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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1888

Page

7

Market Report Notes Nominal Prices Across Regions

Rico common to choice 27 36c Cienfuegos new crop 26c Mayaguez 29 388c boiling grades on a basis 50 test nominal at 204 percent. New York market is nominal.

Rico Cienfuegos Mayaguez New York

Hog and Cattle Markets Across Major Cities

Market reports show Kansas City receipts for cattle mixed prices with steers and cows varied. Hogs in multiple centers report steady to slow demand with heavies and light weights trading around five to six dollars, while sheep and other livestock show modest gains in Chicago and St Louis. Cincinnati and Peoria report steady hogs with limited shipments.

Kansas City Chicago Brockers Texas Western Rangers Cincinnati St Louis

Miscellaneous market quotes and firm prices across commodities

The report notes quiet demand and steady prices for tal and city rendered. New York shows a firm market with 100,000 tons of prime city selling at 45 8c. Coffee in New York remains steady around 44c. Turpentine and petroleum markets in New York hold firm with resin near 105 to 110, tar nominal, petroleum 64 6 C with RSW 7 2 ¢c and cases at 9 1 yc.

New York St Louis Chicago Cincinnati Northern Niles Bros

Cattle Market Notes From Brighton and Watertown

Prices hold firm for beef and veal as New England cattle move through Brighton and Watertown yards. Reports show steady Western prices, rising demand for good cows and milch stock, and rising shipments to Liverpool and London with multiple steamers loading cattle.

Liverpool Hathaway Stockholm London M Goldsmith New York Vermont C T Humphrey C A Hurdie D Fisher CH Kidder W Ricker J Shiler Thompson Rogers C H Merrill Libby & Son

Scrambled timetable scribbles and local notices in faded text

Fragmentary OCR shows bus or train schedules with times and station names like New York and Newtonville, alongside scattered city references and unclear dates. The legible items are schedules and lines resembling transit timetables with multiple times per line and partial place names.

Railroads timetable features many city destinations

A dense list of train times across numerous stations including Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Great Falls Hampton North Hampton Newburyport Portsmouth Revere Salem Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro and Sunday trains via Lynn and Way Stations. Details show daily and Sunday departures with varied morning afternoon and evening slots reflecting a broad regional schedule.

Amesbury Beverly Aim Biddeford Chelsea Dover Prett Great Falls Rochester Mampton Leach North Mampton Rye Beach Epowich Bary Mere Seail Marblehead and Swampeck Br Rneorth Conway Peabody Danver Portsmouth Revere Rock Port Saucester Branch Salem Work Harbor & Beach R.B Savane Branch Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro Lynn and Newburyport Portland Bangor St. John Malifax South Reading

Cattle Market at Brighton and Sample Sales Reported

Cattle market at Brighton shows demand for fine cattle limited with rising West values. Grass fed steers 1100 to 1275 pounds fetch 450 to 550, while New York beef and milk cows enter the market. sample sales list steers around 1200 pounds at about 5 to 6 dollars per hundredweight, with varied lots from Farrell McFlynn and others.

Brighton New York Farrell & McFlynn

Imports and Exports. Imports Aug 15 1888 Liverpool

Shipping list from Liverpool shows Steamer Kansas with 25 bales muslin rags 5389 steel blooms 18 casks Roan skins and various goods from many firms including Baring Bros & Co Dana & Co Richards Sriggs Messenger Bros & Jones and J Huh fierce & Robertson. Items include textiles, machinery, woollens, leather, earthenware, tin plates, glass, and foodstuffs ordered in bulk.

Liverpool Eng Kansas Baring Bros & Co Dana Jere Abbott & Co Jones Hardy & Co Henry Sears & Co Moise Kennedy & Merphy Richard Sriggs Messenger Bros & Jones Messenger, Jr Gorham Rogers & Co Hale & Bosworth Moors & Co Warren & Co Wetherell Bros Storer & Co R H White & Co Shepard, Norwell & Co Delbleis & Co Pray, Sons & Co Jordan, Marsh & Co Moise Brown, Durrell & Co Mackintire, Lawrie & Co Exarthenware Jones, McDuffee & Strutton

Exports August 15 1888 from Sydney and Demerara trade

A dated export list from Sydney CB and Demerara records schooners Cyrene Anna and Florence Christine with cargoes of flour cornmeal beef beans and more. Turks Island Martinique via New York and Digby NS steamer Alert. Demerara bark Levi 8 Andrews carries tobacco tobacco products wood hardware and a wide mix of goods including butter cheese oats and casks Totals not specified.

Sydney Turks Island Martinique New York Alert Digby Anna Annapolis Florence Christine Demerarka Levi

Staple Receipts Across Railroads August 15 1888

Receipts list shows Bogton Alvany Boston Providence Old Colony New York New England Fitchburg Boston Maine Western Lowell System and others logging cargoes of wool flour oats malt corn sugar butter cheese eggs lard leather hides pelts and more across multiple railroad divisions. Entries include bales of wool sacks of flour bushels of corn and various packed goods with numerous quantities and car counts. The slate highlights vast commodity movements through August 15 1888 for regional trade.

Bogton & Alvany Grand Junction Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Hoston & Maine Raiilroad Lowell Sysem Exopres Seu

London and Liverpool Market Summary August Report

Foreign markets report from London and Liverpool with wheat and corn firmer, prices: October to January futures listed. Liverpool breadstuffs steady to firm, pork and cheese steady, bacon unchanged. Manchester notes a quiet market with subdued demand and limited sales, China fabric inquiries noted.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Manchester The Guardian

Financial Agents and Cities Mentioned in Trade Ledger

A fragmented OCR list shows names of traders and firms across multiple cities including Aberdeen Paine York Atlanta Chicago Birmingham Columbus Elmira Hillsdale Kansas City Memphis and Pittsburgh. Individuals and firms such as Paine & Co Blumhage & Co GH A W Force Phelps Dodge Palmer Selz Schwab Hudson Howes Chapman Green Adler Tidwell Starkey appear in scattered references to commissions and exchanges.

Aberdeen Mias R Paine R Paine & Co Auine H Blumhage & Co Alleghany Penn J_ Fielding Atlanta Ge-A Bimingham Ala C Reese Chicago Marks Craw E M Phelps Phelps, Dodge & Palmer A C McLauchlan Selz Pittsburg W Pickersgill, Jr R A Starkey Starkey & Scowden

Browne estate petition to reopen administrator account

Andrew J. Browne administrator files petition to reopen and disallow his account and to compel payment of personal estate distributed to next of kin with interest. Cited to appear September 17 1888 at Boston Probate Court to show cause. notice to be published weekly for three weeks in the Boston Post. witness Judge Joan W. McKim.

Sarah J. O'Neill Cambridge Middlesex Boston Post Boston Grorak M, Brooks J. H. Tyler Register Ann G. Butler George M. Brooks Esquire Thia Ifteenth O S. H. Folsom Asst. Register Andrew J. Browne Suffolk Joan W. McKim Nommon Massacho~setts Creditora Patrick J. Corridon Thomas Dean Suftela The Boston Lost Jonny W. McKim. Esquire John H. Valine Massachus Sesis Poston Lord Gustave Joseph Blank Evgar Theodore Thurlow Edgar Theodore ‘Sharlow John W. McKim Commonwealth OF Massachussetts Vrobate Court John 1. Tilton John G. Tilton David A. Ry. Drews South Street John H. Paine Charles FE Ware George A. Long Keston Lnsntch Aed Jonny W. Metim John II, Paine

Western Division Timetable Fragment

A fragmented Western Division schedule lists numerous times for towns including Andover Dover Manvers Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Georgetown Kennebunk North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Malden Medford Melrose Merrimac North Andover Meading Salem Wilmington and more with multiple daily departures at varied hours. The legible portions show approximate morning to evening slots and indicate a dense regional timetable.

Exeter Great Falls Iflaverhll Georgetown Kennebunk Hiddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Malden Medford Melrose Blighlands North Andover Newburyport Meading Salem Wahenetla Wilmington

Trains Schedule Fragment Says Early Morning Stops

Fragmentary OCR lists irregular train times and routes including Bourne Bournedale Chatham Barnet Woods Holl Katmouthr Hyannis Barwich Onset Sandwich Wareham West Wareham Wenaumet with early morning departures and via connections.

Tev Atte Bunday Buzzards Fay Bourne Bournedale Caetaumet Chatham Cotton City Woods Holl Katmouthr Hyannis Barwich Ket Aim Woods Hall Onset Sandwich Bagtimore Mouth West Bi Wareham Wenaumet

Providence Division Train Timetable Fragments

Fragmented timetable data shows various departures and times for Park Square Station to New Work on the Shore Line, with Sunday exceptions and numerous numeric entries. It lists multiple stations including Central, Koslindaie, Canton Junction, and Bodgeville, with a wide range of times and percentages, but OCR garble makes exact meanings unclear.

Central Mass Boston Station Causeway Street Portland Street Northampton Hadley Amherst South Amherst Belchertown Handsville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jefferson’s Oakdale West Boyleen Worcester Linton Bertlin Edson Sudbury Roeckbottom Waryland Ver Pn Waltham Waverley Belmont Hudson and Way Ames T. Furber D. J. Flanders Gen’ Pas New York Middletown Lew Haven Hartford New Bfain Waterbury Danbury Fishkill-on-Hanson Newburgh Turners N. Y Chicago and St. Louis Limited Erie Railway New England Air Line Noite Grand Central Depot Willimantic New Britain Boston Williatie Park Square Shore Line Providence i Ae Eeee Oy Central Koslindaie Bina Ay Canton Junction

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