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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1887
Page
6
An auction listing shows a brokers board sale set for March 8 at 10 30 AM. The notice indicates a public sale of goods or property at the brokerage venue. Names, locations, or item details are not provided in readable text.
In Boston on March 3 the money market remained firm with most paper at 5 percent and manufacturing at 4 percent. The stock exchange set a record high, led by land stocks with West End Land surging over 110 percent since listing. Boston Water Power foreclosures loom as Water Power stock riders face limited time. water rights and bonds attract heavy buying across Boston, New York, and Philadelphia.
Redder Peabody and Co and their correspondents Rue and Sell offer foreign exchanges and telegraphic transfers on Europe California and the British provinces. They execute stock and bond orders in Boston New York and Philadelphia and deal in municipal and railroad securities urging investors to speculate now.
Advertisement fragment seeks one to three business men to invest 356600 into Gre Milling in Colorado with large profits and risk only on 812000. Mail inquiries to J. F. Ai at Boston Post from 38 Broad and 34 New Streets New York City.
London stocks show mixed gains with United States bonds and Canadian issues among listed securities. Bank of England bullion rises by £8000 today and total reserves fall to 46.08 percent. Paris reports a gold decrease of 8.6 million francs with silver up 1.1 million. Berlin notes a 2.765 million mark drop in specie.
Money on call eased to 314 percent with dull overall activity. Stock list shows Western Union Union Pacific Green Bay rallying then slipping, closing near day highs. Bond activity centered on railroad issues with Green Bay and Union Pacific firsts among leading movers and large total turnover.
Today's transactions total 250 664 shares with listed sales details. The data segment shows shares sold and opening figures for multiple investors or brokers.
Two or three assailants attacked a City Point South Boston car driver near Broadway at about seven. A heavy blow opened a bleeding wound as the hoodlums fled. Reports mention one or two more assaults with no serious injuries. At ten in the morning Conductor George E. Nickerson was beaten by three or four strikers or their associates and escorted home by an officer.
A roster lists buyers and salesmen visiting Albany and various cities for shoe trades. Names include Il Fearey of J J Fearey & Son Baltimore, Weinberg in Craw, Lester Bros in Binghamton, Gol of Stone Goff & Co Canton, O, and others from Chicago Cincinnati Charleston Philadelphia Richmond and beyond.
The YMCA held its regular meeting with President Woodworth presiding. Committees reported 99 new members and 83 renewals. 82 young men registered in employment, 46 secured positions. Large interest in religious reading. at 7:45 Rev. E F Merriam gave a stereopticon lecture on The Discoveries of Stanley in Africa outlining his expedition route and aims.
V reeman FE Baker of Newton was found guilty of necndiarism in the Superior Criminal Court at East Cambridge after a twenty four hour jury verdict. He collapsed fainting on the dock when the verdict "guilty with a recommendation to mercy" was read.
The week shows steady demand across fabrics with medium wools in strong demand while fine lots are neglected. Officials address wool nails classification for duty and a London review cites variable prices from Australia and Cape fleece options, with totals of 1,764,900 pounds to close the week.
The report covers flour and grain prices with firm corn and steady oats. Wheat futures show yesterday's decline reverting today, while steamer yellow corn stays firm at 5 for sale and on track prices, with various on call trades and settling prices listed. Multiple commodity categories follow, including butter cheese eggs hay and truck prices, reflecting a broad market snapshot withtonnage and origin notes.
Market notes show wheat, corn, and flour prices with futures at various highs and lows. Pork, beef, and lard values listed with spot and contract figures, alongside oats, barley, rye, malt, hops, and canned goods pricing.
Butter prices stay firm with Chicago demand showing strength. Elgin creamery and Western creamery report extra and extra firsts at 20 to 25 cents, New York lists Western creamery at 28 to 50 cents and Mastern dairy tubs at 26 to 28 cents. Cheese remains steady in Chicago and New York with old quotations cited. Liverpool quotes 64 shillings. Eggs steady around 19 cents for extras and 18 cents for Western and Southern lots. On call bids and offers from Indiana extras noted.
The listing shows stable fruit prices with apples and nuts on par with prior reports. Prices cover Baldwin apples from Massachusetts and Maine, greening, Northern Spy, common varieties, Virginia hand-picked peanuts, pecans, hickory nuts, dried apples, and evaporated specials. Foreign fruits include Valencia oranges, Messina lemons and oranges, Malaga grapes, Florida oranges, tangerines, and mandarins with multiple box and per barrel prices. Capsized text preserves unit measures and origin references.
Futures in Liverpool opened and closed firm with March to October spread quotes from 5 12 64 to 5 19 64 pence per pound. Spot market showed strong demand with middling uplands and Orleans quoted around 59 16 514 pence per pound. Sales reached 15 000 bales, mainly American, while receipts totaled 4 200 bales. New York spot closed steady at 95 8e for middling uplands and Y ½ ec for low mid.
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