Cotton imports and market quotes from continental ports
The report shows imports into continental ports this week at 64,000 bales, with a 10,106 bale rise in visible cotton since 1886 and 45,474 more than 1885 but 225,009 less than 1884. It also lists line certificates, refined oil, sugar prices, and molasses quotations across multiple markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
New York
Manila
Belmont
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Markets by Telegraph. Cotton and grain prices across cities
New York reports cotton quiet with mixed upland prices and large flour receipts. Grain notes show wheat and corn movements with No 2 spring at 3c and No 2 red around 92 cents. St Louis Chicago Detroit Cincinnati and Milwaukee provide varied results from drops to gains with futures and cash lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Orleans
Minnesota
Rio
Petroleuum—United Line
Western Steam
Tierces City Steam
Liverpool
St. Louis
Iowa
Wisconsin
Chicago
Detroit
Michigan
Cincinnati
Toledo
Milwaukee
Port Receipts and Stocks Across Major Southern Ports
Consolidated figures show seven day receipts totaling 29 652 with exports to Great Britain and diverse stock levels across Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville ports. Indicates firm or steady mid ranges with varied gross and net receipts across ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Galveston
Ross
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
C. Norfolk
Philadelphia
C. Baltimore
New York
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
Consolidated
Great Britain
Hog and Cattle Markets Across Cities Report
Hogs steady in St Louis with prices 5.20 to 6.50 for various grades. Kansas City steady with sales around 6.30 to 6.55. Peoria hogs 4.80 to 5.75. Chicago cattle and hog markets show steady to strong trends. Receipts in Chicago hogs about 6,000 and sheep around 10,000 with mixed regional shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Peoria
Chicago
Print cloth market steady amid quiet trading
Fall River state ment shows production 145000, deliveries 109000, stock 91000, sales 128000, spot 49000, future 79000 with price 3% and 44 per cent. market quiet. Providence data March 9 notes quiet market with 3% for 64s and 21 5 16e for 56x60s, 9000 pieces sold, 8000 64x64s spots at 33c, 1000 64x64a spots at 3% c plus 44 per cent, total 9000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Providence
Foreign Markets Havana Sugar Market News
In Havana on April 9, slow Easter holidays and high prices limited trade yet the market closed firm. Outport demand remained strong at full prices while at Havana and Matanzas warehouses held 25 500 boxes 644 000 bags and 9400 bhds. Weekly receipts 250 boxes 1 600 000 bags 1650 bhds with 32 000 bags 1260 bhds to the United States. freight for sugar to the U S steady at 775 800 gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Matanzas
United States
Imports and Exports Ports Record of 1887 Cotton and Cocoa Goods
Long list of cargo movements and consignments aboard multiple ships in April 1887. Includes cottons at Liverpool, cocoa, starches, wines, textiles, hardware, timber, and general merchandise. numerous firms named, with quantities in cases, bales, crates, and casks across Atlantic routes to London and Havana ports. Names include Jordan Marsh, Stone & Downer, James Hayes & Co, Baring Bros & Co, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
England
Catalonia
Jordan, Marsh & Co
White & Co
James A Hayes & Co
Stone & Downer
Woods, Sherwood & Co
Hovey & Co
Marcus & Son
Elliott
Frost & Adams
Cumner, Jones & Co
Morey & Co
H Whittington & Co
Storer & Co
Saco Water Power Co
James Hayes & Co
Estes & Lanriat
Roberts Bros
Wine Union Club
H. Pray, Sons & Co
Stout Stone & Downer
Whitney & Co
H Cole & Co
Williston, Knight & Co
Read & Sons
Stowell & Co
Collins & Fairbanks
Kendall, Barrows & Co
Warren & Blanchard
Shepard, Norwell & Co
Noyes
Campbell & Co
Gorham Manufacturing Co
Abram French & Co
Harwood & Beardsley
Linder & Meyer
Mr Pene
James Bryden
W H Forbes
George Cartwright
R Farnum
B Barnes
C Storrow
Moses Williams
T McCarthy
Walter Hunnewell
Augustus Lowell
Shepard, Norwe
Gustavo Preston
Wellington & Co
Bigelow & Co
P Hollander & Co
L. Ames
Wollens Folsom, Nutt & Newell
B Moors & Co
R Leeson & Co
Pierce & Co
Booth & Co
Kennedy & Murphy
Cunard 5& Co
Kehew & Sons
Little, Brown & Co
Prince
James M O'Rourk
Walter Stetson
Davis & Co
Farley & Sons
SAGUA
Nash, Spaulding & Co
Havana
Bessie Markham
Boston
Trinidad
Megunticook
O Foster & Co
Arroyo
Bates & Barnet
Sugar Standard Sugar
Arecibo
Miragoane
Isaac Rich & Co
Fernandina
Susie P. Oliver
Charles Heapons
William Haskins & Son
London
Eng
J B Moors & Co
Lassware
Cutler Bros & Co
Bird & Co
Bingham
Phelps, Dodge & Co
Webber—S Rolls
Baring Bros & Co
Weeks & Potter
Moors & Co
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Richardson & Dennie
Cargo Goods Listed From Yarmouth Steamer
YARMOUTH NS. A long list details cargo items loaded on a steamer including cornmeal bars of iron and other commodities such as cotton hardware seeds bait oars rope shovels fertilizer beans chairs anchors hoop iron and wire. The entry captures varied consignments with quantities like bbls and bdls noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Trade Goods List From Yarmouth and Lunenburg
A historical inventory notes Schooner Bonhomie at YARMOUTH NL with 1756 bbls meal 375 bbls flour 130 bags rice 100 bales oakum four half-chests eight pigs tea two bbls oil sixteen bbls pickles and other items. Schooner Conductor at LUNENBURG NL carries 505 bbls four ten do beef 25 do pork 10 do tar 75 do meal 266 do clum bait 20 tubs 10 cases lard 40 bags timothy seed 2 bags clover seed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yarmouth
Lunenburg
Freight ledger of staples by rail and sea consignments
Detailed 1887 freight list from multiple rail lines and sea routes recording quantities of cotton wool flour corn oats wheat bean bacon pork butter cheese eggs lard hams tea sugar molasses beans potatoes and leather. Entries cite Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, Old Cosy, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Boston & Maine Eastern and Western divisions, Boston & Lowell, and By Sea consignments with precise bales cases and cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Providence Railroad
Old Cosy
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Western Division
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Ae Express
Dales
Boot and Shoe Buyers In Town
A long list of buyers from many cities including Atlanta Birmingham Chicago Cleveland Columbus Detroit Knoxville Louisville Mansfield Memphis Nashville and St Louis. Names tied to shoe firms and agents appear with firms such as Moore Marsh Co Mason Bros & Perry Reed Jones Leederman McMillan Rosenberg Hamilton Brown and others. The notice catalogs representatives and companies in the footwear trade across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
J A Smith
Moore, Marsh & Co
Buck
Buck, Cator & Neer
Baltimore
B Dixon
Willam T Dixon & Bro
Birmingham
Ala
Rand
Mason
H W Perry
Mason Bros & Perry
Chicago
G Leonard
AG Leonard & Co
Crow
Cincinnati
Plant
Plant & Marks
Cleveland
Childs
Childs, Groff & Co
Stone
Tre
Columbus
J K Orr
J K Orr & Co
O Jones
Reed, Jones & Co
Detroit
Mich
McGraw
McGraw & Co
ACL
Easton
Penn
Hapgood
Hapgood, Hay Co
Evansville
Hinkle
Craw
Knoxville
Tenn
J A Henson
Haynes, Henson & Co
E E McMillan
McMillan, Hazen & Co
Roney
Briscoes
Swepson & Co
Lancaster
J M Davidson
Long & Davidson
Sees Tey Ky—C Hi Naber
H Darlinghouse & Co
Louisville
M_ Rosend
Rosenberg, Flexner & Co
Mansfield
M Weaver
H M Weaver & Co
Memphis
J M Goodbar
Goodbar & Co
Norfolk
Seabury
Seabury & Sons
Nashville
Wray
Herman
Herman Bros & Co
Lawless
Suffolk County land transfers detail on March 21
A Suffolk County notice lists multiple property transfers on March 21. Transactions include Thornley street parcels to James McGaregill, Kendall street to Carl A. Nelson, St Botolph street to Mary M. Kelsey mortgaged for 9000, Upton street and Bedford Kingston corner properties with values up to 29600, Roxbury Hutchings street land of 8143 square feet, Dent street 9738 square feet, and Dorchester Armandine street tract for 400, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk County
Thornley Street
Emma Sawyer
James McGaregill
Kendall Street
Zachariah Larson
Carl A. Nelson
Weyt
Randel Street
St. Botolph Street
Ear Shaw
Upton Street
John ©. Sontter
Charles W. Bartlett
Bedford Street
William W. Vaughn
Charles A. Cutter
Kingston and
Bedford Streets
Kingston Street
Roxsury
David P. Power
Mary E. Plummer
Hutchings Street
Gustavus Hay
Charles E. Temple
Dent Street
Dorchester
George Derby Welles
Harold Weston
Armandine Street
Laura Boston
Charles H. Jenkins
Franklin King
Newman Court
Anastatia Kelly Et al
Mary A, D. Lewis
Samuel Hix Transfers Property and Mortgage Details
Samuel H. Hix transfers land and buildings to Mary E. Merriam on the southeasterly side of Washreste avenue with a mortgage back for 5000 dollars dated March 21. This deed records the transaction and the retained mortgage arrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Hix
Mary E. Merriam
Washreste Avenue
Long list of mortgages recorded in Dorchester and nearby areas
Multiple land and building mortgages dated March 10 to March 24 are filed in Dorchester, Chelsea, East Boston and Savin Hill. Notable entities include South Boston Savings Bank, Franklin Savings Bank, Boston Five Cents Savings Bank and Massachusetts Title Insurance Company. Property sites cover Endicott avenue Broadway Walk Hill Dorchester Cherry Street Dedham Street Monadnock Street Albion Street Tudor Street. Amounts range from 400 to 36000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Crawford
Ebenezer Jeffers
Endicott Avenue
Edward J. McElroy Et al
South Boston Savings Bank
Broadway
Boston
Willian H. Adams
Rollin H. Allen
Isabella Street
Charles M. Little
Franklin Savings Bank
Dorchester Street
Isaac W. Clarke
Winchendon Savings Bank
Walk Hill Street
Dorchester
James H. F. Adams
William H. Adams
Cherry Street
William L. Davis Et al
Citizens Mutual Insurance Company
Morigene
Grove and
Shurtleff Streets
Chelsea
Mary A. Billiard
Boston Savings Bank
Sumner
Cottage Streets
James H.T. Adams
Charles E. Land
Ditto
Joanna L. Merriman
Frances M. Newell
James McGaregill Et al
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
North Street
William H. Sayward
George Lewis
Monadnock Street
Joseph W. Hanson
Massachusetts Title Insurance Company
Albion Street
Alonzo Warren
Harriett W. Dean
Ae Tudor Street
South
Alfred A. Nickerson
Nathan T. Robinson
Savin Hill
Caroline T. Dupee
Dedham Street
Baeder Adamson & Co Advertises Glue and Supplies
The firm at 14 Milk Street offers glue stock, damaged hides, cattle tails and emery cloth products. It lists a range of items including flint sand paper and curved hair products with highest prices noted for the stock and hides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baeder, Adamson &Co
Boston and Albany Railroad Local Time Tables 1887
Local time tables for the Boston and Albany Railroad dated February 14 1887 list departures from Boston to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and the West with multiple express and sleeping car services. Numerous stations between Worcester and Newton are shown with frequent departures including special Sunday and weekday trains and connections to New York Chicago and Detroit. Timetables note ticket offices at stations and 252 Washington Street Boston and provide the general agent and superintendent names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany R.R
Washington Street
Boston
Springfield
Pittsfield
Albany
South Framingham
Syracuse
Hell
Worcester
Buffalo
Leveland
Teledo
Chicago
Suffalo
Nia Ara Falls
Detroit
Springfields
North Adams
Chatham
Hudson
Palmer
Hartford
New
New York
M.mbury
North Grafton
Westboro
Suthv He
Cordaville
Ashland
Milford
Saxonville
Natick
Wellesley
Wellesley Hills
Newton Lower Falls
Aburndale
Weat Newton
Newtonville
Newton
Faneuil
Brighton
Allaton
Cottage Farm
Brookline
Cypress Street
Reservoir
Chestnut Hill
Newton Centre
Newton Highlands
Stonington
York
Boston & Providence Railroad
A. m
Regent
Washington
State Street
Hoston & Providence R. R
Sed
W. Richardson
A. A. Folsom
Boston & Providence R. R
Fitchburg and Hoosac Tunnel Route Schedules 1887
Boston passenger station schedules show trains to North Adams Troy Albany Chicago and St Louis with multiple daily departures including 6 30 am 8 30 am and 7 pm expresses and sleeping car services. The notice lists connections at Ayer Junction Belmont and Waverley along with print details for intermediate towns and through tickets via Stonington and Fall River lines. It ends with station offices and officials names John Adams J Whitmore and J R Watson and timetable validity through October 11 1886 with additional through-ticket options and regional depots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Cheshire R.R
Bellows Falls
White River Junction
Vermont
Fast
Montreal
Pointa West
Canard R. R
Rutland
White River
Pullman Palace
Burlington
St. Albans
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Liscon A.M
Washington Street
Boston
C.A. Faxon
K. Stewart
Keene, N. J
Causeway Street
North Adams
Troy
Albany
West
Chicago St. Louis
Chicago
St. Louis
Ayer Junction
Belmont
Waverley
Brattleboro
Miller’s Falls
Cambridge
Concord
I¢Hbuorg
Gardover and
Greenfeld
Lincoln
Marlboro
Hudson and Maynard
Nashua
N. H
North Leominster
Saratoga
the West
Agnew Square
Somerville
Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Winchenden
Keene
Tex
Forester
Hoosack Tunnel
John Adams
J. Whitmore
J. R. Watson
Old Colony Rail Timetable Details and Service Changes
The excerpt lists extensive sea line and shore line train schedules from Boston to New York and numerous Cape Cod and South Shore destinations including Ashmont Barnstable Hyanis Weymouth and Provincetown. It notes April 4 188% changes and a Monday February 28 87 start with various departure and return times and special connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Fall River
Fall River Line
Through trains on both divisions Boston and Maine 1887
An 1887 timetable lists departures from Haymarket and Causeway street stations for multiple routes. It notes Augusta, Lewiston, Manchester, North Conway, Portland, and Eastport lines with summarized departure times across the Boston area. Included are connections to St John, Halifax and provincial ports and steamer services from Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Haymarket Sq
Causeway St
St. John
Halifax
Fiaymarket Ag
Pam
Eastport
Calais
St John
N. B
N. S
Por’ Lana
Haymarket
Causeway Street
Mane Central
Grand Trunk
Knox & Lincoln Ash Way
Haymarket Square
Boston Area Train Schedule with Multiple Stops
Western Division timetable lists trains from Boston stations to Alton Rochester Farming Danvers Haverhill Lawrence Lowell Malden Melrose Newburyport Salem Wilmington and nearby routes with varied morning and afternoon departures and Sunday trains to Dover Haverhill Lawrence Lowell Medford Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading and Way Stations, detailing frequent times and connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Ae
Rochester and Farming Ee
Paneer
Dover
Cpm Danvers
Haver My
Georgetown
Joan Eee B. Dacford
Saco
Ay Ater Lawrence
North Lawree
Sea
South Lawrence
Lowell
Tyabe
Au A
Ieaoet
Wis
PS Malden
Ie de Re
Pane Melro E Se Aot
Stonehim
Poorth
Newburyport
Salem
Weakefield
B. Bo
Bent
Wilmington
Bover
Haverhill
Lawrence
Medford
Portland
Bangor
Lewiston
Reading and Way
Train timetable for Boston area routes and branches
The schedule lists trains from Boston Station to Amesbury and numerous suburbs including Chelsea Dover Ipswich Marblehead Swampscott Salem and York with times ranging from early morning to late evening. It notes special services on weekdays and Saturdays, mentions city ticket office at 306 Washington Street and Pullman cars on Portland and Bangor trains, signed by James T. Furber and D. J. Flanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amesbury
Beves
Biddeford
Chelsea
Dover
Everett
Great Falls
Rochester
Hampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Ipswich
Lyany
Marblehead
Swampscott Branch
Aij
Middle
Newba
North Conway
Danvers
Portem
Evere
Mockport
Gloucester E Branch
Salem
Saugus
Swampscott
Enham
Wolfeboro
Lynn and Way
Newburypot
Portsmouth
Porth
Bangor
St.John
Halfax
aVia Saugus
wWorkingmen
South Reading
Boston
Haymarket Square
City
Washington Street
Portland
James T. Furber
D.J. Flanders
Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable 1887
Boston and Lowell Railroad timetable for February 21 1887 lists through service from Boston with multiple destinations and numerous local stops on White Mountain and Northern Divisions. It details departure times from Boston and various local points, along with parlor and sleeper arrangements and station contact info. Generals: Melllen, George W. Storer are named as officials.
Boston to Jefferson and Way Stations Train Schedule
Central Massachusetts station announces Monday February 21 1887 departures from Boston for Jefferson Sudbury Weston Belmont Waverley and Waltham with multiple daily trains including express routes at 5 05 pm 1 15 am 9 10 am 11 50 am and 6 05 pm plus additional Weston and Belmon services. Officials include W Storer assistant general passenger and S Mellen general superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Newport
South Braintree
Taunton
York
J. KR. Kendrick
Boston
Shore Line
Stoningt
Pu. Beurn
Feata Rat Aenan An
Uch
Dodge
AK Fan
TALL
Roxbury
Bla
Dedham
Spring Street
West Roxbury
Mignlands
Stoughton
Canton
Mt. Hope
Warren
Bristol
New York
Mansfield
SUN
LO Rat
No. Buleren
Lawrence
Sto N
Wilmington
Walnut Hall
Siem. Stoneham
Woburn
Winchester
West Medford
College
Winter Hall
Concord
Mans
Prson
Billerica
Beaford
Lexington
Lieem
Kington
Bedford
Mellen
George W. Storer
Pass
Central
Massachusetts
Everens
R. K. Causeway Stree
Jefferson and
Way
Roeckbottom
Sudbury
Oxpress
W. Storer
S. Mellen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Financial Chronicle
G. B. St’k
Bremen
Hamburg
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Marseilles
India
U. S
Brazil
Europe
U.S. Inter
Egypt
Telegraph
Cotton Markets
France
Continent
W C Walker
Tennent, Walker
St.Louis
C H Smith
W Allen
Claflin Allen Shoe Company
D B Linasley
Orr & Lindsley Shoe Company
Louis Opel
Dittman B&s Co
Ada
A D Brown
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co
Railroads
Fitchburg
Cheshire
Montreal & West
Peanes
Po MT
Fitchbur
Bertha
Central Vermont
Sasturm
Framingham and
Fayville
Southboro
Northboro
Clinton
Leomister
Erlin
Westerlin
Bolton
Mratt's Junction
Beaton
Newton Lower Falla
Welleley Hillis
Brookline Sunay
Ned
Hanson
H. T. Gallup
Hoosac Tunnel
New ‘Fall River Line
Mosto
Old Colony Station
All River
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Old State House
Oalany Station
Weuaweny Wreeeraman i Kendrick
Concord K
Manchester
N.H
Boot BO
H. E. Chamberlin
Aan
Raileroads
Old Colony
Ashmont
Wai
Barnstable
Hyanawis
Sanewich
Nis
Wee Raintree
von Eid Wes
Bridgewater
Return
Provincetown
Cohasset
Hingham
Sea E City
New Bedford
Wood's Hall
East
West Quincy
East Milton
Weymouth
Ep Fon
Warron
Une
Marshnela
Milton
Mattspolsett
Middleboro
Nantucket
Wood’s Hall
Parade
New Edford
North Easton
Randolph
Ake Ediion
Plymouth
Abington
Duxbury
Secttuate
North Scituate
Scituate
Sex View
Shawmut
South Duxbury
Central Station
Dean Street
Whitman Advontts
Wolaston Heights
Benet
Eymouthsymouth
Duxbury Road
J. Cohanset
Bosto
N & Providence Railroad
Prville
Hebronville
Oro
Gio
North Attle
Deane
East Foxborn
Ear Ie
T Mc Hyde
Vurn
Sharon
Aketura
Ae Sis
Eli Ee
Forest Hills
Dow
Toylaton
Wolliemu
LIS Px
Saag
Bat Cay
Frida
Trove
JLSOM
Iea
Boston & Maine
Boston Station
Wuth
Tao
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Franklin
Lebanon
White Hkiver Junction
Montlier
Essex Junction
St. Ibans's
Woodsville
St. Johnsbury
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Claremon
White Mountain
Northern Division
Pullman
Montreali
Central Vermo R. R
Passumpsic R. R
Montsreal
Kmeene
Peterboro
Hillsboro
Biblia Boro
Wilton
Amherst
Greenfield
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