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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1886
Page
7
The market shows a large Western cattle export presence with steady milch cows and calfs trading active. Prices for beef cattle vary, with some high in fancy milch cows and springers, while veal calves soften amid increased arrivals from New York and other states.
Western loads showed little rate change with some sales at 8c per lb and nearby lots around 4 to 6 cents. Watertown notes 11280 pounds on 25 steers near 950 pounds averaging 8c, plus heifers and steers from JC Marshall and W Stephius. Brighton yard supply was ample with 1600 head and buyers docking prices by about 4 to 6 cents to move stock, quality down slightly from prior weeks. Cattle at Brighton included 18 heifers around 1938 pounds and various steers averaging 1200 pounds, with prices ranging from 4.0 to 5.7 cents per pound.
The report surveys New York and Chicago prices for flour and wheat with heavy receipts, steady to lower markets. It notes Chicago and Detroit activity and Liverpool and Liverpool clock, with wheat and corn movements, and European feel in cotton futures.
Reports from New England and major growing regions indicate a short crop and rising prices. Farmers receive 60 cents to 1 dollar per bushel with active demand. growers expect higher bids and may withhold. Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin show very short crops. Eastern onions likely ship west before spring as seed crop remains good.
Kansas City reports hogs at 4.50 with 460 estimated receipts and 6847 official receipts yesterday. Peoria notes hogs at 3.60 with 4775 receipts and 700 shipments. St. Louis shows hogs easier with sales at 4.25 and 565, packers lower at 4.25 to 4.70 and butchers mostly at 4.65 to 4.70, reflecting varied activity across markets.
Chicago market report shows cattle receipts around 000 with shipments near 3 000 and varied prices for shipping steers and stockers. Hogs receipts about 23 000 with mixed, packing, and light hog classes trading from 3 65 to 4 80. Sheep demand steady with natives and western lambs pricing from 2 60 to 4 00.
London market report notes a quiet steady wheat coastwise trade with passage sales slow. Corn offerings are sparse while American corn remains firm. Danubian markets quiet and English prices ease. Paris sees wheat and flour ease, French markets steady as warm weather continues.
A listing of shipments and cargoes from Weymouth to New York and New England, Boston and Maine, Fitchburg, and other rail and sea routes. It details quantities of meal, flour, bacon, lard, cheese, beef, pork, corn, oats, sugar, tea, butter, eggs, wool, leather, and various goods, with destinations including Liverpool, Glasgow, Port au Prince, St John, and Harborville.
Shipping cargo from the Durham City and other vessels includes 1550 bars iron 657 boiler iron 1275 bars steel flax wax and shellac. Numerous consignments from Brown Bros Co Gust Lundberg J B Moors Weeks Potter and others list tea wool jute cloth beer rum toys chinaware and machinery. Notes show goods consigned to firms in London and north American ports with quantities and items such as crates, bales, cases, casks, and cords.
The Central Vermont route advertises speed and safety with guaranteed connections, day and night Pullman cars, and first class dining on all trains. Boston departures are via Lowell and Fitchburg with rapid Chicago service and various daily schedules. Tickets and accommodations are available at the Central Vermont RR Office in Boston.
Fragments show Causeway Street Haymarket and Market Square stations with varying departure times to Portland Rockland Castine Machias and Eastport routes. Mentions Halifax and Portland connections with multiple weekday and weekend services.
A dense list shows trains from Boston to towns including Alton Bay, Andover, Dover, Exter, Great Falls, Lawrence, Lowell, Reading, Wakefield, Wilmington, and Medford with varied departures from early morning to late night. Geographic spread includes Nashua area routes and regional connections, noting multiple daily slots and occasional special services.
A lengthy timetable lists departure times from Boston Station for trains to Amesbury and surrounding towns including Beverly Chelsea Rockport Salem and Portland. The schedule specifies multiple daily departures, special branch lines and notes limited runs on Thursdays and Saturdays with Pullman cars on Portland and Bangor trains. James T. Furber and Dan Be Bs appear as general managers.
AASON & GAY & CO. offer printed and indexed books for the tea trade, available at 122 State Street.
Train schedule details announce Fitchburg Depot departures with routes to Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Troy Marlboro Keene Rutland Burlington St Albans St Johns Montreal and Ogdensburg with Rutland transfer for Saratoga and Delaware & Hudson Canal Company points. Night express with Palace Sleeping Car to Rutland Burlington St Albans Ottawa Montreal and Ogdensburg with through connections. Tickets and berths at 228 Washington street Boston. C A Faxon General Agent R Stewart General Manager Keene N H.
Fragments show station details on Causeway Street and Washington Street offices. Listings include local and long distance routes to Plymouth Manchester Concord White Mountain resorts and Montreal with assorted times and services such as parlor, Pullman, and land car options.
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous times, prices, and locations such as AM PM references, street or place names like Billerica, and various numbers. The unreadable text appears to be a jumble of a timetable or schedule with inconsistent formatting and missing context.
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered rail and transit times, station names, and schedules. Readable items include various times such as 4.25 PM and 7.20, with references to locations like Walnut and Stoneham, but concrete events or complete entries are not discernible.
Complex 1856 timetable lists numerous through trains from the Passenger Station Causeway Street. It details departures for Efesteen and West lines, with drawing-room cars for Maracuse and connections to Chicago, New York Central, Albany, Saratoga, and Mechaniesville. Also covered are schedules to Greenfield, North West, Bedford, Concord, Worcester, Nashua, Attleboro, Foxboro, Readville, and other points, including Sundays, express and mail services, and sleeping cars.
Timetables show weekday and Sunday trains from Ashmont and other hub stations to Boston and New York via Fall River and Taunton lines. Services extend to Cape Cod towns, Wareham, Buzzard’s Bay, Nantucket via Wood’s Holl, and Provincetown with numerous return times throughout the day and night.
Schedules list trains and stations from Boston to Jefferson Way Stations and surrounding towns. Timetable includes departure times, routes, and service notes for Sundays and weekdays, naming stations such as Sudbury Belmont Wayland and local conductors.
The new steam services Pilgrim and Bristol offer a special express via Fall River with an 80 minute Pall River connection. Trains depart Old Colony Station on weekdays and Sundays under the brokered schedule, with annex connections to Brooklyn and Jersey City and tickets available at Old State House offices. J. Kendrick and Falmer listed as general manager and agent respectively. Concord division announces June 28 1886 timetable changes with multiple Boston and Manchester Concord departures and returns.
Evening trains depart Boston and Providence station daily except Sundays at 6 80 P M reaching Stonington by 9 20 P M and New York at 6 00 A M. Tickets and state rooms available at 244 Washington corner State street and at Boston Providence railroad station. J W Richardson agent and A A Folsom superintendent.
Four cylinder rotary presses No 3 and No 4 ready for immediate delivery. No 3 arranged for Folio recently used on the Boston Post and No 4 Guarto Folio. Both complete with appurtenances, in good working order, and available at low prices.
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