Market Quoted Prices in New York Futures and Trade Notes
New York futures opened quiet and firm with mixed bids and asks across months. Sugar and molasses prices hold steady. refined oils bid at upper 60s to 65 cents per gallon. line certificates show daily totals and shipments. Trinidad sugar and other raw sugars quoted with various regional prices and refinings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
O Senadier
Trinidad
Port of Spain
Manila
Orto Rico
Cienfuegos
Barbadoes
The Cattle Market Brighton and Watertown 1857
Report by George J. Fox for the Boston Post covers week ending June 29 1857. Markets show cattle sheep and lambs arrivals at Watertown and Brighton with prices by quality and stock type. Includes dairy and horse trading, car counts, and export trade notes for Liverpool Glasgow and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
George J. Fox
Cattie
Shere
Maine
Hampshire
Ermont
Massachusetts
New York
Watertown
Brighton
Boston & Lowell
Fitchburg
Boston & Albany
Eastern
N. B
Maine and New England Livestock Prices and Sales Report
Prices declined about $100 a head with sales Saturday at $125 to $226 per head. Russell’s sale yard showed Maine horses from Waterville and Buckfield bringing $125 to $250, drivers from Prince Edward Island, and a noted trotter Stargazer with a $2000 offer but no fair bid. Cattle and veal were mixed with New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York lots, western steers averaging 1200-1500 lbs at around $4.50 to $4.90 per cwt, and Brighton yards reporting declines but steady exports to England as buyers stayed cautious. Meat markets noted limited store cattle and ongoing cow sales, while veal and hog prices held steady with light demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
A N Monroe
Hollis & Co
J S Henry
Aldrich & Johnson
A Stone
Libby & Weiler
Watertown
Coombs & Farrar
Dwyer & Devine
Russell
Maine
Stevens
Waterville
Nickerson
Prince Edward Island
Messrs
Russell Brothers
Buckfield
Stargazer
Senge
Mass
Welch & Hall
New Hampshire
J C Libby & Sons
MG _ Flanders
Hall & Seaver
Breck & Wood
C Libby
J.C Libby
Weiler & Libby
New England
Canada
Levi Salisbury
New Bedford
W A Farnham
Strafford
Hall
JS Henry
J A Hathaway
Brighton Yards
Trade Centre reports of grain and commodity prices
New York June 29 reports show flour receipts 13 513 pkgs with exports 65 571 bbls and 9 772 sacks, and various wheat, cornmeal, rye, oats, and sugar prices. Wheat futures, spot and delivery terms listed, with mixed movements and steady to lower tones across many markets.
Grain Prices and Shipments Across Cities
Detroit and Milwaukee report wheat prices and receipts. Detroit lists No 1 white at 80 3 4c and Michigan red 81 4c, receipts 17 000 bush. Milwaukee notes wheat at 7 1 1 ec, corn firm No 3 37c, oats 31 4 4c, rye 56 4 4c, barley September 65c, flour shipments and 21 865 bush of wheat. Toledo cites wheat 80c, corn 83 83c, oats 27 4c, receipts and shipments for wheat and corn. St Louis has flour easy, various grain prices, whiskey steady at 105, pork 15, and abundant receipts. Minneapolis shows No 1 hard wheat firm with multiple futures and cash bids, receipts 95 200 bush. Overall, market activity covers wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, flour, and livestock along with regional price movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minnesota
Southern
Anguat
Chicago
English Island
St. Croix
Petroleum—United
City Extra India Mess
Western Steam
City Steam
Continent
South America
Western
Liverpool
Cincinnati
Hicago
Jane
Detroit
Michigan
Milwaukee
Toledo
Louis
Minneapolis
Hogs and cattle sales spread across Midwest markets June 29
Market roundup shows hogs firm with steady to higher bids in St Louis Kansas City and Peoria. Chicago cattle and hog receipts tallied around ten to seventeen thousand with mixed results and lower prices for most categories including shipping steers and hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Peoria
Chicago
Texas
Net Receipts and Stocks Across Port Cities Report
Augusta to New Orleans and beyond show mixed activity with net receipts varying from none to 156 and stocks ranging from 1253 to 68,644. Exports coastwise and to Britain or France appear in several entries while shipments and sales volumes are uneven across Galveston, Memphis, Savannah, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Louisville. Consolidated five day totals indicate broad port-wide stock of 272,815 and multiple international export movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
C. Withington
C. Norfolk
C. Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Great Britain
Cincinnati
St. Louis
C. Louisville
C. Consolidated
France
Continent
United States
Foreign markets report dull wheat and firm corn in London
June 29 cargo notes show wheat weaker off the coast and at Mark Lane with red winter dull while white wheat holds firm. American corn quiet but firm. Danubian corn weaker and flour prices softer. At Liverpool wheat futures steady to firm with mixed quotes for June July and August. Danubian corn prices and provisions listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Paris
Walla Walla
California
United Kingdom
Liverpool
London wool sales rise on brisk cross bred bidding
London Wool Sales began with strong attendance and brisk competition led by American and French buyers. Prices advanced across regions with buyers seeking cross bred wools. The sale calendar runs until July 15. Readouts show Victoria NSW Queensland and other colonies with varied scoured and greasy prices per bale and type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Victoria
Queensland
New South Wales
South Australia
Wales
New Zealand
Tasmania
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Swan River
Imports and Exports in June 1887 Baracoa and Weymouth
A sketched ledger of maritime cargoes and consignments from June 29 1887 listing vessels Bergenseren Sarah E Hyde Etta and Roman with cocoanuts bananas lobsters plank hemlock potatoes eggs tin plates bleaching powder steel hides wool and other goods handled by multiple firms including WW &C R Noyes Fuller Dana Fitz King & co Drexel Morgan & co and Barings Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baracoa
Teamer Bergenseren
R Noyes
Barrington
Sarah E Hyde
L Clements & Co
Weymouth
Etta
G Hall & Co
Liverpool
Eng
Fuller, Dana & Fitz
E& F King & Co
Jere Abbott & Co
Walrus Leather Jewell Belting Co
Hazard Bros
Washburn & Moon Manufacturing Co
Baring Bros & Co
Sugden Spencer
John Miller & Co
Gustavo Preston
Clark & Co
Dane, Stoddard & Kendall
Jones
Hatheway & Co
Sanderson Bros & Co
Moors & Co
E & H King & Co
Thomas Groom & Co
Walbaum & Co
Norway Steel and Iron Co
Pierce & Robertson
Mannesson
Goods Shipped and Goods in Transit from Various Firms
Wealth of merchandise listed from numerous firms headed for Brunswick Windsor Hillsboro Montevideo Chile and Liverpool and Glasgow including textiles carpets woollens cask goods hardware timber and livestock with shipments ranging from small parcels to large consignments and detailed tonnages and counts across ships schooners and brigantines in late June 1887 trade and shipping records.
Staple Goods Receipts From Railroads June 29 1887
A compact ledger style list records railroad receipts across multiple lines. Entries show quantities of wool flour oatmeal corn malt lard bacon butter eggs beans hay lumber leather hides pelts and more for Boston & Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York & New England Fitchburg Boston & Maine Eastern Western Boston & Lowell and by mode including Express and Sea. The figures detail bales barrels boxes sacks and cars with numerous totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing Bros & Co
F Hovey & Co
Norcross, Mellen & Co
Clark
Adams & Clark
French & Co
Jones
McDuffee & Stratton
Cumner, Jones & Co
Joel Goldthwaite & Co
J. H Sears & Co
Kennedy & Murphy
Macullar
Parker
Charles Parker & Co
Ron & Co
Webster King & Co
Booth & Co
Broderson & Day
Moors & Co
Baring Bros & Co
Ring Bros & Co
Sroors & Co
Brunswick
George McQuesten & Co
Windsor
Martha J Brady
Anning
Hillsboro
Maud Pye
Montevideo
Uruguay
Talcahuafo
Valparaiso
Chili
Liverpool
Eng
Catalonia
Palestine
Glasgow
Scot
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Express
Hague
Nossras
Boot And Shoe Buyers In Town Ad In Notable Listings
Cincinnati O Strauss Am Chicago DI Greensfelder Greensfelder Florsheim Co Pa Dayton O D Lytle Lytle Co Ad Innapo lis ltd J E Hayes Hayes Bros Tayfayette Ind L Murphy Murphy Com stock Ad Louisville Ky W C Caye W Caye Co New York NY J P Magovern Magovern Co Plattsburg NY C McDougall E G Moore Co Ad St Louis Mo J Frank Adler Frank Co
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Tayfayette
Ind
L Murphy
Murphy & Comstock
Louisville
W C Caye
W C Caye & Co
New York
J P Magovern
Magovern & Co
Plattsburg, NY
C McDougall
E G Moore & Co
Pet Louis
J Frank
Adler, Frank & Co
Boston Station Through Service Routes and Times
Boston station on Causeway street offers through service from Boston to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lepanon White River Junction with trains at 8 30am 1 3 7pm and various branches including St Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Bristol Claremont Montpelier Burlington and Montreal plus Northern Division local units. Local service from Boston to Manchester Concord Keene Hillsboro Nashua and other points runs multiple daily times including Sundays. Parlor cars to Montreal available on select trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Causeway Street
Washington Street
Old State House
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Franklin
Lepanon
White River Junction
Warren
Haverhill
Woodaville
Littleton
Bethlehem
Fabyans
Lancaster
Jefferson
St. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Bristol
Claremont
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
Montreal
Central Vermont R. R
Hillsboro
Concord
Wilton Alford
Amherst
Greenfield
M. Nashua
SUN
Schedule fragments from Lowell and Billerica notices
Readable parts show multiple time entries and names like Pam and Mettaniy é, with references to Lowell and Billerica. The snippet lists several times such as 7.30 pm and 9.80, plus labels like SUN and No. Indicates a fragmented timetable or notices with unclear events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam
Mettaniy É
Billerica
Time table fragment for local and through trains
The timetable lists numerous station times for Lawrence Sun Yami Walnutee Woburn and other towns with frequent trains between morning and evening hours. It includes references to Concord Mass Lexington Arlington and Bedford and directs readers to arson Co for full information. Gent W. Mell en store Gent Passenger gent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN
Walleget
Sun Yami
Walnutee
Bae
Sisthinius
Woburn
Bc N
W.nchester
Es Pepe Sun
College Hi Eg
Bun
Concord
Mass
Perce
Araetvry
Lexington
Tonem
Arlington
Toral
Bedford
Arson Co
Mellen
Geo. W. Store
Central Massachusetts R R Opens to Ware in 1887
Central Massachusetts Railroad schedules show new service to Ware with departures from Boston to Ware, Barre and Rutland at 7 15 am 12 05 pm 3 50 pm and later stations including West Boylston Oakdale Budson and Sudbury with multiple daily runs. General agents W Storer and C H S Mellenn oversee operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
Boston
Barre
Rutland
Boylston
Oakdale
Detter
SUN
Hudson
Jefferson
Budson
Pia
Blockbottom
Sudbury
Wayland
Weston
Waltham
Waverly
Belmont
GEO
W. Storer
Pass
G’t Agt
Mellen
Son
Tle
Tov
O.cu
West
Spring Stree
West Seer
Highlands
Stoughton and
Canton
Mt. Hope
Warren
Bristol
Sidly
Nutes Iter
Huracay
New York
Providence
A. A
Folsom
Supt
Amesbury
Beverly
Biddeford
Chelsea
LAO
Dover
Tigen Great
Marblehead
Swampscott Branch
Middleton
Eee Ik RY
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Nouth
Revere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
Salem
Saugus
Swamscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
Train Schedules for Boston and Providence Rail Lines
On and after May 30 1887 trains run from Boston to New York and Providence with Shore Line services. Departure and return times include Feoston to New York Shore Line Fast Express, Shore Line Mail, and connections via Stonington Line. Notable stops include Dodgeville Attleboro Sharon North Attleboro East Foxboro, and Stoughton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Providence Railroad
Feoston
New _ore
Shore Line
New Wor
New York
Stonington
Dodgevile
Gebronville
Serene
Attleboro
Ansfield
East Foxboro
Sharon
NEW
York
Washington
State Street
Boston & Providence R. R
J. W. Richardson
Boston
A. A. Folsom
Sant
Old Colony
Fall River
Boston and Main lines summer schedule details
Boston and Main MNE lists June 26 18 timetable for through trains on both divisions. Includes Augusta Haymarket Haymarket Causeway routes for several connections from Boston to Maine and Nova Scotia, with station times at Haymarket, Causeway, and other hubs. Steamer from Portland to St John Halifax service noted Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays with specific departure points and times. Also lists Lewiston Manchester North Conway Portand Porthand routes with varied morning and afternoon departures across Maine New Hampshire and neighboring provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Haymarket Sq
Causeway St
Anger
St. John
Halifax
Provinces
Lee and Calais
N.S
Portland
Causeway At
Maine Central
Grand Trunk
Knox & Lincoln
Western Division Train Schedules From Boston Station
The timetable lists departures to Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Waverhill and many other towns from Boston's Haymarket Square with numerous daily times including early morning 6 30 am and late evening slots, plus a workingmen's train and routes to Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading and Way Stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Dover
Danvers
Exeter
Great Falls
Waverhill
Georgetown
Mensetack Biddeford
Saco
North Lawrencr
Lond Swrence
Paaae
Maldei
Medford
Gap
Stoneham
Melrose
Nib
le Terranae
North Patever
Akefield
Wilmington
Haverhill
Lawrence
Lowell
Portland
Bangor
Lewinton
Reading and Way
Schedules for various towns and rail lines listed
A dense OCR of train times and routes across Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea and coastal towns. It includes Sunday and daily departures from Boston to Concord and regional branches, with numerous times, stops, and notes on Pullman cars and offices.
Long list of transit times across Massachusetts coast towns
A dense compilation of train and boat schedules covering Ashmont to Nantucket and coastal towns like Hyannis Yarmouth Barnstable Sandwich and Wareham. Includes departure windows return times service notes and executive names GEO L CONNOR and J R KENDRICK as Gen Pass Agent and Gen Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fall River
Weymouths
Hingham
Cohasset
Scituate
Arshield
Duxbury
Wymouth
Plymouth
Field
Weymouth
Brockton
Taunton
Tom
Newport
South Braintree
New Bedford
Middleboro
Nantucket
Cottage City
Wood's Hall
Falmouth
Monument Beach
Hyannis
Yarmouth
Barnstable
Sandwich
Buzzard’s Bay
Onset Bay
Wareham
Wood’s Hall
Palmouth
Geo. L. Connor
J. R. Kendrick
Gen. Pass
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brighton and Watertown
Farrow Co
Marinee
H Coolidge & Son
C Libby & Son
C H Merrill
D Libby
A B Foss
E L Libby
M Brown
J H Libby
J Keazer
Y Keazer
Dow & Moulton
E F Adden
H A
Wilcox
Vermont
A Williamson
G H Sprigg
W A
Farnham
Kimball
A Fisher
A L Parkhoust
W Scollans
W Fisher
D Fisher
H Walker & Son
J A
Walker & Son
AN Munroe
Venetian
A N Munroe
M Goldsmith
Austrian
F H Coolidge
Henry
Scattering
England
AN Monroe
Farrell & McI
Lynn
Cotton Markets
London Wool Sales
D Wallace
Wallace Bros
San Antonio
Tex
S Halff
M Halff & Bro
W B Taylor
American Hand Sewed Shoe Co
Tre
Waco
J A Solomon
Lessing
Solomon & Rosenthal
P. Ss. Huckins & CO. Mill
Border Street
State St
Baeder, Adamson & CO
Railroads
Central
R. R
Hlopean
Yao
Ine
Eturn
Ener
Roo
Vols
Rest Hills
Broxbur
Eme
Fall
Pilgrim
City OF
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Washington and
State Streets
Gena
OLONY
L. H. Palmer
Montreal & West
Wagner Palace
Boston & Main
Boston Station
Haymarket Square
Lynn and Way
Newburyport
Portsmouth
Oak Island
Point OF Pines
Vis Saugus
Srkingmien
Saturniaus
South Reading
James T. Furber
J. Flanders
Kk. BR
N. H
Perm
Am Berlin
Ashmont
Braintree
Yo A Lab
Bridgewater
Miccibos
Buzzard’s
Buzzard’ S Bay
Return
Cape Cod
Provincetown
Ellfleet
Aes
Ae Ham
Retur
Hinghard
Cottage Oo
Vira Holl
Wood
Holl
East Bridgewater
Abington
Istockton
Fbms
East Milton
Weymonath
East Weymouth
East W
Poe Ee
Paliver
Ses & m
Harrison Square
Hs Hatin
Hone Marshfield
Japan
Milton
Matta
Neponset
Anisaciies
Woou’s Hell
Wood's Hill
Wport
North Easton
Stoughton
Delph
Randolen
En North Easton
Randolph
Duxbur
Gurney
North Scituate
Aalidate
Bet
Sea View
Aim
Shawmut
Wien
South Duxbury
Entral
Dean Street
Hitman
South Weymouth
Whitman
Wollastonging
Pia Hester
Hell
Chickerings
Fischers, Hallett, Davis Co
Webers, Haines & Bro
Briggs, Steinways, Lyon, Healy
Oliver Ditson & Co
City Notices
Board OF Street Commissioners
Paul Gore
West Roxbury
Chestnut Avenue
Lamartine Street
Thomas P. Proctor
Ida E. Brigham
J. H. Jenkins
OE H. Jenkins
OPY
Lincoln Street
Bostom
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