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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1883

Page

3

Money Market and Stocks Signal Dull Trading Ahead

Money and credit conditions were steady with modest enquiry and unchanged rates. Banks discounted mercantile paper at 5 to 54 percent, call loans at 4 to 5 percent, and corporation notes around 4 to 4 percent. The Boston stock exchange imposed a double commission. Union Pacific weakened amid anticipated government tax action and possible restructuring. Rail and mining stocks varied, with Marquette and Pere Marquette steady to down, and Chicago lines mixed.

New York

Market Report Says Stocks Dip Amid Mixed Trading Data

Despatch details a January 26 Wall Street session with money rates at 3 4 percent, securities show irregular activity, Union Pacific lead declines, mining shares volatile, and overall market weak with late recovery fading. Notable moves include Alton and Terre Haute coal shares gaining while New Jersey Central and Denver & Rio Grande suffer. Broad activity notes 313,000 shares traded on the week and prices quoted for several divisions of rail and mining firms.

Bears Boston Stock Exchange Western Railroad Atchison, Topekn and Santa Fe Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Omaha Thomas J. Potter Chicago Burlington and Quincey West Denver and Rio Grande Denver and Rio Grande Salt Lake Pacific Union Pacific New York Dillon Sidney Bartlett Boston State Street Denver Riochande Salt Lake City Marquette Houghton Ontonagon Common Little Rock Fort Smith Int Pere Marquette California Connotten Valley Ogdensburg Lake Champlain Mexican Central Cujon Pacific Atlantic and Pacific American Bell Telephone Colbear Dolbear Company Mexican Telephone Mexico Telegraph and Cable Company Central South America Bonanza Development Osceola Quincey Sullivan Alton and Pierre Tlante Cleveland Pittsburg Kansas Pacific Norfolk and Western New Jersey Central Lake Shore Northwest Stock Exchange Priess Texas Pacific St. Louis Burlington Uiney Lackawanna Louisville Nashville Alton Terre Haute Robinson Consolidated Sierra Grande Hal Anderson Standard Horn Silver Bulwer Bodie Ati The Canada Southern Northwestern New Jersey Ontario & West Ohio Central Peoria Dec Phila Reading Milwaukee&st.p St. P Texas Union Oee St.l Estern ci BL RI N.X el de Alton & Terre H Uy Seaman Commaon Denis Albany City Asda Sc Scec F. OG Augusta City Belfast Westen & Albany R. RR TS UBOQ Boston Buildinge Association Boston Duck Co Bess I Boston Lead Co Cal, & Hee. Min. Co City Grastight Co Cedar Rapids & Mo. Ry. R. R Chelsea City Chelsea Cne Iowa Neb Hai N.Y China Primorval Soc Sand Cleve Mendes San OEP Auou Sichcagueueks Cordis Mills Dorchester Gaslight Co Eel River Fall River City Pall River Hartford Park Hichland St. RR Iowa RR. Land Co Jamaica Plain Gas Kansas & Mo. RR Kansas City Scott Gulf RR Lawrence “City Weeee Enone Lawrence G Slight Co Lyiman Mills Lynn City Maine Town Bends Mansfield & Framingham GS Sescessecees Houghton & Onionston Buts Side Eptoo, CO Mason & Ham. Organ Massawippi Middlesex Cen. Ri Middlesex H Nashua & Lowell Cire Mont Ra Aeensey Nashua Newburyport Gs New Eng Trust Co Nore Plains Portland Pullman Pal Car Co Ce Segessees Cease Inny Putnam Nail Co Quincy Quincy Mining Co R.T. i R. 2d Mort Saratoga Victory St. Louis City Saiem Gaslight South Wakedold Raita Ssc Washington Fs Winthrop Mfg Worcester & Nashua RR Todd Oeksyecseasads Geom Mining Serressee Vace Enee Posugy Oko

Mixed commodities and bonds notes from regional market report

Market notes cover payable on demand bonds for Knox and Lincoln railroad in several towns, plus miscellaneous prices. Tropical fruits and nuts quote Florida oranges and virginias, sugar refining grades, molasses, and cotton futures with New York and Liverpool prices, openings, and port stocks.

Boston Bath Dalmariscotta Newcastle Nobleboro Rockland Thomaston Waldoboro Knox and Lincoln Railroad Company Old Washington Florida Manila Honos Java Belmont Porto Rico Cienfuegos Barbadoss Toston New York Liverpool Uplands Orleans Manchester

Liverpool cheese and grain price notes from exchange data

From New York mercantile and Boston exchanges, varied cheese prices steady to firmer with specific ranges for butter creamery and dairy. Eggs, fats, and dairy products show mixed movement. Grain futures for January through May indicate modest upward or mixed shifts. hog and pork figures show weak market, with receipts and shipments cited by Union Stock Yards.

Liverpool New York Mercantile Exchange Elgin Creamery Iowa State Ohio Flats Boston Produce Exchange New York York Mercantile Exchange Union Siige Stlae Fall Creamery Stmmer Vermont Agit New York Straight Dairies Fair Western Creamery Choice Dairy Vermont New York Cape Scotias

Flour and grain prices hold firm amid mixed demand

The market shows steady quotes across wheat, cornmeal, oats, rye and flour types with Western superfine at 350 per barrel and some winter wheat patents around 6 to 7.75. Feed items, cottonseed meal, butter and eggs fluctuate modestly while onions and potatoes move slowly in the frigid conditions.

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Wool market improves with strong demand for fine wools

Trade rose to about 2.75 million pounds with prices steady to higher for fine fleeces and X wool grades in demand. Reports show substantial sales across Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, New Hampshire and California, while domestic fleece and pulled wool stocks in Boston remained light at year start.

New York Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Nebo New Hampshire Georgia California New Zealand Mediterranean Geo Wm Bond Boston

Quiet Business Season Folds into January Shoe Shipments

The Post notes lull in town activity with few buyers and late shipments. January orders from jobbers push footwear dispatches high, totaling 52 219 cases outside New England this week, up from last week and last year, with major shipments to St Louis, Chicago, New York City, Cincinnati, and many other cities.

New England Boston St Louis Chicago Cincinnati New York City San Francisco Nashville New Orléans Cleveland Columbus St Joseph Mo Richmond Evansville Ind Bloomington Binghamton, NY Minneapolis Mina Macon Buffalo Indianapolis Mobue Ala Atlanta Rochester Dubuque Charleston Omaha Easton Fort Wayne Grand Rapids Mich Keokuk Lynchborg Montgomery Ottumwa Peoria Portsmouth Rochford San Antonio Tex Syracuse Selma Towanda Wheeling W Va York

Maritime Cargo Listings from Halifax and Grand Manan

Shipping records show cargoes across Halifax and Grand Manan including Worcester steamer with tin plates and fish, numerous firms such as Bea an Bros Haskins Montagne Jones & co Pickett & co Stow & co and Wyman, plus a schooner at Grand Manan loading frozen and smoked herring and Beaman Bros. Havana reports the City of Kingston steamer in New York route carrying cigars and pottery from Charles B Penkins and SS Pierce & co, Boston.

Halifax Worcester Allan Beaan Bros Caritoun Lex Dean, Foster & Co Junk Haskins & Montagne J Jones & Co Pickett & Co S Stow & Co Wittines Pousland & Co City of Kgpee New York Charles B Penkins Roston Pierce & Co Boston

Foreign Exports List from London and Liverpool Ports

Shipping cargoes cleared in late January include Newcastle City bound for London with tobacco leaf ham meats paper bellies wire sausage skins staves and wheat inventory among others. Missouri headed for Liverpool carried corn wheat camp chairs hides logwood cabinets bacon leather lard flour cotton meats machinery cattle sheep bones butter onions apples and other goods totaling numerous cargo items.

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Staple Product Receipts at Port for Jan 26

The table lists total receipts of principal staples at this port today from all shipment points, including in transit, compared with the same day last year, highlighting changes in arrivals and stock levels.

New York United States Liverpool Great Britain

Port receipts compare week ending yesterday with 1881

The table lists total receipts of major staples at the port from all shipments for the week ending yesterday, contrasted with the same week in 1881. Leather and hides figures are noted as not comparable, indicating measurement or reporting differences between the two periods.

Marie Bazen Tremont Carl

Receipts of Staple Products Jan 26 Railroads Record

Detailed inventories list shipments by Boston and Albany Grand Junction Old Colony Providence New York and New England and Lowell Maine railroads. Cotton wool flour corn oats bran tallow beef bacon butter eggs beans hay straw lumber leather hides pelts bales and bags appear in quantities across lines.

Sens Flor Esa Mit Swale Guen Pks iPelis Bal’s Ewie Bacon Boston and Albany Grand Junction Railroad Old Colony Railroad Providence Railroad New York and New England Railroad Lowell Railroad Maine Railroad Fitchburg Railroad Peabody and Salem

Cotton Market and Trade Data Across Major Ports

A dense market summary covering cotton receipts, shipments, and prices across Baltimore, Mobile, Savannah, Charleston, and New York. Includes weekly U.S. port net receipts, gross receipts, stock at ports, and export totals, along with detailed price quotes for middling to low grades and related commodities such as flour, wheat, oats, corn, and hogs across Chicago, St Louis, Milwaukee, Toledo, and Cincinnati.

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