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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1888

Page

7

Cotton Market Dips as Storm Losses Lessen in South

The report notes improved market sentiment as storms recede in the South and cotton prices show gains. New York middling uplands quoted around 10 7-16¢ with futures steady to firm. Liverpool futures also mixed while regional ports report varied receipts and stocks.

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Pipeline certificates and oil certificates market notes

Opening at 10am on September 14, 1888 with highest and lowest quotes for PIPE LINE CERTIFICATES. Closing 3 pm September 14, 1888. COTTONSEED OIL CERTIFICATES show openings and closing times and daily high and low quotes. BLOB certificates also close at 3 pm on September 14, 1888 with opening times noted.

Market Roundup Shows Firm Prices Across Commodities

Tallow and city markets report firm demand with small offerings and varied quotes. New York notes firm tone for prime city sales up to 50 000 lbs. Coffee markets see firmer activity with fair cargoes and rising interest. Whiskey prices listed for Chicago at 120 with St Louis and Cincinnati at 114. Turpentine and rosin show activity in New York and related products. petroleum closes mixed with RSW and gases cited.

New York Bsc Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Turpentine and Petroleum Turpentine Rosin Witle Petroleum

Thames-1232 steamer brings varied commodities to Barbados

The Thames-1232 steamer arrived at Barbados on September 14, 1888, carrying 20 tierces of sugar for Boston Sugar Refinery, along with 3 tierces copper, 3 tierces yellow metal, and 1 bb crass. Additionally, Cotton & Laley supplied miscellaneous goods.

Barbados Thames Boston Crass Cotton & Laley

Exports and cargo listings from multiple ports dated Sept 14 1888

Shipping and goods reported from Arroyo Glasgow Yarmouth Rockport and other ports. Items include lumber flour tobacco lard apples bricks hardware crates cattle pigs machinery dry goods and various sacks bales and bbls with quantities and destinations. Steamer and schooner movements noted with cargo details across Atlantic ports.

Arroyo Brig Sullivan Glasgow Hibernian Cmbrella Yarmouth Rockport Clara Liverpool Dexter Belleveau Cove Urbain

Staple Product Receipts From September 14 1888 Ledger

Historical ledger reads Staple products and receipts dated September 14 1888 with figures for cotton wool cheese flour eggs cornmeal corn beans oats apples wheat potatoes malt rye hay tallow leather pork lard hides and other goods. The record lists quantities in bales boxes barrels sacks and bushels with yearly totals for 1888, 1887 and earlier.

Bob Se TSS Asa MNOS Lee Wens KO

Receipts tally for three railroads in 1888

Summary of shipments and stock items for Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Boston and Providence, and Mold Colony Railroads dated Sept 14 1888. Catalogs wool, flour, corn meal and grains, meats, butter, cheese, eggs, leather, skins, tea coffee and other goods by bale, box, barrel, or carload, with quantities listed in sacks, bales, tubs, cases, and tons. Names of routes and item totals highlight cross-railroad trade activity.

Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Mold Colony Railroad

Freight House Inventory Across Rail Lines

Readable remnants list quantities of goods moved by New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Boston Maine and Boston & Maine with by express and by sea figures including bales of wool flour meal and leather bbls of tallow lard butter cheese apples potatoes and other items. totals on several lines appear with varying units and partial summaries.

Foreign Markets Report from London and Liverpool Trade

London and Liverpool market summaries show wheat and corn easing slightly with quiet demand. Prices include Danubian and California wheats, Australian and Chilean varieties, and futures for September through February. Liverpool notes dull demand for breadstuffs and mixed American corn, with pork and bacon prices steady and futures muted.

London Mark Lane California Paris Liverpool Michigan England

Hospital reports show high discharge rate with few deaths

1278 patients discharged with only 17 deaths as health improved. Some inpatients including those undergoing operations gained substantial weight and vitality. Hospital records note 50 to 60 kinds of procedures, no case refused surgery, and average stay about four days plus 26 days after operation. One patient remained 14 months before recovery. Murdock’s Liquid Food touted as universal, non tonic, drug free.

United States Murdock National Medical Societies Great Britain

Water-Pipe Box and Siphon at Neponset Bridge Bid

City of Boston invites sealed proposals for water pipe box and siphon at Neponset Bridge. Bids due noon Friday Sept 28 1888, with $500 certified check. Plans at City Engineer office, work due by Dec 1 1888. Water Board may reject any bid.

Neponset Bridge Ofice City Hall Boston Water Board Thomas F. Doherty William B. Smart Robert Grant Boston Water Board Office of

Harvard Bridge Wooden Flooring Proposals Called For

Sealed proposals to construct the wooden floor for Harvard Bridge over the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge must be received by the Harvard Bridge Commissioners at the Mayor's Office Boston until 12 noon September 19 1888. Plans and specifications are available at the City Engineer's Office City Hall Boston. The commissioners reserve the right to reject all bids. Hugh O'Brien William E. Russell.

Harvard Bridge Charles River Boston Cambridge City Hall Mass Hugh O'Brien William E. Russell

Sunday Trains Run to Several Cities from Dover

Train schedules list Sunday departures from Dover at 6 pm to Haverhill 8 am 6 7 30 pm and to Manchester 8 am 6 pm. Lawrence trains at 8 am 6 6 7 30 pm. Lowell and Medford options include times 5 7 30 pm 8 45 am 12 45 2 50 5 30 7 40 9 45 pm. Portland Bangor Lewiston at 6 pm and Reading Way Stations at multiple intervals through the evening.

Alton Bay Rochesser Farmington Andover Boeven Mbanvers Bxeitier Georgetown Baennebunk Maddesora S2co North Lawrence South Lawrence Tams Rceewesdh aKke Melrose SS Escurance Ami M. Berrimac North Seal Wakeweld Wilmington Dover Haverhill Lawrence Manchester Lowell Sam Medford Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading and Way Amesbury Tom Beverly Riddeford Chelsea Ve Ereit Great Falle Rochester Hampton Keach North Hampton Rye Beach Ipswich Lynn Marblehead Swampscott Branch Middleton Newburyport North Conway Peabody and Danvers Portsmouth Revere Rockport and Gloucester Branch Salem York Harbor & Beach R.R Saugus Branch Shwampscott Wenham Wolfeboro Nashua B Lawrence Stoneham and Way Lexington and Way Woburn and Way Winchester and Way Manchester and Concord Montreal Expr Central Mass Boston Causeway Street Portland Street Northampton Hadley Amherst South Amherst Belchertown Bondsville Ware Gilbertville Barre Rutland Jefferson’s Unakdale West Boylston Worcester Clinton Berlin Hudson Sudbury Rockbottom Wayland Eto Weston Waltham Waverley Belmonts Belmont Hindsona Way James TY. Furber D. J. Flanders Gen’l Pas Ait Rults Deove Weve Gars Attleboro Providence Tucket Readville Roxbury India Point Sand Heights Spring Street Land

Transit Schedule Fragments for Lynn and Nearby Ports

A series of listed times for Lynn and Way Stations and related routes across Newburyport Portsmouth Portland Bangor St John Halifax and Salem. The entries include morning and evening departures with multiple times per location, indicating a partial timetable fragment from a regional transit service.

Boston Station Schedule Listings of Through Service

Boston Station on Causeway Street lists through service to many New England points with times from 8:30 am to 9:30 pm. Local and northern divisions include Montreal via White River Junction and Bangor routes with multiple daily departures, noting connections at Manchester Concord Nashua Lowell and other hubs.

Augusta Haymarket St Causeway St Bangor Bar Macbor St. John Halifax Provinces Haymarket Sq Eastport Calais N. B Bkniifax Sa . M Statia Stati Manchester Covcer North—Haymarket Sq North Conwayket Sq Causeway Portlandt Sq Maine Central Grand Trunk x & Lincoln Railways Boston Causeway Street Alton Lake Village Meredith Ashland Dam Laconia Weirs Plymouth Centre Harbor Wolfeboro No. Woodstock Pennigewassett Vatley Branch Warren, Haverhill Woodsville Lisbon Littleton Whitefield Lancaster Jefferson Bethlehem Profile House Ewin Mountain Fabyan’s Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Mt. Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Quebec Passumpsic Wells River Montreal Concord N. H Tomm Keene Peterboro Hillsboro Vyia Concord Wilton Milford Amherst Greenfield Nashua Lowell Billerica Lawrence Wilmington Walnut Mull Steoneham Wynbum Winchester West Bledford College Mill Mass Reformator Bedford Lexington Arlington Montreal & West Vermont Chicago Ebbory Northern Division Boston & Albany Kneeland Street Fpringham Marlboro Fayville Southboro

Cape Cod Train Schedule Details and Stops

Cape Cod division timetable lists morning departures from Kneeland Street Station toward Buzzards Bay with multiple intermediate stops including Barnstable Bourne Bournedale Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City Harwich Monument Beach Marion Nantucket Onset Bay Provincetown Sandwich Sagamore South Yarmouth Tremont Wellfleet West Barnstable Woods Hall and Wareham. Sunday trains show 8.15 am services to Buzzards Bay Bourne Cataumet Falmouth Onset Bay Sandwich Sagamore West Barnstable Wareham Woods Hall and Wenaumet with varied times.

Kneeland Street Buzzards Bay Barnstable Mourne Bournedale Brewster Cataumet Chatham Cottage City Woods Hall Bairhaven W.2lmeouth Hyannis Aim Harwich Monument Beach Mate Japoisett Marion Nantucket Onset Bay Provincetown Sandwich Sagamore Yarmouth Tremont Wellfleet West Barnstable Wareham Warmouth Bourne and Falmouth Byannis West Barn‘able Wenaumet M. Woods Hall

Providence Division to New Work and Local Stops Schedule

An OCR-derived timetable lists departures from Park Square Station to New Work and Providence Line with numerous stops including Attiebore, Bsoylton, Central and Roslindale, Camton Junction, Dedham, Dodgeville, Foxboro, Boxboro, Forest Mills, and Jam asca Plain. Sundays show varying services with multiple late-evening times. many figures appear garbled but indicate frequent daily services across multiple towns and lines.

Park Square Shore Line Providence Line Attiebore Bsoylton Central Roslindale Camton Junction Dedham Dodgeville Foxboro Boxboro Ami Forest Mills Canoe Oa

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