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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1887

Page

6

Money Market Dull with Mixed Bond and stock activity

The Boston money market shows light loan demand with general business paper around 6 percent. Call loans with collateral sit around 4 to 5 percent, while clearing house balances and New York funds reflect modest movements. Active trading centers include Atchison, Central Massachusetts, Sandusky and Cincinnati area lines with several large rail and mining issues noted.

Boston New York Massachusetts Sandusky Atchison Ainst Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Central Massachusetts Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Mexican Central New England Wisconsin Central Boston & Albany Cincinnati Sandusky & Cleveland Union Pacific Chicago & Eastern Illinois St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Eastman Car Catalpa Bonanza Bell Telephone New England Telephone West End Land Boston Land Boston Water Power Boy Kansas Indiana, Bloomington & Western Springfield Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Cincinnati, Springfield Farlow Indianapolis, Bloomington &Western Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon i St. Joseph & Grand Island Town Falls Sioux City Denver Iowa Falls Cleveland & Canton Comanon Cleveland & Canton Railroad Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis Cleveland & Canton Company Quigley Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City Railroad Ohio

Local Banks Declares Varied Semiannual and Quarterly Dividends

Pittsfield National Bank announces a 4 percent semiannual dividend while Edison Electric Dominating Co of New York declares a 1 percent regular quarterly dividend. New Bedford Five Cents Savings Bank grants an 11 percent extra dividend for depositors with one year or more. Flint Mills Fall River pays 1.42 percent quarterly, Laurel Lake Mills 1.4 percent, Merchants Manufacturing 2 percent, Granite Mills 4 percent, Somerset Cooperative Foundry 5 percent, Melrose Savings Bank 2 percent semiannual, and New York and Perry Coal and Iron Co 11 1/2 percent quarterly with a $296,732 surplus above the dividend.

Pittsfield National Bank Edison Electric Dominating Company New York New Bedford Five Cents Savings Bank Flint Mills Company Fall River Laurel Lake Mills Company Merchants’ Manufacturing Company of Granite Mills Company Somerset Cooperative Foundry Melrose Savings Bank New York and Perry Coal and Iron Company Exchange National Bank Eee Shoe and Leather National Bank Edward Mills Augusta Hamilton Manuf’g Co Eesevebeer Middlesex Mills Eanee S. Ok T&sb Amory Manuf’ Co Pepperell Manuf’g Co Cambridge Horse BR Ieee Et Tere Eeereee Norwich & Worcester RR B&q Old Colony BR Savas Boston Reverra Beach & Lymn RR Ny&ne Newton & Watertown Gas Light Co Wis West End Uv - Ae Chicago Essex Co National Car Co St Louis Cleveland D & Mont Sj&cbis Pivenus Spr & M Rutland Mort Ba National Car & O Cowley, Sumner&Is Is Samson Quincy Boston Land Wilson W. Fay & Co Ee Street Boylston St Bog Crescent Boston & Albany National Ase Se American Electric A&p Lord Acoustic Telephone Settee B& Q Amo Electric Machine Gray's Dyn O Atreees Reoverese Cleve & Canafd Burton Stock Car Summit Br Ea A Ee Kc.s & M Bell Tel A.t&sf Massac C & Hastiinois S& Cl Bo Ona Eis Wee Ali ‘ ii Fitchburg Metropolitan H NYSNE Fpacs Sonora Bell Telosa Tamson S S S & Cl C & East Ll M,h&o Ee St P, Minn & On Bli Mo Pac Ee Pw & Balt Adams Express Oregon Nav Ace Sah O+ Alton Terre Haute Oregon Trans Bell Telephone American Express Oregon New England Boston Air Line Pt d Pacific Mai Ormee Aere Efrie C.R Pittsburg Palace Canada Southern Pullinan Aspinwall Land Canton Reading Brookline Lana Central Iowa Rich Allegheny Central Pacffc Righ W.P Chesapeake & Ohio Roch Pittsburg San Diego Land Rock Island West End Land St.Louis San Fr Chicago & Alton Arch St. Paul See Ewe Atlantic & Pacific Gs San, & Cleve Min & Man Eastern Railroad Cleveland Co Paul & Omaha Consolidated Coal Texas Pacif Cresee Mexican Central del. & Hudson Union Pacific del. & Lack U.S. Express Serip Den Rio G.new Wabash A. & Pac Fort Wayne Col. H. Valley Bol Houston & Texas MIL Wisconsin Central Illinois Central Utica Black River Top &S Fe Ind Bloom West Tenn Coal & Iron Bos Atlantic & Pacifiic Renee Ee I Kansas Texas Lake Shore Maine Long Island California Southern Louisville & Nash Central of Mass Louisville N. Albany Manhattan Beach AGMA Manhattan Hl Cleveland & Canton Mem Charleston Pacific Ig D Burl & North Chic East Iinois West Michigan D. So. Park & P Missouri Erie Cin San N. J Northern Pac Lsts Town Falls & S City Norfolk & West Rering & Mem Northern Pacific Little Rock Ft Smith Mary, Hough & Ont Northwestern Oregon Nay Cnm St.l New York Central St. Paul New York & New Englaseer Eee N. Y Ivy P.R. G Ohio & Miss Union Pac Vado Refferee West Shore Wisconsin Central Pref Ontario &West Alloucz Atlantic Bonanza North Belle Isle Boston & Montana Colorado Nora Llomnestake EL Cristo Calumet & Hecla Ontario Deadwood Terra Catalina Isceces Serene Quicksilver Franklin Hale & Norcross Napa Tbea Osgood California San Francisco Cal AMD Bulwer Best & Belch Ophir Hodie Con Osseo di Oe Potoal Cere Globe National Bank Esecrssee Chollar Savage Siz Cal & Va Jmierra Nevada Second National Bank Crown Point Union Con Weer Ig Merchandise National Bank Eureka Hill Manufacturing Co Reeeereere Naumkeag Manut. Co Cabot Manufacturing Co Nos Isle Boston Beltin Con Montreal RR Manchester & Lawrence RR Boston Consolidated Street RI Little Rock & Fort Smith Pitchburg Railroad Providence & Worcester RR Boston & Alban RR Piremen’s Fire Insurance Co Plymouth Cordage Co Massachusetts Mutual Fire Ins American Watch Co Waltham Essex Fairbanks & Co Minn Ohio Ft. Smith

Boston Stock Exchange Trading Report Fragment

A terse stock excerpt shows figures for preferred shares and other securities with unclear notes on prices and volumes. Names and precise instruments are obscured by the fragmented OCR text.

New York Financial Summary on Call Money and Stocks

Money on call easy at 2 to 6 percent, last loan 3, closing 4, with prime mercantile paper at 6 7. Market dull after 2:15, Richmond & West Point showed strength then prices rose to near opening. Railroad bonds and several issues moved, with large volume transacted and mixed gains across multiple names.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Richmond & West Point Indiana, Bloomington & Western Chesapeake & Ohio Long Dock New York Central Southern Pacific California Rome Watertown Ogdensburg Lafayette Bloomington & Muncie Lake Erie & Western Sandusky Division Virginia Midland Shenandoah Valley Richmond & Danville New York Elevated Canada Southern Big Central Pacific Delaware, L.& W Delaware & Hudson OLY Denver & Rio Grande Kansas & Texas Lake Shore Louisville & Nashville Michigan Central Gee Manhattan Elevated Missouri Pacific Northwest Sivee Gee New Jersey Central Oleg Northern Pacific Ohio & Mississippi Pacifie Mas Peoria, Dec. & Evans St. Pathes Crak St. Paul & Omaha Texas Pacific Ee Ae OO Union Pacific Western Union Wabash Pacific Lasera Ljle Bola Hoy Oregon Transcontinental Hocking Valley St. Paul

US and Canadian Stocks Reported Quiet in London Trade

London markets list United States stocks and Canadian lines with mixed quotes. Notable figures include Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 50 percent, Illinois Central at 1374, Pennsylvania at 68, Reading at 4.3, Mexican ordinary at 50.381, and Canadian Pacific around 69.8, reflecting a varied session.

London United States Paul Common Newton Central Pennsylvania Reading

Sunday Mail From the Back Bay Proposes New Collection Hours

Postmaster Corse proposes Sunday changes for Back Bay letter collection. The current hours are 6 8 and midnight p m A 4 o clock collection would replace 6 o clock to speed dispatch by the Southern mail at 6 80 and the Western mail improving all destinations without delaying later mails.

Back Bay Corse Southern Mail Western Mail

Market Report From The Commodity Ledger

Leather remains quiet while hides are dull Flour holds firm Corn stays quiet and steady Oats quiet Butter firm Cheese quiet but firm Eggs strong Beans steady Potatoes quiet and steady Hay quiet Straw steady Grass seeds quiet Truck in fair demand Tallow quiet Provisions firm Fresh beef firm and unchanged Sugar firm Molasses steady

Leather market steady with exports strong demand

The leather market shows mixed activity with rough leather weak and finished leather quiet. Sole leather remains very steady amid light receipts and good export demand while hides stay dull in buyers favor due to large supply. Prices for various leather types are listed, indicating firm conditions for brogan and wax leathers and softer tones for rough calf and hides.

West Do Brighton New England West Nol Buenos Ayres Montevideo Rio Grande Entre Rios

Boots and Shoes Trade Faces Labor Woes and Slow Orders

The boot and shoe sector shows about twenty buyers in the market with small orders and limited activity. Labor troubles in Spencer Worcester and other boot towns slow production while price-list disputes in Lynn and Haverhill hinder business. Despite a strong samples season, buyers are slow to place orders, margins shrink as labor costs rise, and manufacturers push back against robbers and close competition. Shipments outside New England for the week reached 49,025 cases versus 50,204 last year, with Jan 1 totals down 1,179 cases from 1886.

Spencer Worcester Lynn Haverhill New England Liverpool Boston London Nova Scotia Messrs. A. C. Lombard's Sons N.Y Portland Glasgow Montreal Halifax Annapolis Baldwin Massachusetts Maine Virginia Farmer's Marks Valencia Messina Palermo Malaga Florida Cape Cod

Grain and hop prices from 1880s market report

The fragment lists prices for six rowed Canada and six rowed State varieties of malt and hops. Entries show per bushel rates in cents and dates referring to 1885 and 1886 in the Eastern and New York markets.

Canada Eastern New York

Butter and dairy markets hold firm with steady demand

The butter market remains firm with steady demand and prices near quoted levels. Reports from Chicago New York and Liverpool show firm or quiet tones in butter cheese eggs beans seeds hay potatos and tallow with wholesale quotations across Western Eastern Vermont and New York markets.

Western Creamery I Vermont Chicago New York Liverpool Bleibid Timothy Eastern Creamery Vermont Creamery Ohio Canada Timothy Northern Bush Jersey Maine New Brunswick Houston Rose Do Hebrons Aroostook Rose Vermont Rose Northern Burbanks Maine Do Eastern Pei Chenangoes Virginia St. Andrew Cape Caddo Vermont

Quiet Market for Flour and Grain Amid Intercity Commerce Debate

Market activity was muted as dealers attended a chamber of commerce meeting on the interstate commerce bill. Reports show inspections totaling 61 cars with varied wheat, corn, oats, and peas, while Liverpool and Chicago quotations shifted little.

Chamber of Commerce Congress Liverpool California Chicago Michigan Stone Canada Superior Canada Rollers Canada New York

Provisions Market Report Shows Steady Prices Across Hogs Beef and Lamb

The market for dressed hogs lard fresh beef and lamb remains firm with prices steady. Closing Chicago quotations show stable ranges across pork and lard long cuts short cuts backs lean ends and veal figures reflecting a balanced demand and supply in early trading.

Chicago Ows Park Jancee

Market Prices for Meats and Fresh Beats Across Regions

A historical price list cites pork tongues at 13 13 50 and prime mess at 14 14 50, with various other cuts including hams, shoulders, and ribs priced by tierces and pails. Beef shows extra plate at 89 50 per barrel and other cuts with prices listed for tongues, tongues, and roasts, while fresh beef and lamb and veal quotes appear by weight and grade.

Lord Choice Choice City Brighton

Cotton and sugar prices steady in New York and Liverpool markets

Liverpool futures opened quiet and closed steady across several month spans. Spot Upland prices eased. New York spot quoted steady for mid uplands and varietals with futures opening dull. Sugar markets remained firm with refined sugars rising amid refinery strikes and coal shortages.

Liverpool Mid Uplands Orleans New York Low Naee Tige E. m Manila Aoilos Havemeyer & Elder Elder Boston Belmont Porto Rico Cuba

Cattle and Livestock Prices and Market Report

Prices for beef, store cattle, sheep and lambs, hides and tallow listed with quality grades and ranges. Remarks note export demand, steady prices, strong hog demand, and upcoming arrivals. numerous sales and farm-district droves detailed.

Union Market West Brighton Hollis & Co W Scollans Breck & Wood J S Henry A Williamson Glines & Weston Hal Taft Weiler & Libby FU Coolidge & Son Maine W Hall R Brown Littlefield & Co W Thompson & Son J F Conner J C Libby H Coolidge & Son New Hamesimer J B Sargent AS Moulton Aldrich & Johnson Late Train Vanume Britton R E French & Co F Savage W G Townsend IL N Jenne J Ballard Ballard A A. Pond L W Tinker McCarthy M G Flanders W. Ricker

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