Markets Steady Across Grains And Hops In Multiple Cities
Rye markets firm in New York and Milwaukee with mixed prices for No 1 and No 2 grades. Barley and malt join stable demand, Canada and State varieties priced per bush. Millfeed and middlings show quiet spot trade with moderate demand. Cottonseed meal steady with old and new lots quoted. hops quiet with 1888 New York choice at 28 to 30 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peoria
Chicago
St Louis
Milwaukee
Canada
Michigan
Bush
Choice
Grocery Market Sees Steady Butter and Dairy Prices
Butter quotes hold firm with Western and Vermont lines amid strong New York and Chicago markets. Cheese and eggs show firm prices while beans, grass seeds, potatoes, and poultry demand vary. overall market conditions remain steady with receivers’ and jobbing prices noted.
Banana Steamer Arrives With Jamaica Bananas for Boston Firm
The steamer Lorenzo D Baker is due Oct 25 from Jamaica with bananas oranges and cocoanuts for the Boston Fruit Company. The steamer ace is due with Jamaica bananas for G H Hardle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banana Steamers
Ace
Jamaica
G H Hardle
Lorenzo D Baker
Boston Fruit Company
Florida oranges first consignment to Curtis & Co by Savannah steamer
The market report notes shipments and auctions for fruits and produce. Curtis & Co to receive Florida oranges next Monday from the Savannah steamer. H Harris & Co to auction 220 bbls Almeria grapes Thursday. Snow & Co auction Friday with multiple lots including California and Almeria grapes and Malaga lemons. Bananas from Marmion steamer arrive from Jamaica. prices for bananas and coconuts listed. oranges not sold. Market tone described as weak for fruit and unsettled, with prices quoted for apples, lemons, grapes, pears, cranberries, and quinces, and case values given for Delawares and Concords.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis & Co
Florida
Savannah
H Harris & Co
Almeiia
Snow & Co
California
Almeria
Malaga
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
New England
Hubbardstons
Messina
Palermo
Niagaras
Hartfords
Dianas
Isabellas
Marthas
Salems
Brightons
Concords
Louise Bonne de
York State
Market notes from truck price list on produce
Market unchanged with quotes for marrow wash 50c per barrel turban squash 75c per barrel Bay State turban 1 dollar per barrel Savoy cabbage 50c per barrel cabbages 4 5 100 count red cabbage 125 per barrel onions 175 200 per barrel 75c bush Spanish onions 2 dollars per basket beets 40c bush carrots 40c bush lettuce 50c per dot turnips 40c box Russia yellow turnips 1 7 per barrel rutabaga turnips 1 per barrel white French turnips 1 green corn 125 per barrel tomatoes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State
Russia
Market Prices From A Rural Stand Report
A fragmented price list shows produce and packaging terms with various per unit prices. Items include green tomatoes cauliflowers celery parsnips citron melons spinach and barberries with prices noted per bush per box or per dozen barbers or other small units.
Provisions Market and Meat Prices Report
Chicago market figures show open high low and closing quotes for Oct through Jan on pork lard and meats. Prices across cities like New York Chicago St Louis Cincinnati reflect steady to dull demand, with fresh beef and pork quotations, and varied lard and shoulder values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Park
New York
City Extra India
City
Continent
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Oil Market Report from J E Carter & Co
The market has been dull but steady with shipments good and prices expected to rise. Western operators were buyers at the close as reports from Hathaway Higgins & Co indicate prices firm and sales reached 1,015,000 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ahs Celedies Cribs Lewk Messrs Hathaway, Higgins & Co
Exchange Place
Watertown
Maine
Moulton
Connecticut
Hog and cattle markets across major cities
Kansas City stockyards show active demand with cattle and hog prices mixed. Chicago and St Louis report softer hogs while beef prices hold or rise. Texas, Western and native cattle auction results vary by category, with large receipts and substantial shipments noted in Chicago and Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Western Rangers
New York Cotton Quiet and Liverpool Trade Report
Cotton markets show New York steady with upland middling around 95 cents per pound and futures opening and closing steady. Liverpool market reports good demand with 15,000 bales traded and American receipts and stock tallies across ports. Boston Watertown Brighton cattle market recaps accompany the cotton notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sescecveces Bsc
Cercersss
Liverpool
Orleans
Augusta
Galveston
Organs
Tm BC
New Orleans
Continent
Mobile
Memphis
Middge
Savannah
Geperwine
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Great Britain
Philadelphia
Baltimore
France
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
United States
Sugar and Molasses Prices Steady for Refined Goods
Sugar and molasses market report notes sugar raw prices dull and unchanged with Cuba fair to good refining at 542cc and 98 test, Manilas at 4s 5c, Iloilos at 4 4/4 ac, Javas Nos Lo to 11, 648 6Mc. Refined sugars in good demand at a steady level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
Mloilos
Javas
Nos Lo
Market Report: Molasses Prices and New York Rates Steady
Prices quoted include pulverized 8 percent sugar, powdered 8 cents, granulated 7 percent, confectioners 7 and Bellmont 7. Extra C 6 4? cents, yellow 64? cents. Wholesale granulated at 7 cents. New York raw inactive. refined steady. Molasses firm with active demand. Porto Rico and Barbadoes quotes given. New York unchanged in tone and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Miscellaneous Market Quotes From New York Chicago and More
Tallow markets show irregularity at nominal prices with city at 5 and country values around 4 1/2 to 4 3/4 cents. Coffee demand in New York Rio strong with fair cargoes and steady bid asks. Turpentine and rosin prices in New York hold steady with mixed cents, petroleum ranges noted in New York trading with RSW at five to seven cents and cases around 9 1/2 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
New York
Rio
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Farrell and Melynn sell cattle in mixed lots at various weights
Farrell and Melynn sold ten steers with averages around 1200 and 1250 pounds across several lots. Prices ranged from 4 to 5 dollars per hundredweight, with multiple due counts and different lot sizes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Breck & Wood
Dow & Moulton
J A Hathaway
Whipple & Farnham
Ricker & Son
Moulton
JB Sargent
Brighton Yards
Farrell & Melynn
Imports and Exports. Oct 17 1888 Antwerp listing
A detailed OCR of import and export cargoes across Atlantic ports. Steamer De Ruyter and ships from Carter Bros, Marshall Son, Horace Partridge, Baring Bros, J B Moors, and others carry roots, flowers, paper, toys, window glass, mineral water, meats, oils, wines, coffee, porcelain, leather, iron girders, hides, grease, cement, coal, and many crates and cases. Entries cover Boston, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Port Antonio notes with numerous firms and goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
White, Son & Co
Moors & Co
Baring Bros & Co
Kidder. Peabody & Co
Weeks & Potter
Louis Wolf & Co
Elinley & Co
Ives, Bellamy & Co
Pickert & Co
Odiorne & Co
Glasgow
Scot
Corean
Allan
Booth & Co
F Townsend
Jones Bros
Granite Falconer & Marnock
Jordan, Marsh & Co
James Coats & Co
Milne & Co
Waldo Bros & Co
Mackintire, Lawrie & Co
Bird & Co
Despatch Transportation Co
Ford
Twitchell, Champlin & Co
Sargent, Lord & Skillen
Davidson & Co
Biles Flax J R Leeson & Co
Liverpool
Eng
Lown
Naylor & Co
Thomas Groom & Co
Moors & Eco
Brown Bros & Co
Jere Abbott & Co
Wethereil Bros
Hartley
Smith & Wesson
James Skinner
Brown, Durrell & Co
Shepard
Norwell & Co
King & Co
Stone & Downer
Kanawha Despatch Co
Snow & Co
Steaner
French & So
Theo Metcalf & Co
Sherburne
Charles P Richardson
G ‘Tanson & Co
E & F King & Co
Jacobus
Linder & Meyer
L& DS Riker
William Burgess
Seccomb, Kehew & Sons
Washburn & Moon Man
Sley & Gray
Port Antonio
Jam
Boston
Maritime cargo ledger of ships and shipments scanned
A fragmentary tally lists goods carried by multiple ships in St John Sydney Weymouth Metegahan Weymouth Granville Ferry Annapolis Port Williams and Liverpool ports. Items include flour, meal, lard beef pork oats corn oil tobacco cotton sacks boxes and various commodities with quantities and vessel names such as Norseman Belmont Belmont Cephalonia and Magnum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST John
Weymouth
Ashton
Liverpool
Eng
Norseman
Belmont
Granville Ferry
Annapolis
Florence Christine
Port Williams
Atwood
Cephalonia
Staple Deliveries Across Railroads in Oct 1888
A detailed ledger from October 17, 1888 lists Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Boston & Providence, Old Colony, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Boston & Maine Eastern and Western Divisions, and Lowell System lines. It records wool, flour, oats, cornmeal, corn, peas, hides, butter, cheese, eggs, apples, hay, lumber, leather, tallow, beef, hams, grease, tea, wine, beans, potatoes, bacon, peat, and other staple goods in bales, barrels, cases, and cars across multiple railroads. Major quantities include 34,300 bush corn, 46,800 bush cornmeal, 19-21 bbls various items, and thousands of bales and barrels across lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Lowell
Rail and rail freight schedule and rates listing
Freight items by express and sea totals include lumber hay leather hides skins and apples with counts like 102 casks 286 bdls and 117 cars. schedules list York Marbor Beach E R stations with times from 9 am to 11.15 pm and Saugus Branch and other towns with numerous daily and Sunday trains and connecting services for Workingmen's trains on Thursdays and Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
York Marbor & Beach E.R
Saugus
Swamonscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
London and Liverpool Grain Markets Hold Steady Amid Demand Slump
International market reports show wheat and corn prices firm in London and Liverpool with subdued demand. Wheat futures remained steady for upcoming months while corn stayed mostly. Paris prices quiet but flour firmer as French markets edge higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
California
Liverpool
Paris
Boston and Maine City Ticket Office Trains Schedule 1888
A historical timetable lists through trains of Boston and Maine to western and eastern divisions. Stops include Augusta Haymarket, Causeway Street, Bangor Bar Harbor St John Halifax and the Provinces, Eastport Calais, Mockinland Castine Southwest Bar Harbor, Lewiston Manchester Concord North Conway Portland and lines with Haymarket and Causeway Street stations daily and Monday Wednesday Friday steamers from Portland and Knox & Lincoln railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Haymarket St
Causeway St
Bangor
Bar Harbor
St. John
Halifax
Haymarket
Manchester
Oncord Hi. BA
North—Haymarket Sq
North Conway- Haymarket S Q
Portland—Haymarket Sq
Maine Central
Grand Trunk
Knox & Lincoln Railways
Haymarket Sq
Western Division Trains From Boston in Early Schedule
Trains depart Boston Station for towns including Alton Kay Rochester Farmington Andover and Dover with numerous times listed. The schedule covers numerous routes via Georgetown Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Salem Wilmington and surrounding lines with many morning and evening departures across multiple stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Kay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Dover
Anvers
Exeter
Great Falls
Haverhill
Georgetown
Mennebank
Biddeford
Saco
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Lpm Lewell
Malden
Medford
Slam
Melrose Mighlands
Melrose
Merrimac
North Andover
Newburyport
Reading
Salem
Ake Ueld
Wilmington
Trains Leave Boston for Eastern Division Stops Listed
Eastern Division schedules show trains from Boston Causeway Street to Amesbury Beverly Chelsea and many other cities with varied departure times throughout the day. Regions include Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Dover Everett Lynn Marblehead Middleton and Portsmouth with several late evening services and several lines marked with data errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Division
Boston Station
Causeway Street
Amesbury
Beverly
Biddetor
Chelsea
Great Falls
Rochester
Mampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Epswicch
Lynn
Marblehead
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Powemereer
Berth Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Mockport and
Gloucester Branch
Salem
Boston Station Through Service Schedule Summary
Bowell system on Causeway Street lists daily through routes from Boston to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville and many more with multiple departures including 8 30 am 11 am 1 pm 7 pm. Key connections include Centre Harbor Wolfeboro North Woodstock and Pennigewas sett Valley Branch with 9 am and 1 pm and 7 pm options. Montreal via River Junction and Montreal Boston Air Line shows 9 am and 7 pm, plus a daily pm Montreal and Fabyan's train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
White River Junction
St. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Passumpsic
Wells River
Claremont
Montvelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
S. Albans
Montreal
the River
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Kneeland Street
Framingham and
Marlboro
Fayville
Southboro
Melton
Noearthboro
Clinton
Leominster
Pitchburg
Pratt's Junction
Boston
Old Colony
Er.r
Old State
R. Kendrick
Man’r. Geo. L. Connor
Pass
LOCAL SERVICE TIMETABLE FOR BOSTON TO NEW ENGLAND AREAS
Timetable lists trains from Boston Causeway Street to towns in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. It details multiple daily departures and arrivals for Manchester, Concord, Nashua, Woburn, Lexington, Arlington, Stoneham, Winchester, Lowell, Lawrence, and routes to Central Mass divisions serving Northampton Hadley Amherst and Worcester. Names James T. Furber and J. Flanders are shown as officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Manchester
Concord
N. H
Tom. Keene
Peterboro
Hillsboro
Wilton
Milford
Amherst
Greenfield
Nashua
Lewell
Ju. Billerica
Walnut Hill
Stoneham
Wooburn
Lam
Winchester
Weeat Medford
iLibp
College Hill
Winter Hil
Mass
Billerica
Kredford
Lexington
Arlington
Bedford
Washua
Lowell
Lawrence
Stoneham and Way
Lexington and Way
Woburn and Way
Winchester and Wary
Montreal
I. E Express
Central Mass. Division
Boston Station
Causeway Street
Portland Street
Northampton
Hadley
Belchertown
Bondaville
Gilbertville
Barre
Rutland
Oakdale
West Boyleton
Worcester
Clinton
Berlin
Madson
Sudbury
Rockbottom
Wayland
Weston
Waltham
Waverley
Belmont
Hudson and Way
James T. Furber
J. Flanders
Gen’l Pas
Central Division Timetable With Extensive Stops Listed
A dense roster of train times and stops across the Central Division including Sincere Tom Ashmont and numerous towns such as Braintree Middleboro Brockton Cohasset Nantasket Beach East Weymouth Fall River Taunton Whitman Wollaston Heights and West Bridgewater with numerous Sunday and weekday schedule variations and cross references to Providence Division additional trains See Prov Div
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Division
Kneeland Street
New York
Fall River
Tes Sincere
Tom Ashmont
Braintree
Middleboro
Bridgewater
Brockton
Cohasset and Hincham
Aston
East Bridgewater Abington
East Milton
Quincy
East Weymouth
Weymouth
Taunton
Suanays
Warrison Square
Marshfield and
Sea View
Mattapan and
Milton
Csiddleboro
Nantasket Beach
Neponset
Bedford
Newport
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Flymouth
Abington
Duxbury
Guimey
Heockland and
Hanover
Seituate
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Duxbury
Central Station
Dean St
Whitman
South Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
West Bridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Cape Cod Ferry Schedules and Times by Towns
List of Cape Cod division ferry times showing towns Buzzards Bay through Wellfleet with departures at 9.00 am and varying final arrivals around 4.15 pm. Several entries include 12m, 4.15 pm, and special routes via New Bedford Woods Hall Provincetown Woods Hall. Some lines are garbled but indicate a regional timetable with town by town departures and connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Barnstabie
Bourn Bournedale
Brewer
Cataumet
Chatham
Cotta
City
New Bedford
Fairhave
Harmouth
Hyannis
Harwich
Menume Beach
Matt Beisett
Marion
Natucket
Woods Hall
Provine Town
Sandwich
Laramere
Yarmouth
Vymont
Wellfleet
West Barnstabie
Aim
Yareham
Parmouth
Providence Division Train Schedules Overview
A dense list of train times and routes for Providence division lines including Park Square Station New Work Shore Line Attleboro Beyiston Central Koslindalte Moxbury and many others with numerous weekday and Sunday services. The entry reads as a timetable dump with numerous times and stations across multiple branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
Shore Line
Providence
Attleboro
Beyiston
Central and Koslindalte
Dedham
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Vermont
Eastern Creamery
Eastern Creamery Extra
Western Creamery Extra
Elgin
Elgin Creamery
Western Creamery
Laverece
North Choice
West
New Hampshire
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Island
Eastern
Western
North
Jersey
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Aroostook
Vermont Hebrons
Burbanks
East Swale
Brighton
J E Carter & Co
Washington Street
Boston Post
George J. Fox
Walker’s Bazaar
Walling
Northfield
W H Monroe
Hollis & Co
J S Henry
W Scollans
Hall & Son
R Brown
J i Hosmer
EC Libby & Son
J A
Whinple & Larnham
E Hatch
Brace
HG Clements
E Blanchard
E A Bailey
Winthrop
Kennebec
H C Burleigh
R B Shepherd
S C Libby & Son
Richardson
Weiler. & Nee
Ib&b Sargent
E L Libby
Weller & Hanigan
J . Libby
N Monroe
Lynn and
Way
Portland
aVia Saugus
South Reading
Haymarket Square
Crocker, Burbank & GO
Fitchburg, Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad City
State Street
éWorkingmen
Bover
Sam
Lewiston
Weading and Way
Railroads
Fall River Line
Providence Line
Old State Pust
Bowell System
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Pilgrim
Bristol
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Gen’l Pass
L. H. Palmer
Park Square Station
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Beever
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
C. H. Briggs
Gen. Pass
Montreal & West
Ondetianic
Vosmmont
Shorcest
OokiFoRt
SAF
Aont
Central Vermont K. RK
Washington
Philadelphia & Reading R. BR
York Depot
N. J
Liberty St
Boston Connect
Bagton @enots
A. A. McLeod
Piuags
Ltra
Ntancock
Gen
Philada
Parlor and Pallman
Trenton
Bound Brook
Depot Central R. R
New Jersey
Depot Philadelphia
Reading R. R
Uth and Greenests
Ae Ee
Cape Cod
Tou, Rao En An
LULU
Liev
Dak Qrk
Tiassa Ee
Neetu
Seos Eer
Bodgeville
Forest Hills
ROK Rana
Sun
Bam
Pawtucket
Eadville
Moxbury
Amford
UN India Point
Spring Street
West Roxbury
Enghland
Stoughton Central
Canton
South Walpole
Wrentham
Warner Hill
Stonehaven
Warren and
Ent
Mansfield
V Taunton
bNew Bedford
Norton
Wickford
Fox Point Wharf
J. Lu
Hebrenville
Hyde Park
Lays
Jamaica Plain
Mt. Hope and
Clars
Concord Ker. K
N.H
He Chamlerli
Sant
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