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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1887

Page

6

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Chicago

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