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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1884

Page

3

Boston stocks hold steady as dull market bides time

Trading remains light with small broker transactions. Bond and stock totals for the day reached 126,790 and 1,768 respectively, with the cash value at 153,808. Major moves included Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe opening lower then closing at 62, Union Pacific facing light dealings, and Oregon Railway directors reshuffling with Elijah Smith elected president. Mining stocks Sierra Nevada Bodie cited.

Boston Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Atlantic and Pacific Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Jackson Denver and Rio Grande Lovejoy Adams Colorado Utah Union Pacific Railway Company Charles Francis Adams, Jr Union Pacific Road New England Oregon Railway and Navigation Company New York T. Jefferson Coolidge Elijah Smith Smith Navigation Company Oregon and Transcontinental Company Oregon Improvement Company Oregon Southern Improvement Company Flint Pere Marquette Mexican Central Kansas City Springfield Memphis Pullman Albany Revere Beach Lynn Old Colony Vermont Massachusetts Fitchburg Connecticut River New York and Eastern Denver Little Rock Fort Smithshrip Pueblo and Arkansas Valley Sonora American Bell Telephone Erie Calumet Heela Catalpa Franklin

Patent Interference Over Flagg Lamson Switch Debacle

The Flagg Cash Carrier company asserts Dennis patents cover the switch Lamson sought, with Giles failing to secure a valid rewrite. Interference proceedings, rebuttal and sur rebuttal set for September or October, no further appeal except to Congress. Lamson stock slide cited as market support for Flagg, while alternative devices exist. Office records in Equitable Building detail the disputes and supposed rights.

Flagg Company Dennis Company Giles Lamson Company Dennis Commissioner of Patents Coram Congress Flagg Cash Carrier Company Lamson Flagg Card Carrier Company Equitable

Investments reach near seventy million in southern industry growth

The Baltimore Manufacturers' Record reports a semiannual progress statement showing about 69.22 million dollars invested in new and expanded southern industrial ventures in the first half, with Alabama leading at 15.84 million and Kentucky, Virginia, and Texas also contributing sizable sums. The total for the last six months was 13.744 million, reflecting summer dullness but continuing diversification into cotton and woollen mills, flour mills, iron works, machine shops, shipyards, paper, and more across many states.

Baltimore South Alabama Kentucky Virginia Texas Tennessee Georgia Maryland North Carolina West Virginia Louisiana South Carolina Florida Arkansas Mississippi

Wheat and Provisions Prices and Market Report from Liverpool and London

Commercial report from Liverpool shows winter wheat at 7s 5d to 7s 10a, spring wheat 7s 2d to 7s 4a, California average 7s 3d to 7s 6d, club 7s 8d 3s 20, corn 53 2d, peas 6s 6d. provisions list pork 71s 6d, bacon 40s 43s 6d, lard 378 6d, cheese 463 62, tallow 35s, with commentary that breadstuffs are quiet. London report notes Beerbohm’s merchants’ exchange briefing. floating wheat cargoes easier, wheat and corn cheaper to sell, Averpool wheat and corn easier, wheat on passage to Continent 420,000 quarters, corn 50,000. weather mild with local thunderstorms.

Liverpool California Lara London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Continent England

Condition of Crops as Reported to the Department of Agriculture

The July report says June rains were excessive across cotton regions with low temperatures and excessive succulence, causing grassy fields and shedding forms. Some areas report overflows and delayed growth, while corn and wheat prospects vary. overall crop conditions remain strong though dampweather hurt certain regions.

Department of Agriculture Washington D. C Wilmington Charleston Charlotte Atlanta Mississippi Louisiana

Fantine to Open Boston Museum Comic Opera Season

The Boston Museum begins its comic opera season Monday evening with Fantine, the first new comic opera in the U S adapted from the French by B E Woolf and R M Field. The production features an enlarged orchestra, 40 voice grand chorus, original introductions retained with added music by Woolf, and a cast led by J B Mason John Howson W H Fitzgerald Ellis Ryse Harry Allen Fred P Ham and others with William Seymour as stage manager and George Purdy as musical director.

Boston Museum Fantine Messrs B. E. Woolf R. M. Field Mr. Woolf J. B. Mason John Howson W. H. Fitzgerald Ellis Ryse Harry Allen Fred P. Ham Albert Lang Madeleine Lucette Louise Paullin Elma Delaro Kate Ryan May Russell Evelyn Shaw Hattie Reed William Seymour George Purdy

Shipping cargo snippets from Boston and Yarmouth

Incoming import items listed include coal and cigars in Boston with vessels William Jenkins and City of Washington. Yarmouth shows steamer Alpha carrying halibut lobsters eggs alewives and leather trimmings, plus various crates and second hand gas meters from J G Hall and ES Ellis & co.

Boston Cow Bay William Jenkins J G Hall & Co ES Ellis & Co Delong & Seaman

Unions Split as Chicago Triumphs in Tight Showdown

A close Chicago Union victory over Boston Union highlighted a day of brisk racing and large crowds at Mystic Park. Trotting races drew big fields. Artillery upset the 2:37 class, while Leah edged R F C in the 2:24 class after a late heat controversy. The Beverly Yacht Club Regatta and Mystic Park meeting attracted strong attendance amid favorable July weather.

Chicago Boston Beverly Yacht Club Mystic Park Minnie C Hortense Primus Achsa G. Wilson M. Leah A. J. Feek M. Winnie Wick W. H. Sargent B. G. Stephen G J.D. Marsh B. G Mes Eixeks G. H. Hicks M. Centilla J. Dustin Ns Champion Jr C. Dobiens B. m. Troublesome Sire Bros. Ns Abdallah Boy E. C. Walker Br. G. Jewell J. N. Woodward B. G. Argonaut J. Ramsey B. G. RB F.C Cveedthy Eeeedd Emma B John Maloney Pearl Juliet Joel S. Belle Miller Boy Benriette Ella Loring Suffolk Charles &R. Cook Fast & Sullivan W. L. Bouve Beverly Marblehead Bowditch Judge Curtis’s Point Selman Countess Thialfi Stephen Chase Gordon Dexter

Chicago Unions Edge Boston In Low-Scoring Ballgame

The Chicago Unions narrowly defeated the Boston Unions 2 to 1 as Daily and Burke starred for Chicago. Burke pitched well amid few hits, while Daily silenced Boston except for an unearned run in the fourth. Key moments included Kreig’s wild throw, Hackett’s foul fly, and Gross’s eighth inning homer for Chicago.

Boston Chicago Daily Burke Irwin Krieg Hackett Schoeneck Kreig Scannell McCarthy Richardson Chicagos Gross Crane Luck Householder Slattery Butler

Insolvency notices and postponements across multiple firms

Hearings in Middlesex insolvency court East Cambridge delayed to Sept 1. Boston dealers Yon & Clark raise 25 cents on the dollar. composition circulated. Michael Norton attached after sailing to Ireland. Benjamin Gifford adjusts affairs. Various companies in Maine New Brunswick and Massachusetts report liabilities and assets with sales, abatements and suspected suspensions.

Middlesex County East Cambridge Charles ¥. Perry & Co F. Shaw & Bros F. A. Wyman John Woolridge Lynn J.yon & Clark Tremont Street Boston Michael Norton Commercial Street Ireland Benjamin F. Gifford Commercil Street National Whalebone Company Westfield Mass C. Miles & Co New York Milford Alain Bactouche N. B Omas J. McEwan Newcastle Blake ¢ Taylor Calais Milton Mining Company Sullivan George B. True Grocer Dexter Mount Cube Fibre Company Wentworth N. H Arven Blanchard Sandwich A. E. Smith Canaan Clark Perry Providence R. I Henry 8. Parsons F. J. Barnes Edgar W. Hull Hartford Conn Biram W. Mailis Jacob Zasch & Son Staffordville Goodyear India Rubber Glove Manufacturing Company Naugatuck G. H. Atwood Grain and Feed Watertown Mii Margaret F. Cooley Boots and Shoes N. Y Union City Chair Company Union City J. O. Bessent Jacksonville Fla Clayton Bros Fancy Goods Seattle Washington Territory Sam H. Brachman Tobacco and Cigars Tucson Suffolk County Mary Farley John Martin Edward H. Bailey George W. Chipman Thomas S. Patterson Alfred A Kate Marens

Election of Officers at National Association Meeting

The National Association of Commercial Travellers elected officers for the year, naming President Thomas A. Young of New York City and officers including first vice president {. K. Trask of St Louis and second vice president J A Ball of Boston. An executive and various committees were formed with members from New England New York and other regions. A brief address praised improving conditions for commercial travellers before adjourning to July 1385 in New York.

Rochester Pittsburg West Shore Russell ABC Pathfinder New England Huds River Chicago St. Paul and Norther Pacific Sauk Rapids Minneapolis Northern Pacific Railroad Company Brainerd Minnesota Northern Pacific St. Paul National Association of Commercial Travellers Thomas A. Young New York City K. Trask St. Louis J. A. Ball Boston Mass J. Will Page Syracuse N. Y New England Association Charles Richardson Cleveland Association W.C. Lawrence Western Association John d.Gilmore Indiana George C. Webster, Jr Utica Association Henry D. Pixley New York Association James H. Eaton Mlssouri Association Sherman California Henry van Heusen Walter C. Lewis Erry G. Marshall Thos. J. Chening Jordan, Marsh & Co New York

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