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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1887

Page

7

Wheat and grain markets across major cities mixed and steady

Across Minneapolis Cincinnati Chicago Milwaukee and Detroit bids show firm or softer No 1 hard and No 2 Northern wheat with varied cash and August futures. Corn and oats demand fluctuates. pork lard and butter steady while provisions show weakness in several markets.

Cattle Hog and Sheep Markets Reported for Chicago

Cattle receipts 8000 and shipments 2000 with steady to strong conditions. Hogs receipts 12000 and shipments 3000 with slow to lower prices. Sheep receipts 4000 and shipments 500 steady with varied values for native muttons stockers and western lambs. Prices listed for several regions and categories including Texas Wyoming Montana and Texans.

Chicago Texas

Cotton Markets Report August 16 Across Major Ports

Augusta net receipts five with a firm tone at mid 95. Galveston net receipts 608 with sales 216 and stock 3615. New Orleans receipts 450 with stock 28 483 and steady at mid 9 4. Mobile receipts six with coastwise exports 67 and stock 183. Memphis receipts seven with sales 750 and stock 4720. Savannah receipts 62 with stock 899 and mid 9. Charleston receipts three with stock 555 and mid 10. Wilmington stock 443 mid 10. Norfolk receipts two with exports to coast se 38 sales 18 stock 982 mid 9 34 c. Philadelphia receipts 29 with stock 8051 dull mid 10 3. Baltimore stock 594 mid 10 14 c. New York receipts none gross 2629 exports to Britain 352 sales 955 stock 9605 firm mid 9 5 c. Cincinnati receipts 16 with shipments 49 stock 4975 nominal mid 10 4 c. St Louis receipts 1 shipments 209 stock 4009 nominal mid 9 14 c. Louisville quiet and steady mid 10 1 c. Consolidated four days receipts 3766 exports to Britain 4757 to France 150 to the continent 1371 stock at all ports 123 870.

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

Imports and Exports August 16 1887 Liverpool listing

A detailed shipping cargo record from Liverpool listing steamer Iowa cargoes and consignors. Items include earthenware, cloaks, textiles, leather, woollens, paper stock, tin plates, buffalo hides, steel, sugar, wine, and various packaged goods from R Briggs to Jere Abbott & co. plus a Caribbean and Indian Ocean entries for Bocas del Toro Jamaica Chittagong and the Anna ship jute.

Liverpool Eng Iowa Briggs Pray, Sons & Co H White & Co Oliver Ditson & Co Coleman, Mead & Co Moors & Co Macailar Parker & Co Jere Abbott & Co Drexel, Morgan & Co Barring Bros & Co Jones Lewis P Ober Pollard & Co Torrey, Bright & Capen Mitchell Lane & Hubbard Messenger, Jr Messenger Bros & Jones Wright & Rich Wallbaum & Co Snyder Spencer William Read & Sons E & F Kin & Co Jones, McDuffee Straiton Abram French & Co Baring Bros & Co Fuller, Dana & Fitz Hi P Garland Biddeford Bisco & Denny Bocas del Toro Jamaica Boston Fruit Co Chittagong

Exports Aug 16 1887 Windsor NS Schooner details

Export record from Windsor Nova Scotia lists the schooner R N B carrying 250 barrels flour 26 boxes wheatmeal 76 barrels 40 half barrels bait. Barrington NS via Argyle schooner.

Windsor Bait Barrington Argyle

Trade goods list from Yarmouth and Sierra Leone markets

A detailed list records cargo and quantities for vessels including the Steamer Yarmouth and Brig Jane Adeline. Items cover flour, cornmeal, oil, paints, hardware, cotton, furniture, produce, tea, coffee, meat, and lumber with numerous boxes and crates, plus sacks of tobacco and other goods.

John Millard Yarmouth Sierra Leone Brig Jane Adeline

Staple products receipts August 16 1887 show bulk goods

A dense ledger style list cites railroad deliveries of wool flour corn oats malt pork lard tallow ham butter cheese eggs beans apples potatoes hay lumber leather hides pelts and more. Mortgages on Boston-area properties accompany the document with dates in July 27 675 and July 28 1875 era details.

Total Receipts for Aug 16 1887 Overview

A dated ledger lists agricultural and mercantile totals for August 16, 1887, comparing 1887 with 1886 across commodities such as cotton, butter, cheese, eggs, oats, wheat, potatoes, hay, lumber, leather, pork, lard, hides, bacon, tea, coffee, sugar, molasses, and pelts. The table records quantities like bales, boxes, barrels, and bushels, with most figures showing the year-to-year comparisons.

Hains Bolls Ua Cokoon Kanes Saan Daficeis MOO Ware Bile Aces

Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Footnotes

A compilation of property transfers dated July 26 to July 28 in districts including Portland street India square Columbus avenue Roxbury West Roxbury Dorchester South Boston East Boston Chelsea and Bridgton. Transactions show buyers and sellers with parcel sizes and prices from $1 to $13,500 and several mortgaged back arrangements.

Portland Street Cyrus Wakefield Alvin W. Puffer India Square Dexter T. Mills J. Morris Meredith Columbus Avenue Charles A. Lord John H. Lewis Roxsury James H. T. Adams Mary Cole Bower Street William Donaldson John K. M. L. Farquhar Walnut Avenue Lysander N. Paine Seamen’s Savings Bank Sheridan Avenue Jacob W. Seaver John Smith Washington Street Ira B. ‘Frott Dora O. Brooks West Roxbury Dorcu Este ER Edward Cunningham George B. Phippen Sargent Street Ezra Farnsworth Nancy J. Bigelow John F. Chamberlain Edgar A. Conant Et al Glendale Street Dorchester Boston Lyman Locke Augusta A. Hanscom H Street Joseph C. Ropes Ellen M. Ware East Street Isaac Pratt, Jr Maria Higgins Saratose Street Chelsea James Shea Jane Noonan Ocean Avenue Isaac Weaver Martha 8 Farris Bridgaton George R. Wilson Esther E. Sanborn Parsons Street Suffolk John RK. Cummings Court Room Court Square John B. Fitzpatrick Leonard Borchgrevine Leonard Pecengeyak

Property Transfers Involving Dorchester Avenue Lands

Matthew Dalton to 5 Pinckney Holbrook a mortgage on land and buildings on the northerly side of Dorchester avenue July 26 2000 Henry D Stanton to 8 Pinckney Holbrook a mortgage transaction referenced in the same notice for real estate records and filings.

Minot Street Dorchester True W. Jones South Boston Sarah Swayne Richard FH. Dana Beacon Street Henry M. Whitney Rebecca C. Billings Cambridge and Charles Streets Albert R. Spruce John T. Davis Wyman Street Alvah W. Leavitt Eliza A. Abbott Highland Street Chelsea Ditto William W. Lowe Catherine O. Mactier Robert Codman Richfield Street David McCarthy The Home Savings Bank Albany Street Rochester Street Matthew Dalton Pinckney Holbrook Dorchester Avenue Henry D. Stanton

Central Massachusetts Rail Time Tables Open for 1887

Boston to Worcester and suburbs schedule details list daily trains, Sundays limited, with times for West Boylston Belmont Stoughton and connections. Governing officials Folsom and Mellen note service start June 27 1887 and through tickets available at 232 Washington Street Boston.

Ware Beeston Barre Rutland West Boylston Oakdale Jefferson Hucson SUN Krockbottom Sudbury Wayland Ee Ntham Ras Wae Belmont Geo W. Storer Pass S.mellen Framingham and Marlboro Fayville Citeav Tourm Stas Unction Fitchburg Wellesley Hills Worcester Newton Highlands Boston Brookline Washington Street Hanson Gen NEW Stonington YORK Boston & Providence Railroad New York Washington State Street Boston & Providence R J. W. Richardson A. x "Folsom Boston & Providence R. R

Bus schedule fragment covers coastal towns and returns

A dense OCR of bus and rail times lists dozens of routes between Provincetown and Nantucket, including Wellfleet Cohasset Hingham and Scituate. It shows weekday schedules with multiple departures and returns and notes via Wood's Holl Brockton Abington Duxbury and New Bedford.

Sunday Trains Schedule for Fall River Line and Nearby Towns

The notice lists Sunday train times to and from New York via Fall River Line and multiple Cape Cod area stops including Weymouth Hingham Cohasset Marshfield Scituate and Plymouth with specific arrival and return times. It names GEO L. CONNOR J KENDRICK as general passenger agents and managers.

New York Fall River Weymouths Hingham Cohasset Scituate Arshfield Muxbury Lymouth Plymouth Duxbury Marshfield Weymouth Brockton Taunton Newport South Braintree New Bedford Middleboro Nantucket Cottage City Wood’s Hall Falmouth Bonament Beach Hyannis Yarmouth Barnstable Sandwich Buzzara S Bay Onset Bay Wareham Monument Beach Buzzard’s Bay Geo. L. Connor J. & Kendrick Pass Touble Sasey Press Cod Pilgrim Bristol Providence Old Colony Boston Brooklyn Jersey City Old State House Washington and State Streets J. R. Kendrick

Boston and Maine Through Trains Schedule Summary

Rail lines list daily departures from Haymarket and Causeway stations to Augusta, St John Halifax Portland Lewiston and other points in Maine New Brunswick Nova Scotia and New Hampshire. Special limited express runs from Boston to Bar Harbor Bangor and Portland include a Pullman vestibule car service with portland and Boston arrivals.

Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Anger Kar Marbor St. John Halifax Provinces Causeway Westport Calais N. B N. S Ortland Lp m Rockland Castine Southwest Bar Harbors Portland Lewiston Manchester Concord N. H North North Conway War Harbor Bar Harbor Mt. Desert Ferry Bangor Boston

Trains and schedules for New York New England routes

Trains listed for Boston Worcester Woonsocket and branches show daily and Sunday services with times to Needham Norwood Danbury Hartford Fishkill New London and more. Norfolk routes include the Woonsocket division and connections to Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington with express and limited services and notes on stops and notices.

DOD TLU She Fishkill-on-Hudson Franklin Forest Avenue Hartford Harvard Street Park Highland Lake Islington Manche In Mattapan Mil m Mt. Bonda New Britain New London New Middletown Norwich Norwood Norwood Central Raw Tucket Philadelphia Providence Putnam Beadville River Street Rockville Conn Southbridge Wiltons Am Walpole Washington B.C Waterbury Willimantic Winslows Ekater Boston Woonsocket Division Boston & Albany Railroad Needham and Way Woonsocket Etarn New York Middletown New Haven Pullman Danbury Newburgh Port Jervis Chicago & St. Louis Limited Erie Railway

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town

A listing of multiple buyers and companies across states including Atlanta Texas Baltimore Columbus Charlotte Chicago and more, with representatives such as J C I Daniel and M R Creighton. The notice enumerates firms, cities, and agents in a dense directory style roundup.

Atlanta I Daniel J C & I Daniel Austin Tex J Martin Craw Baltimore J Mullen, Jr Tucker, Smith & Co R Creighton Creighton, Disney & Co Columbus Miss G D Harris Charlotte W C Alexander Hargraves & Alexander Canton Chattanooga Tenn H Schwartz H Schwartz & Bro Detroit Mich M M Reese, Jr Weigert & Reese H H Valpey H Valpey & Co Helena Ark S Hirsch S Hirsch & Co Huntsville Ala S Schiffman S$ Schiffman & Co Kansas City S K Moticello L Kuhn Cohn & Kuhn J M Hill Hill, Standish & Co J Meyers J Meyers & Co Selma Hall Savannah Einstein Einstein & Sons Wabash Ind L Betenel Wilmington Bear West Point Z Hagedorn J J Hagedorn & Co

Trains From Boston Station to New England Towns

Western Division schedules list departures from Boston Haymarket to Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Haverhill and many others with multiple daily times and connections to Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading and more. The dense timetable shows frequent morning, afternoon, and evening trains serving Malden Medford Melrose Melrose Highlands Lawrence Lowell and surrounding communities.

Boston Station Haymarket Square Alton Bay Rrochester Farmington Andover Dover Danovers Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Georgetown Mennebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Lawsell Malden Medford Melrose Highlands Stoneham Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Satem Yakefeld Wilmington

Eastern Division Train Timetable Fragment

A dense list of station times across the Eastern Division includes Great Falls Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Marblehead Rockport and more, with numerous morning and afternoon departures noted in a OCR fragment. It references ports and towns such as Newburyport Portland Bangor St John Halifax Salem and other regional stops.

Ston Tor Causeway Sven Cod Amesbury M. Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Beach Marblehead North C Peabody Rockport York Saugus Eee Peg Swamscott Wenham

Boston to Oak Island and Point of Pines Train Schedules

Times listed for departures from Boston to Oak Island and Point of Pines with return runs via Oak Island and Point of Pines. Includes branches via Viasaugus and South Reading with special notes on nonstops, ticket office details at 306 Washington Street, and Parkman cars on Portland and Bangor trains. Names James T. Furber and D. J. Flanders appear as GM and GPA.

Norwich New York New London Danielsonville Putnam City OF Worcester City OF New York Washington Street Oak Island Point OF Pines Boston Sun

Boston and Lowell Railroad Through Service Details 1887

Boston station on Causeway street offers through service to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Jct and more with multiple daily departures. Sleeping and parlor cars available to Montreal via Central Vermont and via Montreal Oxton lines. Local Boston service covers Manchester Concord Keene Nashua Amherst Greenfield and other NH towns with various departures all day including Sundays.

Central Vermont Rutland Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Fitchburg Causeway Street Boston Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Burington St. Albans St. Johns Era Saratoga Delaware & Kudson Canal Company R. R Cheshire A R.stewart Keene, N Boston & Lowell Railroad City Washington Street Old State House Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Warren Havernuil Woodsville Littleton Bethlehem Fabyans Lancaster Jefferson Vermont R. R Oston Air Line Manchester Concord N. H SUN Hillsboro A. MilLsboro Lpm Wilton Ilford Amherst Greenfield Nashua Sam

Fragmentary Ledger Entry Highlights Numbers and Times

A jumble of digits, times, codes, and percentages from an archival ledger. The readable items include references to locations like Wilmington and Stoncham, various monetary values, and multiple time stamps but lack coherent context or complete descriptions.

Train Timetable Fragments Display Odd Schedules and Stations

The readable OCR lists numerous times for trains and routes including Concord Masx and Prison Station with through and local services. It notes a full timetable table obtainable at stations and names C. Mell en and Geo W Storer as general superintendents and passenger agent respectively.

West Hiedtora SUN S-20 Avenue Pba Concord Masx Billerica Bedford Lextneton Arlington Mellen Geo W. Storer

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