Money Market Eases amid Broad Financing Activity
The Boston money market shows easier conditions with a 5 percent bank rate at the clearinghouse and bids from 5½ to 6½ percent on good business paper. London placements moved 1 million of Chicago Burlington & Quincy 4 percent bonds, while Atchison collateral issues were closed in London. Exchange curves and Treasury gold holdings are reported, with private and foreign financing activity noted across rail, copper, and various bond markets.
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San Pedro
San Pedro Bay
Auction Sales and Quotations for New England Stocks
Auction sales list numerous shares and bonds across Old Colony, Hamilton Mfg, Merrimac Mfg, Essex Co, Eastern RR lines, and regional banks. Quotation table shows daily corrected prices for Boston Stock Exchange issues including railroads and manufacturing firms. City names span Boston Cambridge Chicago Cincinnati Haverhill Lynn St Paul Minneapolis Omaha Pawtucket Brookline and more.
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City of Chicago
City of Cincinnati
City of Haverhill
City of Lynn
City of St. Paul
Old Colony
River KR
Tramingham Neftl. Bank
Hamilton Mfg. Co
Great Falls
Glendon Iron Co
Waeman Mills Co
Lowell Machine Shop
Jackson Mfg. Co
Merrimac Mfg. Co
Boston & Albany RR
Chicago & Eastern Lil
California
St. Louis, Iron, Mountain & Southern RR
Reece Iutton Hole Mach. Co
Market Nail. Bank
Eliot Nail
Cleveland
Canton RR
Washington Mills Co
Manchester Mills
Lake Champ
Burl. & Mo. River RR
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul RR
Amoskeag Mfg. Co
Para Rubber Co
Natl Bank
Boston Tow Boat Co
Lombard Investment Co
Amoskeag Mig. Co
Andover Iron Co
Holliston Natl
Newmarket Big. Co
City Bank
Shoe
Leather Natl. Bank
Eagle Bank
Boston & Providence RR. Co
Union Bank
Sandusky & Clevelane RR
New York Financial Markets Report April Day Trading
Money on call easy from low to 2 percent with the last loan at 11 percent and bills at 4.85 to 4.87. Government and railroad bonds mixed dull yet firm with slight gains in some issues. Stocks opened weak, declined to day’s lows, then steadied before afternoon heaviness returned. Missouri Pacific led losses as the list closed quiet and weak near day’s bottom. Trading totaled about 752,000 dollars with notable moves in Burlington, Jersey Central, Northwestern, and New York Central issues.
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New York
Lye
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Missouri Pacific
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Jersey Central
St. Paul
Mineral Point
Northwestern
Mexican Central
New York Central
Ohio & Mississippi
Springfield
Iron Mountain
Tennessee Coal and Iron
Birmingham
Cairo
Arkansas
Concord Railroad declares five percent dividend
The Concord Railroad Company has declared a dividend of 5 percent.
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Concord Railroad Company
London securities and Paris rates from April market notes
London Consols and United States bonds quoted with prices and dividends. Paris rente at 81 francs 90 centimes for the account. Bar silver at 42 1 4 d per ounce. Berlin Imperial Bank reports 17 82 million marks rise in specie. Boston travelers praise the Rever a Home as a top county hotel.
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United States
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Ilinoia
Berlin
Imperial Bank of Germany
Market Roundup of Commercial Goods and Commodities
Canned goods are quiet while lumber improves and flour remains steady. Corn, oats, and cornmeal show firmness or moderate demand. rye and rye flour quiet. Beans, potatoes, hay, poultry, game, apples, oranges, lemons, pork, lard, beef, muttons, lambs, veals, and molasses show steady or fair activity. Refined sugars remain active.
London Wool Sales Maintain Firm Prices Across Regions
The London wool market held firm with strong prices for greasy and crossbred grades. Bales from New South Wales, Queensland, New Zealand, Victoria, Cape of Good Hope and Natal, South Australia, Tasmania, Swan River, and River Plate skins were auctioned in varied quantities with scoured and greasy tiers realizing notable rates in shillings and pence per pound.
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New South Wales
Queensland
New Zealand
Ted
Victoria
Bates
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
South Australia
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Swan River
The Chicago Market In Early Grain Trading Session
Wheat opened firm with strong buying after a government report showing winter wheat at 82 percent, a multi year low aside from 1883 and 1886. Cables firmed, corn rose on light receipts, pork prices climbed as shorts covered, hog receipts cited, with speculative activity and daily car-lot projections for tomorrow.
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Farnum, Reardon & Co
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Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report 1888 week ending April 10
George J. Fox reports Watertown Union market activity with cattle, sheep, and swine prices. Market totals show around 1600 cattle including exporters, with steady values. notable sales include J A Hathaway and W Ricker & Son entries. Lambs and ewes sold in modest numbers. supply under 1000 head, with old sheep and best lambs highlighted for delivery from Eagle Bridge stock.
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Union Market
Watertown
J A Hathaway
Ricker & Son
BS Hastings
Fairbanks
N Hollis
Eagle Bridge
May sheep sales report with multiple vendors and prices
In May Robert French agent sold 129 sheep averaging 104 tbs at 634c fed by F Slayley with 42 sheep weighing 3730 tbs at 6c Breck Wood sold 100 sheep averaging 99 tbs at 6c Aldrich Johnson sold 59 lambs averaging b4 tbs at 6c 12 lambs averaging 50 tba at 4c 70 sheep averaging 90 tbs at 6c and a few spring lambs at 510 dollars per head.
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Robert French
F. Slayley
Breck & Wood
Aldrich & Johnson
Canned Goods Market Steady with Promising Freight Rates
The canned goods market shows quiet activity with California fruit orders for next season but no prices. Columbia River salmon packers and crew report no weakness as buyers gain confidence and place orders more freely. Freight from the Columbia is expected at 1714c per dozen cans, lifting lay-down value to about 180 185, with profits anticipated. Alaska fish offer futures with an 80c per dozen price advantage, several sales at 100 18d FOB, and negotiations for large further quantities. Prices across categories remain near last quotes.
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California
Columbia
Columbis
Alaska
Columbia River
Lumber Market Shows Steady Demand Across Regions
The lumber market reports improved demand last week with steady prices and a generally positive outlook. Eastern and Western markets show active yards and cargoes moving, while shingles laths and clapboards remain steady. quantities and prices vary with species and lengths across pine, spruce, and hardwoods. Boston week totals list various stock counts and price ranges for hemlock, cedar, and hardwoods.
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Pennsylvania
Canada
Indiana
Trom
Market Reports From Trade Centers Collected By Post
John E. Wils Flour at 201 State Street introduces a new consolidated market format. Domestic and power markets, telegraphic reports, and dispatches from commercial centers are compiled to give a comprehensive outline of each market. Local and remote reports are now presented together for complete coverage.
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Grain price survey shows steady markets and varied flour quotes
The report lists carload grade prices for all grains except rye, with domestic flour quotations covering wholesale and jobbing. It notes steady markets, improved demand in spots, and multiple regional prices for corn oats and wheat, highlighting highs, lows, and notable export and patent grades from Minnesota Michigan and Canada.
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Canada Superior
Canada Roller
Canada
New York
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Milwaukee
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