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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1884

Page

3

Wall Street Gains on Manipulation Driven Rally

New York markets opened weak but turned firmer after reports of trunk line and coal concerns. Union Pacific led gains, advancing to 5144 with other rails and utilities climbing. late in the day a mild pullback left prices firm overall. Telegraph notes cite Lawson Douglas on Union Pacific earnings linked to Southern Pacific rate cuts.

New York Prime Mercantile Paper Union Pacific Lackawanna Bears Northwestern Texas Pacific Marlos Shorts St. Paul Southern Pacific Yro-day

Iron market reports uneven demand across regions

Philadelphia notes stronger pig iron demand as furnaces bank, yet prices remain weak with small lots favored. Southern gray forge sold at 16 delivered in Philadelphia, old rails at 18 to 18.5, German crops bid 20.50, Welch 19.50. Pittsburgh shows steady prices with steel rails softening. New York reports dull iron with October No 1 pig at 18, tin firmer, copper around 13.5, lead 3.57.

New York Halsted, Haines & Co Chicago New England Springfield Maine Quebec Vermont Stanstead County Province of Qu ‘i Cambridge Boston Philadelphia Rosendale Nova Scotia Cumberland Clearfield Java Maracaibo Laguira Rio Manila Uplands Gulf Gambier Ecubebs Sicily St. Domingo Georges Hake Haddock P. E. Island Minnesota Liverpool London Barre Glasgow Antwerp Australasia Melbourne Sydney Adelaide Brisbane California Baltimore Portland Fall Tiver Providence Salem New Haven New London Portsmouth N. H Valencia Turkey Wilmington Virginia Palermo Messina Warren Powder Eureka Boston Sporting du Pont Sporting Eagle Sival China Iée Africa Calcutta Buffalo Buenos Ayres Rio Grande Montevideo Gambia and Bissan Western Madras Cape Good Hope India Para Indigo Russia Eros Joma Isige Halifax Bank atlo@llc Paris C. Whiting Kentucky Northern Creamery New Western Creamery Canada West Carolina Rangoon Patna Cadiz Turks Island Timothy Canton Cassia Batavia Cassia Lle Zanzibar Ambova Lse Brandyn Foucauld & Co Otard, Dupuy Hennessey Peljevoisin St Croix Jamaica Cienfuegos Porto Rico Barbadoes New Orleans Imperial Hyson Young Hyson Twankay Hyson Skin Congou Souchong Oolong Pelotas Brazil St George St. John N. F Connecticut New York State Pennsylvania Ohio Wisconsin Havana Madeira Ivison Malaga Graham Burgundy Heidsick Michigan Australia New Zealand Welch Bessemer Spiegleisen Pittsburg Noifoundry Lake Glines & Weston Libby & Son J H Foss J P Elwell W W Hall J L Bassett F H Coolidge N E Winn G Harris J O Sanborn E F Adden O F Bethell Dow & Moulton T J Courier J C Marshall H A Wilcox Breck & Wood Simonds & Colby J B Gordon Whitten Bros AJ Piper Hingerson M P Whalen Sargent & Turner L W Tinker G Kimball F Kenfield A Williamson Britton & Savage BS Hastings Clearland G B Evens H N Jenne J Carroll A B Edwards PR Donaghue N K Campbell P G Season FS Kimball J H Thomas Massachusetts J S Henry Scattering Hollis & Co J Shirley L Morse W Fisher B Hurlbert D Fisher E Smith J K Fulton G P Flack & Son RJ Bannen S Y Southworth D L Tracy J Carter O C Robinson F Gosselyn B S Hastings J N Morse G Mooney P Paquet Monroe Hathaway & Jackson J F Stetson E H Eames Farrell & McFlynn E Farrell G A Sawyer J B Thomas England J A Hathaway Sloe G P Flack Dow & Moutton W A Farnham Orleans City Tierce City Extra India Tierces Western Steam South America Albany Brighton Wyoming Texas ST. Louis Cincinnati Toledo Detroit

Market quietness and cautious orders across regions

Business remains very quiet with duplicates unlikely and countermanding rising. Southern dealers bulk up stocks while western buyers expect low prices. shipments show steady activity with rubber goods boosting totals. Boston exports this week reach 73,987 cases outside New England versus 75,596 last year. year to date 1,712,716 cases vs 1,734,318 in 1883.

Boston New England

Markets by Telegraph Cotton and Livestock Prices Aug 27

New York wire reports firm cotton with 2762 bales sold uplands at 10 13-16c and Orleans 163-16c. Prices for store cattle and beef vary by region with mixed movement across ports, including New York, Baltimore, Savannah, and Galveston. Receipts and stocks shown for major markets. extensive regional figures for cattle, sheep, swine, hides, and fats.

United States Maine Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts New York Watertown Brighton Boston Lowell Albany Fitchburg Eastern New England Phila Great Britain France Consolidated America E.ceeseee Augusta Cincinnati Mobile Baltimore Charleston Memphis Galveston New Orleans Wilmington Savannah Tremont Street A. M. Edwards

Brighton Beef Market Shows Mixed Demand After Heat Wave

Traders report cautious demand as hot weather curbed beef sales, with prices softness at Brighton yards and Chicago arrivals cited. Stronger activity noted for certain cattle types, including several lots of steers, oxen, and milch cows, as buyers eye next week when seasonal wanderers return.

Watertown Breck & Wood W M Hall B Sargent E F Adden Dow & Moulton H N Jenne Sige Sloe Brighton Yards Chicago Brighton Boston Albany EH Eames Glee Farrell & McFlynn J F Stetson Hollis & Co E Farrell J S Henry Breck & Wool Aldrich & Johnson A Williamson J Piper J Cook J H Fogg Libby &Son F H Coolidge & Son

Global Market Summary: US Bonds and London Commodities

Financial notes from London and Liverpool detail US bond prices, consols, and rail shares with mixed returns. London wheat, corn, and pork markets show firmness, while Liverpool cotton bids rise. freight and grain flows reflect ongoing European and Atlantic trade dynamics through Aug 27.

London Great Western Erie New York Central Ilinois Central Pennsylvania Canadian Pacific St Paul Common

Shipping list from Liverpool export of assorted goods

A Liverpool based cargo manifest lists Neorseman with 1 case tapes and 3 packages of earthenware, alongside numerous firms including Pierce Hardy, Norcross, Clark Adams, Abram French, and Rogers. Cargo spans steel, woollens, chemicals, wines, leather, bales, boxes, and various consignments totaling dozens of items and quantities.

Liverpool Eng Pierce, Hardy & Co McDuffee & Stratton Norcross, Mellen &Co Adams & Clark French & Co Rogers & Co F. Kitching & Co Miensett & Co Haviland & Co Pierce & Co White & Co Jones & Co Jere Abbott Lovering & Co Hollings & Co Zenas Sears Torrey, Bright & Capen Baring Bros & Co Bernard & Co Joel Goldthwait Kendall, Barrows & Co Hale & Bosworth

Maritime Cargo Totals From Global Trade Ledger

A fragment listing vessel calls and cargoes across ports including Liverpool Yarmouth Barrington Guadaloupe Little Harbour Windsor London and a Benacre steamer. It details cattle sheep wheat corn flour oatmeal cotton tobacco sugar cheese pork and various boat and hardware items with quantities and container counts.

Liverpool Eng Borderer Yarmouth N S Dominion Barrington Nina Page Guadaloupe Rockport Clara M Goodrich Little Harbor Marie Georgiana Windsor London Benacre

Receipts of Staple Products by Railroads and Sea

A detailed ledger of shipments dated August 27 lists staple goods received by multiple railroads and express routes. Entries include wool bales, flour bushels, corn, oats, bran, sacks, sugar, molasses, butter, oleomargarine, cheese, beans, apples, and leather among others, with quantities in bales, bushels, boxes, boxes, and cars. Names of railroads such as Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, Old Railroad, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Eastern, Maine, Lowell, and Salem and other Expresses appear alongside numerous commodity totals.

Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad New York and New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Eastern Railroad Maine Railroad Lowell

Nashua steamer at Morgan Iron Works New York

A new Nashua steamer for the Stonington line lies at the Morgan Iron works docks in New York. Built by Robert Palmer of Noank Conn the 300 foot long vessel features a 44 foot beam deep hold of 1514 feet with eight boilers and compound oscillating engines by John Roach & Son. The vessel aims for speed and strength with modern gear, Lighthall condensers and 36 foot wheels. Florida railroad notes report H B Plant gaining control of Brunswick and Western railroad to shorten routes to Florida. Board changes include Davis as president and Plant Chisholm and Haines as directors. Also discusses Georgia railroading debates, foreclosure purchases, and English security holders evaluating funds to sustain operations. Texas Pacific case adds interest payments and potential US Supreme Court review.

Morgan Iron Works New York Stonington Robert Palmer Noank Conn Nashua Jones Rhode Island Messrs John Roach & Son Morgan Ironworks Lighthall Florida H. B. Plant Brunswick and Western Railroad of Georgia West John A. Davis Albany Frederick Wolffe Raoul Georgia Central B.and W Brunswick and Western Frankfort-on the-Main

Blaney Bros creditors eye 50 cent offer after failure

Blaney Bros Lynn mo rocco manufacturers show liabilities between 75000 and 80000 with an expected 50 cent on the dollar payout. Creditors from Boston New York and Lynn favor accepting, while the firm’s assets and stock are being appraised.

Blaney Bros Lynn Morocco Boston New York Lynn C. F. Fessenden Pentucket Mills Salem Jennie Kimball Flaherty James A. Ivy Malden Herman Livingston Amesbury Mass Timothy Rivers Worcesees Havens & DeWitt Bakers Providence R. I

Municipal Court Docket August 27

In central court Judge McCafferty fines Nellie Barber for larceny ten dollars plus costs and holds Carrie Green in one hundred dollars until today for assault. Reed fined fifty dollars for larceny. Mary Mellan held at two hundred for trial on larceny. Melvin ordered to recognize three hundred for Sept 2 appearance. Bessey held at three hundred for superior court. Catharine Rowan held for superior court on larceny. John O Malley fined fifteen dollars plus costs for assault. James Tumblety fined fifteen dollars and costs for assault and fifteen dollars and costs for malicious injury in Highland court. James Dolan fined ten dollars plus costs for disturbing the peace in South Boston.

Central Court McCafferty Nellie Barber Carrie Green Frederick R. Reed Mary Mellan John Melvin George H. Bessey Superiour Charlestown Catharine Rowan John O’malley James Tumblety South Boston James Dolan

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