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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1888

Page

7

Fruit and fruit carload listings and banana shipment prices

White lots sold at 65c and 125 dollars. yellow fruit at 75c and 150 dollars. Train Saturday morning consists of 33 cars with multiple firms named. Bananas arrive on steamer Progress for G H Harding with varied prices by grade. Hondo brings more bananas, oranges and coconuts with set prices. Pear market shows unchanged tone with Bartlett native at 4 5 per barrel and Clapp's Favorite at 3 50 to 4 per barrel.

Bennet, Rand & Co Hodson B Sanborn & Co R Tuttle G L Fisher & Co George H Cheesman & Co J S$ Chamberline & Co York & Whitney W O Rodgers & O Progress G H Harding Clapp

Provisions and Meat Prices Across Markets

Pork and beef markets show firm demand with steady to higher prices in New York and Chicago. Detailed quotes cover pork cuts, lard, bacon, hams, and fresh beef with varied regional levels and notable quantities sold, reflecting broad market activity across major cities.

Sugar and Molasses Markets Steady Despite Quiet Trade

Sugar markets show steady prices with quiet trade across Cuba and New York. Raw sugar firm in New York with higher refined demand. Havana offerings at Matanzas quoted and molasses markets quiet but steady with varied regional prices.

Market Report from Allan Asher & Co on cotton futures and spot

Liverpool cables show a 2 point advance while August corner fears lift prices at the docks. New York markets open steady with futures closing steady. Liverpool spot holds firm and several American ports report mixed receipts and exports. Bulk of data covers opening/closing figures, regional spot prices, and weekly consolidated receipts and stocks across cities.

Allan Asher & Co Exchange Place Felows Liverpool New York Vgle Wercceves DHS Fpedrnarys Cecsssesee Wartcdicese Ccevpesese Detac Ics Cvenese Orseesse Dales Orleans Auzobe Ccc Bamesaded Ove Canes Augusta Galveston New Orleans Pensacola Mobile Memphis Mid c Brunswick Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Great Britain Baltimore Nommal LotMec Continent Cincinnati St Louis Louisvile France United States

Stocks at US ports and interiors in recent week

The report lists figures for stocks at all United States ports 4,603,754 this week versus 4,411,489 last year and 83,895 in interior towns versus 5,885 last year. It shows 8,608 stocks at Liverpool and 384,000 stocks afloat for Great Britain compared with 532,000 last year and 40,000 this year.

United States Liverpool Great Britain

Hog and cattle markets trade brisk at major yards

Trade in Kansas City and Chicago markets shows active, firm price actions across cattle hogs and sheep. Cattle receipts in Kansas City reach 7157 with beef and steer categories quoted from 2.10 to 6.60, hogs around 5.75 to 6.60, and sheep steady near 2.40 to 4.50 with regional variations reflected in Cincinnati and Texas listings.

Kansas City Cincinnati Chicago Western Rangers

Market Reports Mixed With Small Changes Across Commodities

Tallow prices hold steady as demand remains quiet in city and country markets. Coffee from New York to Rio stays firm with moderate demand and fair cargoes. Whiskey markets in Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis show no price changes. Turpentine and petroleum trade in New York shows slight closes and varied resin tar and case pricing.

New York Rio Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Petroeum

Staple Goods and Freight Receipts August 31 1888

A listing of freight and staple receipts across multiple railroads including Toston Albany Boston Providence New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Albany Eastern Boston & Maine Lowell System and related items. The record enumerates bales of wool cotton and leather sections of flour oats cornmeal potatoes and various foods, with quantities such as 885 bales wool 1600 sacks flour 27 000 bush corn and other rail lines goods. Contains numerous line items with units and volumes.

Duscessi Ieee Noilp Dais Aine Toston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad OS Colony New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Albany Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell Kixpress Sva

Imports and Exports August 31 1888 Bahia item list

A long OCR list detailing imports from Bahia and Liverpool entries for the Boston Sugar Refinery. Numerous consignments include bags of sugar, wool, hides, bleaching powders, tin plates, machinery, and various textiles and gums from multiple firms. Names like Baring Bros co, J B Moors co, Brown Durrell co, and others appear with quantities and item types.

Bahia Boston Liverpool Eng Ly Jackson Wool Brown Bros & Co Baring Bros & Co Jones Graves & Sons Huguley & Co Jere Abbott & Co Terry, Bright & Capen Pierce & Co Collins & Pairbanks Charles A Smith & Co H White & Co Tripp, Jr Son Flaherty Stedman & Fuller Mans Co Brown, Durrell & Co Jordan, Marsh & Co Anglo-American Packing Co Wetherell Bros

Exports from Mahone Bay August 31 1888

Trade list shows Schooner Jessen shipping 265 barrels flour 140 sacks feed 50 barrels cornmeal 2 barrels pork 10 barrels beet 4 barrels refined oil 2 packages second hand furniture 2 boxes rubber clothing. Bark Gem carrying oats 4 bags shorts 12 dozen brooms 3 carriages 1 barge 8 barrels alewives 809 bales moise 1 box iron manufactures 60 kegs walls 1 box hannars.

Mahone Bay Jessen Barbadoes Bwi Rockport

Inland Trade Goods Listing from Canadian Atlantic Ports

A dense OCR listing of goods and quantities tied to various ports and vessels. YARMOUTH NL shows flour bulk and roofing paper along with household items. ROSARIO AR and RUSOR indicate orders. BEAR RIVER NS via Digby mentions schooner cargo. includes lumber, bbls of flour, pork, lard, crates, and hardware.

Yarmouth RUSOR Lark House Refined Petroleum Rosario Bark Culdoon Bear River Digby Percy H Reed

Wheat and corn firm in cargoes and markets

London report notes cargoes off the coast with wheat strong and grains in passage and shipment firmly held. At Mark Lane prices rise for English and foreign wheat and for corn and flour with Calcutta wheat quoted at 348d. Paris wheat firm and Liverpool spot wheat and corn easier with No 1 California at 83 112d and No 2 at 7s 10d. Weather unsettled in England.

London Eerbohm Mark Lane Calcutta Paris Liverpool California England

Business names list appears in Augusta to Wabash region

A long OCR fragment lists names and firms across cities from Augusta Georgia to Wabash Indiana. It names A J Gouley Cran Augusta GA, Mulherin Rice O Braddocks PA, M R Creighton Creighton Dinsey OH, H B Childs Cleveland OH, G W Cady Cleveland OH, A C McLauchlan Chicago IL, C W Marks Craw Detroit MI, J McLogan NY N E Manufacturers Ltd, A Lichtenstein Des Moines IA, A I Seals Greensboro GA, W L Carnahan Fort Wayne IN, J W Borches Knoxville TN, S K Green Kansas City MO, A G Bush Hopkinsville KY, J W Field Minneapolis MN, N Stickney Milwaukee WI, A Brandt Portsmouth VA, A N Rose Pine Bluff AR, D M Blumenthal Ca ine Bluff AK, R W Easley Verona MS, E L Bechtel Wabash IN.

Augusta A J Gouley A J Gouley & Co Crane Augusta William Mulherin Mulherin, Rice & O. Braddocks Penn Charles Rose R Creighton Creighton, Dinsey &O Cleveland H B Childs Childs, Groff & Co W Cady G W Cady & Co Chicago Knoxville Tenn Borches McNulty, Borches & Co Kansas City Pittsburg A N Rose Thomas Rose & Son Caine Bluff Ark D M Blumenthal Blumenthal & Co E. Verona Miss R W Easley Price, Easley & Co Wabash, Ind E L Bechtel Bechtel Bros

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