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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1884

Page

3

Unfavorable Bank Statement Sparks 1900s Market Shifts

July traders faced heavy share selling after Wall Street bank suspends operations. Prices plunged on several majors, then partially recovered on news of depositor payments and potential shareholder recovery. Volume reached 251,500 shares as lenders and railroad stocks moved amid mixed sentiment and later rally.

New York Aug Wall Street Bank St. Paul New York Central Asian Pacific Western Union Northwest Lackawanna Louisville and Nashville Lake Shorell Pacific Mail Northern Pacific Lake Shore Missouri Pacific Oregon Transcontinental Union Pacific

August Weather Brightens Wheat Prospects in Europe

The London statistical agent for the U S department of agriculture reports hot weather and improved wheat prospects across Europe during the first ten days of August. A iron industry shutdown proposal circulates from Geo H Hull & Co of Louisville suggesting two thirds of furnaces remain closed Sept 1 to Nov 1. Pittsburg supports the plan while Youngstown Brown Bonnell & Co plans double-time resumption for three months. Commercial inspection lists carload grades of wheat corn oats and mixed grades.

London United States Department of Agriculture Cable Geo. H. Hull & Co Louisville Pittsburg Youngstown Brown, Bonnell & Co Commercial Exchange

Digest of Markets Local and Telegraphic in Flour and Cheese

Digest of market movements in flour and grain Cheese receipts and prices for New York, Vermont, and western regions. Egg receipts and bids across regions. Provisions including pork and lard demand, beef and hams, and regional wholesale pricing. Hogs, cattle, and sheep market activity in Cincinnati and Chicago with receipts and price ranges. Miscellaneous farm produce, hay, straw, fruits, vegetables, and coffee markets with regional notes on supply and demand.

St Louis Minnesota St L Chicago Michigan Milwaukee New York Ohio City Mills Ilwaukee White State Old Grain Canada West Canada Vermont Franklin Co Trunk Utter State State Creamery Choice Island Nearby Cape Ward Chicago—Park New York—Park Tierces Western Steam Tierces City Steam South America Cincinnati Union Texas North Carolina Norfolk Best Jerseys Virginia Java Maracaibo Lagaira Rio Jamaica St. Domingo Sie New Orleans Cienfuegos Barbadoes Abo Rico Pal Havana Matanzas United States French Islands Topago W. I Gillespie & Co Trinidad Cuba W.I St. Croix Rich Carolina Patna Rangoon Messina Palermo Valencia Case Aspinwall Baracoa St. Louis Centennial Beacon New York—Petroleum United Pittsburg Wall Street Neuae Liverpool Uplands Orleans

Ocean imports list from Nova Scotia by schooners and brigs

Import record shows multiple consignments to Boston and Annapolis including berries eggs fish and fowl. Entries cover Chapin Bros Dudley & co Fales & Lehey Locke & Hurd Mead Grimes Bowles & co Sanborn Holmes Pickett & co Cleaves Whitman Ellis Gay Hartwell Cyrus Jones and EE Randall with quantities of berries eggs fish herring codfish sugar mack ere and other goods aboard brig Hugo schooners Irene Lookout and Lookout at Grand Manan and Cape Island NS and Barabdoes port entries for Lookout and Irene among others.

Annapolis Chapin Bros Seaman Bowles & Co Mead EE Randall T Russell & Co Barbadoes Hugo Gossier & Co Cape Island Irene Grand Manan N B Lookout Herring Whitney, Pousiand & Co

Value of Imports into the Port of Boston Week Ending August 8

The report lists import values by origin and product for the Port of Boston. England books and Barbadoes sugar figures appear with a combined value. other entries include raw rubber from various regions, iron and steel, machinery, cocoa, tinplates, earthenware, glass, textiles, chemicals, perfumery, and paper stock. Notable totals show domestic and international goods accumulating to a large grand sum, with numerous country and product line entries and associated monetary values.

England Barbadoes Essace Trinidad PATHE Surinam Brazil Uesans Germany Italy Spain Calcutta Port Antonio Prute Porto Rico

Foreign Exports Across Ports Record Heavy Shipments

Inventory style list shows broad exports from Ilbourne Aust London Liverpool Glasgow Yarmouth and Liverpool NL. Items include medicines, hardware, tobacco, roofing slate, lumber, beef, lard, flour, sugar, and machinery. Steamer and schooner entries note Aug 8 clearances and large quantities of foodstuffs, beverages, and manufactured goods bound for international destinations.

Ilbourne Aust Liverpool Eng Istrian Glasgow Scot Yarmouth N .S Willie Freeman

Value of Exports from the Port of Boston

A detailed statistical listing of export values by commodity and country for the Port of Boston. Includes totals for naval stores, oils, breadstuffs, meats, and manufactured goods, with country breakdowns such as England, France, Newfoundland, and the United States. Notable items: naval stores, turpentine, fish, bread, bacon, copper, and clothing, among others.

Cbs Csss Otis Fisl Cnees Seesese CO Harthenware E.s Brittenaesselaceneess Glasswate Hope India Edcland Miquelon Langley Cuc Ecousig Newfoundland and Labrador British West Indies Havuu Azores Madeira United States of Colombia Esporie Nc

Receipts of Stapie Products Aug Boston and Albany Rail

Detailed freight list from multiple railroads detailing wool, flour, oats, bran, cotton seed meal, peas, tallow, lard, grease, butter, cheese, eggs, beans, apples, straw, lumber, leather, hides, pelts, and other provisions. Totals appear per railroad including Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York and New England, Lowell, Maine, Eastern Fitchburg and express/s sea shipments.

St. Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York New England Lowell Railroad Maine Railroad Eastern Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Peabody Salem Sea Asce Bexes

Creditors meet over Altman Demelman Fuchs liabilities

Creditors of Altman Demelman & Fuchs wholesale liquor dealers met at the Sherman house. Liabilities about 74000, nominal assets 84000. Debate Tuesday regarding special partner H M Schw arzenberg who allegedly withdrew 15000 in endorsements. He seeks to be a general partner, firm blames him for the failure. Heaviest creditor Freiburg Workum Cincinnati 10000. Committee to investigate formed: Hesseltine Trull Huguley Curiel New York Edward Graves. Counsel C F Donnelly appeared.

Altman, Demelman & Fuchs Sherman House H. M. Schwarzenberg Freiburg & Workum Cincinnati Hesseltine Ezra J. Trull H. W. Huguley Hi. A. Curiel New York Edward Graves C. F. Donnelly Suffolk County McKim George W. Townsend Atlantic Avenue John D. Reed Pleasant Street Wall Street National Bank National John P. Dickinson Kiernan Financial Agency Wall Street Ok C. F. Timpson Messrs C. T. Timpson C. J. Osborn Edmund Yard, Jr William W. Yard John P. Willis George H. Ball Buffalo N. Y Royal M. Pulsifer Edwin B. Haskell Charles H. Andrews Copartners R. M. Pulsifer Frances C. Robbins Alfred T Eliza A. Fiersee

Wisconsin Central extension advances from Chippewa Falls to St Paul

The Wisconsin Central Extension, by lawyers Ryan and Morris, reports securing right of way into Minnesota for the Chippewa Falls to St Paul line. About 104 miles total, with 30 miles of steel laid and graded roadbed for the rest. Hay river bridge nearly done, St Croix bridge completed, and rails laid at about one mile per day. Traffic ready this year.

Ryan and Morris Wisconsin Central Railway Chippewa Falls St. Paul Minnesota Hay River St. Croix

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