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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1886

Page

6

Mining and Miscellaneous Stocks Market Report

Report by Wilson W. Fay & Co. covers sales on Sept. 18 with totals of 1,987,686 shares traded for the week and railroad bonds active. Notes large coal stock activity, gains in Western Union and Atchison Santa Fe supported by a 4 percent A P lst mortgage guarantee. Reading matter debated with Gowen optimistic, Pennsylvania Railroad facing foreclosures. Also details flour and grain prices, including corn, oats, beans, butter, cheese, eggs, and various regional commodity quotes.

St. Paul Consols Northwestern Sinking Fund New Orleans Pacific Texas Pacific Rios Trust North Missouri Firsts St. Paul I. & M. Division Ilinois Central St. Louis New Albany & Chicago Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Ridge Boston Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe San Francisco Western Union Lake Shore Gowen Reading Pennsylvania Railroad Company Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Tovay

Money Market and Clearing House Report of Sept 18 1886

The money market shows little change with bank borrowing at 3 1 2 percent and time loans around 5 6 percent. New York funds at 10 12 percent discount on 1000, with weekly clearings totaling 73 203 823 dollars and a 7 682 125 surplus. Clearing house gains favor in Boston and Western markets, led by Indianapolis and Omaha, while iron and rail stocks move on Missouri Pacific and Atchison relations.

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New York Financial Stocks Rally in Late Trading

New York money on call quiet amid firm government and railroad bonds. Market gains after 2:15 with Reading, Western Union, and Lackawanna leading. Vanderbilts prominent as coal shares rise. Canal stocks rally with Delaware & Hudson up over 2%. Reading shows slight decline from early highs. most issues close at near best levels of the day.

New York Sterling Exchange Lackawanna Lake Shore Corbin Western Union Jersey Central Texas Pacific Vanderbilts Delaware & Hudson Reading New York New England San Francisco Canal Michigan Central

Foreign Financial Markets Report From London

London market updates show U S bonds quoted at 13056 and 4% yields around 114%%, with American and Canadian railway stocks active. Discount rates for the week steadied, stock exchange credit at 4.3 percent, and early week settlement slowed volume before a surge of activity as English and American rail securities attracted buyers.

London United States Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central St. Paul New York Central Reading Stock Exchange

Solomon Sweet reports for Baum & Co collapse and losses

Solomon Sweet as assignee reveals Baum & Co liabilities total 738000 with San Francisco assets 660000 and New York 25000 while assets total 685000. Powder stock losses exceed 160000, market wobble noted but business remains steady. Other local failures include Stowe in New York and Wallace in Vermont, plus deeds and assignments across several firms.

Solomon Sweet J. Baum & Co Vulcan Thomas Bell Providence Pscragge A. Stowe Stil

Boot and Shoe Buyers Upcoming in National Advertisers

The notice lists multiple buyers from cities across the United States and Havana seeking boots and shoes. Figures include H A Goff of Stone Goff & Co in Binghamton, M E Taber of B Taber & Co in Buffalo, D A Brodie in Burlington, C W Marks in Chicago, S J Edwards in Cumberland, O F Willson and C D Pitts in Columbus, Josiah and M Velle in Havana, V K Hendricks in Indianapolis, T T Stockton in Jacksonville, J M Dunwody in Macon, and R Cummings in Toledo. Each entry connects a buyer with a company or partner in a regional context.

Binghamton Goff Stone Goff & Co Buffaio E Taber Taber & Co Craw Burlington Brodie Chicago Marks Cumberland S J Edwards Columbus F Willson Willson & Co E Pitts D Pitts & Son Ads Havana Cuba Josiah

Ferro-Phosphated Elixir of Calisaya Advised as Tonic

A tonic recommended for dyspepsia indigestion low mood general debility and prevention against fevers and agues. The Ferro-Phosphated Elixir of Calisaya by Caswell Hazard Co New York is said to be the best tonic and unmatched for patients recovering from fever or illness.

Calisaya Caswell, Hazard & Co New York

Commercial Market Highlights Amid Quiet Demand

The market shows light flour demand and dull corn and potatoes. Oats and rye are easy, butter and cheese firm, eggs steady, beans and seeds quiet, and peaches sold slowly on Saturday. Poultry, game, tallow, and provisions unchanged with sugars steady and molasses quiet.

Butter and Cheese Markets Steady Across Regions

Butter and cheese prices hold firm with little movement in Chicago and New York markets. Western creamery extra at 25c, state factory full cream 1042c, eggs strong while dairies report mixed receipts for week ending Sept 18 and Sept 11. Beans, seeds, hay, rye straw, sweet potatoes, truck goods, and tallow show steady or dull activity with varied quotational notes.

Bisse Cincinnati Minnesota Bakers New York Roller Michigan Ohio Indiana Canada New York Eastern Creanery Vermont Creanery New York Dairy East New Hampshire Vermont Nova Scotia Timothy North Jersey Swale Maine New Brunswick Houston Rose P Bush Houlton Hebrons Do Hebrons Hebrons Burbanks Virginia Joe P Bush Chicago Western Creamery State Eastern Creamery Eastern Dairy Western Eeekes

Market Report Prices For Fruits And Vegetables

Peaches arrived in bad condition Saturday and had a slow sale. Culls sell 254 40c, plain white lots at 50 75c, and yellow rots 75c. There is a dull trade with grapes, Concords, and white fruit prices steady. No change in apples, pears scarce, canteloupes and muskmelons quoted with limited movement.

Eadh Minneapolis Northwestern Delaware

Pork and Beef Market Report with Steady Fresh Meats

A steady trade in pork with firm market conditions and no change in fresh beef. Other fresh meats are dull with unchanged quotations. Pork prices cover long cuts to backs and various forms, while beef lists extra plate, ribs, hams, tongues and other cuts. Fresh beef prices show range for steers, heifers, and miscellaneous cuts, with several labeled grades and weights.

Aize and Cure Ratiles Vallee Brighton Worcester County

Cotton supply in sight declines versus prior years

The visible cotton supply world totals 1,025,527 bales in U.S. ports and 1,105,472 bales in Europe with American exports today 2,167 bales. Liverpool and New York prices are 514d and 96 16/32 cents respectively. Compared with 1885, 1884, and 1883, in sight tonight shows decreases of 79,945. 371,747. and 600,256 bales.

Great Britain United States Liverpool Londons Hamburg Bremen Amsterdam Rotterdam Egypt Brazil U.S U. S London Atc Antwerp Havre Marseilles Barcelona Trieste New York

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