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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1886

Page

7

Market List of Fruits Nuts and Groceries

A dated market list shows prices for pears grapes nuts and miscellaneous produce. Items include PEARL Beurre de Anjou 175 and 300, Duchess 1750300, Beurre Bose 250 400, Lawrence Sia 150, Sheldons 250 300. GRAPES Catawba 44.5c per unit and Concord 45c. NUTS peanuts Virginia fancy 434¢ per unit, chestnuts Northern 50 ths and hickory shellbark 2 50 per unit. MISCELLANEOUS evaporated apples 844¢ per pound, Jamaica oranges 5 6 per box, Florida oranges 2a4 50 per box, Sicily lemons 56 50, Malaga do 8 50a4 50, bananas job lot 1 75 per bunch for red and 1 50 to 5 00 per yellow bunch.

Duchess Beurre Bose Lawrence Sia Sheldons Concord Isabella Virginia Jamaica Florida Sicily Malaga

Meat market quotations show little change across pork beef and lamb

Closing Chicago quotations indicate steady pork and lard, quiet fresh beef, and dull mutton. Lambs remain in limited supply with only choice lots advancing, while demand for years at old quotas persists. detailed prices cover ribs, chops, ham, bacon, and various beef and mutton cuts across regional markets.

Brighton Qaose

Cotton and sugar markets show mixed futures and steady raws

Liverpool futures opened and closed strong with multiple for November to June spread. Spot cotton dull but firm mid uplands and Orleans with 55-16 5% sol pid. Receipts 2,000 bales. sales 5,000. Sugar raw steady with unchanged prices across centers. refined sugars easy with assorted grades quoted. Molasses steady at carto lots Porto Rico 5.5 to 7e and 21 to 25c for others.

Liverpool Uplands New York Asker Noy Manila Leotias Belmont Porto Rico

Markets by Telegraph roll through grain and meat data

Nov 15 reports show flour steady with strong winter wheat and Minnesota values, No 1 red and white grains firm, and lard and pork steady to higher. Chicago and Milwaukee notes share wheat, corn, oats, and provisions shifts, with mixed regional receipts and shipments across the day.

New York SOO TAO Minnesota Corm Milwaukee Rio Petroleum—United Liverpool Cincinnati Chicago Milwalker Cornwall ST. Louis Ste ilYec

Cattle Hog and Sheep Quotations from Chicago Market

Chicago market report shows cattle receipts about 5000 with steer prices around 525 for 1800 pound steers and 350 for stockers. Hogs receipts near 4000 with rough and mixed prices around 360 to 405 and ships at 240 to 240. Sheep steady with natives and Westerns priced around 244 and 350 to 450 for lambs.

Chicago

Cotton Markets Report November 15 Augusta and Galveston

Cotton market update shows Augusta net receipts 1713 with gross 17138 and sales 1344, described as firm and middle coast. Galveston net receipts 5563 and gross 0363 with ex- noted in the tally.

Augusta Galveston

Ocean Freight Totals and Stock Across Ports Amid Steady Trade

Across multiple ports including New Orleans Savannah and Charleston shipper activity remains steady. Net receipts show varied totals with exports to Britain and the continent. stocks run high at several hubs with quiet to firm market tone and mid price levels noted.

New Orleans Mid Sage Mobile Stec Memophis Etna Savannah Great Britain Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Tock Baltimore Continent Stoeck New York Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville France United States

London and Liverpool Wheat Markets United in Firmer Prices

Reports from Beerbohm note cargoes off the coast and firmer wheat with steady corn. Walla Walla wheat arrivals total five since the last report, one corn cargo, four wheat cargos awaiting sale. California wheat shipped. Paris markets firm, Liverpool spot wheat firmer with moderate offerings. corn varied with strong values on Western shipping. Provisions show pork and bacon steady, cheese and tallow unchanged, lard steady at market levels.

London Beerbohm Walla Walla California Los Paris Liverpool Sears

Imports and Exports. 1886 Shipping Summary

A dense ledger of 1886 import and export goods listing brig Moraney and many ships with livestock lumber coal and various commodities. Entries include the Emma F Hart Eldora Durham City Norway Steel and Iron Co and multiple railroads with florid tonnage and cargo counts.

Charlottetown George C Rockwell London Eng Durham City Chinw Mitchell, Woodbury & Co Abram French & Co Louis Wolf & Co Peabody & Whitney Norway Steel and Iron Co Stone & Downer Cakum Baring Bros & Co Moors & Co Richards & Sons J A Hayes & Co Jones Bros Phelps, Podge & Co Glass Weeks & Potter Thomas Groom & Co Bird & Co Fletcher & Co Webber L Fairbanks & Co Pierson & Co Richardson & Dennie JW & LT Chase Saxonville Mills Netson Gartlett Charles L Davenport

Exports list from Annapolis and Digby ships

The November 18 1386 export roundup lists the steamer New Brunswick clearing November 13 with two horses among goods. Glasgow's Tyrian clears November 15 with flour sacks and various packaging, while Brig Tejos to Surinam and D Guiana carries a wide cargo including fish dairy meat produce and tools.

Annapolis Digby New Brunswick Glasgow Tyrian Surinam Guiana Tejos

Creditors report chaos in debtor Richard Preston case

Committee reports inability to present a definite financial statement due to unbalanced books for over two years and missing ledger entries. Worsening conditions vs earlier report. possible compromise via Eugene Battelle if creditors consent. Other notices include seizures and insolvencies in Bangor and Boston involving various firms and individuals.

Richard Preston Preston Eugene Battelle Case Leland & Co Thomas Easton Penn North Bangor Slate Mining and Manufacturing Company Bangor First National Bank of H. Larned Worcester Mass Charles Hi. Roy Petit Rocher N. B STUDO Preferences SLEW Goodman & Rudolph Merchant Tailors Cincinnati H. W. McAnaliy Troy P. H. Williams Mayer Cohen Prince Street Boston Michael T. Rush Brighton Street Lowell Street Rivet & Picotte Montreal Sto Ooo Adam Darling Darling William Leon Verstandig Broadway T. Bradbury Skowhegan Frank A. Danforth Linton Leonidas Dean Middleboro Moses Milliken & Son Biddeford Boston and Gloucester

Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Reported

Suffolk County transfers list multiple property deals on November 11 and 12 involving buyers such as Silas W. Merrill Michael Grady and Maria H. Davis. Properties include parcels on Fairfield Newbury Greenough's lane South Margin Rockview Dartmouth Chelsea and Vaughan avenues with values from 500 to 15000 dollars and several mortgage retentions and transfers to trusts institutions.

Mortgage transfers and land liens across Boston area

A series of notices detail mortgages and transfers from Nov 11 to Nov 12 involving Mary E. Clarke to George F. Parkman in Marlboro Street Novy mortgage for 10 000 Elten Farley to Guardian Cooperative Bank on McLellan Avenue 11 November 1200 Mt Pleasant Congregational Church to Mary E Fairbanks on Dudley Greenville corner 22 105 feet 1800 ad H Bayrs to J Allen Davis Jamaica Plain 3292 Ann Maria Cutler et al to Charles S Hart Elm Street Charlestown 1000 James Henry Finch to Amanda H Blakemore West Roxbury 750 George Fish to John Frame Roslindale lot northeast from Dudley Avenue 1000.

Fairfield Street Josiah H. Benton, Jr Silas W. Merrill Fairfield and Newbury Streets Elizabeth Mee EL Greenough’s Lane George A. Dary Michael Grady South Margin Street Nelson Bailey Ect James Dolan Ditto Rockview Street Quincy Savings Bank Maria H. Davis Adbert H. Bayrs Dartmouth Place Joseph Merello Dominica Botto Bisegne Mary E. Sweeney Said Bisagno SBOOO Dorchester Lawrence Harney Michael Kelley Vaughan Avenue Dennis J. Sullivan Jeremiah O'Shea Jenkins Street St. Charlestown Edward Robinson Francis J. Baldwin Chelsea Street Warren Institution Dustin Laney Et al Washington G. Benedict Bench Street Chelsea Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Margaret H. Moran Walnnut Street South Weymouth Savings Bank Brighton Eleazer Porter Samuel S. Learnard North Beacon Street Mary E. Clarke George F. Parkman Marlboro Street Elten Farley Guardian Coébperative Bank McLellan Avenue Mt. Pleasant Congregational Church Mary E. Fairbanks Dudley Greenville Street Ad H. Bayrs J. Allen Davis Jamaica Plain Ann Maria Cutler Et al Charles S. Hart Elm Street Charlestown James Henry Finch Amanda H. Blakemore West Roxbury George Fish John Frame Dudley Avenue Roslindale

Obituary of Horace E. Walker Director in Walker & Pratt Firm

Horace E. Walker aged about fifty four died suddenly in Watertown yesterday. Born in Ashby he moved to Boston in youth and built a career as a mason and stone dealer forming George E. Walker & Co later Walker Pratt Co and Walker & Pratt Manufacturing Co. He was married to a wife who died two years ago and left a son and daughter. Funeral planned in Newton likely Saturday.

Horace E. Walker Walker & Pratt Manufacturing Company Watertown Ashby George E. Walker

Boston to New York and Cape Cod by rail and steamship times

Local time tables list weekday departures from Boston to New York via Fall River Line at 6 PM with 4:30 PM return and numerous regional stops including Cohasset, Barnstable, Hyannis, Provincetown, Plymouth, and Quincy. Through connections to Springfield Albany Buffalo and Chicago are noted with express and sleeping car services detailed.

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Death and obituary notices from Montpelier and Springfield

John Thurston Other Deathra 37 of Montpelier VT found dead in Sandwich MA boarding house. Melancholia for three years treated by Dr Boss. Amherst College graduate and former Mutual Insurance Company of Vermont actuary. Leaves a widow and two sons. Mr George T Bond Springfield citizen died Wednesday born West Brookfield Jan 1817 lived in Jacksonville IN and NY. Treas. and manager Campden Paint Springfield Weaving Co founder 1875. Leaves a widow and four children.

John Thurston Montpelier Sandwich Mass W. M. Boss Amherst College Mutual Insurance Company of Vermont George T. Bond Springfield West Brookfield Jacksonville New York Campden Paint and Chemical Works Springfield Weaving Company

Cambridge School Committee Nominates and Confirms Teachers

At last night’s meeting the Cambridge school committee nominated Mary L. Ells Evelyn K Kennedy Florence B Chandler Mina J Ross and confirmed Sarah E Clark Nellie F E Hastings Aiary A Bosworth. A plan to establish a seven class industrial school in the city building with twelve boys per class and one class from local schools was referred to the committee on text books.

Cambridge School Committee Mary L. Ells Worthington School Evelyn K. Kennedy Alston Fiorence B. Chandler Webster Mina J. Ross Tassell School Sarah E. Clark Corbett School Nellie FE. Hastings Felton School Aiary A. Bosworth Shepard School Tratfic Square Alliston Harvard Putnam Shepard Washington Thorndike Committee On

Narrow Gauge Road Section Caves In Swampy Ground

Early yesterday a segment of the new Narrow Gauge road bed at Winthrop caved in for the third time. Sinkage to about twenty five feet in swampy ground suggests a bog hole beneath the track, delaying the railroad and causing substantial financial loss to the company.

Winthrop

Detroit public improvement bonds sought in November 1886

Proposals due by 10 a.m. November 28, 1886 for 570000 dollars of Detroit Public Improvement Bonds. Denomination 1000, dated Jan 1 1587, payable in 30 years with 3.5 percent semi annual interest, payable in New York. Bids may cover all or part. right to reject bids reserved. Also Navy Department notices inviting steel makers to bid on gun-forgings and armor plates with strict delivery and testing requirements.

Detroit New York United States of America United St Nss NAVY Washington, D.C United States Navy Department Congress Cnc Eerie Bureau of Ordnance Secretary of the Navy Washington, D William C. Whitney

Trains From Boston Station Schedule August 1886

A mangled timetable lists train departures from Boston Station Foot of Summer Street for multiple destinations including Ashcroft Chester St Seboky and New York with varied times throughout weekdays. The garbled text notes routes via Middletown Hamford Norwich and New York lines among others, with prices and arrival times scattered.

Boston Station Aye Summer Street Ashcrott New York Middletown New Haven Pullman Boston Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury Fishkill New England Air Line Grand Central Depot Washington Street Summer Street Turner L Sup’t

Navy department extends bid deadline for steel forgings

Navy Department Washington on November 6 1886 extends the bid closing from December 10 1886 to 12 oclock noon March 15 1887 for steel gun forgings and armor plates. Opening of bids will occur at that hour under Secretary William Whitney.

Navy Department Washington William ©. Whitney Secretary of the Navy

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