Grain and hop price notes for futures and shipments
Spot prices firm at 2325 238 50 to arrive October shipment Rye quiet at 665 70c per bushel New No 1 New York malt six row Canada 85 95c per bushel State two row 66d Oct Hops 1886 Eastern and New York 14 15c a pound good to choice 1885 5 8c Trades indicate market activity for immediate delivery and warehouse receipt terms.
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Rye
New No
New York
Canada
Cc State
Eastern
Butter and Cheese Markets Mixed in Regional Trade
Butter remains firmer with rising sales as Elgin posts 24c and total butter sales reach 105,147 ths. Chicago shows inactivity. New York holds steady while cheese stays very firm with Elgin and Utica volumes and prices noted. Eggs beans poultry and produce show varied activity with firm prices and large trades across regions.
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Elgin
Chicago
Elgin Creamery
Western Creamery
New York
Utica
Liverpool
Bt C
Vermont
Cheess—Northern Choice
Ohio Choice
Northern Sage
EGUS
New Hampshire
Choice Canada
Road To Choice Western
Michigan
Nova Scotia
Island
New Brunswick
Canada
West
Houlton Rose
Houlton Hebrons
Soc
Burbanks
Hebrons
New York Hebrons
Norfolk
Conmon
Fruit Market Gluts Press Prices as Demand Slows
Demand remains strong for fruit with steady prices, but peaches are scarce and near season end. Apples hold firm, grapes show large supply with price drops to avoid buildup, and bananas from Jamaica sold at 125 per bunch No 1 and 0.75 per bunch No 2 while several stock prices for apples grapes and pears are listed in detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamaica
Delaware
Concord
Martha
Salem
Catawba
Bartlett
Market prices for vegetables and produce listed in basket and barrel lots
Track continues with supply and demand steady. Prices shown include onions Maltas 225 basket native 275 PD barrel 1 box tomatoes 125 green tomatoes 40c bush cabbages 5c per 100 shell beans 150 per bush Lima beans 125 per bush improved Lima 2 cents per bush Civey 150 bush green corn native 150 barrel beets 40c per bush squash marrow 75c barrel turbans 1 dollar per barrel carrots 40c per bush lettuce 25c per dor native cucumbers 150 100 parsnips 75c bush turnips flat 50 6Vc bush white French sand St Andrews 150 175 q barrel egg plants 14 cents per dozen celery 125 per dozen cauliflower 4 per dozen peppers 75c 4 bush Cape cranberries 6.50 6.75 per barrel.
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Maltas
St Andrews
Meat market steady as buyers hold firm prices remain strong
Prices for pork lard and beef stay firm with good demand. Fresh beef shows strong activity, heavy cattle in good demand, lighter cattle steady. Mutton and lamb trade strong and stock well cleared. Listed price ranges cover pork cuts lard hams shoulders ribs bacon and assorted beef and veal items with varied per unit quotes. Large roster of specific prices and item names reflects active market pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brighton
Miscellaneous and Sugar Markets Report
Prices and auctions update for pipeline certificates and market notes on raw and refined sugars, molasses, and cotton. Includes bid/ask details, farm and cargo notations, and Liverpool cotton futures closing values across several months and deltas.
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Manila
Orto Rico
Barbadoes
Cuba
Liverpool
Boston Probate Notices and Administrations 1887
Notices announce probate of wills and administration of estates in Boston Suffolk. Citations require appearance at Probate Court October 3 1887 and continued publication in the Boston Post. Multiple executors administrators named with bonds and demands against estates to be filed by creditors.
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Massachussetts
Suffolk
Probate Court
Lois Greene
Bine Hil
Maine
Anna Greene
Boston
Boston Post
Joan W. McKim
Esquire
Elijah George
Register
Commonwealth OF Massachuo
Mary Ann Osgood
Samuel M. Weston
Andrew P. Valentine
Frances 3. Weston
Mon- Gay
John W. McKim
Massace
Robert W. Morville
Said County
Robert W. Morville, Jr
Elij Ai George
Babette Flattich
Almira E. Brooks
Moston
Annsuaw
Towitee
Catherine O'Connor
Treat
William Mahoney
Gho
A. Sawyer
Tolach
Ann Keenan
Nancy Keenan
Mary Ellen Mooney
Eliza J. Paine
Cyrus Brigham
Admr
Totece
Charles E. Siium
Kaise
George F. Shum, Adinr
David W. Emery
John E. Worster
George G. Fleld
Cambridge
Middlesex
Irangat
Grover M. Books
J. H. Tyler
Martha J. Greenwood
Reading
Edward F. Parker
George M. Brooks
Fequiro
J.H. Tyler
Otalce
Mary A. Basset
Reuben Peterson
Cotton market opens dull and closes steady with mixed futures
The spot market shows a dull start in New Orleans and steady close in New York as buyers dominate. Daily sales reach 106 600 bales nationwide with 23 000 bales receipts and 56 00 bales in American trade noted. Futures open easy with lower prices and end steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
New York
Market Report from Trade Centres and Midwest Grain Prices
Wheat and flour prices soar at multiple markets with firm demand. Receipts, exports, and sales detailed for New York Chicago Cincinnati Toledo Milwaukee St Louis Detroit and local grain grades from No 1 red to No 2 spring and sundry to pot. Prices for lard bacon pork and butter quoted with steady to higher tones.
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New York
Minnesota
Rio
United
Bbis Mess Pt
Continent
South America
Tierces Continent
Liverpool
Straits
Cincinnati
Toledo
ST. Louis
Stancard Mess
Detroit
Chicago
Lucu
Barney
Hog and Cattle Markets Report from Major U.S. Hubs
Chicago hogs firmer early but closed weak with 16,000 receipts and 7,500 left over. Cattle receipts around 5,000 with higher values for good fat natives and shipping steers. Peoria and St Louis reports show hogs steady to mixed, Kansas City receipts about 5,000 with variable shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union
Peoria
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Texas
Western Rangers
Cotton markets show varied receipts and steady to dull prices
The report lists net receipts across cities including Augusta 252%, Galveston 3395, New Orleans 14,716, and Savannah 9506 with exports to Britain and the Continent. Prices range from mid 8d to 85-16e, with several districts noted as steady or dull and stock totals provided for each port. Consolidated four day totals show exports to Britain, France, and the Continent and overall U S port stocks near 647,204.
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Augusta
Galveston
Great Britain
New Orleans
Mobile
Charleston
Continent
Mid Sc
Norfolk
Mid
C. Baltimore
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Lowsville
Memphis
Shipane
Savannah
France
United States
London Wool Sales Kick Off With Strong Demand
Foreign markets report London wool sales showing good demand today especially for combing merinos and cross-breds, as buyers remained keen. Prices rose on several lots while sellers noted steady activity across shorn and carded wools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Eee
Colonial wool catalog prices vary across regions
The sale catalog records prices for scoured and greasy wool across Victoria New South Wales Queensland New Zealand Tasmania Cape of Good Hope and Natal with bids in pounds shillings and pence and notes improved demand from American buyers as British and German buyers were less active.
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Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland
New Zealand
Tasmania
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Imports and Exports. Sept 27 1887 Antwerp and Shields
Shipping list from Antwerp and Shields catalogs a vast cargo, detailing steamer Longhirst with 405 cases window glass and 195 bales linen and cotton rags, plus ammonia, potash, iron girders, and numerous goods bound for Liverpool and London firms. Consolidated tonnage includes cement, leather, wool, machinery, and countless crates, with Barings, Wight, andLambert names appearing among buyers and consignors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antwerp
Shields
Longhirst
Faddings Cumner, Jones & Co
H Quimby & Son
Klopstein
Moors & Co
Baring Bros & Co
Ja& W
Bird & Co
Linder & Meyer
Lombard & Co
Liverpool
Eng
Lambert Bros
Sheryurne
Hills, Turner & Co
Boyle
McCann
Taylor & Co
Riley & Gray
Leigh & Co
Walbaum & Co
Beach & Co
Dame & Co
Koopman & Co
Hovey
Stowell & Co
Wilder
B & F King & Co
Burgess
Hill Mfg Co
Farley & Son
Moora & Co
Boston Atheneum
Stoddard, Lovering & Co
Leyland & Co
Barin Bros & Co
Norcross, Mellen & Co
Libbey & Son
Indse Stone & Downer
Horace Partridge
Warren & Wood
Warren & Co
Peabody
S$ Pierce & Co
DeBlois & Co
Brown Bros & Co
Moise C I’ Murphy & Co
Pierce & Robertson
Jordan, Marah & Co
Caton Bros & Bixby
Tally & Co
Sartta & Co
Searing Bros & Co
Congdon, Wilbern & Co
London
Stockholm
B_ Moors & co
Ink Carter, Dinsmore & Co
Conway Bros
Stone & Downer
Abram French & Co
Boston Sugar Refinery
Horace Partridge & Co
Saxonville Mills
Gorham Rogers & Co
Boston Thread & Twine Co
Mdise Booth & Co
San Fernando
Sch
Cyrus Hall
Sugar Bay State
Exports Sept 27 1887 coastal cargo listings
A long list of export shipments from multiple ports including Sydney Nova Scotia New Richmond passing Paspebiac Quebec to Digby Annapolis Royal Yarmouth Flores and more. Items cover flour cornmeal pork beef soap soap oil lard beef hogs braces tea hardware and assorted goods aboard many steamers and ships with quantities specified.
Inventory items list with quantities and weights
A compact ledger line item list showing boxes of ink and bacon plus various goods with quantities. Items include birds tallow 4800 pieces, staves 1 case, electric machinery 697 sacks, oil cake 867 tierces, lard 308 boxes, bacon 5075 ths, cheese 1197 bales, cotton 6 cases, organs 1 case, printed cards 325 boils 80 bales leather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
New Richmonnd
Pasperiac
Annie Simpson
John and
Fredericton
Digby
Annapolis
New York
Yarmouth
Flores
Azores
Gonatves
Hayti
Morancy
Liverpool
Eng
Cephalonia
Jondon
British Queen
Samaria
Staple Goods Receipts from Multiple Railroads 1887
A ledger of shipments listed by railroad lines including Boston & Albany Providence Old Colony Fitchburg Boston & Maine Lowell Ly Sea and others. Items feature cotton wool flour oats corn meal beans potatoes beef tea butter cheese eggs and hides with quantities such as 245 bales wool 14 bbls beef and 12,335 sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Albany Railroad
Grand Junction Railroad
Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York & New England Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western Division
Lowell Railroad
Doxess
Total Receipts 1887 Market Subtotals and Items
Summary of commodity totals dated September 27 1887 listing receipts by category including cotton wool flour butters cattle apples pork lard hides coffee sugar and other staples with quantities in bales barrels bushels and cases for 1887 and 1886 comparisons across multiple goods and units.
Probate notices from Suffolk and Middlesex Counties
Notices warn interested parties about probate actions in Massachusetts courts. Citations require publication in the Boston Post across three weeks, detailing trustee appointment, name changes, and executorship filings with dates in October 1887 and related instruction.
Incomplete OCR Transit Timetable Fragments
A dense OCR excerpt lists numerous train times and routes across multiple towns and lines. It references trains to Boston New York Providence and various suburbs with morning and evening schedules, returning times, and note on service days. The text also includes station names and times with frequent abbreviations and parenthetical notes.
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NEW
Stonington
York
Boston & Providence Railroad
New York
Zid Washington
State Street
Boston & Providence RE. R
J. W. Richardson
Boston
A. Folsom
Boston & Providence R. R
Fall River Line Schedule Details and Stops
The document outlines return and outbound train boat times from New York to various Massachusetts towns including Weymouth Plymouth Scituate Marshfield Duxbury Cohasset Pringham Weymouth and South Braintree with multiple intermediate stops and connections via Brockton Taunton New Bedford Middleboro and other stations. Officials GEV L Connor and J R Kendrick are listed as General Passenger Agent and General Manager.
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New York
Fall River
Boston
Old Colony
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Annex Boat
Pelgrim
Bristol
State House
L. H. Palmer
J. R. Kendrick
Old State House
Weymouths
Minxham
Cohanset
Scituate
Marshfield
Duxbury
Plymouth
Cohasset
Pringham
Weymouth
Brockton
Taunton
Newport
South Braintree
New Bedford
Middleboro
Gev. L. Connor
Gen. Pass
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Ernst Donath
PRY Mtu
Patrick M. O’connor
Admr. Beaton
Ibaa
London Wool Sales
Commonwealth OF Massachusetts
Edward H. Sanderson
San Francisco
California
Mercy K. Pickering
Somerville
Mercy Knights Sanborn
Groruk M. Brooks
Providence
Hontraal & West
Pullman
Lowell
Pulman
Fitchburg
Wagner Palace
Central Vermont
Rh. KR
Washington Street
J. W. Hobart
Ss. W. Cummings
St. Albans
Cheshire
Rutland
Montreal
Ottawa
Ogdensburg
Fitchburg Depot
Causeway Street
Bostones
Winchendon
Jaffrey
Peterboro
Fitzwilliam
Troy
Marlboro
Keene
Westmoreland
Walpole
Bellows Falls
Burlington
St. Johns
Ogwensburg
Saratoga
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
R. R
Cheshire R. KR
White River Junction
Points West
Hire
Monadnock
Rutland R. K
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Ullman Palace
C. A. Faxon
Stewari
Keene, N
Boston & Albany R.R
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Pittsfiell
Albany
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Syracuse
N YW
Spring Fella
Buffalo
Eveland
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Cleveland
Seledo
Buff Alo
Niacara Balls
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Pittsfield
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Foeraes Chatham
Hudson
Palme River Branch
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New Express
Babes Wormaville Ashland
Psu. Mill South
Wellesie
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M. North
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Newress
Westboro
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Tenville
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Sede
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Newton AM
Highlands
Framingham and
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Bayville
Southboro
Northboro
Clinton
Leomister
Berlin
West Berlin
Helton
Pratt
Sanday
Newton Lower Falls
Stunday
Wellesley Mills
Worcester
Cpm
Newton Highlands
Brookline
A. S. Hanson
H. T. Gallup
Shore Line
Shores Line
Pe Mt. Return
Pawtucket
Brodgeville
O2ko
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Attleboro
M. Return
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Leadville
Reas Sea
Mt. Hippe
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San
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Ras
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Endon
Forest Bulls
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Roxbury
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Spring Street
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Stoughton and
Canton
Stoughton
Mt. Hope
A. A. Folsom
B. and
Manchester
N. H
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Railmroads
Wekday
Fall River Line
Ashmont
Barnstable
Hyannis
Xarmwout
Samdwichk
Braintree
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Reae
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Sjuzzata
Vebay Fed
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Bridgewater
Mrockton
Bazie Ai
Adi m
Cape Co Division
Provincetown
Wellfleet
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Hingham
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Ana
Roam
Cottage City
Wood’s Hall
Woods Hall
Mast Bridgewater Brockton
Abington
East Milton
West Phare
West Quincy
Easemouth
Weyme
Wweymouth
Vig
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Mia Krocktons
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Ovoy
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Milton
Wood’s Holl
Aly Beerle
Wood's Hol
Rewport
Newsedford
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Randolph
North Kpeton
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Weee
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Scituate Aan Rorth Scita
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Dean Street
Whitman and
Southeymouth
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Hoosac Tunnel
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Reeve Albany
The
Ayer Junction
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Sselmont
Waverley
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Miller’s Falls
Gardner and Miller’s Falls
Greenfield
Marlboro, Wadsen and Maynard
Nashua N.i
Waltham
Watertown
Union Market
Mt. Auburn
Miller's Falls
Southson
Hicosac Tunnel
Loston
John Adams
J. Whitmore
J.B. Watson
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