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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1886

Page

7

Cattle Sales and Market Tone From Watertown and Brighton

Cattle sale results detail numerous lots by J B Sargent George Neath and others with weights ranging from 400 to 16 720 pounds and prices from 2 to 5 dollars per hundredweight. Brighton market reports arrivals light and buyers cautious but market tone firmer with potential week ahead sales.

Watertown J B Sargent George Neath Slac Sec J A Hathaway G P Flack W Scollans J B Cook Brighton Chicago Ste

New York Flour Prices and Grain Offers Oct 13

New York markets show receipts of 18 658 bbls flour and 205 204 bush wheat with exports 125 398 bush and sales 126 000 bush. Prices vary by grade from common to extra wheat values in Minnesota Ohio St Louis and other regions with rye corn oats and other grains firm or higher. Provisions and other commodities move with mixed firm tones and steady to higher quotes across pork lard and bacon while earlier city mill extra and other flour grades show varied discount or premium levels.

New York Ohio St. Louis Minnesota Asovbbis Southern Bbc Rio Lisse United City Ex India Western City South America Liverpool Chicago T. Louis Milwauker Tidge Cincinnati Toledo Detroit Michigan

Commodities and Receipts Across Major Ports

Net receipts and cargos for Augusta, Ste. Galveston, New Orleans, Mobile, Memphis, Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Louisville show mixed activity. Markets generally steady to firm with mid-session levels and varied exports to Britain, France, and the continent. overall U S port stock totals reach 426,258.

Augusta Ste. Galveston New Orleans Great Britain France Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Continent Ali Cincinnati St. Louis Big c Louisville United States

Cattle and Hogs Mixed in Chicago Market Slump

Chicago cattle and hog prices fell as receipts surged. Shipping steers sold at 3.50 to 5.20 dollars, stockers 2.10 to 4.30, cows 2.90 to 3.00, and bulk 2.25 to 2.70. Hogs were weak with rough lots at 3.50 to 4.30, packing 4.40 to 4.65, and light weights around 4.50. Sheep also eased with western lambs 3.60 to 3.75 and natives 3.0 to 3.30, receipts and shipments detailed.

Chicago

Wheat and corn prices firm on coast and passage

London market reports wheat firmer with steady corn amid continental demand. Mark Lane prices show mixed American and Danubian corn steady, good American mixed corn at 208 6d 9. Liver pool notes spet wheat firm and general weather unsettled. Cotton market in Liverpool favorable to buyers with Upland prices around 5 4d and exports rising.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane California Minnesota Duke England Liverpool Spet Great Britain Uplands

Liverpool Market Report and Grain Prices Record

October 18 to 12:30 p m Breadstuffs wheat firm demand improving supply good Corn steady fair demand Quotations Winter wheat 6s 1d 6s 6d spring wheat 6s Fdats sd club Wheat 6s Yd bs 10d Corn mixed Western 5 3d Peas 6s 4d Provisions Fork 6ls Bacon 37s 3d short clear 37s long clear Cheese DSs American Lard Western 81s 6d Tallow American 22s 6d

Liverpool

Imports and Exports. Oct 15 1886 Bear River NS

Shipment ledger lists ships including Florence Christine and Modena with cargoes of wood 7000 feet spruce piling eggs apples potatoes and potatoes to Delong & Seaman at Bear River and Canada Creek NS. also brig Twilight with molasses and cattle aboard at Clenfuegos. Glasgow steamer Prussian carries pig iron paper stock and other commodities. Eliza Bacheldor and Day at Harborville Nova Scotia report wood potatoes apples eggs and lumber consignments. Sydney Bark Mary Agnes coal shipment. Weymouth Etta lumber mackerel eggs and leather. Boston Lowell Railroad and sea-borne goods включая cotton wool meal flour and various provisions.

Bear River Florence Christine Delong & Seaman Canada Creek Modena Clenfuegos Brig Atkins & Co Glasgow Curtis Baring Bros & Co Edwa Goulston Moise Houghton & Dutton Margelon & Co Argols Boston Dyewood and Chemical Co Hapgood Sproat Donald H & A Allan Lovering & Co Mackintire, Lawrie & Co F Townsend Dyer, Taylor & Co Moors & Co Leeson & Co John B Allen Ticknor & Co Pollard & Co H White & Co Leavey Foster & Bowman Joel Goldthwait & Co Hart & Young Lee & Shepard Ford Ilarborville Eliza, Bacheldor Forrest Harborville Sydney Mary Agnes Odiorne & Co Weymouth Etta

Town Steamer clears with cargo of bacon and goods

From Liverpool Steamer Town shows cargo including 768 boxes bacon 31 hhds tobacco 1906 bales cotton 63 cases organs 23 473 bush wheat 6700 sacks oatmeal 7766 do flour 16220 bush corn 144 hhds tallow 166 bags bones 500 cases canned beef 25 bales cotton waste 107 bales 162 rolls 1 case finished leather 6 bales roll leather 56 bags cocoanuts 70 cases canned corn 541 bbls apples 768 qrs beef 229 cattle 400 pieces staves 336 butter staves 2 cases machinery 1 bbl machinery oilly bbl car grease 15 bales split leather 43 44 tis cheese 187 tes lard AZORES Flores Fayal Bark Carib 18 bbis flour 14 pigs furniture 3 bbis 1 half de crockeryware 1 bbl kerosene oils 1 case frames 1 de codfish 2 bbis oil 800 feet lumber 11 case fish 2 cases oil stoves 1 de acid 1 box glass glassware S do clocks 1 case dental goods 1 pkg stationery.

Liverpool Eng Azores Western Islands Flores Fayal

Receipts of Oct 13 1886 by several railroads

A detailed record of freight receipts dated October 13 1886 from multiple railroads including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York and New England Fitchburg and Boston and Maine. The list itemizes quantities of cotton wool flour corn oats wheat meal lard pork butter cheese eggs apples potatoes hay straw lumber bales hides pelts leather and other goods carried or stored along the line.

Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Listings

A long list of property transfers across Suffolk County detailing buyers, sellers, parcels, locations such as Shawmut Avenue Commonwealth Avenue Union Avenue Cottage Street Thornley Street West Cottage Street and others, with dates mainly Sept 20–Sept 26 and prices ranging from 1 to 80,000 dollars including mortgages and transfers to banks and individuals. Numerous named parties include Hart Dexter Snelling Mallon Wardner Gillespie Bragg Blume Koch Burton Mayo Perkins Thompson Love Miller Tucker McDonald Hastings Bangs Morse Puttingan etc.

Shawmut Avenue Thomas N. Hart Frederick Commonwealth Avenue William S. Dexter Eleanora Ellicott Snelling Jorchester Mary F. Mallon Mary E. Wardner Union Avenue John Y. Gillespie Horace Duper Cottage Street Joshua Merrill Eleanor M. Bragg Thornley Street Andreas Blume Et Ax Dorothea Koch West Cottage Street Eliza B.heymour Andrew N. Burton Susan E. Mayo Nelson Street Charles W. Perkins Charles E. Perkins Prospect Avenue James N. Thompson William S. Love Lyons Street Eldridge G. Miller Stillman A. Tucker Chapman Avenue Roxpeny Union Institution For Savings Catherine McDonald New Heath Street Elizabeth D. Hastings Ella E. Mann Crawford Street Mary Elizabeth Bangs Elm Hill Avenue Jeremiah M. Swett Rebecca R. Morse Brook Place Abel A. Putnam Lewis Coleman Woodbine Street George Curtis City of Boston Downer Street West Roxpery George H. Temper Erdmann Bauch Germain Street Axel J. Johnson Workingmen’s Co-operative Bank Clifford Street Joseph F. Wilson Charles A. Pratt Second Streets Lawrence H. Sullivan Et al William B. Colburn Sixth Street James V. Devine Martin Zeimer Eidith Street Franklin Savings Bank John Deming James F. Sweeney B Street East Boston Howard F. Woodside MiLton George Barry George Henry Barry Mattapan Village Pine Tree Brook Charlestown Franklin Insurance Company James Cheeves Main Street Arabar Fl Wellman Addie N. Stackpole Moses A. Phelps Waverley Avenue Dustin Lancey Et al Isaac Weaver Baker Avenue Ditto Lucy A. Hayford Revere

Mortgage transfers and notes in late 19th century deeds

Charles A. Pratt transfers to Joseph F. Wilson the mortgage secured by George B. Rawbotham dated July 9 with unspecified year. Frank E. Fitz assigns to Eustace C. Fitz the mortgage given by Samuel Cragg dated February 27 1885 for 500 dollars. Peter Wiggins assigns to M Cunningham the mortgage given by Valentine and Harriet L. Graves dated November 1 188 with 3000 dollars.

Charles A. Pratt Joseph F. Wilson George B. Rawbotham Frank E. Fitz Eustace C. Fitz Samuel Cragg Peter Wiggins da M. Cunningham Valentine Harriet L. Graves

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town in Butte and Across Cities

A long list of buyers and firms across multiple cities including Butte Bloomington Cincinnati Columbus Detroit Havana Havana Cuba Macon New York Philadelphia Pittsburg Rochester Savannah St Louis St Joseph Toledo and Omaha. Names include J L Schafer W C Walker C W Noyes and O W W Laws among others. firms range from Adams Reed Jones Bainbridge and Goodbar to Paul Bros and American Hand Sewed Shoe Company.

Butte Mon Ira O Mann Burlington O Adams A G Adams Ads Bloomington P Smith RP Smith & Sons Charleston J Yates Craw Chicago L P Farnum TP Farnum & Co Cincinnati Geo M Daum James H Laws & Co W Laws Ho H Laws Ho H Laws & Co, Ads. Cincinnati, O—J B Hickman Hickman, Taylor & Co Columbus O Jones Reed, Jones & Co Detroit Mich Charles E Smith H S Robinson & Burtenshaw Havana Cuba Josiah and M Velle Aedo & Co Hornellsville William Richardson William Richardson & Co Mansfield H M Weaver H M Weaver & Co Memphis Tenn M Hill Hill, Standish & Co J M Goodbar E J Carrington Goodbar & Co J Goodbar Goodbar Love & Co Macon N M Solomon Coleman, Burden & Solomon New York City John E Jacobs Wallace Elliott & Co St John Kirkham Omaha Portsmouth H R Tracy C P Tracy & Co Rochester L P Ross Savannah J Rosenheim J Rosenheim & Co F A Einstein Einstein’s Sons St. Louis J L Schafer Schafer, Swarts & Co St Louis A W Allen Claflin-Allen Shoe Co C Walker Tennent, Walker & Co Tre St Joseph W Noyes Noyes, Norman & Co Toledo W Bell RH Lane & Co B Taylor American Hand Sewed Shoe Company

Building Materials Offered by Huckins & Co in Boston

Hard pine building lumber, flooring and step plank listed with oak and other planks. Mill, wharf and office located on Border street East Boston, with Boston office at 75 State St. Room 4.

Huckins & CO Border Street East Eoston Boston State St

Baeder Abamson Company Advertises Glue and Supplies

Baeder Abamson & Co at 443 Milk Street advertises glue and related products such as Flint sand paper emery paper emery cloth curled hair cowhide whips plastering hair and more. They offer the highest prices for glue stock damaged hides cattle tails and similar items.

Baeder, Abamson & CO

RRAEE 5434DS Fitchburg Railroad Route Schedule

Passenger Station Causeway Street posts new timetable effective Tuesday September 7 1886. Trains include Beane Bouton for the West at 6:50 am with accommodations 8:50 am express with drawing room car to Syracuse and connections to Chicago and St Louis nightly Pullman sleepings for Chicago and New York Central sleeping cars for St Louis the 7 Pat express runs daily with New York Central sleeping car for Chicago via West Shore and 10:30 pm service with New York Central sleeping car to Albany.

Relvathe Vermont Pullman Ars Boston Lowell Harpress Chicago Fitchburg Centre Vermont R. KR Onice Washington Street Bonton New York Central West Shore Railroad Albany H Rovene

Boston and Lowell Railroad Through Service Details Oct 114 186

Boston and Lowell Railroad offers through service from Boston on Causeway Street with offices at 218 Washington Street. Schedules list trains to Titton Lacanian Lake Village Weeks Meredith Ashland Lebanon White River dunellion Mont pelier and more with various times and fares. Local and branch services include Manchester Concord Keene Peterboro Hillsboro Wilton Milford Amherst Greenfield and Green Mountain connections with sleeping and parlor cars to Montreal.

Boston Causeway Street Washington Street Old State House Titton Lacanian Lake Village Weeks Meredith Ashland Wrymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Dunellion Montpelier Essex Junction Warlington St. Albans Montreal Piyimoutin Warren Haverhill Woodsville Newport St. Adohnsbury Sherbrooke Quebec Minatel Claremont White Mountain Northern Division Pullitan Miontreal Central Vermont 2 Passwimpsie R.R Hillsboro Eeilisboro Concora Wilton Milford Amherst SUN Greenfield Washua

Detailed Rail Timetables and Station Listings Across Regions

A dense excerpt presents extensive timetable data with hourly and half hour train and return times for numerous routes and stations including Concord Mass, Waltham, Arlington, Bedford, Lexington, Belmont, Cambridge, and others. It notes general daily service with Sundays, and mentions conductors and general superintendents.

Old Colony Rail Timetable Details From Boston Lines

An extensive timetable lists weekday and Sunday train departures and returns for Old Colony routes from Boston area, covering New York via Hall River Line, Fall River Line, and multiple local branches. It names numerous towns including Braintree, Cohasset, Hingham, Marshfield, Scituate, Plymouth, and Weymouth, with assorted stations and peak times. The notice ends with signature J. Br. Kendrick, General Manager.

Boston Old Colony Station Fall River PELG RIM Bristol New York Brooklyn Jersey City Old State House Washington and State Streets Old Colony J. KR. Kendrick L.H. Palmer Cohasset Hingham Nantasket Beach Weymouths Scituate Marshield Bdaxbury Plymouth Euall Miver Brockton Taunton Newport South Braintree J. BR. Kendrick

Boston and Maine Through Trains Schedule Shown

Train times for Augusta Haviarket square and Causeway street stations list multiple routes to Bangor St John Eastport Calais Halifax Portland Lewiston Rockland Castine Machiasport and North Conway with departures at 7 30 am to 9 00 am and afternoon runs. Include steamer connections from Portland and specific weekday frequencies.

Augusta Haviarket Square Causeway Street Bangor St. John Flatrfax Provinces Havimarket Square Eastport Calais Rio Halifaxs Portland Haymarket Square Lewiston Haymarket Square Branchester Concord N. H North Conway Laymarket Square Rockland Castine Southwest Bar Harbors Machinsport Stexmer Maine Central Grand Frank and Knox & Lincoln

Fragmentary OCR shows time and place codes without clear event

A long garbled line of numbers and abbreviations lists times like 9:39, 4:30, 6:45 and places such as Pa Ret and Billerica. The text lacks coherent context or a discernible event name, making a concrete summary difficult beyond noting it is an unreadable schedule fragment with multiple stations and times.

Western Division Train Schedules Across New England

Almanac style list shows numerous station names including Alton Bay Rochester Farmington and Dover with morning and afternoon times. Sunday trains run from Haverhill Lawrence Lowell Medford Portland and others with multiple daily departures and returns.

Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Beexeter Kennebunk Biddeford Saco Lawrence North Lawrence Geo Ee Ioc South Lawrence Be Ae TAD SUS MSO Malden Medford Melrose Highlands Stoneham SM. Melrose North Andover Slem Newburyport Mending Wakefield Wilmington Workingmen’s Bover Haverhill Lowell Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading and Way

Eastern Division Train Schedules From Boston Station

A dense listing of train times by city stations including Amesbury Beverly Chelsea Everett Salem Rockport Gloucester and Portland with notes on branches and service terms. It names James T. Furber and D. J. Flanders as officials and mentions city ticket office at 305 Washington Street.

City Ticket Office Washington Street Portland Bangor James T. Furber D. J. Flanders

Central Massachusetts Rail Schedule for 1986 Commencing Monday

The Central Massachusetts Rail Commission announces a comprehensive timetable starting Monday October 11 1986. Daily and Sunday trains depart Boston for Jefferson Way Stations and multiple towns including Berlin Hudson Rock Bottom Sudbury Wayland Weston and Waverly with varying morning and evening departures and express services. Lucius Tutille and Mellen serve as Gen Passenger Agent and General Superintendent respectively.

Boston Jefferson and Way SUN Het Jefferson Pau. Bun W. Boylston Boylston Clinton Berlin Hudson Rockbottom Wayland Express Grau Weston Wehnent Waverly Waitham Melmort Waltham Lucius Tutille Mellen

Train Arrangements For Boston And Providence Rail Line

On and after Monday September 6 the schedules list Shore Line Fast Express from Hartford to New York with morning and afternoon departures and various return times. The Shore Line Mail runs Sundays, New York connections via Stonington, and extensive Providence to Mansfield and nearby town departures with multiple return times. A. A. Folsom, Superintendent.

Concord Railroad Schedules From Boston Depots

On and after Oct 11 1886 trains leave Boston from B and L depot for Manchester Concord NH and upper railroads at 730 830 Ex am 1310 1 Ex 3 5 30 7 Ex pm Sundays 1 pm From B and M depot 730 and 12m 6 pm Returning leave Concord for Boston at 680 7 80 10 20 am 2 45 6 05 Ex 6 28 pm Sundays at 7 1 H. E. Chamberlin Supt.

ADM SLO Centre Ainuelboro Li So Concord Amis Em. Lincoln Waltham Belmont Kboxton New York Hall River Line Fall River Line Kearnstable Kiyannis Yarmouth Sandsviceh Atk En Meek Dave Braintree Concord RR. BR Boston B. and Manchester N. H B.and N. N H. E. Chamberlin

Printing Presses for Sale Four-Cylinder Rotary Presses

Four cylinder rotary presses offered for immediate delivery in good working order. Hoe & Co. No. 3 Folio used on the Boston Post. Hoe & Co. No. 5 Folio or Quarto available. Sold at a low price with all appurtenances.

Oliver Ditson & Co Boston BR. Hoe & Co Boston Post R. Hoe & Co

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