Fruit Market Prices and Week Trend Report
The market shows slow sales across fruits with varied bids. Delawares, Conords, Niagaras, and Jerseys appear in several price ranges. berries sell 5 10c for blackberries and 7 10c for blueberries. Watermelons show good supply with some Jersey prices around 10 12c. Pears, plums, and peaches report steady to slow movement, with weekly car receipts noted and Cape Cod cranberries arriving with price ranges for extras and mediums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felows
Delawares
Champions
Wyoming Reds
Concords
Niagaras
Hartfords
Brightons
Bartlett
Clapp
Bradshaw
Seeley
New York
Cranberrie
Cape Cod
Dried Fruit Market Shows Mixed Activity in Rationed Trade
Evaporated fruit demand varies with region. Figures move in figs from Turkey while new evaporated apples show fair demand. old stock quiet. Raisins and currants auction in New York disappointing as prices lag. Private sales report mixed currants and Malaga raisins with some lots withdrawn or delayed for next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
New York
Valencia
Malaga
Denia
Ohio
Michigan
Delaware
London
Market Prices for Fresh Produce and Vegetables
The report lists steady demand and stable prices for various items. Quoted prices include marrow squash 60c per barrel, turban squash 75c per barrel, Bay State turban $1 per barrel, Savoy cabbage 50c per barrel, native beans 75c per bush, Lima beans 2 per bush, onions 75c per bush, carrots 60c per bush, lettuce 25c per dozen, turnips 50c per box, cucumbers 40c per 100 count, green corn 75c per barrel, tomatoes 40-50c per bush box, peppers 50c per bush, cauliflowers 1 per dozen, celery 1 25 per dozen, muskmelons 1 60 per dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State
Russia
Provisions Market Report and Week’s Receipts
Weekly receipts tally pork 265 bbls beef 231 bbls fresh beef 126 cars lard 2924 tierces 487 cases 1256 pkgs hams 1640 bbls 142 tierces bacon 3488 boxes tallow 183 bbls 111 tierces 1 bag grease 1711 bbls tongues 2 bbls preserved meats 1775 cases live hogs 16738. Last year pork 175 bbls beef 401 bbls fresh beef 150 cars lard 3075 tierces 1597 cases 1271 pkgs hams 159 bbls 201 tierces bacon 1609 boxes tallow 430 bbls 7 bags grease 304 bbls 1 pkg tongues 50 bbls preserved meats 834 cases live hogs 20466. Pork market firm with steady prices. hogs quiet. lard and beef moves noted across major markets. various cuts and quantities quoted for New York Chicago Cincinnati and other regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choice City
New York
Western Steam
City Steam
South America
Chicago
Brighton
Sugar Prices and Market Roundup from New York and Cuba
Sugar markets show quiet to firm pricing across raw and refined sectors. Cuban raws range 53 16 5% sc to 64a 6 3 16c with various grades, while refined sugars remain strong with multiple standard and specialty grades cited. New York raw sugars firm yet quiet. refined strong and fairly active. molasses trades quiet with little change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
New York
Ponce
Porto Rico
Orto Rico
Cienfuegos
Mayaguez
Market report from Allan Asher and Co on cotton prices
Allan Asher and Co at 22 Exchange Place report a cautious cotton market. Strong Liverpool signals failed to advance earlier, traders cover shorts while floods in South Carolina and bolworms in Georgia dampen optimism. Prices hold in New York with steady futures and firm middling around 10.7 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Asher & Co
Exchange Place
Felows
Liverpool
South Carolina
Georgia
Augusta
Savannah
New York
Net Cultural Bureau
Bagging Trust
Soc
Erdsw Sc
Belee
Sseccesnece
Ccccesse
Panuaty
Mareus Icc
Orleans
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
Britain
United States
KC Hog and Cattle Market Report Special Prices Diverge
Receipts across major markets show slow demand and lower prices. Kansas City cattle receipts 5501 with cattle at 2.10 to 4.80, hogs 2746 with prices down 10c, sheep 318 steady. Chicago cattle 4000 slow and lower with natives 275 to 360, hogs 5000 higher with several classes, sheep 1000 lower. St Louis hogs steady, Peoria firmer, Cincinnati mixed but easing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St Louis
Peoria
Cincinnati
Chicago
Commodity market brief shows mixed demand and stable prices
Miscellaneous market notes report firm demand for tallow with light offerings, coffee Rio easing, whiskey markets in Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati steady, turpentine and petroleum in New York with rosin tar and RSW prices, suggesting unchanged or quiet activity across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York
Imports and Exports Chronicle September 8 1888
Shipping ledger from Liverpool details Scythia cargoes and diverse goods including 40 kegs paint 8 crates earthenware 62 do imports across many firms such as Gardner Morey Morey Jones McDuffee Stratton Emer son Stone Downer and others. Entries list crates cases bales goods including tin plates steel dry goods brandy woollen goods and instruments with numerous mercantile names and vendors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse & Co
Cumner, Jones & Co
Norton, Fessenden & Soule
F Hovey & Co
Stone & Downer
Noyes, Campbell & Co
Davis & Co
Stedman & Fuller Manfy
Simmons & Co
Renton
Tufts
Oliver Ditson & Co
Shepard, Norwell & Co
Messenger, Jr
Macauley & Co
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Hovey & Co
DeBlois & Do
P Hollander & Co
Blakeslee & Co
Shoninger, Moses & Co
H Stearns & Co
Henry Brown & Co
H_ White & co
Liverpool
Eng
Scythia
Gardner & Co
Morey
Churchill & Morey
Norcross, Mellen & Co
Messenger Bros & Jones
Baring Bros & Co
Gorham Manus Co
Stowell & Co
Tilden, Thurber & Co
Holder & Nerrick
Wood, Pollard & Co
Koopman & Co
Breck & Son
Saco
Green & Son
Stedman & Smith
Estes & Lauriat
Little, Brown & Co
Schoenhof
Laughton, McDonald & Co
Bigelow & Co
Oliver
Exports Train Outbound From Antwerp and Halifax
Shipping cargoes listed for September 8 1885 show multiple vessels sailing from Antwerp Halifax Saint John Halifax and Charlottetown. Cargoes include crayons vases feathers bacon flour cotton oil books paper presses and other goods with numerous crates crates boxes and bales noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Bel
New York
Tieter de Coninck
Port Hawkesbury
Halifax
Etta Emmerson
John
Cumberland
Surkey
Charlottetown
Pei
Carroll
Staple Goods Receipts From Railroads in 1888 Summary
Long list of cargo receipts dated Sept 8 1888 across multiple railroads including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Old Colony Boston Providence New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine and its divisions along with by express and sea transfers. Items cover wool flour cornmeal wheat oats malt lard hams butter cheese eggs potatoes beans apples hay lumber leather and many more, with bales barrels cases sacks and tons reflecting broad freight activity. The fragment catalogues quantities per railroad and indicates regional trade flows and commodities circulating through the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
Grand Junction Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Lowell
By Express
By Sea
Proposals for Materials for Steel Cruisers and Gunboat
Navy Department invites sealed proposals for materials to build steel cruisers Newark Baltimore Philadelphia Charleston San Francisco and gunboat Petrel. Bids due Sept 18 1888 with deliveries to Brooklyn Mare Island and Portsmouth. Proposals must be for complete vessels or listed classes and include duplicate sealed envelopes marked Proposals for Materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N Department
Washington
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Navy Yards
Newark
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charleston
San Francisco
Mare Island
Cal
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Warshington
D.C
William C. Whitney
United States Navy
Navy
Washington, D.C
United States
Department
Bureau of Ordnance
Washington, Il
Probate Notice of Administration Bid in Boston
The probate court in Suffolk assigns Charles Morton as administrator for Josephus Morton of Boston. A citation requires appearance on September 24, 1888, at ten in the forenoon to show cause why administration with bond should not be granted. Public notice to be printed weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post. Witness Judge Joan W. McKim and Register Elijah George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth OF
Boston
Suffolk
Boston Post
Joan W. McKim
Esquire
Elijah George
Register
Probate Court Notice for Daniel Leahy Estate Cambridge MA
The Probate Court of Middlesex County directs William Leahy administrator of Daniel Leahy late of Cambridge to present the first account for allowance. Hearing at Cambridge on the fourth Tuesday of September at nine o'clock in the forenoon to show cause. Publication in the Boston Post for three weeks, last issue two days before court. Also notice of administration of Henry Bloch estate in Boston with demands and payments. Dividend 2 percent on Connecticut River Railroad stock payable Oct 1 1888 to stockholders of record Sept 15 1888. payment at Boston treasurer's office for non-residents of CT and River counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth OF Massacuse
Middlesex
Daniel Leahy
Cambridge
William Leahy
Boston Post
Boston
George M. Brooks
Esquire
J. H. Tyler
OTLCB
Henry Bloch
Scaffolk
Isaacs
Admr
Thomas Curley
Suffolk
Annie E. Curley
Connecticut
Boston & Albany Railroad Co
Seth Hunt
Springfield
Mass
Oticeh
William P. Cook
Cyrus Thacher
Harvard Bridge
Charles River
City Hall
Hugh O'Brien
William E. Russell
Leander Greely
Foreign Markets Report From London and Liverpool
London and Liverpool cargoes show wheat firm and steady demand, with quiet markets in Paris and English country districts. Wheat futures in Liverpool are quiet while corn futures rise. prices list winter and spring wheat around 7s, club wheat near 8s, and meat, cheese, lard, and tallow pricing remain firm or steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
England
Weare
California
Cape Cod Train Schedule Notes Leaves and Times
Detailed Cape Cod division timetable listing departure and arrival times for towns from Kneeland Street Station to Wellfleet and Wareham. Includes weekday and Sunday trains with times such as 9.00 am and 4.15 pm, via Woods Hall where noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany R.R
Washington Street
Boston
Kneeland Street
Springfield
Pittsfield
Albany
North Adams
Chatham
Hudson
Falmer
Ware River Branch
Kec
New York
Worcester
New Haven
Miailabury
North Grafton
Westboro
Southville
Cordaville
Ashland
Milford
South Framingham
Saxonville
Natick
Wellesley
Wellesley Elilcs
Newton Lower Falls
Llos
Wrest Newton
LL. Em
Newtonville
Newton
Pate Faneuil
Krighton
Allston
Cottage Farm
Breokline
Cypress Street
Menwleweood
Chestnut Beall
Newton Centre
Newton Mighlanda
Riverside
Wellesley Hills
Newton Highlands
A. S. Hanson
C. Gallup
Central Division
Fall River
Ashmont
Mraintree
Middleboro
Bridgewater
Brockton
Chasset and Mingham
Hingham
Easton
East Bridgewater
Abington
East Milton
East Weymouth
Weyouth
Taunton
Sapays
Harrison Square
Marshfeld
Sea View
Mattapan
Milton
Nantasket Beach
Neponset
aNew Wedford
Newqwort
North Easton
Stoughton
Banedolph
Plymouth
Duxbury
Quincy
Rockland
Hanover
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Duxbury
Central Station
Dean Rt
Whitman and Sout Weymouth
Ollaston Heights
West Ridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
Cape Cod
Buzzards Bay
Barnstable
Burne
Bournedale
Brewster
Cataumet
Aim
Cottage City
Woods Hall
Fairhaven
Falmouth
Wyannis
Harwich
Monument Beach
Warmouth
Tremount
Wellfleet
West Barnstable
Wareham
Northern
Boston & Albany
Framingham
Mauriboro
Fayville
South Boro
Bolton
Northbore
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Pratt’s Junction
Old Colony R.K
Old State House
Jd. B. Kendrick
Man‘r. Geo. L. Connor
Pass
Providence Division Train Timetable Fragments Report
A garbled OCR list of train times and stations across multiple routes including Providence, Attleboro, Central and Roslindale, Jamaica Plain, Mansfield, North Attleboro, and Foxboro with numerous hours and unclear day specifications. The entry shows a dense mix of schedules, multiple stations, and sporadic Sunday notes, reflecting a fragmented transit timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
Shore Line
Attleboro
Mogisten
Central
Roslindale
Canton Junction
Redham
Dodgeville
Ween Foxboro
Foxboro
Forest Bills
Hazelwood
Hebronville
Myde Park
Jamaica Plain
Mansfield
Mt. Hope
Clarendon Hills
Ing
North Attleboro
My Providence
Meadville
Roxbury
Sharoun Heights
Spring Street
West Broxbury and
Highland
Stoughto Central
Canton
South Walpole
Wrentham
Walning Hill
Stonehaven
Warren and Gristol
Es Mansfield
Newport
Wickford
Rae Oe Point
Central v
Also Mentioned on This Page
Connecticut River Railroad
Eeee
New England
Boston Weekly Post
Edgar Buefum
Chas. L. Andrews
Oliver St
Cleveland and Thurman
Mazeppa Sign CO
Water ST
Aaron R. Gay & CO
State Street
Stetson, Moseley and Dock
Eirst
Souate Ehek
Estrect
Kilby
Holbrook & Fox
Postoffice Square
Bower Street
J. A. M’cann & CO
Broadway
Chelsea
Congress Avenue
Albert Howe & CO
Market Street
Warren Avenue
R. L. Day & CO
Merchants’ Exchange
Old Colony RR
Horatio Harris & Co., Auctioneers and Commission Merchants
Richards & CO
City Notices
Harvard
City OF
Suffolk County
Pemberton Square
B. Stebbins
Thomas J. Whidden
Godfrey Morse
Common Council Chamber
Freestone
Chestnut Hill
Nathan G. Smith
Railroads
Fall River Line
Pilgrim
Bristor
Providence
Old Colony
Splendid 6
Eo Piress
New
Jersey City
Id State House
Washington and
State Streets
J. BR. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Jen’l. Pass'r
L. H. Palmer
Montreal & West
Central Vermont
R. R
Weshinaten Etree Ae Core
W.cumnga
Albags
Raileroads
Providence Line
Old Star Ouse
Hoosac Tunnel
Causeway Street
Troy
Rotterdam Junction
Binghamton
Niagara Falls Short Line
Erie
Niagara Falls
Michigan Central RR
Palace
Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway
St. Loui
Wabash Western Railway
Ayer Junction
SUN
Kelmont and Waverley
Urnattieboro
Miller’s Falls
Concorn
Gardner and Miller’s Falls
Greenfield
Hoosick Falls
Johnsonville
Lincoln
Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard
Nashua
N. E
Din
Borth Adams
Williamstown
North Leominster
Saratoga—s
Shelburne Fallse
Dun
Union Square
Somerville
Wyaltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
John Adams
J. Whitmore
J.R. Watson
Cheshire
Central Vermont Railroads
Rutland
Montreal
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Fitchburg Depot
St. Albans
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Burlington
St. Johns
Saratoga
Delaware & Ilndson Canal Company
R. KR
C. A. Faxon
A R. Stewart
Keene, N. Jaly
Bassachusetts
Kehode Island
Reccves
J. W. Richardson
da W. Miller
O. H. Briggs
Concord R. R
Manchester
Concord
N. N
N.H
Chamberlea
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