Financial Markets Report From 1884 Stock Exchange Roundup
Foreign exchange prices and steady markets on bonds and shares. Brokers reported $90,280 in bonds and 6,459 shares traded, with total securities value $199,540. Railroad, mining, and telephone stocks showed varied activity while major lines like Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and Union Pacific posted modest moves. Earnings and dividends for several railroads are detailed, with weekly, monthly, and year-to-date figures across multiple divisions, including Kansas Pacific and Missouri River lines. Boston holdings and regional closures are noted amid price fluctuations for bonds, notes, and telephones.
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Brokers’ Board
Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe
Rogis
St. Louis
San Francisco
Atlantic
Kansas Pacific Division
Boston
Union Pacific
Connorion Valley
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Toledo
Cincinnati
Mexican Central
Louisiana
Missouri River
Kansas City
Springfields
Memphis
Fort Scott
Gulf
Wisconsin Central
Maine
Old Colony
Providence
New York
New England
Lowell
Worcester
Nashua
Rochester
Denver
Atchison
American Bell Telephone
Erie
Bonanza Development
Calumet
Hecla
Harshaw
Quincy
American Electric and Illuminating
New York Stock Market Report Mixed as Noon Trades Rise
Money rates fell and rose intraday with prime mercantile paper at 5 4 percent. Government and state bonds held firm while railway shares rallied on western orders then eased in late trading. Major stock moves included Lackawanna Northwest Missouri Pacific New York Central and Union Pacific with a fractional recovery by close. Jo Gay's transactions total 204 100 shares including preferred.
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Boston
New York
E ‘Hange Ng
Prime Mercantile Paper
Stock Exchange
Ackawanna
Northwest
St. Paul
Lake Shore
Silo
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Reading
Union Pacific
Western Union
Lackawanna, Northwest
Missouri Pacific
Jo Gay
Dry goods market shows moderate business and mixed demand
The New York Commercial Bulletin notes steady but subdued activity in commission circles and a lackluster jobbing trade. Sluggish staple cotton goods balance price drops with cautious optimism as prints and dress goods demand remains fair but quiet.
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New York Commercial Bulletin
Barnaby Gingham
Fall River
Alabama
Montgomery
Primus Jones
Georgia
Commercial Exchange
Ruel
Butter and Cheese Markets Show Mixed Western Demand
Receipts thin for butter with most sales at 21 22 cents and some at 22 23 for regular trade. Northern and Vermont dairy lots vary, while creamery grades ease with many items offering at lower prices. eggs show slow overall demand, with regional prices drifting. Cheese activity steady in moderate demand, and provisions and produce list varied with fruit and vegetable markets showing ample supply and subdued demand.
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Choice Western
Northern
Vermont
Franklin Co
Western
New York
Choice Sage
Liverpool
Island
Cape
Express
North Carolina
Vineland
N. J
Virginia
Senta
Java
Maracaib
FRESA
Lees
Phila
R. I
Market Tone Shifts Across Cities With Mixed Price Moves
The market shows firm tone in Louisville and Wilmington, steady in New Orleans, dull in Norfolk Savannah and St. Louis, nominal in Baltimore Charleston and Mobile, dull and nominal at Augusta, and quiet elsewhere. Prices vary with 1g off at Cincinnati and 116 higher at New York, with others unchanged.
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St L
Ill
Hacen
Aquil
St. Louis
Milwaukee
New York
City
Minnesota
City Mills
Toledo
Detroit
New Orleans
Cienfuegos
Barbadoes
Porto Rico
French Islands
Carolina
Patna
Rangoon
Java
Messina
Palermo
Valencia
Aspinwall
Jamaica
Baracoa
Cincinnati
Chicago
Centennial
Beacon Light
New York—Petroleum
United Pipeline
Liverpool—Petroleuum
Pittsburg
Louisville
Wilmington
Norfolk
Savannahb
Baltimore
Charleston
Mobile
Augusta
London Market Summary and Goods Prices Aug. 12
Financial news from London shows consolidations and firsts at mixed levels with Erie and Reading firming, New York Central at 108, and Canadian Pacific at 46. Commercial report notes dull wheat and corn, stormy England weather, plus Liverpool wheat and corn prices, provisions and dairy costs. wool sales begin with 334000 lots offered and strong bidding, New South Wales and New Zealand consignments totaling 8671 bales sold.
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London
Alantic
Great Western
Erie
New York Central
Illinois Central
Reading
Canadian Pacific
St Paul Common
Beerbohm
Merchants’ Exchange
Liverpool
England
California
New South Wales
New Zealand
Imports at Boston and Savannah linked by Bradley Fertilizer
At Boston imports include CURACCQA and 500 tons of guano from Bradley Fertilizer Co. At Huelva the steamer Clymene carries 1687 tons of sulphur ore for Bradley Fertilizer Co. In Savannah the steamer City of Macon arrives with a large escorted cargo.
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Curaccqa
Florence
Bradley Fertilizer Co
Huelva
Clymene
Savannah
City of
Historic Northern Rail Freight Ledger Fragment
Fragmented read across multiple railroad lines detailing freight items by car, bale, box, and roll. Entries reference Providence, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Lowell, P Maine, Salem and other expresses with wool bales oats flour beans leather hides and assorted goods listed in varied units.
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Providence Railroad
Old Cok Railroad
New York and New Railroad
Eastern Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Lowell
Lts
Maine Railroad
Salem
Peabody
Union Pacific President Sees Prospects Amid Traffic Rise
Union Pacific President Adams, returning to Boston, says the road is in fair condition and poised for renewed prosperity. He notes a tonnage rise across 1884 months, offsetting low Utah and Colorado rates, with freight earnings up in April and May and overall gains in tonnage. West Shore observer Prof. Silliman praises the trip to Syracuse, highlighting Hudson views, geology, and the West Shore railroad’s solid construction. Also reported: Mechanics’ Iron Foundry wins rights for oil box axles. Central Vermont reports solid business. Judge Caldwell transfers Memphis and Little Rock line to bond trustees. J. McBeath to remain with Wabash as New England agent.
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Adams
Union Pacific
Boston
Union Pacific Railway
Utah
Colorado
Silliman
Yale College
West Shore
Syracuse
New York
Hudson
Weehawken
Jersey City
West Point
Highlands
Anthony
Hudson River
Rosendale
Rondout
Coxsackie
West Shore Railroad
Central Vermont Railroad
Chicago
Caldwell
United States Court At
Little Rock
Memphis and
R. K. Dow
United States Supreme Court
J. McBeath
Wabash
New England
New Engand
Hoosac Tunnel
Pullman
Saratoga
Pullman Company
Pittsburg
Pittsburg and Lake Erie Company
McKeesport
Youghingheny Railroad Company
Connellsville
Uniontown
Great Southwest
Missouri Pacific
T. B. Moody
New England Ager
Washington Street
Missouri Pacific Company
Moody
Kentucky Central
Names on committee raise for Maiden and West Dennis chapter
Hardwick of Maiden and J Rufus Gage of West Dennis led a list approved by the committee for a month. Capt Joshua M Lewis of South Yarmouth Capt Charles N Nichols of Searsport and Capt Samuel F Hussey of Portland were named. A separate committee was formed to nominate officers for the coming year reporting at the next quarterly meeting. Capt Thomas P Howes Thomas Lamb Capt Edwin D Wadsworth Capt John Humphrey and Capt Richard Matthews were appointed. In the Elisha B Aston bequest matter the society voted to sign a compromise agreed to by counsel amid court challenges by heirs-at-law contesting the will.
Wall Street Bank Gossip and Wide Range of Attachments
A long list of insolvent firms and attachments details various failures across New England and beyond. Burley & Usher, Albert H. Taylor, J O Beauparland, J Lucy Jr, and others face bankruptcies or large liabilities. The article also notes bank issues at a Wall Street bank, rumored recoveries for depositors, and possible stockholder losses, with several real estate attachments in Suffolk County and related notices.
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Burley
Quincy
J. O. Beauparland
Fall River
J. Lucy, Jr
Lawrence
H.S. Lewis
Springfield
Joseph 8
Harlow
Lowell
Mass
Alton Milliken
Dexter
Tunxis Silk Company
Tariffville
Conn
Isaac Plant
Boots and Shoes
Norwich
Boston
Albert Lane
Lancaster
N. H
E. M. Fletcher & Son
Alexander Gutterman
Joseph D. Billard, Jr
New York City
Rezin A. Wright
Nassau Street
Leighton Williams
Elizabeth
Kelly
Solomon M. Grouse
Herman Cohn
Evans
Wall Street Bank
C. F. Timpson
Ogden & Co
First National Bank of
Jersey City
Henry Clews
Timpson
Dickinson
Wm. L. Bird
Baltimore
Franklin Weems
Bird & Weems
Wm.f.roach
W. W. Edgar
Pittsburg
Hogan
la Crosse
Wis
James Fogarty Jr., & Co
Mustard
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Rankin D.ones
F. H. Culverins
Weldon
N. C
Jas. M. Dean
Pictures
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Boston mechanic’s case delayed again for gilded shillings
The case of P. Troiser, a Boston mechanic charged with passing gilded shillings, came up for a hearing but was continued due to the absence of Commissioner Hallett, rescheduled until Thursday next.
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P. Troiser
Boston
Hallett
Supreme Judicial Court case on park land dispute in Boston
Autg 12 before Judge Colburn the attorney general and harbor and land commissioners sue Henry M Whitney et al over a 6000 sq ft triangular lot near Trinity church The case seeks to reform a tripartite indenture claiming the land was dedicated to public uses as a park or street The court reserved decision and noted prior pendency since 1870 Also Shattuck Gray represent relators and Hyde Foster defend The second case Rich ards vs Richards requests a new trial with Morse Gastor Whitney arguing for defendant
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Supreme Judicial Court
Colburn
Harbor and Land Commissioners
Henry M. Whitney
Trinity Church
Commonwealth
City of
Boston
Boston Water Power Company
Water Power Company
George P. Shattuck
John C. Gray
H. D. Hyde
A. D. Foster
Alonzo Peck
Calvin A. Richards
R. M. Morse, Jr
William Gastor
C. L. B. Whitney
Death of Henry L Butterworth in Warren New Hampshire
Henry L Butterworth a Brookfield businessman died suddenly in Warren New Hampshire on Sunday August 10 from ulceration and perforation of the bowels He was a longtime boot and shoe manufacturer partner in Butterworth Carpenter and later H L Butterworth Co He was active in politics as a Democrat and leaves a widow and two children Funeral services will be held Wednesday August 13 at 2 PM at the Unitarian church
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Henry JL. Butterworth
Henry L. Butterworth
Brookfield
Warren
N. H
C. Turnhill & Co
Butterworth & Carpenter
H. L. Butterworth & Co
Butterworth
Democratic Party
Unitarian Church
Samuel Jackson
Wiscasset
Tamerlane
Vaderland
Switzerland
Bergenland
Red Star Line
Seper Nom
Charles Larkin
Boston
Nahant
Charlestown
Barnard, Adams & Co
Larkin, Stackpole & Co
Andrew Cutting
Larkin
Dover
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Tribune
Pepecon Greeley
Obituaries Listed for Various Boston Area Residents
Obituaries from Boston and nearby towns dated Aug 7 to Aug 12 list individuals such as Sarah Alden 70, Matilda Barker 97 3 29, Thomas Beal 59 5, Henry H Brownell 76 6, H Cliggett 41 5, Achsah Dexter 77 1, Dennis Donovan age unknown, Mary W Howe 51, John Hurley 75, Jacob L Knowles, Charles Larkin 73 in Nahant, Michael McMahon 34, Katie McCarthy, Mary Nolan 63, Honora O Neil 59, Abijah Perkins 81 7 13, Eusebius Sawyer 81 4 22, Hannah Whalen 65, Mary White 5, among others, with locations including Boston, West Boxford, Dorchester, Fairhaven, Nahant, East Boston, Roxbury, Cambridgeport.
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Alden
Boston
Sarah Alden
Barker
West Boxford
Matilda Barker
Jedediah Barker
Beal
Dorchester
Thomas Beal
Brownell
Fairhaven
Henry H Brownell
Cliggett
H Cliggett
Dexter
Achsah
Loren Dexter
Oo Ovan
Dennis Donovan
Howe
Mary W
George A Howe
Hurley
South Boston
John Hurley
Pgs Owles
Jacob L Knowles
Larkin
Nahant
Charles Larkin
E Sawyer
Cambridgeport
Eusebius Sawyer
Whalen
Roxbury
Hannah Whalen
White
Mary White
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Edward Avery
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John Gage
Theodore H. Constein
Cunningham Company
Annie Lewis
Francis 8. Clark
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George R. Henderson
Catherines Hughes
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Harrison Avenue
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John Mullen
Charles Brown
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Bunker Hill
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A. P. Taber
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Market Street
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Carolina C. Olason
Jabez A. Sawyer
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J. H. Tyler
Register
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Tate
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A. WD
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Elijah George
John D. Reed
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Fred H. Seavey
Je Buffum & CO
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Catherine Murray
Thomas Murray
John Goldsmith
Charles K. Stratton
Leares North National Bank
Third National Bank
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Berkshire National Bank of
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Framingham National Bank
Portland, Saco & Portsmouth RR
New York and New Jersey Telephone Co
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Vy Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Peabody Mills
Newburyport
National Maria
American Electric and Eluminating Co
American Electric and Dluminating Co—co
Ogdensburg and
Lake
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National Exchange Bank
Mt —— Bank
Ational Abe Works
Ogdensburg
Sage Champlain
Ats
Manchester
Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation
Southern New England Telephone No
American Electric and Illuminating Co
Rockland
Hockland
Bt Paul
Holstein
Francis Hensraw & Auctioneers
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No. Sl State Street
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Bembers
Boston Stock Exchance
National Tube Works Co
Boston Gas Light Co
Globe National Bank
Boston National Bank
Portland
Saco
Portsmouth
Burlington and Missouri
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Boston Chair Manufacturing Co
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William J. Corbett
James McNaught
Francis Sprague & CO
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Albert Howe & CO
Salem Room
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Horatio Harris & CO. Merchants, Auctioneers and Commissions
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Boston Ofice
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