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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1887

Page

6

Money Market Review Shows Firmer Conditions in Boston

The Boston money market closed firmer with higher call loan rates at 4 to 5 percent and time loans at 4 to 6 percent. Clearinghouse balances traded around 2.2 to 3 percent with New York funds at par to premium. February and year-to-date figures show mixed changes in exchanges, balances, and reserves, while stocks in San Diego Land and West End Land led notable activity.

Boston New York Rive P.c. Fd Bks Sterling Exchange San Diego West End Land Atchison “Rights Allouez Lamson Store San Diego Land Atchison,Toxeka & Santa Fe Atlantic & Pacific California Southern Metropolitan Horse New York & New England Union Pacific Wisconsin Central Bell Telephone Frenchman’s Bay Chicago, Arlington & Quincy Brookline Land Boston Capital Atchison Chicago Burlington & Quincy Congress George E. Warring Newport United States Brookline F. B.taylor Dwight Braman Alf D. Foster James D. Braman F. B. Taylor Alfred D. Chandler

Railway declares 114 percent dividend

The Cincinnati Indianapolis St Louis Chicago Railway Company was declared a dividend of 114 percent.

Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis & Chicago Railway Company

Vast Bond Scrip Listings Scripted in Regional Market Report

A dense OCR page lists bond scrip, land parcels, and various financial items with figures for bonds, scrip, and lands. Entries include San Diego Land and West End Land values, multiple 6s bonds, and calls for rights trades.

Sales Report February 28 From Wilson Fay & Co Boston

Reported by Wilson W. Fay and Co at No 7 State Street Boston the sales figure for February 28 is summarized. The notice records a business round up of revenue and inventory movements for the period.

Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street Boston

Foreign Financial Markets Report from London

London markets show Consols at 100 percent for money and 100 for the April account. U.S. government bonds and rail and railroad stocks list varied prices with values for Atlantic & Great Western, Canada Pacific, Erie, Illinois Central, St Paul, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Reading, and Mexican ordinary stock among others.

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Money market and stocks show mixed movement on New York exchanges

New York financial scene reports easy money on call at 34% with last loan at 34% and closing offered at 2, better demand for time loans around 5% bid, 6% loans. Prime commercial paper scarce at 5 bid, 7 asked. Bar silver at 101%%. Sterling weak with concessions. Government bonds dull, railroad bonds moderately active. Stock list generally heavy with small declines, late-day uptick followed by renewed heaviness. railroad bonds and various issues updated with modest shifts.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Congress Texas Pacific Wabash Chicago Division New York City & Northern New Orleans Pacific Trust Indiana, Bloomington & Western Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Rock Island Detroit Bay City & Alpena Hocking Valley Indiana Bloomington & Western First Union Pacific Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western

New York Stock Sales on Feb 28 totals 229045 shares

Today's stock transactions show 229045 shares traded. Details list the shares sold and their opening prices.

New York

Real estate transfers across Boston area towns in February

Suffolk transfers include Commonwealth avenue parcels mortgaged back for 80000 to Forbes and Columbus avenue property to Michael Rosenfeld with a 10000 mortgage. India square to J Morris Meredith 333. Davis street chain of transactions valued to 5600 and 1. Seventh street to William Thompson 2400, mortgage 900. Bennington Street lot 125, Davis Bow street parcels 4000 mortgage 2200. Charlestown Bow street building 4000 mortgage 2200. Chelsea Hawthorn street 62500. Revere School street parcels 10000 and 1200 mortgage 1000. Brighton Parsons street lot 1. Parncursier Withington street 683.

Commonwealth Avenue Louis Curtis J. Malcolm Forbes Columbus Avenue Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company Michael Rosenfeld India Square Charles B. Amory J. Morris Meredith Warren Institution Chelsea Charles A. Merriam Octavius O. Desmares Hawthorn Street Revere Charles A. Rogers New England Terra Cotta Lumber Company School Street Mary Jane Boynton Francis H. Powers Brighton Georgea A. Wilson Pierce Quirk Parsona Street Francis G. Barnes Parncursier Dennis Cummins William G. Kelley

Mortgage filings list across streets dated February 19 to 23

A series of mortgage transactions are recorded for properties on Joy Lawrence Harwich Fuller Sellingham King Ashburton Roxbury Dorchester Chelsea Roxbury and Ottawa. Amounts range from 200 to 12000 dollars with dates February 19 to February 23 and parties including Nathan Chapman Matilda Allen Richard Olney Augustus Clarke Mary Rogers Herbert Carruth Rowell David Robinson Elisha Tucker Clara Smith Laura Hoisington Stephen Deshon and institutions like Warren Institution for Savings and Boston Lying-In Hospital.

Nathan Chapman William Stearnes Oy Street Ditto Matilda C. Allen Joy Street George E. Mansfeld Richard Olney Lawrence Street Cesar A. Mumford Augustus N. Clarke Harwich Street Mary Jane Boeriton Charlies A. Rogers School Street Revere Herbert Carruth Henry Quincy Fuller Street Dorvecester Rowell Albert Gates, Jr Sellingham Street Chelsea David Robinson Boston Lying-in Hospital King Street Dorchester Elisha G. Tucker Warren Institution For Savings Ashburton Street de Thomas Heady Clara D. Smith Whitney Street Roxbury Stephen A. Deshon Laura E Hoisington Ottawa Street

G. O. Saylor Bourbon and Rye Whiskey Esteemed

A historical notice praises G. O. SAYLOR Bourbon and Rye Whiskey for purity strength and medicinal virtue. Battled by C. H. GRAVES & SONS and sold by leading druggists and grocers as a standard article. Unbranded cases shipped on request.

Washington Monument Philadelphia Cologne Strasburg U. S. Capitol Washington G. O. Saylor C. H. Graves & Sons

Market Notes Show Varied Demand For Industrial Goods

Pig iron and old rails are quiet while bar iron and steel plate show fair to good demand. Copper, lead, zinc and other metals vary from quiet to moderate, with flour, corn, oats, rye and barley mostly steady or dull. Provisions firm and fresh beef quiet but firm as butter cheese and eggs remain firm.

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Metal Market Steady Prices Hold Despite Light Demand

The market for American pig iron shows quiet demand with prices firm at shipping ports from 18 40 to 22 50 for No 2 X and gray forge. Steel products remain in fair to strong demand with mills full of orders, while nails and plate iron maintain firm price levels and widespread activity across tubes pipes and rails.

Gray Forge Englinton Langloan Glengarnock Gartsherrie Carnbroe Colthness United States Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Tennessee Wisconsin Indiana New York Massachusetts New Jersey United Kingdom Dee. Inc Rathway Evan LO

Market Reports Flour And Grain Slow Trading Feb 28

Market reports show flour and grain sales very light with slow movement. Milling activity is down and jobber stock is shrinking as goods dwindle amid weak demand.

Market Report Notes Small Butter Gains Amid Quiet Trade

Butter shows little overall change with quiet trade and steady to firm prices. Chicago reports extra lots firm with milk products firm, while New York prices hold. cheese remains steady and eggs firm with ample receipts. Beef and hay markets show stable quotes. various dairy commodities and on-call bids reflect cautious activity across regions.

Chicago Ilgin Creamery Western Creamery Dairies New York Elgin Vermont Liverpool Valiow Eastern Vermont Dairy Ohio Minnesota Westion Timothy North Bush West Vine Pub Jersey

Cotton futures and spot markets mixed with commodity quotes

Liverpool cotton futures opened quiet and closed easy at varying bid prices across March to August contracts. Spot demand steady at middling uplands prices 53-16. New York spot dull with mixed grade prices and futures quotes showing a dull steady tone. Sugar and molasses markets described as firm with broad price ranges and refiners, while line items include certificates and commodity shipments.

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Markets by Telegraph. Wheat and flour prices steady

New York market recap shows mixed receipts and exports for flour and grain. Wheat with higher sales, corn up, oats steady, rye dull, and coffee, sugar, and molasses mostly unchanged amid dull pork and beef values. Copper and tin steady, lead and zinc weak, express and freight trends noted. Milwaukee reports flour firm, wheat irregular, corn steady, oats steady, rye dull.

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