Commercial Market Update Notes Steady Throughout
Leather quiet hides dull flour stronger corn quiet oats steady cornmeal in good demand oatmeal in good demand rye dull rye flour quiet millseed firm cottonseed meal steady barley steady hops quiet malt unchanged butter firm cheese higher eggs firm and steady beans in fair demand potatoes fair movement sweet potatoes moderate demand hay moves quiet rye straw steady poultry fair demand game steady apples quiet oranges in fair demand lemons steady cranberries quiet pork fair demand lard firm but quiet beet quiet fresh beef moderate demand muttons unchanged lambs fair demand veals quiet truck fair demand raw sugar fairly steady refined sugars firm molasses steady
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New York
Vermont
California
West
North
Red Top
Jersey
Houlton Rose
Bush
Houlton Hebrons
Aroostook Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Northern Rose
Burbanks
Northern Hebrons
Northern Peerless
White Brooks
Champion
Regents
Chicago markets report shows mixed grain and hog trends
Corn opened easier but strengthened on New York strength and light receipts. Wheat rose on big May purchases totaling about 2,060,000 bushels. Provisions firm with pork and ribs bearish. hog receipts estimated at 17,000 today. A Friday session is canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farnum
Reardon
New York
Chicago Board of Trade
Mech
Ee Pace
Flour and Grain Prices and Market Report
Market report from March 29 covers flour and grain prices by region with quotations for various flour grades, wheat, corn, oats, rye, meal, and other staples. It notes a firmer tone in flour, steady to higher values across cities, and lists extensive price ranges for mill products, cereals, beans, seeds, potatoes, and poultry with regional receipts and steady/dull demand signals. Strong entities include New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Detroit, and Western/Ohio markets, plus item groups like patent Minnesota extra, spring wheat, steamer yellow corn, and six-rowed Canada beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Michigan
Canada Superior
Canada Roller
Canada
New York
Ohio
St. Louis
England
Chicago
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
St Louis
Detroit
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boots and Shoes Trade Outlook Remains Fair
The boot and shoe trade reports fair activity with strong Spring demand and early fall orders. Buyers focus on deliveries, while some jobbers must issue duplicate orders to meet season needs. Prices stay near last year. stockouts drive urgency for Fall lines and calf boots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Haverhill
New England
Leather and Hides Market Report Shows Quiet Demand
Leather and hides markets show mixed signals with ample finished leather supply and firm prices for some grades. Boot stock scarce, rough leather quiet at old prices, and demand varied across calfskins, splits, and hemlock sole leather. prices listed for multiple grades and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Brighton
New England
Commodities and Prices in Historic Trade Market
A fragmented listing shows various salted and dry goods with prices and origins including green salted Southern, dry Buenos Ayres, Montevideo, and Rio Grande products, with percentages and cents noted alongside entries. The text reads like a brief market clipping of commodity prices and origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Rio Grande
Entre Rios
Freight and fruit prices at Boston as ships arrive
The Lorenzo D. Baker from Jamaica delivers bananas for Boston Fruit Company while the Kratten and Hertha cargos fetch varied prices. Apples show steady demand at 3 to 3 25 per box. orange markets hold near last quotes with Palermo and Florida lots mixed in value. strawberries command 20 to 35 cents, with Valencia oranges auctioned at 370 to 500 per case for regulars and 5 50 to 6 75 for large grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo D. Baker
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
Kratten
Hertha
Florida
Palermo
Messina
Valencia
If. Harris & Co
Quiet Pork Trade Keeps Prices Steady Across Markets
Pork trade remains quiet with prices steady for lard hams and other meats. Reports show diverse quotations from New York to Chicago and Cincinnati with firm pork and beef values, brisk sales of select items, and steady lard and bacon markets.
Butter and dairy markets show steady tone with firm prices
The market for butter remains steady with strong demand for creameries and old stock selling near full quotations. Receipts of dairy lots rise, with Western and New York creamery prices listed across multiple grades. Eggs and cheeses show firmer trends, while beans move quietly and prices hold despite limited domestic supply.
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Western
New York
Vermont
Vermont Dairy
Eastern Creamery
Chicago
Western Creamery Extra
Eastern Dairy
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Choice Northern
Ohio Choice
Liverpool
Eng
New Hampshire
Market Report Shows Mixed Southern Produce Pricing
Southern market activity shows low overall volume with mostly nominal prices. Spinach and kale are abundant while onions move steadily. turnips and cabbage fetch steady or modest levels. Notable quotes include Bermuda onions at 3 per crate and Florida tomatoes at 2.05 per crate, with many other items listed in varying units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
Florida
St Andrews
Sugar Market Steady With Mixed Refractions and Refined Demand
Sugar trade quiet at steady prices with Cuba and Manila sugars quoted. Javas and Nos 10 to 11 fetch 57 to 59 cents. Refined sugars show steady demand with pulverized at 39.4 cents, powdered 7.0 cents, granulated 6 1/2 cents, confectioners’ A to extra C ranging 6 3/50 to 7 0 cents. wholesale price for granulated 7 cents. New York market quiet with refined steady. molasses unchanged. Ponce Porto Rico 38 to 39 cents per gallon. Cienfueos new crop 25 to 27 cents. Barbadoes nominal at 20 to 21 cents.
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Cuba
Manilas
Lloilos
Javas
New York
Ponce
Porto Rico
Cienfueros
Barbadoes
Miscellaneous Pine Line Certificates Opened and Closed Markets
Market reports show Pine Line certificates opened March 20 and closed March 28 with high at 877c and low at 85c. Sutton notes steady movement while New York, London, and regional markets stay largely unchanged. Turpentine and petroleum prices in New York and Chicago remain steady with minor variations. whiskey prices also steady in Cincinnati and St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutton
New York
London
Wiskey
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cotton Market Summary with Upland Rates and London Notes
New York spot cotton held firm with middling at 101 16 cents and low middling at 95 3 4 cents, 149 bales sold. Futures opened and closed firm. detailed opening and closing figures for March to October shown alongside international prices in Liverpool and London. Weekly stats report American sales at 67,000 bales with stock and exports varying by port. Augusta through New Orleans markets listed, plus consolidated six day totals and port stocks. Also lists numerous commodity prices and shipments from multiple firms and regions including Baring Bros and various trade goods moving through ports both domestic and overseas.
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New York
Acdc
Liverpool
Uplands
Orleans
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Continent
Mobile
Dull
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Great Britain
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Louisville
France
United States
Exports Report of the Norseman Steamer March 29 1888
Liverpool goods list for the Norseman steamship cleared March 27 includes 16000 bushels corn 24 tierces fowls 3 barrels tongues 517 bags cake 26 cases crayons 5 barrels salad oil 500 bushels shooks 51 cattle 200 sacks oatmeal 32 cases organs 1610 bales cotton 175 birds tobacco 125 barrels flour 100 barrels pork 1500 pails lard 100 barrels starch 5860 bushels wheat 940 quarters beet 2 cases woodenware 1 case books 15 cases electroplates 1 parcel books 1 box noise 1 case spring water 333 950 pounds cheese 1071 boxes bacon 66 bales 466 bags leather 2729 sacks flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Norseman
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Loston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Raiilroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
By Express
Staple Imports and Exports March 29 1888
Ledger of imports and receipts dated March 29 1888 listing vessels and cargoes. Includes Baracoas bananas on Hertha, steel casks and wool from multiple firms, and extensive railroad receipts across Boston area lines with cotton, wool, flour, oats, meat, and leather totals.
Market Summary Hog and Cattle Prices Across Cities
Hogs steady in St Louis Kansas City and Chicago receipts ledgers show firm to slow demand. Chicago cattle slow easier with steers 315 to 475. hogs mixed 515 to 545. sheep strong natives 450 to 610. Texas red steers 350 to 410. overall receipts large across markets with numerous shipments reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Kansas City
Peoria
Chicago
Texas
Markets See Quiet Wheat but Firm Corn and Futures Mix
London reports steady wheat with subdued demand and firmer corn as markets pause. Liverpool spot wheat quiet, corn stronger, foods fluctuating with pork and lard firming later in the day. California wheat futures weak while corn futures hold. Paris flour prices noted with general quiet market tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
England
California
Total Receipts March 29 1888 1887 Cotton Sugar
A historical ledger style summary shows totals for cotton and sugar receipts with a long list of commodities and quantities including wool molasses flour butter oats wheat barley beef pork lard and more, alongside counts of bales sacks boxes and barrels. The entry contrasts March 29 figures for 1888 and 1887 across multiple goods.
RAILROADS NEW YORK via FALL RIVER LINE Ticket special
Boston departures week days at 6 pm Sundays at 7 pm reach New York by 7:30 am with Fall River connection in 75 minutes. Steamers Waluisselogd and HP REO V NAPE N Co heated by steam and lit by electricity. Orchestra aboard each steamer. Return daily Sundays. Baggage checked free to Boston hotels. Tickets at No 3 Old State House and Old Colony Station. Palmer and Kendrick officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tito
Fall River Line
New York
Boston
Old State House
Old Colony
Old Colony Special Notice for Boston Rail Tickets
Passengers with tickets may have baggage checked from hotel or residences to Boston and onward. Beginning March 5 1888 Weekday trains run Boston to New York via Fall River Line, with numerous stops including Ashmont and Brockton. Sunday trains and multiple coastal towns listed. schedule details vary by destination and service. GEO. L. CONNOR and J. KR. KENDRICK sign as Gen. Pass. Agent and Sen. Manager.
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Weymouths
Bingnaim
Cohasset
Scitnate
Marshield
Duxbury
Plymouth
Hingham
Fail River
Brockton
Taunton
Rewport
South Braintree
Waanton
Bedford
Middleboro
Btockton
New York
Fall River
Geo. L. Connor
J. KR. Kendrick
Gen. Pass
Trains Schedule From Boston Station To Multiple Destinations
A dated timetable lists departures from Boston Causeway Street to Troy Albany Rotterdam Junction and the West at 6 30 am with various return times. It covers express routes to Chicago via Niagara Falls and Wabash Western Railway, and another via Erie Boston Line and Chicago & North Trunk Railway. It includes numerous local lines with morning and evening times, Sunday services, and many minor stops such as Ayer Junction Belmont Waverley Cambridge and Martlebore via Miller’s Falls, with multiple daily departures and some sleeping-car accommodations noted.
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Boston
Causeway Street
Troy
Albany
Rotterdam Junction
West
Chicago
Niagara Falls Short Line
St. Lonia
Niagara Falls and
Wabash Western Railway
Erie
Niagara Falls
Chicago & Een Trunk Railway
Ayer Junction
Sun
Belmont and Waverley
Miller's Falls
Union Square
Somerville
Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Worcester
Hoosac Tunnel
Washington Street
John Adams
Gen‘ Sapt
Montreal
Vermont
Lowell
Fitchburg
I Mn
Wasner Lalacy
Central Vermont K
Ome
J. W. Hobary
Sianages
W. Cummings
Gen. Pass
St. Albans
Boston and Albany Rail Timetable Fragments
Fragmented time table shows departures and connections among Boston towns, Newton stations, Worcester routes, and New York service. It lists express and local trains, dining cars, through tickets, and Sunday/exceptions, with detailed station stops and return times.
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Chicago Markets
Lord
Baring Bros & Co
Moss Letter
Schellings & Gemtser
Bolls Oakum
Moors & Co
Wilder
Richard & Son
Melbourne
Adam W Spies
R Knapp
Peabody & Co
Matanzas
Kimber
Port Antonio
Bratten
G H Harding
Baracoa
C R Noyes
Iowa
Jere Abbott & Co
E & F King & Co
J & J Murdock
Stetson & Co
Bartlett & Co
Burrage, Tilton & Dorr
Damrell & Upham
Wmn
Read & Son
Joel Goldthwait & Co
Richard Briggs
Wellington & Co
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Schoenhof
Chanut
Jones & Co
Dodge, Haley & Co
Stone& Downer
Jewell Belting Co
Baying Bros & Co
Hutchinson
Machinery Stone & Downer
Mellen, Bray & Co
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Jordan
Marsh & Co
Stone & Downer
Talbot
Wilmarth & Co
Muse Baldwin Bros & Co
Codman & Shurt
Saddlery
Ross
Woollens Talbot, Wilmarth & Co
Kendall, Barrows & Co
Hovey & Co
Oliver Ditson & Co
Whitemore
Holt & Co
James Slinner
J S Morgan & Co
Stoddard, Lovering & Eg
Lowell Mans Co
Mellen & Co
Coleman, Mead & Co
C S Sargent
Booth & Co
Farley & Sons
Krailroads
H. Palmer
J. R. Kendrick
Railroads
Fall Iver
M. Ashmont
Bavastuable
Hyannis
Yarmouth
Sandwich
Return
Braintree
Cottage City
New Bedford
East Bridgewater
Abington
West Quincy
East Weymouth
Weymouth
M. Ate
Japan
Milton
Mattapan
Ook
Neponset
Mattapoisett
Nantucket
Wood’s Hall
Quincy
Tianever
Rockland
Hanover
Whitman
Wollaston Heights
West Bridgewater
Cochesett
South Euston
Wood
Bridgewater
Buzzards Eiay
Buzzard’s Bay
Provincetown
Chatham
Ellngham
Fall Tiver
Harrison Square
Newport
Nowth Eostonn
Stougston
Ranndolph
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Scituate
South Duxbury
Waunton
Central Station
Dean Street
Hoosac
Cambridge
COE Noe Ag
Corey i Jeancord
Bitchburg
Gardner and
Millers Falls
Greenfield
Rh Hoosick Falle
Johnsonville
Lincoln
Saratoga
Shelburne Falls
J. Whitmore
J. R. Watson
Wyvia
Stonington
York
Boston & Providence Railroad
Syneengin
State Street
Boston & Providence Kk. R
J. W. Richardson
A. A. Folsom
Boston & Providence R
Ana
Seaawit Glavcest
Orcester
Ean Wiaibury
North Tivafton
Westbows
Sie
Aete
Ingham
Saxonville
Natick
Wellesley
R.R
Washington Stree
Kneeland Street
Springfield
Pittsfield
Pitts
Bhudson
Palmer
Ware River
Kew Springfield
Martford
New Braven
Ville
Cordaville
Ashland
Milfor South Fras
Wellesley Hills
Rm. Newton Lower Fails
M. Abuwrndiile
West Newton
Faneuil
Brighten
Allston
Brookline
Cypres Street
Chestna Hauu
Newton Centre
Newton Highlands
lOpw
Salud
Ake
Framingham and
Marlboro
Fayville
Southboro
Northboro
Clinton
Leomister
Kerlin
West Keeriin
Water Junction
Hitchburg
Newton Lower Falls
Wedesley Mills
Interemediate
Oraing
A. S. Hanson
H. T. Gallup
Boston & Providence
Beaverston
New York Shore Line
Eturn
New York Steamboat
Providence
Pawtucket
Bueve
Dodgeville
Hebronville
Attleboro
North Attleboro
Mansfield
East Foxboros
Sharon
Canton Junction
Readville
Hyde Park
BEV
Ait. Caepe
Clarendon
Maica Pinin
Sau
BEM
Exbury
M. Dedham
Ean
Rae
Hillis
Bal Byer
Goyee
B.s Peturn
Mh. A
Apoe Wees
Spring Highlands
Dlo
Toughton
Reti
West Rexbur
Mt. Hope
Tve
Proveidence
Suet
Concord Fef. KR
Brfanches
Manchester
Concord
N.J
En Chamberlin
Sante
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