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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 03, 1888

Page

6

Auction of Bonds and Stocks by Basset Whitney & Co

Auction sale listing extensive municipal railroad and bank securities. Notes include City of Boston 6s bonds 1893 1894 1894 National banks and railroad issues with quantities. Overall sale reported at 1 1910000. Prices and lots listed with assignee and trustee notes.

Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers RR de Union Invest. Co Kansas City City of Do Tremont Nat. Bank Shoe OP. & Santa Fe RR Mort N. E. Mort. Sec. Co Pete & Ft. Smith RR. Co

Market Pulse for Commodities Lists Regional Prices

Readable snapshot shows mixed movements across commodities with some gains and steadies. Notable items include Eggs strong, Potatoes and Sweet potatoes in demand, Poultry good, Beans accumulating, Apples steady, Chestnuts plentiful, Cornmeal easier, Flour quiet, Corn firmer, Oats dull, Butter firm, Cheese quiet, Pork steady, Tallow unchanged, Sugars steady, and several meats soft or steady.

Grain Markets Show Weak Start and Light Stocks Hold Prices

Chicago reports wheat opening weak with December and May bids holding around 116. futures activity driven by bull buying as stocks stay light. Corn and oats also slide with November and December prices easing. New York and St Louis closing futures show mixed cash and futures values for wheat corn and oats.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Sorel New York Gee St Louis

Boston Money Market and Stock Exchange Notes

The Boston money market shows steady rates with time paper 4% to 6% and call loans 3% to 4%. Clearing house balances and New York funds rose to record highs. government bonds quoted 107% to 108% for fours and currency bonds. The local stock market was active and steady despite a bank assignment and Union Pacific earnings dip. Atchison and Missouri Pacific gains followed by a rally on New York orders.

Boston New York Clearing House Lorins Union Pacific Atchison Charley William D. Forbes Bank of Redemption Kansas City St. Louis Nebraska Ansas Missouri Indian Territory Texas Missouri Pacific San Francisco Kansas & Texas Rock Island Gould Russell Sage New England L & S. Wormser Jack Island W. S. Lawson & Co Bears Pentines Arnings

Middletown Bank Declares 10 Percent Dividend

The Middletown National Bank in Middletown New York announces a ten percent dividend. The Erie Telephone and Telegraph Company declares a dividend of one percent payable November 6 with an extra one half of one percent at the same date.

Middletown National Bank Middletown N. Y Erie Telephone and Telegraph Compan

London Financial Markets and Paris Bank Report

London level prices and exchange rates list Consols at 97 9/16 for money and 97 13/16 for the December account. United States 4s quoted at 130 1/2. Paris bank statement shows a gold decrease of 2,050,000 francs and silver down 550,000 francs.

London United States Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central St. Paul Paris England Bank of France

New York Financial Market Shows Weak Turn After Noon

Money on call eased to 2 percent with last loan at 2 and closing offered at 4. Sterling exchange dull. Government and railroad bonds steady. Missouri Pacific and Jersey Central drag multi-issue list as market weakens. stocks end heavy near day’s lows after afternoon decline.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Missouri Pacific Missour Pacific Jersey Union Pacific St. Paul

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town

A listing of buyers and representatives from multiple firms across the United States visiting Atlanta for purchases. Names include J K Gramling, J A Lawrence, A F Horner, J Howell, T Nightingale, W F Breath, J N Callaway, G H Reeder, J S Newbouer, K Hendricks, W R Singleton, E Carrington, M We, A B Goo Goodbar, C H Vogel, Marks Rothenberg & Co, C A Stern, J W Carter, W M Laird, W P Conover Jr, E S Reeve, and others from cities such as Dallas Galveston Houston Nashville Philadelphia Memphis and more.

Atlanta K Gramling Gramling, Spalding & Chakdimore A Lawrence Lawrence, Berry PJ Willis & Bro Galveston Tex J N Callaway Texas Cooperative Association G H Reeder Reeder Palmer Grand Raps & Co Halff & Newbouer Houston J S Newbouer Bros Ind K Hendricks Hendricks & Indianapolis RB Singleton & Co Cooper, Re Macon R Singleton Dbar EJ Carrington Am. Mansfield Memphis Tenn Goo Goodbar Love & Co Tre

Mackerel Market Holds Steady as New Arrivals Time Out

The mackerel market remains firm with slow weekly arrivals from the fleet. Block Island sees dwindling vessels as crews plan outfits or shipments after selling catches. Prices hold for Bay mackerel at Gloucester and Prince Edward Island mackerel cited. codfish receipts rise while herring from Newfoundland sells steady. Lobsters and oysters show fair demand. fresh fish are scarce though trading at prior prices.

Block Island Newport Gloucester Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Barre Newfoundland Frome Bae Eat New England Labrador Georges Bay Haddock Best

Prices Listed For Seafood And Oysters In Local Market

A fragmented list shows various seafood prices including cod steak at 450, haddock 6, halibut 275, white 14c, tay 22c, chicken 16 18c, mackerel 20c large and 9c small, frozen salmon 22c, frozen bluefish 12c, hake 150, pollock 2, steak pollock 260, fresh herring 1.00 per count, tongues 8c, cheeks 6c, eels and oysters noted at Norfolk 90c, oysters medium 115 Providence River 115, clams 50c, lobsters 7c live and 9c oiled.

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Flour and Grain Prices in Carload Lots and Markets

The report details flour and grain pricing across multiple U S markets with steady to dull demand. Winter wheat and flour prices show modest firming or softness, while rye, corn, oats, barley and meal markets display mixed activity, with several regions noting dull or quiet trading and others reporting steady or slightly firmer tones.

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