Commodities Briefs Reflect Mixed U S Market Conditions
Market notes show eggs in firm demand with tight supply while corn and oats prices drift. eastern and western hogs? demand described as active but unsettled. New York and Chicago receipts high with steady to easy oats and firm rye. several elevators report price ranges for No 2 white oats and corn meal with modest trade activity across cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
New Hampshire
Michigan
Nova Scotia
New Bruns
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Seatac
Chicago
St Louis
Milwaukee
Toledo
Detroit
Boston & Albany
Hoosac
Peoria
New York
State
Newark
York
Canada
Choice
Wholesale Price Report on Butter and Farm Commodities
Butter demand remains steady with small fresh stock and varied regional quotations. The report lists wholesale prices for butter, cheese, eggs, beans, peas, grasses, potatoes, sweet potatoes, poultry, hay, straw, and game across Chicago New York and Western markets, noting firm or steady trends and ranges for numerous grades and regional producers.
Food fair demand noted at steady prices
A report notes steady prices amid steady demand for trucked food supplies at the fair, with buyers showing stable appetite and vendors keeping offerings constant.
Market Prices for Produce and Groceries
A list of assorted produce prices including squash varieties at 50 to 75 cents per bushel, Savoy and red cabbages at 50 cents to 2 dollars per bushel or 100 count, Lima and civey beans at 2 dollars per bush box, onions 75 cents to 2 dollars per bush, carrots 36 to 50 cents per bush, lettuce 25 cents per dozen, peppers at 12 percent per bush, cauliflower 1 dollar per dozen, spinach 18 cents per bush box, native cantaloupes 2 dollars per box, pumpkins 75 cents per bushel, and other garden items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State
Russia
Provisions Market Firm Across Regions With High Pork Prices
Provisions stay firm as pork and lard demand remains strong. Western markets show elevated prices for hams and backs with various cuts quoted from 7 to 20 dollars, while New York and Chicago report firm to unsettled pork and beef tones. Dry salt meats, bacon, and lard show steady levels. fresh meats demand varies but stays generally steady with limited lamb and veal activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Western
South America
St Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Brighton
Fruit Market Update with Prices and Demand
The market shows ample supply across fruits with selective demand for certain apples like Gravensteins at full prices. Prices are listed for apples, oranges, lemons, grapes, pears, plums, cranberries, watermelons, quinces, peaches, and Hudson River carrier lots, noting steady or firmer trends and upcoming arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbardstons
Baldwins
Messina
Palermo
Sorrento
Jamaica
Delawares
Wardens
Concords
Niagaras
Moore’s
Louise Bonne de Jersey
Sheldons
York State
Hudson River
Chicago
Steamer Arrivals Bring Bananas to Boston Line
The Lorenzo D Baker is due from Jamaica with bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. Ww W & CR Noyes expect a steamer with bananas from Baracoa around the 15th. The Yoxford departed Gibraltar September 16 bound for Boston via New York with 1250 boxes Malaga leimous for Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo D Baker
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
W & CR Noyes
Baracoa
Yoxford
Gibraltar
Boston
New York
Malaga
Hog and cattle markets. Kansas City to Chicago and beyond
Stock Yards Kansas City receipts show cattle firmness with steers 2.20 to 3.80 and cows 2.20 to 2.50 while hogs open firm then weak with heavies 6.10 to 6.40 and lights 5.80 to 6.25. Sheep demand active at 2.50 to 5.25. Chicago receipts: cattle 11,000 head steady, bees and steers 3.25 to 4.40, stockers 2.0 to 2.95. hogs 19,000 head uneven and lower, 6.46 to 6.55 for heavies, 5.76 to 6.10 for lights. sheep slow. Cincinnati hogs stronger, 5.75 to 6.15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St Louis
Peoria
Chicago
Texas
Western Rangers
Cincinnati
Oil Market Report from J E Carter & Co
Reports from J E Carter & Co, 221 Washington street, noting strong oil prices, bullish field reports, and tight supply relative to demand. Buyers remain inclined to purchase at current quotes with expectations of higher future prices as market activity persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J E Carter & Co
Washington Street
Ita Sea Messrs Hathaway, Higgins & Co
Exchange Place
Sugar and Molasses Prices Hold Steady Across Varieties
Sugar markets show steadiness with buyers firm and demand for refined sugars softer. Cuba oak and centrifs lead at final quotes while Manilas Lipilos Javas list varied Nos 10 to 11 ranges. wholesale grocers push lower on pulverized and powdered grades with granulated and confectioners' standards near quoted levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
Sugar Market Briefs and Price Notes
Wholesale grocers report 744 cents for granulated sugar and New York raw sugar 1 16 cents lower with steady demand. Refined sugars quiet while molasses shows strong prices and upward tendency. Porto Rico and Caribbean sugar markets quoted with various grades and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ponce
Porto Rico
Barbadoes
Cienfuegos
Mayaguez
Cotton Prices and Market Roundup October 4, 1838
New York cotton is steady with middling uplands at 106-16c and low middling 9 1/2c, with 403 bales sold. Futures opened and closed quiet as table shows opening and closing quotes across months. Liverpool spot cotton firm at 615-16d for middling uplands and Orleans, with 10,000 bales sold and 4,000 received. Widespread market data follows for Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk, West Point, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Cincinnati, St Louis, Louisville, and Boston rail receipts and prices. Also lists milk and food commodities and a directory of wholesale shoe buyers in multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Colodre Fk
Ee de Ee
OGK
S.csecess
Jsadeaev Cbe
Csee
S.scev
Hielava Ecole He
Amiens Esac
Jane
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Great Britain
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
France
United States
Market Rundown Prompts Mixed Signals Across Commodities
Across cities traders report firm demand for some items while others ease. Coffee shipments from New York to Rio show strength with fair cargoes, while whiskey prices hold steady in Chicago and St Louis. Turpentine, resin, and petroleum quotes in New York and Cincinnati reflect varied activity and pricing, with notable numbers cited for each commodity and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TaNow
New York
Rio
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Imports and Exports October 4 1888 Campbellton and ship listings
Imports and exports from Campbellton New Brunswick and neighboring harbors note Schooner J A Stetson carrying 709 boxes herring for Franklin Snow and Co at Campobello. Shag Harbour Nova Scotia lists Schooner J & J Locke with 632 barrels of herring and 174 barrels plus 5 half barrels of mackerel, 6 casks cod, 20 quintals codfish, 3 boxes fish, 2 dozen old metal, 600 barrels old rope and 11% barrels potatoes through J G Hall & Co.
Steamer Michigan and other ships loaded with cargoes and livestock
The report lists cargoes cleared or loaded at ports including Liverpool Michigan with organs, fenders, pedals, lumber, cattle, beef, leather, and flour. Buenos Ayres Bushnell with lumber and household effects. Lizzie S Haynes with lumber. Glide with oil and hardware. Mahone Bay Jes sen with food and cornmeal. Waldensian with flour, corn, apples, cattle, staves, and lard. Stockholm City with clothing and flour. Bavarian with leather, machinery, cattle, lard, beef, and other goods. cargo counts include bales, sacks, cases, and various trade items.
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Liverpool
Eng
Michigan
Buenos Ayres
Lizzie S Haynes
Canning
Windsor
Mahone Bay
Vie Lunenberg
Jessen
Glasgow
Scot
Waldensian
London
Halifax
Stockholm City
London and Liverpool Markets Show Wheat Strength and Corn Firm
Foreign markets report wheat firm at London and Liverpool with upward price tendencies. California spring wheat quotes rise while corn holds firm. Antwerp and Paris also note firm or quiet wheat markets. Port cargoes show arrivals and shipments, with futures steady and prices varying by origin and month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
California
Liverpool
Michigan
Antwerp
Paris
Staple Stock Receipts Across Railroads Oct 4 1888
A list of staple receipts from multiple railroads dated October 4 1888 detailing quantities of wool flour cornmeal corn oats feed beef pork tallow grease butter cheese eggs beans apples hay lumber leather hides pelts and other goods for the Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston & Providence New York & New England Fitchburg and Old Colony lines with totals in bales boxes barrels bags and tons across each line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Railroad
Lowell
Ears Bay
Dom B'L's
Odin
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg
Dividend Notice from Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad announces a fee dividend of fifty cents per share payable November 15 1888 to stockholders of record October 10 1888. Transfer books close October 10 1888 and reopen October 24 1888. The Hanover National Bank New York and Merchants Loan and Trust Company Chicago act as transfer agents for respective registered stockholders. GRO L GOODWIN Assistant Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Topeka & Santa FE Railroad Company
Boston
Hanover National Bank
New York
Ransfer
Merchanta’ Loan and Trust Company of Chicago
Chicago
Central Division Train Schedule for Various Towns and Times
Central Division timetable lists trains from Kneeland Street Station to many towns including Ashmont Braintree Middleboro Brockton Nantasket Beach New Seedford Newport and Quincy. It notes Sundays schedules, via Fall River Brockton Taunton and other routes, with numerous departure times and occasional prices or notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland Street
New Works
Fall River
Ashmont
Braintree
Middleboro
Bridgewater
Brockton
Cotasset
Hineham
Kasson
East Bridgewater
Abington
East Milton
West Quinney
Beast Weymouth
Weymouth
Taunton
Harrison Square
Marshfield and
Sea View
Mattapan and
Milton
Nantasket Beach
Neponset
New Seedford
Newport
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Duxbury
Quincy
Scituate
Shewmut
South Braintree
South Ruxbury
Paunton
Central Station
Dean St
Whitman
South Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
West Bridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Cape Cod Ferry Schedule Likely From Buzzards Bay Area Ports
Transit times listed show sailings from towns such as Barnstable Bourne Cataumet Chatham Sandwich and Wellfleet with departures near 9.00 am and multiple return times around 3.30 pm 4.15 pm and 12 m. Several typos appear in town names while Woods Hall and Woods Hall routes are noted as connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Barnstabie
Bourne
Mbournedale
Brewster
Cataumet
Chatham
Cottage City
New Bedford
Fairhaven
Falmouth
Hyannis
Diarwich
Monument Beach
Mattapoisett
Marion
Nantucket
Woods Hall
Provincetown
Sandwich
Stcamere
Yarmouth
Wremont
S16
Wellfleet
West Barnstable
Yith Woods Hall
Wareham
Warmouth
Providence Division Train Schedules for Various Stations
A dense list of Providence Division timetable data, detailing departures and arrivals from multiple stations including Attleboro, Readville, Roxbury, Sharon, Stoughton, and New Bedford. The entries specify times on weekdays and Sundays with numerous odd numerals, likely OCR errors, and references to the Providence Line and nearby stops such as Readville, Jamaica Plain, and India Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Attlebers
Meaylston
Central and
Hastindale
Canton Junction
Bedham
Shadgeville
Borest Ilibis
Blazelwood
Kebronvalie
Rivde Park
Jamaica Plain
Mt. Hope An Bzills
Attleboro
Pawtveeket
Readville
Roxbury
Rumford
India Point
Sharon
Sharon Meignhts
van Spring Street
West Roxbury
Highland
Stoughton Central
Canton
South Walpole
V.zo
Walnut Hill
Stenehaven
Warren and
Br.stel
West Mansfield
t'Taunton
New Bedford
Norton
Newport
Wickford
Mie Ae
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Eastern
Wewick
Elsland
West
Jersey
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Aroostook
Vermont Hebrons
Bush
Burbanks
Rose
Hebrons
Novacestre
New Brunswick
Virginia
Tessa Dov
Railroads
Old Colony
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Providence Line
Old State Ouse
Hoosac Tunnel
Causeway Street
Troy
Albany
Rotterdam Junction
Binghamton
Niagara Falls Short Line
Erie
Niagara Falls
Michigan Central RR
Palace
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway
King
Vmree Py Mane
Belmont
Waverley
SUN
Brattiebovo
Miller’s Falls
Cambridge
M. Sun
Joe Conecord
He N
Rai Ve Maardner
Er’s Falls
Greenfield
Fivesick Falls
Johnsonville
Babed Linecoln
Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard
Nashua
N. H
Ayer Junction
North Adams
Williamstown
North Leominster
Lipm. Sun
Saratoga—s
Sbhelburne Falls
Finion Square
Somerville
Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Worcester
John Adams
J. Whitmore
J.R. Watson
Atlanta
E Kingsbery
E Bates & Co
J A Smith
Moore, Marsh & Co
Altoona
Pena
Q Fox
Fox & Curtis
C Bangs
Bangs, Bard & Co
Tre
W . Carroll
Carroll, Adams & G
L Magruder
F J Magruder & Co
J Mullen, Jr
Tucker, Smith & Q
E D Nixon
Allnutt, Nixon & Goldsborough
Craw
Bradford
Penn
Laws & Co
Cleveland
W Cady
Carpenter
Guthmann
Carpenter & Telling
D Wells
D Wells & Co
Davenport
P Doe
Doe & Co
Easton
Hapgood
Hapgood & Co
Elmira
M Friendly, Jr
SJ & M Friendly
Fort Wayne
Ind
Carnahan
Carnahan & Co
Ad. Fernandina
Fla
Macon
Coleman
E B Harris
ST Coleman, Burden & Co
Memphis
Tenn
M Goodbar
Goodbar & Co
W Jackson
Stern & Jackson
Natchez
Miss
C Moore
H Frank
Ouha
A K McKone
V Morse & Co
Orlando
Fla— FE
Hudnall
Hudnall & Co
Portsmouth
H K Tracy
C P Tracy & Co
A M Belknap
A A Shumway
Monroe
Monroe Bros & Co
J F Graff
Graff, Son & Co
Pittsburg
W Allen
Claflin-Allen Shoe Co
Dittman
G F
Bb &8 Co
A J Clark
J M Vimont
Clark Shoe Co
Ad. St Louis
D B Lindsley
Orr & Lindsley Shoe Co
T Gauss
U S. St
R R Lee
Childs, Lee & Dunlap
J S Rodgers
Dewey, Rodgers & Co
Gro. L. Goodwin
Central Vermont Railroads
Rutland
Montreal
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Fitchburg Depot
Jay
Corney Aibans
Winchendon
Jatirey
Peterboro
Fitzwil- Haw
Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole Bellows Falls
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Saratoga
Delaware & S Luhgow Canal Company R. RR
Mhire & Gonna
Rutland R. R
White River Junction
Wagner Palace
A. B
Rbs A. ME
C. A. Faxon
Scewart
N. Re
Daly
New Line
Philadelphia & Reading RR
New York Depot
R. R
N. J
North Iver
A.m
A. A. McLeod
Mgr
Boston Connect
Ang
Rhiana
C. G. Hancock
Philada
Concord
ER. KR
B. and
Manchester
N.il
N.H
Chamberlis, Sans
Providence
Park Square Station
Ae Spr
Ee Ars
Narendon
Nun
North
Northern Division
Framingham and
Fayville
Southboro
Bolton
Northbore
Clinton
Leominater
Abiay Et al
Prate’s Junction
K.R. Ofice
Old State House
J. RK. Kendrick
Man’r
Geo. L. Connor
Pass’r
Trenton
Bound Brook
Peilawe Lyra
Depot Central K. KR
New Jersey
Liberty St
Nigel
Reading R. B
Oth and Greenests
Iea
Oere
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Reeves
Park Square
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
C. H. Briggs
Pass
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex Boat
Pilgrim
Bristol
J. R. Kendrick
L. H. Palmer
Montreal & West
Central Vermont
Central Vermont R. K
Fix General
W. Cummings
Albars
New England
East End
Union Depo
Providence & Worcester
Charles H
Edgar Snow
Endicott St
C. W. Clapp
L. Foster Morse
Warren Street
Suffolk
James F. Quinn
James A. Quinn
Hollis Place
James ¥. Quinn
John Quinn
John H. Quinn
Richards & CO
Samuel Hatch & Coo
Congress Street
Beacon Street
William Parsons
W. C. Cod. Nan
J. G. Freeman
Kilby Street
William H. Hill
Summit Avenue
Short Street
Corey Hill
Brookline
WM. H. Hill
Stuart Chase
Cc. H. W. Foster
Alfred A. Marcus
Kate Marcus
Alfred
Henry L. Lawrence
William G. Peck
City of
Sterling Street
Quigley
Westminster Street
George L. Richardson
Mer
Lucinds C. Collamore
William Holmes
Simeon Marcus
Robert Codman
Albert Howe & Coo
Market Street
Warren Avenue
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
State Street
Assicnees
North Hanover
Mass
Main Street
Edwin H. Studley
McKay McHine
Jedediah Dwelley
Howard D. Nash
Joseph R. Bassett
William H. Johnson
County of
East Chester Park
A. D. Williams
Candler
Allerton Street
Gerard
Boston Gas Light Company
Alertor Street
Gerard Street
Cobb
Farnham Street
Wassett
Augustine Shurtleff
John W. Bradley
Lucy ©. Bradley
Alice C. Clark
George Woodman
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Aeed
Dorchester
Commercial
F. J. Humphrey
Sarah K. Safford
K. Safford
I. J. Humphrey
Everett Street
Sarah K. Satford
Humphrey
Lucy C. Bradley
Lucy A. Woodman
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