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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 22, 1887

Page

7

Fruit and nut market price list from Cape Cod to York State

A market summary lists mixed varieties with prices for cranberries from Cape Cod and York State grapes and pears. It shows crates, boxes, and per bushel rates along with oranges lemons bananas and assorted nuts from Virginia to Jamaica. Prominent items include Cape Cod cranberries 7 per barrel and York State Delawares at 4 5 cents per pound.

Harvey Cape Cod York State Salem Concord Pth Isabella Reddecca Beurre Bose Beurre Palermo Jamaica Aspinwall Port Limon Baracoa Virginia

Local Market Prices For Fresh Produce And Vegetables

A list of current market rates for onions Maltas tomatoes green tomatoes cabbages beets squash hubbards turbans carrots lettuce parsnips turnips white French egg plants celery cauliflower peppers spinach and more with per bush per box per bag and per dozen prices noted. Strong entities include St Andrews and notable price values across multiple produce items.

St Andrews

Meat market keeps prices steady with varied beef and pork items

Pork lard and hams hold steady while fresh beef remains in demand. Veals move slowly as pork, lard, and hams stay unchanged. Beef and veal prices listed for various cuts and weights with plural market terms shown.

Lord Choice Sones City Chicago Brighton

Liverpool and New York Cotton and Market Summary

Liverpool futures open and close steady across December to April spreads with stable spot demand for middling uplands and Orleans. New York spot and futures show slight firmness and steady bids, with Week totals: sales 79,000 bales American 53,000. exports 12,000. total stock 488,000 American 808,000. imports 99,000 American 88,000. Sugar and molasses prices remain firm with refined and raw grades steady.

Liverpool Uplands Orleans Manchester New York Manuas Ponce Cienfuegos Barbadoes

Trade Centre Flour and Wheat Market Reports

Reports from New York and Chicago show flour and wheat markets steady to firmer. Prices for No 2 white and red wheat, corn, oats, and barley range with notable activity in exports and local sales. pork, lard, and beef markets also reflect modest gains and steady supplies amid mixed futures.

Market Report Night Foretells Steady Grains and Livestock Prices

Steady to higher tone across grains with No 2 white rye firm No 2 red wheat at 713/72c and corn firmer. Lard pork and bacon prices mixed with steady whiskey and varied dry salt meats. receipts led by flour and wheat, while shipments show active movement in multiple states including Cincinnati Toledo Minneapolis and Detroit markets.

New York Minnesota Chicago Canada Ric Dull Long Island Jersey Bbis Mess Tierces Western Tierces City Liverpool Straits Milwaukee Boyec Louls Wisconsin Cincinnati Toledo Minneapolis Detroit

Hog and Cattle Markets Across Cities Oct 21

Hogs steady in Peoria with 500 receipts. Kansas City reports 6500 hogs expected with 898 shipments. St Louis buyers at 415 445 to 445 460 for hogs. Chicago cattle receipts 5000 with steers to 525 and hogs strong 420 to 465. sheep slow with natives 284 to 400 and lambs 420 to 550.

Peoria Kansas City ST. Louis Chicago

Cotton Market Summary for Oct Twenty First in Seven Ports

Cotton markets show mixed tones with varied net receipts and stocks across ports. Augusta and Savannah report steady to firm futures, while New Orleans and Memphis display strong demand and large export movements. Consolidated seven day totals show rising exports to Great Britain and Europe, with port stocks totaling over 571 thousand bales.

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

Foreign Markets Report From London And Liverpool

London markets show wheat quiet and steady with firm corn and steady Paris spot wheat. Liverpool bids hold, breadstuffs firm with solid demand. No 1 California wheat priced around 6s 4d to 6s 6d for various months. Danubian and Walla Walla grains noted with steady or firm pricing.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Walla Walla Paris Liverpool California Michigan Antwerp

Imports and Exports. Steamer Cephalonia cargo list 1887

A detailed port ledger from Liverpool dated Oct 21 1887 itemizes imports aboard the steamer Cephalonia. Entries name shippers such as Baring Bros & Co and Little, Brown & Co and list goods including vermillion, woollens, lin tings, china, hardware, earthenware, pianos, books, leather, iron, logs of tin plates, and various cases and casks shipped from firms like Jordan, Marsh, Cushing & Bliss, and W H Davis & Co. The long inventory records dozens of consignments with quantities noted (cases, casks, bundles, crates) and partner firms across textile, hardware, and manufacturing sectors.

Liverpool Eng Baring Bros & Co Little, Brown & Co Geiber Speigeleisen Purdy & Nicholas Holder & Herrick Gust Lundberg Noyes Bros Torrey, Bright & Capen Richard Briggs Wellington & Co W Cross George D Atkins Stowell & Co Bigelow, Kennard & Co Ligens Wilson, Larabee & Co Dodo Stone & Owner TK Earle Mant Co fses_ cottons Frost & Adams Dodo Wadfyrth Howland & Co Cumner, Jones T Hardy & Co Linder & Meyer Stone & Downer H Davis & Co Cushing & Bliss Stedman & Fuller Saco Water Power Machine Brigham R Richards Zenas Sears J & J Murdock Cottons Brown, Durrell & Co Macallar Parker & Co H White & Co Oliver Ditson & Co Kimball & Eo Houghton, Mifflin & Co Riley & Gray Shuman &Co Burdett & Young

Boston to New York and coastal service schedule update

The notice presents a dense timetable of trains and steamship connections from Boston to New York and to coastal towns like Plymouth Hyannis and Plymouth via Fall River Line. It lists departures and returns with multiple routes and times, noting service start dates and special weekend variants.

Fall River Weymouths Mingham Cohas Scituate Marshfield Duxbury Plymouth Cohasset Hingham Brockton Taunton Newport South Mraintree South Braintree New Bedford Middleboro Stonington York Boston & Providence Railroad New York Washington State Street Boston & Providence R. ER J. W. Richardson Boston A. A. Folsom Boston & Providence R. R

Massive Goods Sale Entries from London and New York Markets

A sprawling inventory lists goods, shipments, and consignments from London to New York ports. Items include textiles, hardware, glassware, sugar, ropes, dyes, leather, and iron, with numerous firms such as Williams & Everett, Stone & Downer, Baring Bros & Co, J B Moors & Co, and Oliver Ditson & Co. The document records quantities like cases, bales, casks, and tons, alongside sailing lines and railroad consignments.

Exports Report From Multiple British and North American Ports

A detailed list of export cargoes dated October 21 1887 from Little Glace Bay Sydney Yarmouth London and other ports. It names schooners and steamers with vast quantities of meal beef flour oatmeal cornmeal oil canned goods leather rubber goods furniture and many other items. The shipment includes Minnie Louise Townsend Yarmouth and Milanese among vessels with items like butter cheese tallow lard fish glue and electrical goods.

Little Glace Bay Minnie Louise Sydney Sarah A Townsend Yarmouth London Eng

Staple Product Receipts October 21 1887

The record lists totals for staple goods including cotton, sugar, flour, oats, corn, beans, beef, pork, lard, butter, and tea with quantities in bales, bushels, boxes, packs, and cases. Named items appear with year figures 1887 and 1886, showing comparative receipts across several categories.

Receipts Reported for Railroads in 1887 Trade Totals

Receipts list for Boston & Albany Grand Junction and Providence lines dated October 21 1887 shows shipments of cotton wool flour corn oats wheat malt feed pork lard sugar butter cheese eggs beans apples potatoes hay lumber leather skins and other goods in bales bbls boxes and cars across multiple railroads. Names include Boston & Albany Grand Junction Providence with various cargo figures.

Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Western Division Lowell Railroad Express Conor Sas Hepcer Snes Care Sci. A Rees Bacaelab Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad al Bird Owen

CURT CHESTER'S ENGLISH PREFERRED REMEDY

Ad for Chichester's English Pennyroyal Piles stating it is the original genuine product. Consumers urged to ask their druggist or send 4 cents for particulars by return mail. Distributed by CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CO. in Philadelphia with Boston agents Geo. C. Goorwin & Co.

Curt Chester Chichester Chichester Chemical CO Philadelphia Penn Geo. C. Goorwin & Co Boston Mass

Proposals for Cast Iron Water Pipes in Boston 1887

Sealed proposals for cast iron water pipes to Boston Water Works must be received by November 4 1887 and opened publicly. Bidders must list names and addresses and attach a $1000 certified check. Delivery begins spring 1838 and completes by July 1 1885 with specified pipe tons and special castings. Specifications at City Engineer Office Boston City Hall. Water Board may reject any or all proposals.

City of Boston City Hall Boston Water Board Boston Water Works Tne Svill The Water Board William B. Smart

Boston and Maine Rail Lines Schedule From Haymarket Station

Train times listed for routes from Haymarket and Causeway Street stations to Portland Halifax St John Eastport Rockland and Manchester with departures at 8 30 am 1 pm 7 pm and various other daily or weekday slots. Includes steamer connections and multiple coastal towns served by the Western and Eastern NAT Iv ts lines in October 1887.

New York Fall River Boston Qld Colony Brooklyn Jersey City Annex Splsness Seamhers Pilgrim Brissol Old State House Old Colony IAL V AD Lwia Auguasta Haymarket Causeway St Argor St. John Halifax Rovinees Haymarket St Eastport Calatsa Alie N. B N. A Portland Rockland Castine Bar Ffarbors Manchester N. H North—Haymarket North —Haymarket Sq Portmarket Sq Way St Treas Mains Central Grandnd Grandnd Knox& Lincoln Railways Causeway St. Stallion

Boston Area Rail Timetable Fragments Surface

A dense OCR snippet lists numerous train times and routes across Boston area stations including Andover Lowell Malden Medford Reading Wilmington and Dover with weekday and Sunday trains. It reads like a public timetable page showing departures and arrivals with varied punctuation and garbled characters.

Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Dansvers Exeter Great Falls Haverfill Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence South Lawrence Lowell Malden Medford Metrose Highls i Merrimac Reading Wankefield Wilmington Land Bangor Lewiston

Boston to Amesbury and Coastal Towns Train Schedule

Intricate Eastern Division timetable listing departures from Boston Causeway Street to Amesbury and multiple seaside towns including Chelsea Revere Lynn Salem Newburyport Portland Bangor and Halifax. Notes mention Workingmen's train Thursdays Saturdays and Pullman cars on Portland and Bangor trains with city ticket office at 606 Washington Street.

Montreal & West Vermont Pullman Boston Lowell Chicago Fitchburg Central Vermont R. R Washington Street J. W. Hobart W. Cummings Pass St. Albans Causeway Street Amesbury Breverly Biddeford Chelsea Beaver Everett Greatalls Rochester Hampton Beach North Hampton Rye Beach Ipswich Lynn Marblehead Swampscoty Branch Middleton Newburyport Tom North Conway Peabody and Danvers Portsmouth Revere Mockport Iloucester Salem York Marbor & Beach Swampscott Wenham Wolfeboro Lynn and Way Portland Bangor St. John Halifax Viasaugus South Reading Haymarket Square James T. Furber J. Flanders

Boston and Lowell Railroad Time Schedule 1887

Boston area and Northern Division trains listed with through services to Montreal, Wells River, and Concord all stations and branches noted. Timetable includes 8:30 am 1 pm 7 pm peak trips, parlor car details, local Boston service, and agents Mell en and Geo W Storer.

Boston & Lowell Railroad Boston Causeway Street City Washington Street Old State House Fort Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Arren Haverhill Woodsville Littleton Bethlehem Fabyans Lancaster Whitefield Franklin, Lebanon and White St. Johnsbury Newart Sherbrooke Quebec Passumpsic White River Junction Wells River Bristol Claremont Montpelier Essex Junction Burtington St. Albans Montreal N. H SUN Keene Peterboro Hillsboro Hilllsboro Concord Wilton Milford Amherst Greenfield Nashua

Central Massachusetts Railroad Opens to Ware

The Central Massachusetts Railroad begins service to Ware starting Monday October 10 1887 with trains from Boston to Ware Barre and Rutland West Hoylston Oakdale Jefferson and various towns. Timetabled departures include 7 15 am 12 5 pm and 3 40 pm with additional winter and Sunday runs. George W Storer general passenger agent and C F Mellen general superintendent signaled the rollout.

Boston & Providence Boston New York Shore Line Providence Pawtucke Ile Attleboro Anne Mt. Hope Forest Hills Ts Tas Nf Ae M. Dud SUN Winchester West Medford Colle HUM Solheim Concord Monaoe Bedford Mellen Geo. W. Storer Central Massachusetts R. R Ware Barre Rutland West Hoylston Oakdale Jefferson Budeos Meckbottom Sudbury Wayland Weston Altham Pioem Waverley BUN Selmont Pass G’r

Baeder Adamson & Co Advertises Glue and Supplies

Baeder Adamson & Co manufacturers of glue Flint sand paper emery paper emery cloth curled hair and plastering hair list but damaged hides with price quotes and stock details from 143 Milk Street.

Baeder, Adamson & CO Milk Street

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