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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1884

Page

3

Rail and salvage figures drift through 1883 1888 freight data

The report details tonnage shifts for Union Pacific and branches for nine months ending Sept 30 1885 versus 1882 with large gains in Union Pacific Kansas Pacific Leavenworth Denver and total line increases. branch lines show a net uptick. It notes December 1883 Iowa Falls and Sioux City earnings, land sale averages per acre, and several rail names with current prices including Flint Pere Marquette and Maine Central.

Union Pacific Boston New York Kansas Pacific Leavenworth Denver Pacific Towa Falls Sioux City Iowa Falls Illinois Central Railroad Company Flint Pere Marquette Cenorton Valley Toledo Cincinnati St. Louis New England Eastern Northern New Hampshire Highland Horse Portland Saco Portsmouth Maine Central Nickerson Paso del Norte Zacatecas Denver Bell Telephone Mexican Central Telephone Company Mexican Telephone Central Mexican Telephone Company Hobart Guadalajara Ameca Guadalupe Mixcoac Tacubaya Pedro Martin Republic Martin Baring Brothers of London Mexican Mercantile Bank Messrs Beaumont and Bryant Mexico Vera Cruz Telephone Company

Mining Stocks Snapshot From Colorado and Maryland Markets

A crude OCR list shows mining stock prices including Colorado Coat at 15 09 and Maryland coat at 140) with various tickers such as Bomestake 9 50 and Quicksilvet 0. The page references precious metals with entries for Silver at 7 37 and 81-09. The fragmentary data covers multiple companies and bid prices, indicating a market roundup rather than a full report.

Colorado Maryland Lureen Mountain Aocsa Asarses 5S 26 50)” Vrupcwal A Ceueesseeee Ce Ae Standards ccc Cscune Fede Gloss Sivelive

Grain Market Daily Report With Strong Trading Activity

The second 12 o'clock call notes 6 cars No 2 white oats and 3 cars March delivery with 44 percent, plus 24 cars May delivery at 4g with 46 percent, total 38 cars sold. Second call at 1 p m reports 27 cars No 2 white oats on March, 24 cars May at 4g, 46 percent, with lively bidding. Wheat and corn futures rise, oats No 2 white sold, receipts show significant grain movement including corn 19 000 bushels and oats 11 225. Provisions steady. dairy prices mixed. stock market reports reflect firm cheese and lower eggs.

Mercantie Exchange Wold Ans New York Report Western Chicas Corm Barney Chicago—Park Higgs Iss Tijteath Rollee New York Uplands Orleans Minnesota Chicago Rio United Rosin Duli South America ST. Louis Ste Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo Detroit

Flour Trade and Grain Markets Hold Steady Amid Quiet Trading

Wheat and flour prices ease slightly as the market remains dull with light exports. Oats, corn, and rye show steady ranges. butter and cheese firm with variable egg quotes. provisions mix as buyers maintain cautious demand while farm produce traders report steady activity in apples, cranberries, and hay.

Peggy Ire Vermont Franklin County New York Boston Nova Scotia New Brunswick Choice Canada Houston Nova Hebron Queens Timothy Red Top

Interest bearing bonds and debt summary

The document lists bonds at various rates including 5 and 4 percent with large principal figures such as 250,000,000 and 73T BAL 0 50 0 0. It includes refunding certificates, a Navy pension fund of 14,000,000, and totals for principal and interest. Unclaimed Macific KIt interest is noted as 4,229.96. Overall debt totals show 1,840,000,592.57 principal with 9,498,360.62 interest and cash in treasury at 1,498,041,723.80, yielding a net debt after cash of 393,415,232.93.

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Staple Product Receipts Feb 1 at the Port

Total receipts of staple commodities at this port February 1 amount to 83 from all shipment points including transit goods, compared with the same day last year. The table lists principal staple receipts and shows year over year comparison for the period.

Pennsylvania Boston Our Hospital Maine

Market summaries from Atlantic ports and grain markets

Cotton and commodity prices across Wilmington Augusta Saint Louis Savannah Norfolk Baltimore and Philadelphia show mixed activity with steady to quiet markets. Net receipts and gross receipts are listed for several ports, while New York and Chicago report quieter trade in cotton flour wheat and other staples with prices and stock levels noted.

Boston New York Richardson, Hill & Co Philadelphia Baltimore Steeck No. 40 Water Street Wilmington Uuendanes Augusta Gitoss Teceidis SBICB Rccccevce SOK Ross ST Louis Mtu Savannah Norfolk Daltimobl United States Britain Lea Ugan

New York Stock Market Opens With Decline Then Gains

The New York market opened down 1 to 3 percent, recovered, and finished buoyant after afternoon strength. Union Pacific and Western Union led gains, with heavy short interest noted. price moves included Louisville and Nashville, St. Paul, Oregon Transcontinental, and Canadian Pacific among others. Volume reached 385,100 shares as markets closed higher.

New York West Shore Louisville Union Pacific Western Union New England Garrett Bears Nickel Plate Telegraph Company Baltimore and Ohio St. Paul Missouri London West Western Trunk Line Association Chicago Canadian Pacific Northwest Lackawanna Big 10 Louisville and Nashville Lake Shore Missouri Pacific New York Central Northern Pacific Oregon Transcontinental

U S Circuit Court Hears Patent Infringement Case

February 1 before Judge Lowell Nelson W. Green sues Everett J. Barney seeking damages for an alleged patent infringement on an improved artesian well sinking device. Hearing completed and decision reserved.

Nelson W. Green Everett

Supreme Judicial Covert Case Over Lease Guarantee

The case of Sartwell vs Humphrey involved a written lease guarantee. An auditor found the guarantee signed on Sunday and alleged another guarantor. the court ruled the evidence sufficient to support the plaintiff's recovery, with exceptions overruled. Attorneys D F Fitz for the plaintiff and B W Hutchins for the defendant represented the parties.

John Kh. Sartwell Caroline Humphrey D. F. Fitz B. W. Hutchins David Boston and Albany Railroad Company Wm. Gaston S. C. Darling A. L. Soule Charles 8 Dorchester Boston Brockton George H. Swasey B. Hagar Daniel Portland Sudbury Streets Sudbury Street Sudbury Portland Street R. M. Morse, Jr T. M. Babson Jennie Callahan Thomas O’b Brien C. F. Donnelly J. A. Maxwell Geo. W. Todd P. Brigham Bishop C. H. Hibbard J. W. Pickering

Superior Court First Session Hearings and Damages

Proceedings before Judge Brigham and Judge Mason include promissory note action for $1,000 tied to a patent venture, jury verdicts for the plaintiff totaling $1,422.50, and multiple cases from the Second Session involving false stock representations, railroad collision damages, property takings, and various contract disputes with damages awarded to plaintiffs ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars.

Leander A. Causland Albert S. Maton Stetson D. F. Crane RY Lund Milford J. Cole John E. Cassidy

Business insolvencies rise in US and Canada in weekly totals

Dun report shows 373 failures this week worldwide, up from 317 last week with increases mainly in the middle and New England states and on the Pacific coast. Suffolk insolvency court meetings list numerous bankrupts and proposed creditor settlements, with Otis Eddy and Somerville mills among notable cases and various assignments, liquidations, and percentages offered to creditors across multiple states and provinces.

R. G. Dun & Co United States Canada Middle New England States Pacific Coast Provinces Suffolk County McKim Benjamin Burgess & Son Commission Merchants Exchange Place George W. Fuller Milk Street Alma A. Youngman J. K. Sanborn & Co Dudley Street Roxbury Michael P. Daley Kirkland Street George W. Townsend Atlantic Avenue Thompson +J. Murch & Co Essex Street Otis Eddy Boston William Keith Brockton Chas. K. Wadham Keith Jonathan White Drs S.J. Grover Rufus ©. Kimball Clyde New York Briggs National Bank Wall Street Somerville Flour Mills Somerville Robert D. Taylor Alfred L. Hooe Queens Ware Cincinnati George R. Munson Hooe A. P. Hooce J. H.C. Smith Elizabeth Stevenson John F. Halpin Halpin & Co Vicksburg Miss Lapp, Goldsmith & Co Louisville Levi Bros West & Bush A. Thompson & Co Harris, Parker & Co W. Eugene Parker & Co Forbes, Wight & Coe Parker House Henry E. Marcy & Co Joseph F. Merrill William H. Alexander Mason Edward Evans Lynn Mass George F. Kinsley Fall Liver Gray & Co Fall River Jackson Bros Leather Montreal J. M. Baird General Trade Sackville N. B W.H. Whitney Tamworth N. H Co. W. Canney Grocer Farmington Frank H. Sanborn Franklin Falls A. A. Lovell Medfield A. M. Bishop & Co Degreeteas Hk. I Patrick H. Dunn Marble Works Hartford Conn Chas. F. Moulton Cigars Horace R. Kelly W. C. Loucks Avoca N. Y Henry Sachs Newark N.Y Thornton & Wellborn Montgomery Ala O’riely & O'Dwyer Texarkana Tex Cox & Bell General Merchandise Hillsborough B. J J. W. Cable Vincennes Ind Greave Klockheim & Wolf Grocers la Porte W. A. Goodman

Trade names and firms listed in Springfield record

Springfield ledger shows H and Jr. Brewer Hart ford Ty Lessons and Co Geo W Williams and Co Talcott Frisbee and Co New York names referenced in a compact business listing.

Hartford Ty. Lessons & Co Geo. W. Williams & Co Talcott, Frisbee & Co

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