Open Bars Debate Stirs Massachusetts Liquor Law Hearing
The Great and General Court committee on liquor law held a hearing on amending the law to allow liquor delivery from counters or structures in inns and taverns. L. D. Brandeis urged tables increase consumption and urged licensing boards to decide local rules while opponents pressed for clearer evidence. One more session is set for Friday at 10 a.m.
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Committee On
the Great and General Court of
Massachusetts
L. D. Brandeis
Massachusetts Liquor Dealers’ Association
L.E Edwin Dudley
Law and Order League
Public Bar
Brandeis
Mr. Johnson
Henry H. Faxon
Boston
Huguely
Faxon
Police
Randies
Ira L. Moore
Gas and Electric Lights Debate for Municipal Control
The Committee on Manufactures continued hearings on municipal ownership of gas and electric light plants. Sylvester Baxter argued for public management citing hidden profits and political influence under private control. He clashed with Burdett and Collins who pressed for public interest. Letter from Chiconee noted support by the mayor, city council, and 500 others. Wakefield Representative Carter reported near unanimous local backing. Next hearing set for 10:30 February 17 to hear the opposition.
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Committee On Manufactures
Sylvester Baxter
Baxter
E. W. Burdett
P. A. Collins
Mr. Collins
Bellamy
H. R. Legate
Chiconee
Representative Carter
Wakefield
State hearing on foreign bond investment firms supervision
The Joint Committee on Mercantile Affairs continued a hearing on regulating foreign bond investment companies. A Bennett bill would require capital equal to paid in, name the state of incorporation, and file detailed returns with the Commissioner of Foreign Mortgage Corporations with enforcement tools and a $1000 fine for violations. Ira M. Cobe for the bonds industry argued for the model, citing necessary membership growth to cover bonds at low rates, and that Maine and Vermont objections were technical.
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Joint Committee On Mercantile Affairs
Bennett
Blaine
Maine
Vermont
Cobe
Examination clause halts new business until inspected
The clause prohibits any company from doing business until examined. With sixty-five firms currently operating, enforcing the rule would cause considerable inconvenience as all must be inspected. Proceedings continued until 10:30 a.m. February 17.
Woman's Charity Club hospital seeks $50,000 appropriation
Julia K. Dyer testified before the Joint Committee on Public Charitable Institutions urging a $50,000 grant for the Woman's Charity Club Hospital at 38 Chester Square, Boston. She described private support, limited admissions, and the hospital's surgical treatment for abdominal diseases. Dr. E W Cushing supported the need, noting existing facilities are inadequate and demand is high. The hospital serves women from across the state and has operated thirteen months with five deaths not attributed to its care.
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Julia K. Dyer
Woman’s Charity Club Hospital
Dyer
Chester Square
Boston
E. W. Cushing
Action Under Supreme Court Decision on Pacific Railroads
Washington reports that the United States Supreme Court reverses prior rulings on Thurman act deductions for Union and Central Pacific Railroads. Only actual operating expenses, yearly repairs, and first mortgage interest will be deductible, boosting net earnings and 25 percent government claims. The secretary is urged to restate accounts and demand prompt payment.
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Washington
H. A. Taylor
Secretary of the Interior
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Court of Claims
Union and
Central Pacific Railroad
Thurman
Supreme Court
Central Pacific Company
Union Pacific Company
Taylor
Noble
the Treasury
Union
Central Pacific
Treasury Department
Army and Navy Gazette Military Assignments and Promotions
Army orders detail detachments to the Surgeon General’s office and recruiting service, with officers reassigned among Fort Reno Charleston Pine Ridge and Fort Porter. Promotions place officers into Seventh and Tenth Cavalry, Second Artillery, and Twenty-third to Twenty-fifth Infantry, among others, and naval orders list various assistants detached to Hot Springs Vesuvius Boston Lancaster.
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Washington
James C. Merrill
Fort Reno
Okla
Ernest A Garlington
Seventh Cavalry
Charleston
S. C
F. E. Pierce
First Infantry
Pine Ridge
M. C
Charles G. Penny
Albert B. Scott
Sixth Infantry
Harris L. Roberts
Twenty-first Infantry
Walter H. Chatfield
Eighteenth Infantry
John F. Morrison
Andrew 5. Rowan
Ninth Infantry
Frank B. Andrews
Second Infantry
John Wells
Twelfth Infantry
Frederick T. van Lew
Eleventh Infantry
James E. Wilson
Daniel Anglum
Seventeenth Infantry
H. B. Fite
Hot Springs
Ark
T. C. Craig
Vesuvius
Boston
E. W. Auzal
Lancaster
W. C. Braisted
Eastern Investors Safer Mortgage Ruling In Kansas
Judge Osborne of the Twenty third Judicial District sustains mortgages on United States claims before filing papers, new ruling may shift nearly all Western Kansas loans to Eastern investors. Foreclosures surge as lenders push to collect, reshaping land ownership and debt risk across the region.
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New York
Wakeeny
Osborne
Twentythird Judicial District
Kansas
Supreme Court
United States
Sam Wood
Markets Report Signals Steady Yet Busy Dry Goods Trade
The dry goods market shows a quiet week with steady demand across staples. Wool, cotton goods, prints, ginghams and dress textiles remain firm, with active movement in clothing woollens and steady shipments totaling 19,962 packages since January 1.
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Commission
Grain Market Movements and Prices Across Corn Wheat and Oats
A detailed market snapshot shows No 1 hard wheat at 94c February, No 1 Northern at 92c to 96c across February to July, and No 2 wheat around 93c. Corn and oats trade mixed with May prices near 53–66c for various grades, Chicago and Minneapolis quotations varied, oats firm while rye and barley demand remains moderate, and millfeed prices are given for several feeds.
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N. GN
E.R
B. & Albany RE
New York
Chicago
I'ne Tone
Messrs. Gilman, Cheeney & Co
Csceees
Pening
ASN
Esse
Minneapolis
Bush
Gnisago
Pnra Sa Fsr Doe
Shiva
York
Onis
Zeureaty
St Louis
Ceeccdbecke
St. Uis
Canada
Flour Prices and Market Activity In Stable Grain Trade
The market for flour remains firm with steady demand though quiet overall. Prices cover fine to common at 3.25 to 4.90 per barrel, Minnesota and Wisconsin brands around 4.85 to 5.35, and export lines at 4.25 to 5.60 fob. Rye flour trades mostly in jobbing and straight lots near 4.50 to 4.75. Corn meal commands 1.25 to 2.76 per bag, oatmeal steady at 6.45 to 6.75 for cut or rolled and 6.25 per barrel for ground.
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ObIa
Dole
Innesota
Minnesota
Canada
Cattle and Hogs Receipts Across Key Markets Reported
Kansas City and St Louis markets show varied receipts with cattle and hogs through the week. Chicago notes dull cattle demand with steers up to 5.20 and hogs around 3.30 to 3.55, while Peoria and Cincinnati record softer openings and steady sheep, with Western and native grades cited and prices listed across destinations.
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Kansas_ City
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Peoria
Ommon
The Produce Trade Market Report Reveals Stable Butter and Mixed Dairy Prices
The butter market is quiet with prices steady. Creamery butter across regions ranges from 16c to 27% for various grades, while cheese remains firm but in dull trade with several regional price points. Eggs show a weak market with mixed regional prices, and poultry remains steady with steady demand. Prices for potatoes, beans, hay, and sweet potatoes are listed with varied demand and steady to dull activity across multiple markets. The note highlights strong New York Western creamery demand and mixed Chicago signals, with price maintenance for several staples amid mounting receipts.
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New York
Chicago
Choice Western Creamery
Choice Northern Do
Baltimore
Michigan
St. Louis
Houston
Market Prices for Fresh Produce and Crops
List of assorted vegetables and fruits with historical price terms. Items include onions from Valencia Denia Ohio and Hubbard varieties, carrots beets lettuce turnips parsnips cabbage cucumbers celery leeks string beans hot-bed dandelions. Prices range from fractions of a dollar per bush crate box or per dozen to several dollars per barrel with old currency formatting. Some entries show inconsistent punctuation and units.
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Valencia
Denia
Ohio
St. Andrews
Hubbard
Estern Hubbard
Florida
Market Notes On Fruit Receipts And Prices
Florida Fruitse reports receipts 656 pkgs vs 181 pkgs last year with steady prices despite quiet demand. Oranges $2 250 bright $2 275 P box. Russets $2 250 box. tangerines $5 5 25 P box. mandarins $4 box. Navel oranges $2 75 3 50 box. grapefruit $3 6 P bbl and $2 60 3 50 P box. Mediterranean trade quiet. Palermo lemons and Messina fruits priced per box and case. Apples receipts 271 bbls. market firm but quiet with varying bids for King, Russell, Greenings, Baldwins, Hubbardston, common, sweets, Tallman, Black Oxford, and others. Cranberries receipts 14 crates. demand moderate. Cape Cod choice $12 bbl, fair to good $9 11P bbl. Almeria grapes quoted. Catawbas priced per basket. nuts and shellbarks listed with assorted rates. dried apples prices by grade.
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Florida
Pokargne
Palermo
Messina
Valencia
King
Russell
Greenings
Ben Davis
Massachusetts
Baldwins
Maine
New Hampshire
Hubbardstons
Common
Tallman Sweets
Northern Spies
Nipa
Cape Cod
Almeria
Virginia
Naples
Ocean cargo ships bound for Boston and local port
The Powhattan passed Gibraltar on January 26 carrying 16000 boxes of oranges and 8750 boxes of lemons plus additional Messina oranges and lemons. Effective cleared Gibraltar February 5 for Boston with Messina oranges and Palermo lemons. Ethelred due next Thursday with bananas for Boston Fruit. Savannah boat due Wednesday with 5740 boxes Florida oranges. Norfolk boat due Wednesday with 500 bags peanuts 530 pigs truck and 20 boxes oranges. New York boat due Wednesday with 1200 boxes oranges.
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Powhattan
Gibraltar
Messina
Oston
Boston
Palermo
Ethelred
Boston Fruit Company
Florida
Norfolk
New York
Fruit Prices From Harris & Co. Advertisement
Messrs Harris and Co list fruit prices including Florida oranges at 3 per box and 8742 cents, nevele at 8742 for 3.50 box, tangerines at 3 62 percent per box with half boxes at 1 6242, mandelins at 1 50 per box and half boxes at 55 cents, grapefruit at 3 3 6242 per box and 5 12 percent for 6 Pb.
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Messrs. H. Harris & Co
Florida
New York spot cotton market dull with prices and sales noted
The New York spot cotton market was dull and easy at 9 4 cents for middling uplands with 181 bales sold and stock at 12 173 bales. Futures opened quiet and closed easy with total sales 74 600 bales. Liverpool market was dull and buyers favored at 4 15 16d with 6 000 bales traded and 28 000 bales received.
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New York
Liverpool
Eeeteee
Ceee
Augusta
C. Galveston
New Orleans
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Louisville
Great Britain
Sugar prices lift as markets stay firm across regions
Sugar prices rise with strong demand in American and London markets. Quotations show refined forms at varied per pound rates, with granulated near 69 16 and 64 4 for different grades. liquors and mollases noted, while Havana reports firmness and large centrifugal sales for speculation. Peoria whiskey holds at 115 and St. Louis and apevne steady at 11.
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American Sugar Refining Company
P Thas
Revere Company
Lloilos
London
Porto Rico
Ponce
Cienfuegos
Barbados
Mayaguez
Arroyo
Havana
Peoria
St. Louis
Turpentine and Petroleum Prices in New York Market
Turpentine quoted at 4042 41c, resin at 14242 1465, tar at 260, petroleum closed at 7.10c. KSW at 7.46c and cases at 9.60c.
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Turpentine and Petroleum
New York
The Oil Market Cargoes Off Coast Quiet Markets
Heb. 9 Beerbohm's report notes cargoes off the coast and quiet conditions in wheat and corn markets with foreign market updates from London.
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London
Heb
Beerbohm
Wheat and corn steady in mixed markets and futures
Cargoes on passage with wheat and corn quiet but firm. Prices hold at Mark Lane with English and American flour steady. Liverpool reports dull wheat and slow spot corn while futures show little movement. last week east indies exports to Great Britain 30,000 quarters and to the Continent 22,500 quarters. Provisions with pork at 51s 3d and bacon lower at 26 6d.
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Mark Lane
Liverpool
East Indies
Great Britain
California
Paris
Wool Sales in London Trade Sights Varied Prices
At the London wool sales on February 7, 12 440 bales were offered with weaker attendance but strong competition for good lots. French buyers pursued greasy merinos, Americans picked suitable parcels, and Cape greasers drew firm prices. Detailed offerings show New South Wales, Queensland, Melbourne and Victoria, South Australia, West Australia, and Cape of Good Hope and Natal lots with varied scoured, locks and pieces, and greasy grades at specific shillings and pence per pound.
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London
New South Wales
Queensland
Melbourne
Victoria
South Australia
West Australia
Cape of Groad Hope
Natal
Print cloth market steadies with fair demand in Fall River
In Fall River on February 9 the print cloth market remained steady with fair demand. Prices quoted include 31 16s for 64 by 64s and 25 percent for 60 by 56s, reflecting current price levels and buyer interest.
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Fall River
Imports And Exports Feb 9 1891 London NL
Trade ledger from Feb 9 1891 in London and Newfoundland ports listing steamer cargoes. Items include iron bars and billets, wool, rags, paper stock, jute goods, olives oils, batteries of crates and cases, species such as hemp, cement, indigo, skins, wine and beer. Ships Borderer Mentmore and Boston plus Crests of the Wave among listed vessels. Organizing firms include Naylor & Co, Baring Bros, Wood Pollard, and J Breck & Sons.
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London
Eng
Naylor & Co
Milne & Co
Bacon & Co
Baring Bros & Co
H W Peabody & Co
BC Clark
Logan
Maxwell
Brown Bros & Co
Curran & Joyce
Hayes & Co
Pierce & Co
Furness
Smith & Patterson
Bank of British North America
Geneva
Mentmore
Geneva Wood
Pollard & Co
White Bros
JB Moors & Co
Cutler Bros
W H Thomas & Co
Parker, Wood & Co
S Pierce & Co
Ford
J D Richards & Sons
Silverman Bros & Co
Eliot & Co
F. Mason
W Jones
Wadsworth, Howland & Co
Webber & Vo
Sheldon
Yarmouth
Boston
H F Hammond
Barclay, Clements & Co
J G Hill & Co
Hamilton, Close & Co
Junk, Dunbar, Davis & Co
American Express Co
Placentia Bay
de Long & Seaman
Charlestown
Baeeerd
Tee Cordage
Ween
Dbs
Fac
Sat
England
Nova Scotia
French Guiana
Newfoundland and Labrador
British West Ies
Alue
STONG
Buenos Ayers
Surinam
Port ‘Antonio
Horto Rico
Exports Report of North Atlantic Trade Items
Export list for February 9 1891 includes goods from Grand Balsam Africa Bark Arlington and Glasgow Scotland with quantities of rum tobacco codfish oil shocks bread beef cheese vinegar nails lard butter eggs cheese apples peas wheat and many others. The report also notes shipments of pine boards sawtimber staves and various hardware items as part of a broad export disbursement.
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Grand Balsam Africa
Bark Arlington
Liverpool and
Lunenburg
Sehr Howard
Glasgow
Scotla
Weegee
Pomeranian
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the Pacific Railroads
Army and Navy Gazette
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Kerseys
F. W. Prescott & Co
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Arere
Providence
Newburgh
Railroads
New Yok
Washington Street
Oston Depot
Summer Street
Norwich Line
Pullman
Jacksonsville
Pullman Sleepers
Montento Providence
M. Walpole
M. Milford
Finklin
Pawtucked
Woonsocket
Woon
Blackstone
Webster and Southbridge
Putnam
Norwich
Willmar
Ee HA Ryan
Waterbury
Boanbury
Hyde
Woonsocket Division
Boston & Albany
Steaa
West 610 Street
Chas Howard
A. C. Knupane
R. R
Bos
Dally
Cleveland
Wagner
Albany
Indianapolis
Southwestern Limited
Detroit
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Toledo
I. 8
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Huffet
New York Limited
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Hanson
Royal Blue Line
Central Railroad OF
New Jersey
Philadelphia & Reading RR
Baltimore & Ohio RR
All War Ponand
New Seam i
Pilgrim
Park Square
Old Colony Railroad
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Apri Ango Romestra
Old State House
J. R. Bendrick
GZO
L. Connor
Gen'l Managen
Pass
L. H. Palmer
Ali Ral
Luo
Worcester
New London
Springield
N.Y
Willmenth
N. Y
N. EB
Springheid
New Lonon
Speingoelt
C. T. Lempstead
Gen'l Fass
Stonington Line
Park Square Station
Stoning
J. W. Miller
Chas. F. Com
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