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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1883

Page

3

Clearing House figures show weak week with broad declines

The New York Bank Statement reports a week of unfavorable results with total clearings at 996,581,997 dollars, below last week and a year ago. Despite some regional gains such as Worcester and New Orleans, overall national clearings fell, especially in New York, while Boston and Baltimore posted declines and Memphis showed a large gain.

M Mercantile Corporation New York United States Peret Philadelphia Chicago Inc St. Louis Tallimore New Orleans San Francisco Cleveland Indianapolis Hartford Memphis New Peoria Dee N.Y Stock Exchange Lowell Worcester Providence Pittsburg Syracuse Portland Springfield New Haven Louisville Aver Durham W. M. Moore Aves James Maynago W. 42d Street Ayer

Electric Lighting Gains Ground in Boston as Profitable Venture

Electric Lighting is established as a safe, legitimate business with public acclaim in Boston. The American lights are widely used by major firms and buildings, prompting a stock offering of 8 percent preferred Treasury stock at $10 shares to meet rising demand. Prominent backers include Edward H. Goff and Silas Gurney, with the note inviting inquiries at the company office.

Boston Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association Olympian Skating Rink Winslow Skating Rink Brunswick Creighton Tremont Young Men's Christian Union Horticultural Hall Washington Boylston Eliot Mechanics’ Fair Boston Daily Post United States Brush Electric Light Company New England Brush Company New England American Electric and Illuminating Company Association Edward H. Goff Silas Gurney O. D. Smith Samuel Elder California Texas South Africa Jourdan Cape Town Africa Federal Street Security Loan & Mortgage Co Washington Street

Money, imports, and market notes from New York trading day

New York report shows money on call at 3 to 7 percent and 3 percent close. Weekly imports totaled 8.76 million dollars with general merchandise leading and dry goods remainder. Exchange firm, government bonds irregular, rail bonds varied with several debentures and firsts changing. Stock market opened down, rose through afternoon, then closed dull and irregular with overall small gains. mining stocks weak with Sierra Grande and Belle Isle sliding. Vast list of cargo entries and receipts from Boston to Liverpool accompany a broad stock and commodity snapshot.

Paris United State United States Boston Western Railroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Cincinnati Sandusky Cleveland Indiana, Bloomington and Western Ohio Central Kansas City Springfield Memphis Marquette Houghton Ontonagon Iowa Flint Pere Marquette Little Rock Fort Smith Union Pacific Fitchburg New York New England Eastern Vermont Massachusetts Metropolitan Horse Clinton New Bedford Mexican Central Atchison Sonora American Bell Telephone Douglas Axe Pullman Car Messrs George William Ballou & Co Philadelphia Baltimore Prime Mercantile Jong Bloomington Western Mobile Ohio Rock Island Oato Richmond Danville Iron Mountain South Carolina Stock Exchange Northwest Lackawana West Point Omaha Charleston lNorthwests St. Paul Lackawanna Denver Rio Grande Sierra Grande Belle Isle the Stock Exchange Club 13 Provisions EB. Kendall & Co la Salle St. Guiaan Lawson, Douglas &Co N. Y Exchange Place Cumberland Broadway 22D Street

Liverpool cheese and grain prices rise in steady market

The New York mercantile exchange reports dairy and produce markets unchanged with January wheat opening at 97 and closing at 98, corn opening at 63 and closing at 64, oats opening 36 and closing around 37, and May soy and lard continuing higher. park prices and other commodities show gains, indicating a steady market overall.

Liverpool New York Mercantile Exchange Chicago Tae Oye Tie Hole Salge

Grain market and commodity prices report

The notice details widespread price moves across breadstuffs flour cornmeal and oats with mixed notes on wheat, butter, cheese, and provisions. It lists precise bids and prices for corn oats rye barley butter lard beef and poultry, plus cotton futures and tropical fruits, reflecting a quiet steady market with scattered advances and stable futures.

Foreign Mixports and Goods List from Maritime Stations

A sprawling inventory from St Pierre Mart and surrounding ports lists cargo items by station. Azor-219, Lottie, and schooners John M Inzlis and Annie G O'Leary appear among shipments of fish, meat, produce, grains, and hardware. Entries cover staples, beverages, textiles, lumber, cattle, and various hardware, with quantities in dozens, boxes, barrels, and bags.

ST. Pierre Mart Bark Azor Trinidad Liverpool John M Inzlis Halifax Annie G O' Leary

Global Cotton Prices Mixed Across Markets in Mid January

New York and southern ports show quiet to steady cotton with middling around 10.3 cents per pound and slight shifts in good ordinary. Memphis and Baltimore report steady markets, while New Orleans and Savannah show firm to quiet tone. consolidation figures across consolidations indicate varied receipts and shipments for the period. Major export totals to Britain and domestic markets reflect ongoing demand and price stabilization.

New York Memphis Altimore Savannah Onion Td Ee Pais Great Britain

Financial market notes from London and Havana

London stock and money markets show modest demand with several rail shares advancing while profits in Erie and Reading rise. Havana sugar prices fall on US news. molasses and molasses markets remain active with favorable freight rates and currency exchange firm at 60 days.

Financial London Erie Picola Central Pennsylvania Central Reading Stock Exchange Norfolk and Western Cleveland Pittsburg Denver Rio Grande Louisville Nashville Toronto Grey and Bruce St. Lawrence Ottawa Ohio Mississipp Oregon California Wabash Havana United States Marana Matanzas

Lawsuit on Gounod Redemption dispute reaches hearing

Theodore Thomas files against J G Lennon claiming sole rights to Gounod s oratorio The Redemption. Judge Lowell to hear issues Tuesday on law questions about score deposit in British Museum and post claim conveyance affecting orchestration. Causten and Browne represent the plaintiff. Clark defends.

Theodore Thomas J. G. Lennon Gounod Lowell British Museum Causten A. P. Browne Thomas W. Clark

Long list of historical cases and dockets

A dense OCR style compilation lists case numbers and parties such as 1976 Lockhart v Delaney, 1962 Thompson Marple, 1984 O Connel Kumery, 2068 Day v Ayer, 2010 McLaughlin Boston, 2016 Spence v Paul, 2024 Smith Boston and Al tady railroad, 2021 McGaffigan Williams, 3035 Stnudley or Hanover ranch railroad, 2040 Adaems v Van Noordam, 054 Burms v Western Union Telegraph company, and numerous others including Edwards v Charles, Balcolm Bigelow, Nichols v br ws, Piper v City of eoton, Thompson iering, Patter v sume, King v ng Neel, Blaisdell v Legatle, Roffe v Wattsoun, Piatt v White, Thwing v Duty, Curtis v Leonard, Flynn v Doston and Al, Fleig v Fitzgibbons, Dodge v Burden, Sullivan Doherty, Veazie v Maher.

Nis Edwards Charles Balcolm Bigelow Cummings Berry Nichols Piper City of Eoton Thompson Iering Patter Sume King Neel Blaisdell Legatle Roffe Wattsoun Piatt Doston & al Fleig Fitzgibbons Dodge Burden Sullivan Doherty Veazie Maher

Boston Court Sentences and Fines in Various Cases

In East Boston Jeremiah Donovan received two months in the house of correction for beating his wife. In South Boston Thomas Flaherty got six months in the house of correction for aiding a prison escape. Micha Halligan three months for assault and battery on his wife. Several defendants faced fines or holds including Samuel Kizer Charles Phillips John Wilson James Johnson George Weston Charles Britton Frank McHugh Annie Green Peter Silsby and others.

Adams Samuel Kizer Charles Phillips John Wilson James Johnson George A. Weston Charles C. Britton Frank McHugh Annie Green Peter J. Silsby East Boston Jeremiah Donavan House of Correction South Boston Thomas Flaherty House of Industrior Micha Halligan William Glynn Daniel Curry Stephen Noonan Superior Court

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