Money Market Shows Firmer Tone In Interbank Loans
The Money Market notes a firmer mood in interbank lending as the week opens, with time loans at 4 to 6 percent and collateral loans at 2 to 4 percent. Bank balances at the clearing house sit at 2 to 3 percent, while New York funds trade around 10 to 16 percent per $1000 discount. Bond and stock activity remains subdued with regional and national figures showing mixed results. industrials and rail earnings cited, and foreign exchange trends noted.
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Boston
Corporation
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
San Francisco
Telegraph
New Orleans
Bank
Charleston
Savannah
Inc
United States
National Bank
Secretary of the Treasury
Frances
Reichsmarks
Imperial Bank of Germany
Wall Street
Atchison
Southwestern
Gould
Burlington & Quincy
Union Pacific
Oreyton Short Line
Kansas City
Fort Beott & Gulf
Clinton
Springfield
Fort Scott
Memphis
Detroit, Lansing & Northern
Chicago & West Michigan
Cleveland & Canton
Commodity Market Snapshot From Historic Ledger notes
Commercial matters show varied activity with copper and tin quiet to slow, flour and rye steady, oats and corn mixed, butter and tallow very firm, pork active, beans and poultry in good demand, fresh beef and veals steady, hogs unchanged, grapes noted as studs, and general commodities like sugars and malt described as unchanged or dull across the board.
Consolidated Adjustable Shoe Co Declares 142 Per Cent Dividend
The Consolidated Adjustable Shoe Company of Lynn has declared a dividend of 142 percent. The announcement notes a substantial payout to shareholders and signals strong financial performance for the period.
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Consolidated Adjustable Shoe Company of
Lynn
New York Financial Markets End Weak After Day of Declines
Money on call easy at 2 to 4 with last loan at 2 and close offered at 2. Prime mercantile paper 41a 6. Bar silver strong at 94 1/4. Sterling dull and firm with sixty day bills at 4.8444, demand at 4.87. Government and railroad bonds dull but firm. Stocks opened down as much as 42 percent, then declined to the day’s lowest. Major declines hit St Paul, Missouri Pacific, and Louisville & Nashville, with New England and Richmond & West Point showing relative strength at times. Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western convertibles and several firsts traded, with mixed shifts in prices across railroad and western issues.
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New England
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Boston News Bureau
Wall Street
Broad Street
Messrs. Moore & Schley
Charles Head & Co
Standard Oil
Hudson River Suspension Bridge Company
Pennsylvania
Bostwick
New York & New England
Connecicut Air Line
New York State Line
Grand Central Depot
New England Road
New Haven Road
New Haven
Boston
Eastern
Boston & Albany
Old Colony
Fitchburg
Central Massachusetts
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Pullman Palace
Lamson
Bell Telephone
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Supreme Court
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West End
San Diego
King, Lawrie & Co
California
Rocky Mountains
California Southern Railroad
Antonio
Boston & Montana
Koarsarge
Allouez
National
Butte & Boston
Tamarack
Calumet & Hecla
Portage Lake Mining Gazette
Tamarack, Jr
Hancock & Calumet Railroad
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
St.Paul
Missouri Pacific
Richmond& West Point
Louisville & Nashville
Lake Shore
Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western
Denver & South Park
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Southern Pacific of
Toledo, Peoria & Western
International
Miwaukee
Lake Shore & Western
London and Berlin Financial Market Wrap Nov 19
London readers see Consols at 96 13 16 for money with 96 ½ for the account. U S shares quoted with 48 130s. Market discounts stand at 3.38 percent. Paris notes show 3 percent rentes at 83 francs 24s. The Bank of England reports bullion withdrawal of 12,000 pounds. Berlin records a 4 million mark gain in specie at the Imperial Bank.
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Eastern
Seeveeeer
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Fts & Gulf
Old Colony
Ny&ne
West End
P. M
At. T & & Fool Trust
Kan
West
Pueblo & Atk
South Kan Ba
Boston Land
Bay Land
Winthrop Land
Allouez
Bost & Moni
Flutte
Boston Ae
Huron
Kearsarge
Atantic & Pacific
Boston & Maine
Lave
Canton
Fiint & Pere Mara
Louis
Aliman
Rock Lland
Ine
Wheas Pacific
U. Pacific
Utica & Hs
Ti W
St. L
L. B
Oregon
Pacific Mail
Union
Jie Patroleum
P. Ists
ASALS
Dy & Plas P
C. & P. Eris
St. P
Sts Eeeseees
T. G
Tex. P
Bul
Unionés
Noetas Ss
Pac
W. Shore
Adams Ste Eee
American
Wells Fargo
Romegne
Vajo
Col. Chis
Ontario
Con
Suvace
Hale & Nor Leki
Canton Eeeer
Central Pacific
Alton
Del
Bel
Den
Erie
Fort Vie
Beet
Rene Wet
London
United States
Atlantic & Great Western
Iinois Central
St. Paul
New York
Paris
Bank of England
Berlin
Imperial Bank of Germany
Railroad clashes loom in Connecticut Legislature fight
The New Haven Register foresees a major legislative clash between the Consolidated road and the New York & Connecticut Airline over a plan to build a New Haven to New York line. Backed by financiers including Starbuck and Bostwick, the airline argues time extensions are needed, while opponents fear delays. Other items note Baltimore & Ohio stock meetings, Canton gauge conversion to standard, and a Pacific Mail steamer contract valued around 650,000.
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Connecticut
Consolidated Road
New York & Connecticut
New Haven
New York
the Register
Starbuck
Bostwick
New
William H. Stevenson
New Haven & Derby Road
New York & Connecticut Air Line
Olmstead
General Assembly
Friends of the New Line
New Line
Stevenson
Bridgeport
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Credited For Patient Recovery
Pittsfield Massachusetts resident WR Lorenzo Waite reports eight weeks of using Horsford's Acid Phosphate to treat a patient with severe dyspepsia and nervous prostration who could not tolerate food. A long experienced physician deemed the case incurable before the remedy led to health restoration.
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Horsford
Lorenzo Waite
Pittsfield
Mass
Hot Weather and Servants Agree Best in Homes
A short ad-like line notes Pearline as the preferred cleaning aid for handling heat and managing household staff. The promise centers on comfort and efficiency in homes using the product for servants and domestic chores. It reflects a period advertising tone.
Wheat and Corn Market Report from Chicago and London
Chicago market details show wheat, corn, and oats trading with mixed moves as cash demand rises and exporters push 200,000 bushels for New York shipment. Prices edge up then soften with selling by shorts. London and New York markets reflect firm tin, steady zinc and spelter, and varied iron, steel, and copper pricing across multiple grades and delivery points.
Metal Market Sees No Post Election Boom
The iron market shows steady demand with no new boom after the election. Furnaces have orders for two months, prices remain steady, and buyers reveal confidence with ongoing activity in steel rails, bar iron, nails, and copper while Lake Superior coke iron remains scarce. Prices and activity vary by region including Pittsburg, Philadelphia, St Louis, Chicago, and Louisville. Some forecasts point to a winter rise in quotations due to railroad requirements.
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Harrison
Philadelphia
Lake Superior
St Louis
Etowah
Louisville
Pennsylvania Railroad
Eastern Mills
Board of Control
Europe
Boston Grain Markets Report November 19 1888
The Boston market shows mixed grain supplies and rising concern over corn. Illinois movement expected to be heaviest, Michigan flour trust forming, Minneapolis and St Louis miller actions, and varied regional price quotes across New York Chicago Milwaukee and Baltimore reflecting quiet demand and softer prices for corn and wheat.
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State Millers’ Association of
Michigan
Executiv Committee
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Canada Roller
Canada
New York
City
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Chicago
Pt Tonis
Toledo
Ot Gr Uaa Ag
Northern
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Philadelphia
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Railroad Gazette
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Bankers
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Williams & 60
Baok
Dwight Mfg. Co
Do Hingham Nat
Hingham
Little Fock Junction Ry. Co
Hoston Lead Mfg. Co
Do Shoe and Leather Nat
Do Jonglis Axe Mfg. Co
Wind St. Ry. Co
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Iowa
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Boston Sandwich
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Shawmut
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Hamilton Woolen Co
Appleton Co
Lyman Mills
Wakefield Rattan Co
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Lawson
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