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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1887

Page

7

Commodity Prices and Grain Shipments Across Markets

Oats steady at 24 1 4 cents and rye firm at 44 cents with whiskey at 105. Pork steady to firm with varied bacon and lard prices. Receipts of flour, wheat, corn and oats reported. shipper totals in Cincinnati Milwaukee Detroit and Minneapolis show mixed activity. Wheat futures range from 69 to 74 cents, with Northern futures at 69 to 72 cents. Receipts large in Minneapolis, with substantial shipments of wheat and corn noted.

Milwaukee Detroit Minneapolis Northern

Hog and Cattle Markets Across Major Cities

Kansas City reports hog prices higher than last week with 3000 receipts and 2617 shipments. St Louis notes hogs up to 5 50 with Yorkers at 5 10 to 5 30 and butchers' to 5 80. Chicago lists cattle receipts 2000 with steers 3 25 to 4 90 and hogs 4 30 to 5 30, while sheep and lambs show strength in native muttons and Western categories.

Kansas City ST. Louis Chicago Texas

Cotton Markets Update Averages Steady Across Ports

Aug 15 report shows Augusta Net receipts 90 and 90 gross. Galveston 548 receipts, 548 gross. New Orleans 906 receipts, 905 gross with 8 exports to Great Britain and coastwise 1343. Mobile 10 receipts and exports. Savannah 31 receipts. Norfolk 1 receipt with coastwise 82. Charleston 50 receipts. Wilmington 448 stock. Philadelphia 8022 stock. Baltimore 1 receipt, 1 gross, 594 stock. New York 2209 net receipts and ports exports. Cincinnati 58 receipts. St. Louis 503 shipments. Louisville quiet. consolidated three day totals 2593 receipts and 121,922 stock at all ports.

Augusta Galveston New Orleans Great Britain Mobile Ceares Savannah Norfolk Charleston Wilmington Philadelphia Baltimore New York France Continent Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville United States

Foreign Markets Report From London And Liverpool

London and Liverpool reports show wheat prices steady to weaker with mixed corn and flour activity. Wheat in London weaker with firm corn and mixed American corn. Liverpool notes steady bread stuffs and firmer lard while pork remains steady and cheese rises.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Minnesota Paris Liverpool

Imports and Exports at Antwerp and St John Ports

Shipping cargoes include Pieter de Coninck steamer with hides, rags, steel billets, window glass, and toys. St John schooners and brig bring lumber, plank, sawlogs, and cordwood. various provincial ports report mackerel, eggs, lobster, and fish shipments aboard multiple steamers and schooners. notable consignments from Beck, Delong, and Ford lines.

Antwerp Pieter de Coninck Baring Bros & Co Marshall, Sons & Co Doherty & Co Geneva Charles L Smith & Sons Jones & Co John Lowell & Sons H Quimby & Son Houghton & Dutton Peabody & Whitney ST John Endeavor Atlantic Stone Co Annie Gale Lumber Ford & Godfrey Sarah Glass Alexander Foster & Co ST Johns Humacoa J L Bowen Canning Eliza Bachelder Bear River Lord Mayo Delong & Seaman Worcester Halifax Brock Brown Loria & Co Arclay & Co Bartlett, Lyman & Co Bowles & Co Cutler Frye & Co Griffin & Co Hinckley, Ayer & Co Hutchinson & Co Winsor & Son Petou Beaman Bros Shumway & Co Port Hawkesbury Bond & Co Cutler & Co Pickett & Co Whitney, Pousland & Co Charlottetown Pei Seaman Bros Boston Type Foundry Cobb & Bros Davis Farrell Grittin & Co Lockett Potter & Wrightington Merrimack Farrell Savannah Gate City Adams Bros Do de Billings & Eaton A Kennedy & Co Metegan Bros George E Newhall & Co Pontier Richardson & Dennie H Smith & Co Ybbis Rosin White Bros & Sons

Boston and Maine Through Trains Include Maine Divisions

Train schedules list multiple through services on both divisions from Boston to Augusta Portland Rockland Castine Southwest Bar Harbor and Bangor with connections at Haymarket and Causeway Street. Special Limited Express runs from Boston to Bar Harbor via Portland and Bangor with arrival times in Portland and Boston.

Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Anger Far Harbor St. John Halifax Provinces Eastport Calais N. B N. S Portland N. H North—Haymarket Sq North Conway Portland-Haymarket Sq Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox & Lincoln Railways Bangor Bar Harbor Pulman Boston Haymarket Square Mar Harbor Mt. Desert Ferry Novereal & West Vermont Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Central Vermont Kk. R Warhington Street J. W. Hobart W. Cummings Pass St. Albans

Boston and Providence Railroad Train Arrangements 1887

Train schedules outline Boston to New York and New York to Boston routes and times, with Shore Line Express and Mail services, and extensive return times for Providence Pawtucket North Attleboro Canton Junction and other stops. Notes include Sunday exceptions and late arrivals, plus a few service adjustments and supervisor signatures.

Boston & Providence Railroad Boston New York Shore Line Sunton York Providence Pawtucket Mana Vine Bmebronville North Attleboro East Foxboro Canton Junction Keauville

McQuesten and Co Inventory Summary

Inventory listing shows counts by category including spirits 27, rosin 2, iron 7, boots and shoes 2, cigars 22, bales wool 76, domestics 2, hides 27, household goods 20, and merchandise order.

McQuesten & Co

Transatlantic cargo list from 1887 Atlantic steamship exports

A dense export cargo record dated August 15 1887 lists ships and consignments across Annapolis Digby NS and London and Liverpool England. Items include oil, glassware, books, hardware, bacon, wheat, butter, flour, tobacco, lard and other goods loaded on steamers New York Botnia British Crown and schooners Le nore Resolution.

Annapolis Digby New York Liverpool Eng Bothnia London British Crown Digby and Annapolis Port Williams

Value of Imports Into Boston Week Ending August 12 1887

Import totals show Boston figures from rail and sea deliveries. Western division shipments include wool, eggs, potatoes, lumber, and leather. Sea and express totals cover cotton, wool, flour, tea, coffee, sugar, molasses, butter, eggs, beans, apples, hay, lumber, leather, hides, skins, and hides leather goods.

Boston Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Boston & Lowell Railroad Express England Nova Scotia Scotland Belgium T'S Dale S Iiss Kingston Turks Island Ote Surinam Italy Sumac Manila ST. Thomas Cape Town Porto Bay Rum Germany Diigis Iloilo Nota Miquelon Langley British West Indies Australasia Azores Madeira Étt Turkey Asia United States of Colombia

Trade Goods and Rail Receipts of August 15 1887

A detailed listing of cargo and shipments for multiple railroads including Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston & Providence Old Colony New York & New England Fitchburg and Boston & Maine. Items noted include bales wool flour oats wheat oats beans potatoes bacon lard butter cheese eggs leather and tea with quantities for each entry. The long ledger style inventory appears as a snapshot of agricultural and mercantile movement across regional rail lines.

Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad GSCO Boston & Maine Railroad

Real Estate Transfers Across Suffolk County

Listings of transfers and mortgages in Boston area towns with July dates. Property moves include Harrison avenue Franklin Park region and related streets, with amounts mostly nominal or symbolic. Names include Robert Treat Paine, Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Co, Guardian Cooperative Bank, Charlestown Savings Bank, and local buyers and sellers across Dorchester East Boston Revere and Chelsea.

Suffolk County Harrison Avenue Boston Robert Treat Paine Northampton Street Ditto Episcopal City Mission Pleasant Street Place Fanny Russell Theophilus D. Ling Pleasant Street Batavia Street George M. Fiske William Hiomes Rochester Street Michael C. Collins James M. O'Brien Highland Avenue William J. Doyle William H. J. Andrews Highland Street Mary J. Riedel Thomas E. Tirrell Columbus Avenue Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company Patrick Ditfey Concord Street West Roxpury David M. Weston Benjamin T. Ricker Lawndale Terrace Helen M. Sawyer Edwards Matthews Lamartine Street Dorchester Mary Lowell Drake Mary Esther Drake Dix Street Julius Warth Et al Annie E. Holland Boston Street Cornelius G. Kidder Jeremiah Murphy Paris Street Guardian Cooperative Bank Caarlestown John O’callaghan Ann Joyce Medford Street Cuhelsea Oliver H. Flanders Henry Pearson Clark and Carey Avenues Charlestown John Ritchie John B. Huckins

Mortgage Transfers on Greenwich Street and Roxbury Properties

Notices of mortgages recorded for properties including 22 Greenwich street held by William Pett to John C Ropes and Robert Treat Paine for 1500 and 400 respectively on July 25. John Briggs to New Church Theological School for 5000 on Bellevue street Roxbury. Suffolk Savings Bank secured for 20000 at Nos 64 56 Chauncey and 42 Bedford July 26. Mt Auburn Cemetery owners secured for 6500 at Clark and North streets July 26.

William Pett John C. Ropes Greenwich Street Ditto Robert Treat Paine John Briggs New Church Theological School Bellevue Street Roxbury Edward Sands Suffolk Savings Bank

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town

A list of footwear buyers from multiple cities visiting Atlanta and various trade houses. The roster includes Daniel of JC and I Daniel, Akron. Phinney of SE Phinney & Co.. Martin of Craw. Harris of Yo. O Neill of DO Neill & Sons. Alexander of Hargraves & Alexander. and many others across Chicago, New Orleans, Dallas, and Gulf regions, indicating a busy shoe trade network.

Atlanta I Daniel Daniel Akron E Phinney Phinney & Co Austin Tex J Martin Craw Columbus Miss D Harris Charleston O'Neill D O'Neill & Sons Charlotte C Alexander Hargraves & Alexander Canton Phelps, Dodge & Palmer Chicago O Kreissman W Marks Crane A C McLaughlin Selz, Schwab & 10 Iaia H Laws Laws & O George M Daum J H Laws & Jo Chattanooga Tenn H Schwartz H Schwartz & Bro Evansville Ind F J Ehrman Ad. Gadsden Ala S W Berger Berger & Co

Historic Train Timetable For Eastern Routes With Numerous Stops

A dated timetable lists departures from multiple stations including Heston Haymarket Andover Bover Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Kennebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Melrose Melrose Highlands Malden Medford Reading Salem Wilmington and more. Sunday trains to Dover Haverhill Lawrence Manchester Lowell Medford Portland Bangor Lewiston and Way Stations are noted with various departure times and services.

Alton Bay Hrechester Farmington Andover Bover Dansvers Exester Great Falls Haverhill Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Loweseli Malden Medford Llam Melrose Highlands Stoneham Mervimae North Andover Newburyport Reading Salem Wakedera Wilmington Dover Lawrence Manchester Lowell Medsford Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading and Way

Boston to Maine Trains Timetable Teletype Listing

Dense timetable lists train routes and departure times from Boston to Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Haverhill Norwood Peabody Salem and coastal destinations with miscellaneous notes on branches and services. It names James T. Furber and J. Flanders as officials and city ticket office details.

Boston and Maine Railway Local and Through Train Timetable

A late 19th century timetable lists through service from Boston to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction and more with varied departure times and sleeping car and parlor car offerings for Montreal St Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke and Montpelier branches. Local runs cover Manchester Keene Nashua and several New Hampshire towns with multiple daily departures and Sundays schedules. Officials Mellen and George W Storer publish full timetable details at stations.

Central Vermont Rutland Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Fitchburg Causeway Street Boston Winchend Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Burlington St. Albans St. Johns Saratoga Delaware & Madson Canal Company Cheshire Allman Palace St. Albane Washington Street D. A FAXON Gen Boston & Lowell Railroad City Old State House Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Lasonia Warren Haverhill Woodsville Littleton Bethlehem Fabyans Lancaster Jefferson SUN Petervore Hillsboro Willsboro Concord Wilton Nuilford Amherst Greenfeld Naskhan

Old Colony Ferry Schedules Listing Several Towns and Times

Inland readers are shown a dense roster of boat and train times across many towns including Hyannis Barnstable and Wareham with return trips and late evening departures. The long schedule lists morning and afternoon departures to Nantucket New Bedford Fall River and Newport among others with connections via Wood's Hall and Brockton. Names GEO. L. CONNOR J. KENDRICK appear as general pass agents.

Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Warmouth Sandwich Braintree Mette Buzzard’s Bay Return Nace Bay Ig His Wareham Aim Bel Epes Provincetown Ellflecty Yam Cohasset and Hingham Cohasset Rewre Cottage City Yami Wood’s Hall New Bedford East Bridgewater Brockton East Wemouth Weymouth Ball River Taunton Morrison Square Arshfield Mattapan Milton Neponset Mattapoisett Middleera Nantucket Wood's Hall Wood Eee Ny Ig Pi Newport North Ie Anton Stoughton Randelph Prandelph North Easton Stou Abington Duxbury Rocklang i Rockland Hanover Bae TE . Scituate Scituate Sea View Shawmut South Duxbury Dean Street M Whitman South Weymeane New York Fall River Weymouths Marshfield Plymouth Newport South Braintree Way Middleboro Brechton Falmouth Monument Beach Yarmouth Onset Bay Geo. L. Connor J. & Kendrick Gen. Pass

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