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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1887

Page

6

Money Market Steady as Rates Hold in Boston Trading

The Boston money market remains steady with 6 percent on clearinghouse funds and regular customer discounts at 6 percent. Bankers largely discount at 6 to 7 percent, with country banks also offering around 6 percent. Market reports note strong stock advances, a bullish bear debate, and mixed bond activity as Atchison and Union Pacific show notable moves.

Boston Corporation New York Sterling Exchange Reichsmarks Bears Atchison Atlantic & Pacific California Southern Flint Pere Marquette Pullman Kansas City Memphis Birmingham Cleveland & Canton Oregon Short Line Oregon Transcontinental Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Chicago Wall Street State Street Gener Rock Island Missouri Illinois Iowa R. R. Cable Rock Island Road Union Pacific Thomas J. Potter Ten Brook Potter New England Shinn Charles P. Clark Eastern Boston & Maine Eastern Common

Merrimac Valley declares 25 percent annual dividend

Ipswich Mills declares a 3 percent semi annual dividend Union Savings Bank Fall River declares a 2 percent semi annual dividend.

Merrimac Valley Steamboat Company Ipswich Mills Company Union Savings Bank Fall River

Stock and Bond Orders Executed in Major Cities

Orders executed in Boston New York and Philadelphia detail stock purchases and bond trades across financial markets. Major firms reported brisk activity with notable shifts in bond yields and equity prices.

Boston New York Philadelphia

Market quotes from London and Paris bond and stock listings

London quotation list shows Consols at 1031 16 for money and account. US 4s 130%, Atlantic and Great Western bonds 41 for firsts and 8% for seconds. Erie 100%, Illinois Central 121, Reading 36, New York Central 11144, Mexican Central 14%. Paris advices cite 3 per cent routes at 80f Tec for the account.

Portsmouth Great Falls Boston & Albany Boston & Providence Fitchburg Concord Boston & Lowell Connecticut & Passumpsie Central Massachusetts Rutland Old Colony Chicago, Kansas & Western Southern Kansas Wisconsin Central Eastern Nashua & Rochester R. L. Day & CO Washington Natl Bank Bunker Hill Ing. Ing Alt &T.H . Er Tremont Natl Bank Natl Bank Sewer Nie At. & Pac New England Natl. Bank B.& Ee Natl. Bank L. Ee Howard Natl. Bank Evewe Ode Ie Blue Hill Natl. Bank Central Lowa Amoskeag Mfg. Co Central Pac Gore Ches Ohio Ae Naunkeag Mfg Amory Mfg Laconia Mfg. Co Russell Mills Tremont & Suffolk Mills Ith San. & Cleve Asta West End Street Boston & Maine RR Cleve. & Col Cheshire Rit Vermont & Mass RE del. & H del. & L Isd Boston Gaslight Caye Pen. & R.G Eal Erie Mante’s Ins. Co American Screw Co East Tenn Ain Bell Globe Nail Co Sone Eaeeves Fort Wayne Para Rubber Co FuWw North Chicago Hlous Texas Lombard Investment Columbus Central Balls & Con Chicago & Illinois First Kan, & Tex Wee Kings & Pem Fitchburg RR Chicago & N. W Lon Neh Ee Consolidated RH Man Beach Sioux City & Pacific Gs Mem. & Ch. Wane F. Henshaw & CO Mich. Central Columbian National Bank Union National Bank Minn. & St. Ats Market National Bank Sg Miiss National Bank Sae Shoe and Leather National Bank N.J. Cent Waltham National Bank Tremont National Bank Pac Dwight Northwest Hill Manufacturing Co Pacific Mills Lawrence Manufacturing Ney G. & St. I Pena Manut. Co Lyman Mills Ohio & Miss Hall Manufacturing Co Jackson Manufacturing Co Ee Ee Boston Revere Beach Lynn Oregon Nav Suffolk Cordage Co Oregon Trans OLY Northern N. H National Charlestown Gaslight Co Rome, W. & Ce Cleveland St. L Union Pacific Androscoggin & Kennebec Gs St. Paul A. & Luke Champ Oledo Elk. & Mo. V. Gs Ie L.& P Omaha & Southwestern Oregon Imee Pacific Mail Pullman Pal London United States Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Ilinois Central New York Pennsylvania Reading Mexican Central Canada Northwest Land Co Paris

New York Stock Market Holds Steady Gains Amid Active Trading

The New York financial scene shows easy money on call from 5% to 5% with last loans at 4 and closing offers at 3. Stocks rally to near best levels with Western Union and Canada Southern among leaders, while railroad bonds remain strong. final prices remain notably higher despite minor midday pullbacks.

New York Mercantile Paper Sterling Exchange Staal Western Union London Stock Exchange Wheeling & Lake Erie Canada Southern Atlantic & Pacific Erie Baltimore & Ohio Chesapeake & Ohio Rock Island Detroit Mackinac & Marquette Louisville & Nashville Pensacola & Atlantic Minneapolis & St. Louis Kansas & Texas Kansas Pacific Texas Pacific Rome Watertown & Ogdensburg Shenandoah Valley Wabash Green Bay Indiana, Bloomington & Western Mobile, & Ohio

New York Stock Sales Totals 559551 Shares

Today's transactions aggregated 559,551 shares in New York stock sales. The report lists the shares sold and the opening figures for the trading day.

New York

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town

A long list of buyers and agents for boots and shoes across major cities including Atlanta Chicago Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Dallas Denver Indianapolis Kansas City Philadelphia St Louis and San Francisco with firms such as Stone Goff Co Phelps Dodge Wallace Sloat Beals Terry Co and others represented. The notice catalogs names of agents and firms in a trade directory style.

Chicago C Brooks Brooks Bros. Tre F Pratt Bowers & Pratt M Seiz, Jr Selz, Schwab & Co Charleston D B Drake M Drake & Son Cincinnati W Laws Laws & Co J B Coughlin Butterworth & Co Benekenstein J Benekenstein & Co Craw Cleveland H B Childs Childs, Groff & Co Chattanooga Tenn G M Smartt Smartt Bros Dallas Tex S J Howell Blankenship Blake & Co Tre Denver Col H Plousky Butler Bros Dubuque M R Amsden Large & Amsden W Bears Ind A Jones, Jr Jones, McKee & Co Kansas City R G Wallace RG Wallace & Co Lexington S Bassett S Bassett & Sons Mobile Ala M Wollner Wollner & Lowenstein Milwaukee Wis E F Beals Beals, Terry & Co W R Singleton R Singleton & Co RG Thorne Adams, Thorne & Co Seagoville J W Carter Carter, Dunbar & Co Nashville KR Manier J W Manier, Jr J W Manier & Son Natchez C S Moore H Frank Portland, Ore B Selling Akin, Selling & Co Pittsburg A S Scott Wo Schmertz & Co Penn John K Gregg Gregg & Elliott H Childs, Jr H Childs & Co Philadelphia W H Welner Weiner, Wright & Watkins Re W M Paul Paul Bros Richmond J D Crump Wings Ellett & Crump Hein

Accident Insurance as a Duty and Necessity in New Policy

The article presents the corporation as a pioneer of liberal accident insurance, urging readers to examine its new policy features and benefits. It emphasizes necessity for all workers and highlights the policy’s special, liberal terms designed to provide broader coverage and security.

Above Corporation

Livestock and commodity markets mix steady tones in Boston

Boston market reports steady or firm trends across grains and dairy with oats and rye unchanged while butter and eggs stay firm. A large cattle and sheep sale shows mixed results with numerous consignments from Maine New Hampshire Vermont and Massachusetts and several notable horse and sheep transactions.

Prices of Market Beef and Store Cattle in Brighton and Watertown Yards

Prices for market beef range from 4 to 7.50 dollars per quality grade with steady demand. Store cattle include working oxen pairs at 90 to 160 dollars per pair and various cows and calves, yearlings, and milch cows priced across the market. The article notes over 1000 head from New England, with buyers and sellers reporting firm prices and several carloads entering Boston market.

Welch & Hall Manchester Stark Hodgers Bros Grand Rapids I Sprick Grand Haven Mich Ohio P H Dardis St Lawrence Russell L W Tinker French & Adams Whipple & Farnham A Foster W E Aldrich H A Wilcox C A Burdick Maine OP Hanagan Weiler & Libby Libby & Son F H Coolidge & Son W Hall & Son New England R P Pollard Chester BS Hastings St. Johnsbury Vermont New Hampshire Boston Brighton A. N Monroe Hollis & Co JS Henry Ayrshire C H Merrill LC Libby & Son Thompson & Son

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