Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Jul 8, 1887, p. 7

Fresh killed fowls and assorted produce price list

A detailed price listing notes fresh killed fowls at 11 15c and 12 15c for Western cases, Eastern live fowls at 11%4c, and beans including New York hand-picked at 180, large 175 180, Vermont 195, green peas 115 125 per bushel. Seeds cover timothy, clover, millet with varied regional prices, plus potatoes old stock nominal and Southern new crop at 2 2 25 per bushel for choice. Tallow prices for city and country renderings listed.

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New York Vermont Canada West Timothy Bush Red Top Jersey

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Local Market prices for vegetables and fruits

Demand ranges from good for trucks and certain beans to moderate for Southern tomatoes at 2.50 per crate. Chicago lots fetch 2,500 per crate. Prices span Native wax 1, green beans 1.4 per bushel, Long Island beans 1.5, cabbages plentiful, Norfolks 1 per barrel, Long Island 1.50, natives 7.8 per 100 count, onions steady with Bermudas 1.25 per crate and Levants 1.75 per case, Virginians 2.50 per barrel, Jersey corn 0.15 per dozen, beets and turnips 4 per 100, Long Island turnips 0.02 per bunch, summer squash 0.06 per 100, carrots 3 per 100, lettuce 1 per box, radishes 1.26 per 100, cucumbers 0.02 each, and other items quoted.

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Chicago Long Island Long Islands Bermudas Jersey

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Provisions Market Shows Unchanged Trade Amidst Mixed Prices

Trade in packed goods remains steady with quiet activity and stable prices. Hog receipts fall by 272 838 from last year while shipments drop 218 49? and total slaughter down 478 968. Veals improve slightly. lamb and mutton plentiful but dull. Prices listed for pork, lard, beef parts, and fresh meats show wide ranges across cuts and grades.

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Chicago Brighton

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Fruit Market Report Shows Mixed Supplies and Prices

Apples ample at 1.50 per crate while strawberries shrink and poor lots go for 0.12 per quart. Watermelons near sold out at 30-35 per crate and 20-25 per hundred for mediums. Delaware peaches arrive but slow selling at 1.25 per crate. Pennsylvania railroad estimates peaches at various large totals. California fruit due July 13 for auction with box prices. currants, raspberries, black caps, blueberries, oranges, lemons and dried fruits listed with current bids and demand.

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company Polo O Farrington Murad Lisa Io Wise Vmot Ss Siena Clayton Aid Kies Olgielece Rod Wong Ie Milford Picletd Dale Eioud Georgetown Omvie Levis California Fruit Direct Bartlett Blake & Ripley H Harris & Co California Hudson River Delaware Messina Palermo

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Cotton and sugar market notes from Liverpool and New York

Liverpool cotton futures opened firm and closed steady with various July to September spreads. Spot demand firm at middling uplands and Orleans. sales 10,000 bales, 7,600 American. New York spot closed firm. futures bids and asks listed, market barely steady. Sugar and other commodities show varied steady/firm readings with prices and vessel activity noted.

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Liverpool Uplands Orleans New York Manila Iloilos

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Wholesale molasses prices quoted for cargo lots

The market stays steady with Porto Rico new fancy crop at 36c, Cienfuegos 28c, Barbadoes 27c, and Cuba boiling 50 test nominal 20 20c. Granulated sugar price today is 6c.

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Porto Rico Cienfuegos Barbadoes Cuba

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Trade Centre Flour and Wheat Prices Report July 7

Reports from New York and other cities show flour receipts at 10 628 pkgs exports 1625 bbls and various flour types trading firm with Western and State grades at 315 365 to 4 40 450 per bbl and substantial spot sales. Wheat receipts 376 100 bush exports 191 168 bush spot markets firm with No 2 Chicago around 81 82c and No 1 hard near 85 86c. oats and rye firm to steady with multiple market quotes and other grains adjoining. Provisions held steady with pork at 1450 1475 for old and 1500 1550 for new. lard mixed, butter firm, cheese weak, and copper and tin markets noted with additional regional price movements.

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New York Minnesota Chicago Matanzas C. Rice Petroleum—United Western Steam City Steam Liverpool Lake Milwaukee Arley Lower Detroit Michigan Cincinnati ST Louis Toledo Minneapolis

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Livestock Markets Across Cities See Mixed Hog and Cattle Prices

Hog prices varied by city with steady trends in St. Louis at 56 5 15 and Kansas City at 47 0 48. Chicago reported slow cattle at 42 5 46 with 10,000 receipts, while hogs reached 49 0 61 5 and sheep saw stronger cattle and lamb values across regions.

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ST. Louis Kansas City Peoria Chicago Texas

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Cotton Markets Mixed Receipts and Stocks Across Ports

Consolidated six day net receipts 973, exports to Great Britain 8576 and to the continent 6254. Stocks at all United States ports 248 874. Ports show varied activity with Augusta Net receipts 7 and New Orleans 19, while Savannah and Charleston report modest gains. Continuous firm tone at several centers contrasts with dull sentiment in St Louis and Cincinnati shipments.

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Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile C. Memphis C. Savannahk C. Charlestown Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia C. New York Cincinnati C. St. Louis Louisville C. Consolidated Great Britain Continent United States

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Wheat markets and prices across London Liverpool Antwerp Paris

Reports from Speerbohm in London and courier markets show dull wheat demand off the coast and slow shipments. Prices listed for Australian and California wheat, with Liverpool and Paris quotations and varying terms. general market quiet or easier in England and France.

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London Speerbohm Mark Lane Walla Walla California Paris Liverpool England Antwerp

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London Wool Sales Show Animated Demand Across Regions

The London wool market opened July 7 with strong demand for all kinds and high activity in Queensland and Victoria lots. Cape of Good Hope and Natal white wool commanded good prices and were mainly purchased by French buyers while New Zealand and New South Wales offerings varied in price and quality.

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London Queensland Victoria Cape of Good Natal New Zealand New South Wales

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Fragmentary Train Schedule Extract

Fragmented OCR shows a schedule fragment with times and stations. Entries reference New COR, Lew Ashevof, Street, and Par with times like 9.10, 11.1, 6.85, 4.30, and 1.25pm. Details are garbled and lack clear dates or destinations.

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COR Lew Ashevof Baltimore Y Street Abed

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Rail schedules and connections at Boston and New England line

Timetables list train times and routes from Boston to New York Philadelphia Hartford and other points. It covers the York and New England division, Woon socket, Norwich line, and city connections via Summer street. Details include departures, arrivals, and special through trains with Pullman and dining cars.

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New York Middletown New Haven Pullman Boston Hartford New Britain Peter Eure Danbury Fishkill-on-Hudson England Limited Air Line Grand Central Waterbury Willimantic Philadelphia Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond New London Danielsonville Putnam City OF Worcester City OF New York Washington Street Summer Street A. A. Jackson

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Old Colony Train Schedules for Boston and Cape Lines

A detailed list of departure and return times starting July 1 1887 across Boston New Fall River Line Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Cohasset Hingham Wareham Nantucket and other stations with through tickets and office notes. Includes Sunday schedules and exceptions note.

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Boston New Fall River Fall River Ashmont Barnstable Nyannis Sandwich Wee Turn Hyannis Braintree Weymouths Hingham Cohasset Scituate Arshfield Duxbury Plymouth Marshfield Weymouth Brockton Taunton Newport South Braintree New Bedford Middleboro Nantucket Cottage City Wood's Hell Falmouth Monument Beach Yarmouth Buzzard’s Bay Onset Bay Wareham Wood’s Hell Onsed Bay New York Geo L. Connor J. R. Kendrick Gen. Pass

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Boston and Providence Railroad Train Arrangements 1887

Trains from Boston to New York and return schedules begin Monday in May 1887. Listed are Shore Line routes with multiple departure times, connections through Providence Pawtucket Attleboro Dedham Roxbury and towns, and notes on special stops and return timings. Detailed timetables include many destinations and varying minutes, with adjustments on weekdays and holidays.

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Boston & Providence Railroad Boston New York Aere Steamboat Stoniays Spring Street Highlands M. Stoughton Canton Stoughton Boston Warren Bristol Joa Science A. Folsom

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Scoured bales and greasy locks from global trade report

Havana sugar market notes July 7 show 1000 centrifugal bags sold at 24634 260 gold per quintal. Prices listed in old currency terms for Victorian era shipments include various regions such as Victoria Tasmania Cape of Good Hope and Natal with totals of 3000 bales and 100 bales, all described as greasy or scoured with uncertain dates and multipliers.

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Victoria Plate River Tasmania Cape of Good Hope Natal Havana

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Imports July 7 1887 Liverpool cargo list

A detailed shipping cargo record from Liverpool and colonial ports listing vessels, consignments, and quantities for July 7 1887. Items include earthenware, carpeting, tissues, wine, cottons, wool, wool bales, steel, books, machinery, tin plate, paper stock, port wine, beer, soda ash, caustic soda, and other commodities. Names of firms such as Baring Bros & Co, Jere Abbott & Co, Gudfosto Preston, and many partners appear alongside vessels Bark Zulma Brig L Staples and Brig Edward D. Port names Port au Prince Arroyo Cayenne and Buenos Ayres.

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Liverpool Kansas H Pierce & Robertson Moise Caton Bros & Bixley Goldthwaite & Co Jones & Co Moise Baring Bros & Co Fern & Co Whittington & Co Roberts Bros Baring Bros & Co Ricker Bngham Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Moors & Co Birch Bros Codman & Hall Stone & Downer E & F King & Co Eugene Lynche Wright & Rich Bros & Co Fuller, Dana & Fitz Cottons Brown, Durrell & Co Clark, Sawyer & Co Port AU Prince ST Johns L Staples O Foster & Co Arroyo Edward D Bates & Barnet Gustavo Preston Cayenne Buenos Ayres Charles R Lewis Brunswick Flora Rogers George McQuesten & Co

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Maritime Cargo Shipments and Clearances Report

Exports dated July 7 1887 list Bark Bertie Bigelow at St John New Brunswick with part inward cargo and ballast. Weymouth Nova Scotia schooner Etta carries 375 bbls flour. Annapolis NS schooner Levere with 610 bbls flour 125 bbls cornmeal 17 sacks shorts. Annapolis and Digby NS steamer New Brunswick with assorted goods including nets, trusses, hardware, books, household effects and foodstuffs. Port Lorne NS via Port George ships Anna cleared July 6 in ballast and 125 bbls flour. Bridgewater NS schoonor Cyrene reports flour cornmeal and mid dlings.

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ST John Bertie Bigelow Weymouth Etta Annapolis Levere Shorts Digby New Brunswick Port Lorne Port George Anna Bridgewater

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Staple freight totals by railroad lines in Boston 1887

A detailed listing of commodities shipped by multiple railroads on July 7 1887 including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Old Colony New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine divisions and Boston and Lowell plus by express and by sea. Entries cover wool flour oats oats meat cheese butter tea leather hides and other staples with quantities such as bales bbls sacks cases rolls and bolls.

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

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Boot and Shoe Buyers Across Cities Listed

A list of buyers and companies across multiple cities names numerous firms and individuals in the boot and shoe trade. The document mentions B F Kehler Co Baltimore W R George GWR George Co Chicago Greensfelder Florsheim Co Richardson J Richardson Co Kai City Victor B Burk W C Burk Murphy Co Paul Bros Adler Frank Keet Rountree Salt Lake City W H Rowe Selina Meyer Al Meyer H Long White Ala- Long.

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Saat Ga F Kehler F Kehler & Co Baltimore R George George & Co Chicago Greensfelder Florsheim & Co Panemyira J Richardson J Richardson & C Kai City Victor B Burk W C Burk & O Tre Lafayette Ind D Murphy Murphy & Comstoc Philadenia Penn M C Paul Paul Bros St Louis J Frank Adler, Frank & Co Springtiel J T Keet Keet Rountree Salt Lakery Utah W H Rowe Ami Selina al Meyer M Meyer & Co Phenore Ala H Long H Long & White

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Boston to Maine Coastal Trains Timetable Abbreviations

A dense timetable list shows Boston stations and numerous coastal stops from Beverly to Portland with varied departure times. The schedule mentions through services to Oak Island and Point of Pines, notes on Pullman cars, and specifies the Boston city ticket office and executive names.

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Oak Island SUN Saugus South Reading Ranch Boston Haymarket Square Washington Street Portland Bangor James T. Furber D. J. Flanders

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Western Division Train Timetable Fragments

A fragmented timetable lists numerous stops including Alton Bay Dover Great Falls Saco Lawrence Melrose Malden Medford and Worcester area stations with varied times and Sunday services noted for Dover Haverhill Lawrence Lowell Mediora Portland Bangor and Lewiston along with Reading Way Stations and forms a dense slate of irregular hour marks and AM PM cues.

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Alton Bay Dover Melrose Newburyport Reading Salmaketie Wilmington Haverhill Lawrence Lowell Mediora Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading and Way Aim

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Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable 1887 Listings

Local and through service from Boston on the Boston and Lowell line to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction and more with specific 8 30 am and 3 7 pm departures. Through service to Montreal via Montreal and Boston Air Line with parlor cars. Local Boston Manchester Concord Keene Nashua and other stops listed with frequent daily times. Timetable notes that full information is obtainable at stations.

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Fitchburg Railroad Timetable for Hoosac Tunnel Route

Passenger departures from Boston on the Hoosac Route begin July 5 1887 to North Adams Troy Albany and West with multiple daily times and express services to Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis Sleeping cars available Readable entries list station stops and notes for changes at South Station and Miller's Falls Local time tables and ticket office details provided by officials John Adams J Whitmore and J Ry Watson.

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Albany Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Troy Yer Junction SUN Belmont and Waverley Cambridge Concord Fitchburg Gardner and Miller’s Falls Greenfield Lincoln Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard M. Name N. H Ayer Junction Waltham Worcester Miller’s Falls Southston Hoosac Tunnel Washington Street Boston John Adams

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Central Mass R R Opens to Ware Services Listing

The Central Massachusetts Railroad announces new service extending to Ware starting Monday June 1587 with routes from Boston to Ware Barre and Krudlane and stops at West Boylston Oakdale and Jefferson Harbor. Sun schedules show multiple daily departures and connections with Budson Rockbottom South Sudbury Wayland Weston Waltham Waverly Belmont and Sux. MELLEN is listed as General Superintendent and GEO. W. STORE as General Passenger Agent.

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Massachusetts R. R Ware Boston Barre Krudlane West Boylston Oakdale Jefferson Beisses Oe Hudson Sun Budson Belmont GEO. W Gen Pass’g’r Agt Mellen

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Fresh killed fowls and assorted produce price list

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Local Market prices for vegetables and fruits

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Provisions Market Shows Unchanged Trade Amidst Mixed Prices

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Fruit Market Report Shows Mixed Supplies and Prices

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Cotton and sugar market notes from Liverpool and New York

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Wholesale molasses prices quoted for cargo lots

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Trade Centre Flour and Wheat Prices Report July 7

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Livestock Markets Across Cities See Mixed Hog and Cattle Prices

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Cotton Markets Mixed Receipts and Stocks Across Ports

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Wheat markets and prices across London Liverpool Antwerp Paris

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London Wool Sales Show Animated Demand Across Regions

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Fragmentary Train Schedule Extract

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Rail schedules and connections at Boston and New England line

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Old Colony Train Schedules for Boston and Cape Lines

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Boston and Providence Railroad Train Arrangements 1887

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Scoured bales and greasy locks from global trade report

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Imports July 7 1887 Liverpool cargo list

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Maritime Cargo Shipments and Clearances Report

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Staple freight totals by railroad lines in Boston 1887

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Boot and Shoe Buyers Across Cities Listed

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Boston to Maine Coastal Trains Timetable Abbreviations

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Western Division Train Timetable Fragments

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Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable 1887 Listings

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Fitchburg Railroad Timetable for Hoosac Tunnel Route

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Central Mass R R Opens to Ware Services Listing

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