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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1884

Page

3

Money Market Report From Boston Banks

Boston money market remains moderately active with mercantile paper at 5 to 6 percent and miscellaneous at 6 to 7 percent. Corporation notes and acceptances steady at 4 to 5 percent while banks quote 5 percent. Call loans with collateral 3 to 4 percent. note brokers busy at 5 percent. Country banks firm at 5 1/4 to 6 percent. Today’s bank balances 2 percent. New York funds 5 to 10 cents premium. Clearing house gross exchanges $11,577,227. balances $1,579,270.

Boston New York

New York Money Markets and Stock Prices Report

New York financial report dated November 19 notes flat money lending with mercantile paper at 5 56 percent. Foreign exchange firm at 480% for long and 48414 for short sight. The stock market opened irregular and lower, then rose to midday gains led by Lackawanna and Northwestern. After midday, demand to cover eased and prices settled mixed with several rail and utility stocks closing near day highs. total transactions around 190,891 shares with many issues at top day figures.

New York Lackawanna Northwestern St. Paul Lake Shore New York Central Pacific Mail Union Pacific Western Union Grangers Hocking Valley Firsts Indiana Bloomington Western Iron Mountain Seconds Kansas Pacific Kansas Texas de General Morris and Essex New Orleans Pacific Ohio Southern Oregon Improvement Oregon Navigation San Francisco Wabash St Louis St Paul Canada South Gentral Pacific Cuil St. Louis Delaware & Hud Senses Louisville & Nash Lake Erie & W Manhattan Missouri Pacific Phila Tip St. P Texas Kees Wabash Pacific BOM No Pacific Taler America Ile West Pew

Market Report on Commodities and Livestock Prices

A long price survey lists alcohols, waxes, building materials, coffee, tobacco, tea, coal, and wool with steady or firm trends. It includes extensive live stock movements and yard sales at Watertown and Boston areas, noting weekly coal, cattle, sheep, and milch cow trades, export shipments to Liverpool, and varied regional market quotes.

Flint Thompson &Son Hall Libby, Brown & Co Libby & Merril Libby &Son Fogg J O Sanborn J K Gordon Dow & Moulton Breck & Wood Corrancow Weeks Bros H & Wilcox I Bent Seattle W Smith Léeattle Whitton Bros & Brooks Vermont Lincoln & White L W Tinker Combs & Farrar J Carro A N Woodruff C Hf Kidder A Farnham JH Thomas F S Kimball W Ricker RP Pollard J VU Smith J M Smee Taylor & Harpin Ee S Henry Scattering Connecticut J McFlynn New York T Fisher R G Bannan Ers O Stacy B Hurlbert J C W Erwin J Hurley Western States Hathaway & Jackson Monroe Hollis & Co Stetson & Hames Farrell & McAp E Farrell J Cowdry Canada S Hastings A N Monroe J C Coughlin Liverpool Glasgow Boston City Missouri J A Hathaway Coughlin R G Barnum W A Farnham B F Cofran A B Edwards Eee & Pond Maine Watertown Libby & Co W W Hall J H Fogg Libby Gs Peavey Thompson & Sons H A Wilcox I B Sargent Sargent & Turners Piper & Pond C P Burke J Engren Hastings Kimball Massachusetts J S Henry Watertown Union Northern Hasting New Hampshire J M Dyer EF Adden Hall & Seaver Gao Tan A BK S Hastings J O Smith Brighton Union Market Boston Albany Farwell & McFlynn Eames & Stetson J McFlyan Bond P W Thompson Ayrshire J P Henry Aldrich & Johnson J D Hosmer Morse & Flint Maime—Allen

Livestock at Market and Arrivals Across Yards This Week

Market totals show cattle 2399, sheep 14960, veals 384 with arrivals at Watertown and other yards totaling 2300 cattle and 14960 sheep. Prices list beef quality levels from first to third and stock cattle values across cow, oxen, and calf categories. Distinct regions include Maine Vermont New York Rhode Island and Canada with regional car counts across major lines.

Cattleone & Lambs Swine Maine Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island New York Canada Cccs Aese Asve Reee Watertown Asshanwk Brighton N.B Waltham Mass S M Washburn Lenox Furnace Amsterdam London Boston City Halifax Bunker Atlantic Glasgow Boston Aberdeen J R Howie Kilmarnock Scotland Alexander Drysdale Duarantine Sheldon Iowa Howie Earl of Caithness Barrowgill Castle Barrowgill Earl of WelIh Polled Cattle Society John Littlejohn Clockhill Maria Auchmaladdy James Fowlie Auchmaliddy Marjory Gordon Friday Kirkhill Peter Laing Greenburn Southside Gough

Market Tone Shifts Across Cities in Domestic Markets

The market tone ranged from dull in New York to strong in New Orleans and steady in Cincinnati Galveston and Wilmington with firm conditions at other points, reflecting mixed activity in domestic markets.

New York New Orleans Cincinnati Galveston Wilmington

London financial briefing notes quiet trade in wheat and corn

Floating cargoes of wheat show little demand while cargo passage slows. Mark Lane reports quiet wheat, steady corn, and quiet Paris markets. Liverpool notes quiet imports of wheat 210k–215k quarters and corn 50k–55.6k. prices for winter and spring wheat listed with mixed rates for corn and peas. Cotton remains firm in Liverpool with strong demand and varied futures terms. Wool sales in London report 144 bales sold with prices unchanged.

Trapani Cadiz Liverpool Chicago Calcutta New York Faneuil Pembroke Cherokee Huron Mohawk Porto Rico Barbadoes Cienfuegos New Orleans Foucauld & Co Otard Dupuy Hennessy Pellerosin Martell Ram—St Croix New England Bond John Gibson Newcomb Buchanan Company Anderson Nelson SUMAC Sicily Havana Madeira Ivison Malaga Burgundy London Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan California Maine Beerbohm Erchants’ Exchange Mark Lane Paris United Kingdom Uplands Orleans Amercan Sydney New Zealand

Boston Imports Highlight Ocean Trade and Supplies

Reports from Boston list schooner Libbie T with 1 box eggs and other cargoes of shad and half-dozen boxes. Grand Manan reports A S Franklin delivering 13 500 boxes of herring. Lockport lists Mellacore with codfish and herring tons, plus rags and tongues and sounds, handled by Whitney Pousland & co.

Economy Yadse Delong & Seaman J Jones & Co Grand Manan N B Whitney, Pousland & Co

Foreign Exports Observe Varied Cargo Across Ports

Trade dispatches list diverse shipments from St Pierre and Antwerp including flour, fish, pork, coffee, tea, apples, onions, kerosene, nails, hay, canned goods, butter, copper paint, meal, chocolate, biscuits, leather, tea, dyes, lumber, and tobacco. Additional cargoes note palm oil, bacon, lard, beef, sausage meats, sausage and canned goods, and goods from Rosario, Harbourville, Band on.

ST Pierre Mig Antwerp New York Hermann Aull Erg Rosario Chestina Redman

Receipts of Staple Products by Railroads and Expresses

A dated compilation lists items shipped or received by several railroads and express lines including Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Eastern, Maine, Lowell, and By and Sea. It covers cotton, wool, flour, meal, corn, oats, wheat, malt, butter, cheese, eggs, beans, apples, potatoes, hay, leather, hides, skins, tea, coffee, molasses, lard, bacon, beef, beef, and other commodities with quantities in bales, boxes, barrels, sacks, feet, and cars.

New York England Calcutta Pennsylvania Lehigh New England Eglinton West Iake Baltimore Baltimore and other brands a from lig@le Boston Western Elaine Saies Paris McCulloch United States Kentucky Manila Liverpool Houston Carolina Patna Rangoon Java Turks Island Boston and Albany Shorts Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Maine Railroad Lowell Railroad Baiem Ceyyes Lee, Dae Jugar DDI

Personal injuries and contracts in early Chelmsford court cases

Judge GARDNER presided over a dockets of civil actions including Edward F. Richardson versus Old Colony Railroad for damages after an April 3, 1882 crossing defect allegedly caused his wagon to be thrown. Verdict for $6000. Others include Crockeryware conversion case Michael McCarty v Adams, gardener wages case, a assaulted plaintiff hurt in Dix Place, and Bay State Iron Co. cases with a minor son's injury. Multiple juries and trials noted with lawyers listed.

Baldwin Murray Granger Allstenms Brighton Court Frederick Murray Frederick Granger Cambridge Street Brighton Cambridge-street Edward F. Richardson Old Colony Chelmsford Lowell Framingham Bedford Street C. &.B.whitney J. H. Benton, Jr Alvan Rogers Cephas B. Rogers D. C. Linscott O. BT Gray & W. C Cogswell Michael McCarty Charles H. Adams N. L. Graham Robert P. Clapp Hsther Wingard Hugh W. Brown Dix Place W. W. Blackmar H. BE G. H. Swasey Staples William Jackson Bay State Iron Company Andrew Jackson C. Q. Tirrell N. Hi. Pratt S. Lincoln W. S. Hail Nathan M. Hatch Neil Kenney Tremont Street Wesley P. Beal G. H. Towle C. F. Paige Henry KE. Hatt Moses C. Nay S. B. Allen Rodney Lund

Convictions Recorded at Superior Court November 19

Before Judge Blodgett Austin Cannon was convicted of a minor offense fined 100 dollars and costs William Thompson pleaded guilty to larceny sentenced to the house of correction for eight months Daniel J Desmond and Henry Marshall fined 10 dollars each for a city ordinance violation John Coleman found not guilty of keeping intoxicating liquors for sale James Williams convicted of assault and battery Philip H Brady of keeping liquors for sale sentences postponed

Austin Cannon William Thompson House of Correction Daniel J. Desmond Henry Marshall John Coleman James Williams Philip H. Brady

Municipal Courts Deluge of Fines and Detentions in November

In central court Judge Churchill fined Batchelder 100 dollars for keeping and exposing intoxicating liquor, appealed. Levy held to bail 2000 for forging a name on a 150 dollar order. Thomas alias Cummings six months in house of industry. Crowley six months for larceny of 1000 cigars, plus 400 bail. McCullough fined one cent for non support. Shields fined 100 dollars for unlawful selling and exposing liquor, appealed. Haverhan held 600 dollars for assault with a dangerous weapon. Keefe sent to house of industry six months. Slaherty held 500 dollars for trial on assault and battery in Roxbury.

Central Court Churchill George G. Batchelder Isaac 5. Levy J. A. Johnson John Thomas John Cummings Dronk House of Industry Daniel Crowley House of Correction Myer MecCullough Frank Shields Shields Roxbury Malachi Haverhan William Watson Hannah Keefe South Boston Andrew Slaherty

Boston and Providence Railroad Stockholders Meeting Highlights

The Boston and Providence railroad held its annual stockholders meeting in Boston with President Henry A. Whitney presiding. Directors were re-elected, William G. Russell was thanked for 25 years on the auditing committee, and reports noted higher gross receipts but higher passenger costs. The Nantasket Beach line reported finances, while West Shore officials disputed through-rate war narratives, stating competitive fare reductions were self-initiated to meet rivalry.

Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation Boston Henry A. Whitney William G. Russell Nsq Messrs J. W. Smith Providence H. F. Burrows North Attleboro E. Francis Parker Nahant J. Huntington Wolcott U Esq Thomas P. S. Goddard J. Huntington Wolco Wagner New York Line Omaha Ten-mile River East Providence Motherbrook Dedham West Roxbury West Shore Mouett West Shore Road New York Central New York Chicago

Auction notice of securities and mortgager sale items

On Saturday November 22 1884 and November 23 1884 auctioneers list numerous securities including Pemigewasset Valley BR South Boston BR Co Exeter Woolen Mills Plymouth National Bank Old Colony RR Co Globe National Bank Howard National Bank National Webster Bank Union Stock Yard and Transit Co Pacific Guano Co Old Colony KR Co Worcester Nashua and Rochester BR Maine Central RR Boston and Albany 7s bonds and more listing shares and mortgage stock. A mortgagers sale then follows for framed engravings etchings photographs and assorted goods at store numbers 9 West Street 0 West Street 28 Avery Street with examination available the day prior. Horatio Harris & Co auctioneers and commission merchants No 227 State Street.

Atlantic & Pacific Robinson Con Uin At. L BR. L. Day & Co Eliot National Bank Seccess Sceves Rockland National Bank H Moxbury National Eee Union National Bank Ccsreverses Eee Market National Bank Mm Manufacturing Co Boston Melting Co Ceses Chicago Quincy Santa Fe RR Boston Schuaielietter Boston & Lowell Metropolitan Horse Vermont & Massachusetts Bere Boston and Maine Railroad Sfaine State Belfast Boston Lowell Fremont Kik Mo. Valley Lowa Falls Sioux City Conee Lotg & Nat Bank of Commonwealth South Boston Horse Rd Vermont Dickay Lewis Machine Cook County Hil Union Pacific Atchison, Toveka Taos Eee Kansas City Cable R R Co Union Eccrine Co Aares Nationa Mate Atlantic National Bank Washington Mills Uo Androscoggin Mills Revere Beach & Lynn BR O R R Co Plymouth Cordage Co City of Chicago M. L City of Cincinnati City of Cleveland City of Cleveland State of Massachusetts Burlington and Quincy RR Elkhorn Missouri Valley St Paul Minn Board of Education Pemigewasset Valley BR South Boston BR Co Exeter Woolen Mills Plymouth National Bank Boston and Lowell RR R Old Colony RR Co Illinois Grand Trunk Old Colony RR Globe National Bank Howard National Bank National Webster Bank Old Colony Iron Co Union Stock Yard and Transit Go Pacific Guano Co Old Colony KR Co Worcester Nashua Rochester Maine Central RR Boston and Albany West Street Avery Street Horatio Harris & CO State Street

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