Money Market Mixed as Brokers Quote Rising Mercantile Demand
The money market remains steady with rising demand for mercantile paper since February. Banks discount most mercantile paper at 4.5 to 5 percent and miscellaneous at 5 to 6 percent. ceiled loans with collateral 3 to 4 percent. corporation notes 4 to 4.4 percent. At the clearing house, bank balances were ings per cent, gross exchanges $9,069,555, and $1,161,475 in balances. News also notes President Dillon of Union Pacific traveling to New York amid rumors of Northern Pacific leasing, bond placements, and dividend-backed guarantees.
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New York
Dillon
Union Pacific
San Francisco
Gould
Northern Pacific
Wisconsin Central Common
Connorion Valley Common
Mexican Central
Pullman Palace Car Company
Boston
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Maine
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Fitchburg
New England
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American Electric and Illuminating Company
Market Summary Hits Bulls as Bears Hold Back on Wall Street
New York shares surged in afternoon trading as bulls pushed quotes higher on a belief in control battles. Union Pacific led gains with chatter of Vanderbilt and Jay Gould shaping leadership. Trading volume reached 284,100 shares with notable activity in Western Union, Louisville and Nashville, and Canada Southern amid expectations of new bond issues and continued market manipulation rumors.
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New York
Stock Exchange
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Louisville
Western Union
Vanderbilt
Baltimore and Ohio Company
Northwest
Quincey
Canada Southern
Central Pacific
St. Paul
Lackawan
West Shore
Oregon
Chicago
St. Louis
Canada Southern First
Union Pacific
Lawson, Douglas & Co
Jay Gould
GENERAL FARM PRODUCE AND LIVESTOCK PRICES LISTED IN MARKET
Market notes show quiet demand across beans and peas with mixed prices for northern and Canada grades. Potatoes, onions, apples, dried fruits, and meats hold steady or ease slightly while poultry, game, and wool trade display fluctuating activity and cautious buyers.
Receipts of Stapice Products and Railroads
A dense ledger style list detailing purchases and shipments across multiple railways and sources. Items include cotton, wool, flour, corn, bran, meal, sugar, tea, coffee, butter, beans, apples, hay, lumber, leather, hides, and various cases. Named lines reference Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Eastern, Fitchburg, Lowell, Maine, Peabody and Salem Expresses, sea shipments, and other sources.
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Boston and Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Providence Railroad
Old Colony Railroad
New York
New England
Eastern Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Lowell Railroad
Maine Railroad
Peabody and Salem
Sea
Cotton Markets and Receipts Across Major Ports
Cotton receipts and markets across Savannah Charleston Norfolk Baltimore and other ports show mixed activity with steady to firm price tones. Trade reports indicate net receipts, gross receipts, stock levels, and exports along with national commodity prices and regional market tone, including New York grain and livestock context for the week ending mid February 1884.
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Liverpool
New York Mercantile Exchange
Pennsylvania
Western
State
Best Invest
Southern
New York
Chicago
D. S
S. P
Union
Rasmelavuaun
Ag24
Charleston
Augusta
Norfolk
Ross
Britain
Walveston
Cess
Bhutan
Memphis
ST Louis
Gycos
Market Report From London on Wheat Corn and Cotton
Beerbohm notes slow demand for wheat and quiet but steady corn as cargoes move through Mark Lane and Liverpool markets. Weather in England shows flour and bread stables with steady cattle prices. Liverpool cotton market remains steady with notable weekly sales and exports. Australian wool sales unchanged.
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New York
Uplands
Orleans
Cornmon
Bus Canada
Tolgo
Canada
C. Coffes
Mus Ovaio
Manila
Petroleum—United
Taltow
Herces City
South America
Liverpool
Chicago
Milwaukee
ST. Louis
Cometconger
Toledo
Detroit
London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
England
California
Sydney
Port Phillip
Hearing on Maximum Fees for Liquor Licenses
A Friday hearing before the police commissioners debated maximum liquor license fees. Speakers urged varying positions from set maximums to tiered distinctions by license type and sales volume. The session will resume next Wednesday at WA.M.
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Lucius B. Marsh
Charles R. Codman
Rev
E, Ke, Hale
L. Edwin Dudley
Robert Treat Paine, Jr
Henry J. Darling
George 5. Hale
Charles J. Bishop
John P. Reynolds
William Crosby
Robert T. Swan
Henry H. Faxon
D. Webster King
C. R. Eliot
John G. Webster
WA. M
Iron steamship Santa Rosa sails for San Francisco
The Santa Rosa built by John Roach at Chester will soon depart New York for San Francisco. It measures 359 feet in length, 42 feet beam, and 23 feet hold. engines deliver 3000 horsepower and trial runs reached 16 1 2 knots. It uses 500 Edison lamps for lighting.
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Santa Rosa
John Roach
Chester
San Francisco
San Diego
New York
San Pablo
Reed
Crampy’ Shipyard
China
Japan
Suez Canal
John D. Spreckles
Oceanic Steamship Line
Philadelphia
Cramps
Sandwich Islands
Boston Marriage Notices of Gammon Alden Hallett Tuttle
In Boston on February 12 and 14 multiple marriage ceremonies were conducted by various reverends. George A Gammon of Boston wed Annie E Alden of Livermore Maine. Henry R Hallett wed Laura Tuttle. Edward K Tuttle of Hingham wed Jane Heyward of Boston. Seth B Wetherbee wed Annie J Greer, both of Orton.
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Gammon—Alden
Boston
PC Lyford
George A Gammon
Annie E Alden
Livermore
Hallett—Tuttle
Brooke Herford
Henry R Hallett
Laura
Henry H Tuttle
Tuttle—Neyward
Edward K Tuttle
Hingham
Jane Heyward
Wetherbee—Greer
Failures for the Week Rise in Canada and U.S. Totals
A weekly insolvency roundup reports 298 U S and Canada combined failures, up from 2785 last week. Foster & Towne will settle in insolvency, creditors offered 50 cents on the dollar. Several firms and individuals across New York and New England face attachments, assignments, or compromised debts, with listed liabilities totaling thousands and multiple operations seeking extensions or settlements.
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R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
New England
Middle
Pacific Coast
New York City
Foster & Towne
William D. Butchers
Sandbury Street
West End Roofing Company
Boston
G. W. Gerry & Co
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Hopkinton
Michael Colman
Grocer
West Springfield
Mass
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Fish
Northampton
Edward E. Washburn
Furniture
Taunton
Bernard Conley
Boots and Shoes
Dundas
Ont
John Carty
East Richmond
Que
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London
Windsor
Thomas F. McGrall & Co
New Haven
Conn
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Berlin Falls
N. H
J. A. Macurda
Wiscasset
Lincoln County
John Mealey
Foundry and Stores
Portland
N. B
James Affleck
Staten Island Warehouse Company
C. L. Doty & Co
Glens Falls
N. Y
Julia D. Yates
Batavia
B. L. Fagan
Schenectady
Joseph S. Smith
Philadelphia
E. W. Payne & Co
West & Co
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P. J. Klingens
L. D. Mowrey & Son
Charleston
Lapham & Waterbury
Wim. F. Fowble
Fredericksburg
J. E. Johnson
Harness
Columbia
J. H. Crider
Anderson
Ind
Suffolk County Heal Estate
Joseph F. Wilson
Franklin K. Phillips
Suffolk Brewing Company
Thomas McCormick
Wright and Potter Printing Company
Globe Chemical Company
Vanderbilt Seeks Control Of West Shore Railroad
The New York World reports Vanderbilt has gained a controlling interest in the New York West Shore and Buffalo line, hinting at management changes favoring the New York Central. The West Shore relief plan was adopted, with arbitrators to report soon, after which the board may be reorganized with new finance-backed directors.
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West Shore
New York World
New York, West Shore
Buffalo Railway
New York Central Road
North River Construction Company
Chicago Inter-Ocean
F. A. Stevens
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Road
Boston
Cairo
Vincennes
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Our Hospital
Maine
U S Commissioners Court Feb 15 ruling on two cases
Before Commissioner Hallett Fred G Walton faced perjury charges in the beating and wounding case of Captain Wharton and was held in 500 bond to the March term. Charles Rollin Brainard was bound over in 300 bond for trial on illegal fee in a pension case.
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Rowland Hazard
Thomas C. Durant
Same
Taste
Court of Rhode Island
Credit Mobilier of America
Credit Mobilier
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Bill
Isaack P. Hazard Et al
Durant
Union Pacific Road
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Fred G. Walton
R Ange
Captain Wharton
Charles Rollin
Brainard
First Session of Superior Court Cases Feb 15
The report covers two Superior Court sessions with cases including Matilda Greene vs Falon regarding a writ of entry, and Lexina McDonald vs Knowdell over stock sale misrepresentation. A separate Second Session lists Adams administrator vs Atwood with settlement, and Johnson vs Witkinson damages. Municipal Courts note fines for driving on sidewalk, drunkenness, breaking and entering, disorderly conduct, and other offenses.
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John S. Falon
Merchants’ Row
Tuttle Hubbards
Supreme Court
Edward Avery
R. de Smith
John Lowell, Jr
Catharine F. Ego
John Feeney
A. Bollston
P. J. Flatley
Aete
T. Gray
H. R. Swasey
Gardner
Geo. Z. Adams
Mary Atwood
Harriet Pierce
Amasa P. Johnson Et al
John H. Witkinson
F.S. Hazeltine
Geo. W. Steans
Citizens Movement in Waltham Targets Town Officials
A local "Citizens' Movement" in Waltham forms from dissatisfaction with town officials and methods. Citizens hold meetings, plan candidate lists, and aim to oust current incumbents at the coming election while pledging a non trading, self-selected ticket and potential investigations into past public trust.
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Waltham
Man
Norfolk Turkey Fattened With Walnut Soak Trick
A London World report notes an old Norfolk method to imitate the American wild turkey. Feed the bird walnuts soaked in water for a week, then kill and roast it to resemble the wild variety. The practice showcases wartime thrift and culinary improvisation.
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London World
Detroit and Northern Railways and Insurance Names
Detroit Lansing and Northern Railroad pref Washington Mills. Boylston Insurance Co. Dwelling House Insurance Co. Worcester Nashua and Rochester Railroad Co.
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Mort
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M. L
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Goncord
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Ian
Detroit
Lansing
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Washington Mills
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Dwelling House Insurance Co
Worcester, Nashua
Rochester RR Co
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