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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1884

Page

3

Market Notes and Stock Prices From The Day

The stock market today was dull and irregular with little excitement. Union Pacific fell after Gould related commentary but large holders like Ames and Astor kept positions. Boston and Lowell and other lines showed gains and steady dividends. The New York and New England moved up, while California Southern held steady and Calumet and Hecla weakened.

Here New York Wall Street Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Chicago Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Kiernan Gould Union Pacific Company Clark U. P J. Tilden Ameses Dillons Astors S. J. Tilden New England Mr. Tilden Pete Marquette Marquette Houghton Ontonagon Burlington St. Paul Northwestern Rock Island Company Town Falls Sioux City Boston Maine Fitchburg Albany Boston and Lowell Boston and Lowell Boston and Albany Boston and Maine Providence Old Colony Mexican Central Denver Kansas City Fort Scott Gulf California American Bell Telephone Canada Bell Dominion Calumet Hecla Franklin Consolidated Pacific

New York Stock Market Quiet After Early Gains

New York November 4 markets opened firm with gains led by Lackawanna and Northwestern but reversed some early strength. Prices for rails fluctuated with Lackawanna rising to 103 and 108 1/2 at times, while Northwestern and St Paul also moved. By close, most sectors were firm though overall activity remained quiet with extensive listings of bonds and various issues showing mixed movement. Trading volume reached 178,850 shares with notable issues including Lake Shore, Kansas & Texas, and New Jersey Midland firsts among others.

New York Prime Mercantile Lackawanna Northwestern St. Paul Northern Pacific Preferred Lake Shore Denver Consols Krie Cleveland Painesville Ashtabula Evansville Terre Haute Kansas Texas Oregon Richmond Dulville St. Pauls Union Pacific New Jersey Midland Oregon Improvement Pennsylvania Toledo Peoria Warsaw Bales Cansan N. Central Chi St. Louis Com L. & West Denver & Rio G Han St. Jo Kansas & Texas Louisville & Nash Lake Erie & W Michigan Central Manhattan Missouri Memphis & C Jersey Aieed Onion Pacific Wabash Pacific Western Union Sane Chicago Michigan Minnesota Milwaukee City Mills Detroit York Louis 3Ic Rye Bright Canada Canada Stleady

Trade totals for weeks ending November 22 1884

Imports and exports for 47 weeks show 931,905 and 1,123,491 dollars respectively in 1884 with 55,479,452 imports and 56,282,976 exports for the prior 47 weeks of that year. In 1883 47 weeks the figures were 65,032,688 imports and 55,283,976 exports. Commercial exchange items list 115 cars with wheat and corn grades including No 3S wheat 19 and various rejected and mixed corn movements.

Dairy Prices and Supplies Mixed Ahead of Thanksgiving

Receipts of butter cheese and eggs show steady to weak demand with limited trading until after Thanksgiving. Western creamery butter firm but not strong enough to exceed 28 29 cents. northern dairy lots peak 27 28c. cheese firm for late northern, early goods easy. Hogs cattle and sheep mixed across markets, with varied prices and dull areas. fruit, nuts, and produce markets show ample supplies, demand soft ahead of holiday travel.

New York Liverpool Florida Hebrons Michigan Kentucky Mbs Lac Virginia Modia Java Maracaibo Laguira Rio Jamaica St Domin Manilas Lloilos Barto Rico Carolina Patna Rangoon Domestic Malaga Centennial Beacon Light New York—Petroleum United Pipeline Pittsburg Bald Ridge Armstrong Greenlee Lverpool Antwerp—Petroleum London Wool Sales Sydney Port Phillip New Orleans Sige Ces Oye

London Wheat and Corn Prices and Delivery Figures

Commodities report shows quiet but steady cargoes of wheat and corn on passage and in port. Liverpool markets hold firm with wheat at 63s 20 6d and corn steady. Paris markets firm on dour and wheat. English weekly wheat deliveries 65 000 to 70 000 quarters. pork bacon lard cheese and tallow listed with London price references.

London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Mark Lane Liverpool Paris England Calfornia

Receipts of Staple Products Across Railroads

A November tally from multiple railroads lists quantities of cotton, wool, flour, corn, oats, wheat, barley, millfeed, beef, pork, lard, butter, oleomargarine, cheese, eggs, apples, potatoes, hay, lumber, leather, hides, skins, and various goods. Entities include Boston and Albany Railroad, Providence and other lines, with precise counts by bale, bus, box, car, tierce, bag, and box.

Boston and Albany Railroad Petland Junction Railroad Providence Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Maine Railroad Lowell Railroad Peabody Salem Sea

Fragmented 19th century commodity table excerpt

A dense OCR of a historical commodity list shows varied items with quantities such as Cotton, Molasses, Butter, Flour, Cheese, Oats, Eggs, Corn, Beans, Barley, Potatoes, Malt, Hay, Leather, Tallow, Hams, Dry Hides, Preserved Meats, Coffee, Sugar, and Kips. The figures mix ranges and single values across years 1884 to 1888, reflecting trade tallies, stock or production entries without coherent narration.

Cease POG Csck Lw Ieee Boiis Grezse Dbis Kips Dales

Foreign Exports. Several ships discharge varied cargoes at multiple ports

TRINIDAD B WI Brig Herman carries ice cabbage beef beer oil and foodstuffs including butter bread fruit and canned goods with quantities listed for each item. PUBNICO NS Schooner Annie M Bell loads flour meal and pork. CLEMENTSPORT NS Schooner Gold Hunter reports oil pork beef and lard. HARBORVILLE NB Schooner G F Day sails with oil, beef, kerosene and lard. BARRINGTON NB Schooner Nina Page carries flour meal windows beef kerosene and lard. ST JOHN NB Schooner RG Moran loads flour and spirits.

Trinidad Pubnico Annie M Bell Clementsport Gold Hunter Harborville Barrington Nina Page ST John RG Moran

Value. Naval stores and goods list with totals

A long OCR list shows naval stores animals tar and pitch rosin turpentine etc with totals, then various manufactured goods including lubricating oils brooms breadstuffs cornmeal wheat flour candles carriages butter coffee lard cordage pork preserved meats and sewing machines. The document ends with values by region Nova Scotia British possessions in Africa Australasia and related totals, concluding with a grand total of 1 203 491 dollars.

Otis Petroleum Ogbate Vc BAS Isccvccsecone Brass CROKE Cscee Csskeee India Eee Nova Scotia Africa Australasia Pimvs Sd osscadeWus Sa Vesteresee Ace Dutch Guiana Azores Madeira Ctc

Multinational Steamer Cargo Lists Across Glasgow to Pensacola

Trade items listed by shippers in Glasgow Liverpool Yarmouth and Pensacola include pig iron oranges hides rice parchment and a wide range of commodities. Notable consignors include Swain Garle & Co Walter Smith White Bros Jones Bros Hart & Young and Lunder with shipments of paper stock jute cloth and rail materials. The record shows vessels Buenos Ayrean Iberian Dominion and Levi Hart with tonnages and mixed cargoes totaling hundreds of bales crates cases and casks across multiple ports.

Swain, Garle & Co Wyeth Glasgow Scot G Lunder Waste Bros & Co T Clarke & Co Maich & Co Cottons Hart & Young Gorham Rogers & Co Samuel Clarke Liverpool Eng Baring Bros & Co Tigs Brown Bros & Co Rodocanachi & Co Carter Nsmore & Co Noyes Cummings Morey & Co Thayer & Lincoln Beach & Co Yarmouth Dominion Adams Bros Hall & Co Cheney & Myrick Ellis & Co K & H Freeman S Morse FAY Caleta Buena Hemenway & Browne

Value of Imports into the Port of Boston Week Ending Nov 21

Report lists import values by country and category for Boston Port week ending Nov 21. Major entries include dry goods, wool, leather, metals, chemicals, paper stock, and provisions from England Cuba Dominions Canada Germany Russia Manila and UK exports. Notable totals appear for retained cargo and overall port value around $540,856 with additional $65,241 in other sums.

Boston England Cuba Rico Sugal Lorwooe Vivcaeseawannen Iron and Steel Occsseues Bescavwecdas Goare Eis Occodes Cae Daivoccissesesvesneave Chemicals ST. Martin's Salt Senuenenn Ancy Oods Belgium Siossiton TIA S.e Iissebexes Dominion OF Canada Germany Oe Oieces Pognocr Snc Manila ETUK

Belcher Sugar Refinerys Financial Trouble Reported

A despatch from St Louis cites the Belcher Sugar Refining Company as temporarily embarrassed due to a sharp sugar market decline, a costly new building, and a large beet crop in Germany. Also noted are failures and embezzlement cases in Ashtabula and mounting railroad ticket offers and routes across the United States.

St. Louis Belcher Sugar Refining Company America Germany Spreckels & Co California Belcher Brothers Loan Association Bank of Ashtabula Inough A.southwick H. ©. Morrison A.C. Fisk Watson, Young & Co London Ont Eng Montreal Toronto Limbach Brothers Jewellers Nassau Street New York City New Haven Superior Court G. H. Hull Whison Sewing Machine Company Wallingford Hull Hamiston Company Rex Magnus Suffolk County Heal Estate Hayes Lougee Daniel R. Sortwell Andrew G. Smith J. Baxter Upham Edward T. Merriben Fred A. King

Public Wealth Compilation Shows State Valuation Rise

Henry B. Pierce compiles polls and taxes from town assessors revealing a state valuation increase of 25.58 million with real estate up 32.34 million and personal estate down 6.76 million. Tax rates vary from 35 per thousand in Monroe to 4.30 in Stow, Fall River city rate at 13.80, Boston drives much of the statewide increase, and dwelling houses fall behind in over 50 towns and one city. Horses rise 1498 amid livestock declines.

Taunton Henry B. Pierce Commonwealth Monroe Franklin County Stow Fall River Boston

Parsons v Sheafe executes account for services verdict

U S Circuit Court heard November 24 before Judge Webb on an action by Louis P. Parsons against William Sheafe as executor seeking about $28 000 for services as bookkeeper and estate manager from 1860 to 1878. Plaintiff won a verdict for $16 275 15 with two bonds claimed. Jurors excused to December 1.

Louis P. Parsons William Sheafe Sheafe Hamilton D. Lohrer C. A. Welch

Supreme Judicial Court Navy Proceedings Conclude

The Supreme Judicial Court for the Commonwealth met this morning with Chief Justice Morton and Justices Allen Devens Holmes among the panel. The criminal docket was taken up and finished, and the court adjourned to the first Wednesday of January next.

Morton W. Allen C. Allen Holmes Devens

Superior Court first session cases of 1882 torts and contracts

First session before Judge Gardner lists Esther Wingard v Brown for assault on Sept 20 1882 with verdict for plaintiff 33843. Samuel L Fairfield v Pennock for breach of hops purchase contract. George S Jones v Boston and Mystic Valley RR on promissory note of 5000. second session before Judge Staples includes Henry Hart v May for 10000 damages from pile driver negligence. Butterfield v Littlefield et al for money had and received. Blood v Wilson for painting contract 1227.5.

Esther Wingard Hugh W. Brown W. W. Bilackmer H. BE G. R. Swasey Samuel L. Fairfield Samuel M. Pennock Gray & Cogswell George A. Bruce George S. Jones Boston and Mystic Valley Railroad Company Sidney R. Pratt S. W. Twombly J. P. Thompson Sidney P. Pratt Stephen Dow Nathan P. Pratt T. Webster Locke H. Phillips A. C. Butterworth O. F. Gray W. ©. Cogswell Henry E. Hart Moses C. May B. Allen D. F. Kimball W. Howland D. F. Crane O. B. Mowry Frank Blood Epaminondas Wilson H. N. Sheldon L. Powers

Exhibitions Soon Open New York Boston Press

Art events announce George Edwards show at the American Art Association New York on December 18 then Boston Lowell's gallery. 100 works including salon pieces from 1888 and 1884. Also planned are displays by Gaugengigl Barse Greenough Harvey Ritter and Caliga with portraits, promising canvases, and a noted Mrs Lombard flower series at Chase's gallery.

George W. Edwards American Art Association New York Boston Lowelll Edwards E. M. Gaugengigl George R. Barse, Jr Messrs. Williams & Enret Gen. Draper Milford Melicent Jarvis Messrs. John A. Lowell & Co Scott Leighton Jay-Eye-See Edgar Lombard Chase’s Charles Sprague Pearce

Chelsea seeks contract tweak over water receipts with Boston

Chelsea water board urged Boston to cut its share from 79 percent of gross receipts to 60 percent to build a reserve for repairs and future pipe relaying. Chelsea argued the change would yield about ten thousand dollars in its favor. Chelsea dismissed ideas of surrendering the Mystic system to Somerville Everett and Chelsea supplying Charlestown by other means. The water board adjourned for one week after hearing Chelsea.

Water Commissioners of Chelsea Water Board of Boston Chelsea Water Board D. Frank Kimball City of Chelsea Board Simmons Mystic Somerville Everett Charlestown

Clergy resignations and burglaries ripple through three towns

Rev Charles Conklin of Church of the Redeemer Chelsea resigns. James McMullin, a Lynn carpenter, is badly hurt after a fall on Broad street. Rev J B Thompson, newly called for Somerville, to be installed Wednesday. A. B. Clough Co jewelry shop at 107 Munroe Lynn burglarized, rear window forced, valuables stolen. North avenue Savings Bank Cambridge office at 173 North avenue burglarized Sunday night, a large safe blown open but contained mostly mortgage notes and registered bonds.

Charles Conklin Church of the Redeemer Chelsea James McMullin Broad Street Lynn J. 3. Thompson First Congregational Soenee Somerville A. B. Clough & Co Munroe Street North Avenue Savings Bank North Avenue, Cambridge

Forgery charges in central court involve two defendants

Henry W. Myer aged 19 and Lizzie Hersey alias Lizzie Gordon alias Lizzie Jones alias Lizzie French about 30, both arraigned for forgery. Each waived examination and held in 2000 bond. Myer, a Boston College student, allegedly used his mother's bank book to draw 350 after Lizzie signed the name to an order.

Henry W. Myer Central Municipal Court Lizzie Hersey Lizzie Jones Lizzie Gordon Lizzie French Young Éi Rece Rily Boston College Provident Institution For Savings Lizzie

Opening of American electrical exhibition deferred to December 1

The general manager reports progress to the advisory board and postpones the exhibition opening to December 1 to allow a more complete display. The event aims to showcase electrical science across industries and includes public attractions such as Bidwell electric railroad and electric hatchery demonstrations.

Bidwell Electric Railroad

Mrs Mulliken to sell peanuts under a fair weather bet

If the weather is pleasant Mrs John Mulliken a city philanthropist will open a peanut stand at nine in the morning near the Par street gate and sell peanuts in a tent until evening to fulfill a bet lost on a penny wager If it is stormy the sale will be postponed until fair weather.

John Mulliken Par Street

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