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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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