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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1886
Page
6
The Boston money market stays quiet and steady despite New York pandemonium. Rates for good business paper 5 4 to 6 1 4 percent, manufacturing paper 4 1 4 to 5 percent, loans on call 5 to 6 percent, with New York funds showing strong premiums and large daily exchanges.
The Boston Wharf Company has declared a posty? rarn dividend of $1 per share. The North End Savings Bank of Boston has declared a semi annual dividend of 2 per cent. The Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Railway Company has declared a dividend of 2 2 per cent on preferred shares.
Kader Peabody & Co bankers advertise mercantile and travellers credits available worldwide through Messrs at 1123 Pevonshire Street Boston Mass and New York Office 1 Nassau Street.
Baring Brothers and Co London and their correspondents advertise buy and sell options for foreign exchanges and telegraphic transfers with stock and bond orders extended through Boston New York and Philadelphia.
Bankers and brokers based at 2 Devonshire Street advertise direct wire to New York for buying and selling stocks and bonds. They operate on margin and deal in municipal and railroad securities for investors or clients.
Rieke Brothers & Co notes active market fluctuations creating opportunities for speculators in grain stocks bonds and petroleum. Promises prompt personal attention to wire or mail orders. Offers full market information by mail and wire upon request.
Mining and miscellaneous stocks figures reported by Wilson W Fay Co Boston indicate December sales. J D Kyle, a banker and broker, operates from 98 Broad Street and 34 New Streets in New York City.
The American Fish Bureau notes large hauls from Western Banks and Grand Banks with totals for cod halibut haddock and pollock, while weather and bait scarcity limit daily catches. Prices firm for cod, hake and haddock amid ongoing market quiet in December 1886.
Commercial notes show the wool market unchanged with weekly sales of 2,796,543 pounds. Prices for butter, cheese, pork and lard are firm while eggs, oats, rye, and other commodities hold steady or quiet. Demand remains mixed across items like beans potatoes and fallow land, with good sales for sweet potatoes and strong sugars.
Receipts in Boston for the week ending December 16 totaled 5,915 bales domestic and 835 bales foreign, with year-ago figures showing 6,146 domestic and 1,129 foreign. The report provides weekly domestic and foreign wool totals, regional quotations, and commentary on demand, indicating a steady market with limited new developments and a general expectation of decline in values as the season progresses.
The New York financial note shows stringent money on call and a volatile stock session. Railroads like Lackawanna and Louisville & Nashville led gains, while overall markets closed near day’s best as officials warned of a possible slow reaction after today’s rally.
London securities report lists Consols at 1007 16 for money and 100 11-16 for the account. U S 48 131, Canadian Pacific 70, Erie 85 1 2, Illinois Central 186, Mexican ordinary 69 3 4, St Paul 94 3 4, New York Central 117 3 4, Reading 1 1 2. Bank of England raises discount rate from 4 to 6 percent.
Mortgage notices show transfers of land and buildings among Boston area parties on November 29. Petersilen to Teele on Tremont street. Gately to Curtis trustees on Whitney street Dorchester. Bates to Page on Newburn street. Fuller to Wright on Dorchester. Boston Wharf Company to Suffolk Savings Bank for Seamen on South Boston wharf. Schwab to Pfaff on Main street Charlestown. Sullivan to McCarty on Bennington street South Boston. Prescott to Mayo on Fortes street. Amounts range from 300 to 3000 dollars.
Market reports show flour and grain unchanged from yesterday with limited demand. Reports list Chicago closing bids for wheat corn oats and prices from Liverpool and Canada with detailed tonnage and grade notes. inspections and weekly totals included.
Butter remains firm in the West with some lots exceeding quotations while Northern output holds steady. New York and Chicago show varied demand with creamery extras and firsts quoted. cheese remains strong in New York and Chicago, with skimmed and European prices noted. Eggs, beans, poultry, and local staples move at steady to slow paces amid abundant supply in several categories.
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