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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1888

Page

6

Money Market Opens Easy as Week Starts in Boston

The Boston money market opens with rates largely unchanged. Clearing house loans run around 2 percent, with time loans 3 to 5 percent and collateral loans 2 to 12 percent. Government securities remain steady, and the Boston bank reserve shows a gain of 1.8 million in loans and a total reserve rise of about 29 thousand. The local stock market is dull and weak with broad bearish sentiment and notable declines in Atchison and other issues.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francico Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Sa- Gacesh United States National Bank Treasury Reichsmarks Amun Sa Gould Issouri Pacific Missouri Kansas & Texas Atchison Bears Jay Gould Atlantic & Pacific

Mercantile and Travellers Credits Advertised Worldwide

New York Office at 1 Nassau Street promotes MERCANTILE AND TRAVELLERS CREDITS available globally through MESSRS Baring Bros. Co London and their correspondents.

New York Nassau Street Mercantile and Travellers Messrs Baring Bros. & Co London

Auction Sales Continued Including Insurance and Railroad Stocks

Auction catalog lists shares and bonds from American Insurance Company Mfg Co and various banks and railroads. Notable items include 126 shares East Boston Gas Light Co and 1000 Ogd and Lake Champlain Railroad company cons. Also listed are Pullman car stock, New Hampshire Trust Debentures, Maine and Cleveland bonds, and a Boston rail line issue.

Charlestown Gas Co Boston Wharf Marblehead Gas and Electric Light Co Automatic Can Machine Co Champton Iron Co McKay Met Fast First N. Bk Hyannis Mass First Nat, Bank Portland Androscoggin & Kennebec RR Androscoggin & Kennebec Itt Iowa Wails Sioux City RR Massachusetta College of Pharmacy Ann Odg Lake Champlain RI Income Maine Cent Consol Mort Qgolony Steamboat Co Algonquin Club American Ins. Co Ee Mfg. Co Russell Mills Essex Co Ee Ma Bank Oewmarket Shetucket Co Norwich Cheshire Rr, Co Boylston Mutual Insurance Philadelphia Wilmington & Balt. RR Shawmut Natl. Bank East Boston Gas Lignt Co Boston & Maine RR Do. Merchants’ Natl. Bank Maverick Ogd Lake Champlain RR Do Ind Pos Do Ind. Cp Ips Gullman’s Palace New Hampshire Trust Bertes

New York financial roundup signals dull market in late May

Money on call ease persists with rates near 14 percent and 11 percent for last loans. Sterling exchange stays steady. government and rail bonds quiet. Stock list shows broad weakness, led by Rock Island and Missouri Pacific amid light trading, with Union Pacific rising on Conress action rumors and later a broad minor downturn across the board.

New York Sterling Exchange Rock Island Missouri Pacific Reading Union Pacific Conress All Life Canada Chicago St. Paul

London Financial Summary May 28 Bank bullion and bond quotes

London market notes Consols at 995 16 for money and account United States bonds 4s 130 14 Mexican ordinary 41 18 Reading 30 ¾ and New York Central 103 Pennsylvanian 63 44 Canadian Pacific GARE Erie 24 84 Bar silver 41 18 164 per ounce Paris 8 per cent rentes at 82 francs 77 centimes for account Open market discount 113 16 per cent bullion Bank of England £19 000 on balance today

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Commercial Grain and Produce Market Roundup

Flour is steady and firm while corn oats and other staples show varied firmness. Rye and rye flour demand remains solid. butter eggs poultry and meats trend steady to firm. Sugar and molasses stay steady, with refined sugars active and truck demand strong. Overall market activity shows cautious stability across commodities.

Print Cloth Markets Providence May 28

The print cloth market is the feature of the trade, with stock now only 13 000 pieces. Large sales and deliveries have trimmed inventories from 450 000 a year ago, and buyers in Providence and Fall River have contracted over 600 000 pieces to October. Prices advanced to 334 cents, bid up to 648 and then generally declined. Fall River sales show some at 3 1/8 to 3 1/4 cents, with 56x60s at 53 16 cents bid and no goods available. Traders forecast 4 cents for goods.

Providence Fall River

Canned Goods Market Shows Quiet Demand and Shifting Prices

The canned goods market remains quiet due to a surge of Southern green goods. California fruit packing has begun on the Pacific coast but fresh supplies are delayed. Apricot crop shortages tighten prices, while pine packing in Baltimore stays active though scarce stock limits gains. Pearson's new crop June peas offered at 110 with 1000 case sales but no further orders, and current quotations ease slightly.

California Pacific Coast Baltimore Pearson

Boston Market Flour and Grain Prices May 28

Local carload grain prices quoted for all grains except rye with flour market steady and firm. New York and Chicago receipts and shipments cited. overall trade dull or quiet in multiple cities. notations include various white wheat, patent, and export flour prices and spot corn values.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Canada Extra New York City Chicago St Louis Minneapolis Milwaukee Cora Benepe Cy Toledo

Commodity Market Flush With Firm Tone Despite Caution

The spot market remains very firm yet dull as May oats and cash grain show pressure. No 2 white stocks stand at 12,001 bushels vs 16,606 last week, with distributions across Bo ton Albany and Hoosac Tunnel elevators. Reported sales include No 1 white at 40 cents on track and No 2 white at 44 to 44 1/4 cents in tunnel and on track, while ship markets hold at 45 1/4 to 46 1/4 cents. Calls show varied bids and asks across cash and futures, with settling price at 48 1/4 to 48 1/2 cents. Inspections list mixed corn and oats among grades. New York and Chicago receipts and prices reflect firm to higher tendencies for No 2 white and No 1 white. overall market tone remains unsettled and busy across regions.

Farnum, Reardon & Co Bush Hoosac Tunnel Barney York Chicago St Louis Toledo New York VOIA@Inc Minneapolis Milwaukee

Butter Prices Slide Amid Quiet Trade Across Markets

Receipts of butter rise as trade remains subdued with prices around one cent lower. Western creamery and Vermont creamery quotes vary from 20 to 28 cents for different grades, with receivers’ wholesale prices noted while other markets show weakness. Cheese and eggs also see stable or soft tones, while potatoes and beans reflect mixed demand across regions.

Market Report on Hay Straw and Poultry Prices

Hay receipts firm demand for choice lots with rising prices noted for top grades Rye straw prices steady Poor to ordinary hay values ease east swale and rye straw top at 23 to 24 50 Poultry market dull live fowls 12c Western small turkeys 11 14c Northern fresh killed chickens 22 25c fair to good 16 20c Northern fresh killed fowls 15c

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Banana steamers slated for late May and early June

The steamers Stamford Balder Lorenzo D. Baker and Gambetta carry bananas from Baracoa and Jamaica to Boston Fruit Company Seaverns & Co W. W. & Noyes and G. H. ca. for delivery in late May and early June.

Banana Steamers Stamford Baracoa W. W R. Noyes Balder G. H. Ca Lorenzo D. Baker Jamaica Boston Fruit Company Gambetta Seaverns & Co

Market prices for vegetables from a late issue

A fragmented price list shows asparagus at several cents, Norfolk green peas, Florida tomatoes and cucumbers by crate or basket, North Carolina beans, beets and carrots by bush or bunch, lettuce and cabbage values, and assorted onions. Regional varieties include Maryland Florida and North Carolina items with varied crate and bush pricing across the page.

Norfolk Maryland Florida North Carolina St Andrews

Fruit prices and arrivals in a New York market report

The market notes fair demand and steady prices for apples with Baldwins at 850 per 400 pounds and russets at 33 to 40 cents. Granges, Lemons and other citrus show ample supply with Palermo oranges 3 60 to 4 50 per box, Messina and Valen varieties listed, fruit receipts large including strawberries with Maryland and Norfolk sales, and bananas arriving from Jamaica with varied crate and bunch prices.

Baldwins Palermo Messina Valen Samana Jamaica Siofna California

Provisions Market Steady Across Pork and Beef Notes

Pork market steady with fair demand and strong export lard. Prices quoted for long cuts and bacon reflect minimal changes, while New York and Chicago markets show quiet to lower movement on pork and lard. Fresh beef steady with varied cuts. mutton and veal plentiful and trading slowly.

Sugar and Molasses Market Report Summary

Sugar trade remains quiet with firm prices across raw and refined sugars. New York notes a firm market for standard A and granulated grades, with assorted tropical sugars and molasses showing varied quotes. Prices for pulverized to confectioners’ sugars stay steady, while wholesale granulated goes for seven cents per pound.

Cuba Manilas Javas New York Porto Rico Gienviegos Mayaguez Momia

Stock Yards Market Roundup Across Cities Report

Receipts vary with cattle hogs and sheep mixed across markets. Chicago shows steady to higher cattle with slow hogs and dull sheep. St Louis and Peoria report weaker hogs. Cincinnati and Cincinnati shipments mixed. read as a broad market snapshot with price ranges and activity notes.

Kansas City St. Louis Peoria Cincinnati Chicago

Cotton market drifting with limited demand

Allan Asher & Co reports a still quiet cotton market with buying capacity diminished and no strong pressure. Liv erpool shows static spot arrivals while closing prices fall one point since Saturday. U.S. crop movement cites 5,352,000 bales ginned to date versus 5,171,000 last year. stocks stand at 402,000.

Allan Asher & Co Exchange Place Livervool

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