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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1887

Page

6

Money Market Shows Easier Tone Amid Mixed Bonds

In Boston on Tuesday evening September 27 loanable funds grow. bank discounts range 6 to 6 1 2 percent for customers while 6 1 2 to 7 percent for outside paper. Government bonds quiet. New York and Boston exchanges rise. yacht race delays some offerings. Wisconsin Central and Atchison earn gains amid regional market shifts.

Boston New York Treasury Department United States National Bank Paris Forins Europe Kessler & Co Belmont & Co Commodore Bateman Atehson Atchison California Southern California Southern Railroad Company Atlantic & Pacific Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Chicago Kiernan Northwestern Mucsney St. Paul the Tribune Hamblin Union Pacific Omaha Fotter Adams Merrill St. Paul & Omaha Richmond Terminal Pullman Palace Cincinnati Sandusky & Cleveland Wisconsin Central Common Wisconsin Central System Wisconsin Central Milwaukee & Lake Winnebago

Banks declare varied stock dividends across New England

Multiple banks and one railroad announce dividends in the latest notices. Net percentages range from 1¼ to 8, with payment dates in October and November where stated. Named institutions include First National Bank of Greenfield Abington National Bank Continental National Bank Faneuil Hall National Bank and others across Greenfield Cambridge Lynn Marlboro Chicopee Amesbury Charlestown and more.

Neptune Fire and Marine Insurance Company First National Bank of Greenfield Abington National Bank Lewis Wharf Company North National Bank Continental National Bank Faneuil Hall National Bank First National Bank Cambridge Powow River National Bank Amesbury National City Bank of Lynn Marblehead National Bank Monument National Bank Charlestown Marlboro Chicopee New York & New England Railroad Company Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company

Ex Dividend Notes and Rail Traffic Signals

Ex-dividend notes and railroad traffic updates show northern routes toward Chicago and the Michigan Central hint. Eastbound Chicago shipments last week reach 45 351 tons versus 50 285 previous week.

Chicago Fillmore Southern Pacific Arizona

Investigation on Baltimore & Ohio finances favors company

The inquiry into the Baltimore & Ohio properties for a bankers syndicate advancing 10 million dollars is nearly finished and reportedly favors the company. John A. Hamilton & Sons list capitalization at 88,880,721 dollars with 4,588,800 in fixed charges. Net earnings for the year ending Sept 30, 1886, were 6,386,604, with prospects for higher earnings this year. The company has guaranteed or endorsed 12,715,000 in bonds of other railroads, bearing 671,825 in annual interest.

Baltimore & Ohio John A. Hambleton & Sons Baltimore Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Mining and Miscellaneous Stocks Reported by Fay Co

Stock listings from a mining and miscellaneous section show sales on September 26. Items include Cusi 100, Bonanza 100, Allouez 25, Summit Branch R R 100, Security 100, Napa 3, Gray's Dynamo Black Mach 650, Kensington Chair 1000, and Lord Acoustic Telephone 70. The list records quantities and prices for various mining shares and related stocks.

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Mining Stock Closing Prices Report from San Francisco

The San Francisco market closes with listed mining stocks showing varying gains and losses. Notable figures include Best & Belcher at 43% and Ophir at 2gdi eces. Sierra Nevada Gould & Curry trading around 3 4, Hale & Norcross at 3% and Yellow Jacket near 3%.

San Francisco Cal Pereeac LO Best & Belcher Ophir LG Poloss Col. & Va Sierra Nev Gould & Curry Union Con Hale & Norcross Yellow Jacket Mt. Diablo Veces

New York Financial Market Quiet Amid Mixed Bonds and Stocks

Money on call ease at 4 to 5 percent with last loan at 4 and closes near 3 percent. Prime mercantile paper steady at 7 8. Government bonds dull but firm, railroad bonds steady. Stock market quiet after 2:15 with Reading the day’s standout. Trading activity mixed with brief rallies led by New England and Missouri Pacific. close firm to strong near day’s highs. Readings on railroad bonuses show varied gains across multiple issues.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Western Union New England Reading Pacific Mail Missouri Pacific West Shore Atlantic & Pacific Chespeake & Ohio St. Paul Mineral Point Houston & Texas Kansas & Texas The San Francisco Texas Pacific Canada Southern St. Paul Knoxville & Ohio

New York Stock Sales Report September 27

Today’s transactions totaled 209418 shares traded. The report lists the shares sold and the opening figures for market activity, outlining the day’s stock movements and trading volume.

New York

Real estate transfers across Boston area estates dated Sept 14

A slate of property transfers across Dorchester Charlestown Chelsea Winthrop and neighboring towns lists buyers sellers and parcels on streets like Norfolk Avenue Blue Hill Avenue Centre Place Warren Street and Beale Street with prices from $1 to $7050 and mortgages totaling several thousand dollars noted for several lots and parcels. Names include Clapp Street Fenno Cremins Lennon Burrell Williams Stevens Spear Gaylord Burke Moran Thompson Whitcomb Nugent Newhall Hirst Sumner Sayward Kimball Ackerman Brewer Dallow Miller Belcher and more.

Clapp Street John C. Talbot Jeremiah P. Fenno Norfolk Avenue Blue Hill Avenue John B. Cremins Malachi Lennon Roxpury Edward H. Burrell Wright W. Williams Centre Place Centre Street Joshua C. Dana Edward O. Stevens Daniel G. McNamara Warren Street Stanmore Place George A. Spear Abbie L. Gaylord Park Street Charles D. Burke A. D. Moran Cedar Street Mary C. Thompson Clara H. Whitcomb Dudley Street John V. N. Stails James Keefe Dennis Nugent Walter Street Cheever Newhall William H. Pierce Wenonah Street Reuben Greene David B. Hirst Dale Street Dorchester Clarence Sumner Et al Willinam H. Sayward Virginia Street Hazard Stevens Leonora M. Sanborn Union Avenue John F. Kimball Herbert A. Battrick Beale Street van Winkle Street Dorchester Avenue William B. Rice Sarah E. Ackerman Bellevue Terrace Jamaica Plain William P. A. Brewer Alice M. Bilis Orchard Street Roslindale William Dallow Frank Miller Albans Street Brighton Cyrus Butler Henry O. Marcy Braintree Street Cambridge Five Cents Savings Bank South Boston Adaline A. Hepworth John R. Lee West Fourth Street Benjamin Dean Harriet A. Lauren East Fourth Street Charlestown Mary A. Fry Timothy Harrington Main Street Edwin W. Peaslee William A. Hutchins Haverhill Street Ciuelsea Libridge W. Locke Bernard W. Ratigan Carroll Street Millard F. Cottrell Helen M. Frye Arlington Street Winthrop Orlando F. Belcher Moses Chatel Tarbor Avenue

Mortgage transfers for multiple city properties in Sept

A sequence of mortgage transactions recorded Sept dates across Dorchester Roxbury West Roxbury Revere and Dorchester again. Notable entries include foreheads on Centre Place Campbell Avenue Marlboro Street Ocean Avenue and Norfolk Street with mortgage amounts ranging from 100 to 12000 dollars. Various grantors include Wright W Williams Benjamin Hill Alvah Norris George Emmons Mary Ann Wilder Samuel Emmes George Wheatland and Germania Verein with recipients including Sarah N George Howes Ryder Rev William H Pitzpatrick Clara B Millard Volney Wilder Rebecca C Billings and George F Parkman.

Farrington Street Norfolk Street Dorchester Alvah M. Norris Charles W. Glidden Summer Street West Roxbury George l. Emmons Clara B. Millard Ocean Avenue Mary Ann W. Wilder Volney Wilder Deil Street Samuel Emmes Rebecca C. Billings North Street George Wheatland George F. Parkman Marlboro Street Germania Verein Jacob Wirth N OrtEn

Tourists to Enjoy Luxurious Southern Railroad Tour

Tourists on the Pennsylvania Railroad Southern tour will travel in Pullman vestibule cars described as the most comfortable railway coaches ever built. Hotel accommodations at each stop are noted as the best, with exceptional care and attention provided during the journey beyond that for regular travelers.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company

Market Weather Steady with Mixed Demand Across Commodities

Trading notes show flour and corn firm or steady with active flour demand. Potatoes rise while beans and meats stay steady or quiet. Butter eggs and sugars hold firm or unchanged. Overall activity varies by item with a quiet demand for trucks and steady to firm prices across grains, dairy, and fats.

Lumber Market Steady as East Manufacturers Hold Firm Prices

The lumber market remains unchanged with a strong, steady demand across regions. East mills report busy orders and firm prices for spruce, clapboards, shingles, and plank, while Western markets hold firm with potential price increases due to higher freight costs. A schooner delivery of 275,000 feet from Brunswick and Boston survey tallies show robust activity across pine, spruce, hemlock, and hardwoods.

Maine Fumber Dimension Lumber Southern Lumber M. A. Reed Brunswick George McQuesten & Co Boston New Brunswick New York Dominion of Canada America Aroostook River Michigan Massachusetts Canada Indiana

Watertown Live Stock Market Prices for Week Ending Sept 27 1887

Report from George J. Fox for the Boston Post shows market totals and price ranges for beef cattle store cattle hogs sheep and lambs hides tallow and skins. Includes classifications by quality and notes on regional market distinctions and grading rules.

Boston Post George J. Fox Brighton N. B Boston & Albany

Market Reports Sees Steady Prices Amid Scarcity in Sept IT Flour

The flour market remains active with steady prices as spring patent flour grows scarce and October delivery dominates new offerings. Extras and seconds hold at $315, 400, while corn, oats, and millfeed show limited demand and steady quotations. on call sales include 2700 bu No2 white oats for October and multiple November to January lots with varied prices.

Minnesota Bakers Michigan Stone Michigan New York Rollers Canada Superior Canada

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