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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1887

Page

6

Money Market and Wall Street Notes From Boston Jul 25

The Money Market report shows firmer rates with 7 per cent between banks and call loans at 7 to 9 per cent. Boston imports exceeded 800,000 weekly while exports were half that. The stock market remained dull with West End trading down to 29 1 2 and Atchison under pressure amid consolidation talk. President Strong denies Colorado claims of control over Denver & Rio Grande Western and related moves. The Boston News Bureau opens to provide rapid banking and investment news.

Boston New York Corporation SR Ca Aon Clearing House Paris Reichsmarks West End Atchison Bears William B. Strong Colorado Denver & Rio Grande Western Colorado Midland Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Chicago, Burlington & Northern Sidney Bartlett F. W. Hunnewell T. Jefferson Coolidge Burlington Northern Boston News Bureau Clarence W. Barron The Transcript San Diego Los Angeles Union Pacific Road Salt Lake City Wisconsin Central Road Nashua & Lowell Boston & Lowell Boston & Maine Control Boston & Maine Atlantic & Pacific Management the Tribune Arizona Globe City Tucson Benson Calabasas Sonora Flagstaff Atlantic & Pacific Guaymas Southern Pacific Pullman Pullman Pala Company

Textile and mill firms report varied dividend dates Aug 1

Thorndike Company and Boston Duck Company declare 5 percent dividends with August 1 payment date. Cordis Mills Corporation and Angl a Pe Manufacturing Company set 5 and 9 percent. Street Railway Company of Fall River offers 134 percent quarterly. Ro eson Mills and Globe Yarn Mills in Fall River announce 24 and 2 percent quarterly. Mason & Hamlin Piano Company notes 3 percent quarterly with August 1.

Thorndike Company Boston Duck Company Cordis Mills Corporation Eee A Pe Manufacturing Company the Street Railway Company of Fall River Ro Eson Mills Company Globe Yarn Mills Mason & Hamlin A — Piano Company Ang

Waterworks Company Issues Bonds for Extensions and Debt

The company authorizes a 4,000,000 loan with 400,000 placed in trust to retire equal old bonds and 2,000,000 to be used after January 1, 1888 for water mains extensions. Present indebtedness remains 2,000,000 with 120,000 annual interest. Estimated gross income exceeds 200,000. anticipated earnings 250,000 by July 1, 1888. new consumers 604 in six months to July 1, 1887. Operating costs about 45,000. expected surplus over 85,000 after charges. Price 103 plus accrued interest.

Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company New York

New York Stock Sales July 25 82 000 Shares Traded

Today's transactions show 82 000 shares traded in New York stocks. The report lists shares sold with opening, high, low and closing prices for the day and compares to yesterday's closing.

New York

New York Financial Market Report July 25

Money on call easy at 4 1/2 to 6 percent with last loan at 6 percent. Prime mercantile paper 5 1/4 to 6 percent. Sterling exchange dull. Government and railroad bonds dull. Stock list fluctuated with a dull close, notable activity in St Paul, Richmond & West Point and Reading but now faded. Rail bonds sales totaled 808,000 with Jersey Central and Iron Mountain moves noted.

Central Transportation Company Pennsylvania Railroad Baltimore & Ohio Pennsylvania Road Pennsylvania Company Western Union Missouri Pacific Schuylkill Navigation Company Suez Canal Company Iron Railway Company International Trust Company Dayton Fort Wayne Chicago Cincinnati West End Consolidated American Loan and Trust Company Rio Tinto Copper Company Anaconda Calumet & Heela New York Stock Exchange Burvor Oy Gov’t New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange St. Paul Richmond & West Point Reading Louisville & Nashville Jersey Central Keokuk & Des Moines Erie Iron Mountain Central Iowa Long Island Mobile & Ohio

United States 44s and Rail Stocks Listed

A London report lists U S rail issues with various prices for Atlantic & Great Western Erie Illinois Central Mexican ordinary St Paul common New York Central Reading Mexican Central and others.

London United States Atlantic & Great Western Erie St. Paul New York

Market Report Shows Steady Food Prices Across Items

Canned goods hold stable, flour dull, corn quiet, oats easier, oatmeal steady, rye flour steady, rye quiet, malt unchanged, Milifeed steady. Butter firm, cheese stronger, eggs firm and steady. Beans in fair demand, potatoes easier, hay steady, straw unchanged. Grass seeds quiet, tallow dull, apples plenty, berries abundant with good sale and demand for truck. Pork steady, lard unchanged, hams quiet, fresh beef firm. Other fresh meats quiet. Raw sugar steady, refined sugars firm, molasses steady.

New York Minnesota City Chicago Rio Petroleum—United Bbis Mess Western Steam State Western Detroit Michigan Toledo Cincinnati St. Louis Milwaukee Minneapolis

Canned Goods Demand and Salmon Pack Outlook

Demand for canned foods remains firm with high prices for peas and a strong front for new and old stock. A Astoria report notes a sparse salmon pack on the Columbia River, with about 200 000 cases by July 1 and a heavy dependence on the July run, while Maine’s produce trade signals large future packs and drought impacts on Eden peas.

Cook Columbia River Baltimore Astoria Lower Columbia Maine Mainé New York Eden Booth West

Opening and closing stock quotes from yesterday

The opening, highest, lowest and closing quotations yesterday, with yesterday’s closing equal to last year’s same day closing, were as follows.

Market Reports July 25 Steel and Flour Prices Unchanged

The flour market remains dull with no change in prices. Wheat in Chicazo and Minneapolis trends down slightly, while corn stays quiet though some business occurs. Steamer yellow in elevators quoted at 5244 to 6144c. steamer mixed steady at 6014.45 to 4ac. No 2 whites quoted around 414e 42c, on track 41 41%40c. No 3 whites on track at 40e. Closing bids show varied levels for No 2 white and future months. Inspections total 98 cars. stocks in elevators listed.

Chicuzo Minneapolis

Grain stocks and market prices in Chicago and New York

The report lists Chicago grain stocks for oats wheat corn rye barley and oats figures for July 16 24 1887 and visible supply totals for July 23 24 1887 and 1888 with New York stocks by grain plus afloat figures. It also details flour prices per barrel and milling terms as well as cornmeal rye oatmeal malt hops and other related market values.

Chicago New York Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Rollers Canada Canada Western Eastern

Market Report Shows Mixed Butter and Cheese Activity

Butter markets firm with Western creameries at 22 to 24 cents and Chicago demand rising. Canton sells 600 tubs at 22 to 23c. Cheese firmer with Northern at 10c and Western at 9 9 1/2c. Canton 4500 sold at 10 1/2c. Eggs steady in New York and Chicago weak at 11c for Western extras. Beans, potatoes, hay, tallow, seeds, and poultry listings follow with varied prices and steady to higher jobbing quotes.

New York Chicago Elgin Creamery Canton Liverpool Vermont Northern Choice Ohio Choice Vermont Choice Northern Sage Choice Canada Michigan Nova Scotia Island New Brunswick West North Northy Red Top Jersey Eastswale Norfolks Long Islands Bristol Ferry

Market Report On Fruit and Produce Prices

Watermelons sold today at 18 25c for Norfolks and 25 30c for South Carolina. Green apples plentiful and sold at 150 250 per barrel and 1 1 25 per crate. Pears at 2 2 50 per crate. Canteloupes arrived in bad order and sold at 1. Wetus. Blackberries plentiful at 20 cents per quart. Raspberries and blueberries sold current rates. Evaporated apples firm, with specific price quotes. Oranges and lemons listed with Messina Palermo boxes. California fruits priced by item. Steamer D J Foley brought bananas and coconuts for George S. Harding. bananas 1 and 1 12% for yellow and red, coconuts 27 per 1000 count.

South Carolina Savannah Messina Palermo California D J Foley George S. Harding

Market Notes on Truck Demand and Produce Prices

There is strong demand for trucks with prices near prior quotes. Egyptian onions sell at 1 75 per case, Maltas 2 50 per basket, native onions 2 50, Norfolks 1 1 crate, Rhode Island tomatoes 3 per bush, Chicago lots 1 1p crate, cabbage 5 47 per 100, cantaloupes 2 2 50 per barrel, wax beans 1 75, green bush beans 1 60, native corn 15 cents per dozen, Prov ence beets 50c per bush, Long Island turnips 1 75 per peck barrel, squash 2 50 per 100, Southern 1 25 per crate, carrots 2 per count, lettuce 1 per box, cucumbers 2 cents each and 2 100, citron melons 2 50 per barrel, parsnips 75c per dozen bunches.

Maltas Rhode Islands Chicago Tcanteloupes Long Islands

Meat Prices and Provisions Listing For Local Market

A dense catalog of grocery meat prices and provisions listing pork and lard cuts with varied price points, beef grades, and other fresh meats. It includes ranges for hams shoulders and ribs, bacon types, tongues, tripe, and lambs with unit prices and packaging notes.

Lord Choice Tierces

Market Prices for Lamb Veal and Mutton

The report lists live stock prices with quality ranges for mutton veal and yearlings. Prices show variations from poor to good, including Brighton and Eastern lots with fractions and cents per unit.

Brighton

Mixed Cotton and Commodity Market Updates in Liverpool and New York

Liverpool cotton futures opened and closed dull with July and August quotes around 5 33-64d and 6 32-64d, while September and future months also shown. Spot rate weaker at 5 11-16d for middling uplands, with 10,000 bales sold. New York spot closed easy. futures opened weak with listed bids and asks, several contracts moving near 9.3 to 10.2. Market details include sugar and molasses prices with steady trends and cargo quotes, plus pipeline certificates activity and shipment figures.

Liverpool Orleans New York Manila Belmont Orto Rico Cienfuegos Barbadoes Cuba

Trade Centre Wheat and Flour Prices Across Cities

Reports from New York trading floors show flour receipts and exports with Minnesota and city mill oils priced from $3 to $4 per barrel, while wheat futures and spot prices move lower or steady across Detroit Toledo Cincinnati St Louis Chicago Minneapolis markets.

Kansas City hog and cattle market notes July 25

Market summaries show hogs higher with mixed quotations across cities. Chicago reports strong cattle and hog markets with firm to higher prices for steers and packing hogs, while receipts and shipments vary by region and fare.

Kansas City ST. Louis Sainstay Peoria Chicago Texas

Cotton Markets Report July 25 Across Several Ports

The daily cotton market notes mixed activity with Augusta-Net receipts and Galveston modest, New Orleans strong exports to Great Britain and high stock, Savannah and Charleston quiet to dull, Norfolk and Wilmington limited, Philadelphia steady, New York active with large net receipts and stable prices indicating varied regional demand and supply conditions.

Augusta C. Galveston New Orleans Great Britain Mobile Memphis Dull Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York

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