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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1888

Page

6

Bond market summary shows mixed shifts across rails and lakes

The Kansas and Texas bonds traded firm with 5s at 69 and 68 114 at 6744 while aes and Lake Erie firsts rose 1 percent to 995 percent. Total weekly sales reached 691000. Notable moves include Northwestern extension 4s up to 95 and North Missouri firsts 144 to 164 with declines in Hocking Valley 5s 114 at 6812. Denver and Rio Grande Western assent 1 at 64 and Milwaukee Lake Shore and Western Michigan division 344 at 110142, Richmond and Danville debentures 1 at 84. Weekly bond sales totaled 6412000 versus 9650000 the prior week.

Ing Kansas & Texas Aes & Lake Erie Northwestern North Missouri Hocking Valley Denver & Rio Grande Western Houston & Texas Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Michigan Division Richmond & Danville

Money Market Easier With Mixed Rates In Boston

The Boston money market shows easing with a 2 percent clearing house rate and higher street yields. New York funds at discount on $1000. weekly exchange totals and bank reserves rise. government securities steady. foreign exchange with several premiums. exports and imports of specie listed. equities trading dull with Bell Telephone and San Diego Land weak.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Reichsmarks New York Bank New York City United States York T. Uls Ay Francisco Baltimore Orleans Annas City Shwaukee Omaha Inneapolis Indianapolis Jeep Sloucester Jartford Ew Haven Orcester Pringfield Fowell Grand Rapids N.Y

American Express Declares 3 Percent Semiannual Dividend

The American Express Company has declared a semi annual dividend of 3 percent. Passaic Print Works of Passaic New Jersey has declared a semi annual dividend out of the carvings of the past six months.

American Express Company Passaic Print Works Passaic N. J

Williams and Co 1838 Auction Catalog of Stocks

The notice lists stocks to be sold by auction on May 16 1838 by order of Executors Adm s Trustee Assignee and Adim across Boston Towboat Bates Mfg Merchants National Bank Suffolk National Bank Continental National Bank First National Bank Hyannis Metropolitan National Bank Jamaica Plain Gaslight Co Manut F and M Los Co Reece B H M Co Kestman F Carl H Co Iowa Falls Sioux City RR Consol RR Pueblo Arkansas Valley RR Concord RR Boston Providence Wakefield Rattan Lynn Appleton Tremont Cocheco Lowell Wakefield Cheshire Detroit Lombari Charlestown Granite State Boston Roxbury Atlas State North Bank Nagle Bank Shoe and Leather Portland Saco Portsmouth Kan City Sprg Mem Chicago Mar q RR Pullmans Sioux City Pacific RR Det Lansing No RR Ft Scott Mem stock listings nearing closing prices. Includes New York May 12 stock sales data.

Bates Mfg. Co Adm Merchandise N. Bk Merchants’ N. Bk Suffolk N. Ik Continental N. Bk Pacific Mills Hamilton Woollen Co Do van Orme Owell A Jamaica Plain Gaslight Co Manut M. Los, Co Reece B H. M. Co Kestman F Carl H. Co Iowa Falls Sioux City RR Consol Hood N. K Concord RR Boston & Providence RR O Merchandise N. Bk Do Metropolitan N. Bk Wakefield Rattan Co Metropolitan N. Bk Lawrence Mfg de Lynn Mills Do Appleton Co de Tremont Suffolk Mills Cocheco Mfg Lowell Mfg Juney RR Ao Vt N. Nagle Bank Suffolk Hamilton Ss Shoe and Leather Portland, Saco & Portsmouth RR ALES Oston Continental Na'l Bank Eerte Eliot Die Newton Natl Bank Bank of North America Icvenee Ban Douglas Axe Mfg. Co Lowell Mf Aypes Ceeds Boston & Severe Bea Old Colony Eees Boston Jamaica Plain Abeia Eenewe Ins. CO. Evece Ea Illecasi McKay Metallic Atlantic Ins Boston & Albany Vermont Eoeanree Ank Esere Metropolian Nath Bank Webater Amosheag Mfg. CO Eeeereeeerereres Appiotonty. CO Reel Kates Mig Cocheco Mig Lacovia Mig Eevee One Lyman Mallis Merrimac Mil Uffolk Mills Oene Tremont and Wakefield Rattan Co Selte Iain Yamas Ae Ven Mont Emere River Concord American Loan and Trust Co Boston Towboat Co Boston and Roxbury Mill Seers Charlestown Gaslight Tlowse Ins Union Bur Q. Ts Irans Scott S. B Allman Paixes Vaned Sioux City & Pac Short Creek Joplin

New York Market News Shows Mixed Bond and Stock Activity

Money on call was easy with 1 to 114 percent range and 11 percent closing. Sterling exchange firm with 60 day bills around 4.86 and demand 4.88. Government and railroad bonds steady to firm while stocks displayed firm speculative tone with gains before a traders raid trimmed profits. Bank reserves rose by over 4 million. Kansas & Texas 5s and Wheeling & Lake Erie issues moved notably.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Privens Kansas & Texas Wheeling & Lake

London Stock Market News May Week Quiet Yet Buoyant

London reports a quiet week with subdued discount rates at 2141 percent and an 8 244 loan rate. Activity showed moderation due to holidays, with heavy selling of foreign securities from Paris and Berlin and declines in Russian Turkish Italian issues. Brazilian stocks dropped on Dom Pedro illness news while American rails varied. late week buying for first class investments rose about 0.4 percent as Treasury debt redemption optimism supported sentiment.

London Stock Exchange Paris Berlin Dom Pedro Secretary of the Treasury

Boot and Shoe Buyers List Chemicals? (incomplete OCR)

The fragment lists numerous buyers and firms across cities like Baltimore Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati Kansas City Louisville Mobile and St Joseph. Names include Eichengreen Weil Pretzfelder Phelps Dodge Wallace Childs George Hunt and others, paired with firm titles.

Boot and Shor Buyers Baltimore W Eichengreen Eichengreen & Weil Mad H Pretzfelder Pretzfelder, Kine & Co J Mullen, Jr Tucker, Smith & Co Binghampton T M Brown Lester & Co Ploomington J T Challis Burlington K A Brown Bardydt & Co Tre Chattanooga Tenn M Smartt Smartt Bros & Co Oehrig Johnston & Co Chicago E P Dodge Phelps, Dodge & Palmer C Wallace Wallace & Sloat Rosenthal Goldsmith Goldsmtth & Co Cleveland Childs Groff & Co Cincinnati Ringgold FOG Ringgold & Co Ano Rapids George Culter Miller, Culter & Co Charleston Hunt Hunt & Co Ivansville Ind J Dallam Dallam & Son Kansas City G Wallace G Wallace & Co Louisville J B Green Green Huffaker& Co Mobile Ala Philadelphia Penn Bell Woat & Sons M. Ading W Curtis Gartia, Jones & Co Ohmond Frank Salmon Dunn, Salmon & Co

Commodity Market Summary Card From Historical Ledger

Iron unchanged copper quiet and easy tin flat lead weak zinc steady flour excited corn strong and higher data higher cornmeal firmer oatmeal firm rye very firm rye flour quiet milifeed in good demand cottonseed meat unchanged barley nominal hops quiet malt steady butter very firm cheese steady eggs firmer beans steady potatoes improving hay in good demand rye straw firm poultry quiet apples steady oranges fair lemons unchanged pork quiet lard in fair demand beet quiet fresh beef very steady mutton quiet lambs steady veals easy track quiet raw sugar very quiet refined sugars fairly steady molasses quiet

Wool sales in Antwerp brisk with strong demand

At Antwerp wool sales today a good attendance and active demand prevailed. Twenty eight hundred bales were offered and 1889 sold, including 416 Buenos Ayres at 90 109 francs per 100 kilos, 1128 Montevideo at 105 200 francs, 46 Australian greasy at 110 210 francs, with scoured at 2404 320 francs per 100 kilos.

Antwerp Montevideo

Print cloth market climbs with new weekly totals

Providence reports a weekly advance in the print cloth market closing at 311-16c for 64 squares and 84 for 56x60s. Sales today total 84,000 pieces up from 67,000 last week, including 4,000 pieces 64x64s spots at 39-16c and 20,000 pieces 64x64s spots at 58-61c. Manufacturers hold about 80,000 pieces 64s and no 56.60 stock.

Providence Sysci

The Metal Market Report From the Iron Trade

The iron market shows little change with steady demand in manufactured iron and moderate need for pig iron in 1887. Rail makers await duties on steel rails while large orders and allotments circulate rumors. Production figures for 1887 show gains in pig iron and Bessemer ingots, with various regional outputs and rising rolled iron and steel rail production.

New York Board of Control Oe Mill Hast Lilineis Mills Pope Scotch Pig Steacdy Bessemer Philadelphia Pennsyvania Alabama Alleghany County Lehigh United States Pennsylvania Pensylvania New York Commercial Bulletin Epee Juiten Y Ag Gitea Aeem Wil 99 Es Bard Sae Businese

London and New York metal markets show mixed moves

Copper in London steady at £82 6s with strong New York demand but limited buying at peak levels. Tin climbs in London to £85 ton with buyers at £90. after hours trades in New York show modest tonnage and a 1½ cent uplift. Lead weak early, sp elter and zinc steady. prices for refined iron, steel rails, and various metals listed with wide price ranges across producers and regions.

London New York Mousey Wek Baltimore Gray Forge Eglinton Summerlee Gartsberry Glengarnock Cohess New England Lendon

Flour and grain price report and market conditions

Local grain prices show wide variability with flour and patent grades moving on wheat fears. Chicago and New York receipts rise as markets firm, while corn and oats trade mixed. rail shipments influence prices with No 2 and white wheat seeking higher bids and futures unsettled.

Suerfine Minnesota Michipan Canada Superior Canada Roller Fo Canada New York Ohio St. Louis City Mill Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Detroit Toledo Vthes St Lonuis Minneapoli Buffalo Bush Bick Daly Igher Eles Byes Ste. cuere-Ce Nicago

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