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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1883

Page

3

Money matters and rail news in Boston Aug 2 1883

Boston financial page notes a quiet money market with bank discounts 5-6 percent and call loans 4-5 percent. Government securities steady. Western rail earnings show Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe June results and six month totals. Toledo Cincinnati and St Louis receivership appointed for General Manager E E Dwight. New York and New England stock weak. New York financials show dull trading, declines in several rail and utility issues, and mixed results across major exchanges.

York New England Toledo Cincinnati St. Louis Atchison Boston New York Western Railroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Itas Wees Ross Biles of Road c JonNx P. Whitehead Chicago Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Wisconsin Central Common Mexican Central Biarquette Houghton Ontonagon Common Flint Pere Marquette Drummond United States Court E. E. Dwight Dwight Phillips Eastern Oston Albany Rutland Iroad Clement James C. Barett James H. Williams Bellows Falls Columbian Nations Bank

Grain market and shipping notes from Boston exchanges

Receipts today show corn No 2 mixed sales at 68 65% gc bid and 62c bids in steamer exports, with August September October sellers. Receipts list be­fore noon include corn 39,874 bus, oats 11,930 bus, shorts 5,400, cornmeal 255 barrels. flour receipts 8,689 bbls. Liverpool cheese 51s 6d cwt. New York Mercantile Exchange notes butter steady, cheese quiet, and various grain futures with August sell prices and close ranges. Steamer arrivals from Norfolk and Savannah bring large fruit and produce for sale, watermelon stocks and other goods expected to move.

New York Prime Mercantile Peoria Decatur Evansville Lake Erie Western New England Erie Western Union Missouri Pacific Canadian Pacific New York Central Wabash Delaware and Hudson Long Island Michigan Lake Erie and Western Manhattan Beach Northern Pacific Robinson Consolidated Sonora Consolidated Stormont The Stock Exchange Corm Shorts Boston Commercial Exchange Liverpool New York Mercantile Exchange Canadas Chicago Chicago Park Union Stock Yards Norfolk Gate City Savannah Palermo Messina Valencia Baracoas Liverpool Uplands Orleans Uplands New Orleans Ohio St. Louis City Minnesota Rye Bush Western Bus Canada Cuba French Island United South America

Breadstuffs and grain markets with mixed demand

Flours steady with fair demand and varied quotations across regions. Cornmeal, oats, and rye show subdued activity. barley and millfeeds soft. Butter cheese and eggs hold steady with modest shifts. New York and Vermont creamery prices noted. General beans and related produce remain quiet with limited movement and price ranges.

Provisions and Commodities Market Report in Chicago Text

Pork and lard prices show firmer tones with mixed shifts across cuts in the Chicago market. Beef, fresh meat, and poultry quotations hold steady, with hogs and veal showing moderate changes as demand remains steady. tropical fruits, sugar, and cotton futures display varied movements amid steady to firm prices.

Boston Chicago

Maritime cargo moves across ports in 1900s listing

Imports at Boston PORT LORNE NS Schooner Ocean Bird 457 bbis 10 half bbis herring order FRENCH CROSS Schooner Hugh M 75 cords wood W Fs Forrest BEAR RIVER NS Schooner Carrie 85 cords wood 4 cases yes Delong Seaman HAVANA Steamer City of Merida at New York 13 560 cigars C B Perkins ST MARTIN WI Schooner Joseph Wilde 3171 bus fast in bulk Geo E Downes 5 pkgs goat skins J G Wall co PORTO RICO Big W E Stone 206 birds sugar order

Port Lorne Ocean Bird French Cross Hugh M Fs Forrest Bear River Carrie Delong & Seaman Havana City of Merida New York

Foreign Exports: Boston City clears for London with varied cargo

Shipping list from the Boston City bound for London includes 15 978 barrels of flour 43 hogsheads of tobacco 1 120 sacks middlings 17 700 feet walnut 439 bags oil cake 71 pigs wood 55 barrels cider 9 bundles leather 34 cases canned beef 5 cases preserved strawberries 1 case etching 300 boxes dyestuffs 30 packages tobacco 40 rolls 66 cases 2 packages leather 271 head cattle 381 head sheep 11 bales rubber goods 19 cases cats and spring beds 34 bales do 99 boxes wood stock 89 barrels asbestos 17 cases paper 18 cases tobacco 15 cases scrap leather 1 000 cases canned beef 505 boxes sewing machines. CIENFUEGOS Cuba Bark Florence 50 bolls slats 252 ounces ice.

London Eng Boston City Cienfuegos Cuba Florence

Receipts of Staple Products Aug 32 across railroads

Long list of shipments by Lowell, Maine, Fitchburg, Eastern, Grand Junction, Sy Sea, New York and New England, Old Colony, Boston and Albany, Providence railroads and Peabody and Salem Expresses including wool bales flour bushels butter cheese eggs leather hides tallow sugar molasses and numerous car and box counts for August 32. Names of railroads and quantities repeated, highlighting intercity trade movement and staple commodities.

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

Cotton Markets and General Cargo Prices Across Ports

Market reports show cotton firm with slight uplifts in New York and London, while receipts and stock levels vary by port. Notes include Norfolk, Wilmington, Baltimore, Galveston, and Philadelphia activity, with mixed grain and flour futures and marine freight steady or firm.

Commodities and livestock prices across multiple markets

Market roundup shows fluctuating grains and livestock values with flour and wheat prices weakening in Milwaukee and Chicago. Lard and whiskey quoted steady to lower as hogs and cattle receipts rise. New York and Cincinnati report varied cotton goods demand and meat markets amidst steady to weaker trends. Receipts and shipments across flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, and barley listed for several cities.

Financial and Shipping Notes From London Markets

United States bonds quoted with several issues. Bank of England weekly bullion rise of £350,000 and reserve ratio at 44.35 percent. Beerbohm reports quiet cargoes of wheat and corn. English and French wheat markets firm while Liverpool wheat weakens. Cargoes for UK ports 1,625,000 quarters of corn and 270,000 quarters for direct ports. Liverpool markets show varied prices across flour, wheat, corn, pork, bacon, and lard with overall firmness in cotton trading at Liverpool uplands and Orleans futures.

London United States Illinois Central Ontario and Western Bank of England Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Liverpool United Kingdom California Uplands Orleans

Mexican National railway gains in Michoacan growth and trade

A Cronista of Mexico writer predicts deeper Mexican National penetration into Michoacan will boost agriculture and trade. He notes Michoacan's rich soil, abundant timber, and diverse crops rivaling central table land yields, with rail service enabling passenger travel and return shipments.

The Cronista of Mexico Mexican National Railway Michoacan Table Land Central Table Land Toledo Cincinnati St. Louis Phillips Eastern Road Boston Wall Street

August Bloom in the Hillside Landscape

August brings a hush of natural beauty as goldenrod, purple clusters, rosemary, gentian, ferns, mosses, and lichens peak in late summer. The piece notes seasonal shifts, family routines returning to school, and a renewed energy across society, promising stronger, happier people and greater productivity.

Court notes and caustic medical ads in Boston segment

In South Boston and Brighton courts many defendants were held for trial or fined for larceny assault and related charges while others received probation or time in the house of industry. A physician and drug ads urge remedies including Dr Graves Heart Regulator Diamond Dyes and Ayer’s Sarsaparilla as cures and purifiers.

Churchill Curtis P. Conant Thomas Hughes Alice Hoseley Nellie Hoseley Samuel A. Howard Andrew Muller James Scart House of Industry Georgiana Douglass Frank Keene Oserty John Briddell Harry Darling Peter Flavin Marvick Vouchen Murdock Bushy Ellen Welch Levenia Wentworth South Boston Jeremiah T. Couglin Brighton Court Thomas Davis Highlands Court John Algo Michael Coan Graves Dr. Graves

Marriages include Baker Humphrey French Foss Gifford Libby Marshall Blanchard

Marriages recorded in East Weymouth Boston Highlands and Portland include H Baker of Weymouth wed Edith C Humphrey. H French of Gloucester wed Nella J Foss in Boston Highlands. Henry A H Gifford wed Jeannette E Libby in Boston. Frank F Marshall wed Mary G Blanchard in Portland Maine.

Baker — Humphrey East Weymouth L H Frary Lane H Baker Weymouth Edith C Humphrey French—Foss Boston Highlands William H Pearson Bernard Carpenpasone French Gloucester Nella J Foss Triston Gifford—Libby Boston Miner Henry A H Gifford Jeannette E Libby Marshall—Blanchard Portland Henry Blanchard Frank F Marshall Mary G Blanchard

Deaths and Obituaries from New England Notices

Allen Frederick B., 44, of Pawtucket R I, died July 30. Blume Clara Wood, 3, daughter of Andreas and Sibyl Blume, died Aug 2. Boynton Martha, 23, of Swampscott, died Aug 1. Bowles William J., 20, of South Boston, died July 29. Curtis Frederick, 71, of Charlestown, died July 31. Estes Louise Reid, 39, Brookline, wife of Dana Estes, died Aug 1. funeral Friday at 2 PM from Beacon St and Englewood Ave, Brookline. relatives invited. Train from Boston and Albany Railroad departs Reservoir station at 12:15.

Allen Pawtucket Frederick B Allen Blume Clara Wood Blume Andreas Sibyl Yarmouth Street A . Boynton Swampscott Martha Everett Boynton Bowles South Boston William J Bowles Curtis Charlestown Frederick Curtis Estes Brookline Louise Reid Dana Estes Beacon Street Englewood Avenue Boston and Albany Railroad Reservoir Station

Monuments of Prodigality Rotting at Charlestown Navy Yard

At Charlestown Navy Yard three ships Niagar a Ohio and Iowa lie in rotten row awaiting destruction and junking. Niagara carries a storied career from 1856 design by George Steers to Atlantic cable service to Liberia and battles near France and Portugal before becoming a shell. Ohio and Iowa share similar fates with histories of speed, battles, and flagship service, while other ships and unfinished hulls linger as reminders of government neglect and wasted outlay.

Charlestown Navy Yard Niagara Ohio Iowa Brooklyn Navy Yard George Steers Steers Navy Yard Colorado Merrimac Minnesota President Buchanan William L. Hudson Dolphin Charleston S.C Congress United States Chauncy U.S. N Liberia Afrian Colonization Society Panama Powhattan Japan New York Cape of Good Hope William W. McKean China East Indies Massie Fort Barrancas Pensacola Halifax N.S Chesapeake Craven Atlantic Alabama France Georgia Lisbon Portugal Ferrall Spain Dover England Flushing Holland Henry Eckford Lakes Europe L. Kearney Joseph Smith Isaac Hull Mediterranean J. H. Stringham Gulf of Mexico Brazil D. Todd and Suite Rio Vera Cruz San Francisco Connecticut Pennsylvania Oregon Virginia

Winnipeg boom's collapse and looming winter hardship

The Minnesota Tribune notes Winnipeg's boom followed by a collapse as speculators left, land gambling faded, and many merchants and workers face financial strain. It warns of widespread unemployment, possible starvation, and persistent unease in Canadian mercantile circles as winter approaches.

Winnipeg The Minnesota Tribune Canadian Pacific Railroad Manitoba

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