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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1884

Page

3

Merchanise National Bank and Shawmut National Bank Listing

A dense catalog of banks and manufacturing firms including Merchants National Bank, Shawmut National Bank, Merchants and Miners' Transportation Co, and Metropolitan National Bank alongside references to Cotton mills Merrimack Manufacturing Co and various city and state names. It notes figures for securities, bonds, and receivers certificates with scattered dates and places.

Merchantise National Bank Seo State Seeekte First Nat Bank of Yarmouth California Southern Ceeereceeseesene Cuseess Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Co San Diego Land Sebanetone Sabairsegesanteneves American Electric & Lilumina Co New Hampshire Cincinnati Cambridge Ae Bod Atchison and Topeka and Servi Ve Flor, Eli & Wal Valist C.eee Boston Clin, Fitch & NB Seeene Llb Burlington Cedar Rapids Shawmut National Bank Blackstone National Bank Ccssecsscscrecesese Ioi State National Bank C.sceccs Cccvevececccesessees Bi Stark Miles Cessses Assec Sessssenes Esseenesnea Thorndike Mfg Ooean Lyman Seann Esrabereot Acdier Acta Srpeadewes Yerett Scases Sens Caasen Asec Spanner Sphaee Merrimack Mee CO c+saeceree Euie Iit Amoskeag Mauus Connecticut Iver Sade Scocieai American Lectric and Til. Co St Louis Shawmut Atlas Blackstone Central At Exchange Globe Merchants Metropolitan Tremont Union Bernstein Electric Light Co Orner of Executor de Hamilton Manufacturing Co Ao Tremont Suffolk Mills de Boston Gas Light Co National Exchange Bank Continental National Bank Portland Saco Portsmouth RB R Instituton Union National — of Weymouth Albany It News Missouri Florence Eldorado Walnut Valley R R Old Colony RR

Wall Street Stocks Slip on Rate Cut Reports and Shifting Bonds

Financial markets opened weak with stocks lower due to reports of passenger rate cuts in the West and a rumored resignation. Northwestern and St Paul declined, Pacific Mail and Union Pacific spiked then fell back, while rails like Lackawanna and Lake Shore slipped amid broader banking reserve gains and Bank of England rate move. Exports of specie and weekly trading totals show continued softness and mixed bond activity, with some gains late in the day.

London Atlantic Great Western Erie New York Central Illinois Central Reading Cancadian Pacific Paul Bank of England Union Pacific Louisville and Nashville Oregon California Wabash New York Prime Mercantile Paper St. Paul Nortwestern Pacific Mail Baltmore Ohio Fink New Jersey Central W. H. Vanderbilt Northwestern Omaha Lackawanna Lake Shore Northern Pacific Western Union Louisville Denver Chesapeake and Ohio Lawson, Douglas & Co Baltimore Kio Pennsylvania Tom Trunk Line Bradstreet Gould Eaesday

New York Port Imports and Ottawa Lumber Forecast

Imports at New York for the week totaled 6 525 045 dollars with 1 427 112 dry goods and 4 897 933 general merchandise. Year to date imports reached 342 547 687 against 361 560 194 last year. Ottawa reports lumber mills may close by month end. Upper lumber grades hold prices, lower grades slip. overall cut near last year. Fewer men in shanties, log output down. Also listed are 77 cars of commercial exchange inspections and grain figures for No 2S wheat and No 3 red western wheat, oats, and corn grades.

Kansas City New York United States Bradstreet’s Canada New Haven Boston Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis Baltimore San Francisco Cincinnati Pittsburg Providence Louisville Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland Hartford Indianapolis Memphis Columbus Peoria Portland Springfield Worcester St. Joseph Syracuse Lowell Commercial Exchange Dolloc Western Northern Vermont Franklin County Good To Choice Western Liverpool Choice Fresh Eastern Fresh Western

Flour and grain markets steady with mixed wheat prices

Market conditions report steady winter wheats and fairly moving spring patents, with some concessions for large lots. Prices show fine to pat wheat ranges from 202 to 5 per bushel, and corn oats vary by region with limited demand and mixed futures.

Ind St. Louis Chicago Milwaukee Dal New York City Mills Minnesota St Louis Detroit Duluth York

General Farm Produce Market Report Shows Slow Beans and Steady Apples

Hay prices hold steady across grades while beans remain in small receipts and market dull. Potatoes and sweet potatoes ease but still sell, apples flood markets with large exports yet face modest prices. Graven steins fetch top dollar in jobbing sales as coffee markets show a quiet, weak tone with mixed regional grades.

Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago New York City Extra India Western Steam City South America Wyoming Union Rio Modha Java Maracaibo Laguira Jamaica St Dagmings Dull

Fragmented 19th century railroad freight yard ledger list

A dense inventory of goods shipped by multiple railroads including rand Junction Eastern Maine and Lowell lines. Entries cover wool hides cheese eggs beans corn flour oats millfeed lard butter and leather with numerous quantities and unit measures across several railroads and shipments.

Rand Junction Railroad Eastern Railroad Maine Railroad Lowell Railroad Peabody Salem

Total Receipts of Staple Products Oct 11 Port

A table lists receipts of principal commodities at the port compared with last year. Increases noted for wool, flour, oats, and lard while other items such as cheese, eggs, corn, and beans show varied quantities across 1884 and 1883.

Correeae Dusicece O'Pelts, NO

Court Record Defines October Hearing in Town Ledger

U S Commissioners Court October 11 held Wentworth H Langford a Cambridge post office clerk on larceny of stamps in $500 bond for circuit court. Grey bark steward Lewis G Nillett bound for assault on Second Mate John M Cornell. Manuel Silvera held $200 for further examination on neglect to ship aboard W B Mackie.

Wentworth H. Langford Cambridge Lewis G. Nillett Grey John M. Cornell Manuel Silvera W. B. Mackie

Superior Criminal Court Delivers Batch of Sentences and Indictments

Judge Blodgett presided as O Day and Roach received two months in the house of industry for intoxication. Burnham and Walden drew three months for stealing a ride. Riley got three years in state prison for breaking and entering. Several liquor-dealer defendants faced $5,000 bail, with Swartzenberg and Demelman also charged with embezzlement and conspiracy. A long list of indictments included forgery, perjury, embezzlement, assault, larceny, burglary, robbery, arson, and conspiracy, totaling $11,000 in alleged sums. all defendants held for trial at $15,000 bail.

Frederick D. Fuchs No. 5 Broad Street Moses H. Swartzenberg Springfield Street Demelman Fuchs Swartzenberg Swartzenburg Israel Altmen Suffolk County Christopher J. Fay Wm. H. Brown John R. Prean Henry O. Martin William B Spencer Addie A. Clarke John Conroy Margaret Earl Thomas Harwood Annie McDonald Jas. Bagley Eben Haley John Connally John Conway James Dickson Nellie Learned Clara Green Hugo Wilder Charles Belden Cornelius Hen John F. Frazier Wm. Morrow Wm. J. Purteil Richard H. Barry John Kennedy Ee Riley Thomas Cunniff James J'oye James Kerwin Jrank Sears John Silver Thomas F. Lynch Joseph Meclver Neil O’donnel John J. O'Sullivan William H. Baldwin

Court docket list for Third Session before Judge Pitnam

Docket items include Boston versus Baldwin 863, Trowbridge versus Wollff 949, Cummings versus Frost 67, N.Y. and Ernie versus NESmeltz Co description, Jahaenen versus McAvoy 101. Case names appear with number identifiers and reference to Monday ordering in the Third Session before Judge Pitnam.

Boston Baldwin

Municipal Courts Report Oct. Actions Across District Courts

In central court Judge McCafferty held Frank Pfaff on assault with $500 bond. James Shannon fined $10 plus costs for larceny. Luke Hennessey jailed six months for vagabond. Joanna Reardon held $100 on assault. South Boston juveniles Logan Moran Leyden Callahan held $100 each on breaking and entering and larceny. Roxbury Frank W Gallagher fined $10 and costs for assault. Michael Burk fined $10 and costs for assault. Thomas Jackson sent to house of reformation as a juvenile for stubborn child. Charlestown Charles Douglass fined $20 and costs for breaking and entering and larceny.

Central Court McCafferty Frank Pfaff James Shannon Luke Hennessey House of In Tt Joanna Reardon South Boston Thomas Logan John Moran Patrick Leyden Patrick Callahan

English Capital in Ohio and Mississippi Railroads

Cincinnati report notes English investors favor Baltimore and Ohio while opposing management of the Ohio and Mississippi. Discussion centers on circulars against B and O control, Erie road interests, and Garrett ticket victory in director elections. Vermont railroad stats and Vermont taxes for 1884-85 follow.

Ohio Mississippi Cincinnati The Post Baltimore and Ohio Europe Bank of England Maryland Corporation Baltimore Philadelphia London Ohio and Mississippi Road Erie John King Erie Road King Jewitt Gould Robert Garrett Capt. Peabody Garrett Messrs Tracy, Sloan and Higgins Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company New York American Securities Messrs. Sloan Higgins Tracy

Annual Report of Clerk Leighton of Municipal Court

John C Leighton clerk of the municipal court presents the year ending Sept 30 1884 report detailing 188210 cases tried with categories including larceny burglary arson and drunkenness. Of 16884 brought to trial 471 appealed to the superior court 551 not arrested 280 defaulted and 792 bound over.

Clerk Leighton John C. Leighton House of Correction House of Industry Reform Sty Rison Board of Lunacy and Charity

Five Acre Conversion Makes Pastor Rich in Kansas City

Rev. David Walk, pastor of Central Christian Church in Indianapolis, bought five acres near Kansas City 31 years ago for 1500. Now the land lies in the heart of the city and has drawn offers up to 50,000. Walk plans to retire from the ministry next April and then visit Palestine for a year or more to manage his newly found wealth.

Indianapolis Ind David Walk Central Christian Church Memphis Kansas City Walk Palestine

New England clubs host varied dinners at Young's and city hotels

A Boston club scene features Lieut. A. W. Greely as guest at Young's with a large attendance. Speakers include J. W. Torry Rev. Brooke Herford Gen. S. M. Quincy Rev. E. Horton and others. Other gatherings occur at Parker's Merchants' Boston and Agricultural Fisherman's Quincy house and Bridgewater clubs. The Merchants' club names officers Hon Oliver Ames president and a council.

New England Young’s Lieut A. W. Greely Arctic Folsom Lieut. Greely J. W. Torry Brooke Herford M. Quincy E. Horton Massachusetts Bradford Smith Detroit Theodore Adams Philadelphia Capt. Hall Iowa J.J. McCarty This City R. T. Davis A. A. Ranney E. F. Stone Parker’s Merchants Boston and Agricultural Quincy House Fisherman’s Club Bridgewater Club Paint and Oil Club Gov. Robinson Col. Nettleton Edward H. Osborn Portland Worcester Provence Merchants’ Club Oliver Ames Charles O. Foster B. F. Guild Chester Guild Asa Potter John W. Cummings Charies B, Perkins

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Mayer New York State Clothing Company Plattsburg N. Y W. H. Cane G. W. Cane A. Cane W. J. McCaffra Olschoffsky Clothier Salamanca J. G G. M. Belding Paterson N. J J. R Liberty Corners Michael Goldsmith Fancy Goods Easton P. Sears Mathews McLean Manufacturing Company Lawrenceburg Arthur Uhlig & Col Music Wis Missouri Wheel Company Sealers In Bicycles J. W. Staley Hailey Idaho Henry C. Hubbard Thomas H Mary J. Woods Teredoens Boston Dry Dock Co Jamaica Plain Gas Light Co Prescott Fire Insurance Co Uincy Do Arquette, Aoe & Ontonagon Masowippi Valley Mississippi Valley Blair City Hall Arnold A. Rand Boston Title Company Board of Health Benjamin F. Mann Moon Island Codman Avenue Amory Dimock Street the Archeological Institute American Archeological Institute Charles Eliot Norton 5S. H. Scudder Nis L. Foster Morse Warren Street Duniow Street Dunlow Court Boston Belting Company Tremont Street Lindon Park Jd. W. 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