Livestock sales and market update amid storm conditions
The report details multiple livestock trades with PW Thompson & Son, CH Merrill, J Weiler, C E Libby, and J C Libby selling oxen, steers, milch cows, veal calves, and sheep. New milch cows and springers are described as arriving and selling mainly in small lots. Sheep and lamb trade remains strong, while cattle shipments to England dwindle. Horse and cattle markets at Watertown yards show cautious, steady demand despite snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PW Thompson & Son
C H Merrill
J Weiler
Sineattle
C E Libby
J C Libby
JC Libby
JS Weiler
Il Springer
CH Merrill
Breck & Wood
A B Engrem
A Williamson
Engrem
JS Henry
DR Shen
Maine
Weiler
J H Foye
Nt Merrill
Libby
Coolidge
Son
New Hampshire
F MeIntire
J B Sargent
Aldrich & Johnson
Dow & Moulton
E F Adden
Vermont
N & Campbell
BS Hastings
MG Flanders
FS Kimball Jr
A Pond
Whipple & Farnham
Massachusetts
Scattering
New York
W Dempsey
D McCarthy
Combs & Farrar
Slee
I. W Tinker
S H Eldred
S H Jones
Libby & Merrill
Watertown
New England
Moulton & Flanders
H Bird & Co
Brighton
Monroe
Markets by Telegraph. Grain and commodity prices move
New York traders report flour heavy amid strong Western and State lots. Wheat, corn, and oats show varied receipts and exports with No 1 hard and No 2 red prices listed. Cotton, sugar, rye, and molasses trade steadier, while pork and lard show mixed firmness and weakness across several hubs. Milwaukee and Cincinnati markets mirror the shifts with flour, wheat, and provisions easing or holding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minnesota
Rio
Long Island
Tierces City
Continent
South America
Fair Inquiry
State
Western
Liverpool
Wheat and grain prices across Twin Cities markets steady to lower
Toledo notices wheat at 80 1/2 cents, corn 80 4 to 82 cents, oats 29 cents. Chicago reports flour unchanged, wheat No 2 spring 76 1/2 cents, red 76 1/2 cents, corn 76 to 78 cents, oats 26 1/2 cents. St Louis shows mixed moves with wheat 79 1/2 cents, corn 83 1/2 to 84 cents, and pork around 11 dollars with varied lard and bacon quotes. Receipts and shipments tallies listed for each city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Chicago
ST. Louis
S.c
Livehog and cattle market summaries across major U S cities
Reports from Kansas City St Louis Peoria Chicago and other markets show hogs mostly steady to lower with varied receipts and shipments. Cattle receipts slow Christmas beeves and shipping steers at mixed prices while hogs and sheep show mixed to steady trends across regionally cited locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
ST. Louis
Peoria
Chicago
Texas
Market report from Liverpool and London traders
Winter wheat quoted around 7s 1d to 7s 4d in Liverpool with dull demand and ample supply. Pork and bacon prices listed. spot wheat in Liverpool noted as neglected and corn dull. London and Paris prices show wheat and flour steady to easy with passages showing large grain shipments to the United Kingdom and continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
California
Paris
Wheaton
United Kingdom
Imports and Exports. December 8 1886 listing fisheries and crops
Shipping schedule from Charlottetown and Summerside notes bush potatoes and drums dry fish. Entries record ships Maria, G A Smith, Mary Eleanor, Ethel A, Valiant and Lillian with quantities of potatoes turnips and bbis. Companies listed include Russell & Co, T J Jones & Co, Chapin Bros, and George C Rockwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottetown
Pei
Vivian
T Russell & Co
MT. Stewart
G A Smith
George C Rockwell
Orwell Bay
Pel
Mary Eleanor
Pubnico
Maria
Chapin Bros
Summerside
Lillian
Exports and Freight Details From Glasgow and Parrsboro
Exports listed include the Stmr Manitoban with 21 815 sacks flour 400 do oatmeal 244 head cattle 23 837 bush corn 54 bbis apples 500 bundles handles 100 pes staves and 25 5380 pounds cheese. At Parrsboro NS the Hale Todd carries 250 bbls flour 800 do meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baddeck
Knight Templar
Glasgow
Scotland
Stmr
Manitoban
Eld Dee
Parrsborq
Hale Todd
Staple Receipts by Railroads in 1886 Inventory
A detailed list of shipments from multiple railroads including Boston & Albany Grand Junction Old Colony New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Maine Eastern Western Boston & Lowell and Boston & Providence. Entries record bales of cotton wool flour oats corn meal beans butter lard cheese beef hides leather and related goods with quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Baes
Boston & Albany Railroad
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Itsoston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Boston & Lowell
Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Listings
Suffolk County real estate transfers dated November 22 to November 28 list numerous property deeds and mortgages across Albany to East Boston and surrounding towns. Transactions involve William A. Swift Anna Swift Massachusetts General Hospital Franklin Haven Emelie Baker George Russell Elsa Russell and others.
Mortgage transfers dated November across Roxbury and Dorchester
A list of land and building mortgage transfers recorded on November 23 and 26 in Roxbury Dorchester and South Boston. Edward E Richards transfers to Francis C Richards on Clarence street for 3500. Frederick Lane to Allah W Wright on Sheridan avenue for 3500. William Meagher to Charles Robinson trustee on Wall street for 500. Henry N Baker to Ellen S Eldredge on Elm Hill Avenue for 5576. Submit D Holden to Frederick Weis on Boston street for 600. Mrs A P Kendall to John H Bradford on Hewlett street for 130. Ellen Schottmiller to Germania Cooperative Bank on Sixth street for 4000. Patrick Leonard to Joseph Houghton on Hyde Park avenue for 2600. Elizabeth W Burke to Samuel C Clark on an unspecified page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Street
William A. Swift
Anna A. Swift
Poplar Street
John Wilson
Massachusetts General Hospital
Huntington Avenue
Franklin Haven Et al
Franklin Haven, Jr
Olver R. Chase
Cordelia Sherman
Federal Street
George Russell
Elsa O. Russell
Charles Wheeler
John S. Paine
Friend Street
Edward H. Morgan
William H. Holloway
Roxbury
James T. Eldredge
Emelie G. Baker
Elm Hill Avenue
Henry A. Wood
Charles H. Cotton
Crawford Street
Francis C. Richards Et al
Edward E. Richards
Clarence Street
Henry N. Richards
Leander B. Abbott
Catherine M. Behan
Worcester North Savings Institution
Almira T. Wyman Et al
John T. Casey
Warren and
Walton Streets
Boston
Baxter E. Perry
Isabella C. Lewis
Ham
Sixth Street
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
Louise M. Kemp
Michael J. Mahoney
Linden Street
Samuel C. Lawrence Et al
William Jordan
Saratoga Street
Francis C. Richards
Frederick Lane
Allah W. Wright
Sheridan Avenue
William Meagher
Charles Robinson
Wall Street
Henry N. Baker
Ellen S. Eldredge
Patrick Leonard
Joseph Houghton
Hyde Park Avenue
Elizabeth W. Burke
Samuel C. Clark
Mortgage transfers on Boston area properties in late November
A sequence of mortgage deeds is recorded for properties across Dorchester South Boston East Boston Roxbury and West Roxbury from Nov 22 to Nov 28. Notable transfers include Laur a Norcross mortgage on G street and Evangeline Simpson mortgage on Florence street.
Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town
A survey lists buyers and representatives for boot and shoe firms across major cities including Baltimore Chicago Philadelphia and St Louis with agents such as D G Rogers A F Horner M Daniel W H Walker and others noted in trade directories. The items show regional partners and sales connections through brokers and ads in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
G Rogers
Brooks, Rogers & Co
F Horner
F & JW
Horner
M Daniel
R Jandorf & Co
Buffalo
H Walker
Charleston
M Drake
Drake & Son
Chicago
George E P Dodge
Phelps, Dodge & Palmer
Chicagro
C Brooks
Brooks Bros
Jos M Schnadig
Schnadig Bros & Co
Messrs Rosenthal
Goldsmith
Rosenthal
Goldsmith & Co
Ads
Chattanooga
Tenn
M Smartt
Smartt Bros & Co
Dubuque
E B Pickenbrook
Denver
Cal
L Plonsky
Plonsky Bros
Los Angeles
Charles Jacoby
Jacoby Bros
Par
Ky—S Bassett
S Bassett & Sons
Louisville
James B Riely
Pittsburg
Penn
Charles S Gill
Gill & Bro
S Whitmore
Schmertz & Co
St Paul
Minn
Gotzian
Gotzian & Co
San Francisco
Slessinger
Porter, Slessinger & Co
Rosenstock
Rosenstock & Co
Tre
St Joseph
A T Smith
Smith-Frazier B & S Co
St Louis
A D Brown
Hamilton
Brown Shoe Co
Jos Baum
Jo. Baum & Co
J B Tarbox
Forepaugh & Tarbox
Ven
Wheeling
G W Boyd
Boyd & Co
Fitchburg Railroad Passenger Schedule to 1886 West Route
Route timetable for the Fitchburg Railroad from Boston to the West. daily and Sunday trains listed with times, stops, drawing room and sleeping car services, and connections via Albany Chicago and St Louis. notes include special Pullman cars and West Shore connections. John Adams General Superintendent J R Watson General Pass Agent.
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UNNEL
Causeway Street
Boston
West
Albany
Chicago
St. Louis
Jasiualee
Pullman
New York Central
West Shore RE. R
N.Y
Trey and the West
N. Dee
CS Xpress
N. Y. C. Gleeping
Alany
Shelburne Falls
K Royalston
Erving
Westminster
Ashburnham
West Fitchburg
Wachusett
Otter River
Wendell
Montague
East Deerfield
West Deerfield
Buckland
Zear
Kbardwells
Chaclemont
Housae
Turner’s Falls
Brattleboro
Wincerndon
Keene
Bellows Falls
Cheshire RE
Ayer
Worcester
Inclu Bivo
Canton
Oakdale
Framingham & Lowell R. BR
Framingham
Lowell
Fitchburg
Ayer Junction
Bray
North Leominster
Shirley
Greenville and Townsend Centre
Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard
Concord
Lincoln
Waltham
Belmont and
Waverley
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Cambridge
Unicon Square
Somerville
Union Square
Jialdwinville
Ware River
R.R
John Adams
J.R. Watson
Montreal & West
Vermont
Pullman Carson
Pulman
Pitman
Central Vermont Re. KR
Washington Street
Old Colony Timetable For November 15 1886 Trains to Boston
The notice lists Fall River Line departures from Boston to New York at 6 PM with returns at 4 20 PM and many local stops including Ashmont Hyannis Barnstable and Bridgewater with complex daily sequences and multiple return times. Through Boston service via White Mountain and Northern Division is described with sleepers to Montreal and connections to St Albans Burlington and Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Fall River
Fall River Line
Ashmont
Barnstable
Hyannis
Yarmouth
Sandwich
Braintree
Bridgewater
Ew Raton
Gold Colony
Pelgrim
Bristol
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Old State House
Washington and
State Streets
Old Colony Station
J.R. Kendrick
Li. H. Palmer
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Boston & Providence
Stonington
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Causeway Street
Washington Street
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Frankin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Montpelier
Essex
Uection
Burlingston
St. Albans
Montreal
Warren
Tae Er Hill
Woodsville
Newport
St. Conees Sherbrooke
Qhuebec
Lavremont
White Mountain
Northern Division
Pullman
Central Vermont R.R
Art
Pasent Sie R.R
Train timetable list shows extensive New England routes
Trains and schedules across Boston area stations listed with times for Amesbury Beverly and many branches. The document names stations such as Duxbury Abington Concord and Marblehead with return times and special trains. It credits Lucius Tuttle as General Passenger Agent and includes notes on Sundays and variations by branches.
Train timetable and routes for Boston to New York area 1886
The notice outlines a comprehensive rail schedule effective Sept 6 1886 with departures from Boston to New York Providence Pawtucket Attleboro Canton Junction and many suburbs. It lists daily and Sunday times for shore line and steamboat connections plus return trips and special notes on later arrivals and service adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Shore Line
Shore Lne Mail
Stonington
Providence
Pawtucket
Dodgeville
tMebronville
Attleboro
North Attleboro
Maine Field
East Foexbero
Sharon
Ss Wu
Ares
Canton Junction
F Peadville
Hyde Park
Clarendon Elilis
Through Trains On Both Divisions Boston Rail Network
Boston and Maine schedules list through trains linking Augusta Haymarket to Portland Lewiston Manchester North Conway and other stops with varied departure times from 7 am to 9 pm. Frequent connections go to Bangor Calais St John Halifax and Moncton with steamer links from Portland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pores Olfeboro
Lynn and Way
Neweburyport
Portsmouth
Portland
Bangor
St. John
Malifax
Tom
Salem
Saugus
Workingman
South Reading
Boston
Haymarket Square
Augusta
Haymarket Sq
Causeway St
Provinces
Poe Eastport
Calais
M. B
Tulifax
N. S
Lewiston
Haysmarket Sq
Manchester
Concord
N. JH
North Conway
Causeway Street
Rockland
Castine
Southwest
Bar Harbors
Machinspeort
Yortland
Maine Central
Grand Track
Knox& Lincoln Mailways
Haymarkets Square
Atton Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Dover
Danvers
Exeter
Great Falls
Haverhill
Georgetown
Hennebunk
Biddeford
Saco
Lawrence
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Lowell
Malden
Medford
Melrose Highlands
Stoneham
Melrose
Les RO Lock Keke Pis Merret Mae
North Andover
Newburyport
Reading
Wee
Wakefield
Aim
Ieee
Wilmington
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Cisiran
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Oak Island Marsh
Workingmen’s Cooperative Bank
Thomas J. Boyd
Kenerson
Bradstreet Avenue
Loslindaly
John H. Bradford
Adam Theisinger
Hewlett Street
Thomas P. Proctor
Albert C. Burrage
Tappan Street
Dorrchester
John F. Newton
Wallace Kenney
Euclid Street
Charlestown
Warren H. Edmands
Martha A. Edmands
Charles River Avenue
Michael Roughan
Chelsea
Albert D. Bosson
Charles E. Buck
Crescent Avenue
Chelsea Savings Bank
Sarah A. Barnes
Everett Avenue
Cherry Street
Franklin Savings Bank
Edward Sullivan
Thomas P. Healey
Walnut Street
Benjamin B. Newhall
Mary J. Kiernan
Peter Kiernan
Broadway
Hannah Tirrell
Charlotte Tirrell
Broad Street
William W. Doomey
William E. Carleton
Sherman Street
Burnham Boyce
Woodward Hudson
Red Street
Dorchester
Dennis A Reardon
Eliza A. Peck
Bower Street
Walter E. Whittemore
Evangeline E. T. Simpson
Florence Street
West Roxbury
Humphreys
Igo
Fligghcy
Humphreys’ Medicine CO
Fulton St. N.Y
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Humphreys’ CO
Fulton St
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Paten
American and Forergy
Wade
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State St
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United States
Washington
R.H. Eddy
Eddy
Chas. Mason
Patents
Patent Office
Jesem Edmund Burke
R. H. Eddy
Yours Truly, George Draper
PS. Huckkins & CO. Mill
Border Street
East
Baeder, Adamson & Coo
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House OF Representatives
Monwealth
Roxbury Gas Light Company
James Guild
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Acta Pon
Henry B. Peirce
Fe Lads
Old Colony
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Zard’s Bay
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MEL
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Imeem Dhaeenag Tretrrryon
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Stoughton
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Shawn
Wasy
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
Rand Limited
Washington, Corner State Street
Boston & Providence R. R
J. W. Richardson
A. A. Folsom
H. E. Chamberlin
Akgae
Peterboro
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Jase
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Lucius Tuttle
Pass
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Whitman
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Re Weymouth
Wollaston Heights
Wood's Hall
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Bpivision
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Everett
R Rochester
Hampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Ipswich
Lynn
Bako
Middleton
Peabody and Danvers
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Revere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
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Swampscott
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City
James T. Furber
D. J. Flanders
Railroads
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Mingham
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J. R. Kendrick
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