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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1885

Page

3

National Banks and Miscellaneous Listings in 19th Century Ledger

A dense OCR fragment lists numerous banks and financial firms including National Banks in Boston and Connecticut River Rd, Meridian and Lowell Rd addresses, plus references to Manufacturers National Bank and American Electric & Illuminating Co. It also mentions engraved sums and dates such as 1890 and 1902, with entries for various companies and locations, reflecting a ledger-like summary of financial institutions and related businesses of the era.

Murward Nats- Bank Kale National Bank State National Bank North National Bank RMI LILO Thin Natwonal Bank Tremort National Bank Merchandise National Bank Panevil Hall Springfield Mass Michigan Central Rutland Mort Boston Art Club Francis Henshaw & Co

Weather and Market Wrap Influences Trade and Prices

Weather favors trade while foreign news leans warlike and grain markets rise. Costs dull as producers signal lower future prices. Fish quiet for most grades. Flour held with wheat, hides fair, leather steady. Produce dull, provisions firm. Other items show little change.

Gambier Whartal Sicily Caibanmonia Quiet I2iec Dumar Newfoundland Nova Scotia Sie Dell Georges Coolsh Hake London Valencia Turkey Smyrna Virginia Messina Palermo Jamaica Baracoa Florida Russia Liverpool Glasgow Antwerp Australasia Melbourne Adelaide Brisbane California Owl Baltimore Boston New York Philadelphia Minnesota Michigan Ohio Indiana St Louis Ilinois Warren Powder Milla Eureka Boston Sporting Eagle Buenos

Fragmented 19th Century Market Report Items

Market notes list varied goods with fluctuating prices including alcohol amounts, cologne spirits at 240, ashes prices, building materials like plaster at 175, Portland cement at 275, Rosendale cement at 9e, bricks and sands. Beeswax, candles, wax types, paraffin and adamantine values shown. reflects a mixed commodities snapshot.

Cambridge Boston Philadelphia Rosendale

Market Prices and Livestock Totals by Rail Lines

A historical listing shows live stock totals by route including Boston and Lowell 29 Fitchburg 341 Eastern 31 Boston and Maine 6 and Brighton market details. Prices cover market beef store cattle hides tallow and skins with classifications for cattle and sheep and notes on wagon connections to western lines.

Boston and Albany Hallroad Old Colony Railroad New York New England Alitoai Bates Wool Fitchburg Railroad Maine Baurosa Maine Bailroad Boston Lowell Fitchburg Eastern Maine

Cattle market actions at Watertown and Brighton yards

Cattle sales detailed by buyer and weight across Watertown and Brighton yards. Numerous lots listed with weights from 900 to 1800 pounds and prices per hundredweight, plus notes on market demand, margins, and the role of butchers and dealers. Also includes Boston Albany Yard tallies and West Calves figures, with occasional prices for milch cows and working oxen among scattered consignments. The week’s trade shows light dealer supply, favorable weather for beef, and varied buyer activity.

Brighton N.B Boston and Albany Maine Glines & Weston Libby & Son M Chesley Libby & Weiler New Hampshire J © Sanborn E F Adden Dow & Moulton TJ Courier M Pike G B Sargent & Co E Winn Aldrich & Johnson A Wilcox JS Fry Vermont Sargent & Turner M G Flanders H Ingerson GW Brownell G H Sprigg J B Remick W_ Ricker R P Pollard W G Townsend Piper & Pond Flint & Blanchard FS Kimball H N Jenne A Farnham J Counter C P Burke Britton & Savage R E French Martin & Squier A Williamson MC Roundy W H Bartwell Smith A A Smith J T Henry W Bailey J A Wilson E Williams W H Buck H M Taft Scattering New York J Amsden B Hurlbert Western States J A Hathaway J A Hathaway 210 Cattle; AN Monroe Hollis & Co Dun Brown Eli Eames Farrell & McFlynn J C Coughlin Palestine Liverpool A N Monroe J O Brine Iown Boston City London Monroe Iberian Caledonian W A Farnham T J Couiser H A Wilcox Sargent & Co Atde G W Jones Catlyle Sige Ae & Turner Piere Watertown FN Moise Tage Tuwo J C Sanborn J S Henry C Smith F 38 Kimball Tee G W Brownell Great Britain Boston Albany E H Fames See RP Pollard J Converse W Ricker Dan Brown Carroll Orleans Ohio St Louis Minnesota Jaw Pass City Mill Canada United Taliow City Extra India Chicago N. Y Alderney Louis Barjey Pomarket Cincinnati Milwaukee Toledo Detroit

Paris and London stock moves on April 29

Paris and London bourses tumble on unfavorable London news with forced sales at month end. Ottomans slide 22 146f, Panama Canal shares fall 10f, consols drop 4 points closing 95 1 4. Bullion into Bank of England totals £225 008, with weak Frankfurt and Vienna markets and a holiday in Berlin. Sugar prices firm in Havana with 14,000 bags centrigual sold.

Paris London Erie Pennsylvania New York Central Bank of England Frankfort Vienna Berlin Havana Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Chicago and Alton Ottawa Henry Tyler Grand Trunk Railway England Canada Amercan Grand Trunk Railway Company Dominion Mexican Central Railroad Company New York Son Morelia Portland and Rochester Portland Rochester Rock Island Road Treasury Pennsylvania Road Messrs. Speyer & Co

Opening of the Montezuma Hotel at Las Vegas

The April 20 Worcester special reports the Montezuma hotel opening at Las Vegas New Mexico. J M Barr manages the stone palace replacing the burned wood hotel. The $274000 project matches eastern hotel standards and highlights famed waters reputed for cures.

Grand Trunk Grand Trunk Railway London Crease Goss ROE Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe New Mexico Las Vegas Europe J. M. Barr Atchison Company

Supreme Court case actions on stock loss and warehouse damage

April 29 judge Holmes presiding in two suits. Charles Clemert v North British American Assurance Company concluded with jury instructions after a three week trial over stock losses from water damage at Atlantic avenue and Pearl street shop on December 30 1882. E R Hoar and others represented plaintiffs. Wallace P Willett et al. v Thomas A Rich et al involved 37560 mats of sugar stored at Gray's Wharf with substantial losses and alleged warehouse negligence. Plaintiffs seek $565273 plus $16496 for a second shipment. Defendants deny liability. case opened with Dabney for plaintiffs Morse and Stone for defendants.

Charles W. Clemert North British American Assurance Company Atlantic Avenue Pearl Street E. R. Hoar M. Story Samuel Hoar E. D. Sobier J. D. Bryant Wallace P. Willett Thos A. Rich Willett, Hamblin & Co Isaac Rich & Co Gray’s Wharf Dabney R. M. Morse, Jr R. Stone Isaac M. Learned & Co McKim Suffolk County Eastern Rubber Company Milk Street Walter F. Sherburne George R. Stimpson Sherburne & Stimpson Washington Street Boston Suffolk Glass Company Lowland Street Sears’ Building Henry Waterman Ir. & E. Packard Boots and Shoes North Easton J. & W. Beagle Indian Orchard Alexander McKay Dorchester N. B Yale Hardware Company Westville Marcus M. Estabrook Eliza M. McMann

First Session In Perior Court At April 20

The session opened before Judge Pitman on April 20 in Perior Court for preliminary proceedings. No further details are provided in readable text.

Perior Court Pitman

Municipal Counts April 2 Percent in Central Court

In the central court Judge Adams sent Maggie Stewart for six months to the house of industry for gross lewdness. Cornelius Bresnahan received six months in the house of industry for third drunkenness offence. Daniel Duff, charged with robbing Ellen Riley of 26 cents, held for $2000 bail for superior court. Harrison G Barrows, a West Somerville milk dealer, fined $50 for possessing adulterated milk. In South Boston Frank Faulkefer arraigned for assault on Constable Simon Simmons, held in bonds of $300 for superior court. In East Boston George Macintyre convicted of assault on Hindas Stewart and placed on probation for six months.

Central Court South Boston Frank Faulkefer Simon Simmons East George Macintyre Hindas Stewart

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