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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1887

Page

7

Markets by Telegraph. Cotton steady and grains mixed

NY markets report mixed prices across commodities with cotton steady on light sales. Upland and Orleans grades quoted, flour and wheat at varied levels with large receipts and exports. St Louis Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati and Toledo markets show volatility in wheat flour and pork prices.

New York Orleans Minnesota City Rio Petroleum—United Tierces Western Steam Spot Continent South America

Hog and Cattle Markets Across Cities Report Jan 25

Hogs firm with higher quotes in St Louis Kansas City and Pedra. St Louis steady to firm with $460 to $510 for butchers. Chicago cattle and hogs show firm to strong prices with steers at $3.40 to $5.10 and hogs $4.25 to $5.10. sheep receipts and prices listed.

Florida Malaga Sheepshead ST Louts Chicago Milwaukep Cincinnati Toledo ST. Louis Kansas City Pedra

Cotton Markets Snapshot January 24 Across U S Ports

Augusta to Louisville trading shows net receipts, gross and sales figures with mixed steady and quiet tones. Exports to Britain and the continent noted for several ports while stocks rise and fall, prices around mid 8 to 10 cents per pound.

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

Trade Figures From Port Lists

Exports to Great Britain 68174 and to France 1971 while shipments to the continent total 28822 and stock at all United States ports stands at 946303.

Great Britain France Continent United States

Foreign Markets Update From London and Liverpool Reports

Cargoes off the coast show firm arrivals of wheat and corn with several sales pending. London and Liverpool market details note wheat and corn prices, breadstuffs demand, and varied shipments at Danubian and American origins along with wool sales and extensive listings of goods and commodities for sale or shipment.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane California Liverpool Antwerp Manchester Cape of Good Hope Natal Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland New Zealand

Imports and Exports at Liverpool and Charleston Trade Hubs

A detailed list from Liverpool and Charleston warehouses shows steamer cargoes and merchant consignments. Names include Catalonia and Merrimack, with goods ranging from wines and textiles to cotton, rice, and pig iron.

Liverpool Eng Catalonia Theophile Jouval Champagne D & M Williams Reitenbach Bros & Co Wrixby & Co Noyes Bros H Pray, Sons & Co A & W Bird & Co M_ Peyser & co Horace Partridge & Co Washburn & Moon Co Grout Warren & Blanchard Beal, Higgins & Henderson Stone & Downer Farley, Harvey & Co Cushing & Bliss W Peabody & Co Chase & Co Weil, Dreyfuss & Co Williston, Knight & Co Chase Saco Water Power Co Grout, Warren & Blanchard Woollens Kendall, Barrows & Co Woollens Talbot, Wilmarth & Co JF Mullen & Co Rousmaniere, Kimball & Co Bradford, Thomas & Co Shepard, Norwell & Co Shepard, Norwell & Co— 3 Cases Woollens F K Piper Miller Bros & Co Woollens Spalding, Olews & Co Jackson, Mandell & Co Thomas P. Frost Serge Grout Warren & Co Wollens Talbot Wilmarth & Co Bolls Steel Ponce Whitney, Pousland & Co Charleston Merrimack

Numerous ships report varied cargo across global ports

The records list cargoes from Mahone Bay to London including flour meal oil pork beef and lard. Myosotis Orion and Francis Joseph carry food and hardware. large consignments from Adelaide include sugar tobacco kerosene and lard. Principia ships eyelets oil leather printing gear and farm implements with extensive cases and crates noted.

Mahone Bay Dallader Liverpool Lunenburg Orion ST. Pierre Mig Francis Joseph Manila Adelaide South Australia Brig Vesta London Eng Principia

Adoptions Sought for Children in Suffolk Probate Court

A lengthy petition list shows multiple Boston areas seeking court approval to adopt children. Items include Thomas James Bowen and Luella Bowen praying to adopt Stella Lancey, and Anton Burgholzer with Magdalena Burgholzer seeking to adopt Hauck, with hearings set for February 14 1887 and notices to involved parties.

Fitchburg Railroad timetable notes from 1886

Trains depart Boston for the West and various destinations including Albany Chicago and St Louis with multiple service levels such as express and accommodation. The schedule lists numerous stops from Greenfield to Belmont and Waverley with Pullman sleeping cars and changing routes via West Shore and New York Central lines.

Boston West Albany N. Y Chicago St. Louis Pullman New York Central West Shore R. A N.Y Troy Weoet Greenfield North Adama Gardner Baldwinville Athol Orange A Falla Shelburne Falls Moyalston Erving Westminster Ashburnham Junction Ashburnham West Fitchburg Wachusett Otteriver Wendell Ontague East Deerfield Deerfield Buckland Zoar Bardwells Charlemont Hoosac Tunnel Kurner’s Falls Brattleboro Accou Incendon, Keene Bellows Falls Cheshire Br.hr St. Albans Keene and Rutland Worcester Nashua Portland Boston & Maine R Ayer Nashua Iclusive Clinton Oakdale Framingham & Lowell Ayer Junction North Leominster Shirley Greenville and Townsend Centre Riarsboro Huad Son and Maynard Lincoln Belmont and Waverley Waverley Watertown Union Market Mt. Auburn Cambridge

Daily Schedule Fragments from Marshfield to Nantucket Regions

A dense OCR of train and boat times lists routes from Marshfield Mattapan Nantucket Scituate Scituate North Scituate Sea View and Whitman South Weymouth with numerous departures returns returns via Neponset Brockton and Duxbury and notes on Sundays and weekday patterns. J R Kendrick General Manager signs off.

Marshfield Mattapan Neponset Mattapoisettee Return Nantucket Woods Hall Vyas Mot New Art New Bedford North Easton Stoughton Hlandolph Randolph Retry North Easton Tay M Plymouth Abington Durbuy Abingtedi Duxbuy Quincy Lili North Scituate Scituate PI Sea View Ae Barr Silcom Shawmut Bon Lou Duxbury Retay Anaton Central Station Dean Street Whitman South Weymouth Brockton Wollaston Heights Cohasset Hingham the Weymontis Fall River Taunton Boston J. R. Kendrick

Notice to interested parties in child matter Boston 1887

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts notifies all parties interested in the child to appear at a Probate Court in Boston Suffolk on February 14 1887 at 10 o clock in the forenoon to show cause why the prayer of proceeding should not be granted. This notice is dated January 17 1887 and signed by Elwah George Register.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk Boston Boston Post Joun W. McKim Esquire Grok Eli Jeorge Register Joan W. McKim Elijah George Anton Burgholzer Grocer Magdalena Burgholzer Hauck Magdalena Magdalena Hauck Gerhardt Kemp George Hugo Burgholzer Antoin Burgholzer Vaid Massachusetts Norfolk William D. Clark Braintree Dedham WM. Warren Towle Ala N. Wheeler Joseph J. Corbett JY Suffolk Ss. Court OF Insolvency Jacobs, Whitcomb & CO Margaret A. Fisher Elijah George, Keister Elwah George Probate Court George A. Sawyer Cambridge Middlesex William E. Jewell John W. McKim Emily J. Trowbridge George Trowbridge Jubal Llowe George M. Brooks J. H. Tyler

Langs seek adoption of unnamed Boston child to be named Joseph William Lang

Hugh Joseph Lang and Annie Magdalene Lang of Boston petition to adopt a male child of unknown parentage born around November 8 1884. The child was abandoned and lived in state custody from 1884 to 1886, later placed at Temiorey Home and under the care of the State board of health lunacy and charity. The petition asks legal change of the child’s name to Joseph William Lang.

Gio Suffolk Henry Lyman Coffin Boston Hattie Elizabeth Coffin Vanessa Madden Commonwealth of Massachusetts SteerEvew Asylum Streets Chardon Street Hanley State Board of Health Gertrude Vanessa Coffin Hatvie Elizabeth Coffin County of William Hennigar Green Violet Green Pascal Lynch Poplar Street William Roy Green Hugh Joseph Lang Annie Magdalene Lang Neil ‘Earney Puich Mt. Vernon Street Temyorey Houghton Station 8 Joseph William Lang

Appointment of Charles A. Page as Administrator of Caleb Green Estate

Notice that Charles A. Page is appointed administrator with the will annexed of Caleb Green, late of Boston, Suffolk County, deceased. Creditors must present claims and debtors must pay to the administrator, Boston, January 18, 1887.

Totvice David Sears Boston Suffolk Frederick R. Sears Adi. d. B. N Sarah A. Norton Juliaette G. Lord Mary Lehan Bridget McCaffray Admx Matthew Dolan Tremont Street Charles Metis Henry Mess Godfrey Morse Water Street Hannah Sidley Caleb Green Charles A. Page Catherine Regan Joanna Schillaer

Boston and Albany Railroad Time Tables Declares 1886 Schedule

Local timetable highlights on the Boston and Albany line show station time tables and through tickets at 232 Washington Street Boston. Trains to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and the West depart various early and late morning hours with many express and sleeping car services to New York Buffalo Chicago and Detroit. Sunday and weekday trains to Newton Wellesley and other suburbs are listed with return times and service notes.

Old Colony Boston New York Fall River Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Yarmouth Sandwich Braintree Rm. Bridgewater Brockvron Buzzard’s Bay Wareham Bal A Cape Cod Provincetown Wellfleet Cohasset and Bingham Cohasset Hingham Cottage City New Bedford Bridgewater Brockton Abington East Milton West Quincy East Weymouth Weymouth East Weymouths Taunton Washington Street Springfield Pittsfield Ibany South Framingham Albany Syracuse UD Weer Newton Lower Falls Wellesle Hills Worcester Newton Highlands Brookline A.S. Hanson H. Z. Gallup Gen. Pass Montreal & West Vermont Lowell E iv Chicago Fitchburg Central Vermont R. R Moston Stonington Massachusetts Rhode Island Boston & Providence New York A. M Rutland Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Fabourg Causeway Street Eastern Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Burclington St. Albans St. Johns Saratoga All Pointa Delaware & Hudson Canal Company Polimean Palace Burlington St. Albana Bontreal Oitasis AXON Kk. Stewart Then Keene New York Fall Riverine Bristol Providence Brooklyn Jersey City Old State House J. R. Kondrick L. H. Palmer Old Stats House

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