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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1885

Page

3

Blossoms Grow From Adversity in a Poet’s Verse

A reflective poem speaks of roses replacing thorn wounds with joy and a future garland. It imagines future blooms from blighted hopes, weaving fragrant wreaths from distant lands to comfort the heart. The verse contrasts sorrow with enduring natural beauty and eternal cheer.

Stock Market Quietly Active With Irregular Prices

The local market shows active trading today with uneven prices led by Mexicans Celumet and Hecla as Atchison opens at 69 and trades near 68 to 69 late. An August earnings report for Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and Southern Kansas Railway shows slight gross declines from 1884 to 1885, offset by expense reductions and a net earnings increase.

Celumet Atchison Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company Southern Kansas Railway Company Manhattan Consolidated Elevated Eatioad Company United States Assengers Bebe Montreal St. Maurice River Lake St. John Canada Pacific Railroad Three Rivers Louisville and Nashville GOS Caphings Seno Ens ICU CB Minis Capetese Saeases Obareicelen Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern North Adams Car Record Office Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Coleman Tex Boston Oregon Railway and Navigation Wall Street News

Wall Street Stays Steady After Heath & Co Suspension

New York money on call remains easy at 1 1/4 percent with prices steady. Market dull post suspension of Heath & Co, large bear covering noted but overall activity weak, equities down from intraday highs as traders reassess risk.

Prime Mercantile New York First Street State Street South Boston Point Occis

Market Report from Eldredge & Co on October Wheat Decline

A late report from Eldredge & Co of Chicago notes unsettled markets amid rumors and New York failures. Wheat opened firm then fell as losses mounted after October deliveries and weak consols, with a temporary rally hinted by Northern Pacific lines. Corn and provisions remained steady with little business. Northwest wheat movement slow and Chicago receipts look heavy. They advise buying any slump in wheat while cautioning on pork sales. A New Orleans despatch dated Oct 2 continues the coverage.

Central Branch Union Pacific Missouri Pacific Boston Union Pacific Securities Atlantic and Pacific Aztec Land and Cattle Company Kansas City Springfield Memphis Ft. Scott Gulf New York New England Worcester Nashua Rochester Maine Old Colony Norwich Northern Pacific Little Rock Bell Telephone Erie Tamarack Calumet Hecla Putnam, Messervy & Co Clinton Prime Mercantile Wm. Heath & Co Exchange of Heath & Co Heath & Co Rale Foot Henry N. Smith Wall Street Lawson, Douglas & Co Chicago St. Paul Wisconsin Railroad Commissioners Reading Coal Combination Pennsylvania Railroad Company Pennsylvania Railroad Aise Minneapolis Minnesota St Louis Michigan Milwaukee Detroit Toledo White State Vermont Franklin County Liverpool Messrs George E. Eldredge & Co Emery Northwest New Orleans

Dividend Declarations From Local Firms Highlight Returns

Ztna Insurance Hartford declares a quarterly dividend of 4 percent. Plymouth National Bank and Hartford Electric Light announce 3 percent and 14 percent dividends respectively. North Adams Savings Bank posts a 2 percent dividend and a company declares 3 per share.

Ztna Insurance Hartford Plymouth National Bank Hartford Electric Light Company North Adams Savings Bank

Commodities Report From Wilmington and New York Markets

NUTS and oils prices mixed with grain and petroleum notes. Virginia peanuts, pecans and mixed oils show steady demand and modest shifts. New York Petroleum hits around 101 and 102 dollars per barrel with varied daily ranges. tallow and whiskey markets noted, with city renderings and regional steadiness amid fluctuating quotes.

Virginia Wilmington Centennial Beacon Light New York—Petroleum United Pipeline New York Cincinnati St. Louis

London and Liverpool Wheat and Market Updates

London markets report wheat firmness with steady corn and off coast cargoes. Liverpool shows winter wheat at 63 100 7s 1d and corn steady with strong receipts. Manchester notes limited buyers, firm cloth offers, and strong yarns with prompt delivery gains.

London Beerbohm Chamber of Ecommerce Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Manchester The Guardian

Maritime Trade Goods Listed From Carbonear Inventory

A Carbonear inventory enumerates a diverse cargo including Shamrock brig items such as birds molasses, pork, beef, hams and canned fruit. Also listed are candles, biscuits, chamber sets, copper paint, hops, paper bags, matches, brooms, hammers, axes, saws, grommet boxes, coffee, pitch, rosin, petroleum, nuts, meal, sugar and other dry goods in numerous units.

Carbonear Petroleuum

Trade Goods and Freight Totals Across Expresses and Sea

Listed commodities bound by Peabody Salem and other Expresses include butter eggs beans apples hay lumber leather calf skins hides wool and more with quantities such as 165 boxes butter 913 cases eggs 168 bbls beans and 47 rolls lumber 70 bolls calf skins 40 by express and 7 pigs 244 half chests tea and 181 boxes tea 1100 bbls grease also noted by sea including 1658 bales butter 277 cases foreign wool 378 bus potatoes 832 bbis potatoes 9 cars hay 26 cars lumber 16 bbis skins 83 sides leather 100 bags coffee 244 half chests 60 chests 181 boxes tea 1100 bbis grease.

Cow Bay B. Brig American Union Odiorne & Co Delong & Seaman Junk Hatheway & Co London Stockholm Ana Bdis Iron Brown Bros & Co Saring Bros & Co China Horace Partridge & Co Abram French & Co Oliver Ditson & Co Dundees Gorham Rogers & Co Sexonville Mills Davis & Winsor Richards & Sons Boston Hyewood and Chemical Co Tassins Kessler & Co Cutler Bros & Co Crockery Mitchell, Woodbury & Co Moors & Co Bliss & Co Ins & Co Parsons & Co Baga India Yarmouth Alpha Jones Port Medway Windsor ST Pierre Mig Boston and Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad New York and New England Railroad Pitchburg Maine Railroad Eastern Western Division Peabody Salem Isss Vane Aioe Bils Bacon Bal’s. Ds Baies

Total Receipts of Stapie Products October 2

Totals show principal area receipts in transit compared with the corresponding day call. Data lists intras and points Ey. in transit figures and percentage changes, indicating market movement for Stapie products across regions.

Wall Street Despatch Reports Heath & Co Failure Rumor

A Wall Street despatch from Oct 2 states William Heath & Co could not meet obligations. Rumor says a prominent speculator in financial trouble failed to provide needed margin. Heath & Co assigned to A. R. McCanless. London house cited as leading. Other failures and insolvencies noted nationwide including Devereaux & Lindsey and Rodney J. Hardy & Son with varied settlements.

Wall Street Stock Exchange William Heath & Co Lake Shore St. Paul Lackawanna Northwestern Western Union Union Pacific New York Central Jersey Central Omaha Missouri Pacific Mr. Heath Charles E. Curijiney The Thos. E. Davis Curjiney Heath Anthony V. Morse Morse Open Board of Brokers Daniel Drew James Fisk, Jr Tracey Jay Gould Henry M. Smith London Thomas EB. Davis Curriney Soutter & Co Heath & Co Smith Wm. Heath & Co A. R. McCanless Vanderbilts Grangers R. G. Dun & Co E. Russell & Co Mercantile Agency Today United States Canada Western Pacific States Devereaux & Lindsey Washington Street Boston Samuel Andrews Central Wharf Broad Street Rodney J. Hardy & Son Doane Street George W. Wheeler Portland Charles R. Callahan & Co Newburg N. Y Kingston Middleton Haverstraw Rondout U Catskill Saugerties Poughkeepsie C. W. Stryker Port Byron Forgy & Co Wall Paper Dayton Mailander Gold Craiova Roumania

William W Cleary Assignee Versus Ellis Foundry Co

Illness of a counsel caused suspension of the case until today Saturday with all other jurors excused from further attendance at the present term.

William W. Cleary Ellis Foundry Co

Probate case Thacher v Doolittle before Nelson and Allen

In U S District Court on October 2 Judge Nelson hears Thacher executor versus Doolittle and others challenging the probate of Mrs Ebien O Cooke script. Appellants present are seeking probate while appellees submit testimony. Court proceedings expected to extend through next week in chambers before Judge C Allen.

Thacher Doolittle Ebien O. Cooke

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