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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1884

Page

3

Stock listings and company figures show varied values

A fragmented OCR style table lists stock names such as Amie, Boston Water Power, Mexican Ventral, New York and New Bedford, and Peoples Tel with assorted figures. Entries include amounts like 2,000 and percentages, plus references to Pipe Line and Sutro Tunnel.

Atch. Top Santa Fe Amie. cc Lowman Oilver Boston Water Power UOD. Pac N.Y N. B Peoples Onion Pacific

Stock Orders Executed Promptly by Richardson Hill Co

Richardson, Hill & Co execute orders for 1m shares of Sapa Bonas at Boston and New York stock boards. Private wire to New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Daily quotations of all stock markets available at No. 40 Water Street office.

Boston New York Richardson, Hill & Co Philadelphia Baltimore No. 40 Water Street

Markets Report on Pork, Lard and Beef Prices Across Cities

The market shows quiet pork sales with prime at $14.50 to $15 and mess at $17 to $17.50, clear and backs $18 to $20, beef at $11 to $13 for mess and extra mess and $13.50 to $14.50 for family and plate. Lard selling at 8 1 8l c tb for city and western. Chicago pork lower at $12.75 to $13, lard down 7.10 to 7.12 3 4 c, bulk meats mixed. Cincinnati pork dull at $13.75, lard firm at 7 1 c. New York pork lower, beef steady, bellies and shoulders listed. Milwaukee and St Louis bulk meats varied with short ribs and bacon prices noted. Hogs, cattle and sheep reports follow for Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Chicago, and regional markets with receipts and price ranges. Foreign exports list Melbourne and Halifax markets with varied dry goods and hardware items.

United States New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago St. Loui San Francisco Baltimore Inc Cincinnati Pittsburg Providence Kansas City Milwaukee Louisville Detroit Cleveland Columbus Hartford Indianapolis Memphis New Haven Portland Worcenter Springfield Syracuse Lowell New York City St. Louis Cincinmati Peoria Worcester Prime Mercantile Missouri Pacific Illinois Central Union Pacific Shorts Bears Western Union Northwestern St. Paully Lackawanna Lake Shore Missouri Pacificc Kansas and Texas New York Central Pacific Mail Iron Mountain Arkansas Northwest Sinking Fund Santa Fe Wabash Chicago Denver Sandy Erie Consols Morrin and Essex St. Paul Gold Texas Pacific Lawson, Douglas & Co Congress Gowen Reading Jersey Central Reading Company Union -Acific Company Topany England Montreal Merchants’ Company St. Henri Hudson Mills Sradstreet’s Mr. Riker Toronto Week Manitoba Winnepeg Winnipeg Riker New Baogland Commercial Exchange Minnesota Bbis City Mills Toledo Bright Canada St Louis City Extra India Western Steam Spot Tierces City Steam South America Florida Kentucky Modha Java Maracaibo Laguira Rio Jamaica St Domingo Virginia Tennessee Pembroke Cherokee Huron New Orleans Barbadoes Carolina Patna Rangoon Malaga Palermo Aspinwall Baracoa Carthagenas O.ls Centennial Beacon Light Fisher No 12 No 10 Fromce Fisher No 38 Atlantic Liverpool Uplands Orleans Melbourne Aus Halifax Charlottetown Pet Sir Carroll Annapolis Digby Cleopatra Windsor Norman Weymouth Eureka Addie John

Foreign markets and Havana sugar dull with steady exchange

The report notes continued gold withdrawals from America, a flat stock market, and weak home funds while foreign funds declined. London prices show heavy wheat cargoes and downward corn, with various wheat and corn rates listed. Havana's sugar market remains dull with no sales, while shipments to the United States rise and exchange holds at premiums.

America New York Central Pacific Union Pacific Denver and Rio Grande Lake Shore Louisville Nashville Ohio Mississippi Oregon California Havana Matanzas United States

World Merchant List From Glasgow and Abroad

Maritime cargo summary lists numerous consignments across Glasgow and distant ports including 100 tons pig iron for N & N W Curtis, 31 bates jute samples, 25 cases whiskey for Thos McCormick, and 500 barrels of cement. Also notes shipments to Liverpool Nova Scotia Miragoank East Harbor Guantanamo with vessels Rival May Celeste and Morris W Child carrying boards, herring, codfish, and sugar.

Glasgow Scot Hart & Young Waldo Bros Andrews Stuits & Mansur Jones Bros William Townsend J A Hayes & Co Gorham Rogers & Co William H Ford Moise H A Hartley & Co Liverpool G Hall & Co Wilde & Bros Salt Pound Wca John F Brooks East Harbor Morris W Child George KE Downes Guantanamo Mary T Kimball Baring Bros & Co

Receipts of Staple Products Nov. 5

Detailed ledger of railroad and regional receipts listing quantities of wool flour corn oats barley malt feed beef grease butter cheese beans apples potatoes lumber leather hides skins and other goods across Boston and Albany Grand Junction Providence Old Colony New York and New England Fitchburg Eastern Maine Lowell Salem and Sea routes with numerous bales bbls sacks cases and cars recorded.

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

Total Receipts of Staple Products Nov 8 1884

A lengthy table shows total staples received at major markets compared with the prior year for 1884 and 1883. Commodities include cotton, butter, wool, flour, cornmeal, oats, potatoes, wheat, beef, pork, lard, hides, skins, and more with quantities listed in bales, boxes, bushels, and tons. Indicates overall receipts across multiple categories and ships.

Court Dockets Show Multiple Rail and Bank Suit References

Second Session before Judge Staplus lists numerous cases including Gertz versus Fitchburg Railroad Company, Way versus Pettingill, Skimner versus Gill, Jones versus Mystic Valley Railroad, Emmons versus Currier, Lawrence versus Pullman Palace Car, Richardson versus Oral Colony Railroad, Stillman versus Donovan, White versus Gray, Parker versus Fernald, Stanwood versus Boston, Dewey versus Jones, Pacific National Bank versus Sherman, Fenton versus Torrey, Campbell versus Randall, Cobb versus Tirrell, Tripp versus N M P Co, A and W Sprague Manufacturing Co versus Moseley, Rankin versus Taunton Locomotive Works, Gallagher versus Herdic Phaeton Co, National State Bank versus Aldrich, and Hobie versus Reeve.

Gertz Fitchburg R. R. Co Way Pettingill Skimner Gill. Jones Mystic Valley R. R Emmons Currier Lawrence Pullman Palace Richardson Oral Colony K. R. Co Stillman Donovan White Gray Parker Fernald Stanwood Boston Dewey Jones Pacific Nat'l Bank Sherman Fenton Torrey Campbell Randall Cobb Tirrell Tripp N.m.p.co A. & W. Sprague Mfg Co Moseley Rankin Taunton Loco. Works Gallagher Herdic Phaeton Co Nat State Bank Aldrich Hobie Reeve

A Charleston Wedding Matrimony Scheme Proposed

Correspondence reports a Charleston wedding scene where a young lawyer suggested a prankish scheme. A president would collect ballots naming desired spouses, reveal reciprocal matches privately, and keep results secret. Twelve matches were found, with eight couples later reporting shyness kept from their wives without the plan.

Charleston South Carolina

Fasting and Friday Fish Dinner in Sanitary Practice

Sanitary Record notes fasting as a religious practice and praises observant leaders who instituted a Friday fish dinner. It argues daily meat use harms health and that Catholic abstinence on Friday supports spiritual duties. Fresh fish provides renewing nerve material and helps prevent decay, while meat rest clears the brain for Sunday work as blood nitrogen levels normalize.

Obituaries Notice for Banchor Capen and Hudson Rites

At Boston on November 8 Mia Abigail P Banchor widow of John Banchor aged 81 years 6 months. At Boston on November 7 Mary Ann Capen widow of Rev Lemuel Capen aged 94 years 7 days. Funeral from her residence 5 Worcester square on nine at oclock. At Wovurn November 7 Barsillia N Hudson aged 72 years. Funeral Monday at 2 PM Interment Tuesday at Gon cord Mass.

Sanchor Boston Mia Abigail P Banchor John Banchor Capen Mary Ann Capen Lemuel Capen Worcester Square Mate SS Wovurn Barsillia

Bradstreet Failures and Enterprise Factory Troubles

Bradstreet's weekly report shows 166 U S failures, with Canada and United Kingdom counts rising. Major defaults hit Weld & Fay Boston and Mt Vernon banking firm James M Masterton Co, which closed with 100000 owed to depositors and 250000 estimated liabilities, while Enterprise factory plans more capital and board changes after misappropriation losses. Real estate and other local failures listed across Lewiston, Olean, Pulaski, and Cincinnati. Suffolk County real estate attachments flag three actions for $300 and $15,000.

Bradstreet United Kingdom Weld & Fay—Banking House J. M. Masterton Mt. Vernon, &.C Chicago Enterprise United States Bradstreet’s Canada Kemp's Mercantile Gazette England Wales Scotland Ireland Weld & Fay Chauncey Street Boston William E. Bentley Winter Street G. M. Boynton Baker Lewiston W.C. Darrah Fancy Goods George S. Longley Restaurator Alton Milliken Saloon Dexter N. Bouthellier Salmon Falls N. H David A. Disbrow Kingston N. Y John W. Henderson Gouverneur N. Y James M. Masterton & Co Mt. Vernon Marning Hon. S. D. Gifford Gillette Malone C. A. Tousey Olean Charles C. Woods Pulaski Wolff Bros. & Co John B. Hart Cincinnati C. A. Kneeland Conneaut H. L. Wiley Lancaster Lewis Lewis & Teele Lafayette Ind W. E. West Greensburg Enterprise Factory Company Augusta North George T. Jackson Francis Cogin Cogin Suffolk County Henry W. Holland Florence Crowley Joseph F. Wilson Samuel W. Creech, Jr Commonwealth of Massachusetts John Miller

Theory on why tropical man is black by Alcock

Surgeon Major N Alcock argues in Nature that pigment cells behind a nerve elevate vibration, while in Negroes they lie in front, with black skin pigment reducing nerve vibration intensity from tropical sun, acting like smoked glass between sun and eye.

Maj. N. Alcock

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