Money Market Holds Steady as Rates Constrain Lenders
Boston money market shows no change with ample loanable funds yet banks and outsiders refuse to ease discount rates. Call loans secured by collateral quoted 5 to 6 percent. prime mercantile paper 4.5 to 5.5 percent. New York funds at 15 to 16 percent discount. Stock market active, with notable moves in California Southern, Atlantic & Pacific, and New York & New England amid rumors of railroad consolidations and shifting control.
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Boston
Corporation
Prime
New York
New England
Eastern
Massachusetts
California Southern
Bell Telephone
Atlantic & Pacific
Mexican Central
Atchison
Chicago
Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, Burlingon & Northern
Union Pacific
Cleveland & Canton
Wisconsin Central
Cincinnati
Sandusky & Cleveland
Farlow
Corbin
Viint & Pere Marquette Common
Chicago & West Michigan
SOO
San Diego
Colton
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Dickenson
San Diego Land Company
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Toledo
St. Louis
Kansas City
Pullman
Springfield
Memphis
Senora
Chicago, Burlington & Northern
Denver
Consolidated Vermont
Hastern
Chicago Kansas & Western
Boston & Lowell
Boston & Maine
Boston & Albany
Central Massechusetts
Portsmouth
Great Falls & Conway
Grand Central Depot
Messrs. Watrons
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Bliss
Clark
Depew
New York Central
Canadian Pacific
New York Sun
New York City & Northern
United States
Askad
New England Telephone
Erie Telephone
Brookline Land
Rés
Boston Land
San Diego Land
Bhs
Boston Water Power
Top
Santa Fe
Ly Eastern Railroad
le K. C., Spr. & Mem
New York & New Eng
S. Fe
Boston & Aloany
Central of Mass
Senee
Cleveland
Canton
Bur
North
Quincy
West Michigan
San
Fois i
Liv Eastern
Flint & Pere
Iowa Falls
Springfield Memo
Little Stock & Ht Smith
Elellare
Hough
Ont
New Eng
Ord’s
Lake Champlain
Old Colony
Allouez
Arnolds
Atlantic
Brunswick Antimony
Calumet & Becia
Stanktin
Ernene
Osceola
Tamarack
City of St Louis Gold 4s Due 1905 For Sale
Uncertain item describes $50 600 city of St Louis gold 4s due 1905 with principal and interest payable in United States Geld Coin. The fragment notes sale by unspecified party.
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City OF
United States
Market Report From Brokers Board October 8
Trade remains quiet with butter prices unchanged and creamery stocks varied. Western creamery extras quoted at 09c with some higher, while fresh imitation creameries see strong demand. cheese firm. Liverpool cheese steady, butter and eggs firm, prices quoted across regions. Potatoes firmer, beans limited, and hay steady. prices for poultry, greens, seeds, and fruit listed with numerous regional quotes.
New York Stocks End Steadily After Mixed Trading Day
New York financial markets show money on call 4 to 10, prime mercantile paper 4.5, bar silver 0.9634. Railroad bonds steady, Reading Co. weak early but market rallies to close firm. New England & Reading lead declines before late rebound. Total today’s trades 398,422 shares with notable activity in Reading, Niagara, and Indiana Bloomington & Western. several bonds and debentures quoted with mixed results.
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New York
Sterling Exchange
New England
Reading
Indiana
Bloomington & Western
Western Union
Chicago & Fast Illinois
New York City & Northern Trust
Mobile & Ohio
Erie
Milwaukee & Northern
Shenandoah Valley General
Ohio Southern
Canada Southern
Central Pacifo
Giese
Chicago & St. Louis
Kansas
Missouri Pacific
Memphis & Charleston
Nopeiwosu
New Jersey Central
New York Central
Northern Pachic
Ohio
Mississippi
Os Pacific Mall
Cutis Ees
Peoria
St. Paul & Omaha
Texas Pacino
Northern Pacific
Oreson ‘Transcontinental
St. Paul & Duluth
California mining stocks closed in San Francisco
In San Francisco on October 8 the official closing prices of mining stocks were listed with figures for companies including Bodie Consolidated and California and Nevada segments. The report consolidates day’s end values for investors watching the mining sector.
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California
San Francisco
Cal. & Vya
Bodie
London Stock Prices and Market Notes
London stock page reports Consols at 100 15 16 with United States bonds 4148, 11534, Atlantic and Great Western firsts 5342, Canadian Pacific 734 2, Erie 3614 with do seconds 104, Illinois Central 139, Mexican ordinary 553, St Paul common 974, New York Central 11744, Pennsylvania 6158, Reading 19.
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Adams Express
Alton & Terre Haute
Ontario & Western
Oregon
Oregon Trans
Orecon
Boston Air
Pacific Mail
Bure
R & Nie
Canada
Panama
Canada Southern
Peoria, Dee & Evans
Pittsburg
Canton
Central Iowa
Pullman Palace
Central Pacific
Reading . Co
Rich & Uilechieny
Ile Ches & Ono
Rich & Danville
Rich & W Point
Roch & Pittsburg
Chicago & Aiton
Rock Island
Bar & Quincy
St Lous
San Fran
San vi
Cleve
Colin
St Pan
Min & Man
Dei & Hunson
St Paul & Omaha
Batka
Texas
Den
Rio Grande
Erie
Union Pacific
United States
Wash
L & Pac
Fast Tenn
Fort Wayne
I Wells
Fargo
Wouston & Peras
Western Union
jAtlaintice & Pac
Ilinois Central
Ind
Riloom & Weat
Colh Valley
Kansas
Utica
Black ‘Giverer
Tenn Coal & Tren
Lake Erie
West
England
Long Island
Nasherties
Louis & B
Louisville
Albatry
Moanha
Awe An
Manhattan
Hle
Pak Ee
Pacifie &S
Skye
Memphis
Sten
Metropolitan
Eie
Michigan Central
Cent Pacific
den & RG West
M. K
Pacific
Mobile
Ohioe
Kans Pac
A. Morris & Bases
LAO
Ba Pac
Gaiaé
Nashville & Ciiatt
M. Central
Norfolk & West
Oreton
L & San F
Northwestern
iGlys
St Paul
iTex
Chic &S
Union
West Shore
Mississippi
London
Atlantic & Great Western
Illinois Central
St. Paul
New York
Commodity Market Update: Steady Tones Across Grains and Produce
Flour and rye flour hold steady while corn oats and oatmeal show quiet trading. Butter cheese beans apples and seeds remain firm or in good demand with potatoes firmer and good demand for truck. Pork lard fresh beef sugars molasses and poultry unchanged. hay rye straw and cotton steady.
Market Reports Oct 8 Flour And Grain Notes
Market quiet with no change in flour and steady to lower tones in oats and corn. Transactions include 2700 bushels October No 2 white oats at 85 84 cents, 2400 bushels December at 87 cents, 8100 bushels year at 86 0, and 2700 bushels May at 40 14 cents. Inspections cover diverse wheats and corn types. Millfeed and flours priced per receivers’ terms. oats and rye listed with various classifications.
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Minnesota Bakers
New York Roller
Michigan
Michigan Roller
Ohio
Indiana
St. Louis
New York
TouaiTbe
Llops
Potatoes and produce prices from a rural market listing
A dense OCR of a farm market catalog shows prices for sweet potatoes Virginia early yellow varieties at 1 dollar per unit, cabbage at 2.80, beets 40 cents, onions 2.50 per barrel, carrots 50 cents, tomatoes 73 cents, and cauliflowers 1.25 a dozen. Tallow prices list city rendered 41 4 tenths cents per pound and rough lye soap at 2 cents.
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Hebrons
Burbanks
Virginia
Jersey
Apples and pears market steady with varied fruit sales
Apples show no change while demand remains steady for choice eating stock. hard shipping fruit sells fairly. Pears are strong, with Seckles at 1 250, Buerre de Anjou and Buerre Bose at 150 200, Shelldons at 1150, Buffums at 1, Louise Bonne de Jerseys at 1 25 1 76, and common lots around 50 cents to 1 dollar per barrel. Damson plums are clearing slowly at 65 to 85 cents per 14-qt crate. Quincees are plentiful and dull. York State lots sell slowly at 4 dollars, ordinary to 24 per barrel. Delaware grapes scarce and high, some old stock sold low. Salem and Catawba steady at 5 cents. Concords in light supply and in demand. Isabellas selling fairly. Western New York Delawares 42? Jar Gc, Salems 150. Catawba, 1?. Diana 4 cents. Concord 8 to 4 cents. Isabella 8 3 cents.
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Western Creamery Extra
Chicasa
Western Dairy Extra
Algee
Liverpool
New York
Taltow
Eastern Creamery
Vermont
New Hampshire
Michigan
Nova Scotia
Island
West
North
Hubbardston S
Gravensteins
Maine Harveye
Jevons
Timothy
Red Top
Jersey
Maine
New Brunswick
Aroostook
Bush
da Hebrons
Seckles
Buerre de Anjous
Buerre Bose
Sheldons
Buffums
Louise Bonne de Jerseys
York State
Delaware
Meat Market Prices Static Amid Mixed Trade
There is no change to note in pork and lard. Fresh beef trade is fair though stock is short and the market remains firm. Other fresh meats hold near last noted levels with varied prices across pork, lard, beef, lamb, and mutton, including fresh ribs, sausages, hams, shoulders, and assorted cuts priced by type and weight.
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Brighton
East Yeal
Worcester County
Cotton Market Quiet as Prices Ease Across Upland and Gulf
Market reports show mid uplands and gulf cotton quotes easing from 9 9-16 to 9 11-16 cents, with common grades from 8 5-16 to 7 1-16 cents. Liverpool futures opened dull and closed easy across dates, while New York futures remained weak. spot markets in London and New York show dull or buyers’ favored conditions with modest bales traded and varied price levels for mid uplands, low mid, good old, and old cotton. Sugar and molasses prices hold steady with no sales reported. pipe line certificates and refined oil figures cited with operating metrics for shipments and exports.
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Uplands
Gulf
Liverpool
Orleans
New York
S.s
Johns Cis
Cis Sis
Lea Glen
Sis
Manila
Porto Rico
Cuba
Markets by Telegraph NY Oct 8 Flour, Wheat and Provisions
Markets by telegraph across major cities show mixed grains and firming provisions. Minnesota extra flour grades sold up to 460, Cairo exports listed, with Chicago wheat No 2 red 74c and No 1 hard 87c, pork and lard firmer, butter and cheese quiet, and Molasses, Coffee, and Sugar steady while rye and oats varied by market with receipts reported.
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New York
Minnesota
City
Chicago
Rio
Petroleum—United
Algebra
Western
South America
Liverpool
Spetter
Silesian
Cincinnati
Toledo
ST. Louis
Milwaukee
Grain Market Report From Detroit October 8
Lower No 2 6814c provisions quiet receipts Klour 14337 bbis wheat 42254 bush barley 37750 bush shipments Klour 10521 bbis wheat 11310 bush barley 22211 bush Detroit October 8 wheat No 1 white 7458¢ Michigan red To%yc No 2 red 7d%ec receipts 106500 bush
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Michigan
Cotton Market Report from Oct Eight Historic Port Data
Cotton market bulletin lists net receipts, gross, exports, sales and stocks across multiple ports including Augusta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Philadelphia Baltimore New York Cincinnati St Louis Louisville and Consolidation. It provides weekly totals, comparative year data and inland stocks with market tone notes dull quiet steady mid and firm across centers.
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Augusta
Galveston
Great Britain
New Orleans
Continent
Mobile
Memphis
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Louisville
France
United States
Liverpool
Cattle Markets Report From Chicago on Oct 8
Cattle prices rise with 6500 receipts and 2060 shipments. Shipping steers bring 838 60 to 20, cows and bulls range 1 75 to 2 60, stockers 2 20 to 3 60. Hogs steady with 16000 receipts, packing and shipping 8 90 to 4 55, lambs and sheep show declines with natives at 5 02 to 4 00 and Western 3 40 to 8 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inchicago
Roexdon Market Report Shows Mixed Grain Prices
From Roexdon to Liverpool and Calcutta markets, wheat and corn fluctuate with activity levels. Wheat steady to firm, corn slackening in some ports, with specific prices for Calcutta No 2 wheat and Danubian and American corn quoted. barrels of flour quieter and cheese, lard, and tallow noted in London.
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Roexdon
Beerbohm
Mark Lane
Calcutta
Minnesota
Paris
Liverpool
England
California
Imports and Exports. Imports October 8 1888 St John NB
A historical shipping list from St John and other Nova Scotia localities detailing steamers State of Maine Alpha and vessels A Bowles & Co EH Cutler Mead Whippie Lock & Hurd and others with eggs, butter, cranberries, leather, turnips, wool, potatoes, fish, fowls, and wood. Includes French Cross NS Moncton NL Port Lorne NL and Manzanilla boneblack etc.
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ST John
State of Maine
Bowles & Co
Yarmouth
Steamer
Jonn
Hall & Co
Bis & Co
Hutchinson
Pressey
Randall
Fry & Co
TJ Jones & Co
Clements & Co
French Cross
Elizabeth
Dulce Delong & Seaman
Moncton
Manzanilla
Hemlock Bark
Port Lorne
Delong & Seaman
Freight and goods consignments across New England railroads
A fragmented list in Fitchburg and Boston area papers details varied consignments including flour tea oleomargarine apples meat leather and hundreds of bales of cotton wool and woolens. Entries reference Fitchburg Boston and Maine and Boston and Lowell railroads with quantities in barrels bales boxes and cars and note foreign shipments by sea and express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitchburg Railroad
Boston & Maine Railroad
Western
Boston & Lowell Railroad
By Express
Exports, Oct 8 1886 Surinam to Europe and ports
Shipping column lists brig Eugene Hale from Surinam with diverse cargoes including baked goods, canned meats, flour, butter, spirits, tobacco, and hardware. Ports named include Port Willis NS Port George NS Antwerp via New York Saint John NB Clementport NS Lanzibar market Rov, other lines show brig Alice, Steamer Jan Breydel, Bark Joseph A Ropez, Bark Solafide, Sch Margaret S, Sch Alba, and various cargoes such as flour, pork, lumber, kerosene oil, coal, beef, and hardware.
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Surinam
Guinea
Eugene Hale
Port Willisags
Alice
Port George
Antwerp
Belgium
New York
Jan Breydel
ST Join
Alba
Clementsport
Brig Achsab
Lanzibar
Joseph A. Ropez
Pianio
Ceila
Rutock
Germany
Badbeck
Sch
Margaret S
Aspinwall
USC
Staple Shipments and Receipts Across Rail Lines
A meticulous ledger lists October 8 1386 receipts for Boston and Albany Grand Junction Boston & Providence Old Colony New York & New England railways. Cotton bales, wool, flour, corn, oats, and lard appear alongside butter cheese apples eggs potatoes beef and leather shipments. Numerous quantities show extensive trade across regional lines.
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Boston & Albany
Grand Junction Railroad
Boston & Providence Railroad
Old Colony
New York
New England
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B & Lowell
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