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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1886

Page

6

Money Market and Stocks Report from Boston September

Boston money market shows unchanged rates with bank loans at 4 percent and call loans ranging 4 to 6 percent. New York funds at discount and large gross exchanges noted. Boston stock market strong and active, led by railroad earnings and copper stocks. Atchison stock activity mixed amid dividend rumors. Portage Lake area rail and copper supply details cited with earnings for several lines and regions.

Boston New York Netrom Inc Reading Atchison Santa Fe Atchison Company Gulf Atlantic Pacific Calumet & Heclafold Franklin Quincy Osceola Huron Allonez Atlantic Transcript Europe America Portage Lake Allouez Nall Casia Hancock & Calumet Cleveland & Canton Mexican Central Bonihelders Marrgage Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis California Southern Iowa Falls Sioux City Road US RK. Co Kansas City, Chinton & Springfield Lehieh Lachewuina del. & Thod Fern Ehigh Val Ackananha Ei & Hud

Boston Sale Report on Water Power Car Coupler Bonangze

Reported by Wilton W. Fay and Co in Boston details sales of a Crescent car coupler named Bonangze Cataipa and related items on September 19. The brief item notes proceeds and vendor at No 7 State Street, Boston.

Wilton W. Fay & Co State Street Boston Roston Water Power U.S

New York Financial Markets Endure Turbulent Trading Day

The New York financial scene sees active money on call at 4.49 with gains in Lackawanna and Illinois Central after 2:15. Pacific Mail falters, triggering a late-session pullback as heavy selling trims earlier advances. Rail bonds stay quiet while overall stock activity remains robust, marking the largest one-day turnover yet.

New York Sterling Exchange Dria Lackawanna Puebic Mail Jolaware & Huloon Sid Canada Southern White Lackawannua Wester Union Texas Pacific Reon Ovitha Reading Pacific Mall Hart Tennessee Chicago & Alton First S Jersey Central Buffalo Louisville & Nashville Louisville, New Albany & Chicago Cougars Mobile & Ohio Firsta Oho & Mississippi Union Pacific Abit Drive Canada Southern Apd Petrieve Cherek St Bner Oo Delinsire Lok Peliware No Hudson Denver & Rio Grande Risigi Kansas & Texas Lake Shiites St.Paul Omaha Union Pacifie Saroda Western Sion Northern Pacific Oregon Transcontinental St Paul Dé Duluth

Market Reports Sep 20 Dour Quiet Prices Unchanged

Market reports show no change in dour and grain activity remains quiet. Corn and oats price dynamics are listed with sale details, on call positions, and inspections totaling 68 cars. New York visible supply figures for Sept 11 to 19 are provided with stocks for Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rye, Barley, and Malt.

Dour Bofee Susge New York Chicago Burley Corns Ksiees Bob Ao Cee Ees Lee Minneapolis Minnesota Michigan Wisconsin Canada Superior Canada Bush Harley Sdlee Carlotsa

Mining stock closing prices report from San Francisco

San Francisco stock roundup reports official closing prices for mining shares. Listings include AGA, Sea, Norcrosas, Bulwer, Gisela, Inav, Rest, Belcher, Calo, Wes, Aureka, and others. Prices shown with fractions, reflecting market activity for the day.

San Francisco AGA Illale & Norcrosas Bulwer Gisela iNav Rest & Belcher Calo & Wes Ve Savowg Aureka

Foreign financial markets report with mixed yields

London on September 19 reports varied bond and stock movements. U S bonds quoted at 4s 18014, Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 53% and seconds at 17, Canadian Pacific and Erie at 3544 and 1053, Mexican ordinary 4054, St Paul common 1014, New York Central 11654, Pennsylvania 6034.

London United States Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Gig. Erie St. Paulcommon New York Central Pennsylvania

Business Troubles and Local Insolvencies Reported

Fred Shaefer a Leadville cigar dealer confesses judgment for 18000 with stock attached. Reiter and Co Union chain works Allegheny City Penn also attached. J A Stowe Castile Grocer fails. C Bachelder Eustis boot dealer assigns.

Fred Shaefer Leadville Colo Reiter & Co Union Chain Works Allegheny City Penn J. A. Stowe Castile N. Y C. Bachelder Eustis Fla

Boots and Shoes Buyers List Names and Firms

A catalog style listing of boot and shoe buyers with multiple names and associated firms across cities including Stone, Goff & Alm in Baksie New York, Taber in Crawslington, Brodie in Craw Chicago, Marks in Craw Cleveland and other buyers such as Willson, Pitts, Hendricks, Stockton, Dunwodey, and Cummings tied to various firms and locations.

Goff Stone Goff & Alm Baksie E Taber Taber & Co Craw Suriington Brodie Chicairo Marks Cleveland Pitts CD Pitts & Son Havana Cuba Josiah M Velle Ayrs Ind J. Hendricks Hendricks Cooper Jack Hedge T Stockton Stockton & Stribling Ads Macon M Dunwodey Witkowski & Dunwody Toledo Cummings

Local patent medicine ads highlight cosmetics and cures

Haley's Honey cough cure and Pike's Toothache Drops are priced at 25c each, Glenn's Sulphur Soap at 25c, German Corn Remover at 25c, Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye at 50c, and Deans Rutumatic Pills at 50c. The ad lists multiple remedies promising quick relief and beautification benefits.

Haley Glenn Hill Pike Dean

Market Summary Flat Across Farm Commodities

Flour corn and oats show little change with slow sales in oats and quiet markets overall. Butter and cheese stay firm while eggs hold steady with a firm market. Apples unchanged and Bartlett pears edge higher. Potatoes easier with good demand, weet potatoes firmer, truck trades strong. Poultry, game quiet, tallow dull, no change in provisions.

Butter and Cheese Markets Steady Across Regions

The butter market remains firm with steady demand and various regions reporting prices from 24 to 26 cents for Western creamery and Northern dairy lots. Cheese is steady with distinctions between Northern and Western grades. Eggs, beans, and potatoes show mixed trading as markets stay tight and buyers hold steady.

Fruit markets show steady peach and apple sales this morning

The peach train had six cars with most fruit in good order and high sales. Culls 38 40c, fair 50c to $1, good $125.41 to $175 per basket. Apples mostly unchanged. choice sour $1.15 to $1.55, Gravensteins $1.70 to $1.80. sweet $0.50 to $1 per barrel. Bartlett pears firmer at $2.25 to $2.50 per bush. Grapes Delaware 14 16c, Concords Stade, Marthas 14 15 2c, Salems 15 5e per basket. Plums steady. green gages $8.50 to $4 per bush, large eating $3.60 to $3.50, cooking $1.75 to $2.25. Dampions about $3 per bush. Castelopes $3.43 to $3.50 per bush box. Cranberries $5.50 to $6 per pybbl.

North Jersey Maine Houlton Hebrons New Hampshire Vermont New York Hebrons Burbanks Virginia Plush Xtra Western Creamery Chicago Canton Liverpool Ostensoure Vermont Creamery Cileese Northern Sage East Michigan Nova Scotia Bush Bartlett Delaware Stade Concords Marthas Salems

Provisor Tranc Livestock and Deli Prices Window

Listing of pork and lard cuts with prices, fresh rib and sausage products, smoked and pressed meats, deep plate beef, fresh beef and veal prices, and choice lamb and mutton rates. Includes ranges for steers, heavies, rounds, loins, and miscellaneous cuts by size and cure from regional markets.

Lord Choice Brighton Worcester County

Market quiet with mixed commodity prices and futures

The market shows quiet trading with unchanged prices in many lines. Liverpool futures opened easy and closed steady across September to April with spot demand firm for mid uplands and Orleans while New York futures held firm. Raw sugar, molasses, and oils show stable to steady quotations and refined sugars remain in good demand.

Uplands Liverpool Mid Uplands Orleans New York Bent Ewes SMS Ae PAT Gersee RSE USA Manila Belmont Porto Rico Centennial Beacon Light

Markets by Telegraph. New York Sept 20

News on flour, wheat, cornmeal and rye with receipts 26 018 barrels and 298 900 bushels, sales totals including 229 000 bushels No 2 spring and No 1 Northern, prices for various wheat grades, corn, oats and rye with lard, pork, beef, and butter market movements, noting steady and dull tones across grains and fats in the New York market.

New York Minnesota Ric Dull Petroleum United Bbis Mess Pt Western Steam Spot Tierces

Freight and staple prices across markets on Sept 20 (detailed)

Freight rates to Liverpool and metal prices hold steady while grain and provisions shift. Milwaukee notes flour dull wheat firm corn and rye mixed. Cincinnati pork and lard ease. Chicago measures higher wheat and mixed grains. Havana London and St Louis reports span sugar wool pork and various commodities with notable price tiers and receipts.

Liverpool Milwaukee Cincinnati Toledo Chicago Giles Havana London Victoria New South Wales New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal ST. Louis Detroit Michigan

Chicago Live Stock Prices and Receipts Report

Cattle receipts 10 000 shipments 2000 lower packing and shipping 3 40 45 16 stockers and feeders 2 85 to 3 25 cows bulls and mixed 1 60 to 3 25 bulk 2 15 to 2 70 through Texans lower cows 2 25 to 2 75 steers 2 70 to 2 25 Hogs receipts 25 000 shipments 4000 lower rough and mixed packing and shipping 4 40 to 5 05 light 3 05 to 4 80 skins 0 82 0 3 75 Sheep receipts 8000 shipments 7000 steady natives 2 75 to 3 75 Western 3 25 to 3 40 Texans 3 to 3 80 lambs 3 80 to 4 70

Chicago Togo

Wheat market activity in Chicago highlights large exports

Special despatch reports active trading as Hutchinson sells about 250000 bushels of October wheat from 74 1/2 to 74 3/4 cents. Buying opening, shorts pressured by Ream and followers, market weakens then firm again, closing firmer than a week. Exports exceed 8 million bushels. Northwest farmers rush wheat to market citing cheap world prices.

Northwest

Foreign Markets Report From London and Liverpool

London and Liverpool market bulletin notes no cargoes of wheat and corn off the coast while wheat remains on passage for shipment. American corn weaker, English country markets steady to easier as farmers deliver wheat weekly. Paris markets slow for wheat and flour. Liverpool spot wheat and corn very inactive with mixed provisions quotes under pressure.

London Beerbohm Chamber of Cormimerce Murvk Lane Bagusi Paris Liverpool Livervool

Imports and Exports 1886 Trade Across Ports

Shipping list itemizes imports and exports by port and company. Entries include mackerel, eggs, lobsters, potatoes, and eggs from Pictou, Port Hawkesbury, Halifax, and Hamburg. Notable consignors include Beaman Bros, E T Russell & co, A Winsor & Son, and Baring Bros & co. Goods listed cover fish, drums, china, glassware, sugar, and assorted merchandise.

Clementsporey Schoener Deiony Seana Charlottesown Siesiner Worcester Bis Mackerel Anhur & Co Dodo Beaman Bros Bowles & Co Bartlett, Lynan & Co Mackerel Barclay & Co Cullen & Co Witham & Co Winsor & Son Pictou T Russell & Co Port Hawkesbury Beaman Bros Plains J Bigelow & Co Cutler Fuller & Co Griffin & Co Halifax Brock Butler Junk Haskins & Montague Pulfer & Co T. Russell & Co Shamway & Co Smith Stockwell Hamburg Scanfell Apthorpe Lansmann Conway Bros Ives, Bellamy & Co Michele H North & Co Abram Prince & Co Hull Eng Galileo Baring Bros & Co Norwegian Wood Pulp Co Page, Newell & Co Moors & Co

Exports List From Atlantic Ports September 20 1886

Maritime cargo summary from Digby Annapolis and Yarmouth and Hull and Glasgow detailing steamer consignments including New Brunswick Harrie Dominion Galileo Prussian with boxes sacks flour hardware glassware and other goods. Notable quantities include 47 boxes marble 12 v6 shoes 675 bbls flour 200 egg cases 18 880 sacks flour and 162 boxes cheese with various perishables and industrial items.

China Horace Partridge & Co Louis Wolf & Co Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Houghton & Dutton Abram Freich ST John New Brunswick Lamb Hyde, Wheeler & Co de Do Whitney, Clough & Co Salmon Georgeson & Co H Bowles & Co Clements Hathaway Hooksett Mant Co Lyman Mills Sagamore Manico Stark Anms Stafford Mills Palmer Mills Warren Steamship Line Cunard Steamship Co J & T Foian Hall & Co Huckins & Co George McQuesten & Co James & Abbott E Jewell & Co John S Leonard Prince’ & Co Bullard & Co Pierson & Co George Roach & Co Richardson & Denuiie de da Sands & Lechie Cariren Boston Iron Works White Bros & Co Wadleigh Walworth Mantco Worcester Carpet Co Dorica Yarmouth Steamer Dominion Greenwood Bros Burroughs & Co Hiland & Chessman Johnson Pressey Barclay & Co Hutchinson Digby Annapolis Steamer Clementsport Dominion Lassware Hull Eng New York Galileo Glasgow Prussian

Receipts of Freight Goods by Railroads in 1886 Boston Area

List of shipments received by multiple railroads including Boston & Albany, Grand Junction, Boston & Providence, Old Colony, New York & New England, Fitchburg, and Boston & Maine Eastern and Western Divisions. Entries note bales wool flour meal corn sugar coffee meat butter cheese potatoes and various goods with quantities such as 881 bales wool and 13,500 sacks flour, reflecting a busy regimental tally of commodities handled.

Bush I. Dales Boston & Albany Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Old Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Railroad Poets Cure Lumber Boston & Lowell Railroad

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