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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1887

Page

7

Market Prices on Poultry and Game Items

A historical listing shows prices for various fowl and game. Tame turkeys and geese, poultries in bulk, snipe, squabs, rabbits, quail, and venison offered with per unit and per pound rates. Brant and bronzes noted with specific prices and package counts.

Phil West

Watertown Union Live Stock Market Prices and Classifications

Prices for market beef store cattle sheep and lambs hides tallow and skins listed for week ending January 15 1887 with ranges by quality including Western fat hogs and Northern dressed hogs. Cattle and sheep classifications note choice extra and second quality and define ox and steer categories with regional market notes.

Brighton N. B Boston & Albany Maine N. Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Estern Seeee Canada Boston & Lowell Fitchburg Eastern

Markets by Telegraph News Roundup Across Grain and Commodities

A summary of regional price moves and receipts for flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and related goods across New York Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo. Notable quotes include No 2 spring wheat around 93% to 98 to a shade better for spot sales and mixed movement in flour and lard with various buyers and destinations.

New York Minnesota Petroleum—United Work Arts Chicago ST Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo

Hogs and cattle markets across cities on Jan 18

Kansas City reports hogs steady with receipts about 1000 and daily official receipts at 5067. Peoria notes firmer hogs at 8380 with 1000 receipts. St Louis shows hogs higher than yesterday with Yorkers at 440 to 450 and butchers to 490. Chicago cattle receipts reach 7000 with steers at 3.35 to 5.00 and hogs at 4.15 to 5.00. sheep receipts 6000 with natives and Texans ranging 2.50 to 4.50 and lambs at 4.50 to 5.00.

Kansas City Peoria ST. Louis Chicago

Cotton Markets January 18 Net Receipts and Stocks

Net receipts and sales figures across major ports show dull to steady tones. Highlights include New Orleans with 15 536 receipts and 16 659 gross and Charleston steady at mid 9 1/4 c, while Boston and Philadelphia report modest activity and consolidated four day totals reach 83 917 receipts with 995 409 stock across U S ports.

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

London Ship News Reports Cargoes Off Coast

London reports cargo movements off the coast at noon with wheat and corn among the listed freight. The brief telegram notes ongoing maritime activity and forthcoming updates on cargo details.

London Beerbohim

Quiet but steady prices for wheat and corn in Liverpool

Wheat and corn markets show quiet but steady activity. Three cargoes of wheat arrived since last report with three more awaiting sale. one corn cargo arrived and one sold while five await sales. At Liverpool, breadstairs wheat firm with good demand. corn firm with strong demand and steady quotes for assorted wheat grades. Weather mild in England with clear, cold conditions.

Morocco California Liverpool Paris England London New South Wales Queensland Victoria Tasmania South Australia Swan River New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal Antwerp

Imports And Exports January Eighteen Eighth Century Ledger

A condensed list of imports and exports detailing cargoes arriving at Gonaives Grand Manan Savannah and Boston lines. It records brig Delma C 475 log wood, herring, wool, tin plates, machinery, rubber stamps and numerous goods from multiple firms and ships including Samaria Gate City and various railroad connections with quantities in cases bales casks and boxes.

Gonaives Brig Delma Logwood Dupuy Riboul & Co Grand Manan Blanchard & Sons Liverpool Eng Samaria Codell & Osborne Lace Water Power Co Lowell Machine Shop City Machine Co Tweeds Horswell & French James E Gale Noyes & Blakeslee Moise W H Davies Woollens Talbot, Wilmarth & Co Little, Brown & Eco Woollens Shuman & Co Stone & Downer H Botte & Co Estes & Lauriat Fuller, Dana & Fitz Holder & Herrick Baring Bros & Co Richard Briggs Saxonville Mills Goodman & Wightman Durrel[& Co Ewing Bros & Co Cumner, Jones, & Co Hovey & Co Taylor Symonds & Co Morse, Wilson & Co Amesbury Wright Mant Co Moise Grout Warren & Blanchard Bessemer Steel Bartlett & Co Tilton & Dorr Williston, Knight & Co Morton, Rose & Co Thos P Frost Codman & Shurtleff Jackson, Mandell & Daniell Moise Kendall Barrows & Co Talbot Wilmarth & Co Shepard Norwell & Co Kimball & Lovejoy Noyes Campbell & Co Nichols & Farnsworth Doherty & Co Sneen, Shipley & Co Kehen & Sons Moses & Co Durrell & Co H Davis & Co Wood, Pollard Cumner, Jones & Co Kendall, Barrows & Co Shepard, Norwell & Co Weil Dreyfus & Co Jordan, Marsh & Co Brigham Baldwin Bros & Co Savannah Gate City Amoskeag Man’s Co Adams & Co Barry, Ghaver & Co Billings & Eaton Brown Bourne & Co Berry Baldwin & Ginze Bond & Co Dunning & Prescott Darling Bros Eustis & Daggett Eustis & Eaton Kmery & Co Frye & Co Jordan Gillette Gleason & Co Gerrish Bros Hamilton Woollen Co Hinds & MccNear Hayden Hooper Harrington George A Kimball Kendall Lewis Bros Locke & Co Lowell Bros M Leonard Magoun IL Minck & Co Morrison & Co Rogers

Exports From Yarmouth and Valparaiso Port Goods

A dated list from January 18 1887 details exports by sail and steam vessels to River plate and England. Items include meal salt oil hams and boiler plates plus wheat by Acadia and an extensive cargo from Valparaiso Chile with hardware bricks rosin coal tar petroleum pottery wood ware fertilizer planks and lumber among others.

Yarmouth Evangeline Riverpool Eng New York Acadia Valparaiso Chili Edward L Mayberry

Staple Shipments and Receipts for Jan 18 1887

Boston and Albany and Grand Junction railroads report extensive consignments including cotton wool flour corn oats pork butter eggs beans hay lumber leather hides pelts and other staples. Listed quantities show dozens of bales boxes barrels sacks and casks totaling many thousands of units across multiple product lines.

Poston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Western Division Boston & Lowell Railroad Express Sea Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boise Owen Sas Cait

Troubled creditors hear reports on Davis and others

Second meeting of William L. Davis creditors at Youngs Hotel reports debts of about 72000 with 35000 assets and proposes 331 per cent settlement. Davis rejects 25 cent compromise and insolvency is pursued. Other firms listed include J P Ellis Co Halley Allen Boston Rubber Co and many attached or assigned assets with varying liabilities and possible recoveries.

William L. Davis Chelsea Boston Young’s Hotel FE. C. Fitz Davis Blanchard Holmes & Blanchard J. P. Ellis & Co Fancy Goods and Nations George A. Miller Johnson & Son Shoe Manufacturers Haverhill P. C. Swett J. T. Lamb Furniture F. L. Blanchard Stables J. M. Willmans Nations Rock Island Til Guisenberry & Reynolds Boots and Shoes Winchester N. Y J. M. Polock Clothing St. Louis Commercial Bank Prince New York West South J. H. Goodhart P. J. Goodhart Singer Halley &Allen Chicago Board of Trade Wall Halley Boston and Genie W. Miller Albert Randolph Hall Messra Randolph and Miller Sul

Insolvencies and Compositions Across Several Firms

Essex county Insolvency Court heard Noah H. Paradis first meeting and a composition offer. Several cases, including Silas Dwire and others, had assignees and second or third meetings. Creditors of Miss Roza Harris in Boston to realize about 20 cents on the dollar from liabilities shown at 250971 and assets 500.

Moline J. L. Stubbs Christman Jil Levy Big Rapids Mich Adam Faupel Bellaire Essex County Noah H. Paradis Silas Dwire William Jeffers Frank L. Johnson James J. Murphy Edwin R. Gage Lowery & Kruck Charles H. Wonson John H. Kimball N. H. Boardman Benjamin W. Merrill

Train Schedule Toward New York and Providence on Monday

An 1886 timetable lists trains from Boston to New York Shore Line Fast Express and Mail services, with return times, Sunday inclusions, steamboat lines, and connections to Providence, Taunton, and other towns. It notes daily, Sunday, and holiday variations, and mentions delays and detentions near Mansfield and Mangfield.

Boston and New England Rail Timetable Fragment

Train schedule lists routes from Fall River to Newport and Boston via multiple lines. Includes weekly and Sunday trains with times, connections, and fares. notes branches to Provincetown, Saugus, and Nantucket travel options. Official notices credit James T. Furbur and D. J. Flanders as managers.

Boston and New York Area Train Schedule Corrected 1887

Trains depart Boston foot of Summer Street on weekdays with Sunday runs noted. Timetables list stops from Blackstone to New York via Middletown and Norwich lines, with return times and connections at several hubs. Includes Woonstown and Worcester divisions, special Sunday trains, boat connections, and multiple local stops such as Norwood Central, Providence, Fall River, Taunton, Whitman, and Newton areas.

New Fall River York Aumsteren Boston Old Colony Bristol Providence New York Brookslyn Jersey City Old State Mouse J.R. Kandrick L. H. Palmer Old State House Boston Station Summer Street Middletown New Haven Pullman Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury Fishkill-on-Hudson Air Line Grand Central Depot Willimantic Papeor Reardee Press Daly Trenton Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Richmond Pointa M. Norweck New London Norwich Danielsanville Putnam Clily Worcester Clty Seata Bertha Washington Street Sumamer Street W.F Turner Kendall Gian Gen’ Pass

Fitchburg Railroad Timetable Changes November 1886

Passenger stations on Causeway Street announce new train runs starting November 15 1886. Frequent services to Albany Chicago St Louis New York and local towns with many sleeping and drawing room cars listed for Boston departures and returns.

Boston Albany WN. Y Chicago St. Louis New York Central West Shore R. R N.Y Troy West N. Cash Alane Vem Greenfield North

Boston and Maine Through Trains on Both Divisions 1887 Schedule

Massachusetts and Maine rail lines issue a timetable listing train departures from Haymarket and Causeway Street stations to Augusta Biddeford Portland Lewiston Manchester North Conway and other hubs with routes via Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox and Lincoln railways. Services run Monday Wednesday and Friday with multiple daily departures.

Augusta—Uaymarket Causeway St Baner St. John Malifax Laymarket Sq Kaatport Calais St. Dlohn N. Eee Portland Haymarket Sq Lewiston Manchester Concord N. H Haymarket Square North Conway Eet Street Causeway Street Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox & Wincoln Railways

Trains Schedule From Boston to New England Towns

Train times listed from Boston through Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Kennebunk Biddeford Saco Lawrence North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Malden Melrose Wakefield Wilmington Salem Wakefield and more. Includes departure and return times with multiple daily options and pricing notes.

Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Saco Lawrence North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Malden Melrose Mighlands Melrose Mac Salem Wakefield Wilmington

Rail schedule for Wellesley Wills and Brookline trains East of Worcester

Rail timetable shows Sunday departures from Boston to Newto Highlands and intermediate stations at 8 2 10 00 AM 12 45 5 80 7 15 0 45 PM. Return times include 9 22, 12 01, 1 57, 6 22 PM. Brookline services depart Boston at 8 80 10 05 AM 12 45 5 35 7 15 9 45 PM with returns 9 98 AM 12 17 2 12 6 38 PM 11 02 PM. Time tables available at stations and 232 Washington Street Boston. through tickets to 10 211 points on sale. NSON H T Gallup Gen Pass At Gen Supt.

Rutland Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Fitchburg Depot Causeway Street Boston Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Burlington St. Albans St. Johns Saratoga Delaware & Tindson Canal Company R. R. Ryy Cheshire R.R White River Junction Vermont R. i Ches Hire Bonton New York Shore Line Shore Lne Mail Steamboat Stonington Line Providence Pawtucket Dodgeville Hebrewville Attiebora North Attle Boro Meansfield Retun Fee Kant Foxboro Sharon Canton Junction Ville Wlay Meeeey Neers Reyde Park Clarendon Hills Mreturn Jamaica Plain Houiston Heturn Aoe Vy UV Bedsham Spring Sereed West Roxbury Highland Staee Mt. Hope Wiarre Iberm Walt Mansfield Mangfield Folsom, Sunt Ari Fyannis Yarmouth Sandwich Retorn Hyannis Brainires Bridgewater Bbrockton Buz Wareham Luzzard Cohasset Wee West Qui East Weymouth Weymouth Brockton Oso Bsian Marshfield Mattapan Neponset Milton Mattapoisett Middleboro Nantucket Holl Woods Holl Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Streat Falls Mochester Hampton Beach North Hampton Lye Beach Ipswich Lynn Marblehead Swampscott Branch Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody and Danvers Portsmouth Revere Blockport and Gloucester Branch Salem Saugus Esrand Scott Wenham Wolfeboro Stoughton Rand Ra North Easton Randolph Plymouth Abington Duxbury Scituate North Scituate Sea View Shawmut South Duxbury Taunton Dean Street Whitman South Weymouth Wollaston Heights Wood’s Hall Johasset Hingham the Weymouthe Fall River Oron J. Rk. Kendrick Sun Norwood Central Woonsocket Division Boston & Albany Railroad Needham and Way Woonsecket Bramimgham Baywille Northbore Clinton Leemister Fitchburg Meewlim West Berlin Betcon Ami Ipratt Pau Newtes Lower Falls Krraiaa Adana Gardner Baldwinville Athol Orange Mews Falls Shelsburne Falls de Warwry Moyalston Erving Westminster Ashburnham Junction Ashburnham West Fitchburg Wachusett Otter Fver Wendell Montague Eas Deerfield West Deerfield Buckland Zoar Bardwells Charlemont Hoosac Turners Falls Brattleboro Wineheswdon Keen, Bellows Falis Cheshire WN. Y. C Kean Worcester Nashua Portland Boston & Maine Ayer Oakdale Framingham & Lowell BR. B Framingham Lowell Ayer Jui Greenville Son Lincoln Union Ma TR. Watson. Gel Wellesley Wills Newto Highlands Brookline Sunda Pbs Washington Street NSON H. T. Gallup Gen. Pass

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