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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1887

Page

7

Milk Cattle Market Steady Amid Slow Trade Across Regions

Prices steady for milch cows with limited activity and fair movement at Brighton and Watertown yards. Western cattle and sheep arrivals were light, with buyers appearing cautious. multiple firms reported sales of milch cows, oxen and beef cattle at varied prices, while horse and poultry trades showed modest demand and mixed results.

Brighton AN Monroe W Scollans Hollis & Co Aldrich & Johnson WW Hall Breck FS Kimball J S Henry SH Wardwell Siis Taft Weiler & Libby C H Morrill F H Coolidge Maine W W Hall S H Wardwell P W Thompson & Son J Ff Connor F H Coolidge & Son C H Merrill Wells & Richardson Charlies Cook New Hampshire H A Wilcox J Y ¥ Keazer Breck & Wood George Harris Dow & Moulton E F Adden A E Moulton Vermont J E Beswick C P Burke Dow R E French & Co A Williamson J A Wilson New York G Berry W Scollan Canada S H Jones W Ford Western J A Hathaway A N Monroe Farrell & Nagle Farrell & McFlynn Hollis Sawyer Union Market J F Connor A J Hart W H Bardwell JC Libby Joseph Nye Fairfield W Jones Taylor Bros C Tobey Howard & Ellis W Clifton Benton Zten A B Engrem JS Henry J V Keazer Breck & Ward A F Moulton Verrmont K E G H Sprigg M G Flanders Hall & Seaver W Ricker & Son Massachusetts Scattering Watertown

Cattle Sales Reported In City Butchers Listings

Choice cattle moved to city butchers at similar rates with sample sales led by A N Monroe. Eighteen steers averaged 1425 pounds at 480 dollars, fifteen at 1246 pounds at 480, sixteen at 1420 pounds at 530, eighteen at 12389 pounds at 470, sixteen at 1285 pounds at bc. Farrell and McFlynn sold six steers at 1400 pounds for 514e, twelve at 1200 pounds for 490, eleven at 1185 pounds for 4% ¢, sixteen at 1210 pounds for 505, twelve at 1350 pounds for 620.

A J Hart Ohio Stears J A Hathaway J W Crampton Caleb Butfurn Rutland A N Monroe Farrell & McFlynn

Markets by Telegraph. January grains and commodities mixed

New York trading reports supply receipts and price ranges for flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, and related goods across multiple cities including Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo Detroit St Louis Chicago. Prices vary by grade, with wheat and flour largely steady or firmer and provisions showing gains, while exports and shipments are listed for the period.

New York Minnesota Milwaukee Rio United City Extra India Milwaukeer Cincinnati Toledo Detroit Michigan ST Louis Chicago

National Hogs and Cattle Prices and Receipts Reported

Across Kansas City St Louis Peoria and Chicago cattle and hog markets show firm hogs in KC steady to mixed in St Louis and Peoria light gains in Chicago cattle gains for some classes while heavy hogs ease and sheep and lamb markets weaken with notable receipts and shipments totals for each center.

Kansas City ST. Louis Peoria Chicago Texas

Diverse Atlantic Trade Receipts and Stocks Across Ports

Net receipts and ship ments from Augusta to Louisville show mixed activity with exports to Great Britain, France, and the continent. New Orleans and Savannah report sizable exports while stocks remain high in several ports. overall values indicate dull to steady market tones at midweek.

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

Imports and Exports Jan 19 1887 Grand Manan and Pascagoula

Grand Manan NB schooner Enola carries 130000 frozen herring under master. Grand Manan NB schooner Venus 120000 frozen herring. Pascagoula Brig H C Sibley transports 568000 feet lumber commanded by James V Abbott.

Grand Manan Enola Venus Pascagoula H C Sibley James V Abbott

Exports from Port William January 19 1887

Listing of cargoes from Port William NS including schooner Glide carrying flour meal oil and lard and steamer Istrian clearing for Liverpool with a diverse load of agricultural goods appliances machinery fabrics leather fish oil rubber goods and other items totaling numerous bales cases and tierces across multiple categories.

Port William Liverpool Eng Istrian

Foreign Markets Roundup Wheat and Corn Quotes

London report notes cargoes off coast and on passage with wheat weaker and corn dull. Prices for November wheat 36s 6d and Chilean 35s 9d for March, with US and other markets quiet. Weather milder in England. large wheat and corn stocks listed at Odessa and on passage to Britain and the continent.

London Beerbohmm Mark Lane Walla Walla Oregon California Paris England Great Britain Odessa

Wheat and grain market notes from Liverpool London Paris Havana

Shipments of wheat to the United Kingdom and the continent totaled 6000 quarters from Calcutta Bombay and Kurrachee in the past week. Liverpool market reports quiet wheat demand and steady prices with corn mixed but steady. Futures for wheat and corn show dull activity with various strike price quotes. Panama sugar and Havana prices appear steady with standard bag quantities and polarization rates.

Calcutta Bombay Kurrachee United Kingdom Liverpool London Mark Lane California Jena Paris Havana

Staple Shipments and Receipts Across Regional Rail Lines

A dated ledger summarizes freight like cotton, wool, flour, corn and lard across the Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Boston & Providence, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Boston & Maine and other lines. Entries note bales, barrels, sacks, and cases, with hundreds of units per line, reflecting January 19 1887 activities.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Boston & Lowell Railroad By Express

Annual Meetings Report of New England Trust Lowell Manufacturing and Mill Owners

Yesterday annual meetings were held for New England Trust Company Lowell Manufacturing Company and Mill Owners Insurance Company. Directors and officers listed include William Endicott Jr Charles H Dalton Henry Whitney Charles Choate Nathaniel Bradlee Amos Stetson Charles Cotting J Lewis Stackpole James Storrow Jacob Edwards Edmund Dwight John Anderson Alexander Cochran Nathaniel Thayer Frederick Ames T Jefferson Coolidge and others.

New England Trust Company William Endicott, Jr Charles H. Dalton Henry A. Whitney Charles F. Choate Nathaniel J. Bradlee Amos W. Stetson Charles A. Cotcing J. Lewis Stackpole James J. Storrow Jacob Edwards Edmund Dwight John F. Anderson Alexander Cochrane Nathaniel Thayer Frederick L. Ames T. Jefferson Coolidge Franklin Haven, Jr Robert Codman Henry C. Weston Lowell Manufacturing Company A. T. Lyman M. C. Skilton D. S. Richardson S. Lothrop Thorndike J. G. Whitney A. T. Perkins Augustus Lowell John Hogg Insurance Company M. B. Mason Agcotts T. Jackson

Snow Clearing Duty Ends After Company and City Dispute

Cambridge Railroad Company workers and city snow crew argued over ploughing on Washington street Brighton yesterday. Plows pushed snow to the curb and workers shoveled it back for about two hours until a conference between Superintendent Bancroft and Foreman Coyle resolved the dispute with the company removing the snow.

Cambridge Railroad Company Washington Street Brighton Bancroft Coyle

Associations Dine at Parker House and Young’s Last Night

The English high school class of 81 the Massachusetts Poultry Association the Boston paper manufacturers the Boston National Bank directors and the service pension committee dined at Parker House last evening. At Young’s last evening were the first Raymond party of 83 the Corinthian Yacht Club and 27 Charlestown high school alumni from 68 to 72.

Parker House Massachusetts Poultry Association Boston Paper Manufacturers Boston National Bank Directors Service Pension Committee Young Raymond Corinthian Yacht Club Charlestown High School

Local Patent Medicine Ads Highlight 19th Century Linens

A compact colonial ad page lists Hale's Honey Cough Cure at 25 50c and $1 Glenn's Sulphur Soap 25c German Corn Remover 25c Hill's Hair Dye 0c Pike's Toothache Drops 25c and Deans Rheumatic Pills 6c. The lineup emphasizes quick relief and beauty aids for household use.

Hale Glenn Hill Pike Dean

Annual Meeting of New England Shoe and Leather Association

The New England Shoe and Leather Association met at Bedford Street with President William Claflin presiding. Treasurer Wilcox reported receipts and expenditures, and officers and directors were elected as listed, with Claflin urging conservative credit practices due to lean profits in 1885 amid rising competition.

The New England Association New England Shoe and Leather Association Bedford Street William Claflin Daniel W. Wilcox WE Es Ick Nensea Ees Cs Alfred H. Batcheller John Cummings Charles A. Grinnell Augustus P. Martin Thomas E. Proctor Charles 8. Ingalls Reuben Arey Samuel Boyd William D. Brackett Francis W. Breed George H. Burt Charles H. Buswell Charles A. Coffin George D. Colburn Elisha Converse Eustace Cummings Edward H. Dewson Edward H. Dunn Solomon Friedman S. Porter Gardner Daniel Goodrich Charles Harrington John F. Harris George A. Hull Frank Keene Charles B. Lancaster Freeman A. Loring Augustus B. Martin H. H. Mawhinney Nathan Nichols Lewis W. Nute Charles N. Prouty Harrison A. Royce Andrew G. Webster James A. Woolson William B. Rice Timothy Reed Frank B. Converse George D. Clapp Griffin Place Charles Buffum Charles EB. Johnson George McConnell George K. Vpevear Edwin Mudge Edwin L. Sprague

Trains Leave Boston for New England Lines Timetable

Boston to New England routes list daily departures and return times across towns like Ashcroft Dorchester Endicott and Manchester with connections to Norwood Central, Needham, Woonsocket, and New York via express and limited services. Includes Woonsoocket division details and Norwich line listings with station notes and departure windows.

Boston Ashcroft Bastin Street Osh Oye Dorchester Endicott Manchester Japan Il Rm Mt. Bonde New Britain New Low Middletown Norw Wood Central Tucket Provide Putnam River Street Rockvil Southbridge S.sc de Tr Mantic Woonsocket Division Boston & Albany Railroad Needham and Way Woonsecker New York Middletown N Haven Hartford Waterbury Danbury Fishkill-on-Hudson NEW England Limited Air Line Grand Central Depot Ope Danielsonville Putnam New London City OF Worcester City OF New York Washington Street Summer Street W.H. Turner Stonington Massachusetts Rhode Island Boston & Providence A. M Washington, Corner State Street J. W. Richardson A. A. Folsom R. R

Through Trains on Both Divisions for Boston and Maine

Train schedule notice lists departures from Haymarket and Causeway Street stations to Augusta Lewiston Manchester North Conway Portland and other destinations. Includes times for Me Central Grand Trunk and Knox & Lincoln lines with daily service on Monday Wednesday and Friday to Halifax St John Portland Eastport Calais and Bangor connections.

Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Bangor St. John Halifax Provinces Van Eastport Calais N. S Portland Causeway Lewiston Manchester Concord Haymarket Square North Conway Causeway Street Maine Central Grand Trank Knox «& Lincoln Rrailways

Boston Area Train Timetable With Frequent Stops and Sunday Runs

Train schedules list departures from Boston stations toward Alton Bay Rochester and Farmington with numerous intermediate stops including Andover Danvers Exeter Haverhill Lawrence Malden Melrose Merrimac Newburyport Salem Wakefield Wilmington and others. Sunday trains add Dover Haverhill Lawrence Lowell Medford and Portland Bangor and Lewiston services.

Exeter Great Fails Haverhill Georgetownt Kennebunk Biddeford Saco Lawrence North Lawrence Toba South Lawrence Lowell Malden I Wiao Medford Melrose Highlands Stoneham Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newbury Port Abaya Nee Salem Wakefield Wilmington Dover Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading 2Nd Way

Boston Rail Timetable Errands to Amenbury and Nearby

Train schedule lists numerous departures from Boston Station to Amenbury and other towns including Beverly Kiddeford Chelsea Dover Everett and Gloucester Branch. Timings span early morning to late night with notes on branches and special runs including market trains and a Thursday Saturday Workman's train.

Amenbury Beverly Kiddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls Rochester Hampton Beach North Hampton Kye Beach Inewieh

Boston and Providence Railroad Timetable Fragment

A dense OCR of a historical timetable lists train routes and times between Boston and Providence with numerous stations including Attleboro Dodgeville New Work and others. It shows daily departures, Sunday variations, and return schedules with numerous prices and percentages.

Fitchburg passenger trains timetable notes and routes

The Fitchburg Railroad lists daily express and local trains with sleepers to New York Chicago Albany and destinations like St Louis and Philadelphia. It includes stations Ashburnham Arlington and Nashua with arrival and departure times and notes about Pullman sleepers and connections.

Boston and Massachusetts Rail Timetable Fragment

Fragmentary railway timetable shows arrival and departure times across stations including Framingham Ayer Lincoln Belmont and Cambridge. It lists first and last trains, ex and return options, and notes late hour adjustments with general routing toward New York and Shore Line connections.

Un Wel Provis Hing Yan A

A fragmentary OCR line from an old page shows partial terms including Wel, Provis, Hing, Yan and numbers such as 7.3. The readable text hints at a header or note but lacks context or complete names. No clear event or entity emerges.

Boston to New York fall river Line schedule 1886

Old Colony publishes weekday and Sunday train and boat timetables from Boston to New York and Cape Cod areas. Returns list multiple stops including Ashmont Hyannis Yarmouth Barnstable to Wareham Plymouth and Taunton with varied departures and special notes. General Manager K Kendrick signs off.

Boston New York Fall River Kreturn Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Yarmouth Sandwich Braintree Datwen AKO Wood’s Hall Bundaywy Cohasset Hingham and the Weymonths Hingham Brockton Taunton Newport South Braintree Way Statons hOron New York Old Colony BP. M Bristol Providence Music Beard Brooklyn Jersey City Old State House J.R. Kandrick L. H. Palmer

Train Timetable Fragment From Somerville and Union Senate Lines

A railway timetable fragment lists numerous times and fares for routes involving Somerville and Union Senate with notes on daily service and stops near Baldwin ville east of the Ware River RB crossing. Officials John Adams and J R Watson sign as General Superintendent and General Passenger Agent.

Somerville Union Senate Baldwinville Ware River John Adams J.R. Watson

Through Service From Boston on Wyseeye Boston & Lowell R R

The notice advertises through passenger service from Boston on the Wyseeye Boston & Lowell Railroad with schedules to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction and Montreal plus local runs to Manchester Concord and nearby towns. It lists morning and evening departures and Pullman parlor car options to Montreal and various branch connections.

Y. Wyseeye Boston & Lowell Railroad Boston Causeway Street Washington Street Old State House Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Montpelier Essex Burlington St. Albans Montreal Warren Haverhill Woodsville St. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Bristol Claremont White Mountain Northern Division Pullman Central Vermont R.R Passumpsie R.R Manchester Concord N. H SUN Eterboro Hillsboro Cene Peterboro Hiero Wilton Milford Amherst Greenfield Joshua

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