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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1888

Page

6

Bonds and banking notes amid stock market activity

The report lists bonds outstanding with a 2 600 000 base and 120 000 surplus after expenses and interest. It notes Omaha population 100 600 dependent on water works, and South Omaha likewise. Prices show bonds listed at 103 plus interest with potential price advances. Board members and banks such as C H Verner Co Woodbury Molton W R Smith and others are cited. The Boston stock exchange rates and general market movements are described with fluctuations and a dull close.

Omaha South New York Stock Exchange Boston Jere Abbott Oliver Street Calumet & Hecla

Money Market Report and Stock Exchange Summary

The Money Market was quiet with interbank rates steady at 3 percent. Time loans 5 to 6 percent, call loans 5 to 6 percent, New York funds at par with a discount. Treasury gold and currency figures posted, while Northern Pacific lease discussions continued with market speculation. Boston Stock Exchange activity dull but uneven, with notable bids for Cleveland bonds and rumored consolidations.

Bostox New York National Bank Sterling Exchange Continental Reichsmarks Treasury Department First National Bank of Fredonia Kan Eugene Follensbee Martin Abernethy Boston Stock Exchange Mesers C. i. Venner & Co City of Cleveland Stock Exchange Atchison Chicago Union Pacific Northern Pacific Railroad Oregon Railway and Navigation Company Union Pacific Railroad Villard Northern Pacific Board Chicago, Burlington & Northern Lafayette Car Works New York Commercial Bulletin Vorter Chicago & Eastern Chicago & Indiana Coal Railways R. P. Flower Porter Chicago Eastern Ilinois Company Mexican Central

Mining and Miscellaneous Stocks Reported by Wilson

Mining and miscellaneous stock listings from Wilson & Co. dated Jan 15 include items such as Eastman Car Heater, Water Power, Royal Mining, Catalpa, and Addax Basting Mach with prices and quantities varying. The page cites multiple vendors and stock names with prices noted in dollars and fractions.

Wilson Po Ae & Co State Street Elec Manly Gray’s Dynamo Vooumada Olsen Feyre Bonahia Cbs Catalpa

New York Stocks Open Weak Then Rally on Reading, Oregon Features

The New York financial market opened dull with fractional morning losses but recouped most gains led by Reading and Oregon stocks. Consolidated Gas and United States Express rose in afternoon trading before a slow late drift. bond demand stayed slack and money on call remained easy. Sterling exchange stayed dull as actual business hovered around 4.84.

New York Reading Oregon Consolidated Gas United States Express Jersey Central Kentucky Central Lake Shore Louisville & Nashville Milwaukee & Northern New York, Ontario & Western Union Pacific Richmond & Danville Kansas & Texas Prime Mercantile

Market closes with varied bonds and stock quotes

London January 18 Consols stand at 102 13 16 for money and account. Atlantic and Great Western seconds trade at 8. Illinois Central at 121. Mexican ordinary at 52 34. St Paul common at 78 14. New York Central at 111 1. 30 pm Paris advices list 3 per cent rentes at 80 francs 97 centimes for the account.

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Canadian Pacific expands Eastern track to Port Arthur plan

The Canadian Pacific Railway plans a new double track from Winnipeg eastward, extending toward Ignace and Port Arthur to relieve congestion from rising Pacific coast traffic. Montreal bankers note spring initiation with possible full line extension to Port Arthur if feasible, while freight trends show recent east bound shipments easing. The Philadelphia Exchange investigates through line under-billing as the NYNH&H expands its block system, and the Atchison prepares a fast California service launch.

New York Commercial Bulletin Canadian Pacific Railway Dominion Winnipeg Montreal Canadian Pacific Company Ignace Man Port Arthur Ont Canadian Pacific Philadelphia Commercial Exchange Interstate Commerce Commission Chicago New York New Haven Hartford Boston Atchison California

Market Report Shows Mixed Commodities With Steady Pressures

Wool and flour hold firm while corn eases. Oats and rye dull or steady, oats steady, rye quiet. Butter firmer, cheese strong, eggs dull yet beans in fair demand. Potatoes moving, sweet potatoes quiet, hay fair demand, straw unchanged. Poultry firm, game dull, tallow and Florida oranges in fair demand. Cranberries, nuts steady, pork grm, fresh beef quiet, lambs fair, veal steady, sugars firm, molasses steady.

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Livestock Market Report Brighton and Watertown 1888

Cattle 2144 sheep 12329 swine 25485 this week. last week 1976 7350 21781 one year ago. Arrivals at Watertown and branches show 12885 total cattle and sheep. Prices for beef and store cattle listed. milch cows and calves varied up to 65 dollars. Western hogs, veal calves, and sheep markets noted with limited buyer activity and frequent detentions on cars.

Brighton and Watertown Boston Post George J. Fox N. Hampshire Vermont Rae Massachusetts New York Areck Wee Rea Western Canada Boston & Lowell Fitchburg Boston & Albany Eastern N. B Brighton A N Monroe W H Monroe Hollis & Co G A Sawyer H AL W W Hollis Aldrich & Johnson Breck & Wood J C Libby & Son A Richardson H Coolidge & Son Marxnr J C Libby & Son W W Hell & Son Ti C Burleigh A P Rieh Blaisdell & Wheeler New Hampsuirne Dow & Moulton Veramont HH Sprigg F S Kimball Whipple & Farnham N K Campbell K S Hastings D E Blanchard W L Engrem MG Flanders J A Sargent Ricker & Son J Golden A Williamson Maine W W Hall & Son HC Burleigh J C Libby Clark England Liverpool Glasgow Norseman Scantanavian J A Hathaway Gould & Morgan F Joins Seaman Bros Boston Wil Monroe West

Market lively as Western arrivals boost cattle and horse trades

The week sees strong demand and stable prices with Western horses and cattle arriving from Illinois, Indiana, Maine, and New England. Private sales range widely while CH and E Snow and Russell’s sale stables report encouraging outlooks and a robust trade in milch cows, veal, and store cattle amid light sheep and lamb markets.

Russell J T East St Louis Welch & Hall Indiana International Horse Exchange CH & E J A Sargent DH Blanchard W Ricker Cornell Bros Whipple & Farnham A Richardson

Wool Market Stagnates Amid tariff Uncertainty

The wool market shows fair movement with no standout demand. Manufacturers seek bargains as sales occur in a cautious, hand to mouth pattern. Tariff action by Congress unsettles buyers and sellers, leaving prices lower than a year ago while stocks stay small and new goods outlook weak.

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