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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1888

Page

4

Treasury officials interpret December returns as sufficient

Treasury officials interpret the December returns as additional evidence that the estimate is sufficiently large.

Treasury

Grain Market Notes and Canadian Classification Reforms

The Boston Chamber of Commerce adjourned to January 3 1888 with quiet markets. Wheat stocks in North Western elevators and Duluth to St Paul and Minneapolis are estimated by the Pioneer Press at 100000 bushels. Canada sets new spring classification with Manitoba and Northwest wheat standards. Receipts for flour and grain in 1887 and 1886 are listed, including grain quantities and price ranges for flour, meal, oats, corn, and related products. Prices show wide ranges across flour types and cereals, with specific figures for bbls, sacks, and cents per bushel.

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Market Notes Highlight Butter Cheese and Produce Levels

The report details ongoing butter market quietness at old quota stations with light Western creameries and dull Northern creameries. It notes heavy cheese exports this week at 604,050 pounds versus 713,080 pounds previous year, firm home market, quiet egg trade, firm bean market with strong foreign and domestic prices, and steady poultry with varied turkey and fowl prices across regions.

Miter Riga COT Ska Ochd Oen SRP UATE Ccu Pss New York Vermont Jobug Ohio Ile New Harapshire Choice Island New Brunswick Northusdresh Westkens Stern North

Agricultural Market Prices From New York and Vermont

Listing of produce and farm goods with prices and origins including potatoes from New York Vermont and Aroostook County along with onions cabbage squash tallow and other market items. Notable entries include Sweet Potatoes Extra Jerseys Scotch potatoes and various tubers with price ranges per bushel barrel or box across multiple regions.

Houlton Floulton Hebrons Aroostook Aroostook Hebrons Vermont Rose New York Vermont Burbanks Island Hebrons Regent Champion St .Andrews

Fruit market receipts and price report from the year

Receipts for apples cranberries watermelons peaches Florida oranges and other fruit show totals for the year ending October with prices for Baldwin apples cranberries grapes and dried fruit. Market notes indicate quiet or firm demand and steady to moderate activity across categories.

Florida Hubbardston Spitz Cape Cod Country Aspinwall Port Limon Jamaica Palermo Renee Messina Valen Almeria Virginia Prime Virginia Common Grenoble Nantes Marbot

Pork and meat market report with bids and prices

Receipts for the past year show 1887 and 1886 figures across fresh beef pork and lard. Traders note the pork market is steady and firm with exports over 140000 dollars. beef prices are largely unchanged. City dressed hogs quoted at 7 7 to 8 cents, country at 7 8 cents, various cuts and preparations listed with prices and tonnage.

Lee C. Lord Vice City

Sugar Market Quiet with Steady Prices Amid Mixed Listings

The market shows a quiet day with no sales reported and prices holding steady across sugar grades. Granulated sugar ranges from 6 to 7 cents with several varieties listed, while molasses yields a new fancy crop at 8 1/8 cents per pound and related products noted.

Trade Centre Reports Mixed Commodity Prices New York

Reports from New York show flour receipts 25 939 pkgs exports 6189 bbls and 21 132 sacks with steady to firmer prices for superfine and Western extras. Wheat and corn futures hold firm with No 2 spring 93c No 2 red 244 98c store and elevator and No 1 red nominal.

New York City Mill Minnesota Rio United Western Steam City Steam Liverpool

Print Cloth Markets in Fall River Weekly Report

Fall River markets report week ending in December shows production at 740000 pieces and deliveries of 141000 pieces. Stock stands at 2000 pieces with sales totaling 192000 pieces and spot sales at 40900 pieces.

Tall River Fall River

New York to Fall River Line Express Steamship Service

Fall River Line offers a daily express service from Boston Old Colony Station to New York with 76 minute Fall River connection aboard steamers Pennsylvanian and Providence. Includes heated rooms electric lighting and on board orchestra. Return service departs New York daily except Sundays at 430 p m with baggage from hotel to destination. Tickets at Old State House No 3 and Old Colony Station.

Stonington Boston & Prowess Railroad New York State One Boston & Providence Richardson Boston Sgn A. A. Folsom Boston Fall River Old Colony Peilgmim Providence Brooklyn City Osten Old State House

Boston and Lowell Railroad Schedule Timings

Time table listing local and through train departures for Boston and Lowell routes with stopovers at Hillsboro Concord Nashua and Stoneham among others. Ends with names S. Melulen and Geo. W. Storer as generals.

S. Melulen Geo. W. Storer

Print cloths market closes firm with 57,000 pieces traded

Providence R I Dec 31 The print cloths market remained firm and advancing with 57,000 pieces sold this week down from 67,006 last week. Prices for 64x64s ranged around 34 to 346c for spot and January deliveries with varying lots and discounts. Manufacturers hold 176,000 pieces 64x64s and 1000 pieces 56x60s.

Providence R. L Vse

Hog and Cattle Markets in Chicago Trade

Chicago cattle receipts reach 1000 with 2000 shipments. common to good beeves at 3 465, cows 1 40 295, stockers and feeders 2 20 350, Texas steers 2 40 840. Hogs receipts 7000 with strong demand. heavy 5 45 596, light 5 6 5, skips 2 75 4 60. Sheep receipts are large and steady natives 2 75 5 25, lambs 4 50 5 75.

Chicago Texas

Foreign Markets London and Liverpool Wheat Corn and Sugar Report

Cargoes off the coast show wheat in strong demand and corn firmer. California and Walla Walla wheats quoted in shillings while Liverpool grain markets report steady wheat and corn with steady winter and spring values. Havana sugar receipts lift with active demand and higher prices, freight rates quoted for sugar shipments to the United States.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane California Walla Walla Paris Liverpool Minnesota Havana Matanzas England Matangas Airto Spain United States

Imports and Exports in December 31 1887 At Rand Manan NB

Shipping list reports schooner Adam Perry master with 90000 frozen herring and a long catalog of goods aboard including steel billets oysters and mdse. Cargoes travel from Liverpool and other ports to New Haven Matanza and Halifax with numerous firms listed in the long inventory.

Rand Manan Adam Perry Verpool Kansas Norway Steel and Iron Co L & DS Riker Lovering & Co Wetherell Bros Jere Abbott & Co Richardson & Dennie White & Co George Bridge Swan Merchants’ Despatch Transportation Jones Curtis & Co Snow & Co Kennedy & Murphy Moise Caton Bros & Bixby Moors & Co Durrell & Co Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Reed & Barton Abram French & Co Wilder Moise Payson & Co Stone & Downer Broderson & Day Baring Bros & Co Morrison & Co Oakum Bowlie Fuller, Dana & Fitz H Tully & Co E & F King & Co William Hall & Co Liverpool Eng Sherburne Ammonia Linder & Meyer Morey & Co Wight Bros King & Co Dame & Co Messenger Bros & Jones American Express Co Woollens Chase, Parker & Co Houghton & Dutton Linder & Meyer George Buchanan Matanzas Ardanrigh Souris

Exports list from 1887 Canning to Liverpool and Demerara

Shipping cargo records detail numerous vessels and consignments across ports in Nova Scotia Surinam Demerara and England. Goods include flour meal pork beef mackerel butter lard beeswax wine canned items and a large quantity of lumber hardware and livestock.

Canning Byron M Port Medway WC Warner Surinam John Swan ST. Puerre Mart Schoner Sophronia Demhrara Brig Mone Liverpool Eng

Staple Receipts From Railroads in 1887

Summary of freight and goods receipts across multiple rail lines including Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Old Colony, New York & New England, Boston & Providence, and Boston & Maine. Items listed include bales cotton and wool, flour, corn, oats, barley, bacon, butter, cheese, eggs, leather, hides, lumber, hay, sugar, tea, coffee, pork, and various bales and bags with totals per railroad.

Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Zee Ailroad Boston & Maine Railroad Lowell Ibxpress Sei Ere Buab Iber— Cot Ecementieinia Iinet

Boston and Springfield Rail Timetable Fragment

Train schedules list multiple daily departures from Boston to Springfield and other stops with connections and dining car note. The fragment includes times for various routes, stations such as Newton, Brookline, Newton Low, and South Framingham, plus references to through tickets and station offices.

Ise G Adl Atations Boston Bostor Springfield Pitt West AL AM North Adams Palmer Ware Haven New Ville Cordaville Ashland Mmilford H. J South Framingh Ritckies A Newton Low Aourndale Newton Faneuil Brigh Allston Cotta Aor Am Ing Brookline Sterel Ty Borg Eserv Goerk

Special Notice on Train Schedules and Bagga Call

Old State House notices list bagga calls and mail options for Boston travelers. It details weekday and Sunday trains to New York via Rail River Line and various regional stops, with numerous times and return options, plus authority names and operating days.

Bostion Bagga Old State House Boston New York Fall River Ashmo WR Proston Fervividence Frattrone Froston Shore Ite Bronville

Timetables and Fare Notes for Local Rail Service

A dense OCR of schedules shows train times, return trips, and stop notes for various routes. It mentions stops like Maica Plain West Rexby Stoughton Canton and Mt. Hope with multiple daily departures, some return times, and occasional weekday variations.

Boston and Maine Rail Schedules Mixed Readable Fragments

Fragmentary timetable text shows connections from Augusta Haymarket and Causeway stations to several ports and towns. Mentions Maine Central and Lincoln Rail lines, with multiple daily departures and asterisks indicating times such as 8.30 am 12.30 pm and 7 pm. Readable items include Portland Bar Harbor Castine and Halifax routes with station details.

Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Angor St. John Halifax Provinces Causeway Eastport Calais St.ohn N. Ua Pia Portland Monauseway St Brast Bar Baiedawa Wxidace Tanen

Boston and New England Train Schedule Fragment

A damaged OCR fragment shows a dense set of timetable entries for trains leaving Boston and serving towns like Dover Newburyport Lawrence Lowell and Medford. The list includes times across morning and evening with numerous station names and routes.

Train Schedule for Amesbury and Nearby Areas

Eastern Division timetable lists departures from Causeway Street for Amesbury Biddeford Great Falls Keester and North Conway with daily and Sunday trains. It notes city ticket office at 306 Washington Street and Pullman cars on Portland and Bangor trains with James T. Furber as General Manager and D. J. Flanders as General Passenger Agent.

Montreal & West Vermont Ton Lowell Chicago Fitchburg S. A Wagner Cante Great Falls Keester Mampton Beach Rye Beach Ipswich di. Lynn Plehend Ee Swan Sceam North Conway Indan Tees Sock Lynn and Way Newburyport Portsmouth Portland Bangor St. John Malifax Salem Sargus South Reading Ranch Boston Haymarket Square Washington Street James T. Furber D. J. Flanders Avent

Central Massachusetts Routs To Northampton Suburban Stops

Train schedule shows daily departures starting Monday December 19 1887 from Boston to Northampton and through towns including Madley Amherst So Amherst Gilbertown Bondsville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jeffersons Oakdale West Boylston Sudbury Wayland Weston Waltham Belmont and other stops with multiple times listed 7 25 am 12 05 pm 5 25 pm and additional mid day services. GEO. W. STORER is listed as General Passenger Agent and Mell en as General Superintendent.

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