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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1884

Page

3

Digest of Markets Flows for Flour Butter Cheese and Eggs

Receipts show butter firm for fine goods with western sales at 21 to 29 cents, long dairies hard to place and light box supply. Cheese remains firm with top northern factories steady and western stock selling fairly, eggs steady with best eastern and Canadian grades moving at 25 cents. Provisions section follows.

Western New York Liverpool

Colorado Coal and Ore Prices in Market Ledger

Readable items show coal and ore prices for Hale and Norcross Horn Silver Quicksiver Eve Standard and others. Listed values include 2.85 for Hale & Norcross, 9.50 for Horn Silver, 2.50 for Quicksiver, 1.25 for Standard with various notes on quantities and formatting.

Colorado Coal Nevaio Hale & Norcross

Providence and Attleboro jewelers form trade protection group

Manufacturers in Providence and Attleboro move to shield the jewelry trade by creating a New England board of trade. A seven member committee will draft by laws and organize. Reported trade data show 30 failures this period across wholesale jewelry with total liabilities of about 1.5 million dollars.

Providence Attleboro New England Board of Trade Graham Dunn's Mercantile Agency William R. Daterople Harry Howard George Buegs Alfred Spotter Everett Horton New York Commercial Exchange

Coffee and commodities prices hold firm in mixed market

Coffee and sugar markets show varied strength with 10 4 8c nominal for Rio grades and steady demand for mild grades. Mocha Java and other imports listed. Crude oil activity remains volatile with Thorn Creek wells and Christie well achieving notable early outputs. cotton futures close steady while Liverpool rates firm.

Rio Java Maracaibo Laguira Jamaica St Domingo New York Virginia Tennessee Wopcorn Faneuil Pembroke Huron New Orleans Cienfuegos Barbadoes I Rico York Carolina Patna Rangoon London Muscatel Valencia Wihskey Cincinnati Chicago Louis Seles Centennial Beacon Light Palatine New York—Petroleum United Pipeline Pittsburg Christie Fisher Connor Thorn Creek Johnson Fisherwell Phillips No 3 Uplands Orleans

Foreign Exports. Halifax and Charlottetown cargo listings

A fragmented report lists shipments and cargoes from Halifax Nova Scotia and Glasgow Scotland and Annapolis Nova Scotia including multiple items such as hardware iron wood and other goods. Entries mention quantities for commodities like wool, steamer freight, flour, oats, beef, cheese and various ware. The irregular OCR style preserves place names and broad product categories with numerous numeric tallies.

Halifax Charlottetown Pel Worcester Clasgow Scot Waldersian Annapolis Portland

Railroad matters and financial status of Oregon Railway and Navigation

The Oregon Railway and Navigation company reports through June 30 1884 a deficiency of 70299 after dividend payment, contrasting a 226255 surplus last year. It cites a large shift from local to through traffic cutting earnings, notes expansion adding two steamers at 700000, and lists capital stock 24000000, first mortgage bonds 5719000, debenture bonds 5000000, scrip 1200000. It mentions a $420000 claim against Villard secured by a lien on Madison Avenue property, and projected mileage and routes with a possible Northern Pacific operating contract. Court actions include demurrer in Cleveland and Wabash receivers’ petitions. other notices cover rate adjustments and bond coupon judgments.

New York Prime Mercantile Lake Shore New York Central St.Paul Northwestern Union Pacific Western Union Bears West Shore Lackawanna Vanderbilt Michigan Central Missouri Pacific Pacific Mail Hull Western Cairo Metropolitan Nickel Plate Ohio Central Oregon Short Line Texas Pacific Land Grants Wabash Chicago Kansas City and Northern Real Estates New Jersey Central Loth Te -Any Oregon Railway and Navigation Company Villard Madison Avenue Washington Territory Baker City Meacham Mikecba Oregonian Railway Oregon Improvement Company Whitman County Powder River Valley Oregon Santa Rosa Northern Pacific Railroad Company Cleveland, O United States Circuit Court Taxted James McHenry New York, Lake Erie and Western New York, Pensylvania and Ohio Railroad Pennsylvania Lnd Ohio Company United States Supreme Court New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Company Weber Wabash Railway Asft Louis Wabash Railroad United States Court Indianapolis Wabash Road Peru the Tribune New York Central and Fludeon River Railroad Company Cincinnati St. Louis Philadelphia Jsohn H. Shortridge Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company Fitchburg Railroad Hoosac Tunnel Boston Troy Albany Hudson River Fall River Line

Longshoremen sue over stray bullets at navy yard trial

James P. Mulcahy and others sue Charles J. Frani and others for damages after stray bullets from army target practice at Charlestown navy yard wounded two longshoremen on Mystic Wharf. Jury awarded $5060 on January 24, 1933 and the court today denied the defendants' motion for a new trial.

James P. Mulcahy Charles J. Frani Navy Yard Charlestown Mystic Wharf

London and Havana Market Briefs on Bonds and Commodities

LONDON bonds mixed with listed prices for several railways and commodities. Wheat and corn futures ease abroad while Liverpool demand softens for wheat. corn firm at 5s 4d. HAVANA reports fair weekly business with centrifugal shipments and stockpiles, receipts nil, exports to the United States, and Spanish gold at 226. Exchange rates steady with mild U S premiums.

London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Liverpool Havana Matanzas United States

Notable Deaths Abroad and in New England Listings

Col Vernon K Stevenson friend to President Polk died in New York on October 16 Col L A Dugas eminent surgeon of Augusta Ga died in that place on October Lovelock native Samuel W Holbrook aged 74 died at his Boston home on October 17 David Watson of Watson Bisbee died October 18 in his residence Boston aged about 73 He leaves a widow and two sons Funeral at 1 PM Charles E Balch died in Manchester New Hampshire October 15 aged 50 former Manchester president and banker ties Treas Manchester Savings Bank James Wormley proprietor Wormleys hotel Boston died at Massachusetts General Hospital October 18 after long illness He was a leading African American business figure Michael O Sullivan died in South Boston October 17 founder of the Philo Celtic society Irish language work William J Duke of Brunswick died October 18 Heir to a small European realm but rich in property Succession may involve Hanover Cumberland and potential Prussian absorption Worter Hamilton of Saco Me died suddenly at Grand Rapids Mich while visiting his son He was a former legislator deputy sheriff and well known in York County and is named as brother of S K Hamilton Wakefield Mass and Alonzo Hamilton Boston.

Pullma Palace Pullman Palace Car Company Chicago Little Rock and Fort Smith Georgia Colonization Company Little Rock Ark Little Reck and Fort Smith Railway Company Arkansas Valley Georgia Alabama Florida Little Rock Gazette Flint Pere Marquette Louisiana Missouri River Cincinnati Sandusky Cleveland Summit New York New England Boston Lowell Fitchburg Old Colony Boston and Maine Mexican Central New Mexico Southern Pacific Eastern Toledo St. Louis Southeastern Southeastern Division Toledo, Cincinnati and St Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad Congress Street Iengible Messrs. C. W. Veirce N. W. Jordan E. D. Metcalf G. O. Bloses EK. F. Fay Downs Messrs. Coburn Adams Wesley A. Gove South Boston Ingham New England Telephone Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Pacific Bodie Mono County Cal Standard Col Vernon K. Stevenson Polk John G. Calhoun Pr. L. A. Dugas Augusta Lovelock Samuel W. Holbrook Wellfleet Ruggles Street Boston Highlands Burt David Watson Watson & Bisbee Alien Street Watson Gilford N. H Charles E. Balch Manchester N. i Tie Manchester National Bank Manchester Savings Bank James Wormley Wormley Washington Massachusetts General Hospital Wormsley Michael O'Sullivan Philo-Celtic Society of William J Duke of Brunswick Europe Camberland Hanover William Prussia Worter Hamilton Sacco Grand H Rapids Mich Traverse City Hamilton Waterborough Saco York County S. K. Hamilton Esq Wakefield Mass Alonzo Hamilton

Massachusetts clubs dine at Young's hotel in Boston

The Middlesex club attended a large dinner at Young's with Hon. George A. Bruce presiding and guests including Congressman Russell, Loring, Lieut. Gov. Ames, Col. Frye of Maine, and Solon W. Stevens among others. The New England club, Pendennis club, Cereal club, Schoolmasters' club, and Parkes Commercial Boston and Agricultural clubs also held dinners there with varying guest lists.

Massachusetts Young's Mr. Dwight Washington R. T. Davis Adin Thayer Claflin Middlesex Club Young’s George A. Bruce Congressman Russell Loring Gov. Ames Col. Frye Maine Marden Brackett Solon W. Stevens Lowell Maj. Merrill Lawrence New England Club Pendennis Club Quincy House Cereal Club Schooolmasters’ Club Parkes Commercial Boston Agricultural

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