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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1888

Page

7

Market quotes for produce and livestock in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick

Prices hold steady across vegetables poultry and grain. Extra Virginia yellow potatoes fetch 1.50 per barrel while Jersey yellow and bulk prices sit around 1.75 to 2.25 per barrel. Poultry demand described as good to fair with varied prices for chickens turkeys fowls and bucks. Western feed shows steady demand for turkeys chickens and fowls with cocks priced 6 to 8 cents. Game items include partridges grouse quail and game birds with modest per pair and per dozen values. Hay and straw markets remain firm with prime hay near 19 to 21 dollars per unit and straw ranging 10 to 18 depending on quality.

Nova Scotia New Brunswick Virginia Jersey

Banana Steamers Sail With Jamaica Fruit for Boston Fruit

The steamer Lorenzo D Baker is due November 16 carrying Jamaica fruit for the Boston Fruit Company. The shipment underlines ongoing trade between Jamaica and Boston ports and the importance of steamship routes for fruit imports this season.

Banana Steamers Lorenzo D Baker Jamaica Fruit Boston Fruit Company

Fruit and wholesale fruit prices and auctions noted

Harris and Co to auction fruit Tuesday 2022 with grapes and 1000 boxes of Florida oranges. Receipts for apples large with steady demand. various prices listed for apples, grapes, oranges, lemons, cranberries, quinces, and nuts across multiple varieties and regions.

H. Harris & Co Florida Hubbardstons Nova Scotia Gravensteins Vippins Baldwins Harveys

Provis in Chicago prices and market dullness noted

Market report shows pork and lard prices easing with limited demand. Beef and veal steady to lower. fresh beef supply large with varied ranges by cut. Regional notes from Chicago, St Louis, Cincinnati on pork, lard, dry salted meats, bacon, and beef prices amid subdued trading.

Prices steady on mixed vegetables in local market report

Market note shows quiet demand with prices unchanged for onions beets cabbage turnips and related produce. Listed items include red cabbage 125 per barrel white French turnips 1 and celery 2 50 per box with various squash peppers and melonsPrices appear in barrels boxes and baskets across multiple regional varieties.

Bay State Hubbard Russia

New York Cotton Quiet as Prices Hover and Futures Open Steady

Cotton trading in New York shows quiet activity with mid upland at 10 cents and other grades near 9 1/4 to 9 6/8 cents. Futures opened steady and closed weaker. table lists opening and Friday closing for several contracts alongside national market figures and port receipts across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis, Yat coast, Wilmington, and Norfolk with stock levels and export activity.

New York Ae Srererecereesseses Seaceses Puuopuly Augusta Galveston Grove New Orleans Saies Wise Memphis Charleston Wiluinto Great Britain Dorfolk Ener Bank Liverpool Orleans

Coastwise and Western Trade Snapshot in One Day

Consolidated Net receipts for one day total 36,667 with exports to Great Britain 29,239 and to the Continent 5,735. Stocks at all United States ports reach 667,944 while individual ports show varied figures including Philadelphia 11, stock 4,725 and St Louis stock 34,921.

Great Britain Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati St Louis Mid Pleo Louisville Mid Consolidated Continent United States

Sugar and Molasses Market Summary

Sugar markets show quiet demand for raw sugars with Cuba pricing steady at 4 15-16 5c for fining and various grades. Refined sugars set firm to dull with modest price points across pulverized, powdered, granulated and confectioners’ grades. Havana and New York reports note nominal quotations, with molasses values and shipments varying modestly and exchange rates trending upward.

Cuba Belmont New York Havana Matanzas United States Ponce Porto Rico Porto Aed Oe Cienfuegos

Market report on hog and cattle prices across multiple cities

Kansas City stockyards show steady cattle with native cows at 155 to 260 and rangers 210 to 285 while hog receipts reach 7784 with weak demand and prices from 5.40 to 5.85 for heavies to mixes. St Louis hogs steady 5.20 to 5.85. Peoria weaker 3.10 to 5.40. Cincinnati firm 4.75 to 5.60. Chicago cattle steady with beeves 5.50 to 5.25 and Texas Western stockers 3 to 4. hogs nationwide weak 5.20 to 5.74. sheep receipts 2000 steady 3.25 to 5.25.

Kansas City St Louis Peoria Cincinnati Chicago Texas Western Rangers

Market Notes Mixed Prices From Commodities Row

Tallow market is quiet but firmer with city rendered at 5 6c and country at 4 4c. New York reports a strong market with city bids at 6c and 40 sales at 6c. Coffee in New York Rio is slow with fair car price at 15440. Western markets hold steady in whiskey. Turpentine closed at 45 c rosin at 1 105 and tar at 225 while petroleum closed at 65 74c with RSW at 7 4c and cases at 95c.

New York Rio

Staple Goods Receipts Remain Heavy Across Rail Lines

A late 19th century ledger-like listing details staple commodities delivered by major railroads on November 10 1888. Entries note cotton bales flour corn oats and wool along with eggs butter lard and leather across Boston and Albany Boston and Providence Old Colony New York and New England and Boston and Maine lines.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Kitchburg Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Humber Lowell Salem Peabody

Imports And Exports November 10 1888 Liverpool

Shipping list from Liverpool shows Steamer Lostonian carrying 200 cases bottled stout 271 casks bleaching powders 90 casks soda ash 50 frames sheathing felt 5 casks manganese 217 bolls steel 753 bolls wire rods 110 tons cannel coal 163 do Perkins 1 case calcium 27 packages merchandise 59 bales old waste paper 45 bags bagging 150 boxes tin and tin plates 82 items from various firms including Dime & Co Bascom & Co and Baring Bros & Co with multiple goods and quantities listed.

Liverpool Eng Dime & Co Coleman, Mead & Co Baring Bros & Co Vorey & Co Henry Sears & Co Howe & French Taylor Bascom & Co Washutra Wing & Evans Linder & Meyer Soule Flass Hills, Urner & Co Moors & Co Leigh & Co Riley & Gray Barin Tyros & Co Thiyer & Lincoln Thos Leyland & Co Kidder, Peabody & Co Haves & Co Moise J Farley & Son Lovering & Co Drexel, Morgan & Co Bils Steel Fuller, Dana & Fitz Barny Bros & Co Moots & Co Homer Bros Stoddard & Kendall Heath & Co Margetson & Co Blake & Ripley Stedman Fuller Mans Co Kendal Karrows & Co Davis & Furber Machine Co Lincoln Stone & Downer Bishop Tomer Bros E & F King & Co Anna Whitney Soap Weaver & Sterry Co Moise Kennedy & Murphy T Hardy & Co Abram French & Co Iros & Co Lawrie & Co Jordan, Marsh & Co Macallar, Parker & Co Ford Williams & Magnefies Picknell & Potter Manila Maracaibo Byron M Rustic Sugarte & Whitney

Shipping and commodity list from Liverpool and Maracaibo markets

A detailed ledger of goods and shipments from Liverpool and associated brokers including Baring Bros, Kidder, Peabody, and J B Moors. Items cover bales, cases, sacks, and barrels of textiles, hides, salt, chemicals, grapes, soap, flax waste, timber, steel, and assorted merchandise. Also notes a Maracaibo schooner with rustic sugar cargo and broker names in various entries.

Exports 1888 Atlantic cargoes from multiple ports

Log of shipments from Liverpool, Charlottetown, Halifax and other ports listing vessels, cargoes, and quantities. Includes Bavarian cleared Nov 6 with apples and organ materials. Worcester with hardware, cotton, wax, and red goods. Ocean vessels supplying meat, oil, dyewood, books, and lumber. Also ports Port au Prince, Port William, Annapolis, Digby, Weymouth, and Buenos Aires for orders, with schooners Playfair Belvidere and others carrying flour, meal, fish, and lumber.

Liverpool Eng Charlottetown Pei Halifax Worcester Port-Au-Prince Brig Welchpool ST John Playfair Port Williams Belvidere Annapolis Digby Weymouth Herbert E Rice Mary E Chapman Ls Cargo Lumber Port Williamis A Anthony

London Market Cables Report on Wheat and Corn Prices

Foreign markets report wheat quiet but steady with some cargoes awaiting sale at Mark Lane and Liverpool. Prices show wheat calm, corn firmer, futures mixed with California bids around 8s 5d to 8s 8d for various months and bacon and lard firm in Liverpool breadstuffs, with provisions steady and cheese and pork values noted.

London Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Ataris

Boot and Shoe Savers in Town

A long OCR list highlights boot and shoe dealers and agents across major cities. Names include Gramling Spalding, Horner, Spragins, Goff, Challis, Hunt, Meyer, Rosenthal Goldsmith, Brooks, Ringgold, Newburger Lowenthal, Bryant, Bassett, Green, Bears, Wollner, Bernstein, Carter, Throne, Manier, Riddie, Herman, Lowenburg, Bell, Laird, Wickersgill, Childs, Putney, Roberts, Crump, Fleishman, Schafer, Baum, Noyes, Curley, and Childs in cities from Atlanta to St Louis and Richmond.

Atlanta Gramling Gramling, Spalding & So Baltimore Horner Altimore Spragins Buck & Palate Aucotatts & Co Kalingiamton Goff Stowe, Goff & Co M. Bloomington L Lowenthal Sanger Bros Davenport P Bryant P Bryant & Co Galveston Tex Breath PJ Willis & Bro N Callaway Texas Cooperative Association Lexington Bassett of Bassett & Sons Louisville J B Green Green Huffaker & Co Milwaukee Wis Amee Penn H Childs, Jr Childs & Co Richmond S Putney Putney & Co R R Roberts Roberts Allies Re J D Crump W. Crump, Tre W Fleishman Fleishman & More A Louis J H Schafer Schafer, Swarts & Co St Louis J Baum J Baum & Co Allen Claflinslien Shoe Co D. St Joseph W Noyes Noyes Norman & Co A. St Joseph J W Curley Tootle Hosea & Co A T Smith

Insolvency notices set debtor meetings in Boston and Cambridge

Mas Be undersigned assignee of Eleanor Thomas vs Bragan of Boston, insolvent debtor. Second creditors meeting at Court of Insolvency Boston on December 7, 1888 at ten in the forenoon. Creditors may prove claims. Charles H. Pratt, Assignee, Boston, November 10, 1888. Also notice of another assignee Charles D. Adams for A. N. vent debtor Everett with second meeting at Court House Cambridge on January 10, 1889 at nine.

Boston Charles H. Pratt Mieeursi x. Ss.—Court OF Insoi Mass United States Stanton L. H. Distsiew

City Ticket Office Schedule for Through Trains

Through trains on Western and Eastern divisions listed from Haymarket and Causeway Street stations. Include Augusta Haymarket, Bar Harbor, St. John, Halifax routes, Keeneport Calais via Portland steamer Mondays, and multiple Maine Central and Grand Trunk connections with departure times from Haymarket and Causeway Street stations.

Augusta Haymarket Causeway St Bauxor Bar Harbor St. John Halifax Provinces Haymarket St Keenepert Calais N. B Atiax Portland Haymarket Square Kixud Castine Southwest Bar Arbors Causeway Street Lewiston Manchester Denevra N. H North Haymarket Sq North Conway- Haymarket Sq Causeway St. Tation Portland—Haymarket Sq Maine Central Grand Trunk Enox & Lincoln Staikways

Western Division Train Schedules From Boston Area

Trains depart from Boston Station Haymarket for Alton Bay Rocheter Farmington Andover Dover Exeter Great Falls and many New England towns. A long list shows daily and Sunday departures with multiple times for each stop including North Lawrence Lowell Malden Melrose Reading Wilmington and more.

Boston Station Haymarket Square Alton Bay Rocheter and Farmington Andover Dover Duvers Liam Exeter Great Falls Piptern Ieventeen Kennebank Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence M. Lowell Malden Melrose Highlands Oso Ofudover Newburyport Pee Ae Reading Akeneld Wilmington

Trains Schedule Listing for Multiple Stations and Times

A dense list of train departures by station across towns such as Amesbury Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls Hampton Ipswich Lynn Marblehead Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody Danvers Portsmouth Revere Rockport Salem York Harbor Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro and Sunday runs. Includes varied times across morning, afternoon, and evening with many anomalies and OCR errors.

Boeston Station Causeway Street Ter Amesbury Tom. Meverly Biddeford Chelea Dover Everett Great Falls Rochester Hampton Beach North Hampton Rye Beach Ipswich Lynn Marblehead Swampecott Branch Middleton Newbury Port North Conway Peabod Danvers Portsmouth Revere Rockport and Gloucester Salem York Marbor & Beach K.R Saugus Branch Swani.scott Wenham Wolfeboro Lynn and Way Newburyport Ortenmouth Portland Banor St. Joan Malifax

Boston and Providence Divisions Timetable Snapshot

A dense excerpt of rail schedule data listing through services from Boston and Providence divisions. It details departure times to many towns and cities including Montreal New York and several New England points, with multiple daily trains and sundry branches.

Central Mass Division Train Timetable Fragment

Timetable lists train departures from Boston stations to Northampton and nearby towns with specific times in the afternoon and morning. Stations include Causeway Street foot of Portland Street West Reviston and Worcester with various midtown stops. Officials Ames T. Furger and D. J. Flanders advertise timetable availability at stations.

Central Mass Boston Station Causeway Street Portland Street Northampton Bradley Amherst Belchertown Boundsville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Oakdale West Reviston Worcester So Jinton Berlin Hudson Sudbury Rockbottom Wayland Weston Waltham Elmont Averley Altham Ames T. Furger D. J. Flanders

Train Service Special Notice In Boston Area

Passengers with tickets via Fall River Line Shore Line or Stonington Line or baggage checked from hotel or residence in Boston to destination may have orders to call for baggage left at No 3 Old State House.

Boston Fall River Line Shore Line Stonington Line Old State House New York Fall River Old Colony Brooklyn Jersey City Annex Boat Pilgrim Providence J. R. Kendrick Geo. L. Connor Gen’l Pass L. H. Palmer

Central Division Train Schedule List Messy OCR

Regional rail timetable fragment lists dozens of stations and irregular times across Central Division from Kneeland Street to Ashmont and beyond. Mixed legible entries for Ashmont Framingham and suburban stops show departures in late day and late night hours with Sunday specifics and notes on divisions.

Gape Cod Ferry Times and Harbors Listed

Partial schedule lists Buzzards Bay Bourne Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City Pairhaven Hyannis Fall Mami Nantucket Provincetown Wellfleet Yarmouth and other Cape towns with morning and afternoon sailing windows amid unclear OCR errors and duplicated entries.

Kneeland Street Buzzards Bay Barnstabe Fall Hyannis Mami Rmattaym Nantuchol Provincetown Varineout Tremont Weeds Hall

Northern Division Train Schedule Boston to Framingham and Marlboro

The notice lists train times from Leave Boston & Albany Station Knee land Street to Framingham Marlboro with daily and Sunday runs at 7.15, 11.05 am, 2.15, 4.50, 5.25, 6.30, and 4.11.15 pm. Fayville Southberoy Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg Pratt's Junction and other stops. through service available in Boston at above stations and Old Colony R R office. J R Kendrick Gen Manager GEO L Connor Gen Passr Agent Boston Nov 1 1885.

Park Square New York Stonington Boylston Hollindale Central Mighland West Roxbury Spring Street Canton Ossae Dedham Vteyey Bno Dodgeville Hazelwood Meath Hebronville Hyde Park Jamaica Mansfield Mt Hope Don Mills Orth Attleboro Providence Meatville Oxbury Sharon Stouten South Walpole V.suvam Rentham Walnut Hill Stone Haven Warren and Bristol West Mansfield Norton Newport Wickford Junction Northern Division Boston & Albany Kneeland Street Framingham and Marlboro Fayville Southberoy Beoiteu Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg Pratt’s Junction Boston Old Colony R. R Old State House J. R. Kendrick Geo. L. Connor Woonsocket Division Boston & Albany Railroad Woensocket Middletown New Haven Hart New Britain Waterbury Danbury Fishkil-on-Hudson Newburgh Turners, N. Y Chicago and Willimantic Philadelphia Hartford Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond Norwich New London Danielsonville Putnam City OF Boston City OF Worcester Fort New York Washington Street Summer Street A. A. Jackson T. E. P. Vining Kendall Aabe Union Aarere Somerville SUN Waltham Watertown Union Market Mt. Auburn Worcester Ayer Junction Miller’s Falls Hagosac Tunnel John Adams Causeway Street Winchendon Jatirey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Keene Westmoreland Walpole Kellows Falls Rutland Burlington St. Albans St. Johna Montreal Ogdensburg Saratoga Delaware & Hudson Canal Company Ches Hire Washington St A. Faxon Gen RK. Stewart Keene, N

Concord and Kr. ANP Branches Train Schedule 1888

Train times from Boston B and L depot to Manchester Concord N H and upper railroads begin October 8 1888 with multiple daily departures including Ex services. Returning from Concord to Boston schedules list morning and early afternoon options with ex and Sundays adjustments. BEB CHAMBERLIN sane.

Concord & KR. Anp Brancshes Boston Manchester Concord N. H N.H Beb Chamberlim Sane

Victorian Era Rail Schedule Fragment

Schedule data lists multiple train times and routes serving Troy Albany Rotterdam Junction Boston and Chicago via Niagara Falls and other lines, with palace parlor and sleeping cars, plus Sunday timings and interconnected stations including Belmont Miller's Falls Sarratoga Shelburne Falls and Johnsonville.

Vauloswat Sinden Troy Albany Rotterdam Junction West Binghamton Boston Buffalo Chicago Niagara Falls Short Line Erie Dsoston St. Louis Niagara Falls Michigan Central RR

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