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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1887
Page
7
Corn and oats markets show varied results with receipts and exports listed. Coffee, sugar, lard, butter, cheese, and fats show steady to firm pricing across regions, while grains, pork, and beef reflect mixed movements and steady freight rates. Major city columns from Milwaukee St Louis Chicago and notes on flour, wheat, corn and oats receipts and shipments accompany commodity quotes.
Fall River reports weekly print cloth totals with production 170000 pieces and stock 149000 while sales reach 86000 and futures 29000. Providence notes firm demand at 64 squares 36 16 cents and 56x60s at 2 15 16 cents with weekly sales 383000 pieces and stock held at 152000 64s and 4000 56x60s.
Hog prices rise in Kansas City and St Louis as official receipts reach 6746 porkers. Chicago reports steady to higher cattle and hog values with varied grades and substantial receipts. Cattle and hog markets show mixed movement with Texas and western lots and lambs noted at tight ranges.
Augusta Net receipts 3 gross 3 sales 10 steady mid 1014 c. Galveston Net receipts 10 gross 10 sales none stock 2176 quiet mid 9 4 c. New Orleans Net receipts 567 gross 567 exports to Great Britain 1691 sales 200 stock 3372 dull mid 9 c. Mobile Net receipts 1 gross 1 no sales New York advices cause low mood mid 97 c. Memphis Net receipts 12 gross 12 shipments 95 sales none stock 6984 dull mid 10 ec. Savannah Net ec 4 gross 4 sales 170 stock 1120 quiet mid 10 c. Charleston Net receipts none gross none sales none stock 536 quiet no price. Wilmington Net receipts 2 gross 2 exports coastwise 197 sales none stock 538 nominal mid 1014 c. Norfolk Net receipts none gross none sales 1 stock 2760 steady mid 1014 c. Philadelphia Net i 9 gross 9 sales none stock 15722 steady mid 10 c. Baltimore Net receipts none gross none sales none stock 472 nominal mid lle. New York Net receipts none gross none sales 835 stock 130272 steady mid 100% ec. Cincinnati Net receipts 21 gross 21 shipments 51 spinners 512 sales 514 stock 5864 quiet mid 105 c. St Louis Net receipts 16 gross 16 sales none stock 5430 quiet mid 9 yc. Louisville Firm mid 10% gc. Consolidated Net receipts for one day 5938 exports to Great Britain 1691 stock at all United States ports 207589.
Foreign markets show wheat slow off the coast with five cargoes waiting for sale while Paris sees wheat and flour dearer. Liverpool notes mixed wheat and corn values with steady pork and firm cheese. Havana reports sugar demand steady with prices adjusting to consuming centers and large weekly exports to the United States.
A ledger style report from Liverpool dated July 23 1887 itemizes cargo on steamer Catalonia including cases of books toys machinery wool leather steel ware glassware and various commodities from multiple firms such as H Partridge Co W E Oastler Stone & Downer J B Austin & Co and Baring Bros & Co. The tally lists quantities like 1400 bags sumac 309 boils 897 bolls iron 146 do do 300 tons pig iron and 54 bales cattle hair among others. The record names numerous shippers and buyers and describes assorted goods destined for or consigned through Liverpool.
A long OCR list details diverse consignments and inventories from numerous firms including Torrey Bright, Kennedy Murphy, White Brothers, Baring Brothers, Jongdon Carpenter, John White, Macauley Brothers, Manchester Robertson Alli son, Oliver Ditson, George Harrington, Shoninger Moses, Shepard Norwell, Radford Thomas, Jordan Marsh, C F Hovey, Bradford Thomas, R H White, Benjamin French, Wright Brothers, D L Sheplie, H M Burr, Jones McDuffee Stratton, Geo C Goodwin, Bigelow Kennard, John Whiting Son, Melien Bray, N J Bartlett, J B Moors, Weil Dreyfus, Claflin Larrabee, Morey, Cick Hovey, E R Knapp Jr, Houghton Dutton, Neal Morse, E Allen, Codman Shurtleff, A J Hayes, Seccomb Kehew, A H Roffe, Shoninger Loses, Rousmanier Kimball, Lowell Machine Shop, Little Brown, Roberts Bros, H O Billings, James Mullen, Clive Adams Clark, Shreve Crump Low, Brown Bros, J B Moors, S S Pierce, Tilden Thurber, Noyes Campbell, Grout Warren Blanchard, Neal Morse, Wilson Larrabee, Jack sop Mandell Daniell, Folsom Nuts Newell, Spalding Evans, C H English, BARBADOS bark J F Whitney, Standard Sugar Refinery, RIO GRANDE DO SUL barkentine Hilma, dry hides and wool, Gossler Co.
Lane Exports lists cargoes from Mahone Bay Arichat and Halifax including flour bbls meal oats beef and oil for schooners brig and steamer arrivals. Notable consignments include 125 bbls flour for Jessen 1240 bbls flour for Louise 700 bbls flour and 275 oars aboard Mellacoree and Worcester 114 pkgs hardware and 500 bolds tar among Halifax goods.
Freight totals reported for Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston and Providence Old Colony New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine lines include wool bales flour oats corn wheat barley malt butter cheese eggs pork lards hides leather and lumber across multiple cars bales sacks cases and boxes.
A ledger of items moved by the Boston and Lowell Railroad, express and sea routes lists bales of wool and cotton, oats, corn, hides, pelts, leather, skins, tallow, butter, cheese, eggs, hay, straw, lumber, tea, coffee, sugar, molasses, and other commodities. Several hundred bales and dozens of carloads are recorded with counts and varieties across transport modes.
A list of buyers and representatives from multiple states visiting Augusta and other cities, including J J Wilson, J R Mecheldin, John Becker, B C Hanselton, Lawrence of Lawrence Barry & Co, H I Lobe, T W Barhydt, J T Sullivan, M O Neill, E M Phelps, A C McLaughlin, T J Shay, F Von Welsenfluh, C W Marks, W $8 Henderson, E L Virden, George M Dunn, D C Arnold, W L Logan, S Weil, J Duveneck, A B Lancaster, B S Weller, A D Morse, J F Owens, G W Terry, Mr Price, W E Hosea, H A Coburn, A Summers, J Albert Williams, W K Vila, William Hahn with various shoe firms and associations listed.
Elizabeth Payne of Boston petitions the Suffolk Superior Court for a divorce from John Wm Payne alleging desertion since April 1 1884 after a July 17 1880 marriage. She claims five years of failure to provide support and ongoing intoxication, requesting alimony as deemed reasonable by the court.
The Supreme Judicial Court orders notice to John William Payne to appear in Boston Suffolk County on the fourth Monday of September. An attested copy of the libel and order will be published weekly in the Boston Post for three weeks to allow Payne to show cause why the libel prayer should not be granted.
Local and through service from Boston Causeway Street to Tilton Laconia Weirs Meredith Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction and more. Branched trips to St Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Bristol Claremont Montpelier Essex Junction Burlington St Albans Montreal and local Northern line with parlor and sleeping cars. Sunday schedules listed for Keene Peterboro Hillsboro Greenfield Nashua and surrounding towns.
Fragmented OCR list shows multiple times and codes such as 7.20 8.30 99 11am 12m and SUN or UN indicators with unclear context. Contains numbers, abbreviations, and stray words like Bil lerica and ambigious references. No coherent event or names to confirm a single item.
Time table listing hourly train departures for numerous towns including Lawrence Wilmington Walout Stoneham Weburn Winchester Billerica Lexington Arlington and Winter Bar with Sunday times and contact notes. It notes full information is obtainable at stations and is signed by Mell en Geo W Storer.
Central Massachusetts and Boston lines resume service toward Ware starting Monday June 27 with multiple daily departures and listed stop times. The notice lists West Boylston Oakvale Jefferson Budson Rockbottom Sudbury Wayland Weston Waltham Belmont and Waverly as way stations with morning and afternoon runs and weekend totals.
Special limited express service lists multiple daily departures from Haymarket Square and Causeway Street stations to Portland Bangor Bar Harbor and Bar Harbor via Maine Central Grand Trunk and Knox and Lincoln lines. It notes steamship connections from Halifax and St John and a Mt. Desert Ferry route with arrival times in Portland, Bangor and Boston.
A dense OCR dump lists scattered times and place names across New England rail routes. Entries mention Dover Lawrence Melrose Reading Salem Malden Medford and Portland with varied am and pm times, suggesting a complex intercity timetable and station references.
Trains depart Boston Causeway Street for Amesbury and numerous other stops including Beverly Chelsea Everett and Rockport with listed times. Sunday and weekday runs noted. Oak Island Pines and Point of Pines services, plus Returning and Boston office details. James T. Furber and D. J. Flanders credited as officials.
Fragmentary OCR text lists scattered place names including Albany Syracuse Springfield Chicago and Boston with mixed time hints. No coherent event or summary can be derived beyond noting a jumbled timetable-like snippet across multiple stations.
The notice lists train times for the Boston and Albany Railway with connections to Springfield Buffalo Toronto and Chicago. It notes accommodation drawing room cars on various daytime routes and nightly express services. Tickets are available at 232 Washington street Boston and at ticket offices.
A lengthy OCR of timetable fragments lists weekday and Sunday departures and arrivals across multiple stations including Ashcroft Boston Norwood Providence Hartford New York and many others. It notes several times such as 9.10 11.17 6.30 pm and 8.30 am among numerous stops. instructs changes revised to July 3 1887. and details the Woonsocket division departures from Boston and Needham line with various daily and Sunday patterns.
Timetabled weekday departures from Boston to New York via Fall River Line and return times, with numerous listed calls at Ashmont Hyannis Barnstable and coastal towns. The sheet notes two evening Fall River Line departures and extensive daytime arrivals and returns across a wide regional network including Bourne, Scituate, Nantucket, Falmouth, and Wareham. GEO. L. CONNOR and J. R. KENDRICK contrasting roles as General Passenger Agent and General Manager.
Fragmentary timetable lists numerous stations and return trip times for trains from Boston to Providence and surrounding towns. It includes departures and arrivals across towns such as Pawtucket Attleboro North Attleboro East Foxboro Canton Junction Readville and Boston area points with varying daily patterns and stated notes on Sundays and weekday changes.
Train departures from Boston Causeway Street and North End list daily expresses with sleeping cars to Albany Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis and Troy details include times such as 6.30 8.30 11.35 am and 3.05 7 pm for Chicago. Road calls include Belmont Waverley Cambridge Concord Fitchburg Brattleboro and more with Sunday times.
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