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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1886
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR notes list Basset, Whitey & Co. of St Joseph and Grand Island First Mortgage Gold 6s dated 1920. It mentions guaranteed by the Pacific Mail Company and an implied trust or pledge.
The report shows various securities and debentures traded on the Brokers' Board with prices ranging from 114 to 1144 for Long Island bonds to 142 for Mobile and Ohio debentures. It also covers wholesale commodity movements including mackerel, codfish, and flour, plus detailed prices for grains, butter, cheese, and pork products with general market steadiness and some firmer trends.
A buoyant session on the Boston Stock Exchange drives broad gains across copper, land and water stocks with Atchison, California Southern, Wisconsin Central and Mexican Central leading. New York transfers show steady money market conditions and a strong overall equity day as investors push shares higher and debate future market direction.
The American Express Company declares a dividend of 3 per share. The payout policy and payment date are not specified in the text.
New York markets report quiet money on call and dull government bonds while rail bonds show moderate activity. After 2:15 pm stocks rise with Reading West Point Norfolk & Western and Lackawanna leading. Near day end market firms, with Reading and some specialties strong though Hocking Valley weak. Bond sales total 2 921 000, Atlantic & Pacific income 432 000, Weat Shore 43 557 000, Atlantic & Pacific firsts up 2 to 814, incomes 134 to 3024, Denver & Rio Grande Western firsts up 1 to (cut).
London prices show Consols at 102 1-16 with United States 4s at 1419s and 112 1-16 for 19s. Atlantic & Great Western firsts 64 6, Canada Pacific and Guttevue notes listed. New York Central at 117 46 and Reading at 2 percent.
A listing of multiple October and November transfers of land and buildings in Boston area streets such as Chester, Curve, Staniford, Prospect, West Cedar, Richield, Dyer, Magnolia, Rockwell, Mozart, Westminster, Porter, Issex, Cedar, Florence, and Walnut. Entries include deed transfers and mortgage backs with amounts ranging from 4000 to 40000, detailing buyer, seller, and parcel sizes in square feet.
Various mortgage and land transfers recorded in Dorchester, Chelsea, Brighton, South Boston, and Dorchester areas. Transactions include mortgages on land and buildings on Folsom Street, Essex Street, Codman Street, Washington Street, and more, dated November 10 through November 12. Banks involved include Union Institution for Savings and Provident Operative Bank.
A historical advertisement promotes Mensman's Peptonized Beef Tonic as a comprehensive beef preparation with flood-mating and life-sustaining properties. It targets indigestion nervous prostration and general debility, claiming benefits for exhaustion nervous prostration and pulmonary illnesses. Caswell Hazard & Co. of New York proprietary and druggists supply.
Mackerel remains firm but light with varied landings. New England fleet reported 140 bbls for the week ending Nov 1% while bays and shore catches push totals higher. hake and codfish markets show dull to steady demand and herring stays firm. Alaska salmon arrival noted. Boston receipts via Canadian Pacific report mixed prices across canned and fresh fish in a dense commodity listing.
The Northwestern spring wheat surge swells the grain supply as receipts at Minneapolis, Duluth and St Pauls rise since Sept 1. Public elevators hold over 13 million bushels with nearly 1 million more in private stores, plus 22 million in country elevators across Minnesota and Dakota.
Report notes the Savannah bound cargo lists 2650 boxes on its Monday arrival. Apple market shows overstock with dull trade. Table sets sell fairly with good growth items in steady demand. Market quotations remain quiet and stable.
Cranberries stay in fair demand only with choice lots bringing full prices. Grapes and dried apples show unchanged or mixed quotes, while chestnuts remain scarce and high priced. Peanuts quiet, hickory mults fair demand, pears and grapes list several specific varieties with varied prices. Bananas and citrus trade as jobbing lots with mid range quotes.
The report shows steady demand for pork and lard with varied but steady quotations across cuts. It lists prices for fresh ribs sausage hams bacon and beef with notes on grain and meat quality for choice heavy eastern lambs and mutton, reflecting a broad market snapshot.
The report covers Liverpool futures and spot activity for November to July across grades, with quiet markets and mixed bids. It lists U.S. and New York spot quotes for uplands and mid grades, futures opening firm, and price ranges for raw sugar, refined sugar, molasses, and pipe line certificates with historical sale figures and shipment data.
New York with flour and commodity prices across regions. Wheat higher with large receipts and exports. multiple grades listed, including No 2 spring and Milwaukee quotes. Chicago Cincinnati Detroit St Louis reports show firmer wheat, steady flour, and mixed grain futures with pork, lard, and butter notes.
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