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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1888

Page

6

Money Market Report Sees Slight Easing and Rates

In Boston on Wednesday evening November 21 the money market tilted toward creditors with time loans at 4 to 6 percent and collateral loans from 8% to 4 percent. Clearing house balances showed interbank loans at 3 percent and New York funds discounted at 15 to 16 percent per $1000, while bond offerings totaled 130,700. Treasury holdings and foreign exchange shifts accompanied a broad market session with bears dominating stocks and notable moves in rail and utility stocks.

Daly Mining declares 25 cent dividend per share

Daly Mining Company announces a dividend of 25 cents per share. Ipswich Mills declares a dividend of percent per cent.

Daly Mining Company Ipswich Mills Company

Auction of Hartford stocks and bonds on November 24 1888

A detailed list of securities to be sold at auction including City of Hartford and Boston related notes, railroad bonds, bank shares, manufacturing company stocks, and railroad company warrants. The summary notes daily transaction totals and then moves to a separate section listing New York stock sales for November 21 with opening, high, low and closing prices.

City of Hartford Conn M. L City of Chelsea M.L City of Boston W. L. Ae Avi. WD New York Leather Bank Eeeeceres Hingham Bank Atlas Hiank Eeeeteaes Shawmut Pank Union Bank Seen Mechanics’ Hank Nowara Vank Continental Great Falls Manu CO Lymn Mills Appleton Manus Heston Belting Co Shoe Gu Vwabketeld Kattin Co Traviston Manus. CO Rremont Suffolk Mills York Siannf Dwight Sanift Correa Reees Amory Sianut Seer Oenene Dougsing Axe Traveller Newspaper ‘Association Amnes Swud Co Ooi America Loan and Trust Poston Athenmum Ceeeee Econ Soni Era Nisacurl Land CO North Chicago Rolling Mills

New York Stocks End Week With Mixed Downward Tone

Money on call eased to 2 to 2 1 2 percent, last loan 2 1 2 percent, close 2 2 7 8. Sterling steady. government bonds dull but strong. Market weak at open, rallied then slid to day lows, Omaha preferred plunging 132 percent. Toward close activity returned, but overall weak, with Reading second liens and various issues trading down. total sales $1,175,000.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Lake Shore Omaha New England Louisville & Nashville Centraldows Northswestern Hocking Valley Denver & South Park Knoxville & Ohio Lexes Pacific

Market Report Of Agricultural Commodities Quiet To Steady

Flour is very quiet. Corn is easier. Oats are finner. Oatmeal is steady. Cornmeal is firm. Rye is unchanged. Rye flour is steady. Millseed is firm. Cottonseed meal is steady. Malt is dull. Hops are quiet. Barley is dull. Graham flour is finner. Butter is very firm. Cheese is firm. Eggs are unchanged. Beans are in good demand. Potatoes are in fair demand. Sweet potatoes are firm. Poultry is in good demand. Game is quiet. Hay is firm. Rye straw is steady. Truck is very quiet. Apples are unchanged. Oranges and lemons are quiet. Grapes are steady. Pork is unchanged. Lard is active. Corned beef is quiet. Fresh beef is steady. Veals are unchanged. Muttons are quiet. Lambs are firm. Tallow is easy. Sugars are unchanged.

London markets steady with mixed bond and stock quotes

London open shows Consols at 96916 for money and 9658 for account. U S 4s at 130, Atlantic and Great Western firsts 39, Canadian Pacific 54, Erie 27, Erie seconds 99, Illinois Central 119, Mexican ordinary 45, St Paul common 65, New York Central 1105, Pennsylvania 641, Reading 2444, Mexican Central firsts 665. Discount on short bills 344 to 0.38 percent. Paris rents 83 francs 20. Bank of England bullion withdrawals today total £275,000 on balance.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis Sanrancisco Telegraph Orleans Charleston Savannah United States National Bank Secretary of the “Treasury Frances Reichsmarks Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co Germany South America London Atchison Midgeley J. W. Hamilton Kansas Beneft Burlington & Quincy Chicago Tribune Burlington Atlantic & Pacific Union Pacific California Southern Mexican Central Flint Pere Marquette Wisconsin Central Oregon Cincinnati Sandusky & Cleveland Fitchburg Fitchburg Railroad Boston & Maine Group Boston & Maine Maine Central Hastera Boston News Bureau Bt Spd Bradford Messrs George Lord Aimes Paul Samuel G. Lawrence Frank Jones Boston, Concord & Montreal St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Manchester & Keene Eastern Railroad Company Portsmouth Great Falls Conway Wolfeboro New Hampshire Portland & Rochester Eas Charlestown Somerville Furber Eastern Wbaster New England England Isonora New York & New England Atchison Trust Chicago, Kansas & Western Chicago, Burlington & Northern Little Rock & Fort Smith Samson Bell ‘Telephone Erie San Diego Frenchman’s Bay Penobscot Bay Pullman’s Palace Calumet & Heela Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Illinois Central St. Paul New Yor Pennsylvania Reading Paris Bank of England

Boston and Providence Railroad annual meeting report shows favorable lease with Old Colony

The Boston and Providence stockholders met under President Whitney, receiving the directors' annual report praising the lease to Old Colony as beneficial for both parties. The capital structure, assets, and earnings were detailed, bylaws updated, and officers elected while noting the Fitchburg and Chestire lines' financials and a discussion of alleged secret rate reductions by major railroads.

Boston & Providence Railroad Whitney Old Colony Providence Pebit Providence, Warren & Bristol Union Freight Road Old Colony Railroad Company John Wilson Smith James (. Johnson Henry A. Whitney Thomas P. J. Goddard William R. Robeson Joseph W. Balch Royal Taft Robert H. Stevenson Roger Wolcott East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad Company Knoxville Penn Richmond & Danville Company Chancery Court of Samuel Thomas George Scott J. G. Moore E. J. Sanford John Greenough Richard Irving, Jr Thomas P. Fowler Grannis Calvin Brice John HL. Inman Thomas MM. Logan Clisholm Es Bate George Cappel Charles M. Methee

Horse market mixed as 150 head sold at Moses Colman & Son

Conflicting reports mark the week with a generally quiet market. Prices vary from $40 to $320 for horses, with a large sale at Moses Colman & Son featuring 150 head and good weather sustaining saddle horse demand. Trade remains uneven across dealers and regions.

Moses Colman & Son Maine New Hampshire Walker's Bazaar Isburgh & Co Russell Isaac Skinner Iowa H Brockway Drew Welch & Hall Indiana Kansas Atc H & E Snow International Horse Exchange

Grain Markets Report from Chicago and New York

Chicago trading opens with wheat down and selling to near 108 for May as buyers step in late. Corn and oats move modestly with mixed activity, futures quotes show November through May spans. Foreign markets stay dull until export demand and flour needs rise, keeping wheat pressure unless prices recover.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Boyra New York Sec St Louis

Flour and Grain Prices in Boston Markets November 21

Boston markets show quiet demand for flour with no price changes. Spot quotes include fine and superfine at 4.50 to 5.50 per barrel, various Minnesota, Michigan, and Canadian grades, plus New York receipts and sales near 3.30 to 6.75 per barrel. Wheat across cities shows firm, higher prices with No 2 red around 1.00 to 1.15 and winter and spring varieties rising. reports from Chicago, Milwaukee, St Louis, Minneapolis, Duluth, and Detroit indicate active demand at elevated rates.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada New York City Mills City Mall Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Minneapolis Northern Duluth Toledo Baltimore Philadelphia Joe St Louis Peoria Boston & Albany Hoosac Eran Erades S7tec Bstec Choice

Market snapshot shows corn and oats price shifts across cities

New York receipts and exports climb as bid quotes rise for No 2 yellow corn and steamer yellow. Old and new corn values firm or higher with several ranges noted across Chicago Milwaukee St Louis and other markets. Oats trade quiet yet steady with No 2 whites and 3s quoted, while rye flour and meal markets hold firm amid moderate demand.

Butter Market Steady as Prices Fail to Rise

Butter prices remain firm with Western creameries quoted at 30c and dealers asking 32c, yet no sales at that level. Chicago and New York show easing demand. market steady, not active, with potential price cap. Quotations cover butter types from Western to Vermont and eastern creamery, plus jobbing adjustments.

Chicago New York Vermont North Choice West Liverpool Egga New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Michigan Island Canada York State North Red Top Jersey Houlton Hebrons Houlton Rest Bush Aroostook Hebrons Vermont Hebrons Burbanks New Bear Wick Chenangoes Prince Edward Island Ross Nova Scot Virginia Norfolk

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