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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1883

Page

3

Cotton Market Aug 31 1883 United States ports

Cotton market across major ports shows mixed receipts and steady to dull trading. Net receipts at New York and Savannah run into thousands of bales, with stock levels rising in interior towns and at Liverpool. Prices steady to unchanged as traders weigh exports and coastwise movement amid varied grain and flour markets.

Penas Boston New York Richardson, Hill & Co Philadelphia Baltimore No. 40 Water Street Cies Galveston Wilmington Savannah Bob Os Ises Egu Das Ana Brice Scheck Bues Almere Comewhee Eesecas Cour York Memphis Britain Sian Ae suSeasees Etssarcoueeers Great Britain United States Liverpool Cseinss Seuwes

Wool market report shows steady demand and varied prices

Demand and sales of wool remain fairly good for the season with firm Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces and slow London quotations. Domestic and foreign wools vary by region with prices listed for Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Texas, Georgia, California, and New Zealand. About 2.5 million pounds sold in the period.

Ohio Pennsylvania London Michigan Indiana Texas Territory Georgia California Montevideo New Zealand

Maritime Cargo Notes from Annapolis and Port of Spain

In Annapolis Nova Scotia a schooner Portland carried 250 bbls of cornmeal and 20 bbls of oil while 125 bbls of cornmeal and 20 bbls of oil are noted. In Port of Spain Trinidad a brig Herman transported 6 000 seconds hand sugar birds and shocks 154 bbls pork 12 bbls beef 46 half bbls pork. In Pubnico Nova Scotia schooner Seven Brothers carried 125 bbls flour 50 bbls meal 5 casks beef 5 casks pork.

Annapolis Portland Port OF Spain Trinidad Herman N_S Seven Brothers

Grain market and receipts from oats to corn and wheat

Oats and corn cash bids with multiple sellers and months from August to October. 3 car oats sale by Knowles & Coon to Beaman Brothers. Receipts today include Cem 38,165. oats 17,500. shorts 4,400. oatmeal sacks 125. cornmeal 350 bbls. August totals show high bushel counts across grains. January through September totals list deliveries and stocks. Liverpool cheese market and New York mercantile exchange notes, Chicago wheat and corn bid figures, oats and rye prices, Chicago visible grain supplies, receipts and shipments, hogs, petroleum opening and close, and peach train plans for Saturday.

Knowles & Coon Beaman Brothers Cem Shorts Liverpool New York Mercantile Exchange Chicago Union Boston Lowell Railroad Maine Fitchburg Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Peabody and Salem

Grain and fodder prices hold steady as trade tides pause

Grain prices show little movement with corn quoted around 70 to 71 cents for fellow and extra, steamer at 69 to 70, and stock in elevators light. Oats market unsettled and thin trading with old stock scarce and new stock entering. prices range from 38 to 50 cents for various white and mixed grades. Barley Canada West nominal. rye sold in small lots at 75 to 80 cents per bushel. Mill feeds offer shorts 17 to 20, middlings 21 to 23 per ton. Cottonseed meal at 27 to 29 per ton, small lots noted.

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London and Liverpool Financial News Roundup

A compressed market summary from London and Liverpool dated Aug 31 reports dull wheat cargoes, slow corn, steady prices for some grains, and unsettled weather. Cotton activity shows modest weekly sales and steady futures, with detailed price quotes and receipts. Additional notes mention Manchester Guardian on shrinking orders, rising stockpiles, and potential machinery curtailment if conditions persist.

London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Mark Lane Liverpool England Fiont California Orleans Manchester Guardian

Post office reform touted after Cambridge horse car incident

An urban tale links civil service reform to post office carrier exams. Two letter carriers discuss a Java catastrophe, misreading a report as Japanese victims due to a printer's error, highlighting how such mistakes fuel calls for accuracy in geography literacy.

Cambridge Post Office Department Java

Injunctions and land disputes saga before Judge Cormurn

Long docket details several Boston area cases. Huntington sues Fletcher and Tetro over quarry blasts threatening his Quincy property, seeking injunctions. judge urges extreme care. Thompson files against Tirrell over Brighton street grade change. court denies injunction but allows renewed motion. Marsh case: fire-damaged Hawley street 32 lease dispute. no injunction. Marcus versus City of Boston: bid dispute over Hamilton place auction. demurrer sustained.

Cormurn Charles W. Huntington James Fletcher Fletcher & Tetro Copartners Quincy Lge Wiliam S. Rogers Complaiant J. ©. Coombs Margaret Thompson William Tirrell Charles C. Sanderson Brighton J. A. Maxwell Melville Dui George N. Marsh Equity Hawley Street S.J. Elder A. Hemenway A. Marcus City of Boston Hamilton Place H. D. Parker F.W. Kittedge A. S. Wheeler J. C. Coombs

Municipal Court Actions Aug 31 Before Judge Churchill

In central court Sarah Gordon, common drunkard, got six months in the house of industry. Edward Kelley fined $20 for assault and battery. Julia Sullivan case continued. Daniel Gallagher held in $200 to appear Sept. 4 for assault and battery. Michael O Hara held in $200 to Sept. 4. Catherine McGinnis held in $200 to Sept. 4. Dalton and Donnelly charged with assault and battery on Oung Wah. Dalton discharged, Donnelly fined $30 and costs. In Roxbury Charles Morris case of brutal assault continued to September under $200 bonds. John Carroll sent to house of industry for six months for assault and battery. Eben Eldrich, third drunk, sentenced to one year at Sherburne. In Charlestown Samuel Dougal fined $10 and costs for evading car fare.

Central Court Churchill Sarah Gordon House of Industry Edward Kelley Julia Sullivan Daniel Gallagher Michael O’ Hara Catherine McGinnis Railer F. K. Dalton George Donnelly Oung Wah Dalton Donnelly Roxbury Court Charles Morris James McCann Harrison Avenue John Carrol Eben Eldrich Sherburne Charlestown Samuel Dougal

Consolidations rumor hit Pottsville and Reading lines

Rumors persist that Pottsville and Reading and Baltimore and Ohio telegraphic lines may consolidate. August earnings for Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern were 48425 14, down 800 34 from last year. Mexican Central reports bridge at Encarnacion river north of Lagos completed and in use.

Pottsville Reading Baltimore and Ohio Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Mexican Central Encarnacion River Lagos Mexico Mexco

Portland Washington street extension rejected by street committee

The joint standing committee on streets refused the petition for extending Portland to Washington street citing city costs this year. Street commissioners ordered Newbury street extended from West Chester park to Ipswich street.

Standing Committee On Portland Washington Street Newbury Street West Chester Park Ipswich Street Board of Assessors City Hall Pemberton Chilson Place West End Board of Health Comany Whitman Jenks Olice Curran

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