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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1884

Page

3

A BEAUTIFUL IDOL Charles Adams Jr Probes Union Pacific Value

Charles Francis Adams Jr writes to the Boston Daily Advertiser defending Union Pacific stock against Wall Street bears. He recounts past government service, private reports, and his thorough review showing the property’s investment value, future growth, and a strategy to gain New England control amid market panic.

Charles Francis Adams, Jr F. L. Ames Omaha Union Pacific Boston Daily Advertiser Wall Street New York Boston Bears New England Chicago Burlington and Quincy Broadway Washington Street San Francisco Sam C. F. Adams, JR

Boston Capital Wanted Boulton Stock Exchange

Boston report notes capital sought for Boulton Stock Exchange listings with price indications and exchange plans, outlining potential funding and market moves.

Boulton Stock Exchange

Stock Market Ends Day Buoyant After Heavy Losses

May 16 New York stock market opened weak but drifted higher as delivery hour passed. Trading was active with 455,300 shares, aided by easing money rates and Bank of New York lending on government bonds. Notable falls included Lake Shore and New York Central, while Western Union and Union Pacific rose amid a late surge and strong demand from foreign buyers.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific the Journal New York Boston Stock Exchange Prime Mercantile Lake Shore Pacific Mail Omaha Western Union Wabash Texas Pacific New York Central Northwest St. Paul Central Pacific Louisville Nashville Sterling Exchange H.C. Hardy & Sons Newark Savings Institution Canadian Pacific Canada Southern Northwestern Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson Northern Pacific Bank of New York Clearing House Messrs. J. & W. Seligman Wansactions

Flour and grain markets show quiet trade and mixed prices

Wheat and flour quotations drift lower in New York and Chicago while several midsize flour grades hold firm. Corn meal and oats trade steadily. cottonseed and linseed meal are scarce. Provisions mix with firm pork and lard yet lighter beef and hog prices. dairy and butter markets stay steady with varied milk goods and eggs firm.

Boston Commercial Exchange Liverpool New York New York Mercantile Exchange Eastern Creamery Savannah Chicago Union Michigan Indiana Ohio Minnesota St Louis Wisconsin St. Louis Milwaukee Toledo Detroit White Southern Finn White State Stago D. Milwaukee RYK Canada Cincinnati Pew Worcester County Boston City London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Mark Lane Paris England

Financial. London Bond Prices May 16

US bonds listed with varied values across issues including 4s at 122 and 4 1/2s at 114. First and second issues for A & GW, New Jersey Central, Ene, LLinois Central, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Reading, Mexican, Canadian Pacific, and St Paul common show mixed quotes.

London US Bonds 4Lea A & GW New Jersey Central Ene Llinois Central Pennsylvania Philadelphia Reading Mexican Canadian Pacific St Paul Common

Imports at Boston list many firms and goods from Liverpool

A long Boston import record lists numerous Liverpool consignments and dozens of firms such as Crocker & Co, Bond, Watsons, and Baring Bros. The entries note quantities of tin, steel, bags, soda, bicycles, lace goods, earthenware, nails, wine, ink, muscle goods, chinas and other items. Many names appear with varied cargoes.

Boston Liverpool Eng Missouri Crocker & Co Bond, Watsons & Co Jere Abbott & Co Thos Groome & Co Mdise Baring Bros & Co Cunningham Co Clapp & Bailey Pierce & Co Fleming & Co Great Western Despatch Co McDuffee & Stratton Baring Bros & Co Baldwin Bros & Co Chase Haley & Co RH White & Co Cushing & Bliss R H White & Co Moise Houghton & Dutton Shepard, Norwell & Co Shoninger, Moses & Co Fairchild Paper Co Sny Effects EA Snow Geo O Finchetti

Foreign MxXports Steamer Alpha-1 Cargo Listing at Yarmouth NL

A compact cargo summary shows the steamer Alpha-1 at Yarmouth Newfoundland with items including piano four boxes ink one hundred seventy five barrels flour one box tinware one barrel glass seven boxes oranges four hundred twenty lemons fifty packages rope four boxes hardware one case guns one bundle rubber hose one case brass three bales waste one do packing one bundle rubber hose.

Yarmouth

Receipts of Staple Products May 16 Across Railroads

A listing of cargo receipts by multiple railroads including Boston and Albany Providence Old Colony and New York and New England detailing bales of cotton wool flour cornmeal oats meal molasses sugar and related goods with quantities such as 1560 bushels flour 125 bushels cornmeal 525 bushels corn and 174 bales lumber among others. Also notes tallow grease butter cheese eggs bacon and hides with varied counts and unit measures across rail lines.

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

Weekly Receipts Table May 16 1884 and 1883 figures

A dense table of weekly receipts compares 1884 and 1883 totals across commodities including cotton, coffee, wool, sugar, flour, molasses, corn, oats, wheat, butter, cheese, beef, pork, lard, hides, tallow, beans, potatoes, hay, and more. Notable totals include flour barrels around 10,800 to 10,887 and sacks near 89,932, with beef, pork, and lard figures shown by bid and quantity. the note mentions flour sacks in the 1883 column reduced to barrels.

Menta C. Soccos C&aTs

Consolidated American cotton stock and trade report 1884

Net receipts at United States ports 587 and exports to Great Britain 1,201. France and Continent totals show 4,380 and 4,380 reductions. Stocks at all U S ports 525,631 with interior 41,454. Liverpool stocks 997,000 and American afloat for Great Britain 135,000.

Nort Norl U’s United States Great Britain France Continent New Orleans St. Louis New York Cincinnati Romina Charleston Mobile Augusta Louisville Baltimore Norfolk Memphis Eeeree Liverpool

Konohassett to Welcome Guests on Jerusalem Road Cohasset

Mrs. Knowlton announces the Konohassett on Jerusalem road Cohasset will open for permanent and transient guests for the summer season starting June 20. The house offers delightful surroundings quaint architecture and a quiet homelike retreat away from beach bustle.

Court notes and cases in second session before Judge Barker

In the second session before Judge Barker, cases proceed including Daniel Block v Downing to recover 130 for cigars claimed as collateral for a loan, with I J Cutter for plaintiff and T J Gargan for defendant. William Denvir v Morse and others seeks 10,000 for injuries from a defective spanker boom aboard the schooner Mary E Morse. Remaining dockets list Michael v Swett and Ideal Coffee Pot Co v Rickes among others, with further proceedings ongoing.

Maria Rowe Patrick Canney D. F. Crane C. F. Donnelly Sarah A. Maguire R. P. Leonard Cambridge Street Ss. C. E Whitney Street Roxbury Thomas Riley H. E Swasey Daniel Block Frank H. Downing I. J. Cutter T. J. Gargan William Denvir Benjamin W. Morse Mary E. Morse C. T. Russell,Jr W. E. Russell F. Dodge W. E. Dodge

Court docket list of cases with motions to be heard

A docket entry lists several cases by parties and numbers. All motions for new trials and hearings on the allowance of exceptions will be heard tomorrow May 17 at 9 30 A M.

Johngon Hapgood Patten Fitz Bowker Ami Farrell Inks Marl- Southworthboro Same Webber Lynch Dean Als Monitor O Stove Co Gonagle Brigham Ingalls Nichols Kiarston Willis A. Kingsbury Calvin Phipps Medway Norfolk Holliston Middlesex Elijah Kingsbury Clark Travis George Blake Job Nichols Hiram Snow James S. Daggett Middlesex South

Sewell Executor v Robbins Et Al On Trial Before Holmes

Supreme Judicial Court of Middlesex County on May 16 heard the case of Sewell, executor, versus Robbins and others, still on trial before Judge Holmes.

Supreme Judicial Court Colburn Peck Richards Middlesex County Holmes Sewell Robbins

Municipal Court May 16 Handle Cruelty and Crimes

In the central court Judge Parmenter fined Elihu W P Dwyer 15 dollars for cruelty to his horse. Howard Weat and Frank P Sheehan faced charges of breaking and entering and larceny. Weat held for 1200 dollars bail. Sheehan discharged. Other: Palmer N Lincoln taunted for undressed poultry fined 50 dollars. James Botto and Frank Otis faced liquor and assault charges respectively. Various defendants held for appearances May 20 21 or 23. East Boston John Andrews fined 15 dollars. McCarty and Hannerty bound over for ball playing. South Boston eleven liquor dealers arraigned for selling to minors. continued for hearing.

Central Court Frank Otis Marshall Perkins Henry Steele Frank Otto Nahum Poole Carrie Magee Joan ©. W. Forrester H. J. Chettick John P. Leach John D. Quinn East Boston John Andrews Sauit Joseph McCarty Charles Hannerty South Boston Law and Order League

Business failures and stockholder meeting in Bridgeport area

National tally shows 209 business failures in the U S and Canada last week up 18 from the prior week due to Wall Street flurry. Bridgeport and Housatonic Rolling Stock stockholders met at Youngs hotel to probe treasurer’s attachment and inspect books, with about 50 present. A two man committee was appointed to investigate with power to hire counsel. Several local failures noted including oil dealer A B Johnson of Boston and Chelsea fish dealer William A Drummond, with other bankruptcies listed across Massachusetts Maine Vermont Rhode Island and Connecticut. Also noted are real estate attachments in Suffolk County and several contract actions in municipal and South Boston courts.

Kk. G. Dun & Co Mercantile Agency United States Canada Wall Street Bridgeport and Housatonic Young’s Hotel Lovett Paige Bridgeport Company Housatonic Company F. H. Mills John Hurd Bronson Attleborough Clarence Hayward Salem A. B. Johnson Fort Hill Square Boston William A. Drummond Chelsea George W. Fernald Lynn Mass Joel Kimball Beverly Percival Blodgett Templeton Caleb F. Palmer Guilford D. Burns Rutland C. M. Stone Pacific National Bank Charles Houghton George W. Young Frank A. Noyes Patrick Donahoe Robert Baker South Boston

Concord Railway Finances Report for Year Ended March 31

The forty third annual report shows total receipts of 1 142 895 dollars with major sources including local and through passengers freight rents and mail. Expenses totaled 666 704 dollars leaving a balance of 476 190 dollars after taxes and dividends. A total of 325 189 dollars was applied to improvements and contingencies leaving 151 001 dollars to the contingent fund with stock valued at 190 086 dollars.

Concord Railway Manchester and Lawrence Manchester and Keene Concord and Portsmouth Suncook Valley Railway Nashua Acton The Railroad Commission

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