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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1887

Page

7

Market report summary from Minneapolis to Chicago June 14

Commodity prices and market notes across cities include wheat and flour shifts, pork and lard activity, and refiners’ trends. MI wheat futures edge lower while cash grades vary. pork prices around 15.25 in Cincinnati and 15 in other markets. lard softer in St Louis, butter and cheese mixed. Chicago grain futures show heavy Chicago breaks with No 2 red at 74 cents and No 2 spring around 74 to 74.4 cents.

Western White State Petroleum—United Tierces Western Steam Tierces City Steam South America Fair Inquiry State Liverpool Minneapolis Vic Detroit Michigan Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo ST Louis Chicago Shorts

Hog and cattle markets report across major cities

June 14 market notes show hogs higher in St Louis and Peoria with sales around $4.65 to $5.10. Kansas City hogs steady around $4.70 to $4.85, receipts ~12,500. Chicago cattle lower with steers $3.60 to $4.70, stockers $2.35 to $3.50. Hogs active and higher with buyers and sellers adjusting. Sheep receipts 3,000 with natives and Western types strengthening, lambs $1.50 to $3.50.

Louis Peoria Kansas City Chicago Texas

Cotton Markets Roundup 1887 Net Receipts and Prices

Cotton markets across major ports report varied activity on June 14 1887 with net receipts and sales figures. Augusta Galveston New Orleans Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and consolidated four day totals show stocks and mid to firm ranges with steady or quiet tone across hubs.

Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Great Britain Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville United States

London Market Report Shows Wheat and Wool Price Movements

Foreign markets report from London on June 14 notes cargoes off the coast for wheat and corn, with buyers holding off for concessions. Liverpool and Paris prices move, wool sales show keen competition and upward tendency across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, New Zealand, and other regions.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane California Walla Walla Paris Liverpool Michigan Antwerp New South Wales Neensland Victoria GaUlgud New Zealand Tasmania South Australia Gyaa Cape of Good Hope Natal

Imports and Exports in Glasgow June 14 1887

A compact catalog of shipments listed for Glasgow on June 14 1887 detailing imports from various firms. Items include pig iron, paper stock, whiskey, merchandise bales, steel sheets and slabs, bricks, tires, granite, and machinery. Named firms include Baring Bros, Jacks, Ford, J B Moors, Norway Steel and Iron, Pray Sons, Joel Goldthwaite, Houghton & Dutton, Seavey Foster Bowman, Waldo Bros, Townsend, Jones Bros, and others. Quantities range from single cases to thousands of bricks and large lots of steel and iron products.

Glasgow Scot Baring Bros & Co Robert Blair Ford Bolls Steel Moors & Co Norway Steel and Iron Co Pray, Sons & Co Joel Goldthwaite & Co Houghton & Dutton Jardine & Co Milne & Co

Maritime Cargo and Vessel Listings from Various Ports

A compact roster of ships and cargoes across ports including Haytien Ports Barrington and Windsor Nova Scotia Saint John New Brunswick Annapolis Nova Scotia and St Simons Georgia. Entries mention logwood hides lobsters mackerel plaster sand shin gles hard pine and miscellaneous goods aboard vessels such as Minnie Davis Lily Lilly and Amy D with consignors like Lyon Dupuy Riboul McQuesten and others.

Haytien Logwood Lyon, Dupuy & Co Dupuy, Ribou & Co Rogers Barrington Minnie Davis Marston Pubnico Seven Brothers Windsor Lilly William E Coulter Sand Delong & Seaman Little Brook Amy D Wood J G Hall & Co Gonaives William Jones Logwood Dupuy, Riboul & Co Judith Ann ST John Lyon, Dupuy & Co Harold Weston Annapolis Emma C ST Simons Harry Prescott George McQuesten & Co

Exports from Barrington to Elmina and Europe in June 1887

Shipping list shows multiple vessels exporting goods from Barrington via Yarmouth to Halifax Aspinwall and Liverpool. Items include lard flour meal salt and kerosene oil. bricks ice and timber. alcohol molasses sugar and foodstuffs. organs leather wax and hardware. and African voyage cargos of rum pork beef sugar lumber kerosene and rice. Destinations include London Liverpool St Pierre and Elmina with Steamer Virginian and Borderer among others.

Barrington Yarmouth Hannah Eldredge Sheuser’s Island Cecelia Halifax Alice Aspinwall Edward Cushing ST Pierre Mig Sch North America Pkas Liverpool Eng Virginian London Poland Elmina Africa Brunswick Geneva

Staple Receipts Across Railroads June 14 1887

A compact tally of staple goods receipts dated June 14 1887 across multiple railroads including Boston & Albany Providence New York & New England and Boston & Maine. Entries list cotton wool flour oats malt feed lard bacon butter cheese eggs hay lumber hides leather tea and more with quantities per railroad and carload notes.

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

Total Receipts Ledger Fragment from June 14 1887

A dense inventory list traces receipts by commodity including cotton, wool, oats, corn, Wheat, potatoes, flour, beef, pork, lard, and various agricultural products. Numerous quantities are listed in bales, bbls, sacks, and bush, with many figures and batch codes, reflecting a broad exchange record. The fragment mentions June 14 1887 and appears as a historical ledger page.

Riot at Cleveland Docks Over Ore Worker Pay Increase

In Cleveland on June 14 a riot erupted as Irish strikers clashed with nonwhite workers after a 25 cent pay raise to $2 a day. George Vacor, a colored porter, and John Mannion were assaulted, with Mannion's leg broken. Police and railroad guards moved workers to safety as mobs hurled bricks and ore. Intense excitement spurred fears police could not control the crowd.

Cleveland, O New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Railroad South Chicago George Vacor Central Depot O’brien New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio John Mannion

Royal Arcanum Officers Elected at Utica Convention

The Royal Arcanum convention met at Vendome for business. Elections named Linsley supreme regent and Watts supreme vice regent, with Robson re elected supreme secretary for the eleventh year. Installations follow and Toronto or Indianapolis hosts next meeting depending on legislation. Death-benefit rules limited to close relatives. other routine business promptly processed.

The Royal Arcanum the Vendome M. Linsley Utica Leigh R. Watts Portsmouth Charles F. Loring Melrose Ughlands Mass A. C. Trippe Baltimore Mad W. O. Robson Boston Pope E. A. Skinner Westfield N. Y Washington Gardner Jackson, Mich H. 8. Burkhardt Chicago Lil T. E. Peckinpaugh Wooster, C Frank G. Ford Augusta A. T. Turner, Jr North Cambridge Supreme Trustees Sumner Albee R. S. Dickie Joseph W. Goddard St. Louis Robson Toronto Ont Supreme Council Indianapolis Ind

New Haven Club Wins Doubles At New England Tennis Meet

Surprising victory for F Beach and Thacher over Sears and Slocum 6-3 6-4 in doubles at New Haven. Yale players clash with Professor Ipley in singles. Ripley defeats Lone self in three straight sets 6-5 6-5 6-4. Finals due tomorrow afternoon.

New Haven Conn New England Sears Slocum F. Beach Thacher United States New Ipley Yale Ripley Loneself Luddington Harmer Notman Ball Pratt Merriman Jenks R. Beach Phelps

Arbitration Board Weighs Dispute Over Unions and Firings

Cambridge bricklayer George W. Grant files a complaint against Dedham master mason Lyman D. Wilcott alleging unlawful discharge of non union workers. The State board of arbitration heard testimony with Weston Lewis presiding and adjourned to consider the case.

State Board of Arbitration George W. Grant Cambridge Lyman D. Wilcott

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town Ad in Addison NY

Addison NY lists multiple shoe buyers and firms traveling for trade with names and origins across the country. Notable names include W H Walker, A Hibbard, WF Thorne, Phelps & Palmer, and Sutter, among others, with diverse city connections from Buffalo to New Orleans and Cincinnati to Philadelphia.

Union and non union men clash in trades council meeting

The Amalgamated Building Trades Council met at Preble Hall to act on a communication from Master Builders about employing union and non union workers. Leaders say carpenters oppose non union labor but will neither commit nor act now, keeping the issue in abeyance as a preliminary step.

Amalgamated Building Trades Council Preble Hall

Bers of Essex Insolvency Court Hearings in Salem

In Essex County Insolvency Court at Salem yesterday several cases were heard. Jonas Saenger of New York assigned with $39 200 preferences. O Connell and Middletown, boot and shoe dealers of Cincinnati assigned. W S Beecher, Waterbury grocer, has attached liabilities of $20 000. John M Mackie of Gloucester and Peter Nichols of Gloucester appeared with Edgar Taft and William A Pew as assignees.

Jonas Saenger Musical Instruments New York City O'Connell & Middletown Cincinnati W. S. Beecher Grocer Waterbury

Boston Scientific Society Meeting Reads Papers

Last evening the Boston Scientific Society met at its rooms on Washington street to hear Miss Isabel L. Johnson Mr E F Sawyer and Mr H P Curtis present papers on Manlike Apes A New Variable in Curtiss Major and The Late Thunderous Season with discussion on each topic.

Boston Scientific Society Washington Street Isabel L. Johnson E. F. Sawyer H. P. Curtis

Stockholders Meetings For Boston And Maine Railroads

Notices announce special meetings of stockholders for the Boston & Lowell, Eastern, and Boston & Maine railroads in June 1887. Motions include approving leases, authorizing capital stock issues, and subscriptions, with transfer books closed June 18 to 22. Also dissolution of Brown Alger partnership and continuation by Alger at 2 Court Street.

Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation Boston Massachusetts Legislature of Boston & Maine Railroad C. E. Cram C. 8 Mellen York Harbor Lawrence Manchester & Lawrence Railroad York Harbor & Beach Railroad Chauncey P, Judd Alphous B. Alger Brown & Alger Court Street Aind B. A. Alger Martha G. Clark Mattie Clark Suffolk Boston Post Joan W. McKim Esquire Lijah George Register Ianener Court Room Proba Court Square Fred H. Seavey Dat Saree Essenger

Trains Schedule Notice for Boston Narragansett Lines May 30 87

Train timetable for Monday May 30 87 lists departures from Boston and周 New York Shore Line Fast Express at 10.00 am 1.00 pm with returns 5 am and 11 pm, plus steamboat connections and extensive local stops including Pawtucket Attleboro North Attleboro Readville Medford and other names. It notes daily and Sunday variations, late- day arrivals, and adjustments on specific weekdays with one hour shifts in some routes.

Boston & Providence Railroad Hoston New York New York Steamboat Stoningin Line Heturn Hee Pawtucket Dodgeville Mebronville North Attleboro Biance Field Metuen East Foxboro Sharon Canton Junction Readville Myde Park Mt. Hope Clarendon Heli Betuan Baemaria Plain Boylston Bob Tal Moxbury Breturn Rae Dedham Spring Street West Roxbury Highlands Stoughton Canton Hopton Ik. Hope Aehebegy Bristol Freyience Commonwealth OF Massachususetts Suffolk Elizabeth M. Richardson Boston Francis E. Blake Boston Post Joan W. McKim Esquire Elijah George Register

Boston and Albany R R Timetable Details May 15 1887

Local time tables for the Boston and Albany railroad issued May 15 1887 list multiple departures from Boston to Springfield Pittsfield and beyond with numerous through and sleeping car services to New York Buffalo Chicago and other points. It notes daily and Sunday services and indicates ticket offices at stations and 232 Washington street Boston for through tickets and printed schedules.

Washington Street Boston Springfield Pittsfield Ener Wrest South Framingham Albany Buffalo Cleveland Toledo Chicago Niacara Falls Detroit North Adams Chatham Hudson Palmer Ware River Hartford New Haven New York Worcester North Grafton Westboro Southville Cordaville Ashland Milford Saxonville Natick Wellesley Wellesie Bille Newton Lower Falls Asbburndale West Newton Newtonville Newton Baneuil Brighton Allaton Cottage Farm Brookline Cypress Street Renvoir Newton Centre Newton Highlands Framingham and Marlboro Bayville Southboro Northboro Clinton Leomister Fitchburg Berlin West Berlin Belton Ratt's Junction Mitchburg Sunany Wellesley Bills Hanson Gen. Pass. Agt

Fitchburg to West via Hoosac Tunnel Schedule May 15 1887

Boston passenger trains depart Causeway Street for North Adams Albany Troy and the West with multiple through and local services including drawing room and sleeping cars to Chicago Cincinnati St Louis. Weekday and Sunday lists include numerous stops such as Concord Fitchburg Greenfield Nashua Marlboro Waltham Watertown and Worcester with through tickets sold at 850 Washington Street Boston. John Adams J Whitmore and J R Watson sign the official notice.

Boston Causeway Street North Adams Troy Albany West Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Ayer Dunction Belmont and Waveney Fork i Ravines Brattiteboro Miller's Falls Cambridge Concord Fitchburg Lobu Gardner and Miller's Greenfield Lincoln Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard Ayer Junction Saratoga Troy and the West Union Square Somerville Waltham Watertown Union Market Mt. Auburn Winchendon Keene Bellows Falls Rutland Burlington Montreal Ottawa Tex P. Q St. Albans Worcester Vin Ayer Junction Hoosac Tunnel Washington Street John Adams J. Whitmore J. R. Watson Pass Central Vermont Ogdensburg Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Marlboro Westmoreland Walpole St. Johns Delaware & Hudson Canal Company I. R Cheshire White River Junction Central Vermont Ches Hire

OLD COLONY RAIL SCHEDULE FOR FALL RIVER LINE TRAINS

The notice lists weekday departures from Boston to New York via the Fall River Line at 6 p m and returns at 5 p m, with extensive daily timings for Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Yarmouth Sandwich Braintree Cape Cod towns and numerous other stops. It includes various branches and connections to Fall River Provincetown Cohasset Hingham Plymouth Taunton New Bedford Middleboro Brockton and Newport with times, Return times, and route notes, signed J R Kendrick General Manager.

Boston New York Fall River Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Yarmouth Sandwich Braintree Bridgewater Brockton Buzzard’s Bay Onsect Bay Wareham Buzzard's Bay Onset Bay Cape Cod Provincetown Wellfleet Cohas Hingham Cottage City Woods Hall Eturn East Bridgewater Prpanton Abington East Milton Western West Quincy East Weymouth Weymouth East Wagenenehs Return Egmonth Taunton Bae Morrison Marshfield Mattapan Milton Neponset Mattapoisett Cam Middleoro Nantucket Newport New Bedford North Easton Stoughton Randolph Plymouth Duxbury Quincy Scituate North Scituate Seituate Sea View Shawmut South Duxbury Central Station Dean Street m.Whitman Southeymouth Whitman South Weymouth Wollaston Heights Wood's Hall Cohasset Weymouths Lymouth Duxbury Road Ngham Trymouth Iddleboro Middleboro J. R. Kendrick

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