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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1885

Page

3

Wall Street Gains and Declines Amid Feverish Close

New York reports a volatile session with Money on Call easy at 12 percent and foreign exchange down 1 percent. Lackawanna surged to 97 and finished near 97 1/4 amid heavy trading. St Paul fluctuated, ending slightly lower. News on trunk-line settlements circulated. market closed excited with hopes for a revival aiding other business. Railroad bonds showed mixed moves with Lackawanna and Western at 65 1 2 and Denver and Rio Grande firsts at 1 1/2.

New York West Shore Lackawanna St. Paul Depew Twombley Vanderbilt New York Central Pennsylvania Wall Street American Yacht Club New York, Lackawanna and Western Denver and Rio Grande Metropolitan W Haven Hartford New Orleans Northwestern St Paul Sioux City Columbus Hocking Valley Toledo Erie Indiana Bloomington Western Michigan Central Notuh North Missouri Pittsburg United States McKennan R. C. Dale New Jersey Central Railroad Company Reading Road Clarie

Market Report From Chicago and New York Trade Rooms

A late Chicago despatch notes active markets but overall lower prices driven by drought fears in Russia and a sharp corn break. St Louis selling pressure and favorable northwest reports pushed declines, with receipts and charters weakening further. Visible supplies and on call prices for wheat corn oats rye and barley are listed alongside New York dry goods and cotton goods activity and car inspections.

Chicago G. C. Eldridge & Co Emery New York New York Commercial Bulletin

Flour and Wheat Market Report Shows Quiet Trade

Trade rules quiet with buyers taking small lots as needed. Reports from St Louis Milwaukee Chicago New York show receipts and shipments across flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye and barley with prices ranging from low to firm on various grades. overall market quiet with little material change and select prices for spring patents and Minnesota grades.

St Louis Milwaukee Chicago New York Minnesota Detroit Toledo White State Rye

General Farm Produce Prices Steady Amid Mixed Fruit Sales

Market report notes hay steady with Norfolk apples at 50c to $1 per half barrel. Maryland crates poor, strawberries nearly finished, raspberries fair, blackberries plentiful with early sales 17–18c, later to clear at about 1. Currants and blueberries in supply and steady. Savannah melons largely overripe, extra gems up to 25c, common gems 20c, rattlesnakes 15–18c. California fruits fair, Norfolk tomatoes $1 crate, Chicago tomatoes 1 bushel at about 1c, onions 250–275 per 3-bbl, Virginias steady though small potatoes and culls hard to sell. Nuts dull, various peanut and pecan prices listed. starch, coffee, sugar and molasses prices ranged with steady quotations.

Norfolk Maryland Savannah California Chicago Virginia Wilmington Rio Des Light Java Maracaibo Laguira Rio Jamaica St Domingo New York Ponce Porto Rico Cuba

Imports at Boston and Georgia ports detailed

The list records vessels and consignments including the Hibernian steamer with iron, earthenware, paper, rope, and crates from Baring Bros and others. Also noted are shipments of pig iron, granite, fire clay pipes, lumber from George McQuesten & Co, and various parcels like tobacco pipes, resin, and jute bagging bound for Boston and St Simons Georgia aboard schooners E V Glover Messenger and Melissa A Willey.

Glasgow Scot Hibernian Baring Bros & Co O Curtis H Pierce & Itson Brown Shipley & Co Moise Simons Hatch & Whidden John M Taylor James Robertson Jones Bros Jordan, Marsh & Co Patrick Arklay E V Glover ST Simons Messenger George McQuesten & Co Melissa A Willey

Total Receipts of Staple Products July 14 Port Totals

Port receipts for principal staples compare shipments from all points, totaling large quantities across commodities. Items include flour, eggs, cornmeal, beans, apples, hay, oats, straw, lumber, malt, leathers, millfeed, tallow, lard, hides, beef, bacon, skins, coffee, sugar, butter, and pelts with figures for 1884 and 1885 alongside in transit totals.

Turks Island Haytien Haytien Republic Melbourne Liverpool Eng Iberian Sierra Leone Africa Eugene Hale Cheverie Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Vales Providence Railroad Old Colony Rairoad New York and New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Maine Railroad Eastern Division Western Division Lowell Railroad Eer Salem Eres Correan Aime Dew Indowocre Agg Becc Midasres Bates

Livestock Market Figures and Prices This Week

Livestock totals show Cattle 2,886. Sheep and Lambs 10,550. Swine 1,915 this week, with last week and year-ago comparisons. Regional cattle and calf counts listed by state, cars over roads totals, plus market beef price ranges from first to third quality.

Mainé Hampshire Vermont

Bondholders Committee Chosen at Boston Safe Deposit Office

Nelson Lumbser company held Tuesday at the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust office. C H Warner J H Bouve and Davie Flint named the bondholders committee. Attachments list include Noble & Flint repairers Southington Conn M P Donahue New Haven saloon keeper and St Louis assets 35000. Dublin dispatch notes Munster bank suspension. Various attachments include Patrick McDonough Manchester NH 30000 and estates 10000 to 18000. Suffolk County real estate attachments enumerate several contract actions and a 10000 equity bill in the case Frank C Howard versus Esther Ann Seckwith.

Nelson Lumbser Company Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company John T. Bahls Dublin Despaten Munster Bank Patrick McDonough Grocer Manchester N. H Suffolk County R. M. Lowell Mabella Freediey Thomas Bisbee Patrick F. McGaragle Henry Griffin R. H. Drake & Co Catherine E John K. Gigie Peter Thacher Samuel Stubbs William A. Martin William S.stubbs Commonwealth Charles McMorrow Same Simon P. Humphrey William H. Randall

Those Travelling Passenger Agents Tour New England

The association of travelling passenger agents traveled from Bar Harbor to Portland and then to Conway Junction and Fabyan's, visiting Mt Willard and Mt Washington, with events at Bethlehem and North Woodstock. Miss Barrett entertained guests with recitations as others enjoyed fireworks and music. The trip continued to Plymout.h and North Woodstock before return options via Stonington line.

Bar Harbor Payson Tucker Maine Central Portland Boston Committee Falmouth House Portland and Ogdensburg Conway Junction Boston Crawford House Mt. Williard D. E. Burley C. Wilber Crawford Fabyan New Hampshire Maine State House Kabyan Bethlehem Miss Barrett C.S. Barrett Lattle Rock Ft. Smith Chattanooga Profile House Woodstock Lowell Plymouth Stonington Providence and Worcester Worcester Nashua Rochester New York West

Court Record In Waltham Public Buildings Case

Information in the case against Samuel Patch and William Guinan alleges their election as commissioners for public buildings in Waltham and duties commenced. The mayor suspended them for 19 days. aldermen abolished the office and elected the respondents. Court dismissed the information and refused an injunction, noting the board’s power to create or abolish the office. Case to be reported.

Samuel Patch William Guinan Patch Guinan Sherman Howe Waltham Board of Aldermen Bath House N. Allen Thomas H. Armstrong City of Lynn Marblehead Water Works Lynn Nahant Street Boston and Maine Railroad Iil

Convictions in Local Court Reflect Mixed Outcomes

James Tierney convicted of larceny and sentenced to six months at the house of industry. Ann Tierney found not guilty. William H. Carpenter convicted of larceny and sentenced to the Massachusetts reformatory for one year. James Harvey found not guilty of assault. Joseph J. Gallagher convicted of breaking and entering and sentenced to the state prison for five years. Hugh Kelly convicted of breaking and entering and sentenced to the Massachusetts reformatory for three years. The assault and battery charge against Edward E. Manuel placed on file upon payment of costs. Cornelius O Leary and Cornelius Harrigan pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and each sentenced to the Massachusetts reformatory for one year. Michael Milles pleaded guilty to breaking and entering and placed on probation. Ann Derrick pleaded guilty to being a common night walker and placed on probation. John R. Duffy pleaded guilty to uttering and sentenced to pay $160 and costs or six months in the house of correction. James McGovern sentenced to the Massachusetts reformatory for two years for drunkenness. Samuel Hamilton and James McQuade placed on probation on a breaking and entering charge. In James Fitzgerald case, trial for assault and battery, the jury is out. John Phipps pleaded guilty to assault and John Ryan to larceny, cases continued for sentence.

James Tierney House of Industry Ann Tierney William H. Carpenter Massachusetts Reformatory James Harvey Joseph J. Gallagher Hugh Kelly Edward E House of Correction James McGovern Samuel Hamilton James McQuade James Fitzgerald John Phipps John Ryan

Tamarack shaft proves copper belt extends to great depth

Portage Lake Mining Gazette notes the St Marys Mineral Land Co sank a perpendicular shaft nearly half a mile to reach Calumet conglomerate, completing June 20 1885 after starting Feb 10 1882. Ventilation is strong, water minimal, and foresees rapid mine development with Tamarack plans for a rock house and expanded hoisting and air-compressing plant.

Portage Lake Calumet and Hecla St. Mary’s Calumet

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