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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1886

Page

6

Money Market Steady With Broad Loanable Funds

The money market remains steady with ample loanable funds and nominally unchanged discount rates. Prime and good mercantile paper runs from 4 1 2 to 6 percent per annum, while corporation paper is about 4 1 4 to 5 percent. Government securities hold steady as New York funds hover near par, and foreign exchange tightens as rates rise in anticipation of Bank of England discount changes. The local stock market is dull and weak, with mixed activity across rails, telephones, and utilities and notable moves in Atchison, California Southern, and Chicago lines.

Bostons Turspay Eventina Corporation New York Bank of England Frances American Pell Telephone New England Telephone Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe California Southern Atlantic & Pacife Chicago Burlington & Northern Chicaro Burlington& Quincy Cleveland & Canton Flint & Pete Marquette Littl Rock & For Smith New England Mexican Central Central Massachusetts Marquette Houghton & Ontonagon Union Pacific Wisconsin Central Atchison Venner Messrs. Irving A. Evans & Co Atchison Road Tle Atchison Company Mississippi Daly Chicago & Eastern Ilinois Calloway Boston Strong West Missouri Atlantic & Pacific Stock Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Pallman Flint & Perre Marquette Little Rock & Fort Smith Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Toledo Cincinnati St. Louis Chicaco Purlngton & Quincy Plains Oregon Sonora Oregon Short Line Oregon Navigation Consolidated Vermont Boston & Lowell Boston & Maine

Bloodget and Co Bankers at 20 Ocean Street

Private wire to New York reports Boston Stock Exchange activity. Walter Adams and Merritt of Bloodget and Co with partners trade on the private wire. Names indicate a banking firm presence with key members listed.

Oae Street Boston Stock Hachange New York Walter Adams Wal BE. P. Merritt

Basset Whitney & Co Bankers and Brokers Advertisement

Direct wire to New York for trading stocks and bonds on behalf of investors or on margin. Dealers in municipal and railroad securities with membership in New York and Boston exchanges.

Atchison Suit Seeks to Block Rail Bond Supports

In United States Circuit Court Kansas, suit seeks to enjoin Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway from guaranteeing Atlantic and Pacific bonds or lending funds. The A and P R R Co earned 1.526 million gross in 1885 with 240 thousand net. interest on debt was 1.3895 million. The Atchison Co has advanced 3 million to cover unearned interest, risking dividends. stockholders may request circulars.

United States Circuit Court District of Kansas Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R. Co Atlantic & Pacific R. KR Atchison Company Atlantic & Pacific R. A. Co Atchison Atchison Co

Ontario Silver Mining declares regular monthly dividend

The Ontario Silver Mining Company announces a regular monthly dividend of 60 cents per share. The Northern Railroad Company declares a dividend of 23 dollars per share. The Chaco Sh Company of Fall River declares a dividend of 3 per share.

Ontario Silver Mining Company Northern Railroad Company Chaco Sh Company Fall River

Hyanna and GC appears in Boston Exchange note

Fragmentary OCR shows a Boston Stock Exchange item with brokers board sales on October 19. Entries include numerical codes and unclear acronyms such as GC and L105 2534. The readable portions suggest a dated securities record with figures but lack coherent details.

New York Financial Markets Open with Mixed Notes on Stocks

Money on call moves 6 to 9 percent while prime mercantile paper sits at 4. Bar silver at 97 1/2. Sterling exchange steady. Government and railroad bonds display dull to irregular shifts. The stock list remains quiet and heavy with minor gains and losses. Jersey Central active yet well held. Delaware & Hudson and Hocking Valley show notable moves. market closes steady after late weakness. Trading volume totals 362,364 shares with notable names like Canada Southern, Delaware & Hudson, Denver & Rio Grande, Louisville & Nashville, and New Jersey Central highlighted.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Hocking Valley Jersey Central Delaware & Hudson Louisville & Nashville New England Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Ohio Southern Atlantic & Pacific Pensacola & Atlantic Mackinac & Marquette Indiana, Bloomington & Western Canada Southern Gentral Pace Chicago & St. Louis Delaware Lally Denver & Rio Grande Kansas Texas Ek Diesers Lake Erie & Western Niichivan Central Manhattan Missouri Memphis Charleston NiveliWwest New Jersey Central York Enteral Northern Pachie Mississidols Ontario & Western St. Paul & Omaha FEXAS Pacino Union Pachhiess Westerly Union Wabash Gaoine Oregon Transcontinental

London Stock Market Early Trading Report

London stocks and bond prices show Consols at 100 13 16 with modest gains for Atlantic and Western firsts. Canadian Pacific and Erie lines posted marginally higher levels, while New York Central and Pennsylvania rail shares traded around recent marks.

London Atlantic & Eis Erie Tlineis St. Paul New York Central Penneylvania

Boots and Shoes Market Shows Busy Spring Outlook

In a brisk market, about sixty buyers pursue spring contracts as sample orders surge and stockouts ease. Manufacturers wind down old lines while many jobbers start producing for retail. new styles and beadwork flourish as rubber goods stay steady and prices rise. Weekly shipments outside New England total 62,720 cases vs 68,212 last year.

Auy New England

Foodstuffs and Commodities Steady with Mixed Demand

The market notes no major changes across commodities. Oats and potatoes show firmness, while hay and seeds are dull to steady. butter, cheese, eggs, pork, lard, and fresh beef remain near unchanged. Demand patterns vary with beans, truck goods, poultry, and cotton described as steady or quiet.

Tex Petrie Hamburg

Flour and Grain Market Shows Mixed Movement and Active Oats

The market notes no change in flour and steady corn while oats firm with higher quotes. Heavy activity observed in oats with 2700 bushels November No 2 white and 13,500 bushels January contracts traded at rising prices. Inspections listed mixed grain arrivals, and assorted flour and milling products priced for export or domestic sale.

Minnesota Bakers New York Roller Michigan Ohio Indiana Illinois Canada Siba New York

Market Report Shows Steady Butter and Mixed Grain Prices

Butter markets mostly unchanged with best grades steady while medium grades dull. Eggs steady with choice Easterns firm. cheese quiet. Beans steady in New York markets as supply grows. potatoes firm. Various dairy prices and butter quotes across New York, Vermont, and Canada reflect limited activity and cautious demand.

Franklin County Vermont New York Llise Island Canada New Brunswicks Utica Chicago Elgin Creamery Extra Western Creamery Lita Alice Eastern Creamery Extra Liverpool St. Albans Kay Ope I&e Eastern Creamery Vermont Creamery East Extra New Hampshire Michigan Nova Scotia

Market Prices for Seeds Hay Potatoes and Produce

Prices listed for seeds including Timothy Northern 250 and 4240 per bush Western 32 1542 25, hay choices with ranges from fair to good, rye and oat straw values, extra Maine and New Brunswick potatoes by barrel with several regional varieties, sweet potatoes Virginia yellow 129 per barrel, cabbage beets onions carrots lettuce cauliflowers and other garden staples with per unit and per dozen figures, tallow prices for city and country renderings.

Elover Dersey Maine New Brunswick Aroostook Do Hebrons Bbc Vermont New York Hebrons Northern Burbanks Houston St. Andrew Hollis T

Apple market steady with firm cranberry demand and scarce Delawares

Receipts are heavy while demand remains light for apples though shipping fruit shows fair demand. Pears sell steadily and quinces are abundant with slow York State sales. Choice natives fetch 4a5 per barrel. cranberries firm on good stock. grapes arrive in large numbers in poor condition. Delawares and Salems are scarce.

York State Choice Extra King Biel Gravenstein Hubbardstons Baldwin Harvey Salem Diana Concord Isabella de

Pork and Livestock Market Report with Varied Prices

Demand strong for pork and lard while beet holds steady and hindquarters fetch 11e. Lamb supply ample with Brighton prices down 44 to 46e, years steady at old quotes. Detailed ranges for pork and lard cuts, beef, sausages, and hams listed. fresh beef and other meats show varied quality and regional pricing.

Brighton aiBc Roundsia Worcester County

Cotton Market Steady but Dull in Liverpool and New York

Upland and gulf cotton prices quoted unchanged with futures dull in Liverpool and New York. Spot values steadied for mid uplands, low mid, good ord, and ord while 8000 bales sold locally and totals show 10,000 bales received. Sugar and molasses markets also steady with refined and raw quotes listed.

Uplands Gulf Liverpool Bigahdesd Pth Mid Uplands Orleans New York BBC Manila Agitos Porto Rico Cuba

Market Report Shows Steady Demand For Provisions

October market notes indicate good demand for provisions with steady fruit movement and varied prices. Beef prices remain high, veal and lamb show little change, and pork prices edge lower on smoked ribs and brisket pieces while fresh pork may decline soon. Dairy and eggs hold firm with ample supply.

Neil Ortub Vermont Phil

Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report of Oct 19 1856

Report by George J. Fox for the Boston Post details week ending October 19 1856. It lists live stock totals by state cattle sheep calves horses and hogs, with cars over roads and market prices for beef store cattle and sheep. Includes prices for hides tallow and skins and classification notes on cattle and sheep quality.

Boston Post George J. Fox Cath. Sheen Maine Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts New Yorkic Boston & Lowell Fitchburg Boston & Albany Eastern Brighton N. B

Markets by telegraph. Wheat flour and corn prices vary

Market reports from New York to Minneapolis with price lists for flour wheat rye corn oats barley and pork lard and other commodities. Detailed figures show receipts shipments and bid prices across cities including New York Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo Detroit and Minneapolis with notes on wheat No 2 spring and No 1 hard values and refined sugar molasses and petroleum prices.

New York Iiarved Inelume Minnesota Southern Quiet Bush Corr White State Petroleum—United Ibs Pt Lara Firm Western Steam Liverpool Sita Chicago Florys Barney ST. Louis Lote Ev Milwaukee Cencinnael Toledo Detroit Michigan Minneapolis

Net receipts and stocks across port cities show varied activity

Port by port figures report receipts and gross values for Augusta Net through Savannah Net with exports to Britain and the continent. Notable entries include New Orleans with high exports, Memphis shipments and stock levels, Charleston steady stock, Wilmington firm, Norfolk coastwise exports, and Philadelphia dull, reflecting mixed regional demand and supply dynamics.

Augusta Galveston New Orleans Continent Lee Mobile Memphis Charleston Wilmington C. Norfolk eToss Philadelphia Savannah

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