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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 19, 1885

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Wall Street Sees Busy Trading Day And Floating Prices

The article reports no change in money markets with loanable funds in surplus. Bank rates show collateral loans at 24 to 3 percent and prime mercantile paper at 3 to 4 percent. New York funds trade up to premiums around 12 to 17 cents per $1000, and Boston exchanges tally over 400 million in daily bond and stock sales led by railroads and utilities. Bucket shops face closures while the Exchange pursues ticket-service quotations. listed bonds and stocks move across rails like New York and New England, Wisconsin Central, and Oregon Transcontinental, with bullish sentiment and potential par-rate advances discussed.

Boatox Jeans Corporation Prime Mercantile New York Local Stock Exchange Boston Stock Exchange New England Wisconsin Central Atchison Astern Little Fellows Exchange State Street Washington Weil RE. A. Greely Exchange Place Messrs. Whitney, Howe & Co Atlantic Wisconsin Connecticut Marquette Houghton Ontonagon Union Pacific Oregon Transcontinental Chicago Burlington and Quincy Chicago, Burlington and Northern Chicago Dispatch Mercantile Trust Company Louisville Evansville Devens Worcester Nashua Rochester Eastern Movement Maine Central Eastern Mexican Central San Diego Land Burton Water Power New York Commercial Bulletin Jake London Calmut Hecla Quincy Tamarack Franklin Union Savings Bank Fall River Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad Company Ipswich Mills Maine F H Coolidge & Son S H Wardwell Libby & Merrill W Hall Weiler Libby & Brown R Hussey Libby & Corel Hinkley & Allen New Hampshire J O Sanborn J C Marshall Aldrich & Johnson R Barrett Ll J B Gordon Breck & Wood E F Adden H A Wilcox Doe & Moulton J B Sargent Joan Vermont W Ricker L W Tinker E D Wilcox Hall & Seaver J Quinlan W A Farnham Martin & Squier A Williamson Piper & Pond Worthine Chariton HN Jenne R P Pollard E P Burke W G Townsend M C Roundy Stocker Bros J B Remick R E French J W Armstrong F S P Kimball N H Woodward H F Gilbert CJ Udair B Hurlbert Geo Mears Geo Barry L Morse Western Monroe Hollis & Co Farrell & McFlynnn RC Sturtevant W Scollans Hathaway & Jackson Catile Canada W Ford F Josselyn Hastings P W Cowell J & C Coughlin J McFlynn Boston and Providence Railroad Company Boston Messrs James O. Yarman Henry W. Dale Henry A. Whitney Thomas P. S. Goddard J. Huntington Wolcott William R Babcock Providence and Stonington Steamship Company New York, Providence and Boston Railroad

Stock Market Records Historic Activity On New York Exchange

New York reports record setting daily stock market activity with 420,500 shares traded between 10 and 12, and total volume near the largest on record. Prices rise in London and on the New York exchange despite late afternoon volatility as Pacific Mail Jersey Central and several rail stocks show notable gains before a market drift.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Stock Exchange St. Paul Western Union Missouri Kansas Texas Northern Pacific Northwest Oregon Transcontinental Lake Shore Pacific Mail London New York Exchange Louisville Nashville Northern Pacific Preferred Reading Jersey Central Missouri Pacific

Mining Stocks and Firm Quotes in Colorado Market

Fragmentary OCR lists mining stocks and prices with references to Colorado, Caledonia and Unity. Entries include Father deSmet, Gale & Norcross, Savage, Siterra Nev, Cal & Va, and others with scattered figures like 2450, 465, 060, 2200, 2900, 400, 2709, 230, 365, 160. No coherent narrative or dates observed.

Colorado Ucss Father deSmet Hromosseo Gale & Norcross Pia Siterra Nev Caledonia Cal & Va S. Cece i

Chicago Grain Moves After Mixed London and New York Signals

Chicago grain markets showed unsettled but active trading on November 18. Wheat advanced early then dipped as brokers tied to the Minneapolis Millers Association pressed for shipments, while new demand from New York mills lent support. corn followed wheat lower later, and provisions stayed buoyant on light hog receipts and rising speculative demand. Boston oats prices rose with several car lots reported at higher figures and steady nearby bids. oil shares in New York faced a scare over a new epusher discovery, and print cloths in Wall Street weakened marginally.

Messrs George KE. Kidredge Chicago New York Shorts Boston Chamber of Commerce

Market notes show steady prices across multiple commodities

Ashes and candles show firm demand with high end sales and varied quotes. Coal, coffee, cordage, and cotton remain steady or firmer with active shipping and regional demand. dry goods and drugs hold steady with jobbing activity. Prices for fish, fruit, and sourced items reflect cautious but steady trade at port markets.

Shere Moglish Java Maracaibo Laguayra Jamaica Rio Manila Uplands Gulf St. Domingo Gambier Shellac Nova Scotia Labrador London Valencia Sultana Atic Turkey Smyrna Ford Virginia Florida Messina Palermo Malaga

Prices and Freight Rates in Transatlantic Market Report

A detailed price report cover­ing bananas Aspinwall Jamaica Baracoa and cotton tobacco apples with freight rates to Liverpool London Glasgow and Antwerp. Includes flour grain linseed oil hides copper iron lead tin and various meats and produce quotes, showing steady demand, firm to rising prices, and quiet freight markets across multiple routes and regions.

Florida Aspinwall Jamaica Baracoa Liverpool London Glasgow Antwerp Australasia Melbourne Sydney Adelaide Brisbane California Baltimore Boston New York Philadelphia Michigan Ohio Indiana St. Louis Ilinois Minnesota Manila Sandwich Islands Calcutta Texas India Bengal Guatemala Gray Forge Porto Rico English Island New Orleans Naval Western Elaine Western Creamery Western Dairy Vermont Nova Scotia Canada Hebrons Cuba Havana Matansas Sumac Sicily Pennsylvania

New York Nov 18 Cotton Prices and Market Snapshot

Cotton steady with uplands at 9 3/16 to 9 7/16 cents and Orleans around 9 1/16 to 9 3/16. Flour, wheat, cornmeal, and rice markets show varied activity with export demand firming in the city mills. futures closed firm with Dec near 9.40 cents and March around 9.77 cents.

New York Uplands Orleans City Mill City Mills Minnesota Chicago Duluth Lee Trinidad Petroleum United Mess City Extra India Tierces City Liverpool Mobile Savannah Charleston Memphis

Wheat and livestock markets across major cities in mid November

Chicago prices show flour dull and grains mixed with wheat strong at 95 3 4 cents. Oats and rye firm to steady, corn up, hogs and beef futures higher in St Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati and Detroit with pork and lard trading firm. Cattle and sheep prices vary by market, with Watertown Boston Brighton and Boston yards reporting steady to firm buyer demand and notable shipments of cattle, sheep, and veal calves to regional markets.

Chicago Ae Ae Arley Lara Boxer Western Rangers ST. Louis Canada Milwauker Cincinnati Toledo Corp Minneapolis Detroit Watertown S. Ranney H. N. Jenne F. Josselyn P. W. Covell R. E. French Libby & Son G. E. Moody KR. P. Pollard G. Berry H. A. Wilcox G. E. Wears E. W. Sears B. Hurlbert J.S. Henry C. H. Merrill M. C. Roundy Brighton H. Bird & Co Boston & Albany Conway Monroe Hollis & Co Brick & Wood AN Monroe J S Henry A Williamson W Scollans S H Wardett J D Hosmer H M Taft Great Britain France Galveston New Orleans Memphis Savannah Norfolk Baltimore New York Louisville Charleston Augusta Wilmington

London and Liverpool Market Summary on Nov 18

Reports from Beerbohm to the chamber of commerce describe cargo movements off the coast with wheat quiet and corn firm. Markets in Mark Lane and Paris show wheat steady, corn firm, with increased prices in English country markets. At Liverpool wheat quiet, corn firm, with various price figures for California wheat, mixed Western corn, peas, and breadstuffs. Cotton futures at Liverpool steady with tonnage figures and daily price ranges for uplands and Orleans.

London Beerbohm Chamber of Commerce Mark Lane United Kingdom Paris Liverpool California England

Market Livestock Totals and Rail Arrivals Report

Stock totals for cattle sheep and swine shown for this week and last week, plus calves horses and hides. Arrivals at yards by road lines list car counts from Boston and Albany Fitchburg Eastern Bangor and other routes with prices for beef store cattle and hogs alongside grain, butter and produce movements. A dense snapshot of 19th century market activity with multiple states and railroad totals.

Maine Hampshire Vermont R, J New York Canada Boston Lowell Fitchburg Albany Hastern N. B Brighton

Shipping Entries From Brunswick and Nearby Ports

Imports at Hoston Brunswick GA list schooner Otelio with 300,000 feet hard pine lumber coal McQuesten & co Charleston. Schooner Daylight 1000 bales cotton 630 a ree rock order. Havana Steamer Newport at New York 7000 cigars D & M Williams. Sydney CB Schooner Sarah Cartin 285 tons coal D W Job & co. Sydney CB Schooner Sarah Townsend 279 tons coal F H Odiorne & co.

Brunswick Otelio McQuesten & Co Charleston Schoorer Havana Newport New York D & M Williams Sydney Sarah Cartin W Job & Co Sarah Townsend H Odiorne & Co

Smallpox Threat To New England From Canada Border

The New York State Board of Health reports efforts to guard Canada’s frontier, yet warns that Boston and New England face a higher invasion risk this winter. Boosting bodily vigor through beef malt and hops, Hoptonic is touted as a strong preventive and remedy, endorsed by scientists and Boston leaders for health and resilience.

New England New York New York State Niagara Falls Canada United States Boston Science

Balance Sheet Illustrates Boston and Providence Lines 1885

The 1885 annual report shows assets totaling 11,085,286 499 and liabilities at 11,085,286 499,690,470.68. It lists cash, leased equipment, capital stock 4,541,700, funded debt 4,046,400, and unfunded debt 1,088,519.88. Passenger mileage 79,663,630.61,343,056. passengers to Boston 2,097,448 and from Boston 2,183,454. freight mileage 122,958,178, etc. The document compares Vermont and New Hampshire line operation months and notes value limitations.

Nashua Lowell Ry Rievic Snaces Ceneat Boston Icss Ccrancerees Bos- Tod Escen Eseer New York and New England Devens Supreme Court Orsamnus Lamb New York and New England Railroad Company

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