Bankers Sterling and Cable Transfers Highlight 19th Century Credit
A fragmentary note references bankers sterling, cable transfers, and commercial bills under a heading resembling WORMOR. The text mentions financial instruments and a few garbled terms, indicating an era of evolving banking methods and payment systems.
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Regional banks and utilities declare varied dividends
The Cape Cod National Bank of Harwich and Metacomet National Bank Fall River announce 3 per cent dividends, United States Electric Light 5 per cent, Oregon Railway and Navigation 1 per cent quarterly, Monson National Bank 4 per cent, Pittsfield National Bank 4 per cent, Pacific Mail directors to declare 1 per cent next week. The Lombara investment Co invites conservative investors to seek prompt interest payments and principal return, offering securities from $200 to $10,000, not subject to stock market fluctuations.
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Cape Cod National Bank of Harwich
United States Electric Light Company
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Metacomet National Bank of Fall River
Monson National Bank
Pittsfield National Bank
Pacific Mail
Lombara Investment Company
Sears’ Building
R. G. Dunn & Co
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Pacific Coast
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Commercial Street
L. G. Joslyn & Co
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George Hape Baker
West Somerville
Montreal
Que
Leet
Vises
Bridgeport
Conn
Olcott R. Wells
South Glastonbury
W. J. Blake
Lemuel H. Nye
Tanner
Glover, Vt
W.C. Greene
Grocer
Providence
N. J. Shepney
Halstead, Haines & Co
New York
Boston
Best & Co
West Twenty-third Street
Supreme Court of New York
John C. Eno
Second National Bank
Eno
Cannon
Marine National Bank of New York
J. O. P. Burnside
Post Office Department
Washington
Col. Burnside
Everett & Wedell
Cleve
Mechanics National Bank
South Boston
Massachusetts National Bank
Shawmut National Bank
Columbian National Bank
Suffolk National Bank
Kansas City
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Atchison
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Minneapolis
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Missour
Missouri
Little Rock
Ft Smith
Pacific National Bank
Provisions and commodity markets report
Market notes show pork prices steady with prime at 15 1 50, mess 16 1 50, and clear at 17 18 per barrel. Lard trades around 7.25 7.45 cents, beef values 11 to 13 per mess, and various regional quotes from Chicago, St Louis, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, New York. Hog receipts noted 14 000 with mixed packing at 5 25 5 70, light hogs 2 57 5 60, and heavy shipping grades 5 35 5 70. cattle and sheep markets mixed with exports around 6 60 6 95 for cattle and lambs up to 4 25 5 for select ranges.
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Vast 19th century port cargo lists from multiple ships
A dense ledger of ship cargo and freight items across ports including London, Annapolis, Cape Island, Hayti, Bear River, Port of Spain, and Yarmouth. Items span foodstuffs like flour and codfish, oils, lumber, rags, metals, clothing, machinery, furniture, boats, and livestock with numerous quantities and vessel names such as York City, Lizzie W Matheson, Secret, Irene, Spring Bird, and Alpha.
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Eng
York City
Lizzie W Matheson
Annapolis
Digby
Cape Island
Irene
HAYTI
Carrie Purinton
Bear River
Port OF Spain
Yarmouth
Receipt Totals for Staple Goods Across Rail Lines
A compiled listing shows daily receipts of cotton wool flour malt middlings tallow pork lard hams tongues grease butter cheese eggs beans leather hides skins by several railroads including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York and New England Eastern Fitchburg Lowell Maine and the Maine line by sea. Quantities span hundreds to thousands of bales bbls sacks barrels and cases, noting seasonal grain and dairy movements.
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Ienc
Liverpool
Great Spherin
Cfskinsbal’s
Boston and Albany Railroad
Grand Junction Mailroad
Providence Railroad
Old Colony
New York and New England Railroad
Eastern Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad
Lowell Railroad
Maine Railroad
Total Receipts of Staple Products July Li
The table shows the total receipts of principal staples at this port from all shipments including in transit, comparing current totals with the same day last year. The report lists commodities, value shifts, and changes over the year, reflecting trade activity and port throughput.
Supreme Judicial Court case over disputed bank mortgage
July 11 ruling in Commonwealth vs Reading Savings Bank involves Solon Bancroft and receivers. Austin bought a Weston mortgage from Pratt claiming it was valid and bottomed, based on a forged interlineation in the treasurer's vote. The court decreed for the petitioner, holding the bank’s certificate of the vote was fraudulently altered but that the purchaser acted in good faith. Lawyers: Smith for petitioner. Butler and Bancroft for respondents.
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Supreme Judicial Court
Commonwealth Vs. Reading Savings Bank
Solon Bancroft Et al
Austin
N. P. Pratt
David F. Weston
Pratt
Rea
Weston
Robert BD. Smith
B. F. Butler
Solon Bancroft
Municipal Court Actions July 11 Across Courts
Central court proceedings include Nicholas Leonard held in 500 for malicious mischief path to upper court, George McGreeley 500 bond on larceny, John McKeever fined 10 and costs on second offense, appealed. Others face larceny, robbery, assault and battery with varied bonds and dates. Charlestown court bound over John Brown 600, John McLaughlin 10 fine. South Boston: Bartley Burke guilty of assault and battery, six months house of correction. Hugh Donnell third drunkenness, four months, appeal bond 300 for superior court.
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Jud Parmenter
Nicholas Leonard
George W. McGreeley
John McKeever
Charles M. Payne
James Flemming
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William J
Bridget Abbott
Daniel Malone
Frank Whitney
John Carey
William Sullivan
Joseph Mullen
Michael Powers
Evans
Division 4
Mullen
Charlestown
John Brown
John McLaughlin
South Boston
Bartley Burke
House of Correction
Hugh Donnell
House of Industry
Sunset route open for through traffic after washouts repair
The Sunset route of the Galveston Harrisburg and San Antonio and Southern Pacific railroads resumes through traffic with repairs completed. They aim to minimize New York to San Francisco transit time and offer uniform rates for sold lots. Morgan's line via Sunset route and Southern Pacific is to be used. Boudoir cars to run between Boston and New York this summer if demand holds.
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