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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 21, 1887

Page

7

Wholesale Produce Prices Include Potatoes and Tallow

The list details varied produce prices including extra yellow potatoes Jersey 226, Eastern prolifies, Northern Burbanks 50c, New York rose 50c, spring items like spinach 75c, celery 83 350, and city rendered tallow 4 14 to 40c. Also notes bulk quantities, bbls, and farm origins such as Maine, Vermont, and New Brunswick.

Degis E Wen Nikemaw Nestern Sebeoy Ixtra Maire New Brunswick Houston Aroostook Vermont New York Northern Burbanks Maine Easter Jersey Bath

Cotton futures open firm in Liverpool and New York markets

Futures in Liverpool opened firm and closed dull around 4 12 64d for January and 5 11 640d for February. Prices for March to August listed, with June and July rising to 6 17 of June and July and August at 6 21 644 for late summer. Spot market opened dull in buyers favor at 83 1645 5 164 Pth for mid uplands and Orleans. Sales total 8000 bales, receipts 18,000 bales. New York spot closed quiet at low prices for various grades. Pipeline certificates quoted with daily highs and lows. Sugar and refined sugar prices remain firm. Molasses prices steady with Ortavo Rico and Cuba quotes provided.

Liverpool Orleans New York Sloe Manila Belmont Orto Rico Cuba Uplands Minnesota Rio Rica United Tierces Western Steam Spot Tierces City Steam Toledo Chicago T Louis Sons Milwauker Cincati Minneapolis Minn London Beerbohm Mark Lane Calcutta Club California Paris England Michigan Antwerp Havana

Markets by Telegraph Report of Jan 20 Commodities and Trade

Cotton quotes and grain prices across major hubs led by New York Toledo Chicago and Cincinnati markets. Upland and Orleans cotton levels noted with middling ranges. flour and wheat prices show varied daily movements. petroleum pork lard and margarine values listed along with receipts and shipments across multiple exchanges. Major centers include New York Toledo Chicago Louisville Milwaukee Cincinnati and Minneapolis with price points for No 2 and mixed grains and byproducts.

Hog and cattle market summaries across five cities

Hogs firmer in St Louis with prices from 435 to 500 in varied packer and butcher sales. Kansas City reports steady hogs around 450 to 455 for good quality, with large receipts and shipments. Peoria and Chicago show firmer cattle and hog prices, with cattle mostly lower in Chicago and hogs active to higher in the region. Sheep receipts and prices noted as higher for natives and Western types.

ST. Louis Kansas City Peoria Cago

Maritime Freight Figures Show Mixed Trade Across Ports

Consolidated six day totals show US ports handling varied activity with exports to Great Britain 53 034 and to France 17 714 while shipments to the Continent reach 62 190. Net receipts total 120 373 and overall stock at all United States ports stands at 987 311.

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

London and Liverpool Markets Report from January 20

Foreign markets update shows beerbohm sails, wheat and corn mixed with quotes from Calcutta club wheat and California wheat. Liverpool dull for cotton with Upland and Orleans sales and a range of futures. Paris and Antwerp wheat prices steady to easy. Havana sugar quiet with 3000 bags sold at $240 per quintal. Prices noted for various wheat and corn futures across London, Liverpool, Paris, Antwerp, and Havana.

Imports and Exports. January 20 1887 Glasgow listing

A dense ledger of inbound goods and cargo across Glasgow and international ports. Entries include pig iron, paper stock, dry goods, tobacco pipes, bales of flax and cotton, machinery, glass, and various hardware from multiple firms such as Baring Brothers, Jordan Marsh, Russell Masons, and Henderson Bros. Also notes ships like Siberian and Lake Winnipeg with quantities and destinations including Liverpool and Montevideo. The list records vast trade flows and firm-specific consignments in a single shipping window.

Glasgow Scot Baring Bros & Co Wheeler, Conant & Blodgett Indigo Henderson. Bros Torrey, Bright & Capen Waldo Bros N& N W Curtis Stoddard, Lovering & Co H & A Allan Jordan, Marsh & Co Goulston Moise Fiske, Coleman & Co Webber Bheldon Benjamin & Co McCausland & Son Harris & Co Colban Manf Co A Skinner & Co Hodgden, Sumner & Co Morrison Clayton States Marcus & Canning Gowans, Kent & Co Bernard Robertson Bros Glover Harrison Bbls Chemicals Copeland & McLaren Lewis & Co Wood & Leggett Bryson & Co Hughes Bros Steel Montevideo Brig Il H Wright E Ward & Co le Tales Baring Bros .& Co Brown Bros & Co Maracaibo Sch James H Hawthorne Sugarte & Whitney Mobile

Exports List From Lunenburg Schooner Vivian Trade

A Jan 20 1887 record from Lunenburg Nova Scotia notes the schooner Vivian exporting items including 11 kerosene oil 15 de pork 35 de lard 125 barrels of flour 125 de cornmeal 26 cases oil and related goods.

Lunenburg Vivian

Staple shipments list across regional railroads

A long OCR readout lists cargoes for multiple railroads including Boston & Albany Providence New York & New England Witchburg and more. Items include bales of cotton wool flour oats corn wheat and cottonseed oil, plus lard bacon butter eggs cheese and various hay lumber and leather consignments with numerous quantities.

Boston & Albany Rand Junction Providence Railroad Old Colony New York & New England Railroad Cleo Witchburg Kosten & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Akina, Oston & Maine Railroad—Western Division

Trade Goods Listed In Fragmentary Inventory

A partial OCR reads various commodities and quantities including bales, boxes, cases, and bags of raw materials and groceries. Items mention wool, cotton, flour, butter, apples, tea, leather, and hides with assorted counts, weights, and packaging styles, though many figures are unclear.

Lowell Hutson Es Iapreae

Mortgage Transfers and Land Mortgages Across Several Streets

A garbled OCR listing multiple mortgage transfers and land mortgages dated January 1 1000 to January 17 1600 across streets such as Leonard, Trainer Court, Quincy Street and others. Names include Martin Campiano James Haughley John F Mead and L Lewis with banks and property parcels described on northerly or easterly sides.

Martin Campiano Michael Leverene Orient Hts James Haughley Samuel H. Pierce Grege Leonard Street Orchester Pat George H Moonlet John Lamb Mortae Ceurt Onrichard Keeugh Mere Mead Bainey Atest Nang Woodbury

Mortgage Transfers and Lots Sold in Local Real Estate List

A partial list shows numerous mortgages and property transfers dated Jan. 11 to Jan. 17. Transactions include Thomas Aloy and Rebecca Billings, Woodward to Spauy, Munro to Simp, and several banks lending on land and buildings across Chelsea Revere Dorchester and surrounding streets.

Thomas Aloy Rebecca Billings Highland Street Roxbury Otten Wood Et al William Peet Smith Rawty P Street Elliot Woodward Charlotte x Spauy Millett Street Dorchesn Jeremiah Connors Provident Operative Bank Chelsea Spencer Avenue William H. Deming Chelsea Savings Bank Orange den- Y Avenue Mes H. T. Adams Home Savings Bank

Baldwin and Covers Trading Firms Across Cities

A compiled list shows multiple business agents and firms across the United States with names such as Baldwin & Fiem in Athens Georgia, J B White & Co Craw in Augusta Georgia, Stone Goff & Co in Chicago Illinois, Bangs Bard o Tre in Baltimore Maryland, and others including W H Laws & Co in Cincinnati Ohio and Morgan Bros & Co in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. The snippet reflects a directory-style roster of agents and firms with city and state associations and roles such as Craw and Ads.

Athens W Baldwin Baldwin & Fiem Augusta T White JJ Cashin J B White & Co Craw Binghamton H A Goff Stone, Goff & Co Baltimore Charles Bangs Bangs Bardo Tre Chicago Marks J Shay T J Shay & Co Ads Cincinnati W Laws Laws& Co Cleveland B Childs Childs, Groff & Co Evansville Ind J Dallam J Dallam & Son Fort Smith Ark H Devany Lexington C P Ross Nashville Tenn G Brown Brown & Givens Philadelphia Penn Lippincott Lippincott, Son & Co L Foster Foster & Sons W Terry Bunting’s Sons & Co Pontiac Mich W Broad Syracuse A E Nettleton Washington Wm Hahn

Business Troubles Sweep Creditors Across Several Firms

A creditors meeting for E T Lamb of Boston appointed a committee to investigate. Many firms including Nixon Tappan Co Boston and Pinkerton Co Montreal face large liabilities and suspensions. Kelley schedules show widespread assignments and bankruptcies with settlements planned and several court suits dismissed.

E. T. Lamb Boston John ER. Kimball Haverhill Nixon, Tappan & Co A. D. Green & Co Louisburg N. C Pinkerton &Co Montreal Can A. S. Gage & Co Chicago Supreme Court Circuit Court van Note & Hunter New York Hunter Theodore S. Miller William E. Sammis Scheldewachter & Schroder Shannon’s Bank Terre Haute Ind E. Duncan Sniften J. H. Ferris Sniffen Produce Commission Pitt Ira H. Ames Charles H. Murch Perry & Poor George F. Smith Worcester William O’brien Fall River Grocer Newhall & Cotton Lynn C. L. Buckinghamp & Co Mound City Hans Grossman Providence R. I Edward Cremmetin W. B. Wilson Brighton Ten Thomas Murphy Ogdensburg N. Y Iena Bros Hedges Judge McKim Pronene George A. Walker Sudbury Street Samuel F. Gould Heman_ Smith Fulton Street

Fitchburg Railroad Announces Daily and Limited Train Runs

John Adams general superintendent and TR. Watson announce on and after Monday November 15 1886 trains from Reoston to points including Albany Chicago St Louis and New York with multiple express and accommodation services plus sleeping cars. The timetable lists departures to Ware Troy Greenfield Gardner and many intermediate stations with daily Sunday and limited runs.

Albany N. Y Chicago and St. Louis Pullman New York Central Chi- Us 6 West Shore Ft. R N.Y. C. Vopine Troy Weat Eel Alany, Y Greenfield Orth Adama Y Gardner Baldwinville Atholrange Ashburnham Junction Ashburnham West Fitchburg Wachusett Otteriver Wendell Ontague East Deerfield Deerfield Buckland Zoar Bardwells Charlemont Hoosack Clinton Oakdale Worcester Ayer Framingham & Lowell K. BR Framingham Lowell Fitchburg Ayer Junction North Leominster Shirley Greenville and Townsend Centre Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard Concord Lincoln Waltham Belmont and Waverley Watertown Union Market Mit Auburn Cambridge Union Square Somerville Union Uare Ware River John Adams TR. Watson

Old Colony Rail Schedule for Boston to New York and Cape Routes

Weekday trains depart Boston for New York via Fall River Line at 6 p.m. with returns at 4.80 p.m. Extensive lists cover Ashmont Cap3 Barnstable Hyannis Wareham and many other stops with varied weekdays and Sunday services. Signoffs note boat train connections and exceptions. J. R. Kendrick is general manager.

Boston New York Fall River Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Yarmouth Sandwich Braintree Bridgewater Brockton Return Buzzard’s Bay Wareham Cape Cod Provincetown Wellfleet Cohasset and Hingham Cohasset Reurn Hingham Cottage City New _Bedford New Bedford East Bridgewater Abington East Milton Milton East Weymouth Sinma Fall Hiver Taunton Harrison Oaenre Marshfield Mattapan Mitton Neponset Mattapoisett Middleboro Nantucket Woods Hall Newport North Easton Stoughton Randolph North Easton Stoughton Plymouth Duxbury Scituate North Scituate Sea View Shawmut South Duxbury Central Station Dean Street Whitman South Weymouth Rockton Wollastonee Wood's Weymouths South Braintree Way Statons C Oron H Oron Monda J. R. Kendrick

Adjourned Meeting Sets Breeders’ Fees and Stakes Plan

The New England Fams Breeders Association adjourned at Parker House with General W Tilton presiding. Initiation fee rises from 5 to 90 dollars and only New England residents may join. Entry money funds stakes to be awarded: two thirds to winner, two thirds of the remainder to second, remainder to third, with adjustments for lone entrants to pay only first prize. Races to follow National Trotting Association rules.

New England Famse Breeders’ Association Parker House W. §. Tilton New Eogland National Trotting Association

Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company Elects Officers

The Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company of Salem elected officers at its annual meeting. Francis Max was named president with Richard P. Watera John L. Bremer and others serving as directors while a vacancy arose from resignations. The board announced new officers and probationary changes pending filling vacancies.

Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company of Salem Francis Max Richard P. Watera John L. Bremer William Corey Charles H. Miller John D. Parker David Ea Andrant Walker Fanny Deani Nathanial Ty Monde Daniel Y Daniel Westen

Train Arrangement for New York Routes Effective Sept 6 1886

On and after Monday September 6 trains run from Boston to New York via Shore Line Fast Express at 10:00 am and 1:00 pm, with returns at 8:00 am and 2:00 pm. The Shore Life Mail departs 11:00 pm Sundays with return times listed. The Steamboat Stonington Line and other local towns such as Pawtucket Attleboro North Attleboro and Jamaica Plain have varied daily and Sunday schedules with numerous departure and return times.

Bornton New York Shore Line Shore Life Mail Steamboat Stonington Line Providence Pawtucket Dodgeville Webronville Attleboro North Attleboro Bansfield Oxboro Sharon Anton Dunetion Headville Hye Park Hoveland Clarendon Forest Bills Jamaica Boston Reer Wintel Rae Yor Wales Manafield Hag Nok Folsom Suuk Montreal & West Vermont Pallman Lowell Chicago Pellman Fitchburg Central Veroe K

New York and Fall River Steamship and Rail Line Announcement

A fragmented notice describes a transport line linking Fall River and New York City with trains coupling to steamers. It mentions a meeting point at Fall River and a wharf in New York for Book and Jersey City connections and notes a managing agent and regional offices.

New Ye Fall River York

Trains From Boston for Various Points January 1887

Train schedules from Boston foot of Summer Street listing weekday departures to Ashcroft Danbury Worcester Hartford New York and many intermediate stations. Timings show morning and evening runs, with through services to New York via Hartford and connections to Baltimore Philadelphia and Washington.

Boston Station Summer Street Ashcroft Baltimore Bird ‘Epeet Peis Blackstone Danbury Pborchester New Ree Tia Middletown Boston New York York Talsante Central Depot Hartfowt New

Boston and Albany Rail Timetables Published 1886

Local time tables for the Boston and Albany Railroad list daily express and local departures to Springfield, Albany, New York, Worcester, and nearby towns with connections at Pittsfield and Palmer. Through tickets, sleeping and drawing room cars, and special Sunday trains are noted, with offices at 232 Washington Street, Boston.

Washington Street Boston Springfield Pittsfield Albany South Framingham Syracuse Buffalo Cleveland Chicago Detroit Worcester Toledo Falls Ilka Atr North Adams Connec Chatham Hudson Palmer Ware River Hartford New Haven New York Bostor Worcesterr North Grafton Weatbore Southville Pat Cordaville Saxonville Natick Wellesley Wellesley Hilly Newton Lowe Falls West Newton Newtonville Newton Famnenil Brighton Allston Cottag Cypress Street Reservoir Chestnut Hill Newton Mighlandst Newton Lower Fall Wellesle Hills East Worcester Newt Hignianas Brookline Sunda State A.S. Hanson H. T. Gallup

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