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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1884

Page

3

Market Movement In Shares And Bank Dividends

Weekly changes in manufacturing shares show Amoskeag rising then dipping, Lowell and Lyman edging higher, Middlesex up with a 6 percent dividend, while Lowell machine shop falls. Bank shares mostly gain ex-dividend, with Globe, Merchants, Second National and others advancing, several others declining. The Sunday Courier notes overall dividend reductions across Boston banks, with Rem?n alignment toward higher rates for a few like Revere and Shawmut, while many others drop from April levels.

Amoskeag Lowell Lyman Middlesex Lowell Machine Shop Naumkeag Boott Chicopee and Peabody Globe Merchants Second National Suffolk Tremont Sunday Courier Revere Shawmut Atlas Continental Everett Howard Market Metropolitan Washington Boston National Revere Bank Allar Merchants’ National Bank Amosteag Manufacturing Co Highland Street Boston and Maine Railroad Boston & Lowell RG Norwich & Worcester Rd Cceceen LGR Sioux City & Pacific St Louis Ccce Kansas City Lawrence and Southern Burlington & Mor Great Falls & Con Chicago, Burl, & Quincy Rutland Mort GS Cese-Seraeness Sioux City and Pacific Fitchburg Pullman Palace Carco Jackson, Lansing & Saginaw

Market notes from New York steady with mixed gains

New York markets show money ease on call and firm closes. Stocks drifted early then rose helped by rail and utility leads. New York Central slipped to 93 3 4 while Northwestern St. Paul and Union Pacific rose. Weekly totals show stock volume 1,612,411 shares. imports 600,164 dollars. exports 272,632 dollars. Flour corn oats and wheat facets show firmer or steady pricing with mixed regional activity.

New York Prime Mercantile New York Central Lackawanna Lake Shore Missouri Pacific Union Pacife Ll St. Paul Union Pacific Minnesota Chicago St. Louis

Global Bond and Commodity Markets Report

London and Liverpool market wires note firmer money and firmer wheat with mixed railway securities. Latin American bonds dip on Mexican bondholder deal. American rails vary. London and Continental rates rise, British funds retreat then recover. cargoes, provisions, and breadstuffs show strength in London and Liverpool trading.

London Atlantic Great Western New York Central Erie Illinois Central Pennsylvania Canadian Pacific Paul Common Lake Shore Norfolk and Western Ohio Mississippi Oregon California Beerbohm Merchants’ Exchange Liverpool

Trade figures at U S ports and overseas exports

Today records show net receipts at U S ports totaling 22,202 with net exports to Great Britain 10,916 and to France 0.00. Net exports to the Continent are listed as 0. Increase in American stock is 4,885, with Consolidated American stock noted.

U. S Great Britain France Massachusetts Crescent Beach Village

Imports at Boston and Port Details from Havana to St Pierre

CAPE HAYTIEN records logwood and cocoa shipments including Brig Rapid Transit with 533 350 logwood for Dupuy Riboul & co Surinam and Brig Eugene Hale with 1533 bags cocoa lime juice logs cedar pickled limes and cocoa samples for J D Fernandes and D T Bunker. Bark Diana 604 birds sugar, Port La Tour north, Schooner Nina Page 441 quintals codfish and 343 bbls herring, St Pierre Mig records Schooner Eclipse 1539 quintals codfish, St Simons Ga records Schooner Mary A Drury 325000 feet lumber for George McQuesten & co.

Boston Cape Haytien Brig Rapid Transit Logwood Dupuy, Riboul & Co Surinam Eugene Hale Sugar Gossler & Co Port LA Tour Nina Page ST Pierre Mig Wendell &Phillips ST Simons Mary A Drury George McQuesten & Co

Trade Goods and Supplies Listed Across Ports in 19th Century Ledger

Halifax to Charlottetown, Glasgow to Hayti list vast shipments in 19th century verbatim style. Items include hardware, furniture, lumber, beans, flour, cattle, tea, tobacco, wax, dyes, meat, eggs, canned goods, and ships stores. Trade names and vessel notes appear with quantities, sacks, bbls, or tons in a dense ledger snapshot.

Receipts of Staple Products September 27

Principal railroads report shipment totals including Boston and Albany with 40 bales cotton and 1650 bbls flour, Grand Junction 248 bales cotton and 3670 sacks flour, Providence 50 bbls sweet potatoes and 46 pkgs oleomargarine, Old Colony 17 bales wool and 63 bbls apples, New York and New England 156 bales wool and 275 rolls, Fitchburg 137 bales wool and 2138 sacks flour, Eastern 22 bales wool and 67 cases eggs, Maine 1000 bus corn and 156 bus eggs, Lowell 92 bales wool and 375 bbis flour, and foreign shipments by sea listing hundreds of bales and cases across several categories. Total receipts of staple products for Sept 27 compare with prior year figures across cotton, wool, molasses, lumber, leather, beef, lard, tea, sugar, and other items.

Boston and Albany Grand Junction Railroad Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York and New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Eastern Railroad Maine Railroad Lowell Railroad A. Ési iv Tho Tay

Municipal Courts Report Sept 27 Hearings and Sentences

In central court Judge Adams presided as Sarah Jepherson was charged with keeping a disorderly house and held on $500. Margaret Holland Annie Rose and Michael Dunbar received four months in the house of industry for drunkenness. Charles Garfield and Jame Crane were fined or jailed for larceny. Edward Budd and Mary Donahue faced fines. Mary E Oulton and Mary Clark received five and six months for drunkenness. Roxbury judge Sentences two months in the house of industry for Glynn. vagrant Morton six months. South Boston saw Brennan fined for assault. Dunn six months for larceny. Trites Gilman bonded for adultery to stand trial in Superior Court.

Central Court Adams Sarah Jepherson Margaret Holland Annie Rose House of Industry Michael Dunbar Charles Garfield House of Correction Jame Crane Edward Budd Mary Donahue Mary E. Oulton Mary Clark Roxbury Thomas Glynn Margaret Morton

Charlestown Homicide Report Involving Officer O Brien

Following the shooting of Thomas Callahan in Charlestown by Officer O Brien, commentary largely favors the policeman. Cornelius Casey, in custody of O Brien during the incident, faced arraignment before Judge Ruffin on drunkenness and assault charges, with proceedings continued to Monday in $300 bail. Carey, the third party, has not been arrested.

Thomas Callahan Charlestown O’ Brien Cornelius Casey O’brien Ruffin Carey

Obituaries and death notices from the Boston area

A batch of local death notices from Boston and surrounding towns lists names including Mrs H L Cazian aged 75 formerly of Portsmouth NH Mrs Ernestine Crone aged 11 weeks 1 day Luther Clark MD aged 74 in Lexington Mass Mary Haverty 55 in Boston Jennie Hildreth Catharine Hogan Geof Turner 64 Julian McGrath 44 Geof Turner and others with funeral and burial notes.

Cazian Portsmouth H L Crone Lexington Ernestine A James E Helen A Crone Lark Gen Mass Luther Clark Boston Damon South Boston Addison C Damon Dodge Bedford Mass William Dodge Donahue Annie William Donahue Goldstein Max Goldstein Haverty Mary Haverty Jennie Hildreth Hon Hogan Catharine Jeremiah Elizabeth A Hogan McGrath Atee Julian T A McGrath Turner Charlestown Geof Turner Pea Ferrin Street Pea G Arthur N Whitingand

Car Coupler Tests and Rail Road Bond News

Saturday's railroad commissioners tested many automatic couplers at yards of Lowell Boston and Providence and other lines noting practical operation and ease of uncoupling. The day included reports on New York Central bonds and car trusts alongside minor notices about rail traffic and a humorous tale of rent-seeking couples with no children.

Lowell Railroad Boston and Providence Road Cowell Master Car Builders’ Association Albury Huntington Avenue Ames Master Car Builders New York and New England Road Boston Flats Turner Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Peck Susan P. Moulton

Insolvencies and assignments sweep multiple New England firms

A long list shows Whittemore Cabot & Co and Dana B Hamblin of Boston in voluntary insolvency. Creditors offered 25 cents on the dollar by Charles A Smith, 10 cents by William Bosworth & Son, and 15 percent by Moses Lambert. Several firms in Maine New Brunswick and New York assign or fail with varied liabilities while lawsuits and bank actions unfold.

Whittemore Cabot & Co Commission Dry Goods Dana B. Hamblin Baker Boston Charles A. Smith Blacksmith Mass William Bosworth & Son Carpenters New Bedford Lussier & Desmarins Whitinsville Salisbury N. B Robinson Brothers Houston T. G. Harris Bath Morse Goffstown N.H R. H. Allen & Co Water Street New York City Andrew H. Tracy S. Markstein & Co West Houston Street C. A. Herpich Buchman Gros Cincinnati Fleisch & Co New York New Britain Company James Talcott Comptroller of Currency Ellis Logan National Bank West Liberty Newcomb & Buchanan Company Louisville Buchanan Ponder & Co., Jewellers Irwin Central Falls Manufacturing Company Central Falls N. C Suffolk County George N. Cass Et al Roswell W. Turner Joseph H.nute John Williams Reuben Sherburne P. F. McGaule & Co J. W. Litchfield Eugene H. Harishorn

Exhibition Catalogues 1800 Little Ones Counted

The exhibition features more than 1800 young participants catalogued under the event. Organizers note a broad mix of ages and backgrounds, highlighting community involvement and growing interest in the display.

Indian Fights Boa in Mexican Mountains Beheads Serpent

An Indian near Cherantzieurin Michoacan hunted for fuel when a boa constrictor bit him. He tackled the reptile, biting through its neck and tearing free after a long struggle, beheading the animal and escaping unharmed.

Cherantzieurin Michoacan

Camphor Laurel Grows in California Timber Value Highlighted

The camphor laurel from China Japan Formosa and Cochin China is now in California. It reaches notable height, offers light durable timber, resists insects, and suits carpentry. All parts especially flowers exude camphor. It propagates from seeds or cuttings, thrives along the coast, with a Sacramento tree reaching about 30 feet. The cinnamon tree is another laurel species.

China Japan Formosa Cochin China California Sacramento

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