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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1884

Page

3

Surplus funds for California Southern road repair reach high totals

The fund for repairing the California Southern road shows subscriptions totaling 166000 dollars. Market notes list varied movement in bonds and stocks across multiple railroads and companies, including Revere Beach, Boston and Albany, Providence, New York and New England, Eastern, Mexican Central, Atlantic and Pacific, Union Pacific, Atchison Plain, Oregon Railway and Navigation, Marquette and Ontonagon, American Bell Telephone, New England, Erie, Bonanza Development, Calumet and Hecla, and Quincy.

Boston Brokers’ Board Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Atlantic and Pacific California Chicago Burlington and Quincy Rock Island Union Pacific Mexican Central West Michigan Pullman Palace Atlantic Pacific Little Rock Fort Smith Kansas City Springfield Memphis Marquette Escanaba L’anse St. Ignase Marquette, Houghton and Ontonaton Marquette and Western Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad Company Revere Beach Albany Lowell Fitchburg Providence New York New England Eastern Central Division West Division Denver Atchison Plain Oregon Railway and Navigation Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon New American Bell Telephone Erie Bonanza Calumet Hecla Quincy

Preferred Rail Lines and Rates From Historical List

A fragmented OCR listing various rail lines and carriers with associated rates and notes. Highlights include Pacific Coast lines, Boston Air Line, Canada Pacific, Central Iowa, Chicago routes, and Harlem lines among others, with several percent figures and service notes. The document reads like a pricing or preference catalog for railway offerings and connections across multiple regions.

Gams Expresé Alten Terre Haute St. Paw Cocceeresecel Chicago & Aldon Goma Chi Sur Quincy Ee Ly Minn Many St. L N. Ee Omaha Chi St. Louis San Clev Wabash, Ah L& & Pac Colum Wecosese Walla Harlem Bloom West Long Island

Agricultural Outlook Shows Mixed Crops and Slow Growth

Reports from the crops indicate overall good order with rains aiding cotton in the south and saving farms from shedding. Tobacco and grain regions show improvement, while Iowa wheat and oats suffer up to 50 percent damage from late July storms. Ohio valley and New England see varying conditions with hay thriving and potatoes rotting in wet areas. A potential western railroad freight war could marginally aid trade as manufactured goods freight value declines.

South West Iowa Ohio Valley New England

General Farm Produce Prices and Market Notes

A report on farm produce prices shows firm prime hay and steady beans, with high prices for prime grades and weaker movement for lower grades. Grass seeds and onions are quiet, apples mixed, and several fruits and vegetables vary in supply. Coffee, rice, sugar, molasses, and oils show mixed but steady trends, while cotton futures close steady.

York State Bristol Western Express Java Maracaibo Laguira Rio Jamaica St. Domingo New York Rito de Janeiro United States London Carolina Patna Rangoon New Orleans Barbadoes Porto Rico Messina Palermo Valencia Baracoa Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago Centennial Beacon Light Palatine Standard Wittsburg New York—Petroleum United Pipeline Liverpool Uplands Orleans

Bank of England bullion declines in week’s figures

London reports a weekly bullion decrease of 691 835 pounds at the Bank of England with 100 000 pounds withdrawn on balance. The bank's reserve ratio to liabilities falls from 44 to 41 percent. Consols quoted 1007 16, US bonds around 45 1 23 percent, do 4 percent about 3115 percent, and Atlantic and Great West figures noted.

London Bank of England Alantic Great West Grand Bank West Bank Banquereau Georges Bay Fundy Cape Shore Cape North Block Island Mack’l Trap Island Coaraer Bank Halibut Bay of Fundy Nova Scotia

Railway of Wheat and Provisions Markets Reported

Commercial dispatches from Liverpool and London dated August 7 describe wheat and corn prices and market activity. Prices show winter and spring wheat steady around 7s 6d to 7s 84, California wheat at 7s 8d to 7s 10d, pork and bacon prices noted, and general breadstuffs market described as insufficient to test demand. In London reports, dull export cargoes for wheat, firm corn, and ample passages of wheat and corn to the UK, with substantial quantities en route and ports of call listed.

Minnesota Wisconsin Ill St L Chicago St. Louis Milwaukee New York Ohio St Louis City Mills Southern C. St Louis Sle Canada Vermont York State Western Liverpool Maine Canadian Island California London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Continent United Kingdom

Imports at Boston and Havana Detailed in Shipping Notes

Records show Barkentine Caroline-7688 with 11,400 ox and cow horns from Gossler & co at RIO GRANDE. ARRAYO, PA reports Brig Albion-10,500 casks molasses and 7 tierces from Nash, Spaulding & co. Havana lists Steamer Puebella at New York with 10,500 cigars and 50 bolls cigarettess.

Boston Rio Grande Gossler & Co Arrayo Albion Tierces Do Nash, Spaulding & Co Havana New York Bolls

Foreign Exports. Petit Riviere and Moncton cargoes

Cargo lists from Petit Riviere Nova Scotia Moncton Newfoundland and London show schooners John Millard Star delivering flour meal kerosene oil and other goods while London steamer Wetherby cleared August 6 with leather chairs goods and large flour and lard shipments including 60 bbls oil and 275 sheep among many varied consignments to town and port receivers.

Petit Riviere John Millard Moncton the Star London Eng Wetherby

Receipts of Staples Across Railroads in August

Inventory lists from multiple railroads show daily receipts of cotton wool flour cornmeal bushels and other staples. Entries cover Boston and Albany Grand Junction Providence New York and New England Eastern Fitchburg Lowell Maine road and Peabody expresses with quantities of bales sacks bbls cases and rolls. Strong named consignments include cotton wool flour beef and eggs among many commodities.

Boston and Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad New York and New England Railroad Eastern Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Lowell Railroad Maine

Multiple bankruptcies and insolvencies ripple through 19th century trades

The Liverpool cotton failure touches Hatfield & Co. and Hobson & Safford of Boston, with securing liabilities and a mix of Irish flax spinners Miller & Son failing. Boston merchants A N Murray & Co and Robert Campbell also fail or settle. Southampton’s H L Phelps foresees 25 percent payment while Owens, Bradley Fertilizer, and others face insolvency.

Hobson & Safford Liverpool East Boston Old Colony Co-Operative Association Kingston Mass Bonney & Baldwin, Grocers Eliot Square J. C. Frye Andrew Jackson Painter Harrison Avenue Adolphus N. Murray A. N. Murray & Co United States Robert Campbell Howard Street Henry L. Phelps Southampton Nees New York Bradley Fertilizer Company of Ray Millbridge Alpheus B. Haley Richmond Nelson Praray Woonspocket R. I J. C. Fisher E. L. O'Reilly J. E. Williams Westville Conn D. C Darius E. Newell D.C. Newell & Sons Eleventh Avenue Nineteenth Streets New York City Scott & Maxwell Greenleaf Kan E. D. Davis & Co Milwaukee

McClure held for child support at Central Court

In Central court before Judge Parmeter James H McClure was held in 200 dollars for appearance Sept 4 on neglect to support a minor child. Bernard Jeague, a common drunkard, six months in the house of industry. Owen Doherty charged with assault and battery held in 10 dollars for Aug 15 appearance. Maria Kent fined 10 dollars for assault and battery on Almena c Jewell. Annie Hughes third drunkenness offense one year in the reformatory for women. Avanda W Hussey charged with concealing mortgage papers held in 500 dollars for appearance upstairs. Illiam Cummings alias Frank Murray and Joseph Dowling alias John Connors held in 1000 dollars each for appearance in superior court. Cummings also charged with assault and battery on Special Officer Collins with intent to rescue Connors and held in 200 dollars for same appearance. In Charlestown court William Kimball defaulted on assault of Lizzie Turnbull 11. Dexter W Wallace case continued. held in 400 dollars for trial in superior court. John Rich charged with larceny given six months in the house of industry. Christopher Clark charged with larceny held for trial Saturday. East Boston court John Cogan James Crowley and Patrick Hetherington arraigned for larceny bound over in 200 dollar bonds for superior court. Thomas Daly bonds 100 dollars to appear Saturday next for examination on keeping shop open on the Lord's day.

Central Court Parmeter James H. McClure Bernard Jeague House of Industry Owen Doherty Maria Kent Almenac Jewell Annie Hughes Reformatory Charlestown William Kimball Lizzie Turnbull Dexter W. Wallace Mary Roberts John Rich Christopher Clark Boston John Cogan James Crowley Patrick Hetherington Superior Court Thomas Daly

Trinidad a Delightful Island of the Antilles

A Port of Spain correspondent extols Trinidad from Sombrero to the Spanish Main noting scenery, climate, and hospitality. Describes hotels, meals, and colonial architecture, then details street life, railways, streetcars, telephones, and a diverse population. Also mentions botanical gardens, flora, and a traveler’s reflective travel-reading comparison.

Port of Spain Trinidad Antilles Sombrero St. Kitts Dominica St. Vincent Martinique Kingsley Monos Baca Huevos Parian Gulf

The Roses That Unraveled a Hidden Love

A narrator recalls gifting yellow roses to Madame de Lorgerel and a youth’s tale of secret longing. An uncle’s meddling prompts a match with Naomi Amelot, but the note never reaches her. Decades later, revelations show Naomi became Madame de Lorgerel, and the roses remain a memento of a long lost first love.

Madame de Lorgerel Sage Cesar Achilles Louis Cid Naomi Miss Amelot Clermont Sword’s Point Madame Lorgorel Madame Monsignor de Lorgerel M. de Lorgerel Naomi Amalot 7

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