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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1887
Page
7
Market brief shows mixed firmness with flour corn oats and oatmeal steady quiet. Rye and rye flour hold steady with light trade while beans potatoes hay and grass seeds show little change. Apples remain very firm and sugar becomes easier with provisions and fresh beef unchanged.
The fish market shows quiet firmness with higher prices for choice mackerel and steady, scarce cod and halibut. Imports of mackerel are up, Georges fish and herring supplies are tight yet sales of canned salmon and sardines continue, while deep Provicetown fleets prepare for spring operations and new grounds openings are planned for April.
The floor market shows slight improvement with wheat trading better though sales remain moderate and prices unchanged. Corn is firm with higher bids, oats steady with moderate sales, and steamer yellow corn and mixed oats showing varied on call and after call activity. bid and ask ranges are listed across No 2 white oats, white and mixed wheats, steamer corn, and rye, with inspections totaling 154 cars and flour at 235 dollars per barrel.
Market items include bakers price per barrel for winter wheat and spring patents, fob export rates to Canada, cornmeal prices both bag and barrel, flour oats barley rye and malt values, and hops with regional monthly variations. Prices quoted per ton or per bushel for bulk and sacks with spot and arrival notes.
Butter remains unchanged in St Louis Philadelphia New York and Cincinnati with firm to steady quotes for creamery and fancy grades. Cheese is firm in St Louis and New York, unchanged in Philadelphia with steady demand. eggs stay strong in New York and Philadelphia, steady in Cincinnati. Scarce notes on beans seeds potatoes and other farm items accompany stable poultry, hay, and truck prices in a broad wholesale market report.
The pork market remains steady with firm hams and steady quotations for fresh beef. Lambs are quiet and steady with moderate veal supply and good demand. Detailed price lines cover pork cuts, lard, ribs, shoulders, hams, and beef items including fresh beef, plate, ribs, tongues, and various roasts with specific per-pound figures.
The Pontiacs cargo balance sold today at Messina lemons 160 350, oranges 150 300, Palermo lemons 225 350, and oranges at 8742c 275. The cargo totals include 500 boxes Messina oranges, 1500 Messina lemons, 6900 Palermo oranges, 5500 Palermo lemons. The Dodona sails Monday and the Louise H sails in New York Monday. The Savannah boat due Monday carries 2130 boxes of oranges.
A listing of fruit and nut prices including No 1 and No 2 apples from Massachusetts and Maine, overviews of Virginia peanuts pecans and hickory, Spanish and Italian fruits like Valencia oranges Messina lemons Palermo and Malaga grapes, plus Florida oranges and tangerines with varied box sizing and price points. Prices shown range from 2 to 10 plus dollars per box or barrel, reflecting wholesale market quotes.
In Liverpool futures opened active and closed quiet with varied near term bids across multiple months. Spot uplands and Orleans buyers faced firm yet not easy prices, with large sales and steady receipts. New York markets mirrored strength in spot and mixed futures while U.S. exports and stock levels show substantial activity. Sugar and molasses hold firm with refined sugar easing slightly and high grade quotes listed.
Market data from New York and multiple cities showing mixed grain and commodity prices. Wheat and corn futures, barley, rye, oats, and white wheats quoted with prices, receipts and exports reported. Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis notes show local grain and flour movements and pork and lard bids.
Kansas City reports hogs firm with receipts around 600 today and 7178 yesterday. St Louis shows Yorkers at 5 20 to 5 35, mixed packers 6 40 to 5 55, butchers extra 5 60 to 5 75. Chicago cattle and hogs receipts around 6000 and 13009 respectively. hogs strong for heavy and mixed elsewhere. cattle weak but steady with steers 83 40 to 85 26, stockers dull. sheep and lambs varied with natives, Westerns, Texans.
Market paragraph lists Augusta Net Memphis and New Orleans receipts and exports to Great Britain and the continent. Galveston and Mobile show net figures and stock levels with mid prices. Coastwise exports, sales, and stock totals appear for Savannah and Wilmington with firm tone and mid range quotes.
Consolidated cotton data shows mixed results at major ports with net receipts seven days at 33,976 and total receipts 5,006,107 for year to date. Exports to Great Britain 42,853 and to the continent 26,691. stocks at all U S ports 634,311, plus interior and Liverpool stocks and American afloat figures. Comparative week data contrasts with last year’s figures for receipts and exports.
Foreign markets report steady to firm tensions in wheat and corn across London Paris and Liverpool with prices mixed and demand variable. Cargoes await shipment as American and Danubian corn hold firm while Paris and Liverpool note quiet or dull conditions and Cuba sees sugar firm at high quotes.
Import list showing steamer and schooner cargoes across ports including Cardenas Calerva Matanza Trinidad Cuba Demerara Havanna Mayaguez Arecibo and Mayaguez shipments. Carried sugars molasses and cotton with refineries named Boston Standard Whitney Pousland & co and Gossler & co.
Shipping log from St Pierre dated April 1 1887 itemizes exports by the Ocean Star with cargo including dories brushes broadcloths boots bread lager beer clams wooden carriages cement ware corsets cordage clocks hardware leather fishing gear and nails among others totaling diverse goods bound for markets abroad. The inventory records 820 oars 40 pkgs oil clothing multiple bales and boxes of supplies, indicating a broad commercial shipment.
An itemized listing shows quantities of commodities and freight by railroad divisions and transport modes. It includes lard grease butter beans sugar eggs potatoes hay straw lumber leather hides and other goods with counts in bbls boxes bales sacks cords and cars, reflecting extensive trade activity.
Railroads announce Fall River Line First Class service from Boston to New York with express connections to steamers for Brooklyn and Jersey City. Special trains run weekdays and Sundays. Tickets and berths available at Old State House and Old Colony Station. CONCORD RB. K and branches. October 11 1886 schedule updates. Chamberlin, Superintendent.
Boston station Causeway Street announces extensive through and local service from Boston to Tilton Laconia Plymouth White River Junction Montreal and more with numerous daily departures including 3.30 am and 7 pm from Boston plus special local runs to Manchester Concord Nashua and others. timetable details list a long string of destinations with varying hours and Pullman and parlor car options. stations at 218 Washington Street and officers C Mell en and George W Storer provide full information on full information of local and through trains.
Commencing Monday February 21 1887 trains depart Boston for Jefferson Way Stations at 505 pm express and 115 pm Sundays with listed times for Maudson Rockbottom Sudbury Wayland Weston Belmont Waverley and Waltham stations plus 6 pm Sundays 115 pm etc. GEO W STORER assistant general passenger agent and C S Mellun general superintendent certify the schedule.
A fragmented timetable lists Boston and Maine trains to Augusta, Halifax, Eastport, Calais, Lewiston, Manchester, North Conway, and others from Haymarket and Causeway stations. It notes departures around 8:30 am, 12:30 pm, and evening times, with steamer connections from Portland and routes via multiple divisions and stations.
Fragmentary text lists Travis Alton and Dover with times and numbers. content is unreadable and lacks coherent event or context. No clear person, place, date, or outcome can be determined from the legible portions.
Western Division trains leave Boston Station for Bay Rochester and Farmington with diverse times to Andover Haverhill Georgetown and Kennebunk among others. Sunday trains run Dover Haverhill Lawrence Lowell Medford Portland Bangor and connections with Way Stations and noted service periods.
City schedules list numerous train times from Boston Station Causeway Street to towns like Amesbury Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Ipswich Newburyport Marblehead Rockport and more. Notes mention Saugus Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro and Portland Bangor St John Halifax routes with branch services and weekday variations. city offices and Pullman cars on Portland and Bangor trains.
Rail timetable details list departures and returns for multiple lines including Shore Line Fast Express and New Works Shore Line from and to Providence, East Foxboro, Sharon, Dedham, West Roxbury, Stoughton, Warren, and Mansfield with varying weekday and weekend schedules, connections, and a note about trains awaiting the Shore Line from New York. A. Folsom, Supt.
Schedule lists weekday train times for trips from Boston to New York via Fall River Line and returns, with numerous intermediate stops including Ashmont, Hyannis, Plymouth, Brockton, Weymouth, Hingham, Cohasset, Duxbury, Nantucket, Nantucket connections, and other seaside towns. Compiled by B Kendrick, General Manager, the document specifies departure windows from 6 p.m. to late evening and return windows around 5:60 p.m., along with various regional stop times and notes on service days and connections.
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