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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1888

Page

6

Money Market in Boston Sees Steady Rates and Surplus Funds

Boston money market shows a larger money supply and steadier tone at the clearing house with unchanged rates. Heavier activity in long term collateral paper at 5 to 5 1 2 percent. most time paper discounted at 5 1 2 to 7 percent. call loans 6 to 7 percent. foreign exchange steady. U S Treasury gold and currency totals listed. stock market mixed with Atchison and Union Pacific moves. Detroit and Michigan court ruling boosts Flint & Pere Marquette. New York and New England, Central Massachusetts, Boston & Lowell, and other rails quoted. copper output for week to March 14 reported.

Boston Clearing House New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco New Orleans Charleston Savannah United States National Bank Reichsmarks Secon Atchison Union Pacific Wall Street Chicago Times Utah Central Pacific Coast Los Angeles Southern Pacific Mojave Salt Lake California California Southern Atlantic & Pacific Mexican Central Manitoba Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern den of Bears Flint & Pere Marquette United States Circuit Court of Michigan Messrs. Mackintosh & Parker Port Huron & Northwestern Railroad New England Central Massachusetts Boston & Lowell Fitchburg Old Colony Boston & Jesvidania Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Monticello Poughkeepsie & Delaware Chicago, Kansas & Western St. Jo & Council Burlington & Missouri Wisconsin Central Birmingham Ogdensburg Bell Telephone Waite

Fall River Mills Declare Quarterly Dividends and Payouts

Seconnet Mills of Fall River declares 4 percent quarterly. Laurel Lake Mills of Fall River 2 percent quarterly. Bourne Mill of Fall River 1 percent monthly. Provincetown Boot and Shoe pays 16 dollars per share with another dividend later. Daly Mining declares dividends Nos. 12 and 18 totaling 75000 dollars, bringing total to 525000 dollars.

Seconnet Mills Company Fall River Laurel Lake Mills Company Bourne Mill Company Provincetown Boot and Shoe Company Daly Mining Company

Basset Whitney & Co Bankers and Brokers Ad

Basset Whitney and Co bankers and brokers buy and sell stocks and bonds for investors or on margin. Dealers in municipal and railroad securities. Atlantic Mutual Scrip New York Local Securities. List Mondays. J P Wintringham 36 Pino St New York.

Atlantic Mutual Scrip New York J. P. Wintringham Pino St N. Y

Boston Stock Exchange Quotation Rundown and Market Close

Detailed daily update shows dull steady demand for government and railroad bonds, with Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific leading declines. New England stock strength noted, overall market quiet by late day after morning rally. New York Stock Sales report records 244,524 shares with opening, high, low and closing prices.

Sterling Exchange Kansas & Texas Union Pacific Issouri Pacific Lp. m Missouri Pacific New England Northern Pacific Denver & Rio Grande Fort Worth Denver Metropolitan Utah Southern General Mobile & Ohio International New York Elevated Western Pacific New York

Money on Call and Prime Mercantile Rates Edge Higher

New York on March 23 reports money on call easy at 2 to 2 1 2 percent with last loan at 2 and closing 2. Prime mercantile paper shows stronger demand from East and South while New York banks request higher rates. Quotations stand at 6 6 for double prime.

New York Prime Mercantile

Foreign markets report with mixed results in London trade

Atlanticia and Great Western lead early in Paris influenced London session with selective gains. Canadian Pacific shows strong 568 percent readings while Erie and St Fans common move modestly. New York Central and Pennsylvania advance, with Reading around 80.3 francs.

London Atlantia Great Western Canadiann Pacific Erie New York Central Pennsylvania Reading Paris

Gift to Tel Christian Union Parlor Piano Donation

The Boston Young Mom's Christian Union received a Sohmer & Co. parlor grand piano from donor J B Stetson. The fine instrument sits in the sitting and music room where members and visitors already enjoy its quality.

TEL Christian Union Boston Young Mom’s Christian Union J. B. Stetson Sohmer & Co New York

Quaker Rolled Oats Marketed as Top White Oats Product

Advertisers claim Quaker rolled oats are produced from the best white oats the market affords highlighting quality and purity for consumers seeking breakfast cereals.

Commercial Markets Digest Quiet to Steady Demand Across Commodities

The report lists varied activity across traded goods with price trends: fish dull flour steady corn quiet oats firmer, buckwheat firm. butter cheese and meat products firm or steady. Fresh beef, veal, mutton, lamb, pork, and poultry show mixed but generally steady or fair demand. fruits and vegetables show uneven demand and light supplies in places.

Quiet Market Hub For Fish Despite Fresh Supplies

The fish market remains dull with stable prices. Mackerel arrivals are scarce as Halifax steamers bring few, while codfish trade is slow and export oriented. Demand for pickled rats and canned fish is subdued, with boxed herring selling well and fresh fish showing moderate movement.

Halifax Georges Seeees Bsison Labrador Nova Scotia Georges Bay Haddock Best Hastport Norfolk Providence River

Chicago markets show weak close as wheat leads mixed day

Wheat opened strong but weaked late with May at about 76 1 4 cents amid selling by Cudahy and others. May corn fluctuated after a steady start, with whispers of a May deal easing shorts. Hog prices ranged 52 to 55 dollars per head as receipts lagged. Official receipts yesterday 14 667. today about 14 500.

Farnum, Reardon & Co Cudahy Ream Beech

Flour and Grain Market Quiet Yet Steady

Market reports show a quiet but steady flour trade with large sales claimed for straight winter rollers at 460 and for spring patents. Minneapolis buyers demand discounts aligned with wheat reductions, while millers grind to meet immediate demand and anticipate wheat gains. Prices listed include Minnesota bakers’ and Michigan stone varieties with winter and spring patent figures. Canada superior for export at 416.

Minneapolis Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada

Grain and flour markets show quiet export trade and steady prices

The Corn market is quiet with light receipts and largely unchanged quotes. Oats trade is dull with sales reported for No 2 white oats and steady to firm meal and flour values across cornmeal, oatmeal, buckwheat, rye, malt, and barley on carload lots.

Eaily Job Canada Barney New No 1 New York Mali Bush Choice FBI Hastern

Butter and cheese markets hold firm amid steady receipts

Butter prices remain unchanged as creamery and market buyers stay active. Quoted levels show Western extra fresh creamery at 30 31c and New York fresh made creamery at 28 29c, with varied grades from Vermont to Eastern markets. Eggs, beans, grasses, and poultry show mixed steady demand while overall wholesale prices hover.

Elgin Western New York Vermont Vermont Gairy Liverpool Olio New Hampshire California Bush North Red Top West Jersey Houlton Rose Houlton Hebrons Aroostook Hebrons Burbanks Peerless White Brooks Ryz Svraw East Swale Rye Ny

Cheese and butter markets across cities steady

In Liverpool the cheese market remains quiet yet firm at old quotations. In New York butter is firm with Western creamery at 28 30c and Elgin at 30c. New York cheddar is steady with Western and Eastern varieties. Receipts total 2063 bbls and 2705 cases. Cincinnati quotes butter at 1 ld c and eggs firm at 1 ld c.

Liverpool New York Western Creamery Elgin Southern Cincinnati Ldc

Fruit and Provisions Prices and Auctions in Florida Markets

Auction notes report Valencia oranges at 3 12 4e 5 50 per case and Florida oranges at 8 90 4 560 per box, with dates and other fruit prices including Persians and Messina offerings. Apples remain steady. cranberries and strawberries show light movement. provisions show steady pork and varied cuts with several price points for hams, bacon, and sausage.

H. Harris & Co Valencia Florida A. C Choice Baldwins Tallman Sweets God P Merpiterranean Prreek Palermo Cape Cod

Livestock and meat market prices from Chicago and East

The market reports show steady overall trading with fair demand. Prices listed include various cuts such as beef plates, short ribs, loins, chucks, and backs, alongside lambs and mutton quotes for Chicago and Eastern regions.

Truck Market Prices For Various Produce Declared

Track of all kinds in fair demand with prices near last quotes. List includes cabbage Norfolk kale Bermuda onions spinach Florida beans beets tomatoes and more with varied crates pails bbls tons and bushes and many itemized figures.

Bermuda Florida St Andrews

Market report glazes sugar and related commodities

Raw sugar prices remain steady with refined sugars firm and granulated at 67c. Molasses and tallow show steady, unchanged or mild moves. Turpentine and petroleum markets in New York close with turpentine at 39c and rosin near 1206, tar nominal, petroleum at 67 7/8c.

Manilas Loilos Javas Ponce Porto Rico Cienfuegos Cuba Maygel New York London Turrentine

Complex grain and commodity prices across US markets

Trade centers report mixed futures with flour and wheat prices fluctuating. Chicago and New York show declines in wheat while corn holds firm. St Louis and Milwaukee note softness in flour and higher oats. Minneapolis and Detroit indicate varying grain futures and regional receipts.

Hog and Cattle Markets Report from St Louis to Chicago

Hogs steady with Yorkers at 4.96 to 5.20, mixed packers 5.15 to 5.45, butchers up to 5.50 in St Louis. Peoria notes hogs firm at 5.10 to 5.45, 700 receipts 550 shipments. Chicago shows cattle slow and lower with steers 3.0 to 3.5, cows 2.0 to 3.5, Texas fed steers 3.36 to 4.25. hogs 15,000 receipts, 5.10 to 5.45 for mixed, 5.80 to 6.60 for heavy, lambs 5.60 to 6.15, natives 4.25 to 4.75. Sheep receipts 7,500, strong for good, weak for poor.

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Cotton Prices and Futures in New York and Liverpool

New York spot cotton steady and futures showed small variances with middling uplands at 10 cents. The market table lists opening and closing values for March 23 and 24 plus per month figures, while Liverpool reports firm spot cotton.

New York Aia Liverpool

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