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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1887

Page

7

Grain and meat prices across Toledo Cincinnati and Milwaukee reports

Market news from Toledo shows wheat and corn dull and oats nominal with receipts of 5000 bushels wheat and 1000 bushels corn while shipments reach 3000 wheat and 6000 corn. Cincinnati notes pork at 14 dollars and lard higher at 6.70, with bulk meats and whiskey steady and receipts 1800 with shipments 13800. Milwaukee reports flour steady and wheat about 78 percent, oats and barley steady with receipts of 10387 bbis flour and 2067 bushels wheat, shipments 11759 bbis flour and 1458 bushels wheat.

Toledo Fev Cincinnati Shipmenits Milwauker

Hog and cattle markets staple updates from St Louis

Hogs higher at St Louis noon trading with Yorkers at 5 615, mixed packers firmer at 5 264585, patchers to extra at 5 4075 GO. Markt activity shows gains across hog categories and firmer tone among buyers.

ST. Louiss

Cotton Market News Feb 11 1887 National cotton prices and stocks

Augusta to New York ports report receipts exports and stock levels for week ending Feb 11 1887. Net receipts at all US ports 107 464 with 881 495 stocks. exports to Great Britain 83 756 France 4 484 and the continent 29 665. Consolidated week data and year ago comparisons included.

Augusta Galveston New Orleans Great Britain Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati Shipae St. Louis Louisville France Continent United States Liverpool

London and Liverpool Markets Report on Wheat and Cotton

International market notes show wheat and corn activity muted off the coast with steady prices in London and Liverpool. Cotton futures in Liverpool remain firm with multiple delivery months, while wool sales in London stay brisk with strong cape demand and notable volume across colonies and South Africa.

London iBeerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool Orleans Manchester California Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal Montevideo

Imports FRB 11 1887 Buenos Ayres and Liverpool cargoes

A long list of consignments from Buenos Ayres to Liverpool and other ports includes Bark Annie R Lewis with hides, Yorktown salt, Highlands jute, Annapolis hemp and sugar orders, and numerous shipper line items. The record enumerates buyers such as Bar ing Bros Co N W Rice Co and many coastal firms, noting quantities like 2000 tons salt, 8395 bales jute, and 1999 bales hemp along with varied merchandise and crates listed by ship and trade post.

Buenos Ayres Annie R Lewis Baring Bros & Co W Rice & Co Cagliari Yorktown George E Downes Chittagong Highlands Demerara Iloilo Annapolis Liverpool Eng Washburn & Moen Manf Co Jackson & Co Sherburne Walbaum & Co Messenger, Jr Lane & Hubbard Cudbear Brown Bros & Co Mdse Baring Bros & Co Picus Earthenware Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Rogers & Co Linder & Meyer Torrey, Bright & Capen Wellington & Co Richard Briggs Murphy & Coolidge Pierce & Co Jackson, Mandell & Daniell Shoninger Moses & Co Bradford Thomas & Co Jordan, Marsh & Co Weeks & Potter Schoenhof Sumac Beach & Co Dame & Co French & Co Treder Messner & Co Marsh Bros. Pierce & Co Bixby & Co H P Smith & Co Neal Morse & Co Clement & Soule Messenger Bros & Jones Blake & Sterns John L Gardner J & J Murdock Morse & Ro Talbot Wilmarth

Almanacs and merchants trade ledger fragments

A scanned almanac style list records numerous consignments from Forbes & co to Stone & Downer and Neal Morse, with items including woollens, linens, cottons, machinery, steel wire, bleaching powders, caustic soda, coal, pig iron, and mdse. It notes shipments by J B Moors & co, Morey & co, Riley & Gray, and Jordan Marsh, among others, spanning casks, bales, cases, and bags, with varied destin­ations and orders from Miragoane to Mobile and Kio Grande do Sul.

Forbes & Co Cahill & Co Stone & Downer Stedman & Fuller Mant Co Neal, Morse & Co J B Moors & Co Jackson, Mandell & Daniell Moise Stone & Downer I. P Hollander & Co H M Burr & Co Murray Morey & Co Earle Mant Co Morey & Smith Thomas P Frost Miragoane A J Horsey Mobile Kennard Kio Grande DO Sul

Exports Records From Feb 11 1887 Ports

Shipping list items from St Thomas Amsterdam and St John NB detail brig Rocky Glen and Schr Vioneer cargoes. Goods include flour, fish, oysters, apples, cranberries, ice, nails, boots and shoes, beef and pork, lumber, beefs, petroleum, and limber measurements. Major destinations and vessel names appear with quantities and measurements.

ST. Thomas Dwi Brig Rocky Glen Amsterdam Holland ST. John

Receipts for Feb 11 1887 by multiple railroads

A detailed freight ledger lists cargo received by Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, Old Colony, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Boston & Maine Eastern and Western Divisions, Boston & Lowell, and By Express and By Sea. Entries include cotton bales, wool, flour, cornmeal, beef, hams, tea, coffee, butter, eggs, bacon, lard, pork, leather, hides, and various sacks, bales, and cases. Strong entities include railroad names, dates, and dozens of commodities with quantities.

Heskes Niger Ido Ieee Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Boston & Lowell Railroad Express

Fragmented Commodity List From Historical Ledger

A garbled OCR reading lists various goods and quantities such as grease, molasses, sugar, bbls, cases, hides, and skins with numbers like 40 050 and 90, 7, 4447, 101, 53, 249, 47 180, 62, 74 331, 635, 93, and 1995. The stream appears as an inventory fragment lacking coherent structure or context.

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town Excerpt

A list of buyers and agents from multiple cities including Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati New York Philadelphia Omaha and St Louis is presented. Names and firms such as S G J Putzel Phelps Dodge Gore Kreisman Daum Nightingale Lewis Lancaster Hull Keiser W C Walker Shaffer Deming Corser Amick and many others appear with their respective companies or roles. This appears to be a directory style notice or advertisement fragment from a newspaper.

Binghamton Derby Line D Wilkey D Wilkey & Co Decatur G W Downing Ads Easton Penn T C Nightingale WW Moon & Co Fort Worth Tex IX H Lewis Lewis Bros & Co Lexington Lancaster Re. Martin’s Ferry Boyd Mt Vernon RDS Hull Craw Mansfield H Keiser New York I Rand C Fisher N Fisher & Co Thomas E Greasen Omaha C McDougall E G Moore & Co Quincy G W Watson Watson & Coburn Richmond M May Jacob May & Son Savannah 8 Buck Buck Bros St Louis J H Shaffer Shaffer, Swarts

Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Listings

Suffolk County transfers list multiple properties with buyers, sellers, and dates from Feb 4 to Feb 6. Entries include Rutland street, Shawmut avenue, Roxbury Hoffman street, Dorchester Harvest street, Jones avenue, Garbett & Woods plan, Brookline Summer and Washington streets, South Boston Land East Second streets, G street, Maverick street, Saratoga street, Chelsea Walnut street, Revere Ocean and Walnut avenues, and Brighton Western avenue transfers with prices and mortgage details.

Rutland Street Jacob Berwin Thomas Peters George H. Warren Shawmut Avenue Thomas R. Bailey Et George W. Nason Rollin H. Allen Roxxbury Thomas Gaffield William Priesing Hoffman Street Frederick E. Webber Dorcuester Richard C. Humphreys Mary E. Smith Harvest Street William B. Cutter Everett A. Flynn Jones Avenue George D. Wildes Henry Pearson Garbett & Woods Dorchester Louis L. Puller Brookline Frederick Ames Grace Stevenson Summer Washington Streets Boston William T. Eaton Charles Hi. Hall Lewis A. Pierce William C. Woodside Saratoga Street Luccinda O. Howard John Benson Chelsea Eugenie J. Larkham Walnut Street Revere Theresa C. Airola Arthur D. McLellan Ocean Avenue Augustine Airola John B. Airola Walnut Avenue Brighton Charles Mackin Ellen Mackin Western Avenue

Mortgage transfers list from Chelsea Dorchester Roxbury Charlestown Feb 5 1900s

A series of property mortgage records dated February 5 list transfers to various lenders including Jeremiah Connors, Howard J. Pierce, William Kussmaul, Angeline Avery, William Priesing, John S. Hobbs, Thomas Peters, John F. Damon, and Charles H. Denison. Properties span Spencer Avenue Chelsea Dorchester Orangel Street Roxbury Chester Avenue Charlestown Pelham Street with loan amounts from 200 to 1000 dollars and others.

Jeremiah Connors the Provident Cooperative Bank Spencer Avenue Chelsea Howard J. Pierce Mogart A. King Dorchester Avenue Dorchester William Kussmaul John E. Blackemore Orange Street Angeline M. Avery Rachel C. Standish Harvard Street William Priesing Frederick E. Weber Hoffman Street Roxbury John S. Hobbs Reuben E. Demmon Fayette and Ferdinand Streets Thomas Peters Henry C. Hutchins Ferrin Street Charlestown John F. Damon George Wheatland Chester Avenue Charles H. Denison Caroline B. Nathan Pelham Treet Peb

Probate Notices in Suffolk and Middlesex Massachusetts

Probate notices from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk and Middlesex counties announce citations in estate matters for Roswell Gleason of Boston and others. Proceedings seek letters testamentary, accounts, and final administrations with public notices in the Boston Post, dated February 1887, and chaired by Judges McKim and Brooks.

Probate notices and administrations in Suffolk County Massachusetts

A series of probate notices from Middlesex and Suffolk Counties, Massachusetts, announce will probates, executors and administrators for J. Brown, Mary Flynn, Bridget Conlon, William Bannister, William Cash, and Virginia Howland. Public citations name heirs, executors, and bond requirements with court dates in 1887 and notices to creditors to exhibit claims.

Norm MO Vealteh Massachusetts Middlesex Lorena A, Brown Malden Commonwealth OF Massachius Setts Suffolk Mary Flynn Boston Totich William E. Cash Virginia T. Howland

Insolvency Notice for George A Lancaster of Brookline

Commonwealth of Massachusetts insolvency notice issued February 9 1887 in Norfolk County. A warrant has issued against builder George A Lancaster's estate. Debts and property dealings with the insolvent are forbidden. A creditor meeting to prove debts and appoint assignees will be held at Dedham on the third Wednesday of February 1887 at ten o'clock in the forenoon.

George W. Leverett Cambridge Middlesex William Vandervoort Boston Suffolk Boston Post Joun W. McKim Esquire Elijah George Register Andrew Wiggin Abel Haley Jabez A. Sawyer Geordd M. Brooks J. H. Tyler John W. McKim Albert C. Brown Grorce M. Brooks John H. Flynn Joan W. McKim Dedham of Norfolk Abram C, Paul Commonwealth OF Diassachusetts Newton George M., Brooks Henry J. Allen Walter B. Allen Copartners Allen Samuel W. Tucker Massachusetts Murphy & CO County of Olney T. Meader Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Harvey A. Platts Charles W. Wryo Oscar B. Mowry

Train Schedules Across Massachusetts and Nearby Towns

A dense excerpt lists Western Division train times from Boston Station to many towns including Andover Lowell Melrose and Salem with departures and returns at various hours. The roster covers destinations such as Exeter Georgetown Biddeford and Portland with multiple daily options and special workingmen’s trains.

Square Alton Say Rochester Farms Andover Exeter Maverhill Georgetown Biddeford Slace Lawrence North Dan Roas South Laws Lowell Malden Melrose Highlands Melrose Wilmings

Boston and Maine Through Trains January 1 1887 Schedule

Railroads Boston and Maine list through trains on both divisions from Haymarket and Causeway stations to Augusta Haymarket, Lewiston, Manchester, North Conway, Portland, and Halifax with varied departures 7.30 am to 9 pm. Connections include St John New Brunswick and ports to Halifax. Massachusetts Maine lines also serve Bangor, Calais, and St. John via steamers from Portland, and Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox & Lincoln routes share Haymarket and Causeway stations.

Augusta—l Haymarket Sq Causeway St Bangor St. Bobn Halifax i Provinces Yann Rastport Calais St. John Halifax N. S Portland Haymarket Square Causeway Street Maine Central Grand Eunk Knox & Lincoln Raiways- Hayim Ket Square Cause Street Lynn and Way Newburyport Portsmouth Malifax Tom

Fitchburg Railroad Passenger Schedule Leaves and Arrives

A lengthy 1886 timetable lists Fitchburg Railroad passenger departures and connections from Causeway Street and Boston stations. It notes morning starts at 6:30 and 8:30 with various express and sleeping car services to Albany New York Chicago and St Louis, plus Sunday and West Shore options and numerous intermediate stops including Worcester, Grafton, Clinton, and Keene.

Aim Albany N. Y Inel Chicago Ing St. Louis West Shore Alban West Albi N. J. Gree Causeway Street Boston Weam New York Central Ind Central Troy Nfield Baldwinville A . Falls

Electric timetable fragment for New England commuter routes

Complex OCR of a historical schedule lists train times for many stations including Lynn Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Everett Dover Revere Salem Rockport Swampscott and others. The text names stations, times, branches and notes Sunday trains and special services with officer signatures.

Amesbury Beverly Biddegard Chelsea Dover Everett Treat Falls Rochester Hampton Beach North Hampton Rye Beach Toswich Lynn Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody and Danvers Tym Portsmouth Revere Rockport and Gloucester Branch Salem Gow Osc Saugus Hraweh Swanpscott Wenham Wolteboro

Trains From Kinston to Wall River Line Schedule

On and after January 24 trains depart Kinston for Wall River Line at 6 p.m. and 4 a.m. with multiple stops including Hyannis, Weymouth, Fall River, and Plymouth. return trips listed with weekday patterns and connections through Boston and Taunton, led by General Manager J. R. Kendrick.

Kinston Wall River M. Ashmone la Irn Barmtable Hyannis Wearmouth Sandwich Mraintree Urettery Een Than Emer Sik Joe Wil Wood's Hall Cohasset Hincham Weymoutha Hingham Fall River Brockton Taunton Ieee Ae “M Newport South Braintree Way Statons New York Boston J. R. Kendrick Old Colony Station Brooklyn Jersey City Old State House Old Colony J.R. Kendrick L. H. Palmer

Boston and Providence Hartroad Trains Schedule

A long dated timetable lists daily and Sunday departures from Boston to New York Providence and nearby towns, with Shore Line Fast Express and Shore Line Mail routes, multiple onward connections, and return times. It notes transfers at Mansfield, delays, and a superintendent's closing signature A Folsom.

Boston Shore Line Jwreturn Shore Life Mail New York Steamboat Stonington Providence Jpanetucket Metarn Bodgeville Hebronville Attleboro North Attleboro Mansefield East Foxboro Sharon Ounateon Junction Readville Pa Blyde Park Hoveland Clarenston Mills Forest Hills Jamasca Briain Boylston Roxbury Ded Ham Spring Street West Roxbury Mighland Stoughton Canton Mt. Hope Warren and Bristol Mansfield A. Folsom

Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable Summary 1887

Timetable listings for Boston station Causeway Street and City Ticket Office detail extensive local and through services. Routes include Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland St. Albans Montreal and more with multiple daily departures to Plymouth Warren Haverhill Nashua and Worcester. Parlor and Pullman cars to Montreal. Local services to Manchester Concord Beverly Woburn and beyond with varied morning, afternoon, and Sunday schedules. Published by C S Mellen and George W Storer, General Superintendent and Assistant General Passenger Agent.

Ene Panne aVia Saugus Workingman’s South Reading Boston Haymarket Square City Washington Street Portland Bangor James T. Furber D.d. Flanders Causeway Street Old State T House Trerough Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Wrymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Mongpelier Essex Sunction Marlington St. Albans Montreal Plymouth Warren Hlaverhill Woodsville St. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Bristol Clairemont Lynn White Mountain Pullman Central Vermont RR Passumpsie R.R Greenfield Nashua SUN

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