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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1887
Page
7
The listing shows prices for various metals and pipes including terne lead pipe tin lined pipe and sheet zinc with figures like 6 12 percent 550 726 and 814 0c. It mentions lead pipe pure black tin pipe spelter and tin lined pipe along with zinc prices.
The flour market remains firm with millers holding prices and little abroad demand. Corn and oats show steadiness with varied steamer yellow and No 2 white trades. mills, barley, rye, and malt stay steady. price lists cover flour, cornmeal, oatmeal, and related commodities with extensive quoted ranges.
The report notes steady to firm prices across butter cheese eggs poultry and beans with quiet trade. Butter quotes include Western creamery items from extra fresh to factory and long dairy grades while cheese and eggs show mixed regional values. Potatoes sweet potatoes and other produce incur small supply effects with demand steady and prices stable.
Harris & Co auctioned mesgina lemons at 225 800 per box, Palermo lemons at 210 245 per box, Valencia oranges at 335 415 per case. Dried apples quiet, cranberries scarce with firm prices, Florida oranges abundant, sales at quotations. Apples and cranberries include Cape Cod and other varieties with prices listed.
The listing shows Palermo and Jamaica oranges at various box and barrel prices, Florida oranges with price ranges for choice and fair grades, Palermo and Florida lemons with box prices, Virginia hand-picked and prime peanuts with per pound prices, walnuts from France and other suppliers with per pound figures, almonds and pecans with assorted brand names, and dried apples including evaporated and sun-dried varieties with unit prices.
The list shows onions, cabbages, beets, squash, Hubbard squash, turbans, carrots, lettuce, pars nips, turnips, white cabbage, celery, cauliflower, spinach with prices per bush or box. Some items include native or St Andrews varieties with varying quotes.
Pork and lard market steady with fair demand, hams quiet, beef unchanged, cattle scarce and firm, lambs plentiful with quiet trade, veal and mutton steady. Lists prices for pork cuts, lard in pails, hams, shoulders, ribs, bacon, and various beef, veal, and mutton items with specific weight-based quotes.
The article details steady New York spot cotton across grades with varied closing figures and a quiet futures scene, plus Liverpool futures opening and closing steady ranges. It also lists firm spot equivalents for middling uplands and Orleans, and reports on PIPE LINE CERTIFICATES and sugar and molasses price levels for the day.
Reports from trade centers show cotton dull with 282 bales sold. flour demand steady with 15 500 barrels sold and various price ranges for Western and Minnesota extra flours. wheat receipts at 50 950 bushels with exports of 97 541 bushels and spot prices for No 2 spring and No 2 red as well. Prices also listed for barley oats corn and related commodities across Detroit Milwaukee Minneapolis Cincinnati Toledo St Louis and other hubs.
Readable figures show oats 78000 bushels rye 7000 bushels barley 47000 bushels. The short OCR fragment records crop yields by type without context or date.
Peoria hogs firm with most sales at 4.75 to 5.70 dollars per cwt. St Louis reports firmer hogs with Yorkers at 5.10 to 5.60, butchers higher to 5.46 to 5.70. Chicago cattle and hog markets show strong receipts. steers 290 to 500, hogs 4.80 to 5.25, ships 3.25 to 4.65. sheep natives 3.40 to 4.60, Western 3.25 to 6.75, Texans 3.50, lambs 4.5 to 7.0.
Fall River prints show weekly production 175000 pieces deliveries 187000 stock 19000 sales 116000 with spot 69000 and futures 47000 at 37 16 for 64s and 31 16 for 60x65s. Providence market remains strong at 87 16 for 64s and 31 16 bid for 66x60s closing at 37 16 plus ty per cent for 64s and 84 sec for 66x660s with 92000 pieces sold and 221000 pieces stock on hand.
Commodities report shows Augusta and New Orleans dull to quiet with mids around 9 to 9 and one half cents. Galveston and Savannah hold steady to firm with continued coastwise exports and stock levels reported across major ports.
A ledger of consignments and stock at AMBURG and ANTWERP listing numerous firms such as Lawrie & Co, Leyland & Co, Ewing Bros, Cumner Jones & Co, Noyes Campbell & Co, Stevens Hovey & Co, Cabot, Beal Higgins & Henderson, Hovey & Co, Moon, Grout Warren & Blanchard, and others. It records 63 cases oranges 276 sacks salt 13 tierces soda ash 112 barrels crystal carb 8 cases cotton yarn 24 tierces bleaching powders 1 case clocks 18 bales hemp 100 bags rice 25 casks, mohair 21 bales wool 90, hair 182, skins 6, wool 60, machinery 39, 484 cases oranges 702 bbls 78 drums grapes 84 crates onions 552 cases oranges 100 bbls grapes 50 packages earthenware 900 boxes tin plates and moise order. Steamer Halls carries 50 bbls chloride of magnesia 10,500 bags muriate of potash 1906 do manure salt 194 bbls rattan 13 coils oakum stock EFA Adams & Co Antwerp. Steamer Hermann 1727 steel bars. Norway Steel and Iron Co 400 bags beans. Gill & Lootz 400 cases champagne. J D & M Williams 1256 boxes extract of beef 1 de prints Bh D Lowe 39 cases glassware. Jones McDuffee & Co bags secura 121 bars spring steel.
A detailed cargo tally from Halifax NS and surrounding ports lists schooners, brigades, and steamers exporting flour, codfish, pork, oil, kerosene, and timber to destinations including Hayti Jamaica and Liverpool. Notable vessels include Aubry Carlotta and Bulgarian with multiple cargoes of foodstuffs, hardware, and household goods.
Comparative weekly receipts for Dec 16 1887 and 1886 list Boston & Albany Boston & Providence Fitchburg New York & New England Grand Junction Boston & Maine Eastern Division and other lines. The report shows bales of cotton wool flour oats corn malt pork lard tallow butter eggs beans apples hay leather hides and more across multiple railroads with numerous quantities.
Trains depart Boston Station at foot of Summer Street on weekdays with no car changes for Ashcroft and other listed stops. Schedules show varied times from early morning to late evening with numerous intermediate stations including Danbury Endicott Norwich New Britain and Waterbury among others. Sunday trains reference intermediate station departures and Hyde Park connections via the Hartford line.
Reports at London and Liverpool note dull buyer interest with wheat and corn prices steady to quiet. Cargoes arriving and awaiting sale. California and Australian wheats quoted, Paris and Havana markets show quiet demand with mixed prices. Freight levels rise on Havana sugar trades amid steady to firm grain markets overall.
Long ledger style dispatch from Liverpool dated December 17 1887 lists steamer Pavonia imports including lamp shades glassware linens leather ware pianos bronze and brass goods and a wide range of commodities from firms such as Hollings Holder & Herrick Shepard Norwell & Co Noyes Campbell & Co and Baring Bros & Co. The inventory itemizes boxes cases bales casks and parcels detailing goods like tinplates cottons worsteds earthenware glass ware and machinery with numerous partner firms and buyers.
A dense catalog of freight by the Boston and Maine Railroad across divisions and routes. Items include wool bales hides skins pelts leather and various agricultural goods with quantities listed for express sea and land shipments. The document enumerates tons, bales, bbls and boxes across multiple regions and transport modes.
A detailed ledger style record lists cotton molasses wool butter cheese oats cornmeal eggs oats and many farm and market goods with quantities in bales barrels sacks and boxes. It shows receipts for items such as flour oats wheat butter eggs cheese beef pork lard hides and tea coffee and more across categories with various unit counts.
Local time tables list departures and connections for Concord Marlboro Nashua Somerville and other towns. It notes trains on Sundays and midweek with varied hours, changes at Ayer Junction, and through tickets at Boston 250 Washington Street. Written by J. Whitmore and J. R. Watson with station officials.
Woonsocket to Boston depot daily times listed with outbound and return departures and intermediate stops. Includes Needham in, express and limited service notes, with connections to Hartford New Haven and steamer City of Worces ter. Office and agent details provided.
Fragmented timetable data lists train times and routes for various corridors from Boston to New York Albany Worcester and coastal towns. The notice includes special baggage handling and multiple return schedules, with frequent station references and dates.
Richardson of Boston and P R. P H. I Ol son are listed as superintendents with a note on securing the top and staterooms at 214 Washing rner near State Street and Boston Providence R R.
A garbled OCR rail timetable lists diverse times and routes with missing words. It references trains to New York Boston and Minneapolis, with departures at odd hours and notes about nonstops and arrivals. Names like A Folsom appear amid inconsistent times such as 10.19 and 11.15 pm, reflecting a damaged transportation notice.
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