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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1883

Page

3

Financial summary and currency rates from May week close

May figures show loans at 317.8 million versus 316.3 million, deposits up 2.54 million, and reserves rising to 86.6 million. Foreign exchange remains easy with rates for Bankers sterling and francs, while government securities hold steady. Bank of Germany gained 12,580 marks in specie. numerous stocks and bonds listed with varied bids and daily closes.

San Francisco Boston Kansas City Lowell New York New York Bank Bank of Germany Treasury

New York Stock Market Mixed Amid Mining Stocks Rally

The May 26 trading session saw mining shares especially strong led by Comstocks while overall prices traded weaker early and then recovered. Banking and railroad issues fluctuated with readings showing a late-day broad advance amid a strong bank statement. total U.S. stock exchange volume reached about 130000 shares.

New York Prime Mercantile Barsilver Consolidated Virginia California Sutro Sonora Consolidated Oriental and Miller Atlantic and Pacific Louisville New Albany Chicago Richmond Allegheny Texas Pacific Reading St. Paul Minneapolis Manitoba Rochester Pittsburg Central Pacific Texas Pacific Oregon Transcontinental The Stock Exchange Pcos Ee Ey Hi’st. Lo Canada Big Han Kansas Lake Shore Michigan Central Manhattan Memphis& C Missouri Pacific Northwestern Oregon Trans.Co Mutual Union Northern Pacific Ohio & Mississppi Ontario & Weat Ohio Centra Pacific Mail Peoria Dec. & K Phila. & Reading Sil Milwaukee &St.p St. P Omaha Union Pacific St.l.& Pa Western Union Louisville& Nash Erie & Wi

Rumors of wool frauds and market swings ripple through Boston trade

A Boston mercantile rumor cites wool frauds where water and stones allegedly increased fleece weight, plus gypsum in wool prompting refunds. The note links late-provisions declines to manipulations and flags that stock markets show modest changes from a year ago. It reports butter, cheese, eggs prices, grain futures, hog market receipts, and Chicago grain and steamer cargoes, with a lively call on corn and oats trading at the New York exchange.

Boston Cincinnati New York Mercantile Exchange Maycorn Sosge Chicago Park Chicago Norfolk Baltimore Arsland Corn Exchange Maine Vermont New York Nova Scotia P. E.I Cape

Flour and grain markets show mixed upturns on short crop rumors

News notes rising Western flour prices amid reports of a potential 83 crop shortfall, with prices for Spring and Minnesota flour and rye, oats, corn and barley steady to dull. Butter, cheese, eggs soften, while cotton and sugar markets reflect broader market steadiness and price ranges.

Minnesota St. Louis Indiana Ohio Michigan New York

Foreign Exports from Halifax Steamer Worcester Cargo

The Worcester cleared May 26 carrying a diverse British and Canadian goods shipment to Hull via New York. Commodities include hardware wagons glassware canned goods oils and oils goods, textiles, furniture, naval stores, vegetables and meats totaling thousands of packages and crates. The listing names numerous items and quantities including eggs cases oranges and oats.

Halifax Worcester Poland Hull Eng New York Marengo

Shipping Clearances From Atlantic Ports Include Flour and Oil

Granville Nova Scotia Brig Caribbean cleared May 26 with 125 barrels flour 11 coils Manila rope and 8 birds molasses. Windsor Nova Scotia Schooner Townsend cleared May 26 with 185 barrels cornmeal 500 barrels flour. Parsboro Nova Scotia Schooner Star cleared May 26 with 125 barrels flour 10 barrels kerosene oil 2 spars. St John New Brunswick Schooner W H Rouke cleared with 1,250 barrels flour.

Cadiz Brig Bell Star Dempsey Joel Richards Smith & Sons Cassidy Aguaya Risley & Co Joyce Dame & Co Feone Goldsmith Stevenson Richards & Sons Dunbar & Co Hefferman Geo E Downes ST Mar John Chisholm Lyon, Dupuy & Co Port Spain Mary J Castner Bates & Barrett Crab Island Scoiscraig Morgan & Co Henry Beste Charlottetown Pei James Simple, Jr A & O W Mead Port Royal Lizzie Wilson George McQuesten & Co Baracoa Wilhe L Swift W . Rogers Theresa Seaverns & Co Charleston Logwood Mayaguez Wave Crest Dana Bros Matanzas John F Rottman Nash, Spaulding & Co ST Pierre Mart Flora E Falifax Natalie Granville Carribean Windsor A . Townsend Parsboro N S Star ST John N B W H Rouke

Receipts of Staple Products May 36 Railroad Totals

A lengthy ledger style list records varied consignments by railroad lines including Lowell Maine Fitchburg Eastern Grand Junction Sea Peabody and Salem Expresses New York and New England Old Colony Boston and Albany Providence and others. Entries specify bales cotton wool flour cornmeal bushels oats beef lard butter eggs leather hides and multiple carloads or boxes with scattered quantities for each line.

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

Markets by Telegraph Cotton and Grain Notes

Cotton markets report May 26 with Galveston Norfolk New York and other hubs showing dull to steady tone. Prices scarce details include mixed gains for wheat corn rye and flour alongside varying receipts and coastwise shipments across major ports.

London May 26 Markets Report and Commodities

London stock and commodity notes from May 26 include Consols at 101 15 16, various rail and bank share movements, wheat and corn cargoes steady, Liverpool flour and cotton prices, Havana sugar market strength, molasses values, and freight trends. Notes cover Union Pacific, St Louis and San Francisco, Central Pacific, and other major firms, with general weather in England and trade activity.

London Erie New York Central Pennsylvania Central Reading St. Paul Common The Stock Exchange Turtons& Hadow Union Pacific St. Louis San Francisco Central Pacific Norfolk and Western Ohioana Mississippi Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Liverpool England Uplands Orleans

Real Estate Auctions Listed for Wellington Estate and Others

Samuel Hatch & Co. offer the Wellington estate at Jamaica Plain 21 acres with two houses for 14950 plus 1883 tax to Charles Souther. George R. Hichborn & Co. sell dwelling at 2,000 feet land No 8 Leeds St South Boston for 2400 to John Halley. Also 73 Kendall St brick house with 900 feet land for 2660 to George M. Gerrish. Sullivan Bros and Libbie sell 64 Washington St 64 Warrenton St to Nathaniel Cummings for 9275. Security Safe Deposit Co promotes smallables offerings.

Samuel Hatch & Co Wellington Jamaica Plain Charles Souther George R. Hichborn & Co Leeds Street Boston John Halley Kendall Street Tremont Street George M. Gerrish Sullivan Bros. & Libbie Washington Street Nathaniel Cummings Warrenton Street

Court notes and criminal fines from municipal session

A May 26 municipal court session before Judge McCafferty orders fines and recognizances for cruelty to a horse and larceny. William and Jesse Jackson, both colored, bound at $1,000 each for June 1 appearance. Lyons fined for malicious mischief and discharged on battery charge. Victor couple arrested for witness intimidation. case continued. South Boston court: Michael Malley fined $25 and costs for larceny.

McCafferty Hugh Doherty William Jackson Jesse Jackson Timothy Lyops James W. Hansom Hansom Lyons John

Financial strings pull at Palen and Co and a swath of late 19th century failures

A committee found that on December 31 1881 special partners deposited 200000 in Palen and Co with individual checks and the firm returned the money the same day plus 12000 interest. Attorneys deem illegal. partners’ counsel counters legal. Reports note Hathaway Steamship Co suspended with three ships valued at 74000 and 50000 capital. Moody liabilities 15350 secured by mortgage. Goldstein Bros Chicago suspended with 50000 liabilities and 40000 assets. Numerous other firms in Boston Philadelphia Cleveland Newburyport Fredericksburg and beyond report suspensions, compromises, or insolvency filings including Willey New Bedford Wing & Co Steman & Co and others.

George Palen & Co New York City Palen & Co Committee of Investigation Boston Loan Company Goldstein Bros Chicago H. A. Lindsey Kirtland Lynn C. Jackson Philadelphia Dennis Henry Cabot Allentown Cleveland Davidson & House John F. Willey Bedford Street Boston Sumner & Co Newburyport F. W. Wright Fredericksburg Briggs & Kelley Iron Founders Ayer Nelson S. Bartlett Eugene F. Willis Monson Cincinnati Whio Joseph Steman & Co T. G. Wing & Co New Bedford Julius Lyons Jeweller Olneyville R. I Dexter W. Hodgdon General Merchandise North Boothbay John H. Parker Baker Camden R. C. Judkins B. B. Reynolds Providence R. J E. Borland Kansas City M. F. Offutt Louisville Eugene Angell Mount Pleasant Mich William R. Field Braunswick J. N. Ash & Co Jefferson

Rock Island Meets Elects New President in June

At the annual Rock Island meeting Hugh Riddle is to be succeeded by R. R. Cable in the presidency. London’s Lord Bury calls on bondholders to help break the Erie lease. The Railroad Gazette notes track laying on several lines with extensions and new branches. Receiver Little yields Jersey Central control to directors as lease to Reading approaches. Legal questions arise over income bond interest and the effect of receivership.

Rock Island Hugh Riddle R. R. Cable Lord Bury London Railway News New York Pennsylvania Ohio Erie Railroad Gazette Atlantic and Pacific Central Division Tulsa I. T Red Fork Geneva Ithaca Sayre Hoyts Corners N. Y Willard Asylum Milwaukee Northern Coleman City Wis Nokwebay Nashville Florence Sandy Hook Tenn Carpenter Oregon California Lathrop Gowen Reading Company

Mining and industrial ventures across North America and Nevada

Over the past two decades silver mines in Reese river Nevada yielded 20 million dollars. New gold and silver finds reported on Vancouver Island. Cusi company of Chihuahua contracts for a 60 inch Howell White furnace with Pacific Ironworks in San Francisco. North Mexican Mining and Milling Co of Sonora organized in New York with 1 million dollars capital, owning three mines Hilo Guadeloupe Laredé. Plans include building a road from Sonora railroad to the mines. Coxheath copper mine mill completed, ore to be hauled 41 miles to Sydney harbor. Over 1 000 tons of ore awaiting treatment.

Avere Atlantic Pacific New York Colorado River Atchison Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Kansas Railroad Nebraska, Topeka and Iowa and Memphis Railroad Girard Walnut Earlton Kansas City Fort Scott Cincinnati Sandusky Cleveland Lake Erie Western Indiana Bloomington Toledo St. Louis Delphos Marquette and Mackinac Marquette Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Sault Ste. Marie Detroit Sault Ste. Maria Lake Superior Eastern New England Bell Telephone Boston Northern Southwestern Telephone Company The Stock Exchange Vancouver Cusi Company Chihuahua Pacific Ironworks San Francisco North Mexican Mining and Milling Company of Sonora Hilo Guadeloupe Laredé Coxheath Sydney Harbor

Boston Club Dinners Honor Local Figures At Young's Hotel

The Parker house Literary club hosted Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes without guests while the Massachusetts Agricultural club dined with Hon. Marshall Wilder. At the Bird club Hon. Frank Bird attended as Middlesex club dined at Young's hotel. Daniel Needham spoke on the south trip, followed by ex-Collector Beard and Hon. A. A. Ranney. Massachusetts club attendance was small with no guests. Next Saturday the club marks John A. Andrew's birthday with poems and speeches. Boston club similarly dined at Young's hotel without guests.

Parker House Literary Club Oliver Wendell Holmes Massachusetts Agricultural Club Marshall P. Wilder Bird Club Frank W. Bird Middlesex Club Young’s Hotel Daniel Needham Beard A. A. Ranney Massachusetts Club John A. Andrew Peice Boston Club Young’s

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