Money Market and Stock Report from Boston and New York
The money market remains quiet with rates steady. Bank loan demand strong. call loans 6 7 percent, corporation papers 5 5 ½ percent, time papers 6 7 percent. Exchanges rise in Boston and New York. sterling firm. Stocks dull with narrow price moves. notable activity in Atchison, Atlantic & Pacific, Union Pacific, and Wisconsin Central. New rail and land investments described, including the Inland Investment Company and expansions in western rail networks.
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Boston
New York
Sterling Exchange
Atchison
Atlantic & Pacific
Secretary of the Interior
Nutt
Union Pacific
J. W. Eddy
Arizona Mineral Belt Railroad
Flagstaff
Southwest
Chicago, Burlington & Quincey
Chicago, Burlington & Northern
Chiago, Burlington & Northern
Chicago
St. Paul
Northern
Wisconsin Central
Chicago, Kansas & Western
New
Sonora
Consolidated Vermont
Oregon
Wisconsin Central Company
Milwaukee &Lake Winnebago
Chicago, Wisconsin & Minnesota
California
Fitchburg
New England
Boston & Lowell
Central Massachusetts
Old Colony
Boston & Maine
West End
Topeka
Winthrop
San Diego
Inland Investment Company
Mason Building
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York & Boston Rapid Transit Company
Woodlawn Heights
City of New York
Westchester County
N. Y
Calumet & Heela
Osceola
Franklin
Bonanza
Marquette Mining Journal
Lake Superior
Marquette
Escanaba
St. Ignace
Ashland
Wis
Minn
Menominee Range
Gogebic
Erie Telephone
Charles I. Hood
Lowell
Sarsaparilla Fame
Levi Sprague
Trade and Banking Leaders Named in Probate Note
A fragment lists the dent of the Traders and Mechanics' Insurance Company of Lowell and of the National Pemberton Bank of Lawrence, indicating their roles in a probate or trustee arrangement.
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Dent
The
Traders and Mechanics’ Insurance Company of
Lowell
National Pemberton Bank of
Lawrence
Unauthorized Stock Issue Warned for Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe
Stockholders are warned that proposed issuance of 810,600,600 shares is unauthorized by the charter of the Atchison Company. Subscribers may lose money already paid. Current capital exceeds charter allowance. No vote can validate the stock against dissenting shareholders. Suit will be filed to enjoin. Information available from Clarence H. Venner, 8 Congress St., Boston.
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Atchison Company
Atchison
Clarence H. Venner
Congress St
Boston
Boston Stock Exchange and Railway Finance Update
The report covers today’s Boston Stock Exchange totals of 221 552 shares and lists dailies for various stocks. It notes Hartford and Connecticut Western railroad governance approving a Springfield branch with bonds up to 25 000 per mile and stock increase, ratified by directors. It mentions the New England General Ticket and Passenger Agents meeting, Nickel Plate surplus of 126 284 for quarter ended June 30, and bids for Cleveland and Canton bonds. It lists earnings for Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Denver and Rio Grande Alton and Terre Haute Indiana Bloomington and Western with August figures, and ends with a note on John H Pray Sons & Co entering upholstery business enabling single roof purchasing.
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Hartford & Connecticut Western Railroad
Springfield
New England General Ticket and Passenger Agents’ Association
Pathfinder Railway Guide
New York, Chicago & St. Louis
Cleveland & Canton
Milwaukee
Lake Shore & Western
Denver & Rio Grande
Alton & Terre Haute
Indiana, Bloomington & Western
Dense list of industrial goods and vendors in fragment
A fragmented OCR list shows various items and vendors including electrical equipment, ships berths, and machinery with scattered prices and company names such as Boston Land, Dunkin, Bruns, and Gray's Dynamo Elec Mach. The text lacks coherent narrative and reads as a catalog of hardware and materials.
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Nec - Am
Elec
Mantg
Usw
Pade BO People’s Telephone
Boston Land
Vaiss
Catalpa
Ein
St. Louis
Cvleentanebe
Bonanza
Eae
Salece BU Security
Lord
Gray's Dynamo
New York Stock Market Closes Quiet But Firm After Morning Rally
Money on call easy at 1 to 6 percent with last loan 4 and closing 3. Prime mercantile paper at 6g a7. bar silver 96. Government and railroad bonds steady to firm. Stocks lagged with heavy prices and few gains. Northern Pacific preferred and Hocking coal weakest. Early advances faded. New England led gains before a late market lull. several bonds posted declines from earlier quotes.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Northern Pacific
New England
Denver & Rio Grandeis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Northwestern
Chicago
East Ilinois
Detroit
Manckinac & Marquette
Erie
Knoxville & Ohio
New York City & Northern Trust
Milwaukee
Lake Shore & Western
Michigan Division
Susquehanna & Western
Oregon Navigation
Utah Southern General
Great Western
Market Rates and Bond Listings in London on August 16
The report lists closing prices for bonds and stocks such as United States 4s at 130 1/2 and 4 1/2s at 111 3/4, Atlantic & Great Western at 45 1/4 and 103, Canadian Pacific 65, New York Central 118, Reading 29, and Mexican Central 16. The open market discount rate for short and three months bills stands at 2 1/2 percent, with Paris rentes quoted at 3 percent in francs and centimes.
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Eec
Tamarack
Se Aspinwall
Ae Boston
Weer
Bookline
Campobello
Frenchman's Bay
Maverick
Bal
San Diego
New
Topeka
Wollaston
Ee Atchison
Beevers
Southern
Chi
Kan
K.C
Jo.& C. Bluffs
K. C
Spr
M. Gs
Allis L. Rock & Ft. Smith
Central
Centraline
S. Pac
N.Y
New Eng
N. E
N.E
Oregon
Og. & L. Champlain
Og. & L. Champ’n Inc
Puop
Ark
Valley
Rutland
Esenee
Sonora
Iss
St.j
G.I. Ps
Southern Kansas Ds
Southern Kansan Inc
Wis
Atch
Bur
Quincy
Michigan
California Southern
Cambridge Freetesee
Mass
Maas
Sand
Cleveland
Cleve
Canton
Com
C. & W. Mich
Eastern
Fitchburghs
Flint & P. Marg
Flint & P
Spring
M . Or
Clint
Maine Central
N.ee
N. Y
L. Champlain
Vere
Old Colony
Falls & Con
Vinia
Pref
Bell Telephone
Eng
Erie
Lamson Store Serv. Co
Pullman Palace
Ge Ag
St. Louis
Si . Oe & Ee
Ohio & Miss
West
Pittsburg
Rich, & al
Reading
St. Paul
M. & Meevee
Reede
Texas Pacific
Toledo & Oas
Pacific
Utica & B.R
St. le & P
Pacific Mail
W. Union
R. G
W. St. L
Ss. Ats
Asters Ee & Masses
Bt. F
Cc. Erie
AM. A. & Tog
Tex L. G
iTex
P.R.G
P. Lsts
O. Nav
Nita W. Shore
A. Adams
Curtee
Wells Fargo
Amador
Mono
Brunswick
Navajo
Phenix
Carson D. Ce
Plymouth Con. C
Ticksilver
Col. Coal
Renfrew
el. Cristo
Antiagos
Helenaw
Ae Security
Stiandard A
Coal &V’n. Bat
London
Congors
United States
Canadian Pacific
New York
Varis
Mineral Belt Railroad to Link Flagstaff and Verde Valley
The Verde country, rich in agriculture and mining, will gain rail access via the Mineral Belt line from Flagstaff toward Fort Verde and Prescott. The route passes Oak Beaver and Clear creeks, promising improved traffic to United Verde and Cherry Creek mines and boosting regional trade and irrigation-driven growth.
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Arizona
Flagstaff
Verde Country
Verde River
Beaver
Mineral Belt Railroad
Fort Wests
Fort Verde
Prescott
United Verde
Cherry Creek
Verde Valley
Black Hills
Nebraska Freight Rates: State Demands Reductions Across Rails
Nebraska railroad commissioners issued resolutions endorsing Secretary Mason’s finding that Nebraska local freight rates run about 20 percent higher than Iowa and Minnesota. They ordered continued work to a final result and urged roads to cut rates to align with Northwestern peers. If refusals persist, the commission may seek court action.
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Nebraska
Mason
Nebraska Railroad Commissioners
Iowa
Minnesota
Holdridge
Burlington & Missouri Railway
Mann
Commodity Market Roundup Shows Mixed Tone Across Staples
Grain prices hold steady with flour corn and rye firm while oats and beans show quiet demand. Dairy items butter cheese and lard stay firm or strong, meats mixed with fresh beef firm and other meats dull. Sugar and molasses remain steady as apples berries and truck demand stay healthy.
Opening quotation figures compare with last year
The opening, highest, lowest and closing quotations were reported with the closing level for the same day last year, showing the variation and market stance.
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Tis
Dee
Sront
J G&s
Ith
Lumber Market Holds Firm Amid Ample Receipts and Steady Prices
The lumber market shows little change with firm prices and good demand. Easter lumber remains steady with ample receipts and stock levels. Hemlock boards are in short supply, especially planed stock, while Western and Northern lumber enjoy steady demand and firm quotations.
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Boston
Canada
Indiana
Market Reports August 16 Flour and Grain
Flour firmer with a 5 cent ask, trade moderate and buyers active at quotations. Corn strong but no advance. oats quiet and easier. No. 2 white oats around 83 38 4 cents. prices steady at close. numerous grain and fruit price details and upcoming peach arrivals noted.
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Minnesota Bakers
Michigan Stone
Michigan
Market Prices for Grains Meats and Provisions
Prices listed for cornmeal rye flour oats malt and hops as well as various beef and pork cuts. Includes export terms for cornmeal and patent cereals with New York and Canada suppliers and ranges for live cattle lambs mutton and veal with unsettled grades and spot bids.
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New York
Canada Superior
Canada Rollers
Canadas
Canada Western
Eastern
Butter and cheese markets show firm prices across regions
Trade remains quiet with prices steady from Elgin to New York. Butter lists firm quotes at 27¢ in Elgin and 26e in Western creamery. cheese is very firm with Chicago and New York steady. Eggs, beans, hay, and potatoes show mixed gains and maintained levels as supply tightens.
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Elgin
Chicago
Elgin Creamery
Western Creamery
New York
St. Albans
Utica
Liverpool
Vermont
Northern Choice
Ohio Choice
Nova Scotia
Island
New Brunswick
Canada
West
East Swale
Long Islands
Bristol Ferry
Norfolk
Local Market Prices For Fresh Produce And Goods
A list of varied produce and goods with mixed prices such as onions, tomatoes, cabbages, beans, corn, squash, carrots, lettuce, cucumbers, and turnips. Prices are given per basket, bush, dozen, or barrel with regional notes like natives and Long Islands.
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Maltas
Long Islands
Market Reports Show Steady Pork and Lard Prices
The market for pork remains quiet with steady prices for lard and hams. Fresh beef supply is light but demand is good, while mutton and lambs are quiet at steady prices. Pork items list long cuts at 1.7 to 1.75, backs around 17.5, and various lard and ham prices follow the same steady trend.
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Nyacks
Jersey
Clapp
Palermo
Aspinwall
Port Limon
Jamaica
Baracoa
Extra
Choice City
Chicago
Brighton
Cotton and commodity market report with mixed futures
Liverpool cotton futures opened firm and closed steady for several months in August through September contracts. Spot demand steady with 8000 bales sold, 3100 American. New York spot steady at 95 1 2 cents for middling uplands. U.S. futures bids and asks shown, market dull but steady. Manchester cloths dull, pipe line certificates quoted, sugar and molasses prices given for various grades.
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Liverpool
Orleans
New York
Decisis
Jussas Bag
Manchester
Manila
Belmont
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Barbadoes
Cuba
Eeeeeweerereerren
Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report Aug 1887
Report from the Boston Post by George J. Fox for the week ending Aug 16 1887 shows totals of cattle sheep and lambs swine and prices. State by state counts include Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts New York and Western plus Canada with car totals on Boston and Lowell Fitchburg Eastern roads. Prices list beef store cattle hogs hides tallow and skins with classifications for oxen sheep and cattle quality and local market terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
George J. Fox
Fea
Maine
Lee
N. Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
New York
Canada
Boston & Lowell
Fitchburg
Eastern
N. B
Boston & Albany
Brighton
London Markets Report Wheat Quiet and Prices Steady
Foreign markets note quiet wheat and firm corn with limited cargoes off the coast. At Liverpool and Paris prices ease slightly for spot wheat. imports into Great Britain reach 297 000 quarters of wheat, 172 000 quarters of corn, and 171 000 quarters of flour.
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London
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Paris
Liverpool
California
Great Britain
Flour Sales Steady with Strong Minnesota Shipment Mark
New York August 16 Flour receipts show 37 214 packages exports 667 barrels 5860 sacks with steady sales. Patent Minnesota flour ranges from 425 to 440 per barrel and remains rated extra good to prime with strong demand.
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New York
Minnesota
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Devonshire Street
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Foote & French
Congress Street
Commission
Gogeric
Tran Mining Securities
Gogebic Investment CO
State Street
Aurora Iron Mine
Aurora
Boston Stock Exchange
John H. Pray, Sons & Co
Brokers’ Board
T&sf
At& Pac
Spr & M
Beli
Hee Ee
Boston W P
San Diego Ld
A&p
B&n
B&q
C.b&n Bs
Lamson
T&s Fe
Ny&ne
Sds
Topeka Land
B& Albee
Bos & Lowell A
NY &Ne
Naples
Franklin Mg
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Pac
Air Ll. Ee
H. CR
Ches
Ohio
Alton
del. & H
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Texas
Lake Shore
Long Island
Lon
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Nias
Essex
A & Chat Nee Ve . N. J.cent
Nor
Pauttie
Seehee
Allouncz
Atlantic
Bonanza Development
Montana
Ene Brunswick
Calmet & Heela
Wranklin
Ene
Napa
Wilson W. Fay & Co
NEW York Financial
Foreign Financial Markets
Chicago Markets
England
Trustees For the
Joliver W. Peabody, Esq
Kidder, Peabody & Co
Boster Chauncey Mdepew
Central R. R. Co
Samuel Sloan, Esq
Del
Lacka, & Western R. R.co
WM. A. Frenh
Abram French & Co
French
Potter & Wilson
Mag. Nat. Bank
Hon
John Lowell
General Managers
Samuel Appleton
Exchange Place
Watertown Union Live
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