Market Prices for Hay and Straw Items
Readable prices list shows poor to ordinary hay at 12 14 per unit and East swale at 10 11. Rye straw chosen at 17 18 with some fancy old higher oat straw at 82. 50 appears as a stray amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Swale
Ely WeUy VemnSwees
Hianover
Tasa Whitman
Wollaston
Wood’s Hall
Return
Ter
Taunton
Brockton
Ess
Flarrison
Rvonset
Market Report On Produce Prices Abroad And In New York
In New York the whole market is unchanged. In Chicago butter and cheese are steady. In Liverpool cheese is steady with no quotably higher prices. Demand centers on fine summer white or colored cheese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Liverpool
Rock and Produce Prices Listed in Local Trade Ad
A local listing shows wholesale and retail prices for vegetables and produce. Items include onions tomatoes cabbages beets squash lettuce parsnips turnips celery cauliflower pumpkins spinach and more with varied price per basket bush box and barrel figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Andrews
Almeria grapes auctioned. apples and cranberries steady
Snow & Co sold Almeria grapes at 350 575 per barrel with 800 barrels to come. Grapes plentiful but demand poor. Apples and cranberries mostly steady with firm markets for Cape Cod cranberries and various apple lots. PEARS and citrus shown with mixed prices, dried apples and nuts unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow & Co
Almeria
Almeria i Phyo Harris & Co
Alsemeria
Gravenstein
Hubbardston
York State
Harvey, Me
Baldwins
Cape Cod
Salem
Concord
Isabella
Rebecca
Diana
Beurre Bosc
Anjon
Palermo
Jamaica
Aspinwall
Port Limon
Virginia
Meat market steady with broad supplies and steady demand
The pork market remains steady with strong demand and no change in hams or range. Fresh beef holds steady with good supply but small lots selling slowly. Lambs plentiful with quiet trade at lower prices. Vessels in fair demand with moderate supply. Beef and pork prices listed for cuts, including long cuts at 17 17 50 and various lard and bacon items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brighton
Liverpool Cotton and Market Report Summary
Liverpool futures opened flat and closed steady for various November to July contracts. Spot market showed moderate business with middling uplands at 5 5-16d th and Orleans at 5 7-16d. closed at 14.5% sd. Week sales 63,000 bales, American 44,000. imports 91,000. total stock 438,000. New York spot opened weak, closed steady. futures opened easy with mixed bid/ask quotes. Sugar and molasses prices varied with steady refined sugar and lower Porto Rico Ponce quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Orleans
Liverpool Weekly
Manchester
New York
Nis
SG Eook
Bos Ie Bk
AOS
Noviss
Avril
Trade Centres Report on Flour Wheat and Commodities
Reports from New York show flour receipts and exports mixed with weak sales and steady to firm prices. Wheat and corn fluctuate with No 2 Chicago and Milwaukee futures cited, while rye, oats, sugar, coffee, molasses, and petroleum show varied but stable moves. Prices for potatoes in New Jersey and State markets appear modestly active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City
Minnesota
Milwaukee
Canada
Trinidad
United
Jersey
Turpentine firm at 37c and various meat prices steady
Market notes show turpentine at 37 cents with pork steady at 675 barrels but beef dull. Hams and bellies firm, lard higher with Western steam and city prices cited. Butter cheese and spices follow, while flour, wheat, corn and rye prices move in Chicago and regional exchanges with mixed activity in multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Steam
State
Western
Liverpool
Straits
Chicago
Cincinnati
IT. Louis
Toledo
Minneapolis
Janary
Milwauker
Detroit
Hog and cattle market roundups across Peoria St Louis and Chicago
Hogs and cattle prices vary by city with Peoria reporting quiet hog sales at 410 to 445, 800 receipts and 645 shipments. St Louis notes hogs steady with Yorkers 435 to 445 and butchers down to 436. Chicago shows cattle receipts 9000 with steers 350, cows and bulls 1265, Texas cattle 140 to 260, hog receipts 22000 with strong prices 425 to 450, light 420 to 445, heavy 430 to 460, sheep receipts 5000 with natives 240 to 400 and lambs at 450 to 530.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
ST. Louis
Chicago
Texas
Western Rangers
Cotton markets report mixed activity across ports
Net receipts and exports update across major ports show dull to firm tones. Highlights include New Orleans stock at 217,130 and Memphis at 116,893 with mid 9 1-16c, while Savannah stands at 118,995 and Charleston at 63,700 with limited activity. Consolidated weekly totals list 286,426 net receipts and 205,507 exports for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Dull
Galveston
Great Britain
New Orleans
France
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Continent
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Cincinnati
St Louis
Louisville
United States
Liverpool
Foreign Markets Report Wheat Steady in London and Liverpool
Wheat and corn markets show firmness in London with wheat steady at Mark Lane and quiet but steady trade in Liverpool. Prices list No 2 Calcutta, Danubian and Australian wheats with December figures, and various futures quotes for California and Chilian wheats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Calcutta
California
Liverpool
E. m
Antwerp
Paris
Minnesota
Imports and Exports. Imports November 4 1887 London
Shipping list from London shows the British Crown steamship with coil wire rods, bale jute cloth, paper stock, and various goods from Brown Bros Co and J B Moors Co. Also listed are cement, antimony, bagging, bottled beer, and multiple consignments from Baring Bros Co and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eng
British Crown
Brown Bros & Co
Baring Bros & Co
N & T Goldsmith & Co
Moors & Co
Miller & Co
D & M Williams
Furlong
Atkins
Various Commodities and Goods Listed in Ship Cargo
Goods including sherry, currants, oil, rope, cement, wool, leather, glass, hollow ware, musical items, and foodstuffs are cataloged by multiple firms such as Armstrong & co Pierce & co J A Hayes & co Baring Bros & co JB Moors & co and Cyras Wakefield & co aboard the Hoogly Singapore bound cargo. Entries cover 1949 items like cement 3126 slabs wool 18 bales and 200 bags pore several box counts and perishable provisions echoed with dealer names and quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovering & Co
H Leonard & Co
Moors & Co
Organs Smith American Organ Co
Abram French & Co
Do Musical Co
Peabody & Kitney
Jones, McDuffee & Stratton
Singapore
Exports from Nov 4 1887 to Nov 4 1887 across Atlantic routes
Record of shipments from Sagvea Cuba Annapolis NS to Liverpool NS Canning Economy NS Yarmouth NS Hayti Annapolis NL and Liverpool England. Listings detail brig Motley Cecelia Dione Matilda Buck Star The Star shingey and various vessels with flour lumber pork beef codfish and other goods alongside quantities and destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagvea
Cuba
Annapolis
Motley
Liverpool
Dexter
Cecelia
Yarmouth
Hayti
Matilda Buck
Eng
Receipts Report From 1887 Railroads and Commodities
Itemized counts show Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York & New England ae and other lines reporting large quantities of cotton wool flour corn oats bran lard pork butter cheese eggs apples leather hides bales boxes sacks and various goods. Each entry lists rail line totals with many commodities across multiple locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Historic freight tally of goods by railroad and transport
A dense list records quantities of goods moved by Boston and Maine Western Division, Boston and Lowell, and other carriers including wool, cornmeal, tallow, butter, eggs, apples, potatoes, hay, lumber, leather, hides, and pelts. Entries show bales, bbls, cases, cars, and cargos, with varied totals across rail lines and shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Express
Total Receipts for November 4 1887 and 1886 Catalog
A dense ledger of commodity receipts listing cotton bales, flour barrels, meal, oats, corn, eggs, wheat, barley, rye, apples, potatoes, hay, straw, lumber, hides, pork, lard, bacon, tea, coffee, sugar, and other goods with unit counts and yearly comparisons. Highlights include cotton bales 1 575 and 2 621, flour 7 179 and 4 032, oats 15 046 and 301 928, corn 37 860 and 37, bbls, and pork 186 bbls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dales
Bush
Woles Ct
Volcos
Seree Enone
UO Daubissss
OIG Ics Tc Ks
Setae
Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town
A sweep of consignors lists buyers and firms across multiple cities including Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati and Nashville with names such as Young Creighton & Diggs Pretzfelder Kline Co Magruder J A Lawrence J J Orr G W Cady Miller Cutler & Co and Oehmig Johnson Co and many more. The note catalogs wholesale buyers and agents by city and firm in a trade-specific notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
A Young
M R Creighton
Young, Creighton & Diggs
Tre
H. Pretzfelder
Pretzfelder, Kline & Co
L Magruder
T J Magruder & Co
IL Weinberg
J A Lawrence
Lawrence, Berry & Co
Cedar Rapids
A B George
Bb George
Weeks & Co
Chicago
Dovenmeuhie
J M Schnadig
J M Schnadig & Co
Cincinnati
H Manss
Manss Bros
B&5s & Co
John Gates
J Gates & Co
Columbus
J K Orr
J K Orr & Co
Cleveland
W Cady
W Cady & Co
Chillicothe
E Cutler
Miller, Cutler & Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
G Oehmig
Oehmig
Johnson & Co
Dallas
Tex
S J
R G Thorne
Adams, Thorne & Co
Nashville
J R Richardson
J L Goodall
Richardson Bros & Co
B Herman
Herman Bros & Co
J W Carter
Carter, Dunbar & Co
R Manier
J W
Manier & Son
Hollins, Jr
Hollins, Sons & Co
Portland
Ben Selling
Akin, Selling & Co
Philadelphia
Penn
H Bell
Bell, Walt & Co
W Terry
S Bunting
S Sons & Co
G Grieb
J G Grieb
Richmond
W Fleishman
L Z Morris
Fleishman & Morris
Sedalia
W S McKay
St Paul
Minn
B Foot
C Henry
Foot, Schulze & Co
Sc Joseph
J Tootle
W E Hosea
Tootle
Hosea & Co
Vene
J C Curley
Hosea & O
San Antonio
L Oppenheimer
Block, Orsenevir & Co
Parheeling, WV
W E Hughes
Vance Hughes Shoe Co
Through Trains on Western and Eastern Divisions
Boston and Maine announces October 23 1887 through train schedules. Services link Augusta Haymarket Causeway St St John Halifax Eastport Calais and Lewiston with ferries to Saint John Nova Scotia and ports along Maine Central Grand Bank and Kanox Lincoln railways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine
Augusta
Haymarket Sq
Causeway St
Anger
St. John
Halifax
Provinces
Eastport
Calais
Kie
N. M
Portland
Manchester
Concord
N. H
North—Haymarket Sq
North Conway
Maine Central
Grand Bank
Kanox
Lincoln Railways
Western Division Train Schedules and Timings Listed
Railroad timetable excerpts show trains leaving Keston Station and routes to Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Lowell Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newburyport Reading Satem Wilmington and other towns with numerous departure and arrival times across weekdays and Sundays. The fragment includes multiple time entries such as 8:30 am 1:40 pm and 12:02 pm with notes on locations and service hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Division
Keston Station
Haymarket Square
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Bover
Danvers
Exeter
Great Falls
Haverhill
Ford
Saco
Lawrence
Lowell
Medford
Bielrose Highlands
Stoneham
Melrose
Merrimac
North Andover
Newbury Port
Reading
Satem
Wakeneld
Boston Station
Causeway Street
Amesbury
Biddeford
Chelsea
M. Dover
M. Everett
Great Paris
Lechester
Hampton
Beach
North Hampton
Rye Beach
Ipswich
Lynn
Marblehead and
Swampscott Isranch
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Hevere
Mockport and
Gloucester Ranch
Salem
York
Marbor & Bei Aem
Vyonm
Boston & Providence
Boston
New York
Shore Line
New York Shore Lime Mall
New Weorkt
Stonington
Providence
Mebronville
Eastern Division Train Schedules From Boston to Coastal Towns
A dense list of train times by route and station from Boston to Amesbury and nearby towns including Chelsea Ipswich Salem and Portland. The timetable covers hourly departures with variations by day and branch lines, notes about Pullman cars, and mentions the city ticket office and two named officials.
Boston and Lowell Railroad October 10 1887 timetable
Through service from Boston to Wilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Minverhill Woodsville 94m 1 and 7 pm. local from Boston to Manchester Concord Wilton Milford Amherst Greenfield 8 30 am 12 m 3 pm. Montreal via various lines with sleeper and parlor cars. full timetable available at stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Boston
Causeway Street
City
Washington Street
Old State House
Wilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Minverhill
Woodsville
Littleton
Bethlehem
Fabyans
Lancaster
Whitefield
Franklin Lebanon
White River Junction
St. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Passumpsic
Wells River
Bristol
Claremont
Montpelier
Exasex Junction
Burlington
St. Albans
Montreal
R.R
Boston Air Line
Manchester
Concord
N. M
Bigpace
Peterboro
Hillaboro
Elilisbero
Milford
Amherst
SUN
Wowell
No. Willerica
Renee Lik O
Blas P
Winter Hill
Mass
Stude
Serica
Bedford
Lexington
Mellen
Geo. W. Storer
Central Massachusetts R R Opens New Route to Ware
The Central Massachusetts railroad begins service to Ware on Monday October 10 1887 with weekday departures from Boston to Ware Marre Rutland and other towns. Timetables show morning and afternoon trains from multiple stations and special Sunday runs. George W Storer general passenger agent and C M Fulhen general superintendent listed in notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
R. R
Ware
Boston
Marre
Rutland
West Houinton
Oakdale
Jefferson
Budson
Rockbottom
Seo
Sudbury
Way Yland
Westor
Waltham
Aim
SUN
Waverley
Belmont
Geo. W. Storer
Pass
G’r Agt
Mfulen
Train Schedules and Timetable Details Released
A detailed listing from A. A. Folsom Supt outlines train times for multiple routes including Hyde Park to LF, Mt. Hope to Clarendon Hills, Forest Hills, and Roxbury areas. It notes return times, weekend Sunday patterns, and adjustments for Monday to Saturday departures with connections from Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaks Sailk
Vita
Wee
Mt. Hope
Clarendon Hills
Forest Hills
Maica Plain
Boylston
Dedham
Spring Street
West Roxbury
Highlands
Stoughton and
Canton
Boston
Arren
Bristol
New York
Providence
A. A. Folsom
Old Colony Train Schedules From Boston to Coastal Towns
A dense listing from 1887 outlines weekday trains from Boston to New York via Fall River, with Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Yarmouth Sandwich and other stops. It cites numerous departure and return times, notes via Brockton and Neponset connections, and names GEO. L. CONNOR and J. R. KENDRICK as general agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fall River
Boston
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex
Pilgrim
Bristol
Old State House
New Worn
Fall River Line
Skteturn
Ashmont
Barnstable
Hyannis
Yarmouth
Sandwich
Braintree
Cottage City
East Bridgewater
Brockton
Abington
West Quincy
East Weymouth
Weymouth
Mattapan
Milton
Neponset
Return
Mattapoisett
Weymouths
Hingham
Cohasset
Scituate
Marshfield
Buxbeery
Plymouth
Taunton
Newport
South Braintree
New Bedford
Middleboro
Reurn
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Ponce
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Barbadoes
Stetson, Moseley & Co
Wharfota First
Estreet
Kilby St
Salem Lead Company
F. A. Brown, Treas
Maas
Baeder, Adamson & CQ
Huckins & CO
Mil
Border Street
State St
Aire
Medical
Humphreys
Box
N.Y
Erie
Humphreys’ Hedicine CO
Fellow
J. N.Y
Humphreys’ Medicine Co
Fulton St
Peabody
ER. T. Peabody
Tremont Street
WW. Fletcher
AL Clair Voyan
FT & Beacon Street
Penny Royal
PELLS
Chester’s Encuisa
Chichester
Chichester Chemical CO
City OF Boston
Boston Water Board
City Hal
Chestnut Hill
Ward 25
City Hall
H. T. Rockwell
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Navy Yard
Washington, D
Bureau of Ordnance
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Washington, D.C
Secretary
Washington
D. C
Railroads
River Line
Eduerue Ee
L. H. Palmer
J. R. Kendrick
Monpagal & West
Vermont
Pallman
Fitchburg
Central Vermont R. Hk
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
Albans
Boston & Providence Railroad
State Street
Boston & Providence R. R
J. W. Richardson
Boston & Providence RB
Concord & ER
B. and
I H. E
Chamberlin
Railrroads
Georgetown
Kennebunk
Bidde
North
Roalden
Thas
Dover
Maverhill
Manchestem
Media
Weland
Bangor
Lewiston
Road and Way
M. By
Rte
Fei OD
Saugus
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolfeboro
Eyan and Way
Newburyport
Viasaugus
South Reading
James T. Furber
D. J. Flanders
Vallj
Oall
Dene A
SEAR
Woburn
Ee Ay
Ad Ford
Uy RV
BV Ay ’Oaonr Ate
Ove
Beov
Persteranere Ener
Iee
Allege Mill
Cee
B.40
U.gu
Luluo
EL Ane
Dodgeville
Batuypes
Akgei
Hyde Park
Attleboro
Nevarn
Sam
Foxboro
Sharon
Van
Canton Junction
Mily
M. Readville
Dea
Ss of
Lu, Llosy
Boe
Ou I
da Anir
Nantucket
Quincy
Peat
Betray
V.oo
Ik An
Ai Kridgey
Eturn
OKRA
Baas Bm
Greasy Womre
Rury
Krockton
Buzzard
Buzzard’s Bay
Pro-ivetown
Cohasset Ov
Tome
Nad Bing
Thes Aa
al Man
Yale Thy
V.av
Ama
Remy
North Smsten
St Randolph
North Easton
Randolph
South Buxbury
Central Station
Dean Street
AFES
Proope
Damon Safe and Iron Works Co
Sudbury St
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