Money Market Gains Ease. Stocks Rally in Boston Session
The Boston money market shows easier rates with call loans at 4 to 5 percent and clearing house borrowings at 3 4 percent. New York funds par to 12 percent discount on 1000. Union Pacific leads stock gains, Advancing to 60 and closing at 60 percent. Atlantic & Pacific joint deals buoy prices while Indiana Western factions face proxy battles. several rail and utility equities climb amid broker optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York
New York & New England
Atchison
Atlantic & Pacific
Union Pacific
Central Massachusetts
Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland
Wisconsin Central
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Kansas
Sonora
Kansas Supreme Court
Chicago
Charles Francis Adams
Omaha
Adams
Nebraska
Western Traffic Association
West
Oregon
Daily Financial
Chicago, Burlington & Northern
Chicago & West Michigan
California Southern
Marquette, Houghton& Ontonagon
Seligmans
Atchison and
St. Louis
San Francisco
Cincinnati, Sandusky
Cleveland
Corbin
Farlow
Indiana, Bloomington & Western Clique
Indiana, Bloomington & Western
Sandusky
New England
Gould and
Sage
Field
Brother Field
Boston & Albany
Boston & Maine
Fitchburg
Eastern
Middlesex
Bowinn & Lowell
Denver
Chicago, Kansas & Western
Oedensburg
Calumet & Hecla
Franklin
Osceola
Huron
Bell Telephone
San Diego Land
First Dividend Restored by Southern Road Since 1884
A dividend of 1 percent is declared for the first time since spring 1884, marking an early move among non-dividend roads to resume payments. A Southern line leads this revival, signaling renewed earnings expectations for investors.
Brewers and Wilkins Grain and Provisions Firm
Brewer and Wilkins commission merchants operate grain and provisions business from 35 Congress Street Boston with margin trading and private wires to Chicago and New York handling orders and deliveries straight through to major markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewer & Wilkins Brewer & Winaiss, Commission Merchants
Grain and Provisions
Congress St
Boston
Chicago
New York
Boston Stock Exchange Broadside Prices and Dockets
Market snapshot of sales at Brokers' Board with numerous securities listed. California South, Mexican Central, Oregon Short Line, New York & New England, Am Bell Telephone, and various railroads feature with bid quotes and par values. Multiple banked bonds, mining stocks, and utilities noted, reflecting broad market activity in early September trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Inc
Kana Western
Consol R
Vermont
Oregon
Railway &N Nv
Sonora
Michigan Central Air Line
New York
New England
Hough
Raiilro
New England R
Bell Telephone
Ogs
L. C. Con
BO Atchison, Topeka
Boston & Lowell R
Chicago & West
Michigan RR
Cincinnati, San
Cleveland
Eastern Railway
Esa
Boston Land
Boston Water Power
Atlantic & Pacific
Eastern Railroad
Mexican Central
Union Pacific
Spinenoorkk. C
Spr. & Mem
New York & New Eng
Boston
Albany
Maine
Ae Central of
Mass
Do Opal
Canton
Wy Dee Chic
Bur
Quincy
San
Hastern
Flint
Pere Mary
Iowa Falls
S. City
Sringfiel d & Mem
Springfield
Little Rock & St. Smith
Marg
Hough. & Ont
New Eng
Old Colony
Wisconsin
Allouez
Arnold
Atlantic
Escees Pris Bonanza
Beston & Montana
Calumet & Heela
Franklin
Osceola
Mining and Misc Stocks Reported by Fay & Co
Stock list from Wilson W Fay & Co Boston No 7 State Street dated Sept 17 shows prices for Kensington Tol Cin St Quin Gadhsity Crescent Dunkin Nekhay Bigelow Masauyd and Oty brands with varied shares traded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
Boston
Kensington
Ava
Mig
Nekhay & Bigelow Heeling
New York Financial Market Report September Trading Roundup
Money on call is easy at 4 5e percents. Prime mercantile paper 4 5. Bar silver 95. Sterling 4.81 to 4.8454 for demand. Government bonds dull but strong. railroad bonds quiet to firm. Reading & Co. led gains while market closed heavy after a volatile day. Transactions total 443,304 shares with mining stocks including Colorado Coal and Plymouth listed among active names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Reading
Omaha
Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette
Lafayette, Bloomington & Muncie
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Real estate transfers across Boston area streets
A dense list of property transfers and mortgages dated Sept 1 to Aug 31 across Dorchester East Boston Chelsea Revere South Boston Charlestown and surrounding streets. Transactions include Endicott Pleasant Tremont Harrison Washington Cove West Chester Park Milton Ave Dudley Quincy Marsh Beale Princeton Everett Third F street Atlantic Avenue and Pearl Street with buyers sellers and mortgage details among banks and trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Endicott Street
Thomas Cullet Ax
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank
Pleasant Street
Michael Finnet
Peter H. Ferguson
Lieasant Street
Shuball G. Rogers
Samuel W. Sweet
Tremont Street
John R. Poor
Sarah E. Bowles
Harrison Avenue
Newburyport
West Chester Park
Dorchester
Margaret Ann Curtis
Elizabeth Mason
Milton Avenue
James Havey
Michael Kelley
Dudley Street
Alexander R. Rice
Ada C. Rice
Quincy Street
Sept. A
Freeman Smith
William H. H. M. Treadwell
Beale Street
Boston
James M. Cowen Et Ax
William H. Wilson
Princeton Street
East Boston Savings Bank
Charles Young
Bernard Lynch
Everett Street
Revere
Dustin Laney
F. J. Baldwin
Cornelius O’brien
John C. Miller
John Oscar Teele
St. Chelsea
Joseph Sawyer
Patrick J. Green
Middlesex Street
Wisxtthrop
Lizzie Marcella Burrill
Provident Co-operative Bank
Atlantic Avenue
Stephen S. Smith
Amasa Clarke
Washington Avenue
George
California mining stocks close in San Francisco
California mining stocks close with Eureka Con and Hale & Norcross at 14 and 14.5 respectively. Best & Belcher and Navajo are listed with varying bids and gaps shown. Con, Cal & Vasas and Ophir trade around 1.14 and 1.12, while Big Savage and Grown Point reflect modest moves in the day’s official closing prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Francisco
Eureka
Hale & Norcross
Best & Belcher
Ophir
Con
Cal
Vasas
Savage
Foreign Financial Markets Report London Sept 17
London market notes Consols firm at 10013-16 and United States 43 150. Do 4143 and 114 percent. Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 523 with seconds at 17 percent. Illinois Central 13914. Mexican ordinary 48 percent. St Paul common 10014. New York Central 115 percent. Reading 1544.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
St. Paul
New York
BUSINESS TROUBLES ASSESS FAILURES ACROSS NATION
Reports from Dun and Co and E Russell and Co list 155 U S failures this week 152 in the United States and 33 in Canada, with Pacific States and Canada above average. Details include Henry E Craig trade at Walpole with liabilities of 870316 and assets of 11280 72, plus notes and stock figures. Creditors consider a voluntary settlement preferable and potential real estate transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Dun & Co
E. Russell & Co
Mercantile Agency Today
United States
Canada
Pacific States
Charles H. Wetmore
Rockland Avenue
Boston Highlands
Henry E. Craig
Walpole
E. C. Craig & Co
Robert B. Clapp
Waterstreet
Charles C. Mellen
Committee of
Wrentham
George E. Craig
Veesees
Charles
Craig
J. I. Gould
Medfield
Moulton & Ingraham
Providence
R. L
S. H. Torrey & Son
Canandaigua
N. Y
A. Smiley
Addison, Mich
Market Roundup: Stable prices across grains and dairy
Flour and corn show no change as oats and malt remain quiet with light demand. Butter and cheese stay firm, eggs rise yet firm, beans and seeds unchanged. Apples dull, hay and potatoes dull, truck quiet. Poultry, game, tallow, and molasses steady with provisions unchanged in tone.
Mortgage transfers and amounts from 19th century notices
Edwin Woyland to Anna D Mills records a mortgage by Dennis Conway dated March 1 1878 for 600 dollars. Samuel Little et al trustees to Clara D Smith records mortgage by Cornelius Hurley dated June 28 for 450 dollars. Union Institution for Savings to Jeremiah H Carey records mortgage by John F MacQuaide dated July 28 1884. Isaac Stebbins to Eben Hutchinson records mortgage by George B Tucker dated Oct 1 1885 for 1000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Woyland
Anna D. Mills
Dennis Conway
Samuel Little Et al
Clara D. Smith
Cornelius Hurley
Union Institution For Savings
Jeremiah H. Carey
John F. MacQuaide
Isaac Stebbins
Eben Hutchinson
George B. Tucker
Multiple City Names and Attorneys Listed in Trade Ledger
A dated listing shows attorneys and firms across cities including Columbus Ohio Cincinnati Ohio Cumberland Maryland and New Orleans Louisiana. Names include O F Willson Cowen Witkowski Dunwody Hendricks Ringo Bendit Richardson and Brandt with various roles and signatories in a regional ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marks
Craw
Cumberland
S J Edwards
Columbus
F Willson
O F Willson & Co
Cincinnati
George T Cowen
Cowen & McGrath
Lavana
Cuba
Josiah and
M Velle
Indianapolis
Ind
W K Hendricks
Hendricks & Cooper
Macon
J M Dunwody
Witkouski
Dunwody
Mississippi
E Ringo
A W Bend
Brown’s Little Joke and a Remark About Medicine
A humorous exchange between Brown and Jones opens the piece. It shifts to criticize costly medicines and promotes Dr. R V Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for fevers lung weakness shortness of breath and lingering coughs praised as a royal remedy with magical influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Jones
R. V. Pierce
Market Reports Sept 17 Flour and Grain
Market reports show no change in flour with steady demand for large lots. Corn and oats are quiet with a lower cash oats settlement. Quoted prices cover No 2 white oats and various oat and cornmeal figures, with widespread car lot inspections noted. fruit and produce like peaches, pears, grapes, and melons are available, while the steamer Jesse H. Freeman men's Jamaica cargo banana shipment is due Sept. 20 for Seaver n s Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
New York
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Southern Inds
St. Louis
Wisconsin
Canada Superior
Canada
New Ne
Jesse H. Freeman
Jamaica
Seaverns & Co
Market Reports Show Butter Demand Across Regions and Goods
Butter demand remains firm with Western extra creamery at 24c and extra firsts at 20 22c in Western markets. New York and Liverpool quotes show firm butter and cheese, while eggs and beans trend mixed. potatoes and hay vary by region with weather influencing prices. Major names include Western creamery, Northern creamery, Eastern creamery, New York dairy, Vermont creamery, and Liverpool markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western Creamery Extra
Western Dairy
New York
Eastern
Western
Liverpool
Northern
Vermont Creamery
East
New Hampshire
Vermont
Michigan
Nova Scotia
Island
Bush
Timothy
North
West
Red Top
Jersey
Maine
New Brunswick
Houlton Hebrons
Burbanks
Virginia
Market Prices for Produce and Poultry Fodder
Listed price quotes for bush beans native wax long green Lima and Sivey squash and greens including marrow and turban squash corn onions carrots lettuce peppers celery cauliflower spinach capes cranberries and a range of poultry and game items with No 1 and No 2 categories for turkeys spring chickens and fowls, plus tallow prices for city and country renders.
Local Meat Prices Show Wide Range Across Cuts and Weights
Meat market listings detail pork and lard prices by cut, including long cuts 14 14 50 and backs 14 50 15 00, fresh ribs and sausage, hams 12 34 18c, corned de Take smoked ribs 42 9e, and beef with extra plate 10 10 50. Also listing fresh beef and lamb rates for steers, hinds, and mutton with regional notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord
Choice
Hinds, LLC
Lee
Brighton
Worcester County
Wheat and meat markets move in varied directions
Cincinnati reports show pork steady to dull with lard and bacon firming, hogs mostly steady across classes, whisk y firm at 110, and receipts of 2000 with 990 shipments. London wool sales total 11,100 bales with active demand and rising prices while Havana sugar sales reach 5862 bags at 250 gold per quintal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush
Cincinnati
London
New Zealand
New South Wales
Victoria
Havana
Cotton Markets Report Sept 17 Across Major Ports
Net receipts and sales listed for Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and Consolidation. Exports to Britain France and the Continent shown with weekly totals and year over year comparisons. Stocks at all US ports and interior towns detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Galveston
New Orleans
Great Britain
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Continent
Cincinnati
E. St. Louis
Louisville
Ross
Midge
France
United States
Liverpool
Market Briefs: Cotton and Sugar Markets Mixed
Cotton prices steady across grades with mid uplands and Orleans offered around 5144.5 to 6. Liverpool futures opened and closed easy across several months. New York futures showed quiet trade and steady spot. Sugar remains steady with firm refined demand and varied grade quotes. Molasses and pipeline certificates noted with figures on cargo lets and refinery prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uplands
Gulf
Liverpool
Orleans
New York
Bat Pais Ga Ore A
Sid
Bent
Manila
Lloilos
Belmont
Porto Rico
Cuba
Markets by telegraph Iowa to New York Sept 17
Markets by telegraph report wheat and flour prices across multiple cities with receipts, exports, and sales. Notes include No 2 red wheat around 84% to 90 cents and lard and pork price movements, with rail and sea freight steadiness and varying elevator and afloat bids.
Chicago cattle and hog markets shift on receipts and prices
Cattle receipts reach 60003 with 3000 shipments as buyers show weakness. Shipping steers quoted 350 to 450, stockers and feeders 225 to 340, cows and bulls 150 to 300. Texans strengthen, good to choice 250 to 340. Hog receipts 19000 with 6000 shipments, prices higher from 410 to 505, light and ships 200 to 375. Sheep receipts 2000, natives 284 to 360, Western 330 to 360, Texans 210 to 310, lambs 425 to 500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hog and cattle market roundup across Chicago St Louis and Kansas City
Chicago hogs firming with light base at 3.89 to 4.80 and heavy buyers at 4.55. Cattle receipts around 6000 with firmer long clear and rib cuts. St Louis hogs steady with light weights at 3.25 to 4.80 and Dutchers to extras at 4.60 to 5.10. Kansas City hogs steady with receipts around 6000 and 7057 on yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Union
BECO
ST. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago Grain Market Sinks on Downbeat Despatch
C S Lee reports a bleak Chicago grain session with October wheat at 74 and a half cents, corn 38 and a quarter, pork at 10 dollars and ten cents. Major sellers Hutchinson and Ream drove prices lower as receipts lagged and export demand waned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
C. S. Lee
Brewer & Wilkins
Congress Street
Hutchinson
Ream
London Market Notes on Foreign Wheat and Corn Prices
Beeroeak's London report shows dull wheat and inactive corn with few sales offshore. At Liverpool and Mark Lane buyers are scarce while new English wheat samples are few and market activity remains very subdued. American and Russian prices are listed, along with steady or firmer tones in various staples and cargoes near shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Beerbohm
Liverpool
Mark Lane
California
Imports and Exports. Imports Sept 17 1886 Liverpool
A ledger style summary of goods imported at Liverpool with numerous consignors. Items include hosiery, wine, earthenware, glassware, steel, pig iron, wool, caustic soda, wire, wool waste, carpets, hardware, china, clocks, and various cases of merchandise. Names of firms such as Coleman Mead and Co, Pierce & Co, Abram French & Co, Shreve Crump & Low, Browning etc appear alongside quantities and packaging units like cases, bales, drums, and casks. Several entries reference wool, steel, soda, and earthenware in large lots. Ports listed include Liverpool and Clementport NS with shipments for ships Venetiaan and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Coleman, Mead & Co
Pierce & Co
Curry & Co
Jere Abbott & Co
Walbaum & Co
Baring Bros & Co
Moors & Co
Thomas Groom & Co
E & F King & Co
Neal Morse & Co
Tyiedler, Moeldner & Co
Walker & Co
Lark & Co
Moise Brown & Griffiths
Wetherell Bros
Brown & Co
Brown & Co—9 Pkgs Clocks, Bronzes and Porcelain Shreve, Crump & Low
Stoddard, Lowering & Co
Mehy Birch Bros
Woollens Kendall, Barrows & C¢Co
Hoisery Shepard, Norwell & Co
Jordan, Marsh & Co
Burgess
Earle Mtg Co
Whitney
Joel Goldthwaite & Co
Cols Brown, Durrell & Co
Bstorer & Co
J. H. Pierce & Robertson
Ives, Bellamy & Co
Abram French & Co
McDuffee & Stratton
Dame & Co
Jones
James Hill Mfg Co
Hills, Turner & Co
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Nashville & Chattanooga
Boston Stock Exchange
Brokers’ Board
eRe Tak Rea
New England Telephone
San Diego Land Co
Allanaz Mining
Franklin Mining
Cal & Hecla Mining
Quincy Mining
Atlantic & Pacific Tno Ge
Chi. Bur. & Q
Den
N.Y
First Board
Oregon Railway Navy
New England Q Telephone
Ska & Santa Ke
Atchison, Type
BO Atlantic & Pacific R
To & Quincy
Burlington
Central of Mass
Cleve. RR
Union Pacific RR
Re Ea
Ee Ri i
Agle
tEx-rights
NEW York Financial
Colorado Coal
Plymouth
Homestake
North Belle Isle
Con Cal & Va
Bulwer
Burlington & Nords
A & Pacific Inc
Top
S. F. RR
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
California Southern RR
Quincy R
N. Eigland
Union Pacific R
Atlantic & Pacific Inc
California Southern Inc
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Atlantic & Pacific RR
Hacen & Maine RR
Chicago, Burlington
Serena
England
A . AG
Ee Ee
Middlesex Guts - Gas
Cecgi Aria Team
Pewabic Mining
Huron ‘Mining
King
Atchison, Topeka & A
Consolidated R. of
Wisconsin Centra
BOS
Canada Southern
Central Pacific
Chicago & St Louis
Delaware, L&w
Delaware & Hudson
Penver
Rio Grande
Erie Ose
Svemiey Foo
Texas
Palene
Louisville & Nashville
Michigan Central
Sk Soins
Manhattan
Missouri Pacific
Northwest
New Jersey Central
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Ohio & Mississipni
Dts
Ontario & Western
Pacific Mail
Peoria
Scienca Loo
St. Paul & Omaha
Texas Pacific
Western Union
Iba
Northern Pacific Prest
Oregon Transcontinental
St Paul & Duluth
Adams Express
Alton & Terre Haute
Oregon Navigation
American Express
Oregon Transway
Boston Air Line
Oregon Imn. Co
Canada Pacific
Panama
Pub. & E
Pittsburg
Chesapeake & Ohio
Ric None & A
Richmond & D
Richmond & W.P
Chicago & Alton
Rochester & P
Rock Island
Tae
St. L. & San F. Tae
Bae
St. L
BO ‘St. P
Delaware & Findsonl
Delaware
Denver & Lio G
Erie
Nion Pacific
S. Express
Mt Tennessee
Wabash
Se & P
Fort Wayne
Wells, Fargo
Houston Texas
Illinois Central
B & Wie
Elsacee
Kansas & Texas
Lake Erie & Western
Lake Shore
Long Island
Louisville & Nash
Pacific
Manhattan Beach
C. Pacific
RE. G
Mobile & Ohio
Northern Pac
Orrls & Essex
Col
Northwestern
Agilie & C. de
Central
Veneral & Western
Ots
Gee
St. Paul Consolesecience
St. P
Pacific C
Ee Peck G.excoup
Suffolk County
James Claffey
Margaret A. Brown
Marsh Street
Kenry Humphreys
William H. Dyer
Erie Telephone
Aspinwall Land
Csesereerees
Foreign Financial Markets
Boot and Shoe Buyers
Telegraph
Southern
Petroleum
United
Alec
Western Steam
Tierces City
South America
Detroit
Mich
Milwaukee
Louis
Toledo
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