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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1888

Page

6

Boston Stock Exchange Quotations and Last Sales

Boston market notes from May 11 1888 include government bonds and mining listings. Key entries cover Foote and French Bankers dealing in government securities, Atlantic and Oregon Short Line bonds, and various New England stocks. Auction and sale details list numerous banks, railroads, mills, and utilities with pricing observations and closing figures.

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Money Market Notes and Stock Market Tilt in Boston and New York

The Money Market report shows rates steady at 2 percent for clearings with banks redeploying funds, while general loans range from 3.5 to 5 percent and call loans with collateral from 2.25 to 8.5 percent. Government securities hold firm asTreasury offers bonds, with daily offerings and allocations, and foreign exchange rates hold. Boston and New York exchanges shift, rail stock chatter, and market swings follow Treasury bond purchases boosting confidence despite earlier declines.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Charleston Savannah United States National Bank Thompson Reichsmarks Treasury W.S. Lawson & Co Bears Atchison New York Evening Sun Pressent Strong Cheap Paw Lngthy Atchison Company Chicago Newsaper Santa Fe New York City Iiceg Rai Atchson Company New York, Lake Erie & Western Road Erie Road Cincinnati Pennsylvania & Ohio Jamestown Erie Kansas City California Tchison Los Angeles City of Mexico Broadway California Southern

North Pennsylvania Railroad Declares 2 Percent Quarterly Dividend

The North Pennsylvania Railroad Company announces a quarterly dividend of 2 percent. This financial notice specifies payout to shareholders for the quarter, reflecting a stable income policy by the railroad during the period.

North Pennsylvania Railroad Company

Old Colony RR Go Registered Bonds Offered at Par

The Old Colony Railroad Company registered bonds due January 1, 1938 bear interest at 4 percent per year, payable semi annually. They will be issued at par plus accrued interest from January 1 last. April 24, 1888.

Mining Stock Closing Prices In San Francisco May 11

Official closing prices list mining shares led by Ophir Best & Belcher and Bodie Consolidated. Notable values include Crown Point 0.96, Gould & Curry 4.25, Sierra Nevada 3.96, Mexican 4.18, Nevada Queen 3.70, Hale & Norcross 7.00, Yellow Jacket 6.75 and Grand Prize 2.05 with others such as North Belle Isle 4.10 and Utah 2.50 reflecting a varied market.

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New York Financial Market Report May 11

Money on call eased to 11% to 2% with last loan at 14% and closing at V2. Prime mercantile paper 434,614. Bar silver dull at 92. Sterling exchange active and firm. Actual business 60 day bills 4.8614 and demand 4.885. Government bonds quiet, rail bonds steady. Stock market dull before noon, then slight rise. after delivery hour Treasury accepted all bonds offered.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange New England

Foreign Markets Report From London and Paris

May 11 London trading shows Consols at 995 16 for money and 997 16 for the account with U S 4s at 129 percent. Atlantic & Great Western bonds quoted, Canadian Pacific favored, Erie at 25 percent. Bank of England bullion intake today totaled £22,000. ARIS reports Bank of France weekly gold rise of 1,225,000 francs and silver gain of 1,475,000 francs.

London United States Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central St. Paul Common New York Central Pennsylvania

Boot and Shoe Buyers List of Eastern and Midwestern Firms

A long roster of boot and shoe buyers with names and firms across Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Philadelphia St Joseph St Louis Missouri and other cities. The list includes Eichengreen Pretzfelder Horner Mullen Challis Brown Dodge Wallace Goldsmith Ringgold George Culter Hunt Dallam Wallace Green Bernstein Wollner Gregg Scott Childs Weimer Grieb Bell West Curtis Frank Salmon Baum Cahn Culter Smith Curley Ullman and many others with associated firms and locations.

Ara Eichengreen Eichengreen & Ell Baltimore H Pretzfelder Pretzfelder A Brown Bardydt & Co Chasamonte Tenn M Smartt Smartt Bros & Co Dodge Phelps, Dodge & Chicago Palmer Chicago C Wallace Wallace & Sloat RK Rosenthal Goldsmith of Rosenthal Goldsmith & Co Cleveland B Childs Childs, Groff & Co Ringgold Ringgold & Co Avenue Rapids George Weeks C. Chillicothe Culter Miller, Culter & Co Charleston Hunt Hunt & Co Evansville Ind J Dallam Dallam & Son Craw Kansas City R G Wallace R G Wallace & Co Louisville D B Green Green Huffakerwi O Mobile Ala H Bernstein Tre M Wollner Wollner & Lowenstern Pittsburg Penn J R Gregg Gregg & Elliott A S Scott H Childs, Jr H Childs & Co

Pyle's Pearline Tops for Best Cleaning Formula

The report highlights Pyle's Pearline as the easiest quickest and most effective cleaning solution. It emphasizes superior stain removal and reliability for household chores. The ad-like item notes the product's strong performance and broad usage appeal.

Pyle

Commercial Matters Quiet Markets Across Commodities

Market report notes mixed activity with gains in flour oats milk products and hay while staples like hops and molasses remain dull. Beef pork and lamb hold steady with some items like fresh beef and poultry showing stable demand. Overall demand is steady to good for several staple commodities.

Wheat market closes with steady gains amid strong demand

Wheat opened with good buying and rose all day led by local holders and commission houses. Northwest weather reports warn of cold and snow while St. Louis sends buying orders. Corn and oats rise on light receipts. hogs firm with mixed packing prices. Estimated futures show May wheat around 4 48, May corn near 57.

Farnum, Reardon & Co St. Louis Cas

Wool sales in Antwerp attract buyers from Buenos Ayres

At Antwerp wool sales May 11 a large attendance and active demand from Buenos Ayres. H older firms held, no quotable change. 2200 bales offered, 1143 Buenos Ayres at 85 210 francs per 100 kilos, 652 Montevideo at 100 210 trancs, 185 Pitrerious at 85 205 francs, and 169 sundries at 90 236 trancs per 100 kilos.

Antwerp Buenos Ayres Montevideo

The Fish Market Danes Quiet Trade And Scarce Mackerel

The fish market shows little change with very light receipts and quiet trade. Mackerel landings are scarce, with Cape Cod weirs yielding only a few, and prices remain nominal. Cod demand is modest, halibut supply tight but prices firmer, fresh salmon higher, and overall stock levels mixed across regions including Halifax and Yarmouth.

Cape Cod Georges Yarmouth N.S New York Nova Scotia George’s New West Bank Provincetown Campobello Boston Fish Bureau

Fish and seafood price list with varied items

A dense catalog of boned and fresh fish and seafood prices. Includes cod haddock halibut salmon hake pollock and roe shad with prices per pound can and case, plus canned goods and miscellaneous seafood items with dollar figures and fractional cents.

Best Nova Scotia

John Flour And Grain Local Prices For Carload Wheat And Flour

Prices for flour and corn products in various markets show steady to firm trends with small business activity. Notable values include Minnesota and Michigan flour quotations, New York and Chicago wheat movements, and steady rye and oats trades amid fluctuating spot and futures quotes across Milwaukee, St Louis, Detroit, and Minneapolis.

Butter market remains firm with tight supplies

Butter market shows firm demand as receipts are light and sales occur on arrival. Western creameries offer extra fresh at 26 26 420 cents per pound with some brands higher, Western firsts around 24 25 28, fancy imitations 22 23, seconds 20 21, factory 22, and various Vermont and Eastern lots ranging from 20 to 27 cents. Receivers’ prices reflect wholesale wholesale lots with jobbing bids about 1 to 2 cents higher, Chicago notes the market is firmer with limited supply and rising receipts.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Roller Fober New York Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Milwaukee TVU Rai St. Louis Detroit Toledo Jane Iwanukee Sac Canada Rye Fleur Mai Bush Hoys Vermont

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