Butter and cheese markets hold steady amid mixed global demand
The butter market is quiet with firm, unchanged prices across regions. Creamery and Western grades show steady quotes while Liverpool buyers seek only the finest butter. Cheese remains firm though demand is uneven, with Western and New York quotes steady and Philadelphia and St Louis offerings stable. Eggs, beans, seeds, and poultry markets show mixed activity as supplies adjust to cold weather. prices hold firm in major hubs like Chicago and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Creamery Extra
Liverpool
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
State
New
Western, Inc
Western
Eastern Creamery
Vermont Daiy
Vermont
Nova Scotia
Minnesota
Timothy
North
Bush
West
Clover
Red Top
Jersey
Chicago Market Prices and Provisions Report
Provisions unchanged. Market entries show pork and lard prices with long and short cuts, hams, bacon, and misc meats listed by grade and weight. Cotton futures and spot prices in Liverpool and New York are noted, with April through January futures quotes and market closures.
Markets by Telegraph April 2 1881 excerpt
Summary of nationwide grain and commodity quotes with wheat and corn prices by grade, receipts and shipments across Detroit Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo Chicago St Louis Minneapolis. Includes flour, rye, barley, oats, coffee, sugar, molasses, petroleum, lard, butter, cheese, pork, beef, and various mill products with ranges and daily changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City Mill
Minnesota
Rio
Petroleum—United
City Extra India Mess
Western Steam
Tierces City Steam
Liverpool
Detroit
Michigan
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Toledo
Lake Shore
Chicago
ST. Louis
Minneapolis
Hog and Cattle Market Reports from Peoria and Chicago
Hogs steady at Peoria noon market with receipts light. In Chicago cattle steady with 2000 receipts and 300 shipments. hogs slow with 8000 receipts and 4000 shipments. prices for packing and rough stocks range from 5.65 to 6.90. Sheep strong with 500 receipts. natives and western grades appear at 3.75 to 4.60 and corn fed Texans at 4.70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Chicago
Print Cloth Markets Report from Fall River
Print cloth markets show production at 175000 pieces with deliveries 169000 and stock of 55000. Sales total 125000 with spot 74000 and future 51000. Prices at 3 percent plus 1 percent cash for 60x56s. Market steady and firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Cotton Markets Report April 2 From Major Ports
Cotton market update lists net receipts and sales across Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Philadelphia and Baltimore. Includes exports coastwise and to Britain or the continent, stocks and price tones, with notes of firmness or irregularity across locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Great Britain
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Port and city textile market roundup shows steady firm tone
Coastwise 702, sales 90, stock 11,456. Norfolk Net receipts 485, gross 486, exports coastwise 9, sales 153, stock 11,592, firm, mid 103c. New York Net receipts 151, sales 8747, stock 281,972, quiet, mid 1050. Cincinnati Net receipts 3943, gross 3943, shipments 3709, spinners 150, sales 1650, stock 9552, firm, mid 10% se. St Louis Net receipts 273, gross 293, shipments 673, sales 174, stock 33,420, firm, mid 101-16c. Louisville Firm, mid 1014c. Consolidated Net receipts one day 5204, exports to Great Britain 40, to the continent 1660, stock at all United States ports 528,521.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
New York
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
Great Britain
United States
Foreign markets report from London and Liverpool export notes
Cargoes off the coast show wheat quiet and corn steady with limited sales. Paris and Liverpool markets show mixed tone with firm wheat futures, quiet corn, and prices for wool sales rising in London. Havana sugar markets firm with high output and substantial weekly totals to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
New South Wales
Victoria
Southustralia
Queensland
Swan River
New Zealand
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Havana
Matanzas
United States
Imports and Exports Apr 3 1887 Liverpool long list
Long OCR list of imports and shipments from Liverpool including cot to J H Wray Sons Co and many firms. Entries note carpeting hardware earthenware steel wool woollens and textiles, with numerous firms such as R M Diaz Co F K Piper and Baring Bros Co. Also includes sugar molasses and cargoes on brig Fidelia and brig Onolaska with tonnages of hhds tierces and bags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Scythia
Dame, Stodeard & Kendall
Clothing Stone & Downer
Grout, Warren & Blanchard
Ginn & Co
H Davies & Co
S Bartlett & Co
Little, Brown & Co
Wadsworth, Howland & Co
Mallen & Co
John Farley & Sons
Jacobus
Snow
Macailar
Parker & Co
Jordan
Marsh & Co
Horace Patridge & Co
Wetherell Bros
Pierce & Co
Fiedler, Moeldner & Co
Benjamin French & Co
C . Hovey & Co
Williams & Everett
Polley & Co
Henry Dupee
Moise Seth Moose
Oru Island
Fidelia
Boston
Tenforgos
Onolaska
Atkins & Co
Exports April 2 1887 Buenos Ayres lumber and commodities
Shipping list notes the schooner Nahum Chapin with 553 585 feet of lumber from Buenos Ayres. Grand Balsam Africa reports 100 barrels 400 puncheons ram 75 barrels flour 1000 cases kerosene and tobacco and cigars. Malifax NL lists Carroll steamer cargo including glassware lines clocks scales hardware pearline wagons rubber boots stationery millinery goods yeast hemp lime juice blue stone electric wire and other dry goods and goods in transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Nahum Chapin
Grand Balsam
Africa
Catalinia
Malifax
Carroll
Inventory fragment from market goods list
A fragmented Mercantile inventory itemizes diverse goods including lard 320 barrels, clam bait 45 rolls, roofing 10 bales, steel 10 barrels, oil 2, steam valves 2, rubber belting 17 bales, waste 2, varnish 1 bale, leather 10, cases of oil clothing 1, truss wick 1 bale, ret ting 30 bags, filberts 10 bags, clover seed 1 only bags, peanuts 1 case, fishing supplies 25 bags, seed 1 case, paper 70 sacks, middlings 475 barrels, flour 125 barrels, beans 144 sacks, shorts 1 case, cigarettes 20, beer 1 half-barrel, piano 29 cases, tacks 10, half-barrel pickles 8, pigs bananas 2 boxes, oranges 60 barrels, sugar 3 barrels, dyewood 78, pigs chain robes 2 barrels, tar 10, pitch 4 cases, eyelets 4, kettles hot 2 barrels, onions 20 barrels, roofing 100 rolls, twine 6 bales, nets 2 cases, rubber goods 5 bales, duck 1 bale, drill 2 barrels, paste 1 barrel, oysters 4 boxes, patent medicine 21 packages, tin 1 case, compass.
Staple Receipts and Freight Lists Across Railroads 1837
April 2 1837 Boston and Albany Grand Junction Providence Colony New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine Boston and Lowell By Express By Sea totals of bales wool cotton flour oats corn wheat rice sugar molasses butter cheese eggs potatoes leather hides tallow pork lard and other commodities listed by railroad, with numerous transfers of land parcels and property, names and dates from March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Providence Railroad
Pola Colony
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Western Division
Boston & Lowell Railroad
By Express
Real Estate Transfers List Details Boston Properties
A series of real estate transfers dated March 14 to March 16 shows multiple parcels exchanged or mortgaged in Boston. Notable deeds include Benjamin F. Smith to Mary E. Sears for half of tomb 107 at Granary Burial Ground, and Court street transfers totaling 100000 dollars from William B. Bacon trustees to John Quincy Adams. Other entries cover residential lots on Holyoke, Cabot, Newbury, India Square, Fairfield, Linden, Marlboro, Boylston, Neponset, and Standish avenues with prices often at 1 dollar or modest sums, plus a mortgage note to Suffolk Savings Bank for 12000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granary
Benjamin F. Smith
Mary E. Sears
Holyoke Street
Frederick A. Foster
Milton A. Chandler
Dallas Place
Olive Bullock
John V. Mellroy
Cabot Street
Cordelia ‘Thayer
Panera
Fairfield Street
Suffolk Savings Bank
Linden Street
Charles A. Rand
Mary Rand
Court Street
William B. Bacon
John Quincy Adams
Negros Avenue
Gra Street
Oscar L. Stillings
George A. Woodbury
Gray Street
Dorcu Ester
Elias A. Perkins Et al
J. Frank Howland
Adams Street
Edward N. Pickering
Daniel J. Ticketing
Mt. Neponset
Minot Street
Ae ——Cheney Green
George F. Pinkham
Standish Avenue
Joshua Goch
George F. Higgins
Harvard Street
Mortgage transfers on Boston area land March filings
A series of March mortgage actions recorded across East Boston Chelsea Roxbury Dorchester and West Roxbury. John B Jones Michael White Cramander H Driske Essex Savings Bank George W Nason Rollin H Allen Thomas Wardetux Ansel F Gurney Paul A Koch Manley Fowler Cutter Clara D Smith George F Pinkham Cordelia Thayer David Ryder and others record liens on properties on Eutaw Cherry Huntington Shawmut New Centre Harvard Fairfield and Eagle streets with sums from 1200 to 20000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Jones
Thomas Pounder
Eutaw Street
Boston
Michael White
Patrick Herlihy
Cherry Street
Chelsea
Cramander H. Driske Et al
Essex Savings Bank
Huntington Avenue
George W. Nason
Rollin H. Allen
Shawmut Avenue
Ditto
Thomas J. Wardetux
Ansel F. Gurney
New Street
West Roxbury
Paul A. Koch
John A. Rockwell
Fairfield Street
David ©. Ryder Et al
Willie P. Ryder
East Oston
BOOT AND SHOE BUYERS IN TOWN FEATURED NAMES
A list of prominent boot and shoe buyers visiting multiple cities across the country. Names include Lester Bros in Chicago, G P Holmes, Phelps Dodge & Palmer in Cincinnati, W F Thorne in Cleveland, E L Dodd in Ann Arbor, Childs of Detroit, H 8 Robinson in Galveston, Lex Wine in Pennsylvania, PB Appledorn in Michigan, Briscoes Swepson in Memphis, Seabury in Philadelphia, Samuel Bunting’s Sons in Philadelphia, J Rosenheim in Savannah, W S Mackey in Sedalia, Noyes in Saint Louis, Claflin Allen Shoe Co in St Louis, Kellogg in St Paul, and others providing a nationwide shoe trade snapshot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iania
G H Lester
Lester Bros
Chicago
G P Holmes
G P Holmes & Co
E M Phelps
Phelps, Dodge & Palmer
Cincinnati
F Thorne
Thorne
Cleveland
L Dodd
Dodd & Co
Kalamazoo
Mich
P B Appledorn
Apledorn & Sons
Knoxville
Tenn
C Roney
Briscoes
Swepson & Co
Memphis
J M Goodbar
Goodbar & Co
Reportale
L Seabury
Seabury & Ows
Philadelphia
Penn
G W Terry
Samuel Bunting’s Sons & Co
Savannah
F A Einstein
Eli
Massachusetts Legal Notice and East Boston Company Meeting
Legal notice in Middlesex District Court details a contract action against J M Stovey with publication ordered in the Boston Post. Emerson W Law as clerk. Also a corporation notice for East Boston Company stockholders meeting at 75 State Street Boston to discuss real estate purchases, share increases, assessments, and bylaw changes with Silas Peirce presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Third District
Cambs Bridge
William McCartney
Chelsea
Suffolk
J. M. Stovey
Keene Granite Company
Marlborough
Cheshire County
State of New Hampshire
Henry H. Pike
Henry BE. Plike
Jambridge
Commonwealth
Boston Post
Boston
East Boston Company
State Street
East Boston
Cond Ora Ae
Treasury
Silas Peirce
Old Colony R R Timetable Boston to New York via Fall River Line
Enduring 1887 timetable lists day and return trains from Boston to New York via Fall River Line with numerous stops including Bridgewater Wareham Buzzard's Bay Cohasset Hingham Nantucket East Weymouth Weymouth Duxbury Scituate North Easton Randolph Stoughton and many others. It shows weekday and weekend patterns, varying times and routes with Cavern of multiple connections and return trips throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Colony
Wek
Boston
New York
Fall River
Ag i
Mrieretie
Byannin F
Boe Wn
A Itetur
TSS AG
Bridgewater
Rockton
Buzzard’s Bay
Wareham
Cape Cod
Provincetown
Cohasset
Revn
Hingham
New Bedford
Woods Hall
East Sidnewaaie
Brockton
Abington
Cines
East Milton
Quincy
Et Tunvy
East Weymouth
Weymouth
Bera
Marehfield
Mitenelle
Milton
Matta AN
Sepeens
Baches
Ie Tanvasent
Mattapoisett
Middleboro
Nantucket
Wood’s Hall
Neponset
Edford
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Tal
Flymouth
Ross
Se 1Ham
Omy
Ington
Ron Duxbury
Scituate
North Scituate
Sea View
South Duxbury
Return
Teunton
Central Station
Iwldoams
One Pennen
Dean Street
Wittman
South Weymouth
Whitman
Peat P m. Return
Woleee Heights
Wood
Sunday Trains and Schedules for New York and Nearby Towns
Rail timetable notes dated Feb 28 87 outline Sunday and weekday departures from Boston for New York various lines including Fall River and Shore Line routes. Lists Cohasset Hingham Weymouth Taunton Attleboro Hyde Park and numerous intermediate stops with return times and special notes on arrivals and train connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Providence Railroa
New York
Shore Line
Steamboat
Stoningts
Providence
Tucket
Dodgeville
Hebronville
Attleboro
North Attleboro
Field
East Foxboro
Sharon
Canton Junction
Rea
Hyde Park
Mt. Mope Ai
Matca Plein
Retu
Hoosac Tunnel Route rail timetable Boston to West
Detailed 1887 rail schedule for Hoosac Tunnel Route from Boston to North Adams Troy Albany and beyond with multiple departures from 6.30 am to 10 pm including through trains to Chicago and St Louis. Lists stations Ayer Junction Belmont Brattleboro Cambridge Concord Fitchburg Gardner Greenfield Marlboro Nashua Leominster Saratoga Troy Union and Watertown among others with assorted express and excursion cars. Concludes with local time table access and signatures of officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Vermont
Rutland
Montreal
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Fitchburg Depot
Causeway Street
Boston
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Troy
Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Burlington
St. Albans
St. Johns
Saratoga
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
R. R
Cheshire
R.R
White River Junction
Vermont
Ches
White Taoce
North Adams
Albany
Wes
Chicago & St. Louis
Chicago
St. Louis
Ayer Junction
Belmont
Waverley
Brattleboro
Miller's Falls
Cambridge
Concord
Fitchburg
Gardner and
Miller’s Falls
Greenfield
Lincoln
Fea Pees Marlboro
Hudson and Maynard
Nashua
N. H
Orth Leominster
Troy and
the West
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Audburn
Cone
Ate Land
Orcester
Age Or Junction
Hoosac Tunnel
Washington Street
John Adams
D. Whitmore
J. R. Watson
Boston and Albany Railroad Time Tables February 14 1887
Local time tables show every division schedule for this line. Ticket offices at stations and 232 Washington Street Boston sell through tickets. Frequent express and local departures from Boston to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and the West with drawing room and sleeping cars to various cities. Returns and connections noted. schedules valid daily with some Sunday only trains. A. H. Hanson and I. T. Gallup sign off as general agents.
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Pullman Palace
Rutland
Burlington
St. Albans
Ottawa
Montreal
Ogdensburg
Washington Street
Boston
Boston & Albany R.R
Tim
Ticke
Springfield
Pittefield
Albany
Tha
South Framingham
Syracuse
N. W
Buffalo
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Worcester
Iffalo
Toledo
Niacara
Palmer
Harth Aven
New York
Bosto
Ew York
Worcests
Framingham and
Marlboro
Fayville
Southboro
Northboro
Clinton
Leomister
Fitchburg
Berlin
West Merling
Bolton
Pratt's Junction
Saturn
E Engay
Newton Lower Falla
Wellesley Hills
Newton Highlands
Brookline
Hanson
Gen
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Houlton
Houlton Rose 65¢ ; Bush; Houlton Hebrons, 63c; Aroostook Rose, 63¢; Aroostook
Maine
St Andrew
Bermuda
Manila
Iloilos
Orto Rico
Cienfuegos
Cuba
G. B. St’k
Hamburg
Bremen
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Havre
Marseilles
Barcelona
Trieste
Con
St’ks
India
Brazil
U.S
S’k
U. 8S
U. S
Europe
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Continent
Egypt
America
Lord
Choice
Brighton
Orleans
Dales
Telegraph
Francis J. Coughlan
Elizabeth Kane
Spring Street
Sybil W. Weld
John W. Kelley
Folsom Street
Abbie H. Otia
Joseph Fish
Albano Street
Laura Roston
Edward N.pickering Et al
Daniel N. Pickering
Sixth Street
Seadoo
Denis Crawford
Mary A. Ring
Chelsea Street
Alexander L. Stubbs
Thomas H. Bennett
Crescent Avenue
Dustin Lancey Et al
Edward F. Butler
Kimball Avenue
Winnthrop
Adeline A. Chase
Ralph R. Gibson
Crest Avenue
Seceetaevsa
Esse
Ess
Suffolk County
Boot and Shoebuyers
Ann. Cleveland
O—H Childs
Childs
Ceb Miapienahawy
Oe Smith
Robinson & Alias
Tex
Newburge
Aaron Bos
Lex Wine
W Allen
Claflin Allen Shoe Company
Linasley
Orr & Lindsley Shoe Company
St Fore
Louis Opel
Emerson W. Law
Corporation Notices
Railroads
Ara . Com
Bouston
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Old State House
Wulvily Suave J
Kendrick
L. H. Palmer
Concord RE. R
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B.and
H. E. Chamberlin
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Newport
South Braintree
J. R. Kendrick
Gville
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Forest Hills
Hretown
Roxbury
Broughe
Para
Mt. Hope
Arren
Meturn
Patonday
Toron
Mansfield
Mansfeld
Eb Dle
Boylston
Ada
Canton
Stoughton Srs
Borton Listol
Iit
Folsom
Fitchburg Railroad
Ree Bu
Grafton
Westboro
Pda. Ille
Iordayv Shian
York
Ars Ton
Millbury
Ramingham
Saxonvil
Abu
Newt
Wellesey
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Meee
Nevupe PM
Newton
Faneuil
Pree
Press Et
Sane Ahaa
Cheetnut Hill
Newton Ri
Dima, Deny, Allston, G
I. T. Gallup
Montreal & West
Pullman Carson
Lowell
Pullman
Pullma
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
Stonington
Boston & MY SP
Raulro
Sunda Ara
Wraatingto
Boston & Providence
Richardson
Y. Folsom
Supe
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