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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1888

Page

6

Money Market Steady as Rates Hold in Boston and New York

The Boston money market remains steady with clearing house rate at 4 percent and general time loans from 4 to 6 percent. New York funds show 15 to 16 cents per $1000 discount, with exchanges up and down from year-ago figures. Bond offerings and government securities stay quiet as bank reserves improve slightly. equity trading shows weakness and notable stock movements across Atchison and several rail and mining issues.

Bostox Clearing House New York Turner City of Boston State Treasurer Board Massachusetts Ricker Chicago St. Louis San Francisco New Orleans Charleston Savannah Washington Secretary of the Treasury Reichsmarks Kuhn, Loeb & Co Speyer & Co Eee Popoaks Rae Metoother Banks Anaconda Company Union Pacific Anaconda Lake Superior Marnette Mining Journal Marnette Mining Journal In Pounds As Follows: ‘Alumet & Hecla Tamarack Quincy Atlantic Franklin Osceola Huron Central Copper Falls Kearsarge Ridge Allouez Evergreen Bluff Henry Clews W.S. Lawson & Co Atchison

Railroads declare dividends in 350 per share and 4 percent

The Boston and Lowell Railroad Company has declared a dividend of 350 dollars per share. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, as lessee, has declared a dividend of four percent on the stock of the New York and Harlem Railroad Company.

Boston & Lowell Railroad Company New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company New York & Harlem Railroad Company

Auction Sales Offer Wide Shares and City Bonds in 1888 Sale

Proceedings list numerous shares to be sold by order of Administrator and Executor on Wednesday December 12 1888. Items include Nat Market Bank Brighton Bay State Fruit Co Plymouth Cordage Co Oriental Coffee House Co Webster Bank Cocheco Nat Bank Dover NH Amoskeag and Great Falls Mills items, various railroad stocks, city bonds of St Louis St Paul Chicago Peoria and others, and numerous banks and manufacturing firms. Also notes Eastman Car Heating Co Boston Electric Light Co and other utilities. New York stock sales report cites 309000 shares traded and lists opening high low and close prices.

Market Bank of Brighton Nat. Bank Bay State Fruit Co Flymouth Cordage Co Do Oriental Coffee House Co Webster Bank Ao Cocheco Nat. Bk Dover Great Falls Mfg Amoskeag Mfg Co Gt. Falls Mfg. Co B. & Lowell RR Eastman Ft. Car Heater Co Live Leather Nat. Bank Citizens’ Bank of Wichita Kan Metropolitan Nat. Bank McKay & Big U. M. Asso Appleton Mfg. Co State Nat. Bank Dsay State Live Stock Co Aes Union Bank KE. Nat. Bank Thirl Nat. Bank Chicopee Mfg Weliteet M. Ins Ahaan RR Oxdensiare & Lake Cham Consol. Mort Boston Electric Light Co

Auction Sales Continued With Railroad Bonds and Mortgages

Auction returns list bonds and mortgages from railroads and banks. Entries include Third Bank notes, Northern Railroad Company, Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad 6s, Burling­ton and Missouri Railroad 7s, Union Pacific Lincoln and Colorado Railroad 5s, Bunker Hill Panorama Company, Kansas City Lawrence and Southern Railroad 6s, 1909, New England Mortgage See 53 1897, totaling multiple issues and denominations.

Third Bank Northern RR. Co Maine Portland & Ogdensburg RR Burl. & Mo L. G Union Pacific, Lincoln & Colorado Bunker Hill Panorama Co Kan City, Lawrence & So New England Mort City, Lawrence

New York Financial Markets Close Mixed Amid Volatile Trading

Money on call eased with last loans at 1 percent and prime mercantile paper at 6 1/2. Sterling exchange held steady with bills at 4.84 to 4.89 in the market. Body of the session saw Richmond & West Point rise, later back to strength, and notable gains for New England and Missouri Pacific, while Missouri Pacific and New England led late strength as the market closed active and firm. Bond sales totaled 1,084,000 with broad weakness earlier turning mixed by noon.

New York Prime Mercantile Paper Barsilver Sterling Exchange Chicago East Tennessee Richman & Danville Richmond & West Point Rising &S New England Missouri Pacific Lackawanna Manitoba Atchison Cedar Falls

Market closes bid and price list from London session

London prices show Consols at 95 1/2, Atlantic & Great Western firsts 3 76, seconds 7 44, Canadian Pacific 63, Erie 26 1/2, Illinois Central 116 3/4, Mexican ordinary 4 1/4, St Paul 62 48, New York Central 109 1/2, Pennsylvania 54, Reading 23, Mexican Central firsts 6 2/3.

London Atlantic Great Western Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central St. Paul New York Central Pennsylvania

Market Report On Agricultural and Commodity Conditions

The report lists fluctuations across commodities with copper quiet tin steady lead firm zinc unchanged flour steady corn dull oats steady oatmeal firm cornmeal strong rye quiet rye flour steady Mullseed firm cottonseed meal steady malt dull hops slow barley quiet butter very quiet cheese dull eggs inactive beans unchanged potatoes in fair demand sweet potatoes firm poultry quiet game slow hay steady rye straw firm apples slow oranges lemons quiet grapes dull pork steady lard firm hogs unchanged corned beef moderate demand fresh beef steady veals lower muttons steady lambs unchanged tallow good demand sugars strong.

New York State Chicago Detroit St Louis Toledo Milwaukee Ste. Peoria Canada Michigan Bush Choice

Grain Markets Open Weak Then Strengthen In Chicago Report

Grain notes from Chicago report wheat opening weak and selling off before rally on anticipated drought in winter wheat areas. Corn and oats show limited gains and overall prices end mixed with futures and cash prices listed for wheat corn and oats across New York and St Louis markets.

Chicago Farnum,Reardon & Co Northwestern Severose New York St Louis

The Metal Market Review of Iron and Steel Trends

The year ends with quiet demand across iron and steel markets. Furnaces run on contracted work, with South mills selling ahead and weak finished iron demand noted. Prices fluctuate, with rail steel orders and Western bookings showing cautious activity, while copper, tin, and lead markets remain steady to quiet.

Commodity price list for metals and related goods

A dense price list covering nails horseshoes sheet iron copper tin lead zinc and related products with varied units and discounts. Items include American cast steel rails 842 10c and 2850429 00 at the mills nails and horseshoes prices per keg 220 12d 40d 230 4 P keg horseshoes 4 P keg sheet iron range 22 24c to 342 4c refined 342 4c best galvanized 5 cc Russia iron 10%4 11¢ planished 942 10c copper lake 18¢ Ptb Baltimore brands 16 17c sheet copper 30x72 16 0z thick 25c copper bars 25c yellow metal sheathing 17c metal bolts and bars 21c P th cold rolled copper 1c advance tin London price £ 99 7s 6d here straits jobbing price 24 25c P tb tin plates charcoal 6 25 coke 5 5 25 MF terne 7 other brands 4 75 500 coke terne 4 75 500 lead jobbing price 450 100 tbs lead pipe 642c sheet lead 74c tin lined pipe 15c pure black tin pipe 45c zinc spelter 542 5%c sheet zinc 65%

Pittsburg Post Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Eastern Eastern Mills Steel Rail Pittsburg Western Mills New York Times Lake Superior Lower Lake Lake Erie Erie London Pennsylvania Ohio Eglinton Summerlee Gartsherrie Langloan Coltness Norway Shell New England Bessemer Steel Russia Baltimore

London Wool Market Sales Report Dec 10

Lighter attendance and weaker demand marked today's wool sales in London with continued withdrawals. Continental buyers led activity as 13,440 bales offered. total available 40,000. Detailed prices cover Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensland Tasmania New Zealand Cape Good Hope and Natal with varying scoured greasy and lock prices.

London Victoria New South Wales South Australia Queensand Tasmania New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal

Boston Markets Grain Prices and Stocks Report

The Boston market shows mixed grain supplies for December with Chicago stocks and Boston elevators listed. Wheat and corn prices move. flour market steady with demand for spring patents and some winter wheat flours. New York and Milwaukee receipts and prices provided. rye and barley quotes steady. various millfeeds and crops recorded along with stock tallies and on track quotes.

Chicago Bush Bec Csecavaces Giasaverete Boston Cobusscacca Biamo Si Saiee Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Roller Canada New York City St Louis Milwaukee

Butter and dairy market steady with varied regional quotes

Market remains quiet with slight easing. Butter quotations span Western and Vermont creamery grades from 32 to 34c for wholesale. eggs and cheese show softer demand but steady New York levels. beans, potatoes, and poultry follow firm price ranges amid cautious trading.

Quiet Truck Trade Lists Market Prices for Produce

Trade is steady with little change from last quoted levels. Readable items include marrow squash at 20 dollars per 4 ton, turban squash at 25 per ton, Hubbard 252 per 30 hundredweight, Savoy cabbage 75 cents per barrel, cauliflowers at 1 dollar 125 per dozen, radishes and turnips 25 cents per dozen, and numerous other vegetables with varied unit prices.

Hubbard Russia Norfolk Pumpas

Pork market steadies amid old price demand in Chicago

The market shows a steady tone with fair demand for long cuts at 18 to 18.50 dollars, short cuts 18 to 18.50, backs 18.50 to 19, lean ends 18.50 to 19, pork tongues 18 to 18.50, lard and hams priced per tiered container and cure.

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