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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1887
Page
7
Market closes weak with futures steady at the open. Quotations listed for grains, bales, and line certificates show varying bids and asks. Sugar and molasses markets remain steady with refined sugars firm and wholesale prices noted.
Markets report from New York and multiple cities with wheat receipts and prices, flour and corn movements, and notes on rye, oats, barley, and coffee. Prices list No 1 hard and No 2 red futures, and regional variations in Minneapolis Toledo Cincinnati St Louis Chicago Detroit Milwaukee.
Market round up from Kansas City Peoria St Louis and Chicago shows hogs steady with varied sale figures and receipts. Cattle demand holds firm for top grades with steer and cow categories detailed. Shipping and packing figures accompany daily totals and regional differences.
Consolidated six day totals show net receipts 3504 bales with exports to Great Britain 58 and to the continent 8010. Stocks at all United States ports amount to 24800 bales. Prices indicate firm to mid range across Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville.
London reports on the steamer Stockholm City cargo dated June 9 1887 including quantities of oakum waste paper rope gumconal claret wool hides and various merchandise from firms such as Baring Bros Wilder Moors Stoddard Lovering Howe Balch Tray Hayes and Wadsworth Howland.
An itemized list of assorted imports and exports from various firms and ships, detailing quantites of gin, cement, iron, wool, cocoa, lumber, fish, and other goods. It names companies such as Baring Bros & co, Weeks & Potter, J Abbott & co, and ships like Steamer Wergeland, Bark Kate, and Bark Wheatland with cargoes including cocoa, bananas, lobsters, mackerel, hides, and crates of goods, reflecting a busy 19th century mercantile exchange.
A ledger style export listing from June 9 1887 in Hayti detailing brig Solario Solario-54 and cargo including 20 quarter drums codfish 30 barrels alewives 42 barrels mackerel 900 lobes herring and various items such as furniture tools harnesses lumber and numerous barrels of oil and foodstuffs. additional consignments note shipments from Buenos Aires Annapolis Digby New Brunswick Antwerp and Liverpool with cargoes including pine lumber, household effects, hats, wagons, bacon, and vast quantities of corn, flour, cattle, beef, and wood products.
A compendium lists freight across multiple railroads including Boston & Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York & New England Pitchburg Boston & Maine divisions. Entries specify bales wool bbls flour corn lard bacon butter cheese eggs leather skins and other goods with vehicle counts and tonnages.
The Navy invites sealed proposals by August 1 1887 to construct five vessels for the U S Navy excluding armament with detailed class options hulls machinery speed guarantees and placement requirements bidders must show domestic plant and provide cash deposits. Vessels include Cruiser No 1 Cruisers No 4 and No 5 gunboats No 3 and No 4 with speeds of at least 19 knots and penalties for failure. contracts to be awarded separately with defined timeframes and costs.
Schedule of Sunday train services via Fall River Line and connections to Cohasset Hingham Weymouth Plymouth Say Road Taunton Brockton Brockton Taunton Newport South Heavntree South Braintree Middleboro New Bedford and Brockton with arrival and departure times, boat connections from New York and Fall River, and general manager J R Kendrick notice.
An itemized list records quantities shipped by various means including rail and sea. Goods listed include wool bales, coffee bags, tea chests, sugar barrels, butter cases, eggs, potatoes, hides, leather bales, and cotton, with figures spanning dozens to thousands units. The note reflects early commerce with multiple buyers and carriers.
Cargoes off the coast show wheat steady while corn quiet in many markets. Liverpool quotations pin wheat steady to quiet with mixed corn, prices for winter and spring wheat and fats vary. cheese and lard move differently while wool sales in London rally with crossbreds and merinos actively competed and prices generally higher.
A sprawling list shows C J Rooney & Co of Augusta and M J Callahan of Craw y Baltimore among numerous firms in Buffalo Chicago Davenport Louisville New Orleans Owingsburg and more. Names include W H Walker Cook & Seixas B R Wells S P Bryant H P Baldwin W A McGraw Lewis Bros S A McClung Shafer Swarts S W Rosenstock Cahn Newhall Spiese and Boyd with roles such as agents treasurers and representatives across multiple states and cities.
City of Boston invites sealed proposals to furnish one hundred thousand granite paving blocks for the Park Department. Bids due 12 noon June 10, 1887 at Park Commissioners office 87 Milk Street Boston. Each bid on City form with prices, signed and accompanied by a $300 certified check.
Sealed proposals in triplicate for dyed duck iron steel hardware leather lumber forage fuel and more for the fiscal year ending June 30 1885. Articles must meet specs. domestic production preferred. bids due June 14 1887 with bonds. samples available for inspection.
Office of the Treasurer Togus Maine invites sealed proposals until June 14 1887 for furnishing subsistence quartermaster and hospital stores for the fiscal year starting July 1 1887. Bids include tea coffee groceries flour meats fish butter cheese eggs lard onions potatoes corn oats and more. Proposals opened in presence of bidders. the home may waive defects and reject all.
Office notices invite bids to furnish materials and labor for completing delivering and erecting an iron beacon at North Point Milwaukee Wisconsin. Proposals due by 2 p m on June 30 1887 with plans specifications and forms available on request. The right to reject bids and to value defects is reserved by Major S. M. Mansfield Lighthouse Engineer U.S. Navy.
Boston to North Adams and West via Hoosac Tunnel with numerous departure times from 6.30 am to late evening. Lists daily and Sunday schedules, sleeping and drawing cars, connections to Albany Cincinnati Chicago Ottawa St. Louis and through tickets from 250 Washington Street Boston. Signed John Adams J Whitmore General Traffic Manager J Atson General Pass Agent.
Daily weekday and Sunday train times from Boston Station foot of Summer Street to multiple routes including Ashcvott and Norwood, with diverse departure times from early morning to late evening. Stops include Needham Woonsocket Providence Hartford and many intermediate stations. Sunday trains noted with special departures and exceptions.
A compact timetable lists 8 30 A M day express to New York via Middletown and New Haven with through service to Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury and Fishkill on Hudson. The 2 00 P M New England Limited runs daily to Grand Central with through weekday connections to Hartford New Britain Waterbury and a dining car between Boston and Willimantic. The 6 30 P M Philadelphia Express serves Hartford New Haven Jersey City Trenton Philadelphia Baltimore Washington with through Pullman cars to Washington. The Norwich Line Express links New York New London Norwich Daniellsonville and Putnam with connections at New London to steamers City of Worcester or City of New York. Tickets and info at 322 Washington street or depot foot of Summer street.
Rail timetable lists extensive daily departures and returns from Boston to New York and other towns, with numerous stations and varying times. It notes Shore Line Fast Mail and Shore Line Mail trains, Sunday exceptions, and adjustments for midweek and weekend patterns. It includes connections to Providence and Warren, plus notes on special late trains and return trips.
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