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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1884

Page

3

New York Stock Market Opens Steadily Then Wavers After Noon

Money easy on call at 1 2 percent, closing near 1 2 percent. Prime mercantile paper ranged 4 4 612 percent. Bar silver 110s. Foreign exchange steady at 4824 long and 4841 short sight. Kansas Pacific consols up to 82% amid broad gains, then uneven late trading with notable declines in Missouri Pacific and Kansas and Texas. Weekly stock sales totaled 1,410,222 shares, with exports of specie about 310,091 dollars for the week.

New York Kansas Pacific Atlantic and Pacific Texas Guiness Kansas Union Pacific Missouri Pacific Lackawanna Lake Shore New York Central

Dividend Plan and Conservative Policy at American Electric

The Electrical Review reports the Boston meeting of directors of American Electric and Illuminating Company approving a regular 4 percent semiannual dividend on preferred stock and an extra 2 percent for all stock. A 3 percent extra may be paid if earnings allow, with 1 percent of total capital diverted to a reserve fund until it reaches 50 percent. The piece credits management, good light, and slander as factors in the firm’s success, noting slander as most effective. Beiden says canal funds are raised to link Lake Washington to Puget Sound, and a separate despatch notes Ohio and Western Coal and Iron plans to mortgage assets with Boston Safe Deposit as trustee to secure 3.5 million in bonds. a majority stockholder certificate was filed.

the Electrical Review American Electric and Idluminating Company Boston W. W. Beiden Lake Washington Puget Sound Oregon New York Ohio and Western Coal and Iron Company Boston Safe Deosit and Trust Company

Wheat and grain markets show mixed activity across the Midwest

Chicago and Milwaukee report dull to firm trading with varied wheat prices and mixed cargo movements. New York and St Louis note steady to firmer oats, corn and rye trade, while pork, lard, and beef markets move higher in places. hogs and cattle demand fluctuates with shipping and stock data across major exchanges.

Ohio Ind Indrol St L Chicago Milwaukee New York City Mills Minnesota Detroit Toledo St. Louis Lee St Louis Canada West Canada Ward Cincinnati Western Steam Tierces City Continent South America Union Texas

Cotton Market Ends Quiet as Prices Hold Steady Across Regions

Spot cotton remains steady while futures linger dull after a 35,000 bale day. Upland and middling grades show minor shifts. New York upland bids at 10%c, Liverpool offers down, varying rates across August to February futures. Receipts and stock movements reported for key markets reveal a subdued national tone with regional differences.

New York Liverpool Uplands Orleans United States Phila St L's Great Britain S.-Se France Continent Sseseee

Financial Commodity Rates Across Markets August News Brief

London bonds and railway stocks moved little as money remained dearer. The Economist noted overall stock improvement despite gloomy railway returns and sparse U S activity. Waterfront grain markets showed slow cargoes, with wheat dipping and corn firmer. Liverpool winter wheat quoted around 7s 3d to 7s 6d, California averages near 73 5d. Provisions held firm with pork near 77s 6d and lard around 42s.

London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Liverpool California

Receipts of Staple Products Across New England Lines

Receipts dated Aug 16 detail freight yard stocks by rail lines including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York and New England Eastern Fitchburg Lowell Maine and Peabody Expresses and Sea shipments. Listings cover wool flour bran leather hides skins eggs bacon tea coffee sugar molasses and miscellaneous goods with quantities in bales bbls sacks cases and lots.

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

Total Receipts of Staple Products at the Port

A dated table lists weekly receipts of principal staples from all shipment points. Cotton, wool, flour, oat meal, oats, butter, oleo, cheese, corn meal, wheat, barley, malt, millfeed, lard, pork, hams, grease, molasses, timber, leather, skins, pelts, and other items show varied totals with several missing values across 1883 and 1884.

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New England Rail Consolidation Amid Rivalry and Erie Scrutiny

The Troy and Boston and the Boston Hoosac Tunnel and Western railways face looming sale talks as competition, rate cuts, and ownership shifts between the Hoosac Tunnel line and the Troy and Boston influence future control. English Erie observers note heavy debt, misused assets, and a push by British directors. toll summaries show varied revenues across four roads.

New England Railroad Troy Boston Hoosac Western Company Troy and Boston Company West Shore Company New York Central Boston and Albany Koonz Boston, Hoosac Tunnel Western Comany West Shore Road Vanderbilt Boston Road Robinson Hoosac Tunnel and Western Company Fitchburg

Business Troubles in Maine and Elsewhere Reveals Widespread Failures

The Portland Press reports a broad set of insolvencies and settlements across New England and beyond. F. Shaw & Bros. debtors settle with creditors in Maine for about 40 cents on the dollar, while Norfolk county firms face assets and liabilities including Adams & Co. Medway and Lowe & Co. Quincy. The Exchange Bank of Montreal remains in liquidation with creditors unpaid, and many others from New York to Vermont show similar struggles, with specifics on large losses, secured loans, and notable names like J. L. Phelps and the estate of N. T. Horton.

Portland Press Ferdinand A. Wyman Hyde Park Mass F. Shaw & Bros Boston Maine Brackley Shaw Mr. Wyman Massachusetts Jennie K. Flaherty W.H. H. Allen Grocer New Bedford Norfolk County Emily A. Adams Adams & Co Medway F. A. Lowe & Co Quincy Mort Thomas Barrett Needham James Samuel Beless Copartners John Hancock Life Insurance Company Samuel Whittemore, Cabot & Co Exchange Bank of Montreal Craig United States Miller Bros General Traders Newcastle Bridge N. B Wiscasset Brick and Pottery Company Wiscasset Frederick A. Billings Portland G. V. Frazier Thomas McManus Providence R. I John Palmer H. B. Claflin & Co Stout & Co New York City John Wheeler O. M. Bogart & Co Golfe & Randle Chicago Milwaukee E. K. Willard & Co New York Central Francis Bacon & Co John Paton & Co J. L. Phelps E. S. Tweedy D. Willoughby J. A. Bliss Mary S. Stockwell L. P. Tucker W. B. Northrup Francis Bacon N. T. Horton National Union Bank of Dover Meyer and Heineberg M. Meyer & Co Selma Ala M. Meyer Joseph Meyer New York Charles B. Bishop Thomas W. Peyton John A. Rice A. M. Lowry Jamestown N. Y Union City Chair Company John Holihan Auburn John F. Sherwood Livingston Manor W. H. Gill & Co Baltimore Minneapolis Minn R. F. Redman Company Fancy Goods San Francisco Cal Byrnes Dry Goods Angus Reed Market Ames Charles H. Traquair Terre Haute Ind Hooper & Harris Crested Butte Col Ae M. R. Faith Springfield

Central Court Figures and New Bail Amounts Noted

In central court Judge McCafferty presides over cases including Guisppa Rafalo charged with assault and battery held in 200. Caroline Harrington charged with robbery held in 2000. Annie Brasen charged with assault and battery held in 100 for Aug 19. John Hogarty fined 10 and costs. Annie Bennett larceny of goods valued at 595 held in 1200. Edward Leonard breaking and entering and larceny held in 1500 for superior court appearance.

Central Court McCafferty Guisppa Rafalo Caroline Harrington Annie Braslen John Hogarty Annie Bennett Uriah K. Mayo Edward Leonard East Boston Catherine Carey House of Industry South Boston John F. Dunker House of Correction Charlestown Court Sewall D. Clough Bella Wells Katie Slattery Sarah Flockhart

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