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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1887

Page

7

Market Steady as Wheat and Oats Hold Prices

Market quiet at prior quotations with steamer yellow held at 524406 and on tracks at Sle. Cats firmer but trading remains subdued. No 2 white oats quoted 4214 420ec with bids and asks for July August and September listed, inspections 83 cars, mainly No 2 spring wheat and various oats. Flour prices range from 2 35 to 5 25 per barrel, cornmeal and rye flour shown, oats and malt prices noted, markets for corn and millfeed steady with rye and oats moderate activity and firm at times.

Minnesota Michigan New York Canada Superior Canada Bush Canada Western Eastern

Meat and dairy markets show steady demand and prices

Butter and cheese remain firm with varied regional quotes in New York Chicago and Western markets. Eggs and beans hold near last levels as pota toes and hay show modest supply and steady demand. Traders report receivers and jobbing prices with highs and lows across regions.

New York Chicago Liverpool Vermont Northern Choice Ohio Choice East Fresh Choice Canada Choice Fresh Western Michigan Nova Scotia Island New Brunswick Canada Bush West Timothy Jersey

Fruit prices and cargo update from Georgia markets

Georgia Le Cour pears sell for 125 176 per crate while green apples bring 150 175 per crate. Blueberries strong, raspberries and blackberries weak. Norfolk boat reports 1100 crates apples. Welhaven due July 15 with bananas for WW&CR Noyes. Oranges lemons vary by origin. dried apples unchanged. evaporated fruit prices listed for quality. California fruits quoted per case for apricots pears peaches plums. Overall a good sale.

Georgia le Cour Norfolk Welhaven Baracoa Ww&cr Noyes Messina Palermo California

Local Market Report Amid Busy Norfolk Steamer Trade

The Norfolk steamer arriving Friday brings 1100 crates apples 50 crates citrons 160 crates cucumbers 5825 barrels potatoes 700 crates squash and 1400 crates tomatoes. Prices vary with scarce items like cucumbers and beet greens while oranges lemons and cabbage see steady sales across regional markets.

Rhode Islands Chicago Maltas Jersey

Meat market notes and price shifts in Brighton session

Beef supply steady and demand quiet, veal receipts spike with 1500 live calves arriving at Brighton pushing prices down slightly. Pork and lard ranges listed with varied cuts and values, hams and shoulders priced by size and cure, fresh beef quotes for choice and good steers and other cuts noted for yesterday.

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Market Prices for Fresh Meats and Lambs Displayed

Fresh meats listing shows hinds and cuts with varied prices including hinds priced around 10 to 12 cents, chucks and loins around 3 to 12 cents, and rounds near 8 to 12 cents. Fancy spring lambs and mutton from Chicago and Brighton offered with price ranges from 4 to 9 cents for some cuts and up to 8 to 8 4 percent for others.

Chicago Brighton

Liverpool futures open erratic to close barely steady

Cotton prices in Liverpool showed irregular opening and a barely steady close for July through February with middling upland spot at 534d tb and 10 very strong New York futures. official quotes include July and January futures around 10.2 to 10.3, with a broad range across months and commodities including pipe line certificates and diverse sugar and molasses notes.

Cotyton Liverpool Auust Setember Orleans New York Etic Manila Lloilos Orto Rico Cienmuegos Barbadoes Cuba

Grain Prices and Supplies Across U S Markets July 13

Reports from New York and Chicago markets show flour and rye flour steady to firm, wheat receipts 116 250 bushels with mixed prices for No 1 hard and No 2 red, corn firm at 44 45c elevator, oats steady, pork futures up, lard mixed, sugar and molasses firm, and regional notes from Detroit Cincinnati St Louis Toledo detailing modest changes in prices and arrivals across key grains and fats.

New York Minnesota Chicago Rio Petroleum—United City Extra India Western Steam Continental Liverpool Detroit Cincinnati ST. Louis Toledo

Hog and cattle market updates from St Louis Kansas City and Chicago

Hogs firm with varied price ranges across cities. Chicago reports dull cattle and firm hogs with multiple price bands, large receipts and shipments. Kansas City and Peoria show firm hogs with several price points and sizable receipts. lambs and sheep prices listed with regional quotes.

ST. Louis Kansas City Peoria Chicago Texas

Cotton Markets July 13 Net receipts and stocks by port

Reports show Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville markets with net receipts shipments exports and stock levels. Prices range mid to high fractions with quiet or weak tones and general firmness in several ports. Consolidated five day totals indicate overall activity across the network.

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

Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable July 9 1887

Through service from Boston to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction at 8 30 am and 2 7 pm Local Boston service to Manchester Concord Nashua Wilton Greenfield and more with multiple departures daily and nosings for Montreal via sleeping and parlor cars to Montreal and Fabyans.

Boston Causeway Street Washington Street Old State House Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Warren Haverhill Woodsville Littleton Bethlehem Fabrans Lancaster Jefferson St. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Bristol Montpelier Essex Junction Burlington St. Albans Montreal Central Vermont R. A Boston Air Line Manchester Concord N. M

Boston to New York and Cape trains Timetable Mix

A dense timetable lists weekday and weekend train routes from Boston to New York via Fall River and multiple regional branches. It covers stations including Ashmont, Barnstable, Braintree, Fall River, Plymouth, Scituate, Marshfield, Hingham, Weymouth, Rockland, Cohasset, and Nantucket with varied departure times and return connections. Official notices name GEO. L. CONNOR and J. R. KENDRICK as General Passenger Agent and General Manager.

Boston New York Fall River Ashmont Barnstable Myannis Yarmouth Sandwich Hyannis Braintree Bridgewater Muzzard’s Bay Buzzard’s Bay Onset Bay Wareham Cape Cod Provincetown Elifleet Cohasset and Mingham Return Cohasset Turn Hingham Cottage City Gam Wood’s Holl New Bedford East Bridgewater Brockton Abington Rockton East Milton Wes Quincy West Quincy East Weymouth Weymouth Taunton Morrison Square Marshfield Mattapan An Milton Mattapan Nepons Milton Neponset Mattapeisett Middleboro Nantucket Wood’s Hall Newport Jew Bedford North Easton Stoughton Randolph Reta Weymouths Scituate Dauxbury Plymouth Duxbury South Braintree Middle« Bere and Falmouth J. R. Kendrick Gen. Pass Pilgrim Bristol Providence Old Colony Specia E Press Steame Newpor Preesa Brooklyn Jersey City Washington and State Streets J. KR. Kendrick L. H. Palmer Old State House

Wheat and corn markets mixed across Atlantic trade hubs

Paris and Liverpool see steady wheat and flour as cargoes move to Great Britain and the Continent. English market quiet amid firm wheat and mixed Western corn. Manchester notes weak cotton outlook and cautious pricing as yarns, cloths, and exports show uneven demand.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool Great Britain Continent California Manchester The Guardian Bombay China Ndia

Wool sales in London brisk with heavy cross bred demand

At London wool sales July 18 buyers dominate greasy and cross breds while merino prices slip. Catalogues show 849,879 bales so far with 90,000 more tomorrow and 28,000 carried over. Exports exceed half including 16,000 bales to the United States.

London United States New Zealand New South Wales Queensland Victoria South Australia Tasmania Cape of Good Hope Natal

Imports and Exports at Coastal Settlements

Port Gilbert NS schooner Althea-14 spiles 250 dozen eggs Hatheway & co. Clementport NS schooner Adelia-76 cords wood 4000 feet piling 15 cases eggs Delong & Seaman. Barbados bark Anna-786 holds 20 tierces 204 bags sugar we Sugar Refinery. Bear River NS schooner Florence Christine-6000 feet piling 49 cords wood 42 cases eggs Nelgng & Seaman. Barbados bark Ashantee-768 holds 30 tierces sugar Standard Sugar Refinery.

Port Gilbert Althea Hatheway & Co Clementsport Adelia Delong & Seaman Barbados Anna Bear River Florence Christine Eags Nelgng & Seaman Arbados Ashantee

Exports From Various Ports Jul y 18 1887

Trade cargoes listed from Windsor Nova Scotia to Europe and Canada. Vessels include schooners R N B 205 bbls flour oats meal and 40 bbls meal. Urbain B 126 bbls flour. bark Long Pope 6 coils manila cordage 669 274 feet lumber. bark Tilde refined petroleum. steamers Istrian and Kansas cleared with large shipments of flour butter lard beef wheat sugar nails and other goods. Lunenburg Lions 260 bbls flour.

Windsor Bellevue E Cove Urbain Montevideo Smyrna Turkey Liverpool Eng Istrian Kansas Lunenburg

Receipts from Several Railroads on July 18 1887

The list itemizes consignments for the Boston & Albany Boston & Providence Old Colony New York & New England and Fitchburg lines. Quantities include wool bales flour bbls oats and various meats and goods with hundreds to thousands of units.

Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad

Business Advertisers and Agents Across the United States Listed

A dense roster of names and firms from cities including Allentown Atlanta Bayou Sara Bloomington Baltimore Chicago Denver Detroit Dubuque Greenville Jacksonville Kansas City Kokomo Lafayette Louisville Madison Norfolk Oswego Philadelphia Rochester Savannah Salt Lake City Tyler Wilkes Barre Washington and more. The snippet catalogs individuals and firms with their respective partners or associates in commerce and agency.

Allentown Penn A Haas Farr, Haas & Co Atlanta W Edwin Bates & Edwin Bayou Sara J Freyhan J Freyhan & Co Bloomington J P Smith R P Smith & Sons Baltimore J Putzel Hecht & Putzel R George R George & Co Hecht Craw Pigahan R Mayhew Jacksonville J B Beadles Kansas City E Moores P Moores & Son Kokomo Ind S Block Black & Thalman Lafayette D Murphy Murphy & Comstock Louisville C F Hill Hill Bros J UH Quast H Quast & Co Tex Avon Avon & Bro Madison C A Stanton Norfolk J Thomas J Thomas & Co Oswego S Chamberlain W Chamberlain & Son Philadelphia George Rafferty Peoria H Thielbar Rochester K J Moore Savannah R Altmayer

Stearns Manufacturing Company Seeks Dissolution

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court filings show stockholders Charles Waite George S. Priest and Frederick A. Stearns petition dissolution as the Stearns Manufacturing Company ceased operations, owns no property owes no debts and is expedient to dissolve. Dated April 10, 1887.

Commonwealth OF Massachu Supreme Judicial Court Suffolk Tndee Supreme Judicial Courts Stearns Manufacturing Company Commonwealth of Massachusetts Boston Commonwealth Sai Corporation Charles Waite Priest Frederick A. Stearns

Notice to appear before Suffolk court on petition

Commonwealth of Massachusetts petitions Suffolk Supreme Judicial Court to publish notice in the Boston Post three weeks before the first Monday in September 1887. Petitions require all interested persons to appear, show cause, and oppose grant of prayer. Clerk John Noble signs the order dated June 28 1887 with assistant clerk Henry A. Clapp attested.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Supreme Judicial Court Boston Boston Post John Noble Enry A. Clapp

Deseret? Wrong: Elizabeth Boyde seeks divorce in Suffolk

Elizabeth M Boyde of Boston files a suit in Suffolk Superior Court for divorce from John George Boyde, alleging five years of desertion since April 1881, extreme cruelty, refusal to provide maintenance, and failure to cohabit since nineteen eighty seven, with requests for decrees and other proper orders.

Commonwealth OF Massachussetyvs Suffolk Superior Court Elizabeth M. Boy DE Boston John George Boyde John George Elizabeth M. Boyde

Notice to libellee to appear in Superior Court Boston

In Suffolk County Superior Court Boston the libellee is ordered to appear on the first Monday in September by publishing the libel and order in the Boston Post for three weeks. The publication must occur at least fourteen days before the appearance date.

Massachusetts Divorce Petition For James T Witherow

Sarah Witherow of Boston asks the Suffolk Superior Court to dissolve her marriage to James T Witherow, now missing, citing abandonment and habitual intoxication. She seeks custody of Harr Witherow aged ten, Emma May Witherow aged six, and Bessie Witherow aged four, plus alimony and child support.

Massachus Superior Court Suffolk County of Sarah Witherow Boston James T. Witherow James T Harr Witherow Emma May Witherow Bessie Witherow Sarah Wlitherow

Boston Superior Court Libel Notice Published

Commonwealth of Massachusetts directs libellee to appear before justices in Boston Suffolk County for three weekly publications ending two weeks before a final day to show cause why the petition should not be granted. Clerk Jos A Willard signs true copy of libel and order.

Boston Boston Post Suffolk Jos Willard Edwin A. Wadleigh A. Willard Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Superior Court A.D

Divorce Petition in Suffolk Superior Court 1887

John B. Witham of Boston files for divorce from Emma L. Witham citing intoxication and marital fault. Court orders publication in the Boston Post for three weeks with notice to the libellee before the first Monday of September. Attested by Clerk Edward A. Willard on July 12, 1887.

Massachus Setts Superior Court Suffolk Boston Sufolk John B. Witham Emma L. Witham

Boston and Providence Railroad Train Arrangements May 30 1887

Postponed and revised schedules for Boston and Providence trains list departures from Boston to New York Providence Pawtucket Attleboro Readville and other stops with via Shore Line and Stonington lines plus return times. Changes take effect Monday May 30 1887 under A A Folsom superintendent.

Boston & Providence Railroad Meave Brosteon New York Shore Line Providence Pawtucket Dodgeville Hiebronville Attleboro North Attleboro Mansfield Foxboro Sharon Return Canton Junction Readville NEW Stonington York Washington State Street Boston & Providence RN J. W. Richardson Boston Folsom. Snot Boston & Providenc R

Boston Post Legal Advertising Notice

The Boston Post highlights its role as a leading Boston paper for legal notices and court reports. It promises careful proofreading and rapid return of copies and original documents to attorneys the day after fire each advertisement.

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Rail Schedule Highlights Through Trains to Maine and Nearby Points

The timetable lists through trains on both divisions from Boston and Maine. Key departures include Augusta and Haymarket stations, various daily times to Causeway Street, St. John, Halifax, Eastport, Calais, Lewiston, Manchester, North Conway, and Portland. Connections cover Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox & Lincoln lines with multiple daily slots.

Augusta Haymarket Eq Causeway St Axrgor St. John Halifax Provinces Haymarket St Eastport Calais N. B N.S Portland

Rail schedule fragment for New England west division towns

Train times listed for Alton Bay Dover Haverhill Saco Lawrence Andover and surrounding towns. The dense OCR shows multiple daily departures with varied minutes and end times from dawn through night across towns including Rochester Farmington Lowell Medford Melrose Reading Salem Wakefield and Wilmington.

Alton Bay Dover Ain Ter Great Falls Haverhill Saco Lawrence Ora Once Pietro Er A Pete

Boston to Amesbury Rail Schedule Fragment

Partial timetable lists trains to Amesbury and coastal towns from Boston with numerous departure times. Indicates weekend and Sunday trains, notable stations, and notes about Pullman cars and branch lines. The legible items show a dense schedule across multiple towns and times, reflecting a period-era transit listing.

Concord Branch Train Schedule Update

On and after July 3 1887 trains leave Boston B and L depot for Manchester Concord NH and upper railroads at multiple morning times and return from Concord for Boston at listed departures with Sundays times noted. Chamberlin sunt

Concord BR ANT Boston B. and Manchester Concord N. H N. Y Chamberlin, Sunt

Central Massachusetts R R Opens New Ware Line

Central Massachusetts Railroad announces new service from Boston to Ware and points along the route starting Monday June 27 1887. Timetables show morning departures at 7 16 am and 7 15 am with multiple intermediate stops including Hudson Jefferson Sudbury Wayland Weston Waverly and Belmont with afternoon and evening runs. GEO W STORER Gen Passg’r Agt and C S MELLEN Gen Sapt.

L.ovi Cotteg. Bml SUN V.ud OSU LUO PI Lexington Sun Lees Am Arlington Bedford S. Mellen GEO W. Storer Gen Massachusetts R. R Ware Boston Darre Rutland N. Weat Roylston Oakdale Jefferson Hudson and Belmont Geo. W. Storer Pass G’r C.S. Mellen Sapt

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