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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1887

Page

7

Money Market News From Boston and New York

Easing money conditions deteriorated with 7 percent at the clearing house and funds slipping. New York exchange steady with Paris francs and Reichsmarks quoted. U S bonds held for national bank circulation and weekly deposits outlined. Atchison plan to raise 10 million prompts market debate about impact on Boston and New England lenders.

California Southern Boston & Lowell Hastern Boston & Providence Northern Boston & Maine Atchison Central Massachusetts Cleveland & Canton Chicago, Burlington & Northern New York New England Messrs Irving A. Evans & Co Boston Atch Irving Evans & Co

Bankers and Brokers Offer For Sale Bonds

Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham 5s due 1927 Chicago Kansas and Western 5s due 1923 Chicago Burlington and Northern Debenture 6s due 1896 Northern Pacific RR Guaranteed Branch Line 6s due 1937.

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Fragmented bond quotes across rail lines and roads

The record lists several railroad and utility securities with bid and offer figures or yields. Chesapeake & Ohio, Rock Island, Northwest new debentures, Hocking Valley, Delaware & Hudson Penn division, Fort Worth & Denver firsts, Knoxville & Ohio, New York Elevated, Oregon Improvement, Texas Pacific, Richmond & Alleghany, Atlantic & Pacific, Green Bay, Ohio Southern.

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London Market Roundup: Stocks Slump in Wall Street Drop

Global bourses show mixed results with London stocks firming on English railway dividends while American rails slide after a Wall Street panic. Consols hold near 101 11 16. U S 4s around 130 74. Paris and Berlin also report dull to weaker sentiment.

London Stock Exchange New York Wall Street Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Lake Shore Denver & Rio Grande Union Pacific Wabash Erie New York Central Reading United States Great Western Canadian Pacific Illinois Central St. Paul Pennsylvania Long Exchange Paris Credit Foncier Suez Canal Panama Canal Panama Frankfort

New York Stocks End Turbulent Short Session in Panic Selloff

The July 30 New York Financial market saw a feverish day with a broad panic after the June 24 break. Stocks plunged up to 5 percent, with widespread losses on leading names such as Reading, Canada Southern, Tennessee Coal, and Manhattan. A brief rally faded as prices settled near day’s lows and the rail bond market also weakened.

New York London Yestercy Canada Southern

Truth On Tips For Foreign Hotels

A correspondent recalls remarks about tipping in foreign hotels. The author cites estimates for Parisian waiters chambermaids porters and boots with a fair average of about two francs per day shared among staff. He notes higher tips from stock exchange members and lower from aristocracy.

Stock Exchange Generae Aristocracy

Market Report Shows Mixed commodity Demand Across Staples

Iron and several metals hold steady or firm with copper and zinc showing fair to strong demand. Agricultural items like potatoes, beans, and apples are in good supply or demand, while meats remain steady or quiet. Butter and cheese stay notably active with broad price movement signals.

Iron and steel markets show steady demand and record US output

American pig iron demand steady with small-volume orders while foreign pig iron and bar iron hold firm. Copper and tin markets report strength and unchanged prices. US production for the first half of 1887 hits a record high, aided by delayed coke supplies and Alabama shortages, with total state outputs listed and stocks inching up.

London United States Pennsylvania Alabama Tennessee Iron and Steel Association Maine Massachusetts Connecticut New York New Jersey Maryland Virginia North Carolina Georgia West Virginia Kentucky Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Missouri Minnesota Colorado Oregon California Baltimore Gray Forge Eglinton Glengarnock Summerlee Gartsherrie Langloan New England Shell

Market Quotations Report for Saturday Closing

The opening high and low prices along with the closing quorum for Saturday were recorded, with the closing of this year matching the closing value from the same Saturday last year.

Atlantic Port Exports Rise In 1887 Compared To 1886

The Bureau of Statistics reports foreign exports from all ports with a Baltimore increase of 15,800,000 from 1886 to 1887. Exports by port: Baltimore 61,607,149. Boston 59,001,505. New York 316,347,219. Philadelphia 83,763,317. last year figures shown for comparison.

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Butter Prices Steady Amid Mixed Market Signals Across Regions

The dairy market shows firm butter quotations with New York steady and up in parts, Chicago strong for Elgin creamery and western creamery grades. Cheese softens in Chicago, eggs steady in New York and weak in Chicago, beans and seeds firm, poultry supplies small and prices firm, hay and straw quiet, potatoes steady, tallow flat, with wholesale levels cited and jobbing margins noted.

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Market Report Prices for Fruits and Berries

Apples plentiful with choice Astrakans at 2 dollars per barrel and sweet boughs at 2 dollars. Pears arriving in fair condition with slow sale. Bartletts at 1 dollar 75 6 200 per crate and Georgia le Couts at 150 per crate. New York pears at 2 dollars 2 6V per half barrel. Canteloupes plentiful mostly sold at 150 2 per barrel. Blackberries Jersey lots poor condition at 4 dollars 10 cents per quart. Blueberries abundant at 8 10 cents. Huckleberries 6 10 cents. Peaches and grapes limited with North Carolina grapes at 8 cents per 10 basket. Dried figs firm with evacuated lots and light supply.

New York Jersey North Carolina

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