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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1888
Page
7
Market tones are easy with mixed quotes across wheat and corn regions. No 2 red cash leads, futures active yet prices softened. spot oats and barley show steady demand, while rye and molasses markets hold firm.
The butter market remains firm with steady demand between creameries and ice house stock. Prices for Western creameries run 26 27c, with premium brands higher. Western and Vermont creamery varieties show varied price ranges, while dairy butter sales stay quiet with most at 22 23c. Egg and cheese markets also cited, noting strong cheese prices and fair egg demand amid abundant receipts.
The steamer rare is due with Jamaica bananas for G H Harding. The steamer Lorenzo D Baker is due Oct 25 from Jamaica with bananas oranges and cocoanuts for the Boston Fruit Company.
Fruit firm Harris and Co sold Almeria grapes at auction today for 2455 per barrel. Snow and Co to auction Friday 1839 barrels and 633 half barrels Almeria grapes and 200 boxes Malaga lemons. Apple receipts remain large with common lots, choicer varieties in fair supply, prices steady. Florida oranges expected Monday, lemons from Messina, Palermo, Maori, Sorrento, Jamaica oranges quoted. Grape receipts large with steady prices across varieties. case grapes priced. Pear market steady. cranberries rising on buyer’s market. quinces quiet with ample supply.
The market remains well supplied with steady demand. Prices per bundle or box include New marrow squash 50c, turban squash 75c, Bay State turban 1 P per barrel, Savoy cabbage 50c per bundle, cabbages 4.5 per 100, red cabbage 1.26 per barrel, onions 1.75 to 2.00 per 200 bundles, Spanish onions 2 per basket, beets 0.40 per bush, lettuce 0.50 per head, turnips 0.40 per box, Russia yellow turnips 1 per barrel, rutabaga turnips 1 per barrel, white French turnips 1, green corn 1.25 per barrel, tomatoes 0.50 to 1 per bush or box, green tomatoes 0.35 per box, cauliflowers 1.25 to 1.50 per dozen, celery 2 per box, parsnips 0.60 per bush, egg plant 1.25 per dozen, citron melons 0.75 per box, spinach 0.85 per bush box, pumpkins 0.71 per barrel, barberries 1.25 per bush.
Chicago provisions show activity with hog receipts light, hinting at higher prices. West markets stay steady, sustaining demand for pork products and a firm beef tone amid quiet, varied regional pricing across Chicago, St Louis, and Cincinnati with notable lard and bacon values and mixed fresh meats demand.
Hog and cattle markets at Stock Yards Kansas City report cattle receipts 4652. Market described as steady with trades continuing at current price levels amid ongoing demand from buyers and packers.
Across major markets receipts show hogs and cattle steady to lower. Chicago and St Louis report dull trade with hogs weak and cattle trading lower. Peoria and Cincinnati see lighter demand and price declines. Texas and Western cattle and lambs show mixed values amid soft retail demand.
The report notes quiet New York cotton with upland middling at 9 1 16 cents and sales of 186 bales, plus futures opening steady and closing steady. It also covers Liverpool spot demand at 5 16-16d for middling up lands, with 12,000 bales traded and 3,000 American bales, plus a long table of global receipts, exports, and stocks across major U S ports and railways.
Sugar markets show quiet activity with raw sugar bids steady and refined sugar in steady demand. Listings include Cuba refined qualities at 6 9 c per pound, Javas Nos 10 to 11 at 6 614 c, and granulated at 7 c. New York raw sugars dull, molasses firm with active demand and various ports quoting 22 38 c per gallon for fresh offerings.
Markets show uneven activity with varied quotes. Coffee and rum trade subdued while whiskey prices hold firm in Chicago and St Louis. Turpentine and petroleum sectors show mixed closes with resin and tar noted at several regional centers.
The list details brig Water Witch a 60 ton vessel with logwood 258000 and various cargoes inclines limes, eggs, fresh fish, codfish, herring, cranberries, and woollen goods. Other consignments include Yarmouth steamer cargoes of eggs, potatoes, fish, and butter from multiple firms, and shipments from Hull England including hides, woollen waste, irons, timber, and glass wares. Names of firms such as Green Knuebel J G Hall F L Clements Delong Seaman Endicott Macomber and several others are recorded with quantities and items.
Maritime trade report from Halifax lists schooners Lizzie Wharton and Dione exporting cargoes including oil, pine lumber, spruce panels, flour, and dyes. Vessels sail from Pictou and Souris regions with quantities noted for each load.
The report itemizes rail shipments of staples dated Oct 18, 1888. Boston & Albany lines show cotton, wool, flour, cornmeal, corn, oats, peas, feed, lard, pork, tea, butter, cheese, eggs, beans, hams, and miscellaneous goods. Grand Junction and Boston & Providence lines list sacks, cornmeal, oats, peas, feed, beef, bacon, and wool, with scattered quantities.
Foreign markets report quiet trading across London and Liverpool with wheat in good supply and weak demand. Wheat prices steady to down, corn firm in places, and futures dull in London. Anticipated declines noted in spot wheat. Paris and Antwerp show subdued activity.
A long OCR list catalogs boot and shoe buyers by city and firm across multiple states, naming hundreds of firms and individuals such as G W Farnham, J A Smith, W W Draper, H W Perry, I D Smith, A B George, Drake, J Gates, H M Richardson, A G Leonard, W A McGraw, G L Dixon, J K Orr, Buford, W Rosenberg, J M Davidson, C McDougall, Dunn Salmon, A H Clark, D B Lindsley, W C Stribling, C W Noyes, W A French, and many others tied to various firms and cities. The fragmentary passage appears to be a directory-like roster of shoe manufacturers and dealers with scattered locations including Addison NY, Atlanta GA, Chicago IL, Columbus GA, Cincinnati OH, Detroit MI, Evansville IN, Nashville TN, St Louis MO, Syracuse NY, and more, indicating a national business network in the boot and shoe trade.
Wallet compact and convenient record book printed and indexed for the year. Available for sale by Aaron Kk Gay & Co at 122 State Street.
On October 18 1888 Judge George M Brooke issued a warrant against the estate of insolvent debtor Benjamin C Haskell of Arlington Middlesex forbidding payment transfer or delivery of his property. A creditors meeting to prove debts and appoint assignees will be at Cambridge Court of Insolvency on November 8 1888 at 9 00 am, Deputy Sheriff Samuel W Tucker acting as Messenger.
A court of insolvency issues a warrant against Patrick E Murray of Boston Suffolk insolvent debtor forbidding debt payments or property transfers. Creditors meet October 26, 1888 at 2 PM in the Probate building Court Square Boston to prove debts and appoint assignees. Sheriff John B Fitzpatrick signs.
Boston and Albany Railroad schedules list departures from Boston Kneeland Street and the Boston Station for Springfield, Pittsfield, Albany, and the West. Trains leave at 5, 7.15, 8.30, 11 am, 2.50, 6.30, and 9.15 pm with daily 3 pm service. Connections at Pittsfield and Palmer are noted with exceptions on Sundays, plus express options and through tickets via 232 Washington Street Boston.
Cape Cod division timetable lists multiple routes from Leave Kneeland Street Station to Buzzards Bay with times such as 8.15 am start, 9.00 am, 12m, and 4.15 pm, covering Barnstable Bourne and many Cape towns including Chatham Fairhaven Harwich Wellfleet and Provincetown. schedules show departures at 9.00 am and 4.15 pm from numerous stops, with connections via New Bedford Woods Hall and other hubs.
A dense OCR fragment lists Providence Division service from Park Square Station to multiple lines and towns with numerous times, Sundays exceptions, and routes including Attleboro Canton Junction Readville and Mydea Park. It lists schedules with trains per day, weekend reductions, and notes like additional trains and Central division reference.
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