Market Mixed for Grains and Feed Staples Across Cities
Market tone weaker or quiet in multiple regions with No 2 spring and No 2 red varying around mid 80s to 870s, receipts and shipments listed for St Louis Minneapolis Milwaukee and Detroit. Corn and oats show firm exports demand and steady New York quotes. barley and rye firm with light stocks. millfeed futures firm with solid demand and six rowed varieties quoted in New York and Chicago markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Detroit
Toledo
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Barney
Canada
Choice
Butter and eggs market round of steady prices across regions
Butter prices remain firm with short supply and mixed regional quotes. Western creameries 26–27c, Western firsts 24–25c, Eastern creamery 24–25c, Vermont 20–27c, and various other grades cited. Eggs steady with expected drop after Prince Edward Island steamer. Fresh Easterns 14–14.5c, Canadian 14–14.5c, choice Western 14.4c, jobbing price 2 higher. Cheese and beans show steady to firm tones with regional variations. potatoes and hay demand steady. poultry dull with mixed regional price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Vermont
Bain
Chicago
Elgin Creamery
Western Creamery
New York
St Louis
Cincinnati
St Albans
Ohio
Liverpool
Utica
Prince Edward Island
Michigan
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
PE Island
California
West
North
Red Top
Jersey
Houston Rose
Bush
Houston Debrons
Aroostook
Aroos- K
Hebrons
Burbanks
White Brooks
Davis
Arrel
Banana Steamers Attendance and Schedules
The steamer Stanforda is due May 9 from Baracoa with bananas for W. W. and C. R. Noyes. The steamer Buider is due May 10 from Baracoa with bananas for G. H. Harding. The steamer Lorenzo D Baker is due May 10 with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banana Steamers
Stanforda
Baracoa
Fruit Prices Steady Amid Fair Demand Across Staples
Apples show steady prices with fair demand for choice lots and dull activity for common stock. Baldwins choice $5 3 50 per barrel, Russets $3 3 50, common stock $2. Oranges and Lemons demand steady with Palermo oranges $3 50 to $4 50 per box, Palermo lemons $4 to $5 per box, Messina oranges $2 50 to $4 per box, Messina lemons $3 to 4 per box, Valencia oranges $5 per case for regulars, large and extra large $5 50 to $6 50 per case. Bavanas unchanged. Jamaica fruit jobbing at $1 2, aracos at $1 150. Cargo steamer sold today at $1 per bunch for red and yellow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palermo
Messina
Valencia
Jamaica
New York
Ponce
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Mayaguez
Provisions Market Delivers Mixed Demand and Price Levels
Pork and lard show firm demand with unchanged prices while hams bring strong but unchanged figures. Long and short cuts range around 17 to 18 dollars. sausages and bacon vary with several specific quotes. Beef dull and pickled meats active, Western pork and bellies noted, with numerous tierces and pails traded at varied cents per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Meat Prices Across Cities Show Steady to Firm
Market reports from Chicago St Louis Cincinnati and other centers indicate steady to firm prices across pork lard beef and mutton. Pork ranges around 14 to 15 dollars with lard near 7 to 8 dollars, while beef quotes include extra plate and mess around 7 to 9 dollars and hams at about 10 to 12 cents. Fresh meats remain firm with ample supply and strong demand noted for lambs and mutton varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Vegetable market pricing report with varied commodities
A market note reports steady truck demand and stable prices across multiple vegetables and fruits. Native onions are nearly exhausted. remaining lots sell around six dollars per barrel, with broader quotes for asparagus, peas, tomatoes, cabbage, beets, beans, lettuce, onions, cucumbers, and other items, in varying crate and bush pricing across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Savannah
North Carolina
Florida
Baltimore
Bermuda
St Andrews
Sugar and Molasses Market Steady with Conserved Buying
Sugar and molasses markets show no new shifts as buyers stay cautious and offerings remain light. Raw Cuban refinings quoted around 4 1/2 to 4 5/16 cents. Manila and Java grades listed, refineds steady with old prices, granulated near 7 cents, New York markets parallel dull and steady with refineds little changed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
Nloilos
Javas
Cotton market roundups show Liverpool softens while New York steadies
Allan Asher & Co report Liverpool opening lower and closing steady with weak buyer demand as certificates slip. Port receipts and stocks rise while spinners stockpile. New York shows steadyPrices for middlings and lows with futures closing easy. Global port stocks and exports remain strong, with mixed regional activity across Augusta Galveston New Orleans and other markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Asher & Co
Exchange Place
Liverpool
Manchester
New York
Piero Moe
Pousubey Bc O'S
Uplands
Orleans
Jane
Sore Sass
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Ugs
Wilmingon
Norfolk
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Great Britain
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
France
Continent
United States
Hog and Cattle Market Roundup Across Cities
Hogs commerce shows higher in St Louis and Peoria with mixed packers and butchers firm to higher. Chicago cattle receipts rise with steers near 3.90 to 5.00, Texas and western stocker and feeder prices firm. Cincinnati hogs active and higher. Kansas City hog market lower. receipts and shipments listed for each city with varied prices across categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
Chicago
Texas
Market wire notes and commodity quotations unchanged
A miscellaneous report records fair movement in tallow with easier prices and London and New York quotations for 4 percent and 5 percent notes. It notes closing and opening times for government certificates in May 1888 and reports New York prices for turpentine rosin tar and petroleum with nominal figures and percentages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Coffee In New York Rio Market Report
New York Rio shows firm levels at 1b5c while Whiskey Chicago holds unchanged at $1.15. EraeRL ice demand remains steady with prices rising to $1.11 as market activity shifts and buyers show renewed interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio
Chicago
Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report May 8 1888
Report for the week ending May 8 1888 shows cattle sheep and swine counts with prices for market beef store cattle and hides. Notable sales include Hathaway Henry Carroll Remick and Brackett firms with steers cows oxen and lambs priced per hundredweight and per head amid heavy cattle arrivals and firm New England values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
George J. Fox
Brighton
Union Market
Watertown
New England
J A Hathaway
JS Henry
J Carroll
J B Remick
Imports and Exports at Barrington and Wolfville NS 1888
Imports and exports listing ships and cargoes across Barrington NS and Wolfville NS dated May 8 1888. Barcalay Co schooner Amanda with 8000 lobsters. Ydun steamer with 8000 bananas. Norrona steamer with 137 hhds 9954 bags sugar. Nellie Moody bark with 22746 bushels salt. Calabra schooner 106 hhds 3512 bags sugar. N H Upham schooner 21000 bushels 50 bbls potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrington
Amanda
Barclay & Co
Baracoa
Ydun
Seaverns & Co
Cardenas and Caibarien
Norrona
Salt Day
Nellie Moody
Bush Salt Warner & Freeman
Sagua
Calabra
Wolfville
NS. Schooner N H Upham
Delong & Seaman
Exports May 8 1888 from Liverpool and Atlantic ports
Shipping cargoes listed include Steamer Bothnia clearing May 4 with domestics rum cheese cotton goods and lard. Steamer Bulgarian clearing May 5 with beef flour meat and canned goods. schooners Florence Christine Adella Surprise Ethel B and others carry flour meal fish wood and hardware. various ports Newfoundland Nova Scotia Cuba Jamaica and Demerara mentioned with extensive cargo counts and destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Bothnia
Granville Ferry
Annapolis
Florence Christine
Clementsport
Adella
Havana
Cuba
Josephine
Weymouth
Church Point
Blythe
Annavolis
Shorts
Yarmouth
ST Joan
Maggie Miller
Phineas
Sprague
Receipts from several railroads dated 1888 in Boston area
A detailed ledger lists goods and quantities across multiple lines: wool bales, cotton bales, bbls grease and tallow, bacon and lard, butter and cheese, eggs, apples, oats, cornmeal, flour, malt, hay, leather, hides, beef and pork, beans, tea, coffee, sugar, and many crates and cases. Railroads referenced include Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Boston & Providence, Old Colony, New York & New England, Kitchburg, Boston & Maine Eastern and Western Divisions, Lowell System, and sea and express shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duis cc
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Kitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Lowell
Express
Boston and Suburban Transit Timetable Fragment
A dense OCR compiled list shows numerous rail stops, times, and routes across suburbs including Quincy Ashmont Marshfield Nantasket Beach Brockton Easton East Weymouth Fall River Newport and Plymouth with numerous weekday and Sunday times. The fragment details departures from Kneeland Street Station to New York and various regional stops with ad hoc numbers and annotations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland Street
New York
Fall River
Ashmont
Méraintree
Bridgewater
Brockton
Sunde
Esses Bae Cohasset
Easton
East
Eastoi
East Weym
Harrison Square
Marshfield and
Sea View
Mattapan
Milton
Middleboro
Nantasket Beach
Neponset
New Edford
Newport
North Easton
Stoughton
R Randolph
Plymouth
Abington
Duxbury
Quincy
Rockland and Hanover
Scituates
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Danbury
Paunton
Central Station
Dean St
Whitman
South Weymouth
Wollaston Meight
West Sriigewater
Cockeying
South Easton
Cape Cod Bus Schedules Listed By Town
Cape Cod division timetable details several towns including Buzzards Bay Bourne Fairhaven Falmouth Martha’s Vineyard Nantucket Provincetown and Wellfleet. Listed trips show weekday departures around 8.15 am and returns late afternoon with several 11.40 am and 3.30 4.15 pm markers.
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Lyn
Bov Nm Ui
Ingham
Abington
Brockton
Teen
Quincy
Seenone
Taunton
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Barnstable
Bourne
Bkouenedale
Brewster
Wataumet
Chatham
Jettage City
Vineyard Haven
Eagardown
New Bedford
Fairhaven
Falmouth
Myannis
Marwich
Monument Beach
Matmpoisett
Mardon
Nantucket
Provincetown
Sandwich
Sagamore
Warmouth
Mremont
Wellfleet
West Barnstable
Wenaumet
Woods Hall
Wareham
Canton Junction
Dedham
Dodgeville
East
Amey Lae Mey Ky Lou
Newton
LL. Faneuil
Brighton
Me Alliston
Jottage Aoe
Train Schedule Fragments Include New York Line Arrivals
A dense OCR list outlines daily rail timings for many stations including Canton Junction Dedham Attleboro Beaudville Roxbury and Providence with multiple morning and evening departures. The document notes varied service hours on Sundays and weekdays and references connections to the shore line from Park Square Station and the New York line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Division
Park Square
New York
Stonington
Attieboro
Boylston
Central
Kossam
Sun
Mebroville
Foxboere
Forest Hills
Any
Nyde Park
Jamacca Plain
Smaensfeld
Hope and
Clarendon Hills
North Attleboro
Providence
Wam
Pawtucket
Beaudville
Roxbury
Rumford
India
Sharon
Spring Street
Weer Roxbury
Ackland
Stougaton
Warren and
Bristol
West Mansfield
Vickers
Washington
State Street
Bos
Jd. W. Rechardson
Boston
H. Briggs
Fragmented Numeric Strips Reflect OCR Inconsistencies
A series of disconnected numbers and letters appears. The data seems truncated and lacks clear context or identifiable events, making interpretation difficult.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Watertown Union Live
Breck & Wood
Sclw
Aldrich & Johnson
J S Henry
F Ketchum
Mark Lane
Walla Walla
Paris
England
Hotels
Windsor Victoria Street
Westminster
Houses OF Parliament
Metropolis
Exchange Co
J. R. Cleave
Old Colony
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Stonington Line
Old State Oase
Gentral Division
Cape Cod
Enminey Sea
Ras
Sand Weymouth
East Weymouth
M. Sandave
Northern Division
Framingham and
Marlboro
Fayville
Southboro
Bolton
Northboro
Colinton
Cominster
Flitchburg
Pratt’s Junction
R.R
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Man’r. Geo. L. Connor
Pass
Railroads
Washington Street
Boson Sauuh
Springfield
Pittsfield
Albany
North Adams
Bludson
Palmer
Ware River Branch
Kor
Asow
Blaven
Ig Express
Worcester
Westboro
MD C.ea
AM. Leov
Wien
Wee
Wellesley, Auilis
LSU
Valle
A.wr
Wer
Oe Cordaville
Ashland
Rdlford
South Framingham
Saxonville
Owe
Oke Aatlick
Lesley
Ay Weaedon
Anu Hate
Toe
Ueki
Vegru
Uus
Seeuee
O.ve
Newte
Hey Ke BU
Dai
Mreservoir
Sds
Highlance
Ntre
Framingham
Kreturn
Clinton
Seamister
Mitchburg
Serlin
West Sterlin
Vad
Pratt
Notion
Fitchburg
Newton Lower Falia
Wellestey Millis
Suntey
Newton Highlands
Brookline
Hanson
Gallup
Central Vermont Railroads
Rutland
Montreal
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Fitchburg Depot
Causeway Street
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Troy
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Ogdenburg
Saratoga
Delaware & Lindsoy Canal Company
R. R
Wagner Palace
Ttawa
Ogdens Pargat
Ay Line
Moverual & West
Central Vermont R. R
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
Paierex Wa
PUOV
Brooklyn
Er City
L. H. Palmer
Agt
Old State Hrouse
Concorder. KR
From
Concord
N. H
Shea
H. Ke. Chamberlin
Massa Omu
Middlesex
Benjamin Rutherford
Reading
William H. Ensworth
Suffolk
Cambridge
Grernor M. Brooke
J. H. Tyler
Register
Massachde
Setyls
James Goodfellow
Margaret A. Goodfellow
Joan W. McKim
Esquire
Elijah George
George M. Brooks
Massachus
Setis
Sarah Anna
Anna M. Ware
Leonard Ware
Loston
Llijah George
Massachusetts
George A. Bethune
James
Commonwealth OF Massachussetts
Catherine Bacher
Philip Bacher
Joan W. McKim, Esquire
Elwah George
Massachus Setts
Cecilia F. Skerrett
Saa Court
Matthew Dolan
J.oston
Murdock
Free Hospital
Fou
Commonwealth OF
Jonny W. McKim
Eliwam George
Commonwealth OF Massacchussetts
Marion Richards
Claremont
Sullivan
New Hampshire
Helen R. Healy
Jonn W. McKim
Elijais George
Massachusseitls
Eliza Pallies
George A. Smythe
William Davis Dearborn
Loston Post
Massachussetts
Mary Murphy
Patrick O'Loughlin
John W. McKim
Isijah George
ROE
John Healy
Mary J. Oney
Admx
Murdock Liquid Food Co
Mar’ A. Kean
William L. Kean
Hannah Connelly
Dennis Conebly
Admr
John Dewolfe Smith
Hallowell
Kennebec
Maine
Robert D. Smith
Exchange Street
Otiece
Thomas Nottage
Bonda
Adm
Milk Street
Elizabeth Page Richardson
Gordon P. Page
Scsan E. Richardson
Joan A. Keefe
O'Tice
Georg A. Taylor
Mary C, Taylor
Mary
Mullin
George
Nyace
John Browneil
Albert E. Brownbill
Thomas S. Freeman
Mary Helen Freeman
Free Surgical Hospital
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