Market Report Notes Light Outside Trade
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1889
Page
7
Flour and grain prices and market notes in 1889 update
Market report detailing carload grain lots, flour quotations, and visible supply figures. Includes inspections of wheat, corn, oats, and mixed grains. stock tallies for Boston, Chicago, New York, and Milwaukee elevators. price quotes for various flour grades. and remarks on market mood and demand with regional receipts and shipments. Entities include New York, Chicago, Boston, Milwaukee, and Boston elevators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CS Williams & Co
Boston
Ighest
Minneapolis
New York
Une
Fay
Dune
Grain and flour markets show firm to dull tones across cities
Market notes from Milwaukee Chicago St Louis and New York show wheat firm at 795sc and No 2 red bids, while rye and flour markets in Chicago and Toledo stay dull or steady. Receipts vary with barley malt oats cottonseed meal and hops quoted with mixed demand, including No 1 white wheat and Canada rye price ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wraltzer
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
Gt Louis
Usc
New York
St Louis
Chicago
Peoria
Canada
Sim
Michigan
Bush
Butter Market Holds Steady As Prices Drift Lower
Receipts show butter markets cautious with buyers buying in small lots for immediate use. Western extras fetch 18 to 20 cents, Vermont creamery 20 cents, Eastern creamery 20 cents, and prices vary by grade. Oleo margarine weakens alongside quiet cheese and egg demand. cheese prices mostly firm with light trade. Pork and beans markets steady, vegetables mixed, and hay and straw supplies adequate with steady pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Baltimore
New York
Eastern Creamery
Western Creamery
Elgin
Eastern Dairy
Chicago
Ohio
Liverpool
Hampshire
Michigan
Nova Scotias
Islands
York
California
Lima
Green North
West
North
Jersey
AI Bent
P Bush
Bush
Timothy
Aroostook
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Hebrons
Rose
Burbanks
Prince Edwards
Chenangoes
Bermudas
Tennessee
East Swale
Market Report on Fresh Produce Prices
The market is well supplied with all reasonable goods and a good demand at quotations. Onions and related vegetables are listed with prices such as onions two dollars per barrel, Bermuda onions one dollar per crate, beets twenty five cents per bush, carrots one fifty per barrel, lettuce fifty to sixty cents per box, turnips sixty five cents per box, radishes and turnips forty cents per dozen, long radishes forty cents per dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bermuda
St Andrews
Market Prices For Fresh Produce In The South
A list of per unit prices for assorted vegetables and produce across regions including North Carolina Savannah Norfolk Florida and the South. Items include parsley green peas cucumbers rhubarb beets cabbage beans and tomatoes with crates and bunch counts noted. Prices range from 26 cents to several dollars per crate or dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Savannah
Norfolk
Florida
Fruit Markets Report Mixed Demand and Varied Prices
Cranberries and oranges show steady demand with prices steady or rising. Florida oranges are out of market while late Floridas expected next week. Strawberries are well supplied with Maryland and Tennessee berries selling at modest prices. dried apples and peaches steady with evaporated varieties firm. bananas well supplied with Jamaica and Baracoa bunch prices listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saeal
Baldwins
Choice Maine
Florida
Sands, Furer & Co
Messina
Palermo
Maryland
Boston Produce Company
Snow & Co
Jonathan Bigelow & Co
Baracoa
Fruit Steamers Bring Bananas and Oranges to Boston Trade
The Dana is due with Baracca bananas for Seaverns and Goa while the Lorenzo D Baker sails Friday with Jamaica bananas for Boston Fruit Company. Macmion heads to Boston with Jamaica bananas on Wednesday. Caledonia and Cervin report arrivals with Valencia and Palermo oranges and Messina lemons after Gibraltar passages in May. Fitzroy also reported with Messina oranges and lemons en route to Boston in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana
Baracca
Seaverns & Goa
Lorenzo D Baker
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
Macmion
Caledonia
Gibraltar
Boston
Valencia
Naples
Catania
Cervin
Messina
Palermo
Market Quotation for Pork and Provisions Today
Pork and pork products quoted with inventories and prices across regions. Reported today are 164 barrels of pork, 26 tierces of lard, 75 packages, 3 barrels, 4 boxes of bacon, and 1000 barrels of dressed hogs. Prices show long cuts at 14 75 to 15 00, and lard around 8 to 10 cents per pound. beef andveal items also listed with varied bids and receipts across New York and Chicago markets.
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New York
Park
Tierces City
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Ness
Brighton
Hog and Cattle Markets Stock Yards and City Reports
Stock Yards Kansas City receipts 2253 cattle steady prices native cows mixed butchers stockers and feeders range 335 to 350 hogs receipts 4116 market lower heavies 430 437 butchers 445 pig range 421 445 sheep receipts 1016 steady at 3 50 St Louis hogs dull Yorkers 445 450 mixed packers 440 450 butchers 450 460 Peoria hogs lower 444 475 Cincinnati hogs lower common light 440 466 Chicago cattle receipts 14660 shipments 4500 active lower steers 340 10 stockers 250 360 cows bulls mixed 190 350 Texas cattle 180 350 hogs receipts 28000 shipments 9000 lower mixed 450 470 heavy 440 465 light 455 485 sheep receipts 3000 shipments 1000 strong higher natives 445 Texans 325 365 lambs 490 525
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Chicago
Bush
OPA
Boston
BYG. Cus Gib Wien Cleteseme
Isaluom Wit
Nisibis
Minnesota
Michigan
Canada Superior
Canada Roller
Canada Extra
New York
City
Milwaukee
Louis
Pero Bush
Ight Trading
Detroit
St Louis
Toledo
Nso
New England
Boston & Alany
Peoria
State
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Texas
Sugar and Molasses Market Report From New York
Sugar receipts reach 2275 barrels and 60 48 bags, with refined and crude grades quoted from Cul to Nos 10 11, all steady or fair in demand. Molasses receipts 606? pounds and 22 barrels, 22? hhds. market shows strong raws and dull refined, with prices for various grades and grades listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilas
Lloilos
Javas
New York
Prices and futures for cotton across New York and Liverpool
New York markets show steady demand with uplands sales at various grades and futures opening quiet and closing steady. Liverpool quiet and easier with American and total bales traded. quotations for midlings and low middlings listed alongside futures through May to September. Regional receipts and stocks across Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and other ports compiled.
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WAG Ciscacies
Ccaseae
Eee
Seeeceee
Liverpool
Wees Cver
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Great Britain
France
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Britain
New York
Continent
Cincinnati
St Louis
Lowsville
Steaay
United States
Market Wrap on Spirits and Turpentine Prices
Market notes show quiet steady activity with receipts of 242 barrels today and 7 barrels plus 14 casks and 2 packages from last year. Prices cited include city at 4 percent, New York trades dull to fair, turpentine closes at 40 cents and resin at 10.744, tar at 210, petroleum at 7.10 cents with RSW 6.85 and cases 8.75.
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New York
Rio
Petroeum
Thames-1761 imports at Ponce and Yarmouth coast
On May 13 1889 steamer Thames 1761 carries 94 bbls sugar 43 bbls dyestuffs J Morgan co 121 boxes oranges 3 cans old spirits. Steamer Yarmouth 197 crates jobaters 3 cases 1 box salmon 1 do mackerel and salmon 1 case halibut Barclay co 1 box trout 120 crates lobsters 2 cases eggs 1 box salmon.
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Ponce
Thames
Morgan & Co
Preston
Yarmouth
Barclay & Co
Shipping list of crates, cases, and personal items
Ellis and company list includes 297 crates lobsters 175 cases canned lobsters 1 box salmon and mackerel 13 cases eggs 10 bolls ia 1 box halibut 1 do salmon Clements and company 96 crates lobsters 66 cases eggs 1 box 1 bbl effects 1 box 1 case removals 1 case 2 boxes salmon 1 do trout 4 bbls 1 case effects 3 bbls household effects 1 table 5 cases halibut 1 box fresh salmon 1 bag for 1 had 2 bbls 4 bolls paper stock 1 parcel 128 bales waste J G Hall and company 35 cases eggs F Batchelder 15 do do J F Hutchinson 21 rolls 14 bolts duck bbls twine B D Webber.
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Ellis & Co
Clements & Co
Hall & Co
Batchelder
Hutchinson
Webber
Exports List From Wolfeville and Nearby Ports May 13 1889
Shipping manifest of multiple vessels including Schooner John Tyler and Schooner Eureka with flour cornmeal meal pork beef lard and goods from Weymouth Digby Annapolis Digby and Annapolis NS. Also Steamer Dithmarschen freight to Port Antonio Jamaica with wheels axles nails varnish springs and household items.
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England
Scotland
Rence
Germany
Belgium
Port Antonio
St Wood
Hamilton Grand Cayman
Rosario
Loewee
Melbourne
Nova Scotia
Porto Rico
Ihdea
India
Newfoundland and Labrador
British West Indies
Guiana
Atcentiua
Republic
Ereeresereses
Seer Igium
Uruguay
Wolfeville
Pickett’s Wharf
Windsor
John Tyler
Weymouth
Eureka
Digby
Annapolis
Steimer Cleopatra
Jam
Dithmarschen
London and Liverpool Wheat and Markets Report
Foreign markets show wheat steady to firm with quiet at London Mark Lane and Paris. American corn dearer, flour softer. Liverpool spot wheat quiet but steady, corn steady. futures quiet. British deliveries last week reached 63,575 quarters with mixed price readings across wheat and corn. pork and lard near previous levels in provisions.
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London
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
Great Britain
California
Antwerp
Faris
Yourt of Insolvency Hartshorns Held in Boston
In the Suffolk case Henry M Hartshorn and William C Hartshorn copartners of H M Hartshorn & Company hotel keepers insolvent debtors notice is given that the third meeting of creditors will be at the Court of Insolvency Boston Suffolk county on June 14 1889 at ten in the forenoon assignee Samuel J Elder will present accounts creditors may object and prove claims the debtors are to be present at the meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Henry M. Hartshorn
William C. Hartshorn
H. M. Hartshorn & Company
Goston
Tremont House
Boston
Snoffolk County
Samuel J. Elder
Court Street
Noah Mayo
Charles P. Lincoln
Albert W. Merrow
Stoneham
Cambridge
James F. Kimball
Railroads Always On Time Schedule to Boston and Nearby
Corrected timetable lists weekday and Sunday departures from Boston foot of Summer Street to Ashcroft Baltimore Blackstone Wanbury Bedham Dorchester Beadle street Ellis Endicott Fixh kill on Madson Forest Avenue Hartford Harvard Street Hyde Park Highland Lake Eelington Manchester Mattapan Milford Mt Bowdoin New Britain New London New York Providence Readville River Street Rockville Southbridge Willimantic Washington City of Boston Norwich Line Ex lines and Woonsocket division details with departure times and stations. notices on Sundays and special stops. names of officials.
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Summer Street
Ashcroft
Baltimore
Bird Street
Blackstone
Wanbury
Épm
Bedham
Dorchester
Beadle Street
Ellis
Kendicott
Fixhkill-on-Madson
Ranklin
Forest Avenue
Hartford
Harvard Street
Hyde Park
Bighland Lake
Eelington
Manchester
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Milford
Mt. Bowdoin
New Britain
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New York
Air Line
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Needham and Way
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Middletown
New Haven
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Danbury
Fishkill-on-Kudson
Newburgh
Turners
N. Y
Chicago & St. Louis Limited
Erie Railway
NEW England Lime
Grand Central Depot
A. A. Jackson
E. P. Vining
A. C. Kendall
L Bup
T. Trafic
Pass
Agt
Boston and Maine Rail Schedules March 4 1889
Train timetable lists through services on Western and Eastern divisions from Haymarket and Causeway stations to Augusta Bangor St John Balifax Portland Lewiston Manchester Concord North Conway Portland and connections with steamer services to Calais Eastport and Bar Harbor. Includes times for both Haymarket and Causeway stations and notes on Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox Lincoln Railways.
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Augusta
Haymarket Square
Causeway Street
Bangor
Bar Harbor
St. John
Malifax
Provinces
Haysmarket Square
Shockland
Castine
Deer Isle
Sedgwick
Southwest Harbor
Bar Marbor
Millbridge
Machiasport
Manchester
Concord
N. H
North Deonway
Portland
Maine Central
Grand Prank
Knox & Lincoln Railways
Trains Run From Boston to Western Division Stops
Boston station listings outline schedules to Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Maver Hill Georgetown Kenslebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Medford Melrose Highlands Melrose Merrimac Worth Andover Newburyport Meading Salem Wakefield and Sunday trains to Dover Haverhill Lawrence Manchester Lowell Medford Portland Bangor Lewiston with multiple daily departures and times.
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Andover
Dover
Danvers
Exeter
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Maverhill
Georgetown
Kenslebunk
Biddeford
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North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Lowell
Medford
Melrose Highlands
Melrose
Merrimac
Worth Andover
Newburyport
Meading
Salem
Wakefield
Haverhill
Lawrence
Manchester
Portland
Bangor
Lewiston
Ricadin and Way
Trains Leave Boston Station Causeway For Coastal Towns
Boston Haymarket station shows an extensive timetable with trains to Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Great Falls York Harbor Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody Danvers Portsmouth Revere Rockport Gloucester Salem Saugus Branch Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro and more. Services include morning through evening departures with multiple daily times and a special workingmen’s train via branches.
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Beverly
Biddeford
Great Falls
Iochester
Hampton
Beach
North Brampton
Rye Beach
Epswich
Bryan
Marblehead and
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Newburyport
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Revere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
Salem
York Harbor & Geach R.ba
Saugus Branch
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
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