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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1885

Page

3

Wall Street Drops Marked by National Market Slump

The New York and Pittsburg failures and rumors of failures elsewhere push the stock market down. The Financial Chronicle reports December earnings for 68 roads at 22,?7,837, a drop from last year. West Shore and Central Pacific lead losses while Northern Pacific and St. Louis and San Francisco rise. A link construction contract links California Southern with Mojave division. Electric light company consolidations loom as a grand meeting is planned for February 26 in Chicago.

Financial Chronicle West Shore Central Pacific Michigan Central Grand Trunk Northern Pacific St. Louis San Francisco Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Atlantic and Pacific California Southern San Bernardino Cal Mojave Tate Atchison Company Chicago Burlington and Quincy West Union Pacific New York Middle States Boston Maine Albany Old Colony Lowell Fastern Fitchburg New England Mexican Central Maine Central Coburn Maine Central Directory Frank A. Wilson Bangor Bell Telephone Erie Bell Caimmet Hecla Quincy Osceola American Electric and Iluminating Company United States Canada Grand Pacific Hotel Boston and Lowell Railroad Corporation Stony Brook Boston and Lowell Corporation Nashua and Lowell Corporation Tunnel Fast Freight Lines Merchants’ Exchange Erie Railway D. A. Wellington Lackawanna Line Fravecontinental Association Northern Pacific Road Norwich and Worcester New York and Norwich Road St. Paul Minn Dakota Douglas Frazar Boston and Maine Furber Boston and Lucius Futtle

New York Financials Spark Mixed Stock Session

In New York on January 16 money eased modestly while call rates held firm. Prices moved after early selling pressure, with notable drops in Manitoba and several rail and utility issues, yet some shares recovered as shorts covered. Updyke Co counsel indicated partial debt payments, boosting buying for long positions amid a stronger close.

Savings New York

London financial notes and grain prices report

London market report dated Jan 16 notes Consols and various bonds, U S issues, and Atlantic lines. Wheat and corn prices rise and firm at Mark Lane, with red and spring wheat quoted for January to February shipment. Weather mild, Paris markets clearer, Liverpool wheat receipts 143,000 centars with 65,000 American. Provisions and breadstuff firm.

Commercial London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Mark Lane California Paris Liverpool

Market Quiet As On Call Grain Prices Drift Lower

On call trading showed a quiet market with softer tones for several months. Second call transactions included a February No2 white cat sale at a size, with April and May bids shown and a steady settling price. Inspections list multiple grain grades with oats, corn, wheat, peas and other items, noting rejections and grade status.

Flour Receipts and Trade Tone Reflect Quiet Market

Trade remains quiet with firm receiver views on flour and no price concessions likely. Country trade is slow to move lines, jobbers struggle to advance purchases, and stock reductions may improve outlet but large gains aren’t expected soon. Milwaukee shows firm tone with sizable receipts and shipments. St Louis and Chicago show varied activity with steady to unchanged patterns.

Milwaukee St Louw Chicago U. S United States Liverpool Great Britain Galveston St. Louis Savannah Norfolk Wilmington Baltimore Augusta Louisville Philadelphia

General Farm Produce Market Report Roundup

The bay market stays quiet with steady prices for choice grades and softer demand for ordinary. Rye straw and several produce items show mixed activity with scarce yellow eyes beans and moderate to dull trade in apples, onions, squashes, potatoes, and nuts. Coffee and sugar markets vary by grade, with New Orleans middling steady and futures subdued. tropical fruits and oils follow regional trends amid ample orange and lemon supply and stable whiskey prices.

Bay Market Florida Jersey Virginia Maracaibo Rio New York Lio DE Janeiro United States Exchange On London Ltd Pembroke Ciegos New Orleans Agres Manila Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Messina Palermo Catania Valencia Porto Malaga Jamaica Centennial Beacon Light IWO Ise New York—Petroleum United Pipe Line Thorn Creek Phillips’ Bros Liebler Farm Butler Fisher No 4 Connors and McJunkins Fisher Nod Lapper No Sic

Vast Ocean Freight Ledger Entries from Glasgow Halifax Havana

A dense ledger lists cargo items and consignors across Glasgow Halifax and Havana ports. Items include tin plates, bales of paper stock, caustic soda, cigars, fish, and whiskey, with names such as Baring Bros and Estes & Lauriat appearing among shippers and brokers.

Glasgow Scot Paverage Ao Oors & Co Baring Bros & Co White & Co Estes & Lauriat Boston Dyewood Co Seavey, Foster & Bowman Dodo JR Leeson & .O Thos Kelly & Co Wheeler, Conant & Blodgett J A Hayes & Co Cottons Shepard, Norwell & Co Jones Bros Curtis Mackintire, Lawrie & Co Saxonville Mills Halifax Stearme Beaman Bros Delong & Segman Dana Bros William Oakes Pickett & Co Russell & Co J Robertson H Ring Stansfeld

Foreign Exports. Liverpool Steamer Borderer Cleared Jan Fourteen

The Liverpool bound steamer Borderer cleared on January fourteenth carrying 41,649 bushels of wheat 182 tierces of beef 50 000 fh cheese 7 pallets feather 100 cases pigs feet 167 bbis pork 10 tierces topgtes 1538 rolls 131 bales leather 6 casks slip blocks 11 210 pieces staves 4232 bbis apples 645 head cattle 276 sheep 10 cases rubber boots and shoes 6 books and erects sprig rugs 50 tierces trimmings 1308 boxes bacon 400 cases brawn and other items.

Boston Albany Grane Junction Providence Hallroad Old Colony Kathoag New York and New England Railroad Fitchburg Maine Railroad Pelta Rere Maine Hairoad Iy Peebody Salem Liverpool Eng Borderer

Dictator vs Hickman salvage hearing resumes in court

In U. 8 district court on January 16 before Judge Nelson the salvage case of the schooner Dictator owners against the schooner Hickman was resumed. W. Russell appeared for libellants and E. S. Dodge for the claimant.

U. 8 District Court Nelson Dictator Hickman Russell E.S. Dodge Knowlton Meagher Jowell Railroad

Supreme Court Arguments List January Session

The Supreme Judicial Court met January 16 with Chief Justice Morton and Justices Allen Allen Holmes presiding. Cases argued include Powell vs Turner, Scott vs Calkins, Cook trustee vs Herrington, Allen vs Libbey, Kellogg vs Kim, Cassier pro ami vs Males, and Whitehead and Atherton Machine Company vs Ryder. Attorneys listed for each side.

Supreme Judicial Court Commonwealth Morton W. Allen C. Allen Holmes Jeannette Powell Job A. Turner Curtis Abbott W. EK. L. Dillaway Augutus I. Scott W. A. Calkins L. L. Powers W. R. Richards Charles P. Cook Lane Louis Cassier Henry E. Males H. Dunham KE. C. Bumpus Whitehead and Atherton Machine Formmpany Wm. Ryder G H Stearns F. T.greenhalge Dp, Peabody and A. Eastman

Boston Court Records Span Damages and Notices

Superior Court first session lists cases from 1881 to 1889 including Peter J. Link v City of Boston for injuries on Lenox Street with $750 verdict, Georgiana Slade v Atteaux for money from dye sales, and Wilhelmina Port v City of Boston for a cesspool injury. Several docket items and motions accompany the list of case numbers and parties.

Peter J. Link City of Boston Lenox Street Shawmut Avenue Max Fishacher T. M. Babson Georgiana S. Slade Fred. E. Atteaux Hesseltine W. Pickering Wilhelmina H. Port Sumner Orleans Street Ss. B. Allen Joseph Bernett J. M. Babson R. N. Nason

Land Damages and Personal Injury Actions In Boston Courthouse

In the Boston docket the cases Horatio Hupt versus Town of Sudbury and Lucius P Bent and others against the town involve claims for damages from land taken for road purposes. Claims are set for arguments and charge on the following Monday. Attorneys for petitioners include B B Johnson and E D Loring. for the town J W Hammond. In a separate pair, William H Yee pro ams versus Wm E Emerson et al and John T Yee versus Wm H Emerson concern personal injury damages from May 1883 after Johns T leg was broken and head cut when his horse collided with the defendant's carriage on Rutherford Avenue Charlestown. Defence in both is general denial. Attorneys include A F Means for plaintiffs and Morse & Stone for defendants.

Brigham Horatio Hupt Sudbury Lucius P. Bent Same Mongay B. B. Johnson E. D. Loring J. W. Hammond Wm. H. Yee Wm. E William H A. F Morse & Stone

Convictions in Cambridge: multiple defendants sentenced on theft and sex crimes

Nicholas Laveroni and Albert Turner receive reformatory terms for larceny. Roger Forbes and James Crotty jailed for assault or larceny. Charles Goodrich and Ansel Vaughan with May Anderson face lewd acts and larceny penalties. Florence Bernard placed on probation for keeping a house of ill fame. Michael Riley and John Donahoe face prison terms for breaking and entering. George A Taylor on trial for larceny. John McWilliams to two years, others into state prison or house of correction.

Nicholas Laveroni Reformatory Patrick Hurley Charles Goodrich Roger Forbes House of Correction Florence Bernard George A. Taylor Albert Turner Ansel H. Vaughan May J. Anderson Cambridge Michael Riley John Donahoe John Mc Williams James Crotty

Massachusetts Supreme Court Attorney Admission Notice

Notice is given that Tuesday, January 20, at 9 15 o clock A M, if no objection is made, a list of applicants including Jussell Bradford, Greville Braman, Orrin Carpent er, John Casey, William Coolidge, James Cooney Jr, Edwin Curtis, William de las Cisas, Josiah Dean, Clarence Eldreoge, Frederick Fisse, Henry Harden, Elizabeth Greenhood, Fred Knight, Albert Lane, George Manson, George Mayberry, George Pimenter, Clifford Plummer, Edward Rand, William Reed, John Storer, Cornelius Sullivan, Eugene Upton, Henry Warner, Andrew Woods will be admitted as attorneys at law if qualified.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Jussell Bradford Greville D. Braman Orrin H. Carpenter John H. Casey Wim. H. Coolidge James Cooney, Jr Edwin Upon Curtis Wm. B. de Las Cisas Josiah S$. Dean Clarence F. Eldreoge Frederick A. P. Fisse Henry W. Harden Elishs Greenhood Fred T. Knight Albert F. Lane George F. Manson George C. Mayberry Pred McIntire James P. Pimenter Clifford H. Plummer Edward J. Rand Wm G. Reed John H. Storer Cornelius P. Sullivan Eugene C. Upton Henry E. Warner Andrew Woods

Rate War Spreads as Grand Trunk Skirmish Widened

New York dispatch details a widening rate war led by Grand Trunk and Lake Shore affecting emigrant traffic Quebec to Chicago. Allan Line contracts keep $7 fares in play while New York Central and Erie slash second class to Chicago to $5. Financial notes cover Central Iowa Railway coupon purchases, Missouri river bridge funding, and Canadian Pacific talks with Ottawa over government support.

New York Grand Trunk Lake Shore Montreal Quebec Chicago Allan Line Liverpool Grand Trunk-Allan Line New York Central Erie Central Iowa Railway Mercantile Trust Company Sully Gne Mr. Sully Sage Mississippi River Kenthsburg

Obituary notices of naval officer and other deaths

Rear Admiral Levi M. Powell US Navy (retired) dies in Washington DC on Jan 15. Born in Virginia, he joined the navy in 1817, rose through ranks, served in the Seminole War, commanded the Potomac, and held inspector and commodore posts before retirement. Also note deaths of Charles Parker of Framingham, Rev Jeremiah Mace, Hon Edward Rand, Jonas Woodard, Rev Dr A B Beach, Stephen Burrows, Benjamin Crane, Capt James Barron, and M Saint Armand with brief life summaries and affiliations.

Levi M. Powell United States Navy Washington D. C Virginia France Potomac Gulf Squadron Juan Boston Highlands Nathan Dbd Robinson Parker Framingham Charles W. Parker Macallar, Parker & Co Edgar Parker Jeremiah Moulton Mace Plymouth Mampton N. H Montville Dexter Lacrense Mass Londonderry Reews Ferry Carver Pocasset Hanover Coldbrook New Hampshire Lisbon Wesleyan University Taight Louisiana Co. W. Rand Littleton Rand Gov Weston la Page Josie Langmaid Jonas Woodard Woodard & Aiken, Hay and Grain Dealers Cambridge Pheumonis Sixth Street Second Universalist Church New England Lodge New England A. B. Beach St. John’s Church Ithica N. Y Judge Shes New York Oswego Syracuse Binghamton Stephen Burrows Boston East Boston Benjamin BE. Crane Atlanta Atlanta Board of Trade Georgia Capitol Commission Langston & Crane James &. Barron Boston Towboat Company M. Saint Armand

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