Money Market and Stock Record of Dec 29, 1887
The money market shows ease with clearing house rates down to 6 percent while New York funds weaken. Commercial paper remains at 6 1/2 to 7 percent, with factory paper 5 1/4 to 6 percent. Clearing balances run around 6 1/2 to 7 percent, and New York discount sits near 12 1/2 to 16 cents per $1000. Exchange figures for New York and Chicago are listed, along with treasury gold and silver holdings. The Boston banking and reserve data are summarized, with reserve percentages noted. The local stock market is idle but steady with light trading and a subdued Christmas mood. At the Atchison extension note, railway and terminal costs are discussed, with forecasts of opening dates and potential profit advantages. News briefs cover several market sectors, from telephones to local bonds, and various interstate railroad developments.
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Rostow
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
New Orleans
Commercial
Charleston
Savannah
Ee Aee
United States
National Bank
Continental
Frances
Reichsmarks
Comptroller of Currency
Boston
Cendera
Biook
Sarplug
Suis
Stock Exchange
Atelicon
Atelison Company
Toto
Chicaco
Kansas Railroad
Oili¢Ars
Atlantic Pacific
Messrs. Cordley & Co
Atchison
Stix
Kansas City
Owls
Kansas City Belt Line
Chiaco
Furthher
Colorado
Ilinois
Missouri
Chicago, Burlington & Quincey
Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, Lumington &Quincy
New York Commercial Bulletin
Washington
Omaha
Fort Days
Kansas
Chicago, Warlington & Quincy Company
Union Pacific
Central Pacific
I’pe
Flint & Vere Marquette
Port Haren & Northweet
Detroit
Judie Brown
Piis
Port Haren
Cleveland & Canton
Memphis
Uirmingam
Summit Coach
Loston & Maine
Dividend Declarations Reported by Various Firms
The North End Savings Bank and Franklin County Savings Bank announce 2 percent dividends, semi annual and tax free respectively. Dwight Manufacturing declares $25 per share, Vermont Valley Railroad 3 percent, Central Pacific 1 percent payable Feb 21 1888, American Investment Company of New Hampshire 4 percent semi annual payable Jan 2 1888, International Brust Company declares a percent payable after Jan 2 1888.
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North End Savings Bank
Franklin County Savings Bank
Dwight Manufacturing Company
Vermont Valley Railroad Company
Central Pacific
American Ivestment Company of
New Hampshire
International Brust Company
Boston Street Sales At Brokers Before Call
Fragmented stock listings show multiple items such as Erie Tel and Union Pacific with various prices and percentages. The note mentions sale calls from 10:30 to 12 M and references numerous company names and values.
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T&sf
Coun River
M&b
Mass
T&s
Quincy
T&sk
Firehold
Summit Branch
OK & W
Ail Beil Tel
Amoskeag
NE Tel
Boston Land
Frenchman's Bay
San Diego
West
Atlantic
Cal & Hec
Tamarack
B&l. E
B&q
P&p
Boho
Ny&ne
Summit Br. Sve
Erie Tel
Wrench Bay
T&s E
Be Chiewssey
Esfitehburg Pfd
Ville Bee Northern
Summit
Union Pacific
T&s. F
Bun Diego
Eud
Financial quotes from London and Paris markets
United States and Canadian stocks are listed with fractional yields and prices. Major lines include Atlantic & Great Western firsts at 89 ½, Illinois Central 121 ¼, Pennsylvania 66, Reading 334, and New York Central 111 ¼. Paris advices show 3 per cent rentes at $1 franc 25 centimes.
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London
United States
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Ilinois Central
New York
Wall Street Rates and Market Activity Quiet at Close
New York traders faced a steady to firm session with money on call easy from 4 to 5 and late gains in Reading Union Pacific Lackawanna and St Paul. Government and railroad bonds stayed dull, while overall stocks proved firm with Reading, Union Pacific and Lackawanna leading.
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Lackawanna
Union Pacific
Western Union
Consolidated Gas
San Francisco
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Hockumg Valley
Chesapeake & Ohio
Northwestern
Hocking Valley
Louisville & Nashville
Omaha
Chesapeake & Ohio Extension
Minneapolis & St. Louis Equipment
Kansas & Texas
New Jersey Midland
Virginia Midland General Cs
New York
Ga Ye
Sterling Exchange
The
Stock Exchange
St. Paul, Lackawanna
Reading
Business Troubles Sweep Worcester and Beyond
The Hamilton Vocalion Organ Co of Worcester sold at auction to the New York Charel Organ Co for 40000. Several firms including Ewald Hanert Winona Minn and S H Bradford & Son Mechanicsburg Ohio have assigned or been attached. Fank Roscoe shoe maker South Norwalk filed for creditors with 80000 liabilities and 30000 assets. Joseph Roscoe, his father, is insolvent for backing notes and advancing about 16000.
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Hamilton Vocalion Organ Company
Worcester
New York Charel Organ Company
Ewald & Hanert
Winona
Minn
S. H. Bradford & Son
Grocers
Mechanicsburg
W. G. Pangborn
SKOOV
Thomas Condon
Grocer
Dry Goods
Brooklyn
N. Y
Vis
Fank
Rocco
South Norwalk
Conn
Roscoe
Joseph
Survival of the Fittest. Pyle's Pearline is the king of washing
A bold claim credits Pyle's Pearline as the leading washing compound. The note touts Pearline’s superiority in cleanliness and efficiency, positioning it as the premier choice for households seeking effective laundry results.
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Pyle
Trade review notes mixed activity across sectors
New York reports show overall active business for the season with slower collections and strained credits. Iron and steel markets weaken while steel rails sales reach 40,000 tons. cotton remains firm though raw cotton slips due to ample supply. Mortgage payments stay timely in many areas, and overall failures rise to 290 nationally last week. SPECULATION LESS ACTIVE.
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New York
Weekly Trade Review
R. G. Dun & Co
Mose
Philadelphia
Chicago
R. G. den & Co
KE. Russell & Co
United States
Canada
Market Report on Farm Commodities and Goods
Commercial matters show mixed activity with beans in good demand and potatoes moving fairly. Butter and cheese steady to firm, pork firm, lambs and veals in modest demand, Florida oranges strong, cranberries very firm, and poultry easier.
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Florida
Railroads face tariff fights and heavy equipment orders
The Herald reports President Wade of the Mexican Central forwarding papers to list its securities in London to boost arbitrage. The line adds 200 box cars and 50 double deck stock cars with Westinghouse brakes, plus 100 more box cars and two locomotives from Portland. Freight-rate battles rage between Chicago and St Louis with Alton and Wabash cutting and counter-cutting, demoralizing rates regional to Springfield Jacksonville Decatur and beyond. Other notes include Los Angeles Santa Ana Branch grading, new officers at Hartford & Connecticut Western, Georgia Central charter from Savannah to Fort Valley, and elevated railways bond plans in New York.
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Wade
Mexican Central Road
The
Herald
London
Westinghouse
Portland
Mexico
Chicago & St. Louis
Chicago
Wabash
Chicago & Aston
Alton
Springfield
Jacksoville
Decatur
Muscayo
St. Louis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Atchison, Lopeka & Santa Be
Orange
Anaheim
Fullerton
San Diego
James W. Husted
Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Railroad
Indianapolis, Decatur & Western
Northern Pacific Road
Minnesota Railroad
New York
Debuutman
Missouri River
California
Canadian Pacific
Manhattan Elevated Railway Company
Albany
Brooklyn man sent to state prison for fifth break in
Merk Stanton alias Martin Standard was jailed for five years by Judge Pitman in Dedham for breaking and entering Benjamin Lombard's Brookline home. This was his third offense, but prior crimes were not listed in the indictment. he had just left prison two weeks earlier when captured at Lombard's residence.
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Merk Stanton
Martin Standard
Benjamin Lombard
Prescott Street
Brookline
Pitman
Imperial Court
Dedham
Stanton
Mr. Ombard
Quiet Fish Market With Light Mackerel Movement
The fish market shows little activity typical for the season. Mackerel sales are light with a few bull's eye mackerel at 14 dollars per barrel, codfish tone firmer, dry bank supplies unchanged, and Nova Scotia shore cod at 450 per pair, while boxed herring receipts are scarce and canned goods midrange.
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Nova Scotia
Vais
Labrador
Newfoundland
Mediam
Haddock
Best
Norfolk
Providence River
Market Reports Dec 23 Nineteenth Century Grain Prices
The four market remains steady with millers firm on full prices. Water power in Minneapolis yields little flour from steam mills. Spring patents firm with better demand, winter patents quoted. Corn quiet with buyer advantage. steamer yellow and mixed reported sold. Oats steady to easier. prices for No 2 white and other grades listed. Millfeed, rye, barley, and malt quiet but steady. Flour and meal prices given for various grades. extensive commodity listings include cornmeal, rye flour, oat meal, and malt.
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Minneapolis
Debe
Minnesota
Michigan
Canada Superior
Canada
Canada Extra
New York
Spa
Eastern
Butter Market Steady with Light Sales After Holidays
Trade activity remains quiet as prices hold while butter buyers show caution. Cheese quotes stand firm at eight dollars, with market sentiment predicting improved demand after the holidays.
Market Report Shows Steady Quiet Prices Across Commodities
The market remains quiet though firm for beans and grasses with full prices noted. Prices for dairy and eggs are steady, with various regional creamery and egg quotes, and meat and poultry showing mixed, stable levels.
Market Report for Produce and Cheese in Major Cities
In Liverpool dull demand for the finest cheese and butter. only fine tots move. Cheese at 58s. Chicago markets steady with unchanged butter and cheese. eggs dull with Western firsts at 18c. Venison and turkey plentiful. New York market unchanged.
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Liverpool
Chicago
New York
Fruit and Nut Market Report with Steady Prices
Apples steady with little change. Cranberries firm for choice lots. light demand for nuts and dried apples. Citrus arrivals large. Florida oranges plentiful. Prices listed for apples cranberries oranges lemons nuts with various grades and pack types.
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Florida
King
Hubbardston
Baldwins
Cape Cod
Aspinwall
Port Limon
Jamaica
Palermo
Virginia
Grenoble
Sicalee
Meat prices and cuts from a historical market report
Provisions mostly unchanged from last report. Pork and lard prices cover long cuts to backs and various lean cuts with prime mess at 16 7b to 14 75 16 75. Beef markets show extra plate and family beef around 8 8 50 per lb, plate 5 50 9 00, and fresh beef ranges for steers and hinds. Fresh lamb and mutton pricing listed, with Chicago mutton and Eastern veal also noted.
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Mae
Lord
Choice
Chicago
Brighton
Cotton Market Fluctuations Reported With Cheery Trade Outlook
Allan Asher & Co notes a holiday market with sellers favored by cables and steady futures. U.S. crop estimate 6,850,000 bales. market moved 10 to 11 points at ports. Liverpool quiet with quotations and yesterday sales near 10,000 bales, including 7,600 American.
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Allan Asher & Co
Juan
Liverpool
Uplands
Orleans
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