Receipts and market prices for dairy meats and beans
Receipts from last year and the month ending Sept 30 show Butter, oleo and cheese volumes in thousands of pkgs and boxes with beans, potatoes, hay and straw also listed in bbls, cars and bush. Prices across butter cheese eggs beans potatoes poultry and other staples are quoted for New York and Liverpool markets with varying wholesale bids and jobbing adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choice
Western Extra
Western
Western Factory
Vermont Extra
Vermont
Vermont Dairy
New York
Ohio
Sage
Liverpool
New Hampshire
Northern
Choice Western
York State
California
Jersey
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Bush
Aroostook
Hebrons
Burbanks
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Virginia
Cincinnati
Local produce prices amid quiet demand noted in 6d terms
A terse market note lists assorted vegetables with unit prices in old style terms such as per barrel bush box and per basket. Items include squash, cabbage, beans, onions, turnips, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, cauliflowers, celery, spinach, melons, pumpkins, and more with varied denominations like 50c to $2. per unit, reflecting a barter era pricing snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State
Russia
Through Trains From Boston & Maine City Ticket Office 1888
Rail broad notice lists SEPT 17 1888 schedules for Through Trains on Western and Eastern divisions from Boston and Maine City Ticket Office 2158 Washington Street. It details times from Haymarket Causeway North Conway Manchester Portland and connections to Augusta Bangor Calais Eastport Castine and Maine Central lines with multiple daily departures and stations on various routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Haymarket
Causeway St
Banner
Bararbor
St. Poha
Mall‘ax
Haymarket Sq
Causeway
Eastport
Calais
St. Dehn
Bilativ
Portland
Froiays
Causeway Street
Havymarket Square
Meckland
Castine
Leonthwerst
Car Farbors
Seuior
Puesiays
Haymarket Square
Canse Way Street
Sewisten
Manchester
Concord
WN. AY
North—Haymarket Sq
North Conway Haymarket Sq
Tym
Causeway Gt
Portland Haymarket
Maine Central
Grand Trunk
Akavox & Boineols
Flo Market
Causeway Ot
Uai
Nonpreal & West
Oredente Central
Khouty
Teave
Wagner Palace
Central Vermont R. R
Washington Street
Ie Daha i Generer
W. Cummings
Pasa
Albans
Boston and Albany Rail Timetable Summary
Local and through train times listed for Belmont Waverley Waltham and other stations. Sunday trains to Northampton and various connections noted with general notice to obtain full timetable at stations and 232 Washington street Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeten
Waltham
Waverley
Belmont
Hudson and Way
Northampton
James T. Furber
J. Flanders
Gen’l Pas
Steamer Lorenzo D Baker to Arrive With Bananas for Boston Firm
The steamer Lorenzo D Baker is due Oct 4 from Jamaica carrying bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The Norfolk boat is due Tuesday with 500 barrels of sweets onboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo D Baker
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
Norfolk
Fruit Market Prices and Auction Notice
Apples Apples are plentiful with steady demand and varied prices for Hubbardstons Gold sweet Gravensteins pippins Porter and other varieties. Oranges and Lemons show light activity with Messina Palermo lemons at 150 to 400 and Jamaica oranges at 550 per box. Grapes and Pears display steady to firm values with Delawares War dens Wyoming reds Concords Niagaras Hartfords Martas Salem Brightons Bartletts Louise Bonne de Jer sey Sheldons and pears per bbl and per bush. Quince and cranberries notes plus an auction of Palermo oranges and Florida lemons by Harris & Co on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbardstons
Messina
Palermo
Jamaica
Delawares
Wardens
Wyoming
Concords
Niagaras
Hartfords
Marthas
Salems
Brightons
Moore’s
Louise Bonne de Jersey
Sheldons
York State Keys
H Harris & Co
Florida
Cotton markets feel frost risk as yellow fever scare eases sales
The Mississippi Valley faces disrupted crop movement due to fever panic with some train withdrawals, but cooler weather eases fears. Officials anticipate a late autumn yield, while cotton prices rise on frost expectations. Supply and futures data show steady to firm tones across U S ports and Liverpool with mixed regional receipts and stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Wall Street
Produce Exchange
Manchester
Agricultural Bureau
New York
Liverpool
Orleans
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Great Britain
Charleston
Wilmington
Inia
Norfolk
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
United Mules
Hog and Cattle Markets at Kansas City and Cincinnati
Stock Yards Kansas City notes cattle receipts 1196 with strong prices for top lots and steady for others. Shippers paid 360 to 485. natives 190 to 240. steers 2 276. Hogs receipts 1774, demand active and prices higher. heavies 546 to 610, mediums and lights 665 to 600. Sheep receipts 628, trade active and steady at 260 to 395. Cincinnati reports hogs in good demand and stronger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Cattle and Hog Receipts and Shipments Reported
Receipts and shipments for cattle hogs and sheep listed with price ranges and station totals. Includes Chicago cattle receipts 28000 ship ments 2000 and Texas cattle at 242.80, hogs heavy 6, light 5 55, sheep natives 3 4 20 and lambs 3 90 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
Western Rangers
Sugar market in Havana quiet with nominal quotings
Havana sugar market remained quiet due to holders' stance. Molasses sugar prices quoted at 2 62 4 2 93 gold per quintal with polarization. Warehouse stocks at Havana and Matanzas tallied 145 000 bags and 535 hhds, receipts 23 bags, weekly exports 176 boxes and 15 500 bags, 409 hhds. United States received 75 boxes and 14 500 bags plus 16 hhds. Freights for US loading 176 200 gold. Exchange steady with Spanish gold at 2 59 2 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Matanzas
United States
Miscellany Market Quotes Across Commodities
Tallow and beef markets hold firm with steady demand and varied city and country quotes. New York signals quiet firmness for prime city tare while coffee from New York to Rio shows strength. Whiskey prices held at 114 in Chicago St Louis Cincinnati. Turpentine and rosin trade, petroleum closes with RSW and tar nominal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
City
South America
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Rio
Staple Goods Receipts Across Railroads in 1888
Detailed list of shipments by multiple railroads including Poston Albany Grand Junction Boston and Providence Od Colony New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Maine divisions and Lowell and Sea routes. Items include wool bales flour bbls cornmeal oats butter lard beef cheese eggs leather hides and various crates and boxes with hundreds of units and weights. The entry reflects Sept 29 1888 trade activity across regional lines and commodity totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poston & Albany Railroad
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Od Colony
New York & New England
Fitchburg Railtroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Western Division
Boston & Maine Rairoad
Lowell
By Express
Ty Sea
Baes
Imports and Exports on Sept. 29 1883 amid multiple ships
Long list of outbound and inbound goods from Flores, Port Adelaide, St John's, Humacao, Andrews, Halifax and Charlottetown ports. Items include sugar, clocks, petroleum, rope, flour, soap, starch, domestics, drugs, tools, glassware, lumber, cargoes on schooners Fury North America Gazelle Commodore Foote Woreeaster and steamer. Documents vast quantities and diverse commodities across multiple ports in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flores
Port Acadtla
Fury
St John's
North America
Humacoa
Commodore Foote
I ST Andrews
Port Gilbert
Port-Au-Prince
Haytt
Halifax
Charlottetown
Pel
Parrsboro
Hantsport
Cecilia
Foreign Markets Report From London Trade Desk
Foreign markets report from London dated September 29 notes cargoes off the coast with wheat strong and corn firmer. It records arrivals of cargoes since the last report and several cargoes waiting for sale, including ten noted cargoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
World Wheat and Corn Markets Drift With Mixed Demand
Market notes show corn dearer and wheat in good demand for shipment. Mark Lane highlights California and Australian wheats with varied prices for September to October. Liverpool quotes steady to firm tones in breadstuffs with wheat and corn showing modest gains, while Paris reports quiet movement and an official French crop figure of 96 million hectolitres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Lane
California
Walla Walla
Liverpool
Michigan
Paris
Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town in Various Cities
A scanned list of boot and shoe buyers and associated firms across multiple cities including Altoona Atlanta Baltimore Buffalo Charleston Cincinnati Chicago Detroit Fort Wayne Indianapolis Macon Memphis New York Philadelphia Reading Richmond Rochester St Louis St Joseph St Paul Toledo and others. The page cites buyers such as Blumenthal Bates & Co J A Smith Moore Marsh & Co M H Kittredge McMillan Hastings D H Stevenson Alexander & Cator M Rk Creighton Young of Young Creighton & Diggs Bangs Bard & Co Slingluff Disney & Co Brown McGahan Brown & Evans Meis Co Wolf Meyer Co Cady G W Cady & Co MacLauchlan Kelz Schwab Co Phelps Dodge Palmer Emery Hatch Emery Wittkowsky Belknap Carpenter Doe Doe & Co Frank Adams Thorne Co Morse Co Tracy Co Meany Curtis Jones Stern Southern Shoe Co Ross Ke Smith Kelley Goodfellow Claflin Allen Dittman Doyes Noyes etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altoona
Penn
Blumenthal
Atlanta
E Kingsberg
Bates & Co
J A Smith
Moore, Marsh & Co
Bay City
Mich
H Kittredge
McMillan & Hastings
Ain
Baltimore
D H Stevenson
Stevenson, Alexander & Cator
Rk Creighton
A Young
Young, Creighton & Diggs, Tre
C Bangs
Bangs
Bard & Co
Tre
Slingluff
Disney & Co
Carroll
Carroll, Adams & 10
Buffalo
Ramedell
S M Sweet
Sweet & Co
Brun
Charleston
Brown
McGahan, Brown & Evans
Cincinnati
Meis
Meis & Co
J Emery
Hatch & Emery
Charlotte
L Asiel
S Wittkowsky
Columbus
C Belknap
Belknap, Carpenter
Davenport
P Doe
P Doe & Co
Detroit
E Smith
HS Robinson & Burtenshaw
Ala
Fort Wayne
Ind
L Carnahan
Carnahan & Co
Indianapolis
J R McKee
McKee & Co
Macon
S T Coleman
E B Harris
ST Coleman, Burden & Co
Memphis
Southern Shoe Co
Clark’s
Rochester
L P Ross
St Louis
Hl Smith
Stoe
A T Kelley
Kelley, Goodfellow & C
A W Allen
Claflin-Alen Shoe Co
W H Dittman
G F Dittman
B&s Co
A H Clark
J M Vimont
Clark Shoe Co
St Joseph
W Noyes
Noyes
Norman & Co
U. St Paul
Minn
Henry
Foot, Schulze & Co
Savannah
Rosenheim
Rosenheim & Co
Smith
Smith, Simmons & Peabody
Toledo
BR Lee
Childs, Lee & Dunlap
Rodgers
Lewey
Rodgers & Co
Proposals for Submarine Torpedo Boat for U S Navy
Proposals for building a modern United States Navy submarine torpedo boat due January 4, 1889, must include complete drawings and specifications. Bids to be sent to the Secretary of the Navy. the department may waive defects or reject all bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Navy
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
United States
Department
Bureau of Ordnance
Secretary of the Navy
Washington, D.C
William C. Whitney
Western Division Train Schedule Across Massachusetts and New England
The Western Division lists numerous trains from Boston for Maymarket Aston Bay Rochester Andover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Lk pmn Minner Lawrence Lowell Malden Medford Melrose Reading Wakefield Wilmington and surrounding towns with varied departure times, including Sunday services. The schedule shows times in the morning afternoon and evening with several routes to coastal and inland destinations, reflecting a dense regional rail timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aston Bay
Rochester and
Farmington
Andover
Bbower
Danvers
Exeter
Great Falls
Georgetown
Kennebunk
Biddeford and Space
North Lawrence
Lowell
Lipin
Malden
Eleemn
Medford
Llam
Melrose Brighlands
Selrese
Norte Andover
Newburyport
Reading
Wakefield
Wilmington
Aim
Van
Eastern Division Train Timetable Index of Boston Suburbs
A dense listing of railway departures and stations in the Eastern Division detailing times for Boston stations and suburbs such as Amesbury Biddeford Chelsea Sain Dover Great Falls Hampton Beach North Conway Peabody Danvers Fortemouth Revere Beechport Gloucester Salen and many branch lines with numerous daily and am pm departures, including special notes on weekends and branch services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Revertly
Biddeford
Chelsea
Sain
Dover
Eve Wett
Great Falls
Rochester
Hampton Eae
North Earlie
Rye Beach
Marblehead
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Bvretter
North Conway
Peabods
Danvers
Fortemouth
LO Aim
Revere
Beechport and Gloucester Branch
Satein
Park Harbor & Beach
Br.r
Saugus Branch
LLG
Pa Wvenhama
Woitebhorpe
Lowellery System Boston Station Through Service
Timetabled service from Boston Causeway Street lists through routes to Laconia Plymouth North Woodstock Boston area towns and northern connections. Local Boston to Manchester Concord Keene Nashua towns show frequent departures, with multiple daily times and connections to Montreal and White River Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Causeway Street
Woodaville
Lisbon
Biltteton
Whitefield
Lancaxer
Jefferson
Bethlehem
Profile House
Rail schedule fragment for Troy Albany and beyond
A damaged rail timetable fragment lists departures and arrivals for Troy Albany and nearby junctions with palace parlor and sleeping cars. It notes daily express services to Chicago and St Louis via various lines and times including 6.30 am 8.40 am 11.35 am 3 pm and 11 pm with prices or cents shown in incomplete form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Albany
Metterdam Junction
West
Palace
Binghamton
Chicago
Niagara Falls Short Line
Erie
Boston
St. Louis
Niagara Falls
Michigan Central RR
Grand Trunk Railway
Binghamtoon
SUN
Wu Py
Belmont
Waverley
Strepsieny
Miller’s Falls
Cambridge
Moosick Falls
Johnsonville
N. Y
Lincoln
Marlboro
Madson
Maynard
Sam
Wasina N. EL
Ayer Junction
North Adams
Williamstown
North Leamincster
Saratoga
Shelburne Falls
Boston Central Division Train Timetable fragment
Complex schedule excerpt lists trains from Central Station toward New York via Fall River Line with numerous stops including Ashmont Maithe, Bridgewater, Brockton, Cohasset, Neponset, Quincy and Plymouth. Adds times for Sundays and via Brockton, Taunton and East Weymouth with multiple inconsistencies and OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fall River
Boston
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Vilgrim
Bristol
Mne
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Glo. L. Connor
Central Division
Kneeland Street
Ashmont
Mraintree
Middleboro
Bridgewater
Brockton
Cohasset and Mincham
Agen
East Bridgewater
Abington
East Milton
Quincy
East Weymouth
Weymouth
Taunton
Harrison Square
Marshfield and
Sea View
Mattapan and
Milton
Middlehore
Nantasket Beach
Neponset
New
Edford
New,oré
North Easten
Stousoten
Huandolph
Plymouth
Duxbury
Kodikhland
Kanover
Scituate
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Duxbury
aVaunton
Central Station
Dean Sr
Whitman and Senuoir Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
Wessbridgewater
Cochescott
South Easton
Cape Cod Ferry Schedule Fragment Buzzards Bay and Surrounding Towns
Fragmentary timetable lists Cape Cod division ports from Buzzards Bay to Wellfleet with recurring 9.00 am departures and multiple afternoon times. Several place names are garbled or misspelled including Barnstabie Bourne Chatham Orleans Harwich Wellfleet Woods Mall and others with times like 4.15 pm and 12 m indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Barnstabie
Bourne
Bournedale
Mrewster
Cataumet
Chatham
Over City
New Bedford
Fairhaw
Mailmouth
Hyannis
Oarwich
Monasnac Beach
Mat Poisett
Marion
Tacket
Woods Hall
Prowl
Own
Sandwich
Saxamore
Warouth
Tremont
Wellfleet
Wet Barnstable
Woods Mall
Ham
Armonto
Providence Division Timetables and Trains by Route
Providence Division trains to New Work and Attleboro list numerous daily and Sunday departures with numerous intermediate stops including Central, Canton, Dedham, Foxboro, Attleboro, Providence, and Plymouth area towns. The schedule notes Sundays exceptions and varied times across branches with many early morning and late evening services.
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Ccnicbeg Oo
Cedar Rapids
Railbroads
Boston & Maine Railroad City Ticket Ofice
State Street
Railroads
Boston & Albany
R.R
Issc
Neston
Springfield
Pittsfield
Hmunddson
Balmer
Ware River Branch
Ehartford
New Braven
Worcester
New Slaven
Dnerdaville
LL. Ashland
Whilford
South Framingham
Saxonyville
Natick
Wellesley
Wellesley Blilis
Recheor Lewer Falls
Great Newton
Newtonville
EU. Newton
Baneuil
Alliston
Cottage Farm
Bmrrockfine
Cypress Street
Newton Centre
Renton Highlands
Rivers de
Wellesley Hills
Newton Highlands
Tntermediate
A. S. Hanson
KA ST
Gallup
Bae Hey GU
Ae Millbury
North Grafton
Weentboro
Reames
J E Carter & Co
Ceese Eess
Treasury Department
United States Life-Saving Service
Hull
Point Allerton
Mass
Collector of Customs
Boson
East Orleans
New York City
S. I. Kimball
Providence Line
Park Squa Station
Vade
Providence
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Reeves
Park Square
T.W. Richardson
W. Miller
O. LW. Briggs
Pass
Philadelphia & Reading RR
New York Depot
R. R. of
N. J
Liberty St
North Divar
Avi He
Hoston d Perior
A. A. McLeod
Vice-Prest
Jouaia
M Boston Connect
Ana Enots
C.G. Hancock
Philada
New England
East End
Union Depot
Providence & Worcester RE
Boston Station
Maymarket
Haverhill, & Aim
Lawrence
Ranger
Lewiston
Breading and Way
Dane
Causeway Ltst
Lyon and Way
Gesree
TAD
Portsmeoatts
Rootland
Bancor
St.oan
Edalitax
Salem
aVia Saugus
South Reading Brancn
Stalion Ia
Pin
Peanktlia
Lebrauen
White River Junction
St. Cderinsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Wells River
Bristo Branch
Claremont Iranc
Montvelier
Fasex Duauctien
Burlingtos
St. Albans
Montreal
Northern RR
Onulocal
Boston Air Line
White River
Fabyan's
Nwn
Keene
Petertown
Hillsboro
Millsboro
Wilton
Wilford
Amherst
Ne. Brillerien
Eeloueem
M. A
Winchester
College Vnl
Elo ‘Sistas
Tation
Lexington
Bedford
Yoio
Chitewhoa
N. Arlington
Nashua
Pil
Lexington and Way
Welcore and Teary Sph
Wir Vwway
Manuchente Cord
II Expre S
Spand
Central Mass
Division
Portland Street
Riachecy
South Amhest
Belchertown
Lienudsville
Ware
Gilbertville
Barre
Mutland
Jefferson’s
Oakdale
Wear Floylsien
Clinton Armel Bertin
Budrox
Fitchburg
Cheshire
Central Vermont Railroads
Rutland
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Jay
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwil
Tiama
Ibs
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Nsuclington
St. Johns
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
R. R. Ruing
Ousdensburg
C. A. Faxon
A R. Stewart
Keene, N
Iuly
Fitchburg Railroad
Hoosac
GER Station
Urey Pr
Abne Fitchburg
Ardner Am Rmiltter
Oan
Greenfield
Monaguars
Somerville
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburra
Yorecester
Ayer Jaunchion
Sloogac Tunnel
John Adams
J. Whitmore
J.R. Watson
Trenton
Bound Brook
Depot Central R. R
New Jersey
Foot of Liberty
de Uehe
Eave Philadelphia
Depot Philadelphia & Reading R. R
Vth and Greene
Pares
Fail River Line
Shore Line
Mse
Old State Ouse
Cape Cod
Attlebors
Ph Eldy
Central Armed Breos Linnsl
Jpm Canton Dance
Dedham
Ane
Lz.inv
Dodgeville
Foxboro
Forest Mills
Dedu
Udo
Ease
Dee
Emery
Cael
Meath
Uenn
Aarda On
Onwille, Park
Ith
CAO
Wdod
Ays
Ae Hg Ho
Mids le Bonnon
Ym Misansfield
A Ea Es
Mt. Hope and Ci Mills
Attleboro
Pachet
Dunuays
Evnaville
Roxburry
Wes India Point
A Heights
Spring Street
West Tana
St Central
Canton
South Walpole
Wrentham
Walnut Hill
Stonehaven
Warren and
Brestel
Mansfield
Vport
Wickford
Ox Point Wharf
Ee Central
Y.ov
Leou
Uwy Ashe Reece
Ron
Sands Roxbury
Hwa
Kao A
Oughten Fee
Vebtey On
Ts Aou
Sharon
Sharon Tys
Wv. O
Northern Division
Framingham
Piarbere
Fayville
Southboro
Bolton
Berthboro
Ciimson
Leaminster
BP Watt’s
N. Nl
N.H
Chanderlia, Sagt
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