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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1888

Page

6

Money Market Steady in Boston with Strong Bond Sales

The Money Market opens steady with call loans 2 to 4 percent and time loans 4 to 6 percent. Clearing balances show bank loans at 244 percent and New York funds discounted. Bond offerings today total 597 150 with various registered and coupon issues trading near 128 to 109. Boston bank surplus increases to 1,675,700 and a favorable weekly statement. The local stock market trades moderately active with Atchison and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy noted.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Orleans Charleston Savannah United States Treasury National Bank Reichsmarks Bears Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Boston News Bureau Burlington & Quincy Atlantic & Pacific Uckiechiandee Union Pacific Oregon Special Commission Denver, South Park & Pacific Jan. Jarnings

New York Financial Market Summary Delineates Stock Declines

New York financial notes show money on call easy at 2 percent, prime mercantile paper at 44 to 46 percent, with bar silver near 93 4. Government and railroad bonds hold steady while the stock market ends weak after intraday activity. Key movers include Cottonseed oil, Tennessee coal, and Oregon Short Line with prices sliding to day’s lows. sales total $1,441,000 as many issues close near bottom values. Strong entities include Beech Creek firsts, St Paul & Minnesota, C M & St P, and Utah Southern general 7s among others, reflecting a broad market softness.

New York Sterling Exchange Oregon Beech Creek St. Paul Southwestern Kansas & Texas Improvement Utah Southern General St. Louis Arkansas &Texas Keokuk Des Moines Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Texas Pacific Richmond & Allehany Atlantic & Pacific

Market quotes and bonds from London and Paris

United States 4s at 13034, Atlantic & Great Western firsts 41, Canadian Pacific 57, Erie 29%%, Erie seconds 103%, Illinois Central 119%, Mex can ordinary 4758, St. Paul common 6844, New York Central 112%, Pennsylvania 56%, Mexican Central firsts 67%. Money at 1 percent, bar silver 43d. Paris advices show 3 percent reutes at 83f 9c for account and 25f 31c for checks.

London United States Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central St. Paul New York

Elgin Joliet and Eastern line set for midmonth start

The Elgin Joliet & Eastern railroad a ninety mile belt line from Spaulding to McCool will begin operation soon after midmonth Freight will dominate traffic with coal and other goods via connections at Turner Aurora Matteson Brisbane and Bloom George O Clinton oversees management and L B Jackson is chief engineer The line links through Chicago area routes and adds a Plainfield Gardner branch to reach coal fields

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad Illinois Messrs. Drexel, Morgan & Co Spaulding Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul McCool Baltimore & Ohio Plainfield Gardner Chicago L. B. Jackson George O. Clinton Milwaukee & St. Paul Elgin Bloom

Business troubles plague Hermon W. Ladd Company

The Hermon W. Ladd Company of Boston and New York, makers of spring and folding beds, unable to meet maturing payments, has assigned its assets to George E. Smith of Boston. The assignee has taken possession of the business and property in the named cities. Incorporated January 1887 with a $50,000 paid in capital, the firm appears solvent from books but cannot continue operations with its capital. Inventories will be taken immediately and arrangements finalized soon.

Hermon W. Ladd Company Boston New York George E. Smith

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town in Atlanta and Beyond

A crowded list shows multiple buyers and firms visiting Atlanta including Gramling, Spalding & Co. Horner. Spragins. Cohen. Brooks. Challis. Hunt. Smartt. Rosenthal. Goldsmith. Brooks. Wallace. A Meyer. Ringgold. Newburger. Bryant. Amsden. Breath. Callaway. RG Wallace. Bassett. Green. Beals. Wollner. Bernstein. Herman. Lion. Campo. Bell. Childs. Putney. Roberts. Crump. Schafer. Baum. Allen. Foot. Sinlih. Childs.

Atlanta Stone Goff & Co Bloomington C Wallace Wallace & Sloat Cincinnati A Meyer A Meyer & Co Ringgold Ringgold & Co Dallas Texas J W Newburger J Lowenthal Sanger Bros Davenport Bryant Bryant & Co Dubuque R Amsden Large & Arusden Tre Galveston Tex Breath PJ Willis & Bro N Callaway Texas Cooperative Association Kansas City G Wallace RG Wallace & Co Lexington S Iassett Bassett & Sons Louisville J B Green Green, Huffaker & Co Milwaukee Wis F Beals Beals, Torrey & Co Mobile Ala M Wollner Wollner & Lowenstein H Bernstein Nashville Tenn B Herman Herman Bros Lindauer & Co New Orleans Lion Norfolk E Campo D Lowenburg Philadelphia Penn H Bell Bell, Walt & Co Pittsburg H Childs, Jr H Childs & Co

Market Notes Flat or Rising on Various Commodities

Commercial matters show mixed movement with iron improving while copper and many grains stay quiet. Corn rises, oats firmer, potatoes in good demand. fats and meats vary from pork fairly active to lard lower. Overall, several items remain steady or unchanged in a tentative market snapshot.

Wheat and Corn Markets Open Lower on Reports and Supplies

Chicago trading shows wheat opening weak then rally to 115 percent for May before slipping after news of a 650000 bushel rise in visible supply. Northwest reports bullish notes but weak regional markets and rising flour stocks signal further wheat declines. corn reacts to a government crop estimate of 2 billion bushels for 1888 with gradual declines and lower Chicago stocks. Closing futures and cash prices are provided for wheat corn and oats across Chicago New York and St Louis markets.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Northwest Minneapolis Eee Owen Lidlea New York St Louis

Iron trade improves amid steady sales and tariff postures

Iron markets show a firmer tone with active but small lot sales. Buyers and sellers expect tariff results to clear uncertainty, while anthracite pig iron output ranges around 33,645 tons weekly in Nov and coke furnace production nears a twelve month high. Prices for iron goods remain firm with a slight rise anticipated as ample business resumes. Western demand strengthens and rail markets face price competition, with rail steel rails and copper markets noted in ongoing coverage.

Philadelphia Record The Pittsburg Post Rtate Vie London Pennsylvania Ohio Gta Nel Southern Pig

Historic iron and steel price list amid late 19th century markets

The document presents a detailed ledger of iron and steel prices by item and origin, listing per ton, per cwt, or per piece rates for pig iron, bar iron, rails, nails, pipes, copper, tin, lead, zinc, and related products. It cites various firms and regions, including England, Norway, Sweden, Coltness, Langloan, and Garthsherrie, with extensive commodity breakdowns and discount off lists.

Eglinton Summerlee Garthsherrie Langloan Coltness Ber Norway New England Steland Steel Bessemer Steel Sussia Ile Baltimore London

Boston Markets Flour and Grain Prices and Stocks for Nov 12

Boston markets show visible supplies for wheat, oats, barley and corn with stocks in Chicago and Boston elevators listed for Nov 12. Prices at New York and Chicago futures drift lower while spot flour remains quiet with limited demand and a broad range of bread, roller and patent flours priced across regions.

Aseser Chicago Boston Bush Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada New York St Louis J.milwaukee Milwaukee Detroit Toledo Minneapolis Peoria Boston & Albany Hoosack Tunnel

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