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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1883

Page

3

Money Matters In Boston Clearing House Rates

Boston money markets show loans at 24.938 percent and 21 to 3 percent splits for different terms. New York funds yield 10 12 cents discount. Exchanges total 11,947,248 with outside call money at 4.5 percent. Foreign exchange remains nominally higher with varied banker and commercial bill rates. Kansas City leads nationwide gains based on recent clearing house table.

Boston New York Sterling Reichmanns Guilders Kansas City Boston Daily Corn Exchange of Grain Inspection Hurley Ohio Board of Agriculture Kansas Minneta Indiana Iowa California Ohio Kentucky Ohio Board of Culture St Petersburg Russia Samaria Sunbrisk Astrakhan Des Moines Chicago, Burlington and Quincy San Francisco Lgin New York Mercantile Exchange Egus Atrong St Albans Boston Produce Exchange Western Creamery Chicago Giz Sepa Silge Cork Ireland H Hichborn & CO

Mining and Miscellaneous Stocks Reported for Sale

Wilson W Fay Co lists trades of various stocks and ships including Eureka Tunnel Berth 100 Cusi 200 Standard Water stock 1,000 Mass Meter US Mexico 08 People’s Tel 6 75 8,000 Mammo 03 Burton Stock Brunswick Ships Am Berth 50 500 Martin White 275 200 Catal BO Shore. The fragmentary itemized list suggests a catalog of securities and vessels offered for sale with mixed quantities and prices.

Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street Huston Eureka Tunnel C.eccees US Mexico People's Tel Burton Stock Brunswick Martin White Catal BO Shore

New York Financial Market Mixed With Declines and Gains

New York reports a firmer exchange and higher government bonds while stocks opened firm then weakened. Rail and mining shares showed volatility with Reading and Richmond and Danville leading gains, and Horn Silver and Eureka among dull mining issues. total shares traded reached about 224,000.

New York Prime Mercantile Atlantic and Pacific Bloomington and Western Jersey Central Milwaukee and Northern Ohio Southern Iron Mountain Arkansas Milwaukee and St. Paul Union Pacific New Jersey Central Thoughtu St. Louis San Francisco Richmond Danville Denver Rio Grante Reading Bidyzan Central Oreghiar Alice Navajo Oregon Horn Eureka Salea The Stock Exchange

Historic cargo list from Glasgow and Atlantic ports

A cleaned OCR fragment lists varied consignments and cargo items from multiple vessels and ports. Glasgow aboard the steamship Amstrian with meat, cheese, bacon, and grain. Canning New Brunswick schooner Cecelia with oil and canned meats. Beaver River schooner Killam with meal and pork. Hull England steamer Sorrento with woodenware, pails, and pork. Key quantities include 25 tierces of bacon, 8,200 pieces of staves, 1,000 tierces of lad, 7,988 barrels, 1,000 cases canned meats, and 40 barrels of wheat.

Port OF Spain Trinidad Auburndale ST Johns Harbor Grace N F Tosm—Ti Liverpool Eng Catalonia Glasgow Amstrian Cecelia Beaver River Benj Killam Hull New York Sorrento Maine Railroad Ichburg Eastern Railroad Isy—S Cats Grand Junction Railroad Peabody and Salem New York and New England Railroad Old Colony Railroad Boston and Albany Providence Railroad

Market Report on Live Stock and Prices

Live stock totals from markets show cattle and sheep counts, with prior and current week figures and year-ago data. Regional origin tallies list numbers from New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Canada, alongside rail-road car counts and beef and hog price ranges for various qualities and weights. The report also details hides, tallow, and skins prices and notes classification standards for cattle and sheep by quality, including western hogs and Brighton market considerations.

New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Canada Boston Lowell Maine Albany Fitchburg Eastern New York & No Providence Slec Lotsa N. B Boston and Albany Brighton

Market Notes on Cotton Receipts and Prices Across Cities

Net and gross receipts across cities show stable to quiet markets with middling values around 104 to 106 cents per pound. Notable figures include New Orleans sales and stock tallies, while Liverpool and London figures appear as foreign trade receipts. The compilation spans Baltimore Savannah Augusta Cincinnati St Louis and mobile coastwise results with varying stock levels and market steadiness.

Chicago Minnesota St. Louis Indiana Ohio Michigan New York Palermo Messina Valencia Bos Florida Malaga Tae Manila Barbados Porto Rico Boston Liverpool Uplands Orleans Manchester Ross Mobile Ee Luiz York Britain Psecs Secerereenves Lomee Seceeree iNet Saltimore Savannah Uoastwike Marset Augusta Middlin Cincinnati United States Great Britain ST Louis May New Orleans City London Canada SaLeastige Gele Ceagc Geige St Domingo Petroleum United Prime Steam Continent South America New State Milwaukee Toledo Bhat Rs Detroit

Legal notices from Boston court terms Overview of several cases

In Boston Supreme Judicial Court and related matters, cases include Mason v Hartford Providence and Fishkill Railroad reargument on jurisdiction from 1871, and trustees of Eastern road seeking to foreclose a $3.5 million mortgage with proposed $30,000 bonds as a first lien. Other actions cover administrator of Abigail Armstrong estate, Talbot trustees versus Central railroad seeking franchise details and land damages, plus Michael W Parker v James M Barnard for injuries from an elevator fall on Summer Street. The court heard motions, with rulings pending and no opposition entered in some cases.

Willard Phillips Eastern Road To Rest Railroad Boston and Mainera Wheeler Abigail Armstrong Warren K. Sasa Otton Thomas Talbot Husetts Central Railroad Company Boston Lowell Central Solomon Lincoln, Jr Richard Olney Michael W. Parker James M. Barnard Summer Street Justice Field Prince and Peabody Augustus Russ G. A. A. Pevey

McGillaway v Standard Sugar Refinery Tort Return

Superior Court session before Judge Aldrich resumes a tort action by Neil McGillaway for injuries from wheeling across a vessel staging to a Boston wharf. Plaintiff’s and defendant’s counsel listed. docket includes multiple cross references and railroad-related cases in the file.

Aldrich Neil McGillaway Standard Sugar Refinery Boston A. A. Ranney J. R. Clark W. H. Towne Kobt M.morse, Jr

Not specified tort award reversed on car collision

A tort action for injuries from a collision between a Metropolitan car and a defendant car, in which the plaintiff, acting as conductor, was knocked from the car on June 16, 1880. A verdict for the plaintiff stood, but the defendant’s exceptions were sustained. The rescript notes the horse car violated statutes and the plaintiff’s labor violated statute, contributing to the injury. S. B. Allen appeared for the plaintiff and George F. Verry for the defendant.

Knowlton Rufus J. Smith Same Washington and Eliot Streets Ss. B. Allen and Perry William Gaston Shepard Francis L. Wellman H. M. Greenough Merritt J. P. Farley, Jr N. B. Bryant Reardon Faneuil Hall Insurance Company M. Hammond C.ick Train J. O. Teele Isaac T. Kellogg Francis N. Kimball Staples United States District Court For District of Massachusetts S. H. Dudley Geo. W. Morse Wm. A. Matthewson Pet Jno S. Moulton Et al K. E. Fales J. Q. A. Brockett T. Brigham Bishop The Globe Company Wilkins J. We Pickering F.T. Benner Thomas H. Sherley Et al Thomas McCormick Boston Aintiffs Kentucky E. L. Miles & Co E. 1. Miles & Co New Hope Nelson County United States EB. L. Miles & Co Warren & Jane C. F. Donnelly Walte W. Day Highland Street Ratway S. B. Allen George F. Verry

Robbery defendants held for trial in municipal court

May 8 municipal court proceedings before Judge Adams. Frank Fitzgerald and Frank McCormick charged with robbery are held for trial in 2000 dollars each. George Busby convicted of larceny is sentenced to six months in the house of correction, appealed and held in 400 dollars. In South Boston court John Glennon and James OHara charged with larceny are held in 600 dollars for examination Friday.

Adams Frank Fitzgerald Frank McCormick George Busby House of Correction South Boston John Glennon James O’ Hara

Suffolk County Real Estate Transfers in Boston Area

Suffolk County transfers show numerous parcels changing hands from May 1883 to April 1885 across neighborhoods including West End Dorchester Charlestown East Boston and Oxbury. Transactions involve sales quitclaims and mortgages with amounts from $1 to $12,000 and land parcels ranging from a few hundred feet to over four thousand square feet. Names include Lucy A. Fowle Garrie Paul Chase Lanemaid Frank Shaw Silas Merrill Lydia Ellison and Ebenezer Robinson among others.

West Chester Park Tremont Streets Lucy A Fowle Garrie Village Jacob Berwin Michael Hon Et Ax Newbury Street George Wheatland, Jr Silas M. Merrill Dorchester Quincy Street Alexander K. Waugh Arthur D. Forbush Amanda Pp. Vaughn Cottage Street Lydia A. G. Ellison Howard Pratt Et al Boston Tyson Martha M. Clapp Edward R. Clapp Henry Humphreys Hancock, Winter and High Streets Ebenezer YP. Robinson Otis D. Dana Monadnock Street Clarence Sumner Et al Charles H. Knox Samuel 5.Cudworth Charlestown Corey Street John W. Brooks Martin Brennan Webster Street George M. Starbird John E. Brown Walnut Street George Poor Warren J. Poor Lexington Street James N. Platt Paul Knowles Mary E. Hayes Sarato Bennington Streets Home Savings Bank Micah Dyer Quitelard Oxbury Regent Street Fanny Hulbert John J. Williams Francis Maynes Stafford Street Adelaide R. Nutter Dominick Toy

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Peer Ogdensburg Lake Champlain Sandusky and Cleveland Metropolitan National Bank Cambridge Gas Licht Co McKay Metallic City of Cincinnati Eau Ranch Sexunion and Missouriiver Leavenworth Topeka Southwestern Atch, Top Santa Fe Boston and Northern Telephone Co Blackstone National Bank Merchandise National Bank National Tube Works Connotton Valley Railway National Bell Telephone of Maine Bay State Telephone Co Highland Street Railway Co Metropolitan Horse Railroad de Wor. and Nash. RR Boston Wharf Co Conn, and Pass. RR Co Rutland Krr Lake Champlain R. BR Union National Bank of Weymouth Alno Shawmut National Bank Framingham National Bank of Framingham Atlantic Mut. Insurance Co Scrip Francis Henshaw & CO Washington Mills Lowell Manufacturing Co Maverick National Bank Everett National Bank Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore RR Fort Scottand Gulf Railroad Rutland RR Odd Fellows’ Bere State National Bank National Union Bank National Bank NH State R. 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