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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1887

Page

7

Grain and market notes from Chicago and Midwest July 19

Chicago and others report mixed grains and provisions with wheat steady to higher in several markets. No 2 spring and red wheat prices vary, corn and oats showing activity, while flour and pork markets show firmness or slow movement along with varied receipts and shipments across Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Toledo Detroit Milwaukee Minneapolis and other centers.

Liverpool Chicago ST. Louis Cincinnati Toledo Detroit Michigan Milwaukee Minneapolis Agust

Hog and Cattle Markets Across Major Cities July Market Snapshots

Peoria reports hogs slow with irregular pricing from 5.15 to 5.40 per hundred, 400 receipts and 320 shipments. St Louis sees hogs easier, mostly 5.20 to 5.45, mixed packers 5.20 to 5.45, butchers 5.45 to 5.50. Kansas City hogs slow with about 9,000 receipts. official yesterday 5,086, shipments 1,168. Chicago cattle and hog markets mixed. cattle slow, steers 88 3/25, stockers and feeders 170 to 300, cows and bulls 125 to 260. hogs 5.20 to 5.30, packing 5.40 to 5.71 4/4, light 5.25 to 5.57. Sheep strong natives 3 to 4.15, Western 3.10 to 3.75, Texans 3.30 to 3.70. Lambs head 150 to 425.

Peoria ST. Louis Kansas City Chicago Phead

New York Dry Goods Market Sees Mixed Demand

The Daily Commercial Bulletin reports last week’s business cooled by heat yet shows steady movement in fall goods due to prior transactions. Stable cotton pods stay in steady demand with light supply, prints improve, dress goods and osiers move steadily, and men's wear woollens show irregular demand.

New York Daily Commercial Bulletin

Cotton Markets July 19 Trade Snapshots Across Ports

Augusta Net receipts 4, sales 150. New Orleans 66 0 receipts with 4 200 sales. Savannah 2 sales. Charleston 6 receipts. Norfolk 60 exports coastwise. Philadelphia 19 receipts. New York 1945 gross with exports to Great Britain 629 and France 40. stock totals at ports rise to 222,231. Overall dull to steady tone amid mixed receipts and exports.

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

Foreign Markets: Wheat and Corn Movements in Europe and US

London markets report slow wheat and steady corn with arrivals and sales figures. Calcutta and Danubian wheat and corn prices quoted. Walla Walla and California wheat prices listed. Paris and Antwerp prices steady to easier. Liverpool receipts and breadstuffs noted. overall market quiet in mid July.

London Beerbohm Norclab Calcutta Walla Walla Mark Lane Paris Liverpool Michigan England California Great Britain Antwerp

Imports and Exports July 19 1887 Baracoa

List of shipments arriving and goods exported from Glasgow and London ports. Includes bananas pig iron samples crates linen textiles paper stock steel billets and jute cloth with numerous firms such as Seaverns & Co N & N W Curtis Baring Bros Howe Clyde ship names Odin Prussian Borderer and Saxonville Mills and many consignors and customers.

Baracoa Odin Seaverns & Co Glasgow Scot Blaisdell Shepard, Norwell.& Co Estes & Lauriat Mr. Jefferon Joel Goldthwait & Co Bright & Capen R_ Leeson Waldo Bros B Allen Cottons Cushman Bros & Co Wilson, Larrace & Co Wheeler, Conant & Lodgett Gorham Rogers & Co Boston Belting Co London Eng Borderer Saxonville Mills H & L Chase Lovering & Co Ford Jere Abbott & Coy

Port Medway Trade Ledger Reports Cargo Totals and Hides

The Port Medway NS schooner Pride of the Port brings 6000 lobsters from Silas Sanborn, while a detailed trade ledger lists shipments from J B Moors & co and Brown Bros & co including wool bales, iron bars, cement casks, waste paper, hides, cocoa, printing matter, and various goods by dozens of firms. The document records volumes in bales, cases, casks, and tons for multiple buyers and items.

Moors & Co Union Bank of London Baring Bros & Co Brown Bros & Co Hayes & Co Hollings & Co Lewis Brigham Davis & Bartlett Fairbanks & Co Weston, Whitman & Co Boston Warren Sheldon & Co Gambier Port Medway Silas Sanborn

Staple Shipments and Stock Receipts Across Rail Lines 1887

Inventory ledger lists Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston and Providence Old Colony New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Maine Boston and Maine Western Boston and Lowell line totals for wool flour corn oats malt feed pork lard butter cheese eggs potatoes lumber leather hides skins pelts and other goods compiled by railroad receipts and express and sea transfers from July 19 1887 across multiple carriers.

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

Trade receipts and goods recorded in July 19 1887 ledger

A ledger snippet lists totals across commodities for July 19 1887 including wool, flour, cornmeal, cheese, oats, wheat, malt, millfeed, beans, apples, peas, tallow, hay, lumber, beet, pork, lard, hides, coffee, sugar, tea, bacon, and molasses. It shows quantities in bales, barrels, sacks, bushels, cases, and boxes with various sums scattered through the entry.

Probate notices seek adoption and estate account in Middlesex

The Middlesex Probate Court hears petitions from William Frederick Jagerstam and Honora G Jagerstam to adopt James Smith of Boston and rename him William Frederick Jagerstam. It orders Maggie McCloud to appear in Cambridge to show cause by the first Tuesday in September. Also notice to ALMIRA LEAVITT estate heirs about the executor Charles Leavitt first account, with citation to appear in Cambridge on the fourth Tuesday of July.

Middlesex William Frederick Jagerstam Cambridge Jagerstam James Smith Loston Maggie McCloud Boston Suffolk Mamie McCloud Massachusetts Honora G, Jagerstam Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Holden Boston Post George M. Brooks Esquire J. Hl. Tyler Register Massa Eitsetts Almira Leavitt Everett Said County VCC Charles Leavitt Aea Ai Thegee J. H. Tyler Charles Freeman James W Commonwealth OF Massachussetts Levi Brigham Erasmus J. Andrews Joan W. McKim, Esquire Massachussetts Magdalena Burgholzer Anton Burgholzer Joan W. McKim Sever Nie Elijah George

Probate citations and notices from 1887 Boston records

Suffolk Probate Court cites heirs and interested parties in the estates of Levi Brigham Magdalena Burg Holzer and others. Notices announce allowance hearings for Erasmus J. Andrews and Antonio Burg Holzer, plus appointment of Frederick E. Proctor as administrator for Sarah P. Progior with bond and claim requirements.

Sarah P. Progior Boston Suffolk Frederick E. Proctor Adm

Boston to New York and Norwich Line Train Schedule Fragments

Partial timetable notes dated corrected July 3 1887 show Boston Mass through Norwich lines with departures and connections. It lists daily trains, Sunday variations, and Woonsocket division times, plus links to Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury and City of Worcester steamer routes.

New York New England Boston Ashecroft Wdanbi M. Endicott Ll. Lop Franklin Forest New Britain New F Middletown Wood Nee Tucket Bpreviden Agdu Putnam Rea River Street Oathbridge Walpole G. m. Tanterbury Norw Leas Norwood Central Woonsocket Division Boston & Albany Railroad Woonsocket Ter Middletown New Haven Pullman Hartford Waterbury Danbury Fishkill-on-Hudson England Air Line Dune Grand Central Depot Willimantic Philadelphia Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond Points South New London Norwich Danielson

Through Trains on Boston & Maine July 1 1887 Schedule

Rail lines announce Boston and Maine service with multiple routes from Haymarket and Causeway stations to Augusta Lewiston Manchester North Conway and Portland. Timetables show departures at 8 30 am 9 am 1 6 pm and 7 pm with connections to St John Halifax Eastport Calais and Portland plus Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox Lincoln lines.

Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Agger St. John Halifax Provinces Eastport Calais Portland Lewiston Manchester Concord N. M North North Conway Haymarket Staon Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox& Lincoln Newton Lower Falls Boston Wellesley Mills Worcester Gym Newton Highlands Brookline Washington Street Hanson H. T. Gallup Concord RE. KR B. and N. H N.H Sunda A. L. Chamberlin Lawrence Saem Derry Boston & Maine Boston & Lowell R.R William Merritt, Jr James T. Furber L. R.R Man. B M. R.R J. Flanders

Boston Water Board Seeks Proposals for Sluice Gates and Valves

The Boston Water Board invites sealed proposals for sluice gates stopcocks and valves with bids due by August third eighteen eighty seven. Proposals must show bidder name and residence and include a one thousand dollar certified check. Plans and specifications available at City Engineer's office, Boston City Hall. The Board may reject any or all bids.

Boston Water Board City Hall Boston The Water Board U. S. Post Office Sub-Treasury Mags United States John KE Fitzgerald

Proposals for Masonry Piers for Harvard Bridge

Sealed proposals for masonry piers with pile foundations over the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge will be received by the Harvard Bridge Commissioners at City Hall Boston until 12 m Monday August 15 1857. Plans and contract forms available August 1 1887 at the city engineer's office.

Harvard Bridge Charles River Boston Cambridge City Hall Hugh O'Brien William £. Russell Leander Greeley Walter H. French

Third meeting of creditors in Allen Bros estate

Insolvent debtors Henry J. Allen and Walter B. Allen of Newton Middlesex will hold their third creditors meeting at the Court of Insolvency Cambridge on July 28 at 9 o clock in the forenoon. Assignee WM. R. Munroe, Boston, July 11, 1887.

Henry J. Allen Walter B. Allen Copartners Allen Bros Newton Middlesex Cambridge Aaid WM. R. Munroe Boston

Boston Post Legal Advertising Note

Advertisers are advised to cens the Boston Post legal title for notices on probate insolvency and court reports. The Post is a leading Boston paper for legal matters and returns copies with original documents the day after ads are paid. Great care is taken in proofreading to ensure accuracy.

Boston Post The Post Boston Post Cannas Legal

Boston and Albany Railroad Time Tables Fragment

Readable timetable fragment shows Boston and Albany routes with Express and Accommodation trains to Springfield Albany and Buffalo via Chicago. It lists arrival and departure times, connecting towns like Worcester Springfield Pittsfield Albany and New York with drawling room cars and daily and Sunday services.

Boston Springfiel West South Fram Albany Mingham Syracuse Springfield Igs Express Cleveland Chicago Worcester Ville Cordaville Ashland Wilford South Flamine Wellesley Mills RS Falls

Trains From Boston Westward Schedule Listed

Western Division timetable shows trains from Boston Station Haymarket to Alton Bay Rochester Farmington and multiple interchange towns with varied departure times across morning and afternoon. Sunday runs include Haverhill Medford Manchester Reading Port Wayne.

Sunday and weekday train schedule details from Boston area lines

The notice lists numerous train times for multiple routes including Oak Island Pine, Newburyport, Portland and Bangor trains with Sunday and weekday schedules. It names Oak Island, Point of Pines, Salem, and nearby stations, and notes special workings on Thursdays and Saturdays plus a city ticket office address and two corporate officials.

Oak Island Point OF Pines Boston Sun Oak Esland N. Sun Viasaugus South Reading Naymarket Square City Washington Street Pullman Earg Portland Bangor James T. Fur Sa D. J. Flanders

Railroads Old Colony Train Schedule Details

Complex timetable listing weekday trains from Boston to New York via Fall River Line and various regional stops including Ashmont Hyannis Wareham and Buzzard's Bay. The document names GEO L CONNOR and J R KENDRICK as officials and outlines boat train connections and multiple return times.

Boston New York Fall River Ashmont Myannis Yarmouth Sandwich Hyannis Braintree Weymouths Hingham Cohasset Seituate Marsheld Duxbury Plymouth Duxbury Marshfield Scituate Weymouth Brockton South Braintree Taunton New Bedford Middleboro Nantucket Cottage City Wood's Hall Falmouth Monument Beach Mainstable Buzzard’s Bay Onset Bay Wareham Wood J. R. Kendrick Gen. Pass Filgrim Ds Res OLD Col Old Colony Newport

Fitchburg Rail Schedule for Hoosac Tunnel Route and Connections

Train times listed for the Fitchburg line via Hoosac Tunnel including Causeway Street connections to Albany Chicago Cincinnati St Louis and Troy Belmont Waverley and Ayer Junction services. Daily express with sleeping cars to Chicago and to Albany, with Sunday times and various intermediate stops including Miller's Falls and Belmont routes.

Central Vermont Rutland Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Fitebourg Depot Causeway Street Boston Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellow Alls Burlington St. Albans St. Johns Oxdensburg Saratoga Delaware & Hudson Canal Company R. Ah. Rey Cheshire R.R Bellows Falls White River Junction Vermont Points West Alloan Palace St. Albane Washington Street A. Faxon KR. Stewart Keone N, ii Albany Chicad Cincinnat St. Louis Chicago Ayer Junction SUN Belmont and Waverley Miller’s Falls

Boston Train Schedules and Fares Across Shore Line Routes

Train timetable lists departures and returns for routes from Boston to New York Providence Pawtucket Attleboro Sharon Readville and surrounding towns with numerous times and prices. It notes service changes starting Monday, connections at Providence and Canton, and late night trains with adjustments to days and return windows.

Boston Through and Local Train Schedule of 1887

Boston station timetable lists through service from Boston to Wilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction and more with morning and afternoon departures. Local routes include Manchester Concord Nashua Lawrence and via Bedford and Greenfield with numerous daily times. full timetable available at stations.

Boston Causeway Street Washington Street Old State House Wilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Warren Haverhill Woodsville Littleton Bethlehem Fabyans Lancaster Jefferson St. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Bristol Claremont Montpelier Essex Burlington St. Albans Montreal R.R Central Vermont R Meege Peterboro Hillsporo Hillsboro Concord Wissen Ford Amherst Greenfield Nashag

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