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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1883

Page

3

Eastern and Boston Maine lease plan shocks market

Market notes show tight money with high mercantile paper rates and rising New York funds discounts. Eastern and Boston and Maine propose a 55 year lease to consolidate control, issue 6 percent preferred stock to reduce debt, and operate under one management pending NH legislature approval. stock advances reflect anticipated gains and bond strength.

Boston Western Railroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Better Chicago Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Wall Street News John Smith Fiontine Gebtlin Cxs Bs Dbssesh Eesce Esas Cade Eobes Materisi Toledo Cincinnati St. Louis Marquette Houghton Ontonagon Wisconsin Central Flint Pere Marquette Albany Fitchburg Old Colony Rutland Rutland Railroad Company H. BR. Wilbur Union Pacific Railroad Eastern Boston and Maine Roston and Maine Boston and Maine Railroad Company Eastern Railroad Company Maine Central Charlestown Astern New Hampshire Mexican Central Sonora

Wall Street Closes Dull After Sharp Market Shifts

New York March 13 reports a active money market early but a broad market downturn by afternoon. Rail stocks led losses with Union Pacific and western lines sliding while mining shares stayed quiet. The day saw heavy trading with 302000 shares, Lees, Beecher & Co. failure fears, and dividends debated by Western Union.

New York Prime Mercantile Ill Coin& Discount Buying Texas Burlington and Quincy Oregon Chicago St. Louis Esas Pacific St. Joe Denver Rio Grande Wabash Omaha Northern Pacifics Union Pacific Southwesterns St. Joseph Sierra Grande Iron Navajo Union Consolidated Bodie Bulwer Robinson Consolidated Sonora Consolidated National Association of Passenger Agents Wallstreet Bears Lees, Beecher & Co Wabash Road Jay Gould Russell Sage A. L. Hopkins R. 8S Hayes F. L. Ames Western Union Richmond Danville Woerishoeffer & Co New England Shorts Messrs. Woerihoeitfer Washington Han J. Jo Kansas& Texas Louisville & Nash Michigan Central Manhattan Memphis Missouri Pacific Northwestern New Jersey Northern Pacific Ohio & Missisippi Ontario & West Ohio Centra Pacific Mail Tia Phila Read Milwaukee St.p St. P Texas Pacific M Wa St.l.& Pa Estern Union Oregon Trans.Co

Grain inspections and receipts reported for today

Grain inspection lists many lots with grades and car counts including No 8 winter wheat 14 cars and No 3 red dog 16 cars and No 2 mixed corn 3 cars. receipts show corn 31 7 bushels wheat 13 065 oats 12 650 rye 930 shorts 7 550 cornmeal 125 bbls peas 1 000 bas. elevator stocks show corn 120 002 bus oats 93 165 rye 754 barley wheat 149 420 peas 34 365 shorts 16 6 Liverpool cheese 66s cwt. Elgin Ala report notes cheese 9 f 10%e, butter 31 35e. NYM ex change reports butter and cheese unchanged eggs

Shorts Liverpool Elgin The New York Mercantile Exchange Western Boston Produce Exchange New York Uce Exchange Union Chicago Sie Élice London Port Phillip Heece Natal Cape Tleven lWa New South Wales Queensland Sydney Adelaide New Zealand Bar Coin White State Lac Rio Demerara United India South America States Western Flat ST. Louis Seige Toledo Coon Inixen

Amount of live stock at market reported

A brief market report by George J. Fox notes the quantities of cattle, hogs, and sheep at the Boston auction yard. The tally reflects supply levels and price ranges observed during the day, with emphasis on market movement and standout lots among the livestock.

Foreign Exports through Mayaguez and Saint John shipments

Reports list several ships cleared in March with cargoes bound for Liverpool and St John. Brig Burnham out of Mayaguez carries beer, sugar, molasses, hoops, and butter. steamer Berian loads wheat, beef, cotton, and oils. schooner Alba lists flour and kerosene. schooner Champion shows lumber, meal, bricks, oils.

Mayaguez BrigGeo Burnham Liverpool Eng Berian ST John N B ST Jomnn

Receipts of Staple Products March 1

A dense ledger style list records railroad receipts across Maine Fitchburg Faster and Grand debetion lines. Wool cotton and wool on Lowell Maine Fitchburg Faster services appear with bales boxes cases hogsheads and assorted measures. Notable items include leather hides butter flour and various grains, with quantities in bbis bales rolls sacks and cars, reflecting a large set of commodity movements.

Lowell Maine Railroad Fitchburg Railroad New York and New England Railroad Fco

Market Quiet in Louisville and New York Cotton Outlook

Cotton market notes a quiet to firm tone in Louisville with 7 middling at 95 1/4, and New York reports a dull, steady session with 307 bales sold at close, futures up 1 2 points on some delivery, various grades priced from No 2 at 2 50 to extras around 5 80. Receipts show mixed activity across regions as exports lag and domestic demand remains cautious.

Minnesota Ulinois St Louis Indiana Ohio Michigan New York Illinois Michizen Co Canala West Vermont Vermmont Western New York State Maine Aroostook Boston Porto Rico Cienfuegos Liverpool Orleans Manchester Stern Faneuil Wall St. Louis Boulhern Strupger

Grain and commodity market recap with mixed results

Commodities fluctuated with barley and eye firm while coffee and sugar firmish. Wheat and oats moved, corn steady near parity and pork and lard markets showed slight declines to firmer tones amid steady receipts and modest exports across Chicago and surrounding markets.

London Markets Flash Global Commodities and Wheat Rates

Foreign markets report mixed futures with U S 5s at 1065g and Erie 3e% at 9934, while wheat cargoes ease and prompt shipments rise. Liverpool and London levels show slight falls in red wheat and firmer French markets. Wool sales reach 9,300 bales with Port Phillip and Sydney offerings described as spirited.

London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange California Ar- Tivais Liverpool Michigan Ootter Port Phillip Sydney

Great Railroad Syndicate Formed in Major Link Plans

A new railroad syndicate has been formed with 5 1/2 million dollars subscribed. Delaware, Lackawanna and Western links with Buffalo New York and Philadelphia and Allegheny Central with Perkinsville to Belfast, Swains to Angelica, and Hornellsville, creating standard gauge connections and new routes. Major financiers include J and W Seligman and Post, Martin & Co. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul reports 1882 balances and unfunded liabilities as of December 31 1882.

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Lackkawanna Pittsburg Allegheny Central Buffalo New York Philadelphia Col Archer N. Martin Frank S. Smith Perkinsville Swains Allegheny Angelica Rochester Hornellsville Plains Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul

Court Record Involving Railroad Contract Dispute

United States Circuit Court heard a case March 13 before Judge Nelson where John B. Alley sues John J. Blair and trustees for 15910 dollars claiming balance due on a contract among Cedar Rapids and Missouri River railroad Chicago Iowa and Nebraska railroad and Chicago and Northwestern railroad. Plaintiff, owner of Des Moines and Minneapolis railroad, agreed to deliver one third of issued stock and perform other acts. Case opened by agreement, referred to a referee. J W Hammond represented plaintiff D E Ware defendant. Juries excused to Thursday.

United States Circuit Court Nelson John B. Alley John J. Blair Cedar Rapids and J. W. Hammond D. E. Ware

Supreme Judicial Court Actions and Habeas Case Notes

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court sessions on March 13 before Chief Justice Morton and the bench handled several civil actions. Dockets include Davis versus German American Insurance, Jeremiah Ryan versus Fred Tarbox, Ann Cronings versus City of Boston, New York and Boston Despatch Express Co. versus Traders and Mechanics’ Insurance, and Willie Cole versus Charles Groves et al. Also noted is a habeas corpus petition for Samuel Kennedy and a guardianship ruling in Mary A. Cross versus Benjamin Cook, with custody awarded to the paternal grandparents.

Supreme Judicial Court Commonwealth Morton Field C. Allen Colburn Holmes Davis German American Insurance Company J. L. Thorndike J. H. Benton, Jr Jeremiah Ryan Fred H. Tarbox Pr. J. Doherty H. E. Swasey Ann Cronings City of Boston N. N. Gratian T. M. Babson New York and Boston Despatch Express Company Traders and Mechanics’ Insurance Company J.P. Treadwell E. Pashee S. H. Phillips Willie Cole Charles J. Groves Henry G. Cole W. Ed. Boynton Charles H. Pattee Samuel Kennedy

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