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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1887

Page

6

Public Debt Statement and Taunton Valuation Numbers

Treasury shows assets and liabilities with total debt around $1.663 billion and cash available for reduction. Taunton valuation lists personal property 5.09 million and real estate 12.04 million with total 17.07 million and rate 14 10 per 1000 voters 6316 polls. Lowell railways consolidation news notes a controlling stake shift.

United States Taunton Lowell Horse Railwa Lowell & Dracutee

Money Market News and Stock Market Roundup

The Boston money market opens steady with banks discounting at 6 percent for regular paper and 6 to 7 percent for outside paper. Government bonds hold at 4 percent and 4s. The Bank of England raised its discount to 4 percent, and bullion moved to America. The market shows strong bullish momentum for September with notable gains in Atchison and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and a favorable July earnings report. total Boston bond sales reached 282,350 with 23,693 shares traded.

Boston Corporation New York United States National Bank Bank of England London America Bank of France Baltimore & Ohio Oregon Willard New York Stock Exchange Atchison Chicago, Burlington & Northern Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Atlantic & Pacific Union Pacific

New York Financial Markets End Strong After Rally

Money on call ranges 6 to 8 with last loan at 5 and closing 5. Prime mercantile paper steady. Bar silver 67. Sterling steady. Government and railroad bonds dull to firm. Stock market turns active after 2:15 pm and climbs with Western Union and Missouri Pacific leading. late day rally lifts Northwestern St Paul and Northern Pacific. renewed interest pushes close to best levels. Railroad bond sales total 797,000 with mixed bond quotes across issuers.

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Market snapshot of bonds and stocks including Western Union and Pullman

Heavy morning buying in Western Union St Paul Reading Northwest and Richmond Terminal followed by a lull. Northern Pacific led gains as rumors swirl of Baltimore and Ohio property talks while Drexel Morgan and Goulds deny telephone deal. Prices closed at day’s high with optimism on continued upward trend.

Oregon Navigation Texas Pacific Great Western Colorado Atlantic & Pacific Green Bay St. Paul Manitoba Shenandoah Valley Wabash W. S. Lawson & Co Western Union Reading Northwest Richmond Northern Pacific Villard Drexel, Morgan & Go Baltimore & Ohio Gould Pullman United States Express Company

Foreign Financial Markets London Sept 1

London stock prices show Consols at 7 16 for money and 10342 for account. Canadian Pacific 57 3, Erie 30 84, Illinois Central 122 14, St Paul common 84 1/4, New York Central 11, Reading 20, Mexican Central 16 1/4. Bank of England discount rate cut from 8 to 4 percent. Paris routes 82 francs for account.

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Battle Against Filth Ignites City Health Efforts

The disinfectant department of the board of health reports a record August with extensive fumigation of thousands of rooms and hundreds of miles of streets. Despite efforts, officials fear a rise in infectious disease in the North End this fall.

Board of Health Gage Health Board North End

Boy’s Faithful Dog Laments Tragic Accident

A fifteen year old boy William Bird employed in a Washington street tailor shop fell from a coach yesterday morning. Both wheels passed over him causing internal injuries and a severe scalp wound. His loyal dog, always at his side, refused to leave and showed distress as bystanders coaxed it away.

William Bird Washington Street

Commodities Mixed as Markets Steady Across Staples

Market notes show dull to steady conditions for dairy meat and grain items with wide activity in prices. Wheat and flour values rise vs last year while corn and oats stay firm. beans and potatoes show quiet demand. pork and fresh beef hold firm. sugar, molasses, rye and malt exhibit steady to unchanged quotes with carload rye and oats detailed.

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Boots and Shoes Market Outlook in Worcester County

The jobbing trade shows moderate activity with fall lines inquiring well. Buyers are plentiful, duplicate orders rise from jobbers, heavy boots sales may fall if late orders drop. Worcester shops run smoothly, orders easily filled, brogans ordered, spring samples discussed, calf boots and shoes stay steady.

Worcester County

Leather and Hides Market Mixed as Demand Bobs in 19th Century Trade

Leather and hides markets show quiet trade with buyers favored. Export demand rises with Boston and New York shipments. duty ruling confirms 20 percent ad valorem on dressed skins. Hemlock sole leather strong for plump lots, rough leather active for moving goods, while wax and hip leathers dull and prices steady to lower.

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Market Reports Sealed in Quiet Flour and Grain Trade

A calm market in flour with little price movement and strong corn demand. Oats show steady prices and active speculative trading with various on call sale figures and futures activity cited.

Market Prices For Fresh Produce Listed In Fragment

A fragment lists prices for onions tomatoes cabbage beans corn and more. Items include onions at 40 to 50 cents, cabbage 9 to 10 cents per unit, peas and beans with varying per bush or box prices, corn and squash around 40 to 75 cents, and several miscellaneous vegetables with prices and units noted.

Maltas Long Islands

Butter and dairy markets show steady prices in New York and Boston

Butter demand remains light with prices near last quotes. Boston exports to Aug 27 show strong butter and cheese outflows, while New York butter weak. Eggs, beans, hay, potatoes, and poultry markets display mixed activity and firm prices for select dairy products across regions.

New York Boston Ohio Liverpool Western York State New Hampshire Aroostook County Butler Vermont Northern Choice Iltec Ohio Choice Northern Sage Choice Canada Michigan Choice Nova Scotia Island New Brunswick Canada North West Jersey East Swale Portlands Norfolk

Pork and lard demand steady at old quotations

From Oct. 26 provisions show a steady demand for pork at the old quotations and a steady demand for lard, indicating sustained buying interest in the market.

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