Market Reports Show Butter and Cheese Prices Steady
Prices across major markets hold firm with butter quoted at 24 26c for Western creamery and 23 25c for New York. Cheese sells steady with Northern creamery at 12 12 1/2c and Western at 11 12c. Eggs firm, beans and poultry strong, potatoes firm, and sweets easing but steady. Overall receivers’ prices noted for wholesale lots. jobbing adds 2 3c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Canton
Ogdensburg
Islands
Nova Scotias
Michigan
Vermont
Eastern
Northern Choice
Ohio Choice
Northern Sage
Choice Canada
Nova Scotia
Island
New Brunswick
Canada
West
North
Bush
Timothy
Jersey
East Swale
Houlton Hebrons
Norfolk
Fruit Market Dims and Ship Cargo Hit by Banana and Orange Delivery
Fruit demand remains steady with firm apples and scarce peaches as the season nears end. Liverpool Boston quotes and ship cargoes to Seaverns & Co reflect ongoing market stability with varied prices for apples grapes pears and other fruits. The steamship Elsa delivered bananas and oranges to Seaverns & Co as Delawares and Concords show mixed price movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. A. C. Lombard’s Sons
Liverpool
Boston
Hubbardstons
New York
Baldwins
Spies
Spitz
Glasgow
Elsa
Seaverns & Co
Norfolk Steamer Brings 200 Bbls Sweet Potatoes
The Norfolk steamship from Virginia arrives here Tuesday with a cargo of 200 barrels of sweet potatoes bound for local markets, confirming a planned delivery schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Norfolk, Va
Agricultural Prices For Fresh Produce In Market Report
Trueck supplies stable with demand keeping prices steady. Listed items include onions Matias 225 basket native 275 barrel tomatoes 125 green tomatoes 40 cents bush cabbages 36 to 5 Wy 100 shell beans 150 per bush Lima beans 125 per bush improved Lima 2 per bush Civey 150 per bush green corn native 150 barrel beets 40 cents per bush squash marrow 75 cents barrel turbans 1 per barrel carrots 40 cents per bush lettuce 25 cents per dot native cucumbers 150 per 100 parsnips 75 cents bush turnips flat 50 60 cents 4 bush white French sand St Andrews 150 175 barrel egg plants 1 per dozen celery 1.25 per dozen cauliflower 4 per dozen peppers 75 cents per bush Cape cranberries 650 675 per barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trueck
St Andrews
Meat Market Prices Hold Steady Amid firm Demand
Pork and lard unchanged as prices stay firm. Beef and mutton show strong demand with light cattle steady. Fresh beef and lamb trade active. weather expected to push prices higher. Detailed price list for pork, lard, beef cuts, hams, bacon, and fresh meats across varieties and quantities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord
Choice
Chicago
Brighton
Cotton futures open lower as markets stay dull in Liverpool and New York
Liverpool futures opened dull and closed quiet at 5 15-644 for Bereaners and 5 7-64d for September and October. Spot markets opened quiet and easier in the U S and closed steady in New Orleans with 10 000 bales sold. New York spot opened quiet at 9 11-16e for middling uplands and eased later to 9 11-16c, with 106 600 futures contracts traded for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Orleans
New York
Cotton quality comparison and commodity prices report
The article notes Japanese cotton is smaller and less productive than Southern U S cotton, with details on harvesting and processing. It lists pipeline certificates data and sugar and molasses prices, including refined sugar levels and wholesale granulated price, plus cargo molasses notations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ccsardevicces
Bae
Uae
Japan
United States
Jacquard and Arkwright
Jernigan
Manila
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Barbadoes
Cuba
Grain and flour prices across major markets on Sept 26
Reports from New York and other centers show flour receipts at 43 009 packages with exports and sales rising. Wheat and corn futures price movements steady to firmer while rye and barley remain dull or mixed as traders adjust to demand and shipments across Detroit Chicago St Louis Cincinnati and Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minnesota
Chicago
Rio
United
City Extra India
Western Steam
Continental
South America
Liverpool
Straits
Detroit
SF. Louis
Western Lawn
Cincinnati
Toledo
Milwaukee
Hog and cattle markets report from Union Stock Yards and cities
Chicago hogs fall with receipts of 16 000. hogs steady to weak across mixed packers and heavy shippers. Cattle at Chicago and St Louis show mixed results. cattle strong for good stock but weaker for other classes. Cincinnati and Kansas City notes: loose meats easy, lard steady, hog receipts and prices noted. Trade activity: packers and shippers moving substantial volumes with varying leftovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cincinnati
Kansas City
ST. Louis
Peoria
Texas
Western Rangers
Cotton Market Updates From Augusta Galveston and New Orleans
Cotton markets report mixed activity with Augusta net receipts 2106 and mid 8 4 cents, Galveston net receipts 18048 exports to Great Britain 10723 and coastwise 8655 with sales 165 and stock 45047, New Orleans net receipts 11039 gross 12004.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
C. Galveston
Great Britain
New Orleans
Commodity market summaries across ports and nets
Consolidated data show exports to Great Britain and France, coastwise shipments, and sales across Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia New York Cincinnati St Louis and Louisville markets. Receipts and stocks are listed with price levels and market tones from quiet to firm and easy to dull across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
C. Baltimore
Yebc
New York
France
Continent
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Shipae
Louisville
Mid
London Wool Sales Hit By High Bidding Limits
Full turnout at London wool sales as bidding was restrained by high limits. Many purchasers withdrew. cross breds and merinos sold well while scoured Cape and inferior lots were uneven. Notable totals included New South Wales 1100 bales and New Zealand 3900 bales with varied prices across scoured, locks and greasy categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New South Wales
Queensland
Victoria
South Australia
New Zealand
Swan River
Bie
Good Hope
Natal
Value of Imports into Boston Week Ending September 23 1887
Boston import ledger lists totals by country and item with England Nova Scotia Scotland Germany Belgium Bermuda Haiti Surinam Peru and others. Dry goods wool paper stock glass and sugar figures appear along with potatoes, coffee, leather, machinery, and total values on the week’s import value. Grand total reported as 1,576,510 with many country subsums and item-specific values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Nova Scotia
Belgium
Uruguay
See
Gok Ae
Viseca Enes
Scotland
Germany
Ieee
Ig Cigs Boas
Sc'ss
Brgie
Aianee
Evven Ene
BANOS
Joweity Os
Bermuda
Philo
I. Eos
Surinam
D. Gabe
SGI
Gyigaso
Demerara
Bata Rosario
TAF
Esos Annes
Naia
Coun Bee
Pireus
Cliffstone
Porto Rico
Oedcae
Cuba
Italy
Serene Chover
Imports 1887: Oceanic cargoes across multiple ports
Listing of consignments by vessel and firm from Glasgow to New England and Caribbean routes. Items include paper stock, pig iron, bricks, wool, grease, fishing gear, dry goods, granite, tobacco pipes, ships stores, and produce. Ports mentioned include Hampton NL Jamaica Matanzas Margaretvile NS Port Hawkesbury Charlottetown Halifax Pictou and related firms such as Baring Bros Co Jordan Marsh Co and Crocker Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Scot
Baring Bros & Co
James Wood
Starkweather & Williams
Joel Goldthwaite & Co
Curtis
Waldo Bros
Ford
Linder & Meyer
Young & Co
Moors & Co
Schmidt & Co
R Leeson & Co
Sargent, Lord & Skilling
Matanzas
Chiswick
Nash
Spauiding & Co
Targaretville
Elizabeth
Delong & Seaman
Port Hawkesbury
Charlottetown
Halifax
Pictou
Worcester
Arthur & Co
Arthur & Co ~94 Bbls Mackerel
Barclay & Co
Beaman Bros
Bartlett Lyman & co six do do George Bond & co
A transcription style list of various shipping agents and their cargoes is presented. Names include Bartlett Lyman & co George Bond & co F H Bowles & co Brown DeLoria & co and many others with cargoes such as potatoes mackerel eggs berries lobsters butter and canned goods. The entry also references ships from Port Hawkesbury and Halifax and ends with “Sit PIERRE Mig Schooner Canadienne 72 840 kilograms codfish Delong & Seaman.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlett, Lyman & Co
George Bond & Co
Bowles & Co
Brown, DeLoria & Co
Burroughs & Co
Campbell
Cutler
Chapin Bros
Farrell
Fickett
Griffin & Co
Hinckley
Rockwell & Sons
Shon Sae ET Russell & Co
Slayton & Boynton
Shumway & Co
West, Stone & Co
Port Hawkesbury
Butler, Breed & Co
Childs
T Russell & Co
Halifax
Exports List From Moncton to Demerara and Shelburne
Shipping report from September 26 1887 notes schooners Jeddo B M Thorbin and Laura exporting refined petroleum flour meal peas tobacco and various goods from Moncton Shelburne and Demerara including vast quantities of produce hardware livestock and timber with detailed tonnage and item counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moncton
Jeddo
Shelburne
Thorbin
Demerara
Laura
Staple Goods Receipts Across Railroads in Sept 1887
A condensed ledger lists shipments for multiple lines including Boston & Albany, Providence, Old Colony, New York & New England, Fitchburg, Boston & Maine, Lowell, Ly Express, and sea cargo. Items cover cotton wool flour corn oats wheat pork beef dairy and hides with quantities in bales sacks barrels and cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Lowell Railroad
Ly Express
Boston and Maine Railway Schedules 1887
Trains depart Boston and Maine stations for Augusta Haymarket avenues and Maine destinations. Daily and Sunday departures listed with times for Causeway Street and Haymarket stations to Bar Harbor St John Halifax Portland Rockland Lewiston Manchester North Conway Dport and many intermediate stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Haymarket Sq
Causeway St
Angor
Bar Harbor
St. John
Malifax
Eastport
Calais
Halifax
Portland
Rockland
Castine
Southwest
Bar Warriors
Lewiston
Manchester
Concord
N. i
North—Haymarket Sq
North Conway
Haymarket
Porthand
Haysmarket St
Maine Central
Grand Trank
Linox & Lincoln Railways
Haymarket St
Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town
A list of buyers and agents for boots and shoes across cities including Atlanta Baltimore Bloomington Cedar Rapids Columbus Chicago Detroit Des Moines Fernandina Savannah St Louis Minneapolis Macon Galveston and Toledo with named firms and representatives such as Bates Co Moore Marsh Co Buck Cator Neer Smith Belknap Hills Robinson Bentley Blum Solomon Dunwoody Meinhard Allen Brown and Smith Simmons Peabody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
E Kingsbury
Bates & Co
J A Smith
Moore, Marsh & Co
Baltimore
D Buck
Buck, Cator & Neer
Bloomington
J P Smith
R P Smith & Son
Cedar Rapids
Mich
George
Weeks & Co
Columbus
Belknap
Belknap, Carpenter & Co
Chicago
H Hills
Doggett, Bassett & Hills Co
Detroit
E Smith
H S Robinson & Burtenshaw
Des Moines
W B Bentley
Bentley & Olmsted
U .S. Fernandina
Fla
Wallet-Compact Record Books for Tea Trade
Compact wallet sized record books offered by Aaron K. Gay & Co at 122 State Street. Printer indexed design for tea trade efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron K. Gay & CO
Statestreas
Boston and Providence Railroad Train Schedule 1887
Train times and routes listed for Boston, Providence, New York, and intermediate towns including Pawtucket Attleboro Stoughton Canton Junction Readville Readville and others. Service details cover weekdays Sundays and note adjustments on certain days.
Boston and New England Trains Timetable Fragment
A dense OCR timetable lists train times, stations, and routes across the Boston area and New England, naming services to Amesbury Dover Essex Rockport Gloucester Lynn and more with notes on workingmen's trains and branch connections. It cites officials James T. Furber and D. J. Flanders and mentions schedules from Causeway Street and Haymarket to Portland Bangor and Halifax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saugus Seranch
Wenham
Lynn and Way
Newburyport
Portland
St. John
Halifax
Salem
Seagus
South Reading
Boston
Haymarket Square
City
Washington Street
Bangor
James T. Furber
D. J. Flanders
Trains Schedule From Boston to New York and Nearby Towns
Corrected timetable lists weekday trains from Boston to New York and stops at Ashcroft Danbury Endicott Dorchester and many others. It provides multiple departure times including early morning and late evening, noting via Hartford options and Sunday services to Norwood Central and intermediate stations.
Boston and Albany train schedules from Woonsocket division
Train times from Woonsocket depot to Needham and intermediate stations with daily and Sunday variations. Returns listed with morning and evening slots. Special trains include New York via Middletown and New Haven, New England Limited to New York, Philadelphia Express to Philadelphia and Washington, and Norwich Line Express to New York with steamer connections. Office and depot ticketing details noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsucket Division
Boston & Albany Railroad
Boston
Tor Needham and Way
Woonsocket
New York
Middletown
New Haven
Pullman
Ais
Hartford
New Britain
Waterbury
Danbury
Fishkill-on-Hudson
Newburgh
Port Jervis
Chicago & St. Louis Limited
Erie Railway
NEW England Limited
Air Line
Grand Central Depot
Willimantic
Dauily
Jersey City
Trenton
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Richmond
Norwich
New London
Danielsonville
Putnam
City OF Worcester
City OF New York
Washington Street
Toot of Deyne
NEW
Stonington Lins York
Boston & Providence Railroad
Stonington
State Street
Boston & Providence R. KR
N. J
Boston and Lowell Railroad Local and Through Service Schedule
Through Boston service connects Pilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction 38.30 pm 3.7 pm and branches to St Johnsbury Newport Sherbrooke Bristol Claremont Montpelier Essex Junction Burlington St Albans Montreal with parlor and sleeping cars. local Boston service to Manchester Concord Keene Peterboro Hillsboro Greenfield Nashua and more with multiple daily departures and Sunday times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Causeway Street
City
Washington Street
Old State House
Pilton
Laconia
Lake Village
Weirs
Meredith
Ashland
Plymouth
Franklin
Lebanon
White River
Dunation
Warren
Maverhill
Woodsville
Littleton
Wethichem
Fabyans
Lancaster
Detterson
Central Vermont R. R
Montreal
Boston Air Line
Manchester
Concord
N. H
SUN
Keene
Peterboro
Hillsboro
Eillsboro
Spim
Wilton
Ford
Amherst
Greenfield
Nashua
Boston to New York fall river line train schedule excerpt
A dense timetable lists weekday departures from Boston to New York via the Fall River Line starting Sept 25 1887 with return times and numerous stops including Ashmont Barnstable Hyannis Cohasset Weymouth and Brockton plus connections to Cape Cod and Plymouth routes. Officials GEO L Connor and J R Kendrick noted as general agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
Fall River Line
Ashmont
Barnstable
Myannis
Yarmouth
Sandwich
Return
Hyannis
Braintree
Brockton
Fall River
Weymouths
Mingham
Cohasset
Scituate
Marshfield
Duxbury
Plymouth
Duxbure
Hingham
Weymouth
Taunton
Newport
South Braintree
Faunton
New Bedford
Middlebporo
Middleboro
Geo
L. Connor
J. R. Kendrick
Unclear Time Schedule Fragments From Lowell Page
Readable listings show inconsistent times and abbreviations for a Lowell page. Entries include 6.45 7.30 8 8.30 9 9.30 10 11 am 12 m and SUN 9am 1 5 7.60 pm with references to Wreachery and No. BBY America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN
Local and through train timetable excerpt
Time table giving full information as to local and through trains are obtainable at stations. Co. 8S. Mell en, Geo, W. Storer, Gen l Supt. Gen l Passenger Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN
Wilmington
Walnut Beill
Amy
Stoneham
Woburn
1Rinchester
M. Sun
West Medford
College Man
Aim
Winter Wala
Concord
Mass
Arlington
Bedford
Mellen
Geo
W. Storer
Central Massachusetts R R Opens New Run to Ware
The Central Massachusetts railroad announces service starting Monday June 27 1887 from Boston to Ware Barre and Rutland with multiple daily departures including 7 15 am 12 05 pm and 3 50 pm. Stops listed include West Boylston Oakdale Jefferson Budson and others with Sunday trains at 4 45 pm and 9 10 am. GkO W. Storer is general passenger agent and C S Mellen is superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Station
Maymarket Square
Alton Bay
Eochester
Farmington
Andover
Dover
Danevers
Exeter
Great Falls
Haverhill
Georgetown
Kennebunk
Biddeford
Saco
North Lawrence
South Lawrence
Howsell
Malden
Medford
Slam
Melrose Meighlands
Stoneham
Melrose
Merrimac
North
Newburyport
Reading
FAO
Boston & Providence
Boston
Shore Line
New York
BK Providence
Pawtucket
Dodgeville
Hebronville
Attleboro
North Attlebure
Return
Mansfield
East Foxboro
Sharon
Canton Junction
Readville
Eyde Park
Mt. Bepe
Clarendon Hills
Retun
Maica
Roxbury
Dedham
West Moxtr
Osomov
Stoughton
Mt. Hope
Arren
Bristem
Providence
A. A
Folsom
Bird
Pi. Ellis
ikili-on-Hudson
Mygna
Bartford
Rvard Street
Lake
M. Manchester
Attapan
Mitford
Bowdoin
Newburg
Low
Hartford
Shrine
Eern
Norwood
Nor
Paw
Philadelphia, Nee
Lynn N Cw
Wood Central
River Street
Rockville
Conn
Southbridge
Tiltons
Wallpole
Washington
D.C
Waterbury
Willimantic
Winslows
Webster
Norwood Central
Bay
Ion
Provincetown
Wellfie
Pom
Cohasset and Hing
Cohasset
Rettingham
Cottage City
Wood’s Hall
Wood's Hall
East Bi Brockton
Abi
Brockton
Abington
Eeast
Milton
West L
West Quin
Weymouth
Taunton
Brock
Barrigan Square
Bove
Nepon
Neponset
Mattapoisett
Wwe
Eturn
Nantucket
Hell
Nord
Ware
Barre
Rutland
West Boylstuen
Oakdale
Jefferson
SUN
Hudson
Budson
Roeckbottom
Sudbury
Wayland
Weston
Waltham
Waverly
Belmont
Gko
W. Storer
Gen
Pass
G’t Agt
C.S. Mellen
Concord RE. RR
B. and
Manchester
Concord
N. H
Ad. E. Chamberlin
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Delaware
Pth
Martha
Catawba
Bartlett
London Wool Sales
Boston & Maine
Mee
Pepe
SFE
Dama
Lalou Oh Tity
Balleeer
Wakefield
Uaim
Lawrence
Lowell
Lewis Ton Reading and Way
Charles L. Bly
Stearns & George
Telegraph & Telephone
Pearl ST
Boos
Cour
Highlands
Gohu, m. Sp
Sae
Ewe
Yuision
Anne G
Rand No
Uywing Street
Rae Nm
Wy Lav
Amesbury
Aeou
U-80
Jester
Beach
L.A
Eave Boston
Sverly
Ssiddeford
Chelsea
Great Falls and
Rock
Hampton Ud North Bampton
Rye Beach
Ipswich
Poe Vevett
Uy Vea
Akon Bedea Wr
Owen
Arene 440 Vy
Sears
Nort Peabody Sal
Boksmouth
Rockport É Néaram
Wolfebo
Revere
Gloucester Bean
Hewmeney
York Harbor & Mea A
Ouhki
Na Fortea- Bangor
New England
Rea
Dudley
Haus
Rae
Aesau
Bow
A . Endicott
Forest
Park
Bighland WR_R
Salington
Summer Street
Isa
New Land
kEeadville
Nan
Pue
A.C. Kendall
L Pass
Boston & Lowell Railroad
Ike
Bey
Old Colony
Ally
Dod
Oldyewater
Ooo
Drvns, A
Keen
Ratnurn
Fea
the Warehams
Cape Cod
Noo
My Pam
Igewater
Vy Feauy i
Weld
Abed Dyant
Wes Oy
Wood
P Hee
Jndolph
Randol Easton
Abingt
Duxbur
Duxler
Mouth
Flarsh Felad
Tttapan An Eaa An. Te
Ain A An
Orth Easton
Nort
Uea
Saturn
Han
Aret. Wimntut
Kkae
Dear Whitman
Ev Oliastor
Ial
Roeklana
South Weymo
Wooed’s Hall
Bs Bueuaey
Welur
Amecmar
Enny
Whitman
Brockton Weymouth
Central
Massachuset
R. R
Brooklyn
Annex
Peelgrim
Bristol
L. H. Palmer
J. Ro. Kendrick
Xtra Boat
Montreal & West
Fitchburg
Wagner Palace
Central Vermont K. RK
J. W. Hobart
W. Cummings
St. Albans
Stetson, Moseley & Co
E Street
Kilby
Reston
Ss. Mackins & CO. Mil
Border Street
East Moston
State St
Com
Saeder, Adamson & CO
Gorham, Rogers & CO
Lporters
Dundee Goods
Federal Street
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