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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1885

Page

3

Market quotes from London and Havana switchboard

London stock notes list Consols and U bonds with varied bids and yields on March 10. Atlantic and Great Western firsts and seconds shown, Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central Mexican St Paul New York Central Pennsylvania Reading St Paul. Havana reports Spanish gold at 231 and exchange quiet. Sugar daily.

New York Lackawanna Lackawanna Company Bull Houses Friends of the Gould Vanderbilts New York Central Lake Shore Northwestern St. Paul Omnahas Chicago Burlington and Quincy Gould Western Union Manhattan Pacific Mail Toledo Peoria Western Firsts Texas and Pacific Firsts Rio Grande Sabine Minnesota Manitoba Oregon Milwaukee St. Louis New Orleans Erie Kansas Pacific Denver Flouston Texas Central Chesapeake and Ohio Cincinnati Springfield Gulf, Colorado Santa Fe Decatur Evansville West Shore York Central Lehigh Valley Company Western Union Telegraph Company London Canadian Pacific Pennsylvania Reading Havana Ela Reegalawn Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company Concord N. H Henry C. Sherburne Northern Railway Railway Clearing House New England R. von Breeck Chicago, Burlington and Quincy J. Q. A. Beun

Cash and Produce Shipments Across Multiple Rail Lines

A historical ledger lists numerous consignments by railroad lines including Boston and Albany, Jane Junction, Pevience Baulivau, Gid Colony, New York and New Engiana, Fitchburg, Maine Eastern and Western Divisions, Lowell, and Peabody overstock. The entries detail bales cotton and wool, flour, corn, oats, wheat, barley, feed, lard, butter, eggs, cheese, hides, skins, and various cases and bags, with quantities in bales, bushels, sacks, and rolls, alongside numbers for other goods like timber and leather. The fragmented OCR reflects a busy midwestern or eastern rail freight era.

New York Commercial Bulletin A. E. Ayer Congress Street Boston McDermid & Co Chicago New York Milwaukee St Louis Michigan Minnesota Ohio City Loledo Detroit Toledo St. Louis Canada Liverpool Bangor ST John Cardenas Cuba Edward I Morrison Demerara Warren Adlams Waa Ttakers Glasgow Scot N S Moss Glen Martinique Friendship Angelo Boston and Albany Railroad Jane Junction Railroad Pevience Baulivau Gid Colony Railroad New Engiana Daiilroad Fitchburg Railroad Maine Railroad Eastern Division Maine Railroad—Western Division Lowell Peabody, Salem and Over Spa Sones Vico pEga Baer East Tea Meme Bala GSP Sc Eads

Livestock at Market by Type and State Totals

This week cattle 645, lambs 184, swine 7 735. Last week cattle 1 562, lambs 657, swine 14 770. One year ago cattle 5 842, lambs 12 738. State breakdown includes Maine 237 cattle, New Hampshire 124 cattle, Vermont 245 cattle, New York ilence sese. Road data shows Boston and Lowell 25 cars, Eastern 18, Boston and Maine 1, total 245.

Maine Coes N.hampshire Coes Eines Vermont Eoes Conn Rhode Island New York Boston Lowell Eastern

Sacred concert and militia day mark small town fair list

Letters from Posts and Zend decline carnival tables. Hon. HB Pierce reports $200 from Henry Cabot Loege and a $59 check. Popular contributions total near $1000. Voted to invite Admiral Porter Engineer Melville Rear Admiral Wo rden and Lieut Greely. Season tickets set at $1 with special rates for events.

Keily HB. Pierce Henry Cabot Loege Admiral Porter Melville Woreden Lieut Greely

McDonald v Whitney Infringement Suit Over Hide Unhairing Machine

James W. McDonald sues Joel Whitney and others alleging infringement of his patented improvement in machines for unhairing and scouring hides and skins No. 200,078 dated February 5, 1875. Defendants deny novelty citing similar machines locally and in England. Heard and decision reserved with Theodore W. Clark for plaintiff and Joshua H. Millett for defendants.

James W. McDonald Joel Whitney England Theodore W. Clark Joshua H. Millett

Supreme Judicial Court docket notes for March sessions

The record lists several cases before Chief Justice Morton and Judges Field Devens and C Allen including Parker N Clark versus Eastern Railroad, John Cavanan versus City of Boston, Benjamin Block versus Erie and North Shore Despatch Fast Freight Line, Martha A Benton versus Trustees of City Hospital of Boston, William Gray Jr petitioner versus Mayor and Aldermen of Boston, Elizabeth T Gilbert versus City of Boston, and City of Boston versus J Thomas Baldwin. Attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants are named for each case with respective counsel.

A. J. Bailey Elizabeth T. Gilbert City of Boston T. J. Emery R. W. Nason J. Thomas Baldwin W. E. S. Dillaway

Supreme Court Session Dockets and Civil Verdicts

The record outlines cases from the Supreme Court first and second sessions on March 10 including Eben D. Jordan et al against Mabel F. Stevens with a verdict for the defendant on a $31346 dress claim, Ada C. Rice against the Highland Street Railway for injuries, and various in-order cases. Also noted are Sarah Fleming vs Union Institute for Savings for 5000 in injuries with verdict for the defendant, and Boston vs John B. O Brien over a horse carriage claim with closing arguments underway.

Eben D. Jordan Boylston Street B. Allenann T, Savage B. Wadleigh J. Hewins Knowlton Sarah Fleming Union Institute For Savings West Second Street J. F. Cronan J. A. Maxwell KE. C. Boston John B. O’ Brien Bailey F. Hutchinson H. F. Naphen Lowell Amos B. French Henry Gates Stowe Charles A. Harrington Henry Cuttler Acton Wilbraham Verry & Gaskell George A. Travis

Wall Street Rumors on Trunk Line Control and West Shore

Rumors and denials swirl over a possible settlement of the West Shore trunk line disputes as Vanderbilt and Grand Trunk officers clash over control, while bondholders hold firm. Officials doubt official statements amid market pressure, with New York Central upgrading its road for heightened competition. Reorganization plans for the St Joseph and Western line detail bonds, stock, and toll reductions, with President Adams optimistic about passage despite some director opposition.

Inc. Stors New York Union Pacific H. B. Wilbur Union Pacific Railway Louisiana Missouri River Mexican Central Boston Albany Fitchburg York New England Cambridge Ogdensburg Lake Champlain Runnig Hich Nes Central Vermont St. Husbury Wade Mexico Consolidated Pacific Wall Street Vanderbilt Lines West Shore New York Central Grand Trunk Vitchburg Messrs Gould, Sage and Dillon Union Pacific Directorate New York Central Company St. Joseph St. Joseph and Western Road Grand Island Neb Adams New York and Hartford Conn Connecticut Connecticut Central Connecticut Central Road Perkins Gowdy Counel

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