Grain Market Notes From Chicago Elevators Trade Flows
On the first call 2700 bushels February No 2 White oats sold at 40c and 6400 bushels May at 40 1/4c. Second call 2700 bushels cash at 75 60, 37,800 bushels February at 40c and 6400 bushels May at 41 4/4c. Quotations include flour, cornmeal, rye, oats, and millfeed with steady demand. Inspections: 62 cars, including 36 cars No 2 white oats and 8 cars spring wheat. Oat prices range No 2 white 39 1/4 to 41 1/2c, No 2 white oats 35 1/2 to 37c. Millfeed firm. rye quiet. hops firm with 1886-87 bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Bakers
Ichigan Stone
Michigan
New York Rollers
Canada Superior
Canada
New York
United
Western Steam
City Steam
Liverpool
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Chicago
Cincinnati
Toledo
Minn
Detroit
ST. Louis
Provisions and meat prices in steady market report
The pork market shows steady demand at old prices while lard strengthens and hams hold. Fresh beef and veal prices stay firm with good cattle values. lambs are abundant and Eastern veal sells 9 to 10 cents. Detailed pork, lard, beef, and mutton price ranges and packing formats listed by weight and cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord
Choice City
Chicago
Brighton
Butter and dairy markets show little change this week
The butter market remains steady with well sold stock of fresh graces and firm prices. Western and Eastern creamery quotes hold, while long dairies are dull. Egg demand is steady at full quotations. turkey and poultry markets vary with weather, and cotton futures show steady but unsettled trends amid firm raw sugar and solid refinery prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpol
Ohio
Choice
Michigan
Vermont
Aes
New York
Northern Choice
Ohio Choice
Northern Sage
Uhamopshire
Choice Canada
Nova Scotia
Island
New Brunswick
Fruit and vegetable seed and hay prices in Maine area trade list
Lumbering price list shows BEANS and SEEDS with multiple regional per bushel and per cwt rates. Includes NY VT NH markets with prices for hand picked peas, choice screened peas, various clover and timothy seed, hay grades from fair to excellent, and potato and sweet potato varieties with price ranges. Also notes tallow prices and some rough figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy
Jersey
East Swale
Houlton
Vermont
New York
Burbanks
Hebrons
Peerless
Chenangoes
Bush
Macintires
Norfolk
Market prices for truck and produce at old Onions stalls
A listing shows fair demand for truck at old Onions and prices for various vegetables and produce. Items include cabbages at 5 to 125 dollars per barrel, red cabbage, savoy cabbage, beets, squash, Hubbard squash, turban squash, carrots, lettuce, parsnips, turnips, white French celery, cauliflower, pumpkin, spinach, and related box or bush quantities with prices. Vendors include Maltas and Western origins with unit prices in dollars, cents, and per box or barrel terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Andrews
Auction Listings and Market Prices for Fruits and Nuts
H Harris & Co and Snow & Co announce auctions for Almeria grapes, Spanish chestnuts, pomegranates and onions on Friday Nov 18. Today Snow & Co offer Almeria grapes at 2 75 to 6 25 with fruit prices mixed, noting steady cranberries and firm Florida oranges and lemons. Nut and apple prices vary. crops down 25 to 30 percent due to rain. dried apples quiet. nuts show mixed demand as dealers adjust lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Harris & Co
Almeria
Snow & Co
Almeria Co
Tallman
Florida
New York
King
Hubbardston
York State
Harvey
Baldwins
Cape Cod
Pirate
Country
Aspinwall
Port Limon
Jamaica
Palermo
Virginia
Grenoble
Naples
Commodity Prices Across Cities and Markets
In Chicago butter is unchanged, Elgin creamery 28 cents, cheese unchanged at State factory full cream 1114 12 cents, eggs firm West ern extra 20 21 cents. In New York butter firm Eastern and Western Creamery 25 28 cents, Eastern dairy half firkin tubs 24 26 cents. Cheese and eggs unchanged, beans steady. Liverpool cheese market steady at 59 shillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elgin Creamery
State
Western Extra
New York
Eastern
Western Creamery
Liverpool
Flour Prices and Shipments in New York Trade Centres
Reports from New York trade centers show flour receipts at 21,878 barrels, exports 3,854 barrels, and 20,097 sacks. Market active for home use with prices across grades from common to fancy and Minnesota extras ranging roughly from 3.60 to 5.10 per unit, buckwheat and cornmeal noted, oats and rye showing varied movement and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ohio
St Louis
Minnesota
Rio
Market Prices and Grain and Provisions Report Across Several Cities
Mixed commodity scene with molasses quiet and rice firm. petroleum, tal low, rosin and potatoes steady. beef and pork ranges steady to firm with various sales noted. Wheat and flour futures and spot prices show firmer tones in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Detroit. corn and oats mixed to firmer. several port and shipyard cargo notes and local price movements included.
Market Report on Hog and Cattle Prices Across Cities
Hogs firm in Kansas City with receipts around 12 000 and shipments near 2 440. St Louis reports firmer hogs for meat descriptions with closing ranges up to 4 80 for terms. Chicago cattle receipts 11 000 with steady prices for fancy cattle and varied ranges for steers and cows. hogs show strength with mixed ranges from 4 40 to 4 80 and heavy quotes up to 4 60 to 5 00. Sheep figures show receipts near 6 000, with natives and Western lambs steady to strong and Texans and lambs priced accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
ST. Louis
Chicago
Texas
Western Rangers
Cotton markets show steady to dull tone across ports
Augusta Net receipts 1462 and sales 1378 with mid 1&se mark. Galveston exports to Britain 4350 and stock 98,454 with mid 95se. New Orleans exports continent 13,192 and sales 2000 easy to mid 95gc. Mobile stock 272,440 and mid 9%ac. Memphis shipments 4395 and sales 7700 with stock 150,145. Savannah exports to Britain 4812 and stock 111,498, mid 99-16e. Wilmington firm at mid 934c. Norfolk quiet and steady mid 9Y6c. Philadelphia ag mid 1056c. Baltimore nominal mid 10%gc. New York quiet steady mid 10%sc. Cincinnati shipments 2901 and stock 8822. St Louis dull mid 911-16¢. Louisville firm mid 94c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Mid
Galveston
Great Britain
New Orleans
Continent
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
France
United States
Foreign Markets Report from London and Liverpool
London market notes show wheat and corn firm with higher prices and strong demand as cargoes move. California and Chilean wheats quoted, prices listed for various grades. Liverpool wheat and corn rise on strong demand. pork, bacon, cheese, and lard steadier to firmer. Antwerp wool sales see good attendance with Buenos Ayres and Montevideo lots selling at notable francs per 100 kilos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
California
Walla Walla
River la Plate
Paris
Liverpool
Michigan
Antwerp
Buenos
Montevideo
Imports and Exports PS Yarmouth 1887
Yarmouth Nova Scotia imports include steamship Yarmouth B cases czazs ten barrels potatoes Batchelder ten barrels herring F L Clements and company eight dozen herring Hatheway and company five coops fowls two barrels potatoes seven do turnips twenty barrels ducks two barrels vegetables J G Hall and company
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Batchelder
Clements & Co
Hatheway & Co
G Hall & Co
Exports at Cape Verde Islands and Cayenne cargo summary
EXPORTS NOV. 17 1887 Cape Verde Islands Brig Lucy W Snow lists tobacco flour kerosene nails starch fans tobacco fly fans sugar shingles lumber dry goods iron pumps bedsteads chairs etc. Cayenne FG Schooner Grace F Littleton reports drumshake codfish herring alewives beans flour lard and lard cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Verde Islands
Lucy W Snow
Cayenne
Grace
Littleton
Vast listing of staples and railroad freight data from 1887
A dense catalog of goods transported by multiple railroads on November 17 1887 includes Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine Boston and Maine Western Boston and Lowell and sea shipments. Items cover cotton wool flour corn wheat meal lard butter cheese eggs beans apples and leather with numerous bales boxes tubs and bbls noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Railroad
Grand Junction Railroad
Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Express
Boston and Albany Rail Time Table Ad 1887
Time tables for all divisions available at stations and 232 Washington Street Boston. Through tickets to all points. Details of daily and Sunday trains to Springfield Albany New York and beyond with express and sleeping car services. Local connections via Worcester and North Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
R.R
Washington Street
Boston
Springfield
Pitts Hetd
Albanny
IL An
South Framingham
Albany
Syracuse
Nyw
Buffalo
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Worcester
Koledo
Niagara Falls
Springfeld
Mittsfield
North Adame
Chatham
Mudson
Palmer
Ware River
Springftela
Hartford
New Haven
New York
New Braven
New Wale
Hally
Ville
Cordaville
Ashland
Wou
V- LD
Chestnut Mill
Newton Centre
Newton Bighlands
Framingham and Marlboro
Marlboro
Fayville
Soeuthboro
Northboro
Clinton
Leomister
Fitchburg
Berlin
West Berlin
Pratt’s Junction
Sunaay
Newton Lower Falls
Wellester Hillls
Newton Highlands
Key Rookline
A. &. Hanson
Gen. Paas
Union Square
Somerville
SUN
Waltham
Waitertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Ayer Junction
Miller’s Falls
Hoosac Tunnel
Central Vermont
Rutland
Montreal
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Fitchburg Depot
Causeway Street
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Troy
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Saratoga
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
Cheshire R.R
White River Junction
Points West
Ches
Hire
Pullman Palace
A. Faxon
Age R. Stewart
Keene, N
Old Colony Railroad Timetable Excerpt 1887
Daily weekday departures from Boston to coastal destinations via Fall River and beyond with numerous through and return times to Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis East Weymouth and more. Includes connections to Plymouth Cohasset Hingham Newport New Bedford Taunton and Brockton under GEO L Connor and J R Kendrick management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New War
Fall River
Kreturn
Ashmont
Barnstable
Aera
Yarmouth
Sandwich
Hyannis
Braintree
Cottage City
East Bridgewater
Brockton
Fwia
Abington
West Quincey
West Quincy
Easymouth
Weymouth
East Weymouth
Japan
Ilon
Mattapan
Neponset
Milton
Mattapoisett
Nantucket
Plymouth
Duxbury
Hlanover
Uo Aim
Return
Bridgewater
Provincetown
Cohasset
Hingam
Hingham
Taunton
Harrison Sqn
New York
Weymouths
Mingham
Cohaset
Scituate
Marshfield
Aymouth
Newport
South Braintree
New Bedford
Middleboro
Geo
L. Connor
J. R. Kendrick
Gen
Pass
Totals from November 17 1887 Cotton Molasses and various goods
A ledger style summary lists monthly receipts for 1887 and 1886, including cotton, molasses, bales, flour, oleo, cheese, cornmeal, eggs, oats, beans, wheat, apples, barley, potatoes, malt, rye, millfeed, straw, lumber, hides, pork, lard, dry goods, coffee, sugar, and pelts with quantities in bales, boxes, cases, and bush or cars. It contrasts year figures and shows broad commodity totals across multiple categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla
Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town
A parade of shoe buyers and firms from across the nation visits Atlanta and other cities, listing representatives from MC JF Kiser Co, Moore Marsh, Draper Moore, Stone Golf, Eichengreen Feil, Halle Son, Spear Bros, Allnutt Nixon Goldsborough, Dixon Bro, Horner, and many more. Names and firms tied to various markets appear in multiple midwestern, southern, and eastern cities with ad and treasurer roles noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
G Everett
MC & J F Kiser & Co
Tre
Atlanta
J A Smith
Moore, Marsh &Co
W Draper
Draper, Moore & Co
Binghamton
HA Golf
Stone, Golf & Co
Eichengreen
Eichengreen & Feil
Baltimore
I Halle
S Halle & Son
Spent
Spear Bros
E Nixon
Allnutt, Nixon & Goldsborough
J B Dixon
W T Dixon & Bro
A F Horner
Charlotte
J Moyer
Moyer & Hirshinger
Dallas
Tex
S J Howell
Blankenship
Blake & Co
Denver
Col
H Plousky
Butler Bros
Pubuque
KR Amsden
Large & Ainsden
Dubuque
A W Sears
Ind
George L Dixon
Dixon, Mackey D
Gallipolis
Kansas City
R G Wallace
G Wallace & Co
Lexington
S Bassett
Bassetti & Sons
Louisville
G A Owen
Sutcliffe & Owen
N Conant
Warren & Co
Mobile
Ala
M Wollner
Wollner & Lowenstein
Milwaukee
Wis
Bears
Terry & Co
Fendan Ga
WR Singleton
W K Singleton & Co
Nashville
Fenn
RG Thorne
Adams, Thorne & Co
Naashville Tenn
J W Carter
Carter, Dunbar & 0
Natchez
Miss
Moore
N Frank
Norfolk
Mr Pincus
Lowenberg & Hecht, Tre
Paducah
J E Rock
George Rock & Co
Portland
Ore
B Selling
Akin, Selling & Co
Pittsburg
Scott
Schmerta & Co
Penn
John Rt Gregg
Groggy & Elliott
Yitebars Penn
H Childs, Jr
H Childs & Co
Philadelphia
W H Weiner
Weiner, Wright & Watkins Re
W M Paul
Paul Bros, Re
H F West
West & Sons
Rowbotham
Rowbotham & Sons
Boston to Norwood Central Trains Schedule Corrected to July 1887
Timetable lists weekday and Sunday trips from Boston foot of Summer Street to many New England points. Includes Ashcroft Baltimore Banbury Dudley Endicott Franklin Forest Avon Hyde Park Highland Lake Islington Manchester via Japan Newburyport and major hubs with departure and arrival times, notes week day operations and return from Norwood Central.
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Boston
Summer Street
Ashcroft
Baltim Street
Banbury
Dudley
Endicott
M. Franklin
Forest Avent
Bgearwasws En Wwes GO
Hyde Park
Highland Lake
Islington
Manchester
Japan
Mitford
Bowdoin
New Eritain
Newburg
New London
New York
Middletown
Hartford
Norwich
Norwood
Norewood Central
Pawtucket
Philadelphia
Providence
Putnam
Readville
River Street
Rockville
Conn
Southbridge
Wiltonsam
Walpole
Washington
Bp.c
Waterbury
Willimuantie
M. Winslows
Webster
Norwood Central
Woonsocket Division Departures and Express Trains
Train timetable for Boston and Albany routes from Woonsocket depot with daily departures to Needham and branches, including special Sundays, return times, and intermediate stops. Details cover New York via Middletown, New Haven, and connections to Hartford, Philadelphia, and Norwich lines with Pullman and parlor cars, plus office contact at 322 Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket Division
Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston
Needham and Way
Woonsocket
Bretuar
New York
Middletown
New Haven
Pullman
Hartford
New Britain
Waterbury
Danbury
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Newburgh
Port Jervis
Chicago
NEW England Limited
Air Line
Grand Central Depot
Willimantic
Philadelphia
Washington
Richmond
Norwich Line
New London
Norica
CLILY
Washington Street
Summer Street
A. A. Jackson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Orleans
Thej
Pales Allan, Asher & Co
Manilas
Moilos
Javus
Ponce
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Barbadoes
Cuba
ST John
Sydney and
Lockport
Ella Ward
F Richards
Burgeo
Rameo
ALL River Line
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex
Pilgrim
Bristol
Bagknage
Old State House
J D Crump
Wings
Evlett & Crum
Tracanta Francisco
Cal
M S Cohn
Cohn
Nickelsburg
San Francisco
Val
W Rosenstock
Rosenstock & Co
Pe Francisco
J Kahn
Porter, Slessinger & Pa
A Einstein
Einstein’s Sons
St Paul, Minn
Tarbox
J B
Tarbox & Co
St Joseph
A T Smith
Smith-Frazer Boot and Shoe Company
A W Allen
Claflin-Allen Shoe Co
Joseph Baum
Baum & Co
Zanesville
Werner
Aim
Railroads
John
Faitroad
Shore Line
Pawtueke
Bodgeville
Hebronville
M. Attleboro
North Attleboro
Mansafield
East Foxboro
Sharon
Canton Junction
Beadville
Bryde Park
Mt. Kio
Matica Pinin
Fes
Clarendop Hills
Zee
M. Forest Halls
Bi Baie Ana
Laie
M. Boylston
Imo
Roxbury
Dedham
Spring Street
West Roxbury
Highlands
Stonughton
Canton
Mt. Hope
Warren
A. A. Folsom
B.lo
Reiilfer
Ellestey
Wwe
Hille
Millbury
North Grafton
Westboro
Igham
Saxonville
Wellesley B
Newton Lower
Aburndale
Bao
West Newton
Newtonville
Newton
Neuil
Allston
Hee i
Feo
Brookline
H. I. Gallup
Quincy
Sea
Pokas
Hitman
Meights
Ps Kroll
Aed
North Easton
South Duxbury
Central Station
Dean Street
Bray
New England
Ketone
Dorchester
Street
Ellis
Ikili-On
Ludson
Martford
Oldend
Kendall
L Pass
Rotterdam Junction
West
Niagara Falls Short Line
Niagara Falls and
Wabash Western Railway
Erie & Looston
Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway
Belmont and Waverley
Brattleboro
Cambridge
Concord
Stitchburg
Gardner and
Greenfield
Hoosick Falls
Johnsonville
Lincoln
Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard—s
Nashua N. HM
North Adams
Williamstown
North Leominster
Saratoga—s
Shelburne Katls
John Adams
J. Whitmore
J. R. Watson
Montreal & West
Lowell
Wagner Palace
R. R
J. W. Hobart
Ss. W. Cummings
New
Stonington
York
Boston & Providence Railroad
Newark
State Street
Boston & Providence R. R
J. W. Richardson
Boston & Providence R
Cheshire
Concord R. KR
N. H
H. E. Chamberlin
Suffolk
Edward J. Tully
Philip J. Doherty
Baeder, Adamson & CO
Bill Meads
Recorder Printing Coo
Lincoln St
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