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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1884

Page

3

Money Market Report With Mixed Bond Movements

New York on August 13 saw money easy at 1 1/2 percent on call. Prime mercantile paper quoted 54 61 percent. Bar silver at 116.4. Foreign exchange steady with long at 48 2 and short sight at 48 4. Governments firmer, state bonds quiet, railways higher led by West Shore fives at 46. Money closed offered at 1 percent.

New York Prime Mercantile West Shore

Week of dull business across trades with steady prices

The week saw widespread stagnation in manufacturing, mills, and coal mines. Wool sales remained robust with steady to higher prices while provisions and produce stayed firm. On call market was busy but with no sales as buyers expected future receipts. cash settled down 3 cents for No 2 white and a mixed bag of oats and grain specifics followed in the day’s inspection list.

Rubber goods trade patterns and regional shipments update

The market shows steady but quiet business with rising orders yet matching countermands. Retailers report adequate stocks amid high unemployment. manufacturers vary from overloaded to cutting staff. Major rubber boot and shoe shipments across Chicago to San Francisco totaled 73 786 cases weekly, with 1 656 930 cases year to date, slightly down from last year.

Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia Baltimore Buffalo Cleveland

The Cattle Market Prices and Arrivals

Market data show weekly cattle, sheep, and swine totals with an across the board price note. Arrivals at yards include Watertown Brighton and Meloocs with counts. roads totals reach 664 cars. Prices list beef ranges from 3 to 1000 dollars, store cattle, hogs, sheep, hides, tallow, and skins by quantity and grade.

Watertown Cattle Market Notes and Prices

Market in Watertown reports mixed cattle activity with butcher demand for good fat steers at 7d dressed weight and occasional high quality pairs at 10c. Northern cattle cleaning, varied oxen and steer sales at Watertown and Brighton yards with multiple consignments from J Converse Sanborn and others, veal calves firm at 6 to 7c, poultry receipts 2500 lbs, hogs up, cows sold at ranges from 30 to 65 dollars with several milch cows listed and prices noted for regional buyers. Boston and Albany stock trains behind schedule but stock quality remains strong in western native steers.

Boston Bbss Carolina Java Patna Cadiz Liverpool Bond Turks Island Chicago Calcutta New York Timothy Canton Cassia Batavia Cassia Zanzibar Lse Ambova Brandyv Foucauld & Co Otard, Dupuy Hennessey Pellevoisin Martell St Croix Jamaica Bay New England Trinidad Porto Rico Surinam Barbadoes Faneuil Pembroke Cienfuegos Ponce Arroyo Guayanilla Mayaguez New Orleans Young Hyson Twankay Hyson Skin Congou Souchong Oolong Japans London Glasgow Cape Pennsylvania Ohio Wisconsin Havana Madeira Sicily Ivison Michigan Maine G W Reynolds BW Hartman Libby & Estes Libby & Weiler Libby & Merrill Libby & Son G Wells H Coolidge & Son W Hall J H Fogg New Hampshire H A Wilcox J. Y Keazer C Phillprook Breck & Wood II Aldrich & Johnson J B Gardner Dow & Moulton G S Peavey O F Bothell J O Sanborn J B Sargent J C Marshall Fry T Sanborn TI J F Adden Vermont Hall & Seaver F Kenfield RG Kimball Gilfillan & Co H D Lovering L W Tinker G Walker M G Flanders J L Call G W Brownell A Farnham Martin & Squier C W_ Smith S$ M Flint W R Brown Clearland L Woolley W Ricker R P Pollard BS Hastings P Gleason H N_ Jenne J Counter AJ Piper W G Townsend N K Campbell A Williamson C P Burke Britton H V Whipple Kimball Sargent & Turner Combs & Farard Stocker Bros Massachusetts J S Henry G P Flack & Son O C Robinson D McCarthy W Fisher E Smith J K Fulton D Hurlbert G Southworth Western J O Monroe Hollis & Co J F Stetson K H Eames Farrell & McFlynn E Farrell G A Sawyer J J Donnelly J B Thomas Akaong Mooney J N Morse J A Hathaway J O Brine A N Monroe Istrian Wetherby M Murphy H N Jenne C L Woolley Breck & Wood G Wels W W Hall Newampshire M Ae M Landers Ib Ee i Aon Libby Son J V Keazer E F Adden E B G Kimball Gilfillan Eeeat Watertown I' J Converse JO Sanborn GS Peavey Slee W A Farnham Siec Brown I Bsargent Brighton Boston and Albany Railroad Ldc Élge Albany East Boston Ford Thomas JS Henry Durham A J Piper Db Remick F H Coolidge Uplands Orleans St Louis City Minnesota Milwaukee Green Bay Spring Petroleum United Isle City Extra India Western Steam South America Park Texas ST. Louis Toledo Pittsburg Cincinnati Detroit

Markets by Telegraph Cotton and general prices Aug 13

Cotton market report lists receipts, shipments, stocks and middling price across major U S markets for August 13 with national tone described as dull to firm. Includes New York Philadelphia Chicago and other centers with detailed figures on receipts, exports, stock levels and prices for upland middling and related commodities.

Bankers’ Sterling Sceseeeend Ccee Seeeereres Ccc New York United States Mob’le Norf Oki Phila. Co Sav’b St L's Great Britain France Continent Baltimore Charleston Mobile Cincinnati Galveston Isa Spa New Orleans Savannah Wilmington St. Louis

London and Liverpool Market Reports Aug 13

Consolidated prices across US and Canadian stocks and bonds rally and wane as London and Liverpool trade notes report dull breadstuffs, firm cotton bids, heavy wheat cargoes, and mixed futures. Weather in England eases with subdued market activity.

London Alantic Great Western New Jersey Central Erie New York Central Illinois Central Canadian Pacific St Paul Liverpool California Uplands Orleans Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Nortol United Kingdom England

Iron demand weak as prices slide in August

In Philadelphia reports the iron market shows light demand and falling prices. Production remains pressured with 102 furnaces in the country and sizable unsold stocks. August output around 24,200 tons, down from June, while pig iron prices decline over recent weeks.

Philadelphia

Iron Markets Report Shows Dull Demand and Sluggish Prices

In New York and Pittsburg, pig iron and related metals edge lower with uneven demand. Certificates hover around 17 to 18 dollars, July imports show sizable iron and ore movement, and steel rails trade near 28 to 30 dollars. Tin, copper, brass, lead, and zinc hold firm or ease modestly as stock levels rise.

Manila Cebu Buenos Ayres Montevideo Buenos Calcutta Buffalo Rio Grande Gambia and Bissan California Western Madras Cape Good Hope India Para Russia Wilmington Ite & Gal Boston Halifax Bank Straits Menbaden Elaine Oriental Paris Ile Rochelle Kentucky New Northern Creamery New York Vermont New Western Canada Bessemer Great Britain American Australia London Holland America Steck Im Baltimore London Cables Pittsburg

Wall Street Bank Failure and General Insolvencies

A roundup of insolvencies and financial troubles across Boston and beyond. Henry F. Wood of Harrison and Chestnut Hill avenues in Boston declares insolvency with about $980 owed. Henry Mayo & Co of Atlantic avenue faces insolvency petition by Gunn Curtis Co. Seymour W. Stevens at Merrimac Street shows liabilities near $3,500. Other listed debtors include John Emerson of West Springfield, Lewis B. Small of Richmond Maine, and Miller & Co. of Waterville Maine. Also reported: Berliner & Strauss liabilities at $96,046.76. bank examiners scrutinizing Dickinson’s losses. conflicting rumors on stockholder payments and overall deficits. Directors plan to wind up. possible depositors paid up to 50 percent by Saturday. Additional items note Kennedy & Co. patent medicines in Pittsburg confessing judgment for $53,000, Lewis Bros. clothing in Mercer $5,000, and Detroit’s Chicago wire and iron works seized with $460,000 assets. Ottawa’s Illinois Starch company confesses judgment. Detroit boot dealer James Keiller fails. Suffolk County real estate attachments listed.

Henry F. Wood Carpenter Harrison Avenue Chestnut Hill Avenue Boston Wood Henry Mayo & Co Atlantic Avenue Gunn Curtis Company Seymour W. Stevens Merrimac Street John Emerson West Springfield Lewis B. Small Richmond Miller & Co Waterville New York Henry Berliner Joseph L. Strauss Berliner & Strauss Wall Street Dickinson Henry Clews Timpson Clews Canada Wall Street Bank R. M. Kennedy Kennedy & Co Pittsburg A. Kennedy Lewis Bros., Clothing Mercer Chicago Wire and Iron Works Barnum’s Wire and Iron Works Detroit Ilinois Illinois Starch Company Ottawa Ill John S.catlin James Keiller M. H. Chameralin

Foreign Exports. Diverse goods shipped from multiple ports

The list details shipments from Liverpool, St John New Brunswick, Lunenburg and other ports, including quantities of beef, pork, wheat, flour, cornmeal, sugar, leather, tobacco, lard, cod, oats, and various manufactured items. Entries specify vessels such as Iowa Welcome Home Orient Pearl and Dominion with cargoes ranging from foodstuffs to hardware and machinery.

Liverpool Eng Iowa ST John Welcome Home Lunenburg Orient Windsor Pearl Arecibo Annie Bell Yarmouth Dominion Bay OF Islands Stapis Boston and Albany Railroad Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony New York and New England Railroad Eastern Railroad Carshay Fitchburg Railroad Maine Railroad Lowell Railroad Peabody Salem

Marital Bonds Form Across Boston Area Unions

In Boston on August 7 and 11 several marriage notices were recorded. Rev Renry A Cooke joined Walter T Carver of Tremont Maine and Elizabeth Christopher of Boston. Rev Roy Cooke officiated Charles C Gilyard and Hannah Rollins of Boston on August 5. Rev William Graham united Leonard D Prouty and Louisa McDonald on August 7. Rev George 8 Butters presided over Henry H Wetherbee and Abbie A Preble, both of Boston, at Jamaica Plain on August 11.

Carver—Christopher Boston Renry A Cooke Walter T Carver Tremont Elizabeth Christopher Gilyard—Rollins Roy Cooke Charles C Gilyard Hannah Rollins Bott Prouty—Mcdonald William Graham Leonard D Prouty Louisa McDonald Wetherbee Preble Jamaica Plain George 8 Butters Henry H Wetherbee Abbie A Preble

Miranda the Pullman car opens on the Saratoga line

The Fitchburg Railroad has received two new drawing room cars with buffet and smoking rooms from Pullman. The Miranda, 70 feet long and 35 tons, entered service on the 10. A. M. train. It offers mahogany finish, plush panels, silk velvet upholstery, and a 68 to 70 degree climate via ice box cooled air. It features a beveled bay window view and electric bells for swift porter contact. The car aims to set a new standard in rolling stock for Saratoga service.

Fitchburg Railroad Company Pullman Palace Car Company Saratoga Pullman Company Hoosac Tunnel Aly Country Ssesamithnia

Patents and Railroads Dominate U S Circuit Court Docket

Oral opinions announced Aug. 13 before Judges Gray and Nelson cover Patent Cylinder Oil Cup Co. v Renchard over alleged patent infringement in a lublicator, Louisa Tirrell administratrix v Fitchburg Railroad on Caywood gauge patent, Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain v Boston and Lowell over unpaid balances from a 1871 contract, and John M. Clark et al. v United States on bond deficiencies and collector duties.

U. S&s. Circuit Court Gray Nelson Patent Cylinder Oil Cup Company John R. Renchard Bill Equity John Gates Portland Oregon Louisa Tirrell Fitchburg Railroad Company Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain Railroad Company Boston and Lowell Railroad Company Et al Northern Transrtation Company of Ohio J. Gregory Smith George Stack Ogdensburg Plainiff Northern Transportation Company Clifford and Lowell John M. Clark United States William H. McCartney William D. Parks District Court Secretary of the Treasury

Judge Barker Rules in Mixed Court Session

In the case of Thomas F Shea the jury disagreed on assault. Andrew Connelly was found not guilty of larceny. Richard Orpin’s similar charge also ended in disagreement. James A McGrath received probation on larceny. Nellie Golding’s alleged larceny case was not pressed. John Devlin pled guilty to assault and was sentenced to two years at the house of correction. Nicholas Leonard pled guilty to assault and case placed on file. James Devine and Timothy Mullen were found guilty of robbery with a motion for a new trial filed. Timothy F Ryan was sentenced to one year at the house of correction for larceny. Richard Decker pled guilty to drunkenness and his sentence suspended. Henry W Murphy pled guilty to breaking and entering and was sentenced to 18 months at the house of correction.

Barker Thomas F. Shea Andrew Connelly Richard Orpin James A. McGrath Nellie Golding John Devlin House of Correction Nicholas Leonard James Devine Timothy Mullen Timothy F. Ryan Richard Decker Henry W. Murphy

Municipal Courts August 13 Adjudications and Fines

In central court Judge McCafferty fined Frederick Stevens $10 without costs for violating a city ordinance. James Geary held $200 on assault charges. Frank Barrett held $200 on larceny. Henry Kelly found guilty of unlicensed milk wagon and fined $50 plus costs for adulterated milk. Lewis E. Carr fined on larceny. James C. McManus fined $50 for screen law violation. Henry F. Magee held for appearance. William Kelly charged with neglect of a minor held for trial. East Boston: James Craven sentenced six months in house of industry. Roxbury: E T Riley fined $15. Martin Weitz $15. James Curran larceny held $300. W. Drinkwater $10 for assault. James McManus third drunk six months. Daniel W. Hill $15 for unlicensed Gog. Kate Devine vagrant six months. P J Drury $50 for illegally selling intoxicating liquors, appealed and held in $00. Owen Kelly vagrant one year at Bridgewater.

Central Court McCafferty Frederick Stevens James Geary Frank Barrett Henry Kelly Lewis E. Carr James C. McManus Northampton Street Henry F. Magee Bunker Hill William Kelly East Boston James Craven House of Industry Roxbury E. T. Riley Martin Weitz James Curran W. Drinkwater James McManus Daniel W. Hill Kate Devine P. J. Drury Owen Kelly Bridgewater

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