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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1887

Page

6

Money Market Steady As Stocks Gain In Boston Trading

The Boston money market remains steady with food paper at 4 to 6 percent and call loans at 3 to 5 percent. Sterling strong. New York exchanges reported at 86,473,725 with balances of 4,282,147. Mexican Central bonds led a buoyant stock market as many names moved, including Atchison and New York & New England, amid further earnings reports and rail notices.

Boston Collatera New York Sterling Exchange Atchison, New York New England Eastman Carpenter Aspinwall Land West End Land Atchison Atlantic & Pacific Cambridge Horse Chicago Burlington & Quincy Burlington & Northern Little Rock & Fort Smith Metropolitan Horse Oregon Short Line Union Pacific Lamson Bell Telehone Bonanza Franklin Boston Water Power Brookline Land San Diego Land Mexican Central Pullman Palace Summit Branch Allouvez Chicago & Eastern Illinois Dayton & Ironton National California Southern Washington Hoar Pacific Railroad Flint & Pere Marquette Matthews Detroit Chicago & West Michigan Lansing & Northern Pullman Dayton & Koncon Chicago, Burlington & Northern Springfield & Memphis Fitchburg Preferred State Senate Committee On Expenditures Hoosac Tunnel Fitchburg Road Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Providence & Worcester Central Massachusetts Boston & Lowell Eastern Solid State House Committee On Railroads Boston & Maine Railroad Eastern Railroad Olney New York & New England Common Housatonic Railroad Directors New York &Ew England W. Hi. Stevenson New York, New Haven & Hartford Road Stevenson Derby Conn Etropolitan Cambridge West End San Diego One Brookline Iene Colny Quincy Mining Elgin Creamery Extra Western Creamery Extra Liverpool June Creamery Aoe Philadelphia Montreal Portland New Oreleans London DiRoen Gasow Avonmouth Sasa Ares Bees Iss Bristol Central America South American Eas West Indies Eeeressee Eer Witalday

Falls River Firms Declare Small Dividends

Pocasset Manufacturing in Fall River declares a 2 percent dividend, Border City Manufacturing in Fall River follows with 3 percent, and Provincetown Building Association proclaims a percent dividend.

Pocasset Manufacturing Company Fall River Border City Manufacturing Company Provincetown Building Association

Stock and sales highs and lows with diverse shares listed

New York stock sales report shows 290,257 shares traded. Various issues across rails telephones land scrip and bonds are listed with opening, highest, lowest and closing values. Names include Eastman, Mex Cent, Western stock groups, and local utilities.

New York

Financial markets show dull, steady close after mixed day

Money on call easy at 3 to 4 with last loan 3 and closing offer 2. Bond and stock activity muted though Erie preferred led a late uptick. Total sales totaled 2,697,000 with Texas Pacific and Erie issues among the highlighted movers.

New York Sterling Exchange St. Paul Reading Richmond & West Point Western Union Erie Jersey Central Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Canada Texas Pacific Texas Pacific Income Trust New Orleans Pacific Trust Texas Pacific Rio Trust Erie Second Mackinack & Marquette Houston & Texas Indiana Droomington & Western Second Trust Louisville New Albany New Orleans Paenue Trust Utah Southern Extension Kansas City& Southwestern Consol the Rio Trust Wabash St. Louis Division Mobile & Ohio

Market Notes London Bond Prices Feb 25

London on February 25 Consols 101 percent for money and the account United States 4lgs 111 4s 1144 Atlantic and Great Western firsts 47 do seconds 1144 Canadian Pacific 64 Erie 85 Mexican ordinary 655% St Paul common 945 New York Central 11612 Pennsylvania 681

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Real estate transfers in Suffolk County detailed by street

Listing of transfers for Feb including Winship Street Otis Tubbs 14746 sq ft $1 North Street Andrew Erickson Tremont Street Guardian to Lewis Noyes 207? Samuel Rich Notes mortgages and multiple properties across Roxbury East Boston Chelsea Revere Jamaica Plain and Charlestown with prices from $1 to $86 802 and various mortgage amounts plus transfers back to trustees.

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company New York Jackson Railroad Fort Wayne Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Am Watch Co Top &S Fe Atch & Neb Bos Gaslight Co Bos & Lo Bos, Winthrop & — Shore Line Central Car Co Chelsea City D & Sia Eastman Essex B&m Agnar Southest F & Siouxc R T& W Maine C R Memphis, Kan & Co Newton City Lake RR Old Colony Revere House Rich Hill R Co Sand City & Ind E Creek & RR Kansas Summer Co K Trem & S Mills Eee Eenraeeere Seeeeeyeese Winship Street Stephen P. Weld Otis Tubbs North Street Mary P. Barnes Andrew Erickson Tremont Street John W. Cadman Guardian Lewis B. Noyes Tremont Buchanan Streets Samuel B. Rich High Street Henry Bond Charles A. Dole Newbury Street Benjamin B. Newhall Albert G. Frost Heath Street Thomas A. Burdett James Devine George W. Nason Louis J. Bird fHlowland and Warren Streets James N. Thompson George Leonard Adelaide T. Watson Baibridge Street George E. Bales White Avenue Jamaica Plain Alice G. Edwards Thomas P. Proctor Gordon Street Sour Boston Boston Wharf Company New York & New England Railroad Comany Fort Point Channel Congress Street James M. Simpson Ira Vaughan Falcon Street John M. Clarke CheLsea Albert D. Bosson Almira Chesley Park Avenue Charles H. Cofflin William F. Spinney Boston Rubber Company Winnisimmet Wharf Streets Revere James Higgins Charles E. Buck Fenno Street William 8. Butler Wixturor Edward B. Newton

Mortgage filings across Boston area on multiple streets

Mortgage transfers recorded for Frances Newell to Sarah Jacobs on Hereford Street for 7000. Harkins to Union Institution for Savings on Tyler Street for 8500. Graham to Reading Cooperative Bank on Dix Street for 1500. Halligan to Artemus Gates on Emerson Street for 1700. Elms to Grace Parker on Mailison Street for 3600. Russell to Dudley Williams on St James Avenue for 3000. Brennan to Ansel Gurney on Ashland Street for 100. Baker to Amie Faulkner on Grove Street for 11400. Wallace to Philip Loudon on Canterbury Street for 500. Embezzlement complaint against William Brigham moving forward.

Frances M. Newell Sarah B. Jacobs Hereford Street Matthew Harkins Union Institution For Savings Tyler Street William H. Graham Reading Cooperative Bank Dix Street Revere Edward Halligan Artemus W. Gates Emerson Street Boston Joseph D. Elms Grace Stanley Parker Mailison Street Dorchester Maria L. Russell Dudley Williams St. James Avenue Thomas Brennan Ansel F. Gurney Ashland Street West Roxbury James Baker Amie S. Faulkener Grove Street Edmund Wallace Philip Loudon Canterbury Street

Menmans Pep-tonized Beef Tonic Advertises Vital Properties

An advertisement for Menmans Pep-tonized Beef Tonic from Caswell Hazard Co New York touts a beef based tonic with blood making force generating and life sustaining properties. It claims benefits for indigestion nervous prostration debility exhaustion overwork and pulmonary complaints and notes the product is sold by druggists.

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Market Rumors and Commodity Tones Reported

Commercial matters show steady or firm demand for fish oats oatmeal rye flour and malt while corn rye beans and potatoes stay steady. Butter cheese and eggs rise slightly with provisions and fresh beef firm. sugar molasses and truck steady. hay straw grass seeds remain quiet.

Chicago New York Eastern Creamery Vermont Chels&—Northern Ohio Timothy North Jersey East Swale Houston Do Hebrons Burbanks Maine

Grain and feed prices and exports listed in detailed market index

The notice provides extensive price ranges for corn, wheat, cornmeal, rye, oats, barley, malt, and feeds. It lists export and local trade terms, freight notes, and regions including Michigan, Canada, New York, and other centers with figures per bushel, per ton, or per bag across the 1885–1886 season.

Bakers Michigan Canada Superior Canada New Bush Hom Eastern New York

Fish Market Reports and Boston Receipts for Week

The report notes steady prices in mackerel and related canned and fresh fish. Gloucester arrivals total 331,000 lbs cod and 36,000 lbs halibut with 436,500 lbs cod, 105,000 lbs halibut, and 680,000 frozen herring to date. Canadian fisheries valued at 8.4 million dollars, up 150k from 1885, with Georges Bank and Ipswich Bay fleets active and halibut, haddock, and cod holdings discussed.

Gloucester Georges Grand Banks Banquerean Fortune Bay Grand Manan Gooc Ipswich Bay Boston Portland Haddock Portsmouth Frome Labrador Nova Scotia Bay Shore Norfolk Providence River

Pork Market Holds Steady Amid Mixed Livestock Quotes

The market shows firm pork, steady lard and hams, and stable fresh beef prices. Veals lambs and muttons remain quiet, with traders noting unchanged quotations across the board.

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