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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1887

Page

6

Money Market Stays Steady With Active Boston Stock Exchange

The Boston money market remains firm with good paper at 5 to 6 percent and manufacturing paper 4 to 5 percent. Call loans secure 5.6 percent. clearing house balances show loans at 5 percent. The Boston stock market is broadly active with gains in Water Power and Boston & Lowell and declines in land stocks. Major notes on Atchison California Southern and Boston & Maine movements accompany a broad set of stock transactions and corporate actions.

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Market Signals and Price List From North Atlantic Trade News

Leather activity strong while hides dull and agricultural commodities show mixed demand. Butter and cheese firm. eggs easier. beans and straw steady. oats quiet. rye and flour firm with light trade. English imports show weekly totals. Chicago market closes with Wheat and Corn mixed. various bulk commodities and meats priced across sectors.

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Dividend declarations by Evansville & Terra Haute and New York Central

The Evansville and Terra Haute road declares a 5 percent dividend. The New York Central directors declare a 1 percent quarterly dividend payable April 15. Plymouth Consolidated Gold Mining Company reports monthly Earth dividend totaling 600 cents to date.

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Wall Street Mixed as Stocks Rally Late in Session

Money on call ease continues with 3 percent closing, 90 day loans in demand at 6 percent for first class collateral. Market closes with strength in Richmond & Allegheny certificates, Missouri Pacific mixed, and Dernier gains across several rail and utility issues amid late session surge.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Louisville & Nashville Jersey Central Missouri Pacific Western Union Richmond & Allegheny St. Louis Jacksonville & Chicago Erie Illinois Central Pensacola & Atlantic Michigan Central Utah Southern Extension Texas Pacific Rio Trusts Toledo & Ohio Central Kansas City & Northern Omahare Atlantic & Pacific Indiana, Bloomington & Western Kansas Pacifics Iron Mountain

Market quotation highlights from London and New York

Consols quoted at 1017 16 for money and 1099 16 for account. Atlantic & Great Western firsts 4934, seconds 117. Canada Pacific 625, Erie 3514 and 102 for Erie seconds. Illinois Central 133, Mexican ordinary 6248, St Paul 92%4 ex dividend. New York Central 115, Pennsylvania 6956, Reading 10%.

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Leather market notes show steady demand and mixed hides

The report details active leather export demand with generally steady prices across sole, union, rough, and finished leather. Sole leather quotes range from 16 to 23 cents, union back and belly prices around 14 to 31 cents, rough leather mostly 21 to 28 cents, and finished leather bids from 11 to 20 cents. Hides show varied regional prices for green salted and dry flint selections.

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Boots and Shoes Market Trends and Labor Tensions

The boot and shoe market remains steady with a surge of buyers examining stock ahead of orders. Prospects look favorable for the season, with ongoing labor unsettlements in Lynn and Haverhill and a mix of demand across butt, grain, and split lines. Shipments outside New England show activity, while total year totals lag prior years.

Lynn Haverhill Knights of Labor Brookfields Spencer New England

Flour and Grain Market Report from Boston, March 1887

Exports of flour and grain from Boston for weeks ending March 12 and March 18 1887 show totals of flour sacks 75 311 and 27 229 respectively, with wheat and corn bushels around 42 800 and 62 820. The market remains quiet and prices steady though trading is limited. steamer yellow and mixed prices quoted, oats and butter and cheese markets described, and extensive price lists for eggs, beans, hay, potatoes, poultry, and tallow included.

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Cotton Prices and Market Report From Liverpool and New York

Liverpool cotton futures opened firm and closed quiet with varied March to September bids. Spot middling uplands quoted 5 5 16 d, 55 16 5% for Ptich, with 10,000 bales sold and 12,000 receipts. New York spot firm at 9 1 4 c for middling uplands and related grades. futures show bids and asks across March to December with steady market, oil and sugar sections noted alongside.

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Cattle Market Figures From Brighton and Watertown Yards

Data shows live stock totals for week ending March 16 1887 with cattle sheep calves and horses across states and imports. Arrivals at yards in Wrighton and other lines listed with rail car counts and per head prices for market beef store cattle sheep and hogs.

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