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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1886

Page

3

Yearend City Council Session of 1885 Concludes

The 1885 closing sessions of the city council were held on Saturday. Aldermen concurred on printing and distributing documents and referred unfinished business to the next council. They debated Stony Brook improvements, sewer reports, and tax/extraordinary payments, then adjourned after thanks to presiding officer Alderman Whitten.

South Bay Park Bigelow Shuartiei Highlands Poylston Street Massachusetts Avenue Huamboldt Avenue Arnold Street Beacon Street Brush Electric Lighting Company Tremont Street Northampton Worcester Cit Y County of Suffolk Newton Talbot W. WH. Cundy L. Foster Morse John Quincy Adams Brookline Avenue Committee On Sewers Stony Brook Council Board of Aldermen Charles W. Whitten Tran Alderman Whitten Aldermean Whitten Ita Ita Atmas Board of Police Railroad Commission Iwinder Aldermen Sherman Messare Common Council Albany Street Police Department Paul Revere Copley Square Collison Jentyps Fisk Jenkins Fraser Kane Peters

Piece Price System at New Jersey Prison Criticized

Head Keeper P H Laverty reports on the piece price system for convict labor at New Jersey State Prison. He notes initial misdirection by a bid firm, but defends the system as feasible and beneficial, citing new industries, improved discipline, and greater work incentive. The Downs and Finch bid caused revenue shortfalls, yet future safeguards are promised.

P. H. Laverty New Jersey Laverty Downs and Finch

The Local List Is Strong and Active in 1886 Markets

Boston 1886 opening shows a quiet money market with rates at 4 percent at clearing house and calls at 4.5 percent. New York funds priced at premium, weekly clearings reach $31.6 million with gains over last year, and the New York bank statement notes rising loans and deposits with a shrinking surplus reserve. Stock market activity stays buoyant as investors push bull sentiment, with notable brokerage openings and rail and copper sector movements across several firms.

Boston New York Reichsmarks Clearing House Post United States Chicago Board of Trade Clearing House Boston Post Minneapolis Omaha Denver Galveston Issi

Grand Army Mat iers at Lynn Post 5 Fair and Promises

Grand Army Post 5 in Lynn builds a new brown freestone front on Angrew Street. On Thursday Post 30 Commander George E Evans will install officers amid a large campfire. The forthcoming post fair hopes to exceed past state events with $10275 value in prizes including bonds, rings, and furniture. Rev W A Cooper criticizes lottery plans while recounting church efforts to fund veteran work, noting past fairs netted far less than needed.

Post 5 Grand Army Angrew Street Post Department George E. Evans W. A. Cooper First Methhodist Lynn Cooper

Market report outlines stock quotes and commodities

Summary of widespread market activity with a focus on coal stock weakness and railroad shares. Notable price movements across New York Central, Lackawanna, Delaware and Hudson, coal market demoralization, and mixed shifts in Erie, Western, and Manitoba. Includes rail and mining quotes, grain, provisions, and livestock data from major exchanges.

Fragmented 19th century financial listing with banks and railroads

A dense OCR fragment lists numerous banks, manufacturing companies, and railroad stocks and bonds. It references Boston institutions such as Newton National Bank and Tremont National Bank, various manufacturing firms including Nashua Manufacturing and Amoskeag, plus lines like Rutland RR and Chicago & Quincy. The entry reads like a securities ledger with prices and classifications, indicating a broad market snapshot lacking coherent narrative.

Amoskeag Continental Lancaster Lawrence Lyman Pepperell Amory Boston Cabot Hamilton Nashua Lowell Boston National Masssachusetts North Traders Navy Tremont Webster Everett Old Boston Boylston Maverick Abington Clinton First National Westboro Newton Union Market Watertown Old Boston National Bank Boylston National Bank Everett National Bank Abington National Bank Newton National Bank Nashua Manufacturing Co Hamilton Manufacturing Lyman Mills Continental Mills Cambridge Horse Railto Gos Vscevisecs Rutland Railroad Phil Wilm’n & Balt Ily Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Rutland Fitchburg Manchester & Lawrence Michigan Central Air L Ceneree O Consol RR of Vermont New York & N. England Wee Ll Chicago B. & Quincy O Ogd Lake Champ Con North National Bank Shadseulvesurnadesaakee Massachusetts National Bank Tremont National Bank Eeesssee Maverick National Seite Cnun Aseal Webster National Bank Cesbeduabates Eccnereres Froston National Bank Cabot Manufacturing Co Lancaster Mills Seu Worcester, — & Roch’r RR Eastern Phil, Wil& Baltimore KR Cheshire Railroad Oriental Coffee House San Diego Land Nian Boston Gas Light Co Tinos Grand Trunk BR &S Kan City Scott & Guif Top Santa Fe Little Rock & Ft Smith

New York Stock Market Opens Year With Active Shares

The New York market opened with an active and strong start for shares, followed by a dull afternoon. After 2:15 p m prices moved irregularly with declines in some rails led by Lackawanna. Government and state bonds were dull, while railroad bonds stayed strong amid a generally firm close.

New York Sterling Exchange

Trade and IFS Oulfloor and Wheat Prices and Trade Notes

Market chatter shows a spirited Saturday session with March No 2 white atcic trades. Prices for January February March and May wheat futures are listed with bid and ask spreads, settling at 39 cents. The Baltimore Bulletin reports 12.8 million bushels afloat to Britain in December with 6.65 from California and Oregon and 4.2 from India.

Boston Chamber of Commerce Atcic Baltimore Great Britain California Oregon India South Russia Atlantic Beerbohm England France Germany

Flour and grain market daily digest Jan 2

The report quotes wide flour price ranges and supply data from mills in St Louis Milwaukee Chicago and New York. It notes steady to dull demand, varied receipts and shipments, and pricing across wheat corn oats and rye with specific lot values and futures indications. Strong entities include Minnesota Michigan Ohio St Louis New York Milwaukee Chicago and Detroit.

Canada Canada &c St. Louis Milwaukee Chicago New York Pork Easses Pembroke Huron French Island West India India Javea Maracaibo Laguayra Jamaica Rio EAS Cincinnati Minnesota Michigan Ohio Indiana Toledo Detroit St Louis Minneapolis Sasha White State Newark Ilwauxee York—Hye

Cotton Markets Report Cash Cotton Stocks and Receipts

The weekly cotton market summary shows mixed receipts across ports with no clear market activity. Key figures include New York sections, various port receipts, exports to Britain and continent, and stock levels at all U S ports. Comparative totals for the week ending Jan 1 1896 compare receipts exports and stocks to the prior year.

New York Europe Havana Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Willmington Philadelphia Norfolk Great Britain Baltimore Continent Cincinnati C. St. Louis Stocix Louisville United States Liverpool

Wheat and corn markets mixed on Liverpool coast data

Beerbohm reports show wheat firm on passage and prompt shipment flows while corn weak in spirits. Liverpool spot wheat firm, corn soft, wheat stocks 725000–750000 quarters, corn 69000–70000. Prices and bonds listed for London and Vancouver markets reflect a cautious tone amid holiday effects. Sugar outlook in Havana affected by holidays with stock and export figures provided.

London Beerbohm Chamber of Commerce Liverpool California United States Canadian Pacific Erie Ilinois Havana Matarzas

Goods and Commodities Listed Across Railroad and Sea Freight

A fragmented catalog lists numerous commodities by rail and sea passage including boxes eggs butter dressed hogs cows hay lumber leather hides pelts and wool. It notes quantities such as 134 bales cotton 8 casks wood 71 butter 161 dressed hogs and 200 sacks wool, reflecting shipping and storage totals across multiple routes.

Boston and Albany Railroad Bates Cotton Grand Junction Railroad Boston and Providence Railroad Baes Oia Colony Railroad New York and New Legland Railroad Itchborg Boston and Maine Railroad Western Division Powell Halioe Express Sea Gotton Barney Saiglua Eider DAS Hidez Nous Pkee Gara

Diverse imports and insolvency notices across Hull Halifax and beyond

A detailed list of inbound goods includes cotton waste, linen, jute, iron, and various bales from Hull and Halifax shore centers, alongside receipts of pickled fish, furniture, and jewelled items. Numerous insolvency filings follow, naming P. H. Lucas, Robert Friend, W. H. Parker, Mrs. Stevens, and others, with attached creditors and assignments noted in New Bedford, Brooklin, Camden, Norwalk, and Boston regions.

Hull Eng Parsons & Co Baring Bros Williston, Knight Bolt Preston Bates Bidls Patrick Arklay Baring Bros & Co Brown Fustic Boston Dyewood & Chemical Co Lows Wolf & Co Jacson Jones Sui Halifax Ling O'Dee Beaman Bros Dame, Stoddard & Kendall Deng & Seaman John A Garova Getler Goulding McSe A Hamilton Junk Maskins & Montague Pes Hinckley Ayer & Co Herrick Hosmer Hough Charles Becott Fsn Whitney, Pons and & Co George Wilen Thurman & Fennesey New Orleans Senary George Dabney John E May Barkets Pottery Robi Watson Embrideries Colemin, Mean & Co Rale Adans & Co H. K. W. Lucas New Bedford Mass Robert General Merchandice Brooklin William H. “Arker Maes F. H. Jones Tabor Camden P. Stevens Milliner Elsworth John Boston Ilr William G. Cole Dewer Albert Hammett Newport R. T Frank W. Barber Sheffield Christian Zujacks Victoria Tex Suffolk County Healtstate Joshua Benthimoriers E. C. Hunt Frederick L. Peirce James Murphy

Foreign Experts Ports and Turks Island Commodities

An old OCR listing details imports and goods from Haytian ports and Turks Island aboard ships Haytien Republis and Hibernian, with items including flour, cheese, bacon, beef, lard, canned goods, cereals, oils, fruits, vegetables, hardware, and furniture. Also notes ships from Glasgow and Canadian ports with assorted merchandise and livestock, and several Nova Scotia and Atlantic entries.

Haytian Turks Island Haytien Republis Old Jan Glasgow Hibernian Lunenburg Vivian Borne Willie McGowan Willie Freeman Shelburne Mary Yarmouth

Treasury debt and cash in the United States treasury recap

Washington reports the public debt summary with interest bearing bonds at 4 to 6 percent, refunds, and gold and silver certificates. It lists principal totals, cash in treasury, available reductions, and asset liabilities including interest accruals and notes held for redemption across national banks and offices.

Suver Certicau Bieereveesecessecrees Frictional Co Rercy Revempion United States Notes Cecccc Peoce Aparece Eee Eres Ashe Womens United States Eee National Bank Ceseseee Nationa D. C Waiys Yeseersee

Fitchburg Railroad Annual Report 1885 Earnings and Loss

The annual report covers the Fitchburg Railroad for the year ending Sept 30 1885 noting net earnings of 714 290 45 after operating expenses and dividends 720 769 50, with local freight gains and through business losses from rate wars. It explains a statewide through traffic decline while local business improves and forecasts continued dividend value despite obstacles. It also lists upcoming railroad commission hearings and changes in Union Pacific freight leadership, plus Boston and Lowell schedule notes and new train bulletins.

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