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Newspaper

Norfolk Virginian

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1897

Page

7

Stock Market Rebounds Led by St Paul In Summit Trade

New York June 17 The stock market regained an upward tilt after a two day reaction as large operators booked profits and then returned to buying led by St Paul and other leading issues. London activity was light with some selling for London, while American bonds showed strength and total sales reached 1,267,000 dollars.

New York Stock Exchange London St. Paul Chicago Burlington Sugar Des Moines Fort Dodge Burlington and Quincy Chicago Gas Louisville

Market summary of agricultural commodities and staples

New York report shows mixed activity in grains and meats with prices for flour rye corn and oats steady or quiet. Livestock and dairy items such as beef lard pork and cheese hold firm with reported ranges for state and western markets. coffee sugar and tomatoes listed with current quotes and futures notes.

New York Western City Brandywine Western Duluth City India Pennsylvania Southern Southern New Rio Cordova North Carolina Smithfield Western Dairy New York State Dairy New Keresone

Grain Prices Report From Baltimore on June 17

Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat steady with spot and future quotes. July at 704 and 704e, August at 68% boe, September quoted Hsia Hse Southern wheat by sample. Corn firm with spot, month, and July at 22914e, August SHGe, September 2030140. Oats quiet and steady No 2 white 27c, No 2 mined 234%M4e. Rye easy No 2 nearby 37% 8c. Nou Western 3814 38ac.

Baltimore Titec Hsia Hse

Turpentine and Rosin Markets Reported Across Cities

Wilmington turpentine steady at 24 4/4? 24 1/4 cents with 281 casks receipts Rosin firm at 1 25 to 1 30 with 48 casks Crude turpentine firm at 1 30 1 80 1 90 with 68 barrels Tar quiet and steady. Charleston turpentine quiet at 9 1/4 cents Rosin firm with varied grade prices from 1 25 to 2 00 Savannah turpentine quiet at 25 1/4 cents Rosin firm unchanged.

Wilmington N. C Charleston Savannah Rosin

Cotton market steadies with modest advance on New York session

New York reports cotton opens quiet and steady gaining 2 to 4 points on Liverpool weakness and firm foreign market. spot middling at 7 1 2 c bales receipts total 919 today. Futures close steady with mixed near term spread and broad export demand across Britain France and the continent.

New York Liverpool Great Britain France Continent Channel Mareh

Cotton futures ease on modest demand and firm close

Sales of the day reach 15 000 bales with 2 000 for speculation and export. American receipts total 12 400 with 300 bales American. Futures open quiet, advance to a steady close amid bids and quotations for June through March contracts across months. New Orleans quotes show steady July to March futures with prices around 6.50 to 7.82 per unit.

New Orleans

Market Summary of Norfolk Provisions and Grain

Norfolk market notes show strong provisions with prices for mackerel and herring, pork, lard, bacon, cheese, butter, and oils listed. Groceries including coffee sugar syrups and flour are reported with varying grades and regional prices. Grain and hay values for peas, mill feed, and Timothy hay are included, reflecting steady demand and delivery-rate influenced town prices.

Market Prices for Fresh Fish and Shellfish

Reading market prices list various seafood items with per pound rates. Croakers bak ing fish tounders sheephead speckled trout rock and other fish show prices ranging from six to ten cents per pound depending on the type.

Taylors

Market Shows Strong Demand for Cattle and Hogs

Market reports high demand for good cattle and market activity remains firm for hogs. Milk cows from Eastern North Carolina are excluded due to a United States quarantine. Prices cited include milch cows 20 to 35 dollars per head. common cows 10 to 20. fat cattle 24 to 34 cents per pound. hogs 44 cents per pound dressed. lambs 60 to 70 cents per pound.

North Carolina United States

Prices for Fruits and Commodities in California Market

Readable items list assorted goods including oranges lemons cabbages onions and potatoes with varied prices. Also notes beeswax rosin pitch tar turpentine and lye with miscellaneous figures and misspellings from a historical market list.

California Messina

Farmers Market Prices Digest Auction Fresh Produce

Market notes list hand picked fancy and prime grades with percentages for Spanish shelled and Virginia varieties. Prices quoted per unit or bag with grades including No 1 Spanish and No 2 Virginia and general quality terms.

Virginia

Shipping Arrivals and Dispatches In The Port

Shipping news notes arrivals and consignments with vessels listed such as Titania Gate Pascagn nin podsirdrecht and Sehr Luli Quillen from Baltimore carrying barrels. Other ships include Theloy Old Pylnt and Mdnalogue Philadelphia coal shipments via Wm. Lamb & Co. agents for oval.

Miltish Baltimore T. James Corbin Philadelphia Wm. Lamb & Co

Shipping list mentions barges and ships with cargoes

A fragmented shipping record lists vessels including barges San Joaquin Hoboken with coal and New London with coa, Western Belle Bast Providence Forest Belle New Bedford with SAIL, and other ships and cargoes such as lumber from Mary Graham Medley New York, plus river and port names like James River, New Bedford, City Point.

Schr. I.P. Dunnock Howard James River Merrit San Joaquin Hoboken Stonington New Bedford Volunteer New London Western Belle Providence Forest Belle SAIL Chanples A Briggs Canary Salem Shubert Gitford Yorth River Wheeler City Point H. B. Bly Pips Claremont Mary Graham Medley New York

Novel Bridge Across the Seine at Rouen Designed as Transbordeur

A private venture proposes a pont transbordeur at Rouen with two small towers and a suspended tram bridge over the Seine. A skeleton carriage on rails will shuttle passengers and vehicles between banks, powered by steam or electricity, with rail lines laid along the bridge.

Rouen Europe Niegron Bilbay Ma “Pont Transboergeur Seine France Amonopoly Benne Touritf

Fragmentary OCR Locales Mention Wide South Names

An unclear OCR read lists places and titles across the South including Afinnta New Orleans Augusta Macon Chattacooga Nashville Memphis Florida Teras California and hints at executive roles such as Vice President and Superintendent.

New Orleans Augusta Macon Chattacooga Nashville Memphis Florida Teras California South

Edenton Steamship Schedules and Connections

Edenton steamer lines list daily and specific routings for towns along the Chowan and Shepparon rivers with connections to Belhaven Norfolk and New Bern. The notices describe sail days for various landings, transfers with other steamers, and freight and passenger services advertised by the East Carolina Dispatch and Norfolk lines.

Merprot Eliizabeth Chiy Edenton Mackey’s Erry Moper Pantego Lelbaven Conneveta No & S. Wt Miymouth Daimesville Williamson Windsor Tunsday

Norfolk Virginia Beach and Southern R R Schedule 1897

Norfolk to Virginia Beach timetable for Sunday June 13 1897 lists daily departures and through services including mixed locals fast express and through express from 6:00 am to 10:30 pm with several morning and evening runs. The notice uses old spellings and OCR quirks.

Norfolk Virdinia Beach Soumer Thau Virginia Beachs Luave Norwolk Lmave Virginea Beach B. 1 Holland Gen. Sunt

Lyde's Regular Line Steam from Norfolk to Philadelphia

Direct line from Norfolk to Philadelphia with sailings Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Saturday from Norfolk and Tuesday Thursday Saturday from Philadelphia. Round trip 3100 including meals and berth. Through bills of lading to South and Southwest points via Seaboard Air Line Southern Railway Norfolk Carolina and Norfolk Southern Railroads. James W. McCarrick general southern agent Norfolk Virginia. Clyde & Co agents Philadelphia.

LYDE Shuip Wok Mlladelphia Norfolk Philadelphia Seaboard Air Line Southern Railway Norfolk and Carolina Norfolk and Southern James W. McCarrick Southern Norfolk, Va Clydte 4 Co

Norfolk and Portsmouth Steamship Schedules Ad

Passenger steamship schedule shows north bound to New York and Philadelphia with Baltimore and Norfolk departures. Tickets sold to all points north east and west with baggage checked to destination. Freight not accepted for daily forwarding. reservations and inquiries at office 77 West Main Street or on board.

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Ferry and Steamship Schedules Mention Norfolk Lines and Ports

An old timetable lists departures from Norfolk area ports including Gold Point Trampton Newport News and Severn River routes. It shows multiple daily times for ships to Newport News Portsmouth Old Point Bay Line and other destinations with prepaid freight and depot pickup notes.

Paesenghr Pireste Newport News Sanda Richmond Old Point Northamptonk Enola Gold Point Norfolk Trampton Gay Portsmouth Portsmoro Bay Line Cmpany's Wharf Severn River Old Point Company Wriday Portsmou Nansemond Folk Suffolk Mathews Back Poquesins Ware Severn York Washington N. C N. R Newbern RE. R M. B Rowele

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