Money Market in Boston Says Easy Credit and High Activity
The Boston money market remains easy with ample loanable funds and light demand. Clearing house rate holds at 4 percent while general market paper ranges 4 to 6 percent, with 8 percent for Massachusetts notes. Trading shows varied prices across banks, securities, and corporate issues, including Atchison, Union Pacific, and Boston stocks, with notices of forthcoming meetings and bond retirements.
Syndicate Forms to Buy First Mortgage Bonds for San Pedro Line
A syndicate is formed to purchase bonds for the San Pedro Los Angeles and Utah Railway extending from San Pedro Bay to Pasadena. Subscriptions invited by the corporation allow buyers control over disbursements and grant valuable options including potential central control of the road and 2800 acres of terminal land at San Pedro Bay. A large portion of the ponds offered has already been subscribed.
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San Pedro
San Pedro Bay
Auction of Stocks and Bonds April 18 1888
The following stocks and bonds are to be sold by auction on Wednesday April 18 1888. Includes Gauge and Lantern Co Rochester American Rapid Telegraph Co Natl. Bank of Salem Naumkeag Natl. Bank Salem Boston area mills RR and bank securities plus various railroad bonds and city bonds. Names include Chicago Burlington Quincy RR Met Natl Bank Bates Mfg Co Boston Cab Co Old Colony RR and many more. Proceeds support trustees executors and heirs.
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Quincy
Illinois
Springfield
Illi
New York Cty
James M. Bishop
Quincey
Tis
Gauge and Lantern Co
Rochester
American Rapid Telg. Co
Metropolitan Natl. Bank
Do Lombard Investment Co
Bo Do Day Process Shoe Co
Do Old Boston Ratl. Bank
Do Anul. Natl
Bank of Commerce
Merclg
Te’ Natl. Bank
Bates Mfg. Co
Lowell Machine Shop
Do Gt. Fails Mfg. Co
Arlington Mills
Doe Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Androscoggin Mills
Manchester Mills
Chicago & Mastern Ill
Boston Cab Co
Newport & Richford RR
Conn. & Pass
Middlesex Horse
Middlesex Verse RR
New Eng. Mort. Sec. Co
Slapu
McKay & Big
Eel Mach. Asso
Ive Works
Asiatic Natl. Bank
Salem
Besten Wharf Co
Leather Natl
Seyeee Natl. Bank
Ellet Natl Bank
Pacific Mills
Lyman Mills
Ly Order of Executor
Natl
City Bank
Amoskeag Mfg. Co
Chicago
Boston
Liverpool
Old Colony RR
China Mutual Ins
Alan
White Water Valley RR
Kansas City
Scott & Gulf
Chicago, Burlington & Nov
Lans. & Northern RR
Fitchburg
New York
Ew England
Franklin Taeag
Sg Co. de Mass
Cotton Mills
Boston & Roxpury Mills Corp
Republian Valley RR
Boston & Albany RR
Beverly
Union Stock Yard & Transit Co
Wassingi
Oe Co
Oston, Concord & Montreal RR. Co
Poott Cotton Mills
Lawrence Mfg. Co
Eos Ructon
Ifle Cay
Fremeht
Kik Horn & Mo
Valley BR
U. S
St. Louis
Kansas
Western
Ogd
Lake Champlain RR. Inc
Florida So
Nashua & Lowell RR
Cleveland
W. L
City of
Marrietta
Ohio
Boston & Lowell RR
de Reece Bb
Hole M. Co
Amoskeag Mtg. Co
Washington Natl. Bank
House Ins. Co
Do Manuf
NX. Bank
Revere Bank
Globe N. Bank
Washington Kall. Bank
Shawmut Netl Bank
Amoskeag Mfg
Chicopee Mig. Co
Boott Cotton Mills
Middlesex Mills
Lowell Mik
Wakefield Rattan Co
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co
Lawrence Mig
Tremon & Suffolk Mills
Laconia Mig. Co
Boston, Concord & Montreal RR
Old Colony RR. Co
Foreign Markets Open Flat Then Falters in London Trade
London April 17 Consols quoted 99 58 for money and 99 11 16 for the account. Canadian Pacific 60 14, Erie 24 %, Illinois Central 122 1/4, Mexican ordinary 48 1/2, St Paul common 72, Pennsylvania 55, Reading 29 35, 2 I. 36 p. m. market drifted weaker on overseas price cues. Discount rates for short bills 1 4 1 2 percent. Paris routes 80 francs 97 34 centimes for account. Bar silver 42 7 4 4 per ounce. Bank of England bullion today 3,000 pounds.
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Messrs. F
Moseley & Co
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York
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Sight
Telegraph
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Clinton
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Dwight
Poepperell
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Jackson
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Quincey
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Central Pacific
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Reading
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Bank of England
Commercial Market Brief Shows Steady Prices Across Goods
Lumber and grains including corn oats and rye show firm or steady prices. Butter, eggs and pork move lower or steady while meat categories such as beef veal and mutton remain steady. Demand remains robust for hay and truck services with sugar and molasses holding firm.
London Wool Sales Show Strong Demand Across Regions
The London wool sales attracted a large attendance with keen bidding. Buyers from home and Continental operators traded across regions including Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania New Zealand and Cape of Good Hope and Natal, with varied prices for scoured greasy locks and pieces and full prices for select Tasmanian greasy wool.
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London
Tasmania
Victoria
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australis
New Zealand
Cape of Good Hope
Natal
Plate River
New York Dry Goods Market Quiet. Trade Sluggish
The Daily Commercial Bulletin reports a quiet past week in commission and importing circles with irregular jobbing. A few loading houses shifted many prints and bleached cottons while demand for regular goods remained light. Cotton goods stayed mostly quiet though top cooperative plain and colored cottons held. Printed fabrics and woven cotton dress materials were in fair demand. Men's wear woollens were dull and wool dress goods showed moderate demand for prompt and future delivery.
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New York
Daily Commercial Bulletin
The Chicago Markets Report on Wheat Corn and Hog Prices
Wheat opened strong on reports of the German Emperor's critical condition with strong cables and mixed opinions on near-term direction. Corn and oats showed activity, hog prices rose with notable receipts and estimated future carlots. pork was sold by Clifton Fowler and Cudahy.
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Farnum, Reardon & Co
Clifton
Fowler
Cudahy
Lumber Market Reports Quiet With Steady Prices Across Regions
The lumber market shows no major shifts with demand fair to moderate in Eastern Pennsylvania and Western regions. Prices for hemlock, shingles, clapboards, and spruce plank are steady to firmer, while hardwoods remain steady with run of ash, cherry, oak, and walnut. Receipts and stock details for Boston week ending April 12 are listed alongside varied price quotes for boards, laths, and plywood sectors across multiple U.S. markets.
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Pennsylvania
Boston
Canada
Collin
Lumber Prices and Size Details From Eastern and Southern Pine
A detailed list of lumber pricing for various pine and spruce products. Includes Eastern Pine categories such as No 2 strips, rough red pine for box boards, and Y inch fractions with prices. Southern Pine covers pine flooring, plank lengths, cargo and yard prices, and heart flooring. Spruce sections list straight clear boards, firsts, seconds, and framing stock with multiple price points.
Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report
The weekly market summary notes arrivals over two thousand cattle, eight hundred from New England, with a generally unchanged to slightly lower tone. Prices show cattle averaging 1360 to 1790 pounds for steer lots, and sheep and lamb sales reflect a strong lift of about 4 to 6 cents, with specific lots detailing Breck Wood and Aldrich Johnson consignments and ranging from 53 to 90 pounds per head for various sheep and lamb grades.
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Jinion
Watertown
New England
J A Hathaway
Bes Hastings
Charles Cummings
Effiec
Robert
Breck Wood
Aldrich & Johnson
John E Welsh Peres Sees Flour Street
Reports of domestic and general markets compiled by Post reporters and telegraphic despatches from commercial centers. Local and telegraphic market data are now presented together, following Boston market reports for each commodity.
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Post
Boston
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VLE
Concord & Ment. RR
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ADA
Pullman Palace Car Co
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Village District Water Loan
Natl, Car Co
Chicago, Burlington & Northern RR
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W.L
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New England Mort. Sec
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Sac
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Suffolk N. Bank
Columbian N. Bank
Reek
Seer Smi
Inwul
Euloe My Love Para Rubber Co
Faucuil Mall Insurance Co
Eliot Natl. Bank
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Loansville & St. Louis RR
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Fitchburg RR
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Aware Mutual Insurance Scrip
Burfolk
Each Bank
Marchants’ N- Bank
Old Boston N. Bank
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Boston & Providence RR. Co
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Ofan
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