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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1892

Page

7

Lumber Market Sharp Rise Tests Local Buyers

Southern yellow pine and cypress dominate gains with stepping and rift flooring prices climbing. Western lumber quiet but firm, with various sizes and grades in limited supply. freight and global quotes steady as demand shifts. Produce and meats show mixed strength. pork, beef, poultry inch higher while farm staples like oats and potatoes hold firm.

Uiet Atlantic Gulf Chicago New York Liverpool Americas Vermont New Hampshire Po Bush Rose Hebrons Houston Hebrons Aroostook Hebrons Dakota Reds Jersey Brighton Choice City Minnesota Canada

Boston Ocean Ferries and the Boston & Philadelphia Line

This history traces the Boston and Philadelphia Steamship Line from its 1852 origin through its evolving fleet and partnerships. It notes ships such as City of New York, City of Boston, Palmetto, Phineas Sprague, Cambridge, Saxon, Norman, Aries, Roman, Spartan, Parthian, Indian, and details wartime sales, fleet shifts, and the 1891 reorganization under Alfred Winsor with offices at 89 State Street.

Boston & Philadelphia Boston Phineas Sprague New York Block Island Philadelphia James O. Curtis Medford Kensington Cambridge Curtis City of New York United States Saxon Norman Aries Key Stone Providence Providence & Philadelphia Line Boston & Philadelphia Steamship Company Henry Winsor Spartan Harlan & Hollingsworth Company Wilmington Del Parthian Sall River E. &. Sampson State Street

March NEHGS Meeting Delivers Brooks Essay on Toleration

The New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston hosts its March meeting on Wednesday March 2 at Sleeper Hall 12 Somerset Street. William Gray Brooks LL.D. will present the essay The Birth of Religious Toleration a Study of the Maryland Charter.

New England Historic Genealogical Society Boston Sleeper Hall Somerset Street William Gray Brooks Ll.d

Shipping News Almanac for March 2

Shipping news brief with high water times on Wednesday March 2. Includes sun and moon data, length of day, and tides.

Port of Boston Shipping Report for March One

PORT OF BOSTON, Tumspay, March 1. ARRIVED. Steamer Durham City from London with noise to Furness Withy & Co. Forest City from Portland. City of Gloucester from Gloucester. Brig Florida bound for Yarmouth NS put in for harbor and anchored in President Roads. Vessels from Fortune Bay, NF including Swis H McGnam and Alice C Jordan via Gloucester. CLEARED. Foreign steamers Nessmore from London and Steinhoften from Antwerp. Yarmouth and coastwise steamers listed. SAILED wind NE. steamer Yarmouth bound for Yarmouth NS.

Tumspay Durham City Jacobson London Furness, Withy & Co Forest City Snowman Portland City of Gloucester Proctor Gloucester Florida Givan St Jago Provincetown Yarmouth President Roads Manson Boston Fortune Bay Mass Swis H Mganam Graham Alice C Jordan Warren Ethel B Jacobs Nessmore Moffatt William Johnston & Co Steinhoeft Ger Rehse Antwerp Stubbenhuk Bender Hambure Bostonian McConkey Liverpool W H Lincoln & Co St Pierre Angrove Mig Newhall & Co Stanwood J G Hall

Multiple vessels sail and clear at U.S. ports in late February

A sequence of cargo and passenger movements across ports from Baltimore to Savannah reports vessels cleared or sailed on Feb 28 29 and Mar 1. Entries include schooners William Edward Stewart Otello and Tom O Shanter steamers Joseph L Colby and Gate City and ships Ems State of Nebraska and Siren bound for destinations such as Rio de Janeiro Santos New York Progreso Bal timore and Taltal with crew and consignments listed.

Baltimore Frances Rio Janeiro Bluff Point Glad Tidings Santos Brunswick Williham Cape Verds Edward Stewart Philadelphia Charleston Otello New York Darien Howard D Peck New London Fortress Monroe Tom O'Shanter Havre Mobile Myra B Weaver Matanzas Henry P Myson Newport News Joseph L. Colby Progreso Ems Bremen Ithaha Stettin Sandringham Tyrian Kingston Newport Colon State of Nebraska Glasgow Croma Leith Middlesboro Dundee Didam Amsterdam Sailea James P. Kelsey Rockland Portland Mark Gray Red Beach Hattie Turner St John Brunette Winterport Boston Twilight Franklin Gould Providence Percy Birdsall Almeda Wiley Port Royal Alma Cummings Julia B Decker Volant Vinalhaven Carrie L Hix W M Snow Zamora Fleetwood Carrie Belle Eastport San Francisco R D Rice Liverpool Yorktown Siren Taltal Savannah Gate City

Foreign Ports and Vessels Sailed Schedule

Auckland reports bark Lizzie Curry bound for Wellington. In Atrato River port on Feb 7 Adele Thackara Kinney sails for New York with loading planned for Feb 24. Ull Eng steamer Galileo sails Feb 28 for Boston and New York. Havana reports Elias Daven in port Feb 20 from Philadelphia. Liverpool steamer Roman sails March 1 for Boston. Montevideo lists bark Wandering Jew sailing Jan 21 from New York to Buenos Aires.

Auckland Lizzie Curry Wellington Atrato River USC Adele Thackara Kinney New York Ull Eng Galileo Boston Havana Elias Davenport Philadelphia Liverpool Roman Montevideo Wandering Jew Buenos Ayres

Wrecks and repairs loom for ships leaving Atlantic routes

Several vessels report distress and diversions along the Atlantic trade routes. Mary from St John NB to New York carried away a foregaff and put in at Cutler Maine for repairs. Viola Reppard sailing from Port Royal SC toward Boston diverted from Brunswick GA to Port Royal Feb 25 leaking. C H Tryon of Boston bound for St Michaels West Western Islands diverted to Bermuda after losing rudder. Barkentine William Phillips from Iquique to Hampton Roads wrecked near Cape Henry Monday. built in New Bedford 1873-74. Ownership now partly held by Fall River and New Bedford parties. William Phillips noted for record Auckland to New York time of 76 days, far faster than the usual 100 days.

Mary St John New York Little River Cutler Viola Reppard Port Royal Boston Brunswick C H Tryon St Michaels Western Islands Bermuda

Lancastrian Streamer Arrives From Boston For Liverpool

Lancastrian streamer arrives in Liverpool from Boston on February 26. Ship Edward OBrien sails from New York for San Francisco on February 20. Coordinates note voyage positions at lat 43 N lon 62 30 W and lat 2 N lon 26 W.

Boston Liverpool Edward O’brien New York San Francisco

Mails Close At Boston Spirits of Various Routes

The notice lists multiple international and domestic mail deadlines from Boston for ships to Porto Rico Cuba Nassau Bermuda St Domingo Rio de Janeiro London and many other destinations. It specifies timetabled closings by steamer names and dates ranging March 2 to March 12 with local times and special handling for Europe and the Americas.

Porto Rico Euripides Cuba Sampa Fla Mascotte Bocas del ‘Toro Tordenskjold Nassau N. P Johannes Brun New York Bermuda Orinoco St. Domingo Cape Haytiand Turk’s Island Saginaw Rio de Janeiro Santos Brazil Argentine Republic Uruguay Paraguay Capulet Puerto Cortez Banan Rio Janeiro la Plata London England Bergen Newcastle Sea P. O Southampton Germany Christiania Bremen Europe Ems Great Britain Belgium Yucatan Campeche Labasco Chiapas Mexican States City of Washington Grenada Trinidad and Tobago Burnley Windward Islands Trinidad Tobago Muriel France Havre la Champagne Ireland Netherlands Austria Damark Sweden Norway Russia Aubania Scotland Anchoria Tampa Olivette Nova Scotia Newfoundland Premier Jamaica Ethelred Aleppo Japan Shanghai Hong Kong The East Indies British India Straits Settlements Siam Dutch East Indies Peking San Francisco Boston Hawaiin Islands Australia

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