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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1887

Page

6

Money Market Mixed But Signals Point to Easier Rates

Boston markets report a tight money market with steady clearing house rates and 5 to 6.7 percent commercial paper. calls secured at 7 percent for banks. New York funds discount modest. weekly and daily clearings show gains over 1886 in some cities, with notable strength in Wichita and several midwestern cities. the Stock Exchange notes dullness early but rises after favorable bank statements.

Boston Clearing House New York Sterling Exchange Europe Boston Post United States Wichita St. Paul St. Joseph Kansas City Omaha Denver Philadelphia San Francisco Indianapolis Grand Rapids Duluth Topeka N. York Joston Chicago St. Louis N. O's Detroit Clevel Peoria Syracuse New York Clearing House

F H Pringe & Co Offer For Sale Bonds

F H Pringe and Co bankers and brokers on the New York and Boston exchanges offer for sale several railroad and railway bonds. Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham 5s due 1927 Chicago Kansas and Western 5s due 1923 Chicago Burlington and Northern Debenture 6s due 1896 Northern Pacific Railroad Guaranteed Branch Line 6s due 1937.

F. H. Pringe & CO Bankers New York Boston State Street BOSTO Ly Mass OFPER Kansas City Memphis Birmingham Chicago, Kansas & Western Chicago, Burlington & Northern Northern Pacific RR

Foreign financial markets mixed as week shows stagnation

London notes week of weak discount at 14 percent with stagnant stock trading while prices stay firm on expectations of a future market upturn. Paris bourse steady with limited dealings and several rate shifts. Berlin Frankfort and Frankfurt report dull markets amid Russian securities reactions and universal declines in some yields and discounts.

London Stock Exchange New York Paris Credit Fondier Suez Canal Panama Canal Transatlantic Credit Fencier Berlin Deutsch Bank Short Exchange Long Exchange Frankfort United States

Dividend Declarations From Rutland Railroad New Bedford Gaslight and NY & Perry Coal

The Rutland Railroad Company directors declare a 0.75 dollar per share dividend on preferred stock payable August 1 to holders of record July 16. New Bedford Gaslight Company declares a semiannual dividend of 2 dollars per share. New York and Perry Coal and Iron Company declares a quarterly dividend of 1 percent payable July 26.

Rutland Railroad Company New Bedford Gaslight Company New York & Perry Coal and Iron Company

New York Financial Market Summary July 9

Money on call easy at 4 to 4 1/4 percent, prime mercantile paper at 6 percent. Bar silver 95 1/4. Sterling steady. sixty day bills 4.82. demand 4.80. Government and railroad bonds dull, market narrow and feverish. Manhattan rose to 118 1/4 after dipping to 112 1/2. Lackawanna fell then recovered. Weekly bond sales $3.326 million. total stock trades 64,030 shares.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange London Lackawanna LSA Manhattan Genoa Chicago Burlington & Quincy International Mexican Central Pennsylvania Fort Wayne Central Pacific San Joachim Brandh

Insolvency Talks Mark creditors meet on Tirrell case

Creditors’ committee for W and W Tirrell boot and shoe makers meets at Bumpus law office. Debtors doubt paying beyond 50 cents on the dollar while the committee favors 60 cents and a possible compromise through court. Several firms in insolvency or attached, including Presbyterian Evangelical Publishing, Salter Silks, Matthews Bros, and J D Wonnie & Bro. Boynton & Co reports compromise at 40 cents in notes. liabilities about 112000 with assets around 82000. John Clatin & Co. files an attachment.

W. & W. Tirrell Boot and Shoe Manufacturers Boston B. ©. Bumpus Presbyterian Evangelical Publishing Company Charlottetown P. KE. J Mary J. Toyce Chicago Ill L. Knox Boots Westerville M. L. Fuller Painter New York City P. L. Lafond Holyoke Salter Silks Company R. W. White South Boston Matthews Bros Cincinnati Salter & Neuman Philadelphia Penn J.D. Wonne & Bro Des Moines

Nantasket Beach Weather Dampens Travel Yet Crowds Await

Heavy rain and overcast skies yesterday morning dampened travel to Nantasket Beach but boats left Rowe's wharf with large crowds on every trip. Reeves's famous band and Lindall's band entertained beachgoers while hotels reported thriving trade. Steamers were praised for careful and liberal management by the traveling public.

Rowe's Wharf Reeves Lindall

Market Report Shows Stable Prices Across Commodities

Commercial matters indicate metals unchanged while grains like corn oats and rye hold steady. Oils and dairy show firmness with butter cheese and lard steady. new potatoes in good demand. pork poultry and other fresh meats quiet or unchanged. Sugar and molasses stay steady with refined sugars very firm.

Metal market steady with varied iron and alloy demand

No new feature noted in the metal market. American pig iron shows fair demand for standard brands at steady prices, mostly small lots. Foreign pig iron firm with moderate movement. Old rails and plate iron steady, nails in good demand at old figures. Copper market stronger with more offers. Tin plates firm with fair demand. Imports of iron and steel into the U.S. remain very heavy compared with last year, with detailed 1887 and 1886 totals for ore, pig iron, scrap, and finished goods.

United States Erereere Isis Baltimore JRON Gray Forge Eglin Glengarnock Summerlee Gartsherrie Langloan Rill New England London Straits

Chicago Markets Opening and Closing Quotes

The Chicago markets opened at and fluctuated to the day’s high and low, with the closing price matching the previous year’s close. This report lists the opening, highest, lowest and closing quotations for yesterday.

Market Reports July 9 Flour Prices Steady With Tight Stocks

Market notes little change with light business and mills reluctant to sell unless quoted. Corn dull, stocks thinning, prices rising daily. Steamer yellow in elevator held at 56 1 4 to 62 1 2 cents, track lots at 41 cents. Oats futures and bids shown, inspections list mixed wheat and various oats. Flour prices listed across grades from fine to patent with regional variations and export terms.

Minnesota Michigan Strairit New York Canada Superior Canada

Grain and feed prices for export and local trade summary

Export cornmeal fob and local trade terms shown with prepaid and freight values. Prices listed for cornmeal various forms, rye flour, oatmeal, milled feeds, cottonseed meal, and oats including grading, bag versus bulk, and regional price ranges. Malt and hops cited with state and Canada Western quotes and seasonal adjustments for 1885 1886.

New Canada Western Eastern New York

Market Report Shows Firm Butter and Cheese Across Cities

Butter remains firm with unchanged prices in New York Chicago and Liverpool. Cheese steady with modest demand. eggs quiet in New York and firm in Chicago. potatoes quiet as old stock exits. Hay and straw steady amid large receipts. tallow dull. 6200 bbl Norfolk boat to arrive Monday. Butter and cheese quotation details by region and grade.

New York Chicago Liverpool Norfolk Vermont Northern Choice Ohio Choice Choice Canada Michigan Nova Scotia Island New Brunswick Canada Bush West Timothy North Clover Red Top Jersey East Swale New Long Island

Fruit Market Prices and Boat Cargo Update

A moderate supply of green apples at 150 per crate and slow gooseberry sales at 3 per bush. Canteloupes 1.25 small crate and 2.50 large crate. Oranges and lemons listed by origin with jobbing and box prices. Dried apples unchanged. Evaporated fruits priced by quality. California fruits posted for apricots pears peaches plums. Norfolk boat Monday: 1100 crates apples. Savannah boat: 61,000 watermelons.

Messina Palermo California Norfolk Savannah

Market Report on Truck and Vegetables Prices

The report notes steady demand for trucks and moderate demand for Southern tomatoes at 2 250 per crate. Various produce prices appear: beans natives at 1 dollar, green beans per bushel, Long Island beans 150, cabbages plentiful with steady demand, Norfolks 1 per barrel, Long Island 150, natives 70 per 100, peas 1 per bushel, onions quiet with good supply, Levants 1.75 per case, Virginians 2.60 per barrel, bunch onions 2.50 3.50 per bunch, Jersey green corn 15 cents a dozen, natives beets and turnips 8 350 per 100, Long Island turnips 2 cents per bunch, native summer squash 6 per 100, Southern lots 1 per crate, Southern squashes 2 250 per crate, carrots 3 4% per 100, lettuce 1 per box, radishes 1 1.25 per 100, rhubarb and native cucumbers 2 cents each or 2 per 100.

Chicago Nep Long Island Long Islands

Meat Price List Shows Wide Range of Dressed Meats

Provisions of all kinds remain about the same as last quoted with prices for pork and lard items, beef, and fresh meats. Listings include pork cuts, hams, shoulders, ribs, bacon, tripe, beef plates, roasts, and various mutton, veal, and lamb prices, all noted with size and cure variations and per-pound or per-bushel terms.

Chicago Brighton

Cotton futures open quiet in Liverpool and steady in New York

Liverpool futures opened quiet and closed dull with July at 5 62-642, August 5 51-640, September Bb 80-644, October and November at 6 19-64, December 5 17-64d, and January 6 61-64d. Spot in Liverpool steady at biga Pib for middling up ands. American sales 5300 bales, receipts 4000. New York spot dull at 1015-166¢ for middling uplands, 109-16e for low middling, 934¢ for goo ordinary, 8% for ordinary. New York futures opened steady with July at 0 0 0 0.085, June 9.62-9.63, July 9.68-9.60, Sept 10.01-9.03, March 9.74-9.75, Oct 9.72-9.74, May 9.88-9.89, Dec 9.50-9.62.

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Market closes steady with mixed commodity quotes

Market quiet and steady with bids and asks across metals and oils. Details show July trading at 10.66 to 10.67 while various futures and certificates list highs and lows. Sugar and molasses markets remain steady with refined sugar firm and Porto Rico and Cuba quotations noted.

Wheat prices hold steady across major markets

Minneapolis reports No 1 hard wheat at 74 4 to 76 1 4 cents cash and August, with No 1 Northern at 73 to 75 cents. Chicago notes firm No 2 spring and red wheats, while New York sees mixed flour and grain futures. Across Milwaukee St Louis Detroit and Toledo, prices show firmness in wheat, with corn and oats steady to higher in spots and receipts abundant.

Hog and cattle market roundup from major markets

July 9 market notes show hogs steady with price ranges in St Louis Peoria Kansas City and Chicago. Cattle receipts and shipment levels reported with steadier prices for shipping steers and varied ranges for stockers cows and bulls. Hogs active with higher quotes and mixed lots trading between 5 and 6 dollars. Sheep receipts and prices steady with native Western and Texan classifications listed.

ST. Louis Peoria Kansas City Chicago Texas

Print Cloth Markets Fall River and Providence July 9

Fall River reports production 140000 pieces deliveries 176000 stock 188000 sales 119000 spot 62000 futures 47000 price 314 for 6485 se for 60x56s market steady. Providence notes a dull week with 314 for 64 squares and 3 for 56x60s, stock 162000 64s and 3000 56x60s, deliveries reduce on hand, demand weak but fair sales. futures odd, weekly July deliveries 112000, August 86000, September 3900 pieces, price 844 for 6482 3c nominal for 60x56.

Fall River Providence R. L

Foreign Markets Roundup From London and Liverpool

London reports show wheat dull and corn quiet with scarce cargoes awaiting sale. Liverpool notes dull bread wheat, firm corn, and mixed prices for several grains with pork and lard movements steady. Paris markets quiet with marginal improvement in English country markets. Havana sugar markets hold firm, Cortes session suspended delaying export duty decision.

London Beerbohm Mark Lane Paris Liverpool California Havana Cortes

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