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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1887

Page

7

Cotton and commodity quotes from New York futures and markets

Ten New York futures opened weak as quotations moved across cotton and sugar markets. The report lists bid and ask quotes for various months, with prices for refined oil, sugar, molasses, and pipeline certificates, noting steady demand and specific bag sales and price levels.

New York Conor Cain Whats Sea Sea Demerara Havana Manila Lloilos Cuba

Markets by Telegraph Cotton and grain prices across major cities

New York reports cotton easy with declines and varied upland and Orleans standings. Flour and wheat futures mixed with large receipts and exports. corn, rye, oats, and barley show mixed firmness and dulls. Western notes include pork, lard, and beef with steady to firm tones in multiple markets across St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo and Detroit.

New York Uplands Orleans St. Louis Minnesota S.c United Western Continent South America Liverpool Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati Lardin Toledo Detroit

Hogs and Cattle Markets Mixed Across Cities

Peoria reports hogs at 4 830 5 05 with 400 receipts and 75 shipments. Kansas City hogs steady at 4 75 4 90 with 6,000 receipts. St Louis hogs higher to 4 65 4 80 and up to 5 60 for butchers. Chicago cattle slow. steers 3 40 4 95, hogs 4 40 5 15, and sheep firm with natives at 5 5 and lambs at 4 46.

Peoria Kansas City ST. Louis Chicago

Commodity market notes from multiple port receipts data

A dense summary of net receipts gross values exports and stock across many cities including New Orleans Philadelphia Baltimore and New York. Data include sales figures shipments dull or steady market tones and mid price ranges with occasional notes on exports to Britain France and the continent.

Augusta C. Ee Ee Stoc Srak New Orleans Great Britain France Mobile C. Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Continent Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville

Receipts Count Rail Freight for Multiple Lines in 1887

A compiled list details January 31 1887 receipts for Boston Albany Grand Junction and other railroads. Items include cotton wool flour corn oats barley malt millfeed tallow grease bacon hogs butter eggs beans apples hay lumber leather and more with hundreds of units.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad England Nova Scotia Scotland Germany Italy Sumac Demerara Philo Hyeres Salto Pisagua Montevideo Rio Grande DE Sul Porto Rico de Coal Cuba K . Ws RGR Assess

Commerce and freight figures from 19th century rail lines

A dense listing of commodities transported by Fitchburg Boston & Maine and Boston & Lowell lines with volumes of wool flour cornmeal leather hides bacon eggs tea lumber and more. The report itemizes bales sacks bbls tubs cases and bags across multiple divisions and express and sea shipments.

Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Western Division Boston & Lowell Railroad Express

Imports Jan 31 1887 Halifax to Boston and London trade

A detailed list from the steamship British Crown and other consignments shows Halifax Boston shipments of mackerel tongues and various goods, and London sailings with 28 bales of merchandise, cordage, indigo, cheese, gin, oils, wire rope, hides, and steel. Savannah and other ports report crates, oranges, rice, lumber, and numerous dry goods in extensive orders.

Halifax British Crown Boston Musical Instrument Co Ellis & Co London Eng Bradford & Co Baring Bros & Co Moors & Co Spurr & Co Lyons Goldsmith & Co Baggio H B Jackson & Co Eaton & Eustis Fairbanks Gillette Gleason & Co Hooper & Co Hall & Cole Harrison Hayden Harris Haskins & Co Hall Rice Hinds & NeNear W Johnson Kendall Lowell Bros Louis Bros M Leonard Menslage E Morrison G & Nichols Nelson KR Noyes Bales George E Newhall Oranges Patch & Co Russell Robertson Rogers & Co Cks Dlay Richardson & Barnard Sanborn Simmonds Bros Spooner Do Do Simmonds & Co Sherman Spurr Do Do Sands & Co Snow & Co Sawtelle & Pratt Tuttle & Son Thompson White Bros & Sons Wheelwright, Anderson & Co Webster & Co

Exports From Parrsboro 1887 Sailings and Goods

Shipping list notes return cargo from Parrsboro Nova Scotia and Surinam with goods aboard brig Isugene Hale including pork beef flour tobacco and other provisions. Also lists Havana Cuba and London England cargo details with a steamer Paxo voyage cleared in January.

Parrsboro Havana Cuba Surinam D.G Brig Marble Slab London Eng Paxo

Inventory of assorted goods and commodities listed

A transcription of numerous items with quantities including casks, cases, bundles, bales, sacks, and crates. Items cover foodstuffs and materials such as flour, peas, cheese, bacon, lard, tallow, oil, wool, leather, leather goods, woodenware, organ, lumber, veneers, and various industrial supplies.

London Markets Report Mixed on Wheat and Wool Sales

Foreign and London markets show wheat wavering and corn steady with English and foreign wheat weaker in Mark Lane while Liverpool bids hold. Wool sales rise with Be spirit and better prices, as Victoria New South Wales and South Australia quotes span scoured and greasy qualities, alongside Cuba sugar quiet at Havana.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Minnesota Aris Liverpool Europe Victoria New South Wales South Australia New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal Havana

Administratrix Appointed for Michael Dunphy Estate

Rose E. Dunphy is named administratrix of Michael Dunphy of Brighton Suffolk. She has given bonds as required and invites all creditors to present claims and all debtors to pay promptly. Boston date January 31, 1887.

Atotice Michael Dunphy Brighton Suffolk Rose E. Dunphy

Old Reliable Central Vermont Route and Concord Rail Schedules

Advertises Boston to Montreal and Concord rail options with Pullman cars dining rooms and multiple daily departures. Includes 1885 timetable notes for Boston Lowell Fitchburg routes and Manchester Concord services, with offices in Boston and St. Albans Vermont.

Montreal & West Vermont Pullman Carson Boston Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Central R. R Washington Street

Boston & Maine Through Trains Schedule Details

The notice lists daily through train times for Boston and Maine on multiple divisions from Haymarket square and Causeway street stations to Augusta Lewiston Portland North Conway Eastport Calais and Halifax routes with departures at various morning and afternoon slots and connections with Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox and Lincoln railways. Schedule shows specific stations and times.

Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Hanor St. John Halifax Provinces Eastport Calais N. B N. S Portland Lewiston Branchester Concord N. Hi North Haymarket Square North Conway Haymarket Square Causeway Street Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox & Lincoln K Railways

Trains from Boston Station to Northern Towns and Back

Western Division train schedule lists departures from Boston Haymarket to Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls and many towns with multiple daily times. Sunday trains include Dover Waverhill Lowell Medford Portland and more with indicated arrival and return options.

Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Beaverhill Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Saco Lawrence North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Malden Medford Melrose Highlands Stoneham Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Salem Wakefield Wilmington

Boston and Providence to New England Rail Schedule 1887

Trains run from Boston Station foot of Summer Street on weekdays to Ashcroft Baltimore and many New England points with varied departure times and special Sunday trains. The Woon—Socket division lists daily departures for Needham Woonsocket and intermediate stations with summer and winter adjustments, plus express and limited trains to New York Philadelphia and Norwich lines.

Boston Summer Street Ashcroft Baltimore Mird Street Amss Blackstone New York Middletown New Haven Pullman Hartford New Britain Waterbury Ainbury Fishkill-on-Hudson NEW England Limited Air Line Grand Central Depot Danielsonville Putnam New London Cily Worcester Washington Street Turner

Fitchburg Railroad Timetable and Route Changes 1886

The notice details HVOSAC Tunnel Route and Fitchburg Railroad schedules effective November 15 1886 with Boston Westbound departures to Albany Chicago and New York Central lines and New Work Shore Line connections plus Sept 6 1886 changes. It lists numerous stations and connections and notes delays and adjustments for weekdays Sundays and holidays with full return trip times and service notes.

Fall River Line Schedules for Boston New York Trains

Long timetable lists weekday and holiday ferry and rail connections from Boston to New York via the Fall River Line. It covers Ashmont to Brockton routes with multiple departure times from early morning to late night, including connections to Provincetown Cohasset Hingham Weymouth Nantucket and other points, plus return times and special via Taunton or Brockton options.

Boston New York Fall River Ashmont- Ror Raat Gt Stable Hingham Cottage City New Bedford East Bridgewater Brockton v Abington Brockton East Milton West Quitacy A&m & Oh Tr Py West Quincy Vou Tenes Ay Cave Easteymouth Weymouth Taunton Harrison Square Marshfield Return Mattapan Milton Matta Dy Neponset Mattapeiset Middleboro Nantucket Woods Hall Newport North Easton Stoughton Randolph North Easton Stoughton Plymouth Duxbury Quincy Emma Cohasset Weymouths Cohasset South Tree and Way Statons South Braintree Horon Idays Jays Aueek TR. Kendrick

Steamers to New York and Boston connections offered

Tickets to New York available with limited service on steamers from Boston and Pro Station daily except Sundays. Trains depart Boston at 6 and reach Stonington by 9.20 P. M. Next morning service continues. Tickets and state rooms at State Street corner and Boston & Prov Station. Officials J W Richardson A Folsom Supt Boston & Prov.

Stonington New York Massachusetts and BK Express Boston & Pro Corner State Street Boston & P J. W. Richardson Folsom Boston & Prov

Boston and Lowell Railroad Schedule Fragments 1887

Boston station on Causeway Street and 218 Washington Street list early trains to Plymouth Warren Haverhill Nashua and Montreal with local and through services. It notes Pullman and parlor cars to Montreal and varied local stops on White Mountain and Northern divisions.

Boston Causeway Street City Tide and Washington Street Old State House Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Montpelier Essex Function Kurlington Albans Montreal Warren Haverhill Woodsville St. Johnsboro Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Bristol Claremont White Mountain Pullman Central Vermont R.R Passumpsie R.R Manchester Concord

Lowell transit and bleachery schedule fragment

Fragmentary timetable shows Lowell and No. Billerica routes with listed times such as 6.45 and 7.30 AM and evening slots around 9 and 11 PM. Also notes Bleachery timings and Sunday shifts.

Lown Unis Town Sun No. Billerica LO Amw

Train Time Tables for Local and Through Services

Time table listing local and through train times across multiple stations including Concord Massachusetts Arlington and Woburn. Note shows full information obtainable at stations from Mellin and Storer, with through connections and station-specific departures.

Bedford Mellen George W. Storer Pass

Central Massachusetts R R Train Schedule 1887

Central Massachusetts railroad schedule lists Boston and Lowell trains from Way Street to Jefferson and Way Stations. Express and local departures are shown with times such as 5:05 PM and 9:10 AM, plus morning and evening runs to West and Selmont areas, under supervision of Gen. Sup. Mellan.

Newton Lower Falls Aus Weiks East c Newton Ee Boston Brookline Oston Boston & Albany Railroad Needham and Way Woonsocket Hag Folsom Su Mown Vou Oy Jefferson and Way SUN Rockbottom

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