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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1882

Page

3

Money Matters Shows Active Money Market and Dull Stock Trend

The report notes a busy money market with firm rates for mercantile paper at 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 percent, call loans 5 to 6 percent, and corporate paper 4 1/2 to 4 3/4 percent. Clearing exchanges reach 12,434,246 with balances 1,673,521, October totals 330,610,821 exchanges and 41,565,778 balances. Government securities ease 4 percent for 3s, while Boston market is dull and unlikely to rally before November elections. Western rails show modest gains. Atchison to 87 and Chicago Burlington & Quincy to 15 1/2. Dividends and prices listed for several rail issues.

Mercantile Paper Corporation Boston New York Clearing House Messrs Evans & Doane Western Railroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Chicago, Burlington and Quincy

Wall Street Opens Strong Then Slumps Amid Dull Trading

Despatch from New York notes money rates fluctuating from 6 to 8 percent, then down to 3 and 2 percent, with prime mercantile paper at 6 1/4 to 8 percent. Exchange steady. governments and state bonds mixed. Stocks opened firm, led by Illinois Central and St Paul Manitoba, then retreated before a late rally. overall market mixed with notable declines in Texas Pacific, Michigan Central, and East Tennessee. Mining stocks dull. Leadville and other issues cited. Exchange bonds and debt reduction figures provided. 3 percent bonds resumed exchange tomorrow with about 250 million issued to date.

Union Pacific Central of Iowa Mexican Central Wisconsin Central Common Wisconsin Central Railroad Neehah Oshkosh Chicago and Northwestern Flint Pere Marquette Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad Atlantic and Pacific Summit Marquette, Houghton Ontonagon Toledo Cincinnati and St. Louis East St. Louis Boston Albany Lowell New York New England Clinton, Fitchburg New Bedford Hartford and Erie Massachusetts Central Cincinnati St. Louis Dayton Northern Pacific Chicago, Burlington and Quincy New Mexico South Pacific Pueblo Arkansas Valley Eastern Boston Land American Bell Telephone Mutual Union Evening Post of Today Mutual Union Telegraph Company Messrs. Baker, Potter & Ballou Central Trust Company Western Union Catalpa Brunswick Antimony S. Quincy Huron Portage Lake Lake Superior Charles L. Knapp & Co Knapp Lowell Citizen Boston Post Prime Mercantile Manitoba Canada East Tennessee Northwest New Orleans Pacific Iron Mountain Cairo Fulton Chicago San Francisco Richmond Danville Kansas Pacific Stock Exchange St. Paul Minneapolis Ilinois Central Illinois Central Wabash Iinois Central Norfolk and Western Ohio Mississippi Louisville Nashville Minnitoba Mutual Ilinois Northwestern Leadville Consolidated Treasury Department Washington

Grain Trade Summary Amid Light Receipts And Mixed Quotes

Receipts stay light and demand weak to mixed across grains with corn bids around 89 to 90 cents for No 2 steamer, oats firm with multiple grades quoted from 48 to 56 cents, rye quiet at about 0.5 cents, barley steady with Canada at 95 to 105 cents per bushel, mill feeds steady at 1850 to 1950 per ton, middlings 23 to 26 per ton, and cotton seed meal offered at 31 to 32 per ton with fair buying interest.

At &c Canada Shorts Vermont Franklin County New York Western Creamery Choice Maine Cape Nearby Aroos Houston Rose Burbank Brooks White Gse New Brunswick Nova Scotia Pel Cape Cod Calcagos Union Boston New Orleans Ohio Minnesota West Indies Euce South America State Gmcs Rio Sorsserata Rage Iiuet Old State Chicago Michigan Elon Chicago Crale Fey Wield & Er St Gat Ialecca Eae Pee Atta Eae Gelge Updatioen Irtegular Otwart ST. Louis Milwaukee Barne Toledo Thedo Janary Corm TOR Szige the Drovers’ Journal Cincinnati Commercial Bulletin Best Corporation Gue Brige Cleveland Gdge

Imports at Boston PORT DE PAIX Schooner Jennie Seaverns-230000 lbs logweed

Seventeen firms listed goods shipped from Glasgow and other ports to Boston under the PORT DE PAIX import record. Items include logwood, machinery, linens, woollens, jute, cement, iron bars, stock, and various goods. Some consignments mention Ottawa destined cargoes and Canada trade.

Boston Port DE Paix Jennie Seaverns Lyon, Dupuy & Co Glasgow Scotland Scandinavian Ewing Bros & Co Leigh & Co Shepard, Norweil & Co Bemis Bros & Co Hall & Co Dyer, Taylor & Co Nickerson & Baxter Moise Hart & Young Cakum J G Hall & Co G Bros & Co R H White & Co Moise Globe Chemical Co Canada

Foreign Exports From Ocean Ports Listed By Item

Cargo details from multiple ships export wheat leather machinery cotton goods lard beef bacon and other commodities from Liverpool St Johns Sydney and Halifax. Entries include Samaria cargoes of thousands of barrels and cases, William H Hatfield flour coal doors marble kerosene, Swiftsure flour lumber meal, Rival meal and other foodstuffs and supplies.

Liverpool Eng Samaria Stjohns N F Meniac Turpentine Sydney William H Hatfield Swiftsure

Receipts of Staple Products by Eastern Railroads

Ledger of shipments dated Oct 31 lists receipts for multiple railroads including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Old Colony New York and New England Maine Fitchburg Providence Eastern and Lowell. Quantities cover cotton wool flour corn oats wheat bran middlings beef butter cheese eggs beans apples hay leather hides and other staples with numerous car and box counts.

Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island New York Westerm Canada Lowell Boston Albany Fitchburg Eastern New England Providence Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Maine Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Peabody and Salem Sea Providence Railroad Eastern Railroad Telsow Lowell Railroad Cecnes Molasses Ee Ge Sa Prass Asco Calsskins

Market reports from Chicago and surrounding towns

The market overview shows turpentine and pork prices steady with slight shifts. Wheat, corn, oats and rye moved lower or steady across Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Toledo and Cleveland with receipts and shipments noted. pork and lard trends varied, bulkmeats firming or holding, and weathered by regional price quotes and future outlooks.

New Orleans and Mobile Cotton Market Report

New Orleans market shows net receipts of 17,757 with gross 20,988 and export to Great Britain 3,539. Market quiet and easy with middling at 10.5 or 10 1/2 cents and good ordinary around 9 1/2 to 9 3/4 cents. Mobile reports net receipts 2,965 with market dull and middling low at 10 1/2 cents, low middling around 10 cents, and ordinary at 9 1/4 cents.

BAL Peers Asacine New Orleans Great Britain Mobile Ewagseade Islock Galveston France New York Britain Cincinnati Ross United States

Marriages in Boston Milton and Auburn Me listed

Notices of five marriage ceremonies include Davidson and Phipps in Boston on October 26, Smith and Murphy in Boston on October 28, Chandler and Hunt in Milton on October 29, Kenney and Marvell in North Billerica on October 28, and George and Downing in Auburn Maine on October 17.

Es Davidson Phipps Boston Leighnd Fats Alex Davidson Charlotte Guild Phipps C Smith—Murphy Henry Morgan Thomas T Smith Mary J Murphy Chandler—Hunt Milton AK Teele Abbot L Chandler Mary K Hunt Duxbury Kenney—Marvell North Billerica Elias Nason Leland Kenney Lowell Annie J Marvell Amherst George—Downing Auburn Tyrie Greenleaf C George Eliza A Downing

Deaths in New England Obituaries Chronicle

Obituaries list for late October noting ages and residences across Boston and Reading including William Eustace 60 Maria Dodd 86 Elizabeth J Decher 18 Hannah M Frost 57 Roxanna Reuters Reed ? Deborah Brown 76 Ethaniel Bent 58 Catharine LeWin 75 Charles Baxter 38 from Quincy and Fall River with brief family ties and locations.

DoDp Maria Benjamin Dodd East Boston Elizabeth J Conrad South Host Frost South Boston Hannah M Be FF Test Rebedo Reading Roxanna Oar Joseph W Reed Woburn Rown Mass Deborah, Wegen John Brown Campden Canton Ethaniel Bent Rhhpherd New Bedford Nathaniel Shepherd Fall River Catharine William Y LeWin Baxter Juincy Charles NI Baxter

Superior Court First Session and Second Session Docket Notes

Summary of early 19th century court docket before Judges Knowlton and Colburn listing cases such as Oakman v Paul Maillen v Old Col RR Paul v Oakman Deemer v Kelleher Citizens Nat Bank Coates v Oldham Cronin v O'Brien Stanton v Prov Same v Stone Roberts v Ingalls Higgins v same Sullivan v Maton Cavy Whidden Nickerson v Eng Lakeman v Whalen Wamsutta Mills Williams v Littlefield Tamplen v Mack O Rourke v Boston B B Association. Pro forma verdicts and detailed contract suit Wm B Quigley vs Jo A Pray et al involving land on Centre Street. trial with arguments for both sides. numerous other cases named with docket numbers and attendees.

Oakman Paul Maillen Old Col RR Deemer Kelleher Citizens’ Nat. Bank of Coates Same Oldham Cronin O'Brien Stanton Came Ston S. Co Roberts Ingalls Higgins Sullivan Maton Cavy Whidden Nickerson Eng Lakeman Whalen Wamsutta Mills C Ol Williams Littlefield Col 8S Co Tamplen Colburn W.F. Brewster Wm. A. Travis Wm. B. Quigley Jo A. Pray Horace K. Quigley Centre Street Inxbury Horace K Quigleys John A. Eaton Eaton N. B. Bryant B. Allen W. H. Towne

Superior Court Session Middlesex County Oct 31 Summary

Middlesex County court notes show sessions in superior and municipal courts. Judges Aldrich Blodgett Parmenter preside. multiple defendants face terms from months to years for drunkenness assault larceny robbery and lewd acts. Several defendants held for trial in superior court. Roxbury entry notes two months in house of industry.

United States Circuit Court Lowell Alexander C. Howard Sarah E. Lewis Howard Frank Gorman Worcester Stephen D. Freeman United States Fred E. Abbott Charlies Almy, Jr Edward Avery George M. Hobbs Superior Court Middlesex County Aldrich Superior Criminal Court Blodgett Henry Quinn House of Correction George W. Davis Manchester R. C. Pickering Michae McDonald John Collins Terrence McDonald Daniel D. Collins Eugene Burkley James Doyle John Dinon Peter Doyle Lexington Cyrus D. Clarke Parmenter William P. Hines Anna Hayes House of Industry Emma L. Smith Edward Richardson Tal John Brooks Edward Hackett John Ledford John C. Harrington Roxbury John Killion

Real Estate Transfers and Mortgages Across Boston Area

A sprawling list of real estate transfers and mortgages dated 1882 covers multiple Boston neighborhoods. It records quitclaims, deed purchases, and mortgage backings for properties on Hudson Street Itts Street Sheridan Avenue and more, naming buyers such as Thomas J. Lane Ephraim Lissner and Maria H. V. Seaverns among others, with amounts from 279 to 4,500 dollars and dates from July to October 1882. Additional entries list mortgage transfers, auctions, and building permits across Dorchester Roxbury East Boston Chelsea and Dorchester Avenue with various street addresses and property sizes.

Hudson Street Charles F. Donnelly Thomas J. Lane Itts Street Som C ©. Taylor Ephraim Lissner Sheridan Avenue Benjamin Leeds Maria H. V. Seaverns Stephen B. Casey Boston Bremen Street Denis Noonan Hannah F. Crofts Mary L. Buck Theodore H. Buck Isaac E. Fellows William W. Lowe Orissa J. Murray John McAskil Elizabeth E. Clapp Thomas H. Humphrey Charles M. Cox Samuel Hatch & Co Vica Street Dorchester C. H. Pink Highlands Harrison Avenue Renfrew Street Said Street Eustis Street

Women and Children Hospital Directors Elect Officers

The New England Hospital for Women and Children held its annual directors meeting at Cadman avenue. Mrs. James Freeman Clarke presided in Miss Lucy Goddard’s absence. Reports showed 355 patients treated. 333 admitted. 161 medical, 91 surgical, 113 maternity. Dispensary logged 4,634 patients and 16,480 prescriptions. Treasurer’s report cited receipts of 25,192 and expenses of 26,861.90. investments 23,733.55. balance 1,834.84. New officers elected include Mrs. John C. Abbott, Miss Mary D. Bates, Dr. Marie E. Zakrzewska, and many others.

New England Hospital For Women and Children Cadman Avenue James Freeman Clarke Lucy Goddard Ednah D. Cheney Mary A. Smith Fanny Berlin George A. Goddard John C. Abbott Cc. E Barnard Mary DD. Bates R. Bertram Ma Ga Boardman George William Bond Louisa C. Bond E. I. Bonditch Charlotte Bowditch Walter C. Cabot Abraham A. Call Susan E. Cary Emma L. Cheney Anna H. Clarke Thomas F. Currier Annie W. Davis Frederick Dexter Ellen E. Farnham Richard C. Humphreys Helen F. Kimball Thomas Mack Frederick W. G. May Harriet J. Minot Mary A. Mixter Laura Norcross Gertrude Parkinson John ©. Pratt M. N. Pritchard Thomas F. Richardson Lucy E. Sewall Samuel E. Sewall M. E. Torrey R. W. Wood Marie E. Zakr

Judge Endicott resigns as health prompts replacement

Judge Endicott of the supreme court, long absent from health, has resigned. Gov Long appoints Judge Colburn of the superior court to the vacancy. Colburn, a Democrat, was named in 1875 by Gov Gaston. Barker of Pittsfield fills the resulting vacancy, a noted lawyer and former statutes commissioner.

Endicott Supreme Court Gov. Long Judge Colburn Superior Court Colburn Gov. Gaston James M. Barker Pittsfield Barker Murdock Liquid Food Co Murdock Lever

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