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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1889

Page

7

By Laws and Stock Moves Stir Board of Directors

Telegrams from Portland and New York reveal a heated sequence of bylaw amendments and stock actions. Joseph Simon and Belinger opposed secrecy while directors voted to issue ten million dollars in preferred stock, with Tyndale and Villard coordinating strategy amid legal objections.

Joseph Simon Kinger Board of T. H. Tyndale Mr. Villard New York Tyndale Portland George H. Williams H. Villard Bellinger Simon Board of Directors Williams Oregon Villard Ede

American Baptist societies plan $1,000,000 learning institute

The first annual meeting of the American Baptist Education Society at Tremont Temple heard outlines to raise one million dollars for an Institute of Learning in Chicago. Francis Wayland chaired. John D. Rockefeller pledged $600,000 and F E Hinckley $50,000. The Baptist Historical Society met at Warren Avenue Baptist Church with Howard, Jones and other leaders speaking. A separate Clarendon Street gathering supported the Woman's American Baptist Home Mission Society with Dr Simmons, Professor Thomas, and Alice B Merriam as speakers.

American Baptist Education Society Tremont Temple Francis Wayland Secreeary Gay Institute of Learning Chicago John D. Rockefeller Purnoss F. E. Hinckley The Baptist Historical Society Warren Avenue Baptist Church Dr. Howard Connecticut H. G Jones Philadelphia W. Woyd D.D Newark N.J C. C.itting Robert J. Asga

London and Liverpool Markets See Wheat Quiet in May Reports

Foreign markets report cargoes off the coast with wheat bids dwindling and sales slow. In Liverpool buy offers and futures steady, prices for No 1 California wheat and corn holding firm while breadstuffs show dull demand and mixed quotations across winter and club wheats.

London Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California

Trade listing of agents and firms across cities

Albany New York W H Fearer of J Fearey and Son Ke Baltimore Maryland H Adler of Cohen Adler and Co Aa Baltimore Md J Mullen Jr of Tucker Smith and Co d Deaitimore Md M Daniel of R Jandorf and Co Rd Binghamwn NY H E Goff of Stone Goff and Co Us Charleston $8 C N A Hunt of N A Hunt and Co Ad Chicago LA B R Wells of M D Wells and Co Qu Chicago HI E Carpenter of Guthsmann Carpenter and Telling Ad Corinth Miss A Rubel of Sekeles and Rubel Am Davenport la S P Bryant of 8 P Bryant and Co Re Dubuque la E B Pickenbrook Ad Dubuque la M K Amsden of Large and Amsden Tre Lexington Ky S Bassett of S Bassett and Sons Ro pework City W B Hayward of Aaron Claflin and Philadelphia Penn E $ Reeve Ad Pittsburg Penn H Childs Jr of H Childs and Co Ad St Josep Mo A T Smith of Smith Frazer B 5 Co Sowanda I B Humphrey Ad

Albany H Fearer J Fearey & Son Baltimore H Adler Cohen, Adler & Co J Mullen, Jr Tucker, Smith & Co Charleston Hunt Hunt & Co Chicago R Wells D Wells & Co Carpenter Guthsmann Carpenter & Telling Corinth Miss Rubel Sekeles & Rubel Davenport P Bryant Bryant & Co Dubuque Pickenbrook Ad. Dubuque K Am Philadelphia Penn E $ Reeve Pittsburg H Childs, Jr H Childs & Co St Josep A T Smith Smith Frazer B & 5 Co

Fall River Print Cloth Week Summary

Fall River reports weekly production 180000 pieces deliveries 179000 stock 8000 sales 184000 spot 41000 futures 143000 market steady. Providence market closed quiet firm at 3 1 2 percent for 64 squares and 37 16 cent for 56x60s weekly sales 80000 pieces with 15000 64x64s spots 30 000 pieces irregulars to be made on private terms factory stock 54000 64s and 5000 56x60s.

Fall River Providence

Wheat market dull as California crop hopes rise

Chicago reports a quiet dull wheat market with Hutchinson sales barely meeting demand. California crop prospects are excellent but U S traders expect a cautious approach as visible supply is seen shrinking. Corn receipts rising, oats weak with corn, hogs and provisions weaker with limited buyer interest and potential further declines.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Boston Hutchinson California Pacific Coast Mary Gilman, Cheney & Co Milwaukee Kansas City

Grain Prices and Receipts Across Cities in Market Report

Minnesota bakers prices listed for winter and spring wheat by the bbl and patent grades with export options. Receipts and outputs for New York Chicago Milwaukee St Louis and Detroit noted for wheat corn oats and rye with prices, dull markets, and mixed demand across regions.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Canada Extra New York City City Mill Chicago Milwaukee St Louis Psa Detroit Toledo Peoria Oge

Butter and dairy market report with steady prices

Butter receipts today 523 pkgs vs 552 last year. Market quiet with small lot buying. wake-up quality drives arrivals and potential uptick when full grass butter arrives next week. Quotations cover Western and Vermont creams, Eastern and Pennsylvania dairy lines, oleomargarine, cheese, and eggs with steady to firm levels and light shipments.

Vermont New York State Creamery Pennsylvania Western Dairy State Dairy Baltimore Ohio State Liverpool New Hampshire

Market steady as Norfolk and Savannah cargoes arrive

The Norfolk boat due Monday carries 1800 boxes berries 500 crates cabbage and 1600 crates peas while the Savannah boat due Monday brings 840 cases and 840 barrels of vegetables. The schooner Robert A Snow also due Monday sails Bermuda onions for E J Morrison & Co and Bennett Rand & Co. Quotations list onions at various prices per crate or bunch and include beets carrots lettuce turnips radishes parsnips cucumbers rhubarb parsley and many other garden produce items with multiple regional price points.

Norfolk Savannah Robert A Snow Bermuda E J Morrison & Co Bennett, Rand & Co Mondey St Andrews North Carolina Florida

Steamers Gambetta and Maranja Due With Fruit Cargo

The Gambetta arrives Wednesday with Baracoa bananas for Seaverns & Co, and the Maranja arrives Thursday with Jamaica bananas for the Boston Fruit Company. The Caledonia passed Gibraltar May 4 bound for Boston carrying 6700 Valencia oranges, 1100 Palermo oranges, 6100 Palermo lemons, 2400 Naples oranges, 200 Catania oranges and 2000 Catania lemons. The Fitzroy passed Gibraltar May 9 bound for Boston with 1700 Messina oranges, 1500 Messina lemons, 4560 Palermo oranges and 16600 Palermo lemons.

Gambetta Baracoa Seaverns & Co Maranja Jamaica Boston Fruit Company Caledonia Gibraltar Boston Valencia Palermo Naples Catania Fitzroy

Pork and pork products market report with prices

Receipts show pork 30 bbls and hams 103 bbls with lard and bacon stocks varying by region. Prices quote long cuts at 14 756 to 15 00, pork at 11 55 to 11 60, lard around 6 75, and various dressed hog and beef items steady or dull across markets in New York, Chicago, and Cincinnati with mixed demand noted.

Hams, LLC York Continent South America Chicago St Louis Cincinnati

Hog and cattle markets across major exchanges

Stock Yards Kansas City reports higher cattle with receipts 535 and prices for native cows 185 to 275. Hog receipts 2822 show gains with heavies 4.42 to 4.72, medium and lights 4.30 to 4.37, pigs 4.27 to 4.32. Other centers St Louis Peoria Cincinnati Chicago list firm or steady prices across hogs cattle and sheep with varied ranges and local receipts.

Kansas City St Louis Peoria Cincinnati Chicago Texas

Sugar and Molasses Market Report

Sugar receipts today total 144 bbls and 11,000 bags with a firm market. Prices quoted for Cuban and Manila sugars, refined grades, and confectioners. Tea, molasses receipts and prices vary, with New York markets quiet to steady and futures outlook muted.

Cuba Manilas Moilos Javas New York Ponce Porto Rico New Orleans Cienfuegos

New York Cotton Prices Hold Despite Mixed Futures Signals

New York cash cotton remains steady with 759 bales traded, uplands and middling grades quoted around 10.60c to 11.13c, while futures opened dull and closed quiet. Liverpool and U.S. market reports show steady to firm tones with varied regional receipts and stocks across Augusta, Galveston, New Orleans and other ports.

New York DNC Wibyy Riehlen Ike Peaves Ecko Liverpool Iica DUNG Augusta Galveston New Orleans Great Britain Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Mid Lodge Norfolk Mid LLC Wilmington Philadelphia Continent Baltimore Ann York Cincinnati Mid Cc St Louis Louisville Consolidated United States

Miscellaneous Market Reports and Prices

Tallow receipts today show 19 barrels versus 12 last year. City tallow at 4 4 percent, country 4c, rough 172 2c, grease 3 4c. Market quiet. New York greenbacks strong 7 16c. Coffee New York Rio quiet, fair car 1854c. Whiskey Western markets steady. Turpentine closed 39c, resin 7 1232 115, tar $2.10. petroleum closed 7.10c, RSW 6.85c, cases 8.75c.

Baldwins Maine California Tennessee Messina Palermo Lorenzo D Baker Jamaica Boston Fruit Company Carl Konow WW & CR Noyes Cocoanu‘s Konow York New York Rio Petroeum

Imports May 18 1889 Steamer Scythia Shipments

A detailed list from Liverpool records goods imported by Scythia and multiple firms. Items include steel, hardware, furniture, books, wine, glass, tin plates, nails, machinery, clothing, leather, and various textiles. Numerous firms such as B R Houghton, Stone & Downer, J F Hunnewell, Austin & Dolen, Bare.

Liverpool Eng Scythia Houghton M Jones & Co Stone & Downer Excelsior Umbrella Co Koopman & Co Hunnewell Hovey & Co Tucson Charles Schoenhof Grout Warren & Blanchard Lorraine Mans R Leeson & Co Reid & Co Little, Brown & Co King Glue Co H Davis & Co J Davenport Thomas Kelly Freeland, Loomis & Co Jos Riga Shepard Norwell & Co Sheldon Shaman & Co Brown, Durrell & Co Parker & Co Jordan, Marsh & Co Read & Sons Holder & Herrick Mullen & Co Mose Baring Bros & Co

Murray ledger of cargo orders and shipments in colonial trade

A dense list of consignments includes 602 boxes tin dia Fuller and Fitz with multiple packages of earthenware hats oranges onions and other goods. Additional items include 181 boxes tin lates Aus tin and Dolen 139 do do Stone Downer 125 do and 85 cases tin Fuller Dana Fitz. Also noted are ginger ale bbls leather hosiery machinery samples photographs tissues paper velvet and mdse from various firms. A separate section covers sugar sacks for Matanzas schooner Viking 11 000 sacks and steamer Chancellor 17 300 bags plus bananas and cocoanuts for Port Antonio Jamaica with Boston Fruit Co supplies.

Dia Fuller Dana & Fitz Aliam Burgess Stone & Downer Austin & Dolen Tin Fuller, Dana & Fitz American Express Co Morrison & Co Rockwell & Son Kowlby McCormick & Doherty Port Antonio Jam L D Baker Boston Fruit Co

Exports May 18 1889 Maitland NS cargo list

Readable tariff style list of exports from several ports including Maitland NS St John NB St Kitts Halifax NS Port Mulgrave Grand Paton Paspe Biac PQ Hull Eng Port Williams NS St Pierre Mi Liverpool Eng and Liverpool UK with cargoes of flour meal salt broomcorn lumber shingles bricks oil hardware furniture boats and groceries. Notable items include schooner Seraphine 30 bbls flour 116 bbls meal and steamer Carroll with flour pot barley hard ware and miscellaneous goods.

Maitland ST John ST Kitts Halifax Ifax Tlarborville Port Mulgrave Grand Paton Paspe Biac Brig New Dominion Hull Eng New York Buffalo Port Williams Ethel Port Antonio Lorenzo D Baker Charlottetown Carroll ST. Pierre Liverpool Bostonian

RAILROADS timetable corrected to February 17 1889

New York and New England system notes updated train departures from Boston Station foot of Summer Street for Ashcroft Baltimore Blackstone Danbury Dedham Dorchester and many other points with dozens of listed times. Also covers Woonsocket division Needham Way Stations and Sunday trains with notes on special departures and stops including express services to New York via Air Line Route and through connections to Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury Fishkill and Philadelphia.

Boston Summer Street Ashcroft Baltimore Bird Street Blackstone Danbury Dedham Dudie Street Ellie Endicott Fishkill-on-Kudson Ranklin Crest Avenue Aim Martford Harvard Street Kighland Lake Islington Manchester Mattapan Milford Mt. Bowdoin Britain Newburg New London New York Air Line Hartford Norwich Orwich M. Norwood Cher F Norwood Central Pawtucket Philadelhia Providence Putnam Readville River Street Rockville Conn Southbridge Tiltons Walpeele Washington D.C Waterbury Willimantic Winslows Webster Hyde Park Franklin Woonsocket Division Boston & Albany Railroad Needham and Way Woonsocket Middletown New Haven New Britain Shkill-on-Hudgon Newburgh Turners N. Y Chicago & St. Louis Limited Erie Railway New England Daly York Air Richmond New Vein Etlannia City OF Sostos Washington Street ACESS Mee NG A. C. Kendall Trafic Pass Agt Fitchburg Hoosac Tunnel Way Street Tro Albany Rotterdam Junction West Troy Albany Binghamton Buffalo Chicago Niagara Falls Hort Line Erie St. Louis Niagara Falls Michigan Central Palace Grand Tr Way Ayer Junction SUN Belmont and Waverley Brattleboro Miller’s Falls Tom Cambridge Concord M. Fitchburg Gardner and Miller’s Falls Greenfield Hoosick Falls Johnsonville Lincoln—s Marlboro, Hudson and Maynard Saratoga Union Eyeere Somerville Waltham Watertown Union Market Mt. Auburn Worcester N Street John Adams Causeway Street St. Albans Winchendon Jaffrey Peterboro Fitzwilliam Marlboro Keene Westmoreland Walpole Bellows Falls Rutland Burlington St. Johns Montreal Odensburg Delaware & Hudson Canal Company R. R

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