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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1886

Page

9

Boston Money Market Holds Steady With Active Stocks Rise

The Boston money market shows no rate change for borrowing at the clearing house, with general market rates steady and good business paper at 7 percent. New York funds ease to par down, government securities firm, and local stock market active with notable gains in Atchison California Southern Union Pacific and San Diego stock.

Boston New York Sterling Exchange Bank of England Agai Atchison Atlantic & Pacifi Chicago Burlington & Northern Central Massachusetts New England Union Pacific Burlington & Quincy Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Cleveland & Canton Flint & Pere Marquette Mexican Central Allouez Bonanza Development Bell Telephone Maverick Land San Diego Land California Southern East Tennessee Norfolk & Western Preferred Franklin National Wisconsin Central Devonshire Street Wall Street St. Joseph & Grand Island Road la Loop Flint Pere Marquette LOM Fd Co Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Marquette, Houghton & Outonagon Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic

New York and Boston Traders Summary Shown in Wire Listing

Basset Whitney & Co advertise as members of New York and Boston stock and bond dealers on margin with municipal and railroad securities plus mining stocks. The notice lists several security names and values reported by Wilson W. Pay & Co of Boston, including Am Elec and People's Telephone with quoted prices and quantities.

Wilson W. Pay & Co State Street Boston

Wool Market Steady Amid Mixed Grain and Wool Receipts

The wool market remains about the same with good inquiry and large sample sets. receipts in Boston for the week ending Dec 30 show 5261 bales domestic and 84 bales foreign, compared with 9628 and 692 last year. Prices across wool categories are largely unchanged, with combing and delaine steady and carpet wools moving more freely.

Boston Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Texas Territory Oregon California Montevideo London H. Schwartze & Co Cape America Port Phillip Sydney New York Cincinnati Penn P.t. Combing Delaine MOCCR Wimmialems T. Opel

Railroad and mining dividends declared across several firms

Canada Southern Railroad 114 percent Lake Shore 2 percent Michigan Central 2 percent. Housatonic declares 2 dividend of 83 per share on preferred. Plymouth Consolidated Gold Mining declares forty fourth consecutive monthly dividend. Union Market National Bank Watertown declares semi annual 5 percent. Beech Creek railroad declares 2 14 percent cash dividend plus 60 percent on subscription recently declared.

Canada Southern Railroad Company Lake Shore Railroad Company Michigan Central Railroad Company The Housatonic Railroad Company Plymouth Consolidated Gold Mining Company Union Market National Bank of Watertown Beech Creek Railroad

Market Opportunities in Grain and Petroleum Trading

Broker H. D. Kyir offers market prospects in grain and petroleum and invites personal orders by mail. The note promises opportunities in stocks and bonds with correspondence about market books, available free on request from 23 Broad and 34 New Streets, New York City.

H. D. Kyir New Streets York City

London Bond and Stock Summary Amid Market Ticker

London on December 30 shows Consols at 1005 16, United States 4s 1315s, Atlantic and Great Western firsts HK2, do seconds 1854, Canadian Pacific 70, Fire 34 percent, do seconds 102 percent. Illinois Central 137, Mexican ordinary 50, St Paul common 983s, New York Central 119 percent, Pennsylvania 53838, Reading 1853.

NY & N E. Or&n Am Bell Tel ARS Erie Yamson SS J. al Ow Franklin I. E National Quincy S St Land Diego A&p H&o Colorado Coal Belche Ontario Rio Hale & Norcross Am Bell Telephone California New England Telephone San Francisco Cal Erie Telephone Mexican Telephone Aspinwall Land Alta O Brooklime Land Bulwer Wwe Ewes Boston Land Best & Belcher San Diego Land Mount Eagienets Boston Water Power Chollar Ophir Cal & Va Potosi Rey Arch Crown Point New York New Eng Wisconsin Central Ie Ag Atlantic & Pacific Boston & Albany Boston & Maine Alifornia Mass Cleveland Canton Jurl North Lsg Ld Burl & Quincy San Flint Pere Jona Fils &S Little Rock Fort Smith A Mary, Hough Union Pacific Allonez Calumet & Flecla Catalpa Osceola Quincy Oerveenvee London United States Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Illinois

New York Stock Market Ends Mixed After Strong Day

Money on call eased 3 to 6 percent with last loan at 4. Market closed strong, led by Southern stocks and heavy buying in Richmond & West Point. Railroad bonds active, total sales $1 563 000. notable issues included Jersey Central consols and Denver & Rio Grande bonds amid broad gains and late-day recoveries.

Boston Marquette Houghton & Out Magon Railroad Company Hicernson & Co J. F. A. Clark Messrs. Clark, Ward & Co New York Stock Chicago, Burlington & Northern The Transcript Mississippi River Dubuque Walter Hunsewell Supreme Court New York New England Central Massachusetts San Diego Sterling Exchange Washington Bank of England Richmond & West Point Jersey Central Consols Denver & Rio Grande Texas Pacific St. Joseph & Grand Island Chicago Erie Indiana, Bloomington & Western Eastern International Great Northern Kansas & Texas New York City & Northern New Orleans Pacific Trust Ohio Southern Cleveland and Pittsburg St Joe & Grand Island Mobile & Ohio

Real Estate Transfers Across Suffolk County notes

Suffolk County records show numerous December transfers and mortgages on parcels in Beach street West Canton kneeland Worcester square Dedham street Staniford street Roxbury Egleston Square West Roxbury Brighton Charlestown and Chelsea. Transactions include a 6200 payment for a Humboldt avenue parcel and a 15000 sale on Decatur Street with mortgage backing. many parcels transfer for 1 dollar or nominal amounts.

Mortgage transfers on multiple Boston area properties in late December

A list of mortgage deeds recorded Dec 20 to Dec 22 involving George H. L. Sharp, Nathan G. Green, John Proctor, Robert Hussey, Patrick F. Sennott, Hubert Daly, Eliza A. Hackett, Robert Webb, and Augustus A. Haynes. Properties include parcels on Quincey, Walnut, G, Dorchester, Washington, Stamford, Travers Beverley, Medford, and Pelegraph streets with loan amounts ranging from 14 to 14 000 dollars. Several lenders include Mary W Sharp, Edward Ryder, Boston Safe Deposit Trust Company, Eunice E Clapp, Edward W S Jones, George W Nason, D Chamberlain et al, Warren Institution for Savings, and Charles Hall.

Beach Street Charlotte Brown Reuben E. Demmon West Canton Street Francis C. Welch Fanny Lowe Kneeland Street William 8. Leland Franklin J. Rose Worcester Square Lydia Ann Dennison Charles Adams Dedham Street Five Cents Savings 3 Bank William H. Leatherbee Staniford Street Rollin H. Allen George W. Mason Egleston Square Natherine A. Shepard Otis Shepard Washington Street West Roxpury Amos B. Boynton John E. Blakemore Roxbury Brighton Henry B Sewa Z & Day Cordage Company Western Avenue George M. Gibson George A. Gibson Charles B. Strong Ida B. Chapin Linden Street Tra Bosston Lyman Locke Jolian Fractor Mary C. Swift Concord Street Charlestown Five Cents Savings Bank Chelses Francis L. Brown John F. Damon Chester Avenue John B. Solari Malcolm McLoud Ocean Avenue Clifton E. Egleston Almerons H George H. L. Sharp Mary W. Sharp Quincey Street Nathan G. Green Edward H. Ryder Walnut Street Charlestown John Proctor Boston Safe Deposit Trust Company G Street South Boston Robert Hussey Eunice Emily Clapp Dorchester Street Patrick F. Sennott Edward W Jones Hubert Daly George W. Nason Stamford Street Eliza A. Hackett D. Chamberlain Travers and Beverley Streets Robert Webb Warren Institution For Savings Medford Street Augustus A. Haynes Charles H. Hall Pelegraph Street

Trade ship lines and brokers listed for various ports

A list of names and firms tied to multiple ports includes H 1 B R Wells of M D Wells & Co in Chicago, S C Sutter of 11 P Baldwin & Co in Detroit, J Edwin Baker of Dunn, Baker & Decon in Trenton and Am, Paul Redfish of Charles Oppenheimer & Co in Cal, and other brokers in Norfolk, San Antonio, San Francisco, Wilmington, and Rosenthal.

Chicago R Wells D Wells & Co Detroit Mich C Sutter Baldwin & Co Norfolk, Va San Antonio San Francisco Feder & Co Cal Paul Redfish Charles Oppenheimer & Co Trenton J Edwin Baker Dunn, Baker & Decon Wilmington F Rheinstein Rheinstein & Co Bear Brickhouse of Brickhouse & Tex Haiff M Haiff & Bro Feder Rosenthal

Moors Examines Waterloo Battle and Blucher Heroism

Mr. J. B. Moors spoke at Association Hall on the Battle of Waterloo. He traced France's 25 years leading to the clash, outlined Napoleon's army move to Charleroi, and described Blucher's Prussians and the English French fight. He argues Blucher was the real hero and notes Napoleon’s illness affected outcomes.

Association Hall J. B. Moors Waterloo Moors France Napoleon Champ de Mars Charleroi Brussels Blucher Wavre Victor Hugo

Meagher Likely Suspect in Bennington Murder Case

Thomas Meagher, jailed at Deer Island for drunkenness, is described as a possible match for the Bennington Vermont murder suspect. Victim Hawks was allegedly struck during an argument at a building site. Ridder of Bennington witnessed the event. Authorities will pursue verification of Meagher as the killer.

Thomas Meagher Deer Island Bennington Fawks Meagher Hawks Charles Ridder

Concordia resident touts personal use of new remedy

Dr. F. De V. Hoard of Concordia Kansas states he has used the remedy personally and notes its strong action and protective effect, claiming it has produced noticeable benefits.

F. de V. Hoard Concordia Kan

Market Reports reflects steady demand in dairy and freight markets

Market reports show butter demand up and prices higher for Northern and Western creameries, with New York butter firm and Chicago demand fair. Cheese firm with upward tendency. eggs higher on choice lots, with mixed regional quotes. Flour and grains firm with steady price levels, railcar sales, and various commodity bids and inspections noted.

New York Chicago Liverpool B Bros Jos Peassey Eastern Creamery Vermont Creamery Lac Ohio Higner Vermont Canada O@inc Dee Paix Bush St. Paul Minnesota

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