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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1888

Page

7

Florida Produce Prices and Market Notes

Florida lemons bright at 4 5 per box, Florida choice boxes at 3 3 50, russets 2 3 per box. Grapes quoted with Delawares 4 5c, Catawbas 30, Concords 8c, Niagaras 6c, Dianas 30, Isabellas 24 2c, Salems 4 4 20. Case grapes at 2 50 Delawares, 150 Concords. Tokays 2 per fancy half boxes, 3 50 400 case for choice. Almeria grapes 4 6 50 per bbl. Pears steadier. Louise 2 60 5 50 bbl, Sheldons 4 5 bbl, sane d Anjou 4 6, common 75c 1 ash. Cranberries firm. 8 9 bbl for choice, 6 7 50 for fair to good, 3 case. Natives 5 6 per bbl, York State 3 50 per bbl.

Florida Sane d’'Anjou York State

Truck, Tyee issue at old prices

Old price list for produce including new marrow squash 50c per barrel, squash 75c per barrel, Bay State turban price missing, Savoy cabbage 50c per barrel, onions 1.75 per 2% barrel, Spanish onions per basket, beets 40c per bush, carrots 40c per bush, lettuce 25c per dozen, turnips 40c per box, Russia yellow turnips 1 per barrel, rutabaga per barrel 1, white French turnips 1, tomatoes 1 2 bush box, green tomatoes 35c per box, cauliflowers 1.25 per 150 dozen, celery 2.50 per box, parsnips 60c per bush, eggplant 1.25 per dozen, citron melons 75c per box, pumpkins 75c per, barberries 1.25 per bush.

Bay State Savoy Ca Ea Ca Russia

Provisions Market Moves Across Major Cities

Chicago opens strong then eases as buyers refrained from outside business. Local trader bought January pork at 1250 and sold at 1450 with purchases around 50,000 barrels, about half High-Low-Closing. Prices listed for pork, lard, and beef across New York, St Louis, Cincinnati, and Chicago with steady demand for York products and mixed activity in fresh meats.

Chicago York New York Continent South America St Louis Cincinnati Brighton

New York Cotton Prices Firm as Futures Open and Close Steady

In New York cotton markets prices hold firm with middling uplands at 9 9/16 cents and low middling at 9 9/16. Sales total 269 bales as futures open steady and end firm. Liverpool and other markets show mixed receipts and steady middling ranges, with notable activity in New Orleans, Savannah, and other ports.

New York Ontering Erie Dalés Liverpool Orleans Augusta Galveston New Orleans Great Britain France Mobile Memphis Savannah Continent Charleston Nee Goington Norfolk Philadelphia C. Baltimore Cincinnati St Louis Louisville United States

OW Market and Oil Certificates Reported by Hathaway Higgs & Co

Market notes from J E Carter & Co report closing prices for oil certificates and market actions on Oct 22 and 23, 1888. The firm notes anticipated movements, advice to hold long positions, and mentions a price raid discussion with speculation on next days. Names Hathaway Higgs & Co and Correlated market items are cited.

Elias West Tate Ennai William Aspinwall William I. Bowditch Juliana A. Tappan Ellen A. Hulett Dedham Norfolk Boston Post Boston George Waite Esquire Jonathan Cobb Register Massachus Setts Suffolk Louisa El.dredge Charles H. Norton Joan W. McKia Elijah Glorge Commonwealth OF Massachy James Winning Julia Winning Jolly W. McKim Elijah George Commonwealth OF Massachussetts Middlesex Anna H. Dunilam Cambridge Sald Anna E. Dunham George M. Brooks J. H. Tyler George M. Joy Rebecca Joy Joan W. McKim Ieee Elijah George Commonwealth OF Massachus James Rielley Sudbury Deceas Prentiss Webster Lowell Fsquire Commonwealth OF Massachus Setis Thomas M. Richards Somerville Caroline H. Richards Eee Tyler Patrick J. Dwyer Emma J. Dwyer Nears Sarah Adams Sarah E. G. Stillings

Unclear fragment hints at petroleum market shift

Fragmentary notes mention a possible sympathetic move in petroleum and list numbers such as 887 sales and 1 685 000 units, with references to opening and low terms. No coherent event or entities emerge from the readable text.

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Sugar and Molasses Prices and Market Notes

Sugar prices show no new market elsewhere with raw sugars quoted in varied grades from Cuba to Java and Manila. Refined sugars hold steady with multiple forms, while molasses display steady prices across Ponce Porto Rico, Porto Rico, Barbadoes, and other brands. New York reports no change to note.

Cuba Manilas Lloilos Javas Belmont New York Ponce Porto Rico Barbadoes Cienfuegos Mayaguez

Market notes on hog, cattle and sheep receipts across markets

Kansas City stock yards report strong cattle demand with receipts at 9641 cattle and prices up to 360 to 450 for shipper stock and 175 to 280 for cows. Hog receipts 7699, trade slow with heavies 545 to 555, mediums 535 to 555. Sheep receipts 345, market active at 240 to 385. St Louis hogs steady at 525 to 545, Cincinnati hogs firmer 440 to 560 with 2000 receipts. Chicago cattle steady. beef 5.5 to 5.85, steer 3.10 to 5.25, Texas and Western cattle listed. Hogs receipts 14000, opened steady then lower. heavy 655 to 685, ships 340 to 515. Sheep receipts 4500, natives 8 to 10, Western 3 to 60, Texans 250 to 435, lambs 335 to 500.

Kansas City St Louis Cincinnati Chicago Texas Western Rangers

Mixed Market Quotes Across Commodities

Tatlow notes unsettled markets with city prices at 544c and 44c, 4% c decline. New York firm with city sales at 5% sc. New York Rio coffee softer, fair cargoes at 15% c. Western whiskey prices listed Chicago 120 dollars, Cincinnati 114, St Louis 114. turpentine New York closed 46c rosin 97 2c. petroleum 65s 74 4c with RSW 7% ec and cases 94 ec.

New York City Rio Chicago Cincinnati St Louis

Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report Oct 1888

Market notes show limited fancy stock with prices, beef and store cattle listed, Western steers and oxen sold, sheep market glutted as butchers buy on own terms. Lambs and sheep prices quoted. several sellers including Cowell Gosselyn Pollard and E Smith reported.

W H Bardwell Springfield DA Abbe H W Robinson HI Pierce P Cowell F Gosselyn R P Pollard E Smith

Imports and Exports at Port Hawkesbury 1888 List

Shipping ledger from Charlottetown to Halifax and Pictou records Worces ter and other vessels loading eggs butter mackerel potatoes and berries. Numerous firms such as Barclay & co Bartlett Lyman & co Green & co Hinckley Ayers & co Hutchinson Morrison A W Mead & co Stimpson Murray & co and many more supply 100s of barrels cases crates bales and boxes of eggs mackerel potatoes plums butter and other goods. Entries cover 28 bbis mackerel 56 cases eggs 91 do 10 bbls potatoes and extra items like machinery seeds and household effects. The document enumerates consignors and quantities across multiple shippers and goods.

Port Hawkesbury Charlottetown Pei Halifax Picyou Worcester Barclay & Co Bartlett, Lyman & Co Cutler Oliver Deazle Frances Drayton J Ferguson Green & Co Griffin & Co Hinckley, Ayers & Co EF Hutchinson & Eco Morrison A & O W Mead & Co Rockwell & Son Mackerel ET Russell & Co Simpson Skilton & Co Slayton & Boynton A Wyman Pictou Delong & Seaman Thomas Graham Jonathan Bigelow & Co Bowles & Co Chisholm Eastern Development Co John McKinnon Ellis & Co Salmon Emery & Co Martin Grier E Hinds Howley J B McNutt John Perkins Henry Reid Kendall & Co T Russell & Co

Exports, Oct 23 1888 Burg on NF and Atlantic ports

Shipping report lists cargoes from Schooner Branksea and Frances Z at Clementport Yarmouth and London via Halifax. Items include flour pork kerosene oil cornmeal refined oil furniture hardware lumber and numerous packaged goods with quantities in barrels sacks boxes crates and bags.

Burgeo Branksea Clementsport Frances Z Yarmouth London Eng Halifax

Staple Stock Listings From 1888 Boston and Grand Junction Railroads

A fragment lists staple goods with quantities and units for Boston and Grand Junction railroads dated Oct 23, 1888. Items include wool, cornmeal, corn, oats, malt, barley, various meats and dairy, eggs, beans, apples, potatoes, hay, straw, leather, hides, skins, bales and sacks, and flour.

Boston & A Eee Grand Junction Railroad

Vast 19th century freight tally across multiple railroads

A sprawling OCR list records tonnage and quantities moving via Boston and Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, tehburg, Boston and Maine, and related lines. Items include oats, beef, lard, tea, coffee, leather, hides, timber, flour, and numerous bales and cases, with hundreds of cars, tubs, barrels, and crates noted.

Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony New York & New England Railroad Tehburg Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Western Division Lowell System Express Sea

Foreign Markets Report Shows Quiet London and Liverpool Prices

London and Liverpool markets note quiet demand for wheat and corn with ample cargoes. California wheat prices quoted at 41s 6d to 41s 9d. Liverpool spot wheat and corn inactive. receipts and quotings list multiple regions and futures for October to February. Antwerp and Paris markets also report unchanged or quiet conditions across wheat and flour.

London Mark Lane California Liverpool Great Britain England Antwerp Paris

Boot and Shoe Buyers Visit Across Numerous Cities

A long list of buyers and firms from Addison New York to San Francisco California and many midwestern cities converges on the shoe trade. Names include Farnham Gramling Everett Perry Smith Brown Oehmig Benckenstein Gates Manss Leonard Farnum Cuilter Buford Howell Dixon Bertsch Kranz Hendricks Arnold McMillan Weaver Goodbar Carrington Murray Richardson Hollins Throne Kirkendall Huston Blasland Mackey Schafer Clark Noyes Jacobs Humphrey Lane Taylor and McCoy among others. The catalog notes firms from Gramling Spalding & Jo J Gates & Co Dixon Mackey Co and many more representing a wide geographic spread.

Addison W Farnham Bae Ga R Gramling Gramling, Spalding & Jo Atlanta S Everett MC & J Kiser & Co H W Perry Perry-Mason Shoe O Tre Bloomington D Smith Singhaimton T M Brown Lester & Co Chattanooga Tenn G Oehmig Oehmig Johnson & Co Nernema Tei Benckenstein J Benckenstein & Co Cincinnati J Gates J Gates & Co L Manss Manss Bros’ Boot and Shoe Co G Leonard G Leonard & Co Raw Chicago I P Farnum I P Farnum & C F M Fargo H Fargo & Co Prouty Prouty & Co Chillicothe E Cuilter Miller, Culter & Co Dallas Tex T Buford Buford, Porter & Co S J Howell Blankenship & Blake Co Re. Dubuque Sears G& Hinkle Hinkle, Nisbet & Jo Evansville Ind L Dixon Dixon, Mackey & Co A. Gallipolis H Andrews J Dagest Galveston F Breath PJ Willis & Brere A Blum L& H Blum Grand Rapids Mich C Bertsch Rindge, Bertsch & Co Honesdale Penn H Kranz Indianapolis K Hendricks Hendricks & Cooper B Arnold IB Arnold & Bro E McMillan McMillan Hazen Go G Raserath A Henson Haynes, Henson & Jo Mansfield Baseyels Throne Adams, Throne P Kirkendall Kirkendall, Jones & O Flatsburg Huston Schmertz & Co Portsmouth F Richardson Russell, Richardson & Titus Philadelphia Bainbridge G Grieb Grieb & Sons Portland Ore Akin Akin, Selling & Co Uincy Blasland Blasland & Co Edalia Mackey San Antonio Longini St Louis J H Schafer Schafer, Swarts & Co

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