Poultry and Produce Prices From Local Market Report
The market notes a varied poultry selection with ducks Mallard teal pigeons and wild pigeons offered at multiple price points per doz or per pair Fresh killed turkeys and chickens remain in steady demand Ice house stock is ample with broad price ranges Northern Eastern Western turkey and chicken prices listed Fowls and geese rates given Straw hay supplies are liberal and sales quiet with steady prices Truck items include turnips cabbage onions squash spinach and other produce Norfork boat due Friday carries substantial spinach kale and related greens
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Norfolk
Best Greens
Provisions Market Advances Then Dips Amid Short Covering
Chicago provisions rose on heavy short covering led by Armour's pork exposure. Market eased after shorts covered, closing near day’s lows. Cash trade remains solid with mixed quotes across pork, lard, and beef markets including long cuts at 15 50 to 15 75 and lard around 8 to 9 cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Armour
Hog and cattle markets across major cities show active rallies
Kansas City receipts 3151 cattle with strong demand. Hogs 9325 head higher with heavies 442 to 455. Peoria hogs firmer at 460 75. St Louis hogs 455 to 470 and butchers 470 480. Chicago cattle receipts 9500 with stronger tone. beef steers 290 to 380. hogs 465 to 490. sheep 3 50 to 575. Overall market firmness across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anl
Ighest
New York
Continent
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Kansas City
Peoria
fruit market reports dull demand with steady fruit prices
The fruit market shows dull demand for apples with steady quotes for Baldwins and russets. Oranges and lemons are well supplied with steady demand and firm prices for Messina and Palermo fruit plus Florida options. cranberries are quiet with Jersey crates dull. Almeria grapes scarce. dried apples steady with evaporated and sun dried quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwins
Messina
Palermo
Florida
Jersey
Almeria
Fruit Steamers Arrive with Jamaica and Palermo Fruits
The Marmion is due March 14 with Jamaica fruits for the Boston Fruit Company. By March 21 the Bergen from Jamaica is expected. The Trinacria, due March 18 after Gibraltar, carries Palermo oranges and lemons and Messina fruits. Wallachia is loading at Palermo for Boston. Edwin passed Gibraltar March 2 with Messina and Palermo oranges and lemons. North Britain left Palermo March 11 for Boston with Messina fruit and Palermo fruit unknown quantity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marmion
Jamaica Fruits
Boston Fruit Company
Bergen
Jamaica
Trinacria
Gibraltar
Palermo
Catania
Valencia
Wallachia
Boston
Edwin
North Britain
Auction Sale of Lemons and Oranges by H Harris & Co
H Harris and Co list an auction for Thursday featuring 760 boxes Messina lemons 5930 boxes Palermo lemons 10901 boxes Messina oranges and 12025 boxes Palermo oranges to be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Harris & Co
Cotton Prices steady in New York Market
In New York cotton is steady at 103 16c middling uplands and 9 3c for low middling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cotton futures and spot markets mixed as New York and Liverpool trade signals vary
In New York futures opened dull and closed steady amid mixed tonnage with March to December contracts quoted from 9.74c to 10.34c. Liverpool spot cotton remained quiet with middling up lands at 51 1 16d and limited demand. futures showed small shifts across lines. United States port activity shows varied receipts and stocks, with New York and other hubs reporting steady to quiet conditions and modest exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Meron Casexes
Eba
Dees Loro
Ci Ieee Ciwuues
Ganges
Liverpool
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
C. Norfolk
Great Britain
West Point
Philadelphia
Haltimore
Continent
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
France
United States
Sugar Market: Firm Prices and Quiet Demand Across Grades
Sugar markets show firmness with subdued demand. Cuba fair to go retinine at 54s 5'4c. refined sugars strong with pulverized at 7 sc and granulated 73-16c. Havana-Sugar steady at 337% gold P quintal. molasses varied by port and grade. New York foreign lots strong at 50 test C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
Havana
Ponce
Porto Rico
New Orleans
Cienfuegos
New York
Market Patchwork Prices for Commodities Reported
Tallow markets show dull activity with steady quotes for city rendered at 4 percent and country 44 percent 4 2c. Turpentine and petroleum trade reports New York closes turpentine at 52 percent with resin 115 117, tar 180 190, petroleum 7.20c, RSW 7.10c, cases 9.10c. Coffee Rio unchanged with fair cargoes, 19 se. Whiskey prices steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio
Imports and Exports March 18 1889 Arroyo and Matanza
Shipping list showing brig Olive Branch and schooner Elbridge Souther with molasses logs mahogany and hides. Mediterranean ports include Steamer Effective from Messina and Palermo cargoes of fruit nuts beans macaroni olives and wine. Several firms listed: Bates Barnet AS & J Brown Co D H Tully Co Baring Bros Co George Woodbury Vincent and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arroyo
Olive Branch
Bates & Barnet
Carthagena
George D Emery & Oa
Matanzas
Elbridge Souther
H Emerson
Mediterranean
Messina
AS & J Brown & Co
Baring Bros & Co
George & Woodbury
Palermo
Exports dated March 13 1889 Trinidad and Liverpool trade list
A dense ledger of outbound and inbound cargoes listing brig, steamer, schooner movements from Trinidad BWI and ports in Liverpool St Stephens Grand Manan St John Hull and Cephalonia. Items include vegetables fruit oysters codfish hams beef butter cheese lard kerosene and textiles with quantities and vessel identifiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Bwi
Liverpool
Eng
Iowa
ST Stephens
Ella and
Jennie
Grand Manan
Adam Thurlow
ST John
Hull
New York
Martello
Acon
Staple Receipts for March 13 1889 Across Railroads
Shipping receipts list Boston & Albany Boston & Providence New York & New England and other lines with cotton, wool, flour, corn, beans, bacon, butter, cheese, eggs, apples, hay, leather, hides, lumber, and more. Totals show hundreds of bales, barrels, cases, and cars across multiple railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Colony Raiload
New York & New England Railroad
Ubls
Boston and Maine Railroad Goods Movement Ledger
Detailed cargo items listed by division and method include hides leather wool beans eggs apples butter lard tallow and more. Entries cover Eastern Western Lowell System and by Express sea conveyances with quantities in bales cases bbls rolls bags and cars across multiple ports and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Western Division
Lowell
Express
Livestock Market Report From Brighton and Watertown
This week at Brighton and Watertown yards shows steady cattle and sheep demand with continued interest in milch cows and calves. Arrivals include 2,713 sheep and cattle with varied prices for beef, store cattle, and hides, while export trade notes limited rise and weekly shipments by several steamers to Liverpool and other ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yea's Watertown
Brighton
Gertle
Liverpool
Rowan
Robert French
J P Holmes
Walpole
C Knights
J B Thomas
Bardwell
S M Flint
Maine
J C Libby
Hall & Son
Watertown
J D Prindle
Northfield
Mass
James Wall
J A Hathaway
FS Kimball
Steavens
Hammond
Learnard
Melloy
Beighton Yards
Cattle Prices Hold Steady Amid Western Trade Surge
The cattle market shows firm prices for Western steers with many bids around 390 to 450 dollars per hundredweight. Out-town butchers buy good steers around 414 to 416 dollars with weights near 1400 pounds. SAMPLE CATTLE SALES report lists multiple lots from A N Monroe and Farrell & McFlynn with varied weights and average prices per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A N Monroe
Farrell & McFlynn
Foreign Markets Report From London And Liverpool
London and Liverpool market notes show dull wheat and corn trading, weaker wheat and flour at Mark Lane, and slow Paris activity. Prices: No 1 California wheat for March 73 7d, April 78 Opa, May 7s 6d 44, June 7s 6d 14, July 7s 5d 44, August 7s 5d 4f. Liverpool breadstuffs and provisions price levels listed, with wheat weak demand and mixed American corn bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
California
Leiverpool
Medical Specifics for Veterinary Health by Humphreys
A historical ad listing Humphreys veterinary specifics used by U S Government. It details cures for fevers, inflammation, strains, distemper, worms, coughs, colic, abortion prevention, urinary issues, and skin diseases with various lettered formulas and pricing including bottles and a case with manual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.A
C. B.B
E .C
C. D.D
C. FE. F
H.H
C. Price
Spring songs and school music books offered by Oliver Ditson
Advertises cantatas and choral works for a spring season with prices per single and per dozen. Lists Herbert and Elisa, Belshazzar, Wreck of the Hesperus, Heroes of 76, Ruth and Boaz, and Buck works. Promotes New School Music Books for committees and teachers with graded series United Voices and Son Harmony. Mail orders mailed post free from Oliver Ditson & Co. Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musica
Thayer
Herbert and
Elisa
Rouberg
Buck
Belshazzar
Anderton
Don Munro
Trowbridge
Heroes
Hodges
Rebecca
Ruth and
Boaz
United Voices
Chilren
Oliver Ditson & Co
Boston
Divorce Petition for Catharine C Parker Against James W Parker
Catharine C Parker of Boston sues for a divorce from James W Parker after long separation and alleged cruelty and neglect. She seeks custody of their minor child Lovila H Parker and maintenance, with the petition dated March 12, 1889 in Suffolk County court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachoux
Superior Court
Suffolk
Boston
Alolk
Catharine
Parker
James W. Parker
Portland
Maine
Holliston
Zross
Lovila H. Parker
A. D
Catharine C, Parker
Notice in Libel Case Against James W Parker
Suffolk Superior Court orders libellant to publish the libel and order in the Boston Post for three weeks and mail or serve fourteen days before the first Monday of May, enabling Parker to appear and show cause why the libel should not be granted. Attest: Jos. A. Willard, Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Superior Court
Boston
James W. Parker
County of
Boston Post
Commodity Prices Listed in Fragmentary OCR Note
The text shows various unit prices written in a garbled list including per 100 and per ream rates. Entries include 1.60 per 10006 and 1.450 per 1000 for peewee and seesees 1.890 per 1000, 2.25 per 1000, 1.80 per ream and 1.60 per ream with unclear item names.
RAILROADS OLD COLONY SPECIAL NOTICE
Passengers with tickets on the Fall River Line Shore Line and Stonington Line may have baggage checked from Boston hotels or residences to their destination. Orders must be left at No 3 Old State Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Stonington Line
Miley
Ray Bhe
New York Fortress
Old Colony
New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex Boat
Providence
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
L. H. Palmer
Central Division Train Times From Ashmongé and Nearby Stations
A dense timetable lists weekday and Sunday departures from Ashmongé and multiple stops including Middleboro Ridgewater Brockton Cohasset Hinghar East Weymouth Weymouth Fall River Nantucket Neponset and more. It notes trains at 6 pm and numerous daily intervals, with regional variations and special notes for certain routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Division
Kneeland Street
New York
Fall River
Mraiptree
Middleboro
Ridgewater
Brockton
Cohasset
Cohasset and Hinghar
Laston
East Bridgewater
Abington
Milton
Quincy
East Weymouth
Weymouth
Taunton
Fiarrison Square
Marshfield and
Sea View
Mate Japan
Neponset
Wedford
Paneer
Newport
North Easton
Steugaton
Randolph
Plymouth
Duxbury
Guiney
Bmockland and
Hanover
Seite Untes
Shawmut
South Staintree
South Duxbury
Afaunton
Central Station
Dean St
Whitman
South Weymouth
Wollaston Meights
Westridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Cape Cod Bus Schedules Across Towns
Timetables show morning and afternoon runs for Buzzards Bay towns including Bourne Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City Fairhaven Falmouth Hyannis Harwich Monument Beach Nantucket Provincetown SandWich Sagamore Wellfleet Woods Hall Wareham and more with multiple daily departures listed and notes on specific days and times for a winter or early spring service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland Street
Buzzards May
Barnstake
Bourne
Bournedale
Brewster
Cataumet
Chateham
Cottage City
Park Sq
New Bedford
Fairhave
Falmouth
Hyannis
Harwich
Monument Beach
Muxtrapoisett
Marion
Nantucket
Woods Hall
Provincetown
Sandwich
Savamore
Varmouth
Paremont
Wellfleet
Wet Barnstable
Waream
Warmouth
Train timetable fragment with numerous station stops listed
A dense excerpt lists departure times for routes from Park Square Station to New Work and many other stops including Roslindale Meighland West Roxbury Canton Junction Dedham and Providence. The text reads like a timetable with Sunday exceptions and repeated numbers for daily trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
Stonington
Aitleborg
Ami
Boylaton
Central
Roslindale
Meighland
West Roxbury
Spring Street
Canton Junction
Dedham
Bodgeville
Exust Foxboro
Meath
Mebronville
Hyde Park
Jamasca Plain
Mansfield
Me. Mope
Clarendon Hills
Worth Attleboro
Providence
Readville
Rexbury
Euremy
Rumford
India Point
Sharon
South Walpole
M. Wrentham
Amat Hill
Stonehaven
Sun m
Warren
Park River
Newpor River
Wondon
Newport
Wickford
Time table notice for Northern Division trains in 1859
The notice lists train times from Boston and Albany Station to Framingham Marlboro Fayville Southboro Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg and Mratt s Junction with numerous departures including 7 15 am 10 55 am 2 15 pm 4 30 pm 5 25 pm 6 25 pm and 4 11 15 pm Sundays and 6 pm. Full timetable information available in Boston at the stations and at Old State House No 3 Old State House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Kneeland Street
Framingham and
Marlboro
Fayville
sSundays
Southboro
Bolton
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Mratt’s Junction
Boston
Old Colony R. R
Old State House
COS
Ge Pam
Seo. L. Conn
Boston and Maine Through Trains Timetable Update
Schedule lists through trains to western and eastern divisions with Haymarket and Causeway stations. Routes include Augusta Haymarket Rockland Bar Harbor St John Halifax Portland Eastport Calais Lewiston Manchester North Conway and others on alternating days with steamer connections from Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Haymarket Square
Causeway Street
Skanger
Bar Harbor
St. John
Halifax
Provinces
Rockland
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgwick
Southwest Harbor
Kar Harbor
Mulbridge
Machinsport
Portland
Eastport
Calais
N. S
Lewiston
Manchester
Concord
N. H
North
Sunday Trains and Schedules for New England Routes
A dense listing of Western Division train times for towns from Andover to Wakefield with morning and evening departures on weekdays and Sunday services. Includes connections via Georgetown and multiple commuter routes to cities like Lowell Medford Reading and Portland with multiple daily departures and late evening trains.
Train schedules for Boston to Amesbury and coastal towns
Eastern Division timetable lists trains from Boston Haymarket to Amesbury and many coastal points. Services include routes to Lynn, Newburyport, Salem, Rockport, Gloucester, Ipswich, Portsmouth and more with varied departure times morning through night. Sunday and weekday offerings include the Saugus and York Harbor branches with noted workingmen’s trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Tom. Keverly
Biddeford
Great Falls and
Mochester
M. Hampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Ipswich
Lynn
Marblehead and
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Newburyport
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Tipm
Revere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
Salem
York Harbor & Beach R.R
Saugus Branch
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
Lowell System timetable lists extensive Boston to New Hampshire routes
Through service from Boston on Causeway Street to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville and more with multiple daily departures to North Woodstock Pennigewassett Valley Lisbon Lit tleton Whitefield Lancaster Fabyan's Jefferson Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Montreal and Montreal via White River Junction including Passumpsic Northern divisions and extensive local branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Haverhill
Woodsville
North Woodstock
Pennigewassett Valiey
Lisbon
Littleton
Whitefield
Lancaster
Fabyan
S and Jefferson
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
St. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Passumpsic
Wells River
Bristol
Claremont
Montvelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
Montreal
Northern RR
Boston Air Line
Boston
Central Mass Division Train Schedule Details
Time tables for local and through trains shown for Central Mass Division list departures from Boston and various stations including Northampton Hadsey Amherst Belcher town Rendeville Gilbertville Barre Rutland Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Berlin Hudson Sudbury Rockbottom Wayland Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont to Northampton. Full timetable information available at stations. James T. FurlER Cp J. Flanders General Manager etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Causeway Street
Portland Street
Northampton
Hadsey
Amherst
Belchertown
Rendeville
Are
Gilbertville
Barre
Rutland
Oakdale
West Boylston
Worcester
Clinton
Berlin
Hudson
Sudbury
Rockbottom
Wayland
Wesson, Waltham
Waverley
Ye Belmont
Belmont
Waltham
Way
James T. Furler
Cp. J. Flanders
Gen’! Pas’r
Albany
West
Also Mentioned on This Page
J E Carter & Co
Washington Street
Brighton and
George J. Fox
Hollis & Co
Hosmer & Taft
Scollans
J Swenty
D Fisher
J Melloy
Libby & Son
Vermont
Carroll
J Bb Remick
S C Libby & Son
P W Shompson & Son
DA Burnham
Hial & Son
Taylor & Denison
WV Whipple
P W
Thompson & Son
Medical
Humphreys
J. I. Case
Day Eye See
Phailis
J. Hamlin, Esq
Village Farm
Commodore Kittson
Midway Park
T. G. Yeomans
Bay
Princess of Wayne
L.ncoln
Railroads
Cape Cod
Hills
Metinkay
Vuv
City Ticket Ofice
State Street
Haymarket
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Bever
Danevers
Exeter
Great Falls
Georgetown
Kennebunk
Saco
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Medford
Melrose Highlands
Melrose
Merrimac
North Andover
Reading
Satem
Wakefield
Dover
Lawrence
Bangor
Reading and Way
Boston Station
Lynn and
Fortland
Bancv
Haifax
aVia Saneus
South Reading
Lowell System
Fanchester
Eene
Peterboro
Millsboro
Bullsvore
Witten
Milford
Greenfield
Nashua
Lewes
Billerton
Walnut Exill
Stoneham
Winchester
Bedford
Uss
Reformator
Mbillerica
Bedfora
Stoneham and Way
Lexington and Way
Woburn and Way
Winchester and Way
Conclurd
Central Mass
Division
Central R.R
New Jersey
Baltimore
Washington
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
New York Station
Central Railroad of New
Liberty St
N. R
J. N. Magna
New England
Washington St
Montreal & West
Wagner Palace
Central Vermont R. RB
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
Aibars
Boston & Albany R. RB
Syracuse
Rochesters
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Michigan Central
Cleveland
Toledo
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Rm. RR
Detroit
Hartford
New Haven
A. & Hanson
Gen. Pass. Agt
Springfield
Boston & Albany R. R
New Havn
H. Moseley & Son
Moseley
New Haven House
Mailroad
Union Station
Seth H. Moseley
W York
HAR
New Oo
New London
N. Y
N. E
Fillimantic
N.Y
Sprinfield
Arlor
C. T. Hempstead
Tford BR
Haven
Park Sanere Station
Washington Cor. State Street
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
O. H. Briggs
Concord R. BR
B. and L
N.H
H, E. Chammerlin
Suyt
Cushing Process CO
Washington al
Hocket
Aaron Begay & CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!