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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1888

Page

6

Money Market Quiet as New York Loans Hold Steady

The Money Market closes dull with moderate demand for accommodation. Time loans run 3 to 5 percent, collateral loans 2 to 4 percent. New York Clearing House balances stand at 2 percent, weekly exchanges total 80,379,107 with 9,828,593 balances. Government bonds steady with 4% at 107 to 108, currency 6s at 121 to 130 bid. Foreign exchange steady and specie imports and exports reported for the week. Bank statement shows a sizable reserve surplus, while overall clearings and stock market present a cautious, subdued tone.

Boston New York New York Clearing House Daigs Messrs Blake Bros. & Co City of Albany Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Sight Telegraph New Orleans United States Treasury Department Reichsmarks Wall Street New York City

Dividends Declared by Merrimac Hat and Grinnell Mill

The Merrimac Hat Company of Amesbury declares a 3 percent semi annual dividend. The Grinnell Mill Company of New Bedford declares a quarterly dividend of 2 dollars per share.

Merrimac Hat Company Amesbury Grinnell Mill Company New Bedford

Utah Bonds for Sale by Territory Loan Commission

The Utah Territory Loan Commission advertises that bids for sale of bonds will be received until noon in Salt Lake City on the 31st day, 1888, for 150 bonds of $1,000 denomination bearing five percent interest, payable semiannually, maturing within twenty years but redeemable after ten. The bonds are issued under an act of the Governor and Legislative Assembly to fund educational institutions, with redemption funds set aside and a high degree of bid requirements. the Territory claims no other bonded debt and limits indebtedness to 1 percent of taxable valuation. James Jack, Territorial Treasurer, governs the process and conditions.

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Bond sales and stock auction notices from Peoria era list

The notice lists $100,000 City of Peoria water loan refund bonds and notes Massachusetts savings banks eligibility, followed by a June 2 1888 stock auction of 10 Charlestown Gas Co shares 4 Marblehead Gas Co 250 Automatic Can Machine Co 50 Champion Iron Co 100 McKay Metal Fast Ass 30 First National Bank Hyannis 9 000 Androscoggin Kennebec RR 7000 Androscoggin Kennebec RR 1947 2200 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy 3 percent 1891 250 Lake Champlain RR income scrip 8100 Old Colony Steamboat Co 6s 1891 1896 1000 Algonquin Club 2d mortgaged bonds and many other listed securities and bank stocks. Also notes executor orders and local bank names. New York stock sales May 26 shows 172,406 shares traded with opening high low and closing prices and prior close.

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Auction Sales-Continued Brief Notice in 1893 Ledger

Auction sale fragment lists railway and railroad shares including Sonora Ry, Boston and Montreal RR, Central RR mortgage, and Pittonk Mills. Dates show April 1893 to 1898, with 6 shares and 7s notes. Sparse details imply continuation of a longer list from prior column.

Feoop Louisville Sonora Ry Boston Montreal Mont i Pittonk Mills Central RR

New York financial markets mixed as Gould stocks lead slide

Money on call remained easy at 2 percent with last loan and close at 2. Prime mercantile paper quoted 44 60s percent. Sterling steady. government bonds dull. Railroad bonds quiet. market uneven. Gould stocks sold freely, closing ¼ to ½ percent lower. Several issues fell amid a bank reserve rise. notable losses in Chesapeake & Ohio, Indiana Bloomington & Western, and Texas Pacific income receipts.

New York Prime Mercantile Paper Sterling Exchange Imere Northwestern Evansville & Terre Haute Minneapolis Mobile & Ohio

Foreign Markets Mixed as Bond Yields and Bills Edge

The day's notes report Consols at 996 186 for both accounts with Atlantic and Great 36 Canadian Pacific 60 Erie Illinois Central 122% St Paul New York Central 108 Pennsylvania 53584 Reading 3132 and bar silver at 41%. Paris rates show 82 francs 9212 centimes per account with bullion placements around 04000. Berlin Bank of Germany notes 35 815 000 marks in specie gains while London quotes 134 1? on discounts as foreign and English rail securities hold, American rails softening and readings of a tentative rally fading. May money and Westerns show mixed bids with 9534 63% on primaries and secondaries.

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Markets steady across commodities with mixed signals

Iron remains unchanged while copper holds firm and tin stays steady. Lead dips while spelter and zinc ease. Flour corn oats and meal show varied firmness. Rye supply tight and rye straw firm. Butter cheese eggs and potatoes with muted activity. Meat prices mixed with beef quiet and pork firm. Refined sugars active as raw sugar remains quiet and molasses steady.

Market-price fragment for metals and alloys

Market reports show zinc and spelter quiet with refined spelter at 54.4¢, sheet zinc at 64.2¢. Copper items listed include Lake copper at 17¢, sheet copper not above 80x72 and 16 oz, with bars at 26¢. Iron prices cover pig iron at 18 per No 1, 17 for No 2, forge ton at 16 to 16.50, and refined iron at 1.96–2.00. Steel rails and beams quoted. scrap, tank plate, shell and flange iron prices noted. Lead, tin, and zinc prices given with several off discounts for different forms and sizes.

Lake Baltimore Ray Forge Gray Forge Eglinton Tony Summerlee Langloan Glengarnock Caltness New England London Strait

The Chicago Markets Wheat Futures Summary

The wheat market opened weak and sold until BoYge for July deliveries. Demand improved to 874cc before turning weaker, closing much lower. Corn receipts and Monday car estimates over 9000 cars weighed on prices. cash demand for oats was light with little futures trading.

Farnum, Reardon & Co BoYge

The Metal Markets See Weak Pig Iron Prices Dip

The market shows little new business in American pig iron with a weak overall tone and downward pressure on prices. Competition remains keen as large firms endure a patience-testing market, while Southern furnaces limit impact on Pennsylvania demand for near term months.

Pennsylvania Philadelphia Record Square Ami Chicago New York Metal Exchange Geller Boston Lake Ingotina Baltimore London

Boston markets may 26 flour and grain prices steady

Local price report for carload lots covers flour and grain including domestic flour types from fine to Minnesota extra patent. Notes steady tones with moderate demand and firm to soft price movements across Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Milwaukee New York Detroit and Toledo receipts and shipmets. Entries list specific bid prices, grades, and on hand stocks for corn oats rye and related products.

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Butter market trends steady as prices ease

Butter receipts rise last week with prices lower than before. Demand fair and Saturday's market stable. Creameries vary by grade from 24c for choice to 21 22c for imitation. Western creameries show mixed prices from 28 7c to 22c for fancy and seconds at 20s.

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