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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1888

Page

7

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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