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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1888

Page

7

Cotton Market Report and Prices Across Ports

Last year exports reached 350000 bales with 12000 bales sold the same day. year-to-date since Sept 1 totals 4265000 versus 4200000 a year earlier. New York spot steady at 10 16c for uplands and 9 16-11-16c for middling, with sales 196 bales. Futures opened steady and closed steady. opening and closing figures listed for May to Nov deliveries. Liverpool spot dull at 5 16d for uplands and 7 16d for Orleans. 8000 bales sold. Other markets show mixed receipts, stocks, and prices with mid ranges cited across Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Saltisidre and Cincinnati. Futures table presents multiple contract points with fluctuating bids and quotients.

New York MAGN Sie Cetra Eviovnsas Ql Cicehev E Lovogg Cccccicesn Ceecveee DSCC Cr Caccever Warobey So A'S Ces Vcereuto Geeee Nodymaty Sv Ceee Eeesee DidEe Liverpool Orleans James Tuly Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Govannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk West Point Philadelphia Great Britain France Cincinnati E. St. Louis Louisville United States

Mixed Commodity Market Roundup From Various Cities

The report shows steady markets across several sectors with prices quoted. Coffee and turpentine trade details appear for New York and Cincinnati with firm prices in Rio and Chicago whiskey values noted. Pipe Line Certificates closed May 26 and opened May 28 with high and low bids recorded.

New York Rio Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Turpentine and Petroleum

Imports and Exports. Boston Week Ending May 25 1888

Value of imports into Boston reported for the week ending May 25 1888 with items from Charlottetown Pel to Liverpool Eng including bush potatoes oats earthenware iron oil painting machinery leather soda ash tin plates and bananas. Notable consignors include Clements Co Jones McDuffee Stratton Baring Bros and Poston Fruit Co among others.

Barrington Sarah E Hyde I, Clements & Co Charlottetown Pel William H Wellington John Chisholm Livirpool Eng Pertlett & Co Jones, McDuffee & Stratton M Jones & Co George C Rockwell

Maritime cargo listings across Halifax Pictou and Yarmouth

The cargo manifests detail steamer loads and consignments for several ports in Nova Scotia and nearby waters. Items include eggs potatoes potatoes and various produce, crates of lobsters, mackerel, salmon, and other seafood, as well as household goods and textiles from multiple firms and traders.

Exports Report from Digby and Weymouth 1888

Shipping data lists schooner F B N Harris from Digby with 3875 barrels of flour 5 barrels naphtha oil and 5 barrels kerosene. From Weymouth the Windsor Packet carries 67 sacks of feed 325 barrels of flour 260 barrels of cornmeal 10 barrels kerosene 5 barrels pork 4 cases of lard 80 barrels of guano.

Digby

Staple Receipts From Multiple Railroads in 1888 Boston Area

A compact tally of goods received by major railroads including Boston & Albany Grand Junction New York & New England Fitchburg and Boston & Maine Eastern Western Lowell System and by sea. The list covers wool cotton flour cornmeal oats malt and barley, lumber, leather and hides, tea, coffee, butter, eggs, cheese, bacon, lard, tallow, and other staple items with volumes in bales barrels tons and cars.

England Nova Scotia Fiats Blair State Lron Scotland Bermuda Oags Kingston Barbadoes Barahona Art Antonio Rio Grande DO Sul Spain Belgium ST. Martins Boston India Ngland Indies Australasia Quebec Ontario Africa Argentine Republic Boston & Albany Ratlrush Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Humber Boston & Maine Railroad Calfski's Western Division Lowell

London and Liverpool Grain Markets May Report

London market reports wheat and corn activity with mixed prices and quiet demand. Danubian and American corn values listed while Liverpool notes quiet wheat, active corn, and steady pork and bacon quotes amid overall ample supply.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Minnesota Paris Liverpool England

Porter Sues for Divorce in Suffolk Court

Edward C. Porter of Boston petitions the Suffolk Superior Court for a divorce from Elizabeth M. Porter of Portsmouth New Hampshire, alleging they married June 11 1877 in Boston and lived as husband and wife until Elizabeth deserted him June 70 1884, with the action dated March 1 1888.

Commonwealth OF Commonwealth Beston Elizabeth Boston Edward C. Porter Elizabeth M. Porter A. D Eoward C. Porter Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Suffolk Superior Court County of Boston Post Elizabeth M. Porter Ag Goonaa

Fragmentary timetable notes across multiple cities

A jumble of times and place names appears to capture a transport schedule with entries for Norfolk Norwich Philadelphia and Mead among others. The readable fragments list several arrivals and departures with ambiguous codes and numbers, reflecting a damaged OCR of a travel or rail timetable.

Boston and Seacoast Schedule Roster

Trains leave Boston and surrounding stations for Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls Hampton Beach Ipswich Lynn Newburyport North Conway Peabody Portsmouth Revere Salem and other stops with limited running days and varied times. The schedule lists departure times across multiple lines including Eastern Division and branch services with weekday and weekend patterns.

Western Division Moxstein Station Haymarket Square Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Bane Tews Exeter Pi Great Falls Braverhill Georgetown Mennebunk Middeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Malden Medford Melrose Hmixhlands Stopehanm Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Mbeading Wakefielda Wilmington Wor Ugmnen Eastern Division Boston Caw Street Amesbury M. Meverly Biddeford Chelsea Everett Great Falls Hampton Beach North Hampv Tne Ipswich Lynn Darblehead Swampscott Branch Middleton North Conway Peabody and Banvers Portsmouth Revere Moeckport and Gloucester Kesoomed Salem York Harbor & Beach R.R Bey Wee MY Mes Saurus Ping Swampscott Wenham Wolfectore Lynn and Way Poritland Bangor St. John South Reading

Cape Cod Division Passenger Schedule Fragments

Fragmentary timetable lists Cape Cod division stops including Buzzards Bay Barnstable Brewster Chatham and Nantucket with morning departures around 8.15 and 11.40 and afternoon arrivals around 4.15 and 4.16. Weekday service notes via New Bedford and New Bedford routes, referencing Wellfleet Provincetown Sandwich Sagamore and Woods Hole with inconsistent OCR details.

Kneeland Street Buzzards Bay Barnstable Boarn Bournedale Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City Vineyard Haven Ideartown New Bedford Daiys Airhaven Falmouth Nyannis Darwich Mornement Beach Mattavoisett Biarion Nantucket New Edford Provincetown Spm Sandwich Sagamore South Ps. Wremont Har Wellfleet West Karrammet Woods Hall M. Veham M. Uth

Providence Division Train Schedules and Sunday Timetable

A dense list of station stops and departure times for the Providence Division. Includes Leave Park Square Station for Tew Work and various stops such as Attleboro Readville Roxbury Dedham and Jamaica Plain with Sundays and weekdays noted and times ranging from early morning to late evening.

BP Oe Tou LA Chathe Ares Rockville Conn Southbridge Tiltons Walpole Washington B.c Waterbury Willimantic Winslows Webster Boston Norwood Central Hyde Park Franklin Boston & Albany Railroad Needham and Way Woonsocket NEW Stonington Providence C.K New York State Street Park Square J. W. Ridghardson O. H. Briggs Shore Line Attleboro Rane Kane My

3c Local Service From Boston and Nearby Cities

A dense OCR listing shows a Boston area local service timetable with multiple stops including Manchester and Concord New England and Hillsboro via Concord. It lists varied departure times across many towns such as Lowell Nashua Lawrence Woburn Winchester and Lexington with numerous morning afternoon and evening slots and references to Montreal Express.

Boston Manchester Concord N. E Meene Peter Here Hillsboro Hilleboro Wilton Milford Amherst Greenfield Neshua Lawrence Wilmington Walnut Hill Stone Bam Woburn Winchester Bees West Mediora Minas Ere Bille Bedford Lexington Awling Nashua Lowell Stonenam and Way Lexington and Way Woburn and Way Winchester and Way Montreal VSR Trim Causeway Street City Ticket Freign Ofice Washington Street Old State House Fort Pilton Laconia Lake Village Wells Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodville Littleton Bethlehem Fabyans Lancaster Whitefield Brankno Lebanon White River Junction St. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Passumpsic Wells River Bristol Claresmont Montpelier Essex Junction Burlington St. Albanese Northern RR Bontreal Loston Air Line

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