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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1885

Page

3

Money Market Soothes With Easy Rates on Aug 17

Boston money market opens steady with easy rates and tight business. Call loans collateral 2 to 2 1 2 pct, corporate paper 3 to 5 pct, prime mercantile 3 4 to 4 1 2 pct, miscellaneous 5 pct. Note brokers bid 3 4 and 4 4 pct. Bankers seek security, country banks 4 4 to 5 pct. New York funds 10 to 12 4 cents premium. clearing house exchanges total 10 152 875 dollars with balances 1 449 048 dollars.

Boston Corporation Prime Mercantile New York

Wall Street Gains Amid Strong Market and Coal Stock Rally

New York financials show easy money on call at 1 to 2 percent and steady exchange. Stocks surge after 2 PM led by Lackawanna and coal shares with many active issues up over 1 percent and some over 2 percent. reports of rate restorations and coal production cuts buoy prices while bonds and rails show mixed moves.

New York Aohison Goddard Boston West Chicago Burlington and Quincy Mexican Central Mexico Leiter The Central Vera Cruz Robinson Wall Street News Lake Erie Western Road Messrs. Huntington Gould, Seeley and Clark Texas B. G. Clark Eastern Maine New England Fishkill Turner Hartford Eric Providence Erie Calumet Hecla Torch Lake Times Hecla and Torch Lake Calumet and Boston and Albany Railroad Company Harris Northern Pacific Road Pacific Coast C. B. Wright Philadelphia Oregon Navigation Company Union Pacific Northern Pacific Wright Prime Mercantile Paper Batsilver Tennessee Lackawanna Wall Street Jersey Central Vanderbilts Grangers West Shore London Coa Snd Synere Missouri Kansas Texas and Pacific Long Branch Canada Lafayette Bloomington Muncie Louisville New Albany Milwaukee Lake Shore Western Michigan Central Pacific California Oregon Southern Pacific Texas and Pacific Income Land Grants St Louis Allen and Terre Haute Texas Central First Wabash St Louis Pacific General Mortgage Toledo Wabash Green Bay Winona St Paul Peoria Decatur Evansville Colorado Coal and Iron Wisconsin Minneapolis Western New Orleans Lo’st Canada South Csential Pacific Ohi St. Louis del. L. & West Delaware & Hud Denver& Riog Louisville & Bush Michigan Central Mimouri Pacifc Mem & Crista Northwestern Sida T. Obie Central Peoris St. Paul Messrs C. G. Eldredge & Co Emery & Hodges No. 28 State Street Shorts Walker

Fluctuating Flour and Grain Prices Across Markets

Flour and grain markets show slower sales and mixed quotes. Minnesota patents lean high at around 5 50, while St Louis and Michigan flours are softer. Wheat and corn values edge down in Milwaukee Chicago and New York, with exports and receipts reported for several regions.

Minnesota St Louis Michigan Milwaukee Chicago Wisconsin New York Detroit Toledo London White State Rye

Cotton Prices and Futures Steady in New York and Liverpool Markets

Spot cotton quiet with Upland and Mid upland grades shown from New York to New Orleans. Futures close steady across months with August at 10 25 and later months around 9 50 to 10 20 per cent, while Liverpool futures show slight weakness though sales and receipts noted.

Xtra Creamery Jae Franklin County New York Liverpool Ebove Island N Bend NS Milwaukee Lara Chicago St. St.Louis Tierces City South America Union Cincinnati Western Rangers Thys Uplands Orleans Wau St New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railway Co Messrs. J. S. Morgan & Co London Aulsstut Drexel, Morgan & CO

Financial market notes from London and Havana

London: Consols 1003 16, Atlantic and Great Western trials 34, Erie 1844, Canadian Pacific 473, Illinois Central 1364, New York Central 10344, Reading 114, Pennsylvania 54, St Paul 83, Mexican ordinary 25, Erie seconds 10. Havana: Spanish gold 237, exchange firm on London 19 1/2 204 premium, sugar quiet but firm.

Finanetsi London Canadian Pacific Erie Ilinois Central St. Paul New York

Import Cargo Listings From Boston to Halifax and Abroad

A long list of incoming goods and shipments arrives via steamers to Boston and Halifax with numerous consignors including L Arthur & Co and Bartlett Bent & Co. The detailed manifests record eggs lobster berries mackerel hides and various crates from multiple firms, along with London Liverpool and Ceara cargoes. The entries name steamer lines such as Carroll Arthur and Gate Clay, and note quantities in cases bales crates and bags across dates and destinations.

Halifax Arthur & Co Bartlett, Bent & Co Russell & Co Dodo Read, Jones & Co Winsor & Son Chesteren & Co Dodo Arroli & Tucker Ames Plougn Co Scodher de Billings & Eaton AS & J Brown & Co Blake & Ripley Coffin & Co Chamberlwin Boots Ain Suoes Dyer & Co Evans & Co Harmington Boxer Lemons Leonard Cate Linoln Pears Locke & Co Geo E Newhall Prince & Co J. Pickett & Co Potter, Write & Bayley Pears Patch & R William Prior Rker, Holmes & Co Richardson & Dennse Sherman Pats Snow & Co Varney & Co White Bros & Sons Wadheith Wason Manuf Co Walworth Manuf Co York & Whitney London Eng Stockholm Iron Brown Bros & Co Baring Bros & Co Hyer Bros Moors & Co Horace Partridge & Co Abram French & Co Sundries Jones, McDuffve & Stratton Saxonville Mills Gorbemoe & Co Amal Del's Daring Bros & Co Raisius Kessler & Co Indigo Parsons Peabody Liverpool Linder & Meyer Barring Bros & Co Pierce , Hardy & Co Dame & Co Sherburne Morey & Co Hills Turner & Co Leigh & Co Suikes Order Ceara Steamer Advance New York R & E Boris & Co Boston

Exports from Port of Boston for Week Ended Aug 14

Weekly export values list from Boston port showing various commodities such as petroleum, oilcake, paper, preserved meats, drugs, sewing machines, glassware, hides, lumber, marble, furniture, organs, iron goods, naval stores, spirits and other articles with totals around 50 000 to 90 000 dollars. The table assigns values to each commodity category and notes special items like ref petroleum and specific products including tobacco cured items.

Annapolis Digby New Brunswick Little Glade Lay Cadiz Spain Glenorchy Burgeo N F Hound Arecibo P R Annie Bell Yarmouth Port Antonio Jam Jesse Freeman Boston India

Edison and notable figures drift in a breezy era

A collage of brief notes from Washington and beyond includes Thomas Edison traveling to Chautauqua, Max Moller recovering health, Ensign DeWitt Coffman ill in Chelsea, Pierre Lorillard funding Jersey City excursions, Laura Sanderson joining Iowa Agricultural College, Santa Anna's widow living in Mexico, and a pay raise for New Hampshire's state superintendent of instruction. Also mentioned are August Vanvert de Mean’s fortune and gifts to Vevey and Paris, a Cincinnati railroad party at Marblehead neck heading to Old Orchard, Senator McDonald’s land case exploits, and the high costs of a court martial defense in Washington Capital.

Thomas A. Edison Chatauqua Max Moller DeWitt Coffman United States Navy Naval Hospital Chelsea Pierre Lorillard Jersey City Laura Sanderson Nashua N. Hi Smith College Iowa Agricultural College Santa Anna City of Mexico J. W. Patterson New Hampshire ISS August Vanvert de Mean San Francisco Vevey Switzerland Societie National d’ Acclimation Paris Ingalls Cincinnati, Indianapolis Chicago St. Louis Marblehead Neck Marblehead Old Orchard Beach McDonald Indiana Lamarang Lamar Senate Washington Army Lam Smith Pavy Jeff Chandler Boutwell National Republican Gen. Smith Washington Capital

Florida costs of a constitutional convention exceed fifty thousand

The item notes Florida’s constitutional convention cost taxpayers over 53 000 dollars. It cites related political commentary from the Providence Journal and New York Sun on party figures and other public affairs, with references to officials, meetings, and legislative expenses.

Florida Vilas Madison Wis United States Honolulu Boston Post Providence Journal New York Sun Butler Chicago Times Jonas H. French Gen. Butler French Lowell Mail New York Democratic State Committee Saratoga New Hampshire Doling Lowell

Luxurious Queen Buffet drawing room car debuts on Shore Line

The Queen car joins the Shore Line between Boston and New York, featuring burnished metal work, mahogany fittings, silk lambrequins, and a smoking compartment. Built by the New York Central Sleeping Car Co, it costs about $14,000 and runs on the Boston to New York route, signaling a boost in travel and service quality.

Boston New York Seward Webb New York Central Intervenin New York Central Sleeping Car Company Shore Ine Sleeping Car Walter Burns Sleeping Car Company Ogner Company Chicago Wagner Company Webb C. D. Flegg Hudson River West Shore Buffalo James R. Watson Hoosac Tunnel Watson Cleveland Detroit Albany Troy Sussalee Bridge Niagara Falls Henry Morrett D.M. Kendrick New York Cental Boston and Albany Fitchburg Canada A.S. Hanson Mayville George Fogg Central Central Massachusetts Railroad Southern Division Boston and Lowell Road Crockett Hudson Iowa Falls Sioux City Maine Central Road Pullman Palace Car Company Bar Harbor Fitchburg Road Watertown Waltham Roberts New England General Ticket and Passenger Agents’ Association Pathfinder Railway Guide John C. Miles

Local Patent Remedies and Marriage Notices

Hale's Honey the great Conga cure priced at 25c 50c and 1. Glenn's Sulphur Soap beautifies 25c. German Corn Remover for corns and bunions. Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye Black and Brown 50c. Pike's Toothache Drops cure in one minute 25c. Dean's Rheumatic Pills a sure cure 50c. MARRIAGES.

Hale Glenn Hill Pike Dean

New England Spiritualist Association Elects Officers

At the annual meeting in Lake Pleasant Massachusetts the New England spiritualist association elected officers: vice presidents Newman Weeks Silas Mason B N Nichols secretary Norris S Henry treasurer W R Tice directors Joseph Beals A H Dailey James Wilson T W Coburn A T Pierce David Jones Nelson Yerry E W Clark. Miss A M Beecher will speak tomorrow.

Lake Pleasant Mass New England Spiritualist Association Newman Weeks Rutland Silas Mason Hartwellville B. Nichols Brooklyn N. Y Norris S. Henry Montague W. R. Tice Joseph Beals Greenfield A. H. Dailey James Wilson Beees

Funeral of Gen Henry K Oliver Held at North Church Salem

Gen Henry K Oliver's funeral was held at 3 o'clock Monday afternoon in the North church Salem. Pallbearers included Mayor Huntington Caleb Foote George R Emmerton City Marshal Hart Leverett Tucker man P H Brown of Portland. Large attendance as bells tolled and St Peter's chimes played Federal Street.

Henry K. Oliver Salem Huntington Caleb Foote George R. Emmerton Hart Leverett Tuckerman P. H. Brown Portland Ht Infantry Veteran Association St. Peter’s Church Federal Street

Municipal Court Docket Shows Fines and Charges

In the central court before Jo Hardy Henry Ally was fined for assault and battery on Albert Williams and Mary Harris and for keeping a house of ill fame. Robert Galley was held for examination on a breaking and entering charge at 308 Hanover Street. Frank W Cowan alias J J Barber arraigned for forging the name of William Wood Co and related conduct.

Central Court Jo Hardy Henry Ally Albert Williams Mary Harris Robert Galley Mack Hanover Street Frank W. Cowan J. J. Barber William Wood & Co Cowan Ae of Wood & Co

Boston Aldermen Pass Orders After Veto Vote

The Boston board passed orders after a mayoral veto. Aldermen Allen Curtis Donovan Fernald Hart Nugent Smith Welch and Whitten approved. The nomination of John F. Dever as superintendent of streets was rejected by three yeas to five nays.

Honorable Board of Aldermen Boylston Street Board of Aldermen HouGeu O'Brien Allen Curtis Yeas Donovan Fernald Hart Nugent Smith Welch Whitten John F. Dever Alderman Allen Mullane Alfred A. Hall Howland Otis Superior Court Boston Thomas Dwight John M. Maguire F. A. Chapman John Kelly Albert Watts Sewer Department Crescent Avenue Greenwich Street Michael Glynn Linden Park

Beouver Family Rattlesnake Tale A Joking Sermon

A Cincinnati paper recalls the Beauver family mugwumps and a macabre tale in which a minister prays for Sam’s snakebite salvation while requesting further bites to punish the others. The piece ends with a satirical prophecy of political bites between parties.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette Beauver Jim Sam Jerry Beauver House

Buffalo Man Recalls Pipe Smell in New York Sleeper

A Buffalo traveler recounts entering a New York Central sleeper and smelling a pipe in the smoking room. After a dispute with the conductor over smoking rights, the pipe user offers a cigar as a courtesy, then insists he will continue smoking his pipe and smoke a cigar next Sunday.

The Buffalo Courier Buffalo New York New York Central sWell

Ably Tariff Debate Spurs Odds On Trade Policy

The excerpt frames a lively debate on tariffs with speculators wagering on outcomes of protection versus free trade citing England as a prospering free-trade example. The dialogue shifts as oil prices and farming profits intrude with observations on cow value and profitability among a farmer’s herd.

Grand Lodge of St George Opens Annual Meeting in City

The annual meeting of the grand lodge of the order of St. George convenes this morning at Knights of Honor hall. Nearly 200 delegates from Maine to Illinois arrive and stay at city hotels. Monday evening visitors viewed local sights, with Cromwell lodge entertaining many delegates.

Grand Lodge of the Order of St. George Knights of Honor Hall Washington Street Maine Illinois Cromwell Lodge

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