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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1883

Page

3

Spurrs Veneers Promote Wood Hangings In Interiors

Spurrs Papered Veneers thin natural hardwood backed with paper are rising in use for interior decoration in public and private buildings. They resemble wallpaper but wear longer and cost less, ideal for libraries, wainscots and ceilings. Testimonials from Boston customers praise beauty, durability, and economical appeal.

Spurr Boston D. L. Webster High Street Harris W. Spurr Charles E. Gould Florence Machine CO

Exchange and securities market snapshot

Foreign exchange steadies with 60 day and short sight bills for London, Paris and Reichsmarks. British consols quoted 1027-16 money and 1028 account. United States securities firm with closing bid table. mining and drivechec listings appear with mixed quotes and several named stocks.

London Paris United States

Daily car inspection and market report at the corn exchange

Report covers grain car inspections for winter wheat and corn, with various grades and car counts, plus today’s receipts of corn and other grains. Includes special quotations from New York mercantile exchange for butter cheese eggs pork lard and pork futures, and Union Stock Yards figures for hogs and wheat and corn prices and movements at Chicago and on early futures.

Corn Exchange Lear Parley Liverpool New York Mercantile Exchange Elgin Creamery Iowa State Western Dairy Ohio Boston Produce Exchange Northern Union Chicago New York Report Vermont New York Lowa Choice Aroostook County Canada

Market Brief on Fruits and Textiles and Cotton Prices

The market shows stability for lemons in Palermo Messina ranges and Valencia oranges. Florida fruit prices per case and box are listed, while bananas and Malaga grapes fetch higher weights. Cotton prices hold steady in Boston with middling around 103 to 105 cents, and New York Spot at 1044 cents. Liverpool opened with moderate inquiry, listing uplands and Orleans prices and 10,000 bales traded. Manchester yarns show dull demand with futures easing for March to August deliveries.

Palermo Boston New York Liverpool Uplands Orleans Manchester United States Great Britain Minnesota Apal Porto Rico St Domingo Lord Chicago ST. Louis Seseirc Staustic C Bacon Commercial Bulletin New England Albany

Wool Trade Delivers Lively Week Near 4.5 Million Lbs Sold

Trade in wool remains strong with about 4.5 million pounds moved this week at last week’s prices. Domestic fleeces are scarce in the west yet well sold, while London sales open on the 20th with keen interest from this side of the Atlantic. Ohio Pennsylvania and Oregon values listed, Australian private terms, market tone firm and no price decline expected ahead of the London opening.

London Atlantic Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Oregon Georgia California Territory Texas

Imports at Boston Antwerps Steamer Jan Breydel-2

A long ledger like list records incoming goods at Boston and Antwerp with steamer Jan Breydel bearing ingots spelter 2,979, rolled zinc casks, iron beams, rolled joists, cement, paper goods, hides, and a vast array of window glass and wires. Also notes Parker Jennie Cobb lumber shipment at Pensacola and Steamer Gallina at Antwerp with 1,517 tons wire rods.

Antwerp Jan Breydel Joel Richards Rittenback Bros & Mink Bernard & Co P Pollard & Son Hayes & Poppine John Negle Frank O Dame Sherburne Lambert Bros Mose Booth & Co Worcester Wire. Co John Gibson & Sons Philadelphia

Foreign Exports. Liverpool NS Brig Verona and Schooner Little Anne

In Liverpool Nova Scotia the brig Verona cleared February 16 carrying 700 barrels meal 625 barley Hour 20 barrels oatmeal 6 barrels beef 10 barrels perk 5 barrels oil 11 cases kerosene oil. In St John New Brunswick the schooner Little Anne cleared February 16 with 11 barrels kerosene oil two kegs grease.

Liverpool Verona ST John Little Anne

Receipts of Staple Products by Rail and Sea

A historical ledger lists February receipts across multiple railroads and by sea including Lowell and Maine railroads with wool, barley, tallow, leather, butter, eggs, beans, apples, potatoes, hay, lumber, and hides. Eastern Grand Junction and New York lines show flour, cornmeal, wheat, oats, cotton seed meal, lard, bacon, and butter. By sea and smaller lines, quantities cover wool, cotton, lard, grease, grease, hides, skins, onions, and cheese among others.

Lowell Railroad Maine Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Eastern Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Peabody and Salem New York and New England Railroad Old Colony Railroad Boston and Albany Railroad Providence Railroad

Cotton Market Summary From New York and other ports

Cotton markets show dull to steady tones across cities with mixed receipts and exports. Key figures include New York week totals, strong inland stocks, and price ranges for middling cotton plus notes on flour and grain markets alongside soy and beef activity.

Charleston Vecuenee Market Inn Goss Recelpiseers Sess Pee, DA LHL LD Corkewise. Oi Casscees Iss United States Great Britain France

Imperial Bank to Open Clearing House in Germany

Berlin reports the Imperial Bank of Germany will soon establish a clearing house similar to London's. London notes scarce bids for cargo wheat and corn, Mark Lane prices firm. Liverpool wheat firm, corn quiet. cotton market steady with moderate enquiry and active exports. Havana sugar and gold markets show downward tendencies, with fluctuating exchange rates.

Ing Am Ontario and Western Milwaukee and St. Paul Common Berlin Imperial Bank of Germany London Beerbohm Mark Lane California Liverpool Uplands Orleans Manchester The Guardian Havana

Penalty cases against Boston and Albany and Fitchburg railroads

In U S v Boston and Albany and In U S v Fitchburg railroads the demurrers challenge constitutionality and penalties for unloading animals. Court upholds federal inter state commerce power overruing the first ground while sustaining the second that penalties are fixed per statute. Plaintiff may amend within 10 days.

United States Boston and Albany Railroad Company Same Fitchburg Railroad Company Congress Pillsbury Soalh Boston and Albany W.ss. Stearns Fitchburg

Court Session Recaps Civil Trials at Charlestown and Boston

In February sessions before Judge Pitman and Judge Blowgett, juries decided cases including a $52 broker’s commission verdict for W. A. Caikings and David Hughes over Bow street real estate. Henry T. Hogan petitions for Samuel A. Walker fund ownership with claimant Bula E. Walker, valued at $122.11. Cross actions between YV Patrick F. Shields and James C. Kane arise from a dissolved grocery partnership with non compete and non-solicit disputes. verdicts favor plaintiffs in both cases ($275 and $17). Other actions involve material supplied for an executor’s estate and alleged premises injury from a sidewalk hole, with mixed outcomes and ongoing trials.

W. A. Caikings David Hughes Charlestown Bow Street W. H. Powers P. A. Bridgham Henry T. Hogan Samuel A. Walker Pacific Bank Bula E. Walker Co. G. Keyes H. H. Mather, Jr Patrick F. Shields James C. Kane Tremont Street Kane Shields Saunders Store Dorchester Neponset Q. A. Brackett P. J. Flatley George W. Vedrick Henry G. Cole Roberts R. Lund M. Welbreek I. 1. Swaesey

Superior Court Docket Mixes Guilty Pleas and Trials

Feb 16 before Judge Rockwell Harry Hanley pleads guilty and goes on probation Eliza Johnson admits polygamy and gets one year in the house of correction Defendants Riley Thompson Welch stand trial on breaking and entering Solomon Wingersky store and larceny of cloaks dresses rings cloth valued at 2000 dollars Second count alleges receipt of stolen goods Breen case not proven

Harry Hanley Savage Eliza Johnson House of Correction George Riley John Thompson Matthew Welch Solomon Wingersky Thomas Breen Parmenter Frank Melrose Jennie Lamont Adam Cliff Thomas Connor Cora Nash Alfred Jackson Tena McCabe Augustus Dolan Roxbury Patrick O’ Hern Abraham Abrahams Jtierbert J. Riley East Boston District Court William King Dorchester Court John Peard John Connelley

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