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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1884

Page

3

Financial Markets Mixed as Bank Rate Cuts Press Foreign Exchange

The Bank of England cut its discount rate from 3 to 3 percent, dampening foreign exchange and halting profitable gold shipments if insured. Mexico Central stock and bond activity dipped amid bears selling, while earnings and commodity futures across cotton, butter, eggs, and grain showed varied movement. Boston markets report diverse price ranges and ongoing financial commentary on railway branches and subsidies.

Barkers Leone Sess Bank of England London Potter Bears Boston Boston Post Mexican Central Railway

New York Financial Market Summary March 13 1900s

Money easy at 4 1 2 per cent on call Prime mercantile paper 4 5 per cent. Silver bars 1117 foreign exchange weak at 4 56 for long and at 4 50 for short. Antibie eagles withdrawn from sub treasury for shipment to South America. Market opened strong with New York Central and several rail shares leading gains then turned weaker amid trunk line talks. Trading volume 194,800 shares with varied moves across Erie Canada Southern Lackawanna and Pacific rail groups.

New York South America The Stock Exchange New York Central Wabash Central Pacific Grangers Lake Shore Missouri Pacific Oregon Transcontinental Pacific Mail Western Union Union Pacific Liv Lakeshore Fink Trunk Line Erie Canada Southern I Lackawanna Linvson, Douglass & Co Toduay

Trade and Its Outlook From a Boston Market Session

The Boston market shows a mixed day with grain and provisions softening and eggs holding firm amid reports of lower egg prices in New York and stronger demand. Members of Congress receive the exchange's silver coinage sentiment, and a flurry of activity follows in futures from Chicago to Liverpool as cash bids, deliveries, and car inspections move through the day.

New York Boston Boston Produce Exchange Congress Dawes Long Lyman Morse Ramsey Boston Commercial Commercial Exchange Liverpool New York Mercantile Exchange Elgin Creamery Eastern Western Southern Gold and Stock Telegraph Ted Chicago Union

Sugar and cargoes tied to ships and firms across Havana region

In Trinidad Cuba Brig Anglo lists 600 bags of sugar from Chase Foster & co. At Aquadilla Bong Carew ships 550 birds and 10 tierces of sugar for Gossler & co. In Natal Standard Sugar Refinery moves 5,500 bags of sugar from Bag Gazellen. East Hargok sees schooner Volant carry 8,010 bus of salt for Chase Davenport. Havana reports the steamer City of Puebla with 28,500 cigars for Charles B Perkins.

Trinidad Cuba Anglo Sugar Chase Foster & Co Aquadilla Bong Carew Sugar Gossler & Co Natal Gazellen Sugar Standard Sugar Refinery East Hargok Volant Salt Chase Davenport Havana Puebla Charles B Perkins

Sail and ship cargoes from Caribbean and Liverpool listings

A long list records cargo and cargoes aboard ships docking in Guadalupe and Cuba including schooner Lizzit W Matherson, schooner Anna Bell, and steamer Craigendoran and Missouri. Items range from beer, sugar, and tobacco to lumber, cattle, hides, stones, and machinery.

Receipts of Stapvie Products and Railroads

Archive records totals include cotton and wool bales, flour and meal bushels, corn, oats, malt, millfeed, butter and eggs cases, cheese boxes, tea and coffee bags, sugar bbls, molasses, beef and pork, leather hides and skins, lumber rolls, and various railroad consignments from Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Eastern, Lowell, Maine, and Peabody and Salem expresses.

Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Eastern Railroad Lowell Railroad Peabody and Salem Bowen Ss Hanis

Markets by Telegraph Net Receipts and Exports Report

The market tone shows steadiness in Memphis Cincinnati Norfolk Wilmington and Charleston with firmness in Savannah Galveston Mobile Augusta Louisville Philadelphia St Louis and New York while New Orleans is strong and Baltimore shows a net at the close. Net receipts at United States ports for six days total 38 489 with exports to Great Britain and the Continent also listed.

Norft'k Nor NYK United States Great Britain Cae Ee Om Iees Prance G. Gay Memphis Cincinnati Norfolk Wilmington Charleston Savannah Galveston Mobile Augusta Louisville Philadelphia St. Louis New York New Orleans Baltimore

Grain Market and Receipts Across Midwest Cities

Wheat and corn quotes slip and hold in several markets from Milwaukee to Detroit. Receipts rise with flour and wheat movements recorded in Chicago and Milwaukee, while Cincinnati and Toledo note steady pork and grain tones.

Foreign Markets And Bank Rate Cut Report

London markets show A and G W firsts 454, Eve 2514, Illinois Central 13342, Pennsylvania 6054, Philadelphia and Reading 2934, Mexican 50, Canadian Pacific 5534, St Paul common 9314. Bank of England cut discount rate from a previous level to a lower rate. Beerbohm notes fair demand for floating wheat cargoes, slow passage of wheat and corn, No 2 California shipped at 39s 6d, nearly due 49s. Liverpool quiet. continental wheat veissage 250000 quarters, corn 60000. UK flour and wheat 2,000,000 quarters corn, 170000 du. Liverpool prices: flour 10s 11d 6f, winter wheat 8s 1d 8s 64f, spring 73 10d 8s, California average 75s d 7s 10d. California cub 7s 11d 5s 4d, new corn 45 104d, pork 758, bacon 455 45560, lard 47s 3d, cheese 71s, tallow 49s 6d. Prices reflect London rates.

New York Uplands Orleans Minnesota City Canada United South America Elgin Creamery Lake Chicago ST. Louis March Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo Detroit London Eve Ilinois Central Pennsylvania Philadelphia Reading Canadian Pacific St Paul Bank of England Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange California Liverpool Continent United Kingdom

Court Record in Equity Over Expired Patent Clutch Hooks

John Davis sues Olive H. Smith alleging ownership of a patent for clutch hooks that expired September 11, 1883. The bill filed September 10, 1883 seeks profits, damages, and an injunction but is rejected as improper since the patent had expired and the relief sought belongs to a law court. Hearing held. decision reserved. Attorneys: Roberts for defendant. Couburn and Thacher of Chicago for complainant.

John Davis Olive H. Smith Court of Equity Couburn and Thacher of Chicago

Cross libels over ship collision heard before Judge Nelson

Arguments were presented on cross libels by owners of the schooners G. M. Porter and Brabrook for damages from a collision on March 3, 1883 off Cape Cod near Pollock Rip light-ship. Franklin Martin seeks a writ of habeas corpus. he is a minor who deserted in 1852 and was arrested as a deserter. His uncle petitions for release arguing nonbinding contract. Martin came of age last January. Court martial proceedings were noted, and if pursued promptly he will be held pending trial. The prisoner was remanded to stay within this court’s jurisdiction. George P. Sawyer Jr. for petitioner.

G. M. Porter Brabrook Cape Cod Pollock Franklin Martin Franklin H. Martin Iss George P. Sawyer, Jr

Supreme Judicial Court docket items March 13

Summons list of cases before the Supreme Judicial Court Commonwealth session includes petitions and actions. Notable entries: David W. Macaig petition for writ of habeas corpus with Harrington for petitioner against. David J. Pierce vs Charter Oak Life Insurance. Patrick Lynch vs Josiah G Peabody. Francis H. Krebs vs James M Olmstead. Hoosac Tunnel Dock and Elevator Co. vs James W. O’Brien.

Moortton C. Cowley Francis H. Krebs James M. Olmstead J. W. Keith C. H. Pratt H. Ski. Swasey Hoosac Tunnel Dock and Elevator Company James W. O’brien F.C W. E. Welch C.T. Donnelly

Lawsuit notes on taxes and note theft in district court

In Brigham court Patrick Kearns versus Ann Cunniff involves a tax recovery claim by heirs led against the widow with a verdict directed for the defendant. Leander A. Couellard sues Albert S Eaton for note conversion and mutilation after Eaton cut his name off a $1,000 note used to fund a Stetson patent. Multiple case order references follow.

Patrick Kearns Ann Cunnifff Timothy Cunniff M. Ff. Shea T. Curley Leander A F. Crane Wim. Gaston R. Lund

Civil jury verdicts in Lowell cases and a street injury suit

In Lowell cases No. 586 Lydia J L Bailey vs Joseph Guellette and No. 500 Augustin Thompson vs the same, juries split verdicts for defendant and plaintiff respectively. No. 1270 Mary A Daniels vs city of Lowell heard, Mary Daniels injured on Christmas Eve by ice and snow on Middlesex Street near Towers Corner, alleging city kept street unsafe due to horse railroad plowing. city solicitor N D Pratt defends.

Lydia JL. Bailey Joseph J. Guellette Augustin Thompson Same Lowell Mary A. Daniels City of Middlesex Street Towers’ Corner George Stevens William H. Anderson N. D. Pratt

Municipal Court Sessions Reported With Fines and Detentions

March 13 central court before Judge Churchill lists Nathaniel Eldridge assaulted fined 20 dollars plus costs Peter Whalen larceny fined 10 dollars plus costs appealed George Kelly common drunkard six months in house of industry Nicholas J Anderson assault fined 10 dollars plus costs Mary Ann c co common drunkard six months in house of industry James Craig larceny fined 10 dollars John Connelly alias John Thomas assault held in 100 Roxbury court Richard Crowley fire bug held in 1500 for superior court East Boston James W Adams neglect to support child fined 3685 South Boston Timothy J Murphy sneak thief held in 400 for Monday next

Central Court Churchill Nathaniel Eldridge Peter Whalen George Kelly House of Industry Nicholas J. Anderson Mary Ann Cco James Craig John Connelly John Thomas Roxbury Richard Crowley East Boston James W. Adams South Boston Timothy J. Murphy

Annual report shows gains for New York Lake Erie and Western

The 1883 year end report details higher earnings and expenses versus 1882 with gross $2,826,473.14 more, working costs $2,556,489.38 higher, and net traffic earnings up $469,983.76. It notes lease structure with New York Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad profits and substantial subsidies, plus details on Sinaloa and Durango railroad losses, and related corporate moves across U S railway interests.

New York, Lake Erie and Western Railway Company Trafic New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad Leaaeteauen Nares Toca Voiceans Rumgasabeeniees Esrebenenes Eee Oregon and California Railroad Company Oregon and Transcontinental Company Oregon and Transcontinental Oregon and California Company Southern Division The Cumberland and Ohio Railway Company C. P. Huntington Huntington Louisville and Nashville Nashville Chesapeake and Ohio Ilinois Central Szross Illinois Iowa Chicago St. Louis New Orleans New York Hartford, Conn House of Representatives Hartford Harlem Detroit Lansing Senate

Insolvency and debts sweep Boston and nearby firms

Reports show Prof John E Dodge of Boston petitioning insolvency affairs with Weare D Bickford & Co and Edward G Nickerson also entering insolvency proceedings. Thomas J Denney and Charles Emerson face solvency issues, while creditors seek a receiver for Midland Construction and Improvement Co of North Carolina. Convict labor resumes in Concord prison after a 50 day shutdown. numerous small creditors and assorted bankruptcies across Maine, New York and New Orleans are noted with varied asset gaps and continuations.

John E. Dodge Boston William B. Butchers Weare D. Bickford Charles Emerson Laban Pratt Fred Davis Midland Construction and Improvement Company North Carolina Lewis Coleman Mall Baker Milford Mass Leonard A. Warren Restaurateur Lynn Concord N. Hf Comins John Kimball Alfred F. Johnson Wayne J. J. W. Huntington Norwich Conn Izrael Levay New York Arnold Kohn A. N. Stein Crockery Titusville Reads Redwood N. Y A. W. Gottschall Boots and Shoes Reading C. B. Cabaud Ernest C. Cabaud New Orleans C. J. Hauck Dry Goods la Salle J. W. Gilliland General Stores New Cambria Wim. Coats Pleasant Hill Suffolk County George A. Patrick Alonzo C. Blethern Murdock Parlor Grate Company Nathaniel M. Jewett Edward T. Hornblower Et al Archibald T. Davision

Listed houses and dwellings by ward and street addresses

A historical inventory lists numerous wooden and brick buildings by ward along with owners and street locations. Entries include hotels on Tremont and Boylston streets, four and six unit dwellings on Lenox and Willard places, a foundry at Sherman and Temple, and multiple two to three story wooden structures on streets such as Falmouth Evans Nonatum and Hyde Park avenues. Other properties note roof styles and parcel numbers, reflecting a citywide survey of residential and commercial buildings and their owners.

Tremont Street H.R. Williams Boylston Street Exeter Street D. Parker School Street H. M. Whitney Falmouth Street S. T. Adams Newbury Street W. Willington Willard Place C. W. Willington Lenox Street Osgood & Hart Sherman Corner Temple Street T. C. Bennett Florence Street W.H. Maxey Toovey Street C. M. Hickey Evans Street Robert Ring Havre Street DeButts and Daggett New Street

Mexican Treaty and Tariff Debates Across Papers

A compilation from the New York Commercial Bulletin and Brooklyn papers argues the Mexican reciprocity treaty signals a shift from isolation toward global trade, highlighting moral and economic gains. It contrasts Republican and Democratic positions, criticizing opposition and alleging misleading tariff claims and economic fears without presenting concrete counterfacts.

Fashionable spring ladies wear velvet and lace ensembles

The Am. Queen notes a vibrant array of spring fashions. Velvet gowns, satins, and brocades dominate, with gendarme blue, myrtle green, almond tones, and terry velvet featured. Lace vests, Valenciennes, guipure, and duchesse laces illuminate evening and morning dress, plus many hats, muffs, and bonnets in rich textures. A fashionable bride-to-be unveils several elaborate outfits with chandeliers of ostrich plumes, fir cones in chenille, and velvet trains.

Pan Kheersheba Paris Queen

St Jacobs Oil Praised By Wide Range Of Newspapers

A chorus of endorsements from Chicago to Sydney lauds St Jacobs Oil as a powerful remedy for rheumatism and pain. Articles claim universal approval, noting cures in dozens of localities and urging readers to trust this German remedy based on testimonials and editorials.

Werrick Timothy Mulcahy United States Gen. Grant Tim Arabella Stuyvesant Winchester Weekly Kalamazoo Step-Ladder St. Jacobs Oil Chicago, Jr Tribune St. Jacobs Sydney Australian News Australia Salt Lake Utah Tribune Brooklyn Eagle Milwaukee Wis Sentinel Stamford, Conn Herald St. Louis, Mo Republican Chicago Times Baltimore Daily American

Democratic Virile Progress and Banking in Our Republic

A midsection of a newspaper editorial advocates democracy that is virile and progressive, touching on banking currency coinage circulation and bankruptcy as core national concerns. It promises that various Post departments already renowned will be maintained and improved, serving both family readers and the broader public.

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