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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1884

Page

3

Money market report from Boston on Sept 19

The Boston money market shows dull activity with banks on mercantile paper at 5 to 6 percent, miscellaneous paper at 6 to 7 percent, and corporation paper at 4 to 4.5 percent. Loans on call with collateral run 3 to 4 percent, country banks hold firm, and daily clearing balances average 2 percent. Stock market notes include mixed moves in Atchison Topeka Santa Fe, Chicago Burlington and Quacy, Union Pacific, Oregon Navigation, and Maine Central, with earnings and bond details for Mexican Central and other rail lines. Ex President Nickerson sails for Europe October 8 aboard the Oregon.

Boston Mercantile Corporation New York The Stock Exchange Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Chicago Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Oregon Navigation Company Baker City Oregon Cincinnati Sandusky Cleveland Mexican Central Summit Kansas City Fort Scott Gulf California Southern Railroad Company Maine Central Eastern Maine Central Railway Company Bar Harbor Albany New England Nickerson Europe Mexican Central Railroad Atlantic and Pacific Western Division Oregon Navigation Ill Elle New England Telephone Company Somerville Blake Brothers & Co Financial News Association Jersey Central Northwestern St. Paul Omaha Quincy Lackawanna Northwest Delaware and Hudson Missouri Pacific Northern Pacific Western Union New Jersey Central Sime Mercantile Paper Reading Lake Shore

Oats market steady with scarce old crop supply

On call, little disposition to trade with activity confined to No 2 white oats. Three cars old September sold at 43c and 3 cars year at 37 1/2c. Old cats scarce and shorts anxious to cover. bids show 42c cash for No 2 white, September 40c, with various bids and asks across futures months.

Market Digest Flour and Grain Mixed in Quiet Trading

The market for flour and grain shows quiet activity with light sales and buyers holding cautious prices. New winter wheats fetch $4 to $4.75, while New York receipts rise and prices edge higher on select lots. Across Chicago Milwaukee and St Louis reports show mixed firmness in wheat and corn with limited actual demand and steady to higher quotes for various grades.

St. Louis New York Ohio St Louis Minnesota City Mills Southern Chicago Toledo Detroit Duluth Milwaukee White State C. S Boston Western Cincinnati South America

General Farm Produce Market Summary Continues Weak

Hay and quotations show no improvement with rye straw steady and grass seed dull. Bean crops move slowly as new stock comes forward but prices remain largely unrealized. best yellow eyes around 260 dollars, and potato receipts rise with markets dull. Coffee and sugar markets steady. cotton prices quiet with a mixed US port tone.

Virginia Jersey Java Maracaibo Laguira Jamaica Rio New York Rio de Janeiro United States London Faneuil Pembroke Cherokee Huron Porto Rico Barbadoes Carolina Patna Rangoon Malaga Messina Palermo Baracoa Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago Centennial Beacon Light New York—Petroleum United Pipeline New Orleans Orleans Liverpool Uplands

Liverpool and London grain prices and receipts report

Liverpool market shows winter wheat at 68 8d 6s 114 and spring 6s 64 6s 8d, California averages 63 8 6s 10d, pork 75s and bacon 48 49s. Receipts three days total 85,000 centals with 70,000 American wheat, corn 24,700. Breadstuffs steadier but not higher. London reports quiet cargoes and tight prompt wheat supply, No 2 red at 323 6d, No 2 spring at 31s, Liverpool wheat steadier and corn firmer.

Liverpool California London Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Mark Lane

Freight Goods Across Railways and Waterways in 19th Century Listings

An OCR dense ledger lists goods moved by multiple lines including New York and New England Railway Fitchburg Railroad and Eastern Railway. Items such as wool leather bales tea sugar butter eggs flour and various meats appear with quantities and car counts across routes and carriers.

New York New England Fitchburg Railroad Eastern Railroad Maine Railroad Lowell Railroad Peabody Salem

Comparative Weekly Receipts Table of Sept 19 1884

A detailed weekly comparative table of receipts for 1884 and 1883 across commodities including cotton coffee sugar molasses tea oats corn wheat butter cheese eggs lard beef pork hides and more. Highlights show large 1884 totals for corn oats and molasses with varied year-to-year changes.

St. Pierre M. G Cayenne F.G Theresa Port Medway Bear River Muriel Flora Liverpool N S Dexter Lunenburg Wilhelmina Arichat C. B Polar Star Telsichess Pbs Ofskins Pelta Boston and Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad

Perjury arraignments in Charlestown and Newton case

On September 19 at the U S Commissioners Court Judge Hallett heard Maria Goodall a colored servant from Charlestown and Thomas Smith a Newton laborer charged with perjury in attempting to obtain a $2000 pension tied to the late Thomas L Allston Newton They pleaded not guilty and each was held in $1000 for examination today.

Maria Goodall Charlestown Thomas Smith Newton Thomas L. Allston

Boston Mayor Sues Gleason Over Pegan Brook Pollution

The case seeks an injunction to stop Natick hotel owner Luther E. Gleason from discharging sewage into Pegan brook, a tributary of Cochituate lake used by Boston for water. Arguments focus on proper takings, prescriptive rights, and whether a jury trial applies to key questions. EK Nettleton represents the city. E T Deming defends Gleason.

Boston Luther E. Gleason Pegan Brook Natick Cochituate Lake Gleason City of Lake Cochituate Lake Cochituste P. Nettleton E. T. Deming

Two Civil Trials Conclude With Mixed Verdicts

In case No 1115 Whithead and Atherton Machine Company vs Ryder the verdict favors the defendant on a set off bill amounting to 292 dollars with T Greenhalge and George Stevens for the plaintiff and Dean Peabody Emerson Eastman for the defendant. In No 1599 Lucy A Prescott sues Louisa A Dorne et al the verdict favors the tenant Jessop, purchaser of a farm bequeathed to Mrs Dorne by Emery Dorne. The plaintiff, daughter from the first wife, is not mentioned in the will. she claimed a share of her father’s real estate but is undevised personally. Richardson Willson Stearns for plaintiff F T Greenhalge and J Davis for defendant.

Whithead & Atherton Machine Comany Wm.Ryder T. Greenhalge George Stevens Dean Peabody Emerson Eastman Lucy A. Prescott Louisa A. Dorne Jessop

Court Actions Report From Central Roxbury and South Boston

In central court Judge Forsaith held Frederick A. Finley for larceny in 800 bond. Mary Kenney and George T. Clark for adultery each bound at 800. Julia Ford, third drunk, to one year in house of industry. John O Connell embezzlement held 200 for Sept 23 appearance. Albert E Roome assault 10 plus costs. Roxbury court fined John McCabe 10 plus costs for assault on John Daily. Alexander McDonald 12 plus costs for building permit violation. South Boston arraign Levi P Haskell and P Kyle for selling short lobsters. Haskell held to appear Sept. Kyle held 300 for superior court.

Central Court Forsaith Frederick A. Finley Mary Kenney George T. Clark Superior Court Julia Ford House of Industry John O’connell Albert E. Roome Roxbury John McCabe John Daily Alexander McDonald South Boston Levi P. Haskell P. Kyle

Bridge contract awarded for North Beacon street project

The rebuilding contract for North Beacon street bridge at Brighton goes to Young, Ryan & Hayes with a bid of 478.58 dollars. The 48 inch water pipe on Beacon street near Brookline was raised to the new grade Friday forenoon.

Railroad Men Scale Mount Washington in a Day Excursion

A party of railroad superintendents and a few ladies traveled from Boston to the summit of Mount Washington and back in a single day. Master of Transportation Sanborn led the trip with transfers via the Portland and Ogdensburg line and Mount Washington railway. The group enjoyed superb views, a lavish dinner, and high praise for Sanborn and the Mount Washington railway officials. Earnings and financial notes on Cleveland terminal bonds and related lines follow, with details on receivers and park plans for the Boston and Albany system.

Mount Washington Sanborn Eastern Railroad North Conway Portland and Ogdensburg Notch Fabyan Mount Washington Railway Grand Old Mountain Bunker Hill Monument Boston Hamilton Portland and Ogdensburg Aiken Cleveland Terminal Boston Car Trust Boston Equipment Securities

Business Troubles Show National Wave of Failures

News of widespread business failures reported by R. G. Dun and Co lists 195 United States and 23 Canada cases, totaling 218 for the week. Notable among firms: Flanders & Houston Concord New Hampshire. Granville Bros Indiantown New Brunswick. Rindskopf Bros New York assignment with large preferential debts. Repers & Co Syracuse. Davenport Pump and Pipe Iowa. Leetonia Tool Ohio. Wait & Schen Big Rapids Michigan. A C Havens West Bay City Michigan. John Kimpel St Louis. J W Bailey St Joseph Missouri with assets of 290 thousand and liabilities 130 thousand.

R. G. Dun & Co United States Canada Flanders & Houston Concord N. H Granville Bros Indiantown N. B Broadway New York City Jacob W. Mack National Bank Fifth Avenue Bank Max Nathan Bernard Bettman James Frank & Co Memphis Tenn Mack Nathan Manufacturing Company Cincinnati New York H. U Sheldon Troy N.Y Bernard Callahan Syracuse Repers & Co Deadwick Davenport Leetonia (O.) Tool Company M. E. Taggart Wait & Schen Big Rapids Mich A.C. Havens West Bay City A. T. Smith & Co Louisville John Kimpel St. Louis J. W. Bailey & Co St. Joseph A. M. Saxton

Baldwin Cadet Band to Play at Point of Pines Sunday

Tomorrow Sunday 15 pleasanta grand concert by Baldwin's famous Cadet band and soloists at the Point of Pines resort. The grounds never looked better this season, making it the ideal day to visit this charming seaside retreat.

Pleasanta Baldwin Point of Pines

San Francisco theater listings feature Hazel Kirke cast and more

The Madison Square Theatre company will perform Hazel Kirke with Dunstan Kirke and a notable ensemble including C. W. Couldock Miss Annie Russell Mrs E J Davenport and Mr De Wolf Hopper in Boston. Zanita at the Boston theatre and other shows are noted with details on casts and upcoming events.

Queena the Park Theatre Madison Square Theatre Company Hazel Kirke Dunstan Kirke C. W. Couldock Mercy Kirke E. J. Davenport Annie Russell Lord Travers William Morris Pittacis Green de Wolf Hopper Aaron Rodney Chas. J. Edmunds Dolly Dutton Sydney Cowell Lady Travers Sydney Armstrong Barney O'Flynn W. B. Cahill Clara Marion Russell Met A. C. Hilsdorf Joe J. T. Ricketts Boston Couldock Dunstan Miss Russell Hazel Mrs. Davenport Miss Cowell Mr. Hopper Pittacus Globe Theatre Minnie Maddern James O'Neill Charles Fechter Dumas Monte Christo Arthur le Clercq Franklin H. Sargent Madison Square Theatre New Lyceum Theatre School of Acting Adams House Fourteenth-street Theatre New York Harry Meredith Mme. Janauschek

Seeable Wonders in the Machinery Department Exhibit

The machinery show features a fine arrangement with many exhibits in running order. Hill, Clarke & Co. display an Otto gas engine praised for safety and economy, adaptable to elevators and hoisting. Other highlights include Payne engines, Hor ton clutch power presses, turbine water wheels, emery wheels, boilers, furnaces, and large Belt and power equipment from multiple firms, with ongoing demonstrations and notable weights and specifications.

Hill, Clarke & Co Horton Bonanza Folyoke Machine Company Hercules Union Stone Company George E. McLaughlin Flick Coke Diamond Emery Company Swampscott Machine Company Burlingame Burlingame Ensilage Cutter Will Interest Farmers. the Buckeye Engine Company Sturtevant Rollstone Machine Company Fitchburg Page Belting Company Concord N. H Kendall & Roberts Ericsson Delamater Woonsocket Machine and Press Company

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