Market Recap of Flour and Grains Across U S Cities
The report shows mixed grain futures with weak to steady demand. Flour and rye flour vary by region with dull to quiet demand. Chicago, St Louis, Milwaukee, and New York show receipts and shipments totals. Wheat prices rise modestly. oats and corn display steady to soft pricing amid regional activity and call quotes.
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State
Chicago
Minnesota
St Louis
Milwaukee
New York
Minneapolis
Bush
Shipents
Bard
Northern
Ber
Detroit
Healta
Toledo
Baltimore
Paninamin. Com
Peoria
Eoria
Po Ag Fsa
Lindas
C. Peoria
De.mae
Butter Market Holds Firm With Strong Demand Across Regions
Butter market remains firm with steady to higher prices for various creamery grades. Western creameries quote 26 27c, Northern 27 28c, and ample creameries available around 24 25c. New York and Liverpool zones show steady to active demand, while cheese remains quiet and buyer-favored with early made cheese at about 10 10 4c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
St Louis
Milwaukee
Peoria
Canada
Michigan
Bush
Choice
Vermont
Eastern Creamery
Western
Elgin Creamery
Eastern Dairy
Liverpool
North Choice
West, LLC
Sage
France
New Hampshire
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Island
York State
California
West
North
Jersey
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Aroostook
Vermont Hebrons
Burbanks
Hebrons
Virginia
Norfolk
Cuba
Manilas
Uoilos
Javas
Ponce
Porto Rico
Barbadoes
Cienfuegos
Mayaguez
Rio
Louis
North, West and New York Cheese Prices and Market Notes
Ohio markets show mixed quotes for cheese eggs and beans with varied regional demand. Liverpool and New York indicate steady to firm cheese, eggs remain abundant, beans demand good, and grass seeds potatoes and poultry reports reflect steady to soft activity alongside shifting grape basket practices and early Florida fruit arrivals.
Chicago Markets Report Mixed With Pork Lard Beef and Hogs
Chicago markets show weakness in pork commodities with lower futures and steady to firm pork prices. Hogs hold steady while lard softens, and beef futures stay quiet with mixed regional price moves across Chicago, New York, and St Louis markets.
Trade prices for produce in quirked old market listing
Old market listing shows varied quotes for squash cabbage onions beets carrots lettuce turnips and other produce. Prices are given as per bushel barrel box or dozen with values ranging from 25c to $2 and including items like tomatoes cauliflowers and celery.
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Bay State
Russia
Fruit and Banana Market Report From Open Auction
FRUIT, H Harris & Co sold at auction today Almeria graves at 220,450 per bbl. Their sale day will include 400 boxes Florida oranges and 300 boxes Florida lemons. Apples market steady. receipts large and prices low with marks listed for several varieties. Bananas arrive via Lorenzo D Baker with 7900 bunches, 1200 bbls oranges and 70,000 cocoanuts. prices given for No 1s, 8-hands, No 2s. Cocoanuts no terms. oranges not reported. Grape market well supplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Almeria
Florida
Jamaica
Messina
Palermo
Louise Bonne
York State
Virginia
H Harris & Co
Almeria Graves
Hubbardstons
Nova Scotia
New York Cotton Markets Hold Steady Amid Mixed Futures
Cotton prices in New York steady with middling at 9 9 16 cents and low middling at 9 5 16 cents. Futures opened steady and closed steady as Liverpool and other U.S. markets show mixed receipts, exports, and stocks across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis, Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk, Westport, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Cincinnati, St Louis, and Louisville with varied demand and activity.
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New York
Ccocscecsee
C.scccses
Osee
Liverpool
Orleans
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Great Britain
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wimington
Norfolk
Westolt
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Continent
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
France
United States
Oil Market Report and Prices from Oct 1888
Furnished by J E Carter & Co, the report covers oil market activity with closing prices for pipeline and cottonseed oil certificates on Oct 24 1888 and Oct 25 1888. Hathaway Higgins & Co note good selling near close with expected price reaction tomorrow. Also included are sugar and molasses quotations with refined and raw sugar ranges and molasses pricing from New York and Port Rico offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essevce
Messrs Hathaway, Higgins & Co
Exchange Place
Hog and cattle markets across St Louis and peers
Market summary shows hogs in St Louis easier with ranges for Yorkers and packers, Peoria steady, stockyards in Kansas City slow but steady with firm hog prices and varied steer and cow values, and Cincinnati reports fair demand for hogs with mixed prices. Receipts noted for cattle, hogs, and sheep across locations with price bands and regional activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
Peoria
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Livestock Market Report From Chicago and Texas
Receipts and shipments show varied demand across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle prices: beeves 38 to 39 dollars, stockers and feeders around 210, cows and bulls about 120, Texas cattle 150. Hogs: receipts light, deliveries steady to 580 555, weights and classes fluctuating. Lambs quoted near 38 to 60 dollars, westerns and natives range 2.75 to 3.80 per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
Market notes on commodities and prices across cities
Tallow and coffee quotes show steady to active movement with New York markets firm in whiskey, turpentine, rosin, and petroleum prices. Richmond and Cincinnati report firm whiskey at 114 dollars, while rosin and tar trade around 97 42 cents and 102 dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
New York
Imports and Exports October 25 1888 Bahia and Liverpool Trade
A detailed list of imports and exports from Bahia to Boston and Liverpool, listing steamer arrivals, goods such as sugar, plate glass, sardines, bleaching powders, yarn, and various provisions. Notable entries include Bark Resort sugar, Steamer Bulgaria shipments, and numerous firms like Baring Bros, Wing & Evang, Hardy & Mariner, and J G Hall & Co. Also notes shipments to Yarmouth and Portland with oranges, cocoanuts, eggs, potatoes, herring, and other commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahia
Boston
Liverpool
Eng
Stout Fog Dame & Co
Sherburne
Lambert Bros
Baring Bros & Co
Wing & Evang
E & F King & Co
Lee & Shepard
Saxonville Mills
Idder, Peabody & Co
Atkins &Co
Hayes & Co
Otto Grundmann
Hemingway & Browne
Wight
Wight Bros
Leigh & To
Riley & Gray
Burrill & Norcross
Coleman, Mead & Co
Aring Bros & Co
Linder & Meyer
Morey & Co
William Hurgess
Thayer & Lincoln
Orant, Sain
Lorenzo D Baker
Boston Fruit Co
Yarmouth
Hall & Co
JG Hall & Co
L Clements
Exports, Oct 25 1888 Liverpool Glasgow Hull Yarmouth and more
Trade itemized report from October 25 1888 lists cargoes cleared at Liverpool Glasgow Hull and Yarmouth with quantities of flour beef cotton lumber leather pork and other goods aboard multiple steamers and schooners including Scythia Iowa Corean Santiago Corean and other vessels. Also notes Buenos Ayres and Moncton orders with shipments of lumber flour cornmeal and lard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Scythia
Iowa
Glasgow
Scot
Shaimer Corean
Hull
New York
Santiago
John
James
Yarmouth
the Star
Buenos Ayres
Maggis G Hart
Lily E
Moncton
Nis
Crown Prince
Receipts of Staple Goods by Rail Lines 1888
A detailed ledger of shipments for October 25 1888 across multiple railroads including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston Providence Old Colony New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine divisions and others. Entries list bales of cotton wool flour oats corn meal provisions lard butter eggs beans apples hay lumber hides skins and other staples with quantities by railroad and note occasional missing data.
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Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Malta
Old Colony
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Lowell S
Express
Enes Ener Caltskiis
Foreign markets report from London cargoes
London market report notes quiet steady conditions off the coast with wheat and corn. Since the last update four wheat cargoes arrived, one cargo sold, and nine cargoes remain awaiting transport or sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wheat and corn markets mixed amid quiet UK and European trade
Shipping reports show wheat steady in California and Liverpool markets dull with weak country demand. Prices range with California futures firm for November and December deliveries, while corn and peas slip. Antwerp and Paris markets stay quiet as Western wheat and flour demand stagnates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Lane
California
Liverpool
Ulverpool
Antwerp
Paris
Dividend No 101 from Amos Blanchard Treasurer
A dividend of Four Dollars per share will be payable at the Treasurer s office in Boston on Thursday the 15th day of November next to stockholders of record at the close of business Oct 25 1888. Amos Blanchard Treasurer Boston Oct 24 1888.
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Boston
Amos Blanchard
Fitchburg Railroad Hoosac Tunnel Route timetable
Trains depart Boston passenger station Causeway Street for Troy Albany Rotterdam and west starting Sept 24 1888 at 6 30 am and 11 35 am with palace parlor cars for Troy Albany and Binghamton daily express to Chicago via Niagara Falls and Erie Boston Line and St Louis via Niagara Falls Michigan Central. Evening departures include 7 pm express to Chicago with sleeping cars and 11 pm service to Troy Albany and Hinghamston. Ayer Junction departures at multiple morning and day times including 6 30 8 3 30 9 11 55 am 2 20 3 3 06 4 40 6 6 23 and 11 pm with Sunday 9 am service.
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Fitchburg Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Boston
Causeway Street
Troy
Albany
Motterdam
Binghamton
Chicago
Niagara Falls Short Line
Erie
St. Louis
Niagara Falls
Michigan Central Ri
Palace
Grand Trunk Railway
Waltham
Sun
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Worcester
Ayer Junction
Paily
Suan
Miller's Falls
Altion
Iloosae Tunnel
Washington Street
Jolin Adams
Gen’l Supi
Fitchburg Depot
Walior
Ae Albans
Winehendon
Jattrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Rutland
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Montreal
Ogdensburg
Saratoga
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
Ches
M.hire & Monadnock
Rutland KR
White River Junction
Wagner Palace
Ottawa
Slide A. B
Oysdensburg
Kaske A. M
A. Faxon
A R. Stewart
Keene, N
Montreal & West
Vermont
Pullman O.ws
Lowell
Central Vermont
Summer Street
Ashcroft
Baltimore
Bird Street
Blacksteme
Danbury
Bedham
Dorchester
Ames
Street
Eltis
khill-on-Hudaen
Forest Avenue
Martford
Harvard Street
Hyde Park
Highlland Lake
Islington
Manchester
Mattapan
Siam
Milford
Mt. Bowdoin
New Britain
Newburg
New London
New York
Air Line
Hartford
Norwich
Norwood
Norwood Central
Pawtucket
Philadelphia
Provnsidence
Putnam
Readville
River Street
Slami
Rockville
Conn
Southbridge
Kittons
Washington
Waterbury
Willimantic
A. m. Winalowsa
Webster
Middletown
New Heaven
Waterbary
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Newburgh
Turners
N. Y
New England
Grand Central Depot
Willimentic
Ewton
Brighton
Beas
Allsten
Povare Farm
Brookliine
Abiti
Newt
Sunany
Riverside
Wellester Whilis
Gru
Newton Highlands
Pau
Hanson
FT. Gallup
Gen
Pass
Oy MehDy
Brockton
Harrison Squi
Marshfield and
Sea View
Biliiton
Middleboro
Nantasket Beach
Neponset
tGedford
aNewport
North Baston
Steugston
Banedolph
Plymouth
Abington
Duxbury
Quincy
Rockland and
Hane
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Ibuxbury
Ton
Central Station
Tom
Whitman
S Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
Ridgewater
Cochesett
South
Boston and Albany Railroad Schedule Ad For Northern Lines
A historic timetable notice lists New York and New England routes via Boston and Philadelphia connections. It highlights through Pullman sleepers to Washington and city steamers, plus Norwich line connections at New London with City of Boston and Worcester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New
Philadelphia & Reading R. R
Aast
York Depot
N. J
Liberty St
North
Prp. M
Philadelphia Express
Hartford
New Haven
Jersey City
Trenton
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Corr. M. Norwich Line
New York
New London
Norwich
Danielsonville
Putnam
City OF Boston
City OF Worcester
Fort Beach
P Rillman
Washington Street
Summer Street
Boston
A. A. Jackson
T. E. P. Vining
A. C Kendall
Cape Cod Train Schedule Fragments
Cape Cod division timetable fragment lists departures from Kneeland Street to Buzzards Bay Bourne Brewster Cataumet and more stations with times around 8.15 am and 4.15 pm. Includes Bourne Barnstable Wellfleet Nantucket Provincetown Yarmouth and several other local stops with inconsistent formatting and partial times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Cod
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Barstabe
Bourne
Boudale
Brewster
Cataumet
Cottage City
Park Sq
New Bedford
Fairha
Almouth
Hyannis
Tarn
Monument Beach
Mattapoisett
Marion
Nantucket
W Foll
Provincetown
8Wich
Salamore
Warmouth
Tremont
Wellificet
Wet Barnstable
Woods Hall
Wham
Yarmouth
Providence Division Timetable Fragments
Scribbled schedule notes list frequent stops and times across many towns including Providence Attleboro Roslindale Roxbury and New London with numerous listed departures and Sunday variations. The garbled OCR shows passenger train counts and a mix of station references rather than a clean service summary.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Railroads
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Stonington Line
No. 3
Old Stag Ouse
Tierces City
South America
O. Chicago
J E Carter & Co
Bielmont
Waverley
Etratticchero
Miller’s Falls
Cambridge
M. Sun
M. Concord
Pitchburg
Zardner and Miller’s Fallse
Sone Broosick Falls
Johnsonville
Lincoln
Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard—S
Nashua
North Adams
Williamstown
North Leominnster
Shelburne Falls
Union Square
Seomerville
J.wisti Moke
L Trath
J.R. Watson
Agen
Fitchburg
Cheshire
Central Vermont Railroads
Houston Depot
al A. A. McLeod
Mgr
Soston Connect
G. Hancock
Philada
Park Capers Station
Stonington
Washington, Cor
State Street
Park Square
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
H. Briggs
Gen. Pass
Providence
East End
Union Depo
Worcaster KL
Endicott
Franklin
Woonsocket Division
Cave
Boston & Albany Railroad
Reedham
A Way
Weensecker
Aeta Tisn
R.R. Ehune
Pepssshire
Kneelind Street
Eld
Fitzaielh
Springs West
Brain Sane Gatly
Prittefield
North Adame
Toxwey
Chat Cepi
Palmer
Ware
Tam
Dandl
Allel CA Dra
Onbuay Te Uuu
Owv
Hudson Ex- Lam
Fiver
Bhartford
New Leave
Ia Express
weaVille
the Lian
Trina
Llos
Millbury
North Gr
LOS Ames
Eyissetas
Wien
Sa ‘Atick
Vitor
Vanes Ae
Soln Ey A
Amei
Ayg
Vvuy Vere
Ouse
Gs Dee Eeere
Chestnut
U.b. M
River Line
Fall River
Brooklyn
Pilgrim
Bristol
Old State House
J. Ko. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
L. H. Palmer
Bound Brook
Depot Central R. R
New Jersey
Depot
9Th
Greenests
Los
Ney On
Behig Oy Dey Bey Voveny Wre
Lhuiptree
Ananee
Middievere
Wena
M. Brockton
Rage
Waset and Minehee
Hace Ays
Basion
Baek
Attleboro
Zoylaton
Roslindale
Central
Highland
West Roxberg
Spring Street
Lou
Wee
Wees Wu
Yao
Reese Nedham
Biecawye
Dodgeville
Foxboro
M. Boxboro v
Forest Eills
Inpm
Bunuuys
Itis
Mazelw
Heath
HeeAwm Qeda
Geo, Odo
Bronville
Boy Yeeeye Park
Jamaica Plain
Wor
Saravy
Mansfield
Mt. Hope
Clarendon Hills
North Attleboro
Breadville
M. Roxbury
Ramford and
India Point
P . Sharon
South Walentham
Norton
Ball River
bNewport
Newport
Wickiford Junction
Bnimh
Central Div
Walnut Hilla
Warren
Taunton
Snundava
Eth, Ole
Framingham and
Fayville
Southborpe
Bolton
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Bratt’s Diraction
K. KR
J. R. Kendrick
Pass’r
Concord HK KR
Brbanckes
Concord
N. H
N.H
Sandaya
E. Chamberlin
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