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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1887
Page
7
Fragmented price list shows various produce items with prices in cents and dollars. Items include bush greens peas corn beets turnips squash cucumbers citron melons parsnips and carrots from Providence and Long Island markets.
Shipping notes report 61000 watermelons aboard the Savannah steamer. Extra large melons 35c, medium 20 25c, small 12 16c. Green apples 125 150 per crate and 250 per barrel. Georgia Le Cout pears 125 175 per rate. Delaware peach crop yield similar to 1885. railroads carried 2,000,000 baskets and Baltimore boats 750,000 more. Berries sold: black 8 12c, raspberries 14 18c quart and 7 9c pint, blueberries 12 14c, currants 6 12c quart. Evaporated apples firm at 17c lb fancy, 6 16c good to choice. Oranges lemons: Messina box 5 7, Palermo 5 50 7 00, lemons 2 50 6 00. California fruits: apricots 2 2 25 per case, pears 3 4, peaches 2 3, plums 2 2 50.
The market for packed meats remains firm with higher prices. Dressed hogs and fresh beef show strength while other fresh meats hold steady. Detailed quotations cover pork and lard, beef cuts, ham and bacon varieties, tongues, tripe, and various fresh meats with unit prices across different grades and preparations.
Liverpool futures opened irregular and closed weak with July and August near 5 34-64d. Spot Upland middling at 534d for middling and Orleans. New York spot steady at 10-16c middling, 9 1 16 for low middling. Futures opened easy with bids around 10.05 to 10.10 and later quotes near 9.40 to 9.70 across months. Market notes include sugar, molasses, pipe line certificates data and cargo/shipment figures.
Reports from New York and Midwest markets show flour receipts and sales strong at mills, with Minnesota extra and city mill flour prices steady. wheat receipts and exports high with mixed futures and spot ranges. Provisions ease in Chicago and Milwaukee with pork and lard values steady to firmer, while Cincinnati lists pork at 16 25 per barrel.
Lard firm at 63514 dollars full of bulk meats. Short rib priced at 837 dollars per hundredweight and 9 871 dollars retail. Whiskey firm at 105 dollars. hogs firm common light 450 560, packing and butchers 516 570. Wheat doll and firm at ten corn quiet. Receipts wheat 127000 bush corn 1000 bush. Detroit July 18 wheat No 1 white 750 new Michigan red 7444 cents No 2 red 744 cents corn 420. Flour receipts 125 wheat 47233 bush corn 316 oats 1960.
Kansas City hogs steady with arrivals 7629 official Saturday. St Louis hogs firm with Yorkers 5 50 to 5 60 and butchers to 5 60. Peoria hogs active near 5 20 to 6 26, Chicago cattle receipts 8000 with steady prices. hogs 18 000 receipts, 5 24 to 5 55, shipping 5 40 to 5 60. Sheep receipts 12 000, natives 4 25, Westerns 3 80, Texans 2 75 to 3 75. Lambs 3 75 per head.
Net receipts and gross figures vary by port with many showing dull or quiet trading. Exports to Great Britain and the continent differ, stock levels high in several hubs, and overall prices hover around mid 10 cents to 11 cents per bushel with mixed activity across Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Withington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and overall consolidated totals.
In London and Liverpool reports, Chilean wheat and other grains show varied prices with English and foreign markets quiet. Prices for No 1 California wheat and July August futures are noted, with bread stuffs steady and provisions mixed as weather across England remains showery.
Shipping lists from SAGUA and MAYAGUEZ show steamer Berbice delivering 9787 bags sugar to Boston Sugar Refinery while brig John C Neyves carries 708 holds of 64 tierces of molasses. From provinces ports, Worcester brings 48 cases eggs with numerous firms trading lobsters mackerel and eggs, including Beaman Bros, J D Dana, Hinckley Ayers, and H F Webb among others. Across SAVANNAH and ANTWERP, shipments include crates pears, bales hides, crates melons, spirits, glass, and timber starting to populate global markets.
Cargoes include schooner Florence Christine carrying 125 bbls flour at Bear River NS and schooner New York with 11 horses 1 case rubber goods 2 pkgs ee bbl shoe blacking 2 seining machines 200 egg carriers 180 lobster carriers 2 pkgs groceries at Digby and Annapolis NS
Compact wallet sized record book for the tea trade advertised by Aaron B. Gay & Co. The ad promotes printed and indexed books designed for merchants to track imports and exports. Likely a product listing in a historic trade section.
Detailed tallies list staples received July 18 1887 by several rail lines including Boston & Albany Grand Junction and New York & New England. Entries cover wool flour corn oats wheat beef bacon tea leather hides and more with hundreds of bales bags and boxes across divisions and shipments by sea and express.
Import list from Yarmouth Nova Scotia dated July 18 1887 detailing steamer cargoes with multiple firms including J F Hutchinson Shat tuck & Jones E T Russell E A Lothrop E E Butler & co and others conveying eggs lobsters fish mackerel halibut butter and pickled fish among 165 cases of eggs 48 bbls mackerel 38 crates lobsters and 37 do halibut cases plus various crates 1 crock butter and other goods.
Local time tables show all divisions with departures to Springfield Albany Chicago and Buffalo. Express and sleeping car service link Boston Worcester Providence and New York with through tickets at 232 Washington street.
Daily and Sunday departures listed for Boston to Needham Norwood Central and Woonsocket divisions. Details include times for Ashcroft Danbury Manchester Mattapan and connections to New York Philadelphia and Washington with through Pullman cars and steamer service City of Worves. Jackson and Kendall announce offices for tickets and information.
Express trains depart Boston and Providence daily except Sundays at 6 30 p m reaching Stonington by 9 0 p m and New York the next morning. Tickets and staterooms via 214 Washington corner of State street. J W Richardson Boston Agent A A Folsom Supt Boston & Providence RR. Concord Rail Line schedule update July 24 1837 lists multiple departures from Boston to Manchester Concord NH with special Sunday times and return options.
May schedules show through trains on both divisions with Haymarket and Causeway Street stations. Key routes include AugustaHaymarket, Eastport to Halifax, Portland to St John and Halifax, and connections to Lewiston Manchester North Conway and Portland lines. Timings span morning departures from 7:30 to 9 am and multiple return slots.
A dense list of train times and destinations across western division routes including Alton Bay Dover Haverhill Lawrence Malden Medford and several suburbs. The OCR shows dozens of time entries for weekdays and Sundays with stations like Boston Station Haymarket and Reading. The readable portions outline morning and evening departures with varied minutes and hours.
Timetable fragment shows departures and arrivals from Boston Station Cause Street and nearby towns. It lists numerous trains to Chelsea Everett Salem Lynn North Manchester and surrounding stops with varied times and fares. Sunday service and multiple coastal destinations are included.
The timetable lists departures from Oak Island and Point of Pines with multiple morning and evening times, notes the via routes to Boston and mentions a workingmen's train. It specifies Thursday and Saturday service, Haymarket square routing, a nonstop Oak Island stop, and city ticket office details. Names James T. Furrier and D. J. Flanders appear as officials.
Train departures from Boston Causeway Street begin July 13 1887 with multiple daily options to North Adams Troy Albany and the West including sleepers to Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis. Additional stops include Ayer Junction Belmont Cambridge Concord and Millers Falls with varied morning and evening times.
The notice outlines V Trains from Boston to New Fall River Line and services to Barnstable Hyannis and other coastal points with return times and connections to New York via Fall River Line. It lists departure and return times, including evenings and various stops such as Ashmont, Barnstable, Hyannis, Plymouth, Scituate, and Brockton, with agent names GEO L. Connor and J. R. Kendrick.
Boston station on Causeway Street lists through service to Wilton Laconia Lake Village W Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin and others with morning and afternoon departures. Local service from Boston to Manchester Concord Keene Peterboro Bennington Hillsboro via Corson, and to Burlington St Albans Montreal via Central Vermont lines. Northern Division sleepers to Montreal and parlor cars to Fabyan. Lowell service runs with multiple daily trains and connections, including to Billerica and the Bleachery.
A detailed through train schedule listing times for Lawrence to various towns including Medford Bedford Lexington Arlington and Concord with stations in Boston area. Names S. Mellen and Geo. W. Storer appear as general superintendents and passenger agents with fare note 75 cents.
Schedule fragment shows Central Massachusetts Railroad line opening to Ware with routes from Boston to Barre Rutland and Waverly Elmont and Sundry stations. It lists times and stations including Moylston and Hudson with general agent Geo W Storer and superintendant S Mellen.
On and after Monday May 80 37 trains will run from Boston to New York via the Shore Line Fast Express and Shore Line Mail with return times noted. Services include Stonington Line connections, varying daily schedules, and seasonal adjustments. A. A. FOLSOM, Supt.
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