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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1888
Page
7
The steamship Aguan is due from Jamaica carrying bananas destined for the Boston Fruit Company, marking a shipment noted in the port news.
Harris and Co auctioned cargo of the steamer West Cumberland with Palermo oranges at 3 50 to 4 50 per box and Palermo lemons at 4 to 5 per box. Messina fruit and Valencia prices shown, strawberries at 15 to 20 cents, Maryland arrivals at 30 to 35 cents, and bananas unchanged. Apples trade quiet with Baldwins at 3 50 per barrel and russets 3 50 to 3 83 per barrel. Oranges and lemons overall steady. market unchanged.
The pork market remains steady with fair demand at old quotations while lard and smoked meats show good demand at firm prices. Prices across cuts range from long cuts at $17 1750 to hams around $11 12c, with regional notes from New York to Chicago and St. Louis reflecting firmer lard and mixed beef signals amid varying regional activity.
A movement in truck trade is noted with steady quotations for various vegetables and produce. Items listed include asparagus at 150 to 175 per quantity, Norfolk green peas 150 to 250 per crate, Florida tomatoes, Southern cabbage at 350 to 375 per crate, kale at 1 per barrel, native spinach 25 cents per bush, Florida string beans 150, Savannah wax 250 to 360 per crate, Florida beets 175 per crate, beet varieties, onions including Bermuda and Egyptian, squash Hubbards 276 per barrel, carrots 75 cents per bush, lettuce 50 cents per dozen, turnips 76 cents per bush, white French beans 150 to 175 per barrel, cucumbers at various prices, and other items.
Sugar prices hold steady with Cuba and Javas listed for refining and raw grades. Refined grades range from 5c to 6 1/2c, with wholesale granulated at 7c. Havana sugar steady, molasses seen fair at old prices, and New York markets described as dull or quiet.
New York cotton dull with mid dling at 10c and low middling near 9 3/4c while futures opened and closed very dull. Liverpool spot steadies at 53d for uplands and 5 7 16d for Orleans with 12,000 bales traded. weekly statistics show total American stock about 558,000 bales and exports near 5.3 million bales for the week.
Net receipts and gross figures for Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville are reported with shipments, stocks and price tones. Consolidated weekly totals show exports to Britain France and other markets, plus overall port stock across United States ports.
Hogs firm at St Louis with Yorkers selling from $5.20 to $5.65 and mixed lots higher. Peoria hogs firmer at $5.25 to $5.70. Cincinnati and Chicago receipts noted with cattle and hogs showing strength in light weights. hogs $5.40 to $5.80, steers $4.50, cows $1.80 to $8.60, Texan cattle $1.50 to $4.00. Sheep receipts $4.50 to $6.40 for woolled and shorn, Texans and lambs $2.75 to $3.75.
The report notes a quiet tallow market with mixed quots for city and country grades, a dull New York trade, and firm coffee with Rio at 1534 16c. New York turpentine closes 37 14c with resin 120 22, tar nominal, petroleum 42 63 4c, RSW 75 8c, cases 9c. Pipe Line Certificates show closing 3 pm May 18 1888 with bids around 89 per cent and highs near 90c.
Imports report from May 18 1888 notes Bark Carniola orders 8000 bags of nitrate of soda to Caleta Buena.
Shipping list from Hull Yarmouth North Sydney Church Point Port Elizabeth and Port Natal details cargoes including cotton waste bacon beef pork flour lard beans crockery paint machinery hardware and many other goods. Vessels Martello Yarmouth Lottie Donna Bell and Gnan carry vast cargoes of food drinks instruments and manufactured items bound for Atlantic destinations.
A detailed list of shipments dated May 18 1888 records cargoes for Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Boston and Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Fitchburg, and Boston and Maine lines. Items include bales of cotton and wool, flour, corn and oats, lard and butter, eggs, bacon, cheese, tea and coffee, potatoes, lumber, hides, and various tonnages and car counts, with many entries across multiple railroads and sea transport.
A port receipts table lists totals for principal staples by shipment point, including commodities in transit, and provides a seven day total. The document presents the May 18 1888 figures and the previous seven day totals for all items.
May 18 market update shows cargoes off coast with wheat quiet and corn offerings sparse. Mark Lane and Paris observe steady wheat and flour with firm corn, while Liverpool reports firm spot wheat and dull corn futures with California and American corn notes as trade signals.
May markets show 5s Brat for June 5s for July 48 11d for August 48 Ll4od. Antwerp spot wheat quieter No 2 red winter 19 621 per cental. Paris flour for May 33 9. English country markets firm. Liverpool May 18 12 30 p m Breadstuffs Wheat quiet with poor demand, receipts 62 000 cwt. Corn easy with poor demand at 5s 1d. Notations winter wheat 6s 9d 6s 10d spring 6s 10d 6s 11d. Corn Western lower 5s 7d 1d. Peas 6s. Pork 70s. Tallow 28s 9d. Bacon 41s short clear 88 9d longer. Cheese 52s8d colored. Lard 42s 6d.
An 1888 testimonial heavy advertisement touts Swift's Specific as a harmless blood purifier and tonic. It claims springs and summers clog the blood with impurities causing disease, and cites letters from Siebold, Dr. Cheney, Mrs. Liston, and Hamlin praising the product for boils, fever, appetite, digestion, and summer resilience.
A dense Boston area timetable lists trains to Amesbury and many coastal towns. It includes numerous routes with times for Chelsea Everett Ipswich Lynn Salem Rockport Gloucester and more, plus Sunday trains and branch lines via Saugus and South Reading.
Boston service lists routes from Manchester to Concord and beyond with times at 7.30, 8.80, 9am, 12m and multiple daily departures through towns such as Hillsboro Wilton Milford Amherst Greenfield Neshaa and Arlington plus Sunday trains to Nashua Lowell Lawrence Stoneham and more, noting through connections via Concord and Lexington and frequent afternoon and evening timings. The timetable also includes special Sunday departures to Montreal and various way-station stops, reflecting a dense regional network with detailed hourly and half-hourly slots.
Fragmented OCR shows travel times and destinations for Providence Division and New York Shore Line services, listing numerous departures and prices with inconsistent formatting. Mentions include Attleboro Canton Forest Hills and various times like 6.47 am, 10.30 am, 12.30 pm, and 8.20 pm.
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