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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1887

Page

6

New York Market Summary on Money on Call and Stocks

Money on call ranges 2 to 4 4 last loan at 2 with closing offered at 2 44. Prime mercantile paper remains 6 7. Bar silver at 10244. Sterling exchange firm dull. Government and railroad bonds dull or firm. Stocks opened strong gains to 4 percent and later steadied above opening. market closed steady with modest advances and mixed intraday moves. Atlantic & Pacific 4s up to 87 half the list gained.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange London Chicago Lackawanna Company Western Union Union Pacific Alroad Texas Pacific Rio Trust Atlantic & Pacific Denver & Rio Grande Erie Kansas & Texas New York Central Wabash Ohio Southern Fort Worth & Denver Rock Island Northwestern Michigan Central Northern Pacific Central Pacific Boston Imperial Bank of Germany Bell Telephone Lamson Franklin Atchison Cleveland & Canton Central Massachusetts West End Western Division Atchison and St DuDuque Sioux City Chicago & Eastern Senate Manning Little Rock & Fort Smith Supreme Court Memphis & Little Rock State of Arkansas Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Buslington & Northern Pullman Kansas City Springfield & Memphis Flint & Pere Marquette Wisconsin Central Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveand New England Centralhusetts Old Colony Boston & Providence Boston & Lowell Massachusetts Lowell Treasury Aspinwall Calumet Atlantic Osceola Tamarack

Copper market shifts dominate Boston money and stock notes

The Calumet & Hecla rushed to buy up copper to domestic buyers, with estimates reaching 2 to 20 million pounds and a likely 10 million pounds at 11 to 12 cents. Boston money markets stayed dull with rates near 5 to 6 percent and Wall Street gains amid broad financial activity including bonds, equities, and railroad news.

Calumet & Heela New York Calumet

Wellfleet Bank Declares 2 Percent Semiannual Dividend

Wellfleet Savings Bank announces a semi annual dividend of 2 percent. Central Trading Company of Wellfleet declares a dividend of 5 dollars per share. Mercantile Wharf Company passes the usual dividend but notes a poor year due to the loss of the schooner Highland Light.

Wellfleet Savings Bank Central Trading Company of Wellfleet Mercantile Wharf Company of Highland Light

Mining and Misc Stock Listings from Boston Firm

Report by Wilson W Fay & Co lists January sales with multiple stocks including Addax, Am Shoe, Crescent, Summit Branch RR, Burton, Dunkin, National, Am Electric Manufacturing, Lord Acoustic Telephone, Boston Water Power and Security. Ex-dividend notes noted for Am Electric Manufacturing.

Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street Boston Summit Branch Summit Branch Rr.vesear Burton Eeeerrers Sea Dunkin BO National Eeseeeers Eee Rct Elec Lord Acoustic Telephone Boston Water

London Stocks Rally After Panic Subside

London stock market steadies after a semi panic sparked by yesterday's London City News article. Consols rise % on both money and account, with gains across Atlantic routes and Canadian Pacific. Berlin reports a 14.82 million mark increase in imperial bank specie. Paris routes close 1.71 percent higher than yesterday's close.

London Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie Ilinois Central New York Central Pennsylvania Stock Exchange London Cily News Berlin Imperial Bank of Germany Paris

Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Action Jan. 18–21

Suffolk County records show multiple transfers and mortgage backs. Transactions include Pemberton square to the city of Boston for 65000, Washington street mortgage back for 40000, and various lot sales on Beacon, Warwick, Marcella, Rutland, Folsom, Gleason, and Neponset avenues plus East Boston Charlestown Chelsea Revere properties.

Pemberton Square Charles Allen Thorndike Boston Washington Street Mechanics’ Savings Bank James C. Elius Beacon Street George Higginson George Head Warwick Street William Cook Edwin M. Graffam Marcella Street Winslow Warren Mary A. Kivlan Rutland Street Charles F. Fay Jacob Berwin Dorchester Clarence E. Woodward W. Eiliott Woodward Folsom Street Roswell Gleason Mary BE. Moulton Gleason RoxBury Phineas B. Smith Elijah Ames Aiden Simeon A. Brittan Et al Mary Gilman Blue Hill Avenue Sybil W. Weld Andrew A. Meyer Neponset Avenue East Edward Jardling Francis M. Learnard Nathan F. Hawkins Thomas J. Doyle Saratoga Street Laury Boston Richard Burke Et al James J. Burke Newman Street Charlestown James A. Sawtelle Edward J. Doherty Adams Street Daniel Doherty Chelsea William T. Jones Eben Hutchinson Crest Avenue Revere George A. Hall Minot F. Derby

New York Stock Sales Report January 25

Today’s transactions total 398 637 shares with a list of shares traded, plus opening high low and closing prices for the day and the prior close. The report records the day’s price activity and volume for market tracking.

New York

Mortgage filings on multiple city properties in January

The records show several January mortgage agreements across Boston streets. Stephen Aiken transfers to George Curtis for Millmont Street, 600 dollars. Charles Newhall to James French for Faies Street, 600 dollars. Clark to Allen for Nashua Street, 4000 dollars. Additional liens include Parker to Russ on Clifton Street for 8000 dollars, Gogin to Hutchinson on Inton Street for 1000 dollars, Wadsworth to Wadsworth for Broadway, 3000 dollars, McKintosh to Clarke for Arlington Street, 1463 dollars, Rand to Benshimol for Newbury Street, 3000 dollars.

Stephen J. Aiken George Curtis Millmont Street Charles Newhall Et al James W. French Faies Street Charles F. Clark Rollin H. Allen Nashua Street Robert W. Parker Augustus Russ Clifton Street Thomas Gogin John F. Hutchinson Inton Street Boston Walter S. Wadsworth Jesse Wadsworth Broadway William H. McKintosh Everett O. Clarke Arlington Street William 8 Rand Joshua Benshimol Gage Newbury Street

Trade Directories and Advertisers Across United States

List of business figures and firms with locations including Chicago Cleveland Cincinnati St Louis Philadelphia Pittsburg and more. Names include George Gore J Shay W Laws C Childs and others tied to ads and craws in varied cities and states.

Bloomington J P Smith R P Smith & Sons Ads Chicago George P Gore Geore P Gore & O Kendall B&s. Co Craw Kearney Philadelphia Penn G W Terry Bunting’s Sons & Co Pittsburg J F Owens Chaddock & Co J H Borland St Louis C W Parrish Carter & Parrish Jacob Frank Adler, Frank Rge Simon O'Neill & Yo St Louio Par Toledo Taylor American Hand Sewed Shoe Co Tre Smith Smith, Simmons & Peabody Traverse City Mich-C B Atwood Hannah-Lay Mer Co Washington, DC Wm Hahn Wm Hahn & Co

Horsford’s Acid Phosphate Tonic Claim From Dr GeRDINE

Dr Joan Gerdine of Athens Ga endorses Horsford’s Acid Phosphate as a tonic for dyspepsia with prostration and mental overwork. The advertisement notes it as a fine tonic based on physician endorsement.

Horsford Joan Gerdine Athens

Wheat and food prices hold steady amid steady trade

Market report notes quiet for most commodities with oats and rye stable and firm signals in provisions. Exports from eight Atlantic ports show 601,074 bushels wheat and flour to Europe and total coast exports 2,831,811 bushels. continental demand improves.

Atlantic Europe Chicago Michigan Canada Superior Canada New York Bush Eastern Choice Liverpool California Oregon Washington Territory

Lumber market steady with mixed regional demand noted

Eastern lumber quiet with unchanged quotations. Western and Southern markets firm with steady to rising activity. Receipts show diverse shipments to GH Peters, George M McQuesten & Co, AT Stearns, James & Abbott. detailed prices listed for hemlock boards, shingles, clapboards, laths, and various hardwoods and pines.

Southern Southern Lumber GH Peters George M McQuesten & Co AT Stearns Cypress James & Abbott Indiana

Coal Trade Sees Active Market Amid Unchanged Strike

The coal trade remains brisk with prices steady at 660 per ton for stove, broken, and egg lots. Anthracite stocks at Port Richmond total 64 000 tons, while tidewater shipments to the East face scarce schooners due to ice. Bituminous demand stays strong as rail and navigation constraints persist.

New York Reading Philadelphia Ledger Port Richmond Reading Company Boston Norfolk

Quiet butter market holds on old quotations

Butter remains steady with ready sales for choice fresh creameries. Western and Elgin creamery prices show weakness or strength varies by region, while New York and Chicago quotes inch up or down. Cheese and eggs show little change, with slight regional shifts. supply lines and farm produce like beans seeds and potatoes stay in firm or unchanged ranges.

Chicago Elgin Creamery Western Creamery New York Eastern Creamery Western Dairy Elgin Liverpool Vermont Creamery Whelsh Northern Ohio Western Vermont Rouse Ashe Jersey East Swale Maine New Brunswick Houston Do Hebrons Burbanks Virginia Bush St. Andrew Cape Cod Hubbard

Cranberries Cape Cod Market Prices Snapshot

Cape Cod fruit market reports mixed berry grades with choice dark cranberries at 10 to 11 dollars per bushel and fair to good lots at 7 to 9 dollars. Country varieties show choice dark at 7 to 8 dollars and common to good at 56 dollars per hundredweight given.

Cape Cod

Meat Prices Rally as Provisions Hold Steady in Chicago Market

Fresh beef and veal stay steady while pork and lard show demand at quoted levels. Lambs and mutton are quiet. beef prices range from choice to heavy and include various cuts and preparations with bid ranges noted across lard and hams.

Chicago Geo Bob Choice City Brighton

Cotton market in Liverpool and New York quotes navigate steady open

Futures opened quiet in Liverpool with varied spreads from January to September. Spot markets in both Liverpool and New York show dull to quiet activity with modest gains in upland prices and refined sugar firm. MOLASSES and cargo updates conclude with Brig Clio delivering the first new crop Ponce molasses to Boston.

Liverpool Marcel Uplands Orleans New York P.m P. Nh Disge Nuscavado Amaiia Manila Lipilos Belmont Porto Rico Cuba Clio Boston Ponce

Watertown Union Live Stock Market Prices Jan 1887

The Watertown Union live stock market report for the week ending January 25 1887 lists cattle sheep hogs prices by grade and stock origin. It includes counts by state and railroad totals along with market classifications and notes on quality terms.

Watertown Union Live Boston Post Bay Ae Fox Sheen Sega ES Bok Mainé Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts New York Canada Boston Maine Boston Different Lowell Fitchburg Eastern Farrow Brighton N. B Boston & Albany

Retail prices at Faneuil Hall Market

Tuesday January 25 price list shows steady beef rates with no overall rise and specific per pound figures for veal, mutton, lamb, and pork cuts. Poultry and game prices shift for wild versus tame birds while fresh fruits and vegetables note moderate demand and selective price changes.

Mailara Phil Spring

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