Market Report on Dairy and Farm Commodities
Butter and cheese prices move across regions with Western and Vermont creameries listed at 20 to 26 cents, eggs steady to firm with Easterns in brief supply, beans and peas in steady demand, timothy and clover seeds firm, potatoes quiet with varied regional quotes, hay and straw in good demand for upper grades, poultry prices steady to firm with Western turkeys and Northern chickens offered at specified quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Vermont Dairy
Astern
Chicago
Elgin Creamery
Western Creamery
St Louis
Cincinnati
New York
fNeese
Ohio
Liverpool
Island
Nova Scotia
New Hampshire
Michigan
New Brunswick
St. Louis
Estern
Bush
California
Red Top
Jersey
Houlton Rose
Houlton Hebrons
Soc
Aroostook Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Burbanks
White Brooks
Davis
Fruit Market Report From Historic Trade Wave
Apples show quiet demand with prices steady from last quotes. Baldwins choice $3 5 50 per box, russets choice $3 3 50, common stock $2 2 50. Oranges and lemons steady. Palermo oranges $8 50 450 per box, Palermo lemons $4 5 per box, Messina oranges $2 50 400 per box, Messina lemons $3 4 per box, Valencia oranges $5 per case for regulars. Strawberries abundant with choice Floridas 25 30 cents, Norfolks 18 25 cents. Bananas little changed. Jamaica fruit $1 2 per box, Baracoas $1 150. Jamaica fruit sale per steamer Lorenzo D Baker: No 1s $3165, 8 hands $1, No 28 80 cents, No 3s 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwins
Palermo
Messina
Valencia
Floridas
Jamaica
Baracoas
Jamaica Fruit
Lorenzo D. Baker
Banana Steamer Balder Sets Course for G H Harding
The steamer Balder is due from Baracoa carrying bananas bound for G. H. Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banana Steamers
Balder
Baracoa
G. H. Harding
Provisions Market and Prices Mixed Across Regions
Pork and lard markets show firmness with steady demand while hams hold steady. Long and short cuts, backs, and various pork products list across prices. New York pork remains firm and active. Beef and veal supply ample with steady to firm quotes. Cincinnati and Chicago note mixed movements in pork, lard, and dry salted meats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bbis Mess
Western Steam
Continent
Chicago
Sugar and Molasses Market Report
The raw sugar market shows no change in tone or prices with bids for taba refining at 413-16 4%c and centrals at 162 test. Refined sugars quiet with granulated down to 61 16e, pulverized 5c, and confectioners’ sugars around 6c. New York raw sugars dull while refined lots hold at 22-16c and generic market steady elsewhere. Wanex new Ponce Puerto Rico price 87Gese per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bec
Manilas
Javas
New York
Wanex
Ponce
Lorto Rico
Market Notes Port Rico and New York Cotton Prices
Porto Rico common to choice 26 35c Cien juegos new crop 25 2Vc Mayaguez 28 S85c beiling grades on a basis 50 test nominal at 2 20Vac New York The market is easier 50 test 2Vc
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Cienmuegos
Mayaguez
New York
Liverpool cotton market gains on favorable exports shift
Allan Asher & Co report Liverpool improved market, with Ang Sept contracts rising as Mesers Ellison & Co lift consumption estimates. US and UK markets show firmer prices, with New York futures opening quiet and closing dull while spot Liverpool firm at 67-16d for uplands. Port receipts and stocks compare to prior year, highlighting ongoing export shift and nervous short interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Asher & Co
Exchange Place
Liverpool
Mesers, Ellison & Co
New York
Ccc Ecees
Uplands
Orleans
Cornov Ss
Seks
Augusta
Galveston
Dull
New Orleans
Moblie
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmingon
Norfolk
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Great Britain
Continent
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
France
United States
Hog and cattle markets across major cities show mixed results
Kansas City hog market steady with receipts around 8 000 and shipments 6 052. St Louis hogs saw Yorkers at 5 26 560, packers easing at 5 30 5 65, butchers at 5 65. Peoria hogs quiet mostly 5 20 5 65. Cincinnati hogs steady to easier with common and light at 4 25 4 65, packers 5 40 5 80. Chicago cattle slow and lower with steers 3 3 80 to 4 90, Texas steers 3 10 4 25. Hog receipts 26 000, shipments 9 000, closing firm 5 35 5 65, heavy 5 45 5 77. Sheep steady with natives 4 50 6 60, Western 4 75 6 15.
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Kansas City
St Louis
Peoria
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
L.wv
Bae SG
OLE
Marshfield
Sea View
Mattapanand
Milton
Middleboro
Nantasket Beach
Neponset
New Edford
Newport
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Plymouth
Abington
Duxbury
Quincy
Rockland
Hanover
Scituates
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Duxbury
Wollaston Heights
West Trdgewater
Cochcett
South Easton
Miscellaneous market quotations echo steady prices across commodities
Tallow prices steady from city to country with minor variations. New York trade dull with a heavy market and firm prime city. Pine Line Certificates show slight gains and stable highs. Turpentine rosin tar and petroleum mixed with modest shifts. Coffee steady in New York and St Louis with Rio firm at 15 4 cents. Cincinnati shows active demand and firm prices at 1 11 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Imports and Exports May 1888 Parahiba and Ports
Trade ledger lists cargoes from Parahiba and destinations including Yarmouth Nova Scotia and Liverpool England. Entries note steamer cargoes of lobsters, salmon, eggs, and pork among 1888 shipments, with dozens of crates, bales, and cases, plus minerals, hardware, and chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parahiba
Hector
Mead & Co
Hall & Co
Webber
Griffin & Co
New England Lobster Co
Russell & Co
Delong & Seaman
Willian Pryor, Jr
Pryor
Ingalls & Co
Hutchinson & Co
Gass
Doe & Co
Gardner
Port AU Prince
Bark
Logwood J Rich & Co
Liverpool
Eng
Morey
Churchill & Morey
Abram French & Co
Jones, Mcuffee & Stratton
Norcross, Mellen & Co
Hamill & Gillespie
O Dame & Co
Bk & EF
King & Co
Burnham & Co
John S Poyen & Co
J H Preston & Co
Exports at Buenos Ayres and Nova Scotia ports in May 1888
Record of shipments on May 10 1888 noting Bark Drowning Sophie with 104 rolls 36 bales duck 335 271 feet lumber and Lear River NS reporting Schooner Carrie 126 barrels four 125 barrels cornmeal along with Bridgewater NS Schooner Cyrene 625 barrels flour 30 half barrels oatmeal 183 barrels cornmeal 220 barrels phosphate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Sophie
Lear River
Carrie
Bridgewater
Staple Goods Receipts Amid 1888 Boston Rail Lines
Receipts dated May 10, 1888 from Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, and Boston and Providence railroads list quantities of cotton, wool, flour, oats, malt, oatmeal, grease, hams, butter, eggs, beans, apples, hay, straw, lumber, leather, pelts, and other staples. Entries note bales, boxes, sacks, and tons across multiple rail junctions. Names of railroads and item counts act as the record’s core details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Hallroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Boston and Albany Railroad Timetable Summary
Local timetable excerpt from May 13, 188% details Boston to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and West connections. Lists departure times from Boston including 5, 7:15, 5:30, 11 am, 2:30, 3, 6:80 and 9 PM with through tickets at 232 Washington street. Notes Sunday services, drawing room cars to New York, and connections at Palmer and Chaeeot. Includes extensive stop list and station timings for towns like Newton, Wellesley, Weston, Brookline, Chestnut Hill, and Newton Highlands. Produced by Boston and Albany Railroad officials Hanson and Gallup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
R.R
Washington Street
Boston
Beston Swallen
Kieewad Street
Springfield
Pittsfield
Albany
Moston
North Adama
Axce Steers Andil Au
Cha Eeot
Palmer
Ware
Spring
Maven
New York
New Express
Is Express
Aining
Ville
Cordaville
Ashland
Milford
South Flaminghan
Sax
Natick
Wellesley
Arm
Welleslen Mills
V.a AM
Newton Low - Fair
Aburndale
Wests
Newtonville
Faneuil
Brighton
Alliston
Cottage Farm
V.au
Brookline
Chestnut Hattl
Newton Centre
Newton Mighlanda
Newton Lower Falls
Seaton
Wellesley Hills
Worcester
Newton Highlands
Hanson
T. Gallup
Pass
Massive 19th Century Freight Items Spread Across Rail Lines
A tally of shipments lists Old Colony, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Boston & Maine Eastern and Western Divisions, and others with hundreds of bales, bbls, tons, and boxes. Cotton, wool, flour, corn meal, sugar, tea, butter, cheese, eggs, and lumber appear in varied quantities across routes by rail and sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Maine Roailroad
Western Division
Eiton & Maine Railroad
Lowell
A Express
London and Liverpool Market Report May 10
Markets show wheat firmer and corn steady with cargoes awaiting sale. Liverpool and Paris reports note firm wheat futures, rising prices, and a mix of buyer seller views. continental markets observe holiday and limited guidance. Local breadstuffs show steady corn and pork, with various prices listed for wheat, corn, peas, cheese and lard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
California
P. m
Antwerp
Breheadstuffs
New York and New England Train Schedules Corrected to April 22 1888
Train times listed for Boston and numerous stops from Ashcroft to Wiltons with various departures and arrivals. Also notes Sunday trains from Boston to Norwood Central and Hyde Park, and Whon-socket division departures for Needham and Way Stations with return times and intermediate stops.
Fitchburg Railroad Schedule May 13 1880s Boston to West
Fitchburg railroad timetable listing trains from Boston Wassenger Station Causeway Street to Troy Albany Rotterdam Junction and west with multiple daily departures including 6 30 8 80 Ex and 11 35 am. Express trains with sleeping cars to Chicago via Niagara Falls and via Erie Boston Line. Various local stops include Ayer Junction Belmont and Waverley Cambridge Brattleboro and others with Sun schedules and numerous numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Hoosac
Boston Wassenger
Causeway Street
Troy
Albany
Botterdam Junction
West
Chicago
Niagara Falls Short Line
St. Louis
Niagara Falls
Michigan Central RR
Erie
Boston
Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway
Ayer Junction
Sun
Belmont and
Waverley
Brattleboro
Miller’s Falls
Montreal
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Fitchburg Depot
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Rutland
Burington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Saratoga
All Points
Delaware & Juction Canal Company
R. R
Kutland
Burlington
Washington Street
A. Faxon
A K. Stewart
N. Dan
Boston and Maine Through Trains to Atlantic Divisions
Train schedules list Boston and Maine Railroad departures from Haymarket square and Causeway street to Augusta, St. John, Halifax, Portland, and Lewiston with various daily and weekly service times. Maine Central and Knox line stations also noted with Haymarket and Causeway street departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Haymarketse
Causeway St
Anger
Tar Harbor
St.John
Halifax
Provinces
Haymarket Sq
Eustport
Calais
St. John
NM. B
Portland
Breckland
Castine
Southweet
Bar Harbors
Lewistonfi Market Sq
Anchester
Concord
N. W
North—Haymarket
North Conway
Portsland
Maine Central
Grand Runk
Knox
M Lincoln
Trains Schedule From Boston to New England Towns
Western Division timetable lists trains from Boston station to Alton Bay Rochester and Farmington with numerous departures to towns including Dover Haverhill Lawrence Manchester Lowell Medford Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Wakefield Wilmington and more on Sunday and weekday patterns. notes a Workingmen's train and special services to Portland Bangor and Lewiston with varied morning and evening slots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Division
Boston Station
Maymarket Square
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andowe
Dover
Haverhill
Lawrence
Manchester
Lowell
Medford
Portland
Bangor
Lewiston
Reading and Way
Boston to Amesbury and coastal towns train schedule
Trains depart Boston Station direct for Amesbury and other towns with times listed for morning and afternoon runs. Coverage includes Weverly, Biddeford, Chelsea, Dover, Everett, Ipswich, Lynn, Marblehead, Middleton, Newburyport, North Conway, Peabody, Portsmouth, Revere, Rockport Gloucester, Salem, and York Harbor with Sunday and branch services noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Station
Amesbury
M. Weverly
Biddeford
Chelsea
Dover
Everett
Great Falls
Rochester
Hrampton
Beach
North Mamp
Itye Beach
Ipswich
Lynn
Marblehead
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Newbury
Port
North Conway
Peabody and Banners
LY An
Portsmouth
Krevere
Rockport
Gloucester
Salem
Ma Ener
York Harbor & Beach
Saugus Branch
Swampacolt
Wenham
Oifeboro
Lynn and Way
Newburyport
Portamouth
Portland
Bangor
St. John
Halifax
Saugus
South Reading Ranch
Boston
Haymarket Square
Boston to Concord and beyond local service timetable
Local service from Boston lists numerous stops from mamoresses to Concord and through towns like Keene Millsboro Hillsboro Nashua Woburn Winchester and Lexington with multiple daily departures including 6.45 7.30 and 9.15 am and afternoon and evening slots. Through connections to Montreal via White River Junction and parlor sleeping cars advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mamoresses
Concord
N. Mi
Keene
Peter
Millsboro
Hillsboro
Wilton
Milford
Amherst
Greenfield
Nashua
Lowet
Liain
No. Billerica
Lawrence
Alam
Wilmington
Waail
Is Mesut
Woburn
Winchester
College Mill
Bsill
Mauss
Breformia
Billerica
Bmedford
Lexington, G
Aprlington
Bedford
Lowell
M. Lawrence
Stoneham and Way
Lexington and Way
Woburn and Way
Winchester and Way
Manchester and Concord
Montreal
Express
Central Massachusetts Division Train Timetables Open to Northampton
Time tables list departures from multiple Boston area stations to Northampton and western towns with daily service at 7.25 am 12.05 pm and 5.25 pm windows. It names stops including Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jeffersons Oakdale West Boylston and Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont and Waverley stations with through and local connections. Full local and through train information is available at stations. Vames Furber D J Flanders Genl Manager Genl Passenger Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
Boston Station
Causeway Street
Feot
Portland Street
Madley
Amherst
Belchertown
Mbondsville
Ware
Gilbertville
Barre
Rutland
Jefferson's
Oakdale
West Boylston
Worcester
Clinton
Berlin
Madeon
Sudbury
Ockbottom
Wayland
Weston
Waltham
Waverley
Belmont
Waltham, Hudson and Way
VAMES
Furber
D. J. Flanders
Gert
Gen’l
Agen
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Kneeland Street
Framingham and
Marlboro
Fayville
Southboro
Boston
Old Colony
R.R
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Man’r
Geo. L. Connor
Pass
Boston Mass Bay Transit Timetable Fragments
A dense OCR listing shows bus and rail stop times across many towns including Ashmont Brockton Easton Fall River New Bedford Plymouth Quincy Nantasket Beach and towns in the central division. The jumble lists departures and arrivals by hour and minute with Sundays variations and notes on via Brockton Taunton and other routes.
Cape Cod Bus Routes Note Early Morning and Afternoon Skips
Buzzards Bay and surrounding towns list weekday bus times from 5.15 am to 4.15 pm. Stops include Bourne Bourne dale Brewster Calaumet Chatham Cottage City Vineyard Haven Edgetown Nantucket Provincetown Sandwich Sagamore So War mouth Mremont Wellfleet West Manetable Wenaumet Woods Hall Wareham and more. Times show morning and afternoon departures with multiple patterns and via New Bedford notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Barnstable
Bourne
Bournedale
Brewster
Calaumet
Chatham
Cottage City
Vineyard Haven
Edgetown
New Bedford
Airhaven
Falmouth
Kiyannis
Harwich
Monument Beach
Mattapoisett
Marion
Nantucket
Provincetown
Sandwich
Sagamore
Warmouth
Mremont
Wellfleet
West Marnetable
Wenaumet
Woods Hall
Wareham
Providence Division Timetable Snips and Local Stops
A dense excerpt lists train times and stops across multiple stations including Providence Attleboro Boylston Roslindale Canton Junction Bedhan Dodgeville East Foxbers Forest Hills Jamaica Plain Mansfield Met Hop Jnrendon Hills North Attleboro Pawtucket Reaidville Roxbury Sharon Spring Street Stoughton Warren and Brami West Mansfield with numerous daily and Sunday schedules, indicating departure times from Park Square Station for New Work and various lines with complex amendments and late arrivals. The fragment resembles an old regional timetable with varied minute listings and notes about Sundays and late trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
Stonington
Attleboro
Boylston
Ventral
Roslindale
Canton Junction
Bedhan
Dodgeville
Hebroville
East Foxbers
Forest Hills
BAV
tVe
Owove
M. Wyde Park
Jamaica Plain
Mansfield
Jnrendon Hills
North Attleboro
Providence
Pawtucket
Reaidville
Roxbury
Stoughton
Warren
Brami
West Mansfield
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Pew
Itham
Madson
Keenes
Connecce River Branch
Mart ®Ford
New
York
New AM
Beary A
Bowe
Vem Oan
W.wo
Tae
Li Rah Atk
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Fae If F
Vac
Yewton
Seabey Awe
O. Pe
Etek Ron
Bury
Westborn
Ura
Theis
Arene
Br St
Railroads
New England
Summer Street
Ashcroft
Wil
Bob
Blackstone
Danbury
Dedham
Dorchester
Dudley Street
Elis
Endicott
V.suvam
Mishhill-on-Hudson
Franklin
Forest Avenue
Hartford
Harvard Street
Aoe Hiyode Park
Lake, FL
Trlington
Uews Once
Matta
U.od
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Love
New Britain
Roam
New London
Newburg
Air Line
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Norwich
Norwood Central
Proevidence
Putnam
Meadville
Rockville
Conn
Southbridge
Waterbury
Willimantic
Winslows
Webster
iHyde Park
Hyde Park
Whonsocket Division
Moston & Albany Railroad
Needham and Way
Woonsocket
Rweood
Middletown
New Haven
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Newburgh
Turners, N. Y
Grand Central Depot
Williamvsstave
A. A. Jackson
T. Ru
P. Vining
Trafic
A.C Kendall
Gen. Pass
Opr
Cambridge
WBC
Bog
Joncoru
Ntchburg
Ardner and Miller
Ats Lok
Marlboro Mindson
Maynard
Sus
Saratoga—s
Shelburne Rails
Union
Ume
Arene Eeos
Aoa Ae
Boa
Bos
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Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Ayer Co
Ren
Spm
Hoosac Tunnel
Loston
Adams
J. Whitmore
J.R. Watson
Montreal & West
Central Vermont R. R
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
A. Bt. Albans
Fall River
Secial Express
Old
PaL4s
Miraso
Brooklyn
Jerry City
T. H. Palmer
Agt
J. KR. Kendrick
City Ticket Office
State Street
Dane Ae
Ae Om
Exeter
Raverhill
Georgetown
Ami
Ah. Pin
Kennebunk
Saco
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Se Lowell
Dlp
M. Malden
Melrose Elightlands
Melrose
Merrimac
North Andover
Newbury Port
Reading
Satleas
Wakefield
L P
Workingmen’s
Rly Demme Keke
Finat Lapaner
Softon
City
Freig
Oaice
Filton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Woodsville
Littleton
Bethlehem
Fabyans
Lancaster
Whitefield
Lebanon
White River Junction
St. Johnsbury
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Passumpsic
Wells River
Keistel
Claremont
Mont ‘Lier
Kesex Junction
St.ibans
Northern RR
Boston Air Line
Concord KR. RR
Branonhes
N. H
N.H
H. E Chamberlin
Massachusetts Division
Washington
Park Squire
D. J. W. Richardson
C. H. Briggs
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Stonington Line
Old State Oase
Oene
Ashmont
Braintree
Brockton
Ot and Hingham
Easton
East Bridgewater
Dan
Weymouth
East Weymouth
Faunton
Piu. A
Ohi
Alvue Arn
Somuy Souuy
Boe
Cape Cod
P In
Ik, & Pf
Cheshire
Central Vermont Railroads
Massacitda Setts
Middlesex
Nancy P. Withington
Stow
Jabez A. Sawyer
Boston Post
George M. Brooks
Saily Court
J. H. Tyler
Register
Massachte
Suffolk
Susan C. Johnston
Susanna C. Johnston
Harriet& Johnston
Joan W. McKim
Esquire
Sa Court
Werere George
Vnommonwealth
Massachs
Daniel Murphy
Said
Ellen Murph
Joan W. McKim, Esqui
Sai
Thousar
Ilijah George
Commonwealth OF Massach I
Thomas W. Williamson
Maryland
Josiah
Dean
Grorce M. Brooks
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Catherine C. McLean
Somerville
John E. Somers
J. H.tyler
Massachusesetts
Michael Nazzaro
Nuffail
Abby L. Alger
Pease
Commonwealth
Sais Court
Elijah George
Williams. Martin
Delia Martin
Admx
Larkin George Thorndike
Darwin E. Ware
Admr
Niotice
George H. Plummer
Sarah E, Plummer
Henry L, Plummer
Charles Lang
Mary ER
Lang
Commonwealth OF Massachuusetts
City of
County of
John E. Pinkham
Max Heinrich
New York City
Haydn Wooth
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WM. T. Connolly
Dundee