Boston Post Newspaper Archives, Sep 20, 1887, p. 7

Sugar and Molasses Prices Steady Across Refined and Raw Markets

Raw sugar remains firm with prices steady and quotes for refining from 4% to 5c per pound and centrifugal at 56 42 to 55c. Manila at 96 oe 37s 4'4c and oils at 41 4%4c. Refined sugar prices hold with cut loaf and cube at 63 to 64. Powdered 65e, granulated 63c, confectioners A 63ec, standard A 64 40, Belmont A 6Ygc, extra white C 52 b5tec, yellow 442 b5c. Wholesale granulated at 6 ec. Molasses steady with cargo lot notations Porto Rico new crop 36c, Cienfuegos 22c, Barbadoes 26c, Cuba boiling 50 test nominal 2c.

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P.m Manila Belmont Porto Rico Cienfuegos Barbadoes Cuba

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Trade center market report across U S cities Sept 19

Reports from New York St Louis Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Cincinnati and more show mixed grain and flour receipts and exports. Wheat and corn prices firm with spot trades steady to higher. Pork lard and beef markets vary with provisions firm in places and quiet in others.

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New York Minnesota Philadelphia Boston United Western South America Liverpool ST. Louis Chicago Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Cincinnati

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Hog and cattle markets cross markets report pricing data

Chicago hogs higher with 12 000 receipts and 6 000 left over riders. light hogs 4 80 to 5 15, heavy 4 00 to 5 20, mixed 4 75 to 4 95. Cattle 12 000 receipts lower, shipping steers 3 40, stockers 1 75 to 3 00, cows 1 25 to 2 30. Hogs in Cincinnati quiet to easy at 4 30 to 5 30. Kansas City hogs steady with 2 000 receipts and 2 083 shipments.

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Chicago Union Cincinnati Kansas City

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Cotton Market Highlights From Sep 19

The cotton market reports mixed demand and steady to firm tones across ports. Augusta and Charleston show steady mid prices, while New Orleans and Savannah maintain firm levels. New York notes firm with exports to Great Britain and the continent. Consolidated three day receipts total 60,917 with exports to Britain and France.

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

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Wool and sugar markets in London and Havana report

In London, Sept 19, wool sales showed moderate attendance with firm prices and active bidding from home, continental, and American buyers. Prices for Victoria to Cape bales varied by origin, with scoured and greasy lots noted. In Havana, sugar in store and afloat on June 30, 1887 totaled 165,052 tons, exports to date 424,716 tons, crop yield projected at 629,768 tons, down from 731,779 tons in 1886.

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London Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal Havana

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Tax figures and petitions cross Atlantic tax relief calls

The fiscal year 1886-87 totals 13 352 204 dollars, up 44 441 from the prior year. Havana real estate owners petition Cortes for tax relief, warning capital may be absorbed by taxes. A local chemist claims a process to cure tobacco in days and restore damaged stock.

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Havana Cortes

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Exports from Boston for Week Ended Sept 16 1887

Boston shipping figures show weekly export totals for the period ending September 16 1887. Key commodities and destination ports are listed along with values in dollars and freight details where available.

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Value of Emports Into Boston for Week Ending Sept 16 1887

Readable portions show weekly emport values into Boston for the week ending September 16 1887 and totals through September 19 1887. Lists include cotton wool cheese eggs cornmeal oats beans potatoes and more with quantities in bales barrels cases and bushels. Names of commodities and figures appear paired, reflecting import tallies beside 1887 and 1886 comparisons.

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Boston

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Import records from Hull and port trade items listed

The list outlines imports at Hull and other ports in 1887 the Buffalo steamer cargoes include coffee tiles moise iron and various fabrics from Baring Bros and Co and J B Moors Co with thousands of bags bales and cases of goods. Port Hawkesbury Charlottetown Halifax Pictou items show fish crates eggs mackerel potatoes and canned goods from multiple firms.

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Hull Eng Baring Bros & Co Moise Wellington & Co Moors & Co Gill & Sootz Abbott & Co Brown Bros & Co Dame Stoddard & Kendall S H Sherburne Horace Partridge Wolfe EF Howe Merrill, Dexter & Co GA & O Meyer Jones Horace Partridge & Co L. Wolte & Co Dexter & Co Port Hawkesbury Charlottetown Pei Halifax Pictou Carroll Arthur & Co Beaman Bros Barclay & Co Bartlett George Bond Bowles & Co Cutler Griffin & Co Holmes Russell & Co Barclay Co Comey Salmon ET Russell & Co Stratton, Little & Co Whitney, Pousland & Co Sagua Steamer Coronilla Boston Sugar Eneery Savannah Adams & Co Billings & Eaton Lemons Blake & Ripley Barry, Thayer & Co Rosin Curtis, Davis & Co Clark Continental Mills Lemons Eustis & Baggett Gleason & Co Hecht Broa & Co

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Maritime freight and cargo list from Yarmouth and St Simons

A detailed shipping cargo ledger lists consignments from various firms in Yarmouth Nova Scotia and St Simons. It items slabs marble lemons hides oranges bales wool rosin and boots and shoes among dozens of packages, bbls and cases. Ships include the Steamer Yarmouth and the schooner June Bright with commodities such as codfish eggs oysters lobster potatoes and berries.

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Hatheway & Co Ingalls & Hunt Lemons Leonard Newhall Pontier Rogers & Co Richardson & Dennie Lemons Seaver & Co Simmons, Amsden & Co Sawtelle & Pratt Yarmouth Chapin Greenwood Bros Jones & Co Huntress Hutchinson & Co McIntosh & Co

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Exports Record From Atlantic Ports on Sept 19 1887

Listings from Bear River Port Hawkesbury and Sydney St John Digby Annapolis Digby and Annapolis NS NB NS NS show cargoes including flour pitch beef corn meal bales cotton fruit oil paint organ stationary engine and various hardware items. Details include multiple vessels such as Sch Walsh Arizona and New York and a steamer transporting diverse goods.

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Bear River E Walsh Port Hawkesbury Sydney Arizona ST. John T W McKay Digby Annapolis New York

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Staple goods receipts dated September 19 1887 in rail shipments

Detailed inventories show Boston & Albany Grand Junction Providence Old wIn s New York New England Fitchburg Boston and Maine divisions Lowell and other lines listing wool flour oats corn pork butter cheese eggs leather hides and bales by car box bale and tub totals. Entries include multiples across rail lines with quantities like 314 bales wool 8010 barrels flour 265 barrels oatmeal 8125 bushels corn and many more.

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India Rosin & Turp England Nova Scotia Miquelon Langley Vanes Newfoundland and Labrador British West Indies British Guiana Africa Australasia Ontario Honduras United States of Colombia Argentine Republic Belgium Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Lear Lumber Old Win S Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Division Western Division Lowell Railroad By Express Dry Idea

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Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Ledger

Listings show multiple transfers across Boston areas including Columbus avenue Beacon street Fern street Tremont street Roxbury Dorchester South Boston East Boston Chelsea and Brighton. Transactions name buyers and sellers such as Charles W Bacon Nellie M Porter Arioch Wentworth Michael Onderdonk Henry S Lawrence Samuel Little Loren D Robinson J Harris Rubin James V Devine Richard Clougherty Grace T Whittemore Eugene A Kaler and Nathaniel Jackson with prices ranging from 1 to 12000 dollars and dates August 30 to September 8.

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Columbus Avenue Charles W. Bacon Nellie M. Porter Beacon Street Arioch Wentworth Rowland Hart Fern Street Michael Onderdonk City of Boston Tremont Street Henrys. Lawrence Samuel Little Et al Roxsury Frank Mahan Frank A. Marston Hampshire and Vernon Streets Marshal Evans Et al George Bleiler, Jr Brown Avenue Allen Street Dorchester Henry C. Short Thomas Fitzgerald West Cottage Street Matthew Dalton Dennis A. Reardon Savin Hill Avenue Loren D. Robinson J. Harris Rubin O Street James V. Devine Richard Clougherty Sixth Street John Daly Suffolk Savings Bank Boston Wharf Guardian Hugene A. Kaler Chelsea Street Chelsea John Low Walter Bachelder Broadway Wintaror Ensign K. Tewkesbury Nancy A. Tewkesbury Moore Street Brighton Nathaniel Jackson Samuel Jackson Chestnut Hill Avenue

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Mortgage Record for Jamaica Plain Property Transfer

Octavius A. Rogers loans land and buildings on the eastern Orchard street Jamaica Plain to Edward M. Smith dated Aug 30 for 350 dollars. oe ficecelia A. Johnson to William H. Hixon. a

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Octavius A. Rogers Edward M. Smith Orchard Street Jamaica Plain Ficecelia A. Johnson William H. Hixon

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Mortgage Transfers Across Boston Area Streets

A series of mortgage notices dated August 30 and 31 detail transfers of land and buildings across Chelsea West Roxbury South Boston Charlestown and Chelsea again. Names include R Wesley Stevens William S Eaton Stephen Bowen Walter Bachelder Amelia Pendergast and Michael Higgins with amounts ranging from 400 to 18000 dollars.

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Middlesex Street Chelsea R. Wesley Stevens Workingmen’s Cooperative Bank Canterbury Street West Roxbury William S. Eaton South Boston Savings Bank Emerson Street South Boston Ditto Stephen Bowen Fifth Street Robert H. Thompson Amelia Pendergast Elm Street Charlestown Walter Bachelder Margaret E. Barnard Broadway Melvin A. Blanchard Et al Michael Higgins Washington Street

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Boston and Maine Through Trains Schedule Fragments

A fragmentary timetable lists train connections on multiple divisions. It includes Augusta Haymarket and Causeway Street stations with various departures to Eastport Calais Rockland Lewiston Manchester North Conway Portland and other points, plus steamer connections from Portland and Saint John.

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Augusta Causeway St Haymarket Sq Rockland Justine Southwest Bar Huarbor Portland Lewiston Manchester Maine Central Grand ‘Pronk Knox & Lincoln Brailways Haymarket S

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Transit timetable fragment with multiple city stops listed

A dense OCR style schedule shows times for towns including Andover Danevers Exeter Haverhill Lawrence Newburyport Salem Wilmington and others. The scattered entries include morning and afternoon departures with numerous minute markers and some Sunday services noted.

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Boston and Lowell Railroad Through Service Timetable

Boston station on Causeway street offers through service to Mont Real and various New England destinations with listed departure times and connections. Local Boston routes include Manchester Concord Nashua Greenfield and other points while a full timetable is available at stations.

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Selue Cal Montreal Fabyans Boston Manchester Concord N. Hi Ovam SUN Meene Peterboore Hillsboro Hullsboro Lpm Wilton Milford Amherst Greenfield Nashua Lowell

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Boston to Amesbury Train Schedule Fragment

A dense OCR list shows trains from Boston Causeway Street to Amesbury and surrounding towns with numerous departure times. It includes Beverly Kidderford Chelsea and North Jonway routes plus notes on branches and offices.

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Boston Station Causeway Street Amesbury Beverly Kiddeford Chelsea Beach North Hampton Oswich

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Train Arrangements On Boston and Providence Line

Railroad notice lists May 30 schedule changes for Boston New York and Providence routes. It details Shore Line Fast Express departures at 10 am and Shore Line Mail at 11 pm from Boston, with returns and various connections to Stonington and Pawtucket, plus numerous local stops and times across towns including Providence and Sharon.

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Boston Providence New York Shore Line Stonington Hebronv

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Central Massachusetts R R Opens New Schedule for Ware Area

The Central Massachusetts railroad announces a new schedule starting Monday June 27 1887 from Boston to Ware Barre and Rutland with morning and afternoon departures. Stops include West Boylston Oakdale Jefferson Hudson Budson Rockbottom Sudbury Wayland Weston Waltham Waverly Belmont and other stations with multiple daily times. GEO W STORER and C MELLEN oversee the service as general passenger agent and superintendent.

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MONDA Boston Ware Barre Rutland West Boylston Oakdale Jeffer SUN Hudson Jefferson Budson Rockbottom Sudbury Wayland Weston Waltham Ir Sae Waverly Belmont

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New York and New England Train Schedules and Stops

Corrected July schedules list numerous Boston routes and times to Ashcroft Banbury Dundley Endicott Providence Putnam Readville Norwood Central and many other stations. It shows weekday departures from Boston and Sunday trains to Norwood Central with return times and transfers through Hartford Norwich and Philadelphia networks.

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Woonsocket Division Timetable Notes and Express Train Details

Daily Boston and Albany departures to Needham and intermediate stops with multiple morning and afternoon times. Return trips listed with varied times. Woonsocket departures named. Express train to New York with through connections to Hartford and other cities. New England Limited to New York via Air Line Route with dining car. Philadelphia Co Express to Philadelphia and Washington with through Pullman cars.

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L. H. Palme Agent at Old State House

Classified notice identifies L. H. Palme as agent associated with the Old State House location. Further details are not provided in the fragment.

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L. H. Palme Old State House

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Boston to New York Fall River Line Train Schedule 1887

On and after Sept 19 1887 weekday trains depart Boston for New York via the Fall River Line at 3 and 7 pm with returns at 5 30 and 6 15 pm Ashmont and numerous intermediate stops including Hyannis Barnstable Plymouth and Taunton. Timings cover branches via Brockton Taunton Neponset Wood's and various coastal towns with boat connections and return options to New York identical to the listed outbound. GEO L CONNOR and J R KENDRICK are listed as general managers/agents.

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Loova Ciy Lee Beas Vee SUN Arlington Bedford Mellen Geo. W. Storer Providence Old Col Old Colony Fall River Newport New York Washington and State Streets Old Colony Station Deatina Boston Ashmont Sanidwi Hyannis Braintree Weymouths Bingham Cohasset Scituate Marshfeld Duxbury Plymouth Marshfield Hingham Weymouth South Braintree Taunton New Gedford Middleeboro Brockton Middleboro Horonate Geo. L. Connor Gen. Pasa

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Fitchburg Railroad Schedule Snapshot with Multiple Stops

A historical timetable fragment lists Fitchburg Railroad departures and connections to Albany Chicago Cincinnati St Louis Troy Cambridge Concord Gardner Miller's Falls and other towns. It shows various daily and Sunday times for express and sleeping car services, including Belmont Waverley and Lincoln routes with numerous departure times.

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Albany Chiscago Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago Troy Aver Junction SUNY Belmont and Waverley SUN Aim

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Tax figures and petitions cross Atlantic tax relief calls

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Exports from Boston for Week Ended Sept 16 1887

Value of Emports Into Boston for Week Ending Sept 16 1887

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Import records from Hull and port trade items listed

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Maritime freight and cargo list from Yarmouth and St Simons

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Exports Record From Atlantic Ports on Sept 19 1887

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Staple goods receipts dated September 19 1887 in rail shipments

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Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Ledger

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Mortgage Record for Jamaica Plain Property Transfer

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Transit timetable fragment with multiple city stops listed

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