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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1886

Page

6

Money Market and Street News From Boston 1886

The Boston money market shows steady rates with loans on call at 6 to 7 percent and fair averages near 7 percent. New York funds trade at premiums, while government securities remain quiet. Local stock activity is dull though some issues rise, with notable moves in Atchison, Mexican Central, and Union Pacific.

Boston New York Sterling Exchange Bank of England Chicago Burlington & Northern Mexican Union Pacific Bell Telephone San Diego Land Atchison Mexican Central New Supreme Court Wallace Atlantic & Pacific San Francisco Passenger Agents’ Association Southern Pacific

Quiet Wool Market with Steady Food Commodities

Commercial notes show no major shifts in the wool market while flour firms and oats and rye stay steady. Butter cheese eggs and potato items hold steady, with fair demand for sweet potatoes and apples. Overall provisions sugars molasses remain unchanged and poultry beans, grass seeds, malt, and millfeeds show little movement.

New York Eall Western Creamery Extra Chicago Western Creamery Eastern Extra Joan Peasley Bros Uiet

Dividends Declared by Local Companies This Quarter

Arlington Mills Company declares a 4 percent semi annual dividend. International Trust Company issues a dividend of 3 dollars per share. New England Mortgage Security Company proclaims a 3 percent dividend. Fall River Workingmen's Cooperative Association declares a quarterly 1 3/4 percent dividend with a 3 dollar per share option, payable January 1.

Arlington Mills Company International Trust Company New England Mortgage Security Company Fall River Workingmen’s Cooperative Association

Mercantile and Travellers' Credits Issued Worldwide

A brief note announces the availability of issue mercantile and travellers credits worldwide through Messrs. The text signals broad reach and distribution through a listed intermediary. The record preserves the promotional tone and identifies the issuing concept and agent.

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London Market Closing Figures and Bank Reserve Report

The report lists financial instruments with quoted prices such as Consols at 1001 16 and United States 4s at 131. Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 51 4, Erie and Illinois Central notes, New York Central and Pennsylvania stocks, and Bank of England balance and bullion movement. Bank reserves now stand at £94,600 with bullion down £784,000 for the week and reserve ratio at about 31.6 percent.

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Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Highlights

A sequence of property transfers across Suffolk County shows transfers of land and buildings on Buckingham Yarmouth Beacon Commonwealth West Canton Proctor Shawmut Eliot Greenough and Bremen streets. Notable deeds include mortgages and transfers to individuals and institutions dated December with values ranging from 1 to 9850 dollars.

Sales at BR Before CA Ad December 23 30 A. M.

A brief notice lists sales at BR before CA on December 23 at 30 A.M. Details appear limited in the OCR fragment. The item records a local sale event with time and location placeholders, lacking readers beyond the header.

New York Financial Markets Close Dull Amid Mixed Bond and Stock Activity

Money on call easy at 3 to 6 percent with last loan at 4 percent. Government and railroad bonds steady to dull as readings show Jersey Central and Reading weak. Stocks opened quiet and irregular with early gains then heavy. later slight rally near day’s end but close near lows. Trading volume about 198,375 shares with Louisville & Nashville and Jersey Central among active names.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Reading Jersey Central New England Louisville & Nashville Colorado Chesapeake & Ohio Delaware & Hudson Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Kansas Pacific Cenver Wabash Chesapeake & Ohio Currency Northwestern Sinking Fund Hannibal & St. Johonsols Houston & Texas General Lake Shore Oregon Navigation Ohio Southern Canada Southern Cesee Central Pacific Delaware. L. & W Denver Rio Grande Kansas & Texas Michigan Central Manhattan Missouri Pacific Memphis & Charleston New Jersey Central New York Central Northern Pacific Ohio & Mississippi Ontario & Western Pacific Mail Peoria Dec. & Evans St. Paul Texas Pacific Union Pacific Wabash Pacific Oregon Transcontinental Richmond & West Point Locking Valley St. Paul & Duluth

Mortgages Filed on Roxbury Lands Dec 7 Polished Summary

A series of mortgage records recorded December 7 and 8 in Roxbury detail transfers of land and buildings on Vine Street Buckingham Street Lowell Street Eighth Street Bragdon Street West Canton Street North Street and Eliot Street. Amounts range from 4000 to 8500 dollars with lenders including Boston Five Cents Savings Bank and William Lowe.

Buckingham Street Charles F. Shimmin House of the Good Shepherd Yarmouth Street John M. Reber George E. Zales Beacon Street Reuben A. Demmon Aiden Avery Commonwealth Avenue William G. Saltonstall Eustace C. Fitz West Canton Street Mechanics’ Savings Bank of Lowell Angeline S. Carney Fanny Lowe Roslindale Andrew Peters Et al James Ryan Proctor Street Porchester George A. Hall George F. Fuller Cedar Street Roxbeury William 8. Cordingley Elizabeth G. Gatfield Shawmut Avenue Wrest Roxpury William E. James Annie R. Jameson Eliot Street George S. Parkman Joseph P. Shaw Hannah B. Basto Brookside Avenue Mark R. Wendall Hiram P. Bean Elizabeth Lodge Vine Street Roxbury Alfred Marenus Et al William Lowe Mary A. Murphy Boston Five Cents Savings Bank Lowell Street Joan Kennedy John P. Soule Eighth Street Edward W. Simmons Rebecca C. Billings Bragdon Street West Roxbury Solon Lowe Charles W. Cotting Daniel S. Dickerman Samuel &. Learned North Street Robert E. Jameson

Footwear buyers listed by firms across multiple cities

A list of boot and shoe buyers and their firms in various cities including Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Galveston Lafayette Toledo San Francisco and more. Representatives named include G H Lester M F Fargo S C Sutter Aaron Blum David Murphy William B Taylor Feder Rosenstock Paul Redfish and others.

Binghamton G H Lester Lester & Co Chicago M Fargo H Fargo & Co Cincinnati John Straus Detroit Mich S C Sutter H P Baldwin & 50 Ares Galveston Tex Aaron Blum Blum Lafayette Ind David Murphy Murphy & Comstock Ads Toledo William B. Taylor American Hand Sewed Shoe Co Tre San Francisco

Meeting of New England Trotting Breeders Elects Officers

General W. S. Tilton presided at a Parker House meeting where a permanent organization was formed. Officers named include President Tilton, Vice Presidents Loring Clarke Cutts Bull, Secretary Parlin, and Treasurer Graham. A five year old race was discussed and eligibility rules for 1887 and 1888 set for New England breeders or owners.

W. S. Tilton New England Association of Trotting Horse Breeders Parker House Boston George B. Loring Massachusetts John B. Clarke New Hampshire H. Nelson Maine H. J. Cutts Vermont Henry Bull, Jr Rhode Island S. W. Parlin J- R. Graham New England

Horsford’s Acid Phosphate Endorsed as Indigestion Aid

Dr H. O. Hitchcock of Kalamazoo Michigan reports using Horsford’s acid phosphate for indigestion tied to nervous exhaustion. He notes it provides marked benefit and appears to act as a good nerve food.

Horsford H. O. Hitchcock Kalamazoo Mich

Wool Receipts in Boston and Market Summary for Year End

Receipts for week ending Dec 25 in Boston: 684 bales domestic and 1677 bales foreign. Last year 6011 domestic and 1456 foreign. Market remains steady with quiet trade and no price changes. buyers look over large samples signaling better activity after New Year. Ohio Pennsylvania fleece firm. No.1 in demand. California and Texas wools mixed. foreign stock small. Philadelphia weak to sell. London auctions have little effect.

Boston Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Sic Kentucky Texas California Oregon London Montevideo New York Philadelphia West Virginia Magone Treasury Washington Williams Brower Treasor Donskoi Treasury Department Thomas Scott Messrs. Dike Brothers Scott National Academy of Science Penn Eseen Shoud P P. T. Palle Blue Line Bush Lee United Kingdom

Wool market notes and trade developments across states

Prices for unwashed, combing, and fleece wool range by region including New York Ohio Michigan and Canada with Donskoi classification under review. Market activity shows light country offerings and mixed demand with receipts and shipments tallied. future Treasury rulings on washed versus scoured wools expected to affect trade.

New York Michigan Indiana Wisconsin Canada Iowa Kansas Nebraska Minnesota Colorado Texas Utah Wyoming Montana Chicaro Ohio Pennsylvania Oregon Salifornia Belo Fos IORI Emileett Kentucky Delaine

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