Grain and commodity market snapshot from across the Midwest
The report lists prices and trading for wheat, flour, pork, lard, beef, butter, cheese, and various grains in Minneapolis Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Milwaukee and Toledo. It notes wheat futures and cash bids, fat and meal values, and declining or steady trends across several staples with regional quotations and receipts. Names of cities and market terms anchor a broad commodity round-up with steady to firm tendencies in staples like flour pork lard and sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio
United
City Extra
India
Midales
Western
Spot
Tierces City
Liverpool
Minneapolis
Northern
Minn
Cincinnati
Chicago
ST. Louis
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Toledo
Detroit
Market Roundup Hogs and Cattle Prices Reported
Hogs steady in Kansas City with about 5000 receipts and 718 shipments. Peoria notes firm hogs with mostly steady bids around 410 to 455. Chicago cattle receipts around 18,000 with mixed to strong demand, prices ranging 4.20 to 5.40 for various classes, sheep receipts 5090 with western and Texans quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Peoria
Chicago
Coastal Cotton Trade Report With Port Stock Totals
Consolidated seven day cotton receipts show overall U S port totals of 250 728 bales exports to Great Britain 96 560 France 14 152 and the continent 59 835 while stocks across the United States ports rise to 419 113. Comparative figures reveal week end and year ago changes in receipts exports and inland stocks detailing port performance for Augusta Galveston New Orleans Savannah and other hubs with Liverpool and Atlantic afloat stocks noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Galveston
Great Britain
New Orleans
France
Mid - Islue
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charlestoun
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Continent
Baltimore
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Louisville
Consolidated
United States
Liverpool
Foreign Markets Report From London and Liverpool
Markets show firmness in wheat and Danubian corn with English flour strong and American flour steady. London and Liverpool quotes list prices for wheat, corn, and Chilean wheat, with futures movements and weekly cotton statistics including total sales, stocks, and exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
P. m
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Walla
California
Antwerp
Liverpool
Imports and Exports Oct 7 1557 Liverpool Eng
A detailed ledger style list of goods imported by various firms in Liverpool and Boston lines. Items include glassware, earthenware, iron, textiles, machinery, wines, hams, cheese, leather, lumber, and numerous crates and cases. Maritime carriers mentioned include Miragaone Brig Matilda Buck, Lowell and Boston & Maine rail lines, with extensive quantities and multiple firms such as Reed & Barton, Jones & McDuffee, Spartan names, and many others. The entry reads like a commerce ledger capturing wide ranging imports and associated consignors and destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Pavonia
Reed & Barton
Jones, McDuffee & Stratton
Baring Bros & Co
BM Jones & Co
Jones & Co
Norwell & Co
Barrows & Co
Durrell & Co
Coleman
Mead & Co
Chase & Co
Mackintire, Law
Jackson
Wheeler
Bacon & Co
Holder
Herrick
Zenas Sears
Lovejoy & Co
Cupples & Hood
Dr. Weld
Parsons
RK Hollings & Co
Torrey, Bright & Capen
Briggs
Smith & Wesson
Williston, Knight & Co
Noyes Bros
Joel Goldthwaite & Co
Stamford & Co
Riley & Gray
Shreve, Crump & Low
Eudbear
Brown Bros & Co
Gorham Mfg Co
H Stearns & Co
Farley & Sons
B Moors & Co
Weil, Dreyfus & Co
Baldwin Bros & Co
Booth & Co
Stone & Downer
Davis & Co
Sargent
Damrell & Upham
Little, Brown & Co
Pierce & Co
Hovey & Co
Higgins & Henderson
White & Co
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Estes & Lauriat
Whittington
Phelps, Dodge & Co
Card & Osborn
Brigham
Howes & Co
Rogers
Bradford, Thomas & Co
H White & Co
Bigelow
Kennard & Co
China Jones
McDuffee & Stratton
Robinson Bros & Co
Coleman, Mead & Co
Louis Wolf & Co
Abbott
Lyman
Frost & Adams
Leferrier
Steward
Cumner, Jones & Co
Julian
Hart
Leigh & Co
Meson
Miragoane
Brig Matilda Buck
Chisham
Exports Oct 7 1887 from Caribbean and Canada ports
Shipping list detailing exports from Bocas del Toro USC via New York to Yarmouth and Barbados bears, with Hondo rice and cocoanut goods, Yarmouth flour and feed, and diverse cargoes including hardware, furniture, dry goods, and perishables loaded at St Pierre Mig Canadienne and Bear River NS, plus a Florence Christine flour shipment and a Canadienne cargo of apples and various provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bocas del Toro
Usc
New York
Yarmouth
Barbados
Bwi
J F Merry
Bear River
Florence Christine
ST Plerre
Mig
Canadienne
Receipts of goods by New England railways in 1887 Boston area
A dated list details extensive freight receipts for several railroads including Boston & Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York & New England Boston & Maine Western Division and Fitchburg. Items listed include bales cotton flour corn oats malt wheat barley feed hams butter eggs cheese apples leather hides wool and other commodities with quantities per railroad segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell
Boston & Maine Railroad
Express
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Western Division
Fitchburg Railroad
Bbc
Anne Aenee
Neta Oy
Tor
Snes Aennee
Hides
Bates
Ocees
Proposals for Linen Collars and Navy Cranes
Sealed proposals are invited by the U S Quartermaster and Navy Department for supplying 50 000 linen collars to the Philadelphia arsenal and for overhead travelling cranes and ironwork at the Washington Navy Yard. Details include submission deadlines November 3 1887 and September 15 1887, eligibility rules, guarantees, and right to reject bids. Proposals also cover building repairs and stationery for Newport and the U S Navy, with bids due November 1 1887 and conditions outlined by the Bureau of Provisions and Clothing. Also Lighthouse construction at Castle Hill Light Station Rhode Island with about $8600 available, plans and specs from the Lighthouse Engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Ludington
U.S
Navyy
Washington
Navy Department
D. C
Navy Yard
Washington, D. C
Navy
Secretary of the Navy
William C. Whitney
Joan G. Walker
the Navy
Bureau of Provisions and Clothing
U. S. Naval Training Station
Newport
R. L
New Hampshire
R. I
Department
James Fulton
U. S. Navy
Third District
Tompkinsville
N. Y
Castle Hill
Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island
D. P. Heal
U. S. Army
Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable 1887
Boston station on Causeway Street and 218 Washington Street list daily through service to Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Maverhill Woodsville Littleton Bethlehem Fabyans Lancaster Whitefield Franklin Lebanon White River Junction St Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Montreal Montpelier Essex Junction Arlington St Albans Montreal via White River Junction Local Passumpsic Bristol Claremont Montpelier Northern R.R. Montreal sleeper and parlor cars note multiple daily departures to Montreal and Boston routes Local service from Boston to Manchester Concord Keene Peterboro Hillsboro Wilton Franklin Nashua Wilmington Stoneham Woburn Winchester West Medford College Hill Winter Hill and many surrounding towns Full timetable and agents’ notes by Mellens and George W Storer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Boston
Wauseway Street
Washington Street
Old State House
Tilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Warren
Maverhill
Woodasville
Littleton
Bethlehem
Fabyans
Lancaster
Whitefield
Franklin
Lebanon
White River Junction
St. Johnsbury
Newport
Sherbrooke
Quebec
Passumpsic
Wells River
Bristol
Claremont
Montpelier
Essex Junction
Arlington
St. Albans
Montreal
Manchester
Concord
N. H
Nam
Sun
Keene
Peterboro
Hillsboro
Wilton
Filfora
Amherst
Greenfield
Nashua
Lowell
Billeries
Insolvency Petition for Newell H. Trask in Dedham
Newell H. Trask of Quincy insolvency debtor has petitioned for discharge under statute. Hearing set in Court of Insolvency Dedham Norfolk on the third Wednesday of October at ten in the forenoon. Register Jonathan Cobb records the submission and date. NSOLVENCY MEETING The third creditors meeting for Henderson J. Edwards insolvent debtor will be held in Boston October 14 at ten morning. Assignee John H. Appleton will hear accounts and allow objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell H. Trask
Quincy
Norfolk
Dedham
Jonathan Cobb
Henderson J. Edwards
Boston
Suffolk
John H. Appleton
Court Street
Divorce Petition Claims Cruelty and Desertion in Weymouth Hingham
Mrs Sarah A Thompson of Weymouth requests a divorce from James D Thompson, formerly of Hingham, claiming extreme cruelty and habitual intoxication, desertion since December 1886, and seeks custody of Edward F Thompson and restoration of her maiden name Sarah A Hone. The petition states they married February 14 1584 at Hingham and lived in Weymouth and Hingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nommon
Massachucyts
Dedham Watkin
Norfolk
Sarah A. Thompson
Weymouth
James D. Thompson
Hingham
Plymouth
Edward F. Thompson
Sarah A Hone
Sarah A. Thomivson
Libel Notice in Commonwealth of Massachusetts Court
The Norfolk Superior Court orders libellant James D. Thompson to appear in Dedham on the first Monday of January to show cause why the libel should not be granted. An attested copy of the libel and order must be published in the Boston Post weekly for three weeks, final at least sixty days before the first Monday. Clerk Erastus Worthington issued Sept 20 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Norfolk
Sourerior Court
James D. Thompson
Dedham
Boston Post
Boston
Suffolk
James LD. Thompson
Erastus Worthington
Lbel
Sureston Cort
A. Willard
Edwin A. Wadleigh
Free Surgical Hospital for Women Report Aid
The Free Surgical Hospital for Women, supported by Murdock Liquid Food Company of Boston, is being recognized nationwide. Women needing operations, described as coop ecat cases, are seeking help, with liquid food provided before and after procedures. The yearly report ending Sept 1, 1587, shows
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Surgical Hospital For
Murdock Liquid Food Company
Boston
United States
Unsigned Medical Listing Reports Broad Patient Origins
A terse notice states 510 operations involved nude patients from a wide range of regions including Texas Colorado Montreal Alabama Prince Edward Island Rhode Island Connecticut Vermont Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts and New York among twenty towns and cities. It notes physicians with surgical cases may receive bed assignments by informing the source about the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Colorado
Montreal
Alabama
Prince Edward Islan
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
New York
Maryland
Minnesota
Free Beds Allocated at Murdock Hospital for Women
The Surgical Staff at Murdock's Free Hospital for Women assign beds daily to patients, with twelve free beds available for septic patients. Attendances occur every day except Saturdays as they examine patients and allocate beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdock’s Free Hospital For Women
Liquid Food claims heal wounds and sustain life for many days
The text touts Liquid Food as healing wounds without surgery after 30 to 60 days, sustaining life for days, and usable by all ages. It mentions injections when not stomach retained, a claimed eight percent new blood weekly, and that the product is the only food from unusable matter. It also notes a Free Home for Homeless Boys on Causeway Street with 50 beds and hospital use of 200 large bottles per lot, guaranteeing sweetness not offered by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Causeway Street
Railroads Boston and Providence Train Schedules 1887
Railroads Boston and Providence publish May 30 1887 train times for Shore Line routes. Details list departure and return times from Boston and various towns including New Work Providence Pawtucket and Norwood with notes on Sundays and special service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Providence
Pawtucket
Dodgeville
Bletronville
Sanfield
East Gamae
Ace
M. Sharen
Canton Junction
Central Massachusetts R R schedules October 1887
Boston to Ware Barre and Rutland routes listed with multiple daily departures from multiple towns including West Boylston Oakdale and Jefferson. Times show morning and afternoon trains for Sundays and weekdays with notes under GEO W. STORER and MELLEN as general passenger agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
R. R
Ogperiore
Boston
Ware
Barre
Rutland
West Boylston
Oakdale
Jefferson
Budson
SUN
Knockbottom
Sud- Vorass
Wayland
Weston
Waltham
Yin
Belmont
Geo. W. Storer
Mellen
Boston and Maine trains schedule 1887 panic lines
Timetables for Boston and Maine routes list through trains on both divisions from Augusta to Halifax and Portland to Calais. Stations include Haymarket and Causeway, with departures at 8.40 am 12.30 pm 7 pm from various points. Routes cover Rockland Eastport Calais and northern connections, with weekly frequencies noted and several connections via St John and Halifax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Haysmarket Sq
Causeway St
Yam
Agar
Hiarbor
St. John
Halifax
Haymarket Sg
Eastport
Calais
N. S
Portland
Haymarket St
Rockland
Conwsay
Haymarket
Haymarket Sq
Concord R&r. R
Boston
B. and
Manchester
Concord
N. H
Ih. Gf
Chamberlin
Western Division Train Schedule Fragments
Readable sections list Weston Station to Alton Bay Rochester and Farmington with various departure times, plus numerous towns including Andover Dover Danvers Great Falls and more. Sundays show Dover Haverhill Lawrence Lowell Portland Bangor readings and multiple other stops in a dense timetable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Division
Weston
Haymarket Square
Alton Bay
Rochester
Farmington
Andover
Dover
Danvers
Exeter
Great Falls
M. Maverhbill
Georgetown
Kennebunk
Siddeford and Lance
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Ieee
Melrose Mighlands
Stone
Trains Schedule for Eastern Division Cities
A dense list of train times and stations across Boston area towns including Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Dover Everett Ipswich Lynn Marblehead Newburyport Rockport Salem and more. It notes Sunday trains and mentions city ticket office at 306 Washington Street and Pullman cars on Portland and Bangor trains. James T. Furber and D. J. Flanders are listed as officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Cause Street
Amesbury
Biddeford
Chelsea
Dover
Everett
Great Falls
Rochester
Hampton
Beach
North Krampton
Rye Beach
Ipswich
Lynn
Marblehead and
Swampscott Branch
R Middleton
Newburyport
Ty m
North Conway
Peabody and Danvers
Portsmouth
Evere
Rockport and
Gloucester Branch
Salem
York Harbor & Beach R.K
Sam
Saugus Branch
Swampscott
Wenham
Wolleboro
Lynn and Way
Portland
Bangor
St. John
Haifax
Vic Saugus
Workingmen
South Reading
Haymarket Square
City
Washington Street
James T. Furber
D. J. Flanders
Old Colony Fall River Line Train Schedules Overview
On and after Oct 3 1587 weekday trains run Boston to New York via Fall River Line at 6 p.m. and return at 5 p.m. The schedule lists numerous departures and returns for Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Yarmouth Sandwich Hyannis Rockland Scituate Weymouth Cohasset Hingham Plymouth Taunton and many other stations with first and last trains, along with boat connections and notes. GEO. L. CONNOR and J. R. KENDRICK listed as Gen Pass Agent and Gen Manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Colony
Boston
New York
Fall River Line
Ashmont
Barnstable Hyaanis
Yarmouth
Sandwich
Return
Hyannis
Rainties
Ball
Bridgewater
Brockton
Buzzard's Bay
Buzzard’s Bay
Wareham
Cape Cod
Provincetown
Eliflect
Cohasset and
Hingham
Cohasset
Cottage City
Wood's Holls
Wood's Holl
East Bridgewater
Abington
East Milton
West Quincy
East Weymouth
Weymouth
Fall River
Taunton
Harrison Square
Marshfield
Mattapan
Milton
Neponget
Neponset
Mattapoisett
Middle«oro
Nantucket
Newport
Eibym
New Bedford
North Easton
Stoughton
Randolph
Plymouth
Duxbury
Ie Jaan
Gainey
Idm
Hoekland
Hanover
Rockland
Scituate
North Scituate
Sea View
Shawmut
Weymouths
Tauntan
South Braintree
Middleboro
Geo. L. Connor
J. R. Kendrick
Gen. Pass
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex
Pilgrim
Bristol
Bagcage
Old State House
Old
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Railroads
Lawrence
Stoneham
Woburn
Winchester
West Medford
College Hill
Winter Hill
Devnay
Mys
Arlingto
Bedford
Geo
W. Storer
Stetson, Moseley & Co
E Street
Kilby Boston
Salem Lead Company
F. A. Brown, Treas
Mass
Huckins & Co
Otice
Border Street
East Muston
Tinston
State St
THE
Brookline News
Louis Cassier
Immonwealth OF
Massachd Eee
Court OF Insol Iccy
Buffolk
Mary Teed
Franklin J. Teed
Hoston
Franklin J. Feed
Lovering Place
A.D
Etta Eaton
Etta Faton
Softon
Carpenter & Towle, Attys
VEC Oy Ping
Saree Electrotype Foundry
Archi St
Damon Safe and Iron Works Co
Sudbury St
Bours
Tih. i
Mayde Park
Seth
Ded
Ly Veephese Roxbury
Dedham, A
West Roxby
Mt. Hope
Don Exilla
Weet Hills
Beturn
Sao Or Gas
Pode Ors Ie
Emery
Nine
Street
Id Highlands
U.cu
X.uu
Toughton
Canton
Boston Warren
Aeane
Boston & Maine
Aire
Tac
Metronse
Merrimac
Neurth
Onburyport
Airefield
Haverhill
Man Ain
Ford
Lewis
Reading and Way
Ndever
Nester
South Duxbury
Central Station
Dean Street
Whitman
South Weymouth
Wellaston Heights
Wood's Hall
ALL River Line
Montreal & West
Fitchburg
Wagner Palace
NEW
Stonington
York
Boston & Providence Railroad
State Street
Boston & Providence
W. Richardson
Folsom
Boston & Providence R. R
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