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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1886
Page
6
A historical listing advertises fifty thousand dollars in City of St Louis gold quarters from 1995 with principal and interest payable in United States gold coin terms. Auction or sale details are limited to the phrase for sale by and do not specify dates or venue.
At the Boston Stock Exchange the Blake Brothers showed activity on October 14 with trades at the brokers' board. The report notes the quantity 461g and reflects a brisk session in securities.
Boston money market remained quiet with fair demand for loans while call loans held at 5 to 6 percent and time loans higher. Local market showed stronger tone with broader activity and higher prices, led by gains in Boston Land and several mining and railroad stocks amid rumors of consolidations and improved earnings.
The Boston and Providence Railroad declares a dividend of 450 dollars per share. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad declares a 4 percent dividend. Stafford Mills Fall River approves a 2 percent dividend. Lexington Savings Bank declares a semiannual 24 percent dividend. New Bedford Five Cents Savings Bank issues a semiannual 2 percent dividend. Narragansett Mills Fall River proclaims 14 percent. Fall River Manufactory declares a di vidence of 21 percent semiannual.
New York financial report shows mixed early gains with New England, Missouri Pacific, Louisville and Nashville and Pacific Mail leading strength while Jersey Central and Western Union lagged. After midday weakness, markets firmed into close with railroad bonds heavy yet finishing higher. totals show 424,708 shares traded and prices across many bonds and stocks ending near day’s best levels.
San Francisco mining stocks quoted on October 14 show Ophir and Welton among noted names with listed percentages. The brief column records prices and changes for several companies, reflecting market activity in the mining sector on the West Coast.
London trading shows Consols at 100 13 16 with Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 54 44 and seconds at 16 34. Canada Pacific 74 4, Erie 37 4, Illinois Central 138 84, Mexican ordinary 55 84, St Paul common 98, New York Central 116, Pennsylvania 62, Reading 1914.
The Warren line steamship Kansas reached port after reporting that Thomas McCarthy, a Liverpool native and unmarried, was struck by a hoisting bucket in the hold and died eight hours later. The ship stopped, burial rites were read by the surgeon, and the body was committed to the sea.
An advertisement lists RALE'S HONEY as cough remedy 25 50c and 1. GLENN'S SULPHUR SOAP 25c heals and beautifies 2. GERMAN CORN REMOVER for corns and bunions 25c 3. HILL'S HAIR AND WHISKER DYE Bleck and Brown CC 4. PIKE'S TOOTHACHE DROPS cure in 1 Minute 25c 5. DEAN'S RHEUMATIC PULL a sure cure 60c.
Flour dull and steady signals amid general quiet in grains. Butter, eggs, pork, lard and fresh beef show little to no change while cheese stays firm and hay remains steady. Potatoes and potatoes varieties attract decent demand. sweet potatoes dull. apples fair. cotton quiet. molasses, sugar and tallow muted. poultry and game unchanged.
Wool receipts in Boston for the week ending Oct 14 reach 6150 bales domestic and 10908 bales foreign, with last year at 8644 domestic and 1430 foreign. The report details weekly domestic and foreign sales by region, notes market firmness despite a quiet tone, cites a 5000 case New York flannel auction, and lists prices and activity across Ohio, Michigan, Texas, and California wools, plus notes on New York and Portland market trends and regional quotations.
In St Louis the market is firm with quieter demand. Texas fleece and carpet wools sell in small lots. London Colonial wool sale shows brisk early trading, then tempered by selective buying. Prices rise for merino and cross breds, with Australian clips opening higher and new Zealand and Cape categories guiding the day.
The market shows no change in flour with quiet but firm corn. Oats show a tentative uptrend. On call sales included 2700 bush Nov 36.5 to 37 cents and 2700 bush May 40.4 to 40.6 cents. earlier, 65400 bushels Dec sold at 87.14 cents and 8100 bushels year at 86 cents. Settling price today 35.14 cents. Weekly inspections list numerous carloads of wheat, oats, and mixed grains. Exports for September reached 14.28 million dollars, with fiscal-year totals at 540.967 million. Minneapolis received 892 thousand bushels of wheat last week. Flour and cornmeal prices quoted across several grades and regions. Oats and rye values steady to firm. hops and malt noted with regional variations.
Butter holds near steady on top grades while medium quality rests softer. Western stock tight. New York and Chicago quotes show weakness in butter and dull cheese markets. Eggs steady amid heavy receipts. beans firm with steady demand. poultry mixed with high fat hens and scarce fresh stock.
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