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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1887

Page

7

Cotton market moves through January to May with steady prices

The report details spot markets in various regions with prices for middling uplands and Orleans, and steady New York spot quotes. It lists March to September futures bids and asks, Manchester yarns, and mixed sugar prices including raw and refined grades, with molasses values for cargo lots from Porto Rico to Cuba.

Orleans New York Aslo Sas Manchester Manila Belmont A Porto Rico Cienfuegos Barbadoes Cuba

Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report 1837 Week Ending Sept 6

Market totals show cattle 887, sheep 13 780, calves 764, swine 740, with state breakouts from New Hampshire to New York and Western. Prices list beef, store cattle, sheep and lambs, hides, tallow, and skins. cars over roads Boston & Lowell 46 and Fitchburg 604 noted.

Cattie Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts New York Boston & Lowell Fitchburg Eastern

Market News Weekly Grain Prices and Receipts Report

New York trade centers report flour receipts 60 881 pkgs and 10 573 sacks goods, with Western and State flour ranges from 2 60 to 4 90 per unit. Wheat receipts 318 970 bushels with No 2 Chicago 79 24c and No 1 hard 8742 8734c, rail and river markets vary. rye, barley, oats also noted. Provisions firm in Cincinnati and Chicago with pork around 15 15 25 per unit and lard near 6 30. Freight and miscellaneous prices listed for metals and other commodities.

New York Ohio Minnesota Chicago Petroleum—United Tierces Western Steam Tierces City Continent South America Cincinnati ST. Louis Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Minneapolis Northern Nooe

Chicago Hog and Cattle Markets Report

Cattle receipts 8000 with shipments 2000. steady market. Shipping steers 2 to 54, 500 stockers and feeders 150 to 300. Cows, bulls and mixed terms around 1290 to Texans 165.

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Hogs and Sheep Receipts Mixed in Western Market

In St Louis on September 6 hogs sold firmer with Yorkers at 5 5 30 and mixed packers around 0 5 380. Butchers to extra rose, with firmer prices overall. Sheep receipts totaled 3000 with 1000 shipments and natives and Texans noted at key prices.

ST. Louis

Cotton Markets Report Shows Mixed Net Receipts Across Ports

Across Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Savannah Charleston Memphis Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and other ports, net receipts and exports mark varied activity with prices ranging from mid 9c to around 10c. Consolidated figures show four day totals of 37,880 receipts and 103,485 stock across all US ports.

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

Boston to New York trains through Far River Line and return details

Timetables list weekday departures from Boston to New York via Fall River and return via Taunton Brockton and other connections. Includes numerous intermediate stops such as Barnstable Yarmouth Provincetown Cohasset Weymouth Plymouth and Nantucket with varied morning and evening times and boat connections. Officials: ED L Connor and J F Kendrick.

Boston New York Fall River Weymouths Hingham Cohasset Scituate Marshfeld Duxbury Weymouth Plymouth Dux Wry Marshfield Fail River Brockton Taunton Taurtton Newport South Braintree Aunton New Bedford Middleboro Nantucket Cottage City Wood's Hall Falmouth Monument Beach Boyannis Yarmouth Barnstable Sandwich Buzzards Bay Oneet Bay Wareham Ood’s Hall Hyannis Buzzard’s Bay Onsetty Fall Rivrr L. Connor J. Fi. Kendrick Gen. Pass Sun

Boston and Maine Through Trains to Bar Harbor and Maine Points

Train schedule from Boston to Bar Harbor Portland and Maine Central routes. Services include through trains from Boston Haymarket to Bar Harbor with connections via Causeway Street and Haymarket. calls to Eastport Calais and Southwest Harbor. special Pullman vestibule car service depart Boston at 9 15 am and Bar Harbor at 3 45 pm arriving Portland 6 55 pm and Boston next day.

Bar Augusta Haymarket Sq Causeway St Sanger Bar Ekarbor Haymark Causeway St. Statio Eastport Calais Halifax Neece Jocklawa Castine Southwest Bar Harbors Portland Wewiston Manchester Concord N. HK North—Haymarket Sq North Conway Boston Haymarket Square Bare Bar Harbor Mt. Desert

Rail timetables for New York and New England lines

Train schedules list weekday and Sunday departures from Bogton Station and other stations, with times to and from New York, Boston, Providence, Hartford and surrounding towns. Includes service notes and intermediate stops, plus return times and connections for multiple routes.

Historic Rail Schedules Spur Confusing Timetables

On Monday a revised rail timetable spans New York Boston Providence Attleboro Pawtucket and towns like East Foxboro Sharon and Stoughton. It lists departures from Shore Line Fast Express and returns with varied times and nights. freight and passenger services appear interwoven with limited clarity.

Evidence Railroad Tent Ork New York San Providence Pawtucket

Boston and Albany Railroad Time Tables

Boston and Albany time tables show divisions, ticket office at stations and 232 Washington Street Boston with through tickets. Schedules include departures to New York Buffalo Chicago Detroit and local stops with excerpts of express and night trains, with notes on Sundays and special summer departures.

Tivnsé Washington Street Boston Pringfield Mae Semere Iba Ny Lange Winutes Junction Sunany Newton Lower Falls Wellesley Hillls Worcester Newton Highlands Brookline A. S&s. Hanson Gen. Faas NEW Stonington York Boston & Providence Railroad New York Washington State Street Boston & Providence It J. W. Richardson A. A. Folsom Boston & Providence KR C P. New England Limited Air Line Grand Central Depot Hartford New Britain Waterbury Willimantic Philadelphia New Haven Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Gardner and Miller’s Falls Direenfield Lincoln Sun Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard Ie Nashua N. H Ayer Junction Gp Im North Leominster Saratoga Union Square Somerville Waltham Ieeem. Sun Watertown Union Market Mt. Auburn Miller’s Falls South Acton Hoosac Tunnel John Adams

Commodity Shipments by Railroads and Carriers

Old Colony and New York & New England railroads report quantities of wool, lard, bacon, butter, cheese, tea, coffee, sugar, potatoes, beef, hides, skins, and other goods. Freight totals appear as bales, boxes, cases, bbls, rolls, and cars, with extensive lengths of livestock and produce consignments across multiple divisions and routes.

Market Report from London Liverpool Amsterdam Paris and Antwerp

Shipping market news lists cargoes off the coast with wheat and corn quiet and firm in different ports. London reports slow movement while Mark Lane and Paris show firm markets. Liverpool records steady wheat and firm bacon and cheese. Antwerp notes California wheat prices and Paris flour price.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Antwerp Plour

Opened London wool sale as 1887 September series begins

London reports the September wool sales opening with strong turnout from home and continental buyers. Cross-breds show keen competition while merino bids are cautious, and Cape of Good Hope Natal and German buyers influence the market. Prices shift slightly with totals for New Zealand New South Wales Queensland Victoria and other districts listed.

London Merioos Cape of Good Hope Natal New Zealand New South Wales Queensland Victoria Swan River Yasmania Falkland

Shipping cargo entries from Barrington and Liverpool harbor lists

A dated shipping list from Sept 6 1887 records brig Red Rose and several schooners with cargoes including mackerel sugar rope lumber potatoes lobsters leather pelts codfish and cattle hair. Entries name T J Jones Co Delong Seaman and others with cargo details and vessel notes.

Bimports Barrington Seven Brothers Jonesco Humacoa Brig Red Rose Continental Sugar Liverpool Poster & Co H E Woodward & Co Stone Delong & Seaman T Russell & Co

Foreign Exports List for Sept 6 1887

Shipping record details exports from several ports including Cow Bay Digby Annapolis Yarmouth and Rosy North America brig Achilles steamer New York and Yarmouth steamer with flour oatmeal meal refined petroleum hardware and various goods including lard oil glassware boots and shoes marble and rope, with quantities listed for each shipment.

Cow Bay North America Arendal Elsinore Achilles Digby and Annapolis New York Yarmouth

Receipts Report for Three Rail Lines on Sept 6 1887

A transcription of freight receipts dated September 6 1887 from Boston and Albany Grand Junction and Providence Nailrood rail lines listing quantities of wool flour corn oats malt feed tallow grease bams lard butter oleo cheese eggs beans apples potatoes hay straw lumber leather skins bales cotton and related goods in bales barrels sacks and cars across the three railroads.

Cordage & Co Doibisie England Nova Scotia Miquelon Langley British West Indies Uruguay Belgium Africa Boston Pbla Lee Italy Brazil Esas Cement Jamaica Logwood Progreso Ewes Ags Hee Lron Dry Goods Boon Sisal Gr Calcutta Stone Manila West Coast Germany Porto Rico Wee Ceeenve Old Colony Railroad Bates Wool New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Lowell Railroad Express Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Nailrord

Boston Rail Timetable Morning and Sunday Train Arrivals

A dense list of train departures and arrivals across multiple towns including Boston and suburbs. Timings show various morning and Sunday routes to Andover Dover Haverhill Melrose Malden Medford Reading North Lawrence Newburyport Portsmouth and more with numerous intermediate stops and periods of inconsistent OCR.

Alton Bay Rochester Farming Andover Aim Dover J Vers J Ter Great Falls Haverhill Georgetown Kennebunk Biddeford Saco North Lawrence So Lawrence Iell Malden Medford Llam M. Melrose Hughlands Stoneham Melrose Newburyport Reading Saiens Akefield Wilmington

Eastern Division Train Schedule Messages from Boston Area

Dense OCR of a regional timetable lists departure times from Boston stations to Amesbury Beverly Chelsea and many coastal towns. Multiple times across many stops include 6.05 7.30 am 12 30 pm 9.20 pm and late evening. The fragment shows numerous station names and irregular digits.

Hamemuy Ou Wy Tranny Vekd Shudiey Street Kilis Fishkill-on-Madson Franklin Forest Avenue Warvard Street Dodgeville Attleboro North Attleboro East Foxboro Sharon Amesbury M. Beverly Chelsea Dover Ami Ester Beach North i Ipswich Marblehead Middie Newbury North Coreabody Ig Bsay Beechport Wolfeboro Thay Oe Umton T.uu

Boston and Lowell Railways Through Service Summary

Train schedule excerpt shows daily Sunday-except trains from Boston to Needham and Wells, with listed departure times and returns. Also notes long distance through services to New York Philadelphia and Montreal with connections, dining and parlor cars, and local stops via Concord Nashua and Lowell.

Time table and train schedule information published

A timetable lists full information for local and through trains with station availability. It names Melllen Georg W Storer as general superintendent and passenger agent, plus multiple stations and times throughout the day.

Mellen Geo. W. Storer

Oak Island to Point of Pines Travel Timetable

Oak Island and Point of Pines schedule lists multiple departure times with routes via Saugus and South Reading Branches. Special notes include Thursdays and Saturdays operation, station in Boston at Haymarket square, and non stops at Oak Island. Passenger services advertised by James T. Furber and D. J. Flanders as general managers.

Oak Island Point OF Penes Weston la Am Point of Pines Locps Sun SUN Aim Saugus Workingmen South Reading Boston Haymarket Square City Washington Street Portland Bangor James T.furber D. J. Flanders

Local Schedules for Transit Routes Across Wayland Weston Belmont

OCR reading shows transit timetable fragments for multiple towns including Wayland Weston Belmont and Waltham with times such as 7.15, 9, 10 am and 4.45 pm. Mentions include pax agents Supt C8 Mel and general supervision by GEO W st Ol EY Gen.

Shay Rock Bottom Waltham SUN Geo. W Beawy Ee Wayland Weston Belmont Pass G’r Agt

Daily express timetable with sleeping cars to major cities

Train schedule fragment lists multiple daily express departures with sleeping cars to Chicago Cincinnati and St Louis. Mentions Albany Troy Belmont Waverley and other stops with varied times and a few price markers.

Albany Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Troy SUN Belmont and Waverley

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