Cotton Market Movements and Global Receipts Report
The report details New York futures opening firm and spot cotton prices, with mixed upland and Orleans quotes. It lists port receipts, exports, and stocks across multiple U S ports and major markets including Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Cincinnati, St Louis, Louisville, and consolidated figures for four days and December 26.
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New York
Liverpool
Uplands
Orleans
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Great Britain
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
France
Continent
United
United States
Sugar and certificate markets show steady pricing in late 19th century
Pipe line certificates show closing prices between December 24 and 27, 1887 with highest 88 and lowest 83 4 percent. Sugar market remains quiet with no sales. raw and refined grades listed with various cents per pound, molasses prices cited for Ponce Cienfuegos Barbadoes.
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Ponce
Cienfuegos
Barbadoes
Watertown Union Livestock Market Prices Dec 27 1887
Report from Boston Post by George J. Fox details week ending Dec 27 1887. Beef prices range from first quality 6 50 to 7 50 with various grades. cattle, cows, and calves listed. Sheep and lambs sold in lots with prices from 2 50 to 4 75 per head. hides and tallow quoted. Market notes: light demand in New England, heavy snow, few buyers, poultry dominance, and several named dealers with sale figures.
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Boston Post
George J. Fox
N. Y
Boston & Albany Railroad
Brighton
Union Market
Watertown
New England
LW Tinker
JA Hathaway
Union
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
I C Libby & Son
T Fisher
Hall & Seaver
Market report from New York trade centers
Reports from New York tracing Blour Receipts and exports with firm demand for medium to choice grades. Sales total near 24 000 bbls for white wheat products while Minnesota extra and Minnesota extra No 2 appear in varied prices. Wheat receipts 84 900 bush exports 88 452 bush and cash sales 172 000, with No 2 spring and red variants noted as nominal.
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New York
Minnesota
City
Grain Prices Steady Across Markets Amid Mixed Demand
Wheat and barley hold firm with No 2 values around 74 to 78 cents and 74 to 78 cents respectively. Corn rises to about 40 to 47 cents with moderate activity. oats and rye advance modestly. Regional reports from Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo Detroit show varied receipts and shipments, with pork and lard prices steady to firm.
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Canada City
Rio
Petroleum Ees United
Tierces Western Steam
Tierces City Steam
Liverpool
Straits
Chicago
ST. Louis
Hama
Minneapolis
Northern
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Toledo
Detroit
Hog and cattle market summaries across Peoria to Chicago
Hogs steady to firm with mixed receipts and varied prices in Peoria St Louis and Kansas City. Chicago reports stronger cattle demand with higher heavy hogs and several price ranges for cows bulls and sheep including Texas and Western offerings. Receipts and shipments detailed for each market.
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Peoria
St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago
Texas
World Markets Report From London and Europe
Foreign markets note wheat firm off the coast and steady corn as Paris and Liverpool show quiet or firm activity. Mark Lane quotes 500 lb wheat at 34s, Indian shipments to the UK rise, and weekly imports reach 142 000 quarters wheat and 62 500 quarters corn in Liverpool. English country markets remain firm.
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London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
California
Paris
Liverpool
India
United Kingdom
Antwerp
Mediterranean Ports and Savannah Freight Entries 1887
Imports listing for December 27 1887 shows steamer Proсida from Palermo Girgenti and Messina with fruits macaroni olive oil wine and sumac and a Savannah run aboard City of Macon with iron oranges hides cotton and cotton goods from numerous firms including A J Brown & Co Blake & Ripley Curtis & Co and J Bond & Co.
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Procida
Palermo
A$ & J Brown & Co
Messina
As&j Brown & Co
Savannah
Macon
Adams & Co
Alexander Bros
H Ballou
EP Brown
Fb Bragge
S Chamberlain & Co
Clay J J Blanchard
Curtis & Co
Eaton & Eustis
Eustis & Daggett
Ledger of consignments from multiple firms and goods
A dated list records shipments and quantities from J W Howe to York and Whitney among others. Items include bales of cotton boxes oranges barrels of spirits and various goods totaling 797 bales of cotton 223 barrels of spirits and 271 boxes of oranges among many entries.
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Howe & Co
Kendall
Lowell Bros & Co
Leonard
Merrick
W & R Noyes
E Newhall & Co
S$ Leonard
L Jones & Co
Wadleigh
York & Whitney
Exports Report from Yarmouth and Saint John Ports
Exports listed for December 27 1887 from Yarmouth Nova Scotia include Steamer Dominion with 375 bbls flour 376 bbls cornmeal 37 bales cotton 1 box 1 bale furs 60 bags corn 1 dynamo 12 bbls stove lining 1100 feet lumber 30 bbls iron 5 pkgs rubber goods 4 acres oysters. From Saint John New Brunswick Schooner Maggie Miller with 125 bbls flour 10 puncheons whiskey 18 000 feet oak 10 000 feet hard pine 10 tons cottonseed meal 20 carboys acid. From Bellevue Cove Nova Scotia Schooner Urbain with bb ls flour 2760 bbls meal 4 bbls kerosene oil.
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Yarmouth
Dominion
ST John
Maggie Miller
Bellevue Cove
Multiple Railroad Freight Totals for Cotton and Commodities
Readable transcript lists freight counts for staple goods hauled by several northeastern railroads. Entries show cotton, wool, flour, corn, oats, bread items, meat, butter, cheese, eggs, hides, lumber, and other commodities attributed to lines including Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Boston & Providence, Old Colony, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Boston & Maine, and related divisions.
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Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Lowell System
Express
Stylish puttees shown for horsemen and snow sports
India Purtens for binding the legs of fine horses is shown in G. W. Simmons Co. illus tration today. Snow shoers and tobogganers will use these puttees, which are remarkably stylish in when hound around the legs.
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India
G. W. Simmons & Co
Real Estate Transfers Across City Streets Amid Year End Deals
Washington street George N Nason to James J Grace land on Washington Canton streets Dec 17 price 1 Newbury street Henry Whitwell to Thomas R White lot 2086 sq ft on Newbury Street Dec 19 price 1 mortgaged to Winslow Warren for 10000 Brookline street Mary A Baker to Francis Meisel land on Brookline street Dec 19 price 1 Roxpury Lemuel C Waterman to Francis Mally land Downer street Dec 19 price 2500 Patrick Maloney et al to Thomas O Leary land Phillips street Dec 19 price 1 1 George Morrill to John R Mulvey lot on Marcella street Dec 19 price 768 mortgaged back for 450 Clarence H Denny to Andrew J Robinson lot Centre street Dec 19 price 1 Edward P Morrill to Fred P Robinson land Spring street Dec 19 price 1 Dorchester Joseph H Beale to Fred M Twombly lot west side th as street 3100 square tick Dec ie J Warren Wildes to Romanzo N Wiswall lot Learned street Dec 19 price 800 mortgaged back for 800 Fred K Eagles to Martha E Goodale land Lauriat avenue Dec 19 price 800 James A McAuley to Charles H Ingalls Hopkins Street Dec 19 mortgaged to Lewis D Metecalf for 1000 East Boston Patrick M Keating to Susan Loudon land Sumner street Dec 19 price 325
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Washington Street
George N. Nason
James J. Grace
Washington and
Canton Streets
Newbury Street
Henry Whitwell
Thomas R. White
Winslow Warren
Brookline Street
Mary A. Baker
Francis Meisel
Roxpury
Lemuel C. Waterman
Francis Mally
Downer Street
Patrick Maloney
Thomas O'Leary
Phillips Street
George Morrill
John R. Mulvey
Marcella Street
Clarence H. Denny
Andrew J. Robinson
Centre Street
Edward P. Morrill
Fred. P. Robinson
Spring Street
Dorchester
Joseph H. Beale
Fred M. Twombly
J. Warren Wildes
Romanzo N. Wiswall
Learned Street
Fred K. Eagles
Martha E. Goodale
Lauriat Avenue
James A. McAuley
Charles H. Ingalls
Hopkins Street
Lewis D. Metecalf
Boston
Patrick M. Keating
Susan Loudon
Sumner Street
Mortgage transfers recorded across multiple Boston areas
Nathan Chapman transfers a mortgage on property on Battery street for $1500 dated December 19. Charles W Earnshaw conveys a mortgage on land in West Roxbury for $700 dated December 20. John B Mulvey to Ellen Gookin mortgage on Marcella street Roxbury for $350 dated December 19. James G Scott to Home Savings Bank mortgage on Auckland street Dorchester for $500 dated December 19. William Anderson and others to Merchants Cooperative Bank mortgage on Huntington avenue easterly side for $1000 dated December 19.
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Nathan Chapman
Charles A. Prince
Battery Street
Charles W. Earnshaw Et al
Howard Colburn
West Roxbury
John B. Mulvey
Ellen Gookin
Marcella Street
Roxbury
James G. Scott
The
Home Savings Bank
Auckland Street
Dorchester
William Anderson Et al
Merchants’ Cooperative Bank
Huntington Avenue
Boot and Shoe Buyers Across Cities
Chicago buyer NG W Chatroop Davenport IA A P Doc Fond du Lac WI Charles Stickney of Stickney Shoe San Francisco Cal S Feder of Rosenthal Feder & Co Tre.
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Chicago
Chatroop
Davenport
Fond du Lac
Wis
Charles Stickney
Stickney Shoe
San Francisco
Cal
Feder
Rosenthal, Feder & Co
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Amatlabooars Train Schedule Corrigendum
Timetable fragment lists multiple routes and departure times from Boston to Ashcroft Dorchester Washington Hartford Norwood Central and other stops. Includes morning and evening trains on weekdays and Sundays with adjusts and foot of Summer Street reference.
Boston and Albany Rail Schedule Updates and Express Services
Daily route times for Needham, Woonsocket, and intermediate stations list multiple departures and returns. Highlights include 60 mile per hour M.waye Express to New York with through connections to Hartford and Chicago line, New England Limited daily to New York with dining car, Philadelphia Express via multiple cities, and Norwich Line Express with steamship connections. Office: 522 Washington Street and depot foot of Summer Street. A. A. Jackson and A. C. Kendall executives.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston
Needham and Way
Woonsocket
New York
Middletown
New Haven
Pulliman
Hartford
New Britain
Waterbury
Danbury
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Newburgh
Turners
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Erie Railway
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Edec
Air Line
Grand Central Depot
Willimantic
Willimont
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Trenton
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Norwich
New London
Danielsonville
Putnam
City OF Worcester
City OF New York
Washington Street
Summer Street
A. A. Jackson
Lowell 88.30 Timetable Notes and Through Service
Local and through train schedules listed for Boston Lowell and Passumpsic divisions. Includes through service to Montreal via Boston and details on parlor and sleeping cars, local points between White River Junction and Wells River, Bristol and Clarement branches, and station offices. Officials Mell en and Geo W Storer noted as general superintendent and passenger agent.
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Boston & Lowell Railroad
Boston
Causeway Street
City
Washington Street
Old State House
Fort Wilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Weredith
Ashlland
Fairmouth
Warren
Laverhill
Woodsville
Littleton
Bethlehem
Fabyans
Lancaster
Whitefield
Franklin
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St. Johnsbury
Newart
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Burlington, &J
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Ayweueln
Miont
Montreal
Boston Air Line
Hearoru
Mellen
Geo. W. Storer
Boston and Maine Through Trains Schedule October 1887
Railroads list Boston and Maine through train times from stations including Haymarket Causeway St and Portland routes. Services cover Bangor Eastport Calais St. John Halifax and connections to Rockland Castine Lewiston Manchester Concord and others with departures at 7 am 12 30 pm and 8 30 am as well as evening options.
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Boston & Maine
Aere Sq
Causeway St
Yam
St. John
Halifax
Pro-Vinces
Haymarket Sq
Causeway
Eastport
Calais
N. B
Portland
Wupeway Ob
Siallon
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Castine
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Haymarket
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Lewistonaymarket Sq
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Martchester
Concord
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Ipmauseway
Portwed
Siasions
Mains Central
Grand ‘Vruonk
Kanox de Lincoln
AL. Supry
Framiingham
Marlboro
Hreturn
Fanville
Southboro
Northboro
Clinton
Leomister
Fitchburg
Boerlin
West Bterlin
Bolton
Boston
Newton Lower Falls
Wellesley Mills
Worcester
Newton Highlands
Rookline
Stow
Ranson
H. T. Gallup
Pass
Dover
Haverhill
Lawrence
Manchester
Sowell
Medford
Porteland
Bangor
Lewiston
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Boston and Albany Railroad Time Tables
Timetables show all divisions of the Boston and Albany Railroad available at tickets and at 232 Washington Street Boston. Trains depart from Boston via Kneeland Street and South Station to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and west with frequent morning and afternoon departures and through tickets to all points. notes on Sundays, express cars, and connections. Roster includes numerous station stops and return schedules with general staffing and official markings.
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TON & Albany R.R. Ee
LSST
Washington Street
Oston
Isuston
Kneeland Street
Cor Sringfield
Pittsfield
Albany
Moston
Adama
Reester
Wray Ayer
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Messays
Saturca
Mill
Hoosac Tunnel
Wash- 1 Street
Boston
AMS
Novereal & West
Vermont
Pullman Carson
Lowell
Chicago
Pullman
Fitchburg
Wagoner Palace
Central
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J. W. Holar
W. Cummings
St. Albans
New
Stonington
York
Boston & Providence Railroad
New York
State Street
Boston & Providence RK
J. W. Richardson
Folsom
Moatom J’ Providanes Bo
Trains From Boston Through Various Suburbs and Schedules
Trains depart Boston Haymarket for Aston Bay Rochester Parrington Andover and many towns with varied daily times including late evening service. Indicates workingmen's trains Thursdays and Saturdays and notes Pullman cars on certain routes. Ends with officials names James T. Furber and D J Flanders.
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Saugus
South Reading
Boston
Haymarket Square
City
Washington Street
Wortland
Bangor
James T. Furber
D. J. Flanders
Local Rail Service Schedules and Stops
Fragments detail boat and train timetables with multiple stops including Weymouth, Fall River, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Hingham, Cohasset and Newport. Notable notes show Friday only trains and return times, with agents Gen. Manager Kendrick and Fooston Crane Yard referenced.
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New York
Fall River
J. R. Kendrick
Rotterdam Junction and West Rail Schedule Details
Train times list routes from Iston Passenger Station to Albany Chicago Troy Belmont Brattleboro Waverley Miller's Falls and other towns. Includes daily express with sleeping cars to Chicago, via Niagara Falls and other lines, and various morning and evening departures with numerous specific times.
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Iston
Way Street
Rotterdam Junction
Albany
Chicago
Niagara Falls
St. Louis
Niagara Falls and
Wabash Western Railway
Erie
Boston
Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway
Troy
Ayer Junction
Palmer and Kendrick Lead Old Colony at State House
Old State House action led by General Manager L H Palmer and agent J R Kendrick at the Old Colony line. The brief item notes administrative roles and the officials involved in the proceedings.
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L. H. Palmer
J. R. Kendrick
Agt
Old State House
Special Notice for Passengers on Old Colony Line
Baggage checks may be requested for hotels or residences in Boston to destinations on this road. Baggage call requests at No 3 Old State House. Effective December 26, 1887 weekday trains from Boston to New York, Fall River Line, and numerous intermediate stops including Ashmont, Barnstable, Hyannis, Weymouth, Milton, Provincetown, Chatham, and multiple branches with wide return schedules.
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Fall River
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Seerase
Boston
Old Colony
Tation
Pelgirunt
Providence
New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Old State House
Ba River Mine
Ashmont
Barnstable
Bryannis
Yarmouth
Sandwich
Return
Hyannis
Braintree
Tacomy
Cottage
East Bridgewaton
Abington
Brock
L.bo
Xe Pan
West Quincy
Weymouth
Wemouth
Japan
Milton
Neponset
Mattapoisett
Missny
Nantucket
Wood's Hall
Plymouth
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Taunton
Brockton
Harrison Sq
Fragmented timetable notes from unclear OCR
A jumble of train times and days appears with references to departures arrivals and stops. The garbled text mentions Mt Hope Wa om JRetirn and multiple days including Tuesday Friday and Saturday with various times such as 11.15 pm and 6.30 6.55 pm.
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Dou
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Fitchburg
Gardner and Miller’s Falls
Mt. Hope Wa
New York
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