Money Market Quietly Steady Amid Trading Rally
The Boston money market held steady with double name paper sought at 4 to 5 percent, single names rising, and manufacturing paper briefly quoted. Clearing balances showed modest bank loan activity at 3 percent, while New York funds traded at 5 to 15 cents per thousand discount. The local stock market surged with Atchison climbing to 117% on strong March earnings, and Boston & Maine advancing amid broader rail and property outlooks. West End Land hit new highs as Water Power stock held firm, signaling renewed solvency expectations for regional issues.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
Atchison
Atlantic & Pacific
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, Burlington & Northern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Manitoba Road
Union Pacific
Adams
Cleveland& Canton Common
Corbin- Parlin Party
Cleveland & Canton
Central Iowa Road
Ecalifornia Southern
Sandusky
Flint & Pere Marquette Common
Chicago & West Michigan
Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis
Wisconsin Central Common
Boston & Lowell
Lord
Furber
Mellen
Turner
Lowell
Central Massachusetts
Ware
Boston & Maine
Eastern
Boston Journal
Eastern Railroad Company
Boston & Maine Railroad System
Mt. Desert
Eastern Railroad
Essex
Charlestown
Wisconsin Central
Ansas
Old Colony
Providence
Street
Boston & Providence
Lamson
Bell Telephone
Erie
West End
Legislative Committee On
State House
West End Railroad Company
East
San Diego Land
Bac
Boston Land
Maverick
East Boston
Boylston
French Bay
A& P Inc
M& Birm
Aspinwall
Bos
Q Bay Ld
UM Maverick
San Diego
Wee End
Bernie
A&p Wetter
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East Tenn
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Ny&ne As
Rutland
Auverss
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Earth
Cal & Hees
Bell
Erie Tel
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Campo Ld
Frenchman's B
Maverick Ld
Ern Land
Eee
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Snes
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Rene
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Fitchburg
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Beil Tel
Brookline Land
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Allonez
Pullman Pal
Bonanza Development
Caluon & Heela
American Oil
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Quincy
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Marie Boston
Cen. P
Brookline
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Tate
Kan
A P. Atchison
N. Pac
Atlantic & Pac. Inc
U. Pac
Chi
Kan. & Western
Boss
Ae Adams
Wells
Fargo
R. & Ft. Smith
Ontario
Brunswick
Plymouth
N. E
N.E. Ca
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B.D. CO
Saecene Ai Og. & L. Cham
Con. Cai & Va
Santiago
Ai Og. & L. Chain, Ine
Col. Coal
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Cristo
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Margy
H. & Ont
Central
N. & En Eng
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Oregon Short Line
Rutland. Com
Union Paotile
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New Eng
Erie Telephone
Lamson Store Serv. Co
Pullman Palace
Eastman F’t
Dividend notices from Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and peers
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company declares a dividend of $2 per share. The Homestake Mining Company declares a monthly dividend of 20 cents per share for April. Peabody Mills Newburyport declares a preferred stock dividend payable June 1.
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Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Railroad Company
Homestake Mining Company
Peabody Mills
Newburyport
Banking Officials and Capital Stated in Listing
The document lists F Bhankennory and H A Smrth as cashiers or assistants with Daniel Manning as President and G N Jonpan as Vice-President. It notes Capital of 3,500,000 dollars in the listing.
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Daniel Manning
G.N. Jonpan
Western National Bank opens for business in 1887 New York
The Western National Bank of the City of New York Equitable Building announces its opening on May 12 1887. It invites accounts from banks and bankers offering 2 percent annual interest on daily balances and monthly crediting. It provides sterling exchange, securities trading, and facilities for correspondents visiting the city with special deposit and payment arrangements. F Blankenhorn is named cashier.
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City OF
New York
Equitable
Sterling Exchange
F. Blankenhorn
Stocks and Real Estate Transfers Across New York and Boston
New York stock market activity May 17 shows easy call money and mixed bonds with Consol idated Gas strong while Jersey Central weakens. Real estate transfers in Suffolk, Dorchester, Chelsea and Charlestown record numerous lot sales and mortgage notes, led by Tremont and Elm streets. Boston buyers and transfers listed with amounts and dates May 4–6.
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New York
Mercantile
Sterlity Exchange
Jersey Central
Consolidated Gas
Southern
Atlantic & Pacific
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Chesapeake & Ohio
St. Paul Lacrosse Division
Hocking Valley General
Peoria
Decatur & Evansville
Quincy & Toledo
Alton & Terre Haute
Erie
Ohio & Mississippi
Great Western
Commodity Market Roundup Shows Mixed Signals Across Staples
Lumber and flour hold firmer tone while corn and oats ease or stay firm. Oatmeal remains quiet but firm with steady rye flour and light trade. Barley and malt steady, millfeeds firm. Butter cheese eggs and beans steady. Potatoes hay straw grass seeds provision and fresh beef mostly unchanged. Sugar molasses and poultry activity muted with apples quiet.
Lumber Market Receipts and Prices Hold Firm Across Regions
Receipts of lumber remain small with a firmer tone and good demand for shingles, frame lumber, and hemlock boards. Western and Southern lumber stay steady, white wood scarce but in fair demand, and Vermont, Illinois, and Boston figures show continued tight supply. Prices for specific items such as clapboards, laths, and various woods are listed with regional variations and multiple grade options.
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Boston
Lumberman of
Chicago
Hheary
Vermont
Indiana
Flour prices rise and grain quotes steady in May market
Flour remains firm with prices up to 525 for spring patents though no sales at that figure. General market about 10 cents higher. corn quiet but firm. Oats and rye steady. quotes list steamer yellow and mixed corn, No 2 white oats firm at 40 40. Closing bids show 2 white oats and various May June July offers. Chicago quotations mixed with May to December wheat and corn ranges. Flour, milling products, and export grades cited with prices and local deliveries.
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Chicago
Tae
Minnesota Bakers
Michigan Stone
Michigan
New York
Canada Superior
Canada Rollers
Canada
Grain and butter market report from major U S cities
The report lists ongoing prices for grains and seeds, butter, cheese, eggs, and poultry across Elgin New York Cincinnati St Louis Philadelphia Chicago and Utica. It notes steady butter markets in New York and Elgin with mixed movements elsewhere, plus varied cheese egg and bean quotations and commodity prices for barley malt hops and potatoes.
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Elgin
New York
Elgin Creamery
Western
Eastern
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Western Creamery
Utica
Vermont
New York Extra
Choice
Michigan
Nova Pt
West
Red Top
Jersey
Houlton Hebrons
Aroostook
Northern
Burbanks
Maine
Houston
Fruit Prices and Shipments Noted in Local Market
Strawberries arriving in poor condition sell as low as 15 cents. The schooner J. G. Storer arrives May 21 from Bermuda with onions for C. E. Morrison & Co. and the steamer Bergenseren expected by May 21 with bananas for W. W. & C. R. Noyes. Prices listed for apples, dried apples, Valencia oranges, lemons, Messina oranges, Palermo oranges, Florida oranges, and various bananas. Multiple firm names and ship arrivals are recorded.
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J. G. Storer
Bermuda
C. E. Morrison & Co
Bergenseren
W. W
C. R. Noyes
Baldwin
Massachusetts
Maine
Spies
Valencia
Messina
Palermo
Florida
Baracoa
Aspinwall
Jamaica
Market finds mixed as produce prices surge and slip
Grocery rows show scarce turnips and firm demand for native onions while Bermuda onions rise to 165 per crate. Florida cabbage quotes hold near 3.50 per barrel, with Florida and Canada produce delivering varied prices for beets carrots and radishes.
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Aspara
Bermuda
Florida
Canada
St. Andrew
Hubbard
Provisions and Meat Prices Hold Steady in Chicago Market
Packed meats and lard show quiet steady trading with minimal price movement. Fresh beef, pork, and mutton quotes appear across multiple cuts, including high and low quotations, while lard and hams stay unchanged amid broad market dullness.
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Chicago
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L W Hall
Hall & Ordway Manufacturing Co
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Hollins, Sons & Co
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R G Throne
Adams, Throne
Ein Way
Pittsburg
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Penn
H Childs, Jr
H Childs & Co
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J R Gregg
Gregg & Elliott
J A Fields
Austin, Fields & Co
Eland, Ore
Aiken
Aiken, Selling & Co
P Upham
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A W Tedcastle
R G Clark & Co
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Smith Frazer B & 5 Co
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