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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1887

Page

7

Wholesale Market Report Presents Mixed Prices Across Regions

Philadelphia to New York and Chicago quote varied farm and dairy items, with eggs firm in the east and quiet in Cincinnati, butter prices ranging by region, and cheese and poultry listed. Beans and seeds show steady demand, while hay and potatoes move with moderate supply and rising quotations.

Philadelphia New York Cincinnati Chicago Hebrons Vermont Choice Michigan Nova Scotia West Northern Timothy North Jersey Houston

Livestock Market Prices and Classifications

The report lists prices for lambs and mutton across quality categories. Heavy fall lambs range 9 to 10 cents, fair to good fall lambs 8 to 9 cents, mutton 7 to 9 cents, yearlings 8 to 9 cents, and veal at 8 to 9 cents with broad variation by quality. East market items show similar spreads including Brighton and Chicago dressed lambs and Eastern mutton at 8 to 8 1/4 cents.

Chicago Brighton

Cotton and commodities market report with futures and spot rates

Liverpool cotton futures opened firm and closed quiet with varied April to November bids. Spot uplands and Orleans prices firm at 69 16 5 pence, amid 8000 bales sold. New York spot steady with middling around 105 3/4 cents. Futures quoins show April to January bids and asks, with overall steady market sentiment. PIPELINE CERTIFICATES figures show shipments and charters. refined oil price at 65 cents per gallon. Sugar and molasses prices listed as quiet and steady with multiple grade quotes.

Liverpool Uplands Orleans New York Manila Belmont Porto Rico Cienfuegos Cuba

Markets by Telegraph. Wheat and flour show mixed activity

New York deals show flour receipts and exports with dull sales across grades from Western extra to city mill and Minnesota lines. Chicago, Milwaukee, Toledo, Detroit and St Louis report mixed grain and pork results with No 2 and No 1 wheat, corn and oats, plus varying beef and pork prices and steady to weaker rails and shipments.

New York St. Louis Minnesota Milwaukee Rio Petroleum United Stee Liverpool Toledo Detroit Michigan Ste Minneapolis Northern Cincinnati

Market Notes on Hogs and Cattle in Multiple Cities

Kansas City reports hogs steady with most sales at 75 to 640 and receipts 9,000 today. St Louis notes hogs lower with Yorkers around 85 to 530. butchers at 545 to 55. Peoria records hogs easier at 4 to 5.40 with 400 receipts. Chicago shows cattle strong with 8,000 receipts and hogs steady to strong with various price ranges. sheep receipts 3,000 with lambs 450 to 460.

Kansas City ST. Louis Peoria Chicago Texas Eerie

Cotton Market Report from Augusta to St Louis

The April 28 1887 cotton market notes net receipts and gross values for port cities including Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia and Baltimore with firm or steady quotes mostly mid 10 to 11 cents and varied stocks and exports.

Augusta Caiee Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore E. St. Louis

Market report shows steady tone across ports

Net receipts across cities like New York Cincinnati and Louisville indicate steady demand with stocks varying from 10% to mid 10% in most reports. Consolidated six day totals show exports to Great Britain and other regions and total US port stock around 427108.

New York Cincinnati Louisville Great Britain United States

Foreign Markets Report from London and Europe

Wheat off the coast slow and wheat quiet in Liverpool markets. Corn firm in London Paris and Antwerp with mixed tender quotes for California and American corn. Havana sugar steady with high polarization pricing and molasses sugar noted in the record.

London Beerbohm Walla Walla Paris Liverpool California Antwerp Havana Pold P Quintal

Imports and Exports. Imports April 28 1887 Liverpool

A detailed ledger of goods imported and exported on April 28 1887 listing ships, consignors, and quantities. Items include steel, tin plate, flax, hides, wool, coal, machinery, and rail products with numerous firms such as Jere Abbot & Co, McDuffee & Stratton, Shreve, ante & Low, and Baring Bros & Co. also noting vessels and ports in Barbados Maracaibo Trinidad Weymouth and Boston segments.

Liverpool Eng Kansas Bolls Steel Jere Abbot & Co Baring Bros & Co Lewis McDuffee & _ Stratton Goodnow & Wightman Belcher & Loomas H Walbaum & Co Naylor & Co L & F Ricker King & Co Norway Steel and Iron Co Nonantum Worsted Co Wales Soule Bliss, Fabyan & Co de Blois & Co Groom & Co Witherell Bros Smith Bros & Co Jones Parker & Co Clark & Co O Dame & Co Pacific Mills Moors & Co J & J Murdock Baracoa Ydun Seaverns & Co Maracaibo Trygve Sugarte & Whitney New York Barbadoes Trapani George E Downey Weymouth Addie John John G Hall & Co Parksboro Pascagoula George Moulton, Jr James & Abbott

Receipts April 28 1887 for wool shipment

A brief entry records that on April 28 1887 the Boston and Albany Railroad received 18 bales of wool for transport.

Boston & Albany Railroad

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town

A long list of buyers and firms across multiple states including Atlanta Massachusetts Ohio Maryland New York Illinois and more. Names such as J A Smith W S Everett T White George Brandt Mendel and many others are shown with their respective companies and cities in a dense directory-like layout.

Building Materials Ad Advertises Glue and Paper Supplies

Baeder Adamson & Co manufacturers of glue fl ine paper and emery products offer high prices for glue stock damaged hides and cattle tails. Located at 143 Milk Street they list plastering material and related goods for sale and trade.

Baeder, Adamson & CO

Annual meetings for Central Wharf and South Bay companies

Central Wharf and Wet Dock Corporation calls members to annual meeting at No 60 Central Wharf on May 2 at 11 am to choose president trustees and clerk and transact other business. South Bay Company schedules annual meeting at No 40 State Street on May 2 at 3 pm. clerk A C Washburn notes the date in Boston.

Central Wharf W.E. Richardson Boston South Bay Company The State Street A. C. Washburn Framingham and Marlboro Ayvile Southboro Northboro Clinton Ister Fitchburg Kerlin West Merlin Bolton Pratt's Newton Lower Falls Wellesley Hills Worcester Newton Highlands Brookline Buksore Washington Street A. 5 Hanson N. T Gallup Tien Puss. Agt Gen. Supt Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Causeway Street Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keens Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Rutland Burlington St. Albans St. Johns Saratoga Delaware & Hudson Canal Company B. R B. R. & 1 OE Accomodation Art L Cheshire R.R White Rives Junction Central Vermont Fast Express Points West Monadnock Rutland R. R White River Junction Gary Pullman Palace FAXON R. Stewart Keene, N Norwood Central Wounsocket Division Boston & Albany Railroad Needham and Way Woonsocket

Dividend notices for Boston & Maine and Northern Railroads

Boston and Maine Railroad declares dividend No 98 of five dollars per share payable May 7 to holders of record April 28 1887. Treasurer A Blanchard Boston April 27 1887. Northern Railroad declares dividend of three dollars per share payable May 2 to holders of record April 9 1887. Treasurer Geo A Kettel

Boston & Maine Railroad Boston A. Blanchard

Butler v Nicholas and Sewall Executor Case in Boston Court

In Suffolk County Massachusetts a civil contract suit is filed by John H. Butler of Boston against Caira R. Nicholas of Montpelier Vermont and Samuel E. Sewall as executor of Cairn Robbins trustee. The action seeks $171.63 plus interest from April 16, 1886. The defendant is not an inhabitant or resident of the Commonwealth and no service has been made. the court orders publication in the Boston Post and continuation to May 7 for appearance.

Ommonwealth Massachissetts Suffolk Boston Apel A.D John H. Butler Caira R Nicholas Montpelier Vermont Samuel E. Sewall Cairn Robbins A .D A. D Boston Post WM. T. Connolly

Old Colony Rail Schedules Mixed City and Town Trains

The notice lists extensive weekday and Sunday train times for many towns and shore line routes from Boston to New York and regional connections, including Ashmont, Barnstable, Cohasset, Hingham, Plymouth, Taunton, and more, plus changes effective Feb 28 1887 and remarks from officials.

Boston New York Fall River Kreturn Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Yarmouth Sadd Wich Braintree Bridgewater Return Ami Vockton Wareham Buzzard’s Bay Cape Cod Provincetown Ellfleet Cohasset Hingham Cottage City New Bedford Wood’s Hall East Bridgewater Brockton Abington East Milton West Quincey East Weymouth Weymouth Taunton Oe Mn Taun. & Ton Pin Warrison Ea Nety Marshfield Mattapan Milton Neponset Middleboro Nantucket Newbedford Wood's Hall Newport North Easton Stoughton Randolph Plymouth Duxbury Quincy Seituate North Seituate Seam View Shawmut South Duxbury Central Station Dean Street Whitman South Weymouth Wollaston Heights Fail River Lymouth Duxbury Road Pilymouth South Braintree E¢ Oron J.R. Kendrick

Fitchburg Railroad Timetable Extensions to West and Concord

Hoosac Tunnel Route schedules from Boston across many stops including North Adams Troy Albany and Chicago sleepers. Concord Manchester Manchester schedules the Concord Branch with through tickets and a note for local offices.

Eer Premee Marlboro Hudson and Maynard Nashua Ayer Junction North Leominster Ayer Saratoga Troy and the West Albany Union Square Somerville Waltham Watertown Union Market Mt. Auburn Winchendon Keene Bellows Falls Rutland Burlington Montreal St. Albans Worcester Aver Junction Hoosac Tunnel Wasington Street Boston John Adams J. Whitmore J. KR. Watson L Pass

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