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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1888

Page

7

Flour and grain markets show weak trade and mixed stocks

Prices for patent flour and export grades listed with Per barrel and bag rates. Milwaukee stock tallies 480,800 barrels with millers and in transit totaling 180,800. year prior stock 8,700 barrels. Wheat and corn futures are firm or dull across New York, Chicago, Detroit, and Minneapolis with varying bids. receipts and shipments reported, market tone generally quiet to dull.

Canada Superior Canada Milwaukee Millers New York Minnesota Minneapolis St. Louis Detroit Toledo St Louis Chicago Air Rail Kye Soc Kiye Barney Choice

Market Prices Hold Firm Across Dairy and Egg Markets

Butter receipts remain small with buyers taking limited lots and prices largely unchanged. Quotations include Western and Vermont creamery and dairy products with jobbing prices up slightly. eggs and beans show steady or mixed movement while grass seeds command good demand at old prices.

Vermont Biriefly St Louis New York Cincinnati Ohio Liverpool New Hampshire Nova Secotia New Stanswick PE Islands California West Red Top Jersey

Potatoes and farm produce market report from New York and Atlantic region

Potatoes demand quiet with prices steady. Houlton and Aroostook varieties quoted around 85c to $1.05. Barrels and bulk stock offered, premiums for rose, Burbanks, and prolifies. New York trade dull with prices weak for State and Burbank roses. Hay, rye straw, and oats straw values listed. Poultry prices unchanged with ranges for Western turkeys chickens and fowls in various grades.

Houlton Rose Bush Houlton Hebrons Aroostook Rose Aroostook Hebrons Burbanks Davis Nova Scotia New Brunswick Burbank Bermuda

Banana steamers bound for Boston firms

The steamer Samana is due with bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The steamer Ydun is due May 9 from Baracoa with bananas for Seaverns & Co. The steamer Stamford is due May 9 from Baracoa with bananas for W. W. & C. R. Noyes. The steamer Balder is due May 10 from Baracoa with bananas for G. H. Harding.

Banana Steamers Samana Boston Fruit Company Ydun Baracoa Seaverns & Co Stamford Balder G. H. Harding

Fruit Market Prices and Variations in Early Report

The report covers apples with Baldwins and russets at $3.50 per barrel and $3.60 for common stock, oranges and lemons with Palermo and Messina items priced per box or case, strawberries selling Saturday between 20 and 36 1/2 cents, and well supplied bananas with Jamaica fruit at $1.20 and aracos at $1.60.

Palermo Messina Essina Valencia Jamaica

Meat market notes show firm pork and lard prices

The market report lists pork and lard as firm with higher prices in places. It covers hams, hogs, long and short cuts, backs, lean ends, sausages, tongues, and various dressed hog products with quotes from St Louis New York Chicago and Cincinnati markets. Beef and dry goods show steady or firm demand with varied prices for bacon, lard, and fresh meats.

E Stern Lord Choice New York Bbss Mess Western Tle Tierces City A. St Louis Chicago Cincinnati Brighton

Truck Demand and Freight Listings for Fresh Produce

A market note records steady demand for truck at prior prices and lists prices for vegetables and produce arriving with the Savannah steamer. Items include Chicago asparagus at 4 per dozen, Florida tomatoes at 2 50 per 300 crates, southern cabbage at 3 26 per crate, native spinach and onions priced per barrel, cucumbers both native and Southern, beets and parsnips, lettuce, radishes, rhubarb, and several other vegetables with unit prices and packaging details.

Savannah Chicago Florida Bermuda St Andrews

Cotton Prices Firm Across Markets and US Trade Figures

New York cotton held at 1014¢ mid dling with sales of 316 bales. Futures opened and closed steady. Liverpool spot and futures also steady for uplands and Orleans. Across U.S. ports, receipts and stocks varied with firms in Charleston, Savannah, Mobile, and New Orleans while Cincinnati and St Louis reported steady mid prices. consolidated U.S. port stock at 487,037. Hog and cattle markets in St Louis remained steady with York area sales noted.

New York MAB Cccci Liverpool Uplands Orleans Sunotuy Cisco Augusta Galveston New Orleans Moblie Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmingon Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louuis Loulaville United States

Market summary of livestock receipts and prices across regions

Receipts and prices for hogs cattle and sheep from Kansas City Peoria Cincinnati and Chicago with mixed packer figures and regionals noting firm to strong trends. Hogs steady to higher with ranges from 6 40 to 6 50 for mixed, 5 50 to 5 80 for heavy, cattle including steers at 3 90 to 4 75 and stockers 2 40 to 3 75, sheep and lambs varied amid regional activity.

Kansas City Peoria Cincinnati Chicago Texas

Sugar Market Quiet and Steady Across Regions

Sugar and molasses prices hold steady with Cuba and New York showing quiet markets. Havana reports unchanged prices and steady demand, with stocks at 6500 boxes and 9900 bhds, while Caribbean quotes span Muscovado to centrifugal grades. Freight costs remain low as trade moves slowly to the United States.

Cuba Belmont New York Havana Matanzas United States Ponce Porto Rico Ientuecos Mayaguez

Miscellaneous market notes from New York London and Cincinnati

Market snippets show tallow prices at 470 in City, 344 4140 rough 22 4c, New York trade quiet at 4 3/4c, London cable 36s. Pine Line Certificates closed 3 pm May 4 and opened May 5 at 86 1/2 bid, high 86 3/4, low 86, closing 3 pm May 5 1888 at 36c. Turpentine and petroleum in New York: turpentine 36c, rosin 1.20 1.244, tar nominal. petroleum 6 12 65/¢, with RSW 0 7 42c, cases 9 1/2c. Coffee in New York fair demand Rio firm at 15c, market steady. St Louis, no market report. Cincinnati market quiet at 10.09 dollars.

New York London O. St Louis Cincinnati

Imports and Exports. 1888 Bananas and Hides at Port Antonio

Shipping list details several vessels and consignments from various ports. Jam imports include 12 000 bunches bananas 404 bags coconuts 28 pumpkins 3 boxes tomatoes on steamer Samana to Boston fruit co Rosario bark Ella with hides wool and skins to St Johns NF schooner Lottie with cod liver and salmon consignments New England Lobster and Delong Seaman report lobsters crates at Yarmouth NS others list eggs lobsters halibut turnips potatoes sacks and various goods by multiple firms across ports.

Port Antonio Jam Boston Fruit Co Rosario Rice & Co ST Johns Lottie Russell & Co Yarmouth Griffin & Co Hutchinson & Co Batchelder New England Lobster Co Delong & Seaman Barclay & Co E.S Ellis & Co T Russell & Co Gardner G Hall & Co Clements & Co

Exports May 5 1888 from Haytian ports to New York

Shipping list details Haytian Republice cargoes of herrings codfish macerel and beef beans flour oil coal tar and tobacco plus bales lumber chairs and various goods loaded at ports in Cardiff Windsor PLYMPTON and Halifax. Also schooners On Time Carroll Forest Fairy Libbie T Greville and others with flour lumber hardware canned goods and farm products.

Haytian New York Haytian Republice Hird Tobacco Cardiff Wales Windsor Cecella Plympton George M Warner ST Thomas Dwi Rocky Glen Liverpool Lockport Halifax Lara Steel Forest Fairy Great Village Bear River Fila Rrsboko Greville Shorts London Eng Stockholm City

Staples and Goods Shipments Across Rail Lines in 1888

A detailed inventory dated May 5 1888 lists Staple products receipts across lines Boston and Albany Boston and Providence New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine Eastern Western Lowell System and express and sea shipments. It records bales wool flour corn oats tea butter eggs leather hides and many other commodities by railroad division and car counts. Strong entities include multiple railroads and itemized quantities up to thousands of units across regions.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad Iumber New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell Express

Trade goods list of colonial era commodities

A dense inventory of exports and imports listing items such as foreign wool fifty-five tubs lard three barrels tallow eighteen casks and coffee, sugar and many other products with quantities many in bags hhds bales casks and bbls. The fragment includes hides dry hides green hides and pelta among other goods reflecting a broad mercantile inventory.

Boston and Albany Railroad Local Time Tables

Local time tables for the Boston and Albany Railroad list departures to Boston Albany and western points from North Station and associates offices. Through tickets available. trains connect at Pittsfield Palmer and Chatham to reach North Adams Hudson and New York with daily and Sunday variations.

Boston & Albany R.R. Msc Lame Washington Street Boston Aalton Kneeland Street Springfield Pittsfield Albany North Adams Chatham Hudson Palmer Ware River Branch Hartford New Maven New York Express Walle An - Cordyville la Ashland Nilford South Framingham Natick Wellesley Wellesley Hills Newton Lower Aburadaie West Newton Faneuil Brighton Allston Cottage Farm Brookline Reservoir Haiti Newto

Rail timetable corrections and Boston line schedule 1888

Corrected April 22 1888 Boston station departures list trains to Ashcroft Danbury Dedham Dorchester Badley Street Norwood Norwood Central Providence Milford Mattapan and many other points with diverse times on weekdays Sundays and special lines including Whon socket and Norwich Line Expresses. It notes connections via Air Line and through cars to New York and Philadelphia with through services and dining cars on some trains.

New York New England Boston Summer Street Ashcroft Baltimore Bird Street Blackstone Danbury Dedham Dorschester Badley Street Ens Brindicott Kill on-Knudsen Franklin Forest Avenue Ir Bartford Marvard Street Highland Ake Eslington Manchester Mattapan Milford Bowdoin New Britain Newburg New London Air Line Hartford Norwich Norwood Norwood Central Pawtucket Philadelphia Providence Putnam Meadville River Street Dockville Conn Southbridge Wiltons Walpole Washington Waterbury Willimantic Winslows Webster Hyde Park Whonsocket Division Boston & Albany Railroad Needham and Way Woonsocket Middletown New Haven Fishkill-on-Haudson Newburgh Turners N. Y Chicago and Grand Central Willi

Trains Leave Boston Passenger Station for Troy and Chicago

Trains depart Causeway Street Boston for Troy Albany Rotterdam Junction and the Went at 6.30 and 8.30 Ex daily, with drawing room car for Albany. Express at 7 pm to Chicago via Niagara Falls Short Line and Sw Louisa, with sleeping cars. another express at 10.30 pm to Chicago via Erie Boston Line and via Niagara Falls and Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway, with sleeping car for Troy.

Boston Causeway Street Troy Albany Rotterdam Junction Chicago Niagara Falls Short Line Louisa Niagara Falls and Wabash Western Railway Erie Niagara Falls Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway

Boston and Maine Through Trains on Western and Eastern Divisions

Railway schedule fragment lists Boston and Maine routes via Causeway Street and Haymarket square stations. Mentions connections to Eastport, Saint John, Halifax, Bar Harbor, and Portland steamers with various daily and weekly departures. Includes stations at Bangor, Castine, Lewiston, Concord, and other coastal towns.

Augusta—Haymarket Sq Causeway St Bangor Thar Bia Saitou Te MAA YY Ometvaw Els Eastport Ana Jumimis St. John N. M Halifax Portland Haymarket Sq Bockhand Castine Southweet Bar Harbors Lewinton- Haymarket Sq Concord N. Hf

Trains From Boston to Ailton Bay and Beyond Schedule

Western Division timetable lists trains from Boston at Haymarket for Ailton Bay Rochester Farmington Dover and Newburyport with multiple daily departures and Sunday services to Dover Lawrence Manchester Lowell Medford Reading and other stops. It includes times for weekdays and Sunday trains with many early morning and late day departures.

Western Division Boston Haymarket Square Ailton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Eee Tilipm Dover Aim N. Danevere Ido Exeter Great Falls Ford Lawrence Dover Blaverhill Manchester Lowell Medford Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading and Way

Boston to Amesbury and nearby towns rail timetable listing

Eastern division trains depart Boston stations for Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Salem and surrounding towns with numerous daily times including morning and evening runs. The fragmented schedule covers Lynn Danvers Rockport Newburyport Portland and area branches with service on Thursdays and Saturdays only.

Dmvi Boston Statisstreet Amesbury Beverly Keiddefort I Chelsea Dover Wm Everett Rochester Brampton Beach Kye Beach Apawich then _ Lynn Dana Swampscot North Conway and Danvers

Boston Area Transit Timetable Fragment 11.10

Fragmentary schedule data showing varied passenger routes and times across Boston area lines. Includes Central Division departures to New York via Fall River Line, multiple bayside stops such as Ashmont Braintree and Brockton, with numerous am and pm listings and Sunday variants.

Kneeland Street New York Fall River Ashmont Braintree Bydgewater Sunchten Bingham Bridgewater Milton

Special Notice on Baggage Handling for Rail Passengers

Old Colony announces baggage check service for passengers traveling via the Fall River Line Shore Line and Stonington Line. Baggage may be checked from Hotel of Residence in Boston to destination or left at No 3 Old House for later pickup.

New York Fall River Boston Old Colony Brooklyn New Fall River Line Shore Line Stonington Line Old House

Boston to Manchester and Concord Local Service Timetable

Passenger times listed for routes from Boston through Manchester Concord Keene Nashua Lexington Wilmington and others with through service to Montreal via White River Junction and connections. Includes outbound and through schedules with multiple daily departures and note of parlor and sleeping cars on long routes.

Boston Manchester Concord N. M Keene Pethore Billsboro Spm EE Hillsle Witton Milford Aherst Pan Nashua Billerica O ‘Bas Lawrence Wilmington Steam Winchester West Medford Win Fic Rians Reformate Station Billesi Ee Wal Lexington Dou Awlington Bedford Lowell Causeway Street City Ticket Freigi Ofice Washington Stree Old State House Fort Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Maverhill Woodsville Littleton Bethledes Fabyans Lancaster Whitefeld Rank Lebanon Whiteiver Junction St. &Ibans Montreal White River Junction Montreal & Isoston Air Line

Cape Cod Bus Schedules and Stop Times (Partial OCR)

OCR fragment lists Cape Cod area stops with times including Buzzards Bay Barnstable Chatham Falmouth Sandwich Provincetown and Nantucket. Entries show morning departures at 8.15 am and afternoon 4.15 pm with multiple towns, via New Bedford and Plymouth areas.

Buzzards Bay Barnstable Bourn Kournedale Steweter Catsxumet Chatham Jettage City Vineyard Haven Seagwrn New Bedford Falmouth Sdyannis Marwich Ment Beach Mattapoisett Marion Nantucket Uth

Providence Division Schedule Fragments for New York Lines

Fragmented timetable lists departures from Providence Division to New York Shore Line with numerous stations and times. It includes am and pm departures, weekend patterns, and notes on delays or rain adjustments. Entities include Providence, New York, Shore Line, and multiple regional stops.

Central Massachusetts Rail Timetable Now Open to Neythampton

Time tables provide full information for local and through trains from Boston to Northampton Madley Amherst and more stations including Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Clinton Sudbury and Weston. Details list multiple daily departures from 7.25 am 12.05 pm and 5.25 pm with additional midday swings and notes Gen l Managers Furber and Flanders indicate stations can obtain complete schedules.

Union Square Somerville Walthim SUN Watertown Union Market Mt. Auburn Worcester Aie Junction Miller's Falla tChange Ayer Junction Neythampton Boston Station Causeway Street Portland Street Northampton Madley Amherst Belchertown Mondswikh Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jefferson's Oakdale West Boyt Clinton Merlin Mbmudgen Sudbury Eckbottom Watna Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont Sunbaywy Hudson and Way Mes T. Furber D. J. Flanders Gen'l Pasanager Northern Division Boston & Albany Kriceland Street Framingham and Marlboro Fayville Southbern Bmelton Northberv Leominster Fitchburg Pratt Boston Old Colony KR Old State House J. R. Kendrick Man’r. Geg L. Connor Pass Beaton

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