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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1883

Page

3

Financial Squibs and Mining News From Boston 1883

Decrease. Boston Sept 13 1883. Rail and bond markets show mixed moves with Flint and Pere Marquette up to 100 Toledo Cincinnati and St Louis steady at 1g Mexican Central at 133 Wisconsin Central common 18 Atlantic and Pacific blocks 1072. A presidential commission to inspect 150 miles of Atlantic and Pacific Arizona. August earnings Chicago and West Michigan 145750. Indiana Bloomington and Western first week September 88881 46. gain since Jan 1 308825 21. Home roads Fitchburg 127 New York and New England off 243 244 Boston and Albany 177s178 Worcester and Nashua 63 Norwich and Worcester 152. Gran Trunk lease or purchase of Boston and Lowell rumored. Bonds Atlantic and Pacific income 274 Mexican Central 7s 584 New York and New England 6s 5 Little Rock and Fort Smith 7s 75 Sonora Ts 1011 Eastern 6s off 110. Land Boston Land 53 Boston Land shares. American Bell Telephone 2304 232 Mexican Telephone 24. Middlesex Electric Light Lowell to have 300 lamps by November. North American Fire Insurance 5 per cent Oct 1. Little Chief Mining 10 cents per share Oct 9. MINING STOCKS Horn Silver 22 50 Hal Andersen 1700 Chrysolite 115 Rowe Belle 587 Eureka 762

Boston Flint Pere Marquette Toledo Cincinnati St. Louis Arizona Chicago and West Michigan Indiana, Bloomington and Western Railroad Company Fitchburg New York New England Albany Worcester Nashua Norwich Gran Trunk Boston and Lowell Atlantic and Pacific Mexican Central Little Rock Fort Smith Sonora Ts Eastern

Call board shows steady grain bids and sales figures

The report lists numerous bids and sales for No 2 white oats and corn with multiple sellers and cities, including Clark and Knowles & Coon. It also covers car inspections, receipts of corn wheat oats, flour, and butter cheese prices, and stock yards hog estimates, reflecting ongoing market activity and seasonal closeout.

Grain and dairy prices slip through a dull market

Flour markets show quiet demand with scarce spring patents and ample winter stocks. Corn meal oats and rye trade slowly, with steady to firm butter and cheese prices and eggs holding near current quotations amid uneven stock levels.

Foreign Exports across Atlantic from Halifax and other ports

Debris of cargo and shipboard items listed for export from Halifax Nova Scotia and other ports. Steamer Alpha carries flour oatmeal cornmeal pork petroleum oil lard tubs and household effects while Maringo ships organs beef bacon tongues and woodenware from Hull. Other vessels include Hydra J Curtis Rosilla B Active and Glenorchy with flour cornmeal lumber kerosene oil and hardware.

Halifax Hull Eng New York Maringo Port Musgrave Margaretville J G Curtis ST John N LG Rosilla Moncton N B Sydney Cgb Glenorchy

Receipts of Staple Products Sept 13 Across Railroads

Shipping ledgers list tonnage and cargo by railroad lines and by sea and express routes. Items include flour cornmeal oats bean butter eggs hay lumber leather hides pelts and many bales of cotton wool and cotton seed meal with numerous car lots and sacks. Includes Maine Eastern Grand Junction New York and New England Boston and Albany Providence and Peabody lines.

Maine Railroad Itchburg Eastern Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Sea Peabody and Salem New York and New England Railroad Old Colony Railroad Boston and Albany Railroad Providence Railroad

Totals of Staple Receipts at Port Versus Last Year

A historical table lists daily receipts of staples at the port for September 13, comparing 1883 with 1882. Items include cotton bases, molasses barrels, wool, flour, cornmeal, oatmeal, eggs, peas, leather, pork, lard, hams, tongues, hides, canned and boxed meats, sugar, and flour sacks transformed to barrels in the 1882 column.

Cotton Markets and Rail News Across Cities

Market reports show firm values for middling cotton across multiple ports including Cincinnati Boston and New Orleans with varied net receipts and gross figures. The railroad section discusses Massachusetts Central stockholder patience Fitchburg railroad leadership transition John Adams proposed as president and miscellaneous port updates and corporate moves across Richmond Norfolk and Boston areas.

Cincinnati Wilmington Boock Ses Baltimore Peest Britain Mid ST LO Louisville C. New YO Great Britain E.s. Presen Alveston New Orleans D&c

Grain and Livestock Prices Across Cities Report

Market notes show mixed activity with flour and wheat holding firm in Chicago and Milwaukee, oats steady, and oats and barley prices easing in other reports. Hogs rise in Chicago and Detroit, while Cincinnati and Toledo mark steady or nominal provisions with varied receipts and shipments.

Bank of England cuts discount rate and bullion rises

London reports the Bank of England reduces the discount rate from 4 percent to 3 1/2 percent as bullion reserves increase by 140 000 pounds in the past week. Commercial notes show wheat cargoes slow, corn steady, and Liverpool markets mixed with prices for flour cotton and other goods.

Bank of England London Beerbouin Merchants’ Exchange Liverpool United Kingdom England

Speed limits of trotting horses explored by mathematicians

The article reviews a debate among turf enthusiasts on the fastest trotting mile, citing Prof. Brewer of Yale and Francis Nipher’s mathematical work. It presents a predicted ultimate trot speed near 1 minute 32 seconds per mile, with estimates placing the finish around the year 2220, while noting potential adjustments and the need to consider shorter bursts.

Boston Blue Edwin Forrest Lady Suffolk Flora Temple Dexter Goldsmith Maid Barns 5 St. Julien Maud S the Times W.H Brewer Yale College American Journal of Science New Haven Conn Brewer Francis E.nipher St. Louis Yale Nipher Mr. Nipher Journal of Science Bonner Lady Palmer Maud Judge Fullerton Jim Irving Diesire Methusaleh

Emery v Boston Marine Insurance Co Suit on cargo loss

George D. Emery sues Boston Marine Insurance for $10,000 value of hard woods shipped from New Orleans to Boston in September 1882 and lost. Jury verdict for the plaintiff at $9,434.55 with attorneys R. D. Morse Jr H. B. Durant for plaintiff and H. J. Boardman and S. J. Lyng for defendants.

George D. Emery Boston Marine Insurance Co New Orleans R. D. Morse, Jr H. B. Duran FAA State Street Boston Messrs George Croshaw & CO London Francis Peabody J. W. Field Tuf

Superior Court verdicts mix as defendants face varied outcomes

Charles Harrington was found not guilty by reason of a variance after an attempt to rob. Morris Corbet was guilty of breaking and entering. Henry H. Dwyer pled guilty to robbery and was placed on probation if he travels to Nova Scotia. Charlotte W. Madden and John Currey with Mary Dever were found guilty of adultery and sentenced to six months in the house of correction. Joseph Higgins and Albert Burrows were found not guilty on related charges. Edward Sullivan pled guilty to idle and disorderly conduct.

Superior Criminal Court Bacon Charles Harrington Morris Corbet Henry H. Dwyer Nova Scotia Charlotte W. Madden House of Correction Joseph Higgins Albert Burrows John Currey Mary Dever Edward Sullivan

Hearing over two thousand dollar trust item in Lynch estate

In Dorchester before Judge Mckim the allowance of a $2,100 certificate of deposit held by William P. Hunt as trustee for Charles S. Lynch’s estate was challenged by Charles T. Gallagher for Mrs. Lynch. The certificate dated Sept 3 1881 from Pacific Bank and payable to William L. Lovell was deemed of doubtful value and disallowed after Hunt claimed receipt Sept 3 1881 and four months possession at Lynch’s request. Municipal Court items note Mary Meyers fined $10 for assault, Annie Briggs sent to house of industry, John Greene fined for disturbing a religious meeting, Minnie Davis jailed four months, Mary F. Smith to be tried next week, Waiter Thomas held on polyenes charge, James Sharpe held for court on assault, and Robert M. Ring held for breaking glass at Paris street rink.

William P. Hunt Dorchester Charless. Lynch Charles T. Gallagher Hunt Charles 8. Lynch Mr. Hunt Lynch Central Court Adams Mary Meyers Annie Briggs House of Industry John Greene Minnie Davis Mary F. Smith Idie Waiter _Thomas Boston Suffolk Matta William Richardson Thomas Liversidge Said Liversidge B. Pierce Norfolk Street River Street William F. Merritt Federal Street Samuel Snow Henry B. Terry Boston Post Joan W. McKim Esquire Elijah George Register

Paris opens first triennial living artists salon 1883

The National Exhibition of the Works of Living Artists for 1883 opens in Paris tomorrow. It will display 700 pictures 300 sculptures and 150 engravings many unpublished. Notable contributors include Meissonier Hebert Cabanel Bonnat Jules Dupre Bastien Lepage Bougeureau Lefebvre Breton Harpignies Lhermitte and Berne Bellecour. Gobelins tapestries will accompany. The exhibition was toured Wednesday by Jules Ferry with Kaempfen Poulain Lafenestre and Ollendorff.

Paris M. Meissonier M. Hebert M. Cabanel M. Bonnat Jules Dupre M. Bastien Lepage M. Bougeureau

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