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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1887
Page
7
A fragmented item lists sheet load operations with tin lined pipe and pure rock tin pipe priced at 8c and 15c respectively with a 20 percent discount. Mentions pelter at 47 percent and sheet zinc price 6 44 0.
May 2 market report shows flour prices steady with sales at previous quotes, corn quiet with limited stock, steamer mixed in elevator at 2c to 3c, oats steady around 40c for No 2 white on track, and extensive stock and supply figures for May, April, and historical comparisons. Includes Minneapolis and Duluth observations, world wheat production figures, and price lists for flour, cornmeal, rye, oats, barley, malt, and hops.
Butter remains steady with light stocks and on call bids. Eggs ease in the market while some regions report steady or rising prices. New York and St. Louis show mixed signals. Cheese, beans, seeds, poultry, and potatoes hold or shift slightly with regional variations. overall wholesale prices and quotes are unchanged or modestly altered, reflecting warm weather and large receipts.
The listing shows prices for green peas, seeds including timothy and clover, various hay qualities with prices from 12 to 18 dollars, rye and oat straw, multiple potato varieties with regional names and prices, sweet potatoes, and tallow. Markets cite Northern and Western sources, with general ranges and unit terms such as per bush, per 100, and per box.
Fruit of all kinds is unchanged. Strawberries split today at 25 40¢ per quart. Apples and dried fruit prices noted for various grades. Valencia oranges 87 per case, Messina lemons and Palermo boxes listed. Florida oranges and bananas priced by grade and origin. Multiple regional fruit prices reflected in a dense historic market list.
Receipts for Southern track fair with light summer squash at 150 per crate. Spinach varies by region as Norfolk sells at 2.25 per barrel and native at 0.75 per bushel. Bermuda onions at 1.75 per crate and Havanas at 2.26 per crate. Cucumbers 0.10 each. Asparagus declines to 5.56 per dozen. Other staples include beets, turnips, squash varieties, onions, beans, carrots, lettuce, and dandelions with varied prices across crates and bushels.
The pork market remains quiet with prices steady and unchanged for pork and lard. Fresh beef supply is light and its market firm, while veals lambs and muttons stay unchanged. Prices across cuts and items span a wide range, including long cuts around 18 25 to 18 75, lean ends near 17 24 to 17 75, beef items from 8 50 to 12 00 per various grades, and fresh meats with varied lamb and mutton quotes across several quality levels.
Liverpool cotton futures opened and closed firm with varied May to December bids and a spot market showing firm upland prices. New York spot and futures closed steady with multiple bid and ask levels, while sugar and molasses markets remained quiet or steady with listed price ranges and grade distinctions.
New York reports steady to firm markets across grains and flour totals with wheat receipts at 172 150 bush and exports 248 455 bush. Chicago and Milwaukee bid No 2 red 82 1 2 c, No 1 white 95 1 4 c, corn and oats higher, petroleum and tallow steady, beef and pork largely quiet, Michigan and Detroit quotes for wheat and corn, Milwaukee flour and oats mixed.
CHLCAGG reports flour steady and wheat brisk with No 2 spring at 51 1/2 to 51 3/4 cents, No 2 red at 81 1/2 to 81 3/4. Corn, oats, rye, and barley show modest shifts. Cincinnati pork at 17 dollars, lard and bacon uneven, whiskey steady, hogs weaker. Toledo and St Louis also note firmer flour, mixed grain prices, and variable whiskey. Minneapolis wheat opens fractionally lower for No 1 hard, No 1 Northern steady, No 2 Northern firm. receipts and shipments listed.
In St Louis and Kansas City hog prices eased with receipts around 8000 to 26000 head and shipments about 5000. Cattle in Chicago and Kansas City listed lower shipping steers 4 to 5 and Texas cattle 2.50 to 4.30. Sheep steady with shorn at 3.40 to 4.20 and unshorn 3.75 to 4.90. hogs line around 4.95 to 5.40 for rough and mixed.
Market report shows net receipts and gross figures across multiple ports including Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville. Consolidated totals indicate three day receipts 3895 and U S port stocks at 416 870 with exports to Great Britain France and the continent.
Beerbohm reports cargoes off the coast with wheat and corn firm and dearer at Mark Lane and Paris markets. English flour and Danubian corn rise. Minnesota flour and wheat prices quoted for prompt shipment. Liverpool breadstuffs show firm wheat and steady corn with pork firmer and lard lower in same period.
Trade list coverage across ports St Joan Barrington Yarmouth Annapolis Brunswick Arroyó Savannah and other Atlantic hubs detailing deliveries of eggs dodo potatoes lobsters lumber crates fish and vegetables to and from De Long Seaman Hatheway Davenport Chapin J B Drake Barco etc with multiple firms and ships including Cumberland Dominion Nellie G Davis Rebecca J Moulton and Messenger noting quantities in bbls cases crates and feet of lumber and goods across the Atlantic coast ports.
A concise ledger item lists items received or stored including potatoes from JH Weyth and Co refrigerators berries 102 boxes oranges 19 crates peas 100 bales cotton 26 bales hides 538 pieces oranges 18 boxes boots and shoes 186 bbls spirits 31 bbls rosin 50 bbls rice 69 pkgs effects 105 bbls mdse order.
A detailed cargo ledger records quantities of flour, tobacco, bread, crackers, kerosene, sugar, beef and other staples for Elmina in Africa Parsboro and Windsor in Nova Scotia and the London steamer Wetherby cleared on April 29 carrying sacks flour asbestos logs ink crates fish glue organs leather chairs wool nails boats and meat products among others, highlighting diverse commerce and provisioning.
A dense timetable lists weekday Boston to New York via Fall River Line with departures, returns, and numerous regional stops including Ashmont, Barnstable, Wareham, Provincetown, Cohasset, Hingham, and Whitman. Also shows connections to Fall River Line boats, Stonington Line, and Concord Railroad routes with agent contacts and special express notes.
A compact ledger of shipments and stock lists from several railways including Boston & Albany Providence Old Colony and New York & New England. The entries detail cotton wool flour oats barley wheat feed beef pork butter cheese tea coffee leather hides and bales per railroad with quantity counts.
Boston and Lowell Railroad schedules from February 21 1887 show through service from Boston with multiple destinations including Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Montpelier Essex Junction and Montreal at 8 30 am and 7 pm plus additional trips to Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woods Ville St Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec and Bristol Claremont local White Mountain and Northern Divisions. Pullman sleeping cars Montreal via Central Vermont and Passumpsie routes. Local Manchester Concord Keene Peterboro Milford Amherst Wilton Milford and Nashua service times including Sunday and holiday adjustments. Connection details and ticket office at 218 Washington Street.
Time table listing full information as to local and through trains and stations. Includes numerous times for towns such as Wilmington Walnutham Stoneham Woburn Winchester West Medford College Hall Winter Mill Concord Mass and others with notes on Sundays and various station agents C Mell en George W Storer Gener al Supt Asst Gen Passenger Agent.
The Boston and Lowell Railroad announces new winter train times from Causeway Street starting Monday February 21 1887. Express departures from Boston to Jefferson and Way Stations occur 56.05 pm with Sunday services at 1.15 pm. Hudson Rockbottom South Sudbury Ward Weston Belmont Waverley Waltham Belmont routes show multiple daily arrivals including 9.10 am 11.50 am 2.45 pm 4 pm and 6.05 pm express options. General officers GEO W STORER and O S MELLIN sign the notice.
A rundown of through trains on Boston and Maine lines with listed departures from Haymarket and Causeway stations to Augusta, Portland, Lewiston, North Conway, Manchester, Concord and other points in Maine New Hampshire and Canada. Included are times for Halifax through service and connections via steamers and several regional stations.
Dense timetable shows trains from Boston stations to Alton Bay and many stops including Andover Danvers Exeter Merrimac Melrose and more. Sunday trains list Dover Lawrence Medford and other routes with multiple daily departures and returns.
Boston station services list trains by time and destination including Amesbury Beverly Chelsea and many branches such as Rockport Gloucester Salem and Newburyport. The notice notes workingmen’s trains on Thursdays and Saturdays only and directs passengers to city ticket office at 306 Washington Street with Pullman cars on Portland and Bangor trains. James T. Forbes is general manager and D. J. Flanders is general passenger agent.
Train timetable issued by A. A. Folsom lists February 28 1887 start. Connections include New Work Shore Line Fast Express and Shore Line Mail with return times and Sunday restrictions. Stops include Providence Mansfield Boston area towns with multiple daily departures and late evening returns. Train arrival delays note subject to Shore Line passage and Mansfield detention.
Train timetables listing multiple routes from Boston to New York and New England towns. It outlines weekday schedules, connections to Norwich Line steamers, and the Worcester division with arrivals, departures, and through trains to Hartford New Haven Jersey City Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington. It notes limited Sunday trains and special through cars including Pullman and dining service on long runs.
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