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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1887

Page

7

Market Report on Cotton and Trade Prices in 1886

The week’s imports into continental ports rise to 74 000 bales with a 244 186 bale increase from the prior date, while pipeline certificates show activity and mixed figures for runs, shipments, charters, and exports. Sugar and molasses markets remain firm with specific price quotes and grading details.

Liverpool New York Per &Allon San Domingo L&c Manila Nloilos Belmont Porto Rico Cuba

Markets By Telegraph Cotton and Grain Prices Reported

New York reports cotton unchanged with varying Upland and Orleans class values. Wheat and corn fluctuate across cities including Detroit Milwaukee Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis with mixed grain receipts and ship futures. Prices for flour pork lard and other staples shown with regional quotes and futures signals.

Hogs and Cattle Market Roundup Across Cities

Market notes from St Louis Kansas City Peoria and Chicago show hogs firm with prices 470 to 540 in St Louis and mixed packers at 520 to 540. Chicago reports steady cattle and hog prices with steers at 3120, hogs 410 to 540 and sheep receipts and prices listed.

ST. Louis Kansas City Eoria Chicago

Print Cloth Market Reports Mixed Weekly Totals

Print cloth markets in Fall River and Providence show varied weekly figures with deliveries sales and stocks. Notable values include 175000 pieces for notion 164000 deliveries 40000 stock 148000 sales 55000 spot 83000 future and grain prices around 646 and 31-16 for 6x56s. Market described as steady and firm with moderate activity in Providence.

Fall River Pro Notion Providence R. IL

Trade summary shows weekly sales and stocks

Sales for the week reach 88,000 pieces 64 by 64s spots and early delivery at 3 ac against 82,000 from the prior week. Manufacturer stock on hand totals 72,000 pieces all ds.

London Market Report Shows Wheat Slow and Corn Quiet

Foreign markets update from London and Liverpool notes wheat slow with mixed cargo activity and quiet corn. Prices for No 1 California wheat and red winter wheat are listed. Paris and Antwerp quotes steady to quiet. Havana markets show firmness early in week then activity, with sugar, molasses, and stock levels detailed alongside weekly exports and freight rates.

London Beerbohm Calcutta Club Liverpool Paris California Antwerp Havana Matanzas United States

Imports and Exports at Cornwallis and Glasgow in 1887

Shipping ledgers list goods from Cornwallis Nova Scotia and Glasgow Scotland with steamer Norwerian and Bavarian cargoes. Entries include bush potatoes, pig iron, paper stock, earthenware, cotton goods and sago, plus numerous cases of mdse, horses, pigs, wool, soda ash, and machinery from multiple firms such as Baring Bros & co, Brown Shipley & co, Cushman Bros, Shepard & co, J R Leeson & co, and Fiske & co.

Cornwallis Frank L P George C Rockwell Hathaway & Co Glasgow Scot Norwerian Baring Bros & Co Boston Dye Co J M Smith McInness Brown, Shipley & Co Stubt & Co Liverpool Eng Bacon & Co Glass Mills Turner & Co Riley & Gray Leigh & Co Bates Shepard, Norwell & Co

Exports Feb 5 1887 Liberia Halifax Glasgow shipments

Shipping notices list cargoes from Monrovia and Halifax to Portland Digby Annapolis and Glasgow. Items include hams beef lard pork flour meal refined oil nails glassware hardware dry goods oysters bananas onions oranges and more with quantities in bbls bags cases loads and crates.

Monrovia Liberia Portland Ellen Crusoe Halifax Annie Moore Digby Annapolis Windsor Lizzie Elsinore Frida Carroll Glasgow Scotland Trinacria Do Do Santton

Staple Shipments and Receipts Across Rail Lines

Receipts dated February 6 1587 list Staple goods carried by Boston and Albany Grand Junction and Loxton Providence railways. Cotton bales flour corn oats and other staple commodities quantified per line with bales barrels sacks and boxes. Goods include bacon tea beef butter wool and hides among others.

Freight Yard Inventory Of Carloads And Bales Across Rail Lines

A long list details quantities of goods in carloads and bales across multiple railroads including Old Colony, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Boston and Maine, Boston and Maine Western, Boston and Lowell, Express, and By Sea. Items include cotton, wool, flour, oats, corn, beans, hops, lard, butter, eggs, bacon, beef, pork, cheese, cheese, leather, hides, skins, and various packaging terms, with varying counts and units such as bales, boxes, barrels, tub, bags, cases, crates, and cars. The entry presents a ledger-style inventory snapshot for commodities and their volumes.

Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Boston& Maine Railroad—Western Division Boston & Lowell Railroad Woxor & Vias

Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Highlights

A roundup of land transfers across Boston area streets including St. Botolph Franklin Haven Parker and Beacon. Transactions show parcels on Parker Street and Dorchester Street with prices from $1 to $9516 and mortgage details to Provident Institution for Savings.

Mortgage records list multiple February land liens across Boston area

The notice itemizes numerous February mortgages on land and buildings across Dorchester, South Beaton, Hebron, Indiana Place, Garfield Avenue and other Boston suburbs. Names include Theresa Dubuc, William MacDonald, Emma Rockwell, Trewworgy, Labanister, Thomas Fenton, Seth Thomas, Theodore Grover, Lucy Norcross, Lillian Wood, John Sherry, Nancy Downer, Eliza Nutt, John Robbins, John Russell, Catherine Eckert, Charles Irving and Chelsea Savings Bank, with amounts ranging from two thousand to eight thousand dollars. The entries cover southerly, easterly and northerly street segments, indicating a broad set of property liens recorded on Feb. 1–Feb. 8.

Suffolk County St. Botolph Street Franklin Haven Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Provident Institution For Savings Parker Street Horatio Newhall Clarence A. Claflin Adelbert E. Claflin Mary A. Claflin Indiana Place Theodore R. Glover Thomas M. Smith Jacob Berwin Alanson P. Eldredge Beacon Street Frederic Amory Georgiana B. Parsons Boston Benjamin B. Converse Georgiana L. Colbeare Dorchester Street Harriet W. Dean Harrison P. Souther Et al Sarah A. Fitzpatrick Broadway Henry Kane Daniel J. Clancy West Third Street Roxpury Patrick O'Brien John Gunning Cabot Street Revere William Carr Charles H. Putman Pebble Avenue Theresa W. Dubuc William I. MacDonald Newbury Street John P. Jordan Sarah E. Kahn Maverick Liverpool Streets Emma J. Rockwell Et Ax William Ti. Treworgy Norfolk Street Dorchester Ditto Learnard Street Heb Julia Labanister Veltora Blaney South Beaton Thomas W. Fenton Et Garfield Avenue John Sherry Nancy M. Downer Dochester Eliza Nutt John B. Robbins Noreereny Saratoge Street John Russell Daniel Page Chestnut Avenue Roxbury William G, Eckert Catherine Eckert Neponset Avenue Charles H. Irving Chelsea Savings Bank Warren Avenue John Morley Charles A. Humphreys

Land and Buildings Taxed on Dorset Street Dorchester

On February 2 a valuation listed land and buildings on the northerly side of Dorset street in Dorchester with a price of 2500 dollars.

Gage Dorset Street Dorchester

Boot and Shoe Buyers Tour Major Cities

A list of buyers from firms in Augusta Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Fort Worth Louisville Lexington Omaha San Francisco Salt Lake City and St Louis includes W J Rooney W L McCleary H I Lobe S H Phipps J E Spear George M Daum R H Fyfe W F Gabell E H Lewis B 8 Weller A B Lancaster J Daveneck A D Morse B Getteson F H Auerbach Jacob Frank C H Smith G W Brown and J H Shaffer with firms such as Tavers Rooney B S Co Gunby Betsworth Co Grotten Mitchell Co Phelps Dodge Palmer Gore Gore Co Shillilo Co Laws O Desnoyers O Shaffer Swarts Co and Adler Frank O among others.

Augusta J Rooney Tavers Rooney B &S Co Craw Baltimore W L McCleary Gunby, Betsworth & Co I Lobe Grotten, Mitchell & Co Chicago Fi P Dodge Phelps, Dodge & Palmer George P Gore Geere P Gore & Co Cincinnati H Phipps C R Mably

Central Vermont route trains connect Montreal Ottawa and Ogdensburg

Central Vermont lines offer morning and night services from Boston to Rutland Burlington St Albans and beyond with through connections to Montreal and Ottawa. The schedule includes a 1 00 AM express to Winchendon Jaffrey Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene and others with connections at Rutland for Saratoga and Delaware & Hudson routes. A night express with Pullman Palace Sleeping Car serves Rutland Burlington St Albans Ottawa and Ogdensburg arriving early morning with connections to Montreal and Ottawa. Tickets available at 228 Washington Street and through agents.

Central Cheshire RR. R. Cis Bellows Falls White River Vermont BR. R Montreal Points West Ches Pullman Palace Rutland Burlington St. Albana Ottawa Ogdensburg Washington Street FAXON Gen. Agt R. Stewart Gai. Wieser Rie N. H Iy EL Hop Montreal & West Monte Boston Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Pullman Central Vermont R. Kd Onice New York Middletown New Haven Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury Fishkill-on-Hudson NEW England Limited Gaston Willimantic Philadelphia Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond MT. Norwich Line New London Norwich Danielsonville Putnam

Boston and Maine Through Trains Schedule Lines

The timetable lists multiple departures from Haymarket and Causeway Street stations serving Augusta, Eastport, Calais, St John New Brunswick Halifax Nova Scotia Portland Lewiston Manchester North Conway and Portland with connections via Maine Central and Knox and Lincoln railways. Sets of daily Monday Wednesday Friday services and various transfer stops are noted.

Ty Aston Augusta Haymarket Sq Lpm Causeway St Banfor Sit. John Hi Alifax F Eastport Calais St. John N. B Halifax N. S Portland Haymarket Lewiston Haymarket St Causeway Anchester Concord North Haymarket Square North Conway Haymarket Square Causeway Street Maine Central Eo Rank and Knox Lincoln Railways

Western Division Train Schedules Across Boston and Suburbs

A dense render of Western Division timetable entries lists trains from Boston to Andover Dover Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Lawrence North Lay and many others with return trips and numerous times. The fragment includes workingmen’s trains and services to Lowell Malden Melrose Medford Portland Reading and beyond, indicating a large regional schedule with mixed departures and returns throughout the day.

F Pirenne Kriocheaster Andover Dover Blaverhams Oe Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Lawrence North Lay South Area Aim Lowell Malden Melrose Highlands Melrose TAG Ae Wilining

Train Timetable for Eastern Division from Boston Station

The schedule lists departures and arrivals across multiple towns including Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Dover Everett Ipswich Lynn Salem Rockport Gloucester and Portsmouth with varied times and a Workingman's train note. James Furber is listed as General Manager and D J. Ulanders as Passenger Agent.

Amesbury Beverly Middeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls Rochester Hampton Beach North Krampton Rye Beach Ipswich Lynn Marblehead Swampscott Branch Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody and Danvers Portsmouth Revere Rockport and Gloucester Salem Saugus Grampscott Wenham Weolteboro Lyne and Way New Dougport Portland Hanser St. John Mallfax Tom Workingman South Reading Heston Laymarket Square City BOG Vee Street Bangorns James Furher D. Jd. Ulanders Ghoul

Boston and Albany Railroad Time Tables Display

Local time tables for the Boston and Albany Railroad list through-ticket sales at 232 Washington Street Boston. Trains connect to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and the West with daily and Sunday options. Readers advised to obtain full schedules at stations or ticket offices for precise departures and connections.

Boston & Albany R.R Washington Street Boston Gale Springfield Pittefield Albany South Framingham Syracuse Springfeld Axlbanys Ibany Buffalo Cleveland Chicago Betreit Palm River Branch Anville Cordaville, & Ashland Milford South Frami Kallis Brookline S. Hanson H. J. Gallup

Fitchburg Railroad Passenger Schedule Nov 15 1886

Trains from Boston to the West depart from Causeway Street with numerous daily and Sunday services. Includes express routes to Albany Chicago St Louis and New York Central sleeping cars. Also lists local and connecting trains to Framingham Lowell Ayer Junction and Worcester with multiple stops and return times.

Causeway Street Boston West Albany N. Y Chicago St. Louis Pullman New York Central West Shore R. R N.Y. Vu Troy Norwood Central Woonsothket Division Boston & Albany Railroad Needham and Way Woonsocket

Boston and New York Line Schedules and Connections

A dense listing of rail and boat connections across New England detailing departures and returns to towns including Barnstable, Plymouth, Brockton, Fall River, Newport, and Boston. Notes weekly patterns, weekday and Sunday trains, and special connections via Taunton and Whitman along with times for Neponset and Cohasset routes.

Waxbury Re South Whitman Brockton South Weymouth Wollaston Wood Cohasset Hingham Hi Ry M Fall River Taunton Ay Rm Newport Braintree Way Statons South Braintree Warnter New

Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable February 1 1887

Boston station Causeway Street lists through service from Boston to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Anshland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Montpelier Essex Junction Burlington St Johns Montreal etc 5 30 am and 7 pm Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodville 8 30 am and 7 pm For St Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec etc Bristol and Claremont branches Local White Mountain Northern divisions Pullman sleeping cars Montreal 7 pm Parlor cars to Montreal or Passumpsie RR Local service from Boston Manchester and Concord NH detailed varying times and stops Reading shows schedules for many towns including Nashua and Concord with multiple daily departures and connections.

Boston Causeway Street City Washington Street Old State House Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Anshland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White Rriver Junction Montemier Essex Junction Hurlington St. ‘Ibans Montreal Warren Haverhill Woodnville St. Bohnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Bristol Claremont Rpm White Mountain Northern Division Pullman Central Vermont R.R Passumpsie

Trains Schedule Updated for Central Massachusetts R R

The Sept 6 1936 timetable details new departures from Boston to New York Providence and Attleboro with Shore Line Fast and Mail trains, return times, and Sunday variations. It lists station stops, prices and note on Steamboat connections.

Boston New York Shore Line Providence

Trains depart and return schedules for New England 1886

A dense OCR of timetable data lists weekday and Sunday train departures and returns for routes from Boston to New York and New England points. It covers numerous stops, connections, and notes on detentions and special trains, with hours ranging from early morning to late night.

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