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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1886

Page

7

Sheep and cattle trade report from Boston market

Local listings show Monroe 640 do Hollis 3200 sheep Farrell McFlynn 50 cattle and Farrell Nagle 400 sheep. The sheep landings early with 2500 on Eastern train. Prices steady with varied lots as buyers and sellers pace the market. Horse market notes include J C Richardsons sale stables with Michigan Indiana Illinois Ohio stock. Cattle shipments to Liverpool and London are tallied with steady prices and a dull store pig market. Maine cattle and veal calf sales are detailed with Libby Fogg Libby & Son and J C Libby & Son among the notable sellers.

Monroe Hollis & Co Farrell & McFlynn Farrell & Nagle Www Ricker C H Bidder L Morse Atde P W Thompson Breck & Wood G E Moody Bec BR P Pollard T Fisher W Fisher L W Pinker J C Richardson Michigan Indiana Ilinois Ohio P Mallanson Almongst Boone WL Kellogg Star Hamilton Charter Georzea Vorecard D&ca Boston Liverpool J A Hathaway J & C Geurhlin Stockholm City London Virginian Lou Maine P W Thompson & Son Logoths Steelow Libby & Weiler W W Hall JC Fogg Nbe Winn JC Libby Minnesota Libby JC Libby & Son Libby & Merrill J C Libby & Son Thompson & Son Fogg Mant Coolidge & Son New Hampshire P Breck & Wood J_Courier HA Wilcox EF Adden Dow & Moulton IB Sargent Aldrich & Johnson Keazer Moulton & Felanders Vermont BeEngrem R Efrench & Co A Williamson Kimball BS Hastings A G Flanders AO Turner Ricker & ‘Son A A Pond Rk VP Pollard Massachusetts Henry New York Watertown Yards Pimper Chicago GF Swift Nelson Morris Brighton Ygatge Geeline SF Woodbridge

Market Report Across Cities In November Trade

Prices for coffee sugar and pork show steadiness amid mixed commodity notes. Grain and livestock markets edge lower or higher with wheat weak in Chicago and flour firm in St Louis while Detroit and Milwaukee report varied receipts and prices.

Live Stock Market Reports from Chicago Trading Floor

Cattle prices mixed with lower receipts of about 50 00. cattle receipts around 30 00. shipments 1000. Steers bring 3 006 per head. stockers and feeders 100 345. cows bulls and mixed 140 300. yearlings 87 per head. Hogs receipts 33 000. shipments 13 000. packing 3 80 to 4 05. light hogs 3 50 to 4 00. ships 2 25 to 2 25. Sheep lower. receipts 5 000. natives and western lambs 3 00 to 3 50. lambs 3 30 to 4 50.

Chicago Fitchburg Boos Causeway Street Boston West Albany N. Y St. Louis Pullman New York Central West Shore RL Nuvoc Vray the West Arran Hrae Press N.Y Greenfield North Adams Gardner Baldwinville Athol Orange Shiller’s Ashburnham Junction Ashburnkham Minh West Fitchburg Wachusett Otter River Wendell Montague East Soeerfield West Freerfield Buckland Zoar Bardwells W.M Ottawa St. Albans Keene and Potland Worcester Nashua Portland Boston & Maine R.R Ayer Saams Pas Pa Od Gilsote Clinton Oakdale Framingham& Lewell Be. EB Framingham Lwell Ayer Sunction North Leominster Ayer Junction Shirley Culo Keenville Townsend Centre Marlboro Hindson and Maynard Concord Peturn Bey Beon Ain Waltham iPacOyed Duasety Belmont and Waverley Watertown Union Market Auburn Cambridge Union Square Somerville

Shipping market report with port totals and firm quotes

Net receipts and grosses listed for multiple ports including Galveston New Orleans Memphis Mobile Savannah and more. Exports to Great Britain coastwise and continent totals shown with stock figures and market stance described as steady firm or quiet across ports.

Galveston New Orleans Great Britain Memphis Mobile Savannah Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville France Continent United States

Markets by Telegraph Novelty Flour and Wheat Prices

Market report from New York shows flour steady with large receipts and exports and various grades quoted. Wheat moves higher amid sizable receipts and multiple classifications. corn and oats show gains and softer rye while barley remains dull. details include price ranges for city and Minnesota flour and No 2 spring and white classifications.

New York Minnesota Milwaukee

Foreign Markets London Wheat and Corn Firm Across Regions

Wheat off coast firm with no corn offerings while wheat on passage and for shipment holds higher. Mark Lane prices show firm wheat and corn with steady flour. California wheat and club Cal cutta wheat quoted for prompt shipment. Liverpool spot wheat dearer, cargoes improving, Paris flour market quiet with December price at 32s 6d.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane California Calcutta Liverpool United Kingdom Antwerp Paris

Inland Goods and Freight Entries from Brunswick Ship Listing

A fragment lists numerous consigned items including ingots for Norway Steel and Iron Co, casks grease, boxes of chinaware and glassware, cigarettes, bales of skins and hides, boxes of wine and cement, jute and hemp products, pickled fish, waste paper, grease, wool, dyestuffs, steel bars, kip skins, and rope. Ships include a schooner William RK and references to Orlando Doe and J Wilftert with many consignors like Baring Bros, Rossbach Bros, Snow & Co, and Beaman Brothers in Brunswick Georgia.

Norway Steel and Iron Co Norris & Co Baring Bros & Co Orlando Doe Puffer & Co Perkins Peabody & Co Rossbach Bros Snow & Co Jacob Wirth Brunswick William RK. Prury George McQnesten & Co

Exports Nov 17 1886 Trinidad and Atlantic freight lists

Shipping cargoes from Trinidad Yarmouth Antwerp and Halifax include tobacco butter beef cheese oysters lard and eggs. vessels Brig Lahania Steamer Dominion Town Herman Maud Carpenter St Thomas and St Thomas carry crates bales boxes cases and crates of goods. Major items include 575 tons of ice 47 boxes biscuits 11 kegs game 20 bales oysters 140 tbs butter 536 pounds salmon 50 kegs lager beer and 190 bbls sausages among others. Also listed are cornmeal flour hardware furniture linen and various livestock with quantities noted for each port and vessel.

Trinidad Lahania Yarmouth Dominion Antwerp Belgium New York Herman Liverpool Eng Halifax Maud Carpenter Paysander Uruguay St Thomas

Financial Distress Hamstrings Troy Shoe Makers Wood & Merrill

The Wood & Merrill statement lists liabilities at 160000 plus and assets at about 125000. Other notes show assorted insolvencies across the region including Continental dealers and manufacturers with assets and bonds awaiting court action. A creditor meeting for Fitch Cox & Staples in Worcester was held to review finances.

Wood & Merrill Shoe Manufacturers of Troy N. Y Cohn, Sampliner & Co Cleveland Emil Joseph J. W. Shriner & Co Baltimore Bradbury Skowhegan Leonidas Deane Middleboro Frank A. Danford Clinton Leon Verstandig Broadway Boston Rivet & Picette Montreal London Eng Adam Darling J. G. Meakin Staffordshire Bank of Montreal Besutilleau & Co Bordeaux France Darling Colorado William Donohue Ao Court of New York James H Fitch, Cox & Staples Boot Worcester Marss New England Shoe and Leather Association Bedford Street

Staple Goods and Assets Amid Insolvency Report

The document lists stock and fixtures, accounts receivable, consigned goods, cash, and liabilities. It notes failed credits with about 90000 lost from a 120000 business and cites an investigating committee including A R Corben, W E Field, and A J Dane. James J Murphy filed insolvency with 3573 dollars debts and 1300 dollars due.

Rischincy Dee A. R. Corben Webster, Mass W. E. Field Alien, Field & Lawrence A. J. Dane J. F. Dane, Grinnell & Co James J. Murphy Murphy & Thompson, Tailors Ten

Imports and Exports Date and Ports Record

A detailed list from Nov 17 1886 covering Charlottetown and Halifax trade items on the steamer Worcester Worcester 7 includes potatoes eggs lobsters fish mackerel shells and various cargoes from multiple firms and ports with quantities in barrels bags cases and dozens across Nova Scotia and Newfoundland shipments to London and other destinations. The entries name numerous merchants such as Barclay Co Beaman Bros George Bond & Co and Boston lines indicating extensive import and export activity centered on seafood vegetables and chemicals.

Charlottetown Pei Halifax Worcester Anauar & Co RJ Berrett P Brown & Eco Barclay & Co Hisowles & Co Doe Do Brown, de Lorie & Co Chapin Bros Clements & Co Cutler Gritin & Co Holmes Howe & French Hathaway & Co Hinckley, Ayres & Co Hutchinson & Co LS Kimball & Co Mead & Co Rockwell & Co George C Rockwell & Son Russel & Co Woodside & Co Winsor & Son Witham & Co Picton George Bond & Co Hinckley, Ayers & Co Port Hawkesbury Arthur & Co Delong & Seaman Griffin & Co

Boston and albay railroads freight list itemizes commodities

A long OCR readout catalogs cargo by railroad lines including Boston and Albay Grand Junction Boston Providence Old Colony New York and New England Vitchburg Boston and Maine Western and Eastern divisions Boston and Lowell and By Express By Sea. Entries list bales of cotton wool flour oatmeal corn wheat butter cheese eggs pork hams bacon coffee sugar molasses oleo leather hides skins and related quantities across multiple lines and destinations.

Dobe Boston & Albay Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Vitchburg Boston & Maine Railroad Boston & Lowell Railroad Express

Names and Firms Linked Across U S Cities in Trade Ads

A long list of individuals and firms across cities including Atlanta Boston Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Davenport Dallas Denver Detroit Galveston Grand Rapids Ithaca Indianapolis Leavenworth Louisville Mobile Macon Milwaukee Minneapolis Norfolk Nashville New York Philadelphia Pittsburg Plattsburg Richmond St Paul San Francisco Savannah Sedalia Wheeling is shown with firm names and associates. The items appear as advertising or professional listings, pairing names with companys and locations.

Atlanta John A Smith Moore, Marsh & Co Altoona Penn G Fox Fox & Curtis J KR Grammling Gramling, Spalding & Co W W Draper Draper, Moore & Co Baltimore J Mullen, Jr Tucker, Smith & Co Tre Bloomington J T Challis Ads Binghampton H Lester Lester & Col. G Burlington A Brown T W Barbyett & Co Chicago L Anderson Pay Charlotte H Baruch Wittkowsky & Baruch Par Chillicothe E Calter Miller, Carter & Co Cincinnati John Allemong J & A Simpkinson & Co John Gates John Gates & Co Acs B Coughlin Butterworth & Co Craw Cleveland H B Childs Childs, Groff & Co Dubuane R Amsden Large & Amsden Tra Davenport S P Bryant S& P Bryant & Co Dallas Tex J Newburger Sanger Bros Denver Col H Plonsky Butler Bros Detroit Mich A McGraw AC McGraw & Co Bran J McLogan WD Robinson & Co Alm Galveston F Breath P J Willis & Bro Gallipolis H Andrews J Dagee & Co Grand Rapids C Bertsch Mindge, Zertsch & Co Ithica R C Christiance Indianapolis Ind K Branham McKee & Branham A Jones, Jr Jones, McKee & Co Leavenworth Kan L A Knox Catlin & Knox Louisville George A Owen J Im Sutcliffe Sutcliffe & Owen W Rosenburg Rosenburg Flexner & Co J Streng Bamberger, Streng & Co John B Green White, Green & Huffaker Mobile Ala M Wollner Wollner & Lowenstein Macon D R Fried M Nussbaum & Co Milwaukee Wis George P Mayer I Mayer Boot and Shoe Co F Beals Beals, Torrey & C Minneapolis Minn B Heffelfinger North Star Band & Co Norfolk Max Pincus Lowenberg & Hecht Nashville Tenn Throne Adams, Throne & Co Sonne R S$ Hollins, Jr Hollins, Sone & Co Plattsburg C McDougall E G Moore & Co Quincy A Blasland S A Blasland & Co Coe L W Curtis Curtis, Jones & 10 Richmond I Stern Stern & Co J S Ellett Wingo, Eliott & Crump W Freischman Pleischman & Morris St Paul Foot Henry Foot, Schulz & Co San Francisco Cal S Cahn Cahn Nickelsburg & Co Savannah A Einstein Einstein’s Sons Sedalia S Mackey T Smith Smith-Frazier B & 50 Wheeling W E Hughes Vance, Hughes & Co, Ads

Massachusetts Teachers Meet Opens With Citizenship Talk

The forty second annual Massachusetts Teachers Association meeting begins Friday at the girls high school in this city. Forenoon and afternoon include papers and discussions. Friday evening Tufts College President Capen will speak on Education for Citizenship. Saturday features further papers and a noon business meeting.

Massachusetts Teachers’ Association Girls’ High School Capen Tufts College

Boston and Maine Through Trains Daily Schedule

Railroad notices list Boston and Maine through trains in both divisions with various departures from Haymarket and Causeway Street stations. Connections include Augusta, Portland, Lewiston, Manchester, North Conway, Rockland, Castine, Bar Harbor, Southwest Harbor, and Calais with steamer transfers from Portland on select days.

Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Bangor St. Boho Mallfax Causeway St. Staton Lastport Calais St. John N. B Halifax N. S Portland Lewiston Haymarket St Manchester Concord X. i. Ana Kaymarket Square North Conway Haymarket Square Sitton Causeway Street Rockland Castine Southwest Bar Harbors Munchinusport Maine Central Grand Trunk Ma Bon & Lincoln Railways Haymare Isanare

Historic Boston Area Train Schedule Long List

Trains depart Beeston Station and many stops including Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Dover Everett and Ipswich with numerous times listed. The schedule spans weekday and weekend patterns with regional branches and references to Boston and New York connections.

Beeston Station Causeway Street Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls Rochester Hampton Beach North Hampton Re Beach Ipswich Jon Lynn Osee ST Ee Aes Marbiehead Swampscott Branch North Conway Testhaere Peabody and Danvers Portsmouth Mene Geo Lsmics Rock Ports Gloucester Sargus Brave Bey Oho Ain Wenham Ain Wolie Boro Ndaay Lynn and Way Newbury Port and Mort Xmouth Portland Bangor Sidohn Salem Saugus Workingman South Reading Boston Laymarket Square

Boston and Lowell Railroad Through Service and Schedules

Boston and Lowell area trains list through service from Boston to Montreal via Champlain routes with multiple branches and local points. Timetables include Pullman sleeping cars to Montreal and parlor cars, with daily and Sunday variations and connections to Providence, New York, and western destinations.

Boston Causeway Street Washington Street Old State House Manchester Concord N. H Peterboro Hillsboro Keene Bkilinboro Concora Wilter Milford Amherst MUN Greenfield Nashua Central Vermont Pullman Carson Lowell Chicago Fitchburg S New York Wassachusetts Rhode Island Boston& Providence Railroad Stonington A. M Washington Corner State Street Boston & Providence RR J. WL. Richardson A. A. Folsom Boston & Providence R. R

Trains From Boston to Northern Towns Timetable

Boston departures for Alton Andover Danvers Exeter and Lowell listed with multiple daily times. May include Sunday schedule and returns to Boston from points like Lawrence Melrose Wakefield and Portland with varying morning and afternoon departures.

Boston Station Haymarket Square Alton May Wochester Farmington Andover Danvers Fas An Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Pany Georgetow RS Eaergees Kennebunk Biddeford Saco Lawrence North Lawrence Ams Sia South Lawrence SOO Hob Oy Malden el Am Melrose Akigitands Stoneham Belrose North Andover Ans Be Kay Newburyport Lieto Umes Bei Oer Sia Soe Satem Wakefield Wilmington bWorkingmen’s Sain Dover Lowell Sam Beachford

Transit Timetable Fragments From Samuel Adams Schedule

A garbled timetable lists times and fares for routes to Somerville Union Square and Baldwin ville with notes on daily service including Sundays and midweek limits. It names JOHN ADAMS as General Superintendent and RL WATSON as General Passenger Agent.

Somerville Union Square Baldwinville Ware River R.R John Adams RL Watson Pass

Boston to Concord and Manchester Rail Schedule 1886

Passenger timetable for Boston routes to Manchester Concord and upper railroads. Lists departures from Boston and return times from Concord with multiple stations and express services. Observer notes general schedule changes effective Oct 11 1886 and names Lucius Tutt le and E Chamberlin in supervisory roles.

Concord Boston Manchester N. H Ye. E. Chamberlin

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