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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1883

Page

3

Money Matters Quiet End To Week In Banking Market

The week closes with a firm quiet money market as banks discount mercantile paper around 6 to 7 percent. Collateral loans run 6 to 7 percent while corporation paper trades about 4 to 4 1/2 percent. New York funds show 10 to 12 percent with discounts on 1,000 at 17 cents. Exchange totals reach 10.4 million in cash and 912 thousand in balances. weekly gross exchanges total 67.34 million with 7.01 million balances.

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Dividends Declared by Several Rail and Gas Companies

The Dorchester Gaslight company declares a dividend of 3 per share payable that. The Iowa Railroad Land company pays 2 per share on August 1. Terre Haute and Indianapolis railroad declares a semi annual dividend of 4 percent payable August 1. Cedar Rapids and Missouri River railroad declares 150 per share on common and 350 on preferred stock, due August 1.

Dorchester Gaslight Company Iowa Railroad Land Company Terre Haute and Indianapolis Railroad Company Cedar Rapids and Cincinnati, Indianapolis St. Louis Chicago Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania Railroad Packer Vanderbilt- Gowen Fanshawe Tost Messrs. Gowen Acker

Richardson Hill Co Stock House Seeks Orders in Boston

Orders in stocks and ponds promptly executed at the Boston and New York stock boards by Richardson Hill Company private wire to New York Philadelphia and Baltimore. Daily quotations of all the stock markets available at their office No 40 Water street.

Boston New York Richardson, Hill & Co Philadelphia Baltimore No. 40 Water Street Eddy Mason Edmund Burke R. H. Eddy Washington

Preferred MINING STOCKS report fragment

The fragment references mining stocks including Sierra Nevada and Horn Silver with figures unclear. mentions Father de Smet and a listing style common to stock notices with prices shown as £ 00 and trailing digits obscured.

Father de Smet Sierra Nevada

Liverpool cheese and butter market report

Liverpool cheese at 52s per cwt with a sixpence advance. butter quiet and cheese dull, eggs firm in western markets. New York and Boston exchanges show weak trade, with large weekly receipts for butter cheese and eggs. Chicago reports repairs and a strike affecting quotations. Steamer DH Miller bound for Norfolk carries potatoes watermelons peas and other produce.

Liverpool New York Mercantile Exchange New York Chicago Boston Produce Exchange DH Miller Norfolk Vermont

Market Updates on Flour, Corn Meal and Grain Trade

Flour prices hold firm while trade remains dull across regions. Corn remains firmer with small stock and variable grades, oats and mill feeds quoted. butter and eggs steady to rising. cottonseed meal and beans show steady demand. Provisions mix. pork, lard and beef prices described with mixed movement. Wide ranges across vegetables, fruits, and dairy items reflect seasonal supply and regional variation.

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Atlantic Trade Returns Aboard Multiple Vessels

Halifax to Charlottetown and ports including Cayenne Summerside and Bay of Islands report cargoes. Worcester steamer cargo lists show hardware, tea, tobacco, flour, oats, pork, beef, butter, lard, coffee, dyes, nails, glassware, and more with quantities ranging from single packages to hundreds, plus schooners Threse F Richard and Acara bring cornmeal flour and oil.

Halifax Cayenne Threse Summerside Pei Richard Bay OF Islands N F Fredericton N B

Receipts of Staple Products by Railroad and Sea

A long list of commodities delivered by various railroads and by sea, including Lowell with wool and flour, Maine with eggs and lumber, Fitehle with wool and lard, and others, detailing bales, bushels, cases, boxes, and cars of goods such as wool, flour, corn, bran, butter, cheese, leather, hides, hay, lumber, and more, with numerous quantities and packaging units. The records cover multiple railroads and a sea delivery, reflecting broad distribution of staples like wool, flour, corn, and hides across regions. Corporate names and port terms appear throughout, indicating freight movement and inventory volumes.

Lowell Railroad Maine Railroad Fitehle Railroad Eastern Railroad Bates Wool Rand Junction Railroad Salem New York and New England Railroad Qld Colony Railroad Boston and Albany Railroad Providence Railroad Casey

Total Receipts of Staple Products July 21

Totals for principal staples at this vertione from all shipment points, including commodities in transit, are reported compared with the corresponding period previously. The table presents nationwide receipts by commodity and origin.

Markets by Telegraph Cotton and grains report

Cotton markets across Galveston New Orleans Augusta Baltimore Savannah Norfolk and other hubs show dull to steady tones with mid to upper 9 16c for cotton and varied receipts and shipments. New York and Chicago summaries highlight steady to mixed wheat and corn futures, with exports strong in some regions and prices fluctuating around the market normals.

Eoccce Suly Bales Galveston NEW Orleate Cerknee Coastwikt E. Cersvece Baltimore Janet Attet Savannah Ceeveves Ceses Eam Orfolk Soscugebtamantas SUOCK Vei OBILE BMIES Ncubesie Saedighcascetes New York Eccesesees Veces Cbs Ovences ST Louis Wilming TON Derborne Charleston Consolidatio Louisville Daintyorts BOK Cate Ingea

Wheat and Corn Prices and Cargo Reports from Liverpool

Floating cargoes of wheat and corn show firmer markets as passage cargoes rise in price. Red wheat steady near 9s 1d to 9s 4d, corn firm. Liverpool rates listed, weather unsettled. Cotton market flat in Liverpool with 4,000 bales traded. Havana sugar market shows slight rise midweek before quiet. Receipts of corn over three days reach 23,000 centais.

Cienfuegos Barbadoes Porto Rico Corvata New York Liverpool Beerbohm Liverpol England Rio Lomantes Uplands Orleans Eceipts

Commodities in Havana Warehouses and Weekly Trade Totals

The report lists stocks in Havana and Matanzas: 50 600 boxes 129 000 bags and 79 000 hhds. Receipts this week 899 boxes 820 bags 1 460 hhds. Exports 500 boxes 100 bags 7 900 hhds, with 100 boxes and all hhds sent to the United States. Molasses nominal. Freight market notes vessels in port chartered, no new demand. Gold exchange firm with a 9 94 cents premium and 10 10?ge premium for short sight.

New York Gotton Steadier New Orleans Ohio St. Louis Minnesota City Delaware Milwaukee Rangoon United Rosin Pune City Extra India Continent South America Pennsylvania Liverpool Chicago Havana Matanzas United States

Court record shows patent dispute over waxed paper process

United States Circuit Court heard July 21 before Judge Lowell in Hammerschlag Manufacturing versus F Wood et al. alleging original invention of paraffin wax paper process and machinery. Preliminary injunction sought to stop alleged infringements. defense contends no patent infringement. Hearing pending.

United States Circuit Court Lowell Hammerschlag Manufacturing Company Roscoe Conkling Lewis W. Frost New York George E. Betton

Municipal Courts July 21 Fines and Bonds Across Districts

In central court Judge McCafferty fines Edward Doherty and Daniel Murphy ten dollars plus half costs for mutual assault. Annie Morrissey gets one year in Sherborn women’s prison. Jordan Chambers fined twenty dollars plus costs for assault. George Babin ten dollars and costs. Daniel S. Brigham held $500 for embezzlement case. Robert Splain fined ten dollars and costs. Issac S. Vail held $400 for trial upstairs after court declined jurisdiction on vagabond charge. Roxbury: Eugene Aubrey fifty dollars and costs for screen law violation. John McManfemy ten dollars and costs for assault. Charlestown: John Doyle held $200 to keep the peace six months after assault on his sister. South Boston: Kenneth McDonald fined sixteen dollars and costs for larceny. John Nash fined ten dollars and costs for assault. Christopher D Flood pleads guilty to assault and battery. bonds of $1,000 set for July 25 sentence. Mece Baker assault case continued to July 23. Bernard MecMaugh assault case continued to July 28.

Central Court McCafferty Edward Doherty Daniel Murphy Annie Morrissey Sherborn Jordan Chambers George Babin Daniel S. Brigham Robert Splain Issac S. Vail Vail Roxbury Eugene Aubrey John McManfemy Charlestown John Doyle South Boston Kenneth McDonald John Nash Christopher D. Flood Mece Baker Bernard MecMaugh

Sanitary actions and licenses in city notes

The police commissioners granted a liquor license to John L. Sullivan at 387 First Street South Boston. Several city repairs and personnel moves are noted, including a basement storage area for inspectors, a baseball injury sidelining Councilman Quigley, and sewer and land sale bids. Public baths debate and park improvements are mentioned alongside a misbound auditor’s report. The Albany Swett East Chester sale saw multiple lots sold to Driscoll Barron Tufts.

John L. Sullivan First Street Boston Daniel E. Curran Division 5 City Hall Charles F. Quigley The Board of Health James Tobey James H. Hughes West Roxbury Charles River Highlands Roxbury Park Albany Street Swett Street East Chester Park Albany Swett Streets Cornelius P. Driscoll

Insolvent Firms and Liabilities Hit Various Trades

The list covers multiple businesses facing insolvency or suspension across the US and Canada. Notable names include George B. Clark and F. C. Butler grocers, J. Stewart provision dealer, L. Wing saw mill, Widmer & Bacon lumber dealers, Curtis & Co. printers, and Cogley firms in Boston and Cambridge. Total liabilities range from thousands to hundreds of thousands with several assets minimal or non existent. Some entities, like J. Stewart and Curtis & Co., expect insolvency settlements or extensions.

George B. Clark Malden J. W. Morrill & Co New York John Stewart Cambridge L. Wing Wingleton Mich Widmer & Bacon Portland F. C. Butler Sumner Street East Boston George W. Stowe Ee Gunn Curtis & Co Mercantile and Label Hawley Street Harrison Avenue Mr. Curtis George W. Cogswell General Merchandise Essex James Bingham Hamburg Woolbridge C. Cilsby Boothbay C.L. Baldwin & Co Bennington Georges. Armstrong Lawrence George Coyle & Sons Norfolk Avenue Dry Goods Sullivan Ind Joseph Sampson & Son Georgetown 8. C Miles Sullivan Moncton N. B Ashton, Coates & Co Philadelphia

Opera and theater programs dominate Boston season lineup

Olivette continues at the Boston Museum next week with strong public interest as William Carleton strengthens summer musical forces. Prince Methusalem is dropped. Billee Taylor returns for a week and The Chimes of Normandy closes comic opera. Bijou Theatre caps its first season with Virginia revived starring Janet Edmondson. Oakland Garden features Mrs Partington and Marionettes while Boston Theatre presents The World in Chicago and plans Jalma for September with Eugene Tompkins directing a 50‑name cast.

Boston Museum William Carleton Manager Field Billee Taylor Normandy Bijou Oca Comic Opera Virginia Stephens and Solomon Chicago Eugene Tompkins

The Grand Trunk's New Service Revolutionizes Routes

The Grand Trunk Rail way reports summer preparations for full east west service via the Great Western division and Suspension Bridge and via Toronto and the St Lawrence route. Fast Chicago New York trains connect at Suspension Bridge with New York Central and Erie lines. Through lines extend to New England points via Toronto Montreal and Ontario.

Grand Trunk Grand Trunk Railway Company East Great Western Division Suspension Bridge Toronto Main Line St. Lawrence Chicago New York New York Central Erie Montreal White Mountains Boston New England Chi Canada Chicago and Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific Baltimore and Chioo Auburn Junction

The Empire State Excursion Boat Popular on Our Waters

The favorite excursion boat is crowded with passengers this morning as fishing prizes await the largest codfish. Moonlight trips conclude tonight with a large crowd aboard, and the Salem Light Infantry has chartered the steamer for Tuesday with a Wednesday trip to Province Town.

Salem Light Infantry Provincetown

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