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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1888
Page
7
A historical market listing shows assorted produce with prices such as turnips 60 cents per bushel and tomatoes 40 cents per box, along with cantaloupes 3 dollars a barrel and celery 1.25 per dozen. It notes a Norfolk boat due Friday carrying 225 barrels of sweets and 200 bags of peanuts.
The steamer LD Baker is expected to dock from Jamaica carrying a cargo of bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The arrival signals continued supply of Caribbean fruit to Boston markets and local trade.
Mediterranean fruit receipts for the season show oranges from Messina and Naples with values around 122,309 to 287,771. lemons from Palermo and Naples totaling 249,582 to 709,635. apples with varied prices. grapes and pears in large supply. cranberries rising. peaches selling from 40 cents to 1.50 per basket. The report notes high supply, steady or falling quotations, and a forthcoming auction for Almeria grapes and lemons.
Pork demand steady with firm prices across grades. Hogs quiet. long cuts and backs quoted. New York pork in light demand. beef firm with steady lard and dry salt meats. Chicago and Cincinnati notes show mixed movement. fresh beef prices and weights listed. Spring lambs and mutton ranges posted alongside regional pork, lard, and bacon figures.
Across Kansas City, St Louis, Peoria, Cincinnati and Chicago, cattle receipts reach high volumes while prices vary. Hogs see generally firmer demand in several cities with premiums for heavies, but Chicago hogs opened strong then ended lower. Sheep receipts rise with firmer quotes in some markets.
Allan Asher & Co reports today's market with Liverpool firm at 1 to 2 points up, but September notices and high freight costs constrain shipments. Decline in this month’s delivery offset by steady later positions. large exporters face storage or halted plans. New York prices quoted middling uplands 10 7-16 cents, low 10 1-16, good ordinary 7 11-16. sales 514 bales. futures opened steady and closed very steady.
Opening bid and closing levels for Sept 12 shown for Liverpool markets with steady futures. Reports from Watertown and Brighton yards detail receipts, stock, and prices for cattle, veal calves, store pigs, fat hogs, and live poultry, highlighting steady demand and varied values across lots and grades. Also notes specific sales and individual sellers including J O Sanborn and Guilford NH connections.
In New York the raw sugar market is steady with higher firmer quotes while refined sugars stay steady amid active demand. Quoted spots include Cuba 542 55s8c, Manilas 412 5c, Javas Nos 10 toll 6s 6'4c. refined grades range from pulverized 8%c to extra C 6'c. Molasses markets subdued yet stable, with Fancy new Ponce Porto Rico 36 38c and Mayaguez 26 32c. New York notices place sugar and molasses as firm or nominal with overall quiet activity.
Tallow demand firm with small offerings and city prices. New York steady prime city at 63s 5'ec. Coffee New York Rio steady with quiet demand and fair cargoes. Whiskey markets unchanged in Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati. Turpentine New York closed at 8842 89c with rosin at $1 105 and petroleum at 6% 7%sc with RSS at 77sec and cases at 9%sc.
Cattle and stock market report from Brighton Watertown for the week ending Sept 12 1888. Listings show live stock counts by yard including cattle sheep veals prices for market beef store cattle and hogs. Late arrivals noted with sales of milch cows springers and pair working oxen and remarks forecasting brighter markets later in the month. Export trade shows increased cattle shipments to Liverpool and several steamers listed with head counts. Sheep and lamb trade driven by Canada supply with lambs around 65 70 lbs and prices near 54 64c promising steady demand. Maine cattle market notes large stock arrivals and mixed movement with milch cows and springers selling slowly at around 50 60 dollars, others higher for selective stock.
Keerbohm notes wheat weaker off coast and firmer on passage, grain prices steady in England and Paris. London and Liverpool quotes show quiet wheat, steadier corn, and futures active for wheat with mixed American corn. Market tone cautious, weather fine in England.
The Brig Georgie-18 carries 18 746 dry hides 250 horns and 20 000 pieces of wood bound for Rio Grande do Sul. Gossler & Co. appears as the consignor or consigning firm in this shipping brief.
Shipping list items from Port George NS Moncton Sackville Sydney Grand Narrows Badpeck and Liverpool Eng show schooners Anna Maud W Novelty Ete and Norseman Cephalonia with flour oats sugar and other goods. Brews and hardware items appear along with belts of meat dairy tobacco and groceries.
The list details receipts dated Sept 12 1888 across Boston & Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony and other railroads. It records wool corn oats feed lard grease butter cheese eggs beans apples hay straw lumber leather skins bales and boxes with quantities per railroad. Key entities include Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad and various commodities and units.
The itemized entries from multiple divisions and transit methods record sacks, bales, and boxes of corn meal oats malt lard bacon butter cheese eggs potatoes hay lumber leather hides pelts and wool. Distinct consignments include Boston and Maine Railroad Western Eastern Lowell System and by Express and Sea with quantities ranging from a single box to thousands of bundles.
Probate Court of Suffolk directs next of kin and creditors to appear on September 17 1888 in Boston to show cause why Francis E June of Newtown should be granted letters of administration without sureties. Public notice to run weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post. Judge John W McKim signs the citation.
In Suffolk Massachusetts 1838 probate notice for John C G Bennett of Boston. Anne Kennett petitions as executrix without bond. Hearing set September 17 at 10 am in Boston. Publication requested weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post ending two days before the hearing. Witness Joan W McKim Judge.
Suffolk probate court requires Joseph A Laforme Samuel Cobb and Winslow Warren to publish a sixteenth account of trust for P Josephine Reggio and others. A Boston Post notice sets Monday September 24 1858 as hearing date. witnesses and registrar George Glorgere listed. publication to run weekly until final notice.
Boston and Maine timetable notice lists departures from 218 Washington Street and Causeway Street for SEPT 10 1888 with through trains to Augusta Haymarket Bangor Bar Harbor St John Halifax and the Provinces and connections to Portland. Services include Eastport Calais Rockland Lewiston Manchester North Conway Portland and Maine Central lines with Haymarket and Causeway Street stations and multiple daily departures.
Trains depart from Boston area stations with a long list of routes to Andover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Haverhill North Andover Newburyport Reading Gale Wa Wakefield Wilmington Medford and other towns. Sunday trains to Dover Lawrence Manchester Lowell and Portland are noted with various times.
Eastern Division train timetable shows departures from Boston Station and Cause Street to Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Sw erett Great Falls and Rochester Blamypton Ipswich Lynn Marblehead Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody Danvers Portsmouth Revere Rockport Glouster Satem York harbor Saugus and other branches with numerous daily times including morning shifts and evening services.
A fragmentary schedule lists Sunday trains with times and stations including Lynn Way, Newbury Portland Poritsmouath and Port land Bangor St John Halifax Saxiem Sangus Branch South Reading Haymarket Square and Workingmen's train service operating Thursdays and Saturdays only with stations in Keston and a South Reading branch.
Lowell system timetable lists through service from Boston to Tilton Lake Village and other towns with multiple daily departures. It includes connections to Laconia Weirs Plymouth Centre Harbor Wolfeboro and Montreal via White River Junction. Local services from Boston Manchester Concord Nashua and other towns run throughout the day with frequent morning and evening trains.
Train schedules list departures from Boston and nearby stations to Northampton Hadley Amherst and other towns with multiple daily times. Special notes indicate connections to Belmont Waverley Waltham Hudson Way stations and fare details. Full timetable information available at stations. James T. Furber J. Flanders General Manager Gen Pass r and Ticket Agent.
A polluted OCR style listing shows numerous train times and routes for multiple lines and stations including New York Shore Line Providence Line and local stops. The text lists daily and Sunday schedules with inconsistent punctuation and many numerical entries, creating a chaotic timetable snapshot.
A garbled Cape Cod division timetable lists multiple stations with varied times and errors. It includes Buzzards Bay, Barnstable, Hyannis, Chatham, Provincetown, Sandwich, Wareham, Woods Hall, Onset, and several misspelled places with inconsistent times, plus Sunday trains and connections through Woods Hall.
Boston schedule for through train service on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Stations listed include the Old Colony R R Office at No 3 Old State House. J R Kendrick General Manager and Geo L Connor General Passenger Agent issue the notice dated September 11 1888.
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