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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1887
Page
7
The notice lists current prices for various vegetables and produce including Bermuda onions at 175 per crate and Havanas at 250 per crate. String beans priced at 250 to 400 per crate, cucumbers 12 to 14 cents each, beets and several squash varieties per barrel, and other items such as lettuce, spinach, and radishes with quantities and unit prices.
The pork market remains quiet with prices unchanged and fresh beef steady amid fair supply. Quotations in Chicago show steady to firm levels across hogs, veals, lambs, and mutton, with specific price ranges listed for pork and lard, beef cuts, and fresh meats.
Liverpool futures opened firm and closed steady with various April to November bids. Spot demand remained fair for middling uplands, American sales reached 10,000 bales while receipts totaled 5,400 bales. New York spot and futures displayed firm quotes with multiple bids and asks, while the weekly Liverpool statement showed 46,000 bales sold, American stock at 42,000 bales, total stock 1,011,000 bales, and imports at 90,000 bales. Sugar and molasses markets remained quiet with steady to unchanged quotations across refined and raw grades.
New York markets show flour receipts and exports with steady to firm pricing across wheat, corn, rye, and oats. Prairie and northern grain reports from Minneapolis Milwaukee and Detroit list varied bids, with No 1 hard and No 1 Northern quoted at differing cash and May figures, while flour and provisions move modestly.
The report notes price firmer Pork and Lard in Cincinnati and whiskey at 113, plus strong hogs and bulk meats. Toledo shows wheat strength, corn steady around 40 cents, oats firm. St. Louis lists flour steady, wheat No 2 red at 81.5, corn 35, oats around 27. Rye down, barley dull, across Chicago wheat No 2 red 80.5 to 80.9, spring 80.5, corn 37.5. Receipts and shipments for grains and flour appear across cities.
Hogs firm with mixed prices and strong receipts reported in Kansas City, Fort Worth, St. Louis, Chicago and elsewhere. Prices ranged from $4.50 to $6.65 for hogs, with cattle and lamb figures varying by region and grade as shipments and receipts shifted daily. Major markets include Chicago shipping steers at $4.60 to $6.20, and Texas cattle at $3.40 to $4.35 amid ongoing supply changes.
The report for April 29 1887 shows Augusta and several ports with modest net receipts and firm market tones. Highlights include New Orleans exports to Britain and the continent, Memphis and Savannah stock levels, and a consolidated weekly summary across major ports with comparative year figures.
Foreign markets from London on April 29 show wheat offerings scarce with little inquiry and firm corn. Liverpool reports quiet wheat, firm corn, with prices for No 2 spring wheat and various American and Danubian corn contracts. Anticipated Liverpool breadstuffs show dull wheat, firm corn, and mixed American receipts. Paris and Manchester notes include easier wheat at Paris and dull cloths in Manchester.
A list of goods from multiple firms arriving on the Cephalonia in Liverpool on April 29 1887 including wool toys wine brandy linens earthenware crates china and various dry goods. Firms named include Drexel Morgan & co Mellen Bray & co S S Pierce co Jordan Marsh Co and Stone & Downer among others with quantities such as cases bales crates casks and bales of wool.
A detailed ledger of items proceeds across multiple ships and firms. Numerous cases, bales, and boxes list goods such as pig iron, wool, tinplates, wines, tobacco, leather, and hardware. Named firms include Baring Bros & Co, J H Pray & Sons, Conn d on, and Gossler & Co with cargos bound for Boston and international ports.
Shipping cargo entries show multiple schooners and a steamer with flour meal phosphate corn and general goods. Notable items include Elizabeth and Albert L Butler cargoes and Bothnia clearing from Liverpool with cranes of groceries, cotton, sugar, lard, cheese, tin, furs, and a large variety of naval stores. Trade routes cover Port George Margaretvill e Digby Annapolis West Africa and Liverpool with detailed tonnage and item counts.
A detailed ledger lists April 29 1887 receipts across Boston Albany Grand Junction Providence and New York and New England railroads. Wool, flour, corn, oats, wheat, malt, millfeed, bacon, butter, tea, sugar, eggs, beans, apples, hay, lumber, hides, leather and various cargoes appear with quantities. Separate listings name numerous buyers and regional offices from Atlanta to York, with many Wool and Cotton bales, bbls flour, cheese, beef, tea and oils distributed among rail routes and commerce hubs.
Suffolk County notices record numerous April transfers. Owners include George W. Nason, Albert P. Fairbanks, George P. Reed, Milton Chandler, John Clarke, Abraham Weisenback, Julia Martin, Edwin Howe, Louis Clark, Walter French, Albert Foster, and others. Parcels sit on Huntington Albany Pleasant Appleton Chapman Brookline Norwich Dartmouth Waverley Alpine Hartford Prospect Clifton Custer Sackville Lamson Maverrick Park, with prices from $1 to $10,000 and several mortgages noted.
The notice promotes R H Eddy as a patent solicitor based in Boston with over thirty years in securing patents in the United States and foreign countries. It highlights his expertise, mentions assignments recorded at Washington, and cites testimonials from Chas Mason and Edmund Burke. George Draper endorses Eddy’s prompt, personal attention and continued business.
Rail routes listed for Boston and Maine service show daily departures from Haymarket and Causeway stations to Augusta, Boston North and South routes, with connections to Bangor St John Malfax Halifax Portland Lewiston Manchester North Conway Portland and Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox and Lincoln lines. Timings include 8:30 am 1 pm 7 pm windows and multiple daily options.
Train times for Western Division routes depart Boston Haymarket and stations including Andover Exeter Great Falls Maverhill and Melrose with daily and Sunday listings. Additional stops cover Lawrence Lowell Medford Melrose Wakefield Newburyport Salem and Wilmington plus service to Portland Bangor and Lewiston.
Eastern Division timetable lists departures from Boston to Amesbury and dozens of destinations including Chelsea Dover Everett Lynn Salem Rockport Gloucester Branch Saugus Branch Swampscott and Portland with multiple daily trains many on Thursdays and Saturdays. Notes indicate via Saugus and South Reading branches and mention Pullman cars on Portland and Passion trains. General Manager James T. Ber and D. J. Flanders as officials.
Boston and Lowell rail timetable lists through service from Boston Causeway Street and City Freight Office to Wilton Laconia Lake Village Meredith and more with 8 30 am departures. Local service from Boston to Manchester Concord Nashua and other towns runs at various times including 7 30 am 12 noon 1 30 pm and 7 pm with Pullman and parlor cars noted for Montreal and Worcester routes. Local stops include Peterboro Hillsboro Milford and Lawrence with many set daily times across divisions.
A timetable listing numerous stations including Arlington Bedford Concord Lexington and West Medford with a dense array of arrival and departure times across mornings afternoons and evenings. It notes that time tables with full local through train information are obtainable at stations and is signed by Mell en George W Storer as general superintendent and assistant general passenger agent.
Boston and Lowell Line trains depart Boston for Jefferson and Way Stations from Monday February 21 1887 with daily express and Sunday timetable to Rockbottom Sudbury Waverley and other stops. George W Storer assistant general passenger agent and C B Mell en general superintendent announce station and time details for these schedules.
The timetable lists numerous daily routes from Boston to New York and other destinations starting February 28 1887 with Shore Line services, Fall River line connections, and numerous intermediate stops such as Ashmont, Braintree, Cohasset, Hingham, Quincy, Weymouth, Taunton and Newport. Intercity connections include Maine trains, Providence transfers, and varying return times, plus notes on delays and schedule adjustments.
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