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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1887

Page

7

Fruit prices and varieties across New York State markets

The listing details a range of fruits with prices and origins. Pears Seckle, Beurre Bosc, and other varieties show per bushel or box pricing. Oranges Sorrento and Palermo varieties price per box, with bananas from Aspinwall Port Limon Jamaica Baracoa listed at several rates.

Matawhe York State Concord Isabella Martha P Seckle Louis Bonne Beurre Bosc Beurre Anjon Sheldon Sorrento Palermo Aspinwall Port Limon Jamaica Baracoa

Market Prices for Vegetables and Produce Listed

A market notice lists onions and Malta as well as tomatoes cabbage beans and greens with unit prices such as 225 for a basket of onions 275 per bush for potatoes and 150 per bush for beets and corn. Some items show 50 cents per box or bush and price ranges include peppers spinach and celery.

St Andrews

Provisions and Meat Prices Across Pork Beef and Lamb

Market report lists wide ranges for pork and lard cuts with prices from $16 50 to $19 60 per cwt and various baits. Beef shows extra plate family beef prices around $50 to $80 per barrel with fresh meat including steers at 7 24 to 8 9 per pound and other cuts. Fresh meats cover lamb mutton veal and poultry with varied prices across grades and consignments.

Lord, Choice Chicago Brighton

Cotton and commodities market summaries in Liverpool and New York

Liverpool cotton futures opened steady and closed quiet with prices ranging from 5 4-64d to 5 7-64d across October to March contracts. Spot rates steady at 53-160 pence for middling uplands and Orleans. sales 12,000 bales, receipts 1,400 bales all American. New York spot opened quiet at 9 7-16¢ for middling uplands, closing quiet with various grades quoted. Futures in New York opened steady with several bid and asked levels for Oct through Feb and Jun, market barely steady at close. PIPE LINE CERTIFICATES reported activity. refined oil prices and numbers listed. SUGAR and refined oil prices noted. raw sugar firm with multiple grade quotes. molasses markets steady with cargo lot notations from Porto Rico, Cienfuegos, Barbadoes, and Cuba.

Liverpool Orleans New York Manila Porto Rico Cienfuegos Barbadoes Cuba Minnesota Southern Domand Chicago Rio United Bbis Mess Pt India ST. Louis Cincinnati Toledo Detroit Minneapolis

Trade Centre Flour and Grain Market Report

New York reports quiet steady flour trade with exports and imports listed. Wheat prices fluctuating across cities including Chicago and Minneapolis with mixed futures. rye and corn markets show firming and weak segments. various rail and port receipts and shipments noted for flour, oats, barley, and pork products.

Market quotes and grain shipments report

No 2 Northern firmer at 6114c for October 6242 for November 6314c for December and 7c for May. Wheat on track soft for No 1 hardat tle for cash No 1 Northern at 683c cash No 2 Northern at 63 64c cash. Wheat receipts 372960 bushels shipments 53809 bushels flour shipments 29170 barrels.

Northern

Hog and Cattle Markets Across Major Cities

Hog prices rise in St Louis Chicago and Peoria as cattle and hog receipts vary. In St Louis hogs gain with sellers at 430 to 475 dollars. Kansas City sees steady hogs around 445 to 465. Peoria reports steady hogs 410 to 465 with light receipts. Chicago cattle and hog markets show higher demand and mixed results with cattle yields and hogs from 420 to 475 and various stock classifications reported.

ST. Louis Kansas City Peoria Chicago Texas Western Rangers

Cotton Market Report October 10 1889

Augusta to New Orleans and beyond show receipts and stocks with firm or quiet tones. Exports coastwise to Britain France and the Continent vary, with mixed sales and mid 8 to 9 cent ranges across ports. Consolidated three day totals report exports and national stock at 463 039.

Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston France Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Great Britain Continent Cincinnati Mit St. Louis C. Louisvile United States

Foreign Markets. Wheat and corn steady in London and Liverpool

London reports show wheat steady and corn firm with English and foreign wheat strong, American and Danubian corn firm, flour firm, and prices for various origins listed. Paris wheat and flour quiet. Liverpool spot wheat quiet but steady, corn strong. Weather wet. futures show wheat steady and corn firm.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Promis Minnesota California Paris Liverpool Antwerp

Imports and Exports from Oct 10 1887 across Azores and Canada

A detailed shipper list shows Bark Kennard exporting 14 casks sperm oil from New Bedford and other items to Canada Creek Nova Scotia with Steamer Worcester, Bartlett Lyman, and Delong Seaman involved. Liverpool and Atlantic trades list mackerel, lobsters, eggs, potatoes, beans, and cranberries, while London markets note steel, wool, and chemical goods from Baring Bros and others. The compilation records vessels, consignors, and varied commodities across multiple ports.

Azores Kennard James McCullough New Bedford Dabney Bush Paleo Koopman & Co Adams & Co Canada Creek Delong & Seaman Charlottetown Halifax Worcester Arthur & So Bartlett, Lyman & Co Bowles & Co Beaman Bros Brown DeLoria Co Burrows & Co Barclay & Co Cutler Dana Farrell Farnham & Co Griffin & Co Hammond S Hyde & Co Hutchinson & Co Hinckley Rockwell & Son Slayton & Boynton Joseph Hawley J Bassett Charles Brewer & Co Carlton & Son J Farrell Farrett Jones & Co Liverpool Eng Palestine Joel Goldthwaite & Co Jones Storer & Co Wetherell Bros Jere Abbott & Co Sugden Norway Steel and Iron Co Walbaum & Co Baring Bros & Co Fl Brown & Co Boyle Pet Brown Bros & Co Doherty & Co Moors & Co Fuller, Dana & Fitz Port George Portland A & O W Mead & Co L Clements & Co G Hall & Co Savannah City of Adams Bros

Diverse Commodities Arrive At Yarmouth Wharves In Large Loads

A Yarmouth arrival lists large shipments including bales of cotton hides and domestics from multiple firms such as Brackett Barry and Continental Mills. Cargoes feature oranges crates lemons and turpentine with rosin and lumber also noted. The steamship line Warren and several agencies handle boxes of fish eggs potatoes and other goods.

Brackett Barry, Thayer & Co Boynton York & Whitney Yarmouth Perkins Huntress Hutchinson & Co Jones & Co Mead & Co Delong & Seaman Ellis & Co Butler Griffin & Co G Hall & Co Clements & Co

Maritime exports list from October eighteenth eight hundred eighty seven

Exports dated October 10 1887 reported from multiple ports including Montevideo Digby Annapolis Souris Meteguan Salmon River Dakar St Pierre Mig and Saint Bernard. Cargoes feature lumber flour coal cotton and various foodstuffs with quantities in barrels bbls cases and feet of lumber.

Montevideo Nellie Moody Digby Annapolis New Brunswick Pines Souris Pei Ffour Sisters Meteghan Magnum Salmon River Bonhomie Dakar Waldemar St, Pierre Mig St. Bernard Easks

Staple Goods Receipts From Boston and Neighbors in 1887

A historical ledger lists railroad receipts across several lines dated October 10 1887. It records wool bales flour corn oats wheat and barley, meat dairy and produce items, leather hides skins tea coffee sugar oleo and lumber across the Boston and Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York and New England lines with numerous sack and bale totals.

Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Boston Post Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad By Express

Boston and Providence Railroad Train Schedules May 30 1887

The notice lists train arrivals and departures from Boston and Providence with routes to New York Shore Line services and various intercity stops including Pawtucket Attleboro Hanover and Dedham. It details daily and weekend times and return trips, plus weekday adjustments and late-night services.

Boston Providence Tatt Road New York Shore Line Providence Pawtucket Biethronville Fall River Line

Boston and Lowell Railroad Timetable Notes

Train schedule details list routes from Boston on Causeway Street to multiple CT, NH and VT points. It includes times for Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Warren Haverhill and more, plus Montreal via White River Junction and parlor sleeping car service.

Boston & Lowell Railroad Boston Causeway Street City Ofice Washington Street Old State House White River Junction St. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Djuebec Passumpsi Wells River Munstel Iaremont Montvel

Train Schedules and Local Stops Listed by station

The notice lists numerous times for trains and connections at multiple stations including Concord Walnut Hill Woburn Arlington Billerica Bedford and Arlington with daily departures and arrivals. It names GEO W. STORER as General Superintendent and General Passenger Agent and notes trains are available at stations with full information on schedules.

Culyiile Llen Geo W. Storer

Long 1887 Boston Rail Freight Ledger Itemizes Goods

A dense listing from the Boston Post shows freight and commodity tallies for lines including Fitchburg, Boston & Maine, and Lowell Railroads. Crates of eggs, flour, cotton, hay, leather, and butter appear with станdard freight counts, alongside October schedule notes and station references.

Total Receipts Report for October 10, 1887

A detailed ledger of receipts listing quantities and values across goods such as molasses, butter, cheese, cornmeal, oats, apples, wheat, potatoes, barley, malt, sweets, flour, and lumber. It includes tons, barrels, sacks, and boxes with totals in dollars and goods by month and year, reflecting overall market transactions.

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Boston and Albany 1887 rail timetable announcement

Local time tables for the Boston and Albany line list daily departures to Worcester, Springfield, Albany, and beyond with numerous stops. Through tickets and complete schedules are available at Boston stations and the Washington Street office. The notice includes weekend and Sunday train variations and corrections to July 8 1887.

Boston & Albany R.R. Une Washington Street Boston Springfield Pittsfield Albany South Framingham Syracuse N. W Buffalo Cleveland Chicago Detroit Aeter Worcester Bufffin Roledo Niacara Thears New York Wille Cordaville Ashland Milford South Framing Natick Wellesley Hillis Fan Esrig Chestni

Central Mass R R schedule updates and routes 1837

The Central Massachusetts Railroad announces timetable details for 1837 covering boxes ton Ware Barre Rutland Oakdale Jefferson and Sampson lines. Morning and afternoon departures listed for multiple towns including Hudson Sudbury Wayland Weston Waltham and Kelmont with times such as 7 15 am 12 05 and 3 40 pm. General Passenger Agent George W Storer and G Mellen Supt sign the notice.

Mgason Ware Barre Rutland West Boys Oakdale Jefferson Hudson Rockbottom Sun Sudbury Wayland Weston Waltham Verley SUN. Om Kelmont Spm Geo W. Storer Gen Pass G’r Agt Mellen

Woonsocket Division and New England Limited Tickets Notice

Woonsocket division timetables listed with Needham and way stations and return times. Details include daily Sunday exceptions and varying prices. Additional notes describe New York and Boston through trains with connections, dining car service, and steamer links. Official schedules published by A. A. Jackson and A. Kendall with contact at 22 Washington Street.

NEW England Limited New York Air Line Grand Central Depot Sp.m Hartford New Britain Waterbury Boston Willimantic R. M Philadelphia New Haven Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond Pr. M. Norwich Line Oe Pyress New London Norwich Danielsonville Putnam City OF Worcester City OF New York Washington Street Summer Street A. A. Jackson

Boston and Maine Through Trains Schedule Details

Rail schedule lists Boston and Maine routes with destinations including Augusta Bangor St Johns Calais Eastport Halifax and Portland. Timings show departures from Haymarket and Causeway stations on multiple days and connections via steamers to Nova Scotia and Maine coastal towns.

Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Bangor Bac Harbor St. John Malifa Eastport Calais N. Ks Halifax Portland Maine Central Grand Trank Hainey Lincoln Railways Haymarket

Trains Schedules Across New England and Maine Regions

A dense listing shows rail timetables spanning Alton Bay Dover Lawrence Lowell Portland Bangor and more. It outlines numerous departure times routes and connections with stations including Boston Medford Melrose Andover and Wakefield.

Wae Uvase Dover Maverhill Lawrence Bia Lowell Ford Portland Bangor Lewis Reading and Way

timetable fragment shows rail routes and schedules across New England

A dense OCR of rail timetables lists trains, stations, times, fares, and branch lines. It names agencies like James T. Furber and D. J. Flanders, with notes on Pullman cars and specific branches to Saugus Swampscott Salem and Portsmouth.

Steren Division Boston Station Causeway Street Amesbury Tip.m Beverly Ssiddeford Chelsea F.C A” Tkek Epover Beach Marehead and Swampscott Branch Middleton Newburyygeort Tom Merth Conway Peabody and Danvers Portssnouth Revere Mockport and Gloucester Branch Saopee Salem Xark Arbord& Beach BR Saugus Esranch Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro Lynn and Way Saugus South Reading Boston Haymarket Square Washington Street Portland Rnger James T. Furber D. J. Flanders

Fitchburg Railroad Hoosac Tunnel Route Trains From Boston

Boston passenger station departures listed for Hoosac Tunnel route with multiple daily trains to Chicago St Louis and intermediate stops. Timetable includes operating hours special sleepers for Cincinnati Albany Cambridge Gardner Marlboro Washua North Leominster and Saratoga with Sundays and through tickets to West points. Change at South for time tables available at stations and ticket offices. Statements by John Adams J Whitmore and J R Watson.

Montreal West Vermont Pullman Boston Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Wagner Palace Woonsucket Division Gepor Boston & Albany Railroad Needham and Way Weonsocket Eturn New York Middletown New Haven Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury Fishkill-on-Judson Newburgh Port Jervis Chicago & St. Louis Limited Erie Railway Gardner and Miller’s Falls Greenfeld Amy Lincoln SILIS SUN Marlboro Knudson Marc—S Washua N. H Aver Junction North Leominster Br Saratoga Unier Syama Ie Alent Waithau SBS Ed & m Waierwowe Wvoreester Tin Mayer’s Falls Etations Iluesreel Renie Wash

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