Boston Post Newspaper Archives, May 15, 1888, p. 7

Grain Market Report From Several Cities in 1888

The report shows mixed grain activity with receipts in Toledo Detroit Chicago and Milwaukee. No 2 and No 1 varieties of wheat red and white oats and barley are quoted with varying prices and rising demand in some regions while New York and Boston show firm or neglected activity. Stock tallies and inspections are listed for several elevators and rail hubs with notable stock reductions in No 2 whites and ongoing market firmness for oats and rye.

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Toledo New York Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Milwaukee Detroit Boston & Albany Hoosac Tunnel Barney Canada Mali Choice Boston

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Wholesale price listing for dairy and farm produce

Butter prices hold steady across Western Vermont and Eastern markets with varied grades and brands. Eggs and poultry steady with consumer demand awaiting lower prices. beans seeds grains and hay show firm to steady demand and specific regional quotations.

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Western Western Factory Vermont Extra Vermont Cincinnati New York Ohio Liverpool New Hampshire Michigan Nova Scotia New Brunswick PE Island California West North Red Top Jersey Houlton Rose Houlton Hebrons Arooostook Aroostook Hebrons Burbanks White Brooks Davis

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Banana steamers arrive with fruit for Boston firms

The steamer Amicitia is due May 18 with bananas from Baracoa for WW and C R Noyes. The steamer Aguan is due May 18 from Jamaica with bananas for the Boston Fruit Company.

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Banana Steamers Amicitia Baracoa WW & C R Noyes Aguan Jamaica Boston Fruit Company

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Fruit Market Report Shows Steady Prices Across Items

The fruit market remains unchanged with Baldwins at 543.50 per box, russets at 3.50 to 3.50, and common stock at 2. The citrus section keeps prices steady. Palermo lemons 4 to 5 per box, Messina oranges 2.50 to 4.00 per box, Messina lemons 3.44 per box, Valencia oranges 5 per case, and large sizes 5.50 to 6.60 per case. Strawberries arrive mostly poor. Norfolks 6.20 to 20 cents, Tennessees 20 cents, Floridas 20 cents. Bananas unchanged. Jamaica fruit jobbing at 1.2 and Baracoas at 1.15.

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Provisions. Pork market steady with varied cuts listed

Pork market remains steady with long cuts at 17 1 75 to 75, short cuts 17 60 75, backe 17 75 180, light backs 17, lean ends 17 25 17 75, pork tongues 18, prime mess 16 76, extra prises 6 33 75 14 25, mess 14 75 16 75, fresh ribs 30 14 c, sausages 11 11 e, bologna sausages 64 G4gc. Lard in 10 lb pails 9 44 95e, 6 4b pails 4 0 V e.

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Livestock and meat market roundup across cities

New York pork and lard markets show steady to firm activity with bids around 14 60 for mess pork and lard near 8 40 to 9 60. Chicago pork and lard stronger with prices 14 60 for mess pork and 8 47 4 for lard. St Louis and Cincinnati report higher prices for pork, bacon, and beef cuts, with beef steady and fresh beef prices firm for choice steers and various grades. Mutton and lamb markets mixed with firm demand for fancy fall lambs and yearlings in several markets.

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Truck demand and revised quotations list produce prices

A revised quotation list shows high demand for trucks and detailed produce pricing. Items include asparagus at $2 per dozen, Savannah green peas at $1 125 crate, North Carolina green peas at $150 260 Pp crate, Florida tomatoes at $175 200 Pp crate, Southern cabbage at $350 400 p crate, and various vegetables from Baltimore kale to Chicago wax and rhubarb.

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Sugar and Molasses Prices Steady Across Markets

Sugar demand slackens with unchanged quotations in Cuba and New York markets. Refined and granulated sugar prices tick up in places while raw sugar stays dull. molasses trade remains quiet with steady to firm prices. Prices quoted for Cuba refining at 413-4 1 6 cents, Manila and Java sugars cited, confectioners and standard grades listed, and wholesale granulated at 7 cents. New York notes dull raw sugar, refined quiet, granulated at 6 1/2 to 6 3/4 cents. molasses prices shown for Ponce Porto Rico Mayaguez Cienfuegos and other grades.

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Cuba Manilas Miilas Javas New York

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Cotton Market Report from Allan Asher & Co Circular

Allan Asher & Co reports Liverpool cotton openings and declines with adjacent New York and Liverpool prices. It notes steadiness at close, mixed port figures, and shipping data across US ports, detailing opens, closes, and futures for May through September.

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Hog and cattle markets across major cities fall and rise

Daily livestock report shows Hog prices easing in Peoria and St Louis with varied seller ranges. Cincinnati and Chicago cattle demand steady to strong while hog receipts nationwide reach high totals. Shanghai? (Note: Ensure actual entities preserved from source)

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Tallow market quiet at old prices and London stock gap

Market notice reports tallow demand subdued at prior quotations with city rendered at 4 percent, country offering 344 4 4 cents, and rough at 2 244 cents. London reports no stock available.

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Market report shows steady prices across commodities and cities

New York markets mix steady sales at 4 percent yields while pins line certificates move between 861/4 and 8784 cents. Turpentine closes at 37 cents with rosin near 120 dollars, petroleum at 64 4/6 cents, RSW at 7 Yee, cases at 1Yee. Rio grain demand fair. Chicago and St Louis trade higher to firm levels with Cincinnati and others steady.

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Imports and Exports. 1888 Ocean Trade Entries

Maritime cargo summary from Annapolis Digby and Halifax districts listing ships and consignments including Cleopatra with potatoes onions and hides. Hyde lobsters. Kezia and West Cumberland with fruit. multiple London and Havana consignments of sugar, wool, oil, rags and metal goods. various firms such as Boston Consolidated Produce Co and Baring Bros & Co handling broad inventories.

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Annapolis Digby Boston Consolidated Produce Co Barrington Hyde Clements & Co Judith Ann Silas Sanborn Cadiz Barclay & Co Havana Maggie Brown Nash, Spaulding & Co Hull Eng Baring Bros & Co Il Graves & Son Moors & Co Reichard Washburn & Moon Manufacturing Co Colla Charcoal Iron Brown Bros & Co Sheldon & Co Pope & Co Kidder, Peabody & Co Moise Heyer Bros Stone & Downer Harbour's Mills Sanderson & Son Morey & Co Jones Gardiner Morrill, Dexter & Co A Crowell & Co E & F King Prang & Co Boston Mans Louis Wolf & Co Trinidad Rosita Rosita—250 Holds 2240 Bags 25 Tierces Sugar C O Foster Palermo West Cumberland AS & J Brown & Co Cumbrian

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Exports Reported From Nova Scotia and Newfoundland Ports

Export entries dated May 14 1888 list schooners Alice Maud and Maud W at St Johns Hopewell Sackville and Canso with cargoes including acids carboys hemp bales crates tools hardware candles candles paint glassware furniture rosin pork and other goods. Port Medway and Canso report smaller shipments aboard William F Collins and Annie T McKie with Poland water and guano.

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ST Johns Hopewell Sackville Maud Canso Annie T McKie Port Medway William F Collins Poland Boston Les Naval Bulter Savas Carges & P'S

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Staple Goods and Freight Receipts May 14 1888

Detailed ledger of freight, bales, and crates across multiple railroads. Entities include Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Boston & Providence, Old Colony, New York & New Zealand, Fitchburg, and Boston & Maine. Lists bales, bushs, tons, boxes, cars, and various commodities such as cotton, wool, flour, corn, oats, lard, butter, cheese, eggs, leather, and timber with quantities.

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Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New Zingland Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Western Division Wees

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Trade Goods and Livestock Move by Rail and Sea

A mix of freight items lists railroad Lowell System and By Express routes with bales of wool cotton and flour. Sea transport notes include pork lard tea sugar coffee and large shipments of leather hides and dry hides. Mentioned quantities reflect cargoes across multiple consignments including potatoes lumber and molasses.

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Boston & Maine Railroad Lowell

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Foreign Markets report from London on May 14

Beerbohm reports cargoes off the coast with wheat strong and corn firmer. Prices rise at Mark Lane for wheat and flour, while Wallan wheat quotes hold May and June. Paris and Liverpool show mixed firmness with California wheat shipped or near due. At Antwerp wheat remains strong and futures rise in Liverpool. Market highlights include breadstuffs, pork, bacon, cheese, and lard pricing.

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Boot and Shoe Buyers List by City and Firm

A dense ledger of footwear buyers and firms across multiple cities including Addison New York Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia and St Louis. Names listed include G W Farnham D A Brodie Eichengreen Johnston W Eichengreen & Weil Pretzfelder Tucker Smith Ad Challis Smartt Dodge Wallace Rosenthal Goldsmith Ringgold George Hunt Dallam Oppenheimer Wallace Gregg Childs Bell West Frank Salmon Baum Smith-Frazer Curley.

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Addison Farnham Burlington Brodie, Craw Baltimore Eichengreen Eichengreen & Weil H Pretzfelder Pretzfelder, Kline & Co Paalthuore J Mullen, Jr Tucker, Smith & Co Bloomington J T Challis Chattanooga Lenn M Smartt Smartt Bros & Co Tenn Ochmig Oehmig, Johnston & Co Ite Chicago P Dodge Phelps, Dodge & Palmer OG Wallace Wallace & Sloat R Rosenthal Goldsmith of Rosenthal Goldsmith & Co Cincinnati Ringgold Ringgold & Co Cedar Rapids George J J Green Green, Hutfaker & Co Yoener Ala—M Wollner Wollner & Lowenstein Pittsburg Penn J R Gregg Gregg & Elliott H Childs, Jr H Childs & Co Philadelphia W Fi Weimer Weimer, Wright & Watkins H Bell

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Probate notices for Clark Fletcher Temple Murphy estates

Boston area probate notices warn all interested parties of license to sell Clark estate property and accounting allowances for Fletcher Saltmarsh Temple Murphy as executors and administrators. Citations require appearances in Cambridge and Boston Probate Courts with publication in the Boston Post.

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Proposals for Indian Supplies and Transportation 1885

Government notice invites sealed bids for vast subsistence and goods for Indian service. 900000 pounds bacon plus staples and 550 wagons planned, with delivery to Chicago Kansas City Sioux City and Pacific Coast routes. Bids due May 2 1885. bids must use government blanks. checks required. bids opened publicly.

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Department of the Interior Office of Indian Affairs Washington Commissioner of Indian Affairs Wooster Street New York Indian Service Dennis Kentucky Jeans Chicago Kansas City Sioux City Pacific Coast California San Francisco Alao Indian Office James Lidgerwood Broadway Commissaries of Subsistence U.S. A Cheyenne Leavenworth Omaha Saint Louis Saint Paul Yankton Kansas Arkansas City Burlington Caldwell Dodge City Emporia Eureka Great Bend Howard Autoninson Larnea McPherson Marion Medicine Lodge Newton Osage City Sedan Sterling Topeka Wellington Wichita Winfield Congresa United States Depository First National Bank of Los Angeles Cal J.D C. Atkins Bureau of Provisions and Clothing Navy Department Washington, D. C Navy Yard Boston Russia Chesterimay Boston Navy Yard Department James Fulion U.S. Navy

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Providence Division Schedule Extract

A dense list of train times and routes across multiple stations including Providence Newark Attiehore Central Hollindale and Readville with daily and Sunday variations. It notes frequent departures 6.35 am to late evening across towns like East Foxboro Jamaica Plain Roxbury Readville and Stoughton and mentions connections to New York and Wey Wyte.

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Cape Cod Division Rail Schedule Fragments

Schedule details show train and boat connections leaving Kneeland Street Station for Buzzards Bay Barnstable and other Cape towns with listed departure and arrival times for weekdays including 3 15 am 4 15 pm 8 15 am and 11 40 am across locations like Hyannis Nantucket Sandwich Sagamore Provincetown and Wareham.

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Kneeland Street Buzzards Bay Barnstable Hournes Bournedale Brewster Calaumet Chatham Cottage City Vineyard Raven Edgartown New Bedford Fairhaven Falmouth Hyannis Marwhed Nantucket Fredford Kay Mouth

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Northern Division Boston Line Train Schedule 1888

Train times listed from Boston and Albany stations toward Framingham Marlboro Southboro and Northboro with daily and Sunday services. Provides station pickup points Pratt's Junction Clinton Fitchburg and through routes. Official notices dated May 7, 1888 by Kendrick and Connor.

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Northern Division Boston & Albany Kneeland Street Framingham and Marlboro M. Fayville Southboro Boston Old Colony R.R Old State House J. R. Kendrick Man’r. Geo. L. Connor Pasa

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Grain Market Report From Several Cities in 1888

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Wholesale price listing for dairy and farm produce

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Banana steamers arrive with fruit for Boston firms

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Fruit Market Report Shows Steady Prices Across Items

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Provisions. Pork market steady with varied cuts listed

Livestock and meat market roundup across cities

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Truck demand and revised quotations list produce prices

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Sugar and Molasses Prices Steady Across Markets

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Cotton Market Report from Allan Asher & Co Circular

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Hog and cattle markets across major cities fall and rise

Tallow market quiet at old prices and London stock gap

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Market report shows steady prices across commodities and cities

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Imports and Exports. 1888 Ocean Trade Entries

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Exports Reported From Nova Scotia and Newfoundland Ports

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Staple Goods and Freight Receipts May 14 1888

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Trade Goods and Livestock Move by Rail and Sea

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Foreign Markets report from London on May 14

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Boot and Shoe Buyers List by City and Firm

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Probate notices for Clark Fletcher Temple Murphy estates

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Proposals for Indian Supplies and Transportation 1885

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Providence Division Schedule Extract

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Cape Cod Division Rail Schedule Fragments

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Northern Division Boston Line Train Schedule 1888

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