Market prices for grains and related commodities in mixed regions
The report shows rye and barley markets with modest demand and firm prices in Peoria and St Louis, plus quiet trade in Chicago and Milwaukee. Millfeed and malt prices hold steady to dull, with Canada and State varieties quoted. cottonseed meal and hops also show limited activity, with small price ranges across periods and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
New York
Chicago
St Louis
Milwaukee
Peoria
Canada
Michigan
Choice
Butter and dairy prices across markets show firm demand
Butter markets firm with strong demand for creameries and high grades. Eastern and Western creamery quotes range from 25 to 27c for good quality, with lower ranges for seconds and fair. Eggs, beans, and potatoes show varied but steady pricing, while poultry remains steady for Northern and Eastern lots and weaker for Western lots.
Banana Steamer Aguan to Arrive With Jamaica Cargo
The steamer Aguan is due as No. 1 from Jamaica carrying bananas oranges and cocoanuts for the Boston Fruit Company for delivery in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banana Steamers
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
Chicago Pork and Meat Markets Report From Historic Prices
The Chicago market shows open high low and closing figures for pork and lard, with firm notes on pork products and steady to lower prices for lard and meats. Regional quotes cover New York, St Louis, San Francisco rumors, and standard cuts with specific prices for mess pork, lard, bacon, and dried meats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Park
Lake
New York
Tierces City
St Louis
Fresh Beef Market Largely Supplied with Stable Prices
The market is de moralized with abundant light cattle and few choice lots. Prices unchanged and buyers favored. Beef categories show steers and hinds ranging from 8 to 13 1 2 cents, with loins and rounds improving to 9 20 cents. Mutton, lambs, and veal prices are firm, with spring lambs and Eastern veal at upper end prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brighton
Trade Prices On Fresh Produce In Quiet Market
Trade is quiet with price revisions for squash, cabbage, onions, beets, carrots, lettuce, turnips and more. Listed are per volume quotes such as marrow squash 50c per bushel, Savoy cabbage 50c per bushel, onions 150 per bushel, cucumbers not shown, and celery 2.50 per box, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State
Russia
Fruit and produce auction items and market prices
Harris and Co announce Wednesday auction with 2498 boxes Messina lemons, 916 Palermo lemons, 1500 bbls Almeria grapes, 500 Florida oranges, 50 Florida lemons. Snow and Co hold Thursday sale of 3600 bbls grapes, 288 pomegranates, 700 Malaga lemons. Apples brisk with steady prices. various varieties listed with per box or per barrel quotes. Grapes and oranges show steady demand. prices per box, bbl, and case given for Delawares, Catawbas, Concords, Niagaras, and others. Pears, cranberries, quinces, and nuts priced with current market levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H Harris & Co
Messina
Palermo
Almeria
Florida
Snow & Co
Malaga
Hubbardstons
Sweet
Nova Scotia
Gravensteins
Snow
Vippins
Baldwins
Harveys
Delawares
Catawbas
Concords
Niagaras
Dianas
Isabellas
Salems
Jamaica
Louise Bonne de
York State
Virginia
Cotton markets hold steady in New York and Liverpool trade
New York cotton quotes steady to easy with middling uplands at 9 1/16 cents and low middling 9 11/16 cents. Futures markets show mixed openings and closings while Liverpool spot cotton remains quiet at 5 1/4 to 5 1/2 pence per pound. Trade totals include 424 bales sold in New York with broad regional receipts and stocks across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah, and other ports.
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New York
Liverpool
Orleans
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
France
Continent
Mobile
Memphis
Lée
Savannah
Great Britain
Charleston
Wimington
Norfolk
West Point
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Britain
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
United States
Hog and cattle markets across major midwest yards
Stock Yards Kansas City receipts 8688 cattle demand slow at steady prices with steers 215 265 cows 175 265. Hogs receipts 10607 market slow 50 lower heavies 520 530 mediums 515 530. Sheep receipts 861 market steady 240 360. St Louis hogs quiet easy prices Yorkers 520 535 mixed packers 530 545 butchers 545 555. Peoria hogs firm 515 545. Cincinnati hogs in good demand steady common and light 425 535 packing and butchers 515 555. Chicago cattle receipts 10000 shipments 3000 slow steady beves 3105 65 stockers 190 340 cows bulls mixed 125 285 bulk 2225 Texas cattle 150 400. Hogs receipts 16000 shipments 4500 steady mixed 525 550 heavy 530 560 light 525 565 ships 350 500. Sheep receipts 8000 shipments 3000 steady natives 250 400 westerns 333 50 Texans 250. Lambs 375 550.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St Louis
Peoria
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Oil Market and Line Certificates Reported by Carter Co
Hathaway Higgins and Co say the market improved in the afternoon on bullish reports that circulated well. If confirmed, a further advance is expected though near the close they could not confirm new details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Ee SR
Edwood Lion
Ecco
Hathaway, Higgins & Co
Awaiting Developments Before Oil Purchase Advice
A brief note indicates awaiting later developments before advising an oil purchase. The entry mentions Saun with 335 percent, five sales, and 2,328,000 barrels in a compact, data-like record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ione Due
Saun
Sugar and Molasses Market Report
Raw sugars show no change while refined sugars move in fair demand at lower prices. Quoted: pulverized eight and a half, granulated from 7 16 to 8 3/4 cents. confectioners A 7 1/2, standard A 7 1/2, Belmont A 7 3/4. wholesale granulated 75 cents per pound. Molasses demand fair at old prices with various origins and price ranges. New York reports the market remains nominal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
New York
Ponce
Porto Rico
Barbadoes
Cienfuegos
Mayaguez
Market notes on commodities and prices
Tallow markets steady with City at 5 2c and Country at 4 4c. Coffee trade quiet with New York Rio rates near 15 4c. Whiskey markets unchanged across Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis. Turpentine closed at 44 2c with resin at 1 05 and tar nominal. petroleum 64 7sc with RSW 7sc and cases 9sc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rio
Chicago
Cincinnati
St Louis
Watertown Union Livestock Market Report 1888
The Watertown Union market summary notes fewer cattle on sale with scarce good quality, light demand, and only modest value gains. Price ranges for beef, store cattle, sheep and lambs, hides and skins are listed, with several local sellers and lots described including oxen, heifers, and dead Western natives. Market activity and notable lots from Glines & Weston, J B Sargent, Moulton, Flack & Son, Hathaway and others are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
H Kbird & Co
Glines & Weston
J B Sargent
Moulton
G P Flack & Son
J A
Imports and Exports October 30 1888 Burgio NF
Listing of cargoes and consignments from various ports including Schooner Star with codfish herring salmon oil and deer horns. Whitney Pousland Co with salmon. Progreso Steamer Crown Prince hauling hemp. Thevand Bros at St Pellerre Miq. Brig Een with dry codfish. Seaman with whale oil and old junk. Newhall & Co. noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgeo
Star
Deer Horns Whitney, Pousland & Co
Delong & Seaman
Progreso
Thevand Bros
ST Plerre
Miq
Delong
Seaman
Newhall & Co
Exports Report From St John and Surrounding Ports Oct 30 1888
Maritime trade notes show schooners Susie Prescott Ferland Ida A Thurlow and steamer Yarmouth loading varied cargoes at St John Annapolis Grand Manan and Yarmouth New Brunswick and Nova Scotia ports including rails salt flour cornmeal pork apples onions cranberries kerosene coffee and goods like hardware glassware crockery and rubber items with substantial totals of flour onions and crates across vessels and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST John
Susie Prescott
Annapolis
Port Lorne
Ferland
Grand Manan
Ida
Yarmouth
Staple Goods Receipts and Totals Oct 30 1888
A historical ledger style summary listing receipts of staple commodities for October 30, 1888, including cotton products, meal, cheese, cornmeal, oats, beans, wheat, potatoes, barley, malt, hay, millfeed, straw, lumber, tallow, beef and pork cuts, dry goods, hams, canned meats, hides and skins, coffee, sugar, and related quantities across various units. The fragmentary OCR shows multiple line items with quantities in bales, barrels, bushels, boxes, sacks, and tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amics
Receipts Record From 1888 Boston Rail Lines
A fragmented list shows rail line receipts across multiple railroads including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Boston and Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Boston and Maine Eastern Division, and Boston and Western divisions. It details quantities of cotton wool flour cornmeal corn oats malt feed hogs butter cheese eggs beans apples potatoes hay lumber leather hides skins and other goods with numerous bales, boxes, bbls, and cars noted. The data paints a busy transport of agricultural and manufactured products across regional rail networks in late October 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Capceton’ & Maine Railroad
Wostonne —Western Division
Ostonne
Trade Goods and Quantities From Express and Sea Listings
A dated list of assorted goods with amounts and units including eggs, apples, pork, lard, potatoes, cheese, butter, coffee, tea, molasses, beans, sweets, hay, lumber, hides, and casks. Entries note transport methods Express and Sea with numerous bales, bbls, rolls, tierces, and cases, signaling a broad inland and maritime trade inventory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Foreign Markets Noted With Wheat Prices Edge Higher
London reports cargoes off the coast with wheat quoted clearer and some sales, prices lifting in Calcutta and California markets. Liverpool observes steady breadstuffs with wheat demand fair, and corn easier. shipments to Britain and the Continent reveal large totals amid wet England weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
Calcutta
California
Liverpool
Great Britain
England
India
Boston and Albany Railroad Time Table Notice
Local time tables for the Boston and Albany line offered at ticket offices and 232 Washington Street Boston. Trains to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and West depart at 6 7 15 8 30 and 11 am 2 30 3 6 30 9 15 pm daily with connections at Pittsfield Chatham Palmer and other stations. Through and dining cars to New York and Worcester to New Haven. Numerous station times listed for Worcester North Grafton Westboro Southville Cordaville Ashland and many Boston suburbs with Sunday variations. Hanson Gallup serve as Gen Pass Agent and Gen Supt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
R.R. Bune
Washington Street
Boston
Gale
Oston Sialon
Kneeland Street
Springfield
Pittsfield
Albany
North Adame
Chatham
Hudson
Palmer
Ware River Branch
Fee Springfield
Hartford
New Eraven
New York
Iuliet
Traw
Worcester
New Haven
Bmailsbury
North Grafton
Westboro
Southville
Cordaville
Ashland
Balford
South Framingham
Saxonville
Natich
Wellesleyv
Wellesleyv Afilis
Newton Lower Falls
Wrest Newton
Newtonville
Newton
Lo.lo
Faneuil
Brighton
Alliston
Cottace Farm
Brookline
Cypress Street
Brinslewood
Chestnut Bail
Newton Centre
Newton Mighlandas
Sbuaay
Rivereste
Main Line
Jeave Boston
Wellesler Hills
Newton Highlands
Hanson
Gallup
Union Square
Somerville
SUN
Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Ayer Junction
Miller's Falls
tChange
Hoosack Tunnel
John Adams
Gen’l Sup
Northern Division
Framingham and
Marlboro
Fayville
Souathborne
Bolton
Northboro
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Pratt
Old Colony
R. R
Old State House
J. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Boston Area Train Timetable Fragment
Fragmentary schedule shows numerous station times and routes from central Boston area to Fall River Line via Ashmont and multiple suburbs. Dates include Sundays and weekdays with many times listed for Miry, Weymouth, Cohasset, East Weymouth, Brockton, Taunton, Plymouth, and more.
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Boston
Fall River Line
Shore Line
Stonington Line
Kneeland Street
New York
Fall River
Sankars
Ashmont
Braintree
Middleboro
Ridge Water
Breckton
Cohasset and
Minzham
Mascow
East Bridgewater
Abington
Brockton
Milton
Quincy
East Weymouth
Weymouth
Taunton
Sunays
Harrison Square
Marshfield and
Sea View
Mattapan and
Rantasket Beach
Neponset
aNew Godford
aNewvport
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Plymouth
Duxbury
Uiney
Roecklund and
Hanover
Seimates
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Duxbury
Dean St
Whitman and
South Weymouth
Wellaston Heights
Westridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Cape Cod Bus Schedules by Towns and Times
Cape Cod division lists town stops with morning and afternoon times. Includes Bourne Barnstable Brewster Cataumet Chat ham Cottage City Parrhaven Falmouth Hyannis Harwich Monument Beach Mattapoisett Marion Nantucket Provincetown Sandwich Saramore So. Yarmouth Tremont Wellfleet Barnstable Woods Mall Wareham Warmouth with varying 8.15 am and 4.15 pm windows and several odd spellings and errors.
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Cape Cod
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Gay
Barnstabe
M. Bourne
Bournevale
Brewster
Cataumet
Chatham
Cottage City
Park Sq
New Bedford
Parrhaven
Falmouth
Hyannis
Harwich
Monument Beach
Mattapoisett
Marion
Nantucket
Woods Hall
Provincetown
Sandwich
Saramore
Yarmouth
Tremont
Wellfleet
Aim
tWet
Providence Division Timetable Readout Schedule
A dense list of train departures and destinations from the Providence Division. Includes routes to New York Shore Line Attleboro Broylston Canton Junction Dedham Forest Hills Jamaica Plain Mansfield Mt Hope Sharon Stoughton and more with numerous weekday and Sunday times, noting twenty trains each weekday and additional Sunday patterns.
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Park Square
New York
Aio
Stonington
Attleboro
Broylston
Bestindale
Central
Highland
West Roxbury
Spring Street
Canton Junction
Dedham
Dodgeville
East Foxboros
Foxboro
Forest Hills
Mazelwood
Hlebrenville
Myde Park
Jamaica Plain
Mansfield
Mt. Hope
Clarendon Hills
North Attleboro
Providence
Lam
Headville
Oxbury
Rumford and
India Point
Sharon
Sharon Heights
Stoughton Central
South Walpole
Trentham
Walnut Hillanhaven
Warren and
Bristol
West Mansfield
Aim
Taunton
bNew Bedford
Norton
Fall River
bNewport
New London
Newport
Wickford Junction
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Vermont
Vermont Dairy
Eastern Creamery
Elgin Creamery
Western Creamery
Elgin
St Ailbans
North Choice
West, LLC
Sage
Lawes
Utica
New Hampshire
New Brunswick
Island
West
North
Jersey
Houlton Hebrons
Houlton Rose
Aroostook Hebrons
Aroostook
Vermont Rose
Hebrons
Burbanks
J E Carter & Co
Watertown Union Live
Boston Post
George J. Fox
R J Kanman
Wes Townsend
Whippie & Farnham
E R Morehouse
Railroads
Hoosac Tunnel
Liss
Causeway Street
Tro
Rotterdam Junction
Troy
Kinghamton
Niagara Falls Short Line
St. Louis
Niagara Falls
Michigan Central RK
Palace
Grand Trunk Railway
Carter ‘Tray
Belmont
Waverley
SUNIL
Asrattleboro
Miller’s Falls
Cambridge
Concord
Llom. Sun
Pitchburg
Gardner and Miller
Gircenfield
Anh
Broosick Falls
Johnsonville
Lincoln
Bun
Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard
Nashua
N. H
Reorth Adama
Williamstown
North Leominnster
Saratoga—s
Spielburne Falls
J.whlimoke
Trafic
Jd. BR. Watson
Gen
Trenton
Bound Brook
Depot Central R. R
New Jersey
Foot of
9Th and Greenests
New England
East End
Union Depo
Providence & Worcester
Det
Onane
Id Stone
Concord KR. KR
Beaton
B. and
Manchester
N.H
EB Chamberlin
Supe
Baileroads
ALL River Line
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex
Pilgrim
Gen’l Pass
L. H. Palmer
Cheshire
Central Vermont Railroads
Rutland
Montreal
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Hurlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Saratoga
Delaware & Hoodson Canal Company
Ches
Hire
Fashington Tree Eee
C. A. Faxon
A R. Stewart
Keene, N. Jaly
Montreal & West
Pallman
Lowell
Wagner Palace
Central Vermont
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
Albans
Philadelphia & Reading R. R
York Depot
C. R
N. J
Liberty St
Ehivole
Boston de Parlor
A. A. McLeod
Soston
Cc. G. Hancock
Philada
Fereee
Park Square Station
Washington, Cor
State Street
J. W. Richardson
J. W. Miller
O. H. Briggs
Pass
Charles F. Libbie
Hayward Place
A. S. Hamburger
Amsterdam
Delft
Sullivan Bros
School Street
Harvard
Albany Streets
St. James Parish
Harvard Street
Albany Street
Lewis J. Bird & CO
Bromfield Street
J. Harry Welch
R. J. Sherery
C. T. Walker
Walker’s Horse and Carriage Bazaar
Portland Street
W. P. 3Aich
Albert Howe & Co
Market Street
Wernes
Brighton Ouses
Warren Agenus
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Sea Island
Lewis Wharf
Sales Room
Pavonta
Berkshire
Orsino
Fiske’s Wharf
North Market St
Fulton St
Pavonia
SS. Italia
Barcelona
Samuel Hatch & CO
Congress Street
Salem Street
Trustees’ Sale
Broad Street
Butler Row
Allen Street
West End
R. Knights & Co
Main Street
Cambridgeport
J. J. Dixwell
Centre and
Pond Streets
Lowder's Lane
Ward 23
Sunny Side
Pend Street
J. I. Bowditch
Wm. H. Slocum
Joseph W. Balch
WM. I. Bowditch
J. C. Richardson
Friend S
Canal St
Eastern and
F. P. Bruce
Richards & CO
City Notices
City OF
John W. McDonald
Nonantum Hill
Wabau Station
W.C. Strong
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