Money market and railroad stock notes from Boston
Boston money rates for various securities show 4 to 7 percent ranges with collateral calls at 3 to 4 percent and savings banks lending short term on approved security. New York funds traded at a premium of 30 to 35 cents per $1000, while local stock markets rose with rail and copper shares advancing. discussions abroad on wheat tariffs were noted, along with potential expansion of the Boston Revere Beach line toward Salem and Gloucester.
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Dividends Declared by Several Firms This Month
Boston Exchange company declares a dividend payable January 10. Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance company sets a 5 percent semi annual dividend. Hampshire County Bank of Northampton offers 3 percent semi annual. South Weymouth Savings Bank declares 2 percent semi annual. Little Schuylkill Navigation Railroad and Coal Company at 34 percent. Minehill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad at 175 per share. East Pennsylvania Railroad at 150 per share.
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Boston Exchange Company
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Hampshire County Bank of Northampton
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Little Schuylkill Navigation Railroad and Coal Company
Minehill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad
East Pennsylvania Railroad
Stock Market Summary From New York Trading Day
New York prices show 11 percent money, mercantile paper at 4 1 2 percent, and bonds firm. Stocks advanced with Union Pacific and Western Union leading gains, railroad and coal shares rising amid upbeat mood and resumed iron and steel activity. Market closed slightly lower after broad gains, with telegraph-driven buying and short-covering supporting a buoyant tone.
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Erie
Central Pacific Land Grants
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Ogdensburg
London financials show mixed commodity and bond quotes
London and Liverpool market report summarises Consols and US bonds with prices. Wheat cargoes steady with distant demand. near term demand softer. California wheat values and shipments cited, English and French wheat firm with possible gains. Corn weaker. provisions and breadstuffs steady. Pork and bacon prices listed.
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London
Beerbohm
Merchants’ Exchange
California
Liverpool
Continent
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Trade and Its Outlook for 1884 Coal Output and Oats
Production of anthracite coal for the year ended December 31 1884 totaled 30 860 755 tons down from 31 717 182 in 1883 with a suspension in the last week of 1884. Commercial exchange on call remained steady though buyers were generally cautious and no sales occurred on call. The cash oats settlement rose slightly while closing bids and asks for oats No 2 white ranged around 37 to 39 4 cents with a settlement near 38 1/2 cents.
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Beacon Light
New York—Petroleum
United Pipe Line
New Orleans
New York
Liverpool
Uplands
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Flour and Grain Markets Digest
Digest from the markets locals and telegraphic reports notes on flour and grain prices and trends. Prices cited for wheat corn and flour at regional depots and ports with brief shifts in supply and demand observed.
Market Report Summary for Grains and Livestock Prices
Various regional grain prices show small lot demand for daily use with steamer yellow at 54¢ and steamer mixed above 524¢. Chicago higher at 36 4c with large receipts and exports. Oats steady to higher across districts. barley, mill feeds, and rye flour steady or firm. cattle and hogs mixed with higher hogs in Milwaukee and Chicago, fed by mixed receipts. fruit and produce markets softer with steady apples and oranges, onions and squashes firm in limited demand.
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Central Vermont appoints new railroad chief and powers
James M. Foss is named general superintendent of the Central Vermont Railway, with William J. Robertson promoted to superintendent of motive power. duties dated from Jan 1. Foss has long served railroads since 1846 and helped modernize rolling stock.
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James M. Foss
Central Vermont Railway
William J. Robertson
Foss
Vermont Central
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Superior Court First Session Jan 8 Verdict for plaintiff
In the first session before Judge Bacon, suits include John Sweeney v John Muldoon seeking 27240 for cemetery lot expenses and related services under a 1878 statute. verdict for plaintiff 1989 38. Other cases list M eras v Tucker for 25672 salary and travel costs. multiple small case entries follow.
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John Sweeney
John Muldoon
Owen Muldoon
C. Steere
J. A. Maxwell
Thos. S. Pierce
Henry M. Tucker
Max Fishacher
H. E. Swasey
Will of James P. Treadwell Leaves Wife and Children Rich Estate
Probate filing in San Francisco reveals James P. Treadwell's handwritten will gifting 650000 in personal estate and 250000 in real estate. Real property goes to wife Mabel and children James, Ivan, Phelia, Maud, Parthenia, with sister Sarah A. Kendall and her four children receiving 66000 of the personal estate. Executor is Mrs. Treadwell without bonds. she also acts as guardian of all children's property. Funeral in Unitarian church featured Rev. Dr. Stebbins noting Treadwell’s ascetic temperament and practical mind.
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San Francisco
Mabel
James
Ivan
Phelia
Maud
Parthenia
Sarah A. Kendall
Treadwell
Unitarian Church
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Jesus of Nazareth
London bucket shops outshine New York stock trade
The London Times notes there are about 10 bucket shops near the exchange with 30 more nearby. They offer prices lower than the official market, diverting modest business from the stock exchange. A proposed remedy would restrict tape prices to members or approved mercantile firms, but practicality and unionist implications are doubtful.
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Zeta Psi Holds 38th Annual Convention at Continental Hotel
The 38th annual Zeta Psi convention meets at the Continental hotel in Philadelphia with fifty delegates from chapters at University of Pennsylvania Michigan Harvard McGill Syracuse RPI Williams Rutgers Princeton Lafayette Cornell Columbia Bowdoin Tufts California. Sessions run today and tomorrow ending with a banquet tomorrow evening under Sigma chapter auspices.
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Sigma Chapter
University of Pennsylvania
State baseball league meeting outlines six club plan
Waterbury and New Britain Waterbury Hartford and Meriden attended the session. Meetings looked to add Bridgeport and New Haven to form six clubs in the league. Hartford is the only club with players selected so far. Schedule of games to be set in Waterbury on March 5.
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Meriden
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New Haven
Rush of Women At Washington Dry Goods House
A Postman reported a huge crowd at a Washington street dry goods store as women's cotton drawers went on sale for 12 1 2 cents a pair. Shoppers bought eagerly for next summer, with the crowd larger than during the holiday season.
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Central Court
Forsaith
Frederick E. Williams
Georgianna Lambert
Edward Rowan
Ralph H. White
James Moynihan
Berhard Stener
Barrett Stener
Howard Collins
John Warren
Seth W. Eldridge
Frederick L. Hackett
Joseph Robertson
Alfred H. Oliver
Eastern Railroad Company
James Gallagher
James Lee
Joseph McCarron
Fay, Pierce & Co
Devonshire Street
Gallagher and McCluskey
House of Reformation
McCarron
Washington Street
Ice Palace Carnival Nears Completion in Montreal
Montreal January 8 report says work on the ice palace progresses with confidence it will be ready on time. Structures can be erected in ten days if needed, ice is ample and of good quality, and interest in the carnival grows as U S demand for accommodations increases.
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Montreal
United States
Mrs Berry Uses Racial Stereotype Delivery
A grocer’s boy receives an order spoken with a Chinese accent. The delivery person asks for a pint of cream and two pounds of rice for “Missus Belly” and the grocer supplies the items. The anecdote notes John’s difficulty sounding his R's.
Creditors of Norton & Butters Reach Compromise in Boston
At the creditors meeting for Norton & Butters jewellers Boston the liabilities were listed at 43124 44 with 38302 48 direct and 4821 6 contingent. Nominal assets 22926. Creditors agreed to accept 314 per cent. The Shaw insolvency case was continued to the 22d inst. Many other failures and assignments noted from Worcester Maine New Haven and more with various liabilities and nominal assets.
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Boston
Shaw
Brooks
East Cambridge
Jacob P. Weixler
Worcester
Wm. B. White
Henry M. Parker
Portland
Morrill Co-operative Store Association
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William M. Adams
Hodgdon
Edward G. Cole
Buckfield
Robert C. Harmon
New Haven
Conn
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Norwich
Opdyke & Co
New York
Co. J. Andrews
Jamestown
N. Y
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Troy
Jamess. Bingham
Pittsburg
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Ridgeway
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Tarboro
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Sweggert & Co
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F. T. Merrick
Adrian
Mich
Charlies Miller
Harrison Wire Company
St. Louis
John
DeWolf & Co
Liverpool
Eng
Suffolk County
John String
Henry Salmon
Lamp Department finances and council actions noted
The common council meeting chaired by President Jenkins reviewed the Lamp Department annual report. They reported balances: previous year 159,689.70. expended 156,605.61. unexpended 308,409 to transfer. Current year appropriation 500,000. expended 335,048.70. unexpended 164,951.30. Miscellaneous actions included rules committee extension for ex officio presidency, mayoral courtesy fund of 34,000, a portrait order, badges for members up to five dollars, a ballot contest referral, and a new elections committee appointed for ward representatives.
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William M. Osborne
William Taylor, Jr
Edward P. Fisk
Patrick L. Cassidy
Herbert L. Harding
George F. H. Murray
Andreas Blume
Thomas O’flynn
William P. Cherrington
D. Foster Farrar
Whitcomb
Ward 18
Lee
William B. Long
Messrs. Hills, Cushing, Palmer and Duncklee
George S. Pendergast
Edward B. Daly
Michael J. Hennity
Mr. Long
Truro
Board of Health
O’brien
Adams Place
Davis Court
Cambridge Street Avenue
Boston Water Board
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Peleg Chandler
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John P. Squire
Henry P. Kidder
C. A. Cotting
Jacob Pfaff
John M. Clark
Asa P. Potter
John M. Wade
Joseph H. Beckham
Parker House
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Bay State Gas Company
W. E. P. Dillaway
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Charles P. Greenough
Boston Gas Light Company
General Court
Wilder M. Bush
Boston
Henry H. Fitch
Charles KE. Judson
Henry C. Gibson
Benjamin F. Sherman
Philadelphia
Cavern Quest in Mendips Reveals Great Underworld of Lead Mines
An expedition descends into the Mendip Hills cavern system near Wells uncovering vast stalagmite formations, crystal domes, and ancient mining remains. The party, led by Col Bolton’s mining company, notes paleolithic bones, ancient trenches, and legends of a Lamb Bottom cavern with a perilous history.
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Night Firemen of New York A Portrait of Duty
A New York Citizen piece contrasts the night life of the city fire station with its daytime appearance, praising firemen for readiness, drill, and discipline. It notes Capt. Shaw's praise of the force, describes the silent streets, the alarm, engines, and drivers, and lauds the balance of science and gallantry in extinguishing fires.
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Jones Street
Shaw
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Edgar Poe
Persimmons and Apples Dominate Nebraska Exhibit Scene
A Nebraska correspondent notes astonishment at California and other states fruit displays. California shows 14 tables of pears apples grapes and Japanese persimmons, with some pears weighing three pounds. Oregon also features large, beautiful varieties. Nebraska’s apples lead in north and east, under ex-Gov Furnas’s eager guidance, in a strong interstate exhibit forthcoming in January.
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Painless Dentistry and Vitalized Air Discovery
Dr Hall at 157 Tremont Street uses Vitalized Air to extract teeth with no pain even for nervous or debilitated patients. Patrons previously fearing the procedure report immediate relief and comfort during the operation.
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