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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1883

Page

3

Finance and Trade Report from Boston Market News

Boston financial page notes easier money with banks discounting mercantile paper around 5 percent, ranges 4.5 to 7 percent for others, and call loans with collateral at 4.5 to 5 percent. Exchange rates show New York funds par, with various foreign bills quoted. Stocks dull with Atchison line slipping then recovering, and details on Flint and Pere Marquette, Saginaw logs, and railroad earnings and extensions.

Boston New York London Paris DP Sudaind Sgnayeekersesees Oeeeweagee BRGD Pacific D. C Coudon Western Railroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Flint Pere Marquette Flint and Pere Marquette Company Harrison Houghton Lake Roscommon Lumber Company Lake Huron Saginaw Mae Eesconcser

New York Stocks Drift Amid Mixed Signals on July Market

Trading on July 25 shows money easy at 2 246 percent on call with gains late in the session as key rails slump early then rebound. Western Union New York Central Lake Shore Northern Pacific and Jersey Central rise while Louisville & Nashville and Denver & Rio Grande soften. Mining shares move modestly. total volume about 200300 shares.

New Yorke Prime Mercantile Louisville Nashville Western Union New York Central Lake Shore Northern Pacific Jersey Central Stock Exchange Denver Rio Grande Wabash Closurg Folger Jay Gould Bears Richmond Dunville Manitoba Sierra Grande Stormont PT Ors Peee Southern Sale Ie Del L. & West Delaware & Hud Han St. Jon Kansas Texas Louisville & N Lake Erie&w Michigan Central Manhattan Northwestern New Jersey New York Ohio &Missisnippi Ontario & West Ohio Ta Phila. & Bending Milwaukee&st.p Exas Pacific Union P.ss St.l.& Pa

Liverpool cheese markets and butter unchanged on New York exchange

Daily commodity notes report cheese steady at 81 to 101/4 cents with western dairy selections 14 to 15c and 16c quoted, butter unchanged. Chicago wheat up about 1 cent, corn and oats higher, pork and lard strong. Hog numbers at Union Stockyards show shipments at 214,109 with mixed packers earning about 5.60 to 5.60, Berkshire steamer to arrive with produce including potatoes, tomatoes, apples, and certificates quoted around 1.02 1/2.

Liverpool New York Mercantile Exchange Western Chicago Berkshire Norfolk Baltimore NAVA Entine Spot Rosin Vale Wilmington Oakum Tys Duck Calcutta West Boston Halifax Elaine Kentucky Vasc Paris Rochelle Chenger Ciude Costaral Cers Consignees New York Aris aStloc Little Falls Utica N. Y St. Albans Elgin Vermont Montreal Canada Rhode Islands England Virginia Florida Georgias Bermuda Long Island Anne Supply Ase Java Ags Patna Trapani Cadiz Bond Turks Island Tacocen Timothy New Jersey Cienfuegos Cardenas Centri Jamaica Sumac Connecticut Uasencausette Havana Pennsylvania Ohio Wisconsin Sicily New Orleans Minnesota Texas Porto Rico United City Extra India Continent South America ST. Louis the Commercial Bulletin Toledo Cincinnati Bacon St Detroit

Market price shifts for powder and materials across sectors

Diverse commodity listings show gunpowder, hemp, indigo, leather, lime, lumber, metals, and molasses pricing. Reports note steady to dull demand, with domestic markets in Boston and England cited and notes on cattle and sheep supply, horse railroad expansion, and no broad price upticks despite favorable reports in some markets.

Warren Eureka Ain du Pont New York England Manila Har Ad Cebu LLC Sisal Sige PD Calcutta Buffalo Buenos Ayres Rio Grande Montevideo Gambia Bissan California Buenos Southern City Madras Good Hope Indigo India Sole Cienfuegos Barbadoes Porto Rico Boston Boston Union Market Horse Railroad Company Western Avenue Union Market

brisk trade as buyers flood market with shipments nationwide

About a hundred buyers including representatives of major houses visit for a second time this season. Trade is brisk as first orders arrive and duplicates come in daily. Goods shipped since Jan 1 total 66,169 cases, up 126.2 percent from last year, with weekly totals 74,304 cases. Major destinations include Chicago, St Louis, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Nashville, Dallas, San Antonio, Atlanta, and many others, reflecting strong southern and southwestern demand.

Read Company Philadelphia New York Whitesale Clearfield Cumberland Baltimore Georgetown Alexandra Franklin Java Maracaibo Rio Liverpool Gambier Sicily Chicago San Francisco Cal St Louis Cincinnati Buffalo Cleveland Toledo Nashville Tenn Memhis Louisville New York City Richmond Galveston Tex New Orleans Selma Ala Elmira Binghamton Charlotte Easton Ft Worth Dallas San Antonio Savannah Wilminden Charleston S C Knoxville Tonn Littlepeck Ark Lynchburg Petersburg Milwaukee Detroit Mich Mobile Montgomery Quincy Grand Rapids Omaha Neb Portsmouth Keokuk Wheeling Paducah Vicksburg Miss Rome Sherman Ian Kar Claire Wis Council Bluffs Miss. Pa Norfolk Columbus Austin Yex Syracuse Albany, NY Pitts

Imports in Boston and Atlantic ports cargo list

Sail and steam shipments from Boston Hull Annapolis Baracoa and Demerara detail cargoes with dozens of co parcels bales casks cases and crates of goods including salted meats jute rags leather skins feathers and hardware plus fruits like bananas coconuts and sugar from Baracoa Demerara and Surinam ports, with vessel names and consignors listed. Major items include 1,088 coils tivet rods 237 bales rags and 363 do al burns in Boston, plus 29 cases goods in Annapolis and numerous consignments from Neys, Ellis, Delong, and other firms.

Hull Eng Joans Looth & Co Joseph Nickerson & Co Stone & Co Patrick Arklay Bios & Co Brown Bros & Co Abram French & Co Preston King & Co Dexter Bros Merrill Bros Annapolis New York RK Ellis & Son Hale & Co Delong & Seaman Dudley & Co Aodo Doe Mead Gay &Co Brown, Seavey & Co Holmes Russell & Co Ellis & Co G Hall & Co Jones & Co Baracoa Stephen G Pinkham W & C R Noyes Demerara Levi S Andrews C Cushman & Co Pictou Covine Odiorne Co Surinam Aldine Bixby & Co

Foreign Exports of Goods From Natal Cornwallis Digby and Annapolis

Export list from Natal includes shovels tools canned fish lampware brooms and kerosene oil with hundreds of cases and assorted items. Cornwallis shows schooner Pereaux carrying windlass rope canvas chains anchors and hardware. Digby and Annapolis record steamer New York with hardware potash linseed meal clothing pork twine personal effects and furniture consignments.

Brisbane Natal Cornwallis Digby and Annapolis New York

Receipts of Stapie Products Compilation for Railroads

A detailed ledger lists railroads Lowell Maine Fitchburg Grand Junction Sy Sea Peabody New York and New England Old Colony Boston Albany Providence with vast consignments of wool corn meal oats flour lard grease butter cheese eggs hay lumber hides calves skins tea sugar beans potatoes and leather in various units. The tallied items include bales sacks barrels cuts boxes and cases, reflecting extensive freight activity across Maine Fitchburg and Boston lines.

Lowell Railroad Maine Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Eastern Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Peabody and Salem New York and New England Railroad Old Colony Rai Boston Albany Railroad Providence Railroad Bates So Sen Becaune

Cattle and Sheep Trade Slows Amid Rail Pass Changes

The trade shows heavier cattle and sheep stock with Maine and Canada origins, but rail freight policies shift, easing passes home for stock. Prices hold mixed with cattle at Brighton landing, lambs and sheep weak, and strong demand for dairy cattle slim. Numerous yard results and dealer notes detail receipts from Monroes, Libby, and HollisCo, listing specific weights and prices across auctions in Watertown and Brighton.

Monroe F Jewett & Co Canada Maine SC Libby

Markets by Telegraph Cotton and Grain Notes

Cotton markets across St Louis New York Norfolk and other ports show quiet to dull tendencies with mid 10 cents for middling, receipts and stock varying by port. Wheat corn oats and pork prices move with mixed demand while export activity and daylight markets hint at modest firmness in some items.

Bae Et Excelsior Minnesota Reller Illinois St. Louis Indiana Ohio Michigan New York Dlinois Malaga Palermo Messina ST Louis Great Britain Panes Ste Ross Ong M . Nu Cinginn Galveston Sal Avannab Baltimore New Orleans Osmonie Ladelphia United States Britain France Continent

World Financial And Market Roundup From London and Liverpool

London reports show several firms in wheat and corn pricing with firmness in marked markets. Mark Lane notes firmer wheat, while Liverpool sees firm prices for No 2 standard wheat and mixed cereals. Cotton in Liverpool remains dull with uplands and Orleans listings and notable U.S. receipts and speculative activity.

London Exchange Seerbohm Mark Lane Liverpool Liverpoo

Sons of Temperance Quarterly Meeting Report

The Sons of Temperance met at Wesleyan hall on Wednesday. Grand Scribe Samuel W. Hodges reported 109 divisions last April, 3 charters granted, 1 surrendered, current divisions 103. New charters granted to Resolute No. 98 Webster, North Woburn No. 59, and Merrimac No. 76 Haverhill. Centennial No. 76 Lynn surrendered. Some divisions now exceed 100 members. last term had over 100 as well.

Sons of Temperance Wesleyan Hall Samuel W. Hodges Resolute Webster North Woburn Merrimac Haverhill Centennial Lynn

Railway progress and prospects across the Mexican line

General Superintendent Robinson outlines timetable targets for the Northern division of the Mexican Central railway. With 416 miles of 611 completed, 14 miles daily are needed to finish this year, while 100 miles of steel remain on hand. He cites planned reach to Fresnillo by May 1 and notes favorable terrain from Zacatecas to Huejuquilla, water at key segments, and growing American agricultural interest along the route. The report also mentions mining activity, contracts, and future towns between Huejuquilla and Fresnillo.

Robinson Northern Division Mexican Central Railway San Juan de Guadalaye el Paso Mexico Fresnillo San Juan de Guadalaga Mr. Fink Encarnacion City of Mexico Encarnacion River Zacatecas Huejuquilla Laguna Villa Lerdo Mapami Miapami Hueruquilla

Probate Court Admits Wills and Names Administrations

Middlesex County Probate Court on July 25 before Judge Brooks admitted multiple wills for probate. Names include Bond Marlboro Gay Natick Pratt Hopkinton Rollins Lexington Proctor Chelmsford and others with many estates opened for administration. Guardianship of minor Marie J and Jennie Grows transferred from Catharine Grows.

Middlesex County Brooks John L. Bond Marlboro Aaron R. Gay Natick Jefferson Pratt Hopkinton Caira Rollins Lexington Harriet P. Proctor Chelmsford Washington Cambridge John Pratt Malden Geor. St. Keeler Lowell Martha F. Magoun Medford Aspah K. Churchill Stoneham Elijah Rollins Burlington Andrew K. Baker Robert H. Butcher Emelines Stowell Wakefield Catharine Grows Marie J Jennie Grows

Suffolk Probate Court Rules in Wood Guardianship Case

July 25 Suffolk County Probate Court before Judge McKim finished evidence in Frank C. Wood’s guardianship petition for Florence Whalen an eight year old. Both mother Jennie Furlong nee Whalen and other party accuse each other of unfitness for custody.

Frank C. Wood Florence Whalen Jennie Furlong Whalen Forsaith James Fleming Kelly Nellie Bright Woman’s Charles Smith John P. Macdonald William Harper Frank McSullivan Edward Leary Julius Sherwin Amelie Gerwin South Boston Christopher D. Flood William G. Foley Roxbury Richard Welch Mary Sullivan Superior Suffolk Boston John W. McKim Sail Court Chambers Oliver Street City of Dresden

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