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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1887

Page

7

Agricultural price report lists poultry and beans by region

The listing shows varying prices for Western and Eastern fowls and turkeys, peas, seeds, potatoes, and tallow. Regions include Michigan Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island and Maine with jobbing price adjustments noted.

Michigan Nova Scotia Island New Brunswick New York Vermont Canada Bush North Timothy West Red Top Jersey Aroostook

Fruit Market Prices Sluggish for Apples and Bunches

Apples are nearly out of market with a few russets at 4 dollars. Bananas show abundance with Baracoa 8 12 60 Jamaica 1 2 60 Aspinwall 2 50 3 50. Oranges and lemons well supplied with Messina Palermo prices per box. Strawberries plentiful and sold Saturday at 6 for Long Islands and 14 18 cents for Dig m8.

Baracoa Jamaica Aspinwall Messina Palermo Lorida Long Islands

Market report shows broad vegetable demand and Norfolk arrivals

Truck trade remains steady for cucumbers at 8 cents each and $8 per crate. Onions plentiful with Bermudas at $1.25 and Levants at $2.25 per crate or price unit. Southern tomatoes in moderate demand at about $1.50 to $1.75 per crate. Summer squash quiet at $1.25 per crate, Southern squash $2.50 to $3.26 per crate. Asparagus receipts up with sales around 5.? per dozen. Norfolk boat brings 4,400 cabbage crates, 4,900 beans, 300 peas and 1,300 bbls potatoes. next steamer expected with 800 cabbage crates and 1,100 beans. Other prices listed for cabbage, turnips, Bermuda onions, carrots, lettuce, spinach, radishes, parsnips, rhubarb and cucumbers.

Bermudas Long Island Norfolk St. Andrew Bermuda

Pork and beef market report with varied prices and receipts

The pork market is steady with fair demand while lard and hams stay quiet. Fresh beef shows good demand and a firmer tone. weekly receipts total 147 cars, including 83 for Boston, 45 for export, and 19 suburban, up from 135, 87, and 48 the prior week. Prices list pork, beef, and other meats with varied cuts and regional quotes.

Boston Lord Choice lWalltec Choice City Dresse Hays Exstra

Sugar market steadies amid refinery fire and price shifts

Sugar markets show steady raw sugar on the dates and refined sugars firm after Havemeyer refinery fire in New York. Prices for various sugar types and forms are listed, with granular, cube, powdered, and confectioners grades stained by market movements and cargo lot quotations for Porto Rico, Cienfuegos, and Cuba boiling.

Manila Havemeyer Ape New York Belmont Porto Rico Cienfuegos Cuba

Trade Centre Reports Prices for Wheat and Flour

Reports from New York June 11 show flour receipts of 13,449 bbls with exports of 53,860 bbls and 24,575 sacks. wheat firm with No 2 spring at 96c and No 1 red at 9 1/2c. corn firm and oats mixed. petroleum United at 63 42 c. pork dull. Western steam lard at 69 5 69 8. rye steady. copper, lead, spelter steady. Minneapolis wheat opened at 83-81 1/2 c for various grades. Chicago grain prices listed. Milwaukee and Detroit markets noted.

New York Ohio Minnesota Rio Petroleuum—United Western Steam Tierces City Steam Continent South America Liverpool Minneapolis Northern Chicago Milwaukee Detroit Michigan Cincinnati Toledo ST Louis

Print cloth market summary from Fall River and Providence

Fall River reports production 175000 pieces deliveries 169000 stock 242000 sales 228000 spot 52000 futures 176000 prices 64x64s 3c plus 1 per cent for 56s Market active and firm Providence market closes firm at 330 bid for 64 squares and 3c for 56x60s Sales total 43000 pieces with 10000 64x64 spots 353?16c plus 1 per cent and 13000 pieces 64x64 spots or with 33c for July delivery stock held 128000 pieces 64s and 3000 pieces 56x60s.

Fall River Providence

Hog and cattle market reports from multiple cities on June 11

Kansas City reports hog receipts of 11 184 and shipments 2 328 with estimates at 470 to 480. St Louis notes hog sales mainly 460 to 495 with extra at 510. Peoria Hog prices around 450 to 515. Chicago cattle receipts 2 000 with shippping steers 370 to 490, stockers 200 to 840, cows and bulls 175 to 426. Hog receipts nationwide 13 000, packing and shipping 55.25, lambs 150 to 320 per head, natives 84 to 440, Texans 290 to 390.

Kansas City St. Louis Peoria Chicago

Cotton Markets June 11 1887 Net receipts and stocks

Cotton market brief for June 11 1887 with net receipts by port including Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati Louisville St Louis and overall U S port stock. Reports show varied net receipts, shipments, sales, exports coastwise and firm or quiet market tones with mid price quotes. Consolidated one day totals list net receipts 485 and total U S port stocks 822129.

Ieee Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah C. Charleston C. Wilmington Norfolk Philaelphia Baltimore Nyane New York Cincinnati Louisville St. Louis United States

Foreign Markets Report From London and Liverpool

June 11 reports show cargoes steady for wheat and corn with quiet markets in London and Paris. Liverpool wheat prices firm while corn remains dull amid ample supply. quotations for winter and spring wheat steady to higher, club wheat around 8 shillings.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool Michigan England Jane

Comprehensive Boston Area Train Schedule Sheet

A dense OCR style timetable lists Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Brockton and many suburbs with numerous departure and return times across multiple routes. It names destinations like Provincetown Cohasset Hingham Weymouth East Weymouth Scituate and Nantucket plus venues Woods Hall and Fall River Line with times spanning mornings to late evenings and notes general manager J R Kendrick.

Ashmont Barnstable Armenen and Sandwich Hyannis Vais Ee Lirlagewacen Brockton Oie Tiree Ooeue Buzzard’s Bays Eet Bay Wareham Buzzard's Bay Onset Bay Cape Cod Provincetown Ellfleet Cohasset and Hingham Cohasset Higham Cottage City Woods Fol Woods Hall East Bridgewater Abington Arago East Milton West Oan West Quincy Bai East Wer Mea Weouth East Weymouth Weymouth Taunton Morrison Square Igee Marshfield Mattapan Milton Return Néponset Mattapoisett Cam Middleoro Nantucket Woods Holl Rey Fay Berm Newport Amy Bedford H Easton Randolph Pink North Easton Stoughton Plymouth Wan Duxbury Weteee North Scituate Scituate Sea View Wmat South Duxbury Baunto Central Station Dean Street Whitman Southeymouth South Vermonh Wollaston Heights

Proposals for City of Boston paving and headstones in 1887

Sealed proposals will be received for building a stable in Brighton and furnishing headstones for soldiers graves with bids due June 16 1887 and July 6 1887. Plans and specifications at City Hall office. Include certified check and bonds. Also proposals for state printing and treasury coin bags with deadlines June 18 1887 and June 27 1887.

City Hall Boston Brighton John W. McDonald Office of National Cemeteries Wasninaton D. C R. N. Batchelder Q.M. Gen'l State House Government of the Commonwealth Secretary of the Commonwealth Geatgneted Oy D. Frank Kimball Danie. Guxy Treasury Department Secretary of the Treasury Co Fairchild Amoskeag Manufacturing CO State Street T. Jefferson Coolidge

Havana sugar and commodity market report

Provisions and pork prices steady, bacon and cheese listed with current figures. Havana notes sugar sales unimportant, nominal closing prices, and molasses sugar polarization. stocks in Havana and Matanzas totaled 27 000 boxes, 66 000 bags, 8 200 hhds, with exports and weekly per cines noted. Freights for sugar loading to the United States discussed, cargoes from north coast ports priced.

Havana Matanzas United States

Wool sales in London bid by American buyers strong

Spirited bidding noted at London wool sales with American buyers active. Queensland, Victoria, New Zealand and other regions posted varied prices for scoured, scoured locks and pieces, greasy goods, with shifts from 1s to 1s 94d and up to 10d to 1s 4d in multiple lots.

London Queensland Victoria New Zealand Swan River New South Wales South Australia Tasmania

Imports and Exports June 11 1887 Gorée WCA

The brig Lucy W Snow 6996 reports 14 850 hides 23 piper rubber 16 ags gum copal 244 Ibs glue stock FC Butman.

Goree Wca Lucy W Snow Butman

Staple Goods and Receipts Across Rail Lines in June Eighteen Eighty Seven

A long list of railroad receipts from June 11 1887 detailing wool flour corn oats wheat malt feed tallow butter cheese beans hay leather hides skins and other staples across Boston and Albany Providence New York and New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine Eastern and Western Divisions Boston and Lowell and sea and express shipments including bales sacks cases and carloads of commodities recorded by multiple rail lines and destinations.

Boston & Albany Railroad Een Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Western Division Boston & Lowell Railroad By Express Anne Wee Sean A

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town in Addison NY

Addison NY hosts a gathering of boot and shoe buyers listing representatives from multiple firms across the nation including W H Walker Co Cincinnati OH F Thorne Co Cleveland OH Gault Amn Charleston SC Abney Arnold Abney Chicago IL Wells Wells Co Chicago IL Sutter Baldwin Co Te Lincoln NE Webster Briscoe Craw LA Heinmann Memphis TN Jackson Webster Briscoes Craw SF CA Cahn Nickelsburg Co Wheeling WV Boyd Co Re

Ineinnatl Gault Amn Charleston W Abney Arnold & Abney Chicago R Wells M D Wells & Co Ill Marks Detroit Mich Sutter H P Baldwin & Co Lincoln Memphis, Tenn W Jackson Webster & Briscoes, Craw San Francisco Cal M J Cahn Cahn, Nickelsburg & Co Wheeling G W Boyd Boyd & Co

Nantasket Company dissolution suit seeks asset division and debts

Russell B. Shepard and others sue Royal M. Pulsifer John Reed Delano and R W Carr with others for dissolution of Nantasket Company a joint stock venture formed March 20 1881 to buy lease and mortgage lands in Hull Hingham Boston and elsewhere The bill alleges liabilities exceed assets with bonds of six hundred thousand dollars and multiple judgments against the company The court ordered Maine residents to appear within months and directed publication in Boston Post for service A true copy Henry A Clapp assistant clerk SSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT SUFFLN S To the honorable Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court Samuel E Locke of Boston seeks divorce from Emma M Collins alleging desertion since July 27 1880 and intent to remarry with a daughter aged eleven

Russell B. Shepard Royal M. Pallifer Newton John M. Reed John P. Delano Bath R. W. Carr Bowdeinham Maine Elizabeth A. Marsh Arthur B. Clark Ellen FE. Merrill Samuel A. White Moses J. 8. Marshall Mary E. Kendall Lydia M. Kendall E. B. Clark Royal M. Pulsifer A. D Nantasket Company Hull Hingham Boston Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company Cnlls Boas Commonwealth

Notice to Emma M Lovke to Appear Before Court

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk Supreme Judicial Court orders libellant to publish notice to Emma M Lovke to appear in Boston Suffolk County on the first Monday of August to show cause why the libel prayer should not be granted. Publication in the Boston Post three weeks prior. John Noble Clerk May 27 1887.

Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Supreme Judicial Emma M. Lovke Pee Boston Bel Boston Post John Noble

Boston & Lowell and Eastern Railroad stockholders meetings

Notices announce two special stockholders meetings on June 22 1887 at Boston stations. The Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation considers Acts chapters 278 3009 376 and 386 and a lease to the Boston & Maine for 99 years. The Eastern Railroad Company plans a session approving leases and a York Harbor & Beach Railroad subscription and bond approvals. Transfer books close June 18 to 22.

Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation Boston Massachusetts Boston & Maine Railroad Co. E, Cram Mellen York Harbor Lawrence Manchester & Lawrence Railroad American Bell Telephone Company WM. R. Driver

Rail Road Train Schedule May 30 87

Train timetable lists departures from Boston to New York Shore Line Express at 10.00 am 1.00 pm and returns at 8.00 pm with Shore Line Mail at 11.00 pm Sundays included. Includes numerous town stops from Providence to Stoughton with varied return times and weekday adjustments. Superintendent A. A. Polsum notes connections and late adjustments.

Boston New York Shore Line Heturn Paws Tucket Dodgeville Hebronville Metarn Attleboro North Attleboro Bilanse Field East Foxboro Sharon Canton Junction Meadville Boyde Park Mt. Mope Clarendon Hills Ferest Hills Samaten Plain LOS Moyliston Spring Street West Roxbury Stighlands Stoughton Canton Borton Mt. Hope Warren Bristol Monday Providence A. A. Polsum Concord R. BR Manchester Concord N.H N. G Chamberlin

Boston to West for Adams to Ottawa via FTtonberG Line schedule

The notice lists May 15 1887 train departures from Boston Passenger Station for Adams Troy Albany and the West with numerous daily and express services including sleeping cars and through connections to Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis. It notes fractional times and ex services, with stops at Ayer Junction Belmont Waverley Cambridge Fitchburg Greenfield and Saratoga among others, plus Sunday service and the contact offices for tickets.

Causeway Street Forrth Ste Adams Troy Albany West Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis iGhiingby Ayer Junction Belmont and Waverley Brattleboro Miller’s Oe Cambridge Fitchburg Po Gardner and Miller's Falls Greenfield Lincoln Amy

Boston and Worcester Line Time Tables 1887 Schedule

Local timetables list departures from Boston and Worcester with through tickets to Albany New York Chicago and other points. It notes express and sleeping car trains to Springfield Albany New York Buffalo and Detroit and many local stops including Framingham Marlboro Newton Brookline Weston and more. Passenger details cover daily and Sunday trains with connecting services and ticket office address at 232 Washington Street Boston.

NEW Stonington York Boston & Providence Railroad New York A. i Washington State Street Boston & Providence KR. R J. W. Richardson Boston A. A. Folsym Boston & Providence R, KR Washington Street Springfield Saeeingtlbany West South Framing Albany South Framingham Syracuse N. WY Buffalo Cleveland Chicago Detroit Worcester Pxpress Visite Toledo Niagara Falls Pittsfield North Adams Chatham Hudson Palmer Hartford New Haven Ew York Newsov Minbury Graften Westboro Senthville Cordaville Ashland Milford Saxonville Atin Hillis Wawa Falls Tas Aburndale Newton Newtonville U. Newton Faneuil Brighton Alixeon Meon Son Cackens Farm Brookline Rieen Cypress S Po Newt Carr Framingham Marlboro Fayville Southboro Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg Berlin West Berlin Pratt's Junction Bitchburg Newton Lower Falls Loston Wellesley Hills Newton Highlands Heston Hanson Rutland Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Causeway Street Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Arg R.R Bellows Falls White River Junction Central Vermont Sissonite Burlington St.Albans A. Faxon Gen K. Stewart Keene, N

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