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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1885

Page

3

Grain market mixed as blockade lingers and buyers hold back

Receipts show steady to firm Chicago, Milwaukee, and St Louis levels across grains and oats. Prices edge up on export demand while demand remains cautious, with No 2 rye and barley showing modest gains and milder activity in butter and eggs amid ample stock and routine exports.

Milwaukee Chicago Toledo St Louis New York Igc Rye St. Louis Canada Dull

Dividends Declared by American Watch and Northern Railway

The American Watch company has declared a semi annual dividend of 4 percent. The directors of the Northern railway have declared an extra dividend of T percent out of their surplus funds.

American Watch Company The Northern Railway

Atlantic and Pacific and Related Infrastructure Entries

A fragmented OCR list shows multiple entities including Atlantic and Pacific, Boston Water Power, Crescent Mining, Jataipa Mining, and Crescent Mining again, with scattered figures and codes. The text reads like an index of companies, meters, line certificates, and numeric items, lacking coherent narrative.

Mame Took, Atlantic & Pacific Danta Fe Cot Gowman Wilver Ns Caeees BO Siorerccccsee Boston Water Power Suseil TrimmMer HaMiik Saccaccek TP Brunswick Berth Sonbdla Dev Jataipa Mining Crescent Mining Dude Hse Cccccnes Recessreres Nkscovesscetens Ctankiin N.K Ccs THO Boisskss Scaaasen Es Mwwg Pace Md Ccc Ses tCommon Saes

Market Notes on Wheat Corn and Provisions in Liverpool

Reports from Liverpool dated February 24 detail winter wheat prices at 68 10 7s and spring wheat 68 64 9d with California averages 68 64 6d. Breadstuffs show dull demand and large supply. Three day wheat receipts 210,000 centals of which 119,000 American. corn quiet to fair demand. Pork 63s for short clear and 33s for long clear, lard prime western 36 56, cheese 58 3, tallow 33s.

Boston Lord City Western Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis New York Western Steam City Steam South America Florida Cape Cod Sc. Andrews A. E. Ayer Congress Street McDermin & Co Liverpool California London

Borderer Cargo Totals Bales, Goods At Liverpool

Inbound listings show the steamer Borderer carrying 4550 bags oatmeal and 556 sacks flour with 167 bags of other commodities. The inventory includes 1395 bases of cotton, 125 tierces of lard, 40 905 bushels of corn, 7420 bushels wheat, 538 head cattle, 276 sheep, 3000 pieces staves, 1327 barrels apples, 2 crates organs, 15 barrels shoe bleaching, 100 kits fish, 29 bales cotton waste, 8 bags bones, 14 birds tallow, 10 barrels oil, 20 boxes dyestuffs, 40 tierces leaf lard, 6500 barrels sugar and 146 boxes bacon.

Boston and Albany Rauruai Vicence Railroad Colony New York and New England Railroad Oreses Cardenas Cuba Brig A J Pettingil Liverpool Eng Catalonia Baer Furs Borderer

Value of Exports from Boston Port Week Ending Feb 20

Boston port export table lists totals by commodity and country. Key items include naval stores 158,520, wheat flour 103,889, coffee 272, bananas and dried goods mixed, cotton goods 122,421, fish 2,239, preserved meats 8,989, lumber 18,986, leather 28,191, oils 20,221, spirits 100, lubricating oils 30, and total value by country with England leading at 892,696 and other nations contributing smaller amounts.

Gisbewate India Wbisecausses Sasnicees Meteerses England Nova Scotia Danish West Indies Miquelon Lanbicy AMOS Quebec Oriatio Eccles United States of Colombia Subrgy Tara Ooene Sos'sec

Boston Hoosac Tunnel and Western annual report summary

The Boston Hoosac Tunnel and Western Railway’s year ending Sept 30 1884 shows earnings of $46496963 and expenses of $43913868, leaving a surplus of $2583095 but offset by interest and other charges creating a deficit projection of about $134000. Capital stock stands at $3551000 with funded debt $2000000 and floating debt rising to $1187674.49. Potential rental, car service earnings, and other factors may further affect the outcome. Fast freight from Boston to Denver through multiple lines achieved a record time despite adverse weather, averaging 15 mph. The Old Colony railroad is building 25 new box cars and 25 more by Keith Manufacturing, plus two parlor cars and additional coaches, with locomotives under construction and safety measures being added to passenger cars.

Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Charles A. Whittier Lee, Drigginson & Co Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company Chicago Times Louisiana Brighton Inl St. Lou St. Joseph Union Pacific Atlantic and Pacific Central of Iowa Mexican Central Missouri River Mint Pere Marquette Connorton Valley Railroad New England Telephime Company American Bell Telephone Company E. H. Morse Committee On Mercantile Affairs State House UNION Boston Mass New York London Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson St. Paul Pacific Mail Cental Pacific Northwestrn New York Central Missouri Louisville Nashville Lake Shore Western Union Northwestern Central Pacific Saturdy Ohio Central Chesapeake and Ohio Erie Yoledo and Wabash Colorado Coal and Iron Texas Pacific Rio Grande Richmond Danville Houston Texas Central St. Louis Iron Mountain Evers Lower Morris Essex Chicago Manitoba Omaha Lawson, Douglas & Co Etierney Northern Pacific Oregon Railway and Navigation Company Lackawana Company Board of Airectors United States Boston, Hoosac Tunnel Saratoga Schuylerville Railway Metropolitan Car Trust M.T. Dennis New England Union Pacific Railway Company Denver Col Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company Council Bluffs Milwaukee and St. Paul Consignee Old Colony Old Colony Road South Boston Keith Manufacturing Company Sandwich Wood’s Hall

Court Schedule Update For Jury Waiver Cases

The court led by Chief Justice BarenAsi has heard jury waived matters and will reconvene tomorrow for the same purpose. The short list will not be extended beyond this term.

BarenAsi

Criminal Court Actions Feb 24 Before Judge Masos

Daniel McDonald convicted of selling liquor to minors. Alfred H Oliver pleaded guilty to embezzlement. Patrick McDermott pleaded guilty to assault and battery. Andrew Thompson charged with selling liquor to minors. jury out. Isaac Fumes found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to Tutnton Insane Asylum.

Daniel ©. McDonald Alfred H. Oliver Patrick McDermott Andrew Thompson Isaac Fumes Tutnton

Suffolk County Probate Wills Probate in County Court

In Suffolk county probate court Tuesday the wills of Abby L. Chamberlain Abigail Lon Catharine Callahan Saralb E. Duvenport Mar A. Clapp Oliver M. Mitchell Enoch Moisley Sarah H. Mulls Catharine Lynch Moses J D Tucker George P. Denny Francis P. Canavan Joseph M Wightman Catharine O Mack er were probated Letters of administration were taken out on the estates of Sarah Kenney Mary C Whittemore Sarah Griffin Edward Donovan Anthony Donovan Lillie F Rollins James Kendall Elizabeth G Story Peter Gallagher Bridget Ryan Stephen Buxton John O Connell Reuben C Mayo.

Suffolk County Abby L. Chamberlain Abigail Lon Catharine Callahan Saralb E. Duvenport Mar A. Clapp Oliver M. Mitchell Enoch Moisley Sarah H. Mulls Catharine Lynch Moses JD. Tucker George P. Denny Francis P. Canavan Joseph M. Wightman Catharine O. Macker Sarah Kenney Mary C. Whittemore Sarah Griffin Edward Donovan Anthony Donovan Lillie F. Rollins James Kendall Elizabeth G. Story Peter Gallagher Bridget Ryan Stephen Buxton John O Connell Reuben C. Mayo

Municipal Courts February 24 Hearings Across Districts

In central court Judge McCafferty presided as James Atwood Henry Bird Charles Fisher Frank Patterson and others faced $100 bonds for Dover street gambling. Crimlisk held for burglary at William D Smith store with $1200 bail. Multiple defendants faced terms for idleness drunkenness larceny forgery bigamy and other charges across Roxbury and South Boston courts with sentences to reformatories and houses of industry.

Central Court Judge McCafferty James Atwood Henry Bird Charles Fisher Frank Patterson Charles F. Austin Charles Rand Dover Street John Crimlisk William D. Smith North Street Mary Cummings Reformatory Lena Harris Agne E. Knowlton George Leopold Guiseppi Agosstino New York and New England Laura de Blois Mary Eastern Horace Saunders James Kenney House of Industry Kate Japper Mary Riley James McInnis Roxbury Court Charles Frankie Concord Henry Wolf South Boston Court Bernard Cunniff

Appointments and votes from the city council.

The mayor announced confirmed nominations including Police Commissioner Thomas L. Jenks and park commissioners for three year terms. Also approved were the inspector of milk and vinegar James F. Babcock, and several petitions on street paving, coast ban rescission, tree importation, and financial transfers. Elections named Palmer and Cushing as principal assessors and Leavitt and Bromwich to cemetery trustees. Thomas J. Young won as superintendent of sewers.

Thomas L. Jenks Anjamin Dean Patrick Maguire James F. Babcock Eskeessevence Acves Pid Sour Aks OUI J. HH. Kemp Benj. F. Palmer Currin Ross Cusses Mount Hope Mt. Hope William P. Leavitt Eeicke Messrs. Leavitt Anc Bromwich Thomas J. Young Mr. Young Board of Health Eustis Street Imnprov Biske Messrs Samuel Eliot Flint and Crawley

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