Grain and feed prices mixed across markets in New York and Midwest
The market reports steady to firm for several staples. Rye and barley show quiet or moderate demand with mixed prices, while cornmeal oats and flour exhibit firm or steady quotes. Millfeed and cottonseed meal run steady. hops and other grains show subdued activity across New York, Peoria, Milwaukee, St Louis, and Chicago regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peoria
Milwaukee
St Louis
Canada
Michigan
Market Prices for Butter Cheese Eggs and Farm Staples
Prices remain firm for butter with Western creameries quoted at 26 27 cents and Eastern creamery at 26 26 cents. Cheese trade dull at old prices with North choice at 11 11 42 cents and lower grades. Eggs quoted with Eastern extras at 26 28 cents and fresh Western 22 23 cents. Potatoes show large supplies. Houlton Hebrons bid at 60 cents a bush, Aroostook Hebrons 55 58 cents. Poultry demand steady with Northern and Eastern choice lots firm. turkeys and fowls priced in the 10 18 cent range. Hay and straw demand steady with prime hay at 19 19 50 dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
New York
Chicago
Liverpool
North Choice
West, LLC
Sage
Egegs
New Hampshire
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Island
Canada
York State
West
Jersey
Hebrons
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Aroo
Virginia
Banana Steamers Arrival For Boston Fruit Company
The steamer Lorenzo D Baker is due on November 15 carrying Jamaica fruit for the Boston Fruit Company, signaling the next shipment to the port and distribution network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banana Steamers
Lorenzo D Baker
Jamaica Fruit
Boston Fruit Company
Fruit and Produce Prices at Auction Markets Today
Auction markets report varied prices across fruits and nuts. Almeria grapes and Florida oranges sold, with prices per barrel and per box listed, while apples remain Overstocked yet priced, and grapes demand steady at lower prices. Oranges, lemons, cranberries, and quinces show quiet demand and mixed pricing, with case and box rates noted for Delawares Concords and other varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Harris & Co
Almeria
Florida
Snow & Co
California
Hubbardstons
Nova Scotia
Baldwins
Harveys
Messina
Palermo
Jamaica
Bush
York
Virginia
Southey
Provisions and Hog Market Notes from Chicago Ledger
In Chicago provisions show weaker receipts for hogs with price figures listed for various months and locations. Pork demand remains steady at old prices while hogs hold to steady quotes for long cuts and backs. The report includes numerous commodity prices and futures-like figures, reflecting market activity during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Park
Live Stock and Provisions Prices Across Cities
Lard choices and hog products quoted in tierces and pails with varied percentages. Beef and pork markets show quiet or dull trades across New York, Chicago, St Louis, Cincinnati, and Continental markets with modest price ranges for bacon, shoulders, hams, fresh beef, and mutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choice
New York
Western
City
Continent
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Lara
Market Prices For Varied Produce Listed In Fragment
New marrow squash priced at 50c per barrel turban squash 75c per barrel Bay State turban 1 dollar per barrel Hubbard 1 dollar per barrel Savoy cabbage 50c per barrel. Cabbages 4 5 per 100 count red cabbage 31 25 per barrel onions 150c per barrel Spanish onions per basket beets 40c bush carrots 40c bush lettuce 25c per dozen turnips 40c per box Russia yellow turnips 85 per barrel rutabaga turnips 85 per barrel white French turnips 1 dollar cauliflowers 31 125 per dozen celery 2 50 per box parsnips 60c per bush citron melons 75c per box spinach 40c per bush box pumpkins 75c per barrel bar berries 1 25 per bush
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State
Russia
Hog and cattle markets across major exchanges show slow trade
Kansas City stockyards report cattle receipts at 5636 with slow demand and steady to mixed prices for natives, steers, and cows. Hogs at 8390 receipts fall 6 cents, with heavies 5 35,lights 5 25 5 45. St Louis and Cincinnati echo slower hogs but steady to strong beef and sheep pricing across regions. Chicago notes strong cattle with 9000 receipts and 18,000 hogs, while Texas and Western cattle show varied but solid pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Western Rangers
New York Cotton Steady as Futures Open Firm
Cotton markets show New York bid quiet at 10c for mids and 9-1/2c for low mids with good ordinary at 8-3/4c and ordinary 6-1/2c. Futures opened firm and closed steady, with extensive opening and closing figures for November and February contracts. Liverpool and inland market standings report steady demand and varied futures spreads, while Atlantic ports show mixed receipts, exports, and stocks led by New York, Baltimore, and Savannah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ganuaiy Sias
Sccocces
Liverpool
Orleans
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Great Britain
France
Continent
Mobile
Memphis
Brunswick
Savannah
Fort Royal
Wasmington
Norfolk
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Britain
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
Great Hutain
United States
PIPE LINE CERTIFICATES AND COTTONSEED OIL CERTIFICATES
Closing times listed for certificates on November 8 and 9, 1888. Multiple segments show opening and closing prices or yields, with percentages and symbols indicating market standings. Specifics include lines for pipeline certificates and cottonseed oil certificates and their respective closing or opening times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobesc
Sugar and Molasses Market Quiet and Steady
New York reports a quiet steady market for raw sugars with Cuba refining quoted around 4 15 16 cents, 96 percent test. Refined sugars hold at old prices with pulverized 8 cents and granulated 7 4. Belmont A 7 cents. Molasses show no change with large lots in Ponce Porto Rico at 38 to 40 cents per gallon and others from Porto Bigo to 28 to 33 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
Mloilos
Javas
New York
Ponce
Porto Rico
Porto Bigo
Form
Market Report Keeps Prices Mixed Across Commodities
Tailow market stays quiet with firmer prices and quoted figures for city, country and trough. New York reports a firm market with 100 birds at 54 percent, while coffee and whiskey notes show moderate demand and unchanged western prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio
Turpentine and Petroleum Prices Reported in New York
Turpentine and petroleum markets show Taepensitio close at EAS with Suebane 105 and tar at 225. Prices close at 65s 7440, with RSW at 7 percent ec on cases at 9 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turpentine and Petroleum
New York
EAS. Ie
Imports and Exports in Yarmouth November 9 1888
A maritime ledger entry from Yarmouth Nova Scotia lists cargo and traders for November 9 1888. Items include tur nips duck potatoes eggs hats fish vegetables moose head apples and twine. Firms noted include J G Hall & co B D Webber A M Smith G S Chen ery Winckley Dresser & co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Hall & Co
Webber
Smith
Exports at Yarmouth Nova Scotia November 9 1888
Vessel led exports list for Yarmouth Port Greville Economy Fredericton Canning Port Antonio and Buenos Aires detailing cargoes and shipments. Commodities include cornmeal flour feed cotton bales sacks hardware rubber shoes radiators shovels fish netting and various goods aboard steamer schooners brig and ships with quantities. Local ports mention Marmion Nellie Blanche Maggie Miller Minnie N and Albert W Smith alongside ports in Jamaica and Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Port Greville
Minnie N
Fredericton
Gibson
Maggie Miller
Hantsport
Nellie Blanche
Port Antonio
Thomas
Buenos Ayres
Albert W Smith
Staple Products Receipts November 9 1838 Railroads Summary
Detailed list of goods and quantities handled by multiple railroads including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston & Providence Old Colony Newark and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine divisions and lines. Items include cotton wool bales flour cornmeal oats malt lard butter cheese eggs apples meat hides leather and more with hundreds of units recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany, Railroad
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
Newark & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railooa
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Western Division
Lowell
By Express
Foreign Markets London Markets Report Wheat Quiet, Corn Firm
Nov 9 1 pm report from Beerbohm notes cargoes off coast wheat quiet but steady, corn strong. at Mark Lane wheat gules corn firm, flour steady. In Paris wheat quiet, Liverpool spot wheat easier while corn firmer at 4510120. Weather wet in England. futures dull for wheat and quiet for corn. Prices shown for California wheat and mixed American corn. Antwerp wheat firm No 2 red winter 22. Paris wheat and flour steady. English country markets firmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
England
California
Antwerp
Insolvency notices from Massachusetts and Suffolk courts
Insolvency notices record court actions in Cambridge Boston and Everett involving William F. Wakefield Albert C. Lynn Sumner F. Siarbird Charles A Newton and others. Meetings of creditors are scheduled for November December 1888 with assignees named and claims to be proven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Massachusetts Cooperative Association
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Suffolk
Supreme Judicial Court
Boston
Boston Post
John Noble
Commonwealth OF
Albert C. Lynn
Cambridge
Middle-ex
George M. Brooks
Esquire
J. H. Tyler
Register
Commonwealth OF Massachussetts
Sumner F. Siarbird
Winfield F. Prime
Court Street
Iddlesex
Ss.court OF Insolm Vency
Charles A. Newton
Everett
Court House
Charles D. Adams
Charles A W. Girsch
John F. Scherber
Girsach & Co
Mass
Clinson Gage
Murdock's Liquid Food Promises Miracle Healings
An advertisement claims Murdock's Liquid Food and Suppositories cure diseases and improve health. It cites fake hospital statistics from a Free Surgical Hospital for Women and Infants Homes, asserts high operation counts with low deaths, and offers a full refund if no benefit is seen from a twelve ounce bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Murdock
Free Surgical Hospital
Sena
American Medical Association
British Medical Association
Boston
Murdock Liquid Food Company
Western Division Train Timetable for Boston to Bay Area
Western Division lists departures from Boston station to Alton Bay and towns such as Rochester Farmington Dover Exeter Haverhill Kennebunk Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Malden Medford Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Wilmington and related lines with numerous daily and Sunday times across morning to evening hours. The schedule includes through routes via Georgetown and workingmen's trains with multiple daily departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Station
Haymarket Square
Alton Bay
Reochester and
Farmington
Andover
Dover
Anners
Exeter
Great Falls
Haverhill
Georgetown
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Saco
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Sewell
Malden
M. Medford
Rmielrose Highlands
Hielrose
Merrimac
North Andover
Newburyport
Meading
Smaiem
Ake Field
Wilmington
Boston to Amesbury and Portsrailroad timetable fragment
Eastern Division train times from Boston and surrounding stations list departures to Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Everett Salem Rockport Gloucester and more. The dense timetable covers multiple branches including Marblehead Swampscott York Harbor and others with numerous daily slots and seasonal variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Tom
Beverly
Biddeford
Chelsea
Bover
Everett
Great Falls
Mochester
Hampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Wich
Marblehead
Swampscott Branch
Oo Middleton
North Conway
M. Peabody and Banners
Portsmouth
Revere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
Salem
York Marbor & Beach R.E
Saigus Branch
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfebors
Lynn and Way
Newburyport
Portland
Bangor
St. John
Halifax
Boston Station Schedules Through Service From Boston
Passenger timetable lists through service from Boston to numerous towns and cities including Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Beavorhill Woodsville North Weedstock Pennigewassett Valley Branch Lisbon Littleton Whitefield Lancaster Te tes pin Fabyan s Jefferson Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St Johns bury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Bristol Claremont Montpelier Essex Junction Burlington Albany Montreal via White River Junction Montreal Boston Air Line Nashua Lowell Lawrence Stoneham Way Stations Lexington Way Stations Woburn Way Stations Winchester Way Stations Branchester Concord Montreal Express with multiple daily departures and times across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Beavorhill
Woodsville
North Weedstock
Pennigewassett Valley
Lisbon
Littleton
Whitefield
Lancaster
Te Tespin
Fabyan
S and Jefferson
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
St.Johnshbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Passumpsic
Wells River
Bristol
Claremont
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
Albamas
Montreal
Northern RR
Boston Air Line
Central Rials Division Train Schedules and Stops
A torn notice lists multiple train routes from Boston Causeway Street including Northampton Belcher town Benrdsville Gilbertville Barre Rutland GVakdale Wear Beoyiston Worcester Clinton Berlin Hudson Sudbury Hackbottom Wawland Woes term Waverley Beechmont Belmont Waverley Waltham and Way Stations to Northampton with various departure times and fares. Flanders Maceague Gen t Past Se Ticket Agent signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Station
Causeway Street
Portland Street
Northampton
Poster Mheraft
Belcher Town
Benrdsville
Gilbertville
Barre
Rutland
Gvakdale
Wear Beoyiston
Worcester
Clinton
Berlin
Hudson
Sudbury
Hackbottom
Wawland
Woesterm
Hereniga
Waverley
Beechmont
Belmont
Waltham, Hudson and
Way
Kabres
ANS
Sonene Ab Ee
Flanders
Maceaae Gen
Cape Cod Division Bus Schedule Fragments
Bus timetable fragments list departure times for towns on Cape Cod from Kneeland Street Station to Buzzards Bay and back. Entries include Barnstable Bourne Mashpee Falmouth Hyannis Harwich Mattapoisett Nantucket Sandwich Sagamore Wellfleet Woods Hole and Wareham with recurring 8.15 am and 4.15 pm windows and several inconsistent marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Barnstable
Bourne
Bournedale
Brewster
Cataumet
Chatham
Cottage City
Park Sq
New Bedford
Fairhaven
Falmouth
Hyannis
Harwich
Meanment Beach
Mattapoisett
Marion
Nantucket
Woods Hall
Aise Ie
Sandwich
Sagamore
Warmouth
Tremont
Welltreet
Bes Am
Went Barnstable
Wareham
Providence Division Train Schedules Snapshot
A dense listing of Providence Division routes with station pairs, times across weekdays and Sundays. Entries cover New York Shore Line connections from Park Square Station via Attleboro Canton Junction Foxboro and Readville, plus numerous local stops including Mansfield Mansfield, Jamaica Plain, Rhode Island towns, and Newport with references to additional trains via Central Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fall River
Boston
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex Boat
Pilgrim
Providence
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Gen’ Pass
L. H. Palmer
Kneeland Street
Ashmont
Braintree
Middlebore
Bridgewater
Breckton
Cohasset and Hingham
Haston
East Bridgewater
Abington
East Weymouth
Taunton
Brockton
Suncave
Harrison Square
Marshfield and
Sea View
Mattapan and
Milton
Middleboro
Nantasket Beach
Neponset
aNew Godford
eNewport
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Plymouth
Duxbury
Quincy
Rockland and Hanover
Leit- Nates
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Ruxbury
Central Station
Dean St
Whitman
South Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
Westridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Eave Park’ Square
Stonington
Attleboro
Dinkeoslingdale
Central
Nee. Aes Roxbury
Ier
Piaheu
Podgeville
East Foxboro
Foxboro
Forest Hills
Eineays
Maze Wood
Hebronville
Myde Park
Jamaica Plain
Mansfield
Ant
Mit
Hope and Cilarendon Hills
Ppesorth
Readville
Be Loem
Oxbury
Rumford
India Point
Ereror
Sharon Heights
Ficnes
Stoughton Central
Canton
South Walpole
Rentean
Walnut Hill
Stonehaven
Warren and
Bristol
Weet Bransfield
Jtaunton
bNew Bedford
Norton
Newport
Wickford Junction
Tero KR K AND EBRANCHES Manchester Concord rail lines
Fragmentary OCR notes show railroad schedule references for Manchester and Concord with times and branches. The text mentions conveyance to Boston and various ex and am times, plus partial passenger details, but the source is garbled and unclear about a coherent event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tero KR. K
Ebranches
Manchester
Concord
K. H
Boston
Somdays Ar Bs
Chamberlin, Sage
Also Mentioned on This Page
J E Carter & Co
Washington Street
Samuel Silver
Henry Mack
Ellen Mack
Isaac N. Goldsmith
Nellie G. Goldsmith
Hyman van Ulm
Julia van Ulm
C. H. Cooper
Reailroads
Boston & Maine City
State Street
Haymarket St
Causeway St
Bar Harbor
Provinces
Haymarket Sq
Eastport
Calais
N. B
N.S
Rockland
Castine
Southwest
Bar Arbors
Lewiston
N. Hi
North
North Conway- Haymarket Sq
Portland—Haymarket Sq
Maine Central
Grand Trunk
Knox & Lincoln Railways
Raileroads
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Stoning
Old Staw Ouse
Humphreys
J. I. Case
Jay Eye
J. J. Hamlin
Village Farm
Commodore Kittson
Midway Park
T. G. Yeomans, Esq
Princess of Waynes, &G., Ae
A.A
C. FE
H.H
I. I
C. J.K
C. Price
Humphreys’ Homeopathic Med. CO
Fulton Street, N
Hog’s Blood & Fish
State Inspector of Foods
Massachusetts
Murdock Liquid Food
Railroads
Fitchburg Railroad
Hoosac
Tro Albany
Motterdam Junction
Troy
Albany
Binghamton
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Erie
St. Louis
Michigan Central RR
Palace
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway
Ayer Junction
SUN
Mermont and Waverley
Miller’s Falls
Gawmbridge
Concern
Fitchburg
Gardner and Miller’s Falls
Greenfield
Bivosick Falls
Johnsonville
Lincoln
Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard
Williamstown
North Leominster
Saratoga
Shelburne Falls
Union Square
Somerville
Llaim
F Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Hoosac Tunnel
John Adams
J. Whitmore
J.R. Watson
Montreal & West
Central Vermont
Central Vermont R. K
Hipacinghesese Bos Et Gouna
Ge & W. Cummings
Gen. Paes. Agi
Alvana
Stonington Line
Park Square Station
Washington, Cor
Park Square
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
Briggs
Philadeph
Heading Ri A. New York
C. RE. BR
N. J
Liberty St
Talvols
A. A. McLeod
Vice-Press
Boston Connect
Ana
Rouanas
C. G. Hancock
Gen. Pass
Philada
Trenton Bound Brook
Phmiladelphila
Depot Central R. R
New Jersey
Depot Philadelphia
Reading R. R
Eth and Greenests
New England
Fravier and Puarlman
Depot
Summer Street
Lawrence
Medford
Ruger
Breading and Way
aVia Sangus
South Reading
Lowell System
Fabyan’s
N. H
Beene
Peterboro
Hillsboro
Milleboro
Wilton
Milford
Amherst
Nashua
Lowel
No. Billerica
Walnut Mill
Stoneham
Woburn
Lam
Winchester
Reformator
Billerica
Bedford
Lexington
Arlington
Stoneham and Way
Lexington and Way
Woburn and Way
Winchester and Way
Branchester and Concord
Express
Central Rials
Boston & Albany
Framingham and
Marlboro
Fayville
Southboro
Northhero
Leominster
Pratt’s Junction
K. E
State House
Geo. Pass’r
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