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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1885

Page

3

Massachusetts House Race Hints for Speaker and Sergeant at Arms

Boston observers name likely leaders for next Massachusetts Legislature with Senators Villsbury and Brackett as president and speaker. contenders for sergeant at arms include Captain Jack Adams, Senator Howland, Captain Ben Pilman, and Edward Hamlin. The Journal calls for replacing Captain Mitchell citing official neglect. Democratic strategy favors Doherty for speaker and Boardman for sergeant at arms, amid pressure to avoid partisan trades.

Villsbury Brackett Masssachusetts Mitchell State House Jack Adams Lynn Senator Howland Ben Pilman Marblehead Edward F. Hamlin Newton House Journal Philip J. Doherty Doherty Bracket Cookee Springfield Reads Connor Worcester Fitzgerald McKttrick Boston Nantasket Beach McLaughlin Essex County Francis Boardman Boardman Amon John R. Murphy Charlestown Senate

Broadway Theatres Welcomes Stars With Weeklong Programs

The Windsor Theatre hosts Frank Frayne in Si Slocum with closing engagement. Bijou Theatre presents La Belle Russe with Sophie Eyre and Newton Gotthold. Globe Theatre to feature Kelly and Mason in The Vigers. Park Theatre closes John T. Raymond's run with two showings of The Chancery. Howard Theatre stages The World and Robson. Gus Williams headlines Oh What a Night during Christmas week. Park Theatre features Noardeck next week. Rosina Voices Comedy Company finishes with Christmas Pantomime Rehearsal and Comedy of Errors at Boston Theatre. Daly's Love on Crutches closes at Boston Museum with Miss Clarke in Rose Michel benefiting. Little Em'ly revived for Christmas week at Hollis Street Theatre. The Mikado continues to delight Boston. two performances today and next Monday marks week seven. Tremont Temple hosts Miss Thursby, Miss Winant, Miss Morgan, Mr. Mockridge and a grand orchestra in a Star course concert. Edwin Booth opens at Weston Museum next week with Brutue, then Hamlet in the following week.

Windsor Theatre Frank Frayne Theenagerie Curiosity Hall Theatre Globe Theatre Boston Kelly and Mason Vigers Lita Melville John T. Raymond Park Theatre Tin Chancery Mr. Raymond the Howard Gus Williams Frank Mayo Noardeck Rosina Voices Rosina Voies Boston Museum Daly Clarke Em’ly Hollis Street Theatre Tremont Temple Emma “Thursby Emily Winant Conoralto Maud Morgan Whitney Mockridge Carl Kichler Edwin Booth Weston Museum

Money Market Steady As Stocks Rise In New York Trading

Friday evening report shows steady money market with call loans 4 to 4.5, bank discounts 4 to 5 percent, outside paper 4 to 5.5, manufacturing paper 3 to 4, clearing balances 3, and futures firm. New York funds command a premium, government securities steady, foreign exchange steady to strong. Local stocks open soft then rise with bulls back in control, led by rail and utility gains amid brokers’ reports and mixed actions on Atchison Sonora bonds amid legal action and short selling suspicions.

Nosvon New York Everceese Las Etos Ds Sterling Sonora Wyandotte County Kansas Atchison Company Middletown Boston Atchison Road Telegraph John W. Fletcher Detroit Mich Fletcher Atchigan Messrs. Brewster, Cobb & Wetnbrook Atchison Isaac T. Burr Atchison Finance United States Supreme Court Revere Bank Brown, Riley & Co Stceck Eastern Wisconsin Central Worcester Nashualt Central Massachusetts Albany Providence Lowell Mexican National All Lines New England Bell Telephone Ontario Quincey Mining Monk Building Congress Street

Bonds and stocks market snapshot on Dec 18

Broker board shows varied yields and prices for government and railway bonds, stocks, and other securities. Notable entries include At & Pac, NY&NE, Lake C5, and rail lines with prices ranging from 50 to 107 percent, reflecting mixed demand and valuations.

Bonda Aries Salea At & Pac At& P Sih & O Ny&ne Og & Lake C Sonora Pac Weston & Aid Ye Bos & Lowell NYSNE Rutland N & Ri Iit Calum & Hecla Oregon Trans Nere Save Compamirs BostonLand fCommon Biock

New York Markets End Year With Shaky Gains On Stock and Bond Trading

Mixed sessions across U S markets sees stocks close near day highs after early declines. Northern Pacific leads gains with a 13 3 4 point rise while railroad issues and state bonds show resilience amid firming gold and sterling exchange. Jobbery in land deals noted as company disputes over land blocks persist, alongside earnings reports for Northwestern and Missouri Pacific shaping trading sentiment.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange The Stock Exchange Northern Pacific Littl Lackawanna Missouri Pacific Canada Missouri Kansas Texas Pacific Mail Acapulco Northwestern Michigan Central Texas and Pacific Rio Grande Atlantic and Pacific Cleveland Columbus Cincinnnnati Indianpolis Indianapolis Bloomington Western International Great Northern Texas General W.S. Lawson & Co Gould South Charleston Savannah Northwest Northern Pacific Company Manhattan 2 Manhattan Board of Control Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Chicago and Northwestern Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Burlington and Northern Rock Island and Pacific Burlington and Quincy Illinois Central Minnesota and Northwestern Pennsylvania Minnesota Manitoba Union Pacific E. C. Watson Connecticut River Railroad C. H., Cram Chicago and Eastern Illinois Syracuse Phoenix and Oswego Rome, Watertown Ogdensburg

Boston Chamber of Commerce On Call Changes

On call today changes in calling time to 11 30 am and 1 15 pm caused dissatisfaction among active operators with no sales on either call. Settling prices were quoted for No 2 white oats and various futures, with today’s setting at 40 5 cents and 1101 cars inspected including No 2 red winter wheat and mixed winter wheat and corn varieties.

Minnesota Michigan New York Ohio Indiana Wisconsin Milwaukee St Louis Chicago City Toledo Louis Detroit Canada Minneapolis Leower Bush St. Louis Virginia Pennsylvania Cincinnati York State St. Andrews Cape Cod Manila Arly Rose Aroostook Co. Me Peerless, Rens, and Wash Co Chenangoes Melnoires Early Rose Nova Scotia Timothy Northern Western Centennial Beacon Light Head Light Imperial Boston Chamber of Commerce 4Ic

European markets report from London and Liverpool

Beerbohm reports market conditions with dull cargoes off coast and steadier or easing tones for wheat and corn in various markets. Paris and English country markets show mixed but mostly easing patterns while Liverpool notes steady to dull grain prices and firm provisions. Havana reports Spanish gold and firm sugar.

London Beerbohm Chamber of Commerce Mark Lane Paris Liverpool England California Havana Fim

Maritime cargo listings from BEAR RIVER and HALIFAX presid

Shipping entries describe Schooner Muriel trading 8500 feet piling 75 cords wood 11 case eggs and more at Bear River Nova Scotia, Brig Stockton with logwood 736000 pounds and other goods to Dupuy Riboui & co, Steamer Lyon O Dea with casks and fish, assorted consignments to multiple firms, and quantities including sugar, potatoes, and fish across Perambuco Summerside and Pet.

Bear River Muriel Dee ¢ & Seamien Guonaives Stockton Dupuy Riboui & Co Halifax Lyon O'Dee Berrett Bros & Co Stadard & Kendal Whitney, Pousland & Co Bis Pernambuco Lapland Summerside Maggie Smith Hutheway & Co

Foreign Exports and Goods Listed for Canada in Various Ports

Shipping lists from St Pierre and other ports record cargoes: Evangeline and other schooners laden with boots shoes brooms and canned goods. Hayti brig Energy with codfish pork and herring. Clara J Wilbur with fish. schooners Edith A and Billy Brown with flour cornmeal kerosene coal and oil. Antwerp Hermann steamer with iron joists channels glass and wine. numerous firms including Baring Bros J A Hayes and Kidder Peabody consigning window glass steel pipes coal and hides plus crates of salted roans and other indexable commodities for Canada.

St Pierre Miq Schooer Evangeline Toxes Hayti Brig Energy Hayti Wiscasett Clara J Wilbur Yarmouth Luises Shelburne Billy Brown Pubnico Edith A Antwerp Stean Hermann Jos Birtwell & Co Fobes Lithograph Co Baring Bros & Co J A Hayes & Co Wintow Henry Quimby & Sons Smith & Son Lambert Bros Jacob Wirth Booth & Co Houghan Dutton Horace Partridge & Co Rossbach & Cos Canada

Receipts of Staple Products Across Rail Lines

Receipts detail extensive freight from multiple railroads including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Queensland Colony, New York and Michigan, Boston and Maine, and Boston and Maine Western Division. Items listed include hundreds of bales cotton and wool, thousands of bushels of corn, oats, and malt, numerous boxes and tubs of butter, cheese, eggs, lard, and leather, plus hides, pelts, lumber, tea, sugar, and flour. Names of railroads and divisions appear with quantities, showing broad commercial movement and inventory levels.

Boston and Albany Grand Junction Qld Colony Railroad New York New Fitehbure sau/uau Boston and Maine Railroad Western Division By Express

Totals of Staple Receipts at Port December 18 1895

A table lists total receipts at the port by principal staples from all shipment sources. Figures compare today with the same day last year, including commodities in transit. Items include cotton, butter, wool, flour, cheese, corn, eggs, oats, beef, leather, pork, and many more with quantities in pounds, bushels, boxes, and bags.

Liverpool Orleans New York Gilveston New Orleans France Continent Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington C. Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore Great Britain Cincinnati St. Louis Louisville United States SRAS Ol Drynedes Td Ienas Sougtios Stina Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex Creditore Bartholomew O'Leary Cambridge Jabez Oston Post Buston Grorce Brooks Msquire

Boston and Lowell Railroad lands sale near Carltonville

A large land sale to the Boston and Lowell Railroad is reported for land south of the canal between Carltonville and North bridges. The 290,000 square feet were bought for $20,000 this Thursday. The railroad will repair the bulkhead, build a new North Street depot, and improve the terminal. The city abandons street plans to save $5,000 to $6,000. An abator’s allowance will be made for flats. The Northern depot will handle reduced traffic.

Boston Lowell Sateem Satem Boston and Lowel Railroad Corporation Carltonville Bridge North Bridge North Street Cape Charles Rome Old Point Comfort New York Old Point Philadelphia Pennsylvania Railroad Cape Charles Chesapeake Bay Neworeland Delmar Delaware

Superior Court Summary of Bond Case and Medical Notices

Dec 18 court sessions before Judges Aldrich Mason and Thompson include Highland Foundry versus Smith Gerrish and George White with verdict for defendants on forgery and bond issues. Also listed are tort actions, multiple order numbers, and a lengthy medical notice praising Murdock’s Liquid Food for postnatal and other female conditions, with hospital ward honors in London and broad governmental use.

Highland Foundry Company Smith Gerrish George White CC. C. Wentworth White Gerrish HH. J. Boardman Murdock Leverett Street A. L. Murdock London United States England Europe Murdock Liquid Food Co Boston Snow Hill St Paul Street Montreal

Mahady v Cambridge Railroad on Trial Before Judge Rockwell

The case Mahady versus Cambridge Railroad Company remains active in court proceedings before Judge Rockwell. Dec. 21-537, 584, 306, 273 references docket or case numbers tied to the continuing trial and filings.

Rockwell Mahady Cambridge Railroad Company

Creditors Meet Over Finberg Affairs In Boston

Creditors of Abram Finberg dealer in dry foods and toys met at the Boston Merchants Association rooms to review liabilities of about 6906525 with 2500 secured by mortgage. Finberg offered 50 percent for stock and accounts or full payment with a one year extension. creditors await examination. Insolvency actions listed include Milford J. Cole, Charles M. Ellis, Mrs Mary A Stilwell, G G Rose, Arthur E Morse, Aaron Ginsburg, Joseph McIntire, and others with receiverships and attachments. A Farmers Bank of Orville receiver James Bodine and partners faces unknown liabilities, while Green Anthony & Co attached Joseph Kemp’s store with liabilities 2000 and assets 1000.

Abram Finberg Salem Street Boston Boston Merchants’ Association Bedford Avon Streets Finberg Milford J. Cole Charles M. Ellis Chatham Mary A. Stilwell Mary A. McCarthy Meridian Street G. G. Rose Quarryville Conn Arthur E. Morse Lowell Aaron Ginsburg Webster Joseph McIntire Federal Street Mary M. Dyer Saco James Bodine Farmers’ Bank of Orville BD. G. Horst Samuel Snaveley Davil Wartila Isase Herst D. G. Horst Bourghman Township Louis Day New Haven John P. Angus Green, Anthony & Co Providence Joseph Kemp Fair Haven

Fish Market Prices for December 17 1885 Cape Ann

Weekly price list from the Cape Ann Advertiser covers codfish large and small at various qtls and bank prices, haddock, pollock, halibut, salmon, cod liver and oil, herring and shad values, rope mackerel shares, and shore fish rates with ton and barrel figures. Includes fresh halibut and trout at listed per pound and per barrel figures, with miscellaneous oils and fish waste valuations.

Nova Scotia Haddock Cape Ann

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