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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1886

Page

6

Money Market and Rail News Highlight 1886 Financial Roundup

The Boston money market shows no rate changes with call loans at 4 1/2 percent and best papers discounted at 5 to 6 percent. New York exchanges total figures rise, while Mexican Central rail ties and new lines draw attention. A Boston & Albany stock split and New York lines shifts add to a busy transport and finance snapshot, with Atchison line plans, Chicago & Eastern Illinois car purchases, and a Central Bank dividend noted.

Boston New York Morcien Exchange Sterling LAVOS Telcves Sterday the Transcript Mexican Central Railroad Mexico United States Mexican Central Conany United States Congress Atchison St. Louis Globe-Democrat Kansas City Chicago Burlington Galesburg Peari Keokuk Fort Madson Arkansas River Arkansas City Cimarron C. H. Venner Atchison Company Venner Chicago & Eastern Illinois Road Boston & Albany New York & New England New York & New England Erie Road Erie Pullman Car Company

Boston Stock Exchange Sales and New York Financial Report

The Boston Stock Exchange reports large block activity across multiple lines with numerous securities traded from 10 to 3. Meanwhile New York financial news notes active call money, firm government bonds, and a volatile stock market closing near opening levels. Reading and Erie led early trading while the broader market trended weak then partially recovered.

New York Prime Mercantile Bar Sterling Exchange Reading Erie Atlantic & Pacific Detroit Mackinack & Marquette Chesapeake & Ohio Ekrie Long Island New York City & Northern Eastern Tennesse Income Trust Ohio Southern Lake Erie & Western

Financial market excerpt notes varied bond and stock prices

Excerpt lists bid and asked prices for multiple railroad and utility issues from Atlantic to Mexican Central. Mentions ex-dividend status, shares, and values for companies such as Union Pacific, New York & New England, Boston & Albany, Calumet & Hecla, and Atch, Top, & Santa Fe. Includes scattered notations on payments and incomes.

Top S. Ferr Chicago Burlington & Quine Atlantic & Pacific R New York New England Union Pacific R Atchison, Topeka San Boston & Maine Concord Cleve Flint & Pere Oses Beit Ae & Ont Ol Bo Gian Middlesex Oregon Transcontinental Union Pacific Atch S. Fe Bastar Syeter Kan West Allouez Mining Franklin Mining Quincy Mining Santa Fe Patie Roasan Chicago, Burlington Nov. R Burkinaton & Quincy I Gentral of Mass T& SF Kansar Clifornia Southern. Inc Kan & West T & Elk Horn Hough. & Ont California South Inc American Bell Telephone CO Gees Ps Ceca Boston & Lowell R Apa Asia Bell Telephone New England Telephone Aspinwall Land Brookline Land Boston Land Santa Feist Atlantic & Pacifc Atlantic & Pacific K. C., Spr Mem New York & New Eng Boston & Albany California Southern Central of Calumet & Hecla

Mining and Miscellaneous Stocks Featured in Laid‑Out List

A partial stock table lists securities including Gray's Dynamo Elec, U.S. Car Coupler, Eastman Freight Car Heater, and Am. Shoe Tip with varied quantities and prices. The garbled OCR preserves names and prices such as 9 50, 4 75, and 50e for several items, indicating a market rundown with minor entries like Tol. Cin. & St. Cole and Bannon Sige.

Cin. & St. Cole Gray's Dynamo U.S Eastman

California mining stocks closing prices report

San Francisco September 23 official closing prices for mining stocks with figures for Alta California Hale Norcross Crown Point and consolidated companies.

San Francisco Alta Hale & Norcross Cal Crown Point

Market quotes for rail and canal stocks posted

London stock table lists Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 5334, Canadian Pacific at 6956, Erie at 43614, Illinois Central at 140, St Paul common at 10034, New York Central at 116 1/2, Pennsylvania at 61 1/4, Reading at 1544, Mexican ordinary at 49, and other rails like Erie seconds and Reading and Reading shares.

Canada Southern Chicago & St. Lot HS Delaware L&w Delaware & Hudson Denver Rio Grande Erie Kansas Lake Shore Louisville & Nashville Michigan Manhattan Northwest New Jersey Central New York Central Ohio Mississippi Peoria, DD IG Es Leo TVR St. Pau St. Paul & Omaha Dart Texas Pacific Union Pacific Tnion Lg Wabash Pacific Northern Pacific Oregon Transcontinental St. Paul Adams Express Ontario &Western Alton & Terre Heante American Express Boston Air Line D. Loz Hnprove R& Sf Canada Pacific Canada Central Pacific Palace Rich& Allegheny Rich & Danville Chicago & Alton Rich West Point Roch & Pittsburg Ap O Rock Island Tenelin Chic Stl & P Louis & Sa Aes Ee Cin San & Cleve Cleve & Columbus Vanl Consolidated Coal del & Hiudson del & Lacka St Paul, Min Fort Wayne Wabash Lb & Pac Louston & Texas Ilinois Central Wells Long Island Louisville & Nash Louisville Beach Pacific Manhattan Erie Cent Pacific Charleston Metropolitan den & RG den & RG West P & Pac le Mil Minn & S Kans Pac Mobile & Ohio Northern Pac Morris & Essex Cashville & Chatt J Central Northwestern Con Norfolk & West Ae Ee St P C & P Isis Northwestern Tex Pac Central Tex P RG Cou Union Pac London Great Western Canadian Pacific Illinois Central New York

Real estate transfers across Boston area highlighted

A compiled list shows transfers of land and buildings on Hancock Winchester Boylston Raymond Bumstead streets and more across Roxbury West Roxbury East Boston South Boston Dorchester Charlestown Brighton and Revere. Transactions involve numerous buyers and sellers with prices ranging from 1 to 20000 dollars and dates in August and September 1886. Notable entries include Massachusetts Charitable Fire Society acquiring property on Hancock street and Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company purchasing on Boylston street.

Hancock Street Jonathan A. White Massachusetts Charitable Fire Society Winchester Street William D. Martin T. R. Clarke Boylston Street Eliza M. B. Carroll Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company Raymond Street Ellen Early Joseph Griffin Bumstead Place Erastus Worthington Rollin H. Allen Roxbury Josephine Crosby George Curtis Tremont Vernon Streets Mary O'Leary Joseph Dorr Philips Street Nicholson Court George H. Cordwell Henry €. Hubbard Washington Street Julian O. Mason Samuel Appleton Cedar Street West Roxpury Jason S. Bailey Rebecca T. Reed Garfield Avenue William Stark Joseph H. Bradley Brook Street Joseph P. Shaw Andrew Thanisch Providence Railroad Company Boston Bridget Farren Thomas ‘Ounder Chaucer Street John McCormick Michael Fitzpatrick Hamson William J. G. Fogg Ben Schottm Seventh Street John d. Fitzgerald Mary F. Fitzgerald Fifth Street Dorchester David H. McKay Thomas W. Carter Dorchester Avenue Charlestown John Callaghan Timothy S. Tobin Elm Street Annie G. Prendergast Thomas F. Hunnewell Bunker Hill Street BrigitTon Frank W. Krogman Brookline Savings Bank Englewood Avenue Patrick T. Carley John M. Moore Brighton Street Isaac Pratt, Jr Estener A. Starkey Brighton Avenue Isaac Kingsbury Revere Revere.—Lustin Lancey Et al., Trustees, To John H. Putnam Lucy A. Hayford Washington Village Patrick James Cahill John J. Loring Ellery Street Winthror Michael Clarke John J. Williams Winthrop Street William B. Rice Stephen Grady Park Avenue

Mortgage transfers and assignments from 19th century claims

Harriet N Spaulding transfers to Edmund S Reid a mortgage dated December 8 1375. Isaac F Kingsley trustee transfers to Mary A Kingsbury a mortgage dated May 27 1508. Anna M Amory transfers to Ellen Early a mortgage dated March 21 1882. Horace H Stevens to Massachusetts Charitable Fire Insurance Company a mortgage dated April 23 1874 for 6000 dollars.

Harriet N. Spaulding Edmund S. Reid Said Reid Isaac EF. Kingsley Mary A. Kingsbury John Brennan Anna M. Amory Ellen Early Martin Early Horace H. Stevens Massachusetts Chariable Fire Insurance Company Jonathan Eliza A. White

Multiple creditors report failures and assignments in frontier trade

Timothy J. Murphy of Lewiston Maine fails with liabilities around 2000 dollars. F P Bourgeois of St Pauls New Brunswick assigns owes about 3000. Creditors to receive about 50 cents on the dollar. William Moore of Poughkeepsie assigns. Wood & Co Columbus attached. James H Davis Millbrook fails. C Burnett & Son Washington embarrassed. R A Wilson Greenwich attempts compromise at 20 cents on the dollar. W G Hix & Bro Prospect assigns. B F Albright Winchester assigns. J M Moore & Mason New York brokers assign to Asa R Cassidy with 13900 preference. liabilities about 825000. assets expect to cover. Mor timer M Mabie Buffalo boot dealer liabilities 432315? assets 35088 06 with principal creditors listed.

Timothy J. Murphy Lewiston F. P. Bourgeois St. Paul’s N.B William Moore Poughkeepsie N. Y Wood & Co B. F. Albright Winchester Ind John M. Moore Georges Mason J. M. Moore & Co Roadway New York Asa R. Cassidy Consolidated Stock Exchange Mass H. J. Holbrook Utica Heywood Boot and Shoe Company Worcester Bank of Commerce Buffalo

Multiple Freight Advertisers Listed Across U S Cities

Albany New York H T Converse of F Converse Son Vo Baltimore Maryland M R Creighton of Creighton Disney Co Ads Binghamton New York G H Lester of Lester Co the Binghamton New York H A Golf of Stone Goff Co Am Buffalo New York M E Taber of B Taber Co Craw Chicago Illinois Steve Creedon of Steve Creedon Co Chicago I1 C W Marks Craw Cleveland Ohio H B Childs of Childs Groff Co Ads Columbus Ohio F Willson of O F Willson Co Aim Columbus Ohio A F Pitts of C D Pitts Son Ads Des Moines Iowa W B Bentley of Bently Olum stead US Detroit Michigan Charles E Smith of HS Robinson Burtenshaw Am Havana Cuba Josiah M Velte Craw Jacksonville Florida T T Stockton of Stockton Stribling Ads Philadelphia Pennsylvania George W Terry of Bunting S Sons Co Co Philadelphia Pennsylvania A J Bellows of A J Bellows Co Ads Pittsburg Pennsylvania A N Rose Craw Pittsburg Pennsylvania C Rose of F Rose Son Craw Richmond Virginia I Stern of Stern Co Re S W Fleishman of Fleishman Morris Re Richmond Virginia S W Fleishman of Fleishman Morris Re Savannah Georgia H S Meinhard of Meinhard Bros Co Par Savannah Georgia F A Einstein of A Einstein S Sons Toledo Ohio R Cummings Ads Toledo Ohio C W Bell of R H Lane Co Ads

Albany Converse Converse & Son Baltimore Creighton Creighton, Disney & Co Ads Binghamton Cleveland Childs Childs, Groff & Co Columbus F Willson Willson & Co Aim Pitts Pitts & Son Des Moines B Bentley Bently & Olumstead Detroit Mich Charles E Smith HS Robinson & Burtenshaw Havana Cuba Josiah and M

Noted Fatal Injury at Burkhardt's Brewery Rooftop

Charles Le Wiska, 54, of 33 Conant Street, fell fifty feet while rigging a hoist at Burkhardt's brewery in Roxbury. He suffered multiple injuries including both legs and left arm broken, with other likely fatal injuries. He was taken to City Hospital. he leaves a wife and five children.

Charles le Wiska Conant Street Burkhardt Roxbury le Wiska

Horsford's Acid Phosphate Aids Exhaustion Claim

Dr N S Read of Chandlersville Illinois touts Horsford's Acid Phosphate as highly valuable for mental and nervous exhaustion and related functional disturbances such as sick headache and dyspepsia, asserting it improves vitality and stamina.

Horsford N.S. Read Chandlersville Ill

Commercial Market Report Shows Mixed Grain and Farm Product Activity

Flour and rye flour hold steady while corn oats and rye show little change. Butter and cheese remain firm with solid demand. Potatoes and sweet potatoes sell steadily and truck demand is good. Poultry and game demand improves. seeds unsettled. hay and straw firm. Sugar molasses and other provisions largely unchanged.

Wool Market Receipts and Prices in Boston Week Summary

Boston wool market shows 7,867 domestic and 1,202 foreign bales received in week ending Sept 23, with year over year rises. Prices firm across wools including Michigan, Ohio, California, and Donskoi discussions. Weekly sales totals and price levels for fleece, combing, delaine, and Territorys reported. market outlook bullish with rising futures in several regions.

Boston Ase BO. Ee Ea Seo Gatti AG Sacien EOE Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania California Territory Georgia Montevideo Rosario New York Magone Treasury Department McMullin New United States Odessa Baker London Bristol Messrs. H. Schwartz & Co Messrs. Willans & Overbury Asa Ae Rele Ella Wieder Kentucky Canada Delaine Deli Lara Mic Nike Wyoming Wien Kansas Nebraska Texas Agieia Maine Alifornia Lelewee Oregon Fine Valley Cape of Good Hope Momocirco BR Pelea Eees Cinepet P. T Stineoase Foiai BSL Oiante Southern Woool

Market report shows flat prices and slim demand across grains

Flour and corn trade dull with unchanged prices and small sales. Oats steady with fair demand but low activity and wide seller buyer gaps. Grain inspections show totals by variety, while pork lard beef and fresh meat markets hold steady to modest demand with mixed price ranges across cuts.

Minnesota New York Ohio Indiana Illinois St. Louis Wisconsin Canada Superior Canada City Brighton Worcester County

Butter and dairy prices hold firm amid high demand

Butter markets show strong demand for Western extra and creamery grades with firm quotations across regions. Cheese remains firm with upward price pressure though Northern lots soften, while eggs and beans hold steady. regional variations noted in New York and Chicago markets with assorted prices for creamery and imitation varieties.

Liverpool Chicago Ulealitece New York Butler Hicher Vermont Creamery Michigan Nova Scotia Island Vermont Timothy North Do West Red Top West Jersey Hun Erass Swale Maine New Brunswick Houston Houston Hebrons New Hampshire Hebrons Burbanks Virginia

Market Report Shows Apples Steady With Small Fruit Variances

Prices for apples show no change with last quotes. Grapes stay steady with Delaware at Te, Concords at 4a4ige, Salems at 642a7¢, and other varieties varied. Bartlett pears firm, plums steady around 3 dollars per bushel, green plums and other large eating types. Davisons near 3 dollars and 30 cents, cooking plums about 2 dollars and 50 cents. Peaches quiet with fruit priced around 1 dollar 75 cents for good fruit and 50 cents for culls. Cape cranberries around 6 dollars per bushel, other varieties between 4 and 5 dollars.

Salems Davisons

Cotton Market Quiet Prices Mixed Across Grades

The market shows steady activity with quotes for mid uplands and gulf around 9 9 5 9 cents per pound, low mid 9 9 5 cents, and good ordinary at 54 4 2 cents. Prices are reported as percent higher in places, reflecting tentative demand for the fiber trade.

Uplands Gulf

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