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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1887
Page
7
The report notes 380 402 bags domestic and 88 112 bales foreign received since January 1 1887, vs 423 372 bags domestic and 88 488 bales foreign for the same period in 1886. It lists leading grade quotations in Boston for wool including Ohio Kentucky Montana Texas and Oregon mixtures with various month figures and prices.
In Washington on December 7 1887 wool dealers and growers representing over 500 million dollars and about a million souls condemned the President's call to remove protection. They warned of economic collapse, citing tariff data and sheep numbers to urge continued protection to safeguard US industry.
At the London wool sales on December 7 buyers from France and Germany led the buying, American buyers also purchasing small lots. Cape of Good Hope and Natal wools attracted fresh demand with prices rising. Victoria and New South Wales lots sold at varied rates for scoured and greasy grades across roughly 5700 to 2100 bales from multiple regions.
Market reports show flour prices steady with mill firms seeking full value. Pillsbury mills shift from water to steam power. corn and oats demand quiet with limited spot offerings. barley, rye, oatmeal, and millfeed firm with no spot sales.
Cottonseed meal sold on spot at 24.75 per ton for prime and 2350 for new meal arrivals. Barley prices list six row in Canada at 90c to 1.00, two row at 0.90 to 0.95. Malt six row Canada 95 to 1.10, bush lite State 0.50 to 1.10, two row 0.55 to 0.81. Hops 1886 Eastern and New York 6.8c per pound, common to medium 3.5c, 1887 lots 13 to 18c.
Market report shows butter prices firm with various creamery and dairy grades listed. Cheese remains unchanged while eggs are scarce and command full prices. Poultry and game quiet. beans, seeds, hay, and potatoes show steady demand and firm quotes across multiple regions and grades.
Butter and cheese markets show mixed movements in major cities. Chicago notes strong butter with various creamery quotes and fair cheese demand while eggs stay steady. New York reports firm butter, steady cheese, and weak eggs across several creamery and dairy brands. Liverpool cheese market also declines to 58 shillings.
The supply of apples is large and trade is quiet. Florida oranges are plentiful with choice lots in demand. Palermo oranges and Jamaica oranges are also listed with steady quotes. Cranberries are firm, dried apples quiet, nuts unchanged. Prices for various apple and nut varieties, and fruit types, are provided with specific bid figures for barrels, crates, and boxes.
A period market note shows onions, cabbages, beets and other vegetables with varied prices. Items include Western onions at 250 p bbl and red cabbage at 2 p bbl, along with carrots at 40 cents per bush and lettuce at 1 dollar per box.
Market commentary notes good demand for pork and firm lard prices. Fresh beef shows limited choice cattle with a firm market, while lambs are plentiful and dull. Veal and mutton unchanged. Lists specify pork, lard, and beef prices across various cuts and preparations.
Cotton brokers Allan Asher & Co report a fairly active options market with a gradual advance of 10 to 11 points from last evening. Liverpool advices were mixed and prices slightly shrank, yet the overall tone remained steady as demand absorbed offerings throughout trading today. The crop movement for the day followed these developments.
Port receipts total 8,296,000 this year versus 2,872,000 last year to date. exports 2,029,000 this period, 1,627,000 year prior. New York futures open firm with varied bid and asked levels across Dec through May contracts. Market closes steady with spot cotton and Liverpool futures quoted. sugar and molasses prices show stable to firmer trends.
New York reports weak flour receipts and mixed exports with large bundles sold for spring wheat and various quality grades. St Louis Minneapolis Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago Toledo Detroit notes show firmer wheat, higher No 2 red and white values, steady rye and barley, and active pork and lard markets.
St Louis reports hogs lower with Yorkers at 4.90 to 5.15 and mixed packers 4.90 to 6.15 while butchers fall to 6.40 to 6.50. Chicago cattle receipts 13,000 with extra beeves 6.25 and shipping steers 6.60 to 6.70. hogs 4.65 to 5.25, ships 4.60. Sheep receipts 5,000 with strong demand for good quality. western lambs 4.10 to 4.75 and Texan sheep 2.60 to 3.75.
Cotton markets show steady to quiet activity across ports from Augusta to Norfolk. Net receipts, gross figures, exports to Europe, coastwise movements, and stock levels are listed with mid market prices around 9.5 to 10.5 cents per pound.
Net receipts and gross totals across Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville indicate mixed activity with varied stock levels. Exports to Great Britain France and the continent are listed alongside consolidated five day totals and national port stock.
London and Liverpool quote wheat quiet and corn firm with mixed European markets steady. Liverpool price levels show weak demand for breadstuffs while pork and cheese move variedly. Manchester notes overall market inactivity with yarn and cloth sectors slow but steady in parts.
Shipping imports and exports detail flour meal beet pork oatmeal oil cornmeal in Nova Scotia and England. Multiple vessels including schooners Kiva C-375 Canning Packet Dexter and Bark Wildwood report tonnage, bbls, cases, and lumber alongside diverse goods such as beef, bacon, lard, coffee, and hardware across Liverpool Melbourne and Newfoundland ports.
A December 7 1887 record lists shipments for multiple railroads including Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston Providence Old Colony Fitchburg Boston & Maine and New York & New England. Items cover cotton wool flour corn oats wheat meal lard butter cheese eggs hay lumber leather hides and more with numerous bale and barrel counts.
The record lists 5 bales of leather, 800 hides, 40 bales of dry hides, and 126 bales of green hides.
The Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association met in Springfield on December 7 and elected officers for the year. Ten delegates from institutions including Tech, Dartmouth, Trinity, Amherst, and Stevens attended. Tech won the championship with Dartmouth, Trinity, Amherst, and Stevens following in order.
Brattleboro residents complain about poor Fitchburg Line service to Boston. The 8:80 a.m. Boston train now runs on a freight schedule arriving late. only trains at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. offer limited arrivals. Nine tenths of Brattleboro business relies on Boston, with fear losses to New York or Troy and Albany if delays continue.
A list of shoe buyers and representatives from major firms visiting Atlanta and other cities is shown. Names include Gramling of Gramling Spaulding & Co in Atlanta, Draper of Draper Moore & Co, Brown of T W Barhydt & Co, plus many others from firms such as M D Wells & Co, S W Rosenstock, Hamilton Brown Shoe Co, and Dunn Salmon & Co, with offices in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and beyond. The compilation captures vendors, buyers, and their firms across several states and cities.
Time table listing through service from Boston to many northern and Vermont destinations with morning and evening departures, local Boston runs including Manchester Concord Nashua Woburn and other stops, sleeping and parlor cars to Montreal, and stations at Boston Causeway Street and 218 Washington Street. Officials C. Mell en and Geo W Storer publish full local and through train info.
The Central Massachusetts Railroad opens to WWW on Monday October 10 1887 serving Boston Ware Barre de Rutland West Boylston Oakdale Jefferson Budson and other stations with weekly and Sunday trains listed by times and routes under General Agent Geo W Storer and General Superintendent M Fulden.
Through trains list routes from Boston and Maine system with stations including Augusta Haymarket Causeway St Boston, St John Halifax and provinces, Rockland Castine Southwest Bar Harbor, Lewiston Manchester Concord North Conway Portland and Portland area connections. Timings show daily and weekday services with multiple departures from Haymarket and Causeway Street stations.
Train schedule from Boston stations to Alton Bay Rochester and Farmington lists multiple departures from Haymarket and Andover with times ranging early morning to late evening. It includes numerous stops at Exeter Malden Melrose Wakefield Merrim and others with frequent frequent service and varied inbound and outbound times.
A dense OCR of a Boston area railway timetable lists numerous routes, stations, and departure times across Eastern Div Trains including Boston to Amesbury, Everett, Salem, and other towns with variations by branch. The long fragment includes schedule times and station names, plus notes on Pullman cars and branch services.
Passengers may have baggage checked from Boston to destination on this road. Weekday trains from Boston to New York via Fall River Line at 6 p.m. and return at 4.20 p.m. Listings cover Ashmont Barnstable Braintree Quincy Weymouth Mattapan Neponset and many towns with extensive return times. Sunday trains and via Brockton Taunton and other routes listed.
Train timetable fragment shows Shore Line and Providence routes with frequent returns. It lists departure and return times across multiple towns including New York Boston Providence Attleboro North Attleboro East Foxboro Sharon Canton Readville and Befford. The text notes timetable changes and days of operation with several hour shifts and notes about Sundays and Mondays.
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