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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1888

Page

7

Agricultural prices and market notes from New York to Nova Scotia

The report lists firm markets for beans peas and grasses with varied regional quotes. It covers New York Eastern Western and Chicago markets for beans peas and hand picked varieties, plus grass seeds hay rye straw and poultry prices across Nova Scotia New Brunswick Maine and nearby regions, noting ample supply and steady demand.

Hampshire Choice Western Choice Michigan Nova Scotia New Brunswick PE Island le Hicher New York Chicago Bush California West North

Banana steamer Marmion due June 13 from Jamaica

The steamer Marmion is scheduled to arrive June 13 carrying bananas from Jamaica for the Boston Fruit Company. The shipment supports trade and local distribution through the Boston port.

Banana Steamers Jamaica Boston Fruit Company

Fruit Market Prices and Shipments Reported

Apples scarce with russets at 300 to 400 per bbl and high fancy lots. Oranges and lemons in fair demand with Palermo oranges at 6 to 7 per box and Palermo lemons 5 to 7 per box. Messina oranges 5 6 50 per box and Messina lemons 5 to 7 per box. Valencia oranges 37 8 per case for regulars and large sizes at 5 6 per case. Maryland berries up to 25c early, then 15 18c for Maryland, 16 1 6c for Delaware, 15 6 18c for Jerseys. Watermelons selling slowly at 40c each. California figs via H Harris & Co selling 437 apricots, 216 plums, 340 peaches, 8 pears. Bananas from steamer Hertha total 1854 bunches and 6800 coconuts. yellows sold 13 7 42 per bunch, reds 12 5 per bunch, coconuts 25 per 1000.

Palermo Messina Valencia Maryland Caifornia H. Harris & Co Blake & Ripley California Fruit Union Hertha Baracoa W. W.& C. R. Noyes

Provisions Market Steady Across Pork and Beef Quotations

Pork prices show no change with steady demand in major markets. Long cuts at 17 17 50, backs 17 75 to 18 00, light backs 17, lean ends 17 25 to 17 75, and various items like sausages and ham products listed. New York pork quiet, Chicago provisions weaker, and other cities show mixed but firm readings on lard, bacon, and related meats. Beef and veal markets vary, with beef hams steady and cut meats firm. fresh beef markets exhibit firm but selective pricing across steers, chucks, ribs, loins, and rounds. Prices for corned beef and related preserves appear steady or varying by region.

New York City Extra India St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago

Market Report Shows Steady Supply and Broad Produce Prices

The market remains steady with ample supply. Prices seen include new marrow squash at 175 per barrel, asparagus at 87 4cc per dot, Norfolk green peas at 150 per crate, Florida tomatoes 75 cents per crate, and Southern cucumbers at 142.25 per crate, plus assorted vegetables and crates across regions.

Norfolk Florida North Carolina Bermuda St Andrews

Sugar and Molasses Market Update with Firm Prices

Sugar quotations show firm prices across raw and refined grades with active refined trade. Havana and New York markets report steady or quiet activity, centering on centrifugal and refined products. molasses prices remain steady with mixed regional quotes from Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Mayaguez and related regions.

Cuba Manilas Lloiles Javas Hiundard Belmont New York Havana Matanzas Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Mayaguez

Cotton market weak as bulls fail to sustain positions

Allan Asher & Co. report a dull day with modest buying and selling pressure in cotton. Prices fell about 6 points before closing 3 to 4 points lower than yesterday, Liverpool demand softer by 2 64d, and operators exited contracts amid tentative crop prospects and general domestic strength.

Allan Asher & Co Exchange Place Liverpool

Neill Bros crop circular and cotton market report

Neill Bros of London to issue a crop circular tomorrow with favorable crop prospects. In New York cotton steady with mids and futures opening easy and closing dull. Liverpool and Liverpool district quotes show steady futures. various US and international market figures reported, including receipts, exports, and stocks across major ports.

Neill Bros London New York

Hog and cattle markets across major midwest exchanges show firm demand

Kansas City receipts 4627 cattle with steers firm at 450 to 621, cows weak at 280 to 350. hogs 12,443 receipts active with heavies 585 to 650, mediums 515 to 540, lights 515 to 540, pigs 85 to 150. sheep slow at 490. Chicago cattle 6000 receipts 425 to 625, cows 175 to 350, feeders 250 to 420. hogs 15,000 receipts mixed 545 to 665, pigs 450 to 580. St Louis hogs firmer with Yorkers around 025 to 645. Peoria hogs firm around 630 to 565. Cincinnati hogs firm 450 to 865. Oregon and Texas markets noted among others.

Kansas City St Louis Peoria Cincinnati Chicago Seady Oregon

Miscellany market bulletin notes steady tallow and other commodities

Tallow markets show steady tone with quoted grades City rendered 414 433c country 342a 4c and rough 2e. New York sales 100000 lbs at 43 L6c and 100000 tons out of town at aC. Rio around 154cc and copperish notes. Turpentine and petroleum in New York closed at 36c and 60c respectively with resin and other terms. Line certificates closed 3 pm June 11 opened 10 am June 12 with bids around 76cc and 77cc by June 12 1888.

New York Rio Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago Providence Division Park Square Stonington Atcsidere Boylston Central and Maslindale Canton Junction Thedham Peaceville Hebreville Eage Foxboro Forest Hills Jamaica Plain Core Ll Pi Mit Hope Clarendon Hills North Attleboro Providence Pawtucket Readville Roxbury Rumford India Point Sharon Spring Street Wee Roxbury Highland Stoughton Warren and Bristol West Mansfield Fluenday

Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report June 12 1883

Market summary from Watertown shows cattle demand improving with Western herds selling actively. Prices for beef quality, store cattle, and sheep steady to firm. notable sales include several Western steers ranging around 1250 to 1400 pounds and prices per head from 35 to 75 dollars, plus lambs and hides details. Local buyers reported contracts for steers to be delivered next week.

Boston Post George J. Fox Brighton Union Market Watertown Perth JS Henry George Bleller BS Hastings JA Heathaway Hollis Whipple & Farnham H A Wilcox J S Henry H Merrill

Imports and Exports Trade List June 12 1888

Long ledger style report items from ships and merchants across multiple ports summarizing goods imported and exported. Includes steamer Jan Breydel samples glass, marble, arms, wine, gin, coffee, textiles, and various merchandise. Also lists cargoes aboard ships including Baracoa and Michigan with quantities such as cases, casks, boxes, bales, and tonnage, naming firms like Moors, Jordan Marsh, Lovell, and Peabody among others.

Antwers Jan Breydel Moors & Co George H Leonard & Co Bring Bros & Co Mdise Jordan, Marsh & Co Tutts Abram French & Co William Read & Fons Bradbury Codman & Hall Tufts John P Lovell & Co Richards & Sons Clark & Co L Smith & Son John A Nowell Gill & Scotz Jones, MecDuffee & Strattan B Moors & Co Paring Bros & Co Geneva Smith & Maxwell Houghton & Dutton BKB Baring Bros & Co Kidder, Peabody & Co A & W Bird & Co Wilcox & Co Louis Wolf & Co MccDuffee & Stratton Moise Jones McDuffee & Stratton Peabody & Whitney Stoddard & Kendall Noyes Grand Manan Havana Arcot Emerson Liverpool Eng Michigan Jere Abbott & Co

Large Shipments and Supplies Listed in Lockport Bill of Lading

A detailed inventory from Lockport NS shows numerous items including carpeting, quilts, and bales of hides and calf skins. Additional goods are listed from various merchants with casks, pianos, glassware, earthenware, and leather. Lobsters and potatoes freighted by schooners at Lockport and Montague are recorded.

Torrey, Bright & Capen Pray, Sons & Co Richard Briggs White & Co Homer Bros Snow & Co Sears & Co Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Abram French & Co Moise Mackintire, Lawrie & Co Baring Bros & Co Raeder, Adamson & Co Moise Beach & Co Curtis & Co Moors & Co Drexel, Morgan & Co Hale & Bosworth Stedman & Fuller Manuf Davis & Furber Manuf Leland, Rice & Co Macullar Parker & Co Dennison Manusco Dennison Manusco—L Dodo S P Crowell—2? Do Card Cloth Wareskeuk Co Mdise Stone & Downer Wetherell Bros Seaverns & Co Magog Textile Co Lockport J R Atwood Silas Sanborn Adeline Adams Montague Pei

Exports Report From June 12 1888 Ocean Freight

Listings from Yarmouth Halifax Rio Grande do Sul Liverpool and St John record outbound cargoes including cornmeal lumber machinery hardware flour beef pork lard and various provisions. Several vessels such as Steamer Yarmouth Catalonia and schooner Alice S appear with quantities in barrels sacks bales boxes and feet of lumber.

Yarmouth Rio Grande DO Sul Brazil Liverpool Eng Catalonia ST John Alice S

Staple Goods Receipts List from Railroads June 12 1888

A dense ledger style inventory from multiple railroads lists cotton wool flour cornmeal oats malt feed tallow hams bacon butter cheese eggs hay straw lumber and leather along with bales crates boxes and bbls. Contains numerous quantities for Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston Providence Ol Colony New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Maine Eastern Western Lowell and Sea routes with dates and totals.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Ol Colony Railroad New York New England Stallroad Fitchburg Boston & Maine Railroad Lowell Express Caa&es California

Foreign Markets Report From London and Liverpool Trade

London market summaries show wheat cargoes sold and idle. prices mix as wheat and corn ease. Paris wheat and flour steady while Liverpool offers flat wheat and weak corn. British and overseas futures quoted for June July and September with mixed readings on different wheat grades and corn.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Danubian Walla Walla Paris Liverpool California Michigan Ane

Patrol Wagon House Bid Here for Police Station 9

Sealed proposals due Thursday June 14 at noon for building a patrol wagon house adjoining Police Station 9 Ward 20. One bid for entire work. City Architect’s office and City Hall to view plans. Proposals to Chairman Allmert T. Whiting, Board of Police Commissioners.

Ward 20 Board of Police Commissioners Allmert T

Name Change Petition for Charles Henry Moses to Moseley

Charles Henry Moses of Boston petitions probate court to change his name to Charles Henry Moseley. Citations require appearance at Boston Probate Court on June 25, 1888 at 10 a.m. to show cause. Public notice to be published weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post. Witness Judge John W. McKim. Elijah George, Register.

Walter S. Provan Boston Suffolk Boston Post Joan W. McKim Esquire Elijah George Register Ellen Murphy Joan W. McK M Cornelius Foley Cambridge Middlesex Georgce M. Brooks Patrick Dytr Suffelk A. J Commonwealth Commonwealth OF Jons W. McKim, Squire Lmma J. Thomas Lester Paulina Weston Smith Joan W. McKim, Esquire McMaonwealthy Massa Och Lavenl Supfolk Charles Henry Moses Charles Henry Moseley John W. McKim, Esquire Amanda M. Wiggin Sherein Jony W. McKim, Esquire Llijah George Daniel S. Lamson Ana Ghoren M, Brooks Jr. d. Tyler

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