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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1887
Page
7
The report lists ton prices for meal at 24 dollars, prime spot at 28 with trim, and quiet jobbing at 62 04 cents See figures for oats barley malt and hops with multiple grades and regional references to New York and Canada pricing. Prices include oats No 1 white 42 48c No 2 white 30 54c No 8 white 88 39c No 1 mixed 38 44 0 No 2 mixed 37 4c.
Quotations show Western creamery extra at 30 31 cents and Eastern dairy 27 29 cents in New York and Chicago. butter types range from 12 to 32 cents with varied grade marks. Cheese and eggs hold steady or quiet. beans and seeds show mixed wholesale prices. markets report fair demand in Chicago with receipts not large.
The notice provides detailed prices for apples peaches and other fruits, nuts and dried fruits, imported goods, Florida oranges, lemons and mandarins, Valencia and Malaga offerings, and cranberry barrels with prices per barrel or box across multiple varieties and conditions. It lists growers and product classifications with varying price points for bulk purchases.
Market report shows ongoing pork and lard price strength with good demand. Fresh beef remains steady with quiet trade, while lamb and mutton stay firm. Veals quiet and firm as Chicago quotations list openings, highs, lows, and closes for pork and lard, beef, and other meats, with various cuts and byproducts priced.
January to June market notes show steady to firm spot cotton in New York and Orleans with bids at 5 16 5 and 9c for various grades. Futures in New York opened steady and closed quiet around 9.6 to 10.0 for March to August. Oil, sugar, and molasses prices listed. pipeline certificates and shipments data included for 1886, with bales totals and refinery quotes.
A dense price report from New York and several Midwest cities notes flour and wheat receipts, exports, and varying prices. Wheat No 2 spring and No 1 red figures appear alongside rye, corn, oats, barley, and rye values. Provincial fluctuations include pork, lard, and bacon markets with multiple firming and dull notes.
Peoria reports hogs steady with receipts and shipments not given. Kansas City shows hogs firm with mixed receipts. St Louis notes firmer hogs for Yorkers and higher butchers. Chicago cattle and hogs show strong beef demand with varied prices. cattle receipts and shipments, sheep and lambs price ranges included.
Cotton trade data shows net receipts and gross value across ports including Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and consolidated totals. Prices range around mid 9c to 91 4c with firm steady and quiet markets and notable exports to Britain France and the continent.
London trading details show no wheat or corn cargoes off coast. Corn firm or improving abroad with Morocco corn at 22s 86d. English wheat firm at Mark Lane and Liverpool spot wheat dull. Danubian and American corn quiet. various prices quoted for January and February shipments.
Market notes from Liverpool and London show wheat steady with quiet demand and mixed corn. Paris and Antwerp rate wheat steady with minor price moves as January prices are reported.
A brief notice reports a sugar order related to the brig Kathleen-308 in port. The entry records an imports activity dated January 10, 1887.
Montevideo orders for Bark Adele 521 793 feet pine lumber Lockport Nova Scotia cargo on Sch Capola 250 barrels flour 150 cornmeal 6 drums kerosene oil St John New Brunswick Sch Erie 1 chamber set Hayti via New York Steamer Haytian Republic cleared Jan 8 reports 260 barrels pepper 215 drums 210 quarters dried cod 120 barrels 13 hundredweight mackerel 270 barrels 70 hundredweight alewives 1700 boxes herring 6000 feet lumber 3 boxes shoes 4 boxes white lead 3 drums linseed oil 2 barrels folding cots 1 half barrel hide poison 1 box dried apples 4 quarters traded tobacco 2 boxes hardware 37 kegs nails 25 barrels flour 20 barrels pickled fish 10 barrels beer 10 boxes salt
A dense ledger of goods by railroad lines and routes lists cotton, wool, flour, corn, oats, barley, malt, millfeed, meat products, butter, lard, bacon, beef, eggs, beans, tea, coffee, leather, hides, lumber, hay, and other commodities. Entries attribute quantities to Grand Junction, Providence, Old Colony, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Boston & Maine Eastern and Western Divisions, Boston & Lowell, and By Express or By Sea shipments.
The New York Textile Filter Company of New York faces heavy liabilities after the treasurer Henry A. Morris disappeared amid unconfirmed reports of a $75,000 raise. Liabilities are described as unknown but likely substantial. creditors include coffee suppliers and several attaching parties.
The schedule notes a daily Fall River Line express from Boston to New York with Sunday exception. Special steamers Bristol and Providence provide 80 minute travel to New York wharfs, music aboard, annex steamers to Brooklyn and Jersey City. Tickets and berths at Old State House and Vid Colony Station.
The notice promotes the Jid Reliable Central Vermont Route offering fast trains and Pullman cars with day and night services from Boston to Chicago via Fitchburg and Lowell. It lists schedules at 8:50 A.M. and 1 P.M. from Boston, and 7 P.M. via Fitchburg, with dining rooms and modern improvements. Tickets and berths are available from Central Vermont Railroad Office in Boston.
Trains from Boston to Manchester Concord and upper lines begin October 11 1886 with listed departures from B and L depot at 7 30 8 30 12 00 1 00 3 00 5 30 7 00 am and rest on Sundays. From B and M depot departures 7 30 am 12 00 m and 1 00 pm returning times include 10 00 am 2 45 5 05 6 30 pm Sundays 7 00 am. H E Chamberlin superintendent.
Boston and Maine announces through trains on both divisions with schedules from Haymarket square and Causeway street stations. Destinations include Augusta Bangor Eastport Calais St John Halifax Lewiston Manchester North Conway Portland and connections with Maine Central Grand Trunk and Enox Lincoln railways on weekdays and with select departures at 8.30 am 1 pm 9 am 12.50 pm 7 pm etc.
Telegraph style list of train departures from Boston area stations to Alton Bay Rochester and Farmington with numerous times and stations, plus Sunday trains to Dover Maverhill Lawrence Lowell Medford and other stops, and Portland Bangor Lewiston connections.
A dense OCR list shows train times and routes for Fitchburg and connected lines including Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Lynn Salem Portsmouth Revere and related branches. It notes service patterns on Thursdays and Saturdays with mentions of Pullman cars and the city ticket office at 306 Washington Street.
A dense timetable lists Boston to Albany via several routes with nightly and Sunday services. It mentions sleeping cars, express and local trains, junctions at Ayer Worcester Clinton and Nashua, and numerous stops including Greenfield, Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, and Rutland with varying departure and arrival times.
Detailed schedule of trains from Boston station to multiple destinations including New York Ashcroft Danbury Hartford Providence and many others with varied departure times weekdays Sundays and seasonal notes. The document lists pick up points foot of Summer Street and Hird Street as well as numerous stops and connections.
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