Money market quotes and stock results in Boston trade
The Boston money market remained quiet with rates near 2 percent for loans and 4 to 5 percent with collateral in general. Clearing balances were $12,945,897, down from last year. Bond sales totaled $115,800 with notable activity in Atchison and Chicago Burlington & Quincy. The Bank of England raised discount rates to 8 percent, and U S treas ury gold and silver holdings are listed. The stock market opened strong but finished weak with heavy selling, Atchison and Wisconsin Central details, and notable entries on Boston, New York, and California markets. Mt Desert and Frenchman’s Bay land activity buoyed by railroad and tourism prospects. Copper firms and exports noted with Mexico copper figures and French contracts.
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Boston
York
St. Louis
Sight
Telegraph
Eisco
Vannah
W York
Chicago
San Fran- New Orleans
Bank
Charleston
United States
National Bank
Treasury Department
Bank of England
Imperial Bank of Germany
Belmont Co
Atchison
Topeka
Burlington & Quincy
R. O. Ts
Chicago, Burlington & Aner
the Tribune
Comny
Cleveland & Canton Preferred
Canton
Lood
Fitchburg
W. J. Rotch
Ae Bedford
George N. Smalley
Bostiany
Bosny
O. Chapman
Rotch
H. CO
E. Coffin
Albert van Araees
Apey
Clever O
W. Edwards
Union P Pacific
Union Pacific Railway Company
Adams
Wisconsin Central
New York Commercial Bulletin
Northern Pacific
Los Angles
San Diego
California Southern
Burlington Uiney
Moxion Central
Pullman
New York & New England
E Preferred
Boston & Albany
Boston & Providence
Boston & Lowell
Oregon
Sonora
Chicago, Kansas & Western
Lamson
Bell Telephone
New England
Bears
West End
Hyde Park
Norfolk Street Railway Company
Messrs
W. E. L. Dillway
M. M. Cunniff
Frenchman’s Bay
Frenchman’s Bay Land Company
Washington
Lanoine & Mt. Desert Land
The
Stock Exchange
Mt. Desert
Boston & Maine and
Maine Central
Mt. Desert Ferry
Bar Harbor
Frenchman's Bay
Sullivan Harbor
Boston & Montana
Osceola
Franklin
Mexico
Liverpool
Swansea
France
French Metals Company
Société Des Métaux
Boston Stock Exchange
MNING
Atlantic
Catalpa
Central
Kearangt
Cereree . National
Aspinwall
Rein
Boston Wi
Tye
Boylston
Ampobello
Cove
French Bay
Ain Payson Treeee
Penobscot
Topeks
Fay West End
Winthrop
Wollaston
Atchison Istes
L. G
Tao
Chi. Kua & W
Con
M. St. P
Wis
Elk
C. B
K. C
N. E
Werte
Usg4
L. Ea Con
Do Inc
Do ‘Tex
Do S. F
Ener
Atch
Alantic
Boston & Alb
Boston & Roma
Oston & Main
Oston & Prov
Southern
Central of Mass
Cleve
Sp. & Cin
Creerse
Flint Pp
Dividends Declared at Allen Gymnasium
Allen Gymnasium declares dividends of 242 percent payable July 16.
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Allen Gymnasium
Boston Stock Exchange Auction Sale Highlights May 12 1888
Auction list outlines numerous shares, bonds, and corpora te securities from First Nod to Colorado Coal firsts. Includes Eastman Kodak? No, see New Mexico & So. Pacific RR, Oregon Short Line, Middlesex Railroad, and various banks and manufacturing firms with par values, lots, and assignee orders. Also references New York stock sales May 10 with total volume 291,741 shares and price ranges.
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McKay Metallic Fast
East Boston Land Co
Adm
New Mexico & So. Pacific RR
Oregon Short Line RR
Do Tremont and Suffel
Andreacoggin Mill
Do Concord RR
Yt. & Mass
Conn. River
Cheshire RR
Concord RR
Detroit, Law, & No R
Fitchburg RR
Boston Towboat Co
Lombard Inv. Co
Amoskeag Mfg. Co
American Loan and Trust Co
Union Stock Yard and Transit Co
Cocheco Mfg. Co
Boston
Sioux City & Pacific RR
Law. & No. RR
Ft. Scott, Soastern & Memphis RR
New York
Mining stock closing prices from San Francisco May 10
Official closing prices list mining stocks in San Francisco on May 10 led by Bodie Con 9.40, Ophir 7.6, Union Con 9.25 and Eureka Con 1.0. Other names include Nevada Queen 0.80, Gould & Curry 4.25, Yellow Jacket 0.64, Grand Prize 2.10, Hale & Norcross 3.0, and Mono 1.55. Prices shown in cents per share with occasional fractions.
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Pacific
Air Line
Canton
Steve
Iowa
Central Pac
Ches
Ohio
Esee
Ape C
Ener C
D& H
East Tenn
Fort Wayne
Ft. W
D. Seneet
Hocking
Val
Houst
Texas
An. & Tex
Lake Shore
Boss
Lou, & N. of Peers
Long Island
Boi Btys
Bae
N. Mis
Man
Beach
Biey
Mem
Ch. Eee
Met
Levy
Mich
Central
Atin
St. A
Hmgsox
Ener Nash, & Chat
Eere
N. J. Cent
Bain
Onte Nor
N. Cc
Oregon
Pittsburg
Kk & W
Rock Island
Rome
St. L
St. Pal
Wiis E
Balgie
Cen. P
St. P
N. Rao
N. W
W. Shore
Adams
American
Wells Fargo
Amado
Homestake
Beat & Vei Ae
Navajo
Buillion
Ontario
Col. Cen
Ophir
Waissen
Col. Coal
Pronstite
Con
Cal
San Francisco
Belcher
Bodie
Savasc
Utah
Gould & Curry
Commonwealth
Nevada
Orth
Belle Isle
Hale & Aerate
Financial markets report from London and Berlin
London and Berlin market notes show Bank of England discount raised to 3 percent and money around 1141 percent. Stocks list United States issues with various prices and bonds. Bank of England bullion fell by 685000 pounds last week while reserve ratio sits at 36.08 percent. Berlin Imperial Bank reports specie gains of 11.86 million marks.
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London
United States
Great Western
Canadian Pacific
Erie
St. Paul Common
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Reading
Mexican Central
Bank of England
Berlin
Imperial Bank of Germany
New York Money Market and Stock Activity May 10
Money on call ranged 1 to 2 percent with last loan at 2 and closing at 142 2. Prime mercantile paper 4 percent. Bar silver active at 92 1 2. Sterling exchange firm. Actual business 4.8614 for 60 day bills, 4.85 for demand. Government bonds dull, railroad bonds quiet. Stock list mostly heavy then fluctuated. Manhattan led gains, Texas Pacific and Reading weakened late. Bears pressed until midday then improved, final close weak near day’s lows.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Bar
Sterling Exchange
Texas Pacific New
Gould
Bears
Manhattan
Texas Pacific
Kansas & Texas
Chesaneake & Ohio
Kansas
Charged with Dishonesty Taints Local Bookkeeper Case
Senior partner at Mesars Nicholson Frost and Co crockery dealers refused to confirm the defalcation reports. The firm will not prosecute. Allegations claim over 100 fictitious ledger entries hidden from the cash book, often uncovered when traveling salesmen returned.
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Mesars
Nicholson, Frost & Co
Crockery Dealers
No. 14
South Market Street
Cambridge D K Club Raided by Cambridge Police
Harvard student club rooms on Brattle Street Cambridge were raided around 11 yesterday by a police squad led by Sergeant Pullen. A large quantity of liquor including fifty two bottles of ale eleven bottles of lager and various rum whiskey brandy and wine was seized. One member faces a charge of maintaining a liquor nuisance.
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Cambridge
Brattle Street
D. K
Baldwin Fleming Treasurers Attorneys Listed in Re
Athens and several cities are cited with multiple law and financial firms and partners, including Baldwin Fleming Tre., Gramling Spalding Co, Bloomberg Raphael, Arnold Am., Eichengreen Well, Horner, Barhyadt Co, Smartt Bros, Dodge Phelps & Palmer, Selz Schwab & Co, Childs Groff Co, Ringgold Co, Miller Culter Co, Hunt Co, Hinkle Nesbit Co, Dallam Son, Wallace Sloat, Childs Groff, Meinhard Bros, Salmon Dunn, Baum Co, Cahn Nickelsburg Co, and others, indicating a wide network of legal and financial professionals. The note ends with reference to a well known hotel RevERH House.
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Athens
W Baldwin
Baldwin, Fleming & Co
Tre
Atlanta
R Gramling
Gramling, Spalding & Co
Brownsville
Tex
A J Bloomberg
Bloomberg & Raphael
Bloomington
Arnold
Baltimore
Eichengreen
Eichengreen & Well
Rd. Battimore
H Pretzfelder
Pretzfelder, Kiine Uo
Baltinore
A F Horner
AF & J M
Burlington
Brown
Barhyadt & Co
Chaianionems Tenn
M Smartt
Smartt Bros & Co
Chicago
P Dodge
Phelps, Dodge & Palmer
C McLaughlin
Selz, Schwab & Co
C Wallace
Wallace & Sloat
Cleveland
Childs
Childs, Groff & Co
Cincinnati
Hinggold
Ringgold & Co
Cedar Rapids
George
Weeks
Weimer
Weimer, Wright & Watkins
Philadelphia
Penn
W G Grieb
J G Grieb & Sons
Hiladelphia
H Bell
Bell, Walt & Co
Reeading
W Cartis
Curtis, Jones & Co
Richmond
P J Frank
Southern Shoe Company
Savannah
H Meinhard
Meinhard Bros & Co
Syracuse
Salmon
Dunn, Salmon & Co
St Louia
Joseph Baum
J Baum & Co
Sanrancisco
Cal
I Cahn
Cahn
Nickelsburg & Co
St Joseph
A T Smith
Smith-Frazer B& 8 Co
Nt Joseph, Mo
J © Curley
Tootle, Hosea
Cea
Atay
Ala
W Ullman
Obendorf & Ullman
Ilmington, NC
Sol Bear, Jr
Commercial Matters Snapshot of Market Tones
Leather quiet and unchanged boots and shoes. Hides dull. Flour booming. Corn higher and meal higher. Oats firmer and oatmeal steady. Rye firm and rye flour quiet. Millseed in good demand. Cottonseed meal strong. Barley nominal. Hops dull. Malt steady. Batter firm. Cheese moving quietly. Beans quiet. Potatoes quiet. Hay in good demand. Rye straw firm. Poultry dull. Apples steady. Oranges fair demand. Lemons unchanged. Pork firm and quiet. Lard very firm. Beef quiet. Freed beef in fair demand. Mutton moderate demand. Lambs steady. Veals plentiful. Truck good demand. Raw sugar very quiet. Refined sugars fairly steady. Molasses quiet.
Leather and Hides Market Quiet with Low Prices
The leather market shows quiet demand and low prices across rough and finished categories. Calfskins are very quiet while union backs and hemlock sole leather remain steady or weak. Hides and splits trade slowly with varied regional quotes, including green salted and dry goods across multiple origins.
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Brighton
New England
Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Rio Grande
Entre Rios
The Chicago Markets Report on Wheat and Corn
Trading in wheat was enormous after the government report. Wheat jumped 114 cents on receipt of the report before long selling tempered gains. The worst wheat conditions are in Ohio Indiana Illinois and Michigan where ratings fell from 73 percent last year to 59 percent this year. Corn remained firm on lighter receipts while oats stayed steady with light activity. Provisions were dull from open to close. The report suggests a 63 million bushel shortage versus last year.
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Farnum, Reardon & Co
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Boots and Shoes Market Steady With Mixed Demand
The boot and shoe market shows little change from last week as buyers thin out after sample orders. Some large orders prompt factory preparation while smaller jobbers and retailers arrive. Early fall orders, wax and hip goods, and rubber shoe contracts remain active, with prices expected higher next season.
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Ealy
Apple season review shows 1887 shipments at 608588 barrels
Mesers A C Lombard's Sns release annual apple season totals for 1887 88 with 608588 barrels shipped. Exports from Boston to Liverpool Glasgow London and other ports amount to 164268 barrels, versus 306693 last year and 221763 the year prior. American ports to Liverpool total 343302 barrels.
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Mesers
A. C. Lombard
Sns
Boston
Liverpool
Glasgow
London
Oil Shipments Data From Boston 1886 87 and 1885 86
The records show Boston oil shipments for 1886 87 and 1885 86 with totals and per port breakdown. Glasgow received 138 945 bbls in 1886 87 and 142 185 bbls in 1885 86. London 109 875 bbls in 1886 87 and 15 688 bbls in 1886 86. shipments to other ports 16 466 bbls in 1886 87 and 12 777 bbls in 1885 86. Overall annual totals and average weekly shipments for October November and December are listed, noting 6706 bbls weekly versus 18037 bbls in 1886 87.
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Glasgow
London
Bosteen
Boston Flour and Grain Market Report May 10
Boston markets show flour and grain price moves across United States markets. Prices firm with higher quotations for flour especially Minnesota bakers and spring patents, while corn and oats trade with steady to firmer tone. several city receipts and exports noted, with notations of unusual price levels and market activity.
Market Report Highlights Varying Produce Supplies
Asparagus remains plentiful while kale spinach and other greens stay steady in demand. Peas are tight and beans show strong but uneven activity with quoted prices across multiple regions and items including Florida tomatoes and Bermuda onions.
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Savannah
North Carolina
Florida
Baltimore
Chicago
Bermuda
St Andrews
Butter market firm for choice Western cream sales
Butter prices remain firm for choice Western cream, with small receipts and steady demand. Buyers report good arrivals finding ready sales as prices stay well sustained.
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Toledo
Brewster, Cobb & Estabrook
Congress Street
Kidder, Peabody & CO. Bankers
Devonshire Street
Mass
Nassau Street
Messrs Baring Bros. & Co
Europe
California
Baineke
R*i
R’y & Nave Co
St. Jos. & Gr. Is
Qgregon
Williams & CO
Mining and Stock Exchange
Hyannis
Granite State
Exeter
N. H
Pacific Mills
Hamilton Woollen Co
Newton N. Bk
Newton
Suffolk N. Bk
N. Bk
North America
Do Eliot N. Bk
Suffolk N. Bank
Natl
Bale Bank
Eliot N. Bk
Merchants’ N. Bk
Nazi
Eagle Tank
Continental N. BR
Douglas Axe Mfg. Co
Old Colony RR
Do International Bel, Tel. Co
Eastman IF
C. H. Co
Middlesex H. RR
Tiffin
Yate & Town Mfg. Co
de Maunt
M. Ins. Co
Manchester & Lawrence RR
Charlestown Gaslight Co
Natl Eagle Bank
Winnisimmet Co
Ardington Milla
Lyman Mills
Jamaica Plain Gaslight Co
Fitcharg RR
B. & Albany RR
Consol
Art of Vt
Evansville & So
Louis
Metropolitan Nat. BR
Kansas City
Scott & Gulf RR
Nebraska RR
Atchison Union Depot
Iuea N. E. Mige
West Michigan Lumber Co
Lowell Mfg. Co
Laconia Mfg. Co
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Ny&n EP
B & Mont
Cevese
Samson
A, T&s
B&a
B&q
T & SF
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Lamoine & Mt D
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Eee
Quincy
Boston Land
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Ee A&p
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Bsc
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B&p. Seewweeee
Qiscserees
Fitch Pref. Eanreee
Ny&ne
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Bell Tel
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Ceewecess
Ewerte
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Eeneeee
T&s F
A&p
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St L
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Bell
Eng
Lamson SS
East
Bes Lamoine & Mtn
Boston & Mont
C& Hec
Ridge
B& L. Eerver
B&n. Erree
Union Pavitiec
Wiscont Cacaveces
Maine
Pam
Fastman
Lamso: Store Ser. Co. Bim
Pullman Palace Car
Allouez
Royal Go
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Barton Bs
Bene
Ken
Lord Aé
Huron
Mesnard
Meter
Minnesota
NEW York Financial
Boot and Shoe Buyers
Tam Reverh House
Chicago Markets
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APPLE
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Fiour
Milwaukee
Toyec
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Brandywine
Ottenseed
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