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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1886

Page

7

Market and exports report from August grain and sugar prices

The report covers three-year ending Aug 31 exports to Great Britain and the continent, with weekly and year-to-date totals. It notes quiet markets and unchanged prices for mid uplands and gulf, with Liverpool futures and New York quotations listed, plus detailed raw and refined sugar, molasses pricing and the visible oil supply through Sept. 18.

G. B Fyaangescoes France Uplands Gulf Liverpool Mid Uplands Orleans New York

Markets by Telegraph. Grain and commodity prices across cities

New York and Chicago markets show flour and wheat prices mixed with exports and receipts. No 2 red wheat around 74 cents, corn about 37-38 cents, oats 25 cents, pork around 98-102 dollars, lard 72-73 dollars, and petroleum firm. Milwakee and Detroit report softer flour and steady to weaker grain values. Havana notes sugar sales strong and prices firm.

New York Minnesota Chicago Petroleum, United City Extra India Mess Western Steam Tierces City Continent South America Freichis Liverpool Lake Ile Zsige Milwaukee Detroit Michigan Cincinnati Toledo ST. Louis Amneapolis Havana

Sugar Cargoes and Stocks in Havana and Matanzas Warehouses

Weekly sugar market summary noting muscovado refined at 85 to 90 degrees and 92 to 96 degrees polarisation, stocks in Havana and Matanzas with 510 000 bags and 9000 hhds, receipts of 120 boxes and 4738 hhds, exports of 578 boxes 44500 bags and 462 hhds including 500 boxes to the United States, freights at 220 220 per hhds loading at Havana and 225 250 for north coast ports.

Havana Matanzas United States

Cattle and Hogs Receipts and Prices Reported in Chicago

Chicago market rundown shows cattle receipts 900 with 600 shipments and steadiness. Prices for steers reach 3515, stockers 8240, cows and bulls 150 to 300, bulk 223 to 275. western cattle 345 to 365. hogs receipts 10,000 with shipments 500 strong, price range 3.50 to 4.75. Sheep receipts 1,600 shipments 400, natives 2.25 to 2.60, Texans 2.75 to 3.10. lambs 2.75 to 3.75.

Chicago Sapas Texas Western Rangers Nebraska

Port Shipping Receipts and Markets Across Major Cities

Consolidation shows one day Net receipts 14,407 and stock at all U S ports 225,020. Augusta through New York report mixed gross and receipts with markets firm or steady and various stock levels, exports coastwise and ship ments noted.

Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Mid Ye Charleston Savannah Wihnington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St. Louis Mid Louisville United States

Chicago Stock Yards Hogs Prices and Receipts Report

Chicago stock yards report shows hog receipts about 10 000 with 19 253 yesterday and 6057 shipped. prices for light hogs 4 0 0 to 4 3 5, mixed packers 4 10 to 4 55, heavy shippers 4 6 0 to 5 1 0. Cattle receipts 1000, market steady, meats and hams varied. weekly hog totals and packing progress noted. Peoria hogs 39 0 to 40 0, St Louis hogs 4 0 to 4 25 for light weights, 4 9 0 to 5 10 for extra.

Chicago Peoria ST. Louis

Wheat weak. exports and demand decline in Chicago closing prices

Special Chicago despatch reports wheat weakness with limited support and fading export demand. Prices drifted lower through the week while corn and pork show firmer closes. Saturday’s Chicago closes list Oct wheat at 74 5 8, Dec 73 7 83, May 66 4.

C. S. Lee Chicago Brewer & Wilkins Congress Street Jones Ream Huatchinson Tuttle Bliss Gifford Inov 6 4014 40B2 3934 4014 Mays <5 4453 4475 Aai4g 445% Gan Diss IGE Sci Ae

Foreign Markets Report from Liverpool and London

The Liverpool and London markets show dull demand for bread stuffs with mixed wheat prices and flat corn. Notable quotes include No 1 California wheat around 6s 10d, American corn about 48 3/4d, and exports priced in shillings per quarter, while cargo sales remain sparse and futures subdued.

Liverpool California London Beerbahn England Calcutta

Imports and Exports on Sept 18 1886 Havana to Canada and NS

Shipping and cargo notes list multiple vessels with cargoes in ports across Nova Scotia and Canada Creek Newfoundland. Entries include sugar heaps for Standard Sugar Refinery aboard Ada S and Walter S Massey, lumber and eggs aboard Cyrene Eddie and J & J Locke, mackerel, butter, herring, wood, and lobster shipments from Bark Matthew Baird Sir Frank Newton and other schooners to New York and local buyers.

Havana Ada Thorne’s Cove Emma C DeLong & Seaman Shelburne Eddie Moise Barclay & Co Bridgewater Buller Matthew Baird Frank Newton Pickett &Co Canada Creek Sch Modena Eerico, Pel Wrling Russell & Co Winsor & Son Oliver Smith Beaman Bros Arthur & Co Gonaives Alaric Logwood New York Pubnico J & J Locke T J Jones & Co Barkentine Walter S Massey Y Sugar Standard Sugar Refinery

Exports 1886 St John to Halifax and PEI trade roll

Export listing from Saint John dated September 18 1886 details shipments by steamer Carroll including manganese glass globes furniture and various goods to Halifax Port Hawkesbury Charlottetown and Prince Edward Island. Items listed cover oil hides hardware leather cloth and assorted dry goods with quantities in bales pieces and packages.

ST John Sch Halifax Port Hawkesbury Pictou Charlottetown Pei Carroll

Shipping Freight List From Multiple Ports

Maritime cargo summary listing goods and quantities across Yarmouth and Liverpool with items including oils, hardware, textiles, meats, and agricultural products aboard steamers and brigs, noting destinations and departure ports such as Yarmouth NL London ENG and Cape Verde Islands. Names include Steamer Alpha Milanese Cephalonia and Brig Caroline Gray, with numerous bulk quantities like bbls flour, sacks corn, leather, and finished goods.

Yarmouth London Eng Shell Alice Louise Liverpool Cephalonia Cape Verde Islands Caroline Gray Fairfax Lockport Ella Maud

Receipts From Railroads and Rail Lines in 1886

Shipping ledgerized summary lists receipts across multiple rail lines including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston Providence Old Colony New York and New England Vermont and others. It records bales cotton wool barrels flour oats corn wheat bran meal hogs butter lard bacon eggs sugar tea coffee leather hides skins and various other goods with quantities such as 1625 bbls flour 1466 do oats 12440 bush corn and 1500 sides leather among entries dated September 18 1886.

Ceiptis Drs Sant Vyland Pds Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony New York & New England Railroad Vitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Boston & Maine Railroad Boston & Lowell Railroad Express

Fragmented Trade Ledger Items From Sparse OCR

Mixed quantities of goods including molasses 6939 bags 231 hhd late butter 50 cheese 131 cases ales beans ido apples 47 do potatoes 2 tare ta hides leather 44 pales dry rides 58 dried hides 5g ake 5000 skins 66 bales 4 bales.

Real Estate Transfers in Worcester Area Listings

A lengthy list records transfers of land and buildings across Worcester, Marlborough, Berkeley, Huntington, Reapury, Harold, Whitney, Mindora, Monadnock, West Roxbury, Roxbury, Winthrop, Chelsea, and Revere. Entries show buyer and seller names, street locations, parcel sizes, transfer or mortgage amounts, and dates from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4, 1957, including properties near Hotel Byron and Shawmut Avenue, with several mortgages to local banks.

Worcester Square Emma G. Hoyt Mary H. Leonard Shawmut Avenue Rollin H. Alen George W. Nason Marlborough Street Francis A. Osborn Et al Francis J. Parker Berkeley Street Edwin B. Horn Edward E. Salisbury Byron Essex Savings Bank of Lawrence Huntington Avenue Rollin H. Allen George M. Gibson George E. Harvey Roland Winslow West Cottage Street Frank E. Cruif Elizabeth W. Davenport Harold Street Thomas Keady Clara D. Smith Whitney Street Mindora Street SSO John H. Besarick Institution For Savings Monadnock Street West Roxbury Alpheus P. Blake William Camfill Ashland Street Henry E. Gardner Jonas A. Philips Roxbury Franklin Weld Patrick Follen Maria A. Seaverns Patrick Ward Pond Street Winthrop William B. Rice Henry O. Stratton Cliff Avenue Augustus P. Ingalls Et al Joseph C. Roberts Trident Avenue Vinnie B. Dunham Henry O. Stratten Chelsea Feelix McGovern James M. Maxwell Maverick Street Margaret A. Callahan Gustavus A. Godbold Walnut Street Lucy P. Atwood Jol T. Pope Matthews Street Albert D. Bosson Reeverh Liffy Chappel Et al Jane A. Kinsley Atlantic Avenue Warren Richardson Joseph B. V. Coburn Ocean Avenue

Trustees Transfer Mortgages to Several Recipients

Samuel Little and others transfer mortgages from Charles H. Foster and John Honan to Phineas B. Smith and Elizabeth Davenport with sums of 600 and 1450 respectively. Additional mortgages by Thomas Butler James G Haynes Michael Herlihy and Albert Wise listed with various July and June dates. Chauncy P. Judd assigns Emma G Hoyt to Oliver Handers mortgage dated July 24 1569 for 5000.

Samuel Little Et al Phineas B. Smith Charles H. Foster Ditto Elizabeth W. Davenport John Honan Thomas Butler James G. Haynes Michael Herlihy Albert Wise Chauncy P. Judd Emma G. Hoyt Oliver H. Handers

Boston and Albany R R Local Time Tables June 14 1886

Local time tables for Boston and Albany Railroad list single and through departures from Boston to Springfield Pittsfield Albany and the West with multiple express and sleeping car services. Details include station connections Worcester Palmer Chatham and Ware for North Adams Mudson and New York routes along with daily and weekend variations.

Washington Street Boston Springfield Pittsfield Albany South Framingham Syracuse N. YW Hell Buffalo Cleveland Detroit Cincinnati St Louis Worcester Polede Hartford New Haven New York Millbury Cordsville Ashiina Milford Saxonville Natick M. Welhe Wellesley Hills R Newton . Falls Auburndate West Newton Newtonville Fanewil Brighton Allston Cottage Farm Brookline Cypress Street Newton Centre Newton Highlands

Sunday Train Schedules for Framingham to Boston Area

Timetable details list multiple routes with departures from Framingham Marlboro Fayville Southboro Northboro Clinton Leominster Fitchburg Berlin West Berlin Bolton Pratt’s function and returns to Boston. Include Sunday trains for Newton Lower Falls Newton Highlands Wellesley Hills and Brookline with times from Boston and return times. Names Hanson E Gallup and staff noted.

Framingham and Marlboro Marlborough Fayville Southboro Northboro Clinton Leomister Fitchburg Berlin West Berlin Bolton Pratt Boston Newton Lower Falls Wellesley Hills Worcester Newton Highlands Kbrookline Hanson E. Gallup

Fitchburg Railroad Passenger Schedules 1886 Time Tables

Fitchburg Railroad timetable details trains from Boston on September 7 1886 to many destinations including Syracuse Chicago St Louis Saratoga Albany and Worcester with numerous departures and sleeping cars. The listing includes approximate times and routes for Greenfield Shelburne Falls Brattleboro and other stations, plus notes on specific connections and services.

Causeway Street Boston West Syracuse Chicago St. Louis Pullman New York Central St. Kivais West Shore Railroad Albany Troy the West Saratoga Saratosa Mechanicsville Greenfield North Ada Mey Aru Namesy Was We.uu Vas Weuyea Ae Bakidwinville Miler’s Falls Shelburne Balls Royaston and Erving West Fitchburg Wachusett Westminster Ashburnham Junction Coe I Brattleboroo Winchendon Meene Bellows Falls Cheshire Railroad Wagner Ottawa St. Albans Keene and Rutland Worcester, Nashaa & Fortland Division Boston & Maine Railroad Ayer Nashua Worcester Clinton Oakdale Framingham and Coieces North Leominster Aver Anden ATL PA Shirley Greenville and Nownsend Miarlbers, Hudson and Maynard Lincoln Gada Waltham Brad TA Siverk

Boston and Providence Railroad Train Schedule Updated

The notice details Monday September 6 1886 train arrangements from Boston to New York Providence and nearby towns. It lists Shore Line Fast Express times Shore Line Mail steamship connections and numerous return trips with complex daily and Sunday variations. It notes delays waiting for the Shore Line from New York and calls out Mansfield detentions and supervisor Folsom’s signature.

Boston Shore Line Shore Lue Mail Reeturn New York Steamboat Heturn Providence Dodkgeville Attleboro Llr Bere O.us Dante Amy'sville Hyde Park Mt. Hope Clarendon Hills Forest Mills Samaices Plain Moyisten Po. Hetarn Roxbury Bedham Spring Street West Hoxbury Highland Stoughton Canton Warren and Brnstel Mansfield Folsom Stonington Boston & Providence Railroad Washington, Corner State Street Boston & Providence R. R J. W. Richardson A. A. Folsom

Boston and Maine Through Trains to Maine Destinations

Boston and Maine trains run to Maine divisions with schedules from Causeway Street and Haymarket stations. Services include aiymarket square, St. John, Halifax, Eastport, Calais, and Portland routes with multiple daily departure times. Connections extend to Mewiston Rockland Castine Machiasport and other coastal points via steamer links from Portland.

Jeheo Press Pullman Palace Rutland Harlington St. Albans Ottawa Mntreal Ogdensburg Washington Street Boston A. Faxon A K. Stewart Keene Aiymarket Square Causeway Street Benger St. John Bialifax Aiymarket Pie Eastport Calais Sec Halifax N.S Portland Portland-Haymarket Square Rockland Castine Southwest Bar Harbors Machinsport Haymarket Square Maine Central Grand Trunk and Hoox «& Linecoln Railiwaye

Trains Leave Boston Station for Alton Bay and Nearby

Train schedule from Boston to Alton Bay Rochester and Farmington with multiple departures listed for morning and evening hours. Includes stops at Andover Danvers Exeter Haverhill Lawrence Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newburyport and Wilmington among others. Sunday trains include Dover Waverhill and Lawrence with varied times.

Alton Bay Rochester Farmington de Andover Dover Danvers Tad Gam Leu Exeteries Hmaverhill Georgetown Tsane Mennebunk Biddeford Saco Lawrence North Opt G South Law Renc i Giso Hale Pat Seton Poey Malden Aio Melrose Highlands Storeham ELS Melrose Merrimac North Andover Newbury Port Akefield Granuto Wilmington Els Soo G.ol Bover Waverhill Lowel Medford Portland Bangor Lewis. Com Reading and

Eastern Division Train Schedules Reflecting North Atlantic Lines

Readable timetables list multiple northern New England stations with varied departure times across weekdays and weekends. Notable entries include Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Great Falls Ipswich and Salem with numerous morning, afternoon, and evening slots. Officials James T. Furber and D. J. Flanders note passenger services and Pullman car availability on Portland and Bangor routes.

Amesbury Beverly Biddeford Chelsea Dover Leverett Great Falls Rochester Emmpton Leach Northampton Rye Beach Ipswich Lynn Newburyport North Conway Peabody and Danvers Portsmouth Revere Ek He Rockport and Gloucester Branch Salem Saugus Swampscott Rete Wenham Wolfeboro Portland Bangor St. John Malifax aVia Saugus wWorkingman bThursdays eVia City Ticket Office Washington Street James T. Furber D. J. Flanders

Comprehensive Schedule And Returns For Boston Rail Routes

An 1886 timetable lists departure and return times for numerous routes from Boston via Brockton Taunton and Cape Cod divisions. It covers connections to Wareham Onset Bay Nantasket Beach Cohasset Hingham Scituate Plymouth and Quincy with specific am and pm slots and notes on via Wood's Holl Brockton and Taunton. Also includes Concord Manchester and upper railroads schedules with transfer details.

Bridgewater Helaura Brockton Buzzard’s Bay Onset Bay Wareham Return Kreturn Cape Cod Division Provincetown Wellfleet Zéeturn Cohasset and Hingham Abington East Milton West Quincey West Quincy Ireturn East Weymouth Weymouth Meturn THOR Fall Taunton Yaunton Son Square Meeturn Marshfield Beturn Ames Mattapan Milton Sieturn Neponset Bindapedsett Middleboro Bfreturn Nantasket Beach Nantucket Wood’s Holl Wood's Holl Port New Bedford Heeturn North Easton Stoughton Mandolph Randolph Steturn Plymouth Duxbury Heturn Quinney Scituate North Scituate Sea View South Duxbury Taunte Central Station Dean Street Whitman South Weymouth Wmeturn Lpprm Ood’s Hall THAIN Cohasset Hingham Weymouths Boxbury Colasset Wall River Taunton Taanton New York Fall River J. R. Kendrick Concord Boston H. EB. Chamberlin

Divorce Petition in Middlesex Describes Desertion Since 1881

Mary Louise Ross of Malden seeks a divorce from Wheeler Ross after more than three years of desertion. The petition, filed September 4 1886, asks for dissolution of marriage and restoration of maiden name, with notice ordered to publish in the Boston Post.

Massachusetts Middlesex Supreme Judicial Court Mary L. Ross Malden Wheeler Ross Mary Louise Ross Cambridge Boston Post Boston Suffolk Theo. C. Hurd

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