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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1887

Page

7

Market Prices for Meat and Produce Palpably Fall Short

A long list of meat cuts and prices dominates the market page, detailing pork and lard rates for various cuts, beef and veal quotes, and assorted sausage items. Fresh fruits and vegetables follow with Florida oranges, strawberries, bananas, and apples, plus a cargo sale on the steamer Odin listing bananas, coconuts, and grapes.

Florida Odin Baldwin Massachusetts Maine Spies Valencia Messina Palermo Malaga Jamaica

Cotton and market quotes in Liverpool and New York

Liverpool cotton futures opened quiet and closed steady with varied bids for April through September. Spot US middling uplands sold 554 1 16d Ib, with 8000 bales sold and 15 000 bales receipts. New York spot steady. futures opened quiet with mixed bid and asked quotes for April to February. Market closed dull with several price levels and industry notes on pipelines, sugar, and molasses.

Liverpool Orleans New York

Markets by Telegraph Share Wide Grain and Pork Prices

The report covers New York and Chicago market activity on April 21 with wide price ranges across flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, pork, lard, and bacon. It cites receipts and exports, noting firm Rio coffee and steady to higher fats, along with scattered variations in sugar, molasses, and petroleum futures.

New York Minnesota Uwaiglectoh Rio Petroleum—United Tierces Western Steam Spot Pt Tierces City Liverpool Chicago Milwacker Cincinnati

Quiet market notes on grains and provisions

Chicago and Detroit reports show quiet and firm pricing for wheat corn and oats with mixed activity in provisions. No 2 red wheat around 80 to 84 cents, rye strong, barley steady, oats around 28 cents, flour receipts and shipments detailed with large wheat and corn supplies in St. Louis and Detroit markets.

ST. Louis Detroit Michigan

Hogs mixed prices hold steady in St Louis and Peoria

In St Louis on April 21 hog sales showed mostly steady prices with Yorkers at 5 16 5 30, mixed packets 5 35 5 65, and butcher to extra range 5 30 5 65. Peoria reported weaker demand with hogs at 4 55 to 5 55, receipts 250, shipments 150. Kansas City noted hogs somewhat lower at 5 20 6 45, receipts today 12,000 yesterday 10,318, shipments 2100.

Surinam Manila Belmont Orto Rico Cienfuegos Cuba ST. Louis Peoria Ansas

Cotton Market Summary for April 21 1887

Net receipts and sales across major ports show firm to steady tone with mixed exports. New Orleans leads exports to Great Britain and the continent, while Boston and other hubs report varied stock levels and quiet to easy markets. Consolidated six day totals cite 458 402 stock with 15 367 exports to Britain and 333 to France.

Augusta Galveston New Orleans Great Britain mid_ LOYse Mobile Norfolk Philadelphia New York Continent Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville Consolidated France Yost United States

Foreign Markets Report Shows Mixed Wheat and Cotton Activity

London and Liverpool scenes reveal wheat steady to weak with corn quiet, cargoes moving, and prices in flux across Calcutta and Paris. Cotton sales at wood auctions show a firm tone with 17,294 bales remaining for Friday and Saturday and 22,000 bales held for the next series, export leaning.

London Beerbohi Mark Lane Calcutta Paris Liverpool England Penn California Havana America Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Queensland Swan River South Australia New Zealand Cape of Goodope Natal

Imports and Exports April 21 1887 Azua

Listing of cargoes including Brig Stockton with 550 pieces Sabucu timber and 18 mahogany plus Roble and lignumvitae. Also 11 tons Rustic and logwood and 2 tons sugar. Schooner Louisa A Grant with 213 puncheons and 25 tierces molasses. Firms Whitney Pousland & co and Bates Barnet noted in Ponce Puerto Rico.

AZUA Stockton Sugar Whitney, Pousland & Co Ponce Louisa A Grant Bates & Barnet

Maritime cargo list from Halifax to Weymouth and beyond

A dense shipping ledger records cargoes and vessel movements across Halifax Weymouth Barton Valparaiso Liverpool and We ymouth Newfoundland NL London with cargoes including corn meal flour meal roofing paper pitch copper iron steel rosin nails turpentine and various foodstuffs. The entries cover brig schooner steamer bark senooner and other vessels detailing quantities and destinations in a compact trade snapshot.

Halifax Weymouth Barton Hull Eng New York Galileo Valparaiso Liverpool Roman Senooner Etta

Freight Load Totals Across Railroads in 1887 April Listing

A dated tally records staples and shipments for April 21 1887 across the Boston Albany Providence Grand Junction Old Colony and New York New Hogland rail lines. The document lists cotton wool flour corn oats bran malt lard butter eggs cheese potatoes leather hides skins and other goods alongside counts such as bales sacks boxes cases and cars.

Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New Hogland Railroad Sewer Eenre Rbis

Cotton and Wool Freight Totals Across Several Rail Lines

A listing of commodities hauled by multiple railroads includes Cotton, Wool, Flour, Meal, Tea, Butter, Oleo, Leather, and many other goods. Entries enumerate bales, bbls, sacks, and cases by line and division, with totals for Boston and Maine and Boston and Lowell as well as western and eastern divisions, and amounts carried by sea.

Real estate transfers in Suffolk County detailed by street

A series of April transfers list buyers and sellers across Suffolk County including Marcella and Highland streets, Warren Avenue, Tremont Street, Castle Street, Sussex Street, Roxpony, Moreland Street, Warren Street, Roxbury Street, Washington Place, Centre Street, Norfolk Street, Withington Street, Florence Street, Burroughs Street, Second Street, Medford Street, Marginal Street and Pearl Street. Amounts range from $1 to $14 100 with multiple mortgages noted.

Isaiah R. Clarke John H. Stearns Roxbury Street Washington Place West Roxpany George A. Spear Ursula I. Friese Centre Street Jorchester Emma J. Rockwell Et al Francis H. Lord Norfolk Street Amasa G. Whitcomb Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Benjamin Rockwell Withington Street Hrucuroy Oren Knapp Mary van Etten Beacon Street Roslindale George O. Moulton Robert Irving Florence Street Sarah A. R. Marshall Catherine E. Hodgdon Jamaica Plain Susannah M. Dickson Paul Lincoln Burroughs Street South Bostoux Dr. J. Hickey Bridget M. Hickey Second Street Cuuelsea Jesse A. Wilkinson Robert S. Bull Medford Street Jonathan Stone Revere Rubber Company Marginal Street Revere J. Warren Newell Charles PE. Gill Pearl Street Edward Turner

Mortgage transfers on Boston area properties dated April 8

Multiple notices record mortgage filings on April 8 in East Boston South Boston Jamaica Plain Roxbury and Chelsea Street districts. John Healey Richard Cuteliffe Sarah J Lang Paul Lincoln Hugh Nawn Richard Gahagan Lucy McSheehy and John W Cadman appear as grantors or creditors with sums ranging from 100 to 5000.

John Healey Joseph A. Laforme Summer Street East Boston Richard Cuteliffe Union Institution For Savings Lexington Street Sarah J. Lang Guardian John C. Cleary E Street Boston Paul Lincoln Franklin Savings Bank Green Street Jamaica Plain Hugh Nawn Institution For Savings Roxbury Savin Hill Richard Gahagan Addie M. Colman Ontario Street Lucy McSheehy Daniel Gregory Chelsea Street Josiah D. Johnson

Mortgage notices for Roxbury Dorchester and South Boston properties

A sequence of April mortgage filings includes James A. Macauley to South Boston Savings Bank on Corbett street Dorchester for 1600 dollars. Guy A. Clifford to Reuben Greene on Shirley street Roxbury. Francis C. Creber to William F. Collins on Blue Hill Avenue Roxbury. Martin O Mealey to Union Institution for Savings at 19 Hamburg Street. Julian R. Stubbs to Robert Treat Paine on Sussex Street. John Hicks to Orrin Paul on M Street South Boston. Sarah C. Johnson et al to Joseph Davis on Winthrop Street. Amounts range from 100 to 2000 dollars with April 6–9 dates.

Marcella Street George Morrill Albert Poor Marcella Highland Streets Warren Avenue William Marden Ricard E. Marden Tremont Street Lydia J. McDewell Frederick R McDewell Castle Street John Seaver John J. Horgan Sussex Street Robert Treat Paine Julian R. Stubbs John H. Storer Roxpony Nelson V. Titus Patrick Finn Moreland Street Collins D. Thomas Josiah D. Johnson Warren Street John W. Cadman Boston Sarah C. Johnson Joseph Davis Winthrop Street

Trade names listed with city and firm associations across the nation

A sprawling OCR list enumerates individuals and firms by city and company, including Atlanta Edwin Bates Co and Moore Marsh Co in Atlanta, J A Smith, W 5S Everett, various Chicago firms like Phelps Dodge Palmer and Greensfelder, J Richardson Evansville, and others in Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit New York Philadelphia Richmond St Louis Nashville. The items reflect brokers, agents, and associates with partner firms across multiple states.

Atlanta E Kingsbury Edwin Bates & Co J A Smith Moore, Marsh & Co Everett M C&j F Kiser & Co Albany W F Freeman Baltimore Morris Edward Wolf & Co H Adler Cohen, Adler & Co A Young Young, Krimmel & Diggs Brunso Binghamton H Lester Lester Bros & C Bigeningete P Smith R P Smith & Co Buffalo C Walker Walker Charleston AS Brown AS Brown & Co Tre Chicago M Phelps Phelps, Dodge & Palmer C McLaughlin Selz Schwab & Co G Leonard AG Leonard & Co Craw Greensfelder Florsheim & Co J W Schnadig Schnadig Bros & Co Goldsmith Goldsmith, Rosenthal & Co E . Carpenter Guthmen, Carpenter & Telling Cincinnati John All Sieter Pee O George W Cady G W Cady & Co Pee Mich AC McGraw A McGraw & Co Detroit J McLogan D Robinson & Co East Saginaw Nesbet & Co Ft Wayne Ind L Carnahan Carnahan K L Bates Bates Bros Knoxville Macon R Singleton Singleton & Co Aim Nausbaum Nausbaum & Co M Solomon Coleman, Burnen & Solomon Memphis Tenn J Goodbar Goodbar Love & Co M Goodbar Goodbar & Co Nashville

RAILROADS FITCHBURG RAILROAD SCHEDULES 1887

Boston to North Adams Troy Albany and the West trains depart from Causeway Street with multiple daily services including express and sleeping car routes to Albany Chicago Springfield and New York. Local timetables list stops at Cambridge Concord Etehburg Gardner Greenfield Marlboro Nashua Nashua and many suburbs with varying ex and accom cars. Returns and Sunday services to Newton Lower Falls Wellesley Hills Newton Highlands Brookline and surrounding towns are noted along with ticketing offices in Boston.

Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Fitchburg Depot Causeway Street Boston Rhf Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Rutland Burlington St. Albans St. Johns Saratoga Delaware & Hudson Canal Company Accomodation Ruiland Washington Street FAXON Gen KR. Stewart North Adams Albany West Chicago & St. Louis Chicago St. Louis Ayer Junction Belmont and Waverley Brattleboro Miller's Falls Cambridge Concord Gardner and Mitler’s Falls Greenfield Lincoln Lou Marlboro Hudson and Maynard Nashua N. M North Leominster Troy and the West Union Square Somerville Waltham Watertown Union Market Mt. Auburn Butland Worcester R Junction Hoosack Tunnel John Adams J. Whitmore J. R. Watson Boston & Albany R.R Springfield Pittsfield South Framingham Syracuse N.sw Muffalo Cleveland Detroit Buffalo Toledo Nia Ara Falls Pringfield Timd Pat Ai Chatham Hudson Palmer Ware River Hartford Rew Have New York Expres Westboro An Cordaville Ashland Saxone Natick Wellesley Newton Lower AM Aburndale Newtonville M. Newton Brighton Allston Cottage Brookline Cypress Street Chestnut Mi Newton Highlane Faneuil Paynville Southboroe Northboro Clinton Po Erlin West Tert I A Aeratt Fitchberg Newton Lower Falls Hoston Welle Hills Gra Newton Highlands Brookline Soy Trane A. S. Tlanson Gen. Pass

Boston & Providence Railroad Train Arrangements 1887 Schedule

The Boston and Providence Railroad announces February 28 1887 timetable changes. Shore Line Fast Express and Shore Line Mail passenger departures from Boston to New York and returns through Providence Attleboro and multiple towns with varied Sunday exceptions. The schedule includes numerous pick ups from towns such as Pawtucket North Attleboro East Foxboro Sharon Dedham Hyde Park Stoughton and Canton with multiple daily departures and returns. A. A. Folsom superintendent notes potential delays when Shore Line trains are not ahead and Mansfield waits.

Boston New York Shore Line Providence Paws Tucket Dodgeville Hebronville Return Attleboro Llym North Attleboro Manafield East Foxboro Sharon Beardville Hyde Park Mt. Hope Clarendon Hills Forest Hills San Maria Plein Afoyvision TAL Roxbury Eturn Dedham Spring Street West Roxbury Highlands Stoughton Canton Arren Bristol Mansfield A. A. Folsom

Old Colony Timetables for Spring 1887 Train Service

A dense schedule listing weekday trains from Boston to New York via Fall River Line with multiple stops. It covers Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Yarmouth and Swich Provincetown connections, Brockton Taunton Whitman and South Weymouth routes, plus coastwise towns like Nantucket and Newport. Includes return times, via various branches, and notes on special operations by J. K. Rendrick, General Manager.

New Fall River York Boston Old Colony New York Brooklyn Jersey City Old State House J. R. Kendrick L. H. Palmer Ashmont Barnstable Hyanais Yarmouth Swich Bridgewater Brockton Buzzard’s Wareham Buzzard’s Bay Cape Cod Provincetown Fleet Cohasset Hingham Cottage City New Bedford Bedford Wood’s Hall East Bridgewater Abington Ami East Milton West Quincey South Weymouth Taunton Hart Square Arshfield Mattapan Milton Mai Pan Neponset Mattapoisett S.lpain Muddleboro Nantucket Lari Am Newport North Easton Stoughton Randolph Sandalory Plymouth Duxbury Scituate North Scituate Sea View South Duxbury Central Station Dean Street Whitman South Weymouth Wollaston Heights Wood's Hall Wera Weymouths Lymouth Paxbury Road South Braintree cOr J. K Rendrick

Boston and Maine Through Trains to New England Towns

Train schedules list multiple Boston and Maine routes from Haymarket and Causeway stations with departures to Portsmouth St John Halifax Portland Lewiston Manchester Concord North Conway and adjacent Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox Lincoln lines. Timings include 7.30 am 12.30 pm 7 pm and various morning and afternoon departures.

Haymarket Sq Ami Bawer St. John Halfax Provinces Finymarket Causeway St Raseport Calais St John Halifax Portland Maine Central Grand Trun Knox& Lincoln

Western Division Train Schedules From Boston and Vicinity

Trains depart Boston Haymarket for Alton Bay Rochester and Farmington with daily and Sunday timetables. Stops include Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Haverhill Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Saco Lawrence North Lawrence Lowell Malden Melrose Highlands Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Salem Wakefield Wilmington with numerous morning afternoon and evening departures and returns listed. Sunday service also shown with multiple routes to Dover Haverhill Lawrence Lowell Medford Portland Bangor and Lewiston.

Boston Haymarket Square Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Falls Haverhill Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Saco Lawrence North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Malden Melrose Highlands Stoneham Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading M. Salem Ge Wakefield Wilmington Medford Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading and Way

Comprehensive East Coast Rail Schedule Published for Boston Area

Eastern Division timetable lists trains from Boston stations to Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls Rochester and more with numerous daily departures and Sunday services. The notice names City ticket office 806 Washington Street and asserts Pullman cars on Portland and Bangor trains, signed by James T. Furber General Manager and J Flanders General Passenger Agent.

Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls Rochester Hampton Beach North Hampton Rye Beach Arm Ipswich Bynn BO & m Marblehead Swampscott Branch Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody Danvers Portsmouth Ida My Hice Rockport and Gloucester Salem Saugus Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro Lyon and Way Portland Bangor St. John Halifax aVia Saugus South Reading Boston Haymarket Square City Washington Street James T. Furber J. Flanders

Train Schedules Chat On Asin 15 Connection Times

A brief railway update notes Train We chat Asin 15 with connection times 3.35 and 7.30 for the route on the line. Officials advise passengers to verify current timings at station boards.

Boston and Albany timetable excerpt shows many routes

A dense OCR of train schedules lists departures and arrivals from Boston stations toward New York Philadelphia and points north with times at many stops including Norwood Central Woonsocket New London and Hartford. It notes Sunday exceptions and special services like the Whitsun division and through trains via Air Line routes.

New York Middletown New Pullman Moston Hartford New Britalin Waterbury Danby Land Elm Ingland York Air Line Grand Central Depot New Milton Boston Willimantic Peatla Delphia Et Press New Haven Jersey City Trenton Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Richmond Norwich New London Danielsonville Putnam City OF Worcester City OF New York Washington Street Summer Street W. H. Turner

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