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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1888

Page

6

Money Market and Stock Exchange Roundup

The Money Market holds at 6 percent clearing house rate with limited discounting. Time loans 4 1/2 to 7 percent. calls with collateral 6 to 7 percent. New York funds and exchange figures show declines and gains year over year. The Boston market weak. railroad labor tensions temper prices. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe and Chicago lines face strikes and strain. various bonds and stocks react with mixed movements amid anticipated settlement.

Poston New York Bank of England Boston New York Stock Exchange Messrs. Codley & Co House of Cordley & Co Daniel Webster Grou Weis Gijon Ciein Beluz Lust Atelligon Agen Ra Kansas Estenday Caliornia Lexis Stronz Chicago Luger Strong Atchison Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Simon Atchison, Tepeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company Atchison, Topeka & Santa I's Topeka Sto Kholders Shaesholders Burlington & Quincey Chicazo Des Aid Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Suike Fhst & Pero Marquete Sto Mare

Regional Railroads Declare April Dividends

Oregon Railway and Navigation Company declares quarterly dividend of per cent payable April 2. Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad Company announces semiannual dividends of per cent on preferred stock and per cent on common, payable April 23. Connecticut River Railroad declares quarterly dividend of 2 percent payable April 2 to holders of record March 15, 1883. New York Central directors declare a dividend of 1 percent.

Oregon Railway and Navigation Company Caieage, Miwaukee & St Paul Railroad Company Conecticut River Railroad Company New York Central

Quotation and Last Sales Report from Boston Lock Exchange

Market report shows mixed activities in mining, New York finance, and railroad securities. Reading, Lackawanna, Union Pacific, and Louisville & Nashville actives with declines, while Wheeling & Lake Erie shows rare strength. overall stock market weak with broad selling and uncertainty amid strikes and foreign demand.

Boston Lock Exchange Sterling Exchange Railroa Reading Lackawanna Union Pacific Louisville & Nashville Readite Cay Missouri Pack Chicace Bartington & Quacy Wheeing Lake Erie Chenpeshe & Osio Reck Island Mackinac & Marquette New York City & Northern Virginia Midhuid Generals Allatic & Vacifls

Railroad Matlters and Rail News from Boston & Maine

The Boston and Maine issues orders to all agents and conductors appointing George F. Sturtevant as passenger accounts anchor and Witkin as freight ap pointianaditos. The Richmond Terminal stock committee warns against stock tending for elections amid rumors of government deals and monopoly clauses. Denver and Rio Grande January earnings show no drop from last year and Lehigh Valley plans a 60 percent capital stock increase. NYSE reports 1,986,000 stocks and 2,000 bonds traded, with $17 million in after issues. East bound Chicago shipments last week totaled 39,526 tons, up 168 tons from the prior week.

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Foot and shoe buyers in Boston and across the nation

A fragment listing numerous buyers and firms involved in the shoe trade across multiple cities including Boston Chicago St Louis and Savannah. It names Mullen Tucker Smith & Co Carroll Adams & AU Kellogg Kellogg Johnson Sedalia and several other outfits with scattered misreadings and partial names. The passage reflects a broad trade network of footwear distributors and manufacturers.

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Commercial Matters Market Roundup

Commodity notes show steady to firm activity across items. Flour corn and oats remain quiet or unchanged while beans and fruits like Florida oranges Mediterranean fruit and cranberries show varied demand. Veals and lambs move higher or fairly, with several prices described as steady or in fair demand.

Harley Florida

Fish Market Sees Varied Prices and Scarce Supplies

The fish market shows firm mackerel and tight demand for pickled cod and boxed herring. Labrador stock is scarce with several species in light supply. smelt shipments valued, and prices for canned and fresh fish vary across mackerel, hake, pollock, haddock, and oysters in multiple ports.

Viehied Labrador Chatham Station N. S Montreal Otfer Sis Ely Pal Learing Barre Georges Bay Haddock Nova Scotia Qeute Col Sterk Syeadte Rezen Binelish Lee Zeusk Zandu Hake Eastport Norfolk Medamn Providence River

Chicago Markets Open Firmer Before Selling Pressure Wanes

The Chicago markets opened firmer with principal buyers active as foreign and commission houses sold. After Partridge covered about a million bushels of short wheat the market turned weaker. Provisions were dull and corn weak.

Farnum, Reardon & Co Partridge

Market Notes On Flour Corn And Rye Prices

Market dull but steady with wide spot offers. Quotes include fine flour at 2 50 to 2 75 per 100 pounds, winter patents at 4 75 to 4 85, and Canada export classes 4 45 to 4 70. Corn steady to firm at 64 4/4 to 66 1/4 cents, oats with No 2 white around 42 to 43 1/4 cents, barley prices mixed, and rye fluctuating around 7 8 to 9 0 cents per bushel. Flour pricing and mill feed also noted with general quiet demand.

Foun Michigan Stone Prine Canada Superior Canada Diteuwdeuige Oz Yee Lear Beck Willar Floun New York Brian Bayley Pkas Suies Minnesota Cbs PolLec Deroleum United Herces Western Steam Hierces City Steam Liverpool TUCO St. Louls Hanssteuly Slo Minneapolis Milwaukee Mare Cincinnati Conmion Helt YCO Toledo

Grain quotation snippet from New York markets and horservices

A fragment shows grain and flour price quotations with brand names and grades. It lists New York prices for choice and common wheats, Eastern, and other varieties, and notes quotations cover wholesale and jobbing markets with resulting cutintoud lots.

Choice New York

Butter and dairy products market steady with small supplies

Market reports quiet with firm prices for butter and creamery products. Western and New York creamery items show varied quotes from 18 to 31 cents, eggs and potatoes mixed, peas and seeds priced. poultry and hay markets steady with limited steady demand and receipts small.

Wester Victory New York Ohio Choice Vermont New Hampshire Byan Timohy Jersey Aroostook Rose Bush Arootook Bebrons Juagvse Busa Nomavre Rose Barbinks Northern Bebrons Busi White Brooks Prolitics Chenaigoes Macintire Floridas Choice Bay East Swale Peese Weedern Gaeldetb Norfolk Bernmud Crave Sc Andrews

Market Dispatch Summarizes Regional Dairy Prices

A despatch notes butter and cheese mostly unchanged across New York and Western creameries with occasional firmness in Chicago and Cincinnati markets. Eggs hold steady in Cincinnati while Western butter shows strength and dairy receipts rise overall. March dates cited indicate periodic pricing updates across regions.

New York New Elgin Creamery Western Creamery

Acuun Due March 22 with Jamaica Fruits for Boson Fruit Co

The steamer Acuun will arrive March 22 carrying Jamaica oranges and bananas for the Bos'on Fruit Company. Prices for various fruits are quoted firm including Palermo oranges and Florida oranges, with small shipments of Mediterranean fruit and cranberries in tight supply. Imports of oranges and lemons into the United States for February are listed by port, while Liverpool and Glasgow markets show mixed fruit demand and prices.

Acuun Jamaica Bos'on Fruit Company Messina Valencia Cape Cod United States

Provisions and beef market notes with price ranges

Prices firming with upward tendency across meats. Pork prospects steady with long cuts 17.25 to 17.75, bacon and lard varied. beef ranges list steers around 9 to 14 cents, heifers and hinds also shown. Lambs and veals rebounding, fancy lambs at 24. per lb with common at 9 to 11. Veal and mutton quotes included, plus Chicago mutto and Brighton cuts. Overall market quiet but firm with signs of higher prices.

Lord Choice Syoias Lee Lsige Eavy Brighton

Eastern Real Market Sees Varied Buyer Sentiment

Market observers note mixed signals as buyers show caution with price offers drifting from 12 to 1234 cents while sellers remain confident. Traders weigh near term demand against longer term value amid uncertain economic cues.

Mixed Sugar and Molasses Prices Reported

Market notes sugar prices steady with raw sugar and refined levels. Molasses and wallnut rendered products show steady activity. bids and quotes listed for various grades and origins.

Mixed grain markets across Chicago St Louis and Minneapolis

March 16 reports show varied commodity prices and steady or lower tones. Wheat No 2 spring strong and No 2 red mixed with regional declines. corn and oats largely soft or steady. flour shipments and barley activity noted. pork and lard trends mixed with flat to firmer butter and spirits markets. Receipts and shipments detailed for multiple cities including Chicago St Louis and Minneapolis.

Cotton market summary from Liverpool to American futures

Liverpool spot cotton favors buyers with SUUVU and GUUO bales traded. Recepts totalled 14,000 tales 12,000 bales American. Prices and terms listed by market show mixed but steady to quiet tones. Notable receipts include Augusta 106, New Orleans 2509, Newport News 20938, New York 28, stock totals span thousands, with several markets steady or quiet.

Liverpool Jane Agust Uplands Orlea Augusta Galveston New Orleans Steandy Quet Menpair Jourt Roa Charlesto Newport News Great Britain Philadelphia Ballavore New York Continent Cincinnati Louisville

Cattle and hog markets mix of gains and losses

Chicago March 16 cattle receipts around 11 000 shipments 500 active but lower steer stockers and feeders 2 0543 60 coins mixed 210 58 40 Texas cattle SB4 20 hogs receipts 26 000 shipments 5 distributed 6 20 5 45 heavy 6 0 5 45 light 5 45 25 83 50 475 00 sheep receipts 46500 shipments 600 steady western 5 5 90 Texans 3 256.04 85 lamps 39 6 50

Chicago Texas

Imports and Exports March 16 1888 Beaver Harbor NB

Shipping ledger lists schooner LJ Warner with 10000 frozen herin order. Cardinal Bark Anita Berwind 6340 bags sugar. Nash Spanholing & Co. Cleneulggs. Brinedane Adetine 5504 bags sugar. London Steamer Scotland 519 barrels 2044 bars. Milne & Co 40 pigs paste. J A Flayes & Co 45 cases do. Numerous entries of bags potatoes, cement, beer, iron, cloth, medicines, and other goods from Boston to London and various firms in Beaver Harbor and surrounding regions.

Beaver Harlor LJ Warner Iue Cardinal Anita Berwind Nash, Spanholing & Co Cleneulggs Siandara London Eng Scotland Milne & Co Flayes & Co Abram Brench & Co Peabody & Whitney Lugard Ireres ER van Dessen & Son Lagard Freres Walde Proz Coleman & Co Kanbad & Co M Doherty & Co King & Co Bacon & Co Thoms Groom & Co India Emerson& Co Moors & Co Cutler Bros & Co Webster Adams & Mpre Haws Bires & Co

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