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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1885

Page

3

Banks Report Decreasing Loans and Rising Surplus

A local bank statement shows decreased loans and increased surplus amid heavy account liquidation between banks. Dues from other banks fell nearly 1.56 million while dues to banks rose over 1.7 million, with surplus up to 1,881,471 from prior periods. Market notes cover foreign exchange, government securities, and New York financials with mixed movements in rail and street bonds and a cautious, activity-light close.

Financial market roundup and overseas rates repor t

London rates show Consols at 1005 16 for money and account with Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 32 percent. Havana reports Spanish gold at 238 4 and a quiet exchange, sugar stable, while Liverpool wheat and corn prices ease. Prices for pork, bacon, lard, and cheese firm to steady in London markets, with English and French markets quiet and damp English weather.

London Atlantic Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie St. Paul New York Central Reading Ilinois Central Havana United States Loxdon Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Mark Lane Liverpool Paris England California

Chicago Grain Market Weaker In Late Chicago Report

A late special from Geo C Eldredge Co reports Chicago grain mixed with wheat easing after New York selling and frost fears in the northwest. Corn opened steady then fell on large receipts, later recovering modestly. Provisions were weak early but short ribs firm on manipulation. whole pork market shows as a sale on bulges. Market tone: general steadiness with cautious trading and lower expected prices on wheat and corn amid light receipts.

Chicago Messrs Geo. C. Eldredge & Co Emery Northwest Commercial Exchange Sige New York Western Milwaukee Lara St Louis Cincinnati Tierces Western Steam South America Union

General Farm Produce Prices Steady with Varied Demand

Agricultural report shows hay steady rye straw at 20 to 21 dollars with occasional 22, apples scarce yet selling, Gravesteins sold at 3.25, peaches 13 cars with strong demand, pears plentiful but dull, grapes and watermelons weak, onions and squashes steady, tomatoes 50 cents, cabbage 7 to 10, potatoes quiet, nuts mixed, starch and coffee prices firm, sugar refined steady, whiskey markets fluctuating lightly.

York State Virginia H. P Wilmington Rio Java Meracsibo Laguira Jamaica St Domingo Sye New York Manila Lloilos Ponce Porto Rico Cuba St. Louis

Wool and seafood cargoes stretch along Atlantic coasts

A long OCR list records shipments and cargoes across Charlottetown, Halifax, St John, Yarmouth, Pubnico, and Havana. Named firms such as A Bernd & Co, Leyland Steamship Line, Richardson & Dennie, and Wason Manufacturing appear with bales, cases, and boxes of wool, leather, lumber, fish, lobsters, and eggs. Also listed are steamer routes, cargo counts, and regional trade activity through NS and NB ports.

Boston Liverpool Eng Baring Bros & Co Linder & Meyer Leroy & Errener Beach & Co Horace Partridge & Co Norcross, Mellen & Co Pierce, Hardy & Co Abbott & Co Whicher & Co Hayes & Co Timagens & Co Mdse Coleman, Mead & Co Great Western Despatch Co W H Cole & Co Stone & Downer Joseph Breckton Wadsworth, Howland & Co Leigh & Co Howard, Bullough & Riley Boston Athenæum Gorham Manus Co AJ Holbrook & Co Morey & Co AS & J Brown & Co Pierce & Co Baker Thayer & Lincoln Savannah Steamer Gate City Kendall Leonard Mall & Co James & Abbott Hlake & Ripley J_ Brackett & Son Duck N Boynton & Co Lernd & Co Bernd & Co George E Newhall Cotton Leyland Steamship Line Arnold & Tucker Dodo H Myers & Hros Pierce & Son Carroll Arthur & Co Bowles & Co Brecken, Lockart & Co Cutler Griffin & Co Phan Junk Hinskine & Montague Exis Griffin & Co Montague Pei Halifax Alunda Russell & Co George E Rockwell & Son

Sunset Route power play clouds transcontinental freight

A western paper reports the Transcontinental association meeting on September 8 may reveal the Southern Pacific push for ocean freight via water to force a long haul. They contrast Huntington's Sunset route with the Atchison system, noting shifts in route control, underbilling, and freight disputes across Kansas City, Chicago, and the seaboard.

Sunset House Transcontinental Association Southern Pacific New York Henece Atchison Atlantic and Pacific California Pacific Coast Huntington Ocean San Francisco New Orleans San Diego California Southern Kansas City Chicago St. Louis Seaboard Chesapeake and Ohio Atlantic Southern Lines Acton Reston Union Pacific

Municipal Courts Roundup of Sentences and Proceedings

In August 31 sessions Judge Parmenter presided as James Sprague faced larceny charges involving property valued at 40 for the New York and New England railroad and six months in the house of correction. Several common night walkers received varied penalties, while Dorchester, Charlestown, Roxbury courts handed fines, confinements, or further actions for breaking and entering thefts, assault on officers, and liquor selling. Marginal cases include May Roberts four months, Mary Cohen probation, Minnie Peterson continued, Ella McNella continued, Magnes Mirison one month bail, Nellie Haley one year reformatory, Vincent Burke $200 bail for Sept. 4 trial, and others.

New York Grangers Lackawanna Northern Pacifics Central Pacific Oregon Northwestern Omaha Louisville Nashville Chicago West Bulness Union Pacific Jersey Central Omaha Common St. Paul Michigan Central Lackawanda Erie Erie Railroad Company Central Town Denver Grande Consols L Louisville and Nash Chattanooga St. Louis Nickel Plate Nickel Plate Firsts Oregon Transcontinental Oregon Short Line San Francisco Texas Pacific Southern Pacific California Liwson, Douglas & Co Gould Vanderbilt London Depew New York Central Central Court Parmenter James Sprague New York and New England Railroad House of Correction May Roberts House of Industry Mary Cohen Minnie Peterson Ella McNella Magnes Mirison Nellie Haley Reformatory Vincent Burke Thomas O’ Brien South Boston Margaret Hurley Sherborne Patrick W. Faherty Hugh Likely C. J. Lee Dorchester Henry Martine Henry W. Jolsom Charlestown William Dillon Michael Murphy Henry L. Chapman Roxbury Court John J. Burk Jas. McNulty

Three More All Day Trips Then Wait Till Next Year

Prov and Isles of Shoals trips are planned with sight seeing time. The boat departs at 12:30 for Provincetown Isles of Shoals and Providence voyages. Passengers can be ticketed to join the boat at Providence and continue to the New York yacht races with Empire State staying at her New York pier.

Provincetown Isles of Shoals Providence New York Empire State

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