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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1886

Page

6

Market report on mining and miscellaneous stocks

Report from Wilson W Fay & Co Boston listing varied stock items with prices for mining and miscellaneous listings. Includes entries such as Boston Water Power and Gray's Dynamo Electric Machine among others, showing quotes and shares on the market figures.

Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street Boston Lord Acoustic Boston Water Power Boston Horse Gray’s Dynamo CIA Aca Burton Wise Mate Gira Goya YOO Dunkilss Oss Mastia Wise Crescent

Opening of Fitchburg line sparks stock advance

The article notes the anticipated Jan 15 opening of the Boston and Lowell line to Fitchburg with seven trains, four express, reducing fares and diverting traffic from other lines. It reports stock moves in Boston & Lowell, New York & New England, and related securities, plus market observations from New York and Boston including money rates and notable transactions.

Fitchburg Boston & Lowell Boston Fitchburgh Massachusetts Old Colony Boston & Albany Clinton Anc South Framingham New York New England Bell Boston Land San Diego Maverick Calumet & Heela Franklin

Various Local Firms Declare Quarterly and Semiannual Dividends

The Worcester State Deposit and Trust Company declares a 2 quarterly dividend of 1 percent The Wachusett National Bank Fitchburg declares a semiannual dividend of 6 percent free of taxes The American Insurance Company declares a 5 percent dividend The Hill Manufacturing Company declares 2 percent The Chicopee Manufacturing Company declares 3 percent The Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad Company declares 5 percent The Nanmkeag Steam Cotton Company and Androscoggin Mills Company declare 3 percent The Evansville and Terre Haute Railroad Company declares 144 percent The South Framingham National Bank declares its twelfth semiannual dividend of 24 percent payable January 1

Worcester Sate Deposit and Trust Company Wachusett National Bank of Fitchburg American Insurance Company Hill Manufacturing Company Chicopee Manufacturing Company Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad Company Nanmkeag Steam Cotton Company Androscoggin Mills Company Evansville &Terre Haute Railroad Company South Framingham National Bank

New York Financial Market Summary Dec 28

Money on call easy 9 to 6, last loan 3S, close 4.7934 4.80 for 60 days. Stocks show early strength led by coal names with Reading and Jersey Central up, then turn quiet but strong at day’s best levels. Bond activity noted Green Bay incomes and Denver & Rio Grande issues among few movers with various price shifts.

Boston Terspar Evenine New York Sterling Exchange Arizona Lazard Freres Brown Bros Bank of England Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Little Rock & Fort Smith Mexican Central Messrs Coffin & Brown Water Street Charles E. Fuller Frm Atchison Chicago & Eastern Union Pacific Blake, Boissevain & Co. of London Union Pacific Railway Company Kansas Pacific Piick Mexican Central Railroad Mexican Central Railway Company Agues Calientes San Luis Potosi Lampico Mexican Central i Chicago Burlington & Quincy Wisconsin Central Town Falls Sioux City Kansas City Springfield Memphis Burlington & Northern Root Maronette Houghton & Ontonagon Massachusetts Prime Mercantile Reading Jersey Central Pacific Mail New York Central Green Bay Denver & Rio Grande Mackinack & Marquette Houston & Texas Indiana, Bloomington & Western Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western New York City & Northern Trust Tron Mountain Arkansas Virginia Midland Wabash

Foreign Financial Markets Undulate on Dec 28 London

United States 4s trade at 13114, 4423 and 1127 levels as Atlantic & Great Western bonds show 51 and 131%, Canadian Pacific at 69 44 with 3358, Illinois Central 1364, Mexican ordinary 4914, St Paul common 9034, New York Central 11642, Pennsylvania 5814, Reading 16b2 reflecting a mixed session in London trading.

London United States St. Paul Common New York Central Pennsylvania Reading

Commodity market steady ahead in mixed signals

Eastern lumber is steady while Northern lumber stays in fair demand. Southern lumber shows good fair demand, Western lumber unchanged. Hardwoods fair. flour firm. corn oats very firm. Other grains unchanged. Sutter firm. Cheese unchanged. Eggs unchanged. Beans quiet. Poultry quiet. Grass seeds unchanged. Hay steady. Straw quiet. Potatoes easy. Sweet potatoes dull. Track quiet. Apples steady with moderate demand. Packed meats steady. Fresh beef quiet. Sugars steady. Molasses unchanged. Tallow quiet.

Western Creamery Extra Chicago Elcin Creamery New York Elgin Ill Liverpool Vermont Creamery Ohio Vermont Canada Northern Jersey Maine New Brunswick Houston Rose Do Hebrons Aroostook Burbanks Virginia St. Andrew

Lumber Market Holds Steady Amid Mixed Regional Demand

The lumber market shows little change from last report as Eastern cargoes run light while prices stay steady. Demand remains fair for spruce and hemlock boards, with laths shingles and clapboards quieter. logging is off to a strong start suggesting a healthy season ahead. Northern spruce faces easier pricing with solid demand. Southern lumber movement is fair with steady prices. Western activity is moderate with unchanged prices. hardwoods see steady demand. Boston week totals show large volumes of pine spruce and other species with diverse finishes and shelves of plank and boards.

Boston Indiana

Real Estate Transfers Across Boston Area Dec 1791

Harwich street transfer back to Whitmore and Weston. Prince street sale for 7000. Bulfinch place and Springfield street deeds. railroad land in Indiana place. Ditson Currier lot 7889 sq ft. Woodward and Lloyd lots near Folsom. Hilton street and Washington street parcels. Holbrook and G street transfers. Broadway and Union place deeds. Chelsea Front street and Broadway deals. various deeds dated December 13 to 21.

Harwich Street Charles J. Whitmore Melville M. Weston Prince Street James P. Dean Thomas McGovern James F. Doherty Bulfinch Place George R. Gale Mary R. Keith Oliver Ditson Charles E. Currier Foster Street Sophia A. Edes Clarence E. Woodward W. Elliot Woodward Woodward Park Folsom Streets Henry Dickey George D. Brown Hilton Street West Roxprry Ebenezer Weld Bailey L.’age Washington Street Boston Lyman Locke Grenville H. Norcross G Street John F. Farrington Ansel F. Gurney Soulhery Broadway Mary M. Rollins Emma D. Collins Bennington Street John Kennedy Et al John Marno Union Place Bridghton Wesley B. Cameron Isaac Pratt Pratt Street Chelsea M. M. Webber Stephen D. Learned Front Street Moses Paul Bordman Hall

MortgageTransfers On Northeastern St Botolph Street

A list of mortgage actions recorded December 17 18 involving multiple parties. Entries cite borrowers lenders and amounts from properties on St Botolph Street Yarmouth Street Winthrop Dorchester Roxbury and Washington Street with sums ranging from 2000 to 6000 dollars. Franklin Savings Bank Prince Street referenced.

James W. Bartlett Et al Charles E. &. Me Corry St. Botolph Street Nathan Matthews Patrick J. Smith Yarmouth Street William H. Hull David B. Burnhem Winthrop George D. Brown Henry Dickey Kulton Street Dorchester James F. Doherty Ditto Charles F. Donnelly Prince Street Gertrude A. Roghaar Henry Co. Hubbard Parker Street Roxbury Yer Weld Bailey L. Page Ebenezer Washington Street West Roxbury Franklin Savings Bank

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town

Brownsville Texas and other cities list buyers including Bloomburg Par Tro, S C Sutter of H P Baldwin Co, and Edwin Baker of Dunn Baker Decon Am pa. Wilmington Rheinstein Arron Rheinstein Par. S Feder Rosenthal noted. regional agents and firms referenced.

Brownsville Tex Ad Bloomburg Bloomburg & Raphael Yates Perrott Par. Va N Brickhouse Brickhouse & Cal S Feder Rosenthal

Truce Sought in Railway Labor Dispute

Consolidated railroad employees met until five this morning and received a written statement from the superintendent approved by the president. The document pledges partial compliance with worker demands and sets New Year’s Day as a deadline. If unmet, a road-wide tie-up was hinted.

Consolidated Road

Market Reports show firm flour prices and rising tones

A very firm market is reported for flour with higher price tendencies but no quotations changes. Corn steady with fair trade and good demand for arriving goods. Wheat shipments, butter and cheese markets described as firm with January demand expected. numerous prices and receipts listed for grains, foods, and produce.

BUC California Europe Chicago Milwaukee St. Lows Peoria Seaboard Bls Bush Bush. Bush New York Philadelphia Baltimore New Orleans United States Seaboard Bush. Bush. Bush

Grain and commodity prices and exports noted

The list records wide price ranges for flour cornmeal rye oats and malt products with export terms to Canada and including fob prices. It also lists millfeed bran middlings and hops with regional grades and per ton or per bushel figures reflecting a mid 19th or early 20th century market.

Michigan Stone Canada Superior Canada Rollers Canada No 1 New York Barkley Eastern

Cape Cod Market Report Spreads Mixed Prices

The note lists varied commodities with Cape Cod quality from fair to good. Prices show different values for "P bbl" and "caper common to good" with quotes like $6 and $5 to $6 per barrel, indicating fluctuating market terms and limited clarity.

Cape Cod

Meat Market Quiet Across Fresh Beef and Pork Prices

Packing meats show steady demand at old quotations with prices largely unchanged. Fresh beef is quiet though steady. other fresh meats hold current levels as Chicago closing quotations reflect mixed ranges for pork and lard products.

Jean Ends Tiecin Taz

Apple Demand Steady as Week Ending Goods Report

Moderate demand for apples with steady slices. Week ending Dec 25 shipments by Lombard's Sons show regional totals for Boston New York Portland Liverpool Glasgow London and others with varied tonnages and prices. Auction sales of Valencia and Florida oranges described alongside pears cranberries grapes and nuts in firm markets.

Messrs. A. C. Lombard Valencia Dorian Cephalonia Florida Beurre de Anjou Duchess Beurre Boc Lawrence Hubbardstons Baldivia Tallman Sweet Virginia Farmer’s Marks Messina Palermo Malaga

Draped Cotton and Commodity Prices Report from Liverpool

Liverpool markets feature dull futures for cotton with various spread quotes from December to July and steady spot prices for mid upland and Orleans. New York quotes show mixed bid and ask levels across December to August futures, while pipelines, sugar and molasses markets display firm raw sugar and steady refined sugar prices with cargo-grade molasses values.

Liverpool Mid Upland Orleans New York Uplands

Watertown Union Livestock Market Prices and Classifications

Report by George J. Fox for the Boston Post covers the week ending December 28, 1886. It lists cars by road lines, and prices for beef, store cattle, sheep, lambs, hogs, hides, and skins, with detailed quality classifications and regional market notes for Western hogs and Brighton market inclusion.

Boston Post George J. Fox N. B Boston & Albany Railroad Brighton

Retail prices at Faneuil Hall market on Christmas week

Retail prices at Faneuil Hall market December 25 show no price advances for meat and provisions amid abundant supply. Beef and veal mostly unchanged while pork, dairy, and poultry items list varied steady to modestly adjusted prices, with notes on market conditions and demand during Christmas week.

Faneuil Hall Market Eresh Calais Cape Vermont

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