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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1883

Page

3

Col Codlessseccees 1850 Sierra Nevada and Locational Notes

A garbled OCR record lists place names and figures such as 1850 Sierra Nevada 385 Homestake 1500 y Horn Silver 600 OCIATIO ce 3050 Eureka 390 Chrysolite 110 Castle Creek and Alice. The fragment hints at a mining or property ledger with multiple site names and numeric values.

Dividend Notes and Market Happenings in Boston and Abroad

A December 1883 payable list details dividends and state disbursements, noting Essex and other railroads as unsettled. It also reports New York and London market moves, with cotton, wheat, corn, and flour prices, plus port receipts and stock movements across major U.S. cities and Europe.

Poultry and Goods Prices in Mixed Market Report

Receipts are large and prices lower for turkeys, fowls, and chicks with ranges noted. Mixed lots, squabs, porkers, and tallow prices listed. tropical fruits steady with lemons and oranges priced. peanuts, sugar, molasses, and cotton futures detailed with regional quotes and closing values.

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Wool Market Steady as Prices Hold firm Across Regions

Prices are unchanged and quotations for fine fleece are held firm with solid stock levels. Demand for woollens remains moderate while sales for the week total about 2.5 million pounds. first-hand wool stocks are light in the west. Foreign wools arrive mainly on manufacturers’ account. English wools show further price gains.

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Dividend declarations from rail and instrument firms

The New York Providence and Boston railroad company declares a 2 percent quarterly dividend. Mason & Hamlin organ and piano company declares a 4 percent quarterly dividend payable November 1. Richardson, Hill & Co. reports stock orders in Boston and New York with private wire to major cities. Daily stock quotations available at No 40 Water Street office.

New York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company Stonington Road Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano Company Boston New York Richardson, Hill & Co Philadelphia Baltimore No. 40 Water Street

New York Stock Exchange Minute Mixed Markets

On Oct 26 money loaned at 2 3 per cent on call amid firm primes. Foreign exchange quoted at 481 483 4 for long and 484 for short. Government bonds strong and rail bonds steady with some firms. Stocks opened lower but rallied before midday, then waxed weak into afternoon. Michigan Central slid to 881 4, Western Union fell to 77 14, market closed weak with slight late rally. Imports at New York port showed 2 471 280 for past week and total 104 923 984 since Jan 1, vs prior year figures. railroad bonds generally firm. 404,000 shares traded on the exchange.

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Breadstuffs and grain trade across flour and corn markets

Trade in flour and grain remains dull with steady to mixed prices for Western superfine, Minnesota, Illinois, and Michigan bakers’ brands. Corn and oats show quiet to slight shifts, with feeds and cottonseed meal nearby. Butter cheese and eggs stabilize with firmer cheese and firm egg markets as supplies stay tight and prices mix by region.

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Freight and Passenger Traffic Figures for Railways

A lengthy report covers transportation statistics for railways, detailing passenger and freight figures for 1883 compared to 1882. It cites miles run, passenger totals, earnings, and tonnage, noting a rise in gross receipts despite slight tonnage declines, plus corporate reorganizations and upcoming leadership changes at several lines.

New York and New England Franklin H. Story D. J. Mackey H. Hi. Stevens Boston Ball Worcester Robert Forsyth C. L. Lyford Mackey Evansville Terre Haute Chicago Illinois Grand Trunk London Toronto Globe Grand Trunk Railway Company Henry Tyler Midland Railway Company Midland Midland Road Grand Trunk Railway

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McKey & Co Summer ST Bosto Vincent & CO New Orleans A.$. Richards Reade Street Bedford Street A. P. Taber Shoe and Leather Exchange Fall River Line Adrian H. Muller Adrian H. Muller & Son Exchange Broadway Oetas Orner Saco Power Machine Shop de Ponemak Mills de Lockwood & Co F. G. Wolbert F.c.wolbert Townsend & Fargis Leonard Street John Wilmerding Wilmerding, Hoguet & Aos Auctioneers White St Samuel Bunting Check O Market Street United State C. T. Walker Mammoth Horse and Carriage Bazaar Lancaster Streets Bazar Maine J. R. Lawrence Dunn Dennett Rockaway Sargent & Ham Wm. P. Sargent & Co Randlett Dever Free Hospital Murdock Liquid Food Company Graily Hewitt British Medical Association Petty Seabeeant Ae & Co T.C. Sawyer & Son Sale Fiyland Murdock Dr. Hewitt R. Demme Salem Bazaar Sullivan Bros School Street South Boston West Broadway John Finnegan Amore Frank Campbell Radway & CO Warren Street Boston Fost WM. D. Scodman J. G. Freeman Kilhw Street J. 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RR Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Wakefield Rattan Co ALO Massachusetts National Bank Ao State National Bank Lowel Manufacturing Co Marblehead Gas Light Co St Pauls Atchison Continental National Androscoggin Mills Fitchbuck Co Boston and Lowell Railroad Corp Lynn BR Erie Telegraph and Telephone Co American Electric and Alumn Ng. Co American Electric and Aluminating Co Rutland New York and New England Railroad Ist Mos Alno Northern Pacific Penn d’ Oreille Burlington and Minneapolis Albert Howe & CO Warren Avenue von Oe Mepaaitne Robate Coe Hakrriette A. Stoddhr Clarence Eastman Stone Bostom Post Joan W. McKim, Esquire Elijan George Commonwealth of Massachusetts Mipplesex George M. Brooks Augustus Quick Albert B. Quick Seid County Quick Brothers Cambridge Joshua‘e. Eldredge John J. King Court Square Beaton John B. O'Brien Court Street Benjamin A. Ham J.B. Ingalls Catharine A. Hanford Lexington Hanford Sapa Michael Itzgerald Eliza Fitzgerald American & Foreign Patents R. 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