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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1884

Page

3

Money Market and Stocks Show Mixed Boston Activity

Boston money market remains quiet with rates for mercantile paper at 5 to 6 percent and miscellaneous at 6 to 7 percent. Clearing house balances run 3 percent, with total exchanges near 7.96 million. Union Pacific weak at 41 after early gains, Denver-adjacent boom chatter buoying some rails, and New England Telephone posting a June net gain of 229 subscribers to 18,437 with 28,282 extra-territorial messages.

Boston Mercantile New York Brokers’ Board Atchison Union Pacific Denver Adams Chicago Burlington and Quincy Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Flint Pere Marquette Albany Maine Old Colony Fitchburg Eastern Mexican Central Barr Diaz Louisville and Nashvill Railroad Messrs. C. €. Baldwin Jay Gould Russell Sage S. F. Ryan John E. Green F. W. Foote J. D. Probst Exstein Norton J.B. Wilder Louisville and Cincinnati Railroad J. H. Lyndenberger Merchants’ Bank of Louisville J. S. Rogers W.F. Whitehouse M. R. Clark E. H. Green W. C. Hall George Washington T. D. Carley W. S. Carley New England

New York Financial Market Summary July Report

New York money ease at 1 to 2 percent on call with prime mercantile paper near 4 1 4 to 4 1 2 percent. Bonds firm, railways steady, stocks briefly strong before late selling, then partial rebound. Major issues such as Union Pacific Northwestern Lackawanna Missouri Pacific Northern Pacific and New York Central rallied, then eased. close firm with mixed gains. Volume 320,400 shares. notable names listed among advancing and declining issues.

New York Prime Mercantile Paper Louisville Nashville Union Pacific Northwestern Lackawanna Missouri Pacific Northern Pacific St. Paul Lake Shore Michigan Central Kansas Texas New York Central Pacific Mail Texas Pacifica Western Union Nashvulle

Russian crop reports hint at large harvest yield

Wages cut again in cotton mills with Wamsutta mills announcing a six cent per cut reduction in weaving standard goods. Commercial Exchange notes 51 car shipments including No 2 red W wheat and steamer yellow corn among others. New York Commercial Bulletin reports sporadic demand and cautious buyers with prints, dress goods, wool flannels, and some foreign textiles showing activity.

Wamsutta Commercial Exchange New York Commercial Bulletin

Butter Cheese and Eggs Market Report

Butter receipts 4077 tubs plus stock on hand show firm demand for fancy northern and western creameries at 21c, 19-20c, and 17-18c for lower grades. Cheese receipts 367 boxes with strong northern factory sales at 9 9 1/4c and firmer eastern markets. Eggs firm for choice Maine and Canadian grades around 21c to 20c, with weaker stock. Pork lard and hams vary by region with mixed price movement, while hogs and beef show mixed trends in Chicago, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, and St Louis markets. Cattle and sheep show weak to moderate demand with varied pricing across grades.

Ind St Land Chicago St. Louis Milwaukee New York St Louis Bis City Mills Minnesota Southern Toledo Franklin County Western Creamery State Creamery Choice Western Liverpool Maine Cape Vermont Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Cmeugo—Park Cincinnati Tierces Western Steam Tierces City Steam South America Union Texans Texas Princi Taliow Abeen Bacon Eeenee Oeevers

Foreign Marehths. London July 29 Financial Market Roundup

A London market report shows Consols at 100 13 16% and various railway and industrial shares trading mixed. Western and Atlantic firsts around 37 14, Erie 15 1 4, New York Central 11 1 4, Illinois Central 13 0 14, Reading 14 1 4, Mexican 3 7 4, Canadian Pacific 4 8, with beerbohm noting firmer wheat and steady corn. Liverpool prices list winter wheat 7s 8d, spring 7s 7d, California 7s 9d, club 7s 8d, and provisions with pork at 7 3 3, bacon 41s 6d. Receipts show 101,000 centals wheat, 74,000 from America, 39,600 corn. breadstuffs firm and in fair demand.

London Great Western Erie New York Central Illinois Central Pennsylvania Canadian Pacific Milwaukee Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Liverpool Paris England California Boston and Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Eastern Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Lowell Railroad Maine Railroad Peabody Salem

Prices of Store Cattle and Sheep and Lambs

A catalog of livestock prices listing Farrow cows Fancy cows and Working oxen with price ranges. Mildh cows and calves Yearlings two years old and three years old priced in varying amounts. Western fat swine live price per unit and northern dressed hogs noted. Stores wholesale and retail prices appear blank. Prices of Sheep and Lambs referenced.

N. B Bofton and Albany Brighton

Insolvency wave hits Boston and beyond with multiple assign ments

Numerous Boston firms including Simon S Rankin and George F Wallis & Co. assign to George R Fowler amid about 6000 dollars in liabilities and 3000 in assets. Other insolvent or attached concerns span Springfield Boothbay Berlin Falls New York and Philadelphia with substantial creditor claims and receivers named. The commercial bank of Brazil suspends with large liabilities and a school fund involved, while various small firms in Indiana Texas Wisconsin and Minnesota face liquidations and receiverships.

Andrew Jackson Boston Simon S. Rankin George F. Wallis & Co Summer Street George R. Fowler Henry S. Lewis Boots and Shoes Springfield Mass Lewis & Fossett Boothbay Forest Fibre Company of Berlin Falls Berlin N. H Rudd Bros Tobacconists New York City George Rudd, Sr Erthasaenger New York Silas G. Levy Erie Preserving Company William A. Winant Patterson N. J John L. Harris John H. Plumhoff Commercial Bank of Brazil, Ind Wiram Teker Arthur Dillon Clay County Beepee Banking Company Winslow Lanier & Co Indiana John P. Smith Indianapolis Cracker Company Frank Hamilton E. J. Jones & Son Morris, Minn George Darling Florence Furnace Company Florence Wis Cherrie & Co Chicago Florence Company Culbert Strong Suffolk County Heal Estate M.C. Warren & Co William A. Burrill John McCormack Patrick Crane

Court Record Patents Clash Over Infringement And Royalties

The Pope Manufacturing company sues Overman Wheel company in a bid for a temporary injunction over bicycle and tricycle patents and a royalty contract later canceled on May 9. Evidence shows few machines ready, so injunction denied. H D Hyde and C E Pratt for complainants. Charles Robinson and White for defendants. A separate Lightball Cable Tramway case in Bristol county seeks to restrain transfers of tramway patents with injunction granted. George W Searle for complainant. C C Read for defendant.

Pope Manufacturing Company Overman Wheel Company H. D. Hyde C. E. Pratt Chas. Robinson White Chicopee Lightball Cable Tramway Company George, Mellen Et al Bristol County District of Columbia Fall River Lighthall Mellen Massachusetts George W. Searle C. C. Read

City of Boston Hackney Carriage Rules Adopted 1884

Boston police board adopts rules governing hackney carriages from July 31 1884. Sets license issuance stands marking numbers on carriages and cab definitions, fare scales by city section and penalties for violations including license forfeiture. Rules cover license records vehicle numbering and operator conduct.

Board of Police Commissioners Board OF Aldermen

Wills Probate and Administrations Listed in Court

The wills of Susan Onall Francis A Onall Peter Strauss Solomon G Strong Anne M H Hull Joseph H Clinch Elizabeth Ludden Mary E Davis Harriet J Lombard James F Lynch Elizabeth A Whitehouse Daniel C Brown and Joseph W Coburn were probated. Letters of administration were taken out on the estates of Ann Riley James Gibbons John Gibbs Prudence A King Catherine A Murray Ade line M Fox Harriet Tyler Frank Wells Mary A Brown Edward Connor Isabella Carty Augusta H Lesure Francis N Belcher Abiel Gove Oscar B Buttles and William H Smith.

Susan Onall Francis A. Onall Peter Strauss Solomon G. Strong Anne M. H. Hull Joseph H. Clinch Elizabeth Ludden Mary E. Davis Harriet J. Lombard James F. Lynch Elizabeth A. Whitehouse Daniel C. Brown Joseph W. Coburn Ann Riley James Gibbons John Gibbs Prudence A. King Catherine A. Murray Adeline M. Fox Harriet Tyler Frank Wells Mary A. Brown Edward Connor Isabella Carty Augusta H. Lesure Francis N. Belcher Abiel Gove Oscar B. Buttles William H. Smith

Municipal Courts July 239 Violations and Sentences

In Central Court Judge Churchill fines and sentences include Frank Rhode for breaking glass at 12 Pitts Street, $10 and costs. Edward Sweeney four months for assault and battery. John Matthews and Alfonso Forsetta six months for sidewalk loitering. John Drummond $10 fare evasion. Oliver Haley six months for drunkenness. James Lambert six months for vagabondage. Julia Ryan one year for drunkenness. Timothy Hogan six months for vagabondage. Henry Lyman alias Gedney and Arthur Armington alias Brown four larcenies of butter worth $20 and half costs each. James Watson $100 bail on larceny. Minnie Lavaunt six months for keeping a house of ill fame. fined $100 and costs for liquor without license. In Bunker Hill Court Costello discharged and Flynn bound over for assault on Patrolman Chapman. In South Boston Court John O'Brien six months for assault and battery on wife and child, appealed and held in $300 bail.

Central Court Churchill Frank Rhode Minnie Williams Pitts Street Edward M. Sweeney House of Industry John Matthews Alfonzo Forsetta John Drummond Oliver Haley James Lambert Julia Ryan Timothy Hogan Henry Lyman John Gedney Arthur A. Armington Wiliam H. Brown Boston and Maine Railroad James Watson Minnie Lavaunt Lyman Street House of Correction Bunker Hill Peter Costello Michael Flynn Chapman Costello Flynn South Boston John O’brien

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