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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1889
Page
6
The Boston money market remains quiet with loans at 1 1/4 to 5 percent and Clearing House rates at 2 percent, while New York lands sell at a discount to par. Union Pacific and Chicago Burlington lines edge higher amid earnings reports, rail equity activity slows, and oil and telegraph stocks show mixed shifts.
Baring Brothers and Co of London announce buy and sell foreign exchanges and telegraphic transfers across Europe, California, and the British provinces. They execute stock and bond orders in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia through their correspondents.
Quotations and last sales from the Boston Stock Exchange summary lists mining, railroad, and bank stocks. Auction sales enumerate 183 Cleveland & Canton pref and various bonds, banks, mills, and railroad issues, with executor and trustee orders and ex-dividend notes.
The Chicago wheat market opened strong and stayed firm amid heavy receipts and ongoing cash demand. Bears sold heavily yet the trend favored higher prices before substantial drops. Corn stayed dull then firm, provisions weak, and overall exports and shipments showed mixed movement with expectations of hog prices rising later in the week.
Money on call was easy with rates from 2 to 3 percent, prime mercantile paper at 4 6 percent, and bar silver near 91 60. Sterling steady around 4.87 to 4.88 on posted rates. Government and railroad bonds dulled but steady as stocks opened tame, then edged up before late realizations trimmed gains. Northern Pacific, Big Four, and CCCI shares led a cautious advance, but overall turnover was light at about 691 000. the day closed near last night’s levels with minor changes.
Fragmented OCR shows commodity prices and percent figures for July with entries like Cal. hw H and Ontario Cal. Coal and Quicksilver trading near 4.85 and other listed miners. No coherent narrative or clear event is discernible.
Foreign financial updates from London note Consols at 987-16 for money and account, Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 30 percent, Canadian Pacific 57, Erie 26, Erie seconds 104, Mexican ordinary 55, St. Paul common 70, New York Central 108, with Paris quoting 3 per cent rentes at 84 francs. For 4 p.m. bullion entering Bank of England balance shows 0.00.
Lumber and corn show steady demand while oats and rye flour lag. Butter and eggs trade slow, pork and beef hold firm, and fruit markets vary with oranges and bananas active. Truck movement stays fairly active as overall prices remain unchanged or quiet across commodities.
Fall River July 16 The print cloth market quiet and steady at 3 15 16 cents half off for 64 by 64s American Print Works selling at 3 15 16 cents one off Print works sales this week are estimated at about 10 000 pieces.
The Daily Commercial Bulletin notes a large influx of out-of-town jobbers and department buyers over the past week, with moderately increased activity by commission houses while jobbing trade remains quiet. Staple cotton goods steady, dark prints and ginghams in fair demand, dress goods moving, and men’s wear woollens more active in first hands.
The report lists closing prices and bids for grain futures in St Louis and Duluth. Wheat and corn contracts show July August and September values with bids and asks, while oats repeat a mix of bids and prices. Duluth July wheat opened at 101 dollars and closed at 1 dollar bid.
The coal market reports few new developments with a steady demand from Eastern and Western ports. Prices are holding firm, shipments face car shortages but production remains high. anthracite weekly shipments total 648,855 tons, with 15,965,543 tons shipped since January 1, while bituminous markets stay quiet but ports see solid demand.
Southern pine yards stay busy on small orders and several large deals at reporting stage. Prices hold firm with cargo and yard rates around 23 25 to 28 30 for floorings and 30 33 for cypress per thousand feet amid limited steamship charters from Gulf ports. Spruce demand improves while log supply tightens and St John River drive slows, hinting at higher prices before season end.
Domestic flour prices for carload grain lots, including miller willingness to shade prices as demand stays weak. Today’s inspections show 21 cars mixed grains, 7 cars No 2 and No 3 white oats, and several oat grades. Receipts list 5630 bbls flour and 1250 sacks. New York receipts total 20,482 packages with 9,422 bbls exports and 25,837 sacks.
Grain market report notes mixed commodity prices with steady to higher tone in Chicago and St Louis for No 2 wheat and No 2 spring. Receipts and shipments vary by region as futures trading slows, oats and rye flour steady, cornmeal and malt markets dull, while cottonseed meal and millfeed priced for spot and ahead shipments.
Receipts today list butter 6731 pkgs and other dairy items, cheese 2263 boxes, eggs 25 bbls, beans 670 bbls, potatoes 11 cars, hay 70 cars, straw 1 car, plus oleo 75 pkgs and 3569 cases. Last year’s same day figures are included for comparison. Butter markets show steady demand with prices in buyers favor. Western creameries in demand, 14 to 16c common, 17c outer prices for branded creamery. New York and Chicago markets quoted steady to slightly varied, with Eastern creamery 16–17c, Western 15–16 1/2c. Utica and St Albans notes. Oleomargarine and cheese markets similar to prior reports. Liverpool lower at 44s 6d, Elgin and New York notes show no major changes.
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