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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1887

Page

6

Money Market notes and stock market actions in Boston

Boston money market shows close in sight with 8 percent loans and large cash. Foreign exchange and imperial bank news mix with railroad stock moves, canal tonnage, and speculation chatter as markets react to Italian, New York and Chicago financial shifts.

Trustees United States Peabody Esa Kidder, Peabody & Co Boston Ey Peepew N. Y Central R. R. Co New York Eka. & West R. R. Co Samuel Sloan, Esq MLA French Did Abram French & Co Potter &Wilson Chicago Press Mass. Nat. Bank John Lowell State Street Mass Endicott & Macomber Gen

Market Summary Shows Dull Close With Weak Rallies

Closing offered at four percent and dull government bonds. stock market recovered briefly after 2:15 p.m. but at lower quotations. New England drove losses up to 18 percent on large trades with Richmond and West Point also down. Railroad bonds remained heavy as overall prices slid to day’s lows. notable declines noted in Tannibal and St. Joe consols, Indiana Bloomington Western firsts, and Pennsylvan ia coupons. New York stock sales totaled 166,842 shares with mixed opening highs and lows.

Boston Little Corporation New York Tom Mint Treasury Lyman J. Page First National Bank of Chicago American Bankers’ Association Chicago Imperial Bank of Germany Fitchburg Preferred Phillips Fitchburg Providence & Worcester Boston & Nine Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe New Mexico Arizona & Sonora Sonora California Atchison San Diego Los Angeles Perris Colton Soledad del Mar Cassidy Ranch California Central Temecula Citrus Central Iowa Reorganization Committee Boston News Bureau Boston Committee Wisconsin Central West End West End Preferred Nion Pacific Wichita Boston Water Power Trust Company For Exchange Chicago, Burlington, & Quincey Missouri River Plattsmouth Neb Red Oak & Hamburg Nebraska City Lincoln Shenandoah Sidney Iron Railroad Company Dayton, Fort Wayne & Chicago Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Cambridge Central & South American Telegraph Panama Colon Atlantic South America Western Union Commercial Cable Company Washington Postal United Lines Telegraph Companies Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Comany Mexican Telegraph Company Central & South American Company Wall Street Wabash Big Four Michigan Central Lake Shore Fort Wayne Panhandle Baltimore & Ohio Grand Trunk Chicago & Atlantic Albany N. Y St. Paul & Duluth St. Louis Southwest Indian Territory Texas Kansas Louisville & Nashville Buffalo, New York & Philadelphia Philadelphia & Reading Schuylkill Navigation Rock Island Atlantic & Pacific Union Pacific San Francisco Oakland Northwestern San Pablo Ay Henry Clews Stock Exchange Consolidated Exchange Curbstone Gallup Boston & Albany Chicago & Grand Trunk Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange New England Richmond & West Point Nees Tannibal & St. Joe Consols Indiana Bloomington & Western First International Mexican Central New York City & Northern Pensylvania

Dorchester Gaslight Declares 3 Percent Dividend

The Dorchester Gaslight Company has declared a dividend of 3 percent payable August 1. The Goodyear and McKay Sewing Machine Company declared today its quarterly dividend of 35 cents per share.

Dorchester Gaslight Company Goodyear & McKay Sewing Machine Company

Mining and Miscellaneous Stocks Reported by Bay & Co

Stock listings from Wilson W. Bay & Co presenting July 26 sales. Entries include numerous firms such as Dunkin, Bell Trimmer, Am. Elec., Bruns, and others with quantities like 100, 50, or 25 units. The fragmentary items indicate a ledger-style report of price or volume for a Boston firm’s mining and miscellaneous stocks.

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Money on Call Rates From New York July 23

New York on July 23 reports money on calleasy with rates ranging from 4 to 0 percent and the last loan at 4 percent.

New York

Agricultural Market Report Shows Stable Prices Across Commodities

Lumber unchanged and butter firm while cheese remains strong. Eggs steady and oats easier with quiet demand for beans. Potatoes and hay steady, apples plentiful with good sales. Berries ample and selling well. Pork and fresh meats mostly steady. raw and refined sugars steady, molasses steady.

Change at the Signal Station Sparked by Sergeant Cole Transfer

Sergeant Otto B. Cole, head of Boston signal service, is ordered reassigned to Portland. He sought reasons from Washington after learning of the move. The Boston chamber of commerce and the fruit and produce exchange urge revocation. Professor Nilea and others protest the removal of the Boston officer.

FOE Otto B. Cole Boston Signal Service Portland Cole Washington Chamber of Commerce Central Station Fruit and Produce Exchange Nilea Committee On Meteorology The Society of Arts New England Meteorological Society

The Carline Family Tale in Fredericksburg

Miss Ella Bennett, granddaughter of Mrs. Mary J. Carine of Fredericksburg, Virginia, figures in a Hyde Park scene with Russian prince and Marquis de Lenville. Mary Jane Chewning became Mary Jane Carling, aided Trinity Church with $1000 and lent $2000, with a memorial window honoring her kindness.

Washington Post Frank Leslie Marquis de Lenville Hyde Park London Ella Bennett Mary J. Carine Frederickburg Carline Mary Jane Chewning Richmond Fredericksburg Chewnin M. Carline Mary Jane Carling Whittemore St. George's Episcopal Church Trinity Church

Strict Economy Warrants the Use of Pearline

A brief advertisement asserts strict economy by using Pearline as the best washing compound. It promotes Pearline as a cost effective cleaning aid for household laundry.

Lumber and commodity markets show steady demand and mixed supplies

Lumber markets report steady prices and liberal receipts in the East and North with dry hemlock scarce and shingles available. Boston week totals list large spruce and mixed hardwood, while Western pine and Southern pine demand stay strong. Freight issues persist on the Great Lakes. reports note light receipts on the Mississippi.

Boston Chicago Times Great Lakes Mississippi Stillwater Canada Indiana West India Vermont

Market Reports July 26 Corn and Wheat Prices Steady Shifts

Market reports describe corn remaining unchanged and dull with little buying. Wheat weakens while oats and steamer grades show limited activity. Liverpool receipts and English trade data hint at softer demand despite steady closing bids.

Liverpool Atlantic Qré Pacific Gib Mt Boo Catcege Tribune Chicago United Kingdom United States

Butter and cheese markets show firm demand across regions

Butter prices hold firm with strong demand in New York and Chicago areas. Cheese markets stay steady with Utica selling 16,000 units and New York prices around 10 to 11c. Egg, bean, hay, and potato markets display mixed steadiness, while prices for Western and Eastern creamery butter and assorted cheeses remain at firm, unchanged levels.

Lgin New York Eastern Creamery Western Extra Northern Utica Elgin Liverpool Bristol Ferry Jerseys Vermont Northern Choice Ohio Choice Vermont Choice Northern Sage Yao East Fresh Choice Canada Choice Michigan Nova Scotia Island New Brunswick Canada Bush West Jo Bing Serds Timothy North Jersey Long Islands

Evaporated Apples and Fresh Fruit Prices Report

Market notes show firm demand for evaporated apples with light supply. Oranges and lemons vary by origin with Messina and Palermo boxes priced per box. California fruits list case prices for ero pears peaches plums. Green apples, pears, cantaloupes, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries sold in various prices per quart, crate, or bushel. Bananas and coconuts arrive with unit prices per 1000 count. North Carolina and Georgia fruit markets cited with boat and regional pricing.

Messina Palermo California North Carolina Savannah South Carolina Georgia Carl Konow WW & CR Noyes

Prices for assorted produce in regional markets

A rundown of wholesale prices for onions, tomatoes, cabbages, cantaloupes, beans, corn, peas, beets, turnips, lettuce, cucumbers and other vegetables. Locations include Norfolks Providence Rhode Island Long Island and Southern markets with crates, bbls and dozens priced per unit or bundle.

Maltas Rhode Islands Chicago Providence Long Islands Southern

Meat market holds steady with mixed beef and pork items

The pork market remains at old quotations with lard and hams unchanged. Beef shows moderate demand at steady prices while veals stay quiet. Lambs and mutton are dull and unchanged as various cuts and prepared products list across pork and beef items with regional price ranges.

Otiller Chicago Brighton

Liverpool and New York Cotton and Sugar Market Roundup

Futures in Liverpool opened steadier after volatility and closed steady with July to January contracts quoted between 5 30-64d and 6 29-64d per pound. Spot upland prices in Liverpool 656d middling and 10c low middling in New York. American sales figures and receipts listed. Manchester yarns and fabrics reported quiet with limited inquiry. Pipeline certificates, sugar and molasses prices shown with latest bids, shipments, and refined sugar levels.

Liverpool Uplands Orleans New York Manchester England Manila Orto Rico Cienfuegos Barbadoes Cuba

Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report 1887

Report for the Boston Post by George J. Fox covering the week ending July 26 1887. Includes totals for cattle sheep horses swine and calves with state origins car counts over roads prices for market beef store cattle hogs hides tallow and skins and classification notes on quality levels and animal sizes.

Boston Post George J. Fox Maine Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts New York Boston & Lowell Fitchburg Eastern N. B Boston & Albany Railroad Brighton

New York flour and grain market reports July 26

Flour receipts total 978 plgs with exports 9 210 bbls and 7 477 sacks. Minnesota patent, extra and West Indies consignments noted. Wheat receipts 127 500 bush with exports 120 073 bush. prices for No 2 Chicago and No 1 red bids listed. rye and corn markets show steady to active trading amid modest demand.

United Kingdom Gay Minnesota Bakers Michigan Stone Michigan Rollers New York Canada Superior Canada Canada Western Eastern Minnesota West Indies Chicago Northwest Rio

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