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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1886

Page

3

Boston Money Market and Stock Movements Report

Boston on May 17 reports a dull money market with ample scavable funds and steady bank balances. Loan and discount rates range from 3 to 5 percent, with manufacturing paper scarce. stock markets show Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon gains offset by Mexican declines and a pending Kansas City line expansion.

Boston New York

Market drags amid dull session and mixed downtick

New York trading opened with gains and losses near Saturday’s close as Pacific Mail and Oregon Transcontinental led activity while Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western lagged. Dividend news boosted Chicago Burlington and Quincy, but overall list stayed firm then softened, with hefty volume on Pacific Mail and Oregon Transcontinental and mixed quotations across rail and mining issues.

New York Oregon Transcontinental Milwaukee Lake Shore Western Chicage Burlington and Quincy Pacific Mail Chicago Burlington Quincy Michigan Jersey Central Lasls White Lehigh Wilkeslaste Pacific Mail Company Houdton Fink Trunk Line Central Traffic Association Chicago and Atlantic Benedict Chicago and Atlantic Del West Delaware & Hudson Kansas & TeXas Jake Shore Louisville & Nashville Cistevenceces Cacastencasevess Ohio Central Suabeebay Pacific Mail Sc Eecessee Peoria Dee & Evansville Dts St Paul & Omaha Union Pacific Adams Express Northwest Alton & Terre Haute American Express Sostonair Line R&n Central Iowa Central Pacific Oregon Transcon Kerapeake Ohio Oregon Improvement East Tenn Richmond & All Illinois Gentral Ind Bloom & West iUnion Pacific Kan Ned States Lake Erie Ana Western Wabash L& Pac Seceses Long Island Wells Parga Ex Lo& Nash Ecseees Western Union Louisville and New al Hocking Valle Manhattan Beach US 35 Mon Reiste Mem Charleston Metropolitan Elevated Michigan Central Ls&w PacificGs Minn & St L District Colum Central Pacificists Missouri Pacific Denver & K Grande Mepite Morris & Essex Nashville & Chattav New Jersey Oregon Navists Norfolk & Coveseess Northern Pac Asa West Shore Richmond & Danville Daly St Paul, Minn & Man Texas Pacific

Eastern Railroad's Bright Future and Bondholder Conflict

An extended analysis by the Financier examines the Eastern Railroad case with Massachusetts Supreme Court rebukes to bondholder trustees, a failed lease to Boston and Maine, market reactions, and proposals to restructure via preferred stock and dividend-backed bonds. It cites the career of trustees, the lease terms, earnings under Lord and Furber, and the potential for long-term stock value.

Eastern Railroad New York Astern Eastern Railroad Company Supreme Court of Massachusetts Eastern Boston Maine Tats Eastern Treasury Aba Maine Central Boston and Maine C. Kd. Lord James T.furber

Cleveland and Canton Imbroglio in Stock Vote Fight

A petition for injunction in the case of Benjamin Cook against the Cleveland and Canton Railroad exposes a fight over director elections. It alleges preferred stock has voting dominance, seeks equal voting rights for common stockholders, and describes a disputed May 12 meeting led by Hiram Blood. A Columbus despatch notes quo warranto proceedings to oust Blood and others after alleged high handed conduct and exclusion of preferred stockholders from voting.

Cleveland and Canton Benjamin Cook Cleveland and Canton Railroad Company State of Ohio Canton Stark Cleveland Cuyahoga Cleveland and Cantonailroad Company Congress Street Boston D.K. Stevens Ohio Sic Anc Siock Sane Azanis Ranney & Ranney Cleveland and Denton Nathan L. Eaton Thsaws of Connorton Valley Cleveland and Canton Railroad Columbus Supreme Court of the State Hiram A. Blood Clevelani Eng Canton Railroad Company Blood Blond Blood Board

Norfolk Boat Receipts Show Mixed Fresh Produce Returns

Receipts today mainly peas and cabbage from Norfolk with Florida beans irregular in quality. Strawberries totaled 2065 crates Norfolk and 28 refrigerators of Florida, generally good but small. Butter steady, cheese scarce, eggs abundant except Eastern extras, and potatoes arriving poorly sorted. Boston port exports for the week ending May 14 reached 1,310,297 with imports at 2,142,782.

Norfolk Florida Goslow Floridas Boston New York Michigan Lllec Savannah Norffolk North Carolina Nova Scotia Astern Creamery Northern Vermont New York Gairy East New Hampshire Island West Palermo Messina Imperials Valiencia Do Messina Setmons Palermo Do Port Icmond Aspinwall Jemaicado Baracoas Seelds Timothy North Bush Do West Clover Red Top Jersey East Swale Aroostook Hebron Maine Hebrons Burbank Peerless Prince Edward Island New Brunswick Balk Rosa Burbanks Sweets Bermuda Brighton Choice Chicago Worcester County

Market Reports May 1 Flour Dull and Butter Quiet

Market reports show dull flour with buyer’s advantage and steady corn. Ongoing quiet tone across staples with no 2 white corn at 44 to 45 cents and steady mill offerings. Butter, cheese, eggs, and produce quotes listed, with receivers’ prices for car lots and mixed carload inspections noted.

Eszier Lesmeer Minnesota New York Ohio Indiana St. Louis Wisconsin Canada Superior Canada Canavia

New York Cotton Futures Open Easy Close Steady

Market reports show 670 bales American receipts and 116,700 bales total sales with May to March futures listed from 9.02 to 9.23 and closing values near 9.00. Spot upland prices hold around 93 with stock totals, US stocks, exports, and refined oil demand noted along with oil and turpentine grades and gravity readings.

New York Lée Mid Uplands United States Beacon Light

Pipeline Certificates and Oil Shipment Totals

Pipeline certificates show a closing date of May 15 with 71 percent, opening May 17 at 71 percent, peak 7232, low 714g, closing 3 p m, May 16 1885 at 80 runs. Shipments include crude and refined oil with values: May 18 62,542 69,908 50,952 and refined oil at 7c per gallon.

At& Pac O.b&n K.U Atto&sf Bal Bos & Lowe Boston & Me ORB N. Icss Srk &W Mich Lwi Ee &O Ny&n Rotland Ee Os Union Pacific Brookline Cal & Hecla Dunkin Osceola Ie Telephone Companies Seesabens Sostrooowe Mali Urain Betarm San Ina An Boro Kreturn Tom Jand Hyde Park Ena Enemy Hope Alarendon Hillis Heturm Forest Eeilis Jamaica Jamaica Pinke Spring Street West Roxbury Stoughton Canton A. Ee Ston Mt. Hope Bristol Sauanderu Heturn HU Tau Sele Ornitei Intion Gu Pie le Dean Nowtty Ku Stowe Mioms Ene Hotiom Alac Randeciph North Easton Banacipa Brockton Filnemouth Abvisions Sis Az Mia Dusbowy Abington Duxbury Whitman Bitz Amd Thimetseay Rel. Cohasset Elan Hingham Rei Ersipires BUG L. Ts Neposes Ai Aim Weet Griney Het Neponset Woods Hall New Ledford New Bedford Newecford Cape Cod Yarmouth Eivyanrnie Kartstable Senidowiech Bourne Onesk Einy Gods Eioll Falmouthend Monument Head

Savannah to Annapolis and Nova Scotia cargo totals

A long list of shipments loaded on steamers at Savannah and several Atlantic ports. Numerous consignors and receivers appear, with items including vegetables, canned goods, bales of cotton, lumber, leather, eggs, lobsters, fish, potatoes, and hides. Ports named include Annapolis Nova Scotia Yarmouth Halifax Bear River Meteguen and Rustico with refs to ships City of Macon New Brunswick Dominion Worcester and Four Sisters.

Savannah Macon Adams & Co Boyton & Co Bigeon & Co Billings & Co Blake & Co Chamberlain & Co Clark Cunard Steamshipine Dunning & Prescott Faronm & c Florida Fruit Co Foye & Co Gove Gleason & Co Hall & Co Huff Huckins & Co Hanley Casey Bill & Co Hathaway Jewell & Co Vales Josets & Bro A Kennedy & Co Mead Berties C E Morrison & Co Maiccey McKeever & Ha George McQuesten & Co Rosin Mason, Chapin & Co Potter & Wrightington Deans L W Sherman & Co South Georgia Lumber Co Tobey & Co Annapolis Griffth & Co Potter Russell & Co Frost Hammond Wheeler & Co Yarmouth Steamer Dominion Silmon Parclay & Co Hiss Deiong & Seaman Russell Arthur& Co de Lona & Co Bowles & Co Cutler Griffin & Co Hinckley, Ayer & Co Dodo JG Hall & Co Rustico, Pel Four Sisters George C Rockwell

Total Receipts of Staple Products May 17 Port Totals

The table lists today’s total receipts at the port from all points of shipment for staples such as cotton, sugar, flour, eggs, beans, apples, potatoes, wheat, coffee, tea, and hides. Comparisons are shown to the same day last year with figures for 1886 and prior years, indicating changes in volume across many commodities.

Portage Lake Gazette Minnesota Mining Company Brookline Union Savings Bank Fall River Mass Sutear Okga Dora Dukes Eigas Giea Okge Chesso Boxer

Markets by Telegraph May 17 19th Century Trade Summary

Cotton quiet with 333 bales sold. Upland and Orleans grades listed. flour receipts 27,163 bbls with prices steady. Wheat receipts 636,250 bush, No 2 Chicago 87 1/2c. corn 282,100 bush, No 3 42c. rye, oats, barley, fats, and lard noted with mixed shifts. Chicago and Milwaukee markets show typical midweek movements with varied commodity prices.

New York Orleans St. Louis Minnesota Nederste Chicago Rice Petroleum, United, Tilge Lara Milwaukee Bareley Ncinnayti Toledo Sf. Louis Wisconsin Burbanks Michigan Detroit

Bedford Oil Market Week Ending May 17

The market remains dull with little buying or selling. Whale oil shows some inquiry but no sales yet. home use and export demand keeps Wherebone strong with 18,500 lbs Arctic selling at $2.50 per pound.

Arctic

Ocean Freight and Port Totals From Mid Cincinnati and St Louis

Consolidations show three day net receipts 11 549 bales with exports to Great Britain 10 959 bales and to the continent 7 361 bales. United States port stock stands at 606 057 bales as markets show quiet to dull conditions.

Great Britain Cincinnati St. Louis Heras Louisville United States

London May 17 Wheat and corn market reports and prices

Beerbohm notes cargoes off coast and steady markets for wheat and corn. Liverpool and Mark Lane show firm or steady pricing. Breadstuffs demand moderate, quotes for winter and spring wheat and various grain types listed. pork bacon cheese tallow prices noted. Financials show mixed UK and US securities with several rail and utility names listed.

London Beerbohm Liverpool Mark Lane Perris California Bostock Lord Uplands Orleans

Wheat market ends lower after firm opening

C S Leens letter notes Hutchinson bought enough wheat on the open board to start firm, but closes lower. Exports last week total about 2,400,000 bushels. flour shipments today 65,000 barrels. Active export limits cited by Carruthers Co due to freight space. July Roche 773 sold 600,000 bushels. August weak. Lester buys heavily. New York reports 24 loads.

Hutchinson Carruthers & Co New York Roche Hobbs St. Louis Fraley Lester

Wheat market weakness shows artificial pricing decline

Emery and Hodge note the wheat market's extreme artificiality with a drop in prices as visible supply falls by over 2,000 bushels and government data show producers hold 1,201,904 bushels as of May 1, 1886, the smallest in five years. The letter warns against buying securities amid continued weakness in corn and pork, citing potential economic distress and broader commercial difficulties.

Emery & Hodge Asessio Cretary Board of Agriculture Hainois Aanaroomvic Civesny

Sunday Trains Schedule for New York and Local Dots

Train times and routes listed for Sunday services from New York to Newport Brockton Fall River South Braintree Cohasset Hingham Weymouth Marshfield Scituate Duxbury Plymouth and adjacent stops. Notes include arrival cues by boat connections and revised days for certain trains.

New York Newport Paulton Brockton Fall Bower Vie Taunton Brocktor South Braintres South Braintree Cohasset Hingham Weymouthe Marshfield Scituate Duxbu Y Plymouth Heinin Cohasset Fall River Batarcays

Fitchburg Railroad Passenger Station lines schedule excerpt

Timetable fragment shows the Fitchburg Railroad passenger station on Causeway Street with departures from Boston and connections to Syracuse Chicago and other points. Entries include daily express and sleeping car options on New York Central lines, various branches, and mixed times between early morning and late evening.

Boston New York Boston & Providence Lee Station Aiide Washington, Corner State Street Boston & Providence B Richardson Causeway Street Syracuse Chicago St. Louis Unionxc New York Central St. Gee Ormsmge RE Tiker Malis GEC Spe Rm She'veras Balias Gresameid North Adares Montes Gee Westtaimster Aettburmhem Harkerenz Chariamomt Paharmex Wineher Con Beene Fatic Wits Keene Suc Rutland Areer Ter Lowell Aoron Om Mie Toe Metsster AMG Agiis O. Ag CER. Ib Ae Ti Brs. & SE Ietia Ae Pet Elmer Waver- Leys E. Sc Middletown New Haven Pullman Hartford New Britain Sterbury Danbury Fishkill NEW England Limited Air Line Grana Central Depot Willimantic Waterbury Fort New York Bristol Philadelphia Jersey City Trenton Baltimore Norwich New London Norwi Nelsonville Putnam New Lond York Liets Washington Street Summer Street Turner

Schedules For Trains From Causeway Street Station

Eastern Division lists daily and Sunday arrivals and departures from Causeway Street opposite Friend Street with numerous destinations including Biddeford Saco Southington and more. The timetable shows multiple daily departures and varied times for many towns and indicates through services via branches and main lines. James T. Furber is General Manager and D J Flanders is General Passenger Agent.

Causeway Street Friend Street Soston Bidderore Saco Souih Cousway M. Weeifebero Jaress Falls Mecherter Bpover Fortsmouth Eieximpten Werth Idsampiom Amesbury Wwordsenza Arm Blockport Tuioucester Ranch Keenerly Salem Marblehead Swampscott Grannich Swanscott Skewers M. Chelsea Beverets Sangas Sesson Lymmenad Wer Sewburyvertaend Portsmouth Wer Portland Samagor St. Jon Siairfax aVia Saugus North Berwick Scarboro Junction wWorshingman South Heacing Boston Haymarket Square James T. Furber

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