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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1888

Page

6

Money Market Review and Bank Clearing Figures

The Boston Money Market ends the week easy with clearing house rate at 2.2 percent and New York funds at 10 to 20 cents discount. Reports detail weekly New York Clearing House exchanges, government bond offers and purchases, treasury deposits, and reserve levels. Foreign exchange rates, import exports, and stock market notes follow, highlighting bank drain, loan expansion, and a mixed regional outlook for crops and railroad earnings.

Boston New York New York Clearing House Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah United States National Bank Secretary of the Treasury Fairchild

Proposals Sought for Oregon Improvement Company Stock

New York Aug 18 1888 sealed bids offered for up to 10000 shares of preferred stock of Oregon Improvement Company due Sept 17 1888. 5 percent certified check required with proposals and installments set through Apr 1 1889 with dividends and interest. Elijah Smith president invites bids with full payment options and pro rata allotments.

Chicago Eastern Illinois Mexican Central Birmingham & Memphis Sandusky Oregon Improvement Company The New Yor Elijah Smith Mills Building New York City Exsjaah Smith New York & New England West End Railway Bell Telephone New England Frenchman’s Bay Winthrop West End St. Andrew's Land and Chamcook Water Companies St. Andrew’s N. B S. L. Tilley Robert 5. Gardner Boston Eugene F. Fay Brookline Mass Calumet & Hecla Osceola Franklin Boston & Montana Dunkin Leadville Col Aoe New York

Fragmented OCR Listing of Rail and Transit Figures

A damaged OCR fragment lists various rail and transit references with percentages and codes. Mentions St. Louis lines, Silver Gert, Tex P G, and Pacific Coast lines with scattered numbers and times, but lacks coherent events or dates. The readable items resemble a timetable or financial shorthand without full context or complete entities.

Money Market and Stock Roundup in New York

Money on call eased from 1 4 to 2 percent with last loan at 2 percent and prime mercantile paper ample as banks stood out of the market. Indicated higher rates, 60 to 90 day indorsed bills quoted at 4 4 5 percent, four months' acceptances at 5 5 percent, and single names at 4 4 6 4 percent. Bar silver at 91 1 2. Sterling dull, 60 day bills at 4 84 4 87. Government bonds dull, railroad bonds dull to barely steady. Stock market dull. early advances then weakness, grangers led, Missouri Pacific fell over 1 percent, Readings issues aided total sales to 525,000 with Readings' income lead.

Messrs. Cordley & Co Boston Atchison Leason Kansas & Texas Atchison & Missouri Pacific Missouri Pacific Kansas Texas Topeka New York Sun Wall Street Financial Chronicle Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Philadelphia & Reading California Southern Flint & Pere Marquette Canadian Pacific Union Pacific Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Burlington & Northern Oregon Railway and Navigation Company Mexican Central Guadalajara Miles Eases Keene Cleveland & Canton Inc Cer New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Northwestern Dulness Reading

Financial market report from London and Paris

London and Paris financial items show mixed activity with Consols at 95 16 for money and 99 3 4 for accounts. U S rail shares range with New York Central 109 42 and Reading 255, while discount rates stand at 2 1 2 percent. Paris routes at 83 francs 7 centimes for the account reflect cross border money markets amid a subdued London stock week.

London United States Atlantic & Great Western New York Central Pennsylvania Reading Paris Ank Germany NDON Stock Exchange New York

Market Report Notes Steady Tones Across Commodities

Commercial matters show mixed tones with several staples steady or quiet. Pork firm and in good demand. fresh beef firm. sugars active. oats dull. potatoes and poultry quiet. butter cheese eggs and other items mostly steady or unchanged across the board.

Chicago markets print cloth closes firm at 15 to 16

The Chicago markets report a quiet firm closing for print cloth with 64x64 spots priced around 15 to 16 and long contracts at about 5 percent 46. Manufacturers hold the former at 40.

Fall River Market Report Notes Cloth Price Shifts

The Fall River market reports no stock of print cloth on hand for two weeks, pushing prices up. Production totals reach 170000 pieces with deliveries equal, stock zero. Weekly sales total 266000 old 141000 60x86s 4000 CAX64S 111000 spots 20000 futures 236000. Future weekly sales project 164000 August to 8000 January. Cash 64s at 315-1664 and 60x568-87-16c nominal.

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Boston Markets Grain Receipts and Prices August Market

Boston markets report the past week's grain receipts by commodity with last year figures and four week totals. Prices for carload domestic flour and assorted grains are listed with regional notes from New York Milwaukee Chicago St Louis Detroit and Toledo. The tone is steady to firm with demand dull in parts and no buy ahead of needs.

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Weekly Produce Receipts and Butter Market Report

Receipts show butter totals 22 017 pkgs and 720 boxes, oleo 1961 pkgs, cheese 4371 boxes, eggs 6 boxes and 21 bbls, 12 071 cases, beans 670 bbls, potatoes 3 cars and 18 688 bush, hay 188 cars, straw 52 cars, entry 310 pkgs, sweet potatoes 2193 bbls. Last year butter 16 818 pkgs and 1540 boxes, oleo 3500 pkgs, cheese 7211 boxes, eggs 14 boxes, 115 bbls and 7697 cases, beans 1649 bbls, potatoes 9 cars and 25 628 bush, hay 119 oars, straw 9 i poultry 145 pkgs, sweet potatoes 771 bbls. Market notes describe a quiet butter movement except for choice creameries and dairies in fair supply. various grade quotes given for Western and Vermont creams.

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