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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1888

Page

6

Money Market Dips as Banks Accumulate Funds May 3

The Boston money market eases with clearing house rate falling and banks amassing liquid funds after May 1. General time paper discounts slip, New York funds and bond quotes shift, government securities hold firm, and foreign exchange remains firm as major rail and corporate moves unfold.

Boston New York Newark Chicago St. Louis Sanrancisco Telegraph New Orleans Charleston Savannah Commercial National Bank Boston Marine Insurance Company Thompson United States National Bank Paris Reichsmarks

Boston Stock Exchange Quotations and Last Sales

The page lists mining and railroad stock quotes from the Boston Stock Exchange as of May 3, with prices, calls, and last sale data. It includes bonds such as First Mortgage 7 percent Gold Bonds due 1909 and a wide array of banks, mills, and railroad stocks, plus an auction sale note for May 5 and New York Stock Exchange totals for May 3.

Boston Stock Exchange Boston & Sing Pen Steamboat Co S O New York

First Mortgage Gold Bonds on Northern Rail Lines

Florence Eldorado and Walnut Valley R R issue first mortgage gold bonds with interest guaranteed by Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and RB Eastern Railway of Minnesota. 1907 1908 bonds read by Minneapolis and Manitoba R R noted in St Paul.

Florence, Eldorado Walnut Valley R.R First Mortgage Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. RB

Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis R R Consolidated Bonds

Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis Railway Consolidated six percent bonds due May first 1928 issued with a limit of 825 000 per mile and cannot be drawn.

Kansas City Fort Scott Memphis R. R

Railroad Mortgage Bonds and Securitied Notes Summary

Bonds listed include First Mortgage 5s due Oct 1 1927 and 6s due July 1 1916. Grand Rapids Lansing and Detroit and Detroit, Lansing lines show principal and interest guaranteed dates. Reads like a financial notice listing multiple railroad securities and guarantees.

Bringfield & Memphis R. BR Kansas City Grand Rapids, Lansing Detroit R. R Ping & Northern R. BR Detroit, Lans

Bond Listings From St Louis and Canadian Railways

St Louis Cable and Western Railway Co six percent consolidated due February 1908. St Paul Minneapolis Manitoba R R Co first mortgage four percent due June 1 1937. Montana Central R R Co first mortgage six percent due June 1937. Issue capped at ten million dollars with outstanding twenty four and a half million. Principal and interest guaranteed by St Paul Minneapolis Manitoba R A on numbered securities 2501 to 4600. interest guaranteed on 1 to 2500.

Dune St. Paul Minneapolis Manitoba

New York and New England Due Jan 1, 1905

A dated notice indicates a due date of January 1, 1905 for obligations associated with New York and New England. The fragment signals a financial or contractual deadline involving named regional entities and the year is specified.

Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham RR First Mortgage Bond

The Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham Railway Company issues a first mortgage five percent bond limited per mile at twenty five thousand dollars. Link due March first nineteen twenty seven. Not over one hundred ten and interest. Funds available buy at best and draw at the same.

Kansas City Memphis Birmingham R. R. Co First Mortgage Mny

Chicago Burlington New Bonds Guarantee Details

Chicago, Burlington and Northern Equipment Co announces 7 percent bonds due February 19 1903 guaranteed by Chicago Burlington and Northern Railway. Principal and interest secured by the railroad guarantee.

Chicago, Burlington & Northern R. R

Chicago Burlington Quincy 4 Per Cent Bonds Nebraska Extension

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company issues 4 percent bonds for the Nebraska extension, due May 1, 1927. Interest payable May and November, in Boston or New York. The company, annually, agrees to purchase bonds equal to 1 percent of the total issued, if bought at 110 and accrued interest, with no drawing of bonds or compulsory retirement.

West Strong Atchison Frisco St. Louis San Francisco Boston Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Chicago, Burlington & Northern Road Union Pacific Chicago Lincoln Neb Leese Omaha Nebraska Atlantic & Pacific Flint & Pere Marquette Cleveland & Canton Mexican Central West Michigan Pullman California Southern New York New England Old Colony Fitchburg Centra Massachusetts Kansas & Western New York & New England Wisconsin Chicago, Kansas & Western Frenchman’s Bay Terminal City Land Company Canso Charles H. Lewis West End East Boston Erie Telephone

Market closes heavy as stocks slip after early gains

New York trade reports a volatile session with mixed results across equities and bonds. Major gains faded after initial strength, Missouri Pacific declines lead a broad retreat while Northern Pacific preferred rallies briefly to top prices, and Fort Worth & Denver firsts rise on substantial volume. Bond issues remain active, with railroad and industrial issues showing varied moves.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange North Pacific Missouri Pacific Northern Pacific Preferred Ilroad Fort Worth & Denver Firsts International Firsts Kansas & Texas Chesapeake & Ohio Southwestern Seconds St. Paul Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Indianapolis

London Financial Roundup and International Banking Updates

London market notes show Consols at 9 9 16 for money and 9 11 16 for the account with various railway stocks quoted. Bank of England bullion declined by £990,000 in a week, reserve ratio improving to 87.27 percent. Paris Bank of France reports gold up 6.825 million francs and silver up 4.826 million. Berlin Imperial Bank notes 1.3 million marks rise in specie.

Bank of England Bank of France Imperial Bank of Germany Boston Co. A. Putnam W. D. Middleton A. W. Hale A. Putnam & Co No. 7 Exchange Place Boston Stock Exchange Io Atchison Atchison Atchison System Western Railroad St. Louis San Francisco Atchigan, Topeka & Santa Fe H. C. Nott Atlantic & Pacific New York St. Louis San Francisco Prescott & Arizona, Arizona Mineral Elt Tucson, Northern & Glebe The Frisco Street Seligman Winslow- Seligman Southwest Missouri Pacific Atock Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Company St. Louis & San Francisco Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Chicago London Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie St. Pancommon New York Central Pennsylvania Reading Mexican Central Paris Berlin

Commercial Market Conditions Amid Steady to Firm Prices

A condensed market bulletin lists commodity tones across categories: leather dull, hides weak, cereals and flours firm, cornmeal higher, oats steady, rye firm, milseed firm, cottonseed meal in moderate demand, barley nominal, hops dull, malt steady, butter quiet, cheese slow, eggs steady, beans and potatoes quiet, hay in good demand, poultry unchanged, fruits with variable demand including oranges fair and apples quiet, lemons unchanged, pork fair, lard firm, beef quiet, fresh beef unchanged, mutton moderate, lambs quiet, veals steady, truck good demand, raw sugar steady, refined sugars unchanged, molasses quiet.

Wool sales London report shows strong demand and export focus

London May 3 sales demand remains robust from home and continental buyers with full prices and occasional advances for special grades. Totals show 18 137 bales offered, mainly good selection including Argentine. Third series begins June 19 with 850 000 bales, fourth series Sept 18, fifth Nov 27 unlimited. Regional prices listed for New South Wales Victoria New Zealand South Australia Queensland Capes of Good Hope Natal Swan River and Argentine offerings with varying scoured greasy rates.

London New South Wales Victoria New Zealand South Australia Queensland Capes of Good Hope Natal Swan River

Leather and Hides Market Shows Little Change Amid Weak Demand

The leather market remains unchanged with overall weakness and dull demand. Finished leather and lighter weights show very low activity, while brown feather and grain leather demand stays limited. strict pricing favors buyers. Hides and calfskins vary by segment with mixed movement and no broad price gains noted.

Brighton New England

Boston markets May 3 flour and grain prices

Local price report for carload lots of grains except rye. Flour prices show a firm market with limited price cuts, while trade is quiet due to ample current supplies. Reported quotations cover various flour grades and export lots, with regional receipts and market moves across New York, Chicago, Milwaukee, and other hubs.

Minnesota Michigan Anada Superior Anada Roller Canada New York Chicago Minneapolis Milwaukee St. Louis Toledo Detroit Oaks Avige Fiat Lou Bush St Louis Norea

Poteet 20 and Montevideo Prices in 1844 Selections

Fragmentary OCR lists values and items including Poteet 20, Montevideo 1844 figures, upper selections price at 120, sole leather select b34e, with con notes. The text remains incomplete for full context or sale details.

Uenes Montevideo Entre Rios

Boots and Shoes Market Slumps Amid Weak Leather Demand

The boot and shoe market remains dull with downward prices and little buying activity. Spring trade shows slight life while fall goods lag. leather weakness undercuts activity though calf boots and some lines sell, and women’s grain goods demand is intact for immediate delivery.

Lynn Tobt

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