Cotton market and commodity prices report
The weekly continental port imports show 68,000 bales, with in sight cotton up 121,478 bales versus 1886 and down 124,872 versus 1884. Pipeline certificates moved with highs at 71.0c, lows 70c, and refined oil at 63.40 per gallon. Sugar and molasses prices held firm with Manila and Havana grades listed. grocers quoted granulated sugar at 6c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
New York
Manila
Lloilos
Orto Rico
Cuba
Markets by Telegraph. Grain and flour prices across cities
New York reports flour receipts 20 902 bbls and exports 2046 bbls with broad steady to higher price ranges for various grades. Chicago bids No 2 spring 75 78c and No 2 red 79c. St Louis sees higher wheat and firmer pork with mixed grain moves. Milwaukee notes lower wheat and steady flour while Toledo and Detroit show varied grain values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minnesota
Rio Dali
Petroleume United Tie
Alger
City Extra India
Tierces Western Steam
City
Liverpool
Chicago
ST Louis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
King and Butchers
Toledo
Petroit
Mich
Minneapolis
Foreign Markets Report From London and Havre
Cargoes off the coast show wheat and corn quiet but steady with arrivals and pending sales. Liverpool quotes steady wheat and dull corn, Paris lists January and February prices, Havana notes scarce stock and quiet week with U S exports and freight rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Liverpool
California
England
Paris
Havana
Matanzas
United States
Hogs and Cattle Markets In Early 1900s Midwest
Multiple city market notes report hogs firm or steady across St Louis Peoria Kansas City and Chicago with prices ranging from around 3 75 to 4 70 per hundredweight. Cattle and sheep futures show steady receipts and varied offerings including steers stockers cows bulls and lambs across markets with mixed volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Louis
Peoria
Kansas City
Chicago
Castle
Print Cloth Market Report from Fall River and Providence
Fall River reports weekly print cloth data with production 100000 pieces deliveries 177000 stock 46000 and sales 139000 with spot 26 000 and futures 49000 at 3 6s for 64s and 215 16c for 66 6x56s Market steady. Providence notes quiet firm prices at 64 squares 56x60s at 3c cash with weekly sales 25000 pieces and stock 63000 64s and 10000 56x60 pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Providence
R. J
Cotton Markets January 15 Trade For Major Ports
Net receipts and wholesale totals are listed across Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Baltimore and other hubs. Exports to France Britain and the continent, along with stock levels and mid ranges, show a steady to firm tone with variations by port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Galveston
France
Continent
New Orleans
Great Britain
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Flozdy
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Baltimore
Commodity Trade and Shipments Across Major Ports
New York net receipts 537. gross 5521. sales 328. stock 227,498 with steady prices. Cincinnati net receipts 5506. shipments 5261. spinners 160. sales 160. stock 10,930, firm. Philadelphia net receipts 65. gross 241. stock 15,599. dull. St Louis net receipts 1303. gross 2119. shipments 2576. sales 1303. stock 80,156. steady. Louisville firm at mid 9c. Consolidated one day: net receipts 18,703. exports to Great Britain 6528. France 7460. continent 26,057. US ports stock 976,233.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cincinnati
Midge
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Louisville
Great Britain
France
United States
Imports and Exports January Eighth Eighty Seven Antwerp
Long list of imports and consignments with ships Paxo and Kansas in Antwerp and Liverpool. Entries show steel slabs billets woollens oils tobacco oranges and many goods exported by firms such as Baring Bros co J Abbott co and Stone Downer. Explicit items include moise cottons edibles leather machinery and wine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Blanding
Baring Bros & Co
Jere Abbott & Co
Liverpool
Eng
Kansas
Frost
Abbott & Co
Pierce, Hardy & Co
Abram French
Kendall
Stoddard & Kendall
Stoddard, Lovering & Co
Swan
Murray
Stone & Downer
Ireson
Baring Bros . Co
Moors & Co
Wetherell & Co
Cotton Brown
Durrell & Co
Coleman, Mead & Co
Simons, Hatch & Whitton
Jones
Saddlery Kennedy & Murphy
Brown
Shepard
Norwell & Co
Jordan
Marsh & Co
Jackson
Mandell & Daniell
Hovey & Co
Bradford
Thomas & Co
Higgins & Henderson
Rogers
Morrill
Tillman
C Rogers
Harvard College
Sittaner
Schlegel & Tottler
Breck & Sons
Shoninger, Moses & Co
Codman & Shurtleff
White & Co
Williston & Knight
C & F King & Co
Mdise Codman & Hall
Pettingill & Everett
Moise Baring Bros & Co
Gustave Preston
R H White & Co
Marshall Sons & Co
Stover & Co
Flaherty
Jones & Co
King & Co
Spides & Co
Congdon & Wilbur
Birch Bros
Talbot
Wilmoth
Sherry
Dane & Co
Sherry J D&m Williams
Storer & Co
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Exports Report From Liverpool January 15 1887
Liverpool Nova Scotia ships list export items including 500 barrels flour 350 barrels meal 40 cases refined oil 13 barrels pork 4 barrels beef and 1 tubs lard in the January 15 1887 roll by Sir Willie Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Willie Freeman
Staple Goods and Mortgages in Boston Railroads Listings
Receipts dated January 15 1887 detail railroad freight for the Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston and Providence New York and New England Fitchburg and Old Colony lines listing hundreds of bales cotton wool flour oats wheat beef bacon sugar butter eggs and more. The list also records numerous mortgage transactions across Boston area properties from January 11 to January 12 including funding by Essex Savings Bank Warren Institution for Savings and individual lenders. Names include Sewell W Cunningham Sybil Weld Joseph L Folsom Jonathan Mann Mary E Stowe William L Sturtevant William Fleming John Kennedy Louise Williams and Charles Glidden among others.
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Boston & Albany Railroad
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Sewell W. Cunningham
Sybil W. Weld
West Roxbury
Joseph L. Folsom
Jonathan Mann
Orient Avenue
Mary E. Stowe
William L. Sturtevant
Read Street
William Fleming
John J. Kennedy
Te Street
William H. Allen
Louise H. Williams
Pynchon Street
John H. Putnam
Charles W. Glidden
Dehon Street
Thomas A. Johnson Et al
Essex Savings Bank
Maylace
Carro ©. Bacon
Warren Institution For Savings
Bunker Hill Street
George Wheatland
Theodore R. Glover
Marlboro Street
Thomas J. Barry
John A. Loring
Capen Street
Dorchester
Henry A. Cooke
Emeline Farwell
Bellingham Avenue
Revere
Lucy FE. Hersey
J - Ge
Ees Sas
Aise
Bates
Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Jan 11 12
Marcellas street Crombie to Charles J Ellis a lot on Highland avenue 176 Queens. Highland avenue Franklin Copeland et al to John J Kelley land and buildings on Highland street 400 Marlboro street George Wheatland to Margaret Tyner mortgage on Marlboro street 1 Dorr street Chester M Perry to W A Haskell land on Dorr street 1 Roxbury Samuel Little et al to Edward P Jackson land on Harold street 1077 Ashley avenue Michael F DArcy to John F Slattery land and buildings on Ashley avenue 625 West Roxbury Peter Barr to Horace W Smith land on Lamartine street 22100 Dorchester Nathan Sawyer et al to Isaac F Thompson land on avenue 4000 sq ft Naaman L White to Michael Kyle land on Dorchester avenue 3500 mortgaged 2000 Charlestown Solomon Barnett to Thomas Whooley land via Quincy street 850 mortgaged 450 Chelsea James E Lynch to John B Guelpa land on Carroll street Harriet Merriam to Merriam Bartlett land on Shartlett street 1 Charles T Bean to Marie J Leighton land on Jefferson avenue 0 mortgaged 800 Brighton Bichla Lackey to Annie Maria Wall land on Western avenue Jan 12 1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcella Street
James IL. Crombie
Charles J. Ellis
Highland Avenue
Franklin Copeland Et al
John J. Kelley
Highland Street
Marlboro Street
George Wheatland
Margaret Tyner
Dorr
Chester M. Perry
W. A. Haskell
Dorr Street
Samnuel Little Et al
Edward P. Jackson
Harold Street
Michael F
D’arcy
John F. Slattery
Ashley Avenue
West Roxpury
Peter Barr
Horace W. Smith
Lamartine Street
Doorchester
Nathan Sawyer Et al
Isaac F. Thompson
Naaman L. White
Michael Kyle
Dorchester Avenue
Richard C. Humphreys
Charlestown
Solomon Barnett
Thomas Whooley
Quincy Street
North End Savings Bank
Chelsea
James E. Lynch
John B. Guelpa
Carroll
Western Avenue
Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town
Lists of buyers and firms visiting or represented by Baldwin Fleming Mulherin Hills Montanya Wells Laws Dils Lippincott Tedcastle Collat Rodgers Hughes and others in Augusta Savannah Rome Parkersburg and Wheeling. Names include C W Baldwin W Mulherin D Hills W Marks Montanya Wells Laws Dils Lippincott Tedcastle Collat Rodgers Hughes.
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Baldwin
Baldwin & Fleming
Augusta
Mulherin
Chicago
Hills
Doggett, Bassett & Hills Co
Marks, Craw
Montanya
Montanya & Co
R Wells
D Wells & Co
Cincinnati
Laws
Laws & O
Clinton
T Gay
Madison
Ind
A Stanton
Parkersburg
Philadele
Penn
Lippincott
Lippincott, Son & Co
Rome
Tedcastle
R G Clark & Co
Savannah
Theo Collat
Collat Bros
Rodgers
Dewey
Rodgers & O
Ads
Wheeling
E Hughes
Vance, Hughes & Co
Ferro-Phosphated Elixir of Calisaya Promoted as Tonic
The ad promotes Ferro-Phosphated Elixir of Calisaya by Caswell Hazard & Co New York. It claims to treat fox dyspepsia indigestion and low spirits and to prevent fever and intermittent fevers. It is sold by all druggists as the best tonic and recovery aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Proposals for Paper for the Public Printing 1887
Sealed proposals due February 2 1887 at 10 a m for supplying paper for the Public Printing through 1888. Bidder must be lowest and best, with schedules and samples available from Th E Benedict Public Printer Washington. Contracts cover large quantities including machine finish and sized papers, white and tinted, writing papers, manila, plate, tissue, parchment and glazed bond, with exact sizes and weights specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint
Committee of Congress
Ad Ciewing
Th. E. Benedict
Public Printer
Washington
Committees of Congress
Building Materials Adverts From Baeder Adamson & Co
Baeder Adamson & Co manufacturers advertise glue Flint sand paper emery paper emery cloth curled hair cowhide whips plastering hair etc at 143 Milk Street. They offer the highest prices for glue stock damaged hides cattle tails and related materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baeder, Adamson & CO
Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable Highlights and Local Stops
Rail schedule details list through service from Boston to Tilton Laconia Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Montpelier Essex Junction Burlington St Albans Montreal and Bristol branch. Local points include Manchester Nashua Concord Keene and Heene with multiple departures midmorning and evening and parlor and sleeping car notes.
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Boston & Lowell Railroad
Gct
Boston
Causeway Street
City
Washington Street
Old State House
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
Montreal
Warren
Harhill
Woodsville
Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Bristol
Den
Passumpsic
R.R. Parlor
R .O
Rutland
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Fitchburg
Bostimn
Affrey
Peterboro
Fitzwillis
Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Bourlington
St. Johns
Saratoga
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company R. BE
Cheshire R.B
Vermont
B. BR
Ryy
Ches
Hire & Monadnock
Rutland K. R.’s
White River
Train timetable data compiled from various stations and lines
A dense collection of train times and service notes listing departures and arrivals for multiple lines and stations including Nashua Concord Lexington and Winter Hill. It includes through trains and through connections, with notes on general supervision and station agents.
Boston Jeffers trains schedule from 1886 era
Rail timetable shows Boston to Jeffers and nearby stops with daily departures and returns. Notable segments include connections at Boylston Belmont Waltham and Wayland with varied AM and PM times, and remarks from station officials C. S. Storer and Mell n.
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Wwe Cy On
Ud Way
Jeffer
Oak- Sun
SUN
BSUN
Aoe Expresa
Rock -M
Boston
Jeffers AM
Express
Aon
W. Boylston
Boylston
So. Clinton
Berlin
Rudson
Gru. SM
Wayland, Express
Bun
Belmont
Wraverly and Waltham
Waverly
Waltham
GEQ
W. Storer
Pass
G’r Agt
Mellen
Concord KR. BR
B. and
Manchester
Concord
N. H
B.and
Chamberlin
Old New York and New England Railway Timetable 1887
Corrected January 3 1887 timetable lists trains from Boston Foot Summer Street with frequent weekday departures to towns such as Hartford Norwood Norwich Providence New London and New York via Middletown, including multiple daily runs and return times from Norwood Central.
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Vueou Asal
Aves Endicott
Pranklin
M. Forest A
Park
Ae AisskiNy
Dos Beouy
Manchester
Mattapan
Milford
Mt. Bowdoin
New Britain
Newburg
New London
New York
Middletown
Hartford
Norwich
R Norwich
Norwood
Pawtucket
Philadelphia
Providence
Putnam
Meady Llle
Ativer Street
Coek Vile
Tiltons
Walpole
Wwashington
D. C
Jnterbury
Willimantic
Winslows
Sam
Webster
Boston
Norwood Central
Woonsocket Division Rail Schedule Highlights and Stops
The notice outlines Boston & Albany Railroad departures and returns for Woonsocket and Needham area stations with assorted times, express services to New York Philadelphia and Norwich lines, plus through connections via steamer City of Worcester and City of New York. It lists general superintendent and agent credits and notes Sundays and special stop practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
Boshog
Needham and Way
Woonsocket
Boston
Old Colony timetable of varying lines and fares
Railroad and steamship schedule details list departures and returns from Boston to New York and multiple intercity points. It outlines daily and weekly patterns, connecting with shore line, Fall Line, and various towns, with warnings about specific train stops and seasonal changes.
Fitchburg Railroad Hartford Route Schedules Nov 15 1886
Passenger timetable for Fitchburg Railroad Hoosac Tunnel route detailing daily and Sunday trains from Boston to Albany, Chicago, St Louis and other stops including Pullman sleeping cars, express and local services, various junctions, and returning trains with multiple station lists and times.
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Boston
West
Albany
Chicago
St. Louis
Yo Heang Ee Ry
Pullman
New York Central
Orgiant Chaen
Cage
Westing-room
Ressant
Boston and Albany Rail Timetable Availability in 1886
Local time tables for the Boston and Albany line list train departures to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and the West from Boston. Through tickets and sleeper car services noted with multiple city connections and local stop details. Availability at stations and 232 Washington Street Boston. Hanson H T Gallup Gen Pass Agt Gen Supt.
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Washington Street
Boston
Springfield
Pittsfield
Albany
South Framingham
Worcester
7 Px
Buffalo
Cleveland
Toledo
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Pitts Adams
Chatham
Hudson
Palmer
Ware River Grand
Martford
New Haven
New York
Nework
Wille
Cordaville
Ashland
Milford
Saxonville
Natick
Wellesley
Wellesley Hills
CR Ie
Aubt
West
Newton
Faneuil
Brighton
Allston
Cottage Farm
Cypress Street
Chestnut Mill
Newton Centre
Newton Hefighlands
Newton Lower Falls
Wellesie Hillis
Wrorcester
Brookline
Hanson
H. T. Gallup
Agi Gen
Steamship Line Announces Boston to New York Express
Ball River Line Yorku sails daily from Boston except Sundays at a specified hour by special express train connecting at Fall River in 80 minutes with the Bristol and Providence steamers. Music aboard. Annex steamers link at New York wharf to Brooklyn and Jersey City. Tickets and berths at State House offices. J R Kendrick Palmer, General Manager. June 3. State House Delaware?
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Bury
Ham
Spr West
Stoughton and Canton
Stoughton
Boston
Mt. Hope
Warren
Bristol
New York
Providence
Mansfield
New
Ball River
Yorku
Old
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
St. Albans
Stonington
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Boston & Providence
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Telegraph
Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastern Division
Western Division
Sea
Suffolk County
Business Directory
YATES
Damon Safe and Iron Works Co
Sudbury St
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Paine’s Manufactory
Canal Street
Atent “Solicitor
R. H. . Keddy
Railroads
Claremont
White Mountain
R.R
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NEW England Limited
Air Line
Grand Central Depot
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Trenton
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Danielsonville
City OF Worcester
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Remoe
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Sharon
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Lucus
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Mr RR
Ageneys
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Hoosac Tunnel
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Boston & Maing R.R
Ayer
Ielusive
Oakdale
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Shirley
Greenville and Townsend Centre
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Hudsson
Lincoln
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Central Vermont Railroads
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Montreal & Whst
Lowell
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