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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1887

Page

6

Boston Stock Exchange First Board Mining Listings

A snapshot of the First Board with mining firms and figures across Arvolud Bonanza Brunswick Homestake Bodie Mono Carpano Ontario Col Coal Quek silver Eureka Standard Hale Nor Tenn C. I. and other listings. New York Stock Sales Dec 8 reports total trades at 524,647 shares with opening, high, low and close prices and yesterday's close.

First Board Allonez Mining Arvolud Azteeming Bonanza Mining Cove Ly Bowman Silver Beror Reece Mining Brunswick Gold Mining el Cristo Hale & Nor Tenn New York

Money Market and Stock Exchange Report in Boston

The Boston money market was dull yet steady with abundant clearinghouse funds and rates holding firm. New York and Chicago exchanges, bond and stock movements show mixed declines and gains, including Atchison and Union Pacific activity, while copper and Saint Louis rail developments color the market mood.

Five Cents Savings Bank and railroads declare payments

Shareholders receive semi annual and quarterly dividends from Five Cents Savings Bank Fall River at 214 per cent, Connecticut River Railroad at quarterly 2, St. Paul and Duluth Railroad at 84 per cent, San Diego Land and Town Lot Company at 125 dollars per share, Missouri Pacific Railroad at 134 per cent. Payments due in January with books closing December 16.

Five Cents Savings Bank Fall River Connecticut River Railroad Company St. Paul & Duluth Railroad Company San Diego Land and Town Lot Company Missouri Pacific Railroad Company

Sinking Fund Bonds Offered by Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe

Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railroad invites sealed proposals to sell bonds or certificates under a 1881 trust. Bidders may offer up to 105 percent with interest on 122000 dollars of six percent secured sinking fund bonds due December 1, 1911. Proposals due December 24 1887 at 2 PM. railroad reserves right to reject all offers.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company

Foreign Markets Report From London and Paris

In London at 12:30 pm Canadian Pacific and Erie quoted at 661 and 3014 respectively with Mexican ordinary at 45½ and St Paul common at 785. Paris quotes 3 percent reutes at 82 francs 471 centimes. money at 1 4 2 1 4 percent and discounts for short and three month bills at 20 and 3 percent. Paris and London markets open dull then firm. Bank of England bullion up £71,000 in a week and reserve ratio falls to 46.93 percent. Paris weekly Bank of France gold down 6,100,000 francs and silver down 1,950,000 francs.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco New Orleans Charleston Susannah United States National Bank Reichsmarks London Atchison News Bureau St. Joseph California Southern California Southern Railroad Company Burrington & Quincy Armon-Dole Burlington Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Cheyenne Wyo New York Commercial Bulletin Cheyenne & Arlington Railroad Wyoming Platte Sweetwater Central Pacific Railroad Flint Pere Marquette Preferred Canadian Pacific Erie St Paul New York Central Paris Bank of England Bank of France

Central Massachusetts railroad pushes toward Northampton link

The Central Massachusetts line completes Ware to Northampton, twenty eight miles, with plans for a special Tuesday trip for railroad commissioners. Regular service to Northampton may begin December 19, three through trains daily, and connections with Connecticut River Railroad to Springfield and Holyoke are arranged. Missouri Pacific reaches Pueblo and backs a Denver route via Denver & Rio Grande tracks, with opening likely January 1, 1888. Denver & Rio Grande nears standard gauge between Pueblo and Trinidad, signaling Denver rail services around the same time. Portsmouth reports York Harbor & Beach railroad stockholders elect Henry Evans Edward S. Marsh al J B Staples S C Lawrence George C. Lord Frank Jones J S Ricker as directors. Governor Sawyer omitted. Chicago & Eastern Illinois elects H H Porter as president. Chicago & Indiana Coal Railway names directors DaviD Davis Jr and H H Stevens.

Central Massachusetts Railroad Ware Northampton Boston Boston & Lowell Boston & Maine Connecticut River Railroad Company Central Massachusetts Road Connecticut River Road Springfield Holyoke Missouri Pacific Pueblo George Gould Denver & Rio Grande Denver Trinidad Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Portsmouth N.H York Harbor & Beach York Henry &. Evans Edwards. Marshall J. B. Staples Samuel C. Lawrence George C. Lord Frank Jones J. S. Ricker Boston & Maine Railroad Sawyer Chicago & Eastern Ilinois Railroad H. H. Porter Chicago Ata Chicago & Indiana Coal Railway David Davis, Jr New York H. H. Stevens

Wall Street Declines Amid Heavy Trading in Early Clerks Record

New York money on call ease, bonds dull, stock market weak after noon. Lackawanna and Richmond & West Point lead losses, Union Pacific and others slide, Canadian Pacific strongest amid foreign buying. several rail bonds show tiny gains while most issues fall.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Lackawanna St. Paul Richmond & West Point Lacia Union Pacific Lhe Western Union Anglo-Western Union Mae Lane Canadian Pacific New York, Lackawanna & Westerns Fort Worth & Denver Lollisville & Nashville Consolls Kansas & Texas Northern Pacific Receipts Texas Pacific Rio Iron Mountain Mobile & Ohio Morris & Essex Metropolitan Ohio & Mississippi

Real estate transfers in Suffolk and surrounding towns

A digest of property transactions across Suffolk County and nearby towns listing buyers and sellers, streets and avenues, and sale prices. Entries include mortgagebacks and parcels on Charles, Worcester, Huntington, Tyler, Chapel Place, Cedar, St James Avenue, Poplar, Concord Square, Washington, East Springfield, Broadway, Hancock, Dell, Dudley, Wakulla, Parsons, Prospect, Winnisim inet, Shurtleff, Winnisim inet, Ocean Avenue and more with dates in November. Listings show transfers by individuals, couples, and institutions such as the Boston Athletic Association, Eliot Insurance, and Suffolk Savings Bank.

Charles Street Erdmann Heusmann August Weiss Kramer Worcester Street Emma F. Chamberlain Et al Edwin M. Chamberlain Huntington Avenue Rollin H. Allen Edwin B. Horn Tyler Street Patrick M. O'Connor Johanna Cooper Chapel Place Georgiana Adamns Jacob Berwin Cedar Street Emily C. Baker John A. Davis St. James Avenue Henry Parkman Et al Boston Athletic Association Suffolk Savings Bank Poplar Street William L. Wainwright Penfield B. Goodsell Eliot Insurance Company Concord Square Nathanel P. Hamlin Albert Geiger Washington Street William H. Horton David P. Kimball Oak Street Nathaniel P. Haintin Springfield Street Ezekiel B. Lindley Daviel McCool Laura BosvoNn William H. Ireland Sally A. C. Bond Broadway Doorchester Hatford Davenport Pilgrim Conregational Society Hancock Street Charles C. Burr Benjamin Whiting Dell Street Henry W. Cook Fred J. Metzger Walk Hill Street Brighton Cattle Pak Hotel George Wilson Parsons Street Wintthrop Albert Nowell P. Briggs Wadsworth Prospect Avenue Chelsea William F. Milford William 5. Hixon Shurtleff Street Foward A. Gallison Eliza Brewer Winnisiminet Street Revere Thomas Parton John Oscar Teele Ocean Avenue Roslindale John TL. Taggard Arnold A. Rovert Hewlett Rate

Mortgage transfers and property liens in Winthrop area

John W Colby mortgages land on an unknown Winthrop street to Henry N Richards on November 12, 2000. Charles L Miller and others mortgage Beal Street property to Katherine H Holden on November 15, 81500. Sylvanus Payne mortgages Washington Avenue and Winthrop Street corner property to Henry H Jay on November 16 for 8000. Oscar N Kenetson mortgages Keardmont land to Owen Duffee on November 14 for 140. Seth T Robinson mortgages 24 and 26 Hawey Street properties to Quincy A Shaw on November 23 for 4000.

John W. Colby Henry N. Richards Winthrop Charles L. Miller Et al Katherine H. Holden Beal Street Sylvanus Payne Henry H. Jay Washington Avenue Winthrop Street Oscar N. Kenetson Owen Duffee Keardmont Seth T. Robinson Quincy A. Shaw Hawey Street

Market Report From The Commodities Desk

Leather quiet hides dull flour firm corn steady oats higher millfeed firm barley in fair demand rye firm oatmeal firm rye flour quiet millfeed firmer butter fair movement cheese quiet but strong eggs firm beans in good demand grass seeds quiet potatoes moving freely sweet potatoes steady hay good demand straw unchanged poultry quiet game dull tallow fair demand apples dull and plentiful good demand for Florida oranges cranberries very firm dried apples quiet peanuts unchanged hickory nuts moderate demand chestnuts dull truck quiet pork firm fresh beef quiet lambs fair demand veals steady cotton steady sugars quiet molasses unchanged

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Leather market steadies with strong crop leather demand

The leather market remains quiet with steady to firm tones across hides and finishes. Kip sales are reported in large volumes with buyers favored, while rough leathers stay very quiet and finished leathers show price discipline. exports are large and the weekly value hits 83581 dollars.

Boots and Shoes Trade Shows Strong Orders from Rubbers Sale

The boot and shoe trade remains steady for manufacturers with fewer buyers but solid orders from retailers and jobbers attending the rubber sale. Heavy lines and women’s goods show high volume, with slippers and low cuts in demand as holidays approach. Leather remains easy to obtain and rubber shipments stay active, while auction sales clean out old stock and price trends strengthen for regular styles.

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The Dairy Season Utica Board of Trade Report 1887

The Utica Board of Trade closes its season noting production rose early in 1887, New York cheese stocks cleared, prices peaked near 1879 levels, and export demand helped recover from midseason declines. The report highlights large June and July sales, including 18,220 and 18,877 boxes, with prices fluctuating from 9 1/2 to 9 3/4 cents per pound.

Utica Board of Trade New York New York City Utica

Cheese Market Trends across Utica and Little Falls in 1887

The Utica market shows cheese prices fluctuating from 9 1/2 to 11 1/2 cents with yearly comparisons marking lower values than 1885 and 1886, while August and September volumes peak around 60 to 67 thousand boxes. Totals for 1887 total 387,485 boxes valued at about 2.42 million dollars, with Little Falls recording 229,017 boxes and a grand combined value near 3.93 million dollars. farm dairy cheese adds 21,601 boxes.

Utica Board Little Falls Little Falls Board Otal Waltross Mae

Market Reports Flour And Grain December 8

The flour market remains firm with mills seeking full prices as water power limits output. Minneapolis mills struggle due to ice clogged rivers. steam mills underutilize capacity. Demand is good with improving trading. spring patents 5 5 50 and winter 4 85 5 10. Corn steady, oats firm, and millfeed prices sustained. Exports and inspections data for 1887 noted, with various prices for flour, cornmeal, and barley.

Minneapolis Atlantic United Kingdom New York Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Roller Canada Extra Canada

Creamery and dairy prices hold steady amid light receipts

Butter shows steady demand and firm prices for choice Western creamery at 29 to 30 cents, with some small lots at 31 cents. Fresh made lots bring 26 to 28 cents as receipts remain small. Sunier Westerns and Northern fair extra creameries move slowly, while long dairies lag at 18 to 20 cents. Cheese remains quiet and fairly steady with small-lot sales. no major market advance anticipated.

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