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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1883

Page

3

Money Matters In Boston Market Opens November

Boston reports a steady money market as November begins. Banks discount at 5 to 6 percent, call loans 3 4 to 4 percent with collateral, and corporation notes at 4 3 to 5 percent. New York funds show premiums on $1,000, and gold shipments from Europe are expected to reach $25 to 30 million by spring. Government securities ease while a wave of bank openings and consolidations are noted. Stock markets remain dull with scattered moves in western rails and utilities.

Boston New York Europe Messrs. L. von Hoffman & Co Bank of British North America Liverpool London Paris Reichmarks Government Securities Pema Sc O Sic Okso Perto Ei Lce Eeee Pacific Kk. Enterest EBT Pvumciml Treasury United States Sennen Transporenclyne Ta Ote Ee United Banen Cts SS Philadelphia N.B

Richardson Hill & Co Stock Orders Board Dispatch

Orders in stocks and ponas a executed at the Boston and New York Boards by Richardson Hill & Co. Private wire to New York Philadelphia and Baltimore. Daily quotations of all the stock markets can be seen at their office No. 49 Water street.

Boston New York Richardson, Hill & Co Philadelphia Baltimore Water Street E. R. Walker New England Commercial Travelers’ Association Chicago Messrs. Moulton, Terry & Co Washington Street Gle Devonshire Street H. E. Irvine Bank OF Deposit Devonshire Post Office Sterling Exchange

New York Market Summary After Morning Rally Fades

The New York stock market opened firm with gains led by Vanderbilts and Oregon Transcontinental. By midday prices drifted lower, with declines in Northwest Oregon and Transcontinental to the 48s, 49s, and 47s ranges. Late afternoon recovered slightly as Northwestern and several active shares rose, but overall late-day activity remained weak with a broad price decline. Transactions totaled 298,500 shares.

New York Prime Mercantile Northwest Oregon Transcontinental Union Pacific New England Kansas Texas Chesapeake and Ohio St. Paul Sioux City Erie Vanderbilts Oregon Transcontinental Louisville Nashville Lackawanna Western Union Northern Pacific Oregon and British Columbia Northwestern New York Central Fiat PT Cob Hi’st. Lo de A A C L&pfa Oo del L. & West Delaware& Hud Hon St. Jo Lake Shore Louisville& Nash Lake Erie & W Michigan Central Missouri Pacific MM & C New Jersey Norther Pacific Ohio & Mississpp Ontario & West Centra Sie Pacific Mail Peoria Dec Phila Milwaukee &St.p St. P Omaha Texas Pacific BBY St.l.& Pa

Breadstuffs and Grain Trade Report Shows Steady Prices

Market in breads and cereals remains largely unchanged with western superfine at 3 350, Minnesota bakers 4 6, winter patents 6 25 6 50, and various regional flour and meal quotes. Corn, oats, rye, and milled products show modest moves. butter cheese eggs mixed but firming on some dairy grades. potatoes and vegetables steady to soft with selective price shifts. Provisions and meats remain active with pork and lard at higher ranges, beef steady, poultry down on receipts, and eggs firm due to stock scarcity. Tropical fruits and bananass quoted at moderate levels amid steady demand.

Minnesota St. Louis Indiana Ohio Michigan New York Illinois St Louis Franklin County St Albans Choice Vermont Choice Western Nova Scotia New Brunswick Pkb Island Canada Aroostook Healten Burbank Maine Hubbardstons Ben Davis New England New York State tHiay Boston Western Philadelphia Florida Palermo Malaga Uplands New Orleans City Cormmmea Arrve Darley Corm Fair Rio Melado Manila Pernambuco Porto Rico Ranzoon Etroleum United South America State Pennsylvania Creamery Liverpool Lake Tim Chicago Barney Hye Colorados Wyomings Milwaukee Toledo Cincinnati Detroit

Large wartime trade ledger aboard ships and merchants brands

A dense list of cargoes and orders across multiple ports and firms. Entries note brig ships and steamers loading various goods such as wooll. tin plates. soap. glassware. canned coal. salts. cigars and other merchandise with firms like Baring Bros & co. Drexel Morgan & co. Jordan Marsh & co. holding frequent listings. Several ports appear including Falmouth Havana Guantanamo Grand Turk Port Elizabeth Iloilo and more. The document captures a broad commodity inventory and procurement activity by numerous traders such as Pierce Hardy. J H Pray Sons. American Screw Co. and various ships including the Brig Woodcock and City of Alexandria.

Liverpool Eng Higgins Drexel, Morgan & Co Baring Bros & Co Jere Abbott & Co Phelps, Dodge & Co Snow & Earle Lewis Howe & French Pierce, Hardy & Co Moise Baring Bros & Co Sgovel & Day Richard Briggs Abram French & Co Jones, McDuffve & Stratton Mdse Pacific Mills Burnham & Co Austen & Co Stedm Fuler Bigelow, Kennard & Co Miner Beal & Hackett Mdise Stoddard, Lovering & Co Stewart, Jr Burgess & Goddard Pierce & Robertson Noyes Dodo Baring Bros & Co Conant & Bean Tully & Co Wm & Sons Jordan, Marsh & Co Stone & Downer Wright & Son American Screw Co AS & J Brown & Co E & F King & Co Moise R HH White. & Co Miise Hanton & Co Snow & Co Meyer Mise Beach & Co Davis & Co Whitecliff Falmouth Brig Woodcock Dana Bros Guantanamo Tierces Sugar Kidder, Peabody & Co Atalaya Grand Turk Mary Gibbs Davenport Havana Alexandria New York Pierce & Co Boston Perkins & Co Iloilo JS Morgan Port Elizabeth Cgh Johanna

Wholesale Maritime Trade Totals In 19th Century Ledger

A dense OCR ledger lists agricultural, livestock, and textile quantities by railroad routes and sea lines. It names Peabody and Salem Expresses, New York and New England Railroad, Boston and Albany Railroad, Providence Railroad, and multiple cargo items such as flour oats corn sugar wool cotton leather hides tea beef pork butter eggs cheese and potatoes with varied quantities including sacks bushels bales cases and rolls. Strong entity mentions include railroad names and cargo types reflecting a broad 19th century commercial distribution network.

Lowell Railroad Maine Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Eastern Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Peabody and Salem New York and New England Railroad Barney Epee Na Ag Bia Colony Railroad Boston and Albany Railroad Providence Railroad

Total Receipts of Staple Products November 1

Totals show receipts for cotton, wool, flour, cornmeal, oats, wheat, barley, malt, millfeed, tallow, leather, beef, pork, lard, hides, hams, skins, grease, bacon, coffee, pelts, sugar and related items from all points, with 1882 figures noted as reduced to barrels. Data covers in transit goods and year over year comparisons.

Markets by Telegraph Cotton and Grain Prices

Cotton markets across Memphis New Orleans Cincinnati and Philadelphia show steady to mid markets with net receipts and gross receipts listed. Prices vary by region with cotton at mid to steady, flour and wheat futures firming, and grain notes including corn oats and rye with mixed futures activity and export demand.

Bank of England bullion drops in weekly report

London reports show bullion holdings at the Bank of England fell by 449000 pounds in the past week while reserve-to-liability ratio rose to 4.344 percent. The bank and stock exchanges close on secular days of May and November as balances are prepared. Market notes from Beerbohm cite steady wheat exports and dull wheat prices with weaker corn. Liverpool prices for flour and wheat are listed with varying rates and provisions and a sea cargo market for cotton remains steady with notable receipts and futures quotes.

London Bank of England Beerbohm Merchants Exchange United Kingdom

City Hall Notes on public education hearing and street petitions

At 4 o clock this afternoon the committee on public education will hold a hearing for parties interested in locating a grammar school in the Minot district. The street commissioners have received petitions from John P. Squire et al for Summit avenue Brighton to Massachusetts avenue line, from the Franklin savings bank et al for Randolph street acceptance, from Woodbury L Lewis Jr et al for Jenkins street widening South Boston, from W G Reed et al for Humphreys street widening Dorchester, from J F Woodbury et al for Hill avenue Brighton. Notices to lay out Fenwick street from Virealt to Hul- have been issued.

Committee On Public Education Minot John P. Squire Summit Avenue Brighton Allston Street Massachusetts Avenue Franklin Savings Bank Randolph Street Woodbury W. G. Reed Humphreys Street Dorchester J. F. Woodbury Hill Avenue Fenwick Street

Chelsea and Medford streets intercepting sewer request

The city plans a $50,000 appropriation to build an intercepting sewer in Chelsea and Medford streets in Charlestown as the sewer department spends about $38,000 of the $250,000 annual appropriation through next May. A new fire alarm box, Stanwood Avenue and Columbia Street in Dorchester, designated box 275, has been established.

Bert Cha Regent Rockland Street Oxbury Committee On Sewers Chelsea Medford Charlestown Stanwood Avenue Columbia Street Dorchester

Trial of Jefferson Boreen master ends in acquittal

Judge Lowell presided as Wm. M. Patterson, master of the Jefferson Boreen, faced trial for an assault on a seaman by water. The jury acquitted. United States lawyer C. Almy argued for the government. defense was John Browne.

Wm. M. Patterson Jefferson Boreen C. Almy United States John Browne Charles Marston John Atkins Joseph Noblock John Seaville J. L. Eldredge

Eben D. Jordan suit seeks replacement of loan trustee

Hearing resumed in the equity case Eben D. Jordan and others versus Nantasket Company and others to remove the loan and trust company as trustee and appoint Robert D. Smith in its place. The matter was resumed and taken under advisement.

Eben D. Jordan Nantasket Company Bill In Equity Loan and Trust Company Robert D. Smith

Civil Docket Summary From Judge Blodgett Sessions

A transcript of cases before Judge Blodgett and Judge Bacon includes Cassidy vs Fisk over a disputed building sale and its status as part of realty, with a verdict for the plaintiff of 410 dollars 13 cents. Also Steck vs Carter claims libel damages 5000 dollars linked to piano patent accusations. McColgan vs Martin awards 200 dollars for injuries from a team collision. Andrews vs Boston Savings Bank seeks 280 dollars for auctioneer services. defenses dispute nominal charges.

John M. Fisk Shearen Ormer J. W. Richardson Dame W.S United States G. H. Woodman J. E. Maynadier Bacon Catherine McColgan Owen Martin Hanover Street Owen F. Martin Thomas Curley R. J. McKilget Frank W. Andrews Boston Five Cents Savings Bank J.P. Treadwell E. W. Burdett

Vapor Fuel system promises cheaper heat from petroleum

The Vapor Fuel company of South Boston has developed a vaporizing method using petroleum and super heated steam to produce a hydrocarbon flame with heat up to 5000 degrees. The closed system recovers waste heat, reduces fuel needs, extends firebrick life, and claims higher efficiency and lower costs in metallurgical smelting.

Virginia The Vapor Fuel Company South Boston Europe North South America

Boston and Albany Train Plea and Rail Developments

Citizens of South Framingham petitioned rail officials after the 6 P M westbound express stopped being served there. Hearings featured ex Gov Claflin and others praising the train as vital, with Judge Soule and Gen Gordon presenting arguments for and against restoration.

Boston and Albany South Framingham Place George H. Gordon Claflin West Worcester Soule Boston and Albany Railroad Gen. Gordon Boston Connecticut River Railroad Company Springfield New York New England New York and New England Railroad Hudson River Norwich Providence Woon Socket

Buckley Hero Of Biddeford's Humorous Tale

John Buckley, the wealthiest Irishman living in Biddeford Maine, still works for Pepperell Corp overseeing outdoor laborers. A popular local tale claims he once called from an excavation asking how many were down in the hole and ordered half to come up, a bravado attributed to Buckley in local lore.

John Buckley Biddeford Pepperell Corporation Mr. Buckley Buckley Thalf

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