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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1887

Page

6

Money Market and Stock Movement Report for Boston

The Money Market remains easy with little change in rates. Town loans and city loans show lower rates, while call loans with collateral run 3 to 4.4 percent. New York and Boston stocks move higher on optimism about European markets and labor tensions. notable activity centers on New England and Bell Telephone among others.

Boston Lowell New York Sterling Exchange Bell Telephone Lamson Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Eastern Mexican Central New York & New England Union Pacific Boston Land Boylston Street West End Land Bonanza Atlantic & Pacific Chicago, Burlington Chicago Burlington & Quincey Pullman Palace Congress Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Indiana, Bloomington & Western Gresham Henry Crawford Oregon Transcontinental Wisconsin Central Chicago& West Michigan Flint & Pere Marquette Kansas City Springfield Memphis Birmingham Memphis & Birmingham New England Rutland Common Supreme Court of Vermont J. M. Haven Rutland Railroad Haven Minneapolis Lee, Higginson & Co Cambridge Horse Railroad State Street Cambridge Metropolitan Road Fitchburg Central Massachusetts Old Colony Boston & Providence Boston & Lowell Boston & Lowell Road Lexington Arlington Concord Bedford Enie Lust Bavlston Land West End

Dividends Declared by Several Companies

The Globe Street Railway Company Fall go declared a quarterly dividend of 16 oe cent. The Union Mills Company Fall River has declared a dividend of 3 per cent and an extra dividend of 8 per cent. The West Michigan Lumber Company declared a dividend of 5 per cent ($125) on its stock payable Feb 5 to stockholders of record Feb 2.

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Sales At Baok Jointing of a Commission Boosts Gas Stock

New York stock sales report February 2 shows Consolidated Gas stock likely to approach par as trading moves with 01,855 shares changing hands. The list details opening high low and closing prices for today and yesterday's close.

New York

New York Stock Market Summary on February Trading Day

Money on call remained easy around 4 to 4 1/4 percent with late closes at 3 1/4. The day's activity centered on railroads and major names like Lackawanna Reading New England and Richmond & West Point as the market swung from gains to declines before a late rally.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Lackawanna Reading New England Richmond & West Point Omaha Western Union Texas Pacific Rio Trust Baltimore & Ohio 5S Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern Bonds Ohicans Burlington & Quincy Mackinack & Marquette Land Granta Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio New Orleans & Mobile Kansas & Texas Nickel Plate Oregon Navigation Richmond & Danville Richmond London Evenera

Foreign financial markets steady after Paris rumor

London bond prices show mixed moves with Consols at money and account levels. Atlantic & Great Western firsts and Canada Pacific quotes shift as Paris reports a firmer market despite initial Berlin price dips. At 4 p.m. 3 percent routes closed up 5 cents from yesterday.

London Atlantic & Great Western Canada Pacific Erie Illinois Central St. Paul New York Central Pennnsylvania Paris Stock Exchange General Boulanger Berlin

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town Albany and Beyond

A long list of boot and shoe buyers and agents from multiple cities including Albany Allentown Baltimore Bloomington Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Hopkinsville Kansas City Louisville Omaha Oswego Pulaski Springfield Tex Ward Keet and others. The OCR fragment details names firms and locations such as W M Whitney J E Luetz Stern Bros Ads Farr Haas Gunby Betsworth Grotten Mitchell R H Fyfe C R Mably Pollak Dabney Smith Simonson Weller Kleinhans Adler Frank Armitayer Wolfson Keet Roundtree and Smith Simmons Peabody with various duties in the shoe trade.

Albany R P Smith & Sons Ads Centerville H Goss Chicago George P Gore Geore P Gore & 50 Os ‘Incinnati S H Phipps Mably Champaign B Arnold Giela George Simon O'Neill & Simon Detroit Mich R H Fyfe R H Fyfe & Co Decatur Iun Downing Hopkinsville I Pollak Pollak & Co Omaha Par Savannah BR Aitmayer Attmayer Mien Wolfson Pyman Antonio Tex L Wolfson Far Springfield Quand Keet Roundtree

Leather Markets Show Buyer Favor With Sole Leather Demand

Leather goods markets reveal buyer dominance for most commodities with steady to firm prices. Sole leather remains strong due to active foreign demand while rough leather softens and finished leather holds values, aided by export activity and limited New York buying.

New York Boston Ayres California Hide. Light Firstsel Hervy

Boots And Shoes Market Outlook And Shipments

The boot and shoe market remains quiet but improves for Worcester county manufacturers as unions resist. Demand varies by line with steady calls for grain and rubbers, slippers and low cuts selling well, and shipments outside New England totaling 50 102 cases this week versus 64 756 last year.

Worcester County New England

Market Reports February Flour and Grain Quiet and Dormant

The flour market shows dull activity with prices slightly lower and limited demand. Corn remains unchanged as trading stays light with sales at quoted levels, while terms for oats and other grains show minimal movement and mostly on call bids and asks.

Butter and dairy markets hold steady amid mixed quotes

Butter is steady with buyer favored markets in Western and New York. On call bids show Western extra 27¢, extra firsts 27–28¢, imitation creamery 28–22¢. New York and Chicago hold firm cheese prices while beans seeds and hay show muted activity. prices for potatoes and other items remain mixed.

Western Creamery Chicago New York Liverpool Nova Scotia China Good Eastern Creamery Vermont Creamery Chelse Sage Ohio Western Jersey East Swale Maine New Brunswick Houston Rose Gee P Bush Hebrons Aroostook Vermont Virginia St. Andstew Cape Sly Bush

Quiet apple market with steady prices across varieties

The apple market remains quiet with prices largely unchanged from prior quotes. Cranberries are scarce and firm, nuts and dried apples hold steady, with detailed pricing for Baldwin, greening, Tallman, Northern Spy, and common varieties. Prices for nuts, dried apples, and imported fruits are listed with regional variations.

Baldwin Massachusetts Maine Greening Tallman Sweet Northern Spy Virginia Valencia Messina Palermo Malaga Florida Cape Cod

Market Report Highlights Steady Pork and Beef Demand

Pork is steady and in fair demand at quotations. Homes and lard remain about the same as last reported. Fresh beef shows quiet demand with prices fairly steady. There is a good supply of veal with a dull trade.

Chicago Wwe Choice City Brighton

Miscellaneous market round up of cotton sugar and oil prices

Cotton futures in Liverpool and New York opened firm and closed steady with varied spreads across months. Spot demand steady for mid uplands and Orleans. American sales and receipts detailed. Oil prices for DATARS pipeline certificates and refined oil given. Sugar remains firm with varied grades and prices. molasses steady. wholesale granulated sugar quoted.

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The Cattle Market Brighton and Watertown 1887

Weekly report by Boston Post estimates live stock at market with cattle sheep and hogs numbers. Notes shipments from Michigan Illinois and Western stock, prices for beef cattle store cattle and milk cows, and car counts by major railways. Trade tread moderate with stormy day and rising fat hog prices.

Boston & Maine Boston & Lowell Fitchburg Boston & Albany N. B Haudh New England Michigan Ilinois Union Yards Watertown Abbott & Reynolds Brighton Hollis & Co CH Mexrill Weiler & Libby J D Hosmer W W Hall H M Taft F H Coolidge & Son W Scollans Maine J G Littlefield S H Wardwell BR Brown Thompson & Son H Coolidge & Son C H Merrill Hardings New Hampshire Breck & Wood Aldrich & Johnson Dow & Moulton J O Sanborn

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