New York Money Markets and Stock Activity Report
Money on call eased to 8 to 6, last loan at 3, closing offered at 21. Prime mercantile paper 6 6. Bar silver 9544 9514. Sterling exchange dull and steady. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds moderately active and firm. Stock market opened steady, later rose before midday, then weakened near close with readings heavy. Pacific Mail, Fort Worth and Manhattan led activity. Reading decline dragged others down. Total railroad bond sales listed at 2,126,000 with varied gains across multiple issues.
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Elase
New England
Hockingway
Reading
Atlantic & Pacific
Chicago
Parkington & Quincy
International & Great Northern
Peoria
Decatur & Evansville
Evansville
Wabash Generals
Pensacola & Atlantic
Toledo
Ann Arbor & Grand Rank
Tennessee
Cinncinati & Indianapolis
Birmingham
Mobile & Ohio
Money Market Report Shows Easing Rates In Boston
The Boston money market trends toward ease with regular summer ranges. Rates for general paper run 5 percent, manufacturing paper 4% to 4.54 percent, and loans with collateral 4 to 5 percent. Clearing house balances and New York funds are noted, while equities show mixed activity with notable movements in Atchison Atlantic & Pacific and Louisville & Evansville. Earnings reports for several lines compare April 1887 to 1886, and insider actions influence stock interest. A Boston Water Power stockholder meeting is announced for April 26.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Louisville & Evansville
Atlantic & Pacific
New England
Atchison
Atlantic & Pacific Securities
California Southern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Exican Central
Kansas City
Memphis
Birmingham
Fort Scott & Gulf
Chicago
West Michigan
Clinton
Springfield
Wisconsin Central Common
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Mary
Huntington
Louisville & Nashville
Hart
John Toldthwait
Massachusetts
Boston & Maine
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Rutland
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Kiernan
West End
Beacon Park
Wollaston
Boston Water Power Co
Boston Water Power Company
Milk Street
W. B. Brown
Corporation
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East Oston
West Boston
East Boston Company
Eben D. Jordan
Joy Marsh & Co
M. D. Ross
Ross, Turner & Co
John Shepard
Shepard, Norwll & Co
Horace H. Stevens
London Market Closing Prices Report
London notes show Consols at 1027-16 for money and account as trading closes. Atlantic and Great Western firsts stand at 4914, Canadian Pacific 6514, Erie 3558, Evie seconds 1042, Mexican ordinary 6142, Pennsylvania 6144 with leading figures listed as 24.
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Atlantic & Great Western
Paacific
Erie
Pennsylvania
Will of Ann Schofield Filed in Suffolk Probate
The late Ann Schofield's will filed in Suffolk county probate lists public bequests to several organizations including the Benevolent Fraternity of Churches for 2000 dollars, Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary for 2000, Perkins Institute for the Blind for 2000, Children’s Mission for 5000, Home for Aged Women for 500, and the American Unitarian Association for 1000.
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Suffolk County
The
Benevolent Fraternity of Churches
Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary
Perkins Institute For the Blind
Children’s Mission
Home For Aged Women
American Unitarian Association
Commodity Market Report Shows Little Change Across Goods
Commercial notes indicate stable or firm conditions for staples and inputs. Flour, rye flour, oats, oats, and fruit like apples show quiet but steady trends. Butter, eggs, beans, potatoes, hay, grass seeds, and truck demand remain active or steady, while cheese holds strength and provisions stay firm.
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Earley
Lumber Market Holds Steady Amid Mixed Demand
The lumber market shows overall stability with steady prices and firm demand for hemlock boards and hardwoods. Eastern lumber arrives in modest quantities as shingles, clapboards, laths, and cypress products move briskly, while Western receipts remain light due to freight uncertainties. Notable quotes include Vermont hemlock boards at about 12 to 13.50 per 12 feet and various cedar, palm, and pine offerings across regions.
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Vermont
Indiana
West India
Traction on coal trade shows light sales but port activity rises
No new features in thracite coal. buyers seek only necessities. Receipts north of Cape Cod are light while shipping ports see activity. Retail demand remains fair. Anthracite shipments for the week total 679,088 tons, 3,842,800 tons year to date, well below 1886 figures. Foreign gas coal prices fixed for season delivery at port of discharge, higher than last year. Cumberland and Clearfield coal sales and shipments are light with no large contracts.
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Cumberland
Clearfield
Market Reports April 19 Flour and Grain
Market in quiet trade as big buyers paused after interstate bill. Corn remains firm with little activity. steamer yellow and mixed on track hold at firm prices. Oats steady, white No 2 on track and elevator lots reported. oats and corn largely steady with small daily lots traded. Final Chicago quotes mixed. flour prices steady to firm with several grades listed, cornmeal and rye flour priced for export and local trade.
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Fabio
Bakers
Michigan Stone
Canada Superior
Canada Rollers
Canada
Grain and Produce Markets Mixed as Prices Steady in Trade
Market report notes barley and malt bids, hops and butter prices, and steady to firm tones across butter, cheese, eggs, and vegetables. Saint Louis and New York show quiet trade with light receipts, while fruit and fresh meats follow typical seasonal patterns and price ranges.
Provisions Prices In Late Market Report
Provisions of all kinds remain about the same as last quoted with varied beef pork and lard rates. Fresh beef and fore quarters show slight shifts while bacon and hams list in multiple price ranges reflecting size and cure.
Liverpool cotton and New York markets in April 1886
Cotton futures opened dull then easy with mixed April to August bids and dollar-denominated dashes. Spot dull in New Orleans and New York, with middling prices and American bales traded. Futures showed steady to soft, with extensive price quotes and daily closes. Drier certificates and sugar and molasses markets run parallel amid steady to quiet trade.
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Liverpool
Orleans
New York
Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report 1887
The Boston Post prints the week ending April 19 1887 market figures from Watertown Union. Cattle 882, Sheep 3,088, Hogs 12, on par with prior week. state origins include Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts and Western stocks. total cars over roads 384. Prices list for market beef store cattle hogs hides and pelts. emphasis on ranges for quality grades and regional sourcing.
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N. Lampshire Va
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Massachusetts
Boston & Lowell
Fitchburg
Brighton
Markets by Telegraph. Grain and flour prices and receipts
New York April 19 reports flour receipts 19,414 pkgs exports 8031 bbls and 8548 sacks daily sales 12,700 bbls with No 2 at 230,8810, city mill extra 1400 bbls at 455, 470, 1000 bbls fine 2380 310, 900 bbls superfine 2704330, winter wheat extra 3204510, Minnesota extra 320,605. Wheat receipts 20,215 bush exports none higher options varied, No 2 spring nominal, No 1 hard 94 4c delivered, No 1 Northern 92 4c delivered, No 8 red 93 4c delivered, No 2 re 9344c elevator 9234c store 9414 9455c afloat and delivered, fob 935c, No 1 red 94, No 1 white 94c. Rye steady. Barley steady. Gales 10,000 bush. No 1 Canada Tic. Barley malt dull. Corn steady receipts 23,600. Southern quiet.
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St. Lonia
City Mill
Minnesota
Ste
Canada
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