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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1887

Page

7

Wheat Prices and Receipts Reported for October

Grain market notes show No 2 Northern at 68 cents cash and 6S percent for September. No 1 hard wheat around Tic for old and 71 cents for new cash. No 1 Northern at 73 68 cents cash. Receipts total 107 520 bush and shipments 37 520 bush in four trips 29 520.

Hog and cattle markets across St Louis and Chicago

In St Louis hogs sold firm with Yorkers mostly 6.53 to 6.35 per cwt and mixed packers 5.53 to 6.36, butchers higher. Chicago cattle receipts 12,000 with best steady, others down slightly. fancy 5.20 to 5.50. shipping steers 3.20 to 5.15. Texas and Western cattle varied. hogs strong but mixed with various bids. sheep and lambs mixed with lower prices.

ST. Louis Chicago Texas Western Rangers

Cotton Markets Aug 29 Prices and Net Receipts Across Ports

Market reports show receipts and stocks in multiple ports. Prices stay firm to steady with mid 9 to 10 cents per pound across Galveston New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Norfolk and others. Consolidated three day totals indicate exports to Great Britain and the continent with national stock at all ports around 86,442 bales.

Galveston New Orleans Savannah C. Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Great Britain Continent Cincinnati Shipae St. Louis Louisville C. Consolidated United States

Foreign Markets Report from London and Liverpool Dull Wheat

Cargoes off the coast show wheat slow and corn quiet with no offers. Prices in London and Liverpool indicate dull wheat, steady corn, and firmer pork and cheese in markets. Antwerp and Paris show steady to mixed wheat prices amid a disorganized grain scene. Weather in England remains showery.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris England Liverpool California Antwerp

Imports and Exports. August 29 1887 Barbados and Atlantic cargoes

A detailed shipping list from Barbados to Halifax and other ports notes Sark Cyprus with hhds sugar and molasses by W A Greeley & co. East Harbor sees Florence with salt, sheep skins, ale, and cargoes. Provincial Ports show Worcester from Charlottetown delivering eggs and lobsters to multiple firms. from Pictou and Port Hawkesbury standout cargoes include eggs, mackerel, lobsters, and fish by numerous merchants. Also listed are Progreso and Rio Grande do Sul consignments of hemp bales, hides, and lumber, plus Savannah Gate City pine and lemons.

Barbados Sark Cyprus Greeley & Co East Harbor Florence Charles L Davenport Kees Cotton & Haley French Cross Bessie Carson Delong & Seaman Worcester Charlottetown Pei Arthur & Co George Bond & Co Bartlett, Lyman & Co Bowles & Co Brown, DeLoria & Co Cutler & Co Dana Farrell H B Griffin & Co Hinckley, Ayer & Co Jones & Co Lewis & Bros Potter & Wrightington T Russell & Co Winsor & Son Whitney, Pousland & Co Thornhill Thebaud Bros New York Rio Grande DO Sul Thompson & Gray RO Grande DO Sul Stisohn Lyon, Dupuy & Co Chester ST Martin's Bark Neilie Moody Warner & Freeman Savannah Gate City McQuesten & Co Alexander Bros Clay J H Blanchard Billings & Eaton Jemons Blake & Ripley Moss Glover & Wilcomb Herman & Co Jewell & Co James & Abbott Sherman Batchelder Lothrop Huntress Hutchinson & Co Griffin & Co Clements & Co Butler G Hall & Co

Exports from Aug 29, 1887 to Nova Scotia ports

Shipping list from Digby Annapolis and Clementport notes steamer New York delivering household goods and goods for Annapolis schooners and brigs. Items include flour meal oil coal fruit butter beans bread crates canned goods and hardware with quantities and port destinations.

Digby Annapolis New York Port Gilbert Clementsport Achsah ST Plerre Mig Survivor

Boston and Providence Railroad Train Schedule Changes 1887

On and after May 30 1887 trains will run with Shore Line Fast Express, Mail, Steamboat and Branched services. Timetables show departures from Boston to New York and connections to Providence Pawtucket Attleboro Canton Readville and many stops. Return times and Sunday exceptions follow complex daily adjustments across multiple lines and stations.

Boston & Providence Railroad Dleave Boston New York Neork «Hore Providence Pawtucke Se

Rail schedule corrections and Boston station departures 1887

Train times for New York and New England routes listed with departures from Boston station and connections at intercity points. Frequent weekday and Sunday departures include interlining notes and corrected July 1887 date.

Boston and Maine Through Trains On Both Divisions

A schedule lists departures from Haymarket and Causeway Street for routes to Bangor Bar Harbor St Johns Halifax and the Provinces with steamer connections from Portland. Special limited express runs from Boston to Bar Harbor depart Haymarket at 9 15 am and arrive Bar Harbor at 6 55 pm with return ferries and Portland connections finishing in Boston by 6 pm.

Aucaste Haymarket St Causeway St Vam Bangor Bar Marridor St. John Halifax Provinces Haymarket Sq Eastport Calais St. D¢Éhn N. Fairfax Portland Causewest Haymarket Lpm Bockland Castine Southwest Bar Arbors Tom Mewiston Manchester Concord N. M North North Conway Central Grand Trunk and & Lincoln Railways Causeway Boston Haymarket Square Bar Bar Harbor Car Harbor Mt. Desert Ferry Amesbury M. Mbeverly Tiddeford Chelsea Everett Great Palls and Koch Hampton Yorth Mampton Rye Beach Aoe Fye Lynn and Way Newburyport Portsmouth Rangers St. John Walifax Salem

Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable 1687

Boston station on Causeway street and 218 Washington street lists daily services to Tilton Laconia Weirs Meredith Plymouth Lebanon White River Junction and Montreal with parlor and sleeping cars to Montreal and connections via Vermont R R. Service from Boston includes Concord Hillsboro Nashua and Manchester area with multiple daily departures and through car arrangements.

Boston & Lowell Railroad Boston Causeway Street Washington Street Old State House Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Blaverhill Woodsville Littleton Byans, Lancaster Jeffery Claremont Tpelier Essex Junction Burting- Albans Montreal R. R Vermont RR. R

Fragmented Schedule Fragments From Local Notice

Readable times and names appear scattered across a damaged text. Key items include late evening and night slots, partial monetary figures, and incomplete place or person references.

Mixed cargo listings across three vessels and ports

The text itemizes cargoes and quantities for three ships at Glasgow and Bridgewater and Yarmouth. Prussian carries flour lumber tobacco lard dye ink boxes and other goods. Cyrene and Modena list flour meal coal oil beef pork canned goods lard and meal.

Glasgow Scot Bridgewater Yarmouth Modena

Commodity Ledger Fragment From 1880s Trade Goods

A garbled ledger fragment lists various goods and quantities including cotton, wool, flour, cornmeal, butter, oleo, cheese, oats, beans, apples, potatoes, wheat, malt, millfeed, hay, straw, peas, tallow, beef, pork, lard, bacon, tea, coffee, sugar, molasses, lumber, leather, hides, skins, and peltsees. It provides year references 1887 1886 and numerous bucketed figures, crates, boxes, cases, bags, and bales, with scattered totals and units across items. The snippet resembles a commerce inventory or customs tally from a late 19th century shipment or depot ledger.

To “Co Cooperage St Rosin & Turp England Ssscvesceesceeerseses Nova Scotia Danish West Indies French Guiana Scotian Newfoundland and Lannie Sale Laue West Indies Neutine Republic Usuguay Okenians

Receipts for Rail Lines Include Wool Flour and Breadstuffs

A compiled list dated August 29 1887 records cargo totals for several railroads including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York and New England and Boston and Maine Eastern Division. Items include bales wool bbls flour oats wheat hemp bacon butter cheese eggs potatoes lumber leather and hides with hundreds of units noted for each line.

Souble Fall River Line New York Pilgrim Brmistol Providence Old Colony Boston Fall River Newport

Railroad Freight Summary for Wool Eggs and Provisions

A compiled report lists shipments by railroad and by sea including Boston and Maine Western Division Lowell and By Express totals of wool bales and cases of flour eggs and cheese. It covers wool bales leather hides pelts and various agricultural goods with quantities like 24 cases eggs 71 bush potatoes 10 cars lumber and 1092 sides leather.

Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell Railroad

Boot and Shoe Buyers In Town

A long list of buyers and representatives from multiple states and cities, including Baltimore, Bay City, Chicago, Charlotte, Columbus, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Shreveport, Toledo, and more. The roster features firms such as Rosenthal & Co, Schnadig Bros, Cannon & Fetzer, Newburger Bros, and Dewey, Rodgers & Co, with numerous agents named across the trade show notes.

Baltimore Adler Bay City Coffeeville Miss J Newburger Newburger Bros Columbus Julius Loeb S Loeb & Bro Concord P B Fetzer Cannon & Fetzer Jacksonville Fla T Simmons Emery, Simmons & Emery Craw Kansas City S K Green Onley Eckenrode Rogersville Tenn D Simpson AD Simpson & Co Sumner J E Eckenrode Eckenrode & Hoopes Shreveport Zading

Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Highlights Aug 9

Suffolk County records list numerous transfers across Brook avenue Blue Hill avenue River street Dudley street Dennis street and Dennis street sections including parcels on Roxbury Dorchester Washington Village and East Boston. Transactions show buyers sellers dates August 9 to August 10 and prices from 1 to 5000 dollars with several mortgages noted.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Supreme Judicial Boston Boston Post newEpere John Noble

Mortgages Recorded August 8 9 for Various Properties

Mortgage notices list six lenders and borrowers with property locations in Boston area. William B Mason to Asabel B Wright on Riverview avenue for 600 dollars. David H Seakins to William Eaton on Montrose street for 2000 dollars. William M Davis to Frank E Fitz on Marlboro and Matthews streets Chelsea for 4000 dollars. Augustus J Keaton to Solomon Bolster on Walton street Roxbury for 500 dollars. Charles F Ricker to South Boston Savin Bank at Orchard place and Boston street Dorchester for 2500 dollars. Peter Barr to James W French on Washington street Jamaica Plain for 500 dollars.

William B. Mason Asabel B. Wright Riverview Avenue David H. Seakins William Eaton Montrose Street William M. Davis Frank E. Fitz Marlboro Matthews Streets Chelsea Augustus J. Keaton Solomon Bolster Walton Street Roxbury Charles F. Ricker South Boston Savin Bank Orchard Oace Boston Street Dorchester Peter Barr James W. French Washington Street Jamaica Plain

Fitchburg Railroad Timetable Hoosac Tunnel Route

Trains from Boston Causeway Street to North Adams Troy Albany and the West after July 13 1887 with multiple daily departures including express sleepers to Chicago and through tickets to western points. Local time tables available at stations and Hoosac Tunnel Route office 250 Washington Street Boston. officials listed.

Cambridge SUN Concord Fitchburg Giardner and Miller’s Falls Green Fleld Lincoln Marbero Windson Maynards Nashua N. E Ayer Junction Worth Leominster Saratoga—s Union Square Somerville Waltham Watertown Union Market Mt. Aubuyn Worcester Ee Junction Miller‘sjrald Boston & A Boston Springfield Pitt West Framingham Albany Mingham Syracuse Springtfields Ca & Pm Spri Albany Cleveland Chica Chicago Forter Buffalo Clevelan Detroit Adams Chatham Kilver New Haven New Ne Express New York Ville Cordaville Ashland Milford South Framingham Lbany R.R Jones Lea Washington Street iMeid Ibauy Uong Eym Newton Lower Falls Wellesley Hills Newton Highlands Hanson Gen. Paas Central Vermont Rutland Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Causeway Street Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Burlington St. Albans St. Johns Saratoga Delaware & Hudson Canal Company R. R. My Cheshire Fullman Palace Itawa Ottawaert Agdenamgub C. A FAXON Stewart Gen Keene, N Montreal & West Vermont Poliman Lowell Puullman Wagner Palace Washington Reet Ostom J. W. Hobart W. Cummings Gen. Pass. Agt

Time Tables for Boston and Albany Railroad Woonsocket Division

Local and through schedules for the Boston and Albany lines list passenger departures from Woonsocket and Boston with numerous Needham and intermediate stops. Includes daily, Sunday, and holiday variations, return times, express and limited services, and connections to Hartford New York Philadelphia and other points with through Pullman and steamer connections.

Woonsocket Division Boston & Albany Railroad Boston Needham and Way Ee Et Ee Woonsocket Eturn New York Middletown New Haven Pullman Hartford New Britainery Danbury Fishkill-on-Hudson Newburgh Port Jervis Chicago & Sto We Limited Erie Railway NEW England Limited Air Line Grand Central Depot New Britain Waterbury Willimantic Philadelphia Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond

Trains From Boston Station to Many Cities Listed

Train schedule details departures from Boston to towns including Alton Bay Georgetown Mne right, Saco Lawrence and more. Sunday trains listed with times across multiple routes and stops.

Trains to Boston and Amesbury Listed by Boston Station

Timetables show JAMES T. FUR as General Manager and D. J. FLANDERS as General Agent. The schedule details departures to Coastline towns including Amesbury Beverly Lynn Gloucester and Portland with multiple daily slots and notes on Oak Island and Saugus Branch service.

Central Massachusetts lines schedule to Ware and west towns

General passenger agent GEO W. Storer and superintendent C. S. Mellen announce new train times starting Monday June 27 1887 from Boston to Ware Barre and surrounding towns including West Boylston Sudbury Wayland Weston Belmont and others with multiple daily departures and sundry stop times.

Pen Ware Boston Barre Ruatland West Boylston Quidale Jeffergon SUN Hudson Jefferson Rockbottom sSuxz M. So Sudbury Wayland Weston Waitham Acre Waverly Belmont Geo. W. Storer Pass C.s.mellen

Supreme Judicial Court Districts Report

The Supreme Judicial Court panel discusses district boundaries and judicial appointments. The session notes include remarks by the Honorable Justices as part of ongoing court administration and governance.

The Supreme Judicial

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