Market Prices and Scarcity Hit Shore Fishermen Hard
Mackerel remains scarce as stormy weather hampers shore fishermen and seimers, keeping prices firm. Barnstable Bay headlines the chief mackerel grounds with vessels bringing 140 to 170 barrels from Magdalen Islands. Fresh fish arrivals total 785,000 pounds cod and 35,000 pounds hake, with 925 barrels of mackerel and 37,000 pounds pollock reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Bank
Nova Scotia
Haddock
Georges Code
Bank
Barnstable Bay
Magdalen Islands
Alaska
Florida
Fletchers
Market News from Chicago and Michigan Grain and Feed Prices
The report notes receipts of 9400 and 6400 bush for No 2 six-rowed Canada and two-rowed State respectively, with mixed shipments and prices. Millfeed and cottonseed meal quotes show steady to dull activity, with bran and middlings listed at $19 to $21 per ton, and prime cottonseed meal around $24 to $26 per ton. Hops prices decline into 1888 and 1887 ranges, with six-rowed Canada at 95 to 105c per bushel and two-rowed State around 90 to 95c, reflecting overall subdued demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Chicago
Iowa
Michigan
Choice
New York
Minnesota
Canada Superior
Canada Roller
City Mills
City Mill
St Louis
Milwaukee
Duluth
Toledo
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Detroit
Bush
Minneapolis
Northern
Fluctuating Grain Prices Across Markets Reported
A dense price survey from Boston to Milwaukee outlines dull demand for flour and mixed grain markets. It reports domestic flour quotes, New York and Chicago receipts, and varied prices for corn, oats, rye, and barley with multiple regional notes on activity and trading intensity.
Food price report shows broad levelling across butter and eggs
Butter demand remains good with firm prices. creameries scarce but selling. Butter quotes span Western Vermont and Eastern lots, with jobbing higher by 1 to 2 cents. Cheese and eggs firm. bean and potato markets steady with strong wholesale receipts. poultry in good demand with mixed regional prices.
Citrus and fruit market report notes steady prices
The market shows unchanged tone for oranges and lemons with quotes for Messina Palermo lemons at 150 to 450 per box and Jamaica oranges at 5 50 per barrel. Grapes remain in good demand with Delawares at 26 to 7 cents per pound and Concords at 17 to 20 cents per pound, case prices listed. Pears and cranberries show steady or firm activity with Louise Bonne de Jersey at 3 50 to 5 50 per barrel and cranberries at 8 to 9 per barrel for choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbardstons
Sweet
Gravensteins
Snow
Porter
Baldwins
Harveys
Messina
Palermo
Sorrento
Jamaica
Delawares
Catawbbas
Concords
Niagaras
Hartfords
Dianas
Isabellas
Marthas
Louise Bonne de Jersey
Sheldons
Barre d’Anjou
York State
Name-Brand Market Prices From A Historical Trade Note
A historic market listing provides per unit prices for assorted produce. Entries include squash varieties at 50 to 75 cents per barrel or box, cabbages at 50 cents to $4.50 per 100 count, beans and peas from 60 cents to $3 per bush box, onions at 75 cents to $2 per basket, turnips and beets around 35 to 60 cents per bush or box, tomatoes and peppers around 35 to 50 cents per box or bush, and greens like lettuce 50 to 75 cents per dot, plus celery, cauliflower, spinach and more with varied unit designations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State
Russia
New York Cotton Steady As Futures Open Close Firm
New York spot cotton holds at 911 16 for middling uplands and 95sc for low middling with 722 bales sold. Futures opening steady closed firm. Liverpool values steady to barely steady as 10,000 bales sold there and American exports move through several ports. Consolidated seven day receipts total 252,557 with stocks at 403,926 across US ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cece
Ceves
Cece Erences
Ccc Eccvsces
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Great Britain
Mobile
Memphis
Brunswick
Charleston
Savannah
Port Royal
Norfolk
West Point
Wilmington
Newport News
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Continent
Britain
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
France
United States
Liverpool
Provisions market notes across pork and beef items
Pork market steady with steady demand and prices for long cuts 19.19.25, backs 19.50–20.00, light backs 19, lean ends 20.56–21.00, prime mess 19.19.50, fresh ribs 10?2–11c, lard tierces 11.44c, steadiness across hams shoulders and corned meats. New York and Chicago reports show mixed pork and lard activity, beef firm with steady cut meats and bacon varied. Fresh beef prices show no major change with choice cattle scarce and lower grades clearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
South America
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Auction Report From FroIt Harris & Co
FroIt Harris & Co sold Almeria rapes at 337 dollars per two hundred and forty seven boxes. Tigs brought 814 10 4c per thousand. Monday next declares sale of 2500 bbis Jamaica oranges. Apples show quiet demand with fair appetite for choice eating. common lots abundant and selling slowly at low prices. Quoted: common to good one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froit. H Harris & Co
Almeria
Jamaica
Oil Market Report and Cottonseed Prices
Prices rise on firm tone with inside buying as Hathaway Higgins reports markets for line certificates and cottonseed oil. Opening and closing figures show gains with active sales of 1,108,000 barrels and notable intraday highs and lows for the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganas
Eik Panera
Caeekee
Eec
Cere
Poe Ung
Messrs Hathaway, Higgins & Co
Hog and Cattle Markets Highlights From Kansas City and Chicago
Stock yards reports show steady best cattle and weak others in Kansas City with receipts 316 cattle. Hogs receipts 4773 with active trade and firm to higher prices, while sheep stay unchanged. Chicago cattle receipts 11,000 with slow demand and varied prices. hogs 11,000 with initial rise then slight retreat. sheep 9,000 with steady to lower prices for natives and Westerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Western Rangers
Ogs
Sugar and Molasses Market Report
Sugar markets hold steady with raw sugars quoted Cuba refined grades unchanged. Yellows firm with pulverized and granulated sugar prices near 8 to 7 cents, confectioners and standard A around 7 to 7.5 cents. Molasses remains very firm with Ponce Porto Rico at 36 to 38 cents per gallon and other Caribbean grades 26 to 35 cents depending on origin and test. New York notes no change in refined sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
Loilos
Jayas
Belmont
New York
Ponce
Porto Rico
Barbadoes
Cienfuegos
Mayaguez
Commodity Market Briefs From City to Coast
Tallow and whiskey markets show little change with the country quote at 442 4%4¢ and 3c for trough. New York prime city at 5c with 285 bushels trading at 64 5%c. Coffee markets steady with Rio strong. turpentine in New York at 44 2c, resin $1 106 and tar nominal. petroleum at 6% 7% sc with RSW 7c and 978C cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio
Cincinnati
St Louis
Chicago
Imports and Exports October 12 1888 Barbados and Nova Scotia
Shipping brief listing cargoes and vessels. Bark Matthansa-603 carries 200 bags sugar at Barbados. Brig T Remick-413 carries 400 bags sugar. Brig Rocky Glen carries salt to TI. Schooner Modena loads herring eggs and mdse at Canada Creek NS. Schooner Ida A Thurlow off Grand Manan NB with herring boxes blasters and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbados
Matthansa
T Remick
Ee Tast Harbor
Rocky Glen
Warren & Jarvis
Canada Creek
Modena
Delong & Seaman
Grand Manan
Ida A Thurlow
Receipts from Oct 12 1888 railroads tally shipments
A detailed compilation of freight received by multiple railroads including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Boston and Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Fitchburg, and Boston and Maine. Entries list cotton, wool, flour, oats, cornmeal, oats, feed, pork, beans, apples, lumber, leather, hides, butter, cheese, eggs, case goods, and related commodities with quantities such as bales, bbls, tons, cars, and sacks across numerous lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
Hays
Grand Juction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Lowell
London and Liverpool Wheat Markets Hold Firm Despite Quiet Trade
Cargoes off the coast show wheat and corn quiet but firm. English wheat firm at Mark Lane and Liverpool with firmer spot prices. Receipts large for wheat and corn. weather fine. Quotations rise for winter and club wheat, corn mixed Western lower. Provisions mixed with pork steady and lard lower. Paris wheat firm. French country markets firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
California
Liverpool
England
Paris
Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town Sees National Firms
A list shows numerous boot and shoe firms visiting Atlanta and other cities, including J A Smith of Moore, Marsh & Co, W W Draper of Draper Moore, J Mullin Jr of Tucker Smith, and many others from Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Chicago, and Boston. The notice catalogs buyers and firms across states, noting representatives and agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
J A Smith
Moore, Marsh & Co
W W Draper
Draper, Moore & Co
Baltimore
J Mullin, Jr
Tucker, Smith & Co
Mad
N Patterson
Patterson, Renshaw & Co
J B Dixon
T Dixon & Bro
Buffalo
N .Y
C Walker
Walker & Co
TT Ramsdell
SM Sweet
Ramsdell, Sweet & Co
Brun
Cincinnati
J Benckenstein
J Benckenstein & Co
Cedar Rapids
George
Weeks & Co
Charleston
Drake
Drake & Sons
Brown
McGahan, Brown & Evans
Columbus
O Jones
Reed, Jones & Co
Chicago
MacLauchlan
Selz, Schwab & Co
Dodge
Dovenmuehle & Son
Henderson
CM Henderson & Co
Dallas
Tex
T Buford
Buford, Porter & Co
Detroit
Mich
McGraw
McGraw & Co
Ind
Hinkle
Hinkle, Nisbet & O
Tre
Calveston
A Blum
L & H Blum
Galveston
F Breath
PJ Willis & Bro
Trains From Boston Station to New England Towns Schedule
Western Division lists daily trains from Boston to Alton Bay Rochester Farmington and many towns. Timings cover early morning to late evening with multiple departures for Andover Dover Exeter Haverhill Melrose and Reading plus Sunday trains for Power Maverhill Lawrence and Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Dover
Anvers
Georgetown
Mennebunk
Biddeford
Saco
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Lowell
Rialden
Medford
Melrose Highlands
Melrose
Salem
Akeneld
Wilmington
Medican for Hogs and Poultry Advertisement and Notices
An 1888 advertisement lists various animal remedies by Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co and extensive legal notices. It includes cures for fevers, lung inflammations, distemper, parasites, and reproductive issues, with prices and purchase details. Also presents a probate petition from Middlesex Massachusetts for an adoption of Alice M. Fancher by George D. Pushee and Lillian H. Pushee with custody history and court orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
George D. Pushee
Somerville
Lillian H. Pushee
Alice M. Fancher
Milford H. Fancher
Lansingburg
New York
Lillian H. Fancher
Supreme Court of
State of
Rhode Island
Supreme Court
Providence
A. L
Alice M. Pushee
Boston and Maine Railways City Wicket Office Schedule
Boston and Maine announces multiple through trains from Haymarket and Causeway stations to Augusta Augusta Haymarket Bangor St John Halifax Eastport Calais Rockland Castine Southwest Harbors Lewiston Manchester Concord North Conway Portland and other Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox lines with listed departure times from Haymarket and Causeway stations on select days along with steamship connections from Portland and weekly or daily services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Haymarket Sq
Causewa St
Bangor
Bar Harbor
St. John
Halifax
Provinces
Causeway St
Eastport
Calais
N. B
Portland
Nh. H
North—Haymarket Sq
North Conway Haymarket Sq
Portland—Haymarket Sq
Maine Central
Grand Trunk
Knox & Lincoln Railways
Arket Sq
Historic Rail Timetable Snippet for New England Lines
A fragmented timetable lists train stations and departure times across York Harbor Beach, Saugus Branch, Swamp Scott, Wenham, Wolfeboro, Lynn and West Stations, and regional routes to Portsmouth, Portland, Bangor, St John and Halifax. It notes workinemen's trains operating Thursdays and Saturdays, with references to Boston Haymarket and South Reading branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Bmarbor & Beach B.E
Saugus Branch
Swampscott
M. Wenham
Wolfeboro
Lynn
Wet
Portsmouth
Portland
Bangor
St. John
Walifax
Salem
aVia Saugus
wWorkinemen
South Reading
Boston
Haymarket Square
Boston Station Through Service From Lowell System
Lowell System Boston Station on Causeway Street offers through service to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville and other major points with multiple daily departures including 9 am 1 pm and 7 pm for most destinations. Additional trains serve Centre Harbor Wolfeboro North Woodstock Pennigewas Valley Lisbon Littleton Whitefield Lancaster Fabyan's Jefferson Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Passumpsic Division Bristol Claremont Montpelier Essex Junction Burlington St Albans Montreal and Fabyan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Causeway Street
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Haverhill
Woodsville
Centre Harbor
Wolfeboro
North Woodstock
Pennigewassett Valley
Lisbon
Littleton
Whitefield
Lancaster
Fabyan
S and Jefferson
Franklin
Lebanon
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
Monntreal
White River Junction
Northern RR
Montreal
Boston Local Service Timetable with New Hampshire Routes
A dense list of hourly and fractional stop times for connections from Boston to Manchester Concord Nashua Lowell and many towns in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Includes service notes to Montreal and various way stations, with many times shown across early morning to late evening and multiple daily departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashua
Lowell
Lawrence
Stoneham and Way
Lexington and Way
Woburn and Way
Winchester and Way
Manchester and
Concord
Montreal
Express
Central Massachusetts Train Schedules Listed for Local Stops
Time tables show trains from Boston Causeway Street foot of Portland Street to Northampton Hadley Amherst Belcher Town Bondville Gilbertville Barre Rutland Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Bertin Hudson Sudbury Reachbottom Wayland Weston Waltham Waverley Belmont Belmont Waverley Waltham Hudson Way to Northampton 1 15 pm and multiple daily departures. Full timetable at stations. James T. Furber D J Flanders general manager and ticket agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Mass
Boston
Causeway Street
Portland Street
Northampton
Hadley
Amherst
Belcher
Bondaville
Gilbertville
Barre
Rutland
Oakdale
West Boylston
Worcester
Clinton
Bertin
Hudson
Sudbury
Reachbottom
Wayland
Weston
Waltham
Waverley
Belmont
Hudson and Way
James T. Furber
D. J. Flanders
Gen’l Pas’r
Central Division Train Schedule Summary
Central Division timetable lists departures from Kneeland Street Station to New York via Fall River Line at 6 pm and numerous daily ranges for Braintree, Middleboro, Brockton, Cohasset, Hingham, East Weymouth, Fall River, Mattapan, Nantasket, Neponset, Newport, Plymouth, Scituate, and other local stops. It notes Sundays and via lines with many irregular times, including via Brockton and Taunton, plus additional trains to Whitman, Wollaston, and West Bridgewater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fesca
Fall River
Boston
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Pilgrim
Bristol
Steaitn
Old State House
J. KR. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Gen’l Pass
L. H. Palmer
Kneeland Street
Braintree
Middleboro
Bridgewater
Brockton
Cohasset and Hingham
Easton
East Bridgewater
Abington
East Milton
Weat Quincy
Enst Weymouth
Weymouth
Sunays
Taunton
Harrison Square
Marshfield and
Seca View
Mattapan and
Milton
Po Nantasket Beach
Neponset
aNew Wedford
P Om
Newport
North Exasten
Stoughton
Randolph
Plymouth
Duxbury
Kockland and
Hanover
Seituate
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Duxbury
Central Station
Dean St
Whitman
South Weymouth
Wollaston Eleizhis
Westridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Cape Cod Ferry Schedule Fragments with Times
Cape Cod division lists station stops with morning departures from Buzzards Bay to Wellfleet. Times include 9.00 am onward, 12 m and 4.15 pm stretches, with several via connections and notes such as via New Bedford and Woods Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Barnstabie
Bou Bournedale
Breter
Cataumet
Chatham
Cot City
New Bedford
Fairha
Almouth
Hyannis
Fiatwich
Morun Beach
Ma Pessett
Marion
Tucket
Woods Hall
Sandwich
Sauvamore
Yarmouth
Moat
Wellfleet
West Barnstable
Wareham
Warmouth
Providence Division Schedule Fragments for Park Square and Neighboring Lines
Fragmented timetable data lists departures and connections from Park Square Station and nearby routes. It includes Sunday and weekday times for several destinations such as Bray, Dodgeville, Foxboro, Jamaica Plain, Attleboro, and Hebre r Wye, with various AM and PM intervals and occasional note of Central and Keslin lines.
Eastern Division Train Timetable for Boston to New England
A dense list of train departures from Boston stations to Amesbury and neighboring towns including Beverly Chelsea Everett Ipswich Marblehead Meccaport and Gloucester with numerous times across the day. Notable destinations include Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Dover Everett Salem and North Conway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Beverly
Hidderford
Chelsea
Dover
Everett
Great Falls
Rochester
Hampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Ipswich
Uynn
Marblehead
Swampscott Braneah
Pathem
Middleton
Vanbury Pett
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsemouth
Mevere
Meckport and
Gloucester Branch
Salem
Also Mentioned on This Page
John E. Welsh
State Street
Boston Markets
Peoria
Hoosac
Graham
C. Barey
Vermont
North Choice
West
New Hampshire
New Brunswick
Island
North
Houlton Hebrons
Houston Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Aroostook
Rose
Hebrons
Burbanks
Virginia
Jersey
J E Carter & Co
Washington Street
Knoxville
Tenn
Roney
Briscoe
Swepson & Co
Rosenberg
Rosenberg, Flexner & Ae Ae
Jonisville
Strong
Bainb Co
Berger, Streng & Lynchburg
Craddock
Terry & Co
Lynchburg
D Witt
Witt & Watkin
J M Goodwar
Goodbar & Corrie
W Jackson
Stern & Jackson
Wis
Markwell
Markwell & Co
Orlando
E Hudnall
E Hudnall & Co
Penn
W & Monroe
Monroe Bros & Co
Peat Tenn
Atadelphia
T C Else
Tr C
Else & Co
J H Schafer
Schafer, Swartz & Co
A T Kelley
Kelley, Goodfellow & Co
A H Clark
J M Vimont
Clark Shoe Co
A Louis
D B Lindsley
Orr & Lindsley Shoe O
St Joseph
Paul Minnae
Gotzan & Co
Erre Haute
E Haven
C D Grins
Terre Baureee
Rodge
W Bell
R H Lane & Nee
Wheeling
L' E McCoy
Vance-Hughes Shoe Mo
W Noyes
Noyes
Norman & Co. Co
French & Sons
Am. Rench
Washington
R Cohen
Sonia
Boston Station
dWorkingmen
Maverhill
Manchestr
Lewiston
Reading and Way
Medican
Humphreys
J. I. Case
Jay Eye
J. Hamlin, Esq
Village Farm
Commodore Kittson
Midway Park
Yeomans, Esq
Princess of Wayne
Cle
A.A
C. B.B
C. C.C
C. D.D
E. J.K
Humphreys’ Homeopathic Med, CO
Fulton Street
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Cambridge
Newsaper
Boston Post
Grorce M. Brook
Esquire
Guid Court
H. Tyler
Register
Railroads
Lowell System
Manchester
N. H
Tom Keene
Peterboro
Hillsboro
Hilllsvere
Wilton
Milford
Greenfield
Walnut Will
Stoneham
Woburn
Slam
Winchester
West Medford
College Hill
Winter Hill
Mass
Reformator
Billerica
Bedford
Lexington
Arlington
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Providence Line
Old Star House
Cape Cod
Park Square
Central
Keslin
Naa
Oes
BRAY
Cantor
Bredham
Dodgeville
Foxboro
Forest H
Nme
O.lo
M. Sund
L.joam
Park
Sag
Ll.ovoek
Providence L Ne
Attleboro
Sun
al Ic
M. Hazelwood
Auy Iar
Rewery Keay
Sunda
Wey
B.zu
Ose
Ahaustier
Mitrope and Mills
Beadville
Roxbury
a _m
Rumford
India Point
Sharon
Sharon Beights
Spring Street
West Roxbury
Blighland
Stoughton Central
Canton
South Walpole
Wrentham
Walnut Hill
Stonehaven
Warren and
Mansfield
Ptaunton
bNew Medford
Norton
Wickford
Fox Point Wharf
Sunem
Maiy Tvs
A My,ndou
Park Square Station
Massachusetts
Reeves
J. W. Richardson
Jd. W. Miller
O. H. Briggs
Philadelphia & Reading R. R
New York Depot
N. J
Liberty St
North River
Boston Connect
A. &. McLeod
C. G. Hancock
Philada
Montreal & West
Pullman
Fitchburg
Sm. Wagner Palace
Allman
Central Vermont
K. KR
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
Agi
Albaza
Jane & 1837
Trenton
Roundbrook
Depot Central R. R
New Jersey
Depot Philadelphia
Reading R. R
Reading R. R., 9Th and Greenests
New England
Toot
Summer Street
Northern Division
Tramingham
Marlboro
von Fayville
Southboro
Belton
Northboro
Leomin
Ater
Pratt’ Junction
R.R
Man’r. Geo. L. Connor
Pase
Concord KH. BK
B. and
N.H
Lund
Ays ML. E. Chamberlin
Sap
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