Money market softens as rates ease at clearing house
Boston reports an easy money market with clearing-house rates dipping to 5.6 percent while general market rates hold steady. Bankers see New York reserves rise. copper and railroad notes color reports outline large capital moves and interstate exchanges for the week ended December 24, 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Clearing House
New York
Columbian National Bank
State Street
Devonshire Street
New York Bank
Dividend Declarations From Two Trust Companies
The American Loan and Trust Company declares a 3 percent dividend payable January 2. The International Trust Company declares an 8 percent dividend payable January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Loan and Trust Company
International Trust Company
Basset Whitney Co Bankers and Brokers New York Boston
Basset Whitney and Company operate as bankers and brokers with offices at 2 Devonshire Street serving New York and Boston stock exchanges. They provide direct wire trading for stocks and bonds, catering to investors or margin accounts. They deal in municipal and railroad securities.
Copper boom continues as London market steadies
In London during the past week discount remained quiet at 20to peep. stock exchange activity was limited by holidays and the week leaned downward. American railroad securities showed inactivity with selling to liquidate before year end. Copper prices closed Friday at 64 5s cash and 85 pounds three months, with active buying. Paris shares were firm though French cable shares slipped 5 1 4 due to suit fears against a French company. Rio Tinto and related copper stocks advanced as a possible three year production-syndicate forms to curb output if copper falls below 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska Railway Company
Beloit
Kan
Jewell
Mitchell, Jewell and
Smith
Union Pacific
Salina, Lincoln & Western Railroad
Kansas Railroad Commission
New York Commercial Bulletin
Europe
Clique Holdings
Clique
New York Evening Post
Paris
Rothschilds
Comptoir d’Escompte
Banque de Paris
Andre Girod & Co
M. Secretan
Société Des Metaux
Blake Bros. & Co
Missouri State
London
Stock Exchange
Fiat
Rio Tinto
Thaise’s
Santo Domingo
Closing Prices for Mining Stocks in San Francisco
Official closing prices show a range among mining shares on December 24 in San Francisco. Notable quotes include Nevada Queen at 2.30, Ophir around 3.00, Crown Point and Sierra Nevada near 4.40, and Gould & Curry about 4.65, with several others listed under varied figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Jsest & Belcher
Nevada Queen
North Belle Isle
Cereer
Viewes
Savagc
Crown Point
Tyg ‘Sierra N
Gould & Curry
Union Con
Ale & Norcross
Ces Scias Tees
Fitchburg Railroad Directors Report Details Consolidations
The forty six directors release the Fitchburg system's annual report covering consolidations with Troy Greenfield Hoosac Tunnel and Boston Western lines. They note earnings rise from prior year, describe expansions including double tracking and improved connections with New York trunk lines, and outline plans for an elevated grain elevator to protect Boston trade. The document also mentions the death of director Seth Lemis and provides a profit and loss statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg
Tedburg
Troy & Greenfield
Hoosac
Greenfield Railroad
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Fitchburg Railroad
Troy & Boston Railroad
Railroad and
Contine Improvement
Ton Oosac Tunnelway Company
Railroad
Hoosac & Hoosac
Boston
Troy & Hoosac Tunnel
Fitchburg and
Anies
de Fitchburg
Bos& Western Rail
Troy & Greenfieldunnel
Joy & Boston Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel & Western Railroad
Troy
Albany
Chicago
West Shore
Buffalo
State of New York
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
New York
Lake Erie & Western
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Lehigh Valley
Trafic
Cheshire
Connec
Direc
Rotterdam
Central
Vermont
Erie Canal
Vermont & Massachusetts
Greenfield
Era
Johnsonville
N. Hoosac Tunnel
Weston
California
Hudson
Lake Steamship Lines
Evie
New England
Seth Lemis
Business Troubles Across Several States
Reports of numerous insolvencies and assignments surface nationwide. Mil waukee miller Sylvan Wahhalm fails while Boston leather boards firm Richmond J Lane assigns with liabilities around 48000 dollars. Detroit boots firm W D Robinson accepts 25 cents cash and 40 cents in notes to continue as stock company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvan
Charles E. Brett
Ceater
Intov and
Harwich
Rr. T. Parks
Boston
H.C. Gibbons & Co
New Haven
Conn
Altman & Co
Hat and
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Cal
Desatch
William Dresbac
John Rogenfeld
A. A. Paul
Canal Dover, O
Boot and Shoe Buyers
Cincinnati Ohio John Straus Am Petroit uch S C Sutter Tre Davenport la A P Doe Re a Tenn W W Jackson of B Lowenstein Co U 8 San Francisco Cal S Feder of Rosenthal Feder So tre San Francisco Cal S W Rosenstock of S W Rosen stock Co tre
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Cincinnati
John Straus
Petroit
Uch
Sutter
Tre
Davenport
Doe
Tenn
Jackson
Lowenstein & Co
U 8
San Francisco
Cal
Feder of Rosenthal, Feder & So
Rosenstock
Rosenstock & Co
Major railroad expansion plans unfold across multiple states
The report outlines extensive improvements at Dowington Pennsylvania including a new bulkhead at Camden docks, dock modernization, track extensions for summer travel, and rearranged freight yards with heavy derricks. It also mentions a Duluth bound line via Manitoba and a Yankton to Denver route plus a Savannah to Atlantic corridor projected as the Savannah Atlantic railroad with about 800 miles, funding undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linneapolis
New York
Montreal
Chicago
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Albany
Sault Ste. Marie
Minneapolis
Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic Company
Canadian Pacific
Washburn
Boston
New Zingland
Northwest
Boston & Maine
Dakota
Seaboard
St. John
Maine
Wilderness
Bradstreet
Dowington
Camden
Duluth
Manitoba
Wilmar
Sioux City
Yankton
Dak
Missouri River
Denver
Lake Superior
Pacific
Union Pacific
Kansas City Journal
Birmingham
Ala
Savannah
Real Estate Transfers Across Boston Neighborhoods
A batch of deeds records transfers on December 15 and 16 involving parcels on Charles street Buckingham place Pinckney street Beacon Street Brook Avenue Morton Street Metro Clifford Street Tolman Street Mather Street Arlington Street Webster Avenue Chestnut Hill Avenue Bennington Street and other areas. Transfers include purchases by Esther B Gray Benjamin Hatch Patrick Shea Dudley Pickman Elizabeth Lee Annie Atkinson Mary Cox Emanuel Erickson Nils Potter Wyman M B McGilvery Edward Foster Rosa Van Dam Michael Quirk Harlan Morrison and others with mortgages back to lenders. Several parcels total 1 000 square feet or more with prices noted including 11 000 and 2 600 dollars.
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Charles Street
Elizabeth C. Pettengill
Esther B. Gray
Charter Street
Buckingham Lace
Charles J. Paine
Benjamin H. Hatch
Buckingham Place
Robert “. Paine
Pinckney Street
Lucy FB. Pickersgill
Patrick Shea
Beacon Street
Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance
Dudley L. Pickman
Elizabeth P. Lee
Brook Avenue
Rederick E. C. Bryant
Mary A. Cox
Roxpury
Peter Graffam
Annie N. Atkinson
Morton Street
Charles J. Page
Charles A. Anderson
Politan Avenue
Emanuel Erickson
Clifford Street
Edward J. Foster
Mather Street
Howard J. Worcester
Rosa van Dam
BrighTton
Morris Kelly
Daniel King
Reno Street
Toerence McQuade Et al
William Colwell
Chestnut Hill Avenue
George A. Wilson
Michael Quirk
Arlington Street
George W. Morrison
Harlan P. Morrison
Webster Avenue
Robint McKillican
Dlyton
William Glynn
Robert J. Trotter
Bennington Street
Mortgages Registered on December 15 16
Susan Haslett transfers a mortgage on estate No 66 Charter Street for 1850. Beachmont Associates Improvement Society mortgages land on Commonwealth Avenue south side for 500. Patrick Shea mortgages land and buildings on Righton Street for 1600. Thomas Ileary mortgages land on Salem Street for 1000. William J Rotch mortgaged No 72 Dover Street to New Bedford Savings Bank for 20000. Benjamin Hatch mortgages land on Dover Street for 1000. Thomas W Bicknell mortgages land and buildings on Sanborn Avenue for 8600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Haslett
Edwin M. Bigelow
Charter Street
Beachmont Associates’ Improvement Society
G. W. Wiltert
Commonwealth Avenue
Patrick Shea
James B. Richardson
Righton Street
Thomas Ileary
James Farrell
Salem Street
William J. Rotch
New Bedford Savings Bank
Dover Street
Benjamin i. Hatch
Charles J. Paine
Thomas W. Bicknell
Francis
A. Dewson
Sanborn Avenue
FATAL ACCIDENT AT AUBURNDALE
Maria Burke 22, of Auburndale, was struck by the 6 o clock Boston express at the Charles street crossing near Riverside station. She was thrown about thirty feet and died instantly from a skull fracture and a deep cut under the jaw. She had just returned from Boston where she was employed in Evergreen av.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburndale
Maria Burke
Samuel Ritchie
Enne
Boston
Charles Street
Riverside Station
Evergreen
Tar Revere House Refurnished In Elegant Style
A historic Tar Revere House has been completely refurbished to a refined and comfortable design. The project emphasizes classic lines, updated amenities, and improved livability while preserving period details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tar Revere
Market Report Shows Steady Prices Across Commodities
The metal market is about the same as last report with firm butter and rye, quiet corn and oats, steady rye flour, and quiet millfeed. Beans show good demand while hay and oranges remain strong, cranberries firm, and pork steady. poultry and game easing with other staples like potatoes and sweet potatoes moving modestly.
Copper Market Surge Driven by French Syndicate and Tin Risks
The copper market remains dominated by a French syndicate controlling prices with Chilean bar quotes around £85 4s, while copper in sight is at a three year low. American markets show mixed activity with substantial futures and spot trades. London notes sharp copper rises fueling speculative bets in Société des Metaux, with warnings of a possible collapse if copper speculation wanes.
Market Reports December 24 Flour And Grain Prices
The flour market remains firm with millers seeking full prices and little trading. Spring patents at 5.50 to 5.60 per barrel, winter patents 4.55 to 5.10, corn quiet with no change on the board, cornmeal and oats steady, rye barley and malt quiet but firm, other grains and byproducts showing limited spot activity and prices retained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Michigan
Canada Superior
Canada Roller
Canada Extra
Grain and feed price report with mixed quantities
The item lists prices for choice barley and white varieties, rye, millfeed, cottonseed meal, and hops with state and Canada distinctions. It notes carload lot applicability for rye and gives ranges for flour quotations across wholesale and jobbing markets.
Produce Market Quiet as Prices Hold Steady Across Goods
The market shows steady demand and unchanged quotes for butter cheese and eggs with ample herd eggs. Beans, hay, potatoes, and sweet potatoes display firm or quiet activity. poultry demand remains good but supply is large, while prices across categories stay near last quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vermont
Vermont Diary
Northern Choice
Ohio Choice
New Hampshire
Choice Canada
Choice Western
Michigan
Nova Scotia
Island
New Brunswick
West
North
Timothy
Clover
Red Top
Jersey
East Swale
Houlton Rose
Houlton He
Hebrons
Y Bush
Regent
St Andrews
Fruit market notes steady with firm cranberries and selective demand
Oranges and lemons steady as fruit prices hold. Cranberries remain firm with limited choic e lots. Catawba grapes in moderate demand at 642 7.2¢ per pound. Apples show minimal change with varied bbl and box pricing for Spy King Hubbardston and Baldwins. Dried apples, nuts and assorted fruits largely unchanged amid market quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
Hubbardston
Baldwins
Cape Cod
Aspinwall
Port Limon
Jamaica
Palermo
Florida
Virginia
Babe
Virginia Prime
Virginia Common
Grenoble
Pork and beef market notes with export demand steady
Good demand for pork and lard especially for export with weekly export totaling $155 000 up from $105 000 the prior week and $115 000 a year ago Prices show little change across beef mutton and lamb markets with quotes for pork and lard long cuts backs and ribs listed and fresh beef prices varying by cut plus assorted fresh meats and veal prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choice City
Chicago
Brighton
Maritime Net Receipts Report Shows Mixed Freight Activity
The report lists New York, Memphis, Cincinnati and other ports with varying net receipts and stock levels. Galveston appears steady with 569 gross and 103,435 stock. Savannah highlights 4 782 net receipts and 65,000 coastwise exports. Philadelphia shows no receipts with stock at 26,568. Be Louis notes 1126 net receipts and 2812 gross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Memphis
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Augusta
Galveston
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Louis
Sugar Market Quiet with Steady Prices Across Sectors
Raw sugar trading remained slow with steady quotes for centrifugals and refining grades. Granulated sugar held around 61.5 to 62 cents, while pulverized and confectioners grades showed firm or minor shifts. Molasses mixed with new crop prices and regional futures noted for Cienfuegos and Barbadoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loiles
Belmont
Cienfuegos
Barbadoes
Wheat and flour prices from Minneapolis trade centers
Reports from trade centers in Minneapolis on December 24 show wheat on track with No 1 hard at 75 4¢, No 1 Northern at 73 4¢, and other grades ranging 72 to 77 cents. Flour prices list patent sacks to ship at 410 to 425 dollars and bakers at 345 to 375 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Cattle and Hog Markets Report From Chicago
Cattle receipts about 4000 and 3000 shipments. prices down 10 to 15 cents for shipping steers and stockers. Hogs receipts 16006 with 6000 shipments. prices steady to 10 cents lower. Sheep receipts 1000. demand strong for natives and western grades with lambs around 4.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Texas
Sugar market in Havana steady as week closes
Foreign Markets reports quiet sugar trade in Havana with high prices limiting activity. Centrifugal sugar sells at 306 53722 gold per quintal in bags and boxes. Week receipts total 10 500 bags and 64 hhds. exports to the United States run 44 boxes 4500 bags 97 hhds. Freight rates remain at 250 gold per hhd both for Havana loading and north coast exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Matanzas
United States
Imports and Exports. Liverpool 1887 Billet of Goods
A detailed listing of imports at Liverpool and other ports dated December 24 1887. The document names multiple firms and the vast assortments they shipped or received including cotton, woollens, iron, machinery, leather, linen, and bricks. Specific consignors and buyers such as Morey Churchill & Morey C W Power and Jordan Marsh & co appear with quantities measured in bales crates cases boxes and bundles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Eng
Hadley Co
Hinckley Bros & Co
Morey, Churchill & Morey
Baring Bros & Co
Bois Steel
Schoenhof
Horswell & French
Brown
Murdock
Boston Wall Paper Co
Moors & Co
Cummer, Jones & Co
Saco Water Power
Lowell
Codman & Shurtieff
Little, Brown &Co
Cunard Co
Wst
Eases Dry
James Lowell & Co
Houghton & Dutton
Walter H Durfee
Arthur A Brigham
Frost & Adams
Bernard & Co
William Everett
Levin
Pierce & Co
Jacé Walker
Stetson & Sawyer
R & J Farquhar
Noonan
Bolls Prushes Kidder
Griffiths
Thayer, McNeil & Hodgkins
Jordan, Marsh & Co
C . Hovey & Co
Shepard, Norwell & Co
Chase Haley & Co
Kennedy & Murphy
Bigelow, Kennard & Co
Benj Levy & Co
Abey, Deeneker & Co
H M Peyser & Co
Benj French & Co
Horace Partridge
Coleman, Mead & Co
Shoninger, Moses & Co
Gillespie & Co
John M O’rourke
Thurloteletown
Pel
McKeever & Hail
Souris
Pei
Savannah
Shawmut
Barry, Thayer & Co
Fishdale Mills
Cordis Mills
Palmer Mills
Stark Mills
Appleton Co
Charles Storrow
Laconia
Pepperell Co
Methuén Co
Laconia Co
Atlantic Mills
Green & Co
M Weld & Co
Otis Co
Everett Mills
Warren Mills
Thorndike Co
Newmarket Co
Barry, Ponte & Co
Cohannet Mills
Columbus Mans Co
George Dexter
Adams & Co
Stetson & Co
Exports from Halifax Pavonia and Morien in late December 1887
The Halifax steamers Worcester and Pavonia report diverse cargoes including meal, flour, beans, hardware, pianos, rubber goods, leather, lumber, and various oils and metals, with substantial quantities shipped to Halifax and Liverpool. Additional listings cover St Johns schooner Lottie and North Sydney schooner Morien cargoes such as pitch, tar, kerosene, flour, oats, and cornmeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Worcester
Holland
Liverpool
Eng
Pavonia
ST Johns
North Sydney
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Oansseeces
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Sterling Exchange
Reichsmarks
Ite
Boston Post
Christ
Indianapolis
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Louisville
York
Lonis
Royv
Haven
Owell
Topeka
Aker
The
D.oyton
T. Louis
Joacim
Altimore
Orleans
St Cdittsburg
St. Paul
Ore
Omaha
Detroit
Cleveland
I. T Pacer Indianapeolis
Semphis
Jartford
En Haven
Eoria
Core
Rortland Gag
Ringfield
Joseph
Rand Rapids
N.Y
Williams & CO
Foreign Financial Markets
Railroad Matters
Itaxeb
Eeck Ee
Creas Prsces
Sudbury
Brockville
St. Louis
New York Tribune
Western Railway
St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Railway Company
Illinois Central
Illinois Company
St. Louis & Texas Company
St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas Company
Auditing
Treasury
Boot and Shoe Buyers
Suffolk County
London Economist
Laveissiere & Secretan
Paris Comptoir d’Escompte
Lake
Gray Forge
Kelinton
Summeriee
Garthsherrie
Langivan
Glengarnock
Coltness
Canada
Eastern
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