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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1885

Page

3

Boston Money Market Ends Week Quiet in Securities

BosiTOON reports a calm closing of the week with borrowers favored in the money market. Loans on call secured by collateral run 2 to 3 percent, with corp and mercantile paper near 3 to 4 percent. Clearing house totals show $15,061,008 gross exchanges for the day and $2,075,308 balances, while New York funds traded near par to premium. Clearing House returns summarize weekly gains across major cities, including New York, Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia, with strong stock market buoyancy and notable activity in Atchison, Eastern, and Pacific issues amid ongoing consolidation rumors and investor speculation.

Bositoon Corporation Prime Mercantile New York Rcess Ree New York Gana New York Bank Memphis Omahas Boston Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Pittsburg Indianapolis Hartford New Haven Portland Worcester Lowell Stock Exchange Atchison Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Union Pacific Gig Nashua Rochester State Street T. C. Weeks Astern Maine Frank Jones Eastern Canadian Pacific Ogdenburg Boston and Maine Feastern Estern Maaine Mexican Central Inc Nasce Great Falls Conway Central Massachusetts Atlantic and Pacific Central Division Red Forks Indian Territory Arkansas River Ogdensburg Amory Atlantic Langdon Lyman Massachusetts Nsumkeag Androscoggin Merrim Republic Shawmut Continental Freeman Mt. Vernon North American Lincoln State Asiatic of Salem Lancaster Mills Company Jackson Company

Auctions and Bank Listings on Boston Area Rail and Mills

A fragmentary sale notice details numerous ships berths, machines, and textiles, with lenders and banks including New Finland National Bank, National Bank of Redemption, Old Boston National Bank, and Massachusetts institutions. It lists railroad lines, manufacturing firms, and stock figures from 1889 to 1910, highlighting auction action at Boston and nearby railroad and bank entities.

Boston Revere Beach & Lynn RR Sais Eee New Finland National Bank Meenaae Etat National Bank of Redemption National Bank of Republic Armory Manufacturing Co York Manufacturing Co Boston Belting Co PIC Nia Cavisionassureno Eben Atlantic Cotton Mills Pen Granite Railway Co Sescereseres Portemouth & Dover BR Bewniut National Bank Oueekee Faneuil Hail National Bank Natmikeag Manuf. Co Luckwoon Manuf. Co Naumkeag Steam Highland Street Boeton& Albany RE Metropolitan Horse Railroad Conn & Pass River Railroad Massachusetts Railroad Middlesex Horse Railroad Old Colony Railroad Holyoke Mutual Insurance Salem Cambridge Horse Sendaine Noth Chicago Rolling Bros Nico Nk Casste Cambridge Gasght CO Ceecereseseseresse BicKay Metallic Fastening Association Reece Kutten Hole SCO Napa Consolidated Top& SF Mort Taibo Allegany & G Rapids Chiceg Asti Quincy Ccnsecessss Frem Eik Mo. Val Kan City Lawrence England Mort Kall of Vern St. Johnsbury Lake Cham Langdon Manufactring En Weare Massachusetts Cotton Mills Conan Clinton & Fitch Eng Mort Iosce F.col Trust Appara Cleve

Turbulent New York Stock Day Ends Irregularly Stronger Late

Turmoil in early trading gave way to feverish but uneven activity led by St Paul Erie and Lake Shore with many losses after 2 PM. London reports and war fears weighed on prices as executives and insiders warned of heavy realizations. The day closed weak and irregular with numerous declines and a few rallies, total shares traded near 737,310.

New Yorke Erie Usul St. Paul Northern Pacific Lake Shore Missouri Kansas Texas London Grangers Northwest Baine Pacific Congress Erie Common Reading Jersey Central Lackawanna Delaware and Hudson Europe Havana

Wheat Surges in Chicago Markets on War News

The Chicago grain report notes wheat closing 24c higher after a strong opening driven by European war news and Treasury yields. Corn and provisions rose only modestly, with limited trade in corn and futures, while oats and other items show mixed activity. Fall River dry goods market also flat with quiet demand.

Messrs George C Boston Fall River Arket

Flour and Grain Market Digest of Prices and Receipts

Flour and grain markets report steady demand and varied prices. Western superfine and Minnesota bakers range around 3 25 to 4 50 per barrel. New York rollers at 4 90 to 5 15. winter patents at 5 50 5 85. Receipts and shipments detailed for Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and New York. Rye, corn, oats, and barley prices and arrivals listed with regional quotes and freight. Butter, cheese, eggs, hay, and grass seeds noted with current ranges and wholesalers' activity. Apples and cranberries show mixed demand and pricing moving through the day.

Minnesota New York Michigan Ohio Indiana St. Louis Illinois St . Louis Chicago Milwaukee City Detroit Toledo Bush Canada Extra Northern Extra Western Northern Western Vermont York State Liverpool Timothy Jersey Cienfuegos Barbadoes Porto Rico New Orleans Conon

Market Prices For Produce And Goods Listed In Detail

The document lists wholesale prices and available quantities for vegetables fruits teas coffee and meats. Entries cover onions sweet potatoes turnips squash Florida oranges and lemons foreign green fruit peas beans and assorted nuts with regional price ranges and bulk box rates. Also included are provisions hogs cattle lard boxed meats and whiskey along with cot ton market notes and extensive merchant shipments and inventory.

York State Virginia Jersey St Andrews Cape Cod Florida Malaga Jamaica Porto Rico Avana Almeria Turkey London Valencia Imperial Hyson Young Hyson Twankay Hyson Skin Congou Souchong Oolong Rio Java Maracaibo Laguira Lée St. Domingo Boston City Boston and Western St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago New York City Extra India Pennsylvania Choice Aroostook Rose Aroostook Hebrons Aroostook County N. H Sie N. Y Maine Central Grand Trank Hebron Beauty Burbank Peerlesa Rens Wash Nova Scotia Centennial Beacon Light Head Light Colton Uplands Orleans Liverpool

Wheat and corn markets inch higher amid steady demand

London and Liverpool reports show wheat prices firm and higher for prompt shipments while corn holds strong. Commodities listings note U S bonds and railway stocks with varied quotes, and prices for wheat, corn, lard, and cheese in London and Liverpool markets.

Massive New Orleans Style Trade Goods Arrive at Sea

Import list from Boston Manila Iloilo and Liverpool details a vast influx of supplies. Ships carry sugar molasses cocoa eggs fowls wines hardware linens furniture medicines and many other commodities to merchants including Baring Bros Co Hemenway Browne Nichols Co and C Schoenhof. The inventory mentions schooners steamer goods and crates with quantities ranging to hundreds of bags and cases across multiple ports and firms.

Manila Surkinnam Rand Bilis & Co Sherman Butler, Breed & Co Clements Colby Burt & Henshaw Gay & Co Iquigue Caroline Spooner Hemenway & Browne Iloilo Thomas L Goddard Baring Bros & Co Liverpool Eng Nichols & Co Jackson Rogers & Co Chanwick & Chadwick Faqubac Peyser& Co Fuller Hollings & Co Ipswich Mills Hubbard Tiolt & Bugbee Steel Warren, Salisbury & Nightingale Norcross, Mellen & Co H. W. Peabony & Co Linder & Myer Gus Lundberg S. Pierce & Co Jona P. Lovell & Lors Bernard Abram Fench & Co A _ Longfulluow Warren & Co Miise Bigelow, Kinnard & Co Taylor & Sons Fuler Leeson & Co Hovey & Co Johnson & Co Forbes & Co Crosby Valve Co Alexander Bros Hadhey & Co Richard Briggs Burr, Brown & Co Cave Wherlock & Co Farley, Harvey & Co Rousmaniere, Kimball & Lovejoy Morse, Wilson & Co Terra Alba Holbrook & Co Witdow Glass Halls Turner & Co Simmers & Co White & Co Norvell & Co Iron Brown Bros & Co Martin Murray Houghton & Dutton James Percival KE Chase

Foreign Exports Transfer List Across Halifax to PEI Ports

Shipping cargo manifests from Halifax Port Hawkesbury Pictou and Charlottetown PEI enumerate steamer Carroll and Alphia and schooners JP Blake Lizzie Bell and Maggie Smith with vast mixed goods. Tin ware earthenware rubber coats cement yeast coal stoves copper paint duck cotton ratten furniture leather tobacco canned goods oats flour onions apples boxes leather and hardware items listed in bulk by origin port and destination.

Halifax Port Hawkesbury Pictou Charlottetown Pei Carroll Igi Fuler’s Earth Yarmouth Alphia Hantsport Parrsboro JP Blake London Erg Gothenburg City ST John Annapolis New Brunswick Sydney

Receipts of Staple Products Nov 14 Across Regions

Receipts listing staple goods by railroad divisions and cities. Cotton bales, wool bales, flour, corn, oats, meal, butter, cheese, eggs, apples, hay, lumber, hides and pelts appear with quantities in bales, bushels, boxes, cases, rolls, and cars. Includes Boston and Albany, Grand Junction, Providence, New York, Boston and Maine, and Lowell lines.

Boston and Albany Grand Junction Hatiroal Provder Ce Fitenberg Balbrone Boston and Maine Railrad Basisrn Boston Maine Ratroad Lowell Latinac

Total Receipts of Staple Products Nov 14

A tabulation lists total receipts from all shipment points for staple commodities. Items include oats, beans, pea, lard, tallow, leather, hides, bacon, tea, coffee, molasses, and other goods with varied quantities and units, reflecting broad trade activity.

Ostu bUa Beanz Appist Barney Hillfeed Lumrer Baiza Lester, Pines Meaia LOO Covccs POKM Tao Cee Pelte, Bedis Pata Nov

Justice notes from Gresex County sessions

Nov. 13 before Judge Bacon John P. Greenough of Newton liquor keeping fined $50 and costs Michael Hines of Waltham drunkenness sentenced to two months at the house of correction Patrick Bryson of Waltham simple drank fined $5 and costs.

John P. Greenough Newton Michael Hines Waltham House of Correction Patrick Bryson

In Order For Monday Court Dockets List of Cases

A dense docket of cases scheduled across multiple sessions lists parties including Williams, Kimball, Gerrish, Nichols, Know dell, Grése, Sinclair, Moore, Eastern Railroad, Miller, McKay, Mahoney, Carey, Harrington, Boston, Kenney, Stockman, Mieter, Hastings, Butler, Reed, Henry, Bailey, Breck, Welts, Verge, Burke, Chelsea, Welch, Towne, Kenney, Habick, Langmaid, Quincy Mutual Insurance, Shoe and Lea, Wymaan, Wooldige, Parker, Brown, Pacific National Bank, Carruth, May, Fessenden, Cchs, Stone, Perry, Riley, Leary, Mayo, Snall, Beckford, Moley, Schier, Bestom, Albany Railroad, with sessions noted as First, Second, and Third. Judge Brigham presiding on Tuesday and Monday date blocks including 1856 schedule.

Mahoney Carey Harrington Boston Kenney Stockman Hastings Butler Reed Henry Bailey Breck Welts Verge Eastern R.R Burke Chelsea Welch Towne Habick Mayo Snall Beckford Moley Schier Bestom and Albany Railroad Brigham

Mining stocks close in San Francisco on November 14

In San Francisco on November 14 the official closing paces of mining stocks are reported with figures for Ale and MNT Snen as 3 percent and 2h, along with Mone six.

San Francisco Cal

Where Sailors Will Find a Harbor of Refuge

Rockport pioneers a grand breakwater project to shelter vessels at Avery’s Rock and extend a mile and three quarters toward Andrew’s Point. The plan includes two wide entrances, a 300 foot base wall, and lights, with Congress previously appropriating funds. The harbor would cover 16 065 acres with 24 feet depth at mean low tide and hold up to 5500 ships.

Rockport Old Bay Congress Cape Ann Avery’s Ledge Avery’s Rock New England Andrew’s Point Strassmouth’s Point Straitsmouth’s Point Andrew's Point Halibut Point Heckport Screamer Pittee Pigeon Cove Raymond Washington Cape Aun Gloucester Harbor Eastern Point Haven

Discontinuation of Boston Offices by Color Lines Ends Soon

Announcement states the Boston offices of the color lines will close by December 1, 188. The notice notes no reasons or closing plans, with a probable visit by a general manager to arrange matters. The move aims to shift New England business to the Merchants' Despatch Transportation Company to cut freight handling costs.

Boston New York Central Boston and Albany Boston and Albany New England Merchants’ Despatch Transportation Company Color Lines Red Topeka St. Louis Globe- Democrat Railroad Commissioners

Creditors seize several firms in a broad failure prompt

J Valentine woollens Chepachet and P Escobal tobacco maker New Orleans face extensions and compromises. W S Baker New Haven settled at 30¢ on the dollar. McFarlane Coal Winifrede assigned with $150 preferred. Henry G Bishop New York assigns with $150. Simon Bros Boston clothing firm offers 35¢ on the dollar but debtors refuse. A.J. Millicax Moncton assigns with assets $92374, liabilities 1266. 46¢ on the dollar proposed. Ockford laundry New London and Ockford & Jerome stake, Kertz Phenix Mfg New York assigns to August Crose. Litve Giant Plough Mansfield reported attached. Cameron Boston insolvent, owes 8325. Packard Co Montreal liabilities 50,000, offer 25% declined. Suffolk County Health Attachments. Legal suits: Pact Ben Ely vs Mary E Dulin 5000. Taunton Iron Works vs Annie Wadman 300. Henry Currier & Co vs George F Cole 300.

RE. J. Valentine Chepachet R. J New York P. Escobal New Orleans W.S. Baker New Haven Conn Gollar Mcfarlane Coal Company Winifrede W. Va Henry G. Bishop Pearl Street Simon Bros West Broadway Boston Isaac Klaus Tall & Levy, Tailors Buffalo N. Y A.J. Millicax Grocer Moncton N. B Charles L. Ockford New London Phenix Manufacturing Company New York City August Crose Litve Giant Plough Company Mansfield Jane A. Cameron Cameron Iouse Co. T. Packard & Co Montreal Suffolk County Pact Ben Ely Mary E. Dulin Taunton Iron Works Annie M. Wadman Henry Currier & Co George F. Cole

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