Grain Market Summary With Mixed Quotations and Receipts
Grain and feed markets ease with lower No 2 corn and oats steady. New York receipts rise to 123,500 bush while exports remain light. Reports show No 2 yellow corn at 58 to 60 c and steamer mixed around 58 to 59 c, with various elevator quotes for oats and barley and mixed oats activity across Chicago St Louis Milwaukee and Detroit regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ier
New York
Toledo
St Louis
Chicago
C. Tures
Peoria
Detroit
Milwaukee
Graham
Canada
Choice
Butter Prices and Dairy Goods Market Summary
Butter supply is tight with firm prices across Western Vermont and Eastern creameries. Quoted ranges include Western extra fresh firsts at 21 22c and Vermont extra creamery at 24 26c, with jobbing 1 2c higher. cheese and eggs show steady to firm demand, while beans and peas face weak tones from rising receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choice
Choice Western
Western
Vermont
Eastern
Chicago
New York
Ohio
Sage
Liverpool
New Hampshire
Michigan
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
PE Island
York
Ork
California
West
North
Clover
Redtop
Jersey
Houston
Bush
Hebrons
Burbanks
Virginia
Market Report Notes Mixed Vegetable Quotations
The market shows good movement with quoted prices for various vegetables. New marrow squash at 75 cents per barrel, turban squash, Savoy cabbage at 50 cents, cabbages at 50 cents, native string beans and wax beans at 75 cents, cranberry beans at 60 cents, and other beans listed with bush quantities and prices.
Wholesale Market Prices From The Norfolk Boat Fundy Report
The Norfolk boat Fundy delivers 226 barrels of sweets and 200 bags of peanuts. Market lists include onions at 85c per bush, Spanish onions 32 baskets, carrots 50c per bush, lettuce 15c per dot, turnips 50c per box, Russian yellow sar 125 per barrel, cucumbers five count for $7,100, native and green tomatoes 50c and 40c per bush or box, peppers 50c, cantaloupes 7 barrels at $150 and $200 per bush box, musk melons $16.50 per barrel, celery $1.25 per dozen, eggplants $1 per dozen, citron melons and other produce noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Providence
Norfolk Boat Due Fundy
Fruit Market Report From The Local Exchange
Apples landings are light with prices rising on New York imports. Home crab apples scarce. Williams and Gold Sweet varieties fetch several dollars per barrel. Watermelons and table grapes see slower demand but steady to rising prices. Delawares, Jerseys and Concords feature in case sales. Bananas and oranges arrive from the Lorenzo Baker vessel with varied grade pricing. cranberry and plum quotations noted with modest demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C Lombard
Liverpool
New York
Williams
Delawares
Champions
Wyoming Reds
Concords
Niagaras
Hartfords
Brightons
Clapp
Seeley
Cape Cod
Lorenzo D Baker
Snow & Co
Almeria
Pork and beef market notices show firm pork demand and steady beef
The market for pork and lard remains firm with short supply and steady hogs. Prices for various pork, lard, and sausage products are quoted, with new York and Chicago markets showing mixed but steady to lower pork, and beef prices largely steady. Regional notes include St Louis and Cincinnati with quiet provisions and various cut meats priced, while fresh beef demand remains fair and cattle prices vary by grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord
Choice
Lo's
New York
Tierces City
St Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brighton
Allan Asher & Co Report on Cotton Market Conditions
Allan Asher & Co reports a steady cotton market with Liverpool sentiment dull, minor local fluctuations, and a 2 point September decline due to free notices. New York prices stay near current highs while Southern offer volumes rise, Manchester spinners threaten stoppage pending price shifts. global demand remains firm for Upland and Orleans with mixed futures and varied regional receipts and stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Manchester
New York
Trade figures show exports and stocks by port
New York gross 2644 exports to Great Britain 7424 Continent 773 stock 124026 Cincinnati net receipts 20 gross 20 shipments 82 stock 1293 steady mid 10 percent St Louis net receipts 80 gross 87 shipments 153 stock 2378 steady mid 10 percent Louisville steady mid 10430 Consolidated six day net receipts 37532 exports to Great Britain 26768 to France 1150 to the-2250 stock at all United States ports 180 are
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Semomder Sia
Ves Hanes
Ink Aieaca Eves
O.e.ck'e
Ccerce
Prunuae
Dales
Liverpool
Orleans
Seeeesb
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Great Britain
Continent
New York
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
France
United States
Sugar and Molasses Market Blurbs
Sugar demand shows quiet activity with firm to steady raw sugar prices across Cuban and Manila grades. Refined sugars remain firm with multiple branded grades in limited ranges, while wholesale granulated and confectioners’ varieties hold steady. Molasses markets stay steady with several Caribbean and Puerto Rican offerings and nominal New York activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
New York
Hog and Cattle Markets Across Major Cities
Stock yards report slow cattle demand in Kansas City with prices 5 to 10 cents lower and strong hog demand in Chicago and St Louis. Chicago cattle steady with beeves up to 70 dollars and hogs mixed. Peoria and Cincinnati show firm to mixed tones. Lambs and sheep show modest strength in some markets while Western cattle and Texans fluctuate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
St Louis
Peoria
Cincinnati
Chicago
Texas
Western Rangers
Commodity Prices Across Markets Quiet Demand and Mixed Rates
Tallow and coffee show firm demand with limited offerings and uneven quotes. New York trades remain quiet at lower prices for city and country beef, while whiskey markets in Chicago and Cincinnati run steady with narrow ranges. Turpentine and petroleum in New York close mixed with resin and RSW components, and petroleum ends the day varied by grade and packaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Imports and Exports. 1888 Jamaica and Yarmouth Trade
Shipping notices detail consignments from Jamaica and Yarmouth on multiple steamers. Listed are L D Baker cargoes of 10438 barrels and fruit including oranges, bananas, coconuts. Jowa steamer ingots tin. numerous firms like Naylor & co, Belcher & Loomis, Jordan, Marsh & co, Baring Bros & co. plus vast totals of textiles, hardware, machinery, hides, woollens, soap, soda, and fish. Final entries note ports and quantities for Yarmouth shipment with potatoes, eggs, fish, berries, and herring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Baker
Boston Fruit Co
Liverpool
Eng
Jowa
Naylor & Co
Jere Abbott & Co
Moors & Co
Belcher & Loomis
Cherries
Bolls
Wetherell Bros
Farrar, Simpson & Co
Thomas & Co
Garland
Shimmon & Co
Pierce & Robertson
Butterworth
Hewins & Hollis
Shuman & Co
Dennison
Ross
Collins & Fairbanks
Hoster Weill, Dreyfus & Co
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Ce & F
King & Co
Pros & Co
Yarmouth
Egga J G Hall & Co
Clements & Co
Barclay & Co
Delong & Seaman
Blils & Co
Butchinson Co
TJ Jones & Co
Hallout
George Dennis
Dodd & Co
Griffin & Co
Batehelder
G Hall & Co
Sailor laden cargoes report shows extensive trade shipping list
Listings from Cayenne Saint George bear river Liverpool Annapolis Miragoane and Memorable cargoes include hake codfish beef pork lard butter and condensed milk with boxes cases bales and crates of varied goods plus lumber nails shingles and furniture indicating bustling transatlantic exchange aboard several vessels including E M Bacon Venetian New Brunswick steamers and brig J A Horsey with cargo volumes in the thousands and dozens of barrels and bags recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear River
Liverpool
Eng
Digiv
Annapolis
New Brunswick
Miragoane
Haytl
Brig J A Horsey
Staple Receipts by Railroads in 1888 Quick Stats
A historical list records receipts across multiple railroads including Boston & Albany Morand Junction Boston Providence Old Colony New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Maine and others. Items include wool bales flour cornmeal oats malt beef lard butter cheese eggs tea coffee and various lumber leather and potatoes with quantities in bales sacks bushels and cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
Morand Junction Railroad
Boston P Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
England
New York
New Engilan
Beleet
Fitchburg Railroad
Ales
Bush Caine
Soston & Maine Railroad
Oston Aing
Boston & Maine Railroad
Lowell
Bates
Trade Goods Listed in Colonial Inventory
A colonial inventory itemizes available commodities including 125 barrels of beans and 150 barrels of potatoes. It lists 34 cars of lumber, 1 case of leather, 47 bales of hides, 6 bales of dry hides, 392 ye of green hides, 19 bolls, 7 casks skins, 33 bolls pelts.
Foreign Markets Report From London and Liverpool
Market wires describe wheat and corn movements with quiet and steady tones in London and Liverpool. Prices for North California and Michigan wheats appear, with futures for September through February listed, along with Antwerp and Paris quotes and general quiet market sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
California
Michigan
England
Antwerp
Notice in Harris vs Harris Superior Court 1888
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk Superior Court July Sitting 1888 orders Ernest A Harris of Boston to publish notice to Robert Carr Harris of Kingston Ontario that he must appear October first to answer a tort action for twenty thousand dollars. The order states no service on defendant and directs attested copy be published weekly in the Boston Post for three weeks prior to first Monday in October. Clerk Jos A Willard and EDW Wadleigh acknowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massaomu
Suffolk
Superior Court
A. D
Ernest A. Harris
Boston
Robert Carr Harris
Kingston
Province
Ontario
Dominion of Canada
Palleeen
Hoston
Jos. A. Willard
Edwin A. Wadleigh
Asst
Commonwealth OF Massachtu Bsetts
Preston J. Merrill
Orrin P. Howe
Augusta
Maine
William V. Higgins
Charles E. Ives
Leander A. Huntington
Boston Post
Soston
West End Street Railway petition hearing for electric system
City notices announce a public hearing in City Hall on Monday the 17th at 2 p.m. The Committee of the Whole Board of Aldermen chairs the session on the West End Street Railway Company petition to establish and maintain an electric motive power system, erect poles and wires, and construct underground conduits in designated streets. Charles H. Allen presides as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Board of Aldermen
Aldermen's Room
West End Street Railway Company
Charles H. Allen
Railroads schedule listing Boston Albany trains and stops
Local timetable notes for Boston and Albany Railroad with through tickets, ticket offices at 232 Washington Street and stations. Trains depart Boston at 7 1 2 30 PM 3 0 15 PM with various morning and evening departures to Albany Springfield Pitt West New York and other points. Includes express and connector services with notes on limited service Sundays and branch connections.
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Loston Station
Summer Street
Ashcroft
Baltimore
Bird Street
Blackatome
Dedham
Dorchester
Bdanallie Street
Elis
Endicott
Fish
kill-on-Madson
Franklin
Forest Avenue
Martford
Warvard Street
Aim
Mlyde Park
Slam
Highland Lake
Islington
Manchester
Mattapan
P.u
New Brit
SOE Ee
Newburg
New London
New
Norwood Central
Pawtucket
Philadelphia
Providence
Utnam
Kbeadville
E River Street
Reckville
Conn
Southbridge
Filtons
Walpole
Washington
D.C
Waterbury
Willimantic
Winslows
Webster
Boston
Kyde Park
Boston & Albany Railroad
Needham and Way
Woonsocket
New York
Middletown
New Hiaven
Hartford
New Britain
Danbury
Fishkill-on-Handson
Newburgh
Turners
N. Y
Chicago and
St. Louis
New England
Air Line
Grand Central Depot
Willmantic
Rf Pt
New Haven
Jersey City
Renton
Richmond
Pwlman
Norwich
Danielsonville
Putnam
City OF Worcester
Forum
Bet
Washington Street
A. A. Jackson
E. P. Vining
A. C. Kendall
Pass
Fieta
Hiartford
York
Fitchburg Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Jausewayt Street
Troy
Albany
Rotterdam Junction
West
Uinguamton
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Erie
Michigan Central
Palace
Grand Trunk Railway
St. Lews
Wabash Western Railway
Binghamton
Ayer Junction
Sun
Mermont and Waverley
Brattlebore
Miller’s Falls
Union Square
Somerville
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Allare
Worcester
Aver Junction
Fitchburg Depot
Causeway Street
Warlor
Winehendon
Jathrey
Peterboro
Fitzwillam
Ches
I. M. Hire & Monadnock
Rutland
K. R
White River Junction
I . M. Press
Wagner Palace
Burtington
St. Albans
Montreal
BS. A. RE
Otiawia al Lian A. Bi
Godenshburg
Life A. Ni
C. A. Paxon
KR. Stewart
Keene, N. HL
Fall River
Newport
Brooklyn
Nun & Ola State House
Washington and
State Streets
Oud Colony
J. R. Kendrick
Geo. L. Connor
Gen'l. Fass
L. H. Palmer
Old State House
Park Square
C.R. i
Massachusetts
Rkhode Island
Seeven’s Icen
Orchestra
Wark Square Slaton
Waslington Street
Peteorone
J.W. Richardson
Buston
J. W. Miller
O. H. Kriggs
Concord ER. R
Lenton
Concord
N. N
N. i
Ye. i
Chamberlin
Saph
Montreal & West
Central Vermont R. K
W. Cummings
Gen. Vans. Agt
Bi Albans
East End
Union Depot
Providence & Worcester BR
Old Colony Rb.h
Agens
Providence Division Timetable and Run List Fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows a Providence Division schedule with various Sunday and weekday times, stops including Canton, Foxboro, Bridgeville, New York Providence Line, and multiple stations. The text lists numerous train departure and arrival times, with sparse legible station names and partial notes on service patterns.
J e LO. 1 he a 4.00 ¢ 0.05 9.3 6.45 7.25 2.25 3.05 6.10 6.35 New I0 VM 21.05 aw
A fragmented OCR line lists numbers and monetary values, including 4.00 0.05 9.3 6.45 7.25 and 21.05, interleaved with stray letters. The readable portion resembles a ledger-style listing of prices or figures without a clear narrative.
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Wille
B.bk
Shore Line
Cape Cod Division Train Schedule Fragment
Partial timetable lists departures from Kneeland Street Station to Buzzards Bay and various Cape towns including Bourne Woods Hall Hyannis Harwich Chatham and Wellfleet with times around 8.15 9.00 and 4.05 pm and a few notes about via Woods Hall and Day trains reflecting a historic transit schedule.
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Eae
Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Mainstabie
M. Woourne
Bournedale
Brewster
Cuntaumet
Chatham
Cottage City
Woods Hall
Faire Iaven
Halmouth
Hyannis
Harwich
Monument Beach
Mate Japoisett
Marion
Namtucket
Onset Bay
Provinctown
Santwich
Stegamore
Yarmouth
Trevant
Wellfleet
West Barnstable
Wareham
Warmouth
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Allan Asher & Co
A. Willard
2D Asst
Jesse F
Wheeler
Commonwealth OF Massachult A
SETTS
Donald Bk
Newell
Commonwealth OF
William W. Towle
Ommonwealth OF
Massachu
Supfolk, Ss.—Court OF Insol
Frank G. Holcombe
Boston Weekly Post
POST
City Notices
City OF
Railroads
Cae Aim
Beann
LU Ky
O. LU
G.zu
BSD
Milford
Mt. Bowdoin
Vee
Woonsocket Division
T Mamul
Svtiocmaie
Muna
Akel Army
Palmer
Borlaven and
Ne. AM
Buffel Care Press
Oxpre Ork
Igeadee
Aed
Sunda
Hudson
woSuays
Sorales Vradaville
Fand
Laltord
AD. Aieale
Kek
Non
Rete
Hacker
Canton
Tare
Liv Pu ' York
Sundeve
Poret Hills
Ava Od
Ural
BeRy
Oeu Orenville
Te Park
Wpaien Pls
Peter
Vane
Mira Tee
Owe
Dane
Ees
Lot
Liu
An & As
Teetree
Apy O
Lo.ld
SeRy
Onys
Pand
Duye
Ada
UBS
Astan
Sunusyzo
Ao Keeadville
Moxbury
Ben Dan
I Sadia Rte
Taunton
bNew
Point Wharf
Central
Saer
Libo
Sharon
Ben Y
School Committee
Mason Street
Phineas Bates
Boylston
Kilby Street
W. Balch
W. Glower
Cambridge
Concern—v
Pitchburg
Gardiner
Greenfield
Moe Pene Hoosick Falls
Johnsonville
N. W
Peo
Lincoln
Sun. Yam
Marlboro
Hiudson
Maynara
Yam
Nashua
N. Hi i Ayer Junction
North Adams
Williamstown
North Leaminator
Saratoga
Shelburne Falls
John Adams
J. Whitmore
Gen'l Trafic
J.R. Watson
Gen'l
Fitchburg
Central Vermont Railroads
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Double
Palkce
Filgrim
Bristol
Ole Colony
Boxton
Olid Colony
Wil
Wee
Arm
Eell
Hd, Baill
Livan
Euahe
U.50
Vle
Vlud
Bulb Amg Lohr
Tameee
Wanneda
Wellester
A. S. Hanson
Gallup
Meas
Old Colony
Fall River Line
Providence Line
Old State OU
Ham
H&l News Bee
Sm. Ashmont
Braintree
Middleboro
Brockton
Way One
Cohasset
Ming
Hingham
Easton
East Bridge
East Milton
East Weyinemouth
East Weymouth
Marshfield
Sea View
Milton
Nantasket Keath
Neponeet
aNew Wedford
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Bflymouth
Abington
Duxbury
Krockland
Fianover
Seitauate
Shawmut
South Braintree
South Duxbury
Central Station
Dean St
Whitman and Mouth Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
West Bridgewater
Cochesett
South Easton
eWest
Quincy
Vison Square
Ane
Vaah
Owe Ili
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Knee
Land Street
Framingham
Fayville
Southboro
Bolton
Northboro
Clinton
Loominester
Prate
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