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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1885

Page

3

Fragmentary OCR Note With Obscured Place Name

Partial readable text shows scattered codes and abbreviations such as CO and PACUCB. No clear people dates or events emerge. The fragment appears to be a garbled technical or administrative snippet with unrelated letter strings and no identifiable news item.

Mining Stove Prices and Listings Found in Detroit Ad

A fragmented ad lists mining stoves with varied prices and model codes such as 900 Plymouth 1 GO Horn Silver and Navajo 450 BUPOKB. The readable items hint at a catalog or classified section offering stoves and related equipment with numeric prices and model identifiers.

Plymouth Horn Silver Fasseck Alioe Navajo Sovesvcesene

Wall Street Stocks Rally Then Fall Amid Gould Rumor

A New York market report shows stocks uneven after a brisk morning in which several names reached weekly highs. Losses spread to Lackawanna and Central Pacific, with broader declines visible across leading issues as rumors of Jay Gould’s illness circulated before final sales steadied.

New York Lackawanna Central Pacific New York Central Delaware and Hudson Jersey Central Lake Shore Manhattan Union Pacific Western Union Chicago Grand Trunk Road Pennsylvania Jay Gould Gould Bears Hst Delaware and Hutson Northwestern Pacific Mail Hily St. Paul Texas Pacific Rios Omaha Canada Southern Seconds Gely Selier 20 Ansacions

Wheat and grain markets show firm tone with mixed demand

Receipts and bids vary across regions with no clear uptrend. Milwaukee and Chicago report soft to firm pricing on wheat and corn, while New York notes dull export demand. Pork and lard hold steady in some markets. corn and oats show firmer terms in places, with limited stock and scattered bids.

Boston Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Chicago Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Kansas City Springfield Memphis Wisconsin Central St. Paul Milwaukee Flint Pere Marquette Atlantic and Pacific New York New England Albany Cheshire Fitchburg Maine Metropolitan Horse Mexico Portsmouth Great Falls Conway Ft. Scott Gulf Bell Telephone Quincy Mining Consolidated Pacific Mine Pacific Ledge Financial News Association of New York Manual of Statistics Poor Broadway Minnesota Ohio St Louis Toledo Detroit Yoledo St. Louis Dull Canada Mibe Butler Franklin County Choice Western Western City Cincinnati Western Steam Continent South America Fabllower Florida Virginia Rio Modia Java Maracaibo Laguira Faneuil Pembroke Huron Cienfuegos Barbadoes Porto Rico New Orleans Messina Palermo Catania Valencia Malaga Aspinwall Jamaica Baracoa Ecocoanuts Carthagenas Centennial Beacon Light Lie New York—Petroleum United Pipeline Thorn Creek Liverpool Uplands Orleans

London wheat and corn markets steady amid dull demand

From London and Liverpool reports a quiet but steady cargo market for wheat while corn moves slowly. Wheat prices inch down in English country markets. Paris wheat and flour quiet. Liverpool market shows active wheat with dearer corn. Receipts three days total 290000 centals, American 240000. Manchester notes prices steady but buyers scarce, manufacturers cutting production and loom stoppages rising.

Comercial London Abeerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Manchester The Guardian

Vast 19th century cargo list spans three ports and goods

The itemized inventory from Sydney Sydney NSW Liverpool England and Demerara details vast consignments. It lists cigarettes iron bolts plaster rosin tools paint kerosene oil leather and many other commodities. Included are furniture leather machinery crates medicines blankets vintage merchandise and agricultural implements.

Sydney Nsw Samuel H Nickerson Liverpool Eng Missouri Demerara Susie P Oliver

Receiver Clark faces continued Boston line turmoil and stock law questions

The article details ongoing issues around the New York and New England railroad receiver, potential deficits even after proposed settlements, and questions on whether Clark should stay as receiver. It also covers Massachusetts stock dividend rulings, Delaware Lackawanna earnings, California stockholder liability, and the Philadelphia and Reading bondholders' actions.

New York and New England Railroad Norwich Worcester Clark Mssachusetts Boston and Albany Massachusetts Wall Street News Lackawanna New York Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company Buffalo Extension Burlington Cedar Rapids Northern Denver and Rio Grande Lake Erie and Western Inc Snc Reeve Grand Trunk Lines Detroit River Chicago and Grand Trunk Grand Trunk Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company United States Circuit Court Philadelphia Hugh HA. Penny New Jersey William Caleb Loring H. E. Bolles Loring

The Predominance of Portraits in the Art Club Show

A critical survey of the current Art club exhibition notes a strong tilt toward portraiture and figure painting. While some works are good, many are mediocre or weak, with notable exceptions by Vonnoh, Vinton, Walker, Strain, and Hassam, among others. The review contrasts this year's portrait emphasis with last year’s praised quality and breadth, calling the overall display uneven and disappointing to connoisseurs.

Art Club R. W. Vonnohle St. Botolph Club Vonnah F. P. Vinton Vinton H. ©. Walker Walker James D. J. Strain Henry Sandham Geo. P. Denney Frank Fowler W. H.W. Bicknell F. H. Tompkins Munich George St. Barse, Jr Zarshayda A. Gourmand E. Boyd Smith E. E. Simmons Joseph Lauber Franklin Brownell C W. Brenneman J. Louis Webb Henry C. Poor Alfred Kappes Maud Muller Strain Burg Charles Sprague Pearce Lowell Birge Harrison Henry Thouron Euneking Philip Little Little Thomas Allen Island of Jersey F. Childe Hassam C. H. Woodbury J. Francis Murphy New Jersey D. Jerome Elwell New England Tere Jervis McEntee Bruce Crane George H. Smillie Massachusetts Monadnock W. S. Macy Harry Winter J. B. Bristol Pir. C. Harry Eaton Daniel Fisher C.F. Pierce Jacque Albert Thompson J. A. S. Monks A. H. Munsell Olaf M. F. K. de Haas W. T. Richards F. K. M. Rehn W. F. Halsall Dea Hans Marblehead Neck Richard Halsall Kennebunkport Pier H. A. Hallett Joseph Lyman Turner White House C. A. Platt Charles E. Mills Theodore Wendell R. H. Nicholls Julia Dillon Sophia Mitchell Emily Selinger

Insolvency cases and firm failures ripple through Boston area

The Shaw insolvency case drags to Feb 1 with creditors granted more time to prove claims. New claims total about 150,000, with 100,000 more to be contested in Suffolk court. Henry E Urann of Boston boots and shoes fails with liabilities around 25,000. assets forecast low, sparking creditor dissatisfaction. Numerous other manufacturers and dealers across Massachusetts and New Orleans suspend or assign, with totals and attachments listed for several firms and individuals.

Boston New York Detroit Lansing Kansas City Ft. Scott Gulf Chicago and West Michigan West Michigan Lumber Company Boston Duck Cordis Mills Thorndike Manufacturing Cordis Chicago Coal Laconia Mason & Hamlin Winthrop N.E. Trust Company Mass, Mills Thorndike Mills Rutland Massachusetts United States Maine Central Railroad Portland Middlesex Railroads New York and New England Railroad St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Oregon Railway and Navigation Company Calumet and Hecla Mining Company Albany City Ccs Cuneeon Arch Top& SF R Augusta City Belfast Boston & Albany R Rts Boston Puck Boston Lead Co Cai & Hee Min Co Camb Gaslight Co Cecar Rapid & Mo Riv RR Charlest’n Gasi't Co Chelsea C Chelsea City Denver Chiclawa & Neb Rsd Inny i New Eng. Trust Newton and Wate Res Siccess Sass Cccccoes Conn & Pass Law & No K Lan & No Fall River Fall River City San Antonio Iowa RR Land Co Scott & Gur Kan City Scott Gulf Lawrenuce City Riueegus Mansfield & Framingham Houghton & Ontonagon KR RR Mass Cotton Mills Massawippi RR Middlesex Hss Nashua Lowell R BR Ga Putnam Nalico Louis KR Quincy Mining Co Cene Bae Lewis City L County Salem Gaslight Co Real South Boston Gas K Howard Watch and Clock Co Thorndike Wekefield Wore Sense Cece Nee Ps Shaw Brooks Suffolk County McKim Andrew Ward Newman Eustis Street Roxbury A. Spaulding Weld John P. Fay Chauncey Street Mr. Weld Albert H. Holbrook Fish R. G. Dun & Co Canada Henry E. Urann Boots and Washington Street Mr. Underwood James Urann Providence Electric Light Hawes & Jenks Haverhill B. Flynn Hanover Street T. Christian & Co National Bank of the Republic Lyman A. Smith & Co Salem John C. Nash South Scituate Mass Oscar W. Guelish Brewer Worcester Charlies H. Bonney South Abington H. W. McCurdy Watertown Isaac H. Fish & Co Brockton James Higgins Richmond W. J. Bray St. Johnsbury S. Weissman Weismans J. K. Burke Rochester N.Y Rude &N J. A. Mergar Lynchburg Co. A. Phillippi & Co New Orleans Gordon Hot Springs Ark Benz & Wilkins Taylorville Farr Bros Agricultural Implements Ogden U.T S. R. Apker Plymouth Leverett Street Init Murdock New York Pharmaceutical Journal A. L. Murdock Janiz-siw

Supreme Judicial Court session dispositions noted on Jan 30

Before Chief Justice Morton and the justices Field Allen and Holmes the criminal docket was taken up and disposed of. No oral arguments were heard in any cases and three cases were submitted on briefs.

Supreme Judicial Court Cfor Commonwealth Morton Field Allen Holmes

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Urann Boots and Shoes Shaw Affairs A. Mackintosh Alfred L. Bodge Frank L. Washburn Same John A. Burtt Seth Patridge Frederick A. Camp Roswell P. Ross Varnum Warren James W. Vinal & Co Peter Borr Court Belcord Suffolk Bacon Willard G. Nash Geo. M. Hubbard T. Curley H. D. Nash F. A. Perry William G. Hill Christiana A. Fitzgerald Highland Foundry Co Edmands Darwin Goldsmith Judge Knowlton Lemuel L. Pease Thaddeus Pierce Primntuf W. S. Stearns A. R. Brown E. A. Alger Calef North Merrifield Richardson Hawes INOS Loud Hathaway Kellooge Thompson Matthews Va Roissomaire Sea Francis W. Atkins Henry L. Whitmore D. F. Kimball J. W. Pickering Feard Morey Boston Lead Company Russell Simonds City of Lynn Fen Walcott Gates Campbell Va Nutt Heald Et al Atwood Superior Criminal Court Mason Charles L. Blood John H. Evans Central Court McCafferty Timothy McCarthy House of Correction Bernard Stener Byron L. Tracy Maynard A. 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