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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1885

Page

3

Market Report Shows Dull Yet Active Stocks Across Exchanges

The local stock market remained dull with smaller overall volume though key shares moved. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe rose to 73 while Chicago Burlington and Quincy held 11.5 to 11.81, and Union Pacific stayed near 491 amid a bill’s mixed reception. The Kan sas City system featured strong gains in Ft Scott preferred at 180 and common at 90, with Memphis branch trading around 50. Weakness appeared in Lowell and Providence, while Bell Telephone slipped from 226 to 220 and New England Telephone fell to 29.

Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Kansas City Springfield Memphis Chicago Burlington Quincy Senate Union Pacific Pacific Railroad Judiciary Committee Union Pacific Company Thurman New York Union Central Pacifics House Edmunds Washington Touzalin Wisconsin Central Milwaukee St. Paul Boston Ft. Scott Gulf Ft. Scott Preferred Lowell Providence Old Colony Albany Maine New England Mexican Central Little Rock and J. Smith Ts Oregon Navigation Northern Pacific Bell Telephone Syracuse Bears Bell Calumet Hecla Lake Legel

Dividends Declared by Regional Companies

Wakefield Rattan declares a 5 percent dividend. Safford mill in Fall River pays $1 per share. Fairhaven Ironworks proclaims a 10 percent dividend. Maine Central Railroad declares a semiannual 3 percent dividend. Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers announces a $250 per share dividend.

Wakefield Rattan Company Safford Fall River Fairhaven Ironworks Company Maine Central Railroad Company Connecticut Passumpsic

Weekly coal output and grain market notes

The week ended Jan 24 produced 411185 tons of anthracite, down from 458725 in 1884, with year to date totals 1645728 tons this year and 1558501 last year. Cold weather boosts stove and furnace demand. Rumors hint price cuts for broken and egg sizes. On the exchange, on call market strengthened. first call had no sales, second call moved 9 cars of February No 2 white oats at sty, settling price 4¢ lower. Closing bids show oats No 2 white cash 3344¢ bid, 38% 3/8%c asked, February 383/8¢ bid, 38% 3/8%c asked, March 394¢ bid, 39% 30%0 asked, etc. Week inspections report various grain and corn lots, including No 2 red W wheat, No 2 white winter wheat, screenings, oats, peas, and corn counts.

New York Prime Mercantile Paper Lackawanna Northern Pacific Delaware and Hudson Jersey Central Morris and Essex Pennsylvania Coal Company Manhattan Consolidated Vanderbilts Granger Pacific Senate Judiciary Committee Chicago St. Louis Bank of England London New York Central Central Pacific Northwestern St. Paul Union Pacific Weeithc Fr. P. Huntington Central Pacific Road New York Stock Exchange Cleveland Toledo New Iron Mountain First Arkansas Branch Louisville and Nashville Ohio Central Houston and Texas Western Division West Shore Lawson, Douglas & Co Oregon Navigation and Oregon Transcontinental Oregon Navigation Senate Committee For the Pacific Railroada Buils Bears Pon Ftcein Chi L. & Weet Delaware & Hod Denver& Riog Kansas Texas P Shore Ohio & Miseleipri Ontario & West Pacific Mail Phila St. P.& Omaha Wabash Pacific Western Union Minnesota Michigan St Louis Milweaukee Ohio City Milwaukee Detroit Sieacy Dull Cincinnati Messina Palermo Catania Valencia Porto Rico Jamaica Baracoa Centennial Beacon Light Iliec New York—Petroleum United Pipe Line Washington Co McLaughlin New Orleans Liverpool Uplands Orleans Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange California United Kingdom Haglana

Market report digest for flour and grain receipts

January 29 market digest lists flour and grain figures with receipts for the week at 29,479 bushels. Locals and telegraphic updates accompany the summary, outlining market activity and price directions.

Provisions and Miscellaneous Farm Market Report

General farm produce notes strong prices for choice hay and straw with lean stock on hand. Poultry demand steady, turkeys and chickens firm, chick en prices 13 14c, mixed lots 11 isc. Fruits and vegetables show mixed demand. apples firm, onions up to 32 5c, potatoes firmer for choice stock, sweet potatoes steady for Bald wins at 2, extra lots to 2 25. Coffee and sugar markets steady to weak, with various regional price quotes and weekly commodity movements.

Hebrons Florida Hubbard St. Andrews Virginia Pembroke Huron Cienfuegos Barbadoes Porto Rico New Orleans New York Martinique

Interlocutory for Pardee in Cape Cod collision case

Cross libels for damages from August collision off Cape Cod. Hearing held. today judge ordered an interlocutory for the Pardee and dismissed the libel against the Wellington. No costs to either party. J C Dodge for the Wellington and John Lathrop for the Pardee.

Alice Wellington Cape Cod J.C. Dodge Wellington John Lathrop

Supreme Court Listings at Boston Jan 29

Supreme Judicial Court argued multiple cases before Chief Justice Morton and the panel. Proceedings include Para Rubber Shoe Co v City of Boston, City of Boston v Gleason, Batchelder executors v Batchelder, and Thompson v Tap pan among others with parties and counsel named. Criminal cases will be taken up Friday.

Supreme Judicial Court Cfor Morton Field C. Allen Holmes Para Rubber Shoe Company City of Boston H. D. Hyde E. P. Nettleton Luther E. Gleason E. P. Nettieton J. G. Abbott John L

Willard G Nash vs George M Hubbard case summary

In a civil action to recover 7134 for money bad and received and money loaned, the defendant denies debt and files a setoff for 11303 for services and expenses from selling eggs for the plaintiff. On trial, attorneys listed and prior cases noted. judge Knowlton presiding. multiple numbered entries follow.

Willard G. Nash Geo. M. Hubbard T. Curley H. D. Nash F. A. Perry Knowlton Martha A. Stimpson City of Boston B. Allen T. Savage E. 0 S. Houghton J. B. Moran B. KE. Perry Samuel L. Pease Thaddeus Pierce Malden Salon W.S. Stearns A. S. Brown A. E. Alger Brigham Francis W. Atkins Henry L. Whitmore D. F. Kimball J. W. Pickering

London and Paris financials in late January report

Across London Paris and Havana markets the day notes interest rate cuts and bullion moves. Bank of England discount trimmed to 4 percent. Bank of France gold and silver gains widen. Commodity marks show quiet sugar, active wheat and corn movement, with UK and continental prices posted for January readings.

London Atlantic Great Western Erie New York Central Canadien Pacific St. Paul Bank of England Paris Bank of France Havana

Receipts of Staple Products Across Rail Lines

Detailed 19th century freight lists show receipts from Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, Queensland Colony, New York and New Haven, Fitchburg, Maine, and other lines. The tallies include bales cotton and wool, flour, corn, beef, pork, cheese, leather, hides, butter, eggs, tea, sugar, and many other staples, with hundreds of units recorded per line. Names of railroads and quantities indicate broad commodity movements and market activity.

Boston and Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Qld New York New Buiana Fitchburg Maine Railroad Zasterp Western Division Lowali Peabody, Salem

Imports at Boston and Mediterranean ports

A scanned ledger-like list records imports at Boston and several Mediterranean ports. Items include steamer cargoes with casks glue paste textiles machinery fruit and wines from firms such as R Schliesser & Sons Hovey & co Nichols & Farns worth and Parklay, with numerous consignments of jute, waste paper, gin, and miscellaneous mdse from London and Genoa brokers.

Liverpool Eng Schliesser & Sons Nichols & Co Wilmarth & Co Jordan, Marsh Shoninger Moses & CO Wibiston, Knight & Co Bernard & Co Schoenhof Atkins & Co Gay & Wolf Hovey & Co Train Leigh & Co Carter, Dinsmore & Co Moise Beach & Co Wheelock & Com French & Co Nickerson & Baxter Bres & Co E & F King & Co Turner & Co Shelburn Pierce & Co Byrnes Ida Linder & Meyer London Australia Hi & L. Chase Baring Bros & Co Dame & Co Abbott & Co Henderson Bros Pennock Emery Webster King & Co Brown Bros & Co C Goodwin & Co Gossamer Rubber Co Webber Moers & Co Peach & Co Athabasca Girgenti Messine Franklin Rolfe & Co Oe Bros & Co AS & J Brown & Co Lawrence, Giles & Co Cusimano & Co Palermo Amoroso & Sattta Phelps Bros & Co

Municipal Courts Report Jan 29 Larceny and Drunkenness Actions

In central court under Judge McCafferty Edward Burns faced larceny charges for $564 from Anthony Jennings and was bound over to the superior court for $1000. Others faced screen law violations, breaking and entering, larceny, drunkenness, and liquor offenses with varied bonds and sentences. Roxbury and South Boston courts imposed fines and undertakings for assault and larceny, with several defendants appealing or awaiting further examination.

Central Court McCafferty Edward Burns Anthony Jennings Superior Court Andrew McCormick Henry Bl. Grant Flora Grant Mary Kirke Bradford Street William J. Henry House of Industry Patrick Holden John White Red Line Coach Company Michael Driscoll Kateshaw Reformatory Mary A. Kennedy Lawrence Taliferro Roxbury John Norton Thomas Patrick Glynn South Boston Michael Conley Timothy Harrington Hugh O’ Donnell

Convict Labor on Southern Railroads Advices from Raleigh

Advices from Raleigh report a push to employ 209 convicts on the Raleigh to Tarborough railroad project and to extend lines toward Raleigh and the Roanoke area with stock payments to the company. Calls exist to move funds from the state treasury to invest in the road, with plans for boats across Albemarle Sound and connections to Norfolk.

Raleigh N. C Nash Wake Tarborough Williamston Roanoke River Plymouth Norfolk Elizabeth City Albemarle Sound Pullman Company Vicksburg Patrick Henry City Frank Merigold Missisippi Valley Timber Company G. F. Adams New York Pullman Palace Car Company Pullmen

Senatorial free-for-all looms in New Hampshire politics

Concord dispatch notes republican editors shape toward June statehouse fight over a U S Senate seat. Chandler Blair Rollins and Ray are unnamed in some pieces yet debated as rivals while the Monitor backs Chandler. The columnists imply Chandler cannot win, while Rollins’s allies seek to block him. Meanwhile city appointments in Concord shift to young officials as Merrimack County’s farmers mull capital returns versus manufacturing profits.

Boston Post Concord N. H State House Dover Republican Gen. Marston Portsmouth’ Journal Chandler Concord Monitor Manchester Mirror Blair Mirror Rollins Burns Ray The Monitor Republican Press Association Czar Russia Col Steven Smyrna Stevens Fitz John Porter Col. Stevens Cogswell Mr. Rollins Gilmore New Hampshire Ehicden Merrimack Edwin P. Thompson Belmont County of Belknap George A. Emerson New Hampton Pension Bureau Col. M. A. Haynes Congress Supreme Court Rockingham Hillsboro Cheshire Strafford, Carroll, Sullivan Grafton Coos Hillsborough County Justus Stevens Princeton Ill Boscawen Cincinnati James Buchanan New York Methodist Society Keene George W. Norris Baker Memorial Norris Prohibition Party John D. Lyman Essex State Board of Agriculture Lyman Agriculture Patrick Farrell Dover

Clover as a soil builder and fodder mainstay of farms

The article explains red clover and other trifolium varieties, their soil and climate preferences, sowing timing with winter wheat or oats, seed rates, and cultivation. It outlines nutrient extraction and return via roots, best harvest timing after blossoming, curing method, and the value of clover in crop rotation to restore soil fertility. It also notes the Burton Stock Car Co plans for cattle transport cars with enclosed compartments, feeding troughs, and mid car storage, with upcoming horse shipment cars.

United States Ecwie Ren W Dundee Scotland Ohio Lawes Sanborn Miles Burton Stock Car Company New England Chicago Laconia N. H California

Multiple Obituaries and Notices From Boston Area

Obituary notices and birth entries dated January 28 and 29 from Ames, Berry, Canavan, Carter, Hancock, Hayes, Lewis, Newton, Tufts and others. Includes ages from 1 year 0 months to 85 years 3 months 3 days, funeral details at 748 Dudley Street, and services at Unitarian Church. Also reports ship crew deaths and widowed names, with locations West Newton, Lynn, West Roxbury, Winchester, East Boston, Brooklyn and Boston.

Ames Bragford Ames Fisher Virgitta Ames West Newton Berry Lynn Nehemiah Berry Isnac Dorchester Fanny C Bixby Dudley Street Ee Canavan West Roxbury Frank P Genaven Carter Winchester Mary E Carter Unitarian Church B and L Hancock East Boston Bertha Ames M M Kate S Hancock Boston Adeline M Hayes Cee Hs San Francisco Isaac S Lucas Lewis Brooklyn Charles His Lewis Concord Mass Joseph Chandler Newton Grace T Newton Rebecca Tay Edward Tufts Lowell

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