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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1883

Page

3

Money Market and Stock Market Report from Boston

The money market remains steady with rates firm. Banks discount mercantile paper at 4.5 to 6 percent, calls secured at 4 to 5 percent, and corporation notes at 4.5 to 4.3 percent per annum. New York funds discount 8 to 12 cents per $1,000. Clearing-house exchanges totaled $12,112,615 with balances of $1,274,087. The Boston stock market opened strong then weakened, led by Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe moves and commentary on Colorado pool percentages. Union Pacific stayed around 92 to 82, with other rails like Eastern steady and New England roads mixed. A planned consolidation of New England Telephone firms nears formal action after a conference in Boston. The new New York exchange clearing house opened with several major stocks cleared for the first time.

New York Boston Western Railroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Atchison Colorado J. F. Tucker Ilinois Central Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Company Chicago Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Little Bock Fort Smith Louisiana Missouri River Common Marquette, Houghton Ontonagon Common Flint Pere Marquette Toledo Cincinnati St. Louis New England Eastern Albany Revere Beach Lynn Providence Old Colony Rutland New England Railway Atlantic and Pacific Atchison Plains Mexican Central Delphos Burdington Kansas City Lawrence Southern American Bell ‘Telephone Lowell Bell Company Quincy San Pedro Catalpa Silver Islet New Stock Exchange Clearing House Western Union Delaware Lackawana E. ©. Stedman & Co van Emburg & Atterbury Woenishoffer & Co Strong & Co Messrs William B. Dana & Co Commercial and Financial Chronicle the Financial Chronicle Arm Beil Tel BABEL A. Rutland Pan Boston Mining Stock Exchange Bom West Atches & Sasta Fe. Am. Hs Inchecsees Ings O Seetenee Os Seoneaeerses Csb Yavenseeesse Eeewe Ooneee Deakin Bgo Pranklin N. E Northern Belle E.s.soneee Big Pive Line Secesnes Quincy Mining Eee Rodirson Cenee Voce Sierra Nevada Sere Sullivan Sutro Foneen Tate Tol. Cin Reading Company O. B Philadelphia Philadelma Cumberland Baltimore Exandria Franklin Rio Java Modia Maracaibo Uplands Orleans George H Gilbert Manufacturing Company Arlington Columbia Sicily Haddock Maine Libby & Son Libby & Morrill New Hampshire C P Breck Aldrich & Johnson F Wood Dow & Moulton O F Bothell JO Lanvern Vermont Ricker & Co A Williamson N K Campbell Sargent & Turner MG Flanders BS Hastings R E French Cattie Watertown Hathaway & Jackson George Bleiler Brighton Landing Boston and Albany Will Leavitt Brighton Yards Farrell & Stetsen C Leavitt, Jr Fitch & Fames J McFlynn A N Monroe Sherp Hollis & Co J Dimon Jersey FH Coolidge & Son JB Remick J Carroll Portland, Saco and Portsmouth Railroad Dorchester Gas Light Co National Cargo Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Bath Bath, Me Burtin Om and Taiocourt City of Rockland Boston and Lowell Railroad. Co E Morterr sOo American Rapid Telegraph Co Brunswick Ship’s Berth Co Thomaston Butland R Michigan Central State National Bank North National Bank National Bank of Commerce National Bank Etor Manufacturing Co First National Middlesex Horse Railroad Clinton Rinben New Bedford Agricultural Branch Railroad

Wall Street opens firm then drops on Canada Southern slide

New York financial markets opened with firm prices but soon declined after a sharp selloff in Canada Southern and big Vanderbilts. Trading volume totaled about 267,000 shares with mixed moves across rail and mining stocks. late-day recovery faded as traders awaited Western Union developments and gripped by anticipated trunk line meetings.

New Yorks Prime Mercantile Paper Michigan Central Western Union East Tennessee Canadian Pacific Stock Exchange Canada Southern Vanderbilts Trunk Line Louisville Nashville Denver Lackawanna Northern Pacific San Francisco Colorado Richmond Danville Jersey Central New York Central Manitoba Central Arizona Sonora The Central Pacific Lake Erie & W Manhattan Missouri Pacific Northwestern New York Cen Northern Ohio & Mississppi Ontario & West Ohio Centra Big Pacific Mail Peoria Dec Phila. & Read Lys Milwaukee&st.p St. P.& Omaha Texas Pacific Union Pacific St.l.& Pa Canada Pac Pacifict Seasei Oregon Cen. Pac Den Hip Grande S. P’k & Pac West Seenesereses Lou N. Ald Cocsene BOM Mil Ce Aes Minn St. L Cescese Sowre Mutual Union Tex Ee Twas Nash Tex. Pac. L. G Ortolk & W Do Rio Grande Northwest Vissiscerses Eee &S&t.l Adams Express Allegheney Cen Alton & Terre Haute Do. Eeesteees American Boston Chesapeake & Chio Ohins Ohins Zt Ee Odo Ae Prelescoescc Eersiet 40, Ae Rhi Bar. & Wainey St. P. Minn Man Ae Chi St. Louis & Pa Tol Del Burl San Olevee United States Rock Island St. Louis& & Fran Eenesese

Trade and Outlook with Liverpool Cheese and Market Notes

Trade updates from New York Mercantile Exchange show butter steady for extras and weaker for other grades while cheese weakens. Liverpool sources report steady butter marks and little quotable change. The Alleghany from Norfolk arrives Friday July 20 with large potato and fruit cargo. Grain and provisions close uncertain after yesterday’s moves with cash wheat 10194, corn 503gc, oats 84lyc in Chicago.

Liverpool New York Mercantile Exchange E. Whitworth Alleghany Norfolk Westerday Chicago

Prices, grain, meats, and produce in Boston market notes

Market notes reflect mixed activity across commodities led by grains and livestock. Beef and veal steady with firm cattle demand. hogs down from last week. Produce and dairy show large supplies with butter and cheese prices softening, while potatoes and garden stock stay firm amid steady or rising grain and seed prices. Trade includes extensive imports and exports data for beef, hides, rubber, and tea.

Eastern St John Malaga London Valencia Turkey Smyrna Sustatiee Norfolk Palermo Messina Minnesota Michigan Ohio Indiana Manila MIDES Cardenas Rio Cuerto Buenos Ayres Rio Grande Entre Rios Concordia and Corrientes Montevideo River Platte Capes Texas Calcutta India Para Bengal Braviers Russia Arrogo Mayaguez Porto Rico Barbadoes Extra Western Boston Elaine Canton New York Montreal Boards of Trade Boston Produce Exchange N. Y Little Falls Utica Elgin St. Albans Western Creamery Western Dairy Yevermont Vermont Western Nova Scotia New Brunswick P. E Cape Nearby Choice Canada Long Island Florida Bermuda Carolina Java Rangoon Patna Cadiz Bond Turks Island Chicago Singapore Sumatra Zanzibar Batavia Penang Cassia Ace Sane Cuba Hirefinea SUMAC Sicily Pennsylvania New Hampshire Pigee Tutes Seco Caley Sneso New Zealand Eps L Mbs Cee Kumber Maine Massachusetts Old Colony Providence Brighton Hollis & Co

East London SA Ship Dauntless Goods Cargo Listing

A detailed cargo tally from the Ship Dauntless shows multiple consignments including wrenches hemp cartridges broom handles lumber wardrobes tables axes chairs and many additional items. Large quantities span hardware canned meats tobacco sugar and pine lumber among others.

London

Inland Freight Ledger of 19th Century Goods and Shipments

A dense inventory listing weights, counts, and destinations across railroads and sea routes. Items include flour, tallow, grease, sugar, butter, beans, hay, lumber, leather, skins, cheese, corn, pork, tea, coffee, molasses, potatoes, and hides. Railways named include Grand Junction, New York and New England, Old Colony, Boston and Albany, and widence.

Boses Erie Belta Lowell Maine Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Easten Railroad Grand Junction Railroad New York and New England Railroad Old Colony Boston and Albany Railroad Widence

Cotton Markets and Grain Prices Across U S Ports

Market reports from Wilmington Charleston Baltimore and New Orleans show quiet to dull conditions in cotton with fluctuating receipts and ship- ment figures. Across Philadelphia New York St Louis and Chicago grains and provisions trade shows mixed activity with futures and cash markets narrowing gaps in wheat corn rye oats and pork prices.

South Boston Worcester Spencer Brookfield Chicago New Orleans Dallas Tex San Antonio Columbus Wilmington Macon Atlanta Ala Quincy Eo Rapiis Chillicothe Ester Toledo Kansas City See Imme St Paul Shreveworth Yar Land, O Column Polis Ind Denver Col Nome Omaha Statesville Nebilene Kas Leston Houston Ft Worth Charleston Wva Binghamton Imum New York West Indies Minnesota Texas Delaware Ezige Cuba Trinidad Antigua India South America Ie Lee Ae ST. Louis Milwaukee Michigan

Financial markets and commodities roundup from London and Liverpool

U S bond prices and several railroad stocks show mixed to firm quotes in London trading. Cargo markets for wheat and corn advance modestly while English wheat futures firm and French markets subdued. Liverpool cotton softens with Upland and Orleans levels easing, futures quotes for August to January spread wide. Havana reports sugar demand steady with current prices. Coffee market details incomplete.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Liverpool Tin Land

Boston area court fines and pleas across several cases

Judge McCafferty presided as James Hanney pleaded guilty to a charge of perjury and was fined five dollars plus costs. Sul livan, a known drunk, faces presentment. Josie Allen faced assault and battery charges with a five dollar fine and costs. Richard Blizzard was fined five dollars and costs for assault with a pistol. In South Boston John Hurley faced an assault on his wife and was fined one dollar plus costs. East Boston George H. Smith appeared on two assault and battery complaints. first count fined five dollars plus costs, second count dismissed. James Higgins paid five dollars and costs for stealing a ride and one dollar plus costs for drunkenness. In Charlestown Charles Pimond and William Driscoll were each fined fifteen dollars and costs for assault. Michael Lynch was fined ten dollars plus costs for breaking glass. In Roxbury John Kelley was fined plus costs for an assault and battery and appealed.

McCafferty James Hanney Oayens Trick Sullivan Josie Allen Richard Blizzard South Boston John Hurley East Boston George H. Smith Pattery James Higgins Charlestown Charles Pimond William Driscoll Michael Lynch Roxbury John Kelley

Dwellings Listed by Ward on Hampshire and Nearby Streets

A fragmented city notice lists wooden buildings and dwelling entries for Solomon Sanborn at 22 Hampshire Street Ward 19 and 26 Hampshire Street Ward 19, H Edward F. Chamberlain at Norfolk Street near Walk Hill Street Ward 24, Hiram Orcut on Harvard Street and Wales Street Ward 24, H S Conant on Beamont Street Ward 24, Andrew Cassidy Terrace Avenue Ward 23, Mrs P D … on Marcella Street Ward 21, and Millis at 78 Ruggles Street Ward 19.

Solomon Sanborn Hampshire Street H Edward F. Chamberlain Norfolk Street Walk Hill Street Hiram Orcut Harvard Street Wales Street H. S. Conant Beamont Street Andrew Cassidy Terrace Avennue Mrs. P. D. d Marcella Street Millis Ruggles Street

Legislature in session votes funds for Bridgewater workhouse rebuild

The special committee on the Bridgewater workhouse reported a resolve to appropriate 50000 dollars for erecting necessary buildings to replace those destroyed by fire and 10000 dollars for refurnishing. The bill was ordered to a third reading under a suspension of the rules. The committee on public charitable institutions was not ready to report and the house adjourned.

House Bridgewater

Fall River Pardon Petition Heard by Executive Council

The executive council pardons committee held a hearing on a 1000-name Fall River petition for George T. Hathaway’s pardon. Hathaway argues duress and naval pressures influenced his crime, claiming rations’ proceeds did not benefit him and his life prior makes confinement intolerable. Present at the hearing were Mayor Braley and several local and state figures including W S Greene, A Tripp, S B Chase, W M Hall, Davenport, Senator Allen, Leonard, Otis Wetherbee, Judge Fox, and Rev C B Smith.

Executive Council Fall River George T. Hathaway Hathaway W.S. Greene Braley Azariah Tripp Metacomet Bank Simon B. Chase Merchants’ Mill William M. Hall Davenport Allen Lowell Leonard Somerset Otis Wetherbee Boston Fox Taunton C. B. Smith Dedham

Railroad Matters The Colorado Railroad War

Telegram from W F White announces free round trips to Denver and Leadville for first class California passengers via Atchison Topeka Santa Fe and Denver and Rio Grande to deter use of Union Pacific. Burlington also offers free Salida Leadville tickets. Connecticut Western Extension adds 42 miles to Rhinebeck division, improving Hartford Rhinecliff link with steel rails and new cars. New bonds for New York Lackawanna and Western issued. Vicksburg Meridian names new managers. weekly earnings rise across major lines including Milwaukee St. Paul Chicago Northwestern and Canadian Pacific.

Chicago W. F. White Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe California Denver and Rio Grande Road Denver Leadville Tree F. C. Nims Denver and Rio Grande Road Missouri River Leadville Salide Grand Canyon Burlington Road Salida Connecticut Western Connecticut Western Railroad State Line Hudson River Rhinebeck Millerton Hartford Rhinecliff Hudson River, Will Compare Favorably With Any Railroad In the Covey

New England General Ticket Fund Passenger Agents Meet Action

A Wednesday morning session of the New England General Ticket fund Passenger Agents association in the Path finder Railway Guide offices at 67 Federal street settled bicycle transport terms. The resolution sets a minimum rate of one half cent per mile starting August 1 1883 with a floor of 25 cents and requires a liability release in all cases.

New England General Ticket Fund Passenger Agents’ Association Pathfinder Railway Guide Federal Street

Ottawa refuses extradition warrant halts papers

A Digby despatch reports the minister of justice in Ottawa has refused to issue an extradition warrant on telegraphic Halifax court information. Papers cannot be procured before Saturday, delaying Detective Wiggin from reach Boston with the prisoner until Tuesday or Wednesday next.

Digby Ottawa Halifax Wiggin Boston

The New Babel in San Francisco’s Foreign City Life

A vivid magazine essay describes San Francisco as a world city where diverse shops, languages, and cuisines mingle. It contrasts German beer halls, French boulevards, Italian taverns, and Chinese markets with Occidental streets, joss houses, and a skyline of telegraph lines and fire alarms, portraying a bustling port of multicultural life.

San Francisco Magazine of Art Marseilles Pekin Cortes Malaya Bastile China Joss House

A Poet Tries to Fit Rhythm to a Newspaper Tone

A Texas Siftings excerpt shows a writer guiding a poet through editorial bluntness as editors insist on practical wording. The dialogue reveals how a verse is reshaped to suit a paper, with lines altered for tone and marketability and the possibility of selling two halves to different papers.

Texas Siftings Mike

Sarsaparilla Cure Ad From The Empire State

An 19th century advertisement touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a universal remedy for female disorders and irregularities, claiming heightened efficacy and broad medical virtue in a period newspaper style.

Ayer

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