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Newspaper

Norfolk Virginian

Location

Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1897

Page

7

Market on Strength after Cuban message lifts bank shares

New York traders show strong tone across stocks with gains led by Chicago Gas and Sugar. Tobacco weak on Theis ruling. grains soft while wheat and oats slide. bonds hold firm as gold flows to the Treasury continue.

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Grain and commodity prices from Baltimore market report

Market notes for wheat corn oats and related grains in Baltimore with prices for spring and winter wheat Dall and other grades. Includes spot and month figures and references to futures terms and daily cash valuations across wheat corn oats and rye with several quoted price points.

Baltimore Jill Simpte Wai

Turpentine and Rosin Markets Drift in Southeast

In Wilmington and Charleston on May 17 trade shows steady to firm tones. Receipts total 622 barrels of rosin is steady. crude turpentine quoted 1.20 to 1.80 dollars with sales around 100 barrels in some reports. Rosin prices remain firm with varied sales figures and receipts noted across multiple ports.

Wihnington N. C WMI Charleston Ma Annah Rosin

New York Cotton Market Opens With Decline and Irregular Trade

The New York cotton market opened May 17 with a decline of 4 75 points amid unsatisfactory entries and mixed crop reports. Prices then drifted irregularly, mostly in buyers' favor, closing with a net loss around 41/2 points as near positions weakened under spot pressure and improving crop prospects.

New York Liverpool France Chreat Britadn Concise Crear PiPitain

Cotton futures steady with bids and declines on May 17

Spot cotton in Liverpool shows American middling at 15 to 280 with 8 000 bales for speculation and export. Futures opened quiet amid good demand and closed down with varied May to next season bids and prices across months. New Orleans trading logged 18 600 bales with mixed month figures from May to February.

Liverpool New Orleans

Market Prices and Provisions Report from Norfolk

Norfolk market notes from May 17 1807 list prices for pork, lard, bacon, cheese butter and coffee plus grains and fish. Entries show Herring Family Roe prices per barrel and various regional goods with steady to firm demand, including flour, rice, syrups, molasses, and dried peas.

S. C. Sliphama Western Dairy, LLC New York State Dairy New Rio Watts Laguayra Java Porto Hico New Orleans

Spanish shelled 44c N wave No 2 Virginia 2c 1 Virginia 2h

The fragment notes postage stamps and values, including a 44 cent Spanish shell and a 2 cent Virginia issue. It references No 2 Virginia and a 1 Virginia denomination with a 2h designation.

Virginia

Port of Shipping News Arrivals and Vessel Movements

Port shipping report lists numerous vessels with origins and destinations including New York Baltimore and Newport News. Entries note cargoes such as corn lumber and coal and include vessel names like Sarah C. Roper Marguerite and Three Brothers. Some lines mention sailings to the United States and foreign ports with dates and weights.

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Market notes on cattle and hog prices in a regional market

Good demand for cattle and stock in the market with milk cows from Mastery North Caureling blocked by a US quarantine. Western cattle show strong price ranges for fat cows and heifers while hogs and lambs face weaker demand with dressed hogs at four to five cents per pound and lambs around six to seven cents.

Mastery North Caureling United States Lutchers

Unclear Market Prices List From Local Trade Row

Fragmentary OCR shows a mixed market price list with items such as oranges lemons coconuts and onions, including references to California Messina and Irish potatoes. Several figures appear garbled or inconsistent, suggesting an old trade advertisement or commodity column with numerous transcription errors.

Piarn ROE and related items noted in unusual draft

An unusual entry lists Piarn ROE with fragmented notes on net and steniky items, primes, and percentages. It mentions Sledan Vines, Sband Daye, Wand Picked-Paney at Vrats with unclear context and grade indicators. Further details are obscured by garbled OCR.

Piarn Roe Sledan Vines Paney Vrats

Chester and Lenoie RR Service Notice

Fragmented OCR details describe railway stops and arrivals including Chester, Lenoie, Asheville, Yorkville, and Stn am. The text mentions screening, schedules, and a few times or measurements but is garbled and not fully legible. The readable items indicate a local rail service update with station names and times.

Unclear OCR fragment hints at New Orleans event listings

Fragmentary text references New Orleans with Southern Paene and various names such as Mullwots and Ervine. Mentions Porteneukh, Clark, Irvin, Malay, and Norful Tuergy Cortes in an unclear schedule. No coherent event or outcome is discernible.

Ervine

Trains Alter Schedule Between Norfolk and Willoughby Spit

Norfolk and Old Point routes report Sunday service suspensions with trains not stopping between Willoughby Spit and Norfolk. Superintendent Mathes notes the change affects morning departures and a planned 7 00 a m and 2 00 p m runs.

Norfok Willoughby Spit Norfolk Mathes

Norfolk Willoughby Spit and Old Point Rail Service Schedule

The Norfolk Willoughby Spit and Old Point Railroad announces a short line between Norfolk Old Point and Hampton effective February 1 1897. Daily departures from Norfolk at 7 00 am 12 00 pm 3 00 pm 4 40 pm 7 30 pm and from Old Point at 7 00 am 6 55 pm 7 00 pm 2 00 pm 3 00 pm 4 80 pm 7 30 pm. No service Sundays and trains do not stop between Willoughby Spit and Norfolk.

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Baltimore Steam Packet Co Bay Line Schedule 1897

Baltimore to Norfolk Portsmouth Philadelphia and New York timetable begins May 17 1897 with routes to North East West and key ports. Tickets sold to all points with baggage checked to destination staterooms reserved on board offices at 77 West Main Street or on Bronmoor freight not accepted forward that day for handling details contact agent Ndall after 4 p m daily except Sunday.

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