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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1884

Page

3

Market fluctuates as stocks slide amid mixed activity

The local market shows weaker prices with total dealings of 36,514 bonds and 6,464 shares today, down from yesterday and last week. Bond and stock totals, sector performances, and notable moves in Union Pacific and several railroad stocks are reported alongside a Boston office meeting and optimistic notes on Consolidated Pacific mining progress.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Boston Adams Post Jay Gould Kansas City Fort Scott Gulf Flint Pere Marquette Summit Toledo Cincinnati St. Louis Louisiana Missouri River Albany Old Colony New York New England Mexican Central Atlantic and Pacific Western Division Central Division Delphos Burlington Consolidated Pacific Pacific No. 1 Pacific Lode No. 2 Belvidere

Trade Improvement Lagging as Prices Fall Widely

The week shows only a barely noticeable trade gain with a late and unsatisfactory southern movement. Retail demand remains for necessities, while prices are set to fall in the near term. Clearing house data show shrinking business. stocks are high and production exceeds consumption. Grain crops are large, leading to record low flour and wheat prices. farmers hold grain and turn surplus corn into pork. Freight favors canals over rail due to low grain prices. rail rates hinder trade. Cotton reports are unfavorable as port stocks rise and prices trend downward. Commercial exchange and inspection: 104 cars listed with various grades of corn and oats.

Clearing House Commercial Exchange

Prices and Markets Report from a 19th Century Market Page

Alcohol sales at 215 218 gal with higher figures. Ashes steady to unchanged, beeswax mixed with price ranges. Building materials steady dull with various cement, bricks, and ropings noted. coal markets quiet with demand for anthracite stronger. Coffee prices mixed across varieties with several regional grades. cordage steady with Manila and hemp prices. Cotton steady to firm on some grades. drugs and dyes largely unchanged with numerous commodity prices listed. Dry goods slow due to warm weather. fish markets show moderate to easy demand for cod, hake, haddock, and mackerel with cargo lots and varying prices.

Cambridge Boston Philadelphia Rosendale Nova Scotia Cumberland Clearfield Rio Java Maracaibo Laguira Jamaica Manila Uplands Gulf Tynere Common Calcutta Ecuten Sicily Haddock Prince Edward Island Western Sune Minnesota Michigan Ohio Indiana St. Louis Ilinois Liverpool London Glasgow Antwerp Australasia Melbourne Sydney Adelaide Brisbane California Baltimore Portland Fall River Providence Salem New York New Haven New London Portsmouth N. H Malaga Valencia Ortron Warren Powder Mills Eureka Boston Sporting du Pont Sporting Eagle Montevideo River Plate Cordova Rio Grande Sandwich Islands Texas New Orleans Brazil India Para Bengal Western Elaine Paris Rochelle lLiyal Kentucky Franklin Dairy New York and Vermont Western Dairy Canadian New Brunswick Canada Savannah Charleston Rangoon Turks Island Chicago Zanzibar Singapore New England SUMAC Porto Rico Cuba Trinidad Ponce Port Connecticut New York State Pennsylvania Wisconsin Havana Madeira Ivison Graham

Spring goods shift as manufacturers trim orders

The fair trade winds down for manufacturers with spring samples taking precedence over large orders. Few buyers remain in town, with New York sales of Gamagea rubber goods drawing attention but not spurring retailers to purchase. Dealers in the South buy more than the West, while overall shipments lag behind last year, with weekly forwardings at 63,021 cases and year to date at 1,985,989, down 35,410 from 1883.

Gamagea New York New England

Market Report on Live Stock and Prices

This week shows cattle, sheep and lambs, swine and hides with varied values. Arrivals at yards total 309 cattle and 7,455 sheep and veals, across roads like Boston and Albany and Fitchburg. Prices span beef, store cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs, veals, hides, tallow and skins with strong demand and steady to rising quotes.

Venese Poet Hoe Hampshire Vermont Brighton Boston Lowell Albany Fitchburg Eastern New York New England Maine

Cattle Market Reports At Union Stock Yards And Brighton

Droves of veal calves and heavy cattle mixed with widespread sales at union stock yards and Brighton. Western steers, Canada cattle, and milch cows dominate bids with prices ranging from around 5 to 7 per hundredweight and notable lots selling from 30 to 110 dollars for various weights alongside multiple named sellers and buyers such as Hathaway & Jackson Libby & Son and Coolidge & Son.

Maine J H Fogg Morrill & Deane Morse & Flint Harriman Libbey & Son W Hall Glines & Webster J G Littlefield H Coolidge & Son G Wells W H Webster New Hampshire J Y Keazer J C Marshall T J Conner Whitten & Co H A Wilcox Aldrich & Johnson Breck & Wood C Philbrook N E Winn R Barrett Perkins & Davis I B Sargent F D F Baker J B Gordon E F Adden Dow & Moulton O Fae J O Sanborn Vermont J B Remick Martin & Squier J Quinlan S A Cleayland Piper & Pond C P Burkes H W Jenne A Williamson Kimball A Farnham C H Kidder G E Moody C W Bragg A B Edwards B S Hastings J Counter Sticker & Ricker W Ricker N K Campbell M G Flanders Combs & Farrar L W Tinker J S Henry New York W Fisher D Fisher B Hurlbert L Morse Western E Farrell Farrell Hollis & Co A N Monroe Hathaway G A Sawyer Canada Hathaway & Jackson J N Morse A N Monroe A Hollis Liverpool Missouri J A Hathaway Australia Duarham City London Lee E C Rowell H V Whipple Taylor Harpin W A Farnham C H Bragg W Halli Libby & Son Hall Idrse & Flint Glines & Weston Coolidge & Son Keater Courier BS Hastings Stocker & Co NK Campbell Ws G Flanders L W Vrinkes Massachusetts Henry Hurlbert Union Stock Yards Watertown Brighton Boston Albany Boston and J F Stetson Farrell & Co E H Eames Bond Deardo GA Sawyer JS Henry R P Pollard

Receipts and prices at principal cotton markets September 17

The table shows receipts net and gross, coastwise sales, shipments and stocks for September 17 across U S cotton markets led by Charleston Galveston and Mobile with middling prices listed. New York Philadelphia and other ports report dull to steady tones while totals for net imports, exports to Britain France and Continent are given along with stock increases and overall market tone.

Boston New York Richardson, Hill & Co Philadelphia Baltimore Water Street United States Nor Norl St L’s States Great Britain France Charleston Galveston Mobile Cincinnati St. Louis

Market quotes from Liverpool and London Sept 17

Shipping notes report winter and spring wheat prices in shillings per bushel with California averages and club prices. Provisions show pork bacon lard cheese and tallow values. Cotton market remains steady with American futures quiet. London wheat cargoes slow at Mark Lane.

Liverpool California London Uplands Orleans Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Mark Lane

Maritime Cargo Exports and Vessel Listings Across Colonies

The record details imports at Boston Glasgow listing multiple firms and cargoes including pig iron linens hessians and wool along with coils wire and various tonnages. It also notes shipments from Demerara Porto Rico Mayaguez Miragoane and Magua aboard vessels Jessen L F Munson Wilhelmina Matilda Buck Ethel Daring and others with sugars molasses logwood salt and coffee as part of the orders.

Demerara Jessen

Foreign Exports. Adelaide Bark Lorinda Borste Goods Loaded

Adelaide freight report lists 1210 barrels sugar 3200 cases kerosene oil 160 bundles laths 48 crates blacking 11 cases show cards 3 do boots 6 do cocks 69 do hand cars 6 packages agricultural implements 24000 feet lumber and assorted items including furniture hardware and tools. The cargo totals include firearms machinery and ranges with extensive hardware and lumber deliveries to regional buyers.

Adelaide Lorinda Borste

Insolvency Actions and Assignees in Salem Court

In Salem insolvency proceedings first meetings were held with assignees named for multiple debtors including Margaret S. David of Gloucester Charles S. Russell Michael Burt Aretas R. Sanborn Cynthia Curvey Henry H. Webster Henry L Kingsbury Everett Fowler Henry Kingsbury D L Withington and others. Second meetings covered Frank L. Stacy Narcisse Ducharme. Third meetings adjourned for Edwin Evans John M. Richards Edward J. Leslie John W. Lamphier Gardner G. Kimball. John Wooldredge hearing continued to next Tuesday. Fees noted for Samuel B. Cofren. Liabilities heavy but assets cover. D H Wells failed with about 2000 cross 1300 assets including 900 secured by mortgage. William H. Nelson failed. Attachments involve Mississippi Valley Bank case with National Park Bank suit for 43 36634. A M and C M Clements assign to H M Batchelder. D Linn Gooch Co made assignment. Samuel Saminski attached with mortgage 1150. Suffolk attachments list contracts and estates.

Salem Margaret S. David Gloucester Charles S. Russell Michael Burt North Andover Aretas R. Sanborn Cynthia Curvey Haverhill Henry H. Webster Henry L Kingsbury Salisbury Everett Fowler Henry Kingsbury D. L Withington Frank L. Stacy Narcisse Ducharme Edwin Evans John M. Richards Edward J. Leslie John W. Lamphier Gardner G. Kimball John Wooldredge Lynn Samuel B. Cofren Allenstown N. H D. H. Wells Whitefield William H. Nelson Donahue Supreme Court New York City Mississippi Valley Bank of Vicksburg Miss National Park Bank New York A.M C. M. Clements Sandy Hill Fort Edward N. Y H. M. Batchelder Brooklyn Clements State Bank of D. Linn Gooch & Co Ironton Samuel Saminski Detroit Mich Suffolk County Charles Staders Charles H. Stadelmann Elizabeth Elwood Ellen Hickey

President Adams outlines Union Pacific earnings and prospects

Union Pacific chief President Adams cites a 5.22 percent surplus for dividends after a bleak period. He details year ending June 30 1854 income 26 957 484 57 expenses 15 682 701 72 taxes 322 552 46 surplus 10 452 230 39. Additional investments yield 11 071 847 39 income with total net income 3 795 628 60 before US requirements, balance 2 388 004 97. He notes Oregon Short Line completion by Oct 15 and urges no further Nevada Central outlay while proposing Clark’s resignation with retention in another role.

Adams Union Pacific Railway Company St. Joseph and Western Utah Central Utah Southern Railroad St. Joseph Bridge St. Joseph Consolidated Denver City Atchison, Colorado and Pacific Railroad St. Louis and Mississippi Valley Transportation Company Kansas Carbon Company National Mining and Industrial Association Denver Union Elevator Company Omaha McPherson City Lenora Solomon Township Buena Vista Land Company Welch Coal Company Omaha Bridge St. Louis Council Bluffs Clyde City North Loop Union Division Kansas Omaha Bekage Extension Leavenworth Topeka Southwestern Oregon South Park Pacific Kansas Central Ohio Republican Valley Colorado Central Utah Northern Lawrence and Emporia Junction City Fort Kearney Solomon Salina Golden Boulder Caribou Boulder Valley Nevada Central United States Kansas Pacific Consolidated Nevada Clark

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