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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1884

Page

3

Receipts of Staple Goods by Railroads and Expresses

Detailed tallies of cotton, wool, flour, corn, oats, wheat, barley, millfeed, meats, butter, cheese, eggs, beans, apples, hay, straw, lumber, leather, hides, pelts, tea, coffee, sugar, molasses, and other staples transported by Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, Old Colony, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Eastern, Maine, Lowell, Peabody and Salem Expresses, and coastal routes. Totals include hundreds to thousands of bales, bushels, boxes, crates, and bbls across multiple lines and dates.

Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Eastern Railroad Maine Railroad Lowell Railroad Peabody Salem Snaar Bbia Ciskiusbal’s

Insolvencies and Bank Failures Hit Various U.S. Firms

The list includes the Cold Blast Refrigerator firm in Boston being petitioned into insolvency by William L. Sturtevant, and A. 5. Tuttle furniture creditors in Milford appointing a monitoring committee. John Shields & Co. in Brookline, fish lines, is attached. Multiple firms from Lewiston to Canisteo assign or fail, with totals in the millions in some cases. Middletown National Bank in New York City area collapses due to President Thomas King’s large drafts from grain dealer Benjamin D. Brown of Indianapolis. Brown assigns. his capital was 200000 and surplus 115000. Depositors face losses. King accepts blame. A savings bank experiences a slight run but remains solvent. Other failures include Fortunatus Sayre of Rogsie New York and Daniel Steinberg of Louisville Kentucky. A Dallas despatch notes Adams Leonard bank liabilities at 317877 with assets 61259. Houston and Texas Central Railway reportedly to cut wages on Dec 1 by 10 percent due to dull times.

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Boston and Maine 1834 annual report outlines earnings and expansion

The fifty first annual report shows gross receipts of 3 001 505 18, operating expenses 1 881 591 29, taxes 126 757 28, and bond interest 245 000 with a surplus of 4 087 60. It details passenger and freight revenue shifts, mileage and tonnage changes, fleet additions, track work, and proposed improvement bonds up to 1 000 000, noting the death of Samuel B. Spring and various infrastructure projects.

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