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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1886
Page
3
Boston money market shows clearer liquidity with rates easing from 7 to 5–7 percent. Clearing house balances rise, government securities firm, and trading gains push stock prices higher. Notable activity includes Atchison, New York & New England, Wisconsin Central, and Bell Telephone with mixed earnings for six months and July.
Money on call is easier at 4 to 7 percent with last loan at 5 and closing at 4 5. Government bonds dull and firm. rail bonds quiet and steady. The stock market ended quiet but firm near day’s high, with a late advance. Trading totaled 246,068 shares. notable quotes include Erie seconds, Rock Island, Union Pacific, New York Central, and Wabash issues among others.
Min ing and miscellaneous items listed with vendors and sales figures dated Aug 29. Entries include Mexican Telephone 100 units, Boston Water Works 100, Toledo Cincinnati and St. Louis 200, American Electric, Ober Car 100, Union Metaincames 20, Bruns Antimony 25, Cushing Process 709, Bonanza Development 200. Several figures indicate security and min materials.
San Francisco August 20 official closing prices list mining stocks including Best & Belcher James Morcross Bodie Con Holmes Cala and Va Crown Point Ophir Good and Curry Savage with figures noted for each.
The Danbury and Norwalk Lease covers main line from Danbury to Norwalk and branches Bethel Hawleyville and Branchville with tracks depots and equipment. It runs ninety nine years from stockholder approval and sets annual rent of 30,000 paying to stockholders at 125 per share. The agreement preserves corporate existence and details bond exchange rights and tax obligations.
A detailed lease describes the lessee assuming the floating debt of the lessor with a $50,000 cap, duties to keep roads in repair, and rights to alter lines or discontinue sections. It sets a 30 day rent deadline, a 10 day cure after notice, and lease expiration at the lessor’s option if covenants fail. Lessor to maintain corporate status. lessee to supply stockholder lists for annual meetings. binding only upon stockholder approval.
The Michigan and Ohio railroad spans Allegan Michigan to Toledo Ohio, reached via 22 miles of the Toledo Ann Arbor and North Michigan line. The 133 mile road carries a $6 million capital stock with $2.25 million preferred, built by a syndicate rewarded with bonds and stock. A receiver was appointed in November 1884, and a reorganization committee led by R. T. Wilson and others plans to retire mortgages and issue stock.
The advance report for the year ending June 30 shows Louisville and Nashville earnings at 13,177,018 in 1886 versus 13,936,346 in 1885 with a decrease of 759,327. Expenses rose to 8,213,295 from 8,182,255, yielding a surplus of 5,171,530, down from 5,952,683. Other income and charges are noted, with miscellaneous items and regional updates on rail traffic and special passenger trains to beaches and summer resorts.
Ebenezer E Hill of Lynn Mass assigns liabilities $3400 with 25 cent on the dollar offers. O M Southwick Co hotel keepers at Wellesley Mass assign. James M Walsh drug dealer in Boston enters involuntary insolvency. William J Donaldson hardware dealer Buffalo NY assigns. G S Glover tailor Boston attached. J Belsinger men furnishing goods Savannah Ga failed. Dennis Quaid clothing dealer Mt Vernon Oh failed. J a general trader Rome Tenn failed. J M Bickers general trader River Va assigned. Judson Co carpet firm Chicago confesses judgment on notes totaling $72000 plus roughly equal other indebtedness to Eastern manufacturers.
Suffolk County real estate notices list transfers across Walk Hill Beacon Columbus and other streets. Names include Northend Moses M Ross Emily Sears Albion Knowlton Sharon Amanda Derling practice and Roxbury Charlestown Revere Brighton and South Boston properties with prices from 36 000 to 10 000 mortgaged amounts and July dates.
Samuel Tompson to John F Lamprey discharges of mortgage from John F Mead dated December 5 1885 for 2500 Mary Kenney to John Driscoll discharge of mortgage dated September 10 1885 The Homestead Co operative Bank to Isabel H Fox discharge of mortgage dated October 8 1884 Essex Savings Bank to Albion Knowlton discharge of mortgages dated ed 18 Erdmann Hemmann to Charles A Weithaas discharge of mortgage dated May 5 1585
A fragmented OCR list shows numerous sales agents and firms in cities such as Chicago Charleston Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Greenville Leadville Crawfordsville Nashville Philadelphia Pine Bluff and St Louis with names like Phelps Dodge & Palmer James H Laws Co H Schwartz & Bro Wood Rickman & Ky and others indicating a broad network of brokers and firms across states including Mississippi Tennessee Ohio and Indiana with associated counties and marks of distribution across multiple markets.
A historic advertises 2 Men’sman’s Peptonized Beef Tonic as the sole beef preparation with its full nutritious properties. It claims blood making and life-sustaining effects for indigestion, debility, nervous exhaustion, and pulmonary illness, from Caswell Hazard & Co. in New York.
There is a decided improvement in the flour market with moderate corn trade and dull oats. Other grains are quiet with light demand. Butter remains firm and cheese in moderate demand. Eggs unchanged. Beans in moderate demand with steady prices. Hay rye straw dull. Provisions and poultry steady. Tallow steady. Peaches selling well at quotations. Potatoes dull with steady prices. Apples firm with similar prices. Sugars quiet but firm.
Wheat prices advance boosts flour market while doubt remains on sustainability. Corn trades moderate with limited sales at higher quotes. oats and meal markets show quiet demand and varied bids. Cotton and sugar steady with Liverpool futures mixed. oil, molasses, and millfeed quoted with spread across grades.
Western extra creamery butter sells firm at 21c with some higher lots. Northern creamery at 22c. cheese receipts light with upward price hints due to oleomargarine law. Liverpool cheese very firm at 44 and 463, butter demand strong at 81 00s, Chicago butter firm, New York butter unchanged while cheese weak at 8 5c. Eggs firm in several regions. beans and seeds steady with mixed grain notes.
The market shows demand for packed meats and pork with lard firm and beef steady. Veals lambs and muttons unchanged. Pork and lard prices range from long cuts at 14 14 to backs up to 15 00, with fresh ribs and sausage near 44 10c. Beef items list various cuts and prices. fresh beef likewise with mixed quality notes. Ranges for ham, shoulders, ribs, bacon, and tongues appear alongside beef hams and tongues, with assorted rates for fresh meats including mutton, veal, and lambs across regions and grades.
Apples firm Williams at 150 750 and Gravensteins at 150 175 per barrel. Peaches sold well, common lots 69c, extra whites 1.125, yellow common to good 1.150, some extras 1.75 to 2.00. Train of 16 cars today, 13 expected Saturday. Watermelons demoralized, goods moving slowly. Maryland extra gems 30c, South Carolina medium gems 20c, Extra Jersey melons 15–18c, mediums 10–13c, Norfolk melons 10c. Grapes receipts large, demand light. Delaware 6–110c per lb. Cantelopes glutting markets, prices down. Plums slow at 40–70c per pkg. Pears plentiful and dull, range 1.00 per MS4. Light blueberry receipts.
New York reports flour and wheat activity with numerous price points for No 1 hard and No 2 red, plus mixed elevator values. Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Cincinnati and St. Louis markets show steady to lower grains, pork and lard values, with receipts and shipments noted. rosin, tar, and petroleum also listed amid varied commodities.
Cotton market data from Augusta to Liverpool with net receipts, gross, exports, sales and stock figures. Notes dull to steady tones across many ports, with prices mostly around mid 9 to 94 cents per pound and several ports reporting quiet or firm conditions. Consolidation week totals show large interior and port stocks and weekly exports to Britain and the Continent.
Chicago market summary shows cattle receipts 7700 with 2700 shipments, steady demand for shipping steers 950 to 1500 pounds at 850 to 1050, stockers and feeders 240 to 365, cows bulls and mixed 150 to 330, bulk 25 to 300. Hog receipts 15000 with 4000 shipments, steady trading between 3 and 4. night prices and ship quotes given, natives and Texans lambs listed.
Chicago trader notes a stubborn market with bears leaning, predicting potential 2 cent advance if tomorrow breaks. Exports from Baltimore Philadelphia and New York reach 550000 bushels, New York reports 22 loads taken. Cables favor higher prices though Oct closes at a bid, corn remains quiet with large shipments and heavy charters.
Beerbohm reports weather and commodity activity from London and Liverpool markets. Wheat steady and firm with limited activity and strong corn demand. Paris markets mixed but firm. Estimates show large year over year increases for England France Germany wheat.
In Yarmouth NS a fish and goods list records Steamer Alpha-100 with pollock and codfish cargoes, fresh halibut eggs potatoes and mackerel, plus Clements & Co consignments of codfish eggs and dry fish, alongside J G Hall & Co and F Jones & Co listings of various crates crates and live chicks and berries. The entry enumerates parcel counts such as 15 cases pollock 4 cases mackerel 9 cases potatoes and 26 cases codfish among others.
Shipping list records tons and consignments bound for foreign markets. Items include wheat, cod oil, meat, lard, bacon, butter, tobacco, oats, flour, leather, cotton, machinery, and other commodities from Liverpool and Cape Island area ports. Names cited include steamer Roman and schooner Eldridge, with numerous cargo tallies and quantities.
Receipt fragment shows Boston and Albany Railroad cargo with 137 bales wool 1075 barrels flour 10 barrels oatmeal 5248 bushels corn 12190 bushels oats. Partial list ends abruptly with unreadable items.
A dense inventory from multiple lines of business records freight, cargo, and shipments. Mentions Grand Junction, Boston and Providence, New York and New England, Fitchburg, Boston and Maine, Boston and Lowell, Sion Express, and By Sea routes with totals of bales, barrels, boxes, and cases including wool, flour, malt, lard, butter, cheese, eggs, beans, pork, leather, hides, tea, coffee, sugar, molasses, potatoes, apples, and various car, bale, and bundle tallies. Names railroads, shipping methods, and quantities to reflect a broad transport ledger.
A dated port table shows August receipts of principal staples from all points of shipment, including in transit, with figures for cotton, flour, corn, wheat, oats, beans, potatoes, malt, hay, beef, lard, hams, grease, sugar, molasses, pelts, and other items compared to the same day last year 1885.
A historical port receipts table compares weekly quantities of cotton, wool, grains, meats, and assorted goods from 1885 to 1886 at principal points. The dense roster lists bales, barrels, boxes, cars, and various units for commodities including cotton, wheat, corn, flour, potatoes, butter, cheese, pork, lard, hides, tea, coffee, sugar, and more.
The February timetable lists the 3 A M Day Express from Boston to New York via Middletown and New Haven with through service to Hartford New Britain Waterbury and Fishkill. The New England Limited runs 86 miles to New York with no stops, arriving Grand Central at 9 PM, and portions serve Hartford New Britain and Waterbury. The 3 PM Afternoon Mall runs to New York with through service to Hartford New Britain and Bristol. The 6 5 PM Philadelphia Express and the 6 20 PM Norwich Line Express connect to Washington and New London with steamer links City of Worcester or City of New York. tickets at 322 Washington Street or the depot.
Boston station address details list the City Ticket and Freight Office at 218 Washington Street, third door south of the Old State House, near July 19, 1886.
Railroad schedule lists weekday and Sunday departures from Boston to multiple stations including Jefferson, Oakdale, Boylston, Clinton, Berlin, Pudson, and Belmont. Times span early morning to late afternoon with varying express and return services. Compiled by General Superintendent C. Mellen and agent staff for passenger use.
A list of station times and departures for Boston and Maine routes including Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Falls Haverhill Biddeford Saco Lawrence Lowell Malden Medford Melrose Merrimac Newburyport Reading Wakefield Wilmington Dover Haverhill Lawrence Lowell Medford Portland Bangor Lewiston Reading wax stations and various daily time marks across multiple towns.
A dense OCR style extract lists train times across multiple cities and branches including Amesbury Beverly Riddeford Chelsea Dover Everett Rockport Salem Swampscott and more. The data covers weekday and Sunday schedules with morning and afternoon slots, noting special services via Saugus Branch and a Workingman's train on select days.
Train times listed for Augusta Haymarket and Causeway routes to Bangor St John Halifax Calais Eastport Lewiston Manchester North Conway Portland Rockland Castine Southwest Bar Harbor Machiasport and Maine Central Grand Trunk Knox Lincoln railways with departures from Haymarket and Causeway stations on various days and times. Steamer connections from Portland to Halifax and Saint John noted for Monday Wednesday Friday departures and local two station options.
Train and ferry schedule fragment listing multiple daily departures from Point of Pines and Oak Island to Boston and back. Contains numerous times with inconsistent punctuation and OCR errors, including Sunday and weekday patterns and several unclear entries.
On and after Monday June 14 86 trains will run to multiple routes. Boston to New Work Shore Line Fast Express departs at 10.00 am daily with returns at 1.00 am and 8.00 am. Various services to Providence Pawtucket Attle North Attleboro Mansfield East Foxboro Sharon Canton Junction and other stops operate with complex return times. The Shore Line from New York and connections at Mansfield may face delays. schedule adjustments apply Mondays Wednesdays Fridays and Tuesdays Thursdays Saturdays. A. A. Folsom, Bayt.
The notice lists sailing times and routes from Cohasset to Nantucket and Hyannis, with returns to multiple ports including Fall River, Taunton, Brockton, Nantucket, Cottage City, Woods Hall, Falmouth, Hyannis, Yar mouth, Buzzard's Bay, Onset Bay, Wareham, Newport, and South Braintree. Services operate with various day restrictions and notes about Boston passengers, arrivals from New York, and weekday patterns.
Train times and routes from Boston to the West and towns along the Fitchburg line begin Tuesday July 6 1886 with daily services including Sundays. The timetable lists departures for Syracuse Chicago St Louis and Albany along with through sleeping car connections, and numerous intermediate stops such as Saratoga Greenfield North Adams Gardner Orange Shelburne Falls and Watertown plus connections via the B H T W route. John Adams Superintendent.
On and after June 28 1886 trains depart Boston from B and L depot for Manchester Concord N H and upper railroads at 7 30 8 30 am 12 m 1 Ex 3 5 30 7 pm Sundays 1 pm From and M depot at 7 30 am 12 m 5 pm Returning depart Concord for Boston at 5 30 7 30 10 20 am 2 50 Ex 8 86 5 05 Ex 6 27 Ex pm Sundays at 7 Uk CAARBSRLIN Supt
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