Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Dec 10, 1886, p. 7

New York Fruit Prices and Varieties Report

In New York dried apples are quiet with diverse lots listed including King Hubbard Baldwin greening Tallman Snows Northern Spy and common varieties. pears include Beurre d Anjou Duchess and Beurre Bose. grapes list Catawba Concord Isabella. nuts and miscellaneous items cover peanuts hickory shellbark and evaporated apples with several price points and pack notes. Fruit shipments to Aspinwall and Port Limon noted with price ranges for bananas and citrus boxes.

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New York Hubbardstons Baldwin Duchess Beurre Bose Lawrence Sheldons Concord Isabella Virginia Florida Sicily

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Meat Quotations and Market Report From Chicago

Steady demand for pork and lard with no quotation changes. Beef in moderate demand. fresh beef with light demand and only choice cattle at full quotes. Lambs fair demand at quotations. veals and muttons light. Ribs and assorted pork items priced. several cuts and types listed.

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Chicago Lord Choice

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Liverpool cotton and New York markets show steady start and buoyant futures

Cotton futures opened steady then closed easy with various price differentials for December through August. Spot market in Liverpool reported good business and firmer prices, while New York spot and futures opened buoyant with mixed bids. Receipts totaled 19,400 bales, sales 12,000 bales. refined oil, sugar and glass markets noted unchanged or firm pricing.

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Liverpool Uplands Orleans New York Ota Lg Piero Pecos Manila Hedlos Glee Belmont Porto Rico Cuba

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Markets by Telegraph. Mixed North American grain and flour prices

Reports from New York Milwaukee Cincinnati Louis Toledo Detroit Chicago summarize steady to higher prices across flour wheat rye and corn markets. Notable figures include No 2 spring 77 1 4c No 2 red 78c and 80c white Michigan red and current pork lard and butter quotations.

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New York St. Louis Minnesota City Aniet Rio Petroleum—United Mess Glee South America Liverpool Milwaukee Cincinnati Sf. Louis Toledo Detroit Michigan Chicago

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Summary of Grain and Whiskey Prices and Shipments

Report lists prices for dry salted shoulders and whiskey with receipts for flour and multiple grains. Shipments show flour and grain volumes including wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley with bush and bbis units.

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U.S. Hog and Cattle Prices By City and Day

Market roundup reports hogs steady to firm in St Louis New York and Chicago with prices ranging from 3.65 to 4.10 per cwt. Kansas City Peoria and Chicago show steady cattle and hog receipts and mixed totals. Cattle receipts at Chicago cited 9,000 with Christmas steers priced around 6 to 7 per cwt and hogs near 4.00 per cwt. East and West markets note strong hogs with varied weights and lots reflected in mixed shipping figures.

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ST. Louis Kansas City Peorla Chicago Texas

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Cotton Markets Report. Dense, varied receipts and stocks

Market report lists net receipts and grosses by port including Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville with shipments exports to Great Britain France and the continent. Consolidated six day totals show overall imports exports and national stock across United States ports.

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

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Bread and grain prices steady amid quiet demand

From Liverpool market notes dated December 9 to 12 30 pm, wheat and corn show little change with steady quotes for winter and spring varieties. Pork prices slip to 88s 6d for short clear and 33s for long clear, with American cheese at 63s and tallow at 26s 6d.

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Liverpool

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Imports and Exports December 9 1886 Charlottetown PEI

A detailed ledger of shipments and consignments arriving at Charlottetown and other Atlantic ports. Entries list steamer consignments of eggs butter potatoes oats mackerel lobsters and fish, with numerous firms across Charlottetown Cornwallis Glace Bay Miragoane St Pierre and Pictou noted for orders and stock.

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Charlottetown Pei Carroll Arthur & Co Bowles & Co Brown de Lorie & Co Cutler Gritfin & Co Hutchinson & Col Hinckley, Ayers & Co Hathaway & Co Suffolk Brewing Co Witham & Co Winsor & Son Pictou Howe & French Russell & Co Wheeler & Co Wyman Pel Dominion Cornwallis George C Rockwell Boris Perside Herrick

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Exports Dispatches from Melbourne to Halifax and Liverpool

A detailed list of shipments dated December 9 1886 shows cargo from Bark Benjamin F Hunt Jr including horse nails 96 kegs cut do 198% cases do 121 pkgs tobacco 12 bbis syrup 40 rolls wire 1523 bbis sugar 5380 cases and many more items. The port entries cover Melbourne Halifax and Liverpool with extensive counts of lumber sugar meat groceries and machinery among others.

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Melbourne Australia Benjamin F. Hunt, Jr Halifax Liverpool Eng Norseman

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Staple Goods Receipts from Boston & Albany and Grand Junction RRs

Listing of December 9 1886 receipts showing quantities of cotton wool flour corn meal corn oats barley malt peas tallow beef lard grease butter oleo eggs beans apples potatoes hay straw lumber leather skins and bacon for Boston & Albany Railroad and Grand Junction Railroad with totals and unit measurements.

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Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Soston & Maine Railroad Froston & Maine Railroad—Western Division Boston & Lowell Railroad Dales Ai Das. Less&s Ian Easks Fey Ao. A

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FALL RIVER LINE AND HOVSE TUNNEL ROUTE ADD RAIL SCHEDULES

Railroads announce the New York and Fall River Line with special express service from Boston and connections to steamers Pilgrim and Bristol. Fitchburg and Boston Maine routes show extensive daily schedules to Albany Chicago St Louis and Ottawa with numerous stops and Sunday trains. tickets and sleeping car arrangements available at Old State House and Old Colony Station.

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Boston and Providence Railroad Goods Shipment Ledger

Readable OCR lists varied freight items by railroad lines including Boston and Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Boston and Maine, Boston and Lowell, and others. Items range from bacon and tea to wool, hides, and lumber with quantities and units, indicating a detailed freight manifest.

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Real Estate Transfers Across Several Boston Suburbs From Nov 24

A compilation shows transfers of land and buildings in Isabella Wigglesworth Newbury Durham and other streets. Notable moves include George W Nason to Rollin H Allen for 825000, and Essex Savings Bank to the Re formed Presbyterian congregation on Isabella street for 339. Transactions also record mortgages back and multiple nov 24 closings in Roslindale Roxbury South Boston Chelsea and Charlestown areas.

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Isabella Street Benjamin F. Brooks William H. Adams Home Savings Bank Wigglesworth Street Mechanics’ Savings Bank of Lowell Jane BE. Sennett Newbury Street Thomas W. Emerson Lorenzo M. Dyer Durham Street George W. Nason Rollin H. Allen Essex Savings Bank Reformed Presbyterian Congregation Midland and Bay Streets Ambrose A. Ranney Hiram Johnson Crescent Avenue George Derby Welles Cora B. Weston Armandine Street Roxbury Michael J. Lordan Francis C. Richards Dennis Street Franklin Savings Bank Thomas Garfield Chestnut Avenue Boston John E. Soper Eliza Cullinane Bowman and D Streets Patrick F. Sullivan Ssoco Chelsea Edward Cox James Hemenway Sawtelle Clark Avenue Nettie M. Belden William H. Keal Chester Avenue Roslindale John H. Bradford Jarvis C. Wardwell Hewlett Street Winthrop Mary M. Turnbull Mary Ann Turnbull Washington Street

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Mortgages Recorded on Various Boston Properties

Listings show multiple mortgages dated Nov 24 to 26 involving Elizabeth L. McMasters, Amos D. Gould, Margaret Driver, Adeline L. Tower, George W. Nason, Rollin H. Allen, and John G. Cook. Lenders include Union Institution for Savings, George Curtis trustees, North End Savings Bank, Dwelling House Insurance Company, and trustees. Properties include Rand Street Roxbury Brook Avenue Dorchester Endicott Street West Concord Street Durham Street Appleton Street. Amounts range from 400 to 40000 dollars.

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Elizabeth L. McMasters Union Institution For Savings Rand Street Roxbury Amos D. Gould George Curtis Brook Avenue Dorchester Margaret Driver North End Savings Bank Endicott Street Adeline L. Tower Dwelling House Insurance Company Concord Street George W. Nason James N. Thompson Durham Street Ditto Rollin H. Allen John G. Cook John C. Ropes Appleton Street

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Lawsuit Over Damages From Rhoda Yacht Purchase Adjourned

The suit of J. M. Seymour against Pierre Lorillard for damages from the purchase of the steam yacht Rhoda was before Judge O Gorman in New York and adjourned until today. Alice Sheehan of Lynn was crossing the Concord station railroad tracks when she tripped on a frog and was run over by a moving engine and injured.

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J. M. Seymour Pierre Lorillard Rhoda O’gorman New York Alice Sheehan Lynn Concord Station

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Proposals Sought for Dark Blue Flannel Delivery to Philadelphia

Multiple government bid notices outline sealed proposals for military fabric and supplies. The 4000 yards of L142 ounce dark blue wool flannel are sought in Philadelphia with delivery by early 1887, plus military supply contracts in Boston and Portland harbor dredging bids.

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Deport Quartermaster’s Office Girnako Street Philadelphia United States Quartermasters Department Pacific Coast M. J. Ludington U.S. A

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Navy seeks bids for steel gun forgings and armor plates

The Navy invites U S steel makers to compete to supply about 1310 tons of gun forgings and 4500 tons of armor plates for modern ordnance. Deliveries must be within one to two and a half years depending on caliber, with earliest deliveries favored. Proposals due December 10, 1886, twin copies, sealed to the Secretary of the Navy in Washington.

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United States of America United States Navy Department Washington, D. C United States Navy Department Congress GiGi Saanich Ie PTC Bureau of Ordinance Secretary of the Navy Washington, D.C William C. Wihtney the Navy

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Navy extends bid deadline for gun forgings and armor plates

The Navy Department extends the proposal deadline from December 10, 1886, to March 15, 1887, at noon, with bids opened at that hour. Secretary William C. Whitney signs the notice from Washington dated November 6, 1886.

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Navy Department Washington William C. Whitney Secretary of the Navy

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Partnership Notice Forms Butler Merrill Merrills in Boston

Philip H Butler with W Merrill and Albert B Merrill form a limited partnership for marble and soapstone in Boston Mass. Butler is general partner. Merrills are special partners contributing 5000 dollars each. Dated October 1 1886 Boston. Also Boott Cotton Mills dividend of 30 dollars per share payable December 10 at Treasurer’s office 60 State Street Boston.

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Philip H. Butler W. Merrill Albert B. Merrill Boston County of Suffolk Commonwealth of Massachusetts A. Wentworth & Co Ricces Walrill Albert K. Merrill Suffolk Moses W. Merrill Albert RB. Merrill John F. Colby Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation Ise de Barelett Ce Second National Bank G. L. Perkins Boott Cotton Mills State Street Augustus Lowell Amoskeag Manufacturing Co T. Jefferson Coolidge The Post Publishing Cone Congress Street Mass Edwin M. Bacon

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Train Schedules Updated for Boston and Providence Line

The 1886 timetable announces Monday September 6 service changes. Trains depart Boston for New York via Shore Line Fast Express and Shore Line Mail with various return times, price details, and Sunday adjustments. Connections at Mansfield and Providence are noted with Shore Line transfers and possible detentions.

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Lezine Boston New York Shore Line Shore Lite Mail Sunays Steamboat Somdawe Owsrsntist C.daneren Beturna Willie

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Boston and Vicinity Train Schedules and Stops 1886

Train timetable listing weekday and Sunday departures from Boston to Ashcroft Blackstone Dorchester Harvard Street and dozens of stations including New York Providence and Plymouth with varied times, stops and return schedules. Also outlines Weymouth and Cohasset branch patterns and Oct 11 1856 change notices.

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Liverpool cotton and New York markets show steady start and buoyant futures

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Markets by Telegraph. Mixed North American grain and flour prices

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Summary of Grain and Whiskey Prices and Shipments

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Cotton Markets Report. Dense, varied receipts and stocks

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Bread and grain prices steady amid quiet demand

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Imports and Exports December 9 1886 Charlottetown PEI

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Exports Dispatches from Melbourne to Halifax and Liverpool

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Staple Goods Receipts from Boston & Albany and Grand Junction RRs

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FALL RIVER LINE AND HOVSE TUNNEL ROUTE ADD RAIL SCHEDULES

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Boston and Providence Railroad Goods Shipment Ledger

Real Estate Transfers Across Several Boston Suburbs From Nov 24

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Mortgages Recorded on Various Boston Properties

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Lawsuit Over Damages From Rhoda Yacht Purchase Adjourned

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Proposals Sought for Dark Blue Flannel Delivery to Philadelphia

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Navy seeks bids for steel gun forgings and armor plates

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Navy extends bid deadline for gun forgings and armor plates

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Partnership Notice Forms Butler Merrill Merrills in Boston

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