Yearend City Council Session of 1885 Concludes
The 1885 closing sessions of the city council were held on Saturday. Aldermen concurred on printing and distributing documents and referred unfinished business to the next council. They debated Stony Brook improvements, sewer reports, and tax/extraordinary payments, then adjourned after thanks to presiding officer Alderman Whitten.
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Piece Price System at New Jersey Prison Criticized
Head Keeper P H Laverty reports on the piece price system for convict labor at New Jersey State Prison. He notes initial misdirection by a bid firm, but defends the system as feasible and beneficial, citing new industries, improved discipline, and greater work incentive. The Downs and Finch bid caused revenue shortfalls, yet future safeguards are promised.
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P. H. Laverty
New Jersey
Laverty
Downs and Finch
The Local List Is Strong and Active in 1886 Markets
Boston 1886 opening shows a quiet money market with rates at 4 percent at clearing house and calls at 4.5 percent. New York funds priced at premium, weekly clearings reach $31.6 million with gains over last year, and the New York bank statement notes rising loans and deposits with a shrinking surplus reserve. Stock market activity stays buoyant as investors push bull sentiment, with notable brokerage openings and rail and copper sector movements across several firms.
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Grand Army Mat iers at Lynn Post 5 Fair and Promises
Grand Army Post 5 in Lynn builds a new brown freestone front on Angrew Street. On Thursday Post 30 Commander George E Evans will install officers amid a large campfire. The forthcoming post fair hopes to exceed past state events with $10275 value in prizes including bonds, rings, and furniture. Rev W A Cooper criticizes lottery plans while recounting church efforts to fund veteran work, noting past fairs netted far less than needed.
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W. A. Cooper
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Cooper
Market report outlines stock quotes and commodities
Summary of widespread market activity with a focus on coal stock weakness and railroad shares. Notable price movements across New York Central, Lackawanna, Delaware and Hudson, coal market demoralization, and mixed shifts in Erie, Western, and Manitoba. Includes rail and mining quotes, grain, provisions, and livestock data from major exchanges.
Fragmented 19th century financial listing with banks and railroads
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous banks, manufacturing companies, and railroad stocks and bonds. It references Boston institutions such as Newton National Bank and Tremont National Bank, various manufacturing firms including Nashua Manufacturing and Amoskeag, plus lines like Rutland RR and Chicago & Quincy. The entry reads like a securities ledger with prices and classifications, indicating a broad market snapshot lacking coherent narrative.
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Lawrence
Lyman
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Amory
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Newton National Bank
Nashua Manufacturing Co
Hamilton Manufacturing
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Continental Mills
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Wilm’n & Balt
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Cabot Manufacturing Co
Lancaster Mills
Seu
Worcester, — & Roch’r RR
Eastern
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Cheshire Railroad
Oriental Coffee House
San Diego Land
Nian
Boston Gas Light Co
Tinos Grand Trunk BR &S
Kan City
Scott & Guif
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Little Rock & Ft Smith
New York Stock Market Opens Year With Active Shares
The New York market opened with an active and strong start for shares, followed by a dull afternoon. After 2:15 p m prices moved irregularly with declines in some rails led by Lackawanna. Government and state bonds were dull, while railroad bonds stayed strong amid a generally firm close.
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Sterling Exchange
Trade and IFS Oulfloor and Wheat Prices and Trade Notes
Market chatter shows a spirited Saturday session with March No 2 white atcic trades. Prices for January February March and May wheat futures are listed with bid and ask spreads, settling at 39 cents. The Baltimore Bulletin reports 12.8 million bushels afloat to Britain in December with 6.65 from California and Oregon and 4.2 from India.
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Great Britain
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Flour and grain market daily digest Jan 2
The report quotes wide flour price ranges and supply data from mills in St Louis Milwaukee Chicago and New York. It notes steady to dull demand, varied receipts and shipments, and pricing across wheat corn oats and rye with specific lot values and futures indications. Strong entities include Minnesota Michigan Ohio St Louis New York Milwaukee Chicago and Detroit.
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Cotton Markets Report Cash Cotton Stocks and Receipts
The weekly cotton market summary shows mixed receipts across ports with no clear market activity. Key figures include New York sections, various port receipts, exports to Britain and continent, and stock levels at all U S ports. Comparative totals for the week ending Jan 1 1896 compare receipts exports and stocks to the prior year.
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Wheat and corn markets mixed on Liverpool coast data
Beerbohm reports show wheat firm on passage and prompt shipment flows while corn weak in spirits. Liverpool spot wheat firm, corn soft, wheat stocks 725000–750000 quarters, corn 69000–70000. Prices and bonds listed for London and Vancouver markets reflect a cautious tone amid holiday effects. Sugar outlook in Havana affected by holidays with stock and export figures provided.
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Chamber of Commerce
Liverpool
California
United States
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Ilinois
Havana
Matarzas
Goods and Commodities Listed Across Railroad and Sea Freight
A fragmented catalog lists numerous commodities by rail and sea passage including boxes eggs butter dressed hogs cows hay lumber leather hides pelts and wool. It notes quantities such as 134 bales cotton 8 casks wood 71 butter 161 dressed hogs and 200 sacks wool, reflecting shipping and storage totals across multiple routes.
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Boston and Albany Railroad
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Boston and Providence Railroad
Baes
Oia Colony Railroad
New York and New Legland Railroad
Itchborg
Boston and Maine Railroad
Western Division
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Express
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Barney
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Eider
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Nous
Pkee
Gara
Diverse imports and insolvency notices across Hull Halifax and beyond
A detailed list of inbound goods includes cotton waste, linen, jute, iron, and various bales from Hull and Halifax shore centers, alongside receipts of pickled fish, furniture, and jewelled items. Numerous insolvency filings follow, naming P. H. Lucas, Robert Friend, W. H. Parker, Mrs. Stevens, and others, with attached creditors and assignments noted in New Bedford, Brooklin, Camden, Norwalk, and Boston regions.
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Hamilton
Junk Maskins & Montague
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Ayer & Co
Herrick
Hosmer
Hough
Charles Becott
Fsn Whitney, Pons and & Co
George Wilen
Thurman & Fennesey
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George Dabney
John E May
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Robi Watson
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Adans & Co
H. K. W. Lucas
New Bedford
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William H. “Arker
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F. H. Jones
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Camden
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Milliner
Elsworth
John
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William G. Cole
Dewer
Albert Hammett
Newport
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Sheffield
Christian Zujacks
Victoria
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Healtstate
Joshua Benthimoriers
E. C. Hunt
Frederick L. Peirce
James Murphy
Foreign Experts Ports and Turks Island Commodities
An old OCR listing details imports and goods from Haytian ports and Turks Island aboard ships Haytien Republis and Hibernian, with items including flour, cheese, bacon, beef, lard, canned goods, cereals, oils, fruits, vegetables, hardware, and furniture. Also notes ships from Glasgow and Canadian ports with assorted merchandise and livestock, and several Nova Scotia and Atlantic entries.
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Willie McGowan
Willie Freeman
Shelburne
Mary
Yarmouth
Treasury debt and cash in the United States treasury recap
Washington reports the public debt summary with interest bearing bonds at 4 to 6 percent, refunds, and gold and silver certificates. It lists principal totals, cash in treasury, available reductions, and asset liabilities including interest accruals and notes held for redemption across national banks and offices.
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Fitchburg Railroad Annual Report 1885 Earnings and Loss
The annual report covers the Fitchburg Railroad for the year ending Sept 30 1885 noting net earnings of 714 290 45 after operating expenses and dividends 720 769 50, with local freight gains and through business losses from rate wars. It explains a statewide through traffic decline while local business improves and forecasts continued dividend value despite obstacles. It also lists upcoming railroad commission hearings and changes in Union Pacific freight leadership, plus Boston and Lowell schedule notes and new train bulletins.
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