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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1883

Page

3

Money matters in Boston markets and exchange rates slip

Boston markets show limited money demand with banks discounting mercantile paper at 5 to 6 percent and call loans at 4 to 5 percent. Foreign exchange to London and Paris moves, stocks close weak, mining shares steady, and railroad earnings mixed as exchanges and rates shift amid winter conditions.

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Trade and Its Outlook From Early Market Report

Trade and its outlook are covered with prices for Liverpool cheese and butter from the New York mercantile exchange. Butter and cheese quotes, egg values, and pork and lard futures are listed, along with Union Stockyards hog and cattle receipts and meat prices.

Markets Review Roundup: Butter Beef and Cotton Prices Steady

Trade quiet across grains and provisions with little price movement. Butter dealers show slightly improved confidence while beans and potatoes trade amid liberal receipts and favorable shipping conditions. Cotton futures steady in New York and Liverpool, with futures and spot quotes showing minor fluctuations and sizable port stocks reported.

Aroostook Peerless Burbanks Brooks Chenangees

Receipts of Staple Goods by Railroads and Expresses

A condensed list of shipments dated Jan 23 notes quantities for Boston and Albany, New York and New England, Grand Junction, Providence, Eastern, Lowell, Maine, Fitchburg lines, and Peabody and Salem Expresses. Items include bales of cotton and wool, flour, cornmeal, oats, wheat, meal, meat, butter, eggs, tea, coffee, sugar, lard, and leather, with hundreds of bales, barrels, bushels, chests, and cases across multiple stations.

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

Value of Imports into the Port of Boston Week Ending Jan 26

A reader's summary of import values into Boston shows varied goods and destinations including England, San Domingo, Demerara, and Spain. The list enumerates textiles, machinery, chemicals, coal, leather, and a range of wares with totals around 339,060 dollars in one column and 227,382 dollars in another, highlighting broad trade activity and specific item categories.

Boston England S.es San Domingo Tron Ste ST. Martins Isalt Susicseees Snee Mnagua Campeachy Ehsne Coreen Demerara Wales Cktecbissas Ozi Suent Eeveensees Surinam Buenos Ayres GCOS Scotland Mis Wood Senwe Eee CIA Belgium Dominion OF Canada Cuba

Value and commodities by country in 19th century trade

The list catalogs goods such as bacon, breadstuffs, textiles, and hardware with quantities and values. It also shows countrywise totals including England and Scotland with a grand sum of 1 925 058. The data reflects diverse imports and domestic production segments across industries and regions.

Total Receipts of Staple Products Jan 29 1883 Report

A table lists total receipts of principal staples from all shipment points compared with last year. Items include Cotton bases, Molasses, Butter, Flour, Wheat, Pork, Lard, Leather, Hides, Tea and Sugar among many others with year over year figures. The record also notes 1882 column excludes foreign molasses and sugar receipts by sea.

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Cotton Prices Across Markets on August Report

Market reports show firm to steady cotton values across Augusta Wilmington Mobile and other ports with middling around 9 34c and receipts varying by port. Coastwise shipments to Great Britain and France noted, with total stocks and gross receipts fluctuating by market and notable activity in New Orleans Houston and St Louis areas.

Philadelphia Boston New York Liverpool Uplands Orleans Augusta Great Britain Incinnas Shipmeen Ecevesseves ST. Louis SAIB Stok. A New Orleans Ssaresnesees OSV Cobsewisc Norfolk Charleston France

Market Prices and Receipts Across Town and Regions

Provisions and commodities prices listed including lard flour wheat and oats with cash and February/March figures. Cattle receipts and market grades along with hogs sheep and pork, plus January reports from Toledo New York and Cincinnati show steady to weak trends and varied shipments and receipts.

Toledo New York Commission Cincinnati

Raddin v Phoenix Trust Life Insurance case adjourned

United States Circuit Court stands adjourned to Tuesday at 11 o clock to charge the jury in the Raddin vs Phoenix Trust Life Insurance company case.

Nited States Circuit Court Raddin Vs Phoenix Trust Life Insurance Company

Supreme Judicial Court session resumes law list

The Supreme Judicial Court resumed hearings before Chief Justice Morton and a panel of judges. Cases argued included No 634 William L French et al versus Star Union Transportation Co and No 636 Joseph Eels versus C M Raymond et al plus several others touching Brookline inhabitants. Unfinished. attorneys listed for both sides.

Supreme Judicial Court Morton Dryens C. Allen Colburn Holmes Wm. L. French Et al Star Union Transportation Company J. LB. Crawford F. B. King W. L. Stearns Joseph Eels C. M. Raymond J. D. Thomson O. T. Gray Daniel I. Pratt Boston Heel and Leather Company C. E. Washburn C. B. Gove Charles H. Dennis Wright W. Williams Newton R. Lund James J. Fay John A. Duggan Bryant J.D. Thornton Franklin L. Tileston Brookline Asaph Churchill and Mackintosh M. & C. A. Williams

Wills admitted to probate for ten individuals in local record

The wills of Sarah T Morrison James B Phillips Elizabeth W Sawyer Susan C Tucker Rebecca Elena Harwood Philip J Stahl Andrew J Mallon Henry Emmons Elizabeth Kemp and Samuel W Dudley were admitted to probate. Letters of administration were granted on the estates of Henry W Rozenworth Martha A Stone John A Moore Patrick A Bannon Sidney S Sanborn Sarah E Choate Martha G Adams Samuel Tuttle Michael Doyle John Graves Alfred C Thacher Margaret Collins Alvin J Swan and John Hauff.

Sarah T. Morrison James B. Phillips Elizabeth W. Sawyer Susan C. Tucker Rebecca Elena Harwood Philip J. Stahl Andrew J.mallon Henry Emmons Elizabeth Kemp Samuel W. Dudley Henry W. Rozenworth Martha A. Stone John A. Moore Patrick A. Bannon Sidney S. Sanborn Sarah E. Choate Martha G. Adams Samuel Tuttle Michael Doyle John Graves Alfred C. Thacher Margaret Collins Alvin J. Swan John Hauff

Court to Hear Jury Waived Cases Tomorrow

The court has been engaged in hearing jury waived cases and comes in tomorrow for the same purpose. Motions for new trials and hearings on allowance of exceptions will be heard on Monday morning next at 9 30 o'clock.

New Haven Edward I. Sanford Superior Court New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad W.D. Bishop, Jr Bishop The Consolidated Roads Sanford Col T. W. Pierce Sunset (Texas) Railway Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio Serrra Madre Rinconada San Louis Potosi Cemetery of Mt. Auburn Pemberton Sq Boston Horticultural Hall Tremont Street H. B. Mackintosh

Municipal Court session opens with new associate justice arrival

Judge Forsaith presided until Judge McCafferty arrived to take the bench. Samuel Griffith received a three month sentence for larceny. Henry L. Hall is held on forgery charges and others for larceny and false pretenses. Several couples were arraigned for fornication with fines. Nellie Jackson and John Leonard faced fines for larceny and fast driving respectively. Additional cases: John O Neill assault, Michael Bradley assault, William Jackson bastardy hold, Richard J English larceny from a building.

Forsaith McCafferty Samuel Griffith House of Industry Henry L. Hall Joseph Alison Alice Howe Harry Lewis Emma Howard Nellie Jackson John O'Neil Michael Bradley Roxbury William Jackson South Boston John Leonard John Dunn East Boston Richard J. English

Franklin Mining reports assets around 100000 balance in 1881

A fragmentary Franklin Mining exhibit notes assets near 100000 as of January 1882 tied to copper and supplies. The 1882 report, to be printed within about 30 days, is expected to flesh out the exhibit. Drafts accepted total 906821.4743, cash on hand January 1, 1883 about 258767.10, supplies 69000.06, accounts at mine 37000, bills payable 20000, smelting and freight 10451.30, net balance around 94895.60 with other mine notes for Iron ore and several mines including Hot Springs Silver Cliff and Grape Creek.

Franklin Mining Ee Boston Sweeeer «Eee Franklin Colorado Coal and Iron Company

What the Famous Lake Superior Mines Are Doing

Special correspondence from Hancock Michigan surveys a prosperous copper year across upper Michigan. Calumet and Hecla dominates with nearly 20,000 tons in 1882 and a market value near 25 million while returning about 20 million in dividends. Tamarack, Quincy, Osceola, Franklin, Pewabic, Atlantic, Allouez, Huron and National mines post strong output and growing surface facilities. Railroad notes favor or fear the Marquette Houghton and Ontonagon line, but expect improvements and freight shifts regardless.

Ingtobso New England Trust Company Massachusetts Central American Loan and Trust Company Vermont Railroad Mexican Central Union American Bell Telephone Lake Superior Quincy Lake Boston Post Hancock HoveuTon County Mich Upper Michigan Calumet Hecla Hecla Lode Torch Lake Superior Tamarack Allouez Osceola Osceola Lode Franklin Pewabic Atlantic Portage Lake South Pewabic Adams Allonez Huron National Lake County

Carp culture debates and notes on the carp as a profitable edible fish

A Connecticut state board meeting section on trout culture yields a fierce discussion about black bass and a detailed carp article. It covers carp origins, physical traits, historic records, and opinions of George Finley on carp profitability, plus a farmer’s practical notes on pond setup and feeding methods.

Connecticut State Board of Agriculture Persia Asia Europe United States England Turkey Volga Lake Como George Finley Pittsburg America Finley Massachusetts

Canadian Rail Constructions Plans Stir Critique in Canadian Pacific Debate

The Toronto Mail analyzes how construction companies may absorb assets of railways to complete costly lines, risking bankruptcy for the original firm and undermining government subsidies. It cites Union Pacific as a precedent as Canadian Pacific stock transfers fracture promised Canadian control, weakening national ownership claims. The Denver and Rio Grande reports year results with 460 miles added, ore shipments rising tenfold after Silverton completion, and new lines advancing toward Utah and Colorado coal regions.

The Toronto Mail Canadian Pacific Railroad Ught Union Pacific Canadian Pacific New York Stock Exchange New York John Macdonald Charles Tupper Wall Street Denver and Rio Grande Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company Colorado Utah Silverton San Juan Gunnison Grand Rivers Crestedutte Elk Mountains Pleasant Valley Tan Geden Eee Denver Salt Lake Proximo Ogden del Norte Wagon Wheel Gap Manitou

CITY ASPIRATIONS IN WALTHAM PROMPT TOWN MEETING MOVE

A Waltham city charter drive sparks legal questions over venue for a town meeting. Selectmen plan a Feb 6 meeting at Music Hall after proposing Rumford Hall, with a move to adjourn to the larger venue. A citizens committee favors keeping Rumford Hall for the vote and then adjourning to Music Hall.

Waltham

Navy yards likely to close by March 31 except four

Enquiry into navy yard funding suggests all yards will shut on March 31 due to insufficient appropriations under the 1882 naval act. Only New York, Norfolk, Washington and Mare Island would remain open. Charlestown yard employs over 500. ropewalk work halted for funds. Several officers and sailors receive transfers and orders.

Navy Navy Yards New York Norfolk Washington Mare Island Charlestown Yard R. S. Phythian J. Logan Marine Barracks Seret W. C. Wisbeck U.S. M.C Bloomfield McElwain U.S. N U. S Colorado Powhattan Theodore Porter

Dutch at Armory for Company F Fifth Infantry

Company F fifth infantry Waltham will hold a Dutch at their armory on the evening of Thursday February 1. Their commander, who is about to resign, will be tendered a testimonial by the command. An important meeting of the Lancers will be held next Tuesday evening. The committee on the reception of the Continental Guards will submit a report of progress.

Fifth Infantry Waltham Lancers Continental Guards

Dudley Street Baptist Church Extends Call to Potter

At a Sunday after noon special meeting in Roxbury the Dudley Street Baptist church voted unanimously to call Rev Albert K Potter D D pastor of State Street Baptist Springfield Mass to become their pastor. The church society meeting later confirmed the action.

Dudley Street Baptist Church Roxbury Albert K. Potter State Street Baptist Church Springfield Mass

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