Agricultural market prices and assorted farm produce listing
The report catalogs prices for peas including choice and hand-picked varieties, hay values across grades, and local potato and sweet potato quotes. It lists timothy, red top, clever, and other seeds, as well as Jersey, Aroostook, and Northern potato varieties with per bushel and per barrel prices.
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Choice West
Timothy
North
West
Clever
Jersey
Ioulton
Houlton Hebrons
Aroostook
Aroostook Hebrons
Ver- Montrose
New York
Vermont
Burbanks
Hebrons
Peeviess
Prolites
Chenangoes
Norfolk
Taallow City
Produce Market Report Highlights Varied Trading
The Canton cheese market saw 2500 pounds sold during the week. In New York butter and cheese markets were quiet while eye area markets remained steady. Beans showed firmness with marrow at 250 and medium at 230, red kidney at 220. Dried apples were quiet. In Liverpool the cheese market stood steady at 59s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olher
Canton
New York
Liverpool
Fruit and Auction Prices Reported With Mixed Rates
Florida rus sets and brights sold at auction with box and barrel prices noted. H Harris & Co. schedules Tuesday sales of Florida oranges Almeria grapes and Spanish onions. Prices show steady demand. cranberries dried apples and nuts largely unchanged. oranges lemons and other fruits quoted with regional variations.
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Snow & Co
Florida
Newtowns
King
Hubbardston P
York State
Baldwins
Cape Cod
Country
Aspinwall
Port Limon
Jamaica
Palermo
Virginia
Grenoble
Naples
Vegetable Prices in Local Market Report
A jittery price list shows onions and cabbages with varied quotations. Carrots, lettuce, celery and spinach appear with multiple unit prices and batch notes across several cabbage varieties and box or bush terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Andrews
Market Report Shows Steady Beef and Pork Prices Across Cuts
Pork remains firm at old prices with good demand. lard and hams unchanged. Fresh beef and veal hold steady, lamb quiet, and mutton steady. Detailed price lines list long cuts to back and lean ends, prime mess to extra prime, various pork products, and assorted beef and mutton quotes.
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Lord
Choice
Chicago
Brighton
Cotton Market Mixed as New York Opens Steady
New York cotton futures showed mixed action with a weak start and slight late steadiness after Liverpool signals. Spot prices held at 10 1/16 to 5 64d, while port receipts and exports weighed on the market.
Trade Centre Reports Quiet Market For Flour
Reports from trade centers in New York on November 28 show flour receipts at 42 495 pkgs with exports totaling 16 1063 sacks. Trading remains slow with superfine flour fairly active and sales totaling 46 200 Dbhs patent Minnesota extra ranging to 470 490 dollars for choice to fancy patent Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minnesota
Minneapolis Wheat Prices and River Trade Report
Minneapolis reports No 1 hard wheat at 72 4, No 1 Northern 60 4, flour prices firm with patents 430 440 and bakers 340 360, receipts 387 500 bushels and shipments 162 300 bushels. overall market shows steady activity in flour and grain along with mixed prices across other commodities and regions.
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Nesota
City
Minnesota
Southern
Rio
United
Jersey
Bbis Mess
City Extra India
Western Steam
City Steam
Livernel
Chicago
Milwaukee
Detroit
Toledo
Cincinnati
ST. Louis
Minneapolis
Minn
Hogs firm across markets as cattle and sheep vary
Market roundup shows Hogs firmer in St Louis and Kansas City with prices near 470 to 485. Chicago reports firm cattle and mixed hogs with receipts around 8000 cattle and 30000 hogs. Texas cattle and lamb prices mix with beef and stocker values noted. shipments and receipts provided for each region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
Cotton Markets Evening Report November 28
Net receipts and activity across ports show mixed tones with steady to quiet markets. Figures cover Augusta to New York, detailing receipts, gross, exports to Britain and France, coastwise sales, and stock levels, highlighting firm, steady, or quiet mid prices.
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Augusta
Galveston
Great Britain
New Orleans
Mobile
Alana Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
France
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Continent
Cincinnati
Louisville
Louis
United States
Staple Receipts by Railroads Listed for Nov 28 1887
The Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Boston & Providence, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Old Colony, and Boston & Maine railroads report receipt totals for November 28 1887. Items include cotton wool flour oats cornmeal corn and many other staples in hundreds of bales barrels sacks and boxes.
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Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Boston
Boston Post
Milton News
Norfolk County Gazette
Quincy Patriot
Henry B. Peirce
Trade Items and Quantities From Boston and Lowell Rail Shipment
A detailed list records diverse goods by transit, including cotton wool flour corn beef tea molasses butter cheese hay lumber pork bacon pork and hides. Multiple transport modes are noted including rail by Boston and Lowell Railroad and sea consignments with numerous boxes bales and casks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Exuys
Express
Bates
Maritime Imports and Cargo Listings Across Atlantic Coastal Ports
A detailed 1887 ledger of schooners, steamers, and cargoes tracking pota toes potatoes and pine logs along St Simons Island Brunswick Pensacola Charlottetown and Halifax. Entries name vessels like Nellie S Pickering Cathie C Berry Lizzie Heyer Edith A Nokomis and Carroll with quantities of potatoes mackerel eggs oranges and lobster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST Simon’s Island
Nellie S .Pickering
George McQuesten & Co
Brunswick
Cathie C Berry
George McQuesten
Exports Report from Barrington and Shelburne 1887
Export details list schooners Matilda Surprise and Elbridge Souther shipping flour meal and a large mixed cargo from Demerara to Windsor Chevenne NS and Demerara with quantified cargo items including apples cabbage vegetables poultry dairy and oysters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrington
Shelburne
Matilda
Windsor
Chevenne
Surprise
Demerara
Elbridge Souther
Liverpool Port Goods and Shipments in Samaria Dispatch
The ledger lists cargo from the steamer Samaria cleared November 23 in Liverpool including 516 tons crackers 375 bales of hay 117 bush grain 24 171 feet of lumber 618 fresh beef 18 816 pounds cheese 2250 sacks flour 2400 tierces lard 4 crates canned meats 27 cases organs 50 birds tallow 27 rolls duck 8600 shoe pieces 2162 boxes domestics 77 rolls bacon 498 bales 52 pigs leather and other merchandise totaling varied commodities such as fruits, meats, textiles, and hardware.
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Neur Pensacola
Lizzie Heyer
Wellman, Hall & Co
Sucpouche
Sami Ober
Charlottetown
Pele
Pei
Mary
Georgetown
Pel
Pleasantville
Malpeque
Algeria
MT Stewart
Eldora
Stewart
Grace Greenwood
G C Rockwell & Sons
Hall & Co
Lamb Hyde, Wheeler & Co
Johnson & Co
Kimball & Eco
Mead
North & Co
Noyes
French & Fickett
Pateh & Roberts
Priest
Rogers & Sheldon
Rockwell & Son
Russell & Co
Rustico
Darling
Summerside
Elizabeth Ann
Chapin
Salmon River
G Hall & Co
Savannah
Macon
Alexander
Andrews
H Ballou & Co
Boynton & Co
Bigelow & Co
Cohannet Mills
Eustis & Daggett
Eaton & Kbustis
Ellis & Co
Florida Fruit Exchange
Farnum & Co
Gleason & Co
Gillette & Hennigan
George & Co
Gerrish Bros
M_ Houghton
Ilinois & McNear
Hecht Bros & Co
Hodgsdon & Co
Ladd
Laconia Co
Mcintosh & Co
Mead & Co
Miller Bros
George McQuesten & Co
George E Newell
Noble
York & Co
Yarmouth
Malaga
Casa Dyes
Liverpool
Eng
Samaria
London and Liverpool Markets Report Through Nov 28
Foreign markets report wheat and corn firmness off the coast and in passage. Mark Lane quotes wheat and flour steady with firm corn and strong prospect for Danubian stock. Liverpool shows quiet wheat, firm corn, priced pork bacon lard cheese. Paris and Antwerp note stable or firm wheat and flour prices with November figures.
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London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
la Piatta
Paris
Liverpool
S. Liverpool
California
Antwerp
Wool sales in London ease to keen competition and higher prices
A fair turnout at London wool auctions saw strong competition and price hardening across many grades. Buyers bid on New Zealand, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and international lots including Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Spanish and Jamaican bales with varied scoured and greasy qualities.
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London
New Zealand
Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Bates
Boston and New England Rail Schedule Corrected July 1857
Trains depart Boston foot of Summer Street on weekdays with a complex timetable listing routes to New York, Norwood Central, Manchester, Milford, Hartford via several lines, and Sunday departures to Norwood Central. Returns from Norwood Central documented with multiple daily options and connections.
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Boston Station
Summer Street
Abihe
Vy Wrkb
Boe Hisnd Bake
hSam
Opm
Manchester
Mattapan
Dmilford
Waam
Mt. Bowdoin
LGU
Loebe Aga
Aim
New Britain
New
Middletown
Wood Central
Tucket
Previoutnam
River Street
Becky m. Southbridge
D.O
Willimantic
Winslows
Ekater
Boston
Norwood Central
Boston area railroad schedule details steamship connections
Woonsocket division timetable lists departures from Boston and Albany depot for Needham and stops with multiple daily trains both outbound and return. Additional services include New York via Middletown and New Haven with through connections, New England Limited to New York, Philadelphia Express to Washington, and Norwich Line connections with steamer City of Worcester. Officials Jackson and Kendale listed.
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Woonsocket Division
Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston
Needham and Way
Weensocket
Bwetuen
New York
Middletown
New Haven
Pullman
Hartford
Newbritain
Waterbury
Danbury
Wishkill-on-Hnudson
Newburgh
Fort Jervis
Chicago & St. Louis Limited
Evie Railway
R P
NEW England Limited
Os RY
Air Line
Grand Central Depot
New Britain
Willimantic
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Trenton
Philadela
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Norwich
New London
Danielstonville
Putnam
City OF Worcester
City OF New York
Washington Street
Toot
Amer Street
Jackson
New
Stonington
York
Boston & Providence Railroad
New York Ga. m
State Street
Boston & Providence & R
J. W. Richardson
Folsom
Boston & Providence B
Complex Rail Timetable Extract From 19th Century Schedule
A dense OCR snapshot lists train numbers times and routes including New York Providence Pawtucket and Dedham with multiple returns and special notes. It mentions Monday Wednesday Friday and Tuesday Thursday Saturday departures and adjustments, plus a note that a train will not stop at Mt Hope and a supervisor named A Folsom.
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Mt. Hope
Wan
New York
Providence
A. Folsom
Trains Leave Boston Station for May Market Square Route
Western Division timetable lists trains from Boston to Roland Farmington Ver and connections via Reading Way Stations. Includes frequencies, stops such as Highland Highlands, Medford, Andover, Saugus, and Sunday schedules with Dover Haverhill Manchester Lowell Portland Bangor Lewiston.
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Western Division
Boston Station
Dover
Haverhill
Augusta-Llic pin and Causeway traffic confusion
A garbled OCR snippet mentions roads near Augusta and Portland with references to pins, bridges, and traffic. The legible bits suggest a local transportation note about congested routes and detours around a Causeway and St. Sean area.
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Augusta
Llic
Causeway
St. Sean
Railroads.Ud Iyi I rk Qj Ty Uli
Fragmentary text references railroads with unclear phrasing and missing details. No clear names, places, dates, or events readable for a full summary.
Transit Schedule Fragments for ON & MAINE and Nearby Routes
OCR text shows mixed timetable phrases for steamer and rail connections between Haymarket Market, Castine, Portland, Lewiston, Manchester, and Halifax. Mentions routes from Boston area to Maine with inconsistent times such as 7 pm and 8:30 am. Indicates Causeway and North Haymarket stations, Maine Central and Lincoln Rail lines.
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Haymarket
Castine
South As
Portland Lymarket
Lewiston Qoain
Lpm
Causeway
Manchester
Ation
Haymark
Raymarket
Ay St
Maine Central
Gran and Ikhinox
Lincoln
Causeway St
Concord R. RR
Boston
B. and
Concord
N. H
Yi. H. E
Chamberlin
Amesbury and Boston Rail Schedules Show Branch Lines
A historical timetable lists numerous stations including Amesbury Dover Everett Rockport Salem and Lynn with varied times and notes on branches such as Swampscott and Saugus. It names James T. Furber as General Manager and D. J. Flanders as General Passenger Agent, and mentions weekly services with Thursday and Saturday operation plus city ticket office details.
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Saugus
South Reading
Boston
Haymarket Square
Washington Street
Portland
Bangor
James T. Furber
D. J. Flanders
Assenger
Railroads and Schedules for Old Colony Line Trains
Timetables list weekday trains from Boston to New York via Fall River Line and return, with numerous stopovers including Barnstable Hyannis Nantucket Weymouth Quincy and Taunton. Details include departure and return times, via Abington New Bedford and Brockton routes, and notes on service days and connections.
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Boston
New York
Fall River Line
Fal River Line
Barnstable
Hyannis Nouth
Sandwich
Hyannis
Ity i
New Bedford
East Bridgew
Abington
Fall River
Weymouths
Hingham
Cohaset
Seituate
Warshfield
Duxbury
Wymouth
Plymouth
Cohasset
Brockton
I. m
Taunton
Taun
Newport
South Braintree
Geo. L. Connor
J. R. Kendrick
Gen. Pass
Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable Notice Wide Range
The timetable lists through service from Boston and local points on Passumpsic and Northern divisions, with stations at Causeway Street and 218 Washington Street. It shows destination cities including Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Waverhill Woodsville and Montreal with various departure times. Sleeping and parlor cars are noted for Montreal and the Boston line. Officials named include C Mell n and Geo W Storer as general supervisors and agents.
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Boston & Lowell Railroad Dot
Boston
Causeway Street
City
Washington Street
Old State House
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Miredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Waverhill
Woodsville
Littleton
Bethlehem
Labuans
Lancaster
Whitefield
Franklin Lebanon
White River Junction
St. Johnsbury
Newp Ort
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Passumpsic
Wells River
Bristol
Charemont
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
Sec. Albans
Montreal
Northern
R.R
Lpm
Boston Air Line
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Tome
Allan, Asher & Co
Exchange Place
Orleans
Navy
Hirkest
Manilas
Uoilos
Javas
Ponce
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Barbadoes
Cuba
Grand Junction Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg
Old Colony
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Boston F
England
Nova Scotia
Wotton
Tinyiates
Aimee
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Port Antonio
Port Morant
Turks Island
Philo
Apps Zee
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Mirs
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Todseco Icc
Cooperage St’ck
India Rubber
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BCOUR
StGness Nbasaak
Scotland
British West Indies
Ewer
Africa
London Wool Sales
Stetson, Moseley & Co
First
Kilby St
DAAR
Mackins & Coo. Mill
Border Street
East
State St
Baeder, Adamson & CO
Charles L. Bly
Stearns & George
Telegraph & Telephone Line
Peakl St
Mass
Aaron R. Gay & CO
New England
Eeyvy
Pn. Vm
Ad Saer
A. My
Oy Geer Wliay
Jendicott
Am. Brankiin
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Bronville
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Miyae
Retu
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Dodgeville
Attleboro
Wecest Gr
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Santen Junction
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Jd. R. Kendrick
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Roland Farmington
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Stoneham
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Inaaw
Withey
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Lalifax
Amesbury
M. Kber
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Pew
Iskfern
We Atherston Station
Shiddeford
Everett
Rochester
Ampton
Beach
Coe
Eon Peat
BC Iz Ny
BeEoy
Sarbiehead
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Newbury Port
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Kmevere
Rockport and
Gloucester
Salem
Pi Work Arbor & Beach K.R
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Swampscott
Wenham
Lynn and
Way
Rew Puryport
St. John
Malifax
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Gray
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Nantuck
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Abinge
Quincy
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Weymouth
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Wee & Chathan
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Thurs Hall
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M. Worth Easton
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Kacene
Peterboro
Hillsboro
Eullsboro
Wilton
Milford
Amherst
Spim Greenfield
Nashua
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Wilmin - Es Say
Uroneham
Lowell
No. Billerica
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Oy Rae
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College Hill
Winter Hall
Peaucera
Billerica
Jain
Lexington
LVOAU
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Arlington
Mellen
Geo. W. Storer
Central Massachusetts
R. R
Ware
Barre
Rutland
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Oakdale
Jefferson
Hadson
Rockbottom
Sudbury
Wayland
Weston
Waltham
Waverley
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BONE
W. Storer
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Doston
Warner Palace
Central
Xealth
Massachusetts
Milton
Sai Milton
Houghton
Neponset
Pine Tree Brook
Central Avenue
Oliver W. Peabody
A. L. Hollingsworth
K. D. Wadsworth
L. Crossman
Cyrus Brewer
Samuel Gannett
Horace E. Ware
Ellerton P. Whitney
Theodore R. Glover
J. Malcolm Forbes
Yustom House
Commissioner of Navigation
L. Saltonstall
THE
Brookline News
Louis Cassier
Price S Centes
Bussey Farm
Harvard University
Winter Board
Hinckley
Roslindale
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