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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1886

Page

7

Grain and provisions report from market notes

Market summary shows corn steady with no price change and oats lower. Rye and barley listed at No 2 with modest declines. Provisions higher with pork and lard up, whiskey firm. Receipts and shipments detail wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley totals across flour and grain categories.

Cotton Markets Report October 26 Across Ports

Port by port summaries show mixed activity with receipts and stocks varying. New Orleans and Memphis firm. Savannah and Charleston steady. New York and Philadelphia mixed. overall U S stocks in the low millions with exports to Britain France and the continent.

Augusta Galveston Great Britain New Orleans France Continent Paris Memphia Savannah Charleston Breaey Wilmington Norfolk C. Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cnoss Iss Dei Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville United States

Market Receipts and Shipments Reported for Hogs Cows Sheep

Receipts and shipments listed across categories with figures for hogs cattle and sheep. Trade notes Texas steady with cows around 2.16 to 2.66 per hundredweight and steers near 2.64 to 3.05, while hogs range around 75 to 85 per hundredweight and packing lots near 3.0. Sheep receipts show 600 head with steady demand for natives and westerns, with prices around 3.50 per head on lighter lots.

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Beerbohne reports to chamber of commerce

London and Liverpool market notes on wheat and corn prices and shipments. Off coast activity quiet with no arrivals. wheat and flour firm in Paris markets, weaker in Liverpool. London trade unchanged while American receipts noted. weather cold and dry with pork, bacon, lard, and cheese prices listed.

Tandon Beerbohne Chamber of Commerce Wallin Liverpool

Imports and shipments across Atlantic ports 1586 lists

A compact catalog of consignments: shingles and lumber from Apalachicola Brunswick and Pascagoula, waste paper and bales from London, hides wool and tobacco products, cement and chalk, beverage and dry goods, with firms like Williams Haskins co Baring Bros co Peabody Whitney and Hooper Lewis noted among others.

Apalachicola Geneva Williams Haskins & Son Brunswick George MrQuesten & Co London Enc British Crown Baring Bros & Co Hooper, Lewis & Co Peabody & Co Emmerton & Co Peabody & Whitney S&s Pierce & Co Pascagoula William F Hall & Co

Exports Oct 26 1886 Pictou and Alberton NS

Shipping export record notes Moss Glen from Pictou Alberton NS with 406 casks sand 25 barrels superphosphate lime 52 cases 1 crate 3 barrels glassware 100 barrels kerosene oil 52 dyeweed 75 boxes and Endeavor from Joggins NS with 15 barrels kerosene oil.

Pictou and Alberton Moss Glen Joggins Endeavor

Receipts October 26 1826 Hipston Albany Railroad Trade

Record shows Hipston and Albany Railroad entries for cargo receipts dated October 26 1826 listing 71 bales cotton valued at 86 dollars per bushel of corn 3574 bushels oats 852 bushels and wheat amounts.

Hipston & Albany

Railroad era market list of goods and freight items

A dense compilation of commodity and freight entries by railroad divisions and lines. It lists quantities of cotton wool flour corn wheat malt millfeed tallow butter cheese eggs beans apples potatoes and leather, with numerous railroads noted such as Grand Junction Boston Providence Old Colony Fitchburg New York & New England Boston & Maine Boston & Blaine Boston & Lowell Br Express and By Sea.

Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Boston & Blaine Railroad Western Division Boston & Lowell Railroad Br Express

Boots and Sitoks Brisk Spring Trade Forecast

Salesmen report daily arrivals of buyers and rising sample orders, signaling a heavy spring trade. Factories visit varied towns to place early orders on staple goods with stable prices, while novelty ornamentation and wide use of beads and bows appear. Rubber goods demand grows with boots and warm wear, and weekly boot and shoe shipments to outside New England rise from last year.

New England

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town Atlanta to York

A wide roster lists boot and shoe buyers and agents visiting from multiple cities including Atlanta Moore Marsh Co and Buck Cator Neer Bloomington Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Nashville St Louis St Joseph Toledo Philadelphia York and others. The notice compiles names firms and origins. clients include John A Smith W L Laws Henry Crane Charles Durrell George Cady Childs Goodbar and many more.

Atlanta John A Smith Moore, Marsh & Co E Kingsbury Edwin Bates & Co Athona Penn H Johnson Baltimore W . Carroll Carroll, Adams & Co Tre, Duite Men Ira O Mann Syd Buck Buck, Cator & Neer Ads Bloomington D Smith Smith & Co Arts P Smith RP Smith & Sons Chicago Miss Montgomery Montgomery & Go Kansas City Mo—H Patterson Patterson, Thomas & Co Tre Knoxville, Tenn E E McMillan McMillan, Hazen & Co Beokuk la lHi W Huiskamp Huiskamp Bros Mansfield, Ohm Weaver Mi Weaver & Co Metaphis Tenn Mi Goodbar E J Carrington Goodbar & Co Nashville J B Richardson Richardson, Mason & Co Shade Murray Murray, Dibreli & Co Omaha Morse Morse & Co Asia Philadelphia Bainbridge Portsmouth EF Tracy C P Tracy & Co Pittsburg W Bell R H Lane & Co Ada J S Rogers Dewey, Rogers & Co Toledo Smith Smith, Simmons & Peabody Towanda D Humphrey Humphrey Broa & Tracy Wilmington William A French George Rifrench & Sons York M B Spahr Spahr & Sons

Poorest sweetest cod liver oil marketed by Caswell Hazard Co

Advertisement claims Caswell Hazard & Co New York offers a pure sweet cod liver oil from fresh livers. It asserts patients prefer it and physicians deem it superior to rival oils. Also promotes Juniper Tar Soap for chapped hands face pimples and rough skin from Caswell Hazard & Co New York.

Caswell, Hazard & CO New York

Printing Presses for Sale Four Cylinder Rotary

Four cylinder rotary presses offered for sale by R Hoe and Co. Press No 3 arranged for Folio formerly used on the Boston Post. Also R Hoe four cylinder rotary Folio or Quarto No 32. Units can be delivered immediately in good working order with all appurtenances and will be sold at a low price.

R. Hoe & Co Boston Post C&s

Proposals for Iron Bedsteads at Selangskill Arsenal 1886

Sealed proposals due by noon on Wednesday November 94 1886 at the Depot Quartermaster Office PuyaApelPuya Penn for furnishing and delivering 1090 iron bedsteads with wire woven bunk bottoms and mosquito bar attachments to the Selangskill Arsenal. Bids may be for complete bedsteads or beds only and must note delivery start and completion dates. Government may reject all. preference to American production if price and quality equal. Address to M J Ludington Deputy Quartermaster General U S Army.

Jrovusalln Quartremaster Gitann Errema Puyaapelpuya Penn Selangskill Arsenal Preise Citica Npwleaton United States Military Prison Port Leavenworth Kan Pacific Coast Dw. Pope Cant. & Ass Q. M U.S. Army

Trains From Boston Station Schedule Revised 1886

The corrected timetable lists weekday departures from Boston Foot of Summer Street to Ashcroft and many other destinations including Blackstone Tocks, Norwood, Providence, and New York routes. It notes depots, stopping points, and varying times, with Sunday trains to Norwood Central and intermediate stations.

Boston Station Summer Street Ashcroft Third Street Blackstone Tdsonbury BAG GAG Keadley Atreet USO Ellis T. Wu Endicott Bo Poehistkil Landing Prandéttin Forest Avenue Mariford Bearvard Street Ea i BLU GSS Hyde Ewes GAO Mightand Lake Fla Anling Tory Diba Elabe Otha Stanchester Gako Tao Shy Loo Ae Ooo RM Mt. Bowdoin Britain Newburg New London New York Middletown Biitford Norwich Norwren Norwoo Lulo Putawan Rendville Pieckg Bok Las Rockville Southbridge Paltons Say Pill Washington Pat Waterbury Weel Micentic Wwinslowys Bam Webster Raton Norwood Central I Dubo

Proposals to Remove Rock in Portsmouth Harbor

Sealed proposals for blasting and removing rock from Gangway Rock in Portsmouth harbor New Hampshire will be received at the office until 3 PM Wednesday November 17 1886. Bidder attendance welcomed. Plank forms and information provided on request. Jared A. Smith Major of Engineers.

Portemouth Harbor Low Busmpshire Nember Orrick Portlas Portsment Harbor N. L Jared A. Smith Mandsay Detroit City of New York Ceckece River New Mampeshire United States Portland Ale Cochero River New Hampshire Congress Street

Proposals for five gun-forgings and armor plates

Navy Department seeks 1310 tons steel forgings and 4500 tons armor plates for modern ordnance and armored ships. U.S. manufacturers must provide fully domestic production, delivery schedules, and proofs of plant adequacy. Sealed bids due by December 30, 1886, with separate or combined bids allowed.

Aamerica United States Navy Department Wasnixuron D. C United States Navy Department Congress Eictage Bureau of Ordnance Washington, D.C Senate Willers Cowhesney Secretary of the Navy

Reduction of Fare to New York By Rail from Boston

Public notice announces reduced fare 3.09 for steamers and rail lines to New York with limited tickets to New York only. Express trains from Boston to Providence via Stonington depart 6 30 PM daily except Sundays, arriving next morning. Tickets and state rooms secured at 2014 Washington Sommer State street, Boston and Providence Railroad Station. J W Richardson Boston Agent A A Folsom Superintendent Boston and Providence Railroad.

New York Massachusetts Rhode Ysigne Boston Providence Stonington A. Mi Washington, Sommer State Street Boston & Providence Bk. i J.W. Richardson A.A. Folsom Boston & Proviolence R. R Fitchburg Railroad Kunaner Houtrh Cuiseway Street Besten Acco Syracuse N.o Chicago St. Lewis Pullman Var Newwork Central St. Boum New York Central Chicegs West Shore Railroad Albany Kor Torey The West Greenfield North Adame Gardner Saldwinville Fod Athel Gul Pall River Bhlis Pear Amicx Brooklyn Jersey City Washington State Streets Old Colony Lob Palaser Manoer Arent Old State

Boston and Maine Through Trains Schedule Fragment

Partial timetable shows Boston and Maine routes with Augusta Haymarket and Causeway stations. Listings include several daily departures to Halifax Saint John Portland and Machiasport with various times and connections, plus strand notes for North Conway and Concord New Hampshire lines.

Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Waneger St. Dohn Halifax Province Haymarket Sq Causeway A Ae Eort Cassia Mmie Dohm N. B Helit N.S Irland

Western Revision Trains Andover Andover Trips

Railroad sampler shows mixed timetable data with numerous station names and times. It lists departure and return patterns for multiple routes including Andover Dover Lawrence and Newburyport with various hourly and half hour marks across weekdays and Sunday services.

Rail schedule fragment hints regional transit timings

A dense list of station names and irregular time figures from Amesbury to Portland and Salem outlines a complex regional railway schedule. The fragment mentions multiple branches, generic times, and passenger services overseen by James F. Furd and D. J. Flanders, general managers.

Old Colony timetable shows New York via Fall River Line and Boston routes

A dense late 19th century timetable lists weekday departures and returns to New York via Fall River Line and connections across numerous Massachusetts towns, with freighted notes on times, via Brockton Taunton and bridges. It includes peculiar train numbers, transfer points, and special weekend adjustments. connects Boston stations to Plymouth, Cohasset, Norwell, and coastal towns, with details for Sunday and holiday runs.

Cohasset Ingham Weymouths Scituate Marshicla Duxbury Plymneowth Burbam Plymouth Pall River Brookton Taunton Brockton New York South Braintree Way Taunnton Oron cOron Fall River J. B. Kendrick

Train routes and connections on New York to New Haven lines

The passage lists multiple routes from New York via the Air Line Route through New Haven to towns including Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury and Willimantic with a dining car between Boston and Willimantic. It notes through service to Hartford New Britain Bristol and Norwich along with connections to Philadelphia Baltimore Washington and Richmond via New York and New Haven. Tickets and information are obtainable at 500 Washington Street or at the depot.

New York Ern Town New Haven Guston York Finntford New Britain Waterbury Danbury Pishail Suniay 3 Air Line Grand Central Depot Opma Hartford Watermiry Boston Willimantic Vie Bristol Philabel Haven Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Washington Richmond Pullman Cary Ba Px Press

Local firms listed as reliable city suppliers

The column names several businesses includingGMORG the best reliable in the city. It mentions LECTROTY PIXG and Stereotyping BAY STATE ELECTROTYPE FOUNDRY and other firms such as 26 hot APES-FERE and URGLAR PHROO QPARTON Sate and Koren Works Co., RLG Sudbury St.

Gmorg Lectroty BAY State Electrotype Foundry Qparton Sate Koren Rlg Sudbury St

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