Boston Money Market and Public Park Loan Notice 1888
The Boston money market shows abundant loanable funds with the clearing house rate at 3.44 percent and short term rates at 5 percent. Proposals for a $450,000 city park consolidation loan at 4 percent per annum, thirty years, are invited with bids due January 25, 1888, and openings January 28 in the mayor’s office.
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Bostox
Mercantile
Clearing House
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
Telegraph
New Orleans
Savannah
Charleston
Boston
City of
City Treasury
Alfred T. Turner
Mass
Alfred T. TunNen
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Merchants’ National Bank of New Bedford
United States Treasurer
United States
National Bank
Sterling Exchange
Reichsmarks
Bank of England
London
Western National Bank of New York
Mortgage Bank of
Mexico
Europe
Boston Stock Exchange
Lake Superior
New York Stock Exchange
New York C Limes
Stock Exchange
Exchange
Atchison
California Southern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, Burlington & Northern
Wisconsin Central
Pullman Palace
Flint & Pere Marquette
Atlantic & Pacific
Louisville
Evansville
Chicago & West Michigan
Union Pacific
Norther Pacific
Northern Pacific Railroad
New York City
Wall Street News
Chicago & Eastern Minors
Boston & Maine
Vitchburg
Old Colony
West End Railway
Satteaneedl A
New York & New England
Oston & Providence
Mexican Central
Chicago, Kansas & Western
Atchison Trust
Southern Kansas
Lexus
Consolidated Vermont
Bell Telephone
Erie
New England
Dividend Declarations Across Several Firms
The Central Trading Company of Wellfiesd declares a $16 per share dividend equal to 30 percent of par. Atlantic Copper Mining and Central Mining announce per share values. The Illinois Central par declares a semiannual 342 percent dividend payable March 14 with books closing Feb 8 and reopening March 15. The Pullman Company will declare a regular quarterly dividend of 2 percent today. Boston Lead Manufacturing declares a dividend payable Feb 1 to stockholders of record Jan 28.
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Central Trading Company of Wellfiesd
Atlantic Copper Mining Company
Central Mining Company
Ilinois Central Par
Pullman Company
Boston Lead Manufacturing Company
New York Stock Sales ReportJan 19 Boots and Shoes Trade Update
New York stock sales on Jan 19 show total 248 679 shares traded. Boots and shoes market steady with rising buyers and stronger orders. Weather and shipments influence activity. Spring orders and female grain goods demand rise. Lynn and Hav erhill factories push for early delivery as trade cools and payments stay prompt. Rubber boots and shoes active. shipments forthcoming.
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New York
Lynn
Haverhill
New England
London Markets Shows Mixed Bank and Rail Movements
Foreign financial news from London reports Erie at 29 with subsequent Erie seconds at 102, St Paul common at 78, New York Central at 110 a half, Pennsylvania at 56, Reading 3342. The Bank of England cuts its discount rate from 3 to 3 percent. Paris quotes 8 percent rente at 81 francs 10 centimes. Bank bullion rose 266000 dollars in the past week, and reserve to liability ratio improved from 40.16 percent to 42.35 percent.
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London
Erie
St. Paul Common
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Reading
Bank of England
Paris
New York Financial Market Review and Stock Declines
Money on call was easy with rates from 8 to 4 percent and last loan at 3 percent. Government bonds and railroad bonds held steady or fell. Reading and Gould stocks led the declines as the market weakened toward the close. Total business reported at $1,307,000 with mixed but overall lower prices across major issues and rail bonds.
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Yor
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Reading
Union Pacific
St. Paul
Reading Pool
Gould
Fort Worth & Denver
Magsouri Pacific
Central Iown
Northwestern
Green Bay
New York Central
San Francisco
Toledo & Ohio Central
Kansas & Texas
Texas Pacific Terminal
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Hides and Skins Imports and Leather Prices Reported
November imports of hides and skins totaled 822,014,849 with value 24,450,962. Detailed prices for sole leather, rough leather, finished leather and calfskins are listed, including grades, weights, and regional sources such as West, New England, Brighton, and South America, with varied market rates for calfskins, hides, and bankrupts.
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Buffalo
Brogan
Brighton
New England
Ile
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Rio Grande
Entre Rios
Commodity Market Trends Mixed Across Staples
Leather hides and oats hold steady while corn and rye show dull or quiet activity. Butter and cheese remain firm and strong respectively, pork and veal hold steady, and various fruits and nuts show mixed demand with Florida oranges and cranberries notably firm. Poultry and meat items stay firm or in fair demand as other staples ease.
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Florida
Leather and Hides Market Quiet Amid Mixed Demand
The leather trade shows steady demand for buff and pebble grades with firm or easy pricing in parts, while rough hides and leather exports face a dull to steady mood. Imports and exports figures for eleven months end Nov 30 1887 are reported, with boots and shoes exports for November at 3,854,000 pairs. New England hides remain quiet as foreign supplies press markets.
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Morocco
Great Britain
Germany
British North America
West Indies
Asia
New England
Market Reports Jan 19 Exports and Prices Across Grains
Market column lists exports for bread stuffs for July to Dec, 1887 and 1856, with flour, wheat, corn, oats, rye, cornmeal, and oatmeal figures. Also notes Atlantic wheat exports for first three days of the week, UK maize stocks, and firm flour market with varied price quotations for Minnesota and Michigan wheats, cornmeal, oats, barley, rye, and butter. Includes dairy exports, butter and cheese figures, and current market tone noting steady, cautious buying and regional creamery prices.
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United Kingdom
Minnesota
Michigan
Canada Superior
Canada
New York
Maly
Bush
Choice
Market News on Hay Eggs Potatoes and Produce Prices
Hay and straw markets show steady to unchanged values with modest demand. Cheese and eggs weaken, eggs trading around 20 to 24 cents for several grades. potatoes and sweet potatoes quoted with steady or modest shifts. Consolidated Produce Company formed by Boston firms with substantial capital. Belfast and Glasgow reports note strong potato exports and active trade to New York.
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Red Top
Jersey
Ohio Choice
East c
Vermont
Canada
Michigan
Nova Scotia
Brunswick
Boston
Consolidated Produce Company
Charles Kimball
Stock. & Co
Chapin Bros
Clark Bros & Co
McKeever & Hail
J Brown & Co
TPB Blake
Kimba
C V Chapin
Eccolved
Gardner Chapin
Kimball
Clark
J P Blake
A P Clark
J F P Brown
J J Hail
Belfast
Ireland
Iris
Shii
State Line
America
Glasgow
Glasgow Herald
Clyde
New York
Pictou
Houlton Rose
Aroostook
Hebrons
Bush
Novi
Houlton Hebrons
Aroos
Burbanks
Hern Hebrons
Northern Searless
Island
Macintires
Andrews
London
Liverpool
Market Report On Butter Cheese Eggs Beehive and Beans
In Chicago butter and cheese are unchanged with light receipts. Eggs inactive with abundant held stock. In New York butter steady with good demand and cheese steady with fair demand. Bees quiet and steady with fresh and State at 23c and Western at 22 23c. Beans steady. Dried apples dull. Liverpool cheese market steady at 60s 6d. same day last year was 63s.
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Elgin
Groon
New York
Vermont
Ecoice
Chicago
Liverpool
Fruit Market Prices and Specified Goods Auction Results
Auction prices listed for fruits and nuts across categories. Valencia oranges to 3 55 per box, large sizes 4 12 6 for boxes. Florida oranges at 1 8 6 24. mandarins and tangerines with varied box and half box rates. Apples modest with Baldwins firm at 2 50 to 2 75 per barrel. Cranberries firm, Cape Cod prices. grapes dull with Catawbas 5 Ge per pound, Malagas 6 10 per barrel. Mediterranean fruits, Palermo oranges 2 3 box, Valencia 4 4 60 per case. ... peanut, hickory, walnuts and almonds with assorted regional quotes.
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H. Harris & Co
Vallencia
Florida
Weanote
Spy
Hubbardston
Greening
Spitz
Baldwine
Cape Cod
Palermo
Messing
Messina
Valencia
Hickory
Virginia
Virginia Prime
Virginia Common
Grenoble
Naples
Marbot
Tilberts
Castanas
Bush
December provisions exports and steady market quotes
The month of December exports show bacon and pork categories with firm demand. Prices for long and short cuts, backs, lard, hams, and sausages are quoted with ranges, while beef and pressed beef hold steady. overall market tone remains firm for choice cuts.
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Bell and
Blake
Surpreme
West End
Penobscot
Maveric
Newport
San Diego
News Bureau
Irving A. Evans
New York Metal Exchange
Calumet & Hecla
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Tamarack
Calumet
Atlantic
Central Copper Mine
Quincy
Franklin
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Ifexican Telephone
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Pullman Palace Car
Wilson
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Elec
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Sooeeer
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Napa
Mach. Yao
Gray’s Dynamo
Mining and Stock Exchange
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Sece
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Union Pacific RR
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