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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1884

Page

3

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.

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 United States Canada Pacific Coast M. Norton Commercial Street L. G. Joslyn & Co Worcester 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 Springfield Memphis Maine Central Quincy Warsaw Topeka Southwestern Atchison Santa Fe Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Minneapolis Cedar Rapids 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.

Boston Bears Financial Chronicle Vesnetres South Memphis Charleston Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe C. P. Huntington Atlantic and Pacific Mohave Division Philadelphia Oregon and Transcontinental Company Chicago Burlington and Quincey Union Pacific Transcript Boston Books New York Flint Pere Marquette Common Detroit Lansing Northern Mexican Central Mexican Central Railroad Company Telegraph el Paso Albany Maine New England Vermont Manchester Old Colony Fitchburg Dayton Division Bell Telephone Calumet Hecla Osceola Silver Islet Consolidated Mining and Lands Company Western White State St. Louis Milwaukee Franklin County Elgin Creamery Liverpool Choice Island Chicago Park Cincinnati Lieree Western Steam South America Union Stock Yards York State Norfolk New Hampshire Java Carolina Patna Rangoon Faneuil New Orleans Cienfuegos Barbadoes Porto Rico Cuba English Island Valencia Messina Palermo Jamaica Baracors Centenni Beacon Light New York—Petroleum United Pipeline Pittsburg Hick& Th Uplands Orleans Niet St Louis Schoice Minnesota City Toledo Red Southern St.Louis 1883 Inc Rap & No Vain Canadian Pacific Central Town Central Pacific Chic & Alton Chic & East Tll Chic Mil & St P Chic & Northwn Stpm & O Chic & W Mich Cin Ind Stl & Ch Des Ci Wash. & Ralt Ane Cleve Ak & Col Sace Des M & Ft Dodge Eves Det. Lans. &.No Evansv & T H Once Plint & P Mar Vane Fia R'y& Nav Co Worth & den Gane Grand T. of Can Sane Gr B Win & St Pet Ete Guf Col&s Fe Lake Iinois Central Ill AK _ Go Lowa Eose Ind B & West Kan. C. Ft Cope Little R & Ft. S Little M. R. & T Long Island Ccee Hea Lou & Nashy One Mary, Hough & On Adie Mem & Charl Sine Mil L.sh & Wes Milwaukee & North Missouri Pacific Nant Mo Kan & Texas Texas & Pacific Central Branch Nage St LA & TH Brhs Cairo Lone St. L, Pt. 8 Wich Paes St L & San Fran Stp& Duluth Eine St P Minn & Man Wisconsin Central Hee Inc Cedar Rap. & N Secar Central Iowa Chicago & Alton Chic& East Omaha Chic & W Stl & Ch Fla R’y & Nay Co Ft. Worth & den Grand T. of Can.t Green B.W.& St.p Gulf Col 8.Fe Cen Ile& Sod Tiaron Do Ind Bloom &West K City T.s.& Git Lakes &Ms L Hock & F Smith Little R Mla&k Louisville & Nash Marg Mo & Ont Memphis & Chas Michigan Central Mil Lake Shore &W Mobile & Ohio Norfolk & Westn Shewan Valley Northern Pacific Pep Evan' Lle Rich Danville Roch, & Pitts St.l.a H.m.i Dodo Branch St.l. Ft.s.& Wich St.Louis& 8S. Fr’co St. Paul& Duluth St Paul Misn&éMan

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.

London 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.

United States 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.

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.

Central Court Jud Parmenter Nicholas Leonard George W. McGreeley John McKeever Charles M. Payne James Flemming William Ewing 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.

Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio Southern Pacific New York San Francisco Morgan Southern Pacific Railroad Hawley Eastern Broadway E. E. Currier New England Washington Street Boston Albany New Haven Hartford

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