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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 13, 1889

Page

7

Molasses Market Report Reflects Quiet Trade And Stable Prices

Fining figures appear scattered with 55 centrifugal and 96 test noted. Molasses receipts today none and same day 66 birds. The market is quiet compared with last year at 80 bbIS and nominal levels. Quotes include Fancy Ponce 43¢ per gal, choice 40–41¢, fair to good 36–39¢, Cienfuegos 28 31¢, Barbadoes 34¢, boiling grades 50 test 32–?¢. New York trade remains quiet at steady prices.

Fancy Ponce Cienfuegos Barbadoes New York

Concord Railroad Time Table 1889 Expansion

The Concord Railroad timetable shows the Merrimac Valley Line and White Mountain Division schedules effective July 1 1889. It lists departure times from Boston for Manchester Nashua and Suncook areas, and from Concord for local and long routes to Plymouth White Mountains Quebec and Montreal. includes changes at Concord and contact details for ticket and sleeping car bookings. Officials H E Chamberlin F B Brown Geo W Storer N E P A publish the notice.

Manchester Concord Land Manchester & No. Weare Concord & Portsmouth R. R Hocksett Suncook Pittsfield Suncook Valley R. R Nashua White Mountain Division

Wool market steady with strong overseas tone and firm prices

The wool market shows continued strength with abroad and interior signals positive. Ohio and Michigan washed fleeces hold firm around 32 to 37 cents, while unwashed varieties move at varied but steady levels. Territory wools sell broadly, Montana and Oregon showing notable activity, and foreign wools remain firm as next London sale approaches.

Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan New York New Hampshire Valley California Georgia Maine London Oes Montana Wyoming Utah Oregon Tbs Ck Oen Pee Wes Vero Montevideo

Flour and grain market report with steady prices

John E. Welsh reports carload quotations for flour and grain markets. Receipts across New York Chicago St Louis and local tracks show steady demand and prices with varied grades of flour and several corn and oats lots, including steamer and No 2 white oats. Market activity remains moderate with single car lots common and occasional larger sales.

Minnesota Wisconsin Canada Chicago St Louis New York

Butter and dairy market report with receipts and prices

Receipts today list butter 11 526 tubs 236 boxes oleo 1119 pkes cheese 1788 boxes eggs 6 boxes 5 barrels 2107 cases beans 405 barrels potatoes 37 cars sweet potatoes 1384 barrels hay 46 cars straw 6 cars. Last year same day shows varied volumes. Butter market remains firm with Western creameries at 20 21c and Eastern around 19c for choice. demand steady but supply ample. Cheese and eggs firm with good demand, beans and potatoes with steady to rising prices. fruit and produce prices reflect seasonal shifts with cantaloupes and grapes firm, oranges scarce, lemons firm. Exports since May 1 noted at 956,085 pounds versus 161,155 pounds last year.

Franklin County New York Vermont New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Islands Michigan Canadas Bush California Lima Choice Canada New Hampshire Rose Hebrons Aroostook Hebrons Houlton Rose Aroostook Rose Houlton Hebrons Vermont Rose Jersey Timothy West P Bush Red Top

Market vegetable prices steady with quiet trade listed

Market notes a well supplied market with subdued activity. Prices for onions vary: Egyptian onions $150 per crate, Malta $175, 225 per basket, 75 cents per bush, Spanish onions 874cc per crate. other vegetables include beets 35 cents per box, carrots 40 cents, lettuce 50 cents, turnips 50 cents, white cape onions 1.26 per barrel, St Andrews 1.25 per barrel, yellow 50 cents per box, cucumbers 1.47 per 100, peppers 60 cents per bush, pickles 15 to 25 cents per 100, parsley 25 cents per bush, and multiple bean varieties around 1 dollar per bush or per box.

Malta White Cape St Andrews

Local Produce Prices Listed In Fragmented Notice

A damaged OCR snippet shows prices for fresh produce including bush and green corn at $1.25 per bushel, tomatoes 25 cents per bush, cabbage at 5 dollars per box, red cabbage 75 cents per box, marrow squash 75 cents to $1 per pound, turban 1 dollar per box, cauliflowers quiet, Eeg plant 1.50 per dozen, Kalamazoo celery 75 cents per dozen, and native lots at 75 cents to 1 dollar per dozen.

Kalamazoo

Steamer Arrivals With Bananas and Peanuts Cargoes

The Dana is due with Baracoa bananas for Seaverns and Co. The Kong Alf is due with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The Tordenskjold will arrive early next week with Banes bananas for Seaverns. A Norfolk boat due Friday carries 330 bags of peanuts and 650 barrels of sweet potatoes. The Flamborough is due about next Wednesday with Jamaica bananas.

Dana Seaverns & Co Kong Alf Jamaica Boston Fruit Company Tordenskjold Banes Seaverns Norfolk Flamborough

Friday’s Train Items Reported

A freight train moved eight cars loaded with Jersey peaches and five cars carrying potatoes.

Provisions and Pork Market Reports From City Trading News

Receipts show tallow 43 pkgs and lard 871 pkgs with pork absent in tierces, while preserved meats total 300 cases and bacon 786 boxes. Markets across New York and St Louis vary. pork steady with several price ranges for cuts and hams, lard and dry salted meats fluctuating. beef remains inactive with mixed tierced beef and pickled goods.

New York South America

Market Summary of Hog and Cattle Markets Across Cities

Kansas City dispatch shows steady cattle and strong hogs with spot prices for steers cow stockers and feeders and range cattle. Chicago and Cincinnati reports reflect mixed movements with large hog receipts and steady cattle and sheep prices across regions and lamp trends.

Kansas City Cincinnati Chicago Texas Western Rangers

Sugar Prices and Market Report for Raw and Refined Sugars

Sugar receipts today were none with same day last year at 110 barrels. Raw sugars remain quiet and steady with Cuba prices at 558 5%4c refined centrigu‑als 96 test at 674 62se. Manilans quoted at 45 3 642c, Javas Nos 10 to 11 6%sc. Refined sugars show good demand at old prices with Pulverized 8% 8 4¢, powdered 8 12 8%c, granulated 8'4 8%sc. Confectioners A 87-16c standard A 8'4c Belmont A 7 %c extra C 7 7%c yellow 69 5 7%cc. Wholesale grocers' price 842c for granulated. New York Sugar Raw strong fair rep.

Cuba Belmont New York

New York Cotton Prices and Openings Report

The market shows steady to barely steady openings and closings for New York and Liverpool cotton. Daily quotations include opening and closing levels for futures from September to May, with listed physical grades and regional market figures across Augusta through Louisville and port stocks.

Turpentine and Petroleum Prices Reported

Turpentine closed at 47¢ with rosin at 102% to 105, tar at 2.75, petroleum at 7.60¢ with RSW 7.20¢ and cases at 9.10¢. Whiskey markets in Chicago, St Louis and Cincinnati steady at 102. Coffee Rio in New York firm with fair cars at 19 1/2 ¢.

New York Sas Aera Liverpool Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Mid Memphis Savannah Mid Ee Charleston Midge Norfolk West Point Great Britain Mid Oec Baltimore Continent Cincinnati St Louis Louisville France United States Chicago Rio

Imports and Exports. Imports Sept. 12 1889 Hamburg

A detailed list of cargo and consignments aboard multiple steamers including City of Lincoln Halifax Yarmouth and Charles Morand. Entries document china dolls marble toys woodenware glassware albums harmonicas paper ware and various goods with quantities and consignors such as Horace Partridge Co Houghton Hutton Thorpe Adams Carter Rice Simmons Lally Collins Thompson Odell Jones McDuffee Chase Winter and more. Also notes Halifax and Yarmouth NL and Port Antonio Jamaica cargoes with vegetables bananas coconuts and fruits.

Hamburg Lincoln China Horace Partrigge & Co Houghton & Hutton Thorpe & Adams Mant Co Carter, Rice & Co R Schwartz H Swift & Co Paper Carter, Rice & Co Springer Bros Thompson & Odell Mitchell, Woodbury & Co Fred West Rkc Schwarz Louis Wolf & Co Chase Winter Halifax Carlton Beaman Bros Griffin Haskins & Montague Hatheway & Co Russell Armstrong Josiah Shuhan Yarmouth G Hall & Co

Exports from Antwerp 1889 by steamers and ships

Export entries dated September 12, 1889 list cargoes from Antwerp via New York including De Ruyter with 17 bales leather 1150 boxes bacon and 3h bals, St John with Hancock 3500 second hand hha shooks 83.675 feet lumber. Digby Annapolis via Forest City with rubber goods glassware oil bread mare pump silk thread blacking egg carriers and household goods.

Antwerp Bel New York de Ruyter ST John

World Markets Report From London And Liverpool

Foreign markets report quiet but steady wheat with limited cargoes offered. At Liverpool wheat firmness and corn strength reflect steady demand. prices for winter and club wheat quoted varied across regions with American corn prices noted. Peas, cheese, tallow, bacon, and lard items show firmer or steady prices as market watchers assess supply and demand.

London Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Antwerp

Trains From New York and Boston via Springfield and Worcester

The schedule lists trains at 9.00, 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 1.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 11.00, and 11.30 with Boston and New York routes. Services run daily including Sundays. Parlor sleeping cars are available, with H. Hempstead as General Passenger Agent.

York New Haven Boston New York New Springfield Worcester New London Providence Hartford N. Y N. E Willimantic N.Y N.E T A. T. Hempstead Gen

Local Train Schedules Western Division From Boston

A dense list of local Western Division trains departs Boston stations for Portland and regional stops including Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover and Dover with multiple departures among timing entries such as 7.30 am 8.30 am 12 m and 1.45 pm. The schedule includes North Conway Exeter Great Falls Lawrence Lowell Newburyport Reading Manchester and Credford with numerous daily options and a Workingmen's train noted.

Portland Provincial Express Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover North Conway Exeter Great Falls Seaverhill Georgetown Mkennebunk Biddeford Saco Lawrence Lowell Newburyport Reading Swalem Maverhill Manchester Credford Ronuding Amesbury Beverly Middeforsd Brampton North Hampton Rye Beach Epawich Lynn Marblehead Swampscott Ranch Stockport and Gloucester Salem York Barber & Beach KR. K Wolfeboro

Vague New England Rail Schedule Fragments

A dense list of train times and routes across coastal towns including Portland Amesbury Lynn Gloucester Salem and Swampscott. Mentions branches and workingmen trains with scattered numbers and odd punctuation suggesting timetable data or OCR garbled entries.

Lowell System Train Schedules From Boston Causeway

Train times listed from Causeway Street Boston to Keene Peterboro Hillsboro and beyond with frequent arrivals at Nashua Lowell North Billerica Stoneham Woburn Winchester Concord Bass Boston via Bedford and multiple way stations. Schedule shows morning afternoon and late evening departures with frequent 6 to 12 hour intervals and connections to Montreal.

Keene Peterboro Hillsboro Concord Wilton Milford Amherat Greenfield Nashua Lowell North Billericn Lawsrenee Stoneham Woburn Winchester Concord, Bass Hieformatory Bedford

Central Massachusetts Train Schedules From Buston and Surrounding Areas

Train times for Central Massachusetts lines listed from Buston Station to Northampton Hadley Amherst Belcher town Kandsville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Oakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Berlin Gladscan South Sudbury Rockbottom Wayland Weston Waverley Belmont Belmont Waltham Hudson and Way Stations to Northampton. Schedules show multiple departures at 7.45 am 1.30 pm 3.40 pm and additional weekend and Sunday runs. James T. Furber D J Flanders General Manager Genl Pasr and Ticket Agent.

Central Rockbottom Wayland Weston Altam Waverley Belmont Waltham, Hudson and Way Northampton James T. Furber D. J. Flanders Gen’l

Fitchburg Railroad Hoosac Route Timetables and Hubs

Boston schedules for Fitchburg Hoosac Route list departure times from Causeway Street to Troy Albany Chicago St Louis and other West points. Includes night expresses with sleeping cars and multiple regional stops with daily Sundays and weekly variations. Officials John Adams Whitmore and J R Watson announce local timetables and ticket offices for through West tickets.

New York and New England Trains From Boston

Daily and Sunday Boston timetable lists numerous routes to New York via Air Line and via Middletown with connections to Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury and Washington. Also shows the Woonsocket Needham and Way stations schedules with return times and a Norwich Line Express and City of New York steamer connections.

Boston Summer Street Ashecroft Baltimore Bird Street Blackstone Banbury Dedham Borchester Dudie Street Ellis Endicott Pishkill-on-Hudston Ranktin Forest Avenue Mart«ford Marvard Street Hyde Park Mighland Lake Islington Manchester Mattapan MiLilford Alt. Bowdoin New Britain Newbury New London New York Air Line Hartford Norwich H Norwood Norwood Central Pawtucket Philadelphia Providence Putnam P.m Readville Na_m Piver Street Rocksville Conn Southbridge Riltons Walpette Washington BD. C Waterbury Willimantic Winatows Webster Franklin Wognsockey

Boston and Albany R R Time Tables and Services

Time tables show local and through trains between all stations. Trains to Albany and the West depart Boston at 7.00, 9.00, and 10.30 p.m. with sleeping cars to Albany and connections to Syracuse Buffalo Detroit Chicago Cleveland St Louis Cincinnati and more. Elegant Wagner cars to Niagara Falls Hartford New Haven New York and Chicago. Tickets and parlor car accommodations available at 232 Washington Street and Kneeland Street Boston.

York Puritan Provedense Pllgrem oLily Colony Sach Boston Old Colony Staton Kneeland Street Fall River Newport New York Wwe Steamer Undayxs New Brooklyn Jersey City State House Washington and State Streets J. Hm Kendrick Geo. L. Connor L Pass R Agt L. H Palmer Old State House Fitchburg Causeway Street Ee ‘Albans Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellowsalls Rutland Burlington St. Albans St. Johns Montreal Ogdensburg Saratoga Air Pointa Delaware & Hudson Canal Company Wagoner Palace Mntreal Ottawa L de A. Ri Oydensburg Washington Street Faxon Age K. Spewars Albany West Syracuse Manchester Buffalo Niagara Falls Detroit Chicago Michigan Central Cleveland Yedo Chiccago Lakeshore Michigan Southerna 5 St. Louis Cincinnati Poledo

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