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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1885

Page

3

Market Rally Fueled By Rail Stocks And Telegraph Firms

The day’s trading shows active strength in stocks with Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe weak at 74.4 to 74.8, while Chicago Burlington and Quincy rises to 118.3. Union Pacific sells 49 to 49.2 as Boston and Lowell and other rail lines struggle with heavy indebtedness and costly equipment additions shaping earnings prospects for January. The report notes Boston and Lowell real estate burdens and mortgage specifics amid debentures, with mixed results across telephone and mining shares including Bell Telephone and Mexican Central.

Atchison American Bell Telephone Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Chicago Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Senate Judiciary Committee Connorton Valley Kansas City Springfield Memphis Clinton Pullman Palace Oregon Wisconsin Central Common Boston Maine Lowell Boston and Lowell Railroad Salem and Lowell Railroad Boston and Lowell Company Lowell and Lawrence Railroad Boston and Lowell Road Arlington Lawrence Manchester Keene Road Woburn Charlestown East Cambridge Nashua New York New New York and New England Railroad Company Mexican Central Texas Pacific New England Philadelphia Committee On Railroads Highland Junction Railroad Company Hudson River Pennsylvania Newburg Fishkill

Canadian Pacific directors declare semi annual dividend

Directors of the Canadian Pacific Railway company announce a 1 percent semiannual dividend payable February 17, in addition to the guaranteed 14 percent semiannual dividend. The total annual dividend remains 5 percent.

Canadian Pacific Railway Company

New York Stock Market Mixed as Coal Stocks Lead Gains

Trading cooled after a morning rally with Lackawanna and Delaware and Hudson leading gains while Northwestern and Lake Shore slipped. Bond markets remained firm as analysts note possible coal price controls and ongoing negotiations with West Shore affecting New York Central. 10‑day totals show 235,800 shares traded amid persistent bear talk on Northwestern and St Paul.

New York Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson New York Centrals Lake Shore Northwestern St. Paul Missouri Pacific Pennsylvania West Shore New York Central Jersey Central Manitoba Northern Pacific Rock Island Union Pacific Western Union North Western Lawson, Douglas & Co Linois Iowa Minnesota Kansas Nebraska Secretary of the Treasury Boston

Dry goods and trade update from New York Commercial Bulletin

The dry goods market shows irregular business in commission circles with quiet jobbing trade. Demand remains healthy for printed fabrics and linens by package buyers, while selections are tighter. First hands see quiet cotton goods trading though prices hold. Brig Wilhelmina brings Porto Rico molasses to Boston as new crop arrivals. market quotes show varied price movement and multiple car counts for grains in Chicago, with inventory and visible supply figures listed.

New York Commercial Bulletin Wilhelmina Boston Ponce Porto Rico Chicago

Grain Markets Show Steady Prices Across Regions

Wheat and corn prices hold firm with Milwaukee and Chicago receipts high. Midland flour and rye flour mix with steady butter and eggs as New York export demand remains modest. prices for spring extra and Minnesota patents show limited movement while St Louis and Milwaukee markets reflect steady to firmer tones for pork, lard, and dairy products.

Michigan St. Louis Milwaukee St Louis Chicago Southern Illinois Missouri Minnesota New York Toledo Osc Bright Canada Northern Creamery Steandy Liverpool Western Boston City South America

Prices of Market Beef and Other Livestock

Market price list shows ranges for beef cattle store cattle hogs sheep and lambs hides tallow and skins. Entries include Farrow cows fancy cows working oxen milch cows calves yearlings two and three year olds spring lambs veal calves and various hog and hide categories with regional notes and quality classifications.

Maine Wali Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island New York Brighton N.B Boston Albany Ave

Foreign Exports Records From Cape Town and Mossel Bay

Shipping details list cargoes for Bark Jane Kilgour and the steamer Istrian bound for Liverpool. Cape Town and Mossel Bay consignments include tobacco beef pork canned meats petroleum lard boxes leather bales tobacco and other goods with quantities and unit measures.

Cape Town Mossel Bay Jane Kilgour Liverpool Eng Istrian

Receipts of Staple Products by Regional Rail Lines

A detailed list of commodities and quantities moved by multiple railways including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Maine, Maine Western, Lowell, Pea Salem and other Expresses, and by sea. Items cover cotton, wool, flour, corn, oats, wheat, pease, pork, bacon, cheese, butter, eggs, beans, apples, potatoes, leather, hides, pelts, timber, and other staples with totals per railroad and consignments by date ranges implied in the OCR.

GreenGeese Phila Florida Hot House Hamburg Water Cresses Malaga New York Sm &d Boston and Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony New England Fitchburg Railroad Dales Maine Hallroad— Astern Maine Railroad Lowell Railroad Salem

Port Receipts of Staple Products Jan 27

The port reports total receipts of principal staples from all shipment points for today, compared with the same day last year. Quantities cover cotton, wool, flour, corn, oats, wheat, cornmeal, molasses, butter, cheese, tea, coffee, sugar, molasses, lard, pork, beef, hams, hides, skins, leather, pellets, and more with figures listed for 1884 and 1885.

Pelte Eeesee Kips Dales Eeoere

Court Record U S Circuit Court January 27

Judge Colt hears two cases. First a motion to amend a decree restraining use of Miller's Arabian Balsam and related products. hearing held, decision reserved. second case seeks temporary injunction against similar use with hearing set for February 14. Attorneys Dowse and Roberts represent plaintiffs and defendant.

Ebenezer Morgal Et al J. Austin Raggey E. Morgan W. B. H. Dowse J. L. S. Roberts Geo. W. Peck Isaac B. Rich Equity Peck J. E. Butler Aug. Russ

Libel actions over 1854 Vineyard Sound collision

Paul Sears and others sue Steamer Pottsville and Geo DeB Klein and Paul Sears contend in cross libels for damages from the August 17, 1854 collision off the Vineyard sound middle ground. The schooner sunk with coal cargo, loss estimated at 6934 dollars. The opposing sides claim negligence.

Paul Sears Steamer Pottsville Deb. Klein Middle Vineyard Sound Boston Salem Philadelphia J.C W. W. Dodge Richard Stone

Supreme Judicial Court Case Involving Acton and Keelan Menace

Supreme Judicial Court Before Morton Field Allen and Holmes reviews rescripts in two cases including Nicholas Keelan versus Catherine Mohan. Writ of entry over Mary Keelan conveyance to Gargan and lease, tenant by courtesy vs. leasehold possession debated, jury verdict for demandant affirmed.

Supreme Judicial Court Commonwealth Morton Field C. Allen Holmes Adelbert Mead Acton E. &. Hoar Wm. Gaston B. Whitney Nicholas Keelan Catherine Mohan Mary Keelan Mary Thomas J. Gargan James John Catharine Moban Gargan J. E. Cotter T. J. Gargan Geo. W. Corner Daniel S. Pratt Pratt Moore Eo Moore Deendant

Superior Court First Session Docket Summary

In Boston court records for January 27, cases include James Folsom vs. Jacob Hathorne for injuries from a coach wheel failure with a $200 verdict, John Casson vs. Stephen Myrick over a pony’s death after a vicious horse attack, Patrick O’Connor vs. Jeremiah Coleman for labor and materials on a wagon, and multiple other actions. Second session features Martha Stimpson vs. City of Boston for sidewalk injuries and Albert Hoxie vs. Daniel Stull et al. over a fish traps license. Additional docket entries list numerous numbered cases across civil actions and contracts.

James Folsom Jacob H. Hathorne S. L. Powers G.L. Adams John Casson Stephen A.myrick Boston Orient Heights W. W. Sawyer F. J. Monroe Patrick O’connor Jeremiah Coleman Valaintiff Loud & Connelly Kiernan Martha A. Stimpson City of Lawrences Street S. Ballen Thos. Savage E. O. Cooke T. M. Babson Albert M. Hoxie Daniel C. Stull Peter W. French

Superior Court Actions in Middlesex: Damages and Labor Suit

Jan. 27 session before Chief Justice Brigham heard petitions for $1265 on a Maiden house labor and materials claim by James Henderson et al. against Fred P Greenwood et al, with A V Lynde and Richardson Hale representing sides. Also Francis W Atkins sues Henry L Whitmore for personal injuries in a tort action, with defense a general denial and trial underway. Counsel: Cp F Kimball for plaintiff, J W Pickering for defendant.

Brigham James Henderson Fred. P. Greenwood Maiden Jaryout A. V. Lynde Richardson & Hale Francis W. Atkins Henry L. Whitmore Cp. F. Kimball J. W. Pickering

Court Deliberates on Fraud Case and Assault Verdict

The court heard the Blood and Evans trial for obtaining money by false pretenses for most of the day. Mary A. Smith pleaded guilty to profanity and was fined two dollars. A new trial motion in George Thornton’s knife assault case was overruled. Thornton received a fifty dollar fine plus costs.

Charles L. Blood John H. Evans Mary A. Smith George Thornton

Municipal Court Roundup January 27 Defendants Held for Court

In central court Judge McCafferty holds Maurice Stohr on lewd cohabitation at 3509 bond, Annie Woods idle and disorderly sentenced to a year reformatory, Joseph Carey charged with larceny held for 30 January, Edward Towne and Louisa Halla han adultery held at 800 each, Annie Wallace idle and disorderly sent to reformatory, Margaret Murphy drunkenness held at 200 for Jan 28 appearance, John H Beasley larceny of beef and butter held at 400 for upper court, Josie Coombs common nightwalker two years reformatory. Roxbury court Julia Quinn larceny of a pocketbook held for superior court. Inquest on infant death finds accidental suffocation with fracture. South Boston Michael J Conley arraigned for larceny of 3 dollars held in 300 bond for trial.

Central Court McCafferty Maurice Stohr Superior Court Annie Woods Reformatory Prison Joseph Carey Charles G. Merritt House of Correction Edward T. Towne Louisa Hallahan Reformatory Roxbury Court Julia Quinn George H. Gill Fuller South Boston Michael J. Conley Patrick Herlihy

Debtor stock sale falters at creditors meeting in Boston

At a creditors meeting in Boston the assignee Barry was told to convert assets into cash after a stock sale fell through. Liabilities were found higher by 2500 than first stated, and no settlement offers were made. Other notices cover Emery Brothers insolvency, Tucker solvency, Denyea in Canada, and various real estate attachments and bank runs. The report also notes Southern passenger business gains and Fitchburg railroad stockholder votes.

Real & Mariner Teas Boston Barry Emery Brothers Faneuil Hall Square J. R. Ellis A. Emery Hitchcock & Farnsworth Turners Falls Calvin Tucker Swampscott Joseph Denyea Waldoboro Canada Hog Island Bremen George Q. Dow Epping N. H Fred W. Jenckes Woonsocket R. I Edwin Jenckes Pawtucket New Haven Savings Bank Benjamin K. Bliss Barclay Street Joseph and Alexander Bachman Jos. Bachmann& Son, Jewellers Maiden Lane New York Gorham Manufacturing Company Providence Suffolk County John Hagerty William Henry Gordon Moulton & Goodwin Louis H. Mahn Burdett & Williams Thomas A Baxter Pynchon National Bank B. K Elijah W. Bliss Mary Tirrel John A. O'Connor Chicago Inter Osean Gresham St. Louis Quigley Ax Amy Oursiter Austin Corbin Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western Road Toledo, Cincinnati and Quigley Committee Judge Gresham Southern New Orleans Jacksonville Associated Railways of Virginia Carolinas Washington Street New England Washington Express Pennsylvania Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Atlantic Coast Line Seaboard Virginia Midland St. Augustine St. John Sanford Savannah Florida Western Louisville and Nashville Pennsylvania Company Sound Lines Albany Hoosac Tunnel Eastern Boston and Maine Washington School Street Fitchburg Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Company Phillips George F. Fay Fitchburg Eleazer Pratt Daniel Needham Groton Eirjah P. Phillips Seth Bemis Newton Robert Codman Rodney Wallace Franklin N. Poor Somerville Charles Crocker Charles A. Welch E. B. Phillips M. A Benson Thomas Whittemore Northern Railroad Northern Railroad Company of New Hampshire Concord Bingham & Mitchell Boston and Lowell Railroad Company Claremont Peterboro Hillsboro Mount Washington Railway Vermont Central Vermont Canada Roads Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Railroad Company Pittsburg Erie

State board cites immigration law flaws causing pauper influx

Albany report blames defective federal immigration enforcement for rising state paupers and burdens on local governments. It notes total state charitable property valued at 46.86 million as of Oct 1, 1884 with receipts 1.43 million and expenditures 10.64 million, contrasting with 1883 figures.

Albany N. Y State Board of Charities

New National club formed by local People's Party

The People's Party group met Monday evening to form a New National club with 46 pledged members. T H Hussey elected temporary chair man and J Buffington as temporary secretary. A constitution and hall were to be arranged.

People’s Party New National Club T. H. Hussey J. Buffington Eighth Regiment Maj. Sprague Joseph Roderick James Murphy Auburn House John A. Greenwood Vine and South Common Streets M. C. Heald Francis W. Breed Joseph Iusigi Ocean Street

Montreal Carnival Crowded as Cold Thaws for Tourists

The Montreal weather proves extremely cold at eleven below zero yet crowds fill the streets for carnival. Trains bring hundreds of visitors to view the festivities. Hotels are reported full, with guests including Erastus Wiman and party. A Victoria rink promenade concert drew large attendance and the toboggan hills attracted many. The Quebec snowshoe club contingent arrived in the city, and the mayor proclaimed Thursday a civic holiday.

Montreal Victoria Rink Quebec Snow Shoe Club

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