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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1884

Page

3

Money market summary from a bustling banking day

Street Gossip reports firmer bank lending with discounts on mercantile paper from 5 to 54 percent and miscellaneous paper from 6 to 64 percent. Call loans secured at 3 to 4 percent, corporation notes at 4 to 4 1/2 percent, and country banks firm at 5 to 6 percent. Clearing house exchanges totaled 9,884,036 with balances 1,025,174. New York funds listed at premiums of 15 to 20 cents on 31,000.

New York

Market News From New York Stock Exchange in 1854

New York January 17 1854 report shows money easy at 2 percent prime mercantile paper 5 6 percent and foreign exchange steady. Rail bonds firmer and West Shore up to 53 4. Market opened weak with large declines across many rails before a late rally lifted prices 4 to 3 percent. Delaware Lackawanna and Western agreed to arbitrate with eastern trunk line pool ending market tensions. Illinois Central rose on cash dividend 2 percent and market closed strong with 497200 shares traded and mining stocks listed including Colorado Coal Bodie and Herm Silver.

Boston Stock Board Turner Committee On Finance West Roxbury Park Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Kansas Railroad Atchison Company Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Iowa Pool Chicago New York Evening Post Kansas City Wall Street News Missouri River Salt Lake San Francisco St. Paul Union Pacific Clark Lawson, Douglas & Co New York Atchison Flint Pere Marquette Town Falls Sioux City Wisconsin Central Mexican Central Little Rock Little Rock Junction Railway Company Connorion Valley Common Detroit Lansing Northern Springfield Memphis Albany Old Colony New England Denver American Bell Telephone Commercial Telegram Company A.W. Dimock Bankers’ and Merchants’ Telegraph Company G.S. Mott John B. Scott Luther E. Shinn J. G. Case George W. Casper Quincy Pewabic Bonanza Franklin The Lake Superior West Shore Stock Exchange Oregon Sloan Lake Shore Louisville Nashville Missouri Pacific Northern Pacific Omaha Western Union Wabash Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company Jay Gould Fink Lackawanna Company Lackawanna Illinois Central Wallace United States Circuit Court Conrad N. Jordan Ontario and Western Railway Company Gen. Winslow Malden Brighton Beach Railroad Company Rutland and Franklin and Megantic Strong Kingfield Chicago and Northwestern Gould Southwestern Roads St. Paul’s

Grain and market report from Boston and Chicago exchanges

Call board reports 39 cars sold April and May No 2 white oats and multiple grain inspects. Receipts include corn 9,000 bushels wheat 1,900 shorts 4,500. Flour receipts 680 barrels plus sacks. Chicago grain shows January wheat 90 cents open, 13 cents close. oats 32 3/4 cents. Visible wheat 35.6 million bushels, corn 10.0 million. Provisions mix with pork and lard prices. market quiet overall.

Boston Commercial Exchange Liverpool New York Mercantile Exchange Canada Chicago Minnesota Southern Western Cuba Porto Rico United Tbs South America Gloucester Shores Nova Scotia Haddock Nova Scotias N. S and Labrador Cape Ann

Butter Prices Trend Upward Across Regions

Retail and wholesale buyers see better prices for butter with more willingness to pay than two weeks ago. Western creamery products fetch higher sums across grades from northern 33 to 35 cents, fair to good 30 to 32 cents, summer make 25 to 30 cents, and fine fresh western creamery remains elevated. New York markets noted in report.

New York Vermont Western Choice Do Choice Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island

Wholesale grain and produce prices in New England market

The report lists steady to high prices across beans, peas, potatoes, onions, garden vegetables, apples, dried fruits, and meats. Notable figures include Canada peas at 105 110, choice flats beans at 285 290, Maine potatoes 150 per barrel, and Atlantic onions 175 200 per barrel, with broad coverage of produce and market conditions.

Germany Choice Canada Maine New Brunswick Aroostook Houston New York Vermont Prince Edward Island Burbank Peerless Hebron Hubbardston Tasman New York State

Shipping Manifest Of Goods At Liverpool And Halifax Ports

A detailed list of consignments includes Bulgarian steamer goods such as pig iron, plate glass, bleaching powders, earthenware, and cannel coal. Halifax items feature herring, eggs, junk, dry fish, and salted commodities aboard multiple vessels.

Liverpool Eng Baring Bros & Co Thayer & Lincoln Linder & Meyer Lambert Bros Sherburne Mdise Abram French & Co McDuffee & Stratton Do Rogers & Co Pierce Hardy & Co Moors & Co Sears & Co Howard, Bullough & Riley Perkins & Co Coleman, Mead & Co Leigh & Co Nichols Pevser & Co Lawrence Gay & Wolf Geneva Goldsmith & Co Hunt & Co Stoddard, Lovering & Co Cummings Nichols & Farnsworth Hiton, Warren & Co Valencia Almeria di Tully & Co Halifax Steamer Carroll Herring Beaman Bros Dame Whitney, Pousland & Co ST Martins Salt Warner & Freeman

Foreign Exports Reach From Liverpool Montevideo and Cuba

A Liverpool steamer Venetian cleared January 16 with cargo including pianos organs and music supplies, leather and textiles, food provisions, cattle and cotton. From Montevideo the bark Rachel Emery carried 36 639 feet of lumber and from Matanzas the bark Payson Tucker listed 299 puncheons and 300 empty kids.

Liverpool Eng Montevideo Uruguay

Receipts of Staple Goods by Rail and Water Routes

Comprehensive list of shipments received by multiple railroads and sea routes including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Eastern, Fitchburg, Lowell, Maine, Peabody and Salem Expresses, and By Sea. Items cover cotton wool flour corn bran seed meal beef butter lard tea coffee sugar molasses eggs hides leather and numerous bushels, bales, and cases with quantities.

Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Eastern Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Lowell Railroad Maine Railroad Peabody and Salem

Total Receipts of Staple Products Jan 17 at the Port

A table shows today’s total receipts of principal staples at the port from all points, including in transit goods, compared with the same day last year. Figures cover commodities arriving from various origins and include transit shipments.

Cotton Markets Report from Augusta and Baltimore

Market summaries show steady conditions with quiet activity in Augusta and Baltimore. Cotton receipts and sales figures include net and gross totals, coastwise movements, and price indicators across multiple markets.

Charleston Galveston Norfole Mspore E Binliss Betsanaivaepee Gr Memphis

London Wheat and Atlantic Market Notes

Beerbohm reports quiet but steady floating cargoes of wheat and dull corn on passage. Liverpool prices show inactive wheat, steady corn. cotton firm with Upland and Orleans quotes. Coffee shipments to the United States and exchange on London noted for the week ending January 16.

London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Liverpool United Kinaigdom Uplands Orleans Rio DE Janeiro United States Piresas Lonion

Harris Chosen to Lead Northern Pacific Rail, After Directors Meet

At a New York meeting of Northern Pacific directors a special committee nominated Robert Harris, then vice president of the New York, Lake Erie and Western, to fill the vacancy from Henry Villard’s resignation. Harris was unanimously elected and thanked the board.

Northern Pacific Railroad Company New York Villard Robert Harris New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company Henry Villard Harris Western Roads Chicago, Burlington and Quincy

Trial on forfeiture of Westfield distillery resumes

The case before Judge Clark resumed the information to enforce forfeiture of the Westfield distillery over alleged revenue frauds. the hearing remains unfinished.

Westfield

Local Offenders Enter Pleas and Sentences Recorded

Oliver H Clark pleaded guilty to larceny from a building and the complaint was filed John W Fernandy placed on probation on breaking and entering Joseph Gammon pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced to six months John Donnelly sent to the house of correction for six months on larceny Frank Gorman found guilty of attempting to break and enter William Currie found guilty of larceny from the person Michael Powers pleaded guilty to breaking and entering

Oliver H. Clark John W. Fernandy Joseph Gammon John Donnelly House of Correction Frank Gorman William Currie Michael Powers

Wills Presented and Administrations Granted In Probate Court

Under Judge Brooks wills were read for J. M. Chamberlin of Westford and Gerry Wilson of Lowell. Admin grants issued for Oliver Tozer Manchester NH William Taylor Townsend Francis A Howard Billerica Emma F Duren Lowell Edward H Hall Cambridge Ella E Hovey Stonesham John Conlan Cambridge Adelaide Chickering Lowell Laura M Dutton Chelmsford Varnum Woods Groton John Loughran Lowell Michael Manning Cambridge.

Brooks J. M. Chamberlin Westford Gerry Wilson Lowell Oliver Tozer Manchester N. H William Taylor Townsend Francis A. Howard Billerica Emma F. Duren Edward H. Hall Cambridge Ella E. Hovey Stoneham John Conlan Adelaide Chickering Laura M. Dutton Chelmsford Var

Larceny and related charges heard in Central Court

In the central court Judge Churchill presided. James Ryan was fined 20 dollars for larceny and costs. Frank J. Tobias, colored, held 1500 dollars for appearance upstairs. Margaret Jones fined 20 dollars for larceny. Annie Cady alias Annie O Day fined 10 dollars and costs for common drunk. Elesta Douglass held 300 dollars for examination. In South Boston court William Follins fined 10 dollars and costs for assault and battery.

Central Court Churchill James Ryan Frank J. Tobias Margaret Jones Annie Cady Annie O’ Day Elesta Douglass Boston William Follins

Island of Hainan Sighted in French Plans to Seize

A long feature outlines rumors that France has reduced Sontay and may occupy Hainan, an island rich in minerals and population. It describes the island’s size, climate, and inhabitants, including Shuhs and Sheng-li aborigines, their customs, and the potential impact on Chinese and colonial interests.

Sontay Hainan France China Tonquin Ferry Gulf of Tonquin China Sea Philadelphia Littoral Tainter Mayers Delaware Sheng-li Scotland Corsica

Its Annual Report the Most Satisfactory Since Its Organization

The Boston Land Company reports 45 lots sold totaling 231682 square feet at 1014 cents per foot, doubling 1882 sales and showing rising value. Net assets reach 17032314 with no debt. dividends may begin as sales grow. Officers elected: President James W. Converse. VP Edward E. Floyd. Trustees Edward Turner Costello Converse Edward M. Farnsworth John C. Watson. Treasurer Edward Turner.

The Boston Land Company Saratoga Street Boston James W. Converse Edward E. Floyd Edward Turner Costello C. Converse Edward M. Farnsworth John C. Watson C. D. Ashley Henry Turner

Tax reform and labor freedom rise in Post pledge

The Post declares tariff reform as essential to rebalance artificial trade conditions. It pledges support for labor's freedom to act independently of unions, opposing tyranny in any form. It promises strong, cheerful, widely read journalism shaping public debate.

Fanny Field Poultry Department The Prairie Farmer D. E. Salmon Department of Agriculture Republic

Appraisals Made Free of Charge

TELEPHONE NO 33 advertises free appraisals and stock evaluations offered to customers. Local branch invites inquiries and highlights no-charge estimates for items and securities.

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