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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1887

Page

6

Merchants National Bank and Columbian National Bank Figures

A terse financial fragment references Merchants National Bank at 14034 and Columbian National Bank with ratios and percentages. It lists a Wides at minus 160 percent, BRS 316 percent, and a 0.2 to 120 percent range, indicating a concise balance or rate snippet from a ledger or market table.

Merchants’ National Bank Columbian National Bank

Money Market News and Atchison Rally in Boston Stocks

The Money Market in Boston on May 11 shows quiet conditions with discount rates 4 1/2 to 5 percent, government securities firm, and New York funds selling at 10 to 20 cents per $1000 discount. The stock market is active with Atchison leading, the St Louis and San Francisco vote shift, California Central, California Southern, Pacific lines and Western rail issues moving. The report notes earnings, dividends, and strategic moves, including new eastern directors for Cleveland and Canton and bonds, with expectations of a stronger market ahead.

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Market summaries from London May 11 trading notes

London notes show United States 4s at 151 1 2 percent and 4% ee at 112 1 2 percent. Atlantic and Great Western firsts quoted at 48 with minor figures, Mexican ordinaries at 6 27 percent, New York Central 116 and Reading 3 with other minor bonds and shares.

London United States New York

New York Stocks Quiet Then Steady on May 11

Money on call eased to 4 to 7 with last loan at 5 and close offered at 6. Sterling weak. Government bonds dull, railroads steady to strong. Market opened irregular, then calmer, with modest early gains and a late turn to firmness. Western Union and Grangers led the advances. profits trimmed by realizations. Volume 266,031 shares with notable rail and trust receipts cited.

New York Sterling Exchange New England Colorado Western Union Grangers St. Paul & Duluth Fort Worth & Denver Shenandoah Valley Generals St. Paul Lacrosse Detroit Bay City & Alpena Evansville & Indianapolis Houston & Texas General New York City & Northern Trust Peoria Decatur & Evansville Shenandoah Valley General Toledo Ann Arbor North Michigan Chesapeake & Ohio Richmond & Allegheny Trust St. Louis Kansas City & Northern Omaha

Boots and Shoes Firms Across Multiple Cities Listed

A long list of boot and shoe buyers and firms across major U S cities is noted with representative names and companies including Grambling Spalding Co Draper Moore Co Fearey Blandort Co Spear Bros Daniel Spear Blandort Co Hall Ordway Co Gould etc. The entries cover Atlanta Albany Baltimore Bloomington Burlington Charleston Columbus Chicago Cincinnati Dallas Detroit Evansville Fond du Lac Galveston Louisville Leavenworth Minneapolis Meriden Nashville New York Ottumwa St Joseph St Louis Toledo Wheeling and more with individual agents and firms named.

Atlanta John R Grambling Grambling, Spalding & Co Draper Draper, Moore & Co Albany H Fearey J Fearey & Son Baltimore A Spear Spear Bros M Daniel Blandort & Co J A Lawrence Lawrence, Berry & Co L Magruder T J Magruder & Co I Halle S Halle & Son Bloomington D Smith DY Smith & Co J T Challis Burlington F O Adams G Adams H A Brown T W Barbyant & Co Browie Crawcharlesian Hunt A Hunt C Brooks Brooks Lros Cincinnati Laws Laws & Co Butterworth Butterworth Co Ringgold Ringgold & Co L Crane Crane Boot and Shoe Co Hickman Hickman, Taylor & Co Chillicothe E Culter Miller, Culter & Co Dallas Tex J S Howell the Blankenship & Blake Co Detroit Mich J MecLogan W D Robinson & Co Mvennestia Ind G L Dixon Dixon, Mackey & Cea Fond du Lac Wis C S Stickney Stickney Shoe Co Galveston F Breath P J Willis Minn C B Heftlefinger North Star 8 Co Meriden Miss J Baum, Jr J Baum & Co Minneapolis D Kilborne

Commodity Market Summary from Wool to Apples

Commercial notes report mixed but steady conditions across commodities. Wool, flour, corn, oats, rye, barley, malt, millfeeds, butter, cheese, eggs, potatoes, hay, straw, grass seeds, tallow, provisions, fresh beef, sugar, molasses remain firm or quiet with light to steady trade. poultry and apples show no notable change.

Wool Market Holds Steady Amid Mixed Signals Across Regions

The wool trade shows a quiet, steady price scene with high quotations in the West and South, while Eastern buyers doubtfully await further shifts. Texas and California report limited activity, with prices from 18 to 21 cents per pound in Texas, and Georgia and Kentucky paying 26 to 28 cents on cars. Buenos Aires notes strong extra quality sales and a large clip nearing 270 000 bales, signaling potential surplus. Irish woollen trade history cited, and Treasury decisions outline classification and duty rules for mixed wool exports and bonded warehouses.

Kentucky Wyoming Utah Georgia Texas California St. Louis Missouri Ilinois Michigan Ohio New York Economist Buenos Ayres France Buenos Aires Rmal Peter White Europe America Ireland William Treasury Department United States Washington Hutchins, Kitching & Co Batoum Russia Marseilles New York

Wool Market Worries Limiting Trade Signals Across Regions

In a patchwork of reports dealers voice ongoing complaints about the goods market and reluctance to commit to larger wool purchases. Philadelphia activity drops with 58,000 pounds traded vs 1,020,000 previous week, while country markets show mixed signals but expect high prices early in the new clip. notes on prices, grades, and regional surpluses.

Philadelphia Busness Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Kentucky Texas San Angelo Tex California Territory

Flour Market Shows Firm Prices With Slow Trade in May

May 11 market report notes flour prices firm yet dull with little buying beyond necessities. Corn unchanged, steamer yellow and high mixed priced firm, cars firm but values cautious. Oats and wheat futures show varied bids on call and steady to higher settlements. several carloads sold, with demand mainly speculative. Butter prices steady as stocks clear and bids mix with offers on call.

Chicago Stuart Co Minnesota Michigan New York Rollers Canada Superior Canada Rollers Canad No 1 New York Canada Mall P Bush Canada Western Eastern

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