World wool prices advance with strong exports to United States
Offersen advance seen in wool offerings with about sixty percent sold or exported, including 7000 bales to the United States. Detailed prices list scoured greasy locks and pieces by region such as Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Swan River Tasmania New Zealand and Cape of Good Hope with varied shorn grades and dates. The market expects the advance to hold with 4500 bales carried over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Swan River
Tasmania
New Zealand
Cape of Good Hope
Fatal
Wheat and corn markets holder amid rain talk and dull trading
The Chicago option market reports dull activity with mixed weather signals from the Northwest. May and June wheat show strength on cash demand while July offers potential profit. corn and oats stay quiet with shifting month quotes. Hog receipts rise, prices edge lower, and forecasts point to lower prices unless rain arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Farnum, Reardon & Co
Boston
North West
Gilman, Cheney & Co
Northwest
Flour and Grain Prices and Receipts Report
John E. Welsh reports carload grain prices and weekly receipts through May 4. Entries cover flour and grain types, oat and corn varieties, and weekly comparison with last year, noting firmer tone and anticipated price rises after the late unsettled period. Major markets include New York Chicago Milwaukee and St Louis with multiple price bands for flour and corn products.
Grain Market Fluctuates Across Cities With Mixed Receipts
Wheat and corn markets show weakness and steadiness across Milwaukee Chicago Detroit and St Louis receipts ranging from 7000 to 210000 bush. Prices for No 2 red No 2 white and No 3 whites vary, with spot corn bids around 46 to 47 cents and futures quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
St Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Toledo
New York
Peoria
Burlington
Graham
Barney
Canada
Michigan
Butter and dairy market roundup with mixed receipts
Weekly receipts tallied for May 4 show varied butter and dairy returns including 9346 pkgs of butter and 3802 oleo pkgs, with prices drifting downward as buyers wait for levels to fall. Cheese and eggs supply mild and prices steady with modest regional differences across Cincinnati New York and Chicago markets.
Vegetable prices and crate counts in Savannah and Norfolk markets
The listing shows cabbage at 1 125 per barrel, onions at 150 per barrel or crate, beets and carrots at 25c to 125 per barrel, lettuce 40 to 50c per box, radishes and turnips at 50c per dozen, cucumbers 9 to 10 per 100, rhubarb and parsley priced per bush or pack, with Savannah delivering 360 crates and 270 barrels and Norfolk 130 packages of grass and 750 packages of peas due Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
St Andrews
Bush
Norfolk
Jersey
Chicago
Florida
Savannah
Fruit receipts and imports with May weekly totals
Domestic fruit receipts for week ending May 4 show apples 2938 bbls, strawberries 1891 pkgs, Florida oranges 279 boxes. last year apples 1846 bbls, strawberries 523 pkgs, Florida oranges 150 boxes. Mediterranean fruit imports include Valencia oranges 3790 cases, Messina oranges 2800 boxes, Palermo oranges 7400 boxes, Messina lemons 1600 boxes, Palermo lemons 12100 boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Valencia
Messina
Palermo
United States
Boson Oh Seks
Baldwins
Maine
Massachusetts
H Harris & Co
Bananas and Oranges Placed on Multiple Steamers
The Schweigaard is due Thursday with Baracoa bananas for WW and C R Noyes. Kong Alf arrives Wednesday with Jamaica bananas for Boston Fruit Co. Amicitia due May 6 with Baracoa bananas for Seaverns & Co. Caledonia passed Gibraltar April 16 for Boston carrying Naples and Catania oranges and Catania lemons. Cervin passed Gibraltar April 27 with large Messina and Palermo fruit consignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schweigaard
WW & C R Noyes
Kong Alf
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company, Co
Amicitia
Seaverns & Co
Caledonia
Gibraltar
Boston
Naples
Catania
Cervin
Meat Receipts And Prices From Week Of May 4
Week’s receipts show pork 647 bbls beef 407 bbls fresh beef 139 cars lard 2013 tierces 355 cases 2908 pkgs hams 126 bbls 337 tierces bacon 2363 boxes tallow 161 bbls 74 tierces 14 hags grease 625 bbls 3 pkgs tongues 12 bbls preserved meats 1350 cases five hogs 14478 dressed hogs none. Prices firm with good demand. lard steady. hams improving. Leading quotes listed for long cuts backs light backs lean ends pork tongues prime mess etc. beef extra mess 675 plate 7.50. New York pork quiet. beef quiet at $6.75 for extra mess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Continent
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
New York
Livestock Market Report from Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City receipts show firm cattle with steady hogs and mixed classes. Prices range for cattle and hogs across categories with heaviest hogs at about 4.40 to 4.75 and cattle mostly around 3.25 to 4.40, while Peoria and Cincinnati offer quieter hogs and steady shipments. Chicago data reflect steady cattle and hog markets with notable volumes: cattle receipts 1600, hogs 11000, sheep 2500, with prices posted across beeves, steers, stockers, and various hog classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
New York cotton markets firm with mixed futures and ample receipts
Cotton in New York firm with 177 bales sold. Uplands and Gulf grades traded around 10 to 11 cents. Futures opened and closed weak. Liverpool quiet, U.S. markets report steady to firm tones across ports from Augusta to Baltimore with varied receipts, stocks, and exports. Consolidated figures show 2,552 net receipts and 387,015 stock across U.S. ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S Williams & Co
Boston
Minneapolis
Eeeaere Ee
Akceebeum
New York
Duluth
Ccc
Liverpool
Tbs
Ccscseeeeees
Ccwees Correees
Wees
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Continent
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
West Point
Cincinnati
M c. Philadelphia
Baltimore
St Louis
Louisville
Great Britain
United States
Sugar Prices and Market Rates Across Regions
Sugar receipts show 2186 bbls 1573 hhds and 4140 bags today versus 204 bbls 1573 hhds and 4140 bags last year. Refined sugars firm with prices for Cuban and domestic grades and molasses steady with regional quotes from New York New Orleans and Porto Rico markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Belmont
New York
Molasaee Tecely
Ponce
Porto Rico
New Orleans
Cienfuegos
Market summary of edible oils and spirits rates
Tallow receipts today 39 bbis 10 bags vs last year 39 bbls 2 bags. City 4 4 and 4% sc country 4c rough 144 242c grease 3 4c. New York quiet steady market. Whiskey Chicago market quiet 1 02 St Louis whiskey firm 102. Coffee Rio quiet steady 18% cargoes. Turpentine petroleum New York turpentine 42 42 43c resin 11212 115 tar 210 petro leum 710c RSW 6 85c cases 8 85c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
St Louis
Ooffee
Rio
Petroeum
Imports and Exports May 5 1889 Baracoa Halifax
Reports show bananas and coconuts from Baracoa loaded to a Sif steamer style while Halifax consignments include fresh salmon furniture and packages in transit through Barclay & Co and S Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baracoa
R Noyes
Halifax
Barclay & Co
Port and Goods Move in Mediterranean Trade Document
Shipping ledger lists cargoes from Liverpool and Mediterranean ports. Entries include box salmons, tin plates, sugar, wool, machinery, and sodas with numerous firms such as Baring Bros & co, Phelps Bros & co, and Walter Swann & co. Steamer North Anglia reports brimstone from Licata and fruit from Messina. Miranda arrives with 21 465 bunches bananas to Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowles & Son
Rockwell & Son
Ross
Hosehold
Walter Sswan & Co
Stone
Liverpool
Eng
Wyndsor & Son
Phelps, Dodge & Co
Beach & Co
Moise Howe
French
Warren, Salisbury & Nightingale
Jackson
Moors & Co
Baring Bros & Co
Naylor & Co
Jones
Richard Briggs
Bolls Steel
Jere Abbott & Co
E & F King & Co
Ford
Sargent Card Clothing Co
Norcross, Mellen & Co
Sugden
Bolls
Wetherell Bros
Joel Goldthwaite & Co
Sheldon & ¢Co
Davis & Furber Machine Co
Lorraine Manf Co
Cumner, Jones & Co
White & Co
Thayer
Davis & Co
Read & Sons
Farley & Son
Stone & Downer
Houdlette & Co
Hall & Co
Mediterranean
North Anglia
Licata
Brimstone
H Cole & Co
Messina
Messina—1243 Boxes Fruit AS &Jd Brown & Co
Phelps Bros & Co
ORT
Exports May 4 1889 from Antwerp and other ports
Maritime cargo list cites ships and consignments from Antwerp New York to SACKVILLE Annapolis Halifax Port au Prince Liverpool and more. Entries include leather, flour, lumber, oils, hardware, foodstuffs, and vast quantities of bales sacks crates cases and boxes with many named goods and vessel names. The tally covers multiple regions and a brig Water Witch and Steamer Palestine among others clearing in May 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Bel
New York
Hermann
Ae T
Buenos Ayres
Annapolis
Florence Christine
Back Bay
Aurora
Halifax
Charlottetown
Pei
Carroll
Russia
Port-Au-Prince
Hayti
Brig Water
Liverpool
Eng
Palestine
London and Liverpool Wheat Markets Report Quiet Demand
London markets show scarce demand for wheat and corn with few cargoes moving and most waiting for sales. Liverpool quotations list steady winter wheat at 6s 7d, spring 7s 4d, mixed American corn firmer, peas steady, and pork and cheese prices unchanged. Paris reports quiet but firm conditions for May wheat and flour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
Liverpool
Paris
Boot and shoe buyers listed across multiple firms
A long list of shoe buyers and firms in various cities including Gramling Spalding Co in Georgia, T W Bardydt Co in Iowa, Stone Goff Co in Iowa, Oehring Johnson Co in Tennessee, Smartt Bros in Texas, Willis Bro in Galveston, Texas, Texas Codp Asso in Indianapolis, Hendricks & Cooper in Missouri, Fatterson Thomas in Ireland, ST Coleman Burden Co in Ohio, S M Weaver Co in Mobile, Bernstein in Norfolk, Lowenberg Pincus in Philadelphia, Weimer Wright Watkin in Philadelphia, GH West & Sons in Pittsburgh, John R Gregg in Quincy, Uphamfen Gordon in Georgia, Tedcastie in Savannah, Collatt Bros in Pennsylvania, Osterman in San Francisco, Curley in St Joseph, Desnoyers in St Louis, French in Wilmington, Bear in Wilkes Barre, Lowenstein in Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
P J
Willis & Bro
Indianapolis
Ind
W K Hendricks
Hendricks & Cooper
Reig City
H Patterson
Fatterson, Thomas & Co
S T Coleman
ST Coleman, Burden Co
Mansfield
H M Weaver
S M Weaver & Co
Mobile
Ala
H Bernstein
Tre
Norfolk
M Pincus
Lowenberg, Pincus & Co
Philadelphia
Penn
Hf Weimer
H B Voorhees
Weimer, Wright & Watkin
L F West
GH West & Sons
Pittsburg
John R Gregg
Reuincy
P Uphampfen & Gordon
Ome
A W Tedcastie
RG Clark & Co
Savannah
L Collatt
Collatt Bros
San Francisco
Cal-W
Osterman
Fitchburg Railroad Timetable for Hoosac Tunnel Route
Historic timetable lists Boston passenger departures from Causeway Street to Troy Albany and beyond with multiple daily trains and palace cars. It includes varied destinations such as Binghamton Chicago St Louis and Buffalo plus local stops like Belmont Waverter Cambridge Concord Fitchburg Gardner Greenfield and North Adams with morning and evening departures and Sunday variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Hoosac Tunne
Boston
Causeway Street
Troy
Albany
Rotterdam Junction
Est
Bingvacaton
Buffalo
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Erie
St. Louis
Michigan Central RR
Palace
Grand Trunk Railway
Binghamton
Ayer
SUN
Belmont and Waverter
Brattlebore
Miller’s Falls
Cambridge
Concord
Aem
Gardner and Mitler’s Falls
Greenfteld
Riposick Falls
Johnsonville
XI. X
Lincoln—s
Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard
Washua
N. H
Ayer Junction
North Adams
Williamstown
North Leominster
Saratoga
Shelburne
Boston and Albany R R Timetable and Train Services
Boston and Albany Railway February 4 1889 timetable lists through train connections from Boston to Albany and the West. Trains 5 9 3 7 11 provide connections via Niagara Falls Detroit Cleveland Toledo and Chicago with sleeping and drawing room cars. Tickets and parlor car accommodations available at 332 Washington Street or Kneeland Street Boston. A S Hanson Gen Pass Agt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex Boat
Pilgrim
Providence
Old State House
Jd. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Gen’l Pass
L. H. Palmer
Syracuse
Bmeochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Chicago
Michigan Central
Cleveland
Toledo
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Imn
Albany
Worcester
New Haven
Washington Street
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Reading Railroad
Lalimore & Ohio Railroad
Leary
New York Station
Liberty St
N. R
Baltimore
Washington
A. m
J. N. Magna
New England
Washington St
Park Square Station
Stonington
Washington, Cor. State Street
Park Square
W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
C. H. Briggs
Through Trains on Boston & Maine Lines 1889 Schedule
Rail service details list train times and stops for Boston and Maine lines on March 4 1889. Key stations include Haymarket square Causeway street Portland Lewiston Manchester North Conway Portland and regional routes to Bangor Bar Harbor St John Halifax and coastal communities with steamship connections and weekday frequency notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Haymarket Square
Causeway Street
Bangor
Bar Harbor
St. John
Halifax
Provinces
Rocland
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgwick
Southwest Harbor
Millbridg Machinsport
Portland
Tp & Eastport
Calais
N. B
Lewiston
Manchester
Concord
N. Wi
North Conway
Maine Central
Grand Trank
Knox & Lincoln Railways
Western Division Trains from Boston to New England Stops
Train schedule lists Western Division departures from Boston stations to Alton Bay and towns such as Rochester Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls and more with numerous times for weekdays and Sunday services. It includes connections to Lawrence Lowell Melrose Medford Newburyport and Wakefield among others with noted morning and evening slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Dover
Danvers
Exeter
Great Falls
Overhill
Georgetown
Stennebunk
Biddeford
Saco
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Lowell
Medford
Melrose Highlands
Melrose
Merrimac
North Andover
Newburyport
Meading
Salem
Wakefield
eWorkingmen’s
Trains Schedule From Boston Station to New England Points
Eastern Division timetable lists departures for Amesbury Beverly Middeford Great Falls Roches ter Hampton Ipswich Lynn Marblehead Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody Danvers Portsmouth Revere Rockport Gloucester Salem York Harbor Saugus Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro and more with daily and certain weekday enumerated trains. Weekday Thursday Saturday service noted with Workingmen's train via South Reading branch from Haymarket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Tom. Beverly
Middeford
Great Falls
Rochester
Hampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Ipswich
Lynn
Marblehead and
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Newburyport
M. North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Revere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
Salem
Saugus
wWorkinemen’s
South Reading
Boston
Haymarket Square
Boston Causeway Street Local and Through Train Schedules
Timetables list extensive through and local departures from Boston station on Causeway Street serving Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville North Woodstock Penitgewassett Valley Lisbon Littleton Whitefield Lancaster Fabyan's Jefferson Franklin St Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Montreal and Passumpsic Northern KR Montreal via Air Line and Central Mass divisions with daily times for Manchester Concord Keene Peterboro Nashua Woburn and more. Timings include 8.30 am 1 pm 7 pm and numerous early morning options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Boston
Causeway Street
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Haverhill
Woodsville
North Woodstock
Penitgewassett Valley
Lisbon
Littleton
Whitefield
Lancaster
Fabyan
S and Jefferson
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Montreal
Boston Air Line
Also Mentioned on This Page
John E. Welsh
State Street
Minnesota
Canada Superior
Canada Extra
City
North
Plack
West
AI Bent
Orchard
Timothy
Houlton Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Aroostook
Vermont
Hebrons
Burbanks
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Rose
Tennessee
East Swale
New Hampshire
Nova Scotias
Islands
Lima
WW &Cr
Noyes
OU. Market
J E Carter & Co
Ueerek
Water St
Noble’s Wharf
Halifax, N
Aaron K. Gay & CO
Union Square
Somerville
Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Miller's Falls
Hoosac Tunnel
Washton Street
John Adams
Gen’l Lupe
J. Whitmore
J.B. Watson
Boston & Albany
R. R
Lues
Hartford, New Haven
A. S. Hanson
Gen. Pass. Ag
Cheshire
Central Vermont Railroads
Rutland
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Gauseway Street
Mitercerte
Albans
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
St. Albans
St Johns
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company R. RB
Connecticut River
Perth
Hire
Monadnock
C. A. Faxon
K. Stewart
YO Bos
Egecors Rk. KR
Acord
N.H
E. Chamberlin
Yapt
Railroads
City Ticket Office
Washington Streets
Western Division
Boston Station
Lawrence
Reading and Way
Causeway
Street
York Harbor & Beach
R E
Saugus Branch
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
Tounday
Lynn and
Way
Bangoregohn
Malifax
Hillsboro
Elidle Vore
Witten
Milfore
Amherst
Greenfield
Nashua
No. Billerica
Walnut Mill
Stoneham
D.m. Woburn
West Medford
Mass
Eformatory
Billerica
Bedford
Stoneham and Wavy
Lexington and Way
Woburn and Way
Winchester and Way
C Express
Central Mass
Division
Portland Street
Northampton
Hadley
Belcher Town
Bondeville
Gilbertville
Barre
Oakdale
West Boylston
Clinton
Bertin
Hindson
Sudbury
Rockbottom
Wayland
Weston
Waverley
Findson
Northapton
James T. Furber
J. Flanders
Gen’l Pas
Stonington Line
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