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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1887

Page

7

Grain Prices and Market Reports Across U S Cities Nov 7

Chicago reports flour quiet and steady with mixed grain prices. spring wheat at 72½¢, No 2 red 73¢, corn 41½¢, oats 25¾¢. receipts and shipments listed. Cincinnati notes pork dull at 126¼, lard steady 64½, whiskey 1.06. Detroit wheat No 1 white 70¾, No 2 red 76¢. Minneapolis wheat No 1 hard 69¾, No 1 Northern 66¾. St Louis markets show flour dull, wheat 71¾, corn 80¾. Toledo and Milwaukee tickers accompany broader grain movements.

Northern Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee Minneapolis Lour Detroit ST. Louis

HOG AND CATTLE MARKETS ACROSS THREE CITIES

Hog and cattle prices firm with varied ranges in St Louis Kansas City Peoria and Chicago. Hogs steady to strong with Yorkers around 410 to 460 dollars in St Louis and 420 to 455 dollars in Chicago. cattle steady to strong with shipping steers 310 to 510 dollars and Western rangers up to 365 dollars in Chicago. Receipts large across markets with thousands daily and ships noted.

ST. Louis Kansas City Peoria Chicago Texas Western Rangers

Cotton Market Report Across Ports with Net Receipts and Prices

The report details cotton market activity on November 7 across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis, Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Cincinnati, St Louis and Louisville. Net receipts, gross, exports to Great Britain and coastwise shipments, sales, stock levels, and prevailing mid prices are given, with notes of firmness or strength at various ports and consolidated totals for three days.

Augusta Galveston Great Britain New Orleans Mobile Memphis Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York France Continent Cincinnati Louis Louisville United States

Foreign Markets. Wheat and flour prices hold steady across Europe

London reports cargoes off coast with wheat quiet but steady and American corn firm. Mark Lane shows English wheat easier and French markets quiet but steady. Liverpool notes steady wheat and corn with firm futures. Antwerp and Paris list December wheat prices and French wheat futures.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Calcutta Paris Liverpool Minnesota California Antwerp

Imports Partially Arrive Across Atlantic Ports 1887

A long list of cargo entries from Nov 7 1887 shows brig Sparkl ing Water delivering 360 bags coffee and a log order, various ships at Newport Nova Scotia Halifax Port Antonio and Yarmouth loaded with fish, potatoes, limes and goods from Delong Seaman, Hadley, Houghton Mifflin, and others. The record notes steamer Catalonia in Liverpool with cotton and other cargo, and a broad mix of commodities including brandy, wine, paints, machinery, timber, textiles, and personal goods shipped through multiple vendors.

England Nova Scotia Scotland Philo Enon Jamaica Philippine Islands MMMM Braue Doteh Ia Ey Fish John C Chaffin & Co Saco Water Power Donteal Fullers William Miller Hale & Bosworth Woollens Kendall, Barrows & Co Zenas Sears Cage Houghton, Mifflin & Co Deary Goods Grant, Warren & Blanchard Nichols & Farnsworth Earle & Co Carter, Rice & Co Abram French & Co Potter Drug and Chemical Co Stone & Downer BK Bliss Raving Bros & Co Ross, Turner & Co Marsh Bros. Pierce & Co Glass Educational Supply Co P Schmidt & Co A & W Bird & Co John A Boyle Hollings & Co Holder & Herrick Alba Davis & Co Brigham T Hardy & Co Norcross, Mellen Co Gorham Mant Co R Leeson & Co Rousmaniere, Lovejoy Ewing Bros & Co Baring Bros & Co Coleman, Mead & Co Hovey & Co Brown Bros & Co Caton Bros & Bixby Woollens Merchants’ Despatch Transportation Co Hewins & Hollis Soul Forbes Lithograph Co Spooner Richards Macchinery Stone & Downer Moise J. M O’rourke Charles Pollock King & Co Austin & Co S$ Pierce & Co Weil, Dreyfus & Co Phelps, Dodge & Co Hunnewell & Son Atkinson Ames Purdy & Nicholas Tully & Co Bolls Steel Washburn & Moon Mani Co Chessman & Co Isaac Locke & Co Booth & Co Jordany Marsh & Co Bowker, Torrey & Eco Houghton & Cutter Schoenhof Morandi & Son JG Ford Jordan, Marsh & Co Horace Partridge & Co Leigh & Co Frost & Adams Shoninger, Moses & Co Stearns & Co Levy & Co M Burr & Co Bigelow, Kennard Upham Delong & Seaman's Hatheway & Co Port Antonio Elsa Boston Fruit Co Port Hawkesbury Charlottetown Pei Halifax Pictou Worcester Bowles & Co Eges Hinckley, Ayers & Co F Hutchinson S Hyde & Co G Hall & Co W.morrison H Mugford A & O W Mead McDonald McLeod Epges Neves French & Fickett O’brien Page Perry Patch & Roberts FE 'l Russell & Co Rockwell & Son Slayton & Boynton Smith James L Sullivan Skilton Winsor & Son York & Whitney Brown, DeLoria & Co Darling Bros Howe & French E'T Russell & Co Shumway & Co Barclay & Co H Bowles & Co Butler, Breed & Co George Bond & Co Cutler H B Griffin & Co Beaman Bros Farrell Griffin & Co Jones & Co Wyman Savannah Gate City Farnsworth Adler & Savage Amoskeag Manf Co Bliss Brewer Farnam &Co Gleason & Co Hinds & McNear Ingalls & West Jewell & Co Kendall Lowell Bros & Co Laconia Mant Co Mclntosh & Co D Mead Maynard James McMasters George McQuesten & Co George E Newhall Richardson & Dennie O Rogers & Co Sawtelle & Pratt Sherman & Co A Simmonds & Co Seaverns & Co Sayler & Gosden Southwick Stetson, Moseley & Co Iron Warren, Wood & Co Wheelright & Co Cotton National Duck Co ST Martin’s Wauban George E Downes Ce& BH Yarmouth Clements & Co Butler & Co Batchelder

Balsam J F Hutchinson Plies Fish Stocks

Summary notes a trade at sea with Hutchinson firm handling 90 barrels of mackerel and 25 barrels of herring, plus 15 casks of cod oil, involving Whit ney Pousland & co. in a maritime goods listing.

Hutchinson Cod Oil Whitney, Pousland & Co

Exports Movements From Windsor Parrsboro and Liverpool Ports

The record lists shipments on ships including Sch May Bent at Windsor Parrsboro Nova Scotia with flour oatmeal millseen lard and bags. Beatrice at North Sydney with flour kerosene. Isaac Somes at Plymouth with corn oats lumber. Scythia cleared to Liverpool with cotton goods household items staves lumber and much more. River Garry via Humacoa with fertilizer totals and various goods.

Windsor and Parrsboro North Sydney Beatrice Plymouth Isaac Somes Liverpool Eng Scythia Humacoa New York River Garry

Staple Goods Receipts Across Multiple Railroads

A detailed ledger of receipts dated November 7 1887 shows extensive cargo across Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine Boston and Maine Eastern and Western divisions Boston and Lowell and Lexu lines. Items include cotton wool flour corn oats sugar tea butter cheese eggs potatoes and hides with hundreds to thousands of units listed per railroad.

Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Boston & Lowell Railroad Seabee Express Lexu Voodomb'l’s Pauls Pauls. Pkgs Anne Bolls, Weer Bets NG Sian

Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Listings Oct. 24 25

A sequence of property transfers across Portland Tremont Broadway Brookline Roxbury and Phillips Street areas shows owners like Amory Caron Hahn Shankland Jackson Lynch Seegraber and Brigham. Mortgages back range from 1000 to 7000 dollars with various grantor and grantee details.

Portland Street Thomas C. Amory Honora J. Caron Tremont Street Henry Mais Sarah E. Hahn Boston Sate Deposit and Trust Company Broadway—Cohasset Savings Bank BE. B. Shankland Broadway Brookline Street Harriet A. Jackson Moses Chatel Andreas Blume Roxpury Edward G. Lynch Thomas McGowan Creighton Street Henry Gerrish Et al George Seegraber Phillips Street Soward Loosroy William T. Brigham

Land Transfers And Mortgages In Boston Area Listings

Property transactions show multiple deeds and mortgages. Names include Roger Rich Albert Bowker Edward Ellis Albert Childs Stephen A Green and institutions like South Boston Savings Bank and Albany Railroad Company with dates Oct 24 to Oct 26 and values around 1600 to 3000. The notices cover lots on Harbor Street Fourth Street Howe Street and surrounding parcels with square footage figures.

Roger Rich Old Harbor Street Tee Ct South Boston Savings Bank F Stengel Dorth Tettack A. Moreton Swallow Susan W Collyer Fourth Street Lane Boston Albert Bowker B ' Albany Railroad Company Chelsea Edward Ellis Ux. T Albert Childs Benjamin B. Newhall Howe Street Bridgeheg Stephen A. Green Eeerete

Mortgage transfers in Boston area Oct 24 26

Multiple property loans recorded with lenders Provident Codéperative Bank Edward Gramer Dexter Sayings Bank Warren Institution for Savings and others on Clinton Street Lamont Street Newbury Street Tremont Street Ocean Avenue Roxbury East Boston Roxbury Charlestown with mortgage amounts from 400 to 4500 dollars dated Oct 24 26.

John Matthews Provident Codéperative Bank Eee Clinton Street Chelsea Joseph Eldracher Et al Edward Gramer Lamont Street Roxbury Thomas L. Nelson William S. Dexter Newbury Street Sarah E. Hahn Henry Mais Tremont Street John B. Airola Theresa C. Airola Ocean Avenue Revere George Z. Lythgoe Robert Crosbie Bennington Street Boston Lyman J. Clark Franklin Sayings Bank Rockingham Place Albert H. Beal Warren Institution For Savings Russell Street Charlestown

CORRECTED TRAIN SCHEDULE NOTE FOR JULY 1887

A historical timetable listing corrected train departures from Boston Station and connections to Ashcroft Endicott Franklin and other cities. Includes multiple departure times, stations such as New Britain Middletown Norwalk and Rockville, and notes on weekday operations and routing.

New York New England Boston Summer Street Ashcroft Ba Street Bdanber Endicott Franklin Forest A Park Newritain New Lend Middletown Norwic Wood Central Tucket Ayre Vna Norwood

Fitchburg Railroads New England Limited and Hartford Line

Fitchburg Railroad schedule lists the New England Limited daily to New York via Air Line, with through service to Hartford New Britain and Waterbury on weekdays, dining car Boston to Willimantic, and Pullman service to Washington. Also notes Philadelphia Express to Hartford New Haven and Baltimore, and Norwich Line Express to New York New London Norwich with steamer connections. Trains depart Boston for North Adams Keene Albany and eastbound, with multiple daily and Sunday trains including sleeping cars to Chicago and St Louis, and various local endpoints such as Belmont Waverley Cambridge Gardner Greenfield Marlboro Hudson Maynard and Fitchburg via Miller's Falls.

Woonsocket Division Boston & Albany Railroad Boston Needham and Way Woonsocket Eturn New York Middletown New Haven Pullman Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury Fishkill-on-Hudson Newburgh Port Jervis Chicago & Sterra Erie Railway NEW England Limited Air Line Grand Central Leepot Willimantic Pr. M Philadelphia de Press Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond Pt. M. Norwich Line New London Norwich Danielsonville Putnam City OF Worcester City OF New York Washington Street Summer Street A. A. Jackson Montreal & West Vermont Pullman Carson Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Wagner Palace Central Vermont KR. R J. W. Hobart Managag W. Cummings Vass St. Albans Rutland Montreal Ottawa Ogdensburg Fitchburg Depot Causeway Street Jay Winchendon Jatirey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Burlington St. Johns Saratoga Delaware & Hudson Canal Company R. R Cheshire R.R White River Junction Ches A Hire FAXON Gen Ag Kk Slewart

Boston and Albany Time Tables From 1987 Schedule Notice

Local timetable page lists train times across divisions for the Brailroads Boston and Albany line. Through tickets and schedules are sold at Boston offices 232 Washington Street and stations. Multiple expresses and sleeping car routes to Springfield Albany New York Buffalo Cleveland Chicago are shown with connections at Pittsfield Worcester Palmer and other hubs. Daily and Sunday services noted with specific departure times and destinations.

Boston & Albany R.R Washington Street Boston Springfield Pittsfield Albany Moston South Framingham Syracuse Wnw Buffalo Cleveland Chicago Detroit Worcester Toledo Buuffalo Niangara Falls North Adams Chatham Hudson Palmer Ware River Hartford New Haven New Work Booston Is Express New York RiMhdury North Grafton Westboro Soutiaville Ordaville Ashland Milford Saxonville Natick Wellesley Wellesley Wilk Newton Lowe Falls West Newton Newtonville Ami Newton Swaneuil Qu. Merighton Pu. Alston Cottage Farm Brookline Cypress Street Besservolf Chestnut EM Newton Centre Newton Hightands Vassy Newton Lower Falls Vextey Bills Newton Highlands Inter

Boston & Lowell Rail Schedule October 10 1887

Boston station Causeway Street and 218 Washington Street issue through service from Boston to Wilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville and more with specific times for many branches and local points on Passumpsic Northern and Bristol Claremont Montpelier Montreal lines Sleeping and parlor cars noted. Local service from Boston covers Manchester Nashua Wilton Hillsboro Greenfield and others with detailed hourly and Sunday times. Time table includes connections to Champlain Sh, West Meafora, Concord and Bedford. compiled by Mell en and Stor er.

Boston & Lowell Railroad Boston Causeway Street City Washington Street Old State House Wilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville Littleton Bethlehem Fabyans Lancaster Whitefield Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St. Johnsbury Newart Sherbrooke Quebec Passumpsic Wells River Bristol Claremont Montpelier Essex Junction Burlington St. Albans Montreal R. R Montréal Boston Air Line Manchester Es Ta N. H SUN Beene Peterboro Hillsboro Concord Itford Amherst Greenfield Lowell Billerica SUN., Ramens

Central Massachusetts R R Opens New Service to Ware

GEO. W. STORER announces Central Massachusetts Railroad opens service to Ware on Monday October 10 1887 with routes from Boston to Ware Karre Rutland West Boylston Oakdale and Jefferson and several other towns. Daily schedules show multiple morning and afternoon departures with Sunday times listed.

Massachusetts R. R Ware Boston Karre Rutland West Boylston Oakdale Jefferson Budson SUN Rockbottom Sudeburg Wayland Werton Faitham Weavertey Belmont M. Sun N. Geo

Through Trains On Western And Eastern Divisions 1887 Schedule

A historical timetable lists operating trains on the Western and Eastern divisions with multiple origin and destination stations. It includes Augusta Haymarket, Causeway Street, Rockland, Castine, Lewiston, Manchester, Concord and Maine Central lines with various departure times and steamer connections to St. John, N J and Portland.

Boston & Maine Augusta Haymarket Causeway St Yam Barger St. John Halifax Haymarket So Causeway Heastport Calpis N. J Portland Mondh Manchester Concord N. H North Hayr Hay ‘Market’ Sq Sayvimarket Sq S.r Maine Central Grand Mk Linox & Lincoln Railway

Railway Timetable Fragments Show Local Transit Details

A damaged OCR segment lists numerous train times and routes, mentioning Stoughton Canton St Strongton and Ro ad Mt. Hope. It notes schedule changes on Monday Wednesday Friday and Tuesday Thursday Saturday, with remarks by A A Folsom Superintendent.

Stongnton Ain Mt. Hope Arren Bristol New York Provence A. A. Folsom

Old Colony Trains Timetable Including Fall River and Boston Routes

Trains depart from Fall River Lin River Line and Boston via Fall River. schedules list multiple stops including Yarmouth, Hyannis, Barnstable, Sandwich, Weymouth, Brockton, Taunton, Plymouth, and Newport. Sunday trains cover Weymouth Cohasset Scituate Marshfield and other coastal towns with return times, and Connors and Kendrick sign as officials.

Fall River Lin River Ashment Yarmouth Hyannis Fall River Weymouths Whagoam Cohasset Scituate Marshfield Oxbury Wymouth Plymouth Hingham Brockton Taunton Taun Newport South Braintree New Bedford Middleboro New York Geo. L. Connor J. R. Kendrick Gen. Pass

Wester Trains Leave Bast Square

Incomplete OCR text reports train departures from Bast Square with times and destinations scattered. Key items include several arrival and departure marks such as 12m 12.02 2.15 and 7.30 3.50, but many words are garbled.

Sun Somerville Ay Ewe Titans Tee P Cease West Rexby Alton Bay Roch Jover LO Ain Xet Staill

Subway and rail timetable fragment for N Division routes

Fragmentary timetable lists station names such as Haymarket Lowell Malden Melrose and Dover with scattered times and marks for trains. Notes indicate North and South Line connections and various daily departures with AM and PM designations.

Boston and coastal rail timetable details printed

A crowded list shows train times for many towns including Amesbury Beverly Ipswich Lynn Swampscott and Newburyport with numerous daily departures and Sunday services. It notes Boston Haymarket access and Pullman cars on Portland Bangor runs under officials James T. Furber and Flanders and mentions a South Reading Branch and Saugus Branch.

Lynn A Ascavy Vreau DLV Newburyport Portsmouth Portland Bangor St. John Halifax Salem Saugus

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