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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1886

Page

7

Livestock and Meat Prices Across New England Markets

Large livestock sale details from Boston to Vermont and Maine show cattle and oxen moving at varied prices, with notable declines for exporter ships to London and mixed milch cow and veal calf activity. Market notes cite off week for livestock, strong poultry demand, and regional price ranges across multiple states and yards.

Livestock Auction Reports from Watertown and Brighton Yards

Markets show larger arrivals than last December despite steady trade. J C Richardson sold multiple car loads of horses from Boomer Bros and Blair & Kingman with prices around 750 to 8800 dollars, while other dealers from Iowa Illinois Michigan sold between 160 and 200 dollars per head for work stock. beef cattle traded light with varied steers and cows, and export-bound lots to England reduced demand. Brighton yards noted slim showings and expectations of a fair next week sale.

N. B Brighton Hollis & Co A N Monroe J S Henry Breck & Wood A Williamson P W Thompson & Son J € Libby J D Hosmer H M ‘Taft FH Coolidge & Son W Scollans J C Richardson Boomer Bros Wanken Blair & Kingman Delaware George White Galesburg Ill SL Davis Iowa LH Brockway Michigan Fb Philips Ilinois Watertown Rutland Williamson Flanders Rv Soo Stace Stee J A Hathaway FS Kimball D Fisher H W Robinson Brighton Yards England

Markets by Telegraph. Grain and flour prices across cities

New York reports flour receipts at 24 270 barrels with mixed grades and steady to firm quotes from $4 40 to $4 75 for Minnesota extra. Wheat and corn markets show higher prices in Chicago and St Louis with No 2 red around 92 cents and 88 cents afloat. Other staples like rye, oats, barley, sugar and pork operate with varied but generally steady to weaker tones across Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Cincinnati and St Louis.

New York Minnesota Soo Milwaukee Rio Petroleuum— United Pork Firm; Sales 500 Bbls Mess Tierces Western Steam Tos City Steam South America Liverpool Toledo Detroit Michigan Chicago Bbc Cincinnati ST. Louis

Hog and Cattle Markets Across Cities

Market notes from St. Louis Peoria and Chicago show hogs steady to mixed with price ranges from 3.80 to 4.60 in St. Louis and 3.80 to 4.30 elsewhere. Cattle in Chicago steady with fancy cattle at 5.15 to 5.26, shipping steers around 3.20 to 4.75, and cows and bulls at 1.50 to 2.60. Hogs across the region total weekly receipts near 57 000 with varied classes. sheep steady with natives 2.45 to 2.50 and lambs at 4.5 to 5.0 per head.

ST. Louis Pec Peoria Chicago Marlboro Mua SS Fao Orly Waltham

Cotton Market Report by Port and Date

Cotton market receipts and gross sales across ports including Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore with figures for net receipts exports to Great Britain the continent coastwise and stock levels. market tone described as dull steady firm or quiet with mid prices cited and a closing note “ome Sergent.”

Augusta Galveston Great Britain Continent New Orleans Midge Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Balitimore Ome Sergent

Market Freight and Trade Figures by Port and Region

New York Net receipts 1418 gross 8531 exports to Great Britain 1387 exports to continent 1986 sales 589 stock 198,744. Cincinnati Net receipts 1986 gross 1936 shipments 1257 stock 12,163. St Louis Net receipts 2104 gross 8448 shipments 8712 sales 1070 stock 65,083. Louisville Market firm. Consolidated Net receipts five days 189, 276 exports to Great Britain 71,203 to France 15,460 to the continent 30,742 stock at all United States ports 1,083,520.

New York Great Britain Continent Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville Iide Consolidated France United States

London Market Fluctuations Press Wheat and Corn Prices

Reports from London Liverpool and Havana describe mixed movement in wheat and corn with steadier American and Danubian grains. Prices show wheat on passage firmer and corn steady, while Havana notes firm sugarless sales at $235 per quintal.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Liverpool England Great Britain Continent Minnesota California Havana

Imports and Exports Across Ports Compiled

The Glasgow, Hamburg, London, Liverpool and Montague cargo lists detail steamer names, tonnages, consignors and goods. Notable entries include pig iron, earthenware, linen, wool, wines, oils, hides, machinery, toys, glassware, and fish product samples, with numerous firms such as Brown Bros & Co, Jordan, Marsh & Co, J B Moors & Co, and Gorham Rogers. The roll shows a busy international trade scene with marked quantities and a wide range of goods.

Glasgow Scot N& N Curtis Argols Brown Bros & Co Norway Steel and Lron Co N Spooner Ford Moors & Co Farley, Harvey & Co Perkins Jordan, Marsh & Co Townsend J & M Williams Seavey Foster & Bowman Mackintire, Lawrie & Co Torrey, Bright & Capen Nickerson & Co Stoddard, Lovering & Co Houghton John Tait Abram French & Co Stone & Downer Norway Steel and Iron Co Koopman & Co Louis Wolt & Co Baring Bros & Co Lowell Manf Co Kidder, Peabody & Co Stoddard Lovering & Co E & F King & Co As&j Brown & Co Pierce & Co D & M Williams Doherty & Co Atkins & Co Spurr & Co Hayes & Co Sheldon & Co Adams, Taylor & Co Raymond & Fox Richards & Sons Cobb, Bates & Yerxa Liverpool Eng Hills, Turner & Co Linder & Meyer Staring Bros & Co Bolls Steel H Byrnes Wilder Carter & Kilham John A Boyle Mullen & Co Frost Riley & Gray Hovey & Co Bradford, Thomas & Co Coder & Meyer Montague Pei Orion Wolfville Windsor Hathaway & Co

Shipping cargo entries list for Forts and coastal towns

Forts, Bridgewater, Sydney and Lunenburg cargo notes show Seh Linaria with 655 bbls flour and other commodities. Mark Harriet Campbell with 476,208 feet lumber. Sir George A Tuex with 626 bbls flour. Parthenia with 38 bbls kerosene oil. Buenos Ayres orders referenced.

Forts Bridgewater Linaria Buenos Ayres Mark Harriet Campbell Sydney Sir George A Tuex Lunenburg Parthenia

Freightage and cargo totals from northern railroads in 1886

A compiled ledger lists Staple products receipts dated December 22 1886 across the Boston Albany Grand Junction Boston Providence Old Colony New York New England and Fitchburg railroads. It itemizes cotton wool flour corn oats malt millseed cottonseed meal bacon cheese butter oleo and other goods in bale box tub sack case and bag units with hundreds of entries.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Soria Toliss Dhier

Historic Market Freight Totals Vary Across Lines

Freight entries from multiple rail divisions and shipping methods list varied loads of bales wool, hides, leather, butter, eggs, apples, potatoes, lumber, and more. Entries include Boston and Maine Eastern Western divisions, Boston and Lowell lines, with quantities in bales, bbls, cars, baskets, and cases, totaling diverse consignments by express and sea.

Bates Boston & Maine Railroad Eaastern Boston & Maine Railroad—Western Division Boston & Lowell Railroad By Express

Boston and Albany Railroad Time Tables 1886 Schedule

Detailed train times for Boston to Springfield Albany and connections with Worcester Framingham North Adams Hudson and New York routes. Through and local services listed with departures from Boston, Plymouth and surrounding stations. notes on sleeping and drawing room cars and daily or Sunday operations.

Washington Street Boston Springfield Pittsfield Albany South Framingham Syracuse Nyw Buffalo Cleveland Toledo Chicago Niagara Falls Detroit Hudson Palmer Ware Hartford New Haven New York New Is Express York Is & Cars Millbury Nort Ville Cordaville Ashland Dmlilford West New Newton Tell Psa. Xapecwil Gloan Brighton Win Elis Farm Bean Co Cypress Voir Chestnut Hill PLU Newte Framingham and Marlboro Fayville Southboro Northboro Clinton Leomister Fitchburg Berlin West Merlin TAS Pratt’ Junction Uadys Uklyv. Ee Newton Lower Falls Wellesley Worcester At & Pm Newton Highlanas Brookline A.S. Hanson H. T. Gallup

Old Colony Rail Schedules from Boston to New York

Timetables list weekday trains from Boston via Fall River Line to New York with departures at 6 p.m. and returns at 4:30 p.m. Also shows numerous local stops including Ashmont, Hyannis, Barnstable, Brockton, Weymouth, Plymouth, Scituate, Cohasset and several others with weekly variations and notes on boat connections and special runs.

Boston New York Fall River Ashmont Hyannis Yarmouth Sandwich Aintree Tomat SP Bendaywy Cohasset Mingham Weymouths Scituate Marshfield Sbuxbury Plymouth Hineham Ball River Brockton Taunton O.auroi Newport South Braintree Ron Koron Frideen RB. Rendrick Aibun Old Colony Pelgrim Bristol Brooklyn Jersey City Old State House Washington State

Fitchburg Railroads Hoosa Station Timetable Display

Passenger schedule lists departures and connections from Hoosa station starting Monday. Includes various routes to Albany Chicago New York and West Shore with multiple express and sleeping car services, plus listed times and transfer points at Mansfield and Boston areas.

Samas Albany N.Y Chic Bost Piantg

Boston and Lowell Railroad timetables and services 1886

The notice lists through service from Brockton to Montreal and local routes from Boston to towns like Manchester, Concord, Peterboro, Keene, Wilton and Nashua. It includes station offices, tickets, sleeping and parlor cars, and schedules with multiple departure and return times. It also notes Sundays and Wednesdays service, and addresses Boston and Lowell offices.

BOSTO Manchester Wonnet Concord Ogres Iles Peterboro Hillsboro Keene Peterboro I Boro Concord Wilton Milford Amherst Seng Reenfield Nashua Pan Ret SUN

Fragmented OCR Item From Lowell Nearby Transit Schedule

Misc readable bus and train times with station codes and figures for Lowell area transit. Several entries show AM and PM times with percentages and prices, but many fragments unclear.

Train Timetable Scraps From A Dated Rail Sheet

A dense OCR of a railway timetable lists departures and arrivals across multiple lines. It mentions numerous stations and times, including Boston connections and Central Massachusetts routes, with assorted abbreviations and partial prices.

Boston and Maine Through Trains to Maine and New Brunswick

Train schedule notes Boston and Maine routes with departures from Haymarket and Causeway Street. Lists calls to Portland Lewiston Rockland Castine St. John Calais Halifax and connections to Lewiston North Lawrence Newburyport and others with times on weekdays and Sundays.

Botie Lahegg Augusta Playmarket Sq Causeway St Baner, St. John Malifax Provinces Dlaymarket Sq Eastport Calais St. John N. B Halifax N.S Portland Causeway Haymarket Sq Lewiston Haymarket Sq Manchester North Haymarket Pin North Conson Causk Portiana Pall Cpeay Auerne Haymarket Square Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox & Lincoln R Railways Causeway Street Boston Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Ain Pease Gy Yam Georgetown Krennebank Biddeford Saco Lawrence North Larence South Lawrence Ee Abyee Bees Aces Lowell Naalden Meddford Melrose Highlands Stoneham Melrose Go Heey Oy Oy LEO Pam Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Salem Y Wakefield Wilmington Leu Haverhill Bidford Portiard Bangor Lewiston Reading and Way

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