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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1886

Page

6

Suit to curb AT&SF guarantees over bankrupt Atlantic & Pacific bonds

AISHSON, Topeka and Santa Fe notice of suit in United States Circuit Court District of Kansas to enjoin the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co from guaranteeing interest or principal of Atlantic & Pacific bonds or lending to that company. The filing cites A P R R earnings and Atchison advance figures, urging protection of Atchison stock dividends and seeking to halt use of Atchison assets to support a reportedly bankrupt enterprise. Stockholders may request circulars by mail.

United States Circuit Court District of Kansas Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R. Co Atlantic & Pacific R. RK Atchison Company Atlantic & Pacific RR Uh. Uo Atchison Atchison Co

Money Market Mixed as Rates Ease Across Banks and Bonds

The Money Market notes a broad rate softening among clearing banks while business and corporation paper hold at 4 1/2 to 6 1/2 percent. New York funds show discount around 10 1/2 percent per $1000, with weekly clearings and balances up versus last year. Government securities remain strong as foreign exchanges steady, and regional clearings reflect mixed changes with Detroit lagging due to lake rates and storms.

Bosroy Corporation New York Bank of England Australia Bank For Bank of France Bank of Germany Detroit Lakes Boston One York Philadelphia New Orleans Indianapolis St. Joseph Minneapolis Omaha Kansas City Portland Syracuse Denver Galveston Boston Post United States

Stock market week shows Boston and Albany moves and rail talks

Stockholders at the annual meeting Oct 27 report Boston and Lowell at 135 to 136 Boston and Albany at 106. Maine Central 127 Eastern 105. Mexican Central heavy except old scrip 70 to 72 4. The 76 declined to 48 54 43 1 3% 4416. Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain censels 102 Consolidated Vermont 87% Chicago Kansas and Western 5s 7% lower 101. New York and New England 61% to 58 4 later 59%. Boston banker sees Gould Sage Field buyers and dispersed control among several interests. Schemes Exposed notes in New England rail consolidation battle with dates and players. Copper and telegraph shares mixed as market steadies with London prices easing.

Boston & Lowell Boston & Albany Boston & Maine Eastern Maine Central OK Colony Mexican Central Ogdensburg Lake Champlain Censels Vermonthe Chicago, Kansas & Western New York New England Boston Gould, Sage and Field Bliss Clark Watrous New Haven Cyrus Field Manhattan Connecticut Massachusetts New York Mail and Express Tyes Wilrong American Bell Cincinnati Bell Erie Brookline

Dividends Declared By Local Firms This Quarter

Cane Cod Five Cents Savings Bank declares a 2 percent dividend. Fall River Electric Light Company issues a 2 percent dividend for the last quarter. Merchants' Mill Company Fall River proclaims a 2 percent dividend. McKay Metallic Plastering Association declares 75 cents per share. Pullman Palace Car Company posts a quarterly 2 percent dividend. Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton Railroad declares a 2 percent dividend. Plymouth Consolidated Gold Mining Company notes its forty second consecutive dividend of 25000 dollars, total 1300000 to date.

Cane Cod Five Cents Savings Bank Fall River Electric Light Company Merchants’ Mill Company Fall River McKay Metallic Pastering Association Pullman Palace Car Company Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Company Plymouth Consolidated Gola Mining Company

New York Stocks and Money Market Report Oct 15

Money on call quiet 4 to 6 percent with last loan at 5. Prime mercantile paper 4a5 percent. Bar silver steady at 975s. Sterling at 4.51 bid, 4.84 demand. Railroads firm with Lackawanna, Hudson, and coal roads strong. Jersey Central weak on rumored 15 percent stock assessment. Weekly sales 2,663,159 shares. week total 10,211,000 dollars. London market dull amid labor troubles. western strike pressure ahead of earnings reports.

Atchison Atlantic & Pacific Chicago Burlington & Northern Cincinnati Sandusky & Cleveland Cleveland & Canton California Southern Columbus Springfield Central Massachusetts SOO Burlington & Quincy Little Rock & Fort Smith Mexican Central Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Wisconsin Central Allouez Arnold Quincy New England Telephone Boston Land Boston W. E. Bright Cordley, Young & Fuller The Stock Exchange Wiliam F Europe St. Louis San Francisco Atchison and California Lone San Diego the Herald Southern California Railroad Atchison System Pullman Palace Car Company Soutuc Cita Oe Ewes Union Pacific St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad Company Ie Company Indiana Bloomington & Western Sandusky Preferred Chicago & Eastern Illlinois Oregon Short Line Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Canadian Pacifico Manitoba Massachusetts New York Prime Mercantile Bar Ailver Sterling Exchange Sox Lackawanna Delaware & Hudson Jersey Central Manhattan Ohio & Mississippi Erie New England Commersey Central Morris & Essex Detroit Mackinac Marquette Indiana, Bloomington & Western Louisville & Nashville Eansville Henderson & Nashville W. &. Lawson & Co Jersey Hocking Valley London

United States Bonds and London Market Report

London reports show U S bonds with varied quotes including 4s at 13214 and 40es at 11454, plus several railway shares. Activity in discount rates eased to about 2% to 1%4, with irregular stock exchange prices and a weaker tone from large realisations, money costs, and East tensions. rail securities fell early, then rebounded to close firm.

London United States Atlantic &Great Western Inois Central St. Paul Common Pennsylvania Reading Stock Exchange

Trade bidders and agents listed across multiple cities

A long list of names and firms across Atlanta Baltimore Buffalo Butte Bloomington Canister Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Wayne Havana Knoxville Mansfield Memphis Nashville Neb Philadelphia Pittsburg St Louis St Joseph Toledo Towanda with associated agents and company affiliations. The names include Bates Ramsdell Greenstelder Crane Goodbar Murray etc and firms such as Edwin Bates Co Ramsdell Co Selz Schwab Co Dittman Shoo Co Noyes Co and many others.

Atlanta E Kingsbury Edwin Bates & Co Baltimore, & Co Tre Baltimore Buffalo T Raimsdell O P Ramsdell Sweet & Co Butte Mon Ira O Mann Burlington Ina F O Adams A G Adams Ads Bloomington J P Smith RP Smith & Sons Rds Canister W T Bailey Allison B & Co Chicago Charles Bangs Bangs Bard C Adler Frank & Adler Farnum & Co Greenstelder Greenstelder, Rosenthal & Co A C MacLaughlin Selz, Schwab & Co Penter & Telling Cincinnati W Laws H H Laws F Carpenter Guthman, Car- Co Adis Henry L Crane H L Crane Boot and Shoe Company Incinnati Joseph Thorne W F Thorne Knoxville Tenn E MacMillan McMillan, Hazen & Co Mansfield O H M Weaver H M Weaver & Co Memphis D M Goodbar E J Carrington Goodbar & Co J Goodbar Goodbar Love & Co Nashville Mason & Co Lenn Strade Murray Murray Dibrell & Co F P Kirkendall Reed Jones & Jones Reed, Jones & Co Carnahan Ichardson Richardson Omaha Pittsburg Penn Pickerseill, Jr St Louis W H Dittman George F Dittman Shoe Company D B Lindsley Orr & Lindsley St. Louis J H Schafer Schafer, Swarts & Co A T Kelley Kelley, Goodfellow & Co Smith W Allen Claffin-Allen Shoe Co St. Louis, & Co Trest Joseph Noyes Noyes, Norman & Co Toledo W Bell R H Lane & Co Rogers Dewey, Rogers & Co C Walker Tennent Walker Ads O C Smith Smith, Simmons & Peabody Towanda I B Humphrey Humphrey Bros & Tracy

Auction Notices From Boston Stock Exchange Brokers

On Saturday October 23 by order of executor two shares Lawrence National Bank of Lawrence listed. Francis Henshaw Co auctioneers and brokers at 51 State Street Merchants Exchange Building First Floor room. Boston Stock Exchange members. Auction sales every Saturday at 12 noon. Also on Wednesday October 20 various securities listed including Mass Natural Bank trustees Nat Mt Wollaston Bank of Quincy Nat Union Bank Lowell Manufacturing Co and several railroad and insurance issues with dated 1890s.

Union National Bank Everett National Bank Continental National Bank Cocheco Manut Co Ees Eatin Lowell Manufacturing Co Continental Mills Lewis Ee Clare Nashua Manufacturing Co National Tube Works Quincy Metropolitan Horse RR Flexible Shoe Nail Co Roxbury Gaslight Co National Car Co Firemen’s Fire Insurance Co Cincinnati Scott, S E & Memphs Old Colony RR Chicago, Burl & Northern Dixon, Peoria & Han Boston & Albany RR Cheshire Railroad Chie, Burl & Quinns Boston, Con & Mont Lawrence Natl. Bk Lawrence Francis Henshaw & CO Sate Street Etchang Ares Mass. N. Bank Nat Mt. Wollaston Bs Quincy, Mass

Stock Auctioneers Day and Co listings at Merchants Exchange

By R L Day and Co stock auctioneers Merchants Exchange building Vicem Nos 51 State Street and Lk Exchange Place Auction Sales every Saturday at 1130 A M Telephone No 3s Appraisals free of charge Entries include City of Bath Me 5 20 40s 1901 Corrigan Cons Street Ry Co of Kansas City Concord Claremont RR US G 1000 New Eng Mort Sec Co 5s 1902

R. L. Day & CO Mrekersa Merchants’ Exchange State Street Lk Exchange E’lace City of Bath C. B Corrigan Cons Street Ry. Co Kansas City Concord & Claremont_RR Jon c& St. Fe Ra US. G Eng. Mort. Sec. Co

Auction sale of small estate at 42 South Margin Street

The auctioneers S. R. Knights & Co announce a public sale of a small estate at 42 South Margin Street. The two story wooden house has 15 rooms and usual conveniences with a 20 by 60 foot lot about 1000 square feet. The sale is on Wednesday at 3 pm cash required with 200 paid at time and place. Telephone 791.

South Margin Street Telephone

Sale of 3 1-2 Story Swell Front Brick Dwelling

Public auction scheduled for Thursday October 21 at 3 p m on the premises at 144 West Concord Street. The 12 room house features frescoed ceilings furnace gas hot and cold water fixtures set tiles in good repair, with about 2000 square feet lot. Five hundred dollars to be paid cash at sale. For key and details contact the auctioneers office by telephone 791.

Concord Street

Auction Notice of 30 Shares Nat. Tube Works Co Sale

30 shares Nat Tube Works Co to be sold under a court decree in Salem Essex County Massachusetts in October 1886 at 11 a m. The list includes multiple promissory notes from S G Snelling and others with dates from 1836 to 1886 and protest charges, detailing notes payable at Kilby Street Ruggles Street and to the Eastern Electric Cable Company. Francis Hesshaw & Co. acts as auctioneers.

State Street Boston Mass County of Essex Massachusetts Salem Samuel G. 5Rig Nahant Samuel W Samuel G. Snelling Carrabasset Land Sargent G. Snelling Howard Snelling & Co S. G. Snelling Kilby Street Bisnk Alonzo Dosselyn S.G. Snelling Ruggles Street Hi. A. Clark Eastern Electric Cable Company H. A. Clark Francis Hesshaw & CO

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