairy, potatoes, beans, lumber, hides, and skins with quantities and packaging units across multiple transport modes.
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Express
London and Liverpool wheat and corn market bulletin
London and Liverpool market reports show wheat firm to quiet and corn steady with modest demand. Prices for No 1 California wheat July up. Liverpool spot wheat quiet, corn dearer at times. Paris and Antwerp markets mixed with firm or quiet trends. ingles country markets easier but overall stable.
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London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
England
California
Antwerp
The Cattle Market at Brighton and Watertown Yards
Weekly Boston market report by George J. Fox for week ending June 6 1888 details live stock totals at market and at the difference yards with prices for beef store cattle milch cows veal lambs sheep and hogs. Arrivals at Brighton include numerous milch cows springers and fat cattle with mixed demand and price movements. Watertown sales show varied steers and oxen with notable shipments from New England and New Hampshire amid cautious but steady bidding.
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Brighton and
Watertown
Boston
George J. Fox
Ovens
Brighton
A N Monroe
LM Dyer
GA Sawyer
Chamberlin
J 'D Hosner
J S Hernry
Breck & Wood
A Williamson
Lelio
W Scollans
G Hallowell
W C Littleneld
Libby & Weiler
Robert French
FH Coolidge & Son
New England
Buffalo
RP Pollard
Maine
Salem
Western
Hammond
Woodbridge
Harriman
Brighton Yards
J Meloy & Son
W Meloy
W Ricker
R P Pollard
Nice Durham
C H Merrill
Linby & Weller
J A Hathaway
New Hampshire
JO Sanborn
Laconia
N. Winn
Commonwealth OF Massachus Setits
Supfolk
Samuel Downer
Nancy M. Downer
Suffolk
Boston Post
Joan W. McKim, Esquire
Elijas George
George H. Ellis
Newton
Middlesex
Ant
Joan W. Mekim
Fsquire
Elijah George
Register
Timetable Style Data Fragment From City Rail Lines
Readable portions show daily and Sunday schedules with frequent times for routes in various districts including Jamaica Point w yards and Pine Street area. Mentions times across mornings afternoons and late evenings with deviations on weekdays and weekends.
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Chicago Markets
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Yee
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Dull
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AN Monroe
Jarrell & McFlynn
Frank Spangler
J Stele
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Orpha
Homeopath
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Smpheri
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Finton St
Ommon
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Peter Dale
Alasnac Norkodl
Miriam W. Priest
Quincy
Said
Alonzo Vriest
Dedham
George Witte
Jonathan Cobb
Catherine Krumscheild
Philip Krumscheid
Noel
Julia Keleher
Denis Murphy
Admi
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John J. Lynch
Toptece
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James Thomas
Adhur
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Peo
Catherine M. Keleliza
Beaton
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To'eelock
Sven
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Bridget Greely
James Grealey
Admr
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J. R. Kendrick
L. H. Palmer
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Concord RR
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Si ‘Onington Ling
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Dan
Rey
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Bae Geee
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Yori’ Attte
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von Suneti
I. Bea
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Ville
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Mence
Sun 1
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Sagt
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Pratt's Junction
Man’r. Geo. L. Connor
Pass
Montreal & West
al l
Wagner Palace
Central Vermont
Washington Street
Beston
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
I’asa
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Providence Line
Park Square Station
Massvachusetts
Rhode Island
Tleeves
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
H. Briggs
Gen. Pass
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