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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1884

Page

3

Money Market Holds Quiet Steady Amid Rates

The money market stays calm with mercantile paper at 5 54 and 6 percent. Corporation paper sits around 45 to 43 percent, banks often 5 percent. Call loans secured at 5 to 54 percent, country banks firm 54 to 6 percent. Bank balances at 4 percent, New York funds 15 to 17 cents discount per $1000. Clearing house gross exchanges $8,749,297 with $1,070,866 balances.

New York

Market Summary: New York Stocks and Bonds Turn Strong

New York reports money easy at 4 1/2 percent on call and steady foreign exchange. Erie rises on talk of reorganization with leadership changes indicated. Market closes firm after intraday fluctuations, with notable gains in Northwest, Lake Shore, New York Central, and Western Union. Transcontinental loan issue noted, plus heavy trading by Jo Gay on various rail stocks.

New York Prime Mercantile Paper Erie Jewett John King Ohio Mississippi Joan Union New York Central Western Union Missouri Pacific Oregon ‘Transcontinental Company Kuhn, Loeb & Co

Harvest progress at Missouri slope yields strong

Bismarck reports near completion of harvest on the Missouri slope with threshers at work. Wheat yields range from 20 to 28 bushels per acre and oats from 45 to 90. Market signals show weakness in western grain and the Boston board in sympathy. Additional notes cover cotton softness and mixed grades in railcar inspections.

Bismarck Dakota Missouri Boston Board Commercial Exchange—I

Digest of markets flour and grain notes

The digest reports mixed grain prices and market activity across cities. Wheat and flour values show firm or slightly varied levels with imports and futures influenced by regional receipts and shipments. Chicago, St Louis, New York, and Milwaukee show muted to steady trends with occasional declines and strong export interest.

Butter and Cheese Markets Steady Amid Varied Dairy Quotations

Butter receipts 3342 tubs with light sales. western creameries steady at 21 22c, rare 2244 23c, northern creameries quiet, best lots 21 22c. Cheese receipts 6215 boxes, firmer northern factories at 110lgc, westerns 9 9 1 2c, New York and Vermont ranges 7 10c, skims 2 4c. Eggs receipts 160 bills 796 cases, best Maine eggs 2le if fresh, other regions mixed demand. general dairy trade slow but steady. Fruit and produce mixed. watermelons glutting, cantaloupes sparse, potatoes dull at 2 per bushel, fowls 17 18c, chickens 22 23c. Coffee and sugar markets quiet to steady, molasses firm, rice steady, petroleum firm, tallow easy.

York State Vermont Franklin County New York iFranklin Lve Choice St Lawrence Co Choice Sage Western Flats Liverpool Maine Iland Aroostook County Pei Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago City Tierces Western Steam Tierces City Steam South America Union Stock Yards Texas Virginia Bout Western Express Java Mocbus Maracaibo Laguaira Sa Lie Jamaica St. Domingo New Orleans Cienfuegos Barbadoes Soe Rico Matanzas United Glee Carolina Patna Rangoon Messina Palermo Valencia Centennial Beacon Light New York—Petroleum United Pipeline Télec Pittsburg Uplands Orleans Dales Bexes DOREB Rome Ciskinsbal’s

London and Liverpool Market Signals Across Commodities

London and Liverpool report mixed gains and declines in bonds and grains. Wheat and corn are softer, receipts show American imports, and English markets reflect firmer pork and cheese while weather remains fine and trading desks quote stocks across Boston and New York.

Liverpool California London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Mark Lane English Paris England

Sugar and produce imports recorded at Boston Manila and Yarmouth

Shipping ledgers show Bark Prudencia with 23799 bags sugar from Standard Sugar Refinery in Manila, Benacre 1403 with 45 bols sugar, and multiple vessels like Adams Chapman Crowell Pettengill Hall Greenwood and others handling blueberries crates codfish eggs and turnips across Boston Manila Trinidad Yarmouth NL and other ports. Partners include Emmons & co J Bigelow co Dudley co JG Hall co Garland co and W O gers among others.

Manila Prudencia Trinidad Benacre Bols Sugar Emmons & Co Yarmouth Secret Adams, Chapman & Co Bigelow & Co Crowell & Pettengill Delong & Seaman Dudley & Co Garland & Co JG Hall & Co Jones & Co Hall & Co Robbins

Foreign LH Sports Antwerp Steamer Cargo Report

Foreign LH Sports via New York reports shipments from Antwerp and London ports including Pieter de Coninck with bacon, steamer Gothenburg City clearing August 14 with oils, lumber, flour, tobacco, and various goods. Sydney brig Addie Benton with flour meal and furniture. Luneburg bag with flour. Annapolis via Digby steamer Secret with kerosene oil dry goods and hardware. St John schooner Karslie cornmeal. Grand Manan schooner A J Franklin flour and meal.

Antwerp New York Pieter de Coninck London Eng Gothenburg City Sydney Addie Benton Lunenburg Annapolis Digby ST Joan N B Grand Manan A J Franklin

Receipts of Staple Products Across Rail Lines August

Receipts show Staple goods by railroad including Boston and Albany with 489 bales wool and 1499 bus flour among others. Grand Junction, Providence, Old Colony Haifresd, New York and New England, Eastern, Fitchburg, Lowell, Maine, and Peabody/Salem lines report varied tonnage of grain, meats, dairy, apples, leather, hides, wool, and freight items centered on bales, bbls, boxes, and cars across multiple dates and consignors.

Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony New York and New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Lowell Maine Railroad Peabody Salem

U S and Canada business failures tallied by RB G Dun Co

The weekly report shows 20 percent failures in the United States and 17 percent in Canada, totaling 220 against 232 last week, with Pacific states hardest hit and Canada comparatively light. London brokers Kemble Trower & Co fail, linked to Dr Boulay Mackay & Co. Creditors of Tucker Hammond & Co settle at 50 cents on the dollar. Insolvency filings include John Emerson of West Springfield and Leonard Schadt of Springfield. Various firms in Boston, Providence, New Haven, and New York show assets and liabilities, with receiverships and assignments noted, plus a bank robbery tied to the Leather Manufacturers' Bank notes.

RB. G. Dun & Co United States Canada Pacific States Kemble, Trower & Co West India Mincing Lane London London Standard J. Henry Sears & Co State Street Boston John Emerson West Springfield Mass Leonard Schadt Springfield Gibson Leather Company Gibson N. B Albert Berry Rockland M. Fletcher R. I Patrick Brady Providence Hines Samuel Jackson Pawtucket Wall Street Bank Abraham Hazleton New York City William J. Davison Bank of John McMahon Adams Express McMahon Leather Manufacturers’ Bank James M. Preston Philadelphia Shimer, Pretz & Co Allentown C. F. Nightingale Boots and Shoes Easton Novelty Wire Company (Limited Greensburg Gotlieb Burge Kittanning Joel Crawford John ©. Norris Thomas Norris & Son Agricultural Implements Baltimore S. Wolfsheimer & Co

Allegheny Valley Railroad Seeks $475,000 from Heirs of William Phillips

A writ of execution has been issued in a judgment against the heirs of William Phillips, deceased, for $475,000, with a levy to be made on defendants property. The case has drawn wide attention as a long running dispute involving the Allegheny Valley railroad and the late president. It also notes other railroad developments including St Paul to Fargo service, Missouri Pacific efforts to secure lines, a new Eastern and Western airline charter, and stock shifts among elevated railways.

Boston Messrs Adams and Ames Omaha Adams New York New England Boston and Albany Boston & Lowell Maine Fitchburg Old Colony Flint and Pere Marquette Erie Bell Telephones American Rapid Telegraph Company Baltimore and Ohio Bankers’ and Merchants Postal Telegraph Rapid Telegraph Companies Hartford Grenville T. W. Braman Benjamin F. Brooks Dwight Foster Gilman Collamore George F. Richardson Lowell American Electric and Illuminating Company Pittsfield Allegheny Valley Railroad Company William Phillips The John King King Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company D. O. Mills David Dows St. Paul Fargo Fargo Southern Ortonville Hastings Missouri Pacific Hoxie Gould Southwestern System Santa Fe Dallas Alvarado Dallas and Cleburne Eastern and Western Air Line Harrisburg Eastern and Western Airline Railroad Lawrence Butler Armstrong Indiana Jefferson Waldorf A. Phillips New York City Pittsburg Troy and Greenfield Anay Hoosac Metropolitan and Manhattan Mercantile Trust Company New Consolidated Manhattan Railway West Cable Rock Island Granger Vining

Montague Voting Dispute Before Supreme Court

In Montague a voters’ suit seeks review of town meeting actions after the moderator and town clerk resigned. Pro tempore officers served amid claims of illegality, yet Crocker and the board report orderly finances with about 20,000 in tax and license receipts and 14,000 disbursed. The court will report findings of fact to the full bench, with counsel Hopkins for relators and Gaston and Whitney for defendants.

William H. Nims William O. Crocker Montague Board of Selectmen Selectmen Crocker W.S.B. Hopkins William Gaston C. L. B. Whitney

Local court records reveal multiple guilty pleas and sentences

George W. Greely pleaded guilty to larceny and was placed on probation. Thomas Finnegan pleaded guilty to larceny from the person and was sentenced to one year in the house of correction. In the case of John S. Wright the jury disagreed on circulation of obscene matter. James Flemming was found guilty of robbery and sentenced to the house of correction for two years. Julius Ryan pled guilty to drunkenness and was placed on probation. Walter Washington, accused of assaulting his wife Eliza on Cambridge street, was sent to the house of correction for one year. John Brown, in a liquor case, was fined $100 and costs. Andrew Connelly was discharged.

George W. Greely Thomas Finnegan House of Correction John S. Wright James Flemming Julius Ryan Walter Washington Eliza Cambridge Street John Brown Andrew Connelly Central Court McCafferty John Mullen Margaret McMahon William T. Eastin House of Industry James Geary Benjamin F. Boyer Daniel J. Downey Roxbury William Rozenaz Bunker Hill Edmund Mercier Hawthorne House Francis W. Bolton William Kelley

Sterne on Butler and anti monopoly politics in 1890s

New York lawyer Simon Sterne discusses his anti monopoly stance and opposition to Gen Butler. He cites Mora tract litigation with Elkins and Blaine ties, criticizing Butler’s candidacy as a capture of the anti monopoly movement and endorsing Cleveland for president and anti monopoly standards.

New York World Simon Sterne New York Chamber of Commerce Board of Trade and Transportation Hepburn Railroad Commission Gen. Butler Stephen B. Elkins Blaine New Mexico Paul Butler Mora Elkins Butler Greenback and Labor James G. Blaine Chicago Congress Cleveland

Founder of Strater & Sons Dies at 79 in Roxbury

The founder of the firm of Herman Strater & Sons of Sudbury Street died Wednesday evening August 13 at his home 21 Mount Pleasant Avenue Roxbury after a brief paralytic illness. Born in Westphalia Germany he learned coppersmith trade and worked in Beften 1533 before joining Hunneman. He moved Workshops through Flag alley Blackstone Street Union and Sudbury Street to the present copper and brass works. He leaves three sons who run the business. Funeral will be held this afternoon from the German Catholic Church on Shawmut Avenue.

Herman Strater & Sons Sudbury Street Mount Pleasant Avenue Roxbury Westphalia Germany Beften Hunneman Flag Alley Exchange Avenue Lane & Reed Blackstone Street Union Strater Shawmut Avenue

Fire and factory cases dominate Marblehead to Maiden district wrap

Shipments from Marblehead over the past two weeks totaled 1051 and 975 cases. Boston detectives suppressed confidence games at Newburyport during the Greely demonstration and one arrest was made. A Maiden jury found Hill and Rowe shoe factory in Stoneham incendiary fire started July 25. Water levels in Charles River reach rare August high. Alma mills Watertown dam flow ready for industrial use. Lynn court saw three women charged with insulting workers at Austins stitching room. cases adjourned to Aug 25. John Kiley’s case for obtaining 500 under false pretences continued. held on 500 bail.

Marblehead Boston Newburyport Greely Pettengill Maiden Hill & Rowe Stoneham Charles River Alma Mills Watertown Lynn Austin Margaret McGeough Mary Parrott Ela Jones Margaret Phillips John Kiley

Plymouth Rock steamship excursion praised by thousands

The Stamford steamer trip from Boston to Plymouth is described as one of the most delightful excursions. It covers Boston harbor sights and Plymouth Rock while offering ample time to visit places linked to the trials of our forefathers.

Plymouth Stamford Plymouth Rock Steamship Company Boston Boston Harbor Plymouth Rock Old Town

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