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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1883

Page

3

Financial Market Roundup Presses Gains Across Exchanges

Foreign exchange shows strength with London 60 day bills at 4823 and 4853 for short sight and 4817 for commercial bills per pound. Paris francs 518 short sight and 5212 per dollar for 60 day bills. Reich marks 943 and 954, British consols at 1025 16 money and 1029 16 account. U S securities rise 4 to 4 percent. Boston stock market strong. western rail shares steady. Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe and Denver Rio Grande announce Salt Lake City service. Kansas City system yearly figures show substantial gains in miles, gross earnings, operating and net earnings. Chicago Burlington & Quincy up to 1254. March earnings about 84,000. Louisiana and Missouri River and Atlantic and Pacific stocks move. Mexican Central stock quiet. Mining and miscellaneous shares mixed. Boston Water Power active. Boston Mining Stock Exchange reports varied activity with multiple names and prices. President Nicholson expected to leave for Mexico mid-month.

London Paris United States Boston Western Railroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Atchison, Topka and Santa Fe Railroad Company Denver and Rio Grande Railway Salt Lake City Atchison and Kansas City Lawrence Kansas Chicago Burlington and Quincy Toledo Cincinnati St. Louis Louisiana Missouri River Common New York Union Pacific Atlantic and Pacific Marquette, Houghton and Ontonazon Common Eastern Old Colony Albany Philadelphia Wilmington Baltimore Fitchburg Hoosse Tunnel New England Seligman & Co Mexican Central Nicholson Mexico American Bell Telephone Lowell Telephone San Pedro Boston and Sonora Consolidated Mining Company Sonora Old Mexico Prime Mercantile Denver and Rio Grande International Great Northern New York Elevated Norfolk and Western General Mortgage Pacific of Missouri San Francisco West Shore Texas and Pacific Louisville Northwest Missouri Pacific Denver Wabashes Omaha Central Pacific Grangers Robinson Consolidated Sonora Consolidated Navajo Sierra Grande Sodie Stock Exchange Lo’st Canada Southern Pope Ae Aeces Del L. & West Delaware & Hud Denver & Rio G Byigsacovcesseass Hon Bite Michigan Central Manhattan Hie Memphis & C Northwestern Ito LST New Jersey Northern Pacific Ohio & Missisippi Ontario & West Ohio Centra Pacific Mail Peora Dec

New York Financial Market Report April 6

New York notes show money on call down from 7 to 4 percent with offers at 3 percent. Government bonds rise, railroad bonds active, stocks fluctuate and close steady though mixed from day’s highs. Mining shares slide. total shares traded 313,060 with notable movements in Denver and Rio Grande and Missouri Pacific.

Commodity price roundup in New York and Chicago markets

New York butter dull at 32 33c and 14 25c for cheese. Chicago wheat May open 1.0719 close 1.075g. June 1.08 open and 1.09 close. July 1.0814 open and 1.081 close. Corn April 49c open, 49 1 2c close. May 54 1 4c open, 54 5 4c close. other months span 55 to 57 1 2c. Cars and park trade show modest gains. hog receipts at Union Stockyards total 9,000 head. prices for light to heavy hogs range from 7 10 to 8 0.

New York Chicago Uuion Minnesota Western Wy@ec Rio Philadelpha Cuba Delaware New Orleans United Lord Continent South America Liverpool Tim Siseis Gloucester New Western Bank Old Bank Choice Nova Scotia Haddock Shore Nova Scotia Bay of Fundy Labrador California Cape Ann ST. Louis Gorn Toledo Avril Milwaukee Albany Reeves The Commercial Bulletin Cincinnati Detroit

Breadstuffs and Cornmeal Prices Reported in Market

Flour quotations steady with light demand across grades. Prices listed for western superfine to winter patents, Minnesota and Illinois lots, and Michigan and New York straights. Cornmeal shows light demand with sales around 3.10 to 3.15 per barrel. Oatmeal demand strong for common western goods and higher for fancy brands.

Minnesota Minois St. Louis Indiana Ohio Michigan New York Illinois Ancy Cana la

General Farm Produce Prices and Market Brief

A detailed market snapshot lists bean and pea prices across sizes, potato varieties with regional quotes, onions and garden vegetables, apples dried fruits cranberries and maple products, hay and seed, flaxseed, hoops, and provisions. It notes steady demand for meats, poultry, and game with current price quotes, plus tropical fruits and sugar and molasses.

Historic Cargo List From Atlantic Trade Report

A condensed shipping roster from Boston, Annapolis, and ports in the Caribbean and Havana lists cargoes and consignors. Entries include apples, potatoes, eggs, halibut, logwood, sugar, copper, and bales of cotton aboard vessels such as John H Pearson, Nineveh, Survivor, City of Washington, and Pusirns, with associated firms like Delong & Seaman, Lyon Dupuy & co, and Pierce & co.

Annapolis Hunter John Townsend Forrest Gilmes Mead Hateh Helmes Gay & Co E_H Tobey Delong & Seawan McPherson& Kendal L Wade Delong & Seaman McKeever & Co Smith Lewis Stiles Hall & Co Halibut Delong & Seaman Bowles Cape Verde John H Pearson Butman & Co Trinidad Cuba Stillman Foster & Co Gonaives Nineveh Logwood Lyon, Dupuy & Co Havana City of Washington Pierce & Co ST Marc Lyon, Dupuy & Co Halifax Alpha C & Sanborn Charleston Harry A Barry

Foreign Exports. Bulgarian clears for Liverpool with assorted cargo

The Bulgarian cleared from Liverpool on April 3 carrying a wide mixed cargo including pork meat 500 boxes, beef 3800 quarters, mutton 1499 sacks, flour 1499 sacks, cotton 86 carcasses of beef and 230 crates organettes among many other items such as hides, leather, machinery, and finished goods totaling thousands of units.

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Receipts of Staple Goods by Early Railroads

Lists detailed shipments by multiple railroads including Lowell Maine Fitchburg Grand Junction Sea New York and New England Old Colony Boston and Albany Providence with hundreds of items. Wool, flour, oats, corn, butter, sugar, leather, hides, pork, tea, eggs and more appear in counts by bales, boxes, cases, bbls, bags, and cans across regions.

Lowell Railroad Maine Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Eastern Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Peabody and Salem Expresses New York and New England Railroad Old Colony Railroad Boston and Albany Railroad Providence Railroad

Cotton Markets Mixed by Region in Aprils Trade

Cotton market activity shows quiet to steady tones across major ports. Net receipts and shipments vary by city with Galveston Louisville Norfolk and Wilmington noting steady to dull progress. New York and Memphis display mixed livestock and grain impacts, while wholesale sugar and coffee markets exhibit limited shifts amid ongoing demand.

Cincinnati Charleston Escaecs Cobblwisc Augusta Mid, Bee New Orleans Great Britain Memphis Knecees Kensmaas Norfolk Ciosevne Eens Wilmington Baltimore United States France Sigua Vuidhaiea SPO Continent Sige

Market snapshot across cities with grain futures and meats

Wheat and corn prices move unevenly across St Louis Toledo Chicago and Milwaukee with oats firmer in some grains while rye stays dull. Pork and lard hold steady, beef and bacon mixed as whiskey and bulk meats show varied demand. Gloucester fish prices quoted alongside Atlantic mackerel and codfish, halibut and herring figures peppered throughout trading notes.

London and Liverpool Market Reports April 6

Currency and stock prices advance across Consols and rail futures while Atlantic and Great Western stocks trade. wheat and corn cargoes show little business as buyers hold off. Liverpool cargo markets show low wheat, variable flour prices, and steady pork and cheese. cotton prices ease with subdued activity and broad stock levels. Manchester Guardian notes slack demand in yarns and fabrics as buyers expect further declines.

London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange California Liverpool Canformia England Manchester Guardian

New England Week Ending Patents Issued by Shaw Office

Records list issued to inventors across Massachusetts Connecticut and New Hampshire for the week ending April 3 1883. Names include Hiram R Adams George L Allen Arthur H Armstrong Quimby Backus Carma B R Banning Bayley Blackham Blanchard Brennan and many others with diverse devices from nail for boots to dust pans sewing machines and steam pipe components.

New England C. A. Shaw Court Street Boston Hiram R. Adams Boston Mass George L. Allen Worcester Mass Arthur H. Armstrong Plainfield George D. Burton New Ipswich N. H Wilson W. Carey Lowell William Carter Highlandville Mitten Henry F A. W. Case South Manchester Edward H. Chase Horace P. Chase Ogden C. Clark Newton Frederick A. Cowles Plantsville Conn George Crompton William C. Cross Luther C. Crowell Bartolo L. D’ Aubigne Charles A. Evans Salem James M. Evarts New Haven Andrew Folsom Providence R. I Henry K. Frisbie Bridgeport Sue S. Gerard Charles Green Readfield Tha J. Green Charles H. Mallett Z. Tt Furbish Augusta George E. Marshall Turners Falls Pearl Martin Medford John McCahey John S. McLeod George W. Miller Woonsocket Jacob Mitchell Reading Lez E. Moore Ae L Morris Newland Moulton Merrimac Caleb P. Nash Brattleboro Paul S Olander Joseph W. Pearson Edward R. Powell Burlington Alvin D., Jr L. W. Duffer Christian Robstock Reynolds T. White Charles Whittier Stephen M. Wier New Heen Edward L. Wilson Rufus S. Watson Daniel B. Wooster Marshfield Henry P Waltham, Mass

Real estate transfers and mortgages across Boston area 1883

A lengthy list of conveyances and mortgages dated March 1883 to April 4 1883 outlines quitclaims transfers and mortgage dealings across Charlestown Roxbury Jamaica Plain Revere Dorchester and Charlestown with values from 1 to 12 000 dollars and notes of parcels buildings and land including multiple properties on Essex Street Broad Street Canal Street Magazine Street and more. The document includes a punitive ad offering 5000 dollars for proof that Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure advertisements are false.

Tyler Street John W. Shaw Charlies H. Capen Pai Pinney Broad Street Marcus Elihu G. Loomis Linus M. Price Charlestown Essex Street Caroline R. Yee Kh Lowell W. Chamberlain Canal Street Sumner Hollingsworth Lowell W. Chamberlin Charles van Brunt Joseph W. Clarke Boston Street John Cole Catharine A. Perkins Boston West Newton Street James N. North Mary Langmaid Dorchester Edward O. Blanchard Harriet E. Jenks Jamaica Plain Brewer Street William E. Brigham Franklin Savings Bank Charles Wetmore Vernon Hanson Suffolk Whitman and Breck Charles Street Old Colony Railroad Company Freeman Street Charlies H. Wetmore Oliver Nison Columbus Avenue Fulier and Whitney Berkley Street Boston Water Power Co Nathan Matthews Francis W. Kittredge Edwin L. Gerrish Charles Larned Thomas Ratigan George D. Cox Heal Samuel Appleton Chicago Cook County Illinois Annie M. Apieton Samuel Abbie L. Hartwell Bedford Massachusetts Roxbury Garbett & Woods Harriet Jones Everett Street East R. H. Eddy Annie M. Jones Annie M .Appleton E. L. Jones

Annual Report of the Chicago and West Michigan Railroad

The report for the year ending December 31, 1882 shows gross earnings of 1,503,432.28, net earnings 455,643.69, and a net revenue of 271,288.97 after interest and operating costs. Dividends of 3 percent were paid February 15, 1883, with a balance of income credited at 86,782.47 for 1882. General notes mention Jacksonville to Palatka to Tampa railroad plans and Jersey Central lease terms to Reading Company with stepped dividends?

Chicago and West Michigan Chicago, Milwaukee and Lake Shore Railroad Company Grand Rapids, Newaygo and Lake Shore Lake Shore Railroad Chicago and West Michigan Railway Jacksonville Palatka Fla Peninsula Tampa Robert H. Coleman Pennsylvania Wm. H. Barnum Connecticut Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Road Florida Midland Jersey Central Road Reading Company Jersey Central

Democratic returns stress party unity and electability

A Rhode Island Democrat editorial laments Sprague's defeat as the party's loss and argues future nominations should be Democrats for Democrats to win by votes, contrasting anti-democratic past ideas with a call for a party loyalty law. In Maine, farmers are transported to a Vanderbilt ball scene inspiring notes on social polish. Harlem Times notes bodies sold to tanners and likely used as purses or handbags.

Boston F. L. Harris P.S Rhode Island Democrat Anthony Ring Sprague Democratic Party Augusta New Age Maine New York Vanderbilt Palaces Lewiston Gazette Gov. Robie Vanderbilt Tewksbury Harlem

McCabe arraigned for robbery at municipal court

Edward McCabe appeared before Judge Forsaith on a complaint accusing him of robbing Edward A. Crane of 530 dollars. Waiving examination he was held in 2000 dollars for trial in the superior court. Crane runs a Lev erett street store and the incident followed a Saturday night attack by three men. McCabe has a prior term in the house of correction for theft.

Forsaith Edward McCabe Edward A. Crane Crane Leverett Street North End House of Correction

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