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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1887

Page

6

Money Market News and Stock Market Advances in Boston

The Boston money market tightened with bank loan rates at 7 percent and call money at 7 to 7.5 percent while time paper stood at 6 to 7 percent. City of Waltham bonds priced. water loan rejected. Market sentiment shifted to a buoyant close with strong gains in Atchison and Wisconsin Central, and New York shares opening higher amid favorable news from New York.

Boston Corporation Waltham Fall River New York Sterling Exchange Wall Street Atchison California Southern California Uthern Railroad Company Atlantic & Pacific Chicago, Kansas & Westerns Southernansases Union Pacific General Land Office Kansas Pacific Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Wisconsin Central Pullman Mexican Central

Local firms declare various dividend rates in latest notices

Wachusett National Bank Fitchburg declares a semi annual 6 percent dividend. Globe Nail Company 3 percent. Showalter Mortgage Company 5 percent. Narragansett Mill Fall River 14 percent. Wampanoag Mill Fall River 3 percent. Edwards Manufacturing Company 3 percent. Metacomet National Bank Fall River 24 percent semi annual. American Publishing Company Hartford 5 percent semi annual. Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Company Hartford 84 percent semi annual. Joliet Stepl Company Chicago 6 dollars per share payable July 7.

Wachusett National Bank Fitchburg Globe Nail Company Showalter Mortgage Company Narragansett Mill Fall River Wampanoag Mill Edwards Manufacturing Company Metacom

Foreign market quotes from London financial pages

Foreign financial markets report London on June 2 with Consols at 1017 16 for money and account and for Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 4614. Canadian Pacific at 63 Erie at 83 Erie second 10244 Illinois Central 152% Mexican ordinary 62 St Paul common 13 Poserenlt 57% Reading 26 Mexican Den 10 Yar.

London Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie Ilinois Central St. Paul

Wool and stock market notes from June 29 sales

New York stock sales total 450,720 shares with varied prices. Wool market shows firmer demand and steady prices across regions including Ohio, Michigan, Texas, and California, with large recent sales in Menard and Lampasas. Butter, cheese, eggs, beans, seeds, and potatoes also steady, with quotes from Boston to New York and Chicago markets.

New York Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Kentucky Missouri Texas Ballenger George F. North Menard County J. G. Webster Lampasas California San Francisco San Joaquin Southern Choice Northern Humboldt Mendocino Oregon Choice Valley

Mining and Miscellaneous Stocks Reported by Fay & Co

Stock list from Fay & Co Boston shows June 29 sales figures for items including McKay Metallic Fastnn g, American Shoe, Crescent, Empire, Mass Lord Acoustic, Bruns Ships Berth, Catalpa, Napa, Skaheee, Reece Button Hole Mach and Bruns Gold with quantities ranging from 50 to 137 units. Prices and full names are partially garbled. the record focuses on listed items and amounts traded.

Wilson W. Fay & Co No. T State Street Boston McKay Metallic Acoustic Telephone Seseene Ceessseess Attra Disd Skaheee

Semannual Dividends Payable In July 1887

Compiled for the Boston Post by Joseph G. Martin stock broker. Lists the July 1887 dividends payable in Boston and elsewhere, with rates for Androscoggin Bates Dwight Mill Middlesex Salmon Falls and others. Notes on Lowell Bleachery Newmarket Douglas Axe and more, plus various railroads and utilities with July payment dates and amounts.

Boston Post Joseph G. Martin State Street Boston London Androscoggin Bates Dwight Mill Middlesex Salmon Falls Lowell Douglas Axe Newmarket Waumbeck Mexican Central Fitchburg Railroad Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Atchison New York Alabama & Great Southern Railroad National Security Bank Anson Norridgeweek Manhattan Beach Railway New York, Bay Ridge & Jamaica Railroad Bamapering Corbin Banking Company Milk Gregan Railway and Navigation Company Concord & Portsmouth Railroad Portsmouth & Dover Portsmouth N. J. Flint

New York Financial Market Ends Day Strong After Broad Gains

Money on call tight with last loan at 8 and close near day’s high. Stock list surges after 2 p m led by New England and Western Union, with Western Union heavy trading at 93,850 shares. Bonds rise, gains in Jersey Central, San Francisco issues, and utilities amid broad market strength.

New York New England Western Union Eastern Union Pacific Mail Vanderbilts Manhattan Bt. Paul New Enland Western Union Jersey Central San Francisco Colorado Coal Northwestern Missouri Pacific Lake Erie Western Union Pacific Fort Worth Kansas & Texas Utah Southern General General Texas Pacific Richmond & Allegheny Shenandoah Valley Ie Virginia Midland Generals Mutual Union Green Bay Ohio Southern

Commodity Market Summary for Flour to Molasses

Flour quiet shows modest activity while wool and oats firm. Corn steady. rye and oatmeal steady. butter cheese eggs and beans mostly unchanged. New potatoes in good demand. strawberries selling well. cherries and California fruits plentiful. Bananas abundant. pork lard hams fresh beef steady with steady or firm sugar markets and steady molasses.

California

Opening and closing quotas yesterday and year prior

The opening highest lowest and closing quotations yesterday with the closing the same day last year were as follows. Detailed figures are not provided in this fragment.

Commodity price report and fresh market quotes

The notice lists export and local trade prices for goods including Canada rollers, cornmeal, rye flour, oatmeal, millfeed, and malt. It shows fob and export rates ranging from $2.25 to $4.30 per bbl or bushel, plus variations for spring patents and milling products, with prices for cornmeal and rye products also provided.

New York Anada Superior Canada New New New York Bush Canada Western Eastern

Fruit market price snapshot with varied quotes

The report shows fragmented fruit prices across items and regions. Russets trade at 4 450 per barrel, green apples at 1 per crate, cherries at 8 to 12 cents and 67 lv, strawberries at 6 10 cents to 10 15 cents, apricots pears peaches plums and other items listed with multiple regional quotations. Goosberries scarce, bananas fairly supplied with Baracoa Jamaica Aspinwall quotes. Oranges from Messina and Palermo priced per box. These are jobbing quotations.

California Mons Messina Palermo

Market cargo notes from Norfolk port market listing

Norfolk boat arrival with 500 crates apples 600 bbls cabbage 900 crates beans 900 crates squash 200 crates cucumbers and 7250 bbls potatoes. Beans and peas in strong demand. prices given for Wix beans 150 per crate greens 50c. asparagus 70c per dozen. cabbages steady. Norfolk cabbages 150 per bbl. Bermudas onions 1 1 2% per crate. Southern tomatoes 2 per crate. Long Island etc.

Norfolk Boat Riday Bermudas Long Island Norfolk Bermuda Lees

Flour and grain market report from June 29

Market tone steady with limited buying. corn remains firm and oats equally strong. Steamer yellow corn and steamer mixed prices held, with detailed bid and asking quotes. Output notes include 12 car inspections covering corn and oats, and flour price ranges across several grade classifications.

Minnesota Bakers Michigan

Provisions and Fresh Meats Market Quoted Prices

Provisions unchanged from last. long cuts pile at 16 50 17 00, backs 17 50, lean ends 17 50, pork tongues 15 60, extra prime 16 50 17 00, fresh ribs and sausage 9 28 10c. Lard choice tierces 7 14 7 44c, 10-tb pails 7 46c. Hams 12 1 2c, smoked shoulders 8 4c, corned shoulders TARA, rib meats 42c, rib breakfast bacon 10 4 10 14c, pressed hams 11 11 c, city dressed hogs 73/2c, country dressed hogs 6 cc. Beef items include extra plate 9 50 9 60, plate 9 9 60, light plate 9 50, beef hams 22, tongues in barrels 21, half-bbls 10 75, tripe 4 50, nearby lots listed. Fresh beef: choice steers 7 34 7 9c, fon steers 7 20, light 7 44c, other cuts 10 2c, chuck 4 5c, backs 6a tc, rounds 8c, loins 12 14c, short ribs 11 12c. Other fresh meats include lambs 8 1 4c, various dressed lambs 8c, mutton 5 6c, yearlings 8 2c, and Eastern yearling options.

Chicago Western Creamery Extra Western Dairy New York Liverpool Cincinnati Ermont Northern Choice New Sage Choice Northern Choice Fresh Michigan Nova Scotia Island New Brunswick Vermont Canada Timothy North West Red Top Jersey East Swale New Southern Brighton

Mixed Liverpool Cotton Futures Steady. Spot Firm In New York

Cotton markets show quiet steady opening in Liverpool with June to January futures quoted across multiple bids. Spot market opens firm with fair demand, U S sales reach 10,000 bales as receipts total 2,000 bales, while New York closes firm at around 10 15-16 cents for middling uplands.

Liverpool New York

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