Market report from 20c PE Island and surrounding regions
The report notes price levels across multiple commodities with firm to steady demand. Beans and peas show varied hand-picked and screened prices, California and New York varieties prominent. grasses, timothy, red-top, and clover seeds listed with regional quotes. potatoes and sweet potatoes report larger receipts and price dips. poultry, hay, and straw remain steady with specific regional price ranges and grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
York State
California
West
Pth
Jersey
Houston
Aroostook
Aroostook Hebrons
New Hampshire
Hebrons
Burbanks
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Long Island
Virginia
Ersey Pelley
Ancy
Banana steamers sail with fruit cargoes to Boston area
The steamer Victoria arrives September 21 from Baracoa with bananas for Seaverns & Co. The steamer Aguan also docks September 21 from Jamaica with bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The steamer Progress is due September 21 from Baracoa with bananas for G H Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banana Steamers
Victoria
Baracoa
Seaverns & Co
Aguan
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
Progress
G H Harding
Truck Trade Values Food Prices In Old Market Listing
Trade is quiet with ample supply at old prices. Items include New marrow squash 50c per barrel, Savoy cabbage 50c per barrel, Lima beans 150 per bush, onions 2 25 per barrel, cauliflowers 87c per dozen, celery 1 25 per dozen, spinach 18c per bush box, and other produce. The Norfolk boat due Friday carries 700 bushels sweet potatoes and 250 bags peanuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay State
Russia
Norfolk
Snow & Co
Almeria
Palermo
Wardens
Wyoming
Hartfords
Clapp
Seeley
Cape Cod
Oil Market Rates and Pipe Line Certificates
Furnished by J E Carter & Co 221 Washington Street shows closing times and price notes for pipe line certificates and cottonseed oil certificates. The entries record opening times on Sept 18 and 19 1888 with highest and lowest values noted for Sept 19 1888.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J E Carter & Co
Washington Street
Sugar and Molasses Market Report Summary
Sugar market remains firm and steady for raw sugars amid quiet trade. Cuba refining ranges from 7 to 16 cents per pound for 96 test centrifugals, with other regions showing minor variations. Refined sugars are firm as demand stays cautious and inactive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Manilas
Lloilos
Javas
Sugar and Molasses Prices Reported by New York Markets
Pulverized sugar priced at 44 cents per pound, powdered 8 Ysc, granulated 71 cents, confectioners’ 742c, standard 74c, Belmont A Tac extra 6 percent, yellow. Wholesale grocers’ price 7 cents for granulated. New York raw sugar firm though refined held, 658 cents, 684 cents for some grades. Molasses market steady with better demand. no price changes noted. Various late quotations for Porto Rico and Barbadoes noted. New York market nominal.
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New York
Ponce
Porto Rico
Barbadoes
Cienfuegos
Mayaguez
Hog and cattle markets scattered across major cities
Stock Yards Kansas City receipts show cattle steady to lower with shippers at 425 to 500, natives 170 to 260, steers 265 to 340. hogs opened steady, closed weak with heavies 620 to 660, mediums 6 35, sheep 270 to 410. St Louis hogs firm 6.10 to 6.36, Peoria steady 5.70 to 6.80, Cincinnati hogs strong 5.65 to 6.85. Chicago cattle receipts 15,000, shipments 8,000, weak with beeves 6 2562 6 65, steers 3 50 25 90, stockers 2 38 20, cows 5 43, Texas and Western cattle mixed. Hogs in Chicago receipts 14,000, shipments 6,500, steady to lower. mixed 6 66 to 6 90, light 5 70 to 6 50. Sheep receipts 6,000, shipments 2,000 weak. natives 2 70 to 3 60, Western 3 8 26, Texans 2 60 to 6 60, lambs 4 5 to 7 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Continent
South America
Chicago
St Louis
Cincinnati
Brighton
Kansas City
Peoria
Texas
Western Rangers
Western
Market Notes From Allan Asher & Co on Cotton Prices
Allan Asher & Co reports a volatile day as Liverpool prices drop but later firm up. Upland middling quotes hold at 10 1/2 to 11 cents while New York futures show quiet to dull trading with small gains. Spot Liverpool cotton quiet at 5 15 16d middling uplands and Orleans. various port stocks and net receipts listed with mixed activity.
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Allan Asher & Co
OWS
Liverpool
Manchester
New York
Tuesay
Wdc A Mae
Ise Sds
Eeeee
Jadualys Cviscess
Csose
Marehies
Scheeise Wesee
OrnUe
Epias
Uplands
Orleans
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Ieee Voint
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Great Britain
Continent
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Louisville
France
United States
Commodity Market Roundup With Mixed Price Signals
Market notes show firm demand in tallow with city prices at 544 5 2 and country at 442 4 4. New York reports small supply and strong market for prime city at 542c bid. Coffee from New York to Rio steady with Santos arrivals at 114c. turpentine and petroleum prices mixed with resin and tar cited. RSW and cases listed.
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New York
Rio
Santos
Chisago
Cincinnati
St Louis
Cattle Market Report Brighton and Watertown Week Ending Sept 19
Market in Brighton and Watertown shows heavy arrivals of cattle sheep and hogs from New England the West and Canada with Canada lambs making up nearly half the supply Prices for beef store cattle and sheep vary with quality veals selling readily while milch cows and calves attract bids from speculators Slaughterers increase output and one major facility proposes expanding to meet demand Late arrivals include multiple milch cows springers and small lots sold to clear margins
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Brighton
New England
Canada
Cooldive & Son
Hall & Son
Glines & Weston
Hosmer Solid Spee
H Merrill
Thompson & Rogers
Combs & Farrar
Giyac
G W
York State
Bie
E Smith
Ishirley
Bloc
Maine
Eastern Railroad
F Weiler
H Coolidge & Son
Glecdaw
Wells & Richardson
SC Libby & Son
J F Lawrey
G B Dyer
Mississippi River
MEAT MARKET NOTES ON CATTLE AND CALVES BUYING
Calves milch cows and springers traded at mixed prices with buyers anticipating a price drop. Milly cows and springers sold around 40 to 85 dollars. veals sold well at market. Sheep and lamb trade showed dealers absorbing supply with some declines, while eastern dealers favored quick disposal via commission sales. Cattle sales at Watertown and Brighton yards remained steady with common to fair grades dominant and better stock firmer under steady demand.
Imports and Exports Sept 19 1888 Barbadoes to Liverpoo
Shipping list itemizes vast imports and exports across multiple firms and ships. Entries detail various goods such as sugar, cod liver oil, colors, paper stock, iron, nails, tin, glass, bleaching powders, soda, whale oils, herring, sardines, currants, wool, leather, hides, chemicals, and many other commodities. Names include Standard Sugar Refinery, J Paulsen & co, Baring Bros & co, E F King & co, Linder & Meyer, J A Hayes & co, and more, with numerous vessel and consignments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hull
Eng
Paulsen & Co
Sheldon & Co
Moors & Co
Baring Bros & Co
Sanderson & Son
Liverpool
Dame & Co
Hills, Turner & Co
Linder & Meyer
E & F King & Co
Washburn & Moon Mani Co
Bartlett & Co
Coleman,Mead & Co
Whittington & Co
King & Co
Morey & Co
Wight Bros
Wight
Leigh & Co
Riley & Gray
E&f
Kansas
Jackson
Thomas Groom & Co
Norway Steel and Lron Co
Baring Bros .& Co
Do Brown Bros & Co
Moise Baring Bros & Co
J A Hayes & Co
White & Co
de Blois & Co
China
Stamford & Co
Morse
Morse Beach & Co
Bolls
Jere Abbott & Co
Ekc Kent
Ssoston Thread & Twine Co
Dame
Stoddard & Kendal
Kendall, Barrows & Co
Wauskuck Co
Homer Bros
Gianssware Abram French & Co
Soumen, Mead & Co
Do Brown, Durrell & Co
Shepard, Norwell & Co
Chase & Co
Snow& Co
S & J Brown & Co
Staple Products Receipts Sept 19 1888
Boston and Albany Railroad records show 247 bales of wool and 1550 units listed in the receipts dated September 19, 1888. The entry notes staple goods movement and quantities managed by the railway in that period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
Ancient Freight Ledger Entries From Railroads and Goods
A scrambled OCR note lists numerous cargo items and quantities alongside several railroad companies. Entries include flour, wheat, oats, malt, pork, butter, cheese, eggs, beans, hay, leather, hides, pelts, and various bales, boxes, and rolls with totals per line, attributed to Grand Junction Railway, Boston & Providence Railroad, Old Colony Route, New York & Newhaven Railroad, Fitchburg Railroad, Boston & Maine Railroads multiple divisions, and express and sca references. The fragment resembles a historical freight ledger detailing commodities, volumes, and carrier lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Junction Railway
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Rathoaa
New York & Newarene Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Western Division
Lowell
Express
Sca
Wales
Foreign markets report quiet wheat and corn trades in London
Cable dateline London Sept 19 notes wheat and corn offerings steady to weaker with a general quiet demand. Prices show No 1 California wheat at 73 11d, No 2 at 7s 8d. domestic and foreign wheat softer, corn prices mixed. At Liverpool futures very quiet with modest declines, Paris wheat subdued, and English French markets inactive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
California
England
Pilling Seeks Divorce After Desertion in Lawrence Case
Mary E. Pilling of Chelsea petitions the Suffolk Superior Court for a divorce from William H. Pilling after more than three years of desertion beginning Sept 1883. She requests restoration of her maiden name Mary P. Henry and other proper orders as deemed by the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
County of
Suffolk
Mary E. Pilling
Chelsea
William H. Willing
Lawrence
Essex
San Commonwealth
William H. Pilling
Mary PF. Henry
A. D
Aky EK. Pilling
Notice in Libel Case Orders Publication and Service
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk Superior Court Clerk orders libellant to publish attested copy of libel and order in Boston Post for three weeks and mail a registered letter to William H Pilling with the libel to show cause why prayer should not be granted before the first Monday in November in Moston Suffolk County Massachusetts
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Suffolk
Superior Court
Boston
A. D
William H. Pilling
Moston
Boston Post
Schalk
Illiam H. Pilling
Dividend Notice and Bond Maturity at Pullman’s Palace
North American Insurance declares a semi annual four percent dividend payable October 1 1888 to stockholders of record. Pullman’s Palace Can Do issues ten year seven percent debenture bonds outstanding at 955 0000 maturing October 15 1888 will be paid with interest to date of payment upon presentation at Farmers Loan Trust Company New York. George M Pullman president.
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State Street
Charles E. Macallar
Boston
Pullman
ChicaGo
Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company
William St
New York
George M
Music Teacher Plans a Ditson Campaign for Books
A music teacher outlines a plan to procure Ditson & Co. Superior Music Books for teaching and engagement. Catalogues list Royal Singer, Jehovahs Praise, Song Manual volumes, United Voices, Anthems of Praise, Dow Sacred Orpheus, and new piano collections. Prices vary per item and per dozen, with many titles offered for retail mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ditson & Co
Royal Singer
United Voices
Dow
Richardson
Oliver Ditson & Co
Boston
Proposals Sought for Neponset Bridge Water-Pipe Box Siphon
Boston Water Board invites sealed bids for a water pipe box and siphon at Neponset Bridge. Bids due by 12 m Friday Sept 28 1888, on blank forms with $500 certified check. Plans available Sept 18 at City Engineer office. Work must finish by Dec 1 1888.
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Neponset Bridge
Hin
City Hall
Boston
Water Board
Thomas F. Donerty
William B. Smars
Robert Grant
Boston Water Board
Office of
Hearing on free stone work at Cheatnut Hill Pumping Station
The Committee on Inspection of Buildings will continue the hearing in the Common Council Chamber City Hall on Friday the 21st at 7 30 p m for all persons interested in free stone work on the Pumping Station Cheatnut Hill Samuel Kelley Acting Chairman of Committee
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Crry Hay
Common Council Chamber
City Hall
Freestone
Cheatnut Hill
Samuel Kelley
Providence Line for New York Express Trains Evening Start
Fast trains depart Park Square Station at 6 30 p m direct to wharf with parlor cars, connecting at Providence to elegant steamers Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Reeves's renowned orchestra on each steamer. Tickets and staterooms at Park Square Station and 214 Washington Street. Telephone 255s. J W Richardson agent Boston J W Miller Co Li Briggs gen manager gen pass agt
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Providence
New York
Park Square Station
C. R. RK
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Reeves
Park Square
Washington Street
J. W. Richardson
Boston
J. W. Miller
Li. Briggs
Pilgrim
Bristol
Old Colony
Fall River
Newport
Annex
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Gen’l, Faser
L. H. Palmer
Old State House
Western Division Train Schedules From Boston Station
Train times to Altoney, Rochester, Farmington and numerous New England towns listed for weekday and Sunday services. Highlights include frequent departures from Boston at 6 to 8 am and multiple midday and evening runs to Andover, Exeter, Malden, Medford, Reading, Wilmington, North Andover, Lawrence, and beyond, with Sunday trains to Dover Maverhill Manchester and Portland.
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Dover
Maverhill
Lawrence
Manchester
Lowell
Medford
Portland
Bangor
Lewiston
Reading and Way
Boston to Amesbury and communities rail schedule
A detailed list of train departures from various Boston area stations to Amesbury and neighboring towns including Chelsea Dover Everett Ipswich Lynn Marblehead Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody Danvers Portsmouth Revere Salem and more. The timetable notes multiple daily departures in morning, midday, and evening with varied frequencies and some limited days via branches and special services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Ieversy
Biddeford
Chelsea
Dover
Everett
Great Falls
Rochester
Hampton
North Hampton
Rye Reach
Ipswich
Lynn
Marblehead and
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Newburyport
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Salem
York Flatbor & Beach
Saugus
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
Egan and Way
Portland
Mangor
St. Fobn
Halifax
Lowell System Boston Station No schedule overview
Timetable fragment shows Lowell System through service from Boston to multiple New England points. Listed are numerous stops including Laconia Weirs Plymouth Centre Harbor Wolfeboro War ren Haverhill Woodsville Lisbon Littleton Whitefield Lancaster Jefferson and more with varied times such as 9 am 1 pm 7 pm and other inconsistent marks. Also local service from Boston to Concord Keene Nashua and many other towns. Train numbers and partial station names are garbled.
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Lowell
Boston
Causeway Street
Filton
Lake Village
Meredith
Ashlana
Vam
Laconia
Weirs
Plymouth
Centre Harbor
Wolfeboro
Berth Woodstock
Pennigewassett
Walhey
Warren, Haverhill
Woodsville
White River Junction
Wells River
Bristol
Claremont
Montpellier
Essex Junction
Churlington
T. Albans
Montreal
Northern RR
Boston Air Line
Fabyan’s
Central Mass. Division Train Schedule Listings
Trains depart Boston Causeway Street foot of Portland Street for Northampton and multiple towns including Amherst Belchertown and Hudson with various times in the morning and afternoon. Additional stops include Waltham Waverley Belmont and nearby towns with a range of 7.15 to 9.20 am and 1.30 to 6.25 pm departures.
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Central Mass
Boston Station
Causeway Street
Portland Street
Northampton
Bradiey
Amherst
South Ambherst
Belchertown
Mondsville
Ware
Gilbertville
Bourre
Rutland
Jefferson's
Oakdale
West Boylston
Worcester
Clinton
Bertin
Hudson
Sudbury
Blockbottom
Wayland
Weeton
Waltham
Waverley
Belmont
Northern Division
Boston & Albany
Kneeland Street
Framingham and
Marlboro
Fayville
Southboro
Belten
Northbore
Loominater
Fitchburg
Pratt’s Junction
Boston Area Train Schedule Fragments and Times
A dense listing of train departures and arrivals across multiple stations in the Boston area. Includes Sunday and weekday times for Ashmont Braintree Middleboro Quincy Weymouth Wollaston and more stations with numerous irregular figures and annotations.
Cape Cod Division Train Schedule Fragments
Readable fragments list Buzzards Bay to Woods Hall and nearby towns with 9.00 am and 1.00 pm to 4.16 pm times, some errors and misprints. Sunday trains show 8.15 am origins including Buzzards Bay Bourne Catan met Falmouth and Wareham, with Woods Hall and West Barnstable listed.
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Kneeland Street
Buzzards Bay
Murnstabie
Cottage City
Woods Hall
Bairhaven
Fallmouth
Myannis
Harwich
Monument Beach
Mate Tepolsett
Marion
Nantucket
Onset Bay
Provincetown
Sandwich
Sagamore
So. Karmonth
Tredmont
Wellfleet
West Barnstable
Wareham
Waremouth
Bourne and
Bournedale
Catan
Met
Falmouth
Bryannis
Ouset Bay
West Barnabie
Wenaumet
Providence and Suburban Rail Schedule Summary
The Providence Division timetable lists trains from Leave Park Square to New Work and Providence Line with numerous times across cities such as Attleboro Houiston Canton Junction Foxboro Bedham and more. Sundays and weekdays have varied departures and special notes include additional trains and cross-division references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Square
Shore Line
Attleboro
Houiston
Central and Hollindae
Canton Junction
L. Ym. Bedham
Dodgeville
East
Foxboro
Train timetable notice from Boston Sept 11 1833
Timetables for local and through trains available in Boston stations and at Old Colony R H Office No 3 Old State House. J R Kendrick general manager and Geo L Connork general passenger agent announce the schedule details for Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Boston
Old Colony
R.H
Old State House
J.R. Kendrick
Man’r
Geo. L. Connork
Pass
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RP Pollard
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A N Monroe
Farrell & McFlynn
Massacchu
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Jos
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Edwin A. Wadleigh
North American Insurance Company
Musical Publications
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Fiq
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Phallis
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Esgey ’S Village Farm
Commodore Kittson
Midway Park
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