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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1888

Page

7

Sugar Markets Report From Havana to New York

Sugar prices and market notes show firm Retinea sugars and steady New York raw sugar, with refined dull. Havana Matanzas activity in 32,000 bags, polarization 90 to 97, sold at 8260 gold. Molasses stable with varied grades. Porto Rico and nearby markets quote 86 to 28 cents per gallon for new crop and boiling grades on 60 test basis.

New York Havana Matanzas Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Mayaguez

Stock Yards and Regional Hog Markets Report Activity and Prices

Stock Yards Kansas City reports cattle receipts at 2472 with a active higher market. hogs 9651 receipts see dull trade and prices 10 cents lower. sheep 1969 receipts with little change. Peoria hogs firm, St Louis hogs firmer with mixed packers up. Cincinnati hogs strong across grades. Ghizaro cattle receipts 7000, shipments 4000, higher. beeves 450 to 600, cows and feeders 250 to 415, Texas cattle 2 to 430. Hogs 18,000 receipts, weak to lower. prices from 5.40 to 6.85. Sheep 4000 receipts, steady. native mutters 4.5 to 5.5, feeders 33.5 to 50, Texans 2 to 90, spring lambs 1 to 14 per head.

Kansas City Peoria St.Louis Cincinnati Texas

Cotton Prices and Markets in New York and Liverpool

New York cotton steadies around 70 1-16c for middling uplands with 95sec for low middling and 7 16c for ordinary. Futures opened and closed quiet. Liverpool spot steady at 5 9-16d for middling uplands and 7 16d for Orleans. Weekly totals show 52,000 bales traded in the week with exports, stocks, and afloat figures across major ports.

New York Liverpool Orleans RHO Gk Ea Awa Tuly-An Vis Alis United States Great Britain France Continent Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis New Brunswick Savannah Mic Charleston Fort Royal Wilmington Norfolk Newport News West Point Philadelphia Altimore Cincinnati St Louis Louisville

Staple Shipments by Rail and Sea Across New England Lines

A detailed tally from multiple railroads and express ships lists receipts dated June 8 1888. Items include bales of cotton and wool flour corn meal and corn oats wheat malt grease sugar butter cheese eggs hay lumber leather hides skins and other commodities. Notable quantities cover Boston & Albany Boston & Providence Old Colony New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Maine and its divisions with sea shipments adding further volumes of cotton wool flour oats potatoes and lard among others.

Boston & Albany Grand Duration Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Lowell System Express

Market snapshot from multiple cities shows steady to firm quotes

Tallow and turpentine reports show steady to firm markets with City rendered at 414 4% ec and New York prime city at 43 16 c. Turpentine closed at 36 4¢ with resin 120 122 GM and tar nominal. Petroleum closed at 63 6 8 c, ASW 7 4 c. Pipe Line certificates show bid highs and lows June 7 8. Coffee in New York firm at 1644 c. Whiskey markets firm in Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati at 120 and 114 dollars respectively.

New York Chicago St Louis Cincinnati

Imports and Exports June Eight Eighty Eight

Maritime cargo report from Baracoa Cardenas Jamaica and Matanzas details steamer and bark arrivals and consignments including cocoanuts bananas sugar limes oranges pumpkins cocoa nuts coffee and molasses. Named firms and ships include Seaverns co Hondo Nellie Smith Dixon P Dixon T L Sweat and others with bag and box quantities noted.

Baracoa Gwent Seaverns & Co Cardenas P Dixon Jamaica Hondo Ioston Fruit Co Baring Bros & Vo Nuoise S K Abbott Matanzas Nellie Smith JM Ceballos & Co Ainstuck & Co

Shipping freight list from various ports 1888

A detailed freight and cargo list from SXPORTS dated June 8 1888 covering ships Milanese Neal Dow Yarmouth and others. It itemizes quantities of flour nails lumber hardware organ material and numerous other goods by port including London NS Sydaly Little Glale Bay Clementport and more with specific box and barrel counts.

Sxports London King PLC Tou Neal Dow Yarmouth Sydaly Edward Flake Little Glale Bay R W_ Smith Clementsport Colla Vip Lobe

Total Receipts at Port June 8 1888 by State

A historical port table lists total receipts by state for all shipment points and in transit on June 8 1888, with a seven day week comparison. The data include cotton sugar wool molasses flour beans cornmeal butter oats eggs wheat malt and more, with totals in hundreds to thousands of units across bags barrels and cases.

Isis Eges DOXES Estes Cioran Massachus Setis Peter B. Brigham Boston Robert Codman Suffolk Boston Post Joan W. McKim Esq Elijah George Mary Progie Thomas Brogie Thomas F. Brogie Esquire Llijalm George Register Massachioj Setts Sufeole Bluben Rich Priscilla A. Rich Kidd AU George Massachu Superior Court Sumner H. Guyot Martha G. Guyot Detroit Michigan Chicago Illinois Martha Poston Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Middlesex Cambridge Theo. C. Hurd

London and Liverpool Wheat Markets Report

London and Liverpool market notes show quiet to steady demand for wheat and corn with mixed futures. Prices in Liverpool steady to lower across grains, with notable American supply and price quotes for July through October. Provisions and fats hold steady, cheese and lard firmer in demand.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool Antwerp Art Paris

Advertising Agents by City and Firm Names

Albany NY Freeman Ad Chicago IA Pratt of Bowers Pratt Ad Galveston TX Callaway of Texas Cooperative Association Ad Kalamazoo MI Appledorn of P B Appledorn Sons Re Lexington KY Bassett of S Bassett Sons Re Lafayette IN Murphy of Murphy Comstock Ad Macon GA Nussbaum of M Nussbaum Co Pa Philadelphia PA Morgan of Morgan Wolfe Cal Leventritt of S W Rosenstock Co Ad San Francisco Cal Feder of Rosenthal Feder Co Tre Francisco Cal Williams of Williams Bros Co Rd St Louis MO Powell Wheeling WV Boyd of Boyd Co Re Waco Lex J A Solomon of Lessing Solomon Rosenthal Pa

Albany Freeman Chicago F Pratt Bowers & Pratt Galveston Tex

Proposals Sought for National Home Supplies 1888

The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Hartford invites sealed proposals for Home Standard supplies. Bids due noon June 28 1888 for extensive goods including blankets, linens, shirts, shoes, yarns and textiles delivered to Central Branch Ohio and Northwestern Branch Wisconsin. Provisions cover quantities with 10 percent contingency and require examination of standards and printed instructions.

National Home For D. V.S Hartford Conn Central Branch Montgomery County Ohio Canton Northwestern Branch Milwaukee County Wisconsin Conresa National Home V. S W. B. Franklin Board of Managers

Last Lecture Offer For Weak Nervous Men

Free mailed edition advertised by Prof. PowLen of Moodus Cony inviting men to request a copy of a lecture described as empowering. The note provides an address for responses.

Prof PowLen Moodus Cony

No Mercury No Potash Bremen Boy Healed By S S S

Willie White of Bremen Ga afflicted with scrofula for seven years improved after taking S S S and is described as a fat robust boy. Report by Co W Parker MD.

Bremen Willie White Co. W. Parker M.D

Proposals for Building Coal Bings Chestnut Hill Station

City of Boston Water Board invites sealed proposals for building coal bins at Chestnut Hill Pumping Station. Proposals due 12 m Thursday June 21 1888. Include bidder name and residence. must sign and attach $300 certified check. Specifications at City Engineer Office Boston. Board may reject any or all proposals. Chairman Thomas F Doherty. Sealed proposals.

City OF Boston Boston Water Board Chestnut Hill Boston Water Works City Hall Water Board Thomas F. Doherty Commonwealth Avenue Massachusetts Avenue Warren Street Summit Avenue Brighton Brighton Avenue John W. McDonald Old Harbor Point Seth Perkins

City Hospital Coal Bid Seeks Supplying 2500 Tons

Boston 1888 trustees invite proposals to supply coal for one year from July 1. Specified amount 2500 tons, furnace size, best hard white ash, impurities removed, uniform in character. Bidders must name mine and location, with $1000 bond. Proposals due June 16 at 11 am at the Hospital Superintendent’s office.

Boston City Hospital

Ice Supply Proposals Sought by City Hospital

On June 7 1888 City Hospital trustees invite bids for a year long ice supply starting July 1 1888. Requirements specify best quality clean ice stored on delivery as directed by trustees or superintendent. Estimated quantity 500 tons more or less.

City Hospital

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