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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 25, 1889

Page

7

Commodity market brief shows modest demand and mixed grain notes

Grain and feed markets report moderate demand with quiet activity. Notations list export kilns and granulated commodities with prices. rye quotes vary by region from No 1 New York to No 2 Chicago. Barley, millfeed, and bran values given, plus oat and mat receipts. hops, seed meal, and oats receipts noted with price ranges and regional sentiments.

New York Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Canada Michigan

Butter and groceries trade notes with mixed prices

Receipts today 1335 pkgs butter up from last year 1311. Week totals 9963 pkgs vs 12 455 last year. Butter demand quiet with prices lower. Western Vermont New York and Baltimore quotations listed for various butter grades. Ghee margarine and eggs show steady to dull demand with mixed receipts and prices.

Vermont Cincinnati New York Baltimore Oeomargarin North Choice West Sage Liverpool New Hampshire Michigan Aygher California Lima Timothy North Red Top Jerey Houlton Hebrons Bush Houlton Rose Aroostook Hebrons Aroostook Rose Hebrons Burbanks Ebrons Nova Scotia New Brunswick Jersey Florida Minnesota East Swale

Market report shows steady demand and varied produce prices

The note lists steady prices for Marrow squash 60 per ton Turban squash 60 per ton Hubbard 70 per ton Savoy cabbage 75.490 per cent p Bets cabbage 85c per barrel red cabbage 225 per barrel celery 11 per box Bermuda onions 75 per crate Spanish onions 125 per crate Beers 40 50c per bush carrots 125 per barrel lettuce 75c per 2 bushels turnips 40c white French turnips 125.8 Andrews 75c per pound radishes turnips 50c per dozen long 1 dozen celery 11 per box parsnine 406 bush native dandelions 125 per bush Norfolk artichoke 2 per barrel Baltimore spinach 150 per barrel kale 75c per barrel beet greens 125 per bush native cucumbers 25c each rhubarb 9c per pound parsley 150 per bush

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Chicago hog market steadies as shorts cover near close

In Chicago provisions market dull at first but firmed late as traders covered a large line of short lard. Opening and closing quotes show gains for hogs with March to July contracts rising. Receipts today include 5 bbls pork and 50 tierces lard plus 315 bacon boxes and 250 tubs. Week totals list pork 1015 bbls and lard etc.

Chicago Massachusetts Middlesex Pitas A. D Cambridge Cory Bel Moston Post Boston Suffolk Lervey C. Hurd Theo. C. Hurd Suverior Court Superior Court Holden Anna M. Garvin Charles Fr. Garvin Charles F. Garvin Hostor Charles F. Gauvin Edgar M. P. Garvin

Hog and cattle market roundups from Kansas City and Chicago

Market reports show firm cattle at Kansas City with large hog receipts, hogs higher in Chicago with strong demand, and steady to firmer trends in Peoria St Louis Cincinnati and sheep markets. Cattle receipts in Chicago reach 21 000 with strong bids. hogs 7000 receipts with mixed prices.

Kansas City Peoria St Louis Cincinnati Chicago

Market Report on Fresh Produce and Fruit Prices

Receipts show apples at 1346 barrels today, 903 last year. week's total 6839 vs 6233. Orange and lemon markets firm. Messina lemons 2 25–2 60 per box, Palermo lemons 2 25–3 50, Valencias 3 50–4 50 per box. Dried apples steady with Evaporated fancy at 6 4–7 4 cents, and sun dried at 1 ic.

Baldwins Tallman Sweets Messina Palermo Lovida Jersey Almeria

Fruit Steamers Sail From Palermo to Boston Load

The Wallachia loads at Palermo for Boston. The North Britain left Palermo March 11 bound for Boston and passed Gibraltar March 16 with 8050 boxes Messina oranges 2500 boxes Messina lemons 9300 boxes Palermo lemons and 8400 boxes Palermo oranges. The Ditmarschen is due from Jamaica with bananas for the Boston Fruit Company.

Palermo Boston Gibraltar Jamaica Boston Fruit Company

Auction notices for Litwin cargo and Florida oranges sale

H Garris & Co will auction the Mediterranean fruit steamer Litwin cargo on Tuesday. Snow and Co will auction Monday 600 boxes Florida oranges 150 cases Valencia oranges 100 cases eggs and 50 half barrels of pickles.

H Garris & Co Litwin, Snow& Co Florida

Market Notes on Sugar and Molasses Prices

Sugar and molasses receipts and weekly totals described with current market levels. Cuban and Havana prices, refined sugar demand, and the large weekly movements across warehouses, exports, and freight. mills adjust prices as speculation remains brisk and markets close steady.

Oil Market Silent With Narrow Local Trade

The local pipeline certificate market closed March 22 and 23 with extremely small trading and slow demand from Western points. No field news favored bulls or bears, and the monthly development report looks bearish due to higher new production.

Tallow Receipts and Related Market Notes

Tallow receipts show 35 barrels 16 casks and 12 hogsheads for today versus 8 barrels 0 today last year. Weekly receipts total 239 barrels 74 tierces and 33 bags, vs 9 barrels 19 tierces and 3 bags last year. Shere notes no change. Guyder City renders at 4 percent country 44 449c rough 24s 4c grease 24 4c. New York market higher. Turpentine closed 51 52c with resin 1174 2 120 and tag 180W185. Petroleum closed 7.20c RSW 7c cases 9c. Coffee Rio barely steady 18% c. Whiskey Western markets steady unchanged.

New York Tierces City Louis Chicago Brighton Guyder City York City, Co Turpentine and Petoleum New

Imports and Exports at Savannah and Halifax in March 1889

Shipping ledger lists steamer Gate City with 7 tons of pig iron and numerous consignments from firms in Savannah and Halifax including cotton, hides, oranges, pine, paper stock, and glass. Entries show multiple goods traded, from rosin and resin to barrels, jugs, and canned vegetables, with quantities and shipper names.

Savannah Gate City Warren Wood Larson Baes Koynton Lane Wheelwright & Co Hart Pine Jumb rChace Mig Co Leatherov & Co Shepard & Morse Bols Leonard E Newhall Richardson & Dennie T Blanchard Y Andrews Lo Barker & Co Florida Fritco Gleason Linnell Lowell York & Whitney Astweri Siareca Moors & Co Isaring Bros & Co Stone & Bowner Devereux & Meerve Kidder, Peabody & Co Wright Bros Tufts George W Walker Hbross Teelforgin Ivon Geneva Halifax Worcester Barcavy & Co Barry Burgess Arter’s Muse Haskins & Montague s.cCulloch & Cutler D&¢ Hall Kendall @ co Herring & T Russell & Co

Maritime Exports From St Johns Halifax Honolulu 1889

A detailed ledger of cargo aboard multiple vessels including Maud Carter and Cleonatra listing farm tools glassware hardware flour oils and domestic goods. Entries note quantities such as 278 bags and 758 barrels and items like kerosene oil, lumber, furniture, hardware, sauce and dry goods across St Johns Halifax Honolulu and associated steamers.

ST Aomns Maud Carter Armaments Cleonatra Haligax Ns Carroll Pkys Matenls Honolulu

Inventory of cargo and merchandise listed by ships and ports

A lengthy OCR derived inventory itemizes crates cases bales and sacks of hardware textiles food and fuel. including clocks nails barbed wire soap chargers and household goods. Ports cited include Liverpool Glasgow Matanzas Yarmouth Hong Kong and Livrpool with vessels Schooner M J Chadwick Steamer Virginian Schooner Viking and Steamer Halifax.

Spjohn M J Chadwick Liverpool Eng Manitoban Matanzas Cuba Viking Halifax Yakhmouth Sarah Livirpool Palestine

Foreign Markets Report from London and Liverpool

March 23 cargo activity in wheat and corn. wheat dearer, corn quiet. 1 cargo of wheat arrived since last report with 6 sold. 2 cargoes corn sold. 2 cargoes wilting sales. Prices listed for U S and Paris markets. Liverpool wheat firm, corn easy with poor demand. Provisions steady, cheese and tallow steady to firmer.

London Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Antwerp Livepool Breadstuifsa

Name Partners Across Cities Listed in Classified Ad

A long list of names and firms from multiple cities appears, detailing partners at law and business firms in Atlanta Altoona Baltimore Birmingham Cincinnati Cleveland Chicago Evansville Gallipolis Indianapolis Kansas City Knoxville Kalamazoo Lancaster Louisville Memphis Nashville Omaha Portsmouth Richmond Rochester Savannah Meinhard Schafer etc. The fragment outlines professionals and their associated firms, with scattered typos and incomplete entries.

Atlanta J A Smith Moore, Marsh & Co Altoona Penn Benubeima Baltimore C Carrol Carroll, Adams & O Tre Cleveland McKee & Co Kansas City Cosgrove Tean E McMillan McMillan, Hazen Oo Tec Knoxville J A Henson Haynes, Henson Kalamazoo Mich Appledorn Appledorn’s Sons Lancaster J M Davidson Long & Davidson Louisville J Duveneck Kieinhans & Simonson Omaha H Harte F Drazel Willians van Aernam & Harte H Childs H Childs & Co Portsmouth H_R Tracy C P Tracy & Co Richmond Stern Stern & Co Putney Putney & Co Rochester L P Rows Savannah A Einstein A Einstein’s Sons Meinhard A S Weil Meinhard Bros & Co Tre. & Louis J H Schafer Schafer, Swarts & Co

Train baggage service announced for Old Colony routes

Special notice states baggage will be checked from Boston hotels or residences to destinations on the Fall River Line Shore Line and Stone ton Line. Passengers traveling on this road may call for baggage at No 3 Old States.

Es Fair River Line Loston Old Colony New York Brooklyn Jersey City Annex Boat Pilgrim Baggie Boston Fall River Shore Line Stonington Line Old States Morris J. Rothenberg Suffolk Samuel Finkelstein Dover

Central Division Train Timetable Deep Dive Contorts Schedules

Central Division timetable lists numerous stops such as Ashmont New York via Fall River Line with weekday departures at multiple times. Sundays add various service slots including Mattapan and nearby towns. additional trains noted with Prov division cross references and limited weekday Fridays.

Central Division Kneeland Street New York Fall River Ashmont Dpm Kraipiree Ridge Water Breckton Conasset and Hincham Masten East Bridgewater Abington Brockton East Miston Quincy East Weymouth Wreymouth Fatt River Vannton Sunays Aunton Morrison Square LO i Marshfield Sea View Mass Japan Milton Neponeet Ted Fort Nvewport North Easton Stougaton Randolph Plymcouth Doxpers Duxbury Qeaney Eckland Timnover Seite Wates Shawimet South Braintree South Duxbury Central Station Dean Sr Whitman South Weymouth Wollaston Heights Wess Sridgewater Cochesett South Easton Diridays

Cape Cod Bus Schedule Scramble Across Towns

A fragmented timetable lists ferry or bus times for towns including Bourne Brewster Chatham Falmouth Myrannis Nantucket Wellfleet and Woods Hall with entries like 8.15 am and 4.15 pm. The garbled column shows daily or weekday service noting Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays only and odd spellings for several place names.

Kneeland Street Tay Om Barn Stake Bourne Ournegate Brewster Cataumet Chuteham Cotase City York Sq New Seaford Farmshave Sa Amore Yarmouth Tremont Wellfleet Wet Barnstable Woods Hall Waresam Warmouth

Providence Division Train Schedules Read Like a Maze

A dense listing of train times from Providence Division routes to New York and numerous suburbs. The timetable lists departures from Park Square Station and stops including Roslindale, Dedham, Canton, Hyde Park, Foxboro, Forest Hills, and more with frequent weekday services and limited Sunday trains.

Park Square New York Stoningtons Attieborn Central Roslindale Highland West Roxbury Spring Street Canton Dunet Dedham Dodseville Foxboro Foxberg

Local Train Timetables for Northern Division 1889

Boston era timetable notice lists multiple stop routes from Boston to Framingham Marlboro and beyond with times such as 7.15 and 10.55, notes Sundays and Wednesdays Saturdays only service, urges obtaining full timetables at Boston stations and Old State House, signed J R Kendrick and Geo L Connor, Feb 11 1889.

Boston & Albany Kneeland Street Framingham Marbore Southboure Bolton Northberg Clinton Leominster Fitchburg Pratt’s Junction Boston Old Colony R. K Old State House J. R. Kendrick Geo. L. Connor Hoosac Tunne Auseway Street Troaie Rotterdam Trey Albany Bingamton Hoston Buffalo Palace Chicago Niagara Falls Short Line Erie Boston Ling St. Louis Niagara Falls Michigan Central Grand Trunk Railway Troy Binghamton Belmont Base Sink Miller Cambridge SUN Goncord Itcehburg Lipm Gardner Mitter Greensleld Kivonick Falls Suh N Liancoln—b V. LL Iva Mee Sun Dem Marlboro Madsen Maynard Om. Sun Y Aim Nashua N. M Ayer Junction Berth Adams Williamstown North Leomiister Saratoga I. Shirelburne Kalls Uniton Square Somerville Weavertank Union Market Mt Auburn Sale Worcester Miller's Falls Hoosac Tunnel Washington Street John Adams

Worcester to New Haven train service options listed

Daily Worcester to New Haven offers Limited Express with drawing room cars and dining car at 4 00 p m. Elegant electric lighting and sleeping cars available at 11 00 p m. Morning 11 00 a m service also features drawing room cars and dining car.

Central Railroad of New Jersey Hiladelphia & Reading Railroad Baltmore & Ohio Railroad York Station Liberty St N. R Philadelphia Baltimore Wahington J. NS. Magna New England Washington St Boston Pally Cart Albany Syracuse Hkcchester Maffalo Wagner Miagara Falls Detroit Ant &O Chicago Michigan Central Re. E Cleveland Torpedo Lakeanese Michigan Southers Niagara Falls New iChicago Toledo Rday Hartford New Havan New York A.m Wercester New Haven Worcester

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