Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Jan 31, 1887, p. 7

Cotton and commodity prices in continental ports and markets

The article reports on cotton in sight rising by 203 152 bales versus 1886 and 193 975 vs 1885, compares 1884, notes imports into continental ports at 69 000 bales, and lists prices for pipe line certificates refined oil sugar molasses with varied quotes and market firmness. It mentions Liverpool uplands price, New York figures, and precise percentages and tonnage for shipments, exports, and charters.

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Liverpool New York Manila Lloilos Orto Rico Cuba Financial Chronicle London G. B. St’k Hamburg Bremen Amsterdam Rotterdam Antwerp Havre Marseilles Barcelona Oe Lhe Yvenoa Trieste St’ks India Brazil U.S U. S Europe U. S. Inter America

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Cotton and commodities mixed in early 19th century markets

New York reports light cotton sales and varied prices for Upland and Orleans grades. Flour and mill products show mixed domestic demand with diverse wheat and corn figures across Chicago and St Louis. Western markets feature price ranges for pork, lard, and other staples amid global market notes from London and Liverpool.

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Hogs and cattle mixed prices across multiple markets

ST LOUIS hogs steady for most, Yorkers at 4.60 to 4.75, mixed packers 4.75 to 4.85, butchers unchanged around 4.95. KANSAS CITY hogs firmer at 4.75 to 4.80, receipts ~4,000. Peoria hogs steady 4.30 to 5.05. Chicago market weak with shipments 400 cattle and 9000 hogs, hogs steady 4.40 to 4.90. sheep receipts 1,000 with natives 2.40 to 4.90, Western 4.30 to 4.60, Texans 2.50 to 4.00, lambs 4.60 to 6.00.

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New York Orleans Minnesota City United Bbls Mess Western Steam ST. Louis Dilec Toledo Cincinnati Chicago Detroit Michigan Minneapolis Milwaukee Kansas City Peoria

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Print Cloth Markets Report From Wall River

Print cloth markets report from Wall River dated January 29 lists weekly reductions and price changes across textile grades and suppliers. Details are fragmented but indicate general downward adjustments in VY reductions and related fabrics.

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Wall River

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Print cloth market shows firm rise in Providence week

The Providence market reports a stronger print cloth week with prices up to 34 for 64 squares and 34¢ for 66x60s. Sales total 82 000 pieces versus 21 000 last week, with deliveries in February and March and several spot lots listed.

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Cotton Markets Report January 20 Across Major Ports

Net receipts and totals for Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville show steady to dull trading. Exports to Great Britain France and the continent are listed with port stocks and daily gross figures.

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

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Imports and Exports at Liverpool January 29 1887

Detailed cargo list from the steamer Cephalonia arriving in Liverpool includes pig iron, wrought iron scraps, woollens, worsteds, fabrics, machinery, tin plates, and various drs goods. Numerous firms such as J B Moors & co, Sanderson Bros Steel co, Saco Water Power Machine Shop, Shepard Norwell & co, Jordan Marsh & co, and Phelps Dodge & co appear with items including cases, bales, boxes, and casks. The long manifest enumerates items by type and originating firms in a dense commercial ledger style.

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Liverpool Eng Morse, Wilson & Co Shepard, Norwell & Co Brown, Durrell & Co T Co Noyes, Campbell & Co Boston & Albany Covell & Osborn Cumner Jones & Co Miller Bros & Co Jackson Mandell & Daniels Shepard Norwell & Co Booth & Co Phelps, Dodge & Co Sawyer & Co Barr & Co John L Gardner Moors & Co Jordan, Marsh & Co Hornwell & French Grout Warren & Blanchard Pierce Shhoninger, Moses & Co Peyser & Co E Haley & Co Bur & Co White & Co Mandell & Daniell Bradford Thomas & Co Jackson Mandell Daniell Simmons Hatch & Whitten Beal Higgins & Henderson Jordan Marsh & Co Hovey & Co Cee & Buss J Foster

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Trains Schedule Details From City Stations

Train timetables list multiple routes with departures to Jay Amesbury Biddeford Chelsea and more. It includes stations like Hoston Station Meverly Lynn Marblehead North Peabody and Gloucester with times ranging from early morning to late evening and notes on branches and Pullman cars.

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Steamer Grasbrook Hauls Goods in Multiple Ports

A list of cargoes bound for and from ANTWERYD HAMBURG LIBERIA LONDON and BRUNSWICK details shipments including steel billets bars rods casks whiskey flax bagging rags and palm kernels. Firms named include Norway Steel and Iron co Dyer & co Brown Bros & co Leuls Wolf and more with quantities such as 339 522 feet pine lumber and 6040 bars.

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Antweryd Grasbrook Norway Steel and Iron Co Windmuller & Roelker Alizarine Schlebach & Co Adama, Taylor & Co Brunswick Helen Montague George McQuesten O. Hamburg Doherty Oliver Ditson & Co

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Commodities Listed In Bulk Trade Ledger

A historic inventory lists multiple consignments including Baring Bros and Co and J B Moors and Co with waxed entries for cotton, flax waste, wool, gum, dates, bottled beer, dye stuffs, hardware, toys, rags, leather, and various hides. The record shows numerous firms handling bales, cases, and casks with quantities ranging from single units to over one thousand in a dense lot ledger.

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JD & M Williams Brigham Emery Webster King & Co Ives, Bellamy & Co Goodwin & Co Weeks & Potter Haley & Co Bradbury Webber Pierce & Co Lovering & Co Baring Bros & Co Chase & Co Saxonville Mills J A Hayes & Co Sheldon & Co

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Exports at Havana and Liverpool Ports in January 1887

Detailed cargo lists show brig Golconda and steamers Virginian Palestine carrying boards nails molasses sugar and farm goods from Cuba to Trinidad, Aspinwall, and Liverpool. The records itemize tonnage, crates, boxes, bales, and various commodities including meats, butter, cheese, cotton, and cattle with dates cleared in late January.

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Receipts Report From Multiple Railroads in 1887

Receipts list detailed shipments by Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Boston and Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Boston and Maine Eastern and Western divisions, Boston and Yowell, and By Express and By Sea. Cotton, wool, flour, corn, oats, wheat, lard, butter, meat, leather, hides, and other commodities are enumerated with bale, box, and case counts.

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Dcs Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Boston & Maine Hoston & Maine Railroad Western Division Boston & Yowell

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Through Trains on Boston and Main Divisions Schedule

Railroads Boston and Maine issue dated January 1 1887 detailing through train times from Haymarket Square Augusta Portland Lewiston Manchester North Conway and other hubs with connections to Eastport Calais Halifax and St John including Causeway Street and Haymarket schedules on various days and lines.

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BOTIL Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Baner St. John Malifax l Hiaymarket Sq Eastport Calais N. B Halifax N.S Portland Causeway Street Portland Haymarket Square Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox& Lincoln Railways Haymarket Square Causeway

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Train Schedules From Boston to New England Towns

Historical timetable lists numerous departures from Boston to towns including Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Haverhill Lawrence Medford Melrose Salem Wakefield Wilmington and more with multiple daily departures and Sunday trains. It also references connections to Portland Bangor and Lewiston and notes morning and afternoon slots.

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Schedule fragment lists train times and stations

A fragmentary timetable lists various train times from stations like Concord, Lexington, Arlington and others. The note notes arrival details and requests passengers obtain full information at stations. George W. Storer, Asst. Gen. Passenger Agent, signs the notice.

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Train schedule and routing details to Boston and Montreal

A noisy excerpt lists train times and connections from Boston with notes on express services, night sleepers, and through cars to Rutland Burlington St Albans and Montreal. It names stations such as Wayland Weston Belmont Waltham and Sudbury and mentions offices in Boston and Keene NH.

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Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable Excerpt 1886

The notice lists through and local service from Boston for various routes and branches, with listed departure times including 5.30 am and evening trains. Local points on White Mountain and Northern divisions show multiple departures, along with Pullman options to Montreal via the Central Vermont and Passumps to R.R. Varlor lines.

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Boston Causeway Street Washington Street Old State House Wilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Astiland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Montpelier Eliasex Junction Burlington St. Albans Montreal Warren Haverhill Woodsville St. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Bristol Claremont White Mountain Pullman Central Vermont R.R Passumps R.R. Varlor Manchester Concord Hillsboro Millsboro Milford Amherst SUN Greenfield Nashua

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Fragmented OCR Listing Of Bus Schedules And Times

A garbled OCR text fragment shows bus and rail time entries with multiple numeric values, abbreviations, and day indicators. The readable bits reference locations like Lowell and Billerica with various departure and arrival times, but many items are illegible.

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Boston and Albany R R Time Tables and Services 1886

Announcement of train schedules for the Boston and Albany Railroad dated December 20 1886. Details include through tickets to Springfield Pittsfield and Albany with express and accommodation trains. Information on sleeping cars drawing rooms and station ticket agents at 732 Washington Street and New York connections.

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Boston and Providence Train Schedules From 1886

Extensive timetable excerpt lists departures and arrivals for Boston to Providence and intermediate stops. Includes daily and Sunday services, return times, connections, and noting Shore Line and local branches with varied start times and last trains.

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Boston and Providence Steamers Ticket Notice

Stonington to New York limited tickets available. Steamers leave Boston daily except Sunday at 9 20 PM. Tickets and state rooms secured at 2 State Street and Boston & Providence Railroad offices. J W Richardson Folsom Supt Boston & Prov. R R agent.

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Fitchburg Railroad Passenger Schedules From Boston Station

Train times from Boston to Albany Chicago and St Louis are listed with accommodations and sleeping cars. Daily and Sunday service includes Pullman cars and connections via West Shore and New York Central routes. Stations and intermediary stops such as Framingham Ayer Clinton Worcester are noted with departures and arrivals.

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Fall River Line trains to New York from Boston timetable

Weekly weekday departures from Ashmont and South Shore points to New York via Fall River Line with return times from New York. Schedule lists numerous stops including Brockton, Wareham, Barnstable, Provincetown, Hyannis, Cohasset, Scituate, Quincy, and Weymouth with complex transfer notes and weekly/seasonal variations.

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Fragmented Timetable Snippet with Numbers and Places

A highly garbled OCR fragment lists times, codes, and partial place names such as SUN, PM, LAWRENCE, Wilmington, and Concord. The dense numeric stream includes several times like 8.35, 11.40 am, 9.30, and 6.14 PM, but no coherent report or narrative emerges.

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Trains From Boston to Concord and Manchester Schedule

Old timetable announces starting October 11 1886. Trains depart Boston from B and L depot for Manchester Concord and upper railroads at 7 30, 8 30 am and 1 9, 3, 5 30, 7 pm with Sunday 1 pm. Return from Concord at 5 80, 7 36, 10 20 am and 2 45, 5 0 35 pm with Sunday 7 pm. H E Chamberlin superintendent.

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Boston to Ashcroft and many via New England schedule corrected

Trains from Boston foot of Summer Street run weekdays to Ashcroft and many other points including Danbury Worcester New Britain Providence Norwood and New York with numerous departure times listed. Sunday trains depart Boston for Norwood Central with intermediate stops at 12 45 5 18 and 10 minutes past. Recanated leaves Norwood Central at 9 15 4M 2 6 30P.

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Boston and Albany line schedule notice

Train times listed for the Reston division show daily departures with multiple stops from Boston. Notable times include 10.45 am, 12.15, 2.35, 3.25, and 6.15 with returns and miscellaneous stops noted. Sundays Wednesdays and Fridays use a different time. some stops are by notice and some are intermediate only.

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Montreal and West Central Vermont Route trains

The notice advertises the Gid Relindle Central Vermont Line as the shortest quickest link with Pullman day and night trains from Boston via Lowell to Chicago. It mentions all modern improvements and first class dining rooms at key points. Trains depart 8:30 A.M. day express and 1 P.M. fast train, with night express at 2:60 a.m. and 7:60 p.m. Tickets and berths available at 240 Washington Street office. August 20 1533.

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Cotton and commodity prices in continental ports and markets

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Cotton and commodities mixed in early 19th century markets

Hogs and cattle mixed prices across multiple markets

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Print Cloth Markets Report From Wall River

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Print cloth market shows firm rise in Providence week

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Cotton Markets Report January 20 Across Major Ports

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Imports and Exports at Liverpool January 29 1887

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Trains Schedule Details From City Stations

Steamer Grasbrook Hauls Goods in Multiple Ports

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Commodities Listed In Bulk Trade Ledger

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Exports at Havana and Liverpool Ports in January 1887

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Receipts Report From Multiple Railroads in 1887

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Through Trains on Boston and Main Divisions Schedule

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Train Schedules From Boston to New England Towns

Schedule fragment lists train times and stations

Train schedule and routing details to Boston and Montreal

Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable Excerpt 1886

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Fragmented OCR Listing Of Bus Schedules And Times

Boston and Albany R R Time Tables and Services 1886

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Boston and Providence Train Schedules From 1886

Boston and Providence Steamers Ticket Notice

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Fitchburg Railroad Passenger Schedules From Boston Station

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Fall River Line trains to New York from Boston timetable

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Fragmented Timetable Snippet with Numbers and Places

Trains From Boston to Concord and Manchester Schedule

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Boston to Ashcroft and many via New England schedule corrected

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