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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1888
Page
6
The Money Market opens steady with clearings easier than Saturday and rates near 6 percent. NY funds discount, government payments total over 36 million, and reserve surpluses show a drop. Local market is active yet weak with large losses in railroad shares and mixed support from investors.
A list of banks and companies from various cities announces semiannual and quarterly dividends. Institutions include First National Bank of Danvers at 3 percent payable April 2, Worcester banks with 3, 8, 21, or 24 percent dividends, and Bay State National Bank and others with diverse rates. Also notes mills and railways with specific payout terms and dates.
A large Wednesday sale lists numerous stocks and bonds from banks, mills, and railroads. Items include E Howarath Co Edwards Manufacturing Co Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co Pacific Mills Middlesex Mills Manchester & Lawrence RR Wellfleet Marine Insurance Co and major railroad issues from Vermont Massachusetts and Ohio regions with multiple mortgage and recovery details.
A dense list of municipalities and transit line references appears, including Boston Cambridge Chicago Cincinnati Haverhill Lynn St. Paul Minneapolis Omaha Pawtucket Brookline Boston & Lowell Boston & Albany Old Colony Kansas City Cable Ry and various bond series like 4s 6s 7s and Li 2s. The fragment suggests a financial notices page with bond offerings or municipal financing references.
Blake brothers and 60 8 State, C, Williams and Co. Boston Stock Exchange.
Money on call easy 3 to 4 percent with last lean 4 and close 3 to 4. Prime mercantile paper 6 7. Bar silver weak at 93 95. Sterling exchange dull. actual 4.8512 4.85 for 60 days, 4.8734 for demand. Government bonds dull. stocks mixed with declines early, then partial recovery. total transactions around 908000 dollars. New York stock sales show several movers with varied opening lows to highs.
The report lists farm and food commodities with small shifts. Flour corn oats rye and mill products show little change, while butter cheese and lard remain firm. Fruits and meats vary, with oranges in demand and pork lard steady. wholesale and feed items sit near prior levels.
A fragmented OCR list shows mining company names and commodity prices such as Homestake, Horn Silver, QuickSilver, and Silver King with various values. It appears as a raw stock-quote snippet, including metals like tin and coal and percentages, lacking full context or dates.
The Boston Concord and Montreal railroad filed a bill in equity in Concord New Hampshire asking for a receiver. It accuses the Boston and Maine of unlawfully controlling and operating its lines by virtue of a lease to the Boston and Lowell. The petition claims neglect of repairs, depreciation, and misappropriation of funds, and seeks possession, injunctive relief, and a court-appointed receiver to restore and operate the property for public safety and business continuity. A hearing before Chief Justice Doe is scheduled for Wednesday in this city.
The New Bedford oil market shows sperm oil sales at 6 percent manufacture, with 375 bbl parcels traded and whale oil stock ample after the Josephus arrival of about 889 bbls, while whale oil and whalebone stocks are listed for New Bedford Arctic and Jap Ochotsk routes. Wheat and flour markets remain quiet to steady amid rail strikes, with varied price quotations for flour, cereals, and oats across New York, Chicago, and Detroit, and notes on shipments and regional demand.
Wheat was dull with advances blocked by a focal operator selling. Corn active and strong as receipts fall short of expectations. oats quiet. pork weak then firm on short-covering. Official hog receipts and car corn and oats estimates listed. No Board of Trade session tomorrow. Commodity quotations show mixed openings and closes across wheat corn oats pork lard and roasts.
The Post presents a consolidated general markets section with telegraphic and cable reports from commercial centers. The Boston market is used as a reference point and all related reports follow it for each commodity to avoid cross-column comparisons.
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