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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1885

Page

3

Eastern Pennsylvania lecture circuit and national notices

Colonel A K McClure tours eastern Pennsylvania with Lincoln lectures while Dr George C Lorimer declines Chicago University presidency and becomes temporary executive board chair. The column lists varied society items, speeches, appointments, scholarly notices, and literary previews from the era.

A. K. McClure Abraham Lincoln Pennsylvania George C. Lorimer Chicago University

Forthcoming Publications In Literary World Announced

Announcements of new works and publishers across literature. Mme Durand selects Ticknor & Co for Dosia's Daughter with English proofs forthcoming. Allen Thorndike Rice plans Grant diary publication in North American Review edited by Colonel Grant. A. D. F. Randolph & Co announce Havergal letters. Cassell & Co issue Wordsworth editions. New Christmas cantatas prepared by O Ditson & Co with songs and dialogues. Pepper and Salt by Howard Pyle issued through Harper & Bros. Estes & Lauriat list limited editions including Lalla Books and Lenore. Curtis praises Bryant and His Friends by Ford, Howard & Hulbert.

Mme. Durand Henri Greville Messrs. Ticknor & Co Dosia Allen Thorndike Rice Fred Grant Grant North American Review S. 8. Frackelton D. Appleton & Co Frances Ridley Havergal A. D. F. Randolph & Co A. D. F. Randolph & Co. Ingram Poe Greene A. C. Armstrong Mme. Mohl Atlantic Kathleen “O'Meara London Richard Bentley Boston Roberts Bros. Cassell & Co Wordsworth Tintern Abbey O. Ditson & Co T. Martin Towne Mary Louise Ritter Dora Greenwell A. D. Saxon Ditson & Co Lippincott’s Howard Pyle Messrs Harper & Bros Harper’s Young People Estes & Lauriat Moore Lalla Lenore H. Sandham Keats Edmund H. Garrett Duray Rome Carlyle Richardson George Eliot George William Curtis James Grant Wilson Bryant Messrs. Ford, Howard & Hulbert Willis

Railroad Matters and Annual Finances Reported

The New York and Boston Inland Railroad and the Boston and Maine schedule fiscal year results with assets liabilities and capital details. The Boston and Maine shows income expenses net income dividends and passenger and freight figures for 1885 versus 1884 plus stock and employment data.

New York Boston New York, Boston and Inland Railroad Company Henry Lewis Philadelphia FA. A. Blood Fitchburg George C. Hill E. D. Hewins Joseph KR. Bodwell Hal Jowell William Roteh Samuel M. Ham Peabody George Cook John R. Buttrick Lowell W. A. Paton D. K. Stevens Charles H. Blood Gioses Webster Vinalhaven A. Blood Henry R Parrott Bridgeport Boston and Maine

Failures of Past Week in United States and Canada

The past week saw 223 business failures in the United States and Canada, up from 179 the prior week, with most rise in Western and Pacific states and Canada. Notable filings include E F Willis of Monson owing 2000 and E Smith & Co Athol Centre failing, plus Lane Portland Me attached. Lageman of Cincinnati failed. T A Main Lowell insolvent. F D Bartlett Cambridge failed. Ockford Jerome New London Conn offering 10 cents on the dollar. G G Davis Merrimac Liabilities 12304.80. IE Smith & Co Athol Centre suspended. Fowler Plating New Haven assigned with Henry Stevens named trustee. creditors’ meeting set for the 17th.

Canada R. G. Dun & Co Edward Russell & Co United States Western Pacific States E. F. Willis Monson Mass E. Smith & Co Boots Athol Centre A. A. Lane Grocer Portland Frederick Lageman Boots and Shoes Cincinnati T. A. Main Carpenter and Builder Lowell F. D. Bartlett Carriages Cambridge Ockford & Jerome Osprey Beach Hotel New London Conn G. G. Davis Merrimac Smith & Co Shoe Manufacturers Fowler Plating Company New Haven Henry Stevens

Delaware Mutual Safety Insurance Company Circular Details Dividends

The Delaware Mutual Safety Insurance Company of Philadelphia reports a 10 percent cash dividend on capital stock and 6 percent on scrip, payable after Dec 1. A 30 percent strip dividend is declared on earned premiums for the year ending Oct 31, 1885. Hutchings Couthony & Co. represents the company in Boston at 25 State Street.

Delaware Mutual Safety Insurance Company Philadelphia Boston Hutchings, Couthony & Co State Street Devonshire

Williams Contempt Case Sent to Full Supreme Bench

In the Henry Bigelow Williams contempt case Judge Devens granted the attorney-general motion to show cause why Williams should not be punished for contempt over hotel window removals in Back Bay. The decision sent the matter to the full bench of the Supreme Court on the new questions presented.

Henry Bigelow Williams Devens Supreme Court Boston Advertiser George B. McClellan A. P. Hathaway Hathaway & Woods Commerce Street Boston James Ff. Day Boston and Albany Railroad New England Robert C. Murray Washington Street Thomas Keleher Winthrop Whittier Hoptonic Tam Thomaz J. Barry At-Law Congress Street City Democratic Committee

Stock Market Quietly Climbs Amid Broad Activity

Boston reports a buoyant trading day with the local stock board showing strong gains, led by Eastern and Atchison movements. Brokers note public buyers driving prices higher as large houses deny accumulating stock, while rail paths like Wisconsin Central and Eastern fuel the day with bullish signals and new tracklaying plans.

Stock Board J. A. Evans Exchange Place Bill Travers Smith Travers Atchison Evans Richardson, Hill & Co Lde and Whittier C. W. Smith Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Chicago Burlington and Quincy Union Paol Gland Wisconsin Central Summit Branch Pennsylvania Railroad Company Boston Pennsylvania Eastern RB. A. Denman, Jr Superior Court Maine Maine Central Canadian Pacific Worcester Nashua Rochester New York New England Ogdensburg

Remarkable sale progress of 50 year 6 percent S L &amp. SF bonds

W's are informed that out of a total issue of 7 789 000 dollars St Louis and San Francisco Railroad Company gold bonds, 50 year 6 per cent, only about 1 000 000 dollars remain unsold and these are rapidly disposed of by Messrs C H Venner & Co Tremont Bank building.

W's St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company Messrs. C. H. Venner & Co Tremont Bank

Brokers' Board Sales Report From Boston Exchange

Perkins, Dupee & Co report sales at the Boston Stock Exchange brokers board on November 1 with varied figures across many issues. The bulletin lists prices and percentages for rail, mining, and other securities including At and Pac, Oregon, Rutland, and Sonora, noting multiple entries near par with percent outcomes and thousands traded.

Unclear OCR Text From Local Notices

Fragmentary readable items include street names and numbers such as Bowmen Street and 200 Bruns Ships Berth, mixed with unreadable alphanumeric clusters and foreign-looking phrases. no coherent event, person, organization, or place can be reliably identified for a proper news summary.

Wall Street Faces Varied Gains as Markets Close Higher

New York stock trading opened strong with broad gains and frenetic early action. Erie's group and Missouri Kansas Texas led advances while Missouri Pacific and Western Union lagged. Trading volume topped 650 thousand shares with Pacific Mail rising on earning hopes and rails showing broad activity across many names.

New York Prime Mercantile Erie Missouri Kansas Texas St. Paul Raading Missouri Pacific Western Union Union Pacific Louisville Nashville Lackawanna Northwest Lake Shore New York Central Reading Pacific Mail Northern Pacific Oregon Transcontinental Oregon Navigation Rock Island Minnesota St. Louis Columbus Hocking Valleys Toledo Michigan Central

FLORIDA ORANGES AND LEMONS AND GRAIN MARKETS TODAY

Market report covers oats, wheats, and corn with bid and ask quotes for No 2 white oats, No 2 red winter wheat, mixed corn and peas. Florida oranges and lemons show demand with box prices given, while hogs cattle beans nuts and wool trade data from Cincinnati Chicago and Liverpool futures provide a broad agricultural snapshot.

Flour and grain market reports and prices

Flour and grain markets show steady demand and mixed prices across regions. Wheat and corn prices move. New York spot wheat softens slightly while Chicago and Milwaukee trading remains cautious. Butter cheese eggs and provisions hold with varied demand. hay, straw, and feeds steady amid light trade.

Cotton trade figures show firm tone at southern ports

A weekly cotton market summary notes U S port net receipts 231 251 257 872. exports to Great Britain France and the Continent. stock levels at ports interior towns and Liverpool. the tone is firm at St. Louis Memphis Mobile Galveston and Augusta, fair at New Orleans, building at Charleston and Philadelphia, steady elsewhere. Exports for the week reach 141 107 shipments, with total exports to date near 961 384.

U. S Great Briton France St. Louis Memphis Mobile Galveston Augusta New Orleans Charleston Philadelphia United States Liverpool Great

Foreign Exports Aggregated by Destination and Item

Maritime cargo list detailing exports to Manila Iloilo Cebu Buenos Ayres Pubnico Maitland River Liverpool Bridgewater and other ports. Items include petroleum prints carriages rosin pitch canvas scales refriger ators tobacco lumber flour meat cornmeal refined oil pork lard glass turpentine and other commodities aboard multiple vessels such as Penny Haaken Haakenson J and J Locke Libbie T Dexter Nyanza and Percy H Reed.

Manila Iloilo Cebu Buenos Ayres Maitland Great Village Libbie T River Percy H Reed Liverpool Bridgewater Dexter Nyanza

Receipts of Stavle Products and Railroads

A lengthy 19th century ledger style summary lists railroad receipts by company and item. Entries show Borton Albany Railroad with cotton, Woodi goods, corn, oats, barley, lard, butter, cheese, oleomargarine, apples, lumber, leather, pelts. Grand Junction with cotton, bacon, flour, corn, wheat, peas. Providence Railroad with wool, hams, tea, coffee, butter, oleomargarine, apples, leather, skins. Old Colony with tallow, pork, sugar, molasses, beans, potatoes, tea. New York and New Sangianga with cotton, wool, flour, corn meal, lard, preserved meats, tea, coffee, butter, eggs, leather, pelts. Fitchburg with cotton, flour, corn, oats, wheat, buckwheat, feed, tallow, grease, peas, butter, beans, apples, potatoes, hay, lumber, leather. Boston and Maine Eastern and Western Divisions with various staples including butter, eggs, beans, apples, lumber, leather, pelts. and additional entries for wool, oats, flour, eggs, leather, houses of exchange by express and sea, noting diverse cargoes delivered.

Extra Northern Creamery Extra Western Northern Western Vermont New York York State Liverpool Chicago Island Boston City and Western Boston and Milwaukee Tierces City Continent Cincinnati Louis Timothy Red Top Jersey Bush Orleans Virginia St Andrews Cape Cod Gotten Paisa Cenes Naere Pres Mente Peles Borton and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Rairoad Old Colony Railroad New York and New Sangianga Fitchburg Railroad Boston and Maine Railroad Western Division Wowsu Raureau

Gross Earnings in October by Railroads 1885 1884 Dec

Summary of gross earnings by railway companies for October and year to date. Lists numerous roads with earnings 1885 and 1884, showing increases and decreases. Includes Grand totals for the month and for Jan 1 to Oct 31. Notes three weeks of October in each year. Includes Canadian Pacific Grand Trunk and regional lines.

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