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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1885

Page

3

Market Quiet Morning Turns To Slump On Rumors Of Wheat Moves

The morning stock market opened dull with signs of strength, but afternoon rumors that a major local operator carried heavy Union Pacific and Mexican Central bonds spurred a late drop to near day’s lows. Declines mainly hit the Mexican and Union Pacific, Lawson, Douglass & Co. and rumors persist that Woerishoffer and others plan large wheat exports to push prices down for movement into the country. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe rose on the July statement, closing 69 bid after touching 79. Chicago Burlington and Quincy gained to 130 while rights stayed at 20 cents. The July and seven month Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad business report, issued today, compares current results with last year.

Union Pacific Mexican Central Lawson, Douglass & Co Woerishoffer Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad St. Louis, Ft. Scott and Wichita Company Anthony No Man’s Land Boston Union Trust Company of New York Kansas City Ft. Scott Gulf Common Springfield Memphis Atlantic and Pacific Wisconsin Central Common Fitchburg North Adams Car Record Office Troy and Greenfield Folliows Fitchburg Railroad New England Lowell Old Colony Albany Wall Street News Jackson Rutland Oregon Denver Bell Telephone Boston Water Power Company Nathan Matthews Water Power Company Calumet Hecla Tamarack Quincy Hancock Mining Herald Franklin Capt Vivian Chicago George C. Eldredge & Co Emery & Hodges No. 28 State Street Signal Service Park Stiec Old England Antipodes America N. J. Shepard Phosphates South Carolina

London financial wires note mixed US bonds and grain Maritime market trades

London reports US bonds quoted mixed with 4s at 126 to 46 due to market liquidity. Prices for Canadian Pacific and New York Central are listed, with overseas notes on Mexican and Reading stocks. In Liverpool, wheat and corn markets show steady to firm demand. cargoes moving west and weather warm after rain. detailed grain and flour stocks, plus long list of staple prices and provisions.

Baerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Liverpool England Continent United Kingdom California London

New York Financial Report Shows Market Flux and Bonds Rise

New York financial notes from Sept 3 describe easy money on call at low rates, firm government bonds, and active railroad bonds. Stock market weakened after 2:15 PM then steadied, Union Pacific led declines before a late rally. Details include bond activity in East Tennessee Virginia and Georgia, Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe, Ft Worth and Denver, and several railroad and utility securities with notable price moves and a large transaction total of 192,313 shares.

New York Prime Mercantile Lackawanna Union Pacifick Dusl Tirm Carea Union Pacific Pool Western Union East Tennessee Virginia Georgia West Shore Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Ft. Worth Denver Santa Fe Lin St. Paul Southern Minnesota Metropolitan Central Pacific Gold Texas Pacific Terminal Minnesota Union Texas New Orleans Sabine St. Louis Kansas City Northern Omaha Mutual Union Toledo Wabash Xo-Gky Ansactions

Market Report on Farm Produce Steady Amid Mixed Demand

General farm produce shows unchanged hay and grass seed, with quiet rye straw at 20 21 and fancy at 22. Potatoes steady but dull, light cattle weak, beef cuts slow, lambs heavy receipts and lower prices, fowl and poultry selling steadily, fruits in varied supply with high prices for peaches and pippins, nuts and starch prices listed, sugar and molasses firmer with range of refined grades.

St. Louis Michigan St Louis New York City Minnesota Milwaukee Detroit Toledo Dall Chicago Dle Rye Bbis Family Continent South America Union Cincinnati Maryland Delaware Jersey Virginia H. P Wilmington Rio Java Maracsibo Laguira Jamaica St Domingo Manila Loilos Ponce Porto Rico Cuba Trinidad Lloilo

Horse car nuisance and transfer plans in Boston era

In Boston, the horse car nuisance is admitted as severe, with overcrowding and pole hazards criticized. reform favors discarding poles and breeching to protect pedestrians and horses. A hearing on a Boston and Maine floating bridge aims to ease car transfers between East Boston and South Boston. opposition cites public interest. Rumors hint at a tripartite railroad alliance among Northern Pacific, Rock Island, Omaha, and St Paul, signaling ongoing rate and route realignments across major lines noted by Wall Street News.

Boston South Boston Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners Boston and Maine Railroad Company East Cunard Company East Boston New York and New England Railroad South William E. Russell Richard Olney Boston and Maine Railroad Northern Pacific Union Pacific Rock Island Omaha St. Paul Manitoba Chicago Burlington and Quincy Wisconsin Central

Court hears equity and law cases on Pacific National bank

Judge Corr presides over four equity bills and six suits at law against Pacific National bank stockholders seeking 100 percent assessments totaling 961300. Defences include already paid assessment and lack of new organization for further assessment, with Morrison vs Price prior ruling appealed to the Supreme Court. Attorneys Gould Moore Johnson for stockholders and Ranney Clark for Price present.

United States Circuit Court Corr John C. Delano Linus M. Price Pacific National Bank Price Morrison Supreme Court A.V. Gould Maine Joseph E. Moore Benj. N. Johnson A. A. Ranney Central Court Adams John Gallagher Long Island Harry Dodge Frank Rouke Court Street Benjamin Jenkins Henry Bowman House of Industry Daniel Cobb Reu Ben L. Cooper Wakefield Charles Moriarty John Murray Avery Street House of Correction James Morrison John Hayward Hayward Place South Boston Bernard Kelly

Sheep Business in America Faces Uncertainty and Decline

The Sheep Breeder notes broad caution about sheep farming in the United States with many abandoning the business due to low prices, foreign competition, and transportation hurdles. It contrasts mutton economics with beef and pork, cites a flat mood, and urges careful husbandry and attention to health and markets.

Soils for Fruits Recommend Varied Soils and Mulches

The pear thrives in deep rich warm loam with clay subsoil. Currants, gooseberries and quince prefer moist clayey soils. plums need deep moist soil without stagnation. Apples do best in deep rich moist loam with sandy subsoil. Cherries prefer rich warm sandy loam. mulch aids growth. Peaches fare best on light highland soil with southern exposure. Raspberries and blackberries tolerate light sandy loam and benefit from July mulch. Grapes like high, light, rich stony soil and best fruits in dry areas. Mulches help many crops in dry periods. remove hay mulch in September to aid root hardening.

Large Lynn factory fire insurance totals revealed

Loss from the West Lynn blaze Thursday morning is estimated at about 110000. Insurance coverage is itemized with Beebe & Sons and multiple companies, totaling 104700 on brick building stock and machinery and 10800 on labor and materials. Names include Messrs Beebe, Nor wick Union, Home, Guardian, Hartford, and London firms.

Lynn West Lynn E. Baker Mesars Beebe Lucius Beebe & Sons Home Liverpool London Globe Norwich Union Lion American Mechanics Connecticut Meriden Northwestern National Equitable National Guardian New Jersey Fireman’s Firemen’s Boston Orient Queen United States Fire Insurance Association Scottish Union Citizens Boylston Neptune Star Newark Messrs. Beebe & Sons’ Insurance Joseph Breed 2D,& Sons Ezra Baker Rochester

Creditors' Offers and Failures Across U.S. Firms

The report lists multiple creditors deals and business failures: George W. Burgham Boston offers 25 cents on the dollar. Glen Woollen Hampden offers 39 cents. Peter Conlon Pawtucket re ported settling via assignment. N. A. Baldwin Milford attached. Rondout, J.D. Wynn Ithaca Seaside Furniture Asbury Park failed and assigned. Sinclair & Drawdy Jacksonville failed. Ss. Romero & Co. and Vegas New Mexico failed with liabilities around 200. Coglon & Scott Sacramento failed. Suffolk County real estate attachments. lawsuits: Alexander H. Gillis vs Frank P. Brown 300 and D. F. Crane vs Jessie Craik alias Cameron 200.

George W. Burgham Boston The Glen Woollen Company Hampden Peter Conlon Pawtucket R.J N. A. Baldwin Milford Seaside Furniture Company Asbury Park N. J Sinclair & Drawdy Jacksonville Fla Ss. Romero & Co Vegas N. M Coglon & Scott Boots and Shoes Sacramento Cal Suffolk County Heal Estate Lexander H. Gillis Frank P. Brown D. F. Crane Jessie Craik Cameron

Mackay Circulates Bid for New York Herald

Reports claim John W. Mackay is negotiating with James Gordon Bennett to purchase the New York Herald with John Russell Young as editor in chief. Mackay and Bennett are tied to the Bennett Mackay cable project sunk at about 8 million dollars, with Mackay holding a mortgage on the Herald. His wealth reportedly totals around 21 million in securities and diverse holdings including bank interests and state bonds.

New York the Tribune John W. Mackay James Gordon Bennett New York Herald John Russell Young Mackay Mr. Bennett Bennett-Mackay Bennett Herald United States Bank of Nevada

Dawn of Liberty Lexington painting by Henry Sandham explored

A lengthy appraisal of Henry Sandham's two year labor on a large canvas The Dawn of Liberty depicting the Lexington battle notes careful study and a dawn setting. The critic praises the composition mood atmosphere and restrained dignity highlighting figures a wounded man a firing squad and patriotic yeomen. The work is described as ambitious and thoroughly executed.

Henry Sandham Lexington Art Club

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