Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Aug 22, 1887, p. 7

Market Prices Render Mixed Grain and Commodities Notable

Wheat and corn show mixed signals with receipts and exports listed across several cities. Prices move in narrow ranges while oats barley and hogs pork and lard reflect fluctuating demand and steady to soft tones in various markets.

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Usc Rio United Tierce City Extra India Tierces Western Steam Tierces City Steam Liverpool Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo ST. Louis Chicago Lara

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Hog and cattle market summaries from multiple cities

Reports from Eoria St Louis Kansas City Chicago detail hogs firm or steady with varied prices from 4.35 to 5.35, cattle receipts and prices for shipping steers and stockers, and sheep and lamb ranges. Texas and Nebraska cattle values listed, with totals on receipts and shipments.

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Eoria ST. Louis Kansas City Chicago Texas Nebraska

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Print Cloth Market In Fall River And Providence Mixed

Fall River reports production and deliveries at 160000 pieces with stock 157006 and futures 50000 while prices show 314 cents plus 14 percent for 64s and 215-16 cents for 66xGGs as market remains quiet. Providence notes firm prices with 64 squares at 3140 plus 14 percent and 64x64s sales totaling 31000 pieces while stock inventories run high.

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Fall River Fal River Providence

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Cotton Market Report Highlights Mixed U S Port Activity

The August 20 cotton market summary lists net receipts and sales across ports including Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville with varied quotes. Consolidated daily figures show net receipts 1480 and total U S port stock 106200.

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Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore Met York Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville Consolidated United States

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Foreign Markets Report From London and Havana Trade

London and Liverpool markets show wheat quiet but steady with cargo sales and arrivals noted. Havana sugar markets remain utterly quiet with prices firm yet buyers absent, estates preparing to grind, and weekly warehouse stocks tallied for Havana and Matanzas.

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London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool England Havana Matanzas United States Mavana Cuba

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Staple Shipments and Receipts Across Rail Lines in 1887

Inventory lists for August 20 1887 detail rail receipts across Boston and Albany Grand Junction Providence and Old Colony lines. Wool flour corn oats meat lard tea coffee butter cheese beans eggs and other goods are itemized by bale box barrel and car, with quantities ranging from a few boxes to hundreds of bales.

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Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad

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Historic Freight Summary From Regional Railroads and Expresses

A compilation of freight notes lists quantities of wool bales flour oats and leather across several lines including New York & New England and Fitchburg railroads and Boston & Maine divisions Eastern Western. Items include apples potatoes lumber butter cheese eggs hay leather hides skins and tea with numerous carloads bales boxes and cases.

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Pius New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Western Division Lowell Railroad By Express Sy Sea Bates Tisce

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Imports and Exports Aug 20 1887 Yarmouth NS

The Yarmouth Nova Scotia dispatch lists steamer cargoes including 146 barrels mackerel 21 cases eggs and 9 barrels herring. Entries show multiple firms such as Whitney Ponslanad & co H B Griffin Delong & Seaman and F Batchelder loading goods like mackerel eggs berries and herring. Also mentions wood roots order at Black River Jamaica and brig Sainval Coipel at Humacoa Pennsylvania with molasses and sugar.

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Yarmouth Whitney, Ponslanad & Co Butler & Co Griffin Delong & Seaman Ellis & Co Batchelder John G Hall & Co Black River Jam Humacoa Sainval Coipel Gustavo Preston

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Exports Aug 20 1887 Halifax to St John trades

Export ledger lists shipments from Halifax NS and Charlottetown PEI to Saint John NB and other ports on August 20 1887. Items include flour corn meal hardware beer oil dyestuffs shoes medicines books copper paint wine steel iron lampholders lard bacon and more aboard multiple vessels such as Worcester Endeavor Blanche M Thorbourn Risk Mabel and Almeda with quantities in barrels bags boxes and feet of lumber and timber across ports in Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Newfoundland Barbados and Uruguay trade routes.

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Halifax Charlottetown Pei Worcester Sackville Sydney Blanche Barbados Bwl—Bark Hancock ST John, NB Almeda

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Real Estate Transfers Across Boston Area Markets

A ledger of property transfers lists numerous Aug dates and prices across Huntington Avenue Rogers Avenue Endicott Street Cambridge Street Sharon Street Read Street Roxbury Read to William Ohm Roxbury to Francis J. McLaughlin and the city of Boston including parcels on Warren Street and St James Street. Transfers include mortgaged values and sizes of plots, with several properties reverting or transferred back.

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Huntington Avenue Worcester North Savings Institution Edwin B. Horn Lorenzo, Maynard Rogers Avenue Everett W. Burdett Gera Farnum Endicott Street George Kelly Henry Griffin Endicott Court Cambridge Street John W. Gordon Waller Gordon Henry W. Mason Sharon Street Augusta Abrams Hyman Nathersey Frederick W. Hassam Alexander GC. Studley Pegia Patrick McGuire Francis J. McLaughlin Warren Street City of Boston William M. Ohn St. James Street Julia Ann Parker Bernard Norton Mary Shaughnessey Cherry Street Ottaway Brown John J. Mahoney Ray Street Werst Roxpory Conrad Utter, Jr Erdmann Hemmann James Street

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Property Transfers and Mortgages Across Boston Area

Listings show transfers of land and buildings in South Boston Charlestown Chelsea and Revere with dates of August 4 to 6 and prices ranging from one dollar to four thousand plus mortgages back for larger sums. Notable entries include W Donovan Ocean street 1800 square feet mortgage back for 2000 and Kinney Third street mortgage back for 1500.

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Hugh O'Rourke Third Street Boston George C. Lord Et al William B. Pigeon Trenton Street Charlestown John Peirce Joseph W. Chick Medford Street Sylvester Chick Chelsea Lydia A. Shaw Albert Gates, Jr Ira H. Bickford Mary Spaulding Oliver Butler Lawrence_ and Clark Avenue Ack. Revere Dennis P. Murphy John J. Williams Beach Street Winthrop Avenue

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Mortgages Filed in Suffolk Area Aug 4 5 1900s

Harthold Schlesinger moves property on West Chester park to Suffolk Savings Bank for 16000 dollars. Henry C Clements assigns 1000 to Annie D Smith on Boston street South Boston. William McGinnis mortgages land in Revere for 500 dollars. William Gray mortgag es Summer street property to Suffolk Savings Bank for 150000 dollars. James Jackson mortgages Roslindale alem street property for 3000 dollars. John W Littlefield directs 1000 to Anna B Williams on Achford street Alliston. John Q A Bolster assigns 2000 to Charleston Five Cents Savings Bank on Cross street.

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Harthold Schlesinger Suffolk Savings Bank West Chester Park Henry C. Clements Annie D. Smith Boston Street Boston William McGinnis Francis Donovan Revere William Gray Summer Street James Jackson Ben Haigh Alem Street Roslindale John W. Littlefield Anna B. Williams Achford Street Alliston John Q. A. Bolster Et Ax Charleston Five Cents Savings Bank Cross Street

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Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town

Abilene Kansas headlined by LH Faulkner of L H Faulkner & Co. Craw Augusta Georgia lists J P Dill of JP Dill Shoe Co. Craw Augusta. W Mulherin of Mulherin Rice & Co. Atlanta. A W Force of G H & A W Force. Missouri Iowa Ohio and other cities shown with multiple buyers and firms in a dense vendor directory style.

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Abilene Kan LH Faulkner L H Faulkner & Co Craw Augusta J P Dill JP Dill Shoe Company W Mulherin Mulherin, Rice Laws Laws & Co W Cady W Cady & Co Cincinnati T Cowan Cowan & McGrath Clarksville Tenn Black Bros Stratton Detroit Mich Newman H Lancashire R Mabley & Co Kalamazoo Appledorn Appledorn’s Sons Kansas City L Lusky Okolona Miss—A

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Whom to Contact in Traffic and Passenger Duties

J Whitmore as General Traffic Manager and J R Watson as General Passenger Agent are named in the notice as primary contacts for railway operations and passenger services. The document designates their roles for administrative and coordination purposes.

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J. Whitmore J. R. Watson L Pass

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Boston and Maine Through Trains Across Divisions Schedule

Rail lines list daily through trains on Boston and Maine and related routes. Timetables show departures from Haymarket Causeway streets to ports including Portland Bar Harbor and St John with connections to Eastport Calais and Halifax. Special limited express from Boston to Bar Harbor via Portland and Bangor details times and intermediate stops.

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Agasta Haymarket St Causeway St Zangor Mac Harbor St. John Halifax Provinces Haymarket Ation Eastport Calais Ric Portland Haymarket Sq Lp m Bockland Castine Southwest Bar Harbors Mewiston Manchester Concord N. Hi North—Haymarket Sq North Conway Statlion Portland—Haymarket Gq Causeway At Maine Central Grand Troak Knox & Lincoln Bangor and Bar Wlarbor Bostonee Square Banor Bar Harbor Mt. Desert Bangor Boston Lynn and Way Newburyport Portsmouth Salem

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Sunday Train Timetable Fragments Across Multiple Cities

A fragmented list shows varied train times for numerous towns including Andover Dover Haverhill Lawrence Medford Newburyport Reading Salem Wilmington and others. Sunday services include early morning and evening departures with multiple daily slots and several through routes and connections.

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Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Dansvers Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Georgetown Kennebank Biddeford and Saxee North Lawrence Lawrence Eli Newburyport Reading Salem Makefield Wilmington Manchester Sewell Medford Portland Huser Lewiston Reading and Way

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Boston to Oak Island and Coastal Passages Train Schedule

Eastern Division timetable lists trains from Boston to Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Dover Ipswich Marblehead and coastal points with numerous departure times. It notes Oak Island and Point of Pines routes with seasonal and Sunday return times and cites city ticket office details and Pullman car service on Portland and Bangor trains.

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Boston Station Causeway Street Amesbury Tip.m. Beverly Sstaddleford Chelsea TSO. Bi Dover Greester Beach North Main Ipswich Marblehead Midale Newby North Conv Peabody and Bar Mouth Rockport Glo Wor Sar Wolfeboro Oak Island Point OF Pines Boston of Pines Yin. Sun SUN Aim Saugus Ranch South Reading Haymarket Square City Washington Street Portland Bangor James T. Furber D. J. Flanders

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Boston Shore Line trains schedule and routes update 1887

Boston area rail timetable details list multiple routes and departures for Shore Line trains to New York Providence and local stops. It specifies daily and Sunday service adapting to week days with return times and mentions summer adjustments and connections at several stations.

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Boston D& 3 Spm Retur Shore Line Stoning Park Eshi Ixlain Dow Vores New Britain Newburg New London New York Middletown Hartford Norwich Norwood Norwood Central Pawtucket Philadelphia Providence Putnam Keadville Hiver Street Rockville Conn Southbridge Altons Wailpole Washington P.C Waterbury Willimantie NEW Stonington Line York Boston & Providence Railroad Gasp Stonington Meee P.m A. Im State Street Boston & Providence H. Giation J. W. Richardson

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Boston to New York and New England Rail Timetables

A dense timetable listing express and local train routes from Boston to Albany New York and many intermediate stops. It covers departure times connections sleeping cars and drawing room cars. The notice includes local offices ticket sales and a July 3 1886 correction for schedules.

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Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable Data 1887

The notice lists Boston station details and through local and long distance services from Boston and Lowell for various destinations including Filton Laconia Weirs Plymouth and Montreal routes. It includes morning and afternoon departures with sleeper and parlor car options and specific branches and local points.

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Pprs Boston & Lowell Railroad Boston Causeway Street City Washington Street Old State House Boostox R. R Bontreal Central Vermont R. R Montreal Boston Air Line

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Time table with local and through trains listed by lines

A time table listing local and through trains, with multiple station names, times, and fares. It names GEO MELLEN and W. STORER as officials and notes that full information is obtainable at the station for schedules and through routes.

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Mellen GEO W. Storer

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Central Mass R B Begins Service From Ware in 1887

Central Massachusetts Railroad opens service to Ware from Boston starting Monday June 27 1887 with morning and afternoon departures to Ware Barre and mutual towns. Timetables list stops at West Boylston Oakdale Seffer Hudson Sudbury Wayland Weston Waverly Belmont and others with multiple daily runs and fares shown. GEO W STORER and G. P. MELLEN sign as officials.

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Ware Boston Barre Mutland West Boryiston Oakdale Sefferon SUN Hanson Jefferson Udson Hockbottom Sudbury Wayland Weston Waverly Belmont

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Wreck-day Train Schedule Boston to Kew Werk Far West

Train timetable details for July 1 1887 and after. Lists departures and returns via multiple lines including Fol River, Pol River, Taunton and Brockton routes. Contains extensive stop lists for towns and beaches from Boston to Buzzard's Bay with connections to New York and Fall River Line. GEO. L. CONNOR and J. KENDRICK named as general pass and manager agents.

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Boston Kew Werk Pol’ River Line Asamoiuit Ind New York Fall River Weymouths Wingham Cohasset Scituate Biarsheela Muxbury Plymouth Duxbury Hingham Weymouth Kall River Brockton Taunton Newport South Braintree New Medford Middleboro

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Market Prices Render Mixed Grain and Commodities Notable

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Cotton Market Report Highlights Mixed U S Port Activity

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Foreign Markets Report From London and Havana Trade

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Staple Shipments and Receipts Across Rail Lines in 1887

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Historic Freight Summary From Regional Railroads and Expresses

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Imports and Exports Aug 20 1887 Yarmouth NS

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Exports Aug 20 1887 Halifax to St John trades

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Real Estate Transfers Across Boston Area Markets

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Property Transfers and Mortgages Across Boston Area

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Mortgages Filed in Suffolk Area Aug 4 5 1900s

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Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town

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Whom to Contact in Traffic and Passenger Duties

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Boston and Maine Through Trains Across Divisions Schedule

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Sunday Train Timetable Fragments Across Multiple Cities

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Boston to Oak Island and Coastal Passages Train Schedule

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Boston Shore Line trains schedule and routes update 1887

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Boston to New York and New England Rail Timetables

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Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable Data 1887

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