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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1884

Page

3

Market Recap of Hides Wool Lumber and Provisions

Trade items show steady demand and firm prices across multiple commodities. New York exports last week totaled 1 860 sides with 17 430 to England 13 900 to the continent and 530 to other ports. Leather prices hold firm light and middle cuts 20 21c per lb damaged 18 19c. Wool markets quiet but holders cautious amid open political uncertainty.

New York England Calcutta Boston Western Carolina Patna Rangoon Java Chicago New England Sumac Sicily Porto Rico Barbadoes Cienfuegos New Orleans Imperial Hyson Twarkay Hyson Skin Cougon Souchorg Oolong Japans Good Western Havana Madeira Dad Gordon Ivison Malaga Ohio Eansylvania Michigan Maine Great Britain France Continent Charleston Cincinnati Norfolk Louisville Philadelphia Savannah St. Louis Wilmington

Market dull as jobbers brace for cautious sales period

Business remains slow with few buyers and dealers stockpiles shrinking soon. Salesmen report little success securing large contracts while sample orders persist. Shipments drop versus last year by about 92,975 cases since January 1, and packing per case is down, signaling a weaker season ahead.

New England

Prices of Sheep and Lambs and Cattle Classifications

Report from Boston lists sheep and lamb prices in lots 250 to 575 dollars, spring lambs 0 0 to 0 0, veal calves 24 7Tkke, hides and tallow prices for Brighton and country hides, calf skins, pelts and dairy skins. Classification details note choice grade for 1100 to 1400 pound bullocks, extra and first quality for best large fat oxen, and second third quality for two and three year old steers. Remarks:

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Cattle Auctions at Watertown and Brighton Markets

Veal calves listed for Maine and New Hampshire buyers led by Coolidge Sons and several dealers. Prices in Watertown yards were steady with light cattle receipts as butchers stocked up previously. Durhams weighing 3750 lbs fetched top quotes. Brighton stock market showed fair jobbing trade, small lots, and unchanged prices across grades with milch cows and various cattle moved in late sales.

Maine F H. Coolidge & Son J H Harris New Hampshire J C Marshall Breck & Wood H A Wilcox Penn Aldrich & Johnson Vermont Piper & Pond MP Whallen J Engrem G W Clark H V Whipple BS Hastings W G ‘Townsend J W Tinker C W Bragg M G Flanders S A Clearland Combs & Farrar Woodward & Howe Kimball C A D McCracken A N Monroe A Hollis C A Martin Brighton MG Flanders W A H Coolidge & Son Alarich and Johnson Sargent & Turner B S Hastings L W Tinker F S Kimball H N Jenne R P Pollard Gilfillan & Blanchard Massachusetts J S Henry Scattering New York Hurlburt Watertown J H. Thomas Larrabee’s Point Capt . Moore C Martin P Gleason W A Farnham CW Bragg Glee Hathaway & Jackson Boston and Stetson & Eames Farrell & McWron AN Moore Henry Coolidge & Son Barrow Libby & Son H M Taft

London financials and cargo markets nearing stability

U S bonds quoted with yields and various railway and railroad stocks listed. In London trade on Nov 5, floating cargoes of wheat weak while corn remains quiet but steady. prices for California and English wheat fluctuate. imports to the UK last week include 175k–180k quarters of wheat and 74k–75k of corn. Weather in England mild. Liverpool market shows slower wheat, steady corn. receipts indicate 187k centals wheat in three days, with 73k American, and 10,500 centals corn. Cotton at Liverpool dull with prices, sales about 8,000 bales and futures broadly flat.

New York Prime Mercantile Union Pacific and Lackawanna Northwestern Central Pacific Burlington and Quincy St. Paul Lake Shore New York Central Pacific Mail Western Union Cambridge Boston Philadelphia Rosendale Palatine Java Maracaibo Laguarra Rio Manila Uplands Gulf Sicily Gambier Lima Japan Barn Stable Bay P. E. Island Halifax Nova Scotia E. Island Haddock Bonaventurami Labrador Liverpool London Glasgow Antwerp Australasia Melbourne Sydney Adelaide Brisbane California Galtiore Portland Fall River Providence Salem New Haven New London Portsmouth Boston Commercial Exchange Michigan Ohio Indiana Minnesota Bakers St. Louis Southern Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Valencia Sultana Turkey Virginia Palermo Malaga Jamaica Florida Aspinwall Baracoa Warren Powder Kareka Boston Sporting du Pont Eagle Siead N.Y Montevideo Europe Porto Cabello China West Ind Buenos Para Buenos Ayres Uruaguay Havana Rio Grande Calcutta Eglinton Elaine Aut Paris Orleans Southern Canada Rve Petroleuum—United Tierce City Extra India Tierces Western Tierces City Continent South America Chicago Corp Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Mark Lane United Kingdom England Amercan

Massive Imports at Liverpool and Boston Steamer Cargo

Readable ship cargo list from Hoston and Liverpool warehouses detailing crates earth enware bottled stout muskets and mohair to be shipped on Istrian-34 Norseman and various firms. It lists hundreds of items with quantities including coal cannel steel plates pig iron and glassware, plus merchandise bound for multiple ports and firms.

Liverpool Eng Clark, Adams & Clark Baring Bros & Co Percival & Co Burnham & Co Linder & Meyer Thaxter & Son Piper Forbes Co Zenas Sears Arthur A _ Brigham Wadsworth Bros & Howland Herbert & Roff Estes & Lauriat Dayes & Co Shreve, Crump & Low Houghton & Dutton H M Peyser & Co Stone & Downer Massachusetts Institute of Technology F Nicholls & Co Thayer & Lincoln Machinery Little Machine Works Nichols & Farnsworth F Hovey & Co H Roffe & Co Storer & Co Spartale & Co Laforme & Co Forbes Lithograph Co Fuller & Co Goodwin & Co Mdise Hart & Young Bird & Coo T Foster & Co Jacobs, Whitcomb & Co Ives, Bellamy & Co Coleman, Mead & Co Peyser & Co Earl Mant Co Hathaway & Co Morey & Co Blake & Sterma Dales Do Baring Bros & Co Eakins & Co J . Gullard Hooper, Lewis & Co Cutler Bros & Co Thos Leyland Schoesser & Son Sanderson Bros Jackson Jones & Co Hiram Whittington & Co Hooper Patrick Arklay Mackintire, Lawrie & Co Paris H White & Co Isaac Locke & Co Iron Brown Bros & Co Wood Merchant Bank of Canada Spiegeleisen Brunswick Jessie Lena James & Abbott Miragoane Maggie Porto Rico Brig Arcot Bates & Barnet

Foreign Exports Ledger From Atlantic Steamer Lists

Liverpool Virginian clears with 3529 bbls apples and diverse cargo including organs timber and leather goods as well as substantial flour, beef, and cotton. Glasgow Tyrian clears with apples and flour plus staves and hardware. Annapolis Portland ships flour and oats while Freeport Alice and Nelly report flour kerosene and coal. Port Musgrave Valiant carries flour meal and oil.

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Freight Freightage Totals From Regional Rail Lines

Readable freight list shows cargo across multiple railroads including Boston and Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York and New England Eastern Fitchburg Lowell Maine and Peabody Salem lines. Items include cotton wool flour corn oats millfeed lard butter cheese eggs leather hides skins pelts and sacks with numerous bales and carloads.

Boston and Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Astern Fitchburg Lowell H Railroad Maine Railroad Peabody Salem Sea Bse

Wall Street Bears and Union Pacific Debates Roils Boston

The Boston scene centers on Union Pacific rumors of July borrowings and stock drops blamed on bears. The Economist Boston varied with notes on graft and political money flowing to the Republican committee. The Boston Winthrop and Shore railroad held an annual meeting in Mason building, electing directors and forming a new board led by John H. Buttrick. Earnings reports from Chicago and Alton, Northern Pacific, and Central Iowa railroads follow, with traffic manager appointments and secret Erie talks noted.

Salas Central Pacific Chi St. Louis Del West Delaware & Hud Denver Rio Ian St. J Kansas & Texas Lake Shore Louisville & Nash Lane Erie & W Michigan Central Manhattan Ele Wisouri Pacific Memphis Northwestern Rendersey New York Northern Pacific Koyer & Missieng Mise & West Leono Centre Pacific Mail Peoria Dec Ito Phils Texas Pacific Toby Union Pacific Adams, Ames & Co Sydney Dillon Gov. Butler Massachusetts Butler Adams Geo. Francis Train Sage Madison Square C Company Francis B. Hayes Republican National Committee James Blaine Economist Boston, Winthrop and Shore Boston, Winthrop and Shore Railroad Company Mason Building Samuel W. Hale Keene N. H John H. Buttrick Lowell Alpheus P. Blake Boston Clarence A. Parks Wakefield Arthur D. MecClean David Loring Francis French Lyman 8 Hapgood Alexander Beal Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad George W. Ristine Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company Atlantic and Pacific San Francisco Cal Erie Road Chicago and Atlantic Central Iowa Railroad

Plaints Seek Heavy Sums in Amesbury Court Actions

In sessions before Judge Gardner and Judge Staples, multiple cases seek large verdicts. Slater vs Lowe ends with plaintiff awarded 9665 for alleged deed misappropriation and accounting failure. Barkley vs Lee claims 6462 for material and extra work on a house. Atlantic National Banks sues for 500 rent. Meary case involves clothing trunk conversion. Blamed defendants dispute liability while juries consider each claim amid ordered dockets.

Gardner Martha M. Slater William M. Lowe Isaac S. Morse L. Cowan C. G. Keyes Alexander Barkley Henry Lee J. B. Moran Plantiff Noyes Atlantic National Banks Daniel R. Demmon State Street Dennison E. W. Hutching A. Vickere Mary O. Meary W. Barcutt W. H. Towne

Woman Sentenced in Central Court and Assault Case

In central court Judge McCafferty sent Ellen May a nightwalker to the house of industry for six months. Mrs Stratton of the South End, with a $50 bill in her satchel, faced assailants on Tremont Street April 28 1584. Tod John E Geary faced charges of assisting the assault and was bound over in 2000 dollars. Michael Wall in Charlestown court received six months for a third offense of drunkenness.

Central Court McCafferty Ellen May House of Industry Stratton South End Tremont Street Indiana Place Tod John E. Geary Costello Mount Pleasant Geary Charlestown Michael Wall

Insolvency filings and notices in Suffolk County court

In Suffolk County insolvency matters William H. Vannevar a city hall clerk reports debts over 2300 with assets a mortgaged horse carriage and stable furniture and a $275 claim against Boston for salary Michael McHugh a Blacksmith at 18 Putnam Court Charlestown files liabilities of 850 with no assets A circular from F Shaw Bros committee invites assent and proof of claim to C O Billings No 46 State Street Boston plus attachments include Boston and Lowell Railroad Co vs George P Bartlett and Owen Lynch vs Mary Ann Brick both actions of contract

Suffolk County William H. Vannevar City Hall Boston Michael McHugh Putnam Court Charlestown F. Shaw & Bros Oston C. O. Billings State Street Suffolk County Heal Estate Boston and Lowell Railroad Company George P. Bartlett Owen Lynch Mary Ann Brick

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