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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 12, 1888

Page

6

The Money Market in Boston and New York Nov 10 1888

The money market closed steady with time paper 4 to 6 percent, call loans 3 to 4, and clearing house funds at 2 1/2 percent. New York funds brought 10 and 17 cents discount. bond offerings totaled 670000 with various 4s and coupons. New York bank reserves fell by 2,172,650 while deposits and circulations drifted. weekly exchange tables and several city bank figures are listed with interstate comparisons.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Charleston Savannah Frances Reichsmarks New York City Ogdensburg & Lake Champlain New England Chicago, Kansas & Western Atchison Boston, Concord & Montreal Consolidated Vermont Marquette, Houghton & Ontonagon Sonora Lamson Bell Telephone Long Distance Telephone Company West End Maverick Wollaston Frenchman’s Bay Land The Globe Frenchman’s Bay Land Company Sorrento Lewis Boston & Montana Butte & Boston Allonez National Huron Franklin Kearsarge Emerson Portage Lake Lake Superior Eagle River Atlantic Mine Calumet & Heela Tamarack Quincy Osceola Atlantic Allouez Pewabic W. F. Fitzgerald Water Street Simmons

Boston Mining and Stock Exchange Prices and Auction Notices

Mining and Stock Exchange Boston November 10 1888 lists a long auction sale of shares including First Nat Bank Attleboro Continental Mills Lowell Bleachery Cheshire RR Medkuy Metrast and many more. It notes closing prices and a final market roundup with detailed fractions and percentages across railroad and industrial securities.

Mining and Stock Exchange Boston Nat. Bank Attleboro Mass Continental Mills Lowell Russell Mills Wrymouth Cheshire RR Medkuy Douglas Axe Mfg. Co Nat Maine Central RR Manchester N.Y N. E. RR Brockton St. Ry. Co National Car Co Flrat N. Bk Atlas N. Bk Shawmut N. Webster Br Wat. Union Bk Faneuil Hall Nat Naumkeag N. Bk Howard N. Br Gt. Falls Mtg. Co Alantic Cotton Mills Hamilton Woollen Mills Atlantic Cotton Mills Merrimack Mfg. Co Fitchburg River RR Worcester Nasiuu & Rochester RR Mass. Mutual Ins Farmers’ Lea and Trust Co Arelian Ins Boston & Albany RR Chi Burl, & So Adin Atchison, Top. & Santa Fe RR L. G Boston & Montana Copper Mining Co Oneard RR. Co Portland, Saco & Portsmouth RR Fall River W. Tl St. Louis Bank National Eagle Bank Eae eeeleGe Union Bank Eeee Merchants Globe Nat. Bank Jeanne Amoskeng Mig Phil Wil. & Balt Fitebourg I West End American Loan & ‘Trust Co Dorchester Gaslight Co Seesveess Lorys Farmers’ Loan & ‘Trust Co Manufacturers Faneuil Hall Merrimac Haverhill Howerd Nat Mechanics Exchange Bank Hill Mfg. Co Mills Atlantic Cotton Lowell Bleachery York Mfg Wal. & Balt. RE Ee Astern Wor Nash, & Roe Hosas Ins. Co Boston Athenawuim Ieaes Keene Boston Marine Ins. Co Sugar Refineries Co Marshalltown Snes Boston & Albany Chic East IL Nash Low Maine Central Veers Ahl DU Louis

Lowell Machine Shop declares five percent dividend

The Lowell Machine Shop Company has declared a dividend of five percent. The Pennsylvania Natural Gas Company has declared a quarterly dividend of one percent.

Lowell Machine Shop Comany Pennsylvania Natural Gas Company

Money Market and Securities Report from New York

New York money on call easy at 1 percent close 1 percent. Prime mercantile paper in good demand with moderate supply. Indorsed bills receivable 4 to 5 percent, four months' acceptances 5 5 percent, single names four to six months 6 4 2 6 percent. Bar silver 93 15-16, sterling dull. Government bonds dull to firm. railroad bonds dull but active. Stock market dull and irregular. Northern Pacific Oregon Transcontinental cores weak. Vanderbilts weak. changes fractional. Bond list slightly more active.

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Financial Market Roundup From London Berlin and Paris

London and Paris report show US securities and Canadian issues trading at varied discounts. Berlin records a drop in specie of 3.48 million marks as German bank reserves adjust. London money markets note low discount rates amid gold exports to South America, signaling abundant money with weak demand and dull stock activity. Investors eye American rail securities after General Harrison’s election and Reading bonds attract interest.

London United States Canadian Pacific Erie St. Paul New York Central Paris Berlin Imperial Bank of Germany South America Stock Exchange Lord Salisbury Harrison Reading

Cape Cod Association Holds Annual Meeting at State Street

The Cape Cod Association held its annual meeting at 50 State street naming officers including President Joshua M. Sears and vice-presidents Osborne Howes Paul Sears Nathan Crowell Eben Bacon Elisha Atkins George Thacher Philip H. Sears H L Hallett Pliny Nickerson George A Nickerson Francis D Cobb Alpheus H Hardy John Oakes Shaw and treasurer Eben Bacon Corresponding secretary O Howes Jr recording secretary George Thacher Resolutions in memory of Ezra H Baker were adopted Three students were noted as taking college courses under the association and all were in high standing The fund will aid another student next year Charles M Baker and E Henry Baker were elected members.

Cape Cod Association State Street Joshua M. Sears Osborne Howes Paul Sears Nathan Crowell Eben Bacon Elisha Atkins George Thacher Philip H. Sears H. L. Hallett Pliny Nickerson George A. Nickerson Francis D. Cobb Alpheus H. Hardy John Oakes Shaw O. Howes, Jr Ezra H. Baker Charles M. Baker E. Henry Baker

Trouble in the Fish Trust

The Fish Dealers Association faces dissolution as 45 firms consider ending a nine month old pact. Members paid 1 dollar initiation plus 6 cents per 100 pounds to a pool, with daily price fixing aimed at 50 cents profit per 100 pounds. Allegations of price undercutting trigger the dispute over $13,000 in the pool.

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Crop Report Shows Record Corn Yield and Large Overall Crop

Washington dispatch reports corn yields per acre resemble 1885 levels and surpass any since 1880. Total U S production nears 2,000,000,000 bushels, about 52 bushels per capita, with potatoes averaging eighty bushels per acre and total around 195,000,000 bushels. Buckwheat yields about twelve bushels per acre. total nearly 11,000,000 bushels. Drought no major damage. area expanding in the South. yields from cultivated land remain strong.

Washington Department of Agriculture

Print Cloth Markets Fall River Report

Fall River market summary shows weekly print cloth production at 175000 pieces deliveries 170000 stock 22000 sales 202000 spot 20000 futures 182000 with large future sales to April Price 31316c for 64x64s 3percent econ for 60x56s market firm and active

Fall River

Wheat opens weak in Chicago with limited buying

Chicago reports wheat opening weak with ample offerings and light buying, shorts mainly purchasing, visible supply likely to rise slightly. Gorn market dull and easy with light receipts and solid shipments. oats firmer with May up to 29 4 cents. trading light. New York and St Louis closing futures show mixed gains and steady cash prices across wheat, corn, and oats.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Shorts Bas Ccseus Aeesere New York St Louis

Boston Markets Flour And Grain Prices November 10

A compact report on domestic flour and grain prices across markets with steady or dull activity. Winter wheats show slow movement while New York receipts and prices reflect a broad range from low extras to patents. Regional reports from St Louis Milwaukee Chicago and Duluth note dull to steady trade, with various No 2 red and white grade prices and futures shown.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada New York City St Louis Milwaukee Chicago Duluth Toledo Minneapolis

Markets Voice Steady Grain Prices Across Regions

The report shows firm cash corn quotes in Baltimore and Philadelphia with no clear demand surge. New York receipts rise while exports and sales stay steady, and oats and rye markets display modest activity with mixed elevator prices across multiple cities.

Butter and Cheese Prices Steady Across Regions

Wholesale butter demand remains quiet with Western creameries showing mixed 24 27¢ quotes and Eastern markets firm. Cheese and eggs hold steady amid light activity while beans and potatoes show varied prices driven by ample supply and improving receipts.

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