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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1883

Page

3

Railroad bonds advance and telegraph wire aims to unify Boston Lowell

Mexican Central 7s rose to 60J then eased to 60}. Eastern 63 strong at 110}. American Bell Telephone steadies at 239 to 240 with Mexican Telephone at 23. American Spiral Telephone Wire claims 30 miles of spiral line between Lowell and Boston, enabling near face-to-face clarity. Spiral wire is lighter, cheaper per pound, and promises vast telecommunication savings and extended service distance. Mixed activity in mining shares. Soft quotes for tropical fruits, sugars, molasses, and refined sugar. Cotton futures open steady with multiple delivery months. New York and Liverpool markets show firm activity and robust receipts at ports.

Western Railroad Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Messrs. Baring Brothers of London Atchison, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Union Pacific Railroad Company Dillon Boston Lambs Toledo Cincinnati St. Louis Dwight Boston Drummond Cleveland Welker Ohio Judge Welker Baxter Flint Pere Marquette Lowa Falls Sioux City Maine Albany Lowell New York New England Mexican Central American Bell Telephone American Spiral Telephone Wire Company American Bell Telephone Company San Pedro Messina Serrentes Aspinwall Bananes Bunch Baracoa Jamaica Cocosnuts Carthagenas de Jaracca Succar Manila Porto Rico Liverpool Uplands Orleans Consolidated Daily BORDS Seles Ry Cam Mene Ohence Hig St. Lo al. & Pa At& Pat Bos & Maine Bos & Alb Bos & Lowell Hitchburg N.Y N.E Nor PortSa Wiscellanects Bell Tel de San Pedro Liverpool Cablegram Northern Nova Scotia New Brunswick

Oats sale and grain market actions at Poston exchange

The report details No 2 white oats sales by Knowles & Coon to A T Peckham Co, with October bids at 37 and 39 cents. It lists Poston exchange receipts, rejections of various grains, and daily grain receipts, with prices on butter cheese eggs and Chicago grain movements including wheat corn oats park and lard. Also notes Union Stockyards hogs, grain by region, and petroleum certificates opening at 108 bid.

Knowles & Coon A.T. Peckham & Co Poston Commercial Exchange Liverpool Bent Canton New York Mercantile Exchange Chicago Chicago Park England Africa Azores Madeira Argentine Republic

Breadstuffs and grain market quotes from a historical report

Flour prices steady with western superfine at 3 50 to 4 and Minnesota patents at 7 29 to 8. rye flour 3 50 to 3 75. cornmeal demand fair at 2 80 to 2 90. oats unsettled with old stock scarce and new stock arriving. barley Canada West nominal. corn prices firm with mixed and steamer grades. cotton seed meal 27 20 per ton. general farm produce noted.

Minnesota St Louis Indiana Ohio Michigan New York Illinois Canada West A. i . Cotton Choice Canada Rhode Islands Portlands Baltimores Astrachan Williams Massachusetts Vinelands N. J Timothy New Jersey New Orleans St. Louis City Duluth Canada State Pennsylvania Jersey Gilge See Chicago Rangoon Java United Rosin Lord South America Liverpool Milwaukee Osalac Commercial Bulletin Toledo Cincinnati Detroit

Steamer cargo manifests from Glasgow and Yarmouth

List of commodities aboard the steamers Scandinavian and New Brunswick including pork lard beef wheat corn oil tin cans dyestuffs fresh beef and tobacco along with quantities such as 500 cases and 16 600 bushels. The Glasgow record includes 163 sacks of Hour 140 and 7 980 bushels bran while Yarmouth lists 375 bb's meal 13 boxes novelties and 3 bbis stove lining with furniture and glassware items.

Savannah Gate City Morey Garner Sampson & Co Saco Water Power Co Bernd Bros Wheelwright & Co —& Rolls Duc H Holbrook Leonard Bartlett Manusco Williams James & Abbott Lewis & Bro Walworth Manusco Waltham Breachery Rousmaniere & Kimball H_ Ho Barry Nash & Winslow Cutler Richardson & Co Prince & Co Winslow & Co Freeman Bros Charlottetown Steamer Carroll Arthur & Co Bowles & Co Dodo Brown, Deline & Co Firkin R Ring Mackerel ET Russell & Co Rockwell Oliver Smith Sanborn & Co Winsor & Son Dana P Hodson & Co John J Beney Eges Butler Breed & Co A & OW Mead Benj Montgomery & Sons K T Russell & Co American Screw Co Mdse J & Brigham & Co Beaman Bros Delong & Seaman Gatity Griffin & Co Putnam Yarmouth New Brunswick Brigham Dudley & Co Griffin Hilton Bros G Hall & Co Jones & Co Russell & Co Harborville Forrest Palemas WC A Lewis & Co Glasgow Peabody and Salem New York New England Railroad Old Colony Poston and Albany Railroad Providence

Savannah Market Reports and North Atlantic Trade Sentiments

Savannah market notes show net receipts around 3,055 with mid month activity. Augusta and Charleston data indicate steady tones. In New York and other ports, cotton dull, flour and grain markets mixed with steady to lower prices. Chicago and St Louis report varied grain, pork, and beef movements, while general consolidation across domestic markets hints at cautious demand. Net receipts and gross totals appear across multiple ports with some firming in cotton goods markets per New York bulletin.

Savannah BalBes Bagock Augusta Reese Rocceess Xaay Baltimore Ian Adh Ulncinn ST Louis Great Britain Odgc C.e Charleston Ryan Beneentieetete Emer Emeererees Hele Spc Philadelpal Stock Mark Duit

Annual meeting notes for Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers RR

The stockholders meet in Newport Vermont to hear the directors report for year ending June 30. Receipts total 534852 with expenses 615882 leaving net earnings 270970 and year end surplus 31647. 227508 passengers carried and 3170 tons of steel rails laid. 33 miles remain to complete steel rail track from Lennoxville to White River Junction. Also covered are Mexican National and Mexican Central rail progress and New Orleans connection.

Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers Railroad Newport Lennoxville White River Junction Mexico Mexican National Railroad Monterey Mexican Central Chihuahua San Luis Potosi Durango Zacatecas New Orleans Mexican National Alexandre Steamship Line Tampico Central Interior Huntington Galveston News Cuero Gonzales Gulf, Western Texas and Pacific Railway San Antonio Indianola Harwood

Financial and Commodities Markets Across London and Liverpool

London financials show consol quotes and railroad stocks with Erie and New York Central among listed issues. Liverpool and London markets report wheat and corn prices, provisions, and coffee market activity with prices in reis and English exchanges.

London Atlantic and Great Western Erie New York Central Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia and Reading New York Ontario and Western St. Paul Common

Excursion to Maine Coast by Boston and Bangor Steamer

A three day Maine coast excursion arranged by Mr. Austin of the Boston and Bangor Steamship company limited to 100 participants. They sail next Friday aboard the Penobscot visiting Rockland Bar Harbor and Mt Desert with hotel accommodations arranged. Details appear in the advertisement.

Maine Austin Boston and Bangor Steamship Company Penobscot Rockland Bar Harbor Mt. Desert Boston & Bangor S. 8. Co Boston Mount Desert Grand Central Hotel Penobscot Band Grand Central Green Mountain Sullivan

Voyage to Newburyport Ends Seasonal Steamer Runs

The familiar steamer voyage to Newburyport ends for the season due to cold weather. Prizes on yesterday’s farewell trip went to C Murphy of Boston M J Leach of Worcester and G F Brown of South Boston. A large crowd later viewed illuminations at Nantasket.

Newburyport C. Murphy Boston M. J. Leach Worcester G. F. Brown South Boston Nantasket

Marriages Recorded in Boston Somerville and Cambridge

SELMES GARRETT at Boston Sept 1 by Rev Henry F Allen assisted by Rev Frank Woods Baker Lily Selmes of Quincy Michigan to Rev David Claiborne Garrett of Burlington Iowa SMITH BURKE at Somerville on the 2d inst by Rev Geo W Durell Charles W Smith to Martha E Burke SMITH SMITH at Hartford Conn Aug 39 by Rev Dr E P Parker Edward P Smith to Charlotte E Smith both of Enfield THOMPSON SUTTON at Boston Aug 36 by Rev D W Wealdrow David Thompson to Susanna Sutton both of Boston JAMIESON DERBY at Cambridge Sept 1 by Rev Edward Abbott Joseph B Jamieson of New York City to Ida B Derby of Springfield

Court Record Before Judge Mason for September Term

The September term of this court opened on Monday with grand jury to report Saturday. Mary Fletcher and James Troy were each sentenced to four months in the house of industry for common nightwalking and drunkenness. Thomas A. Fanning, recently brought from the west on jewelry larceny charges, pleaded guilty and held in 1500 bail for sentence. Michael Corcoran arraigned for assault on a police officer, pleaded not guilty and ordered to recognize 500 bail. Charles street jail houses 150 prisoners: 80 for trial, 22 for sentence, 33 for fines and costs, 13 for examination, 3 as witnesses, 1 judgment debtor.

Mary Fletcher James Troy House of Industry Thomas A. Fanning Boston Stephen C. Niles Michael Corcoran Benjamin B. Brown Charles Street

Probate Admits Wills and Admin for Listed Individuals

Wills of Julia Leonard Roxy Montgomery Peter E Dunbar Henry Lewis Sophia Street Emily M Curtis Ida H Hollings worth Isaac K Stearns Sarah Foley Judith K Tobey Hannah 8 Barry Lucy L Chickering admitted to probate. Letters of administration issued for intestate estates including Clement A Hamilton Julia B McDonald Lyman G Tucker Abby F Gerrish John Finley Frank M Roberts Marion K Brown Joseph Lincoln Adelbert Linsman Hattie A Appolonio George W Wood Catharine Lyons James Hurley Dennis Long Patrick Farren Roscoe N Moulton John Sullivan John Kenney.

Julia Leonard Roxy Montgomery Peter E. Dunbar Henry Lewis Sophia Street Emily M. Curtis Ida H. Hollingsworth Isaac K. Stearns Sarah Foley Judith K. Tobey Hannah 8. Barry Lucy L. Chickering Clement A. Hamilton Julia B. McDonald Lyman G.tucker Abby F. Gerrish John Finley Frank M. Roberts Marion K. Brown Joseph Lincoln Adelbert Linsman Hattie A. Appolonio George W. Wood Catharine Lyons James Hurley Dennis Long Patrick Farren Roscoe N. Moulton John Sullivan John Kenney

Municipal Courts Sept 3 Fines and Holds in Several Courts

In central court Judge Parmenter fined Samuel C. Bolton ten dollars plus costs for peddling without a license. George Mahoney alias Dudley Driscoll fined ten dollars and costs for assault. John Jones and wife Dora held at one hundred dollars each for trial on assault. Sarah Tobie fined ten dollars and costs for assault. Charles Williams fined ten dollars and costs for peddling without a license. Frederick Ball and John Hafiela held at eight hundred dollars for trial in superior court on lewd conduct. In Roxbury Charles Morris fined fifteen dollars and costs for assault. Johanna Thompson case continued to Sept 4 on two hundred dollar bond for larceny. In Dorchester Amos W. Paine fined ten dollars and costs for larceny. Michael Hurley fined fifteen dollars and costs for larceny. In East Boston Patrick Grant given six months in house of correction for vagrancy. In Bunker Hill Michael Downing sent to house of industry for nine months. Henry E. Jeffry given one year in house of industry for larceny. In South Boston Herman Wolf held in five hundred dollars continuance on assault charge.

Central Court Roxbury Charles Morris Johanna Thompson Dorchester Amos W. Paine Michael Hurley East Boston Patrick Grant House of Correction Bunker Hill Michael Downing House of Industry Henry E. Jeffry South Boston Herman Wolf

Building Permits for City Dwellings and Stores Mill Street Ward 24

A list of building permits issued for two and three story structures and one story stores across wards 1 through 26. Notable entries include J. J. Murray on Washington Street near Walk Hill Avenue. L. H. Dalus at Jackson and Dorchester. George Pecker on Centre Street. Boston Wharf Corporation on A Street. and multiple two and three story pitched roof dwellings on Elm, Maplewood, Church, and other streets.

J. J. Murray Washington Street Walk Hill Avenue L. H. Dalus Jackson Dorchester Avenue George Pecker Centre Street Boston Wharf Corporation Horace W. French Fuller Street Jas. J. Attwood Dudley Avenue Chas. H. Brown Griggs Street Charles H. Brown Alliston Street Hoosac Alonzo C. H. Laws Avenue Eben Brown Terrace Avenue E. A. Remick Albany Street N. H. Whitteracre Mathers Street Thomas Knapp Holmes Place Mill Street Michael Leonard Maplewood Street David Simonds Elm Street Ellen M. Skehan Church Street H. M. Ayer Cambridge Street Brighton Street John S. Weeks Borden Street Clark Bros. & Co Bailey Street Caroline Jackson Cemetery Lane Timothy M. Roseh Cushing Avenue

Memory of Freedom of the Press Ed Harrington in Jail

Edward Harrington editor of the Kerry Sentinel is imprisoned for six months for a foolish notice printed by two youths. He endures a strict jail diet of brown bread and soup, with oakum picking as work, and limited contact, under a liberal English government.

Edward Harrington Kerry England County

Sierra returns from four months seal hunt voyage

The schooner Sierra came back from a Port Orford expedition with 1000 sealskins 2000 gallons of oil and 2600 seal whiskers. Skins weigh eight pounds on average valued at six cents per pound. Oil worth 40 cents per gallon. Whiskers priced at 30 cents each with buyers in Chinese trade. Captain Bean notes seal hunting is illegal on the Farrason islands due to enforcement. Three elk were killed at Port Orford.

San Francisco Examiner Sierra Port Orford Bean Farrason Islands

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