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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1887

Page

6

Money Market Developments and Stock News Remarks

The Money Market on Tuesday evening shows firmer discount rates with loans on call at 4 to 6 percent and 4% to 6 percent for merchant paper. Exchange activity risen from a year ago. New York funds traded near par plus premiums. Boston stock and bond markets closed mixed, with Atchison and various rail, mining, and telephone issues moving. Erie Telegraph and Telephone reports its annual meeting results and officer appointments. West End Land shows active trading amid gubernatorial hearing anticipation. Copper sales and Northern Central dividends noted.

Lroston Corporation New York Sterling Exchange Wall Street Boston Stock Exchange Atchison Atlantic & Pacific Arizona California Southern Chicago, Kansas & Western Southern Kansas Sonora Wisconsin Central Common Colby Ashland Tilden Gogebie Range Wisconsin Central Peele Penokee Charles L. Colby Edwin H. Abbot Colgate Hoyt Cleveland & Canton Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Detroit, Lansing & Northern Flint & Pere Marquette Pullman Palace Little Rock Fort Smith Kansas City Springfield Memphis New York & New England Daily Financial Record New York, New Haven & Hartford Clark Boston Pennsylvania & New England Construction Company Slatington Penn Hartford Central Massachusetts Boston & Maine Cambridge Rutland Consolidated Vermont Ogdansburg Lake Champlain Chicago Burknnton & Quincy Bell Telephone New England Erie Telephone Erie Teleraph and Telephone Company James W. Bennett Charles J. Gudden Charles E. Adams Francis Jewett A.C. Russell J. W. C. Pickering A. W. Sherman Lowell Mass James A. Weston Manchester N. H Wesley A. Gove W. J. McKinnie Cleveland Charles J. Glidden James P. McKinstry Charles A. Grant Northwestern Charles P. Wainman Southwestern John Dunbar West End Lamoine & Bar Harbor Land Company Lake Superior Net York

New York Stock Sales Report June 14

Today's transactions total 365,456 shares with list of shares sold and the opening, highest, lowest and closing prices. The closing figure and any goovering details are noted but not fully specified in the fragment.

New York

Financial markets report from London June 14

London market notes list closing quotes for Consols and U.S. bonds. Prices shown include United States 4s at 13184, Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 444, Canadian Pacific at 62, Erie at 8334, Illinois Central 18714, and Mexican Central 1814, with various seconds and regional stocks such as St Paul and New York Central also cited.

London United States Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie St. Paul Common New York Central Pennsylvania Reading Mexican Central Canada Northwest Land Company

Mining and Miscellaneous Stocks Sales June 14

Reported by Wilson W Fay Co Boston stock table lists mining and miscellaneous shares traded on June 14 with prices and daily changes, reflecting market activity for investors and brokers.

Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street Boston

Market Summary From New York Bourse and Bonds

New York June 14 Money on call easy 2 to 6 3/4 percent last loan 4 closing 3. Prime mercantile paper 5 6. Bar silver 95% Sterling exchange dull Government bonds steady Railroad bonds quiet heavy. Stocks active after 2:16 then rallied to 114% though later quiet firm to close. New England and Wheeling & Lake Erie strongest at close. Wheat coffee turmoil spurred down move. large daily decline, shorts cover late. Major bonds and issue values listed with declines and prices.

New York Sterling Exchange New England Wheeling & Lake Erie Stock Exchange Chicago Erie Atlantic & Pacific Big Sandy Evansville & Terre Haute Louisville & Nashville Pensacola & Atlanta Mexican Central New York, Susquehanna & Western Texas Pacific Richmond & Alleghany Ohio Southern

Atchison Purchases in St Joseph for New Freight Shops

Reports say the Atchison road will run a direct line to Chicago via St Joseph. The company has bought over 250000 dollars in St Joseph property for shops yards and freight facilities. They will move shops from Atchison to St Joseph and build a 20 mile line to Atchison Kansas City links to Fort Madison and Chicago. The move may require a new Missouri crossing at Atchison.

Atchison ST. Joseph Western Exchange Chicago Kan Fort Madison St. Joe Kansas City

Rail Earnings and Transfers Across 1900s Lines

The report notes gains for Norfolk & Western in early June totaling 85,452, with year-to-year growth. January 1 total income reaches 1,803,819, up 366,400. West Shore bonds transfer books close June 20 for July 1 interest, reopen July 2. Boston & Providence reports new locomotive Charles H. Warren from Rhode Island Technic Works. Manhattan Elevated shows quarterly gross over 2,000,000 and net 503,072, with a 390,000 dividend and 113, T7 cash surplus. Abyssinia, Canadian Pacific’s first new steamer, sailed from Yokohama with 2.5 million pounds tea. April earnings for Wheeling & Lake Erie and Denver Rio Grande & Western listed. net and mileage figures provided, with varying gains and declines.

Lake Erie & Western Indiana, Bloomington & Western Road Bloomington Norfolk & Western Road Rossiter New York Central Road West Shore Road Boston & Providence Railroad Company Rhode Island Tocnnnitrs Charles H. Warren Manhattan Elevated Railroad Company Abyssinia Canadian Pacific Railway Company Yokohama

American Train Despatchers Open National Convention

The national convention of American train despatchers opened at the Park Theatre. President G. W. Babbitt led the meeting and read Mayor O'Brien's regret at missing the event. A credentials committee reported twenty-one members present and the session adjourned to resume next morning. Members later visited Boston points of interest.

National Convention of Park Theatre G. W. Babbitt O'Brien Messrs. Cummings Illinois Miles New England Crombie London Ont Boston

Market Report Mixed with Stable and Strong Price Moves

The bulletin notes hay firm, straw steady, tallow unchanged, and bananas and strawberries in ample supply. Truck demand remains strong with pork and fresh beef holding firm. Raw sugars and molasses are steady while refined sugars show very strong demand.

Opening Highest Lowest and Closing Quotas Yesterday

The opening highest lowest and closing quotas yesterday, with the day’s close matching the same date last year, were recorded as noted.

Lumber Market Shows Steady Demand and Firm Prices Across Species

The lumber market reports steady demand and prices with northern and western varieties in solid demand. Hemlock boards are light but moving, shingles in short supply with strong pricing, and spruce plank, joist, and timber very firm with limited supply. Western pine quiet, hardwoods in good demand, oak and cherry steady, whitewood moving, and rail ties production cited at about 8,000,000 ties, mainly cedar, affecting lake tonnage.

Northwestern Lumberman Upper Lakes Great Lakes Escanaba Green Bay Milwaukee United States Canadian Journal of Commerce Boston Indiana West India Vermont

Market Reports Jun 14 Flour And Grain

Unsettled western wheat market dampens flour trade with little business, while corn remains quiet and oats show modest activity. Steamer yellow bids around 52.4 to 58 for track and elevator. oats trade 36 to 40 cents with closing bids and the day’s settling price near 39.34 to 39.56 cents. Inspections show varied carloads of hard spring wheat, steamer yellow corn, and white oats, with several grades for flour pricing across Minnesota and Michigan.

Suerfine Minnesota Bakers Michigan Stone Michigan

Market Summary of Grains Meats and Produce Prices

The report lists roller and patent flour prices from New York and Canada for export, cornmeal, rye and oats values, and malt and hops. It details butter and cheese quotations across Chicago New York Philadelphia and Elgin, with eggs, beans, seeds, poultry, potatoes, hay, tallow and miscellaneous commodities priced for wholesale and jobbing markets.

Fruit Market Prices With Diverse Regional Quotes

Apples scarce with a few russets at 4 4 50. Bananas abundant with Baracoa 1 25 2 00, Jamaica 11a 2 60, Aspinwall 2 500. Oranges and lemons well supplied with Lemons Messina Palermo 2 64, Oranges Palermo 2 50 3 76, Messina 2 50 3 76, Florida 3 50 600. Strawberries in fair supply and good demand at 10 12¢ for Long Islands and 12 le for Dightons.

Baracoa Jamaica Aspinwall Messina Palermo Florida

Wholesale Produce Prices from Southern Market Report

Southern beans plentiful with fair demand at 250 to 300 per crate for wax and O there is notable price for green. Cabbages steady at 175 to 200 per crate. Long Island peas in strong demand at 5 per bushel. Asparagus at 75 to 87 and two cents per dozen. Cucumbers 14 cents each and 150 per crate. Onions abundant with slow sale at 126 Bermudas and 226 Levants. Southern tomatoes 250 per crate. Summer squash quiet at 125 per crate. Southern squashes 250 to 325 per crate. Turnips quiet at 7 per bunch. Cabbages Norfolk bbl crate 250 to 275. Bermuda onions crate 125. Carrots 7 per dozen. Lettuce 16 to 20 per dozen. Spinach 40 to 47 per bushel. Radishes 3 per 100. Rhubarb 1 pence per pound. Native cucumbers 4 cents each, crate 150.

Long Island Bermudas Norfolk Bermuda

Provisions unchanged in market listing

A market rundown shows no change to provisions with pork and lard prices listed for various cuts. Long cuts at 17 75 1800, short cuts 17 18 060, backs 184 1850, lean ena 17 25 1 ene tongues 15 15 50, prime mess 17 17 25, extra prime 15 15 50, mess 17 18, fresh ribs and sausage 10.

Fresh Meat Prices and Varieties at Local Market

The listing shows a wide range of meats with prices by cut and weight including bacon, ham, beef hams, tongues, tripe, and veal. Notable entries include smoked shoulders at 8 81/4c, pressed hams at 10 11%ec, half-bbis tripe at 875, and fresh beef with steers and hinds priced between 7 4c and 12a 14c, with lambs and mutton at varied rates.

Hanis Chicago Jake

Cotton and sugar market round up with futures and prices

Cotton futures in Liverpool opened and closed steady with various month spreads from June to September quoted from 5 49-64d to 6 63-64d. Spot market eased at 6d per lb for middling uplands and Orleans. New York spot closed dull with middling uplands at 11 5-16c and low/mid grades lower. New York futures opened quiet and easy with multiple bid and ask levels across June to December. Market closed steady with mixed futures quotes. Sales reached 197,000 bales. Pipe line certificates details, refinery oils, and sugar and molasses prices listed from port markets and wholesale grocers.

Liverpool Uplands Orleans New York PSP Lysa Ote Trinidad Port of Spain Manila Porto Rico Cienfuegos Barbadoes Cuba

Watertown Union Live Stock Market Report 1857

Market report from the Boston Post by George J. Fox for the week ending June 14 lists prices for beef store cattle hogs and sheep. It provides price ranges for beef, various cattle classifications and hides tallow skins and lambs plus notes on quality grades and regional price distinctions.

Boston Post George J. Fox Brighton N. B Boston & Ashent Railroad

Market reports from New York trade centres June 14

Flour receipts total 20 938 pkgs with exports at 412 bbls and 1260 sacks. Sales include 1100 bbls oit mill extra at 4 60 4 75, 750 bbls fine at 2 40 4 31, and 8600 bbls winter wheat rough at 3 30 5 25. Wheat receipts 72 800 bush with exports 173 341 bush. cornmeal dull, rye steady, oats lower with 66 000 bush receipts and 290 000 bush exports. Spot No 2 delivered Milwaukee 2, No 1 hard 94 4 93 4c, No 2 red 93 14c, No 2 white 38c, white mixed Western 34 36c.

New York Canada Superior Canada Rys Canada Western Eastern Minnesota Salex Milwaukee

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