Money Market Quiet and Easy in Boston on May 24
The Boston money market remained quiet and easy with abundant loanable funds and scarce desirable paper. First-class double names traded 4.14 to 4.34 percent, first-class single names 4.4 to 5 percent, and some choicest single paper at 4.44 percent.
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Boston
New York Fonds
Sterling Exchange
Stoc
Atchison
Little Rock & Fort Smith
Detroit, Lansing & Northern
Chicago & West Michigan
Oregon Aea
Flint & Pere Marquette
Hamlin
Chicago, Belington & Northern
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Northern Pacific & Manitoba
Chicago
Wisconsin Central Common
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Railroad Company
New York Exchange
Kansas City
Springfield
Memphis
Fort Scott & Gulf
Clinton
Mining and Miscellaneous Stocks Reported by Fay & Co
Wilson W Fay and Co Boston report sales on May 24 detailing mining and miscellaneous stock movements. The notice lists transactions and price levels for listed securities, reflecting market activity on that day.
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Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
Boston
London Market Quotations May 24 London stocks and bonds
London prices and bids for Consols Atlantic and Western firsts Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central Mexican ordinary St Paul New York Central Pennsylvania Reading and other key issues listed with quoted percentages and fractional figures from the May 24 market page.
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London
Atlantic & Great Western
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Illinois Central
St. Paul
New York
New York May 24 stock and bond market report features mixed gains
Money on call ranged 3 4 to 6 percent with last loan at 4 and closing at 4. Prime commercial paper at 5 6. Market dull overall though Jersey Central rose about 1 percent and St Paul and Duluth advanced on small trades. Near noon activity steadied then finished barely steady. railroad bonds totaled 1.5 million with various issues showing mixed moves.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Jersey Central
New York & New England
St. Paul & Duluth
Texas Pacific
Fort Worth
Atlantic & Pacific
Denver & Rio Grande
Central Town
Mackinaw & Marquette
Erie Company
Houston & Texas
Western Division
Ilinois Central
New York City & Northern
Ohio Southern
St. Paul
Chicago & Pacific
Houston
East
West Texas
Utah Southern
Wabash
Indianapolis
Springfield
Boot and shoe buyers in town in scattered listings
A dense roster lists numerous buyers and firms across the United States including Baldwin and Fleming in Athens, Horner in Baltimore, Hunt in Charleston, George in Cedar Rapids, and many others from Chicago to San Francisco. The notice catalogs representatives in shoe and boot merchandising, with firms from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and St Joseph among many.
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Athens
Baldwin
Baldwin & Fleming
Tre
Itimore
F Horner
AF & JW Horner
Baltimore
Pretzfelder
Pretzfelder, Kline & Co
Charleston
Hunt
Hunt & Co
Cedar Rapids
George
Weeks & Co
Chicago
H Barnett
Lichtenstein
Lil
Pittsburg
Penn
William Pickersgill, Jr
Philadelphia
Henry Bell
Bell, Walt & Co
John T Monroe
Monroe Bros & Co
Quincy
American Congregational Association Meets at Pilgrim Hall
The thirty fourth annual meeting was held at Pilgrim Hall with Hon Rufus Frost presiding. Gifts of 1000 from the Prichard family and 500 from the Alden family boost the library fund, which now holds 26 209 books and 140 000 pamphlets. Librarian Rev Dr Lanworthy resigned. resolutions were passed. Treasurer Burr reported receipts 25 058 and expenses 23 911 leaving 1142 on hand. Officers mostly re elected. Hodgkins and Gregg join board of directors replacing White and Duryea. Librarian election deferred to adjourned meeting.
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American Congregational Association
Pilgrim Hall
Rufus
Frost
Prichard
Alden
Lrarian
Lanworthy
C. Burr
William H. Hodgkins
Somerville
David Gregg
Boston
James White
Duryea
More District Policemen Exam Set Saturday
Legislature allows larger district police force and civil service commissioners schedule an exam for applicants at the State House on Saturday June 11. Candidates must be 5 feet inches tall and 22 to 40 years old, veterans excepted. Papers available at 5 Pemberton Square Boston or local city examiners, due June 7.
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Civil Service Commissioners
State House
Commissioners’ Office
Pemberton Square
Boston
Morsford's Acid Phosphate in Nervous Exhaustion
Dr. Geo McKnight of Hannibal New York reports using Morsford's Acid Phosphate in cases of nervous exhaustion with satisfactory results. The claim highlights a medical endorsement from a named physician in a historical advertisement.
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Morsford
Geo. McKnight
Hannibal, N. Y
Lumber and farm commodities market bulletin shown
Lumber and commodities list shows demand firm across many items including lumber types, flour, oats, rye, potatoes, butter, eggs, and sugar. Western pine and spruce supplies are adequate though certain grades and regions report light stock. Boston week totals report various lumber categories with prices and yard quotes for hemlock boards, clapboards, lath, hard woods, cypress, and pine specimens.
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Vermont
Crop conditions improve with rains but need persist
The Chicago Farmers' Review notes uneven rainfall across Western States with Missouri and Kentucky possibly spared. Dakota shows the best crop condition, while continued dry spells threaten many areas. Local rains in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Kansas lift hopes, and the national weather report reports favorable hay in New England and the Middle Atlantic regions. Early grain regions like Ohio Valley, Missouri, and Nebraska see favorable corn and wheat prospects. West Gulf states enjoy good weather and improving conditions except northern Arkansas with excessive rain. the cotton belt east of the Mississippi still needs more rain despite recent showers and warmth.
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Missouri
Kentucky
Dakota
National Signal Office
New England
Middle Atlantic
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Michigan
Kansas
Ohio Valley
Nebraska
West Gulf States
Arkansas
Mississippi
Market reports May 24 flour steady to firm at full prices
May 24 market notes flour is steady and firm with strong demand at full quotations. Corn remains dull with buyers favored. oats quiet with steady prices. milseed quiet. On call, 27,000 bushels May oats sold. bids and asks listed for No 3 white oats, white oats, and steamer grades amid moderate receipts. Today’s settling price 89 34 cents. Inspections included no grade winter wheat and various oat and corn lots. Quotations in Chicago given.
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BIC
Stee
Chicago
Minnesota
Michigan
New York
Canada Superior
Canada
Canada Western
Bush
Eastern
Choice
Western Creamery Extra
Elgin
Philadelphia
Elgin Creamery
Western Creamery
Cincinnati
Utica
Ohio Flats
Twins America
Liverpool
Iowa
Vermont
New York Extra
Island
Nova Scotia
Flour and grain market prices from a regional exchange
The report lists prices for flour types, cornmeal, rye and oats, malt and hops, butter and cheese, eggs, poultry, beans, seeds, potatoes, and tallow. It notes Western and New York markets, varying bids and asks, with price ranges for export and domestic trade and overall market softness in butter and dairy segments.
Market Report on Fresh Produce and Dried Apples
Apples show no change while strawberry arrivals improve with higher prices. Strawberries list from 15 to 22 cents. Baldwin apples in Massachusetts at 3.50 to 4.00, Maine 4.50, and russets 3.50 to 4.26. Dried apples described as evaporated and sun dried with several cuts and weights. Valencia Cadens imported at 7 per case. Lemons Messina and Palermo box at 2.45 to 2.50. Oranges Messina box 2.50 to 4.00. Bananas Baracoa 1.25 to 2.00, Aspinwall 2.50 to 3.00, Jamaica 1.60 to 2.60.
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Indiana
West India
Sena
Vermont
Baldwin
Massachusetts
Maine
Valencia
Messina
Palermo
Florida
Baracoa
Aspinwall
Jamaica
Market Report on Produce Prices and Demand
Demand remains strong for track produce while green peas arrive in poor condition with slow sales at 500 dollars per crate. Maryland peas fetch 250 dollars per 500 barrels, wax beans sell at 2 dollars per small crate, and string beans at 150 per 200 crates. Asparagus is plentiful and moving quickly at 56 87 per dozen, while southern tomatoes sell slowly at 350 dollars per crate. Spinach dandelions and beet greens vary in supply with prices around 26 cents per bush and 350 dollars respectively.
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Bermuda
J G Stoves
C E Morrison & Co
Levant
Florida
Canada
St. Andrew
Hubbard
Maryland
Cotton market and futures steady amid varied quotes
Liverpool futures opened quiet and closed steady with May at 5 49-64d and June at 5 50-64d, later months up to 6 61-64d. Spot markets showed quiet, with New York prices steady for middling uplands and other grades. Futures in New York opened firm with a range of bids and asks across June to February. Market closed firm with numerous price quotations. Trading activity noted at 180,700 bales and various line items including pipe line certificates and refinery figures. Sugar and molasses markets described as improving or steady with multiple grade quotes and prices.
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Lloilos
Belmont
Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Cuba
Watertown Union Live Stock Market Prices Quoted
Prices listed for market beef store cattle swine sheep and lambs hides and skins. Details show ranges and per unit quotes for various classifications including first and second quality beef and milch cows with figures for oxen yearlings calves and pelts. Classification note states choice grade includes nothing but stall stock.
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