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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1888

Page

6

Money Market and Stock Action in Boston and New York

The Boston money market remains easy and quiet with 2% funds at the clearing house.US Treasurys show gold and silver positions, while New York and Chicago exchanges reveal declines in some stocks as Atchison recovers from a dip and Union Pacific rallies. The week features a major bond issue plan by a rail line and notable copper stock activity including Tamarack and the Boston & Montana Consolidated. The stock market fluctuates, closing varied but steady after morning weakness.

Prices and sales report from Boston Stock Exchange

Quotations and last sales dated Feb 9 list daily corrected figures from the New York Stock Sales. The mining section covers shares traded including Oregon Pacific Pullmar W Univ Americas Con Ga and other entities with figures for shares sold, opening, high, low and closing prices compared with yesterday.

The Boston Stock Exchange New York Oregon Pacific Pullmar W. Univ Americas Con Ion

New Kansas City Watkins Gulf Railroad Plan Revealed

The Kansas City Watkins Gulf Railroad Company plans a 680 mile bee line from Kansas City toward the Gulf with $5 million capital. J B Watkins of Lawrence leads the project aiming for rapid construction after incorporation, promising a major southwest outlet and rich coal regions along the route.

Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Railroad Company Topeka New York Commercial Bulletin J. B. Watkins Lawrence Kan Southwest State of Kansas Tidewater Kansas City, Watkins & Gulf Company Seacoast Atchison, Topeka& Santa Fe Indian Territory Texas Gulf Missouri Pacific Galveston Kansas City Memphis New Orleans Watkins & Gulf Arkansas Louisiana New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company Albany

Leather and Hides Market Shows Steady Activity in Regions

Market movement remains steady with small lots dominant. Wax and hip lots firmer. grain leather in fair demand. buff steady. finished splits modest demand. finished calfskins quiet. Rough leather overall stable. hemlock sole leather moderates near steady. Prices listed for various hides and leathers across regions.

Brighton New England Buenos Ayres Montevideo Rio Grande Entre Rios

Wheat and Corn Prices Move in Dull Chicago Market

The Chicago market reports wheat steady after a drop on a failed old commission house, with May at 8 3 4 to 8 1/4 cents and closing around 1. Corn rose to 61 3 4 cents on lighter receipts and strong buying. oats advanced on improved receipts. Provisions were dull with 10,000 barrels pork bought by Anglo American Packing and lard sold by Hutchinson. Official hog receipts yesterday were 16 425 and today around 20 000.

Farnum, Reardon & Co New York Anglo- American Packing Company Hutchinson Sires Ser Feos Ile Case Saa Eas Tizya Sens

Financial markets report and bank notes from London and Paris

London stock figures show United States 4s at 12914, Als at 110 percent, Canadian Pacific at 67 percent, Erie at 27, Illinois Central at 122 percent, Mexican ordinary at 46 percent with 1:30 p.m. quotes. Paris sees 3 percent renues at 81 francs 20 centimes for the sant et desine and Bank of France reports a weekly gold rise of 6.1 million francs and silver up 2.975 million. Bar silver stands at 44 1 16d per ounce. Bank of England balance on the day totals £120,000 with weekly bullion gains of £211,000 and reserve to liability at 44.91 percent.

Kansas Pacific Consolidated United States Cleveland & Canton Inc Go Inc Samson Boston French Bay Newport Cal Hec Central Dunkin Franklin Huron Seeeeers Whearsarge Ees Osceola Seeeseee Quincy B&n B&q Conn River M&b. Eave K C M & Ee Ee C K & W Inc Ee KO L& So Sp & Mgs Ee P & Ark Val Manitoba San Diego Cal & Hee A. Kearsarge T& SF Beliseas T Bey & St L P. MA T&s K & W Bs C& Sp Ev & St Lds Lcham So Kan E. Erie Ashnua Mfg Coss Bos West End Senee Winthrop Allouez Atlantic Bonanza al & Hec Dunkin Eee Ironton Iron National Osceola T&sf B&ll S&c West End Wis London Erie Ilinois St. Paul Paris Bank of England A of England Bank of France

New York Money Markets and Stocks Drift with Limited Activity

Money on call remains easy at 2 to 3 percent with the last at 2 42, closing at 2 2%. Bar silver weak, sterling steady, actual business around 4.83 for sixty day bills and 4.56 for demand. Government bonds dull, railroad bonds quiet but firm. The stock market shows reduced activity post noon, Wheeling & Lake Erie advancing while St Paul and Lake Shore lead the active list. overall market dull, with some late weakness but close near best prices. Bond sales total $934,000 with mixed gains in Chesapeake & Ohio, St Paul gold, Illinois Central, Toledo, Ann Arbor & Grand Trunk, and Wabash Chicago division. several others fall back.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Savannah Charleston Frances Reichsmarks United States National Bank Atchison Boston Stock Exchange Henry Wainwright Edward W. Muzzey George L. Foote Chicago-Wall Street Union Pacific Central Trust Company of New York Wade Burlington & Quincy Burlington & Northern West Michigan Wisconsin Central Kansas City Fort Scott & Gulf Memphis Birmingham Cincinnati Sandusky & Cleveland California Southern Mexican Central Pueblo & Arkansas Valley California Louisville Evansville & St. Louis Evansville & St. Paul Springfield Chicago, Burlington & Northern Detroit, Lansing & Northern Oregon Improvement Company West End San Diego French Bay Calumet & Heela Quincey Franklin Osceola Atlantic Allouez Kearsarge National Central Tamarack Calumet & Hecla Montana He Mercantile Sterling Exchange Lake Shore St. Paul Wheeling & Lake Erie Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & Indiana Coal Illinois Central Toledo, Ann Arbor & Grand Trunk Wabash Houston & Texas Louisville & Nashville South Carolina Virginia Midland Generals Green Bay Incomes

Commercial market report notes broad steady to firm trends

Leather, boots, shoes steady. flour, corn, oats, meal steady or quiet. Hides dull. buckwheat flour in good demand. Potatoes easier. sweet potatoes higher. Fruits show mixed demand with Florida oranges fair and cranberries light. Pork, lard, beef, mutton, veal, lambs, sugars, molasses, and tallow all in steady or fair demand.

Florida

Trade in pool and shoe sector shows strong rebound

The pool and shoe trade reports notable improvement over last week as shipments rise and duplicate orders increase. Snow blockades have lifted, belated goods move, buyers surge, and manufacturers rush to meet March 1 delivery expectations with strong demand in brogans plough shoes wax boots and women’s lines.

Rubber and footwear trade shows uneven orders and steady shipments

The report notes overall encouraging trends with uneven orders across factories, some well supplied and others slack. Rubber lines are quiet in heavy trades while sandals and lawn tennis goods stay active with strong orders. Boots and shoes shipments for the week totaled 339,140 for the period, with prior weeks and years showing varied comparisons.

Flour and Grain Market Report Keeps Firm Tone

The February 9 market notes flour bids firm with strong demand and unusually high sales for the day. Prices span flour grades from superfine to spring patents, with Canada export lines steady. cornmeal, oats, and buckwheat also steady. barley and malt unchanged. hops and rye steady with modest activity. Carload quotations apply to most grain and flour items.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Chicago New Bush Choice New York

Butter and dairy products steady amid varied wholesale demand

Butter markets show steady prices with active demand for fresh Western creameries and Northern fall stocks, while lower grades move slowly. Cheese is steady with steady evaporated demand. eggs dull but slight improvement on choice stock. Beans, grasses, and hay hold near old quotations as potato receipts rise and foreign shipments influence prices.

New York Vermont Ohio New Hampshire Choice Western Southern Choice Choice West Red Top Jersey East Swale New York Commercial Bulletin Great Britain Continent Nova Scotia Houlton Rose Dc Bush Houlton Hebrons Bush Aroos Hebrons Burbanks Peerless Yale Wester

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