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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1887

Page

6

Money Market and Stock Versus Bond Row in Boston Notes

Boston money market shows steady rates with New York fund premium marked up. Bank balances and reserve surplus rise, while exchange totals decline. stocks and copper shares move, with Atchison and Union Pacific shifts noted and Cheshire Fitchburg talks stir debates.

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Dividends Declared by Several Companies

The West End Railway Company preferred stock pays $2 per share on January 2. The American Express Company in New York declares a dividend of $3 per share. Middlesex Manufacturing Company declares a semi annual dividend of 5 percent. Winnisimmet Company pays 76 cents per share on December 15.

West End Railway Company American Express Company New York Middlesex Manufacturing Company Winnisimmet Company

Bond sale bid invites for Fe Railroad Co sinking fund bonds

The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway filing Seeks offers for 122000 dollars of six percent secured bonds or registered certificates issued under the 1881 trust indenture. Proposals A T and B S F R R Co Bonds must be received by December 24 1887 at 2 PM in Boston. The right to reject any offers is reserved.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company

Lewis Sumner & Co Brokerage Ad at 7 Exchange Place

Boston firmLewis Sumner & Co offers stocks bonds grain and oil through private wire to New York. Buying selling and margin trading available. Correspondence solicited and orders by mail receive prompt attention.

New York Exchange Place Boston

Censors and early quotes for various stocks and routes

Williams and Co reports midday London censors with prices for Atlantic and Great Western firsts, Canadian Pacific, Erie, Illinois Central, Mexican Central, St Paul, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Reading and others. Paris advices list 3 per cent routes at 2 francs 60 centimes for the account.

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Quotations and rail headlines from New York market notes

New York stock sales December 12 report total shares traded 364,340 with opening high and closing prices listed. Ex Governor J Gregory Smith discusses Central Vermont and Rutland railroad lease issues, Huntington plan for Houston Texas Central refinancing, and Southern Pacific guarantees. earnings summaries follow for several rail lines including Canadian Pacific and Chicago and Indiana. details on bonds and mortgage restructurings included.

New York J. Gregory Smith Central Vermont Railroad The Journal Central Vermont Rutland Delaware & Hudson Central Rutland Railroad Company Smith Rutland Road Montreal Rutland Railroad Essex Central Line Burlington New England Vermont Southern Pacific Company Farnings Eeeseeeseeteeres Gese Evans Pieters Seles Galen Chicago Eastern Illinois Eree Canadian Pacific East Tennessee Virginia Georgia Indiana Goudal Jan L

New York Financial Market Faces Mixed Early Trading

Money on call stayed easy with a 4 to 5 percent range, and last loan at 4 percent. Sterling exchange drifted dull, government and railroad bonds held firm, while stocks showed limited activity with notable declines in Richmond and West Point and Union Pacific before a dull, barely steady close.

New York Prime Mercantile Paper Sterling Exchange Union Pacific Richmond & West Point Reading & Lackawanna Lackawanna Union Pre Tic Kansas & Texas Chesapeake & Ohio Mackinac & Marquette Land Grant Northern Pacfic Trust St. Paul Erie Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Richmond & West Point Trust

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town

A list of buyers and firms from cities nationwide including Augusta Baltimore Buffalo Chicago Detroit Davenport Louisville Lexington Memphis Milwaukee Philadelphia Portsmouth St. Louis San Francisco Wheeling and more with representatives such as White Craw, Slingluff of Stevenson & Slingluff, W H Walker & Co, Ramsdell Sweet & Co, C M Henderson & Co, M D Wells & Co, Howard & Hayward, Weigert & Reese, W C Cave & Co, J H Quast & Co, Watkins & Spencer, B Lowenstein & Bro, Riemer Shoe Co, CP Tracy & Co, Hamilton Brown Shop Co, Op penheimer & Co, Rosenthal Feder & O, Boyd & Co.

Buffalo Raimsdell Memphis,Tenn W Jackson Lowenstein & Bro Milwaukee Wis H Riemer Riemer Shoe Co Philacelpiia Ross Hanson Portsmouth BR ‘Tracy CP Tracy & Co St Lews D Brown Hamilton Brown Shop Co San Francisco Cal Oppenheimer Charles Oppenheimer & Co Francisco Fed

Claims of Postoffice Clerks Push for Higher Pay

A large Boston meeting of the Postoffice Clerks Association saw H. A. Thomas resign as delegate after two Washington stints. John A. Whalen was elected to replace him. Endorsed by Postmaster Corse and Dale, with Postmaster General support. Whalen will seek congressional action on pay parity and a bill drafted by Baton clerks awaits national review.

Boston Postoffice Clerks’ Association H. A. Thomas Washington John A. Whalen Corse Dale Whalen Farge Congress National Association

Drunken spree ends in gunfire at Bagley Street

Thomas F. Hoar fired twice at Mary Williams in a room shared with her daughter during a party at Mrs. Mary Wilson’s home on Bagley street. Williams was wounded and hospitalized. Hoar and Wilson were arrested, waived examination, and held in $16,000 bond for Friday’s trial.

Thomas F. Hoar Mary Williams Mary Wilson Bagley Street

Market Report On Agricultural Commodities And Livestock

Canned goods steady. dried fruits firm. flour very firm. corn quiet. oats quiet. millfeed firm. barley fair demand. rye firm. oatmeal firm and quiet. rye flour quiet. millfeed firmer. butter fair movement. cheese quiet but strong. eggs firm. beans in good demand. grass seeds quiet. potatoes moving freely. sweet potatoes steady. hay good demand. straw unchanged. poultry lower. game dull. tallow fair demand. apples dull and plentiful. Florida oranges in good demand. cranberries very firm. dried apples quiet. peanuts unchanged. hickory nuts moderate demand. chestnuts dull. truck quiet. pork firm. fresh beef quiet. lambs fair demand. veals steady. cotton steady. sugars quiet. molasses unchanged.

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Canned Goods and Dried Fruits Market Report

The market for canned goods is active with firm prices. New York demand for peaches has risen with higher prices for seconds. Dried fruits show good demand and firm markets, with prunes quiet and figs firm. The currant market in Greece surged due to French buyers, lifting prices. цен

New York Greece Athens London California Ohio Michigan Delaware Malaga Valencia Muscat Trans Citron Leghorn

Market Reports December 12 Show Stable Tone Amid Firm Mill Demands

Market notes firm mill demands keep prices steady from prior levels. Many mills remain closed or converting to steam with limited output while traders buy to meet present needs. Flour and corn markets soften. steamer yellow on track quoted 6742 ObSlec, corn to ship dull at 6542 466e, cornmeal steady at 285 290 per bbl, oats quiet with few trades and dull futures.

Delaware Oati.s.c Cork

Grain and flour prices and market notes in 1886 report

Market report shows No 2 whites raising morale among call board operators and difficulties filling contracts. Inspections list 61 cars with detailed wheat corn oats and malt grades. Flour prices cited for Minnesota and Michigan grades. oats rye barley and malt steady. malt and millfeed prices given. corn and oat price ranges per cwt or bushel. hopper and carload note clarifies applicability to carload lots.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Roller Canada Extra New York Canada Eastern

Market Report: Dairy Eggs Poultry Prices Steady

The butter market is quiet with no material changes. Creameries and cheese hold at unchanged firm prices while fresh eggs remain firm but demand soft. Various wholesale price quotes for creamery, cheese, eggs, poultry, beans, seeds, hay, and potatoes are listed, with liberal receipts and steady to easing market conditions as warm weather affects poultry demand.

New York Vermont Vermont Diary Cheesh—Northern Choice Ohio Choice Hampshire Choice Canada Michigan Nova Scotia Island New Brunswick North Timothy West Red Top Jersey East Swale Houlton Houlton Hebrons Aroostook Aroostop Hebrons Newark Burbanks Hebrons Norfolk Magnum Bush Regent Champion

Markets Report For New York Produce Quiet In Butter And Eggs

New York market notes show butter prices steady across State creamery Western and State dairy ranges with fresh eggs quoted around 27c to 25c. Cheese holds firm at State factory and Western quotes around 10p to 10 1/2c. Beans firm with marrow and red kidney prices listed. dried apples noted as slow. Liverpool cheese steady at 56 to 58 shillings for finest lots.

New York Western State Liverpool

Fruit market report from Lombard Sons and buyers

Lombard Sons report Liverpool market prices for apples and other fruits with Boston and regional quotations. Shipments totals show week ending Dec 10 and season figures, noting strong demand for cranberries and Florida oranges. dried apples and nuts priced by grade and origin.

A. C. Lombard’s Sons Liverpool Baldwins Boston

Market Report Notes Steady Prices Across Produce

Track of all kinds is quiet at steady prices with onions at 83 325 per barrel and cabbage bids around 150 per barrel. Beets and squash show 60 and 1.75 per barrel respectively, while western onions list at 250 per barrel and savoy at 1.75 per barrel. Local hub listing includes various bidders and prices though some items are unclear.

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