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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1884

Page

3

Butter and Cheese Prices Slump as Creameries Dump Stocks

Receipts of butter, cheese and eggs flood markets with 905 tubs and 5 boxes. Fresh creameries sell at 25 27 cents, some brands higher. ladle goods in moderate demand around 26 cents. Many northern dairy lots are hard to place with sales from 10 to 18 cents. New York cheese receipts hold at 746 boxes, buyers seek top northern stock near 11 2 3 cents, low grades dull. Provisions show pork and lard trading solid, beef steady, and mixed commodity prices across major markets. Hog, cattle and sheep data listed: Union stockyards, Chicago, and St Louis inventories with varied price ranges and holiday demand.

Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Chiccago Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Kansas State Board of Railway Commissioners Union Pacific Railway Kansas S. R. Calloway Union Pacific System Fagan Actiral Central Branch Armstrong Chicago, Burdington and Quincy Denver and Rio Grande Agden Chicago and Northwestern Valentine Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Relroad Company Missouri River Wisconsin Central Common Chicago St. Paul Wisconsin Central Bell Telephone New England Sid Brie New York Henry Clews & Co West Shore Central Lackawanna Northwest Rock Island Prime Mercantile Erie Consol New York Central Stock Exchange Lake Shore Lackawana Cuicagy Buirlington Rock Island Tomly St. Paw Erie Paciic Nsif Bumnes Western Union Burington and St. Louis Nashville Denver Indianapolis Burlington and Western Kansas Pacific Ito New Jersey Central New Jersey Midland Texas New Orleans Sabine Wabash Generals Kansas City Narthern Omaha Univision Peoria Pecatur Evansville RH. D St Luis San Francisco Yodgey Saares Ywaukee Minnesota Milwaukee Tvc Liverpool St Louis Western Steam Tierces City Steam South America J. C. Houghton & Co Boston Canada Ton Boston Baldwins Newark Baldwins Greenings Newtown Pippins Canadian Baldwins Golden Russets Canada Red Tolman Sweets Kings Virginia Rio Jawa Maracaibo Laguira

Phora Creek field output dips as market shows dull futures

Total production at Phora Creek falls to 10 992 barrels per day, down 3000 since Saturday. McBride well yields 98 barrels per hour, Fisher No 8 to be shot this afternoon. Cotton prices mixed with upland and delta bids and futures steady after a quiet spot market. Liverpool prices favor sellers, with a range of daily quotes and forward months reported.

Phora Creek Cowton New Orleans New York Liverpool Uplands Orleans

Financial market report from London and Liverpool

London stocks and bonds cited with prices including Consols at 99-16 and various US and British issues. Commodities show quiet wheat cargoes, corn up about 6d, flour and wheat steady in Paris, Liverpool quotes for winter and spring wheat, corn, peas, pork, bacon, lard, cheese, and breadstuffs with steady demand.

London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California

Boston Superior Court slips into crossfire of injuries and rail damages

In Suffolk Superior Court a case by Julia Collins against the City of Boston for injuries from a December 3 1882 sidewalk hazard at 162 West Third Street resulted in a verdict for the defense. A separate action by four year old David Edward Collins for damages from a July 29 19s2 run over by a South Boston Railroad horse drawn carriage proceeded to trial after a prior verdict was set aside. Also listed are numerous trade figures, imports and disputes across nations alongside a mass of docket entries and public proceedings including a second session and a petition for damages over land taken for West Roxbury park.

Pullman Palace Detroit Lansing Northern Mexico Central Flint Pere Marquette Summit Boston Lowell Maine Albany Providence Fitchburg Kansas City Springfield Memphis Fort Scott Gulf Chicago and Eastern Ilinois Julia Collins City of West Third Street J. A. McGeough R. W. Nason David Edward Collins Pro Ami South Boston Railroad Company West Broadway W. Bolles G. A. Sawyer K. D.smith Paul Wurt Mary Gleason George FE. Jacobs Mary Dorsey J. A. Maxwell BE. B. Goodsell George DeForest West Roxbury Park Olxey Butler A. J. Bailey Brigham Herbert E. Dennett Patrick Haggerty Cambridge Street East Cambridge J. W. Hammond H. H. Winslow Kentucky Central Chesapeake and Ohio The Salt Lake Tribune Central Pacific Oregon California Redding Rogue River Valley Siskiyou Mountains Winnemucca Tribune New Mexico Southern Pacific Keiton Los Angeles Pacific Ocean San Gabriel Range New England General Ticket and Passenger Agents’ Association Tuttle Association M. T. Donohoe New England Harrin B. Hicks Needham Dedham Boston Post Georcs Waits Esquire Jonathan Cobb Register Nees Carl F. Kochendgerffer Suffolk Massachusetts Cort John J.draham Doseton Frank W. Gaskill

Massive 19th century freight ledger items list

A dense OCR fragment enumerates railroad freight including bales of cotton and wool, bbls and barrels of butter and tallow, cases of eggs and apples, sacks of cornmeal and oats, hides and skins, and numerous carloads. Mentions multiple lines of freight by New York and New England, Witchburg, Bacterp, Maine, and Lower Railroads with varied quantities.

New York and New Englana Railroad Witchburg Maine Railroad Peabody Ssiem

Murder Trial of James Nicholson Opens in Supreme Court

The Supreme Judicial Court before Judges Devens and Holmes hears the murder case of James Nicholson, charged with killing his wife Ellen Nicholson on April 22 at Sheafe Street. The article recounts their marriage, residence moves, family tensions, and Nicholson's capture after a long search, with jury selection and arguments by Attorney General Sherman, District Attorney Stevens, and defense counsel Stillman Alien and Owen Galvin.

James Nicholson Ellen Sheafe Street Nicholson Ellen McLaughlin St. Mary’s Church Stinson Cooper Street Cross Street Salem Street Maine Montreal Boston E. J. Sherman Oliver Stevens Stillman B. Alien Owen A. Galvin

Foreign Exports Summary From Various Ports

BUENOS AYRES Bark HattieG McFarland 432,727 feet pine lumber. LIVERPOOL NL Schooner Rival 875 bbis flour 205 do oatmeal 6v half do flour. GLASGOW Scot Steamer Manitoban 250 head cattle 2 bbis apples 31 do lard oil 1 box samples cargo aboard at Philadelphia. CAPE COAST WCA Bark Cremona 801 hhds 105 bbis 500 kegs rum 29 odds tobacco 290 bbis mear too do bread 10 cases crackers 20 bbis beef 20 do pork 10 cases latd 25 bags ice 16 coils rope 500 boxes herring 6 drums fish 5 boxes medicine 350 cuses kerosene oil 25 994 feet jumer 743 oil cask shocks 5 tons deep wor 860 Ds butter. BRIDGEWATER N8 Schooner Dahlia 585 bbis four 200 do meal 8 do refined oil.

Buenos Ayres McFarland Liverpool Glasgow Scot Philadelphia Cape Coast Wca Cremona Bridgewater

Local court rounds up assorted pleas and verdicts

In a Boston court, Judge Blodgett presided as John Flynn was acquitted of an assault on an officer and discharged. George Reynolds pled nolo contendere to larceny and received probation. Isaac Levy admitted guilt on forgery with a split verdict on counts two to four. Edward Johnson and Frederick White pleaded guilty to larceny and received 10 months each at the house of correction. Bridget Driscoll was jailed six months for idle and disorderly conduct. George Carnes pled guilty to larceny in a building and received one year at the house of correction. John Brown stood trial on a charge of manslaughter in a hockey injury to James Jordan at West End.

Blodgett John Flynn George Reynolds Isaac 8. Levy Edward D. Johnson Frederick A. White House of Correction Bridget Driscoll House of Industry George Carnes John Brown James J. Jordan West End Central Court Adams Kate Tramilton James Donahoe Mary McNamara Margaret Doherty Martin Reynolds Patrick Hurley Patrick Leary John Mehoney John Morrill Rishton T. Bailey John Herbert Nellie Meyers Frank Samuels South Boston Roger Forbes Timothy McNamara John Sullivan

Bank suspension clouds car works operation in Providence

Within an hour of suspension a heavy run on the bank occurred as car works halted, leaving the bank under a cloud. Wilbur & Hendricks of Providence have assigned to S. A. Arons. Suffolk County Real Estate Attachments list Luther I Felton and Frederick L Felton versus Jonathan W Glines for 1500 in a contract action. Josiah S Chase sues George W West for 55000 in a contract action.

Tiffin Bros Montresi Schenectady Grocers Montreal N. Y Charles G. Ellis E. N. Schoonmaker Jones Works Paine Jones Car Works Wilbur & Hendricks Providence R. I S. A Suffolk County Luther I Frederick L. Felton Jonathan W. Glines Josiah S. Chase George W. West

West Shore Railro ad earnings and Central competition scrutinized

The receivers of the New York, West Shore and Buffalo railroad report earnings from June 1 to Sept. 30, 1884 show gross $1,297,984 and net $884,264, with assets of $119,339,632 and liabilities totaling $ family. The analysis asserts West Shore harms New York Central by cutting passenger rates, increasing local and through traffic competition, and questions efficiency.

New York, West Shore and Buffalo Railroad Company New York Railroad Commissioners New York Central West Shore Central the Central Missouri Pacific Texas Pacific Reading Wabash and Erie Observer

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