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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1884

Page

3

Bank reserves rise in France and Britain bullion fall

The Bank of France reports a weekly gain of 3 201 000 francs in gold and 5 350 000 francs in silver. In contrast the bullion at the Bank of England declined by 43 253 pounds. The reserve ratio to liabilities moves from 43 11 16 percent to 44 3 4 percent. The acting currency controller authorized City National Bank of Greenville Michigan to begin business with a capital of 500 000 dollars.

Bank of France Bank of England City National Bank of Greenville Mich

Boston Stock Exchange Sales at Brokers Board August 28 Prices

Report of closing prices and sales across multiple securities at the Boston Stock Exchange on August 28. Included are brokers board totals for rails, utilities, and miscellaneous listings, with bids, asks, and par values noted for several issues. Names of companies and numbers reflect market activity and closing figures.

Brokers’ Board

Stock price list with varied bank and utility lines

A fragmented transcription lists multiple securities and pricing entries including Atlantic & Pacific, Eureka, Mex Central, Standard Water Meter, and Pacific Rd among others. The material resembles a historical stock or commodity pricing page with numbers and short identifiers, some legible entities, and many garbled OCR fragments.

American K Ili Atlantic & Pacific Dauta Fe Il Buiwet Oe Eeswansoentees Pacific

Wall Street Ends Weak After Grand Trunk Withdrawal Report

New York stocks closed weak as bears dominated trading after reports that Grand Trunk withdrew from the trunk line pool. Major shares fell 1 to 4 percent, with Union Pacific slipping to around 103, St Paul near 85, Northwestern near 102, and Erie and others down from midday highs. Daily volume was about 348,500 shares amid lingering profit-taking and leasing talk for Oregon Railway and Navigation.

New York Prime Mercantile Paper Bears Grand Trunk Union Pacific Northwestern St. Paul Northern Pacific Trunk Line Association Western Union Rock Island Lackawanna Louisville and Nashville Lake Shore New Jersey Central New York Central Erie

Unchanged flour prices and mixed grain markets steady

Flour prices hold firm with spring wheat at 6 6 15 and choice marks near 5 25. Winter flours dull around 5 5 25 for top grades. roller and middling grades range 2 60 to 5 25. Wheat markets differ by city with Milwaukee and New York showing quiet to weak trends. corn and oats show limited activity with scattered prices and steady tone overall.

Ohio Ind St. Louis Milwaukee New York Minnesota City Mills Detroit Toledo St Louis Shige Chicago Dali Loledo Canada West Canada Butler Franklin County New York State Western Creamery York Boston Cincinnati Lord Tierces Western Steam Tierces City Steam Continent South America Union Montana Wyoming

Mixed Market Report on Farm Produce and Commodities

The market shows varied activity across produce and staples. Wheat and lamb prices sit with selective gains, while hay, onions, potatoes, and apples remain abundant or soft. coffee, sugars, and molasses see fluctuating quotes, with rice and peanuts trading steadily and fats steady to light in New York markets.

Texas Jersey Western Express Java Maracaibo Laguira Llic Ib Rio Jamaica St. Domingo New York Rio de Janeiro United States Exchange London Virginia Wilmington New Orleans Cienfuegos Barbadons Porto Rico Carolina Patna Rangoon Glee

Bank of England bullion falls in past week on record

London and Liverpool market notes report a weekly bullion decline at the Bank of England of £42,253. The reserve ratio to liabilities shifts to 44.34 percent from 43 11 16. US and Canadian bond quotes, wheat and corn prices in Liverpool, and wool sale results at Port Phillip and Sydney are listed with firm prices and steady demand.

Cincinnati Ohio Valley Henry F. Moore United Kingdom England London Bank of England Atlantic Great Western Erie New York Central Ilinois Central Pennsylvania Liverpool California Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Continent Port Phillip Sydney

Imports at Boston Gonaives Schooner Lizzie W Matherson

Imports at Boston include vessel Lizzie W Matherson from Gonaives carrying 280.700 tons logweed via Dupuy and Riboul and Co. The brief lists partner firms and the cargo volume in tons.

Boston Gonaives Lizzie W Matherson Dupuy, Riboul & Co

Ocean Trade Cargoes From Port Ports and Valleys

Foreign exports list schooners Ocean Bird Howard Donna Bell with flour meal kerosene oil and equipment from Lockport and Bellevue Cove. Portland Lloyds ships cargoes at Talcahaven and Valparaiso include lumber hardware oil rosin tar coal plumage and farm tools. Bark Peleg bound for Gibraltar with petroleum orders carries 26 550 cases petroleum.

Lockport Ocean Bird Meteghan River Howard Bellevue Cove Donna Bell Talcahavno Valparaiso Portland Lloyds Gibralter Malta Cagliria

Fisheries Price List For Cape Ann Advertiser

A Cape Ann Advertiser price roundup lists boneless and prepared fish at 3 percent for bake, haddock and cusk at 4 percent, codfish at 4 to 7 percent, and smoked halibut and salmon with various per pound or per box figures. Mackerel and herring quotes include Nova Scotia large split at 450 per bbl and Labrador at 375, with trout at 14 per bbl. Fresh halibut sales column notes white and orange medicine oil at 110 per gallon, with crude and fish oil prices shown, plus pike, pogie, liver, and waste figures for quick reference.

Liberal Nova Scotia Labrador Pogie Cape Ann

Kansas City Clinton and Springfield rail line plan proposed

An 1834 notice to stockholders outlines a proposed 151 mile branch of the Kansas City Fort Scott and Gulf railroad from near Kansas City through Missouri into Henry, St Clair, Polk and Green counties to near Springfield. It details construction costs, guaranteed bonds, and subscription terms, with two corporations to combine later into the Kansas City Clinton and Springfield railroad company.

SEARS Boston Kansas City Henry County St. Clair Polk Green Counties Springfield Gp Scott, Southeastern and Memphis Railroad Kansas Missouri Fort Scott Gulf Road Kansas City, Clinton and Springfield Nndersigneu 15 Kansas, City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad Company Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf Railroad Company Board of Directors Charles Merriam

Rail Lines and Rail Earnings Highlight 1880s Report

The update notes 1,848,591 passengers carried with 55,755 on other roads, no freight handled by the company, and a New Orleans to Memphis line 25 miles from completion. It mentions future integration into Huntington Southern Pacific, August earnings near 2,000,000, coal mining suspensions in September, and freight movements on the Boston and Albany. Northern Pacific VP Oakes predicts wheat shipments will surge in 10 days and expects large September-October earnings.

Boston New York Chicago Brokers’ Board Mexican Central 7S Denver Burlington and Missouri River Eastern New England Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Mexican Central Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Wall Street Northwestern Puglitt Union Pacific Chicago and Northwestern Company Sioux City and Pacific Road Nebraska Rocky Mountains Bismarck Oak Burlington, Cedar Rapids Northern Rock Island Callaway Central Pacific Busi Adams Northwest New England Telephone Bell C. Jd. Glidden New England Company Erie Lowell New York Central Catalpa Crescent Vera Cruz Mexico England Union Pacific Railroad Company Grand Trunk Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad H. al. Clark St. Joseph and Western Railroad Charlies Francis Adams Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Wallace United States Circuit Court William Reed Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company Pacific Railroad Northern Railroad New York Cable Railroad Company Broadway Union Square Battery Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company Wadsworth Compan Boston and Albany Railroad Company Beacon Street Southern Pacific Pennsylvania Ohio Springfield Boston and Albany Nantasket Revere Beach Lynn New Orleans Memphis Vicksburg Mississippi Huntington Southern Pacific Reading Railroad Albany Oakes Northern Pacific

Adrian Savings Bank Suspends in Michigan

The Adrian Michigan Savings Bank suspended operations amid about 80 thousand dollars in depositor liabilities. The assets are stated to be adequate to meet all liabilities in full. The Albion Bank affair and other bank troubles are noted with insolvency and settlements under way. Names include John W. Denehy and Ferdinand Ward with related banking discussions in New York and Boston circles. The report also mentions a threatened estate action in Rockaway Beach and a potential payout plan from Marine National to First National Bank creditors.

John W. Denehy Leach Utica Street Boston Alton Milliken Decter New England Acoustic Telephone Company New Haven Conn H. H. Townsend Milton Milton Millis N. H New York Clearing House Association First National Bank Marine National Bank Chemical Nassau First National Ferdinand Ward Marine Bank Grant & Ward Johnston Hiné Hine Associated Banks Hutchinson Seabright A.S. Hatch Tarrytown N. Y Verplanck Cross & Austin, Builders Brooklyn Oakley Park Rockaway Beach John McReu Hatch The Stock Exchange Ellis Second National Bank of Xenia Albion Smith Burrows R. S. Burrows Warner Adrian, Mich Savings Bank

Central court fines and detains in August municipal cases

In the central court Judge McCafferty fines James Conley ten dollars for assault and sends Bertha Hallis to the industrial school for larceny. Fanny Howard is held on a five hundred dollar trial bond for keeping a house of ill fame. Several others including William Bannister, Catherine Bannister, Silas B. Chamberlain, John Morgan, Manuel Munattis, John Maloney, and Charles Malley face various charges and bonds for trial or imprisonment. In South Boston Catherine Curran is sent to the house of industry for six months, and in the chop court William A. Abell is fined ten dollars for driving a disabled horse.

Central Court McCafferty James Conley Bertha Hallis Fanny Howard William Bannister Catherine Bannister McDonald Silas B. Chamberlain John Morgan Manuel Munattis John Maloney Charles Malley Lewis Maloney House of Correction Malley South Boston Catherine Curran House of Industry Ohop William A. Abell

Widow receives fire relief payment in Marlboro case

A sum of 1272 has been paid to Joseph Pierce’s widow after a fatal Beach street fire. It stands as the largest payout from the firemen’s relief fund. The water board found Marlboro drains feed Sudbury river sources in a Tuesday inspection.

Joseph Pierce Beach Street Water Board Marlporo Sudbury River Friend Street Western Union Telegraph Company Green’s Alley Boston Board of Health Aldermanic Investigating Committee Deer Island

Entrance examinations schedule for September Admission

Examinations set for Normal School on September 8 at 9 AM in Dartmouth street schoolhouse. Boston high school diploma holders sit with diplomas. High schools test September 8–9 at 9 AM in respective high schoolhouses. Subjects include English, US and English history, geography, arithmetic, book-keeping. Latin schools open September 8 with Warren Avenue and West Newton Street venues. Admission requires good moral character certificate from last principal.

Dartmouth Street Boston United States England Warren Avenue West Newton Street

Illness and asylum fear on a crowded express train

An elderly man travels with his daughter who pleads not to be sent to an asylum. The father explains she has deteriorated after seminary study and mental health concerns rise as the narrator reflects on rising insanity, nervous disorders, and the role of stomach health. Warner's Tippecanoe is promoted as a remedy to regulate the stomach and calm nerves.

St. Louis New York Central Road Shakspeare America Warner Harrison

Moberly Invites Frank James Amid Tribune Slur Attack

The citizens of Moberly Missouri invite Mr Frank James to attend their agricultural fair. The Tribune condemns Moberly and attacks James with slanderous charges of robbery and murder. The piece defends James noting court and jury failure to convict and urges protest against such vilification of public figures.

New York Times Moberly Frank James the Tribune James Washington Jefferson Lincoln Republic Missouri Tribune Mr. James

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