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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1886

Page

6

Money Market and Stock Notes From Boston and New York

Boston market reports steady rates with bank loans at 3.25 percent and cash loans at 4.15 to 4.5 percent. New York funds quoted at 10.15 discount per $1000. Exchange totals show gains year over year. Chicago, Burlington & Northern leads today’s gains. Burlington stock rises to 75 while earnings outlook improves. Mining and iron stocks show selective strength with Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon and Lake Shore mentioned. Local money market stays fairly easy and copper stocks remain attractive.

Boston New York New York & New England Chicago, Burlington & Northern St. Paul Minneapolis Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Calumet & Heela Allouez Osceola Franklin Quincy Huron Wisconsin Central Atchison Northwest Kansas Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Lake Shore Rockland Ori Massachusetts Great Falls Manchester Mills Middlesex Lowell Lyman Mills Chicopee Cambridge South Boston Highland E. T. Fairbanks & Co Lamson New York Commercial Bulletin Metal Exchange Ie London

Dividends listed for several railroads and mining firm

Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway declares 2 1 2 percent on common and 3 percent on stock payable Oct 18. Honerine Mining Company pays 2 percent or 5 cents per share on Sept 28. Nashville Chattanooga and St Louis Railway 1 percent. Evansville and Terre Haute Railway pays 1 percent quarterly.

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company Honerine Mining Company Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Company

Brewer and Wilkins Private Wires Grain Merchants Ad

Boston commission merchants Brewer and Wilkins offer grain and provisions trading on margin with private wires to Chicago and New York, located at 35 Congress Street.

Commission Merchants Congress St Boston Chicago New York

Boston Stock Exchange Market Report September 22 1886

Boston Post wire summary lists sales at Brokers' Board with prices for stocks and bonds. Includes entries for Wisconsin Central Union Pacific Chicago Burlington and Quincy Mexican Central and other rail and industrial issues, with notes on live stock market at Brighton and Watertown and arrivals by road.

Brighton and Watertown Boston Post George J. Fox

New York Financials Drift and Bonds Narrow in Activity

New York money on call quiet at 4 to 6 percent with last loan at 6. Prime mercantile paper 4.5. Bar silver steady at 95.5. Government and railroad bonds dull to steady. Stock market irregular, heavy, with early advances reversing to near opening levels. Railroads and utilities show minor gains. late session closes barely steady. Bond sales total $1,022,500 with several issues listed at small changes.

New York S. Sterling Exchange Fiim St. Paul Baltimore & Oghio Parkersburg Jows City & Western Kentucky Central New York City & Northern Trust New Orleans Pacific To'e Oregon Transcontinental Texas Pacific Shenandosh Valley Wabash General Trust Colorado Coales Western Union Indiana, Bloomington & Western Vnevoimes Indianapolis, Decatur & Springneld

Foreign Financial Markets Report From London

London financial summary shows Consols at 10015 16, U S bonds four percents at 1804, 40es 11434, Atlantic and Great Western firsts 53142, Erie 457 percent 10556, do seconds 10556, St Paul common 10158, New York Central 11712, Reading 17%2.

London U. S Atlantic & Great Western Erie St. Paul Common New York Central Reading

Insolvency andAssignments Hit Boston Merchants

Nathan HF Blake of East Boston has become insolvent with 3742 in debts, 2000 secured by a vessel lien. Cambridge Coal Company creditors expect a light dividend after a recent failure. Hardy & Co. door factory assigns to Henry G. Hardy of Malden. Meyer Richards assigns to Francis E. Rogers with 50 60 in preferences.

Nathan HF. Blake Mariner Meridian Street Boston Cambridge Coal Company Cambridgeport W. A. Macollum Council Grove Kan Hardy & Co Blackstone Street Henry G. Hardy Malden Meyer Richards Brooklyn N. Y Francis E. Rogers

Boot and Shoe Buyers List Across Cities

Albany and other cities feature a long list of boot and shoe buyers with names and firms. Advertisers include W F Freeman Albany H P Converse Craw Burlington cC A Hibbard Craw J M Stone Stone, Gott Co Am H A Goff Stone Goff Co M E Taber B Taber Co Craw D A Brodie Craw Chicago Steve Creedon Co C W Marks Craw Cleveland H B Childs Childs Groff Co Ads Cumberland S J Edwards Am Columbus O O F Willson Co An Pitts A E Pitts Co Ads Des Moines W B Bentley US Detroit Charles E Smith H S Robinson Burtonshaw Havana Josiah M Velle Craw Jacksonville ree maguire ce Tenn H W Hall Co Philadelphia George W Terry 5 Bunting's Sons Co Yo Pitts A N Rose Craw Pitts C Rose F Rose & Son Craw Richmond S W Stern Stern Co Re Richmond S W Fleishman Fleishman Morris Re Savannah H S Meinhard Meinhard Bros Co Par Savannah F A Einstein Einstein's Sons Ads Toledo R Cummings Ads HALE'S HONEY and other items advertise cough cure Glenn's Sulphur Soap German Corn Remover Bills Hair Dye Pike's Toothache Drops Deans Rheumatic Pulls.

Albany Freeman Ads Converse Converse & Son Burlington Hibbard Craw Binghamton Stone Gott & Co Goff Goff & Co Buffalo E Taber Taber & Co Brodie Chicago Steve Creedon Steve Creedon & Co Marks Cleveland B Childs Childs, Groff & Co Cumberland S J Edwards Columbus F Willson Willson & Co E Pitts Pitts & Son Des Moines B Bentley Bently & Olmstead Detroit Mich Charles E Smith H S Robinson & Burtonshaw Havana Cuba Josiah and M Velle Jacksonville Fla T T Stockton Stockton & Stribling Ree Maguire Ce Tenn H W Hall H W Hall & Co Philadelphia Penn George W Terry Bunting’s Sons & Co Pittsburg

Commercial Market Report Summary Immediate Supply Stability

Flour corn oats oatmeal rye flour millfeed butter cheese bees beans fruit seeds potatoes sweet potatoes truck tallow provisions sugars and molasses show little to no change with prices steady or firm. Demand remains good for some items while others hold steady as markets reflect unchanged quotes and quiet trading.

Cattle and Dairy Trade Mixed in Watertown Market

Market notes show steady demand for cows and calves with several buyers listing milch cows at various prices. Veal calves and store hogs sold with moderate activity, while lamb and sheep trade opened strong then cooled as buyers limited. Export markets and Watertown yard sales reflect a cautious tone with expectant fall trade.

Siek Brighton Hollis & Co J . Henry WW Hall Stee W Scollans S&s H Wardwell Peir Sion J D Hosmer Libby & Son C H Merrill E Goodnow O P Estes Wells M O Hunt BF Adden W Ricker H_ A Wilcox Breck & Wood F H Coolidge & Son Libby East Cambridge le Pth Canada H Jones W Peer J_B Sargent A Frazier H A Wilcox L W Tinker W Ricker & Son C W Bragg J F Gilbert Aige C A Burdick B Hurlbert FS Kimball

Boston Market Flour and Grain Review Headlines

Review of the Boston market shows a quiet flour trade with steady prices across Western superfine and roller flour. Prices span multiple grain products, cereals, and provisions including oats, corn, rye, potatoes, beans, and animal feed, with firm dairy and cheese values and firmer copper and pig iron markets.

Market Report: Coal Coffee Cotton and Oils Trade Notes

COAL AND FUEL PRICES holding with light anthracite demand at wharf around 450 dollars per ton, steel and gas coals quiet or unchanged, freight rates steady. Coffee market active with Rio and Mocha prices rising, other commodities including cotton and a wide range of drugs and chemicals showing varied but steady activity. Freight, hides, oils, wool, and sugars noted with general price firmness in several sectors and foreign rates listed for Atlantic passages.

Ldbe Rio Whalstee Java Maracaibo Gloule Salle Jamaica Biya Haddock Pauriey Pranes Citron Lersian Taylec O Ib Hiberts Ete aiOuee Wailnuts S@ise Preignys Liverpool London Glascow Antwerp Australasia Melbourne Sydney Adelaide Brisbane Wellington Auckland Isa Beltimore Boston New York Philadelphia Mannahemy Paperati Lee Slia Cienfuegos Porto Rico Porto Fico New Orleans Calcutta Alpahler Jp Singapore Sicily Sagua Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan

Markets by Telegraph New York Sept 22 Flour prices mixed

Flour market subdued with receipts of 24 760 bbls and exports 1659 bbls. Prices for superfine, Western and State range 235 to 290 per barrel, city mill extra 445 to 460, extra No 2 270 to 325, winter wheat extra 470 to 500, Minnesota extra 276 to 284. Southern markets quiet. Rye flour firm at 320 to 340. Cornmeal steady. Wheat declined with receipts 462 450 bush and sales 448 000.

Maine J H Fore P W Thompson & Son H Wardwell F H Coolidge & Son W W Hall J C Libby J McKenna Libby & Merrill B H Merrill G Wells O B Estes George Maxfield New Hampshire Moulton & Flanders George Heath Breck & Wood JY Keazer J B Sargent J C Marshall AO Turner Seattie MG Flanders A < Pond G H Sprige F S Kimball Flint & Blanchard A Williamson Combs & Turner Stocker Bros J B Remick Whipple & Farnham Hall & Seaver A Frazier A J Piper J M Dyer French & Co D Allen N K Campbell G E Moody B S Hastines C P Burke Fitchburg J C Richardson F J Holt J J Noonan Minnesota Lowa DE Oca Powers Ohio J Warbinton JK Simmons Looo JC Libby & Son New York Michigan Indiana St Louis Illinois Western Creamery Northern Western New Yorks Nova Scotias Canada Hebrons Rio Petroleum United Ork Bbis Mess Pt City Extra India Western Steam Tierces City Steam South America Kreights Liverpool Lane Tin Lliec Silesian Cincinnati Toledo Detroit

Maritime Trade Totals From Various Ports

Consolidated five day totals show net receipts 67 640 with exports to Great Britain 7 002 France 6548 and the continent 2128. Stock at all United States ports 241 568.

Jie Louisville Mid Gs Great Britain France United States

Chicago Market Receipts and Prices Report

Chicago market figures show receipts of cattle, hogs and sheep with bids steady to mixed. Cattle receipts around 10 000 with steers in the 25 to 34 price range, hogs around 23 000 with prices near 60 to 70, and sheep receipts about 1 000 with natives and Texans paying around 16 to 18 dollars per head.

Chicago

Foreign Markets Report From London and Liverpool

Wheat and corn markets show sagging interest with few bidders in London and Mark Lane while American and Danish grains hold steadier. Wool sales in Liverpool rise in activity and firmness, cotton futures in steady decline amid quiet trade, with listed U S futures range and prices for nearby months.

Imports and Exports. Brunswick and Glasgow Trade Logs 1886

Shipping entries list cargoes from Brunswick Georgia and Glasgow including lumber pig iron wool oatmeal seeds pipes paper stock corkwood flax and various cases and bales. Steamer Manitoban and brig C S Packard carry metals and foodstuffs. numerous firms such as Hathaway Co J B Allan and Nash Spaulding & co appear as shippers or consignors.

Brunswick Sir Agnes I Grace William Haskins & Son Glasgow Hathaway & Co Allan Baring Bros & Co Jd Breck & Sons Bradford, Thoma & Co N & MW Curtis Dyer, Taylor & Co Ewing Bros & Co Goulston Joel Goldthwait & Co Hart & Young de Houghton & Patten Jordan, Marsh & Co Jones Bros Linder & Meyer Moors & Co Morse, Wilson & Co Mackintire, Lawrie & Co Nickerson & Baxter Stinson & Co White & Co Waldo Bros Wheeler, Conant & Blodgett

Exports September 22 1886 Market Notes Flores and Bacon

Export market notes list Flores and Sir Edwin M Bacon among the participants on September 22 1886. The brief item records prices and activity, mentioning bbis as a shorthand for bids or best bids, in a compact market column.

Flores Sir Edwin M Bacon

Staple Receipts Across Railroads in 1886 Boston Line

A dated ledger lists varied consignments for multiple railways including Boston & Albany Grand Junction Boston & Providence New York & New England Fitchburg and Maine East Division. Wool, flour, corn, wheat, lard, bacon, cheese, apples, potatoes, butter, leather, hides, and lumber appear with numerous units such as bales, bbls, boxes, cases, and bags along with quantities and car counts. Strong presence of wool and food staples across lines.

Boston & Albany Railroad Grand Junction Railroad Boston & Providence Railroad Ld Colony Railroad New York & New England Railroad Fitchburg Aoe & Maine—East

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