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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1883

Page

3

Exchange Dampens Yet Firm in 60 Day London Bills

Foreign exchange remains dull and firm as bankers quote 60 day bills on London at 482, short sight bills at 4844 and commercial bills at 4804 per pound. Paris francs sit around 518] for short sight and 523 per dollar for 60 day bills. Reichmarks trade at 943 for 69 day bills and 953 for short sight. Government securities are strong with closing bids showing activity across Treasuries and various notes.

London Paris Ceses Pacific D. C

New York Money Markets December 8 1883

Money on call was easy at 2 219 and closed at 1 percent. Prime mercantile paper ranged 5 6% per cent. Gar silver stood at 110g. Subsidiary coin discount buying and par selling noted. Foreign exchange stayed dull at 481t¢ for long and 48444 for short sight.

New York Prime Mercantile Gar

Mining Stocks Note from Colorado Coal Era

Mining stock traders report Colorado Coal and Navajo listings with prices 1500 and 1 respectively. Homestake shows 1050 with a single unit, Horn Silver and Standard names appear alongside Miser and Harlem entries, indicating a compact spread of mining share quotes in a historical ledger style.

Colorado Coal Harlem

Grain Car Sale and Market Report Summary

Car sale details include nine No 2 white oars with six and three January deliveries, two mixed export, 16 December deliveries. buyers J F Lamson, sellers Urecker & Brothers. Grain receipts today show corn 20,500 bushels, wheat 1,950, oats 15,050. steamer from Norfolk with 350 barrels of sweet potatoes. Chicago futures mixed. December wheat opens 95 1/2 to 96 3/4 cents, corn 57 to 58 cents. Yard movements show hogs and pork futures, petroleum certificates move about 1.16 to 1.17. Champaign county corn rots in field due to warm December. crop is poor overall with stocks depressed and a cautious market outlook.

Urecker & Brothers J. F. Lamson California Norfolk Liverpool Mercantile Exchange New York Boston Chicago Smee Champaign County Minols Mississippi

Market Report on Breadstuffs and Provisions Prices

The market for flour and meal remains quiet with steady quotations across Western superfine to Minnesota patents and winter grades. Grain and produce follow steady or modestly firmer tones. corn, oats, rye, and barleys show varied activity. dairy items stay firm with scattered price bands. fruits, vegetables, and dried goods trade quietly with typical regional ranges. pork and lard maintain firm, steady demand.

Minnesota Indiana Ohio Michigan New York Ilinois St. Louis Chicago Western St. Albans Choice Vermont New Brunswick Nova Scotia P K Island Cape Nearby Canada Aroostock Burbank Hebron Ben Davis New England New York State Norfolks Richmonds Boston

Markets Endure Mixed Receipts and Steady Prices Across Goods

Receipts are light for poultry and game with quoted ranges for turkeys, fowls, and partridges. Dressed hogs and tallow show quiet to moderate demand, while tropical fruits and peanuts move slowly. Sugar and molasses prices hold with steady wholesale levels as cotton markets hint at uncertainty about futures.

Esa Philadelphia Aozen Florida Palermo Malaga Barbadoes P. R New York Liverpool

Imports at Boston and Atlantic ports record cargo listings

A detailed 19th century shipping ledger lists steamer Ocean King and other vessels at Boston London and Mediterranean ports with vast cargoes. Items include grindstones bales sugar casks olive oil fruit greens and meats shipped by Lombard Co and Baring Bros and Co among others, with numerous consignors and destinations across Europe and the Americas.

London Eng Lombard & Co F Hovey & Co K & L Chase James Lee & Co Sugar Gorsler & Co Baring Bros & Co D Richards & Co D & M Williams Bray & Hayes Norris & Co Billings & Eaton Spring & Co Rice & Co Sundnes Beach & Co Oliver Ditson & Co Coffee Brown Bros & Co Booth & Co KE & F King & Co Chemicals J Il & DS Riker Mediterranean Acadia Barmg Bros & Co Messina Franklin Rolfe & Co Helps Bros & Co Tucker Russell & Co George Skinner Jones & Co Hamburg David Taylor & Co Stone & Downes Cornwallis

Foreign Exports Listed Across Sydney and Azores Cargoes

Shipping records show Bark Kepler-78 shipping tobacco crates shovels and tools to Manila while windmills tar and machinery move in large consignments. At Fayal Azores schooner Lizzie Colby carries flour domestics lumber and matches as St John New Brunswick schooner Sabrina unloads cornmeal and marble. Westport Nova Scotia reports Stella with flour and meal and Sydney Nova Scotia lists G Irwin with flour.

Sydney Nsw Fayal Azores Lizzie Colby ST John N B Westport Nsa Irwin

Receipts of Stapico Products and Railroads

Compiled list of goods received by Stapico and multiple railroads including Lowell Fitchburg Eastern Grand Junction Sy Sea and others. Entries cover wool bales flour corn oats hogs butter cheese beans apples hay lumber leather skins and numerous transport units with quantities.

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

Total Receipts of Staple F Products December 8

The table shows total receipts of the prince staples at this port from all shipment points including in transit, and compares them with the corresponding day last year.

Markets by Telegraph Cotton Markets Charleston Review

Markets by Telegraph report Cotton markets across ports with receipts and shipments figures. Notes steady mid highs at Charleston and New York with mixed gains in other hubs. United States and British shipments influence prices. overall activity moderate with coastwise and foreign entries.

H. Eddy State Street Kilby Boston United States Great Britain France Washington R. H. Eddy

Grain and metal markets hold firm with mixed futures

Trading across oats, coffee, lard, pork, beef and wheat shows edge as futures close higher for some items and steady for others. Notable activity includes December and January positions for No 2 white oats and December futures for lard and pork with varied cash receipts across Chicago St Louis and Toledo markets.

United Tierces City Steam Noldo Rehned Continent South America Creamery Liverpool ST. Louis Barney Toledo Cincinnati Detroit

Global market summary from London to Liverpool and Rio

Financial wires report London Consols at 1035 16. New York Central at 12034. Illinois Central 137. Pennsylvania 607g. Philadelphia and Reading 2844. Mexican 69%4. Commodities muttered: wheat and corn quiet. wheat firm, corn steady. Liverpool and Rio markets show fluctuating wheat, corn, pork, bacon, cheese, and cotton. coffee in Rio de Janeiro at 5400 55 SuWreis per 10 kilos. weekly US shipments about 20,000 bags from Brazil.

S. Bales Morfole Charleston Cecc Great Britain Galveston Ulncinnati UF. Bess Baltimore ST Loul Louisville Wilmington New York Mobile Izross Philadelphia Megan Dd' QI Britain Solngmmes Augusta Mook Pvesecentedesiuas London New York Central Ilinois Central Pennsylvania Reading Rio Janeiro United States

Mining stock closing prices in San Francisco market

The San Francisco mining stock board closes with prices for several firms including Alta, Mt Diablo, Best and Belcher, Northern Belle, Chollar, Eureka Consolidated, Sierra Nevada, Union Con, Norcross, and Utah. Reading shows minimal legible data with fractional values and apparent OCR distortions.

San Francisco Cal Alta Mt.Diablo Stesess Cero Belcher Chollar Sean Saindéeccia Eureka Sierra Nevada Union

Talbot v Atchison and Topeka Railroad case returns to judge

On December 8 in front of Judge Nelson, Thomas H. Talbot seeks payment for professional services from the Atchison and Topeka Railroad. The trial has run through several Saturdays, with the matter concluded and taken under advisement. Talbot appears pro se, H W Swift represents the defendant.

Thomas H. Talbot The Atchison and Topecu Kk. R. Co T. H. Talbot H. W. Swift Vanderbilt Hoosac Tunnel John Whitmore Fitchburg New York Central Boston and Albany Fitchburg Railroad

US Commissioners Court Arraigns Mate Over Sea Beatings

December proceedings name George H. Willis first mate of the barkentine Hancock arraigned for beating and wounding Christopher Bannon a crew member while at sea. He is held in 200 dollars for examination today.

George H. Willis Barkentine Hancock Christopher Bannon

Legal Docket Summary Second Session Before Judges Bacon StaPles

A compact docket list from the second and third sessions features cases before judges Bacon and Staples. Notable entries include Brown v Boston, Levin v Vannevar, Davis v Bailey, and Hatch v Hoxie, along with various civil actions and administrative references across multiple docket numbers and parties.

Monthly grand jury report opens judge Mason sessions

The grand jury filed its monthly report before Judge Mason. Trials resume with true bills for numerous defendants charged with breaking and entering, larceny, assault, forgery, indecent exposure, lewd cohabitation, and other crimes. Sentences include terms in the house of correction and the state union for several offenders.

Mason Wm. J. Doyle John Bangs Richard Murphy John Connors James O’hara John T. Boleyn John Stone Michael Grady Martin EB Williams Albert E. Warren Frank Barry Thomas Riley Edward F. Fox Frank Hooke Annie O’keefe Person Frank W. Harris A? Shea Joseph Smith Kate Fennessey James Curran Edward Rogers William Smith George Pollard Lizzie Murphy Frederick White James Hoyle August Rosenberg William J. Donovan Joseph Salavarri John Haley Frank Myers James Kelley Willian W. Goodrich Herbert C. Anderson John Ramsey John Cronin Frederick Hyndeman William O’donnell Susan Ring John O’ Donnell Mary J. Stevens Alexander Robinson William Ransom Margaret Parker Lydia F. Tower James Moore Edward Barkins Cornelius Hogan Henrie A. Ritchie Patrick Kline Benjamin H. Fisk Charles F. Quigies Jeremiah Husbands John J. Husbands George Husbands Frederick W. Cameron Albert D. Haynes James Hampton Willian Bushnell Harrison G. Pearson Daniel F. Crowley David Higgins William A. Templeton Judge Mason House of Correction James Kelsey Charles Williams State Union Miles D. Butler Central Court McCafferty Rose Morris Vincent Burke Nellie Grady Howard West Edward J. Fleming Albert Wilkie James Gp. G. McElroy South Boston John Phipps Roxbury William Butler Mary Brason

Prizes for Good Track and Railway Updates

General Manager Felton issues a circular listing prizes for track division excellence across lines including Boston Hudson, Norwich Worcester Providence Woonsocket Springfield and branches with named foremen. Revenue gains and expanded services mark November for Charles River Street Railway alongside new Harvard Bowdoin routes and Brookline street stables nearing completion.

Felton New York and New England Boston Hudson River G. E., Daggett Norwich Worcester Providence Woonsocket Springfield Jerry Gleason Foreman James Jordan James Bracken G. R. Scanett Edwar Broderick John Sharkey R. H. Aoe Southbridge Peter Goucher Melrose James Glaney Boston Yard James Carlin Charles River Street Railway Harvard Bowdoin Squares Mt. Auburn Green Streets Hampshire Beacon Streets Harvard University Bowdoin Park Square Brookline Street

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