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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1887

Page

6

The Money Market Friday Evening February 1 1887

The money market shows increased ease with lower clearing house rates. General business paper remains at 5 to 5 1/2 percent, loans on call 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 percent. Exchange totals and balances, bond and stock activity in Boston reveal notable gains in Cambridge and Metropolitan horse railroad stocks and Bell Telephone.

Rosvox Clearing House New York Sterling Exchange Metropolitan Cambridge Boston Bell Telephone West End Land Atchison, Top Atlantic & Pacific Arizona Little Rock & Fort Smith Little Rock Junction Chicago & Eastern Ilinois California Southern San Diego Post H. H. Bloop Mexican Central Securities Central Mexico Railroad Company Colorado Mexican Central Guadalajara Tampico Congress of Mexico New England Central Massachusetts Fitchburg Boston, Hoosac Tunnel & Western New York Railroad Commissioners Cambridge and Metropolitan Cambridge Horse Vicinity Washimgton Water Power Company Water Power

Illinois Central Declares Semiannual Dividend of 2 Percent

Illinois Central company declares a semi annual dividend of 2 percent payable March 1. New Central Coal Company yesterday declared a dividend of 1 percent payable March 1.

Illinois Central Company New Central Coal Company

Bank and Stock Exchange Business Chronicle

A concise report of banking and stock market activities across institutions, markets, and key players. Includes notable movements in rates, deposits, loans, and trading volumes, with highlights on major bank results and exchange index shifts.

Banking Stock Exchange

New York Stock Sales and Mackerel Market Report

New York stock sales for February 11 show total 341,429 shares traded. The fish market notes mackerel dull on top grades but advancing on poorer grades with a larger early fishing fleet planned. Fresh mackerel sold Friday for 150 to 160 per cwt, while codfish stay firm and prices sustained.

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New York Financial Weathered in Volatile Trading Day

Money on call eased to 3 to 5 percent and 4 percent closing. Stocks opened weak with Missouri Kansas Texas leading declines, then rallied briefly before afternoon weakness returned. Railroad bonds traded, with notable moves in American Dock, Denver and Rio Grande Western, Indiana Bloomington and Western, and Long Island issues amid overall dull, softening market.

New York Erie Missouri Kansas Texas Kansas & Texas Evie American Dock Denver & Rio Grande Western Indiana, Bloomington & Western International & Great Northern Lake Shore Long Island Buffalo Philadelphia Hocking Valley Wabash General

Commercial Matters in Market Report Summary

The fish market holds steady with little change from last report. Butter and eggs ease while cheese remains very strong. Potatoes in good demand. provisions firm. beans steady. molasses and sugar unchanged.

London and Paris Stock Markets Report Quiet Trading

London stock markets show dull activity with Consols at 101 13 16 and United States 4s 181 1 4. Canadian Pacific 63 1 2, Erie 34, Illinois Central 132 1 4, Reading 19, St Paul common 94 1 4. Paris and Vienna bourses also reported quiet, with subdued trading and a calm tone across markets.

London United States Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central St. Paul Common Paris Vienna

Market Reports Flour And Grain Feb 11 Dull Trade Outlook

Market reports show a dull flour and grain market with little trade. Prices hold with concessions for essentials. oats, yellow corn, and other commodities show weak or flat activity, while hopes persist for a market upturn amid steady to declined quotes across multiple grain and produce categories.

Commodity Price Sheet For Grains And Byproducts

The report lists prices for beans, wheat, cornmeal and oats, with figures per barrel or ton and various qualities. It notes several export and fob terms to Canada, and including prices for corn, rye flour, oatmeal, bran, middlings, and cottonseed meal, plus malt and hops with quality grades and seasonal adjustments.

Provisions and beef prices hold steady with varied cuts

Market notes show firm pork and lard as last quoted, fresh beer quiet with firm prices, lambs quiet, and mutton veal unchanged. Chicago quotations display opening, highest, lowest, and closing for pork, lamb, and beef with numerous cut prices and packaging terms across futures and cold storage products.

Chicago Keliasccsens Choice Choice City

Mixed Liverpool cotton and New York markets brief

Liverpool weekly cotton statistics show week sales at 60,000 bales with American intake 46,000 bales and total imports 122,000 bales. New York spot closed steady with mid uplands at 9 1 4 cents and futures range around 9 4 10 cents. Refined oil, sugar prices, and global beet and cane sugar projections accompany market data and supply estimates.

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Market prices across grain and futures in New York Chicago and St Louis

Markets by Telegraph reports dull to firm conditions across flour wheat corn and other staples in New York Chicago and St Louis with varied quotes for flour from 2.30 to 5.50 per barrel and 2.80 to 3.55 per 100 pounds for various grades Wheat No 2 red around 89 to 91 cents No 2 spring 75 to 78 cents Barley weak to steady Rice and molasses steady Coffee fair Sugar steady Pork prices around 13 to 14 dollars per barrel equivalents Lard around 6 to 7 dollars per 100 pounds and freight rates to Liverpool noted Prices reflect widespread activity with receipts and exports listed by exchange and grade

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