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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1884

Page

3

Diverse Stocks And Commodities In Large City Market

Listed are preferred, mining stocks, and transportation stocks with varied quotations. Garden vegetables, fruits, dairy and meats show mixed prices. apples, cranberries, and maple sugar markets noted. General trade include dry goods, cotton goods, and clothing items reflecting a broad commodity snapshot.

Valencia Jamaicas Virginia Ita Stoc Wilmington Porto Rico Cuba New York New York Commercial Bullet

Richardson Hill & Co Stock Board Orders Service Ad

Orders in stocks and bonds promptly executed at the Boston and New York stock boards by Richardson Hill and Co. Private wire to New York Philadelphia and Baltimore. Daily quotations of all stock markets can be seen at their entire No. 40 Water street.

Boston New York Richardson, Hill & Co Philadelphia Baltimore Water Street

Wheat prospects lift Minnesota as dairy declines elsewhere

Minnesota heads toward a record wheat crop with stock farming rising among grain farmers shifting toward beef production. Iowa and western dairy regions face falling butter output as cows move west for breeding, while Boston dealers expand into western creameries and cattle markets. Dakota promises a large wheat crop, market news tracks futures, prices, and shipments amid a cautious speculative climate.

Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Boston Towa New York Gary Products Dakota Bester Commercial Exchange Brdge Liverpool Manchester Utca At Albans Fim New York Mercantile Exchange Eastern Creamery Eastern Canada Leije Western Southere Ts&s Chicago Jay Sélec

Grain and Flour Markets Report From Chicago and St Louis

The wheat and flour markets show steady to firm tones with mixed No 2 red prices around 1 18, receipts and shipments listed for St Louis and Toledo. Oats firm with whites at 46 to 48 cents, rye steady around 6 to 8 cents, corn dull with scattered quotations and significant receipts and shipments across Chicago St Louis and Toledo.

Michigan Indiana Ohio Minnesota New York Roller Ilinois Southern St. Louis Wisconsin New York Chicago Detroit Hitler Toledo Siig Sziic St Louis Canada

Wheat and corn cargo flows and London markets report

London news notes floating wheat cargoes and steady or firm corn in passage. Liverpool market quiet for flour with prices listed for winter and spring wheat, new corn and other staples. Receipts show three day totals with most wheat from America. Miavana market reports Spanish gold price and exchange demand with sugar quiet and gold real pricing details.

London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Liverpool

Market Report Finds Mixed Demand and Steady Fresh Meats

A regional market update notes fair demand with fluctuating prices and ample supply across departments. Fresh meats show Boeuf steady while veal softens and mutton values improve on a short run. Pork exports have slowed, and various cuts including rib roasts and shoulder cuts appear with varied pricing. Fresh fruits and vegetables see asparagus arriving from Norfolk and strawberries edging up, alongside a broad listing of items and prices. Poultry remains high as fresh killed chickens rise, shore birds near season, and quail sales remain banned after May first.

Norfolk Malaga

Receipts of Staple Products May 66 Reported

Long list of railroad receipts detailing quantities of wool flour corn oats malt bran tallow hams butter cheese eggs potatoes and various leather products by Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Eastern, Fitchburg, Lowell, Maine railroads and express and sea shipments with multiple units and weights.

St. Louis Cincinnati Eastern Creamery Vermont New York Western Creamery Canada Nova Scotia New Brunswick Burbank Peetless Danver Hisher Bermudas Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Eastern Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Lowell Rairoad Lear Hay—Scars Lumber Maine Railroad Peabody and Salem

Total Receipts of Staple Products May 6

Totals show receipts of staple commodities from all shipment points versus last year. Items include Cotton, Wool, Butter, Flour, Eggs, Cornmeal, Cheese, Oatmeal, Potatoes, Hay, Tallow, Leather, Pork, Lard, Hides, Bacon, Skins, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, Pelts, and Tre sacks of flour.

Sidney Hiram Emery Liverpool Eng Borderer Maderia S Market Hillsboro N B Port Antonio ST John May Flower Dales ROSS Eeene Suger Eee Kips DGB Gsi Kaise

Cotton Market May 6 Receipts and Prices Across Markets

The table lists May 6 receipts, net and gross, coastal movement, shipments and stocks at principal U S cotton markets with upland middling prices for May 6. It records recent sales figures and price levels to compare market activity across regions.

United States

Livestock Prices and Market Totals In Boston Post Report

The Boston market report lists totals for cattle sheep horses swine and lambs, with state breakdowns for New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and more. It notes car counts by railroad line and provides price ranges for market beef store cattle sheep and hogs, plus hides and skins and cattle classifications.

N.hampshire Vermont Jescco Massachusetts Boston Lowell Maine Albany Fitchburg Eastern New York New England Providence Old Colony Brighton N. B Boston and Albany Railroad

Bondholders Chart Reorganization Plan for Toledo Line

Bondholders of the St Louis division of the Toledo Cincinnati and St Louis railroad meet at Parker House to hear Austin Corbin’s reorganization proposal. They discuss a committee to represent bondholders and protect security interests, aiming to convert debt into a workable plan with trustees and four classes of securities.

Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis St. Louis Toledo Cincinnati and St. Louis Parker House Austin Corbin New York George W. Morse Samuel French Corbin James Armstrong A. Sully Long Island H. A. Blood Ohio Court Henry D. Hyde Ohio East St. Louis Ballou Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad Company Mass Jonathan Dwight Weston Lewis Boston Samuel Atherton J. A. Evans Mr. Hyde Messrs. Quigley Harbeck McRab Pierce Boardman Rufus Coffin G. N. Smalley Dwight Fay Hyde Quigley Balloou Eastern Railroad of New Hampshire Eastern Railroad Portsmouth Moody Currier Manchester Dexter Richards Newport Francis Thompson Edward IL. Giddings Edward A. Abbott Wim. Hl. Goodwin Frank A. Philbrick Rye W.H. Hackett Maine

Jury Awards Plaintiff After Defect in Coat Cover Case

Defect described as smoothly worn coat cover or scuttie. plaintiff broke her leg. Jury found for plaintiff for $775. Attorneys: J. W. O'Brien for plaintiff, E. B. Hagar for defendant. Multiple docket numbers indicate joint actions for photographer services totaling $14,583 and separate tort actions involving a milk cart collision on Everett street Brighton and a city tort claim for injuries.

Plaintif J. W. O’brien E. B. Hagar Henry T. Lee James McFadden Same D. F. Crane J. H. Hardy Chas. E. Kendall Boston and Albany Railroad Company John D. Doyle Kendall James A. Doyle Doyle Everett Street Brighton James Doyle H. G. & Geo. H. Swasey A. L. Soule

Superior Court session in Middlesex May 6 before Judge Rockwell

The Middlesex County Superior Court adjourns after hearing jury waived cases and shall reconvene tomorrow for continued proceedings. Notices include Berninghof v Whitter and Kennedy Adm r v Kindt plus Heald et al v Atwood and Tr.

Superior Court Middlesex County Rockwell Tosos Berninghof Whitter i Kennedy Adm'r Kindt Heald Et al Atwood

Supreme Judicial Court Hearing Uncontested Divorces

Supreme Judicial Court in Middlesex County reports a session on May 6 before Judge Holmes. The court has been hearing uncontested libels for divorce and will reconvene tomorrow for the same purpose.

Supreme Judicial Court Middlesex County Holmes

Municipal Courts May 6 Adultery Larceny and Assault Cases

In the central court Judge Churchill presided over cases including John C W Forrester held $200 for selling adulterated butter and Sosiah J Woodman held $500 for larceny. In Roxbury Thomas J Gaffney and Louise Gordon held $500 and $300 bail to answer adultery. East Boston John F McConnell arraigned for larceny held $400 until May 8. South Boston Jeremiah Connors pleaded guilty to assault and battery on a patrolman, bonds $300 for the superior court. James F Dowling guilty of assault and drunkenness fines $13. Charlestown Samuel Turnbull assaulted fined $35. Dorchester James A B Underwood assault fined $10.

Central Court Churchill John C. W. Forrester Sosiah J. Woodman Robert Dodge Louis Miasski Faneuil Ball Market Joseph Quinn Roxbury Thomas J. Gaffney Louise Gordon Gaffney East Boston John F. McConnell Dorchester James A. B. Underwood

Second party of newspaper men sails south for immigration drive

A second group of editors and journalists, traveling on the steamer Decatur H Miller under Capt Howes, will depart this city this afternoon to tour the South. The list includes S L Boardman Augusta Me Home Farm B T Cox Boothbay Me Boothbay Register W S Gilman Houston Me Aroostook Pioneer F L Dingley and wife Lewiston Me Evening Journal and many others from Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts. The purpose is to stimulate New England interest in the southern country and its resources. The route covers Lynchburg Chattanooga Nashville Knoxville and Atlanta with banquets and southern hospitality in Tennessee towns. An additional forty passengers bound south accompany the group.

Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Company Boston Col. C. P. Gaither Decatur H. Miller Solomon Howes S.L. Boardman Augusta Home Farm B.T. Cox Boothbay Boothbay Register W.5. Gilman Houston Aroostook Reporter C.F. Coburn Lowell Mass Citizen F. J. Fuller Gardner Gardner Record W. W Tandy J. S. Jaqueth Amherst Amherst Record Thomas Pray & Wife Manufacturers’ Gazette Thos. Tressillian Gloucester Cape Ann Bulletin Fred L. Johnson Hyde Park Times A. D. Nickerson Providence K. L Press and Star F. 8. Hutch Hartford New England Lynchburg Chattanooga Nashville Knoxville Atlanta Tennessee United States Free Hospital Murdock Liquid Food C.o Miss Jr Miss T Miss K Our Free Hospital John Miller James Harkins Suffolk Harkins Anthony Holbrook Said Holbrook Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company Wilsell Salem Street Alexander Wadsworth James. W. Stearns Saidand Said Stearns Darling I. Lawrence Goddard Said Goddard Nichols Whittemore Rowell Samus C. Cobb William I. Bowditch

Annual prize drill and party at MIT

The annual prize drill and party of the corps of cadets at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is set for Saturday at 2 PM in Mechanics Building. Also today the Winthrop school pupils present a sewing exhibition at 2:20 PM.

Corps of Cadets Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mechanics’ Building Winthrop School Dudiey Street Opera House New England Hospital Richard Hughes England London School of Hemaopathy Chelsea Robert G. Ingersoll Boston Bez Mn Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association Parker House Society of Arts Institute of Technology Edward C. Pickering Cambridge Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Lace Factory to Open in Wilkesbarre Pa

A lace factory planned for Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania aims to be the first of its kind in the United States. J C Atkin of Nottingham England introduced the project. 150000 dollars capital with 25 percent subscribed. Shares set at 100 dollars. Machinery to be imported from England and the plant expected to employ over 200 workers.

Wilkesbarre United States J. C. Atkin Nottingham England

Logan or Tilden as friends of the black man

The Brooklyn Eagle praises Samuel J. Tilden as a steadfast anti slavery champion and a model ally for Black Americans, recalling his 1848 stand for free soil and free men while suggesting he outshines Logan as a true friend to the Black community.

Brooklyn Eagle Logan Samuel J. Tilden Union Confederacy

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