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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1888

Page

6

Texas 7s and Western firsts figures cited in notice

A terse notice lists entities including Texas 7s, Toledo Peoria & Western firsts and figures William W Crapp John Goldthwait Warren B Potter William A Haskell John C Paige Temple John M Gravam President Henry L Jewett Secretary Authorized to accept and execute Trusts under Wills or otherwise Legal Depository for Administrators Executors Trustees Guardians and Courts of Law Interest allowed on deposits subject to check Registrars and Transfer Agents Exchange on London for £1 and upwards Cable transfers made

John M. Gravam Henry L. Jewett London

Boston Stock Exchange Auction Sale Highlights

Auction on Saturday December 15 lists numerous railroad stocks and banks including Northern Railroad, Conn River RR, Plymouth Cordage, Eastman F C Horster, Vermont RR, and Amory Mfg Co. items with ex divs, rights and mortgaged securities. Names of companies span Boston, New England and national firms with varied par values and dates.

Ls Gol Northern RR N. H Worcester, Nashua & Rochester Conn River RR Doashi & Lowell RR Do Nat. Exchange Bank Gt. Falls Mig. Co Fireman’s Fire Ins Suffolk Nat. Bank Howard Nat Webster Bank Metropolitan Nat. Bank Uo Cocheco Nat. Bk Dover Newton Nat. Bank Newton Mass Citizens’ Bank of Wichita Kan Great Falls Mfg Elares Plymouth Cordage Co Buy State Fruit Co Do Oriental Coffeehouse Co Davidson Invest. Cr Bay State Live Stock Co Do Northern RR. N. A Suffolk Cordage Co River KR Cheshire RR Nat Amoskeag Mfg. Co Mfg. Co Eastman F. Car Hester Co Vermont & Masa. KR Saataown Nia

Money Market Quiet Across Banks and Stocks

The Money Market in Boston and New York remained steady with the clearing house rate at 5 percent as lenders faced limited borrowers. Reports highlight currency flows, government bond activity, big gold exports, and mixed stock movements including Atchison and Chicago lines, with earnings and bond issues shaping late‑day trading.

Dividends Declared by Several Companies

The West End Street Railway Company declares a 4 percent dividend. The Boston Marine Insurance Company pays $5 per share. Winnisimmet Company sets 75 cents per share. Oregon Railway and Navigation Company announces a 1 1/2 percent quarterly dividend payable January 2 to stockholders of record December 17. Books close December 17 to January 3.

West End Street Railway Company Boston Marine Insurance Company Winnisimmet Company Oregon Railway and Navigation Company

Market Summary From New York Stocks and Bonds Dec 14

Money on call eased to 8 to 5, last loan at 8 with closing at 2. Prime mercantile paper 4% to 4.6%. Bar silver 93. Sterling exchange dull yet firm with 60 day bills at 4.8414 and demand at 4.88. Government and railroad bonds steady. After 12, market stagnated. St Paul Lake Shore and Reading showed activity then eased, closing dull and steady. Total sales 834000. Reading incomes 134090. C. C. I. firsts sinking funds rose to 121. Kansas &

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange St. Paul Lake Shore Reading International Firsts Kansas

Foreign Markets Report From London December 14

Atlantic and Great Western firsts 34 and a half percent. Atlantic and Great Western seconds 744. Canadian Pacific 53 percent. Erie 64 and Erie seconds 9944. Mexican ordinary 43 percent. St Paul common 6142. New York Central 10974. Pennsylvania 5444. Reading 2344. Mexican Central firsts 6744. Money 412.5 percent. Open market discount rate for short bills and three months 4.42 percent. Paris advices quote 3 percent rentes at 83 francs 5 centimes for the account. Bank of England bullion today 10,000 pounds.

Bioh CG W. Mich New York J On D. D Egate de Wis Fre. & Elk H K.C “Sp Central Atchison Air I Pacific Xs & N Bly Central Iowa Central Pacific Lily Ae . Ee Oregon Weess van Ren L. C. Con Chi. Alton Southern Kan St. Jo G.T Bim Union Pacific del. & H del. & L East Tenn Erié Atlantic Pacific Boston & Yao Ae Fort Wayne Boston & Lowel Ft. W Boston & Mathies Seved Hocking Val Boston & Prov Hous Texan Cal. Southern Illissois Central Mass E&w Kan Tex Caer C. B See Neve Canton Shore Long Island Beach Fitchburg Mich Flint K. C Gulf Minn Sts Cl. & Sp Uv Miss. Pacific C Sp Ohio Ee Enee Essex Tae Ces L. Kk L. E Nor’ Western Aves Old Colony Neass O & St Rutland N .E Vee & Miss Summit Union Pacific Ee West End Binnie Bell W. P Rome W. i Eastman Bos Lamson Store Ser. CO St. Paul Pullman Palace Car Co Enews NTA Ftock Exchange St. P. & O Texas Pacific Ae Tol. & O. C U. Pacific Utica & B. R St. L Pacific Mail Pullman Pal Union American Oil Ener N. W LOS le Cen P. Lata O. Nav Lily D M. Dd R. G v Aere Petey St. P Erie Zls C. Kan. P P. M Tr. Weo N. J.C. Int R.G N. Pac Tr. Ies U P W. Cons W. Shore Adams U.S American ILO Wells Fargo Homestake Amartor Mutuals.&m N. Com Col. Chis Col. Coal Onte Hall OP del Monte EU Exchequer Boston Messrs Brewster, Cobb & Estabrook City of Worcester Blake Bros. & Co Waltham Brookline Manufacturers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company Chicago J. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Charleston Savannah Secretary of the Treasury Aurania Normandie Ems Brown Bros Kuhn, Loeb & Co Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co Reichsmarks Loston Burlington & Quincy Burlington and Northern California Southern Wisconsin Central Oregon Short Line Pullman Palace Flint & Pete Marquette Mexican Central London New England Chicago, Burlington & Northern Chicago, Kansas & Western Bs Bell Telephones Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain Consol Southern Kansas Texas Division Boston & Maine Central Massachusetts Common Eastern Preferred Hoston & Albany Hales Fitcburg Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie New York Central Pennsylvania Reading Paris Bank of England

Army Orders From Washington December 14

First Lieutenant George A. Dodd is ordered to Philadelphia for inspection service. First Lieutenant W. C. Butler is granted fifteen days of leave. Captain L. A. Lagarde receives three months extension of leave. First Lieutenant N. S. Jarvie is relieved from Fort Leavenworth to duty at Fort Lewis. Captain Frank West is to assist the Secretary of War on state and territory claims. Forty recruits go to Sixth Infantry, thirty to Seventh, and thirty to Eighth.

Washineton Sprerau George A. Dodd Third Artillery Philadelphia W. C. Butler Third Infantry L. A. Lagarde N.S. Jarvie Fort Leavenworth Fort Lewis Col Frank

Unknown man dies aboard Boston & Maine train

An unidentified man boarded a Salem bound Boston & Maine train and died after a fall in the car. He was later identified as Mr. Haggarty, about 45, formerly employed by Brennan Bros. of Salem, with a son in Philadelphia. He had no known relatives in the area.

Lynn Boston & Maine Salem Boston Hagegarty Brennan Bros Philadelphia Haggarty

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town

Albany and other cities list buyers and agents for major shoe firms including W F Freeman C H Walker WH Walker Co Sutter Baldwin Murphy Comstock Knox Knox Catlin Knox etc. and representatives from Detroit Philadelphia Portsmouth Wheeling St Paul and more in a commerce directory item.

Albany, NY Hulialo W H Walker & Co Detroit, Mich S C Sutter H P Baldwin & Co Tre. Lafayette Ind D Murphy Murphy & Comstock Breavenworth, Kan L A Knox Catlin & Knox

Commercial Matters Pattern Silent Market Notes

Market bulletin reports varied commodity tones with most items steady or unchanged. Livestock demand is mixed yet Hogs and Poultry show strength while Eggs and Fresh Beef stay dull. fruits show mixed pacing with Oranges steady and Grapes dull. Continuous readings indicate firm hay supplies and steady mill products.

John E Welsh Flour Market Report Chicago Dec 14

John E Welsh reports on flour and grain markets in Chicago with detailed price quotes for flour types, barley, oats, corn, and wheat futures. Notes point to light domestic demand, quiet market, and downward trend expectations amid ample long wheat and limited exports. Prices cover New York Chicago Milwaukee St Louis and other exchanges with cash, futures, and spot values.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Northwest Danubian St Louis New York Gol-Caah

Wool Market London Wool Sale Reports and Prices

London reports a mixed wool sale with better qualities gaining up to 4 2d, lower grades easing. Totals: 1953 bales offered in first sale, with Victoria 600, NSW 800, Queensland 1 bale, SA 600, Swan River 30, Tasmania 200, NZ 100, Cape/Natal 32. Regular sale followed with 10,611 bales offered and tomorrow’s 8000 bales. Next sale January 29.

London Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Swan River Tasmania New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal

The Fish Market Report Shows Tight Supplies And Firm Prices

The fish market remains quiet with small supplies and steady to firm prices. Mackerel and herring are mostly nominal, cod receipts are light, and fresh fish remain in short supply with prices firm. Domestic week receipts and various first and second hand price tables are listed for mackerel, herring, cod, and related goods.

Tront Jan L Labrador Nova Scotia Georges Bay Haddock Xnne Best

Food Price List From Norfolk Providence River Market

A price list itemizes seafood and related goods with per unit costs including steaks pollock at 450 dollars per hundred, frozen herring 125 for 100, tongues eight cents, cheeks six cents, ounders three cents, eels ten cents, oysters at Norfolk 90 cents, medium oysters 115 dollars, Providence River 115 dollars, clams 50 cents, lobsters eight cents live and ten cents boiled.

Norfolk Providence

Hops Market Quotes Decline with Mixed Lot Prices

Rowed Canada at 1 105 dollars, six-rowed State at 95 cents to 1 dollar, two-rowed State 85 to 90 cents. Hops market dull. Quoted: Choice 1888 New York 20 to 23 cents, choice 1887 New York 12 to 15 cents, common to good 10 to 12 cents, old lots nominal at 5 to 10 cents.

Canada Bush Choice New York

Wholesale dairy and produce price quotations update

Market notes show butter, cheese, eggs, beans, seeds, potatoes, and poultry at steady to firm wholesale levels across Western, New York, Chicago, and Eastern regions. Quotations cover creamery and dairy varieties, various bean types, potatoes and sweet potatoes, hay, rye straw, and game, with prices and ranges listed for each item.

Vermont New York Eastern Creamery Western Creamery Eastern Dairy Extra Western Chicago North Choice West Liverpool New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Michigan Island Canada York State Timothy North Red Top Jersey Houlton Hebrons Houlton Rose Aroostook Hebrons Aroostook Hebrons Burbanks Bush Chenangoes Prince Edward Island Virginia Kentucky

Market Prices for Vegetables and Produce Listing

No change to note in tone or prices. Quotations include marrow squash at 20 dollars per ton, turban squash 26 dollars per ton, Savoy cabbage 75 cents per bushel, cabbage 5 dollars per 100 count, red cabbage 150 dollars per barrel, onions 120 dollars to 140 per barrel, Spanish onions 75 cents per crate, beets 40 cents per bush, carrots 50 cents per bush, lettuce 25 cents per dozen, deep 40 cents per box, Russia yellow turnips 75 cents per barrel, rutabaga turnips 75 cents per barrel, white French turnips 1 dollar, cauliflowers 1 dollar 125 per dozen, radishes 25 cents per dozen, celery 150 dollars per box, parsnips 60 cents per bush, spinach 50 cents per bush box, Norfolk spinach 1 dollar 50 per barrel, parsley 1 dollar 25 per bush, pumpkins 1 dollar 50 per 200 per barrel.

Russia Norfolk

Provisions in Chicago Markets Slow and Lard Prices Fall

In Chicago provisions weaken as English houses struggle to sell lard and crowd resistance grows. Prices for pork, lard, beef and dry meats drift lower across key markets with steady demand only for select pork cuts and mess ranges. Regional quotes show softer tones in New York, St Louis, Cincinnati and Chicago reflecting a cautious trading environment.

Chicago New York Park South America St Louis Cincinnati Choice

Also Mentioned on This Page

Texas Toledo, Peoria & Western City of Worcester John M. Graham William Claflin Robert M. Morse, Jr Willian T. Parker A. Collins Thomas F. J William W. Crapp John Goldthwait Warren B. Potter William A. Haskell John C. Paige Temple Boston Stock Exchange Lee Evansville & St. Louis RR Boston Electric Light Co Consol. RR Hyde Park Revere Beach & Lynn RR Uu Klavouts Shawmut N. Bu Roget N. UR Eagle UK Tisene N. Bk Cochacco Mfg Amory Mfg Concord RR Atchison, Top Santa Fe RR Piorence el Dorado Walnut Valley New Mexico & So Pacific RR State Fireman’s Fire Ins. Co Sugar Refiners 'S Co Boston & Maine RR Lowell Mfg. Co Columbus Spring Stafford Mills Nat. City Bank Edwards Miz. Co Boston & Lowell RR Revere Beach & Lynn Grand Ave Grand Rapids Lansing Detroit Wiconsin Cent Union Pacific, Lincoln & Colorado RR Wichita & Western RR Onnensburg Lake Champlain Con. Mort China Mat Brokers’ Board Boom Bell Tel C,b & N Bs Wee East Poston Quincy Tamarack Ois At&s Dods B&aa Eetee Cal South Eeerer B&m Gbw&n Cbe&q Bell Tel IS & M NY & NE Frenchman’s Bay Winthrop. Land Os Tiecsun Mont Ia Anne Oy Allouez Arnold Pe Atlantic Mont Gv Butte Boston Ee Gecia Catulpa Perenne Franklin Pewnbic Wewee A Gly Meverick Newport Payson Penobscot Seveee San Diego Wollaston Ee B. & Mo L. G Chi Inc Sregut Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street Elec Manfg Bo Burton Lord Acoustic Frenchman’s Bay Land Hughitt Northwestern Cable Rock Island Perkins Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Strong Continental Telephone Company Ross Street Pickering & Moseley Maverick Land East Boston Winthrop Shore Jamson Calumet & Heela Marquette Mining Journal Calumet & Hecla Centennial Calumet & Uheela Johnson Vivian Huron Boston & Montana Quincey Tamarack NEW York Financial California Oor Alta Keleher Ophir Potosi Savage Con Cal Sierra Nevala Crown Point Gould & Curry ARMY Petersburg Wright Portsmouth R Tracy C P Tracy & Co Penn J A Fields J Fields Shoe Co Pittston McDonnell Craw Ee. Francisco I Caha Cahn Nickelsburg Aes D Brown Hamilton-Brown Shoe T Kelley Kelley, Goodfellow & Wheeling W Boyd Boyd & Co John E. Welsh Boston Markets Minnesota Canada Superior Canada Roller Canada Extra City Mills City Mall Milwaukee Minneapolis Northern Duluth Toledo Baltimore Peoria Ee Peoria Storeckcos C. de Louis William Congress Sikee Devonshire Street Congress Square Quincy House Wowrmaree Mower BP Ountnew Petroleum
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