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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1885

Page

3

Money Matters and Clearing House Returns Summary

Boston markets report ample loanable funds with low rates and a 2 to 3 percent demand range. Time loans run 3 to 5 percent, fair paper 3 4 to 4 percent. Clearing house rates stand at 1 4 percent between banks, New York funds discount 8 to 10 cents per $1000. Weekly clearances total 70 296 958 with balances 9 323 824. local stock market dull but firmer.

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Market prices and commodities list from early edition

A dense roundup of tea, fruit, whiskey, oil, print cloths, and cotton markets. Includes Hyson and other teas with per pound prices, assorted foreign fruits and nuts with box and per unit costs, whiskey prices by city, petroleum oil and naphtha rates, print cloth production and weekly sales, and cotton futures with New Orleans and Liverpool quotes. Named locations include Cincinnati Chicago St Louis New York Fall River and Liverpool.</analysis>

Hyson Voune Twankay Byson Skin Congou Souchong Oolong Valencia London Muscatel New York—Petroleum United Pipeline Fall River New Orleans New York Liverpool Uplands Orleans

London Stock and Commodities Roundup and Market Reports

London notes steady cargoes for wheat and corn with firm prices for wheat and strong inquiry for corn. Liverpool lists winter wheat at 7 7s 2d and corn at 4s7d, with pork prices around 573s and lard near 8s 6d. Havana sugar demand remains cautious amid speculative abroad activity. stocks tallied at Havana and Matanzas, weekly receipts and exports detailed. Havana freights and US-bound sugar values shown with gold exchange rates and market dullness.

London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Liverpool England California Havana Matanz United States

Imports at Boston SAGUA and Island Shipping Sailed

A list of vessels and cargoes is recorded with entries including the schooner Benjamin Fabins carrying 1000 bags of sugar for Standard Sugar Refinery Fayal, brig Erma with 13 cases embroidery straw goods for Stinson Huntley and Co, schooner Eclipse with 425 barrels of herring for E T Russell Co, schooner Sarah E Hyde with 7300 lobsters for A T Nickerson Fajardo Puerto Rico, and brig Jennie A Cheney with 380 holds of sugar for Eating Bros Co in the Bay of Islands and Parrington New Bedford.

Boston Sagua Benjamin Fabins FAYAL Erma Stinson, Huntley & Co Bay OF Islands Eclipse T Russell & Co Parrington Sarah E Hyde

Insolvencies and attachments sweep Boston and New England

A string of insolvencies hits Boston area creditors including James P Derby apothecary and Williams Butler kitchen goods firm with combined liabilities over 1 9 00. notices list assets from stock to real estate and extensive individual debts. Other cases cover Farrar Framingham and Guernsey Concord publishers facing modest liabilities yet broad holdings while Suffolk County attachments total over 126 300 against Samuel Hale of New Hampshire with multiple actions across June filings.

James P. Derby Harrison Avenue Boston Williams & Butler Williams Mr. Butler Ohn M.farrar Grist Miller Framingham E. W. Gunn Carleton House New Haven Conn Twe James O'Neill New London Louis Gunn George A. Isbell Silas D. Gifford Mt. Vernon N. Y Supreme Court W. A. Michel & Co Furniture Manufacturers Baltimore H. L. Warne Mitchell, Dak Rhyhmer & Co Highland Ill D. L. Guernsey Concord N. H Guernsey Florida New Mexico Utah Hawley Street Iowa Suffolk County John Q. Henry Julia Kanaly Gorham Train Joseph Everdeen Samuel S. Irwin Samuel W. Hale Keene N.H John H. Butrich Same James W. Johnson Massachusetts National Bank Joseph H. Cotton Ellen King Burleigh Thompson & Co Herbert E. Dennett Swain, Earle & Co Alpert H. Emery Frank S. Nickerson John W. Nugent N.B New Hampshire Hale George KE. Whitney Lannon Nims Commonwealth of Massachusetts Suffolk Emery B. Cobb Court Room Court Square

Debates on debt strategy and sinking fund use in Eastern stock plan

The Sunday Herald outlines views on hastening dividends via a permanent six percent preferred stock lien of 3 to 3.5 million, the impact of bond premium, and sinking fund applications to retire debt above ten million. It weighs immediate bond purchase vs fund accumulation and predicts dividends for Eastern and related lines if prudent sinking fund management is pursued. It also notes the Master Car Builders' Association convention at Old Point Comfort with the New England Railroad Club excursion details and a Rock Island year-end report with earnings and debt data.

Eastern Portsmouth Great Falls Conway Boston Maine Bos- Boston Car Builders’ Association Master Car Builders’ Association Hygenia Old Point Comfort New England New England Railroad Club Boston, Norfolk and Baltimore Steamship Line Decatur H. Miller Frank N. Howes Messrs D. C. Richardson John Kent D. W. Hunter C. Richardson Robert Miller F. D. Adams J. B. Hicks J. Elmendorf D.S. Page J. F. Chamberlain W. CC G. T. Cochnower H. A. Little W. C. Tyler T. H. Henry J. A. Haskell J. W. Kreps D. F. Pierce J. B. Cox J. F. Herrick D.S. Fogg M. D L. ©. Pierson George P. Haines J. P. Safford George E. Harrington Warren B. Safford William Sutton A. R. Tinkham George #. Small C. F. Brigham N. Washburn R. E. Libby Rock Island Toms

Supreme Judicial covert June 6 hearing on car trust scheme

In a bill to enjoin exchange of car trust certificates, Judge C Allen reviews the plan by which New York and New England Railway and American Loan and Trust operated a rolling stock financing arrangement. The court finds no inherent illegality in the scheme and dismisses the bill, noting the railroad is under U S receiver.

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Court docket of mixed civil actions and corporate cases

A list of numbered civil actions and case names including Messenger versus Dennis, Beechan versus Sepdgreed, Coleman versus Salisbury, Davis versus Jenk, McNeil versus Mosher, and multiple Boston related and corporate suits. The entries reflect a flood of litigation across various parties and institutions with no narrative beyond case naming.

Messenger Dennis Beechan Sepdgreed Coleman Salisbury Davis Jenk McNeil Mosher Boston R. Co Hisehetone Bank Hardy Cahdeakyara Jam P. I Young Little Holland Richardson

Indictments and Sentences From Local Grand Jury

The grand jury indicted James Campbell John Snow George Dorr and others for forgery breaking and entering receiving stolen goods robbery embezzlement and mingling poison with food. Several cases were suspended and judges imposed sentences including John Maguire for indecent exposure nine months at the house of correction, Robert Thompson for one year, and William Craig for three months for larceny.

Grand Jury James Campbell John Snow George Dorr James Courtney Francis Valentine Henry M. Flynn Ambrose Hubley George A. Hamlin Thomas Kennedy Michael Lomasney J. Patrick Dudley George N. Dunn Michael F. Gilrain Richard Greason Louis F. Howard Richard G. Power Stephen Heath Lorette £. Southwick Edwin J. Hobbs John Barry Michael Moran Isaac H. Harris Patrick Harney Aldrich John Maguire House of Correction Robert Thompson William Craig

Municipal Court Docket June 6 Roster of Charges and Bonds

In Central Court Judge Churchill presided over cases including George H. Jackson held $500 on keeping a house of ill fame James Brown vagrant six months house of industry appealed David Hefferman assault held $200 Thomas Crowley assault fined $10 Mark Harrington assault held in city Frederick W Pai bound over in $500 to keep the peace for six months In Roxbury John Lynch William Carey and Michael Connors arraigned for breaking and entering John Mc Mahon store Lynch and Carey continued until June 10 Connors held $500 for the superior court Edward E Manuel assault on Morris Swan with knife with intent to kill continued until June 20 In South Boston Daniel Toohey assault on James Cogan held $500 to the superior court East Boston M Prior arraigned on embezzlement of $500 case continued until Saturday next Prior furnished $500 bonds.

Central Court Churchill George H. Jackson James Brown House of Industry David Hefferman Thomas Crowley Mark Harrington Oity Frederick W. Paii Calvin G. Goodwin Roxbury John Lynch William Carey Michael Connors John McMahon Edward E. Manuel Morris Swan South Boston Daniel Toohey James Cogan M. Prior Boston J. Henry Stevenson Prior

Reformers Meet and Dine Vote Resolutions On Civil Service

Members of various organizations gathered at Youngs and Parker s to discuss The Political Situation. Speakers included Senator Hoar Congressman Rice Mayor Kimball of Newton and Mr H J Moulton of Lowell with remarks by Adin Thayer Worcester and William Everett presiding. Resolutions condemned legislative betrayal of civil service reform and warned against a privileged class and spoils system urging reformers to unite and oppose such moves at the polls.

Massachusetts Young’s Senator Hoar Rice Kimball Newton H. J. Moulton Lowell H. J. McPherson Boston Adin Thayer Worcester New England Agricultural Lawrence Parker’s Independent Rosse St. Nicholas The Revere John S. Fay Marlboro William Everett Massachusetts Reform Club Theodore Lyman Reuke Messrs Josiah Quincy Merrill Wyman, Jr George Frederick Wiliams

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