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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1888

Page

7

Cotton market declines as Liverpool bears hold steady

Allan Asher & Co report a sagging cotton certificate market with indifferent demand and some long cotton spilling. New York futures closed steady while Liverpool spot stayed steady. port receipts and stocks show notable totals across major ports with consolidated national figures remaining high.

Allan Asher & Co Liverpool New York Uplands Orleans Augusta Galveston New Orleans Great Britain Mobile Memphis Savannah Continent Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Baltimore Cincinnati St. Louis

Hogs and cattle market reports across major cities

Across Kansas City Peoria St Louis Chicago markets show firmer hog prices with gains of about five cents in several quotes. Cattle receipts rise with steers and mixed stock higher. Texas cattle and various sheep and lamb categories post stronger quotes amid active shipments and observed price ranges.

Kansas City Peoria ST. Louis Chicago Texas

Foreign Markets London and Liverpool Report February trading

Markets show wheat and corn firmer on the coast with cargos arriving and awaiting sale. At Liverpool breadstuffs price signals include wheat quiet with poor demand, corn steady and various futures quoted from February and March contracts.

London Beerle St. Iy Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California

Wool sales in London show keen competition and strong demand

London buyers crowded the wool sale with heightened activity. Cape of Good Hope and Natal lots led, French dealers buying much of the top lots. Port Phillip, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, and New Zealand offerings sold with firm prices and multiple grades recorded.

London Cape of Good Hope Natal Port Phillip Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia New Zealand

Imports and Exports Feb 2 1888 Anamboe Cabarién Glasgow

Receipts show Bark Geneva 459 pkgs palm oil 7 casks gum 2 boxes specie N B Mans field Co CAIBARIEN Steamer Euskaro 17200 bags 600 hands sugar Standard Sugar Refinery Glasgow list Steamer Siberian 200 tons iron N&N W Curtis 200 do Baring ros & co 50 casks bicarb potash 80 do soda J L& DS Riker 370 bags potatoes Snow Co 6 cases granite WC Townsend 6 do oatmeal J P Allan 517 bags potatoes Green & co 664 do ropes etc multiple firms and parcels of dry goods and raw materials. Maine to Canada Ireland Manila.

Anamboe Geneva Mansfield & Co Caibarien Euskaro Glasgow Siberian N&n W Curtis Baringros & Co L& DS Riker Snow & Co Cushman Bros & Co Shepard, Norwell & Co Young & Co Jones Bros Mills Martin & Perkins Baring Bros & Co R Leeson & Co Moors & Co Mackintire, Lawrie & Co Lorraine Mant Nickerson & Baxter Hovey & Co Seavey Foster & Bowman Shepard Norwell & Co Jordan Marsh & Co Bryder & Estabrook Neal, Morse & Co Torrey, Bright & Capen Joel Goldthwait & Co Seaverns & Co Dabney, Simons & Co Stoddard, Lovering & Co Pat Keane

Boston and New England Rail Schedule Corrections 1887

Train times list Boston station departures and returns with many stations including Ashcroft Norwood Central Hartford Willimantic and New York connections. Corrected to December 11 1887. notes daily departures weekdays Sundays exceptions and steamer connections City of Worcester and City of New York services referenced with Pullman parlor and state rooms.

Boston Summer Street Ashcroft Baltimore Bird Street Blackstone Danbury Dorchestron Etlis Ishkill-On-Kiudson RG Wr Ees New Beitain Burg New London Air Line Hartford Nory Parce Central Wattusken Rhia Pe Se Puatnam Beadville Riw Rockville Southbridge Wyiltoens Syoshington D.C Willim Winslows Webster O Net Boston Tc Norwood Central Hyde Pack Hyde Park Luyvuus York Middletown Newaven Pullman New York Dartford New Britain Waterbury Fishkill-on-dludson Newbarghi Thare Cannacatin Ohio Grand Central Depot Willimantic Willi NEW England Limited Philadel VRESS New Haven Jersey City Trenton Philadelphia Washington Richmound BP. M. Norwich A .A. Danielsonville Putnam City OF Worcester City OF New York Washington Street Causeway Street Old State House Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Baverhill Woodsville Littleton Bethlehem Fabyans Lancaster Whitefield Kfranklin Lebanon White River Junction St. Johnsbury New Bedgbe Sherbrooke Quebec Passumpsic Elis Rive Bristol Mont Branch

Exports at Liverpool and Bahamas aboard Pavonia and Melissa D Robbins

In February 1888 shipments from Liverpool and Port Nelson Bahamas list extensive cargoes. Pavonia cleared Jan 27 with groceries, tonnage, lumber, cotton, and machinery. Brig Rovoky Glen from St Thomas reports flour, leather goods, fish, oats, and lumber. Schooner Melissa D Robbins from Port Nelson carries rice, canned vegetables, flour, grain, nails, and groceries.

Liverpool Hne Pavonia St Thomas Dwi Rovoky Glen Port Nelson Bahamas Melissa D Robbins

Staple Goods Receipts From Multiple Railroads

A long list records receipts dated February 2, 1888 for Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Boston and Maine Eastern and Western divisions, Lowell System, and sea and express shipments including wool, flour, corn, grease, lard, pork, butter, cheese, eggs, beans, apples, hay, lumber, leather, hides, skins, tea, coffee, sugar, molasses, and other commodities from numerous rail lines and routes. The segment also includes a legal notice filed by Luther Farwell of Boston seeking a decree to enforce a mortgage title tied to parcels on West Centre and Poplar streets, with details on deeds, dates, and parties, and requests for notice and appropriate decree.

Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell System Express

Probate citations for private sale license and estate administration

Notices cite WINSLOW WARREN to appear for a private sale license in Dedham and MATTHEW H. BELLIS estate administration in Middlesex. JOAN RITCHIE estate final account in Suffolk. all require appearance, publication in Boston Post, and court dates in February 1888.

Fragmentary timetable notes from scattered train schedules

The text lists numerous train times and routes across multiple locations including Newton Highlands, Boston, West Berlin, and Brookline. It references stops, return times, and general schedule notes with several dates and periods, though much is garbled.

Western and Eastern Divisions Rail Timetable Summary

Rail timetable data for the Boston and Maine system lists Western and Eastern divisions. It specifies station routes, departures from Haymarket, Causeway Street, and various inland and coastal points, with weekly and Sunday patterns, plus connections to Portland, Bangor, St John, Halifax, and Rockland.

UC. 1 ISBT ANDEA Haymarket Sq Gway St Yam St. John Mallvfax Aymarket Causeway Eastport Calais John N. W Halifax Rockland Castine South Bar Portland Eway St Ew Sq Manel N. Ef North Market Sq Ayay Ions Maine Central Od Knox & Lincoln Rail Causeway St Lynn and Way Newburyport Portsmouth Bangor M. Salem Saugus South Reading Boston Haymarket Square Washington Street James T. Furber D. J. Flanders

Notice to appear before Supreme Judicial Court in Boston

Commonwealth of Massachusetts petitions the petitioner to publish copies of the petition and this order once a week for three weeks in the Boston Post. The publication warns all interested parties to appear on the first Monday in April to show cause why the petition should not be granted. Clerk John Noble issues the order February 1, 1888 with attestation by C. H. Cooper.

Winslow Warren Ward Dedham Nortis Boston Post Boston Jak Ogy Rt Ieevere Fitness Guernge White Fsquire J Court Jonathan Cobb Register Cambridge Middlesex Grovar M. Brooks J. H. Tyler Commonwealth OF Riassachila Suffolk Joan Ritche John Ritchie Joan W. McKim Elijah George Supreme Judicial Court John Noble Cooper Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Superior Court Catherine F. Maher Commonwealth Portland Maine Selina M. Rossier Joan W. McKim, Esquire Elijam George MASSACHUU_ SETTS Supfolk Eliza Hyndman Avenue Villa Grand Parade Earlbourne Mary Frances Macdonnell Devonshire Street England John W. Moki Esquire Henry W. Williams George D Low Alpeece Neeve Cerain Williams Henry Rou Suffie Giete Court Jonn W. McKim Garoon Elijail George

Equity suit against Maher Coggan over Malden land

Massachusetts Supreme Court notices in the case Ames W. Scallan vs Catherine F. Maher allege false deeds and seek injunctions and re conveyance. Maher resides in Portland Maine with no local agent. she must appear within a month and be served by weekly Boston Post publication. Attest: J A Willard. Also a public warning by Charles Leve about written orders for goods.

Commonwealth OF Massach Suffolk Superior Court Ames W.scallan Catherine F. Maher Coggan Malden

Fragmentary notice yields unclear vehicular event

Fragmented OCR text provides few readable details about a car related incident. Names, places, dates, and actions are missing, leaving only vague mentions of vehicles and motion without verifiable specifics.

Assignee Appointed for Insolvent Debtor Isaiah H Paine

Pes undersigned has been appointed assignee of Isaiah H Paine of Somerville an insolvent debtor The second meeting of the creditors will be held at a Court of Insolvency Cambridge on February 9 at 9 o clock in the forenoon Creditors may be present and prove their claims James F Farley Assignee

Pes Somerville Cambridge James F. Farley

Receipts by Category From Feb 2 1888

A detailed ledger style total of receipts dated February 2 1888 listing quantities for Cotton Molasses Wool Flour Butter Cornmeal Oats Cheese Barley etc by units such as bbls sacks boxes and tons. Several categories show year over year figures for 1887 and 1858.

Shoe Company executives and firms listed in Baltimore trade page

A compressed roster of shoe firm representatives and agents across multiple states including Baltimore Md Ehrlich Columbia Ind and others with names such as Grattan Mitchell Co Priess Laws Gonzales Fish Branham McKee Bran ham Doody Wallace Elliott San Antonio and Woolman Todd linked to shoe companies and associations across major cities.

Dillott P Dill Shoe Company Baltimore Lobe of Grattan, Mitchell & Co Baltimore, Md Priess, Ad Cincinnati Laws of I Laws & Co Columbia Ehrlich Columbia Ehrlich S Elkhart Ind J L Wolf Gonzales Texas Fischer Bros Zene E Branham McKee & Branham Macon Doody Doody & Co New York G Tench B Ronss Jd E Jacobs Wallace Elliott & Co Omaha

Estate of Worthington ward seeks damage compromise

Martha H. Barry, guardian of John H. Worthington an insane ward of Cohasset, asks the Norfolk Probate Court to authorize compromising damages from acts as trustee under a deed of trust to Sarah W. Richardson. Hearing set for first Wednesday of March in Dedham. publication in Boston Post required for three weeks.

Massachusetts Norfolk John H. Worthington Cohasset County of Martha H. Barry Ward Sarah W. Richardson Dedham Boston Post Boston Grerce Waitt Esquire Jonathan Cobb Register

Train Schedules Released for May 30 1887

Rostron and Frot announce May 30 1887 trains with routes to New York and local stops. Service includes Sunday sailings by the Stonington Line and connections at Sharon and nearby towns with morning and evening departures and returns.

Fragmented Schedule Snippet From Damaged OCR Text

The readable fragment lists times and places including Dedham West Roxby and Mt. Hope with notes about rain not stopping passengers. Mentions Warren Brist ym and Abby Liv, with references to days Monday Wednesday Friday and late evening arrivals.

Abby L.iv Oughton Mt. Uope Warren and Brist York Boor Lence

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Readable text fragment notes numbers and letters and a terse line about return on investment. Specific names or clear events are not evident.

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