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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1888

Page

6

Money Market Quiet as Bonds and Rates Edge Up

The Boston money market was quiet with clearing house balances at 3 percent. General market time paper ranged 3 to 5 percent, call loans with collateral 3 to 4 percent. New York funds sold 12 to 16 percent discount. Bond offerings totaled 732,500 with multiple coupons and registered bonds at 108 to 130. The Bank of England and Banque de France reported asset shifts. local stock market showed steady to strong tone amid recoveries and notable activity in Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line.

Boston Clearing House New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Charleston Savannah Secretary of the Treasury Reichsmarks Bank of England Bank of France Imperial Bank of Germany Atchison A. W. Nickerson Burr Cheney Speare Strong Codman Governor Ames Kidder, Peabody & Co Atchison Financial Syndicate Magoun Burlington & Quincy Burlington and Northern Cincinnati Sandusky & Cleveland California Southern Cleveland & Canton Louisville Evansville Atlantic & Pacific Union Pacific Oregon Short Line Mexican Central San Luis Postosi Salinas W.S. Lawson & Co St. Louis Cable & Western New England Dayton Eastern Fitchburg Central Massachusetts West End Railway Boston & Albany Boston & Maine Old Colony Chicago, Kansas & Western Southern Kansas New York & New England Chicago, Burlington & Northern Oregon Frenchman’s Bay Frenchman's Bay Land Company Sorrento Frank Jones Whitney San Diego San Diego Union Cuyamaca Calumet & Hecla Franklin Alioubz Arnold Atlantic Bonanza Devel’ T. Sere B. & Mont Cal Hecla Catalpa Central Huron Ironton National Aee Eerer Osceola Sear Ee Pe Quincy Ridge Tamatack Aspinwall Boothbay W. Ee Loulston Street Brookline Penobscot Diego Sullivan Topeka At. & Pac Rene Kan Elk H N.Y N. i Nor. Pac P. D.O Pueb, & A. V Sonora Atch Atlantic &Pacific Boston & Lowell Boston & Prov Central of Mass Cleve Canton Del Col Sp. & Cin Mecca Alt Flint & P At. & Pacific K.C Looo Els Central Iowa Mey Central Pacific Ches Ohio New Eng Sido Ole Chi Alton Rutland Ee C Cleve. & Col West End del. & H del. & L Den Eeereeres East ‘Tenn Bell Erie Fort Wayne Aad Ft.w Setae Hocking Eaustman Tlexas Lamson Store Ser. Co Prime Mercantile Paper Barsilver Sterling Exchange Union Pacific Ie Northern Pacific Lackawanna Missouri Pacific Wabash Iola Green Bay Arkansas &Texas

Dividends Declared by Regional Firms in Fall River Area

The Northern Railroad Company declares a $3 per share dividend. Bourne Mills tops with a 2 percent monthly payout. Globe Street Railway proclaims a 144 percent dividend. Skoye Mills issues a 2 percent quarterly dividend. Cape Cod Five Cents Saving Bank posts a 2 percent semi annual dividend in Harwich.

Northern Railroad Company Bourne Mills Company Fall River Globe Street Railway Company Skoye Mills Company Cape Cod Five Cents Saving Bank of

Market Climb in Rail Stocks Lifts New York Trading

New York stocks show gains led by Union Pacific and Northern Pacific preferred with Oregon Short Line and other rails advancing. Rail bonds trade heavily as overall market ends quiet but firm near day’s highs, with losses in Erie firsts and Missouri Pacific hits.

Foreign Financial Markets Across London Berlin Paris

London markets show solid consols and U S bonds with varied yields while the Bank of England reports bullion gains and higher reserve ratios. Berlin records a fall in specie at the Imperial Bank of Germany and Paris notes a gold decline with silver rise in the Bank of France weekly statement.

London United States Canada Pacific Erie St. Paul New York Central Danny Bank of England Berlin Imperial Bank of Germany Paris Bank of France

Real estate transfers of the week detail Boston properties

Herbert L. Perry sells to Samuel Wells et al estate No 98 Boylston street with rear frontage on Providence street 2884 square feet and estimated price near 54000. Several other parcels on Boylston West street Union park Cobb Shawmut and Forest street change hands with prices from 19000 to 75000 and mortgages arranged by Suffolk Savings Bank and others. Multiple houses and lots in Dorchester Roxbury South Boston and surrounding areas listed with buyers including Ludlow Manufacturing Company University Publishing House and various individuals.

Herbert L. Perry Samuel Wells Boylston Street Providence Street John G. Ropes Julia M. Marsh Executrix West Street Mason Street John D. W. Joy University Publishing House Suffolk Savings Bank Gordon Prince Ludlow Manufacturing Company Essex Street Essex Place Charles L. Flint William H. Riordan Union Park Tremont Street William H. Agey Louis Rosenbaum Cobb Street Shawmut Avenue Sarah E. Corey Amariah A. Taft Cusson Place Michael Gillridge John Cram Billerica Street Parkman Street George J. Hickford Louis Siskind Dorchester John H. Edwards Edmund J. Baker Longwood Avenue Walter T. Winslow Patrick A. Burns Linwood Square South Boston James Matthew Et Abraham Morris Broadway James Sullivan Et Mary Welch Fourth Street Ericson Street Fulton Street W. Bassett West Chester Park H. P. Cutter Frank W. Dana Freedom Street Main A. Rogers Jacob Gelle Brook Street Bellevue Avenue J. M. Prouty G. M. Prouty New Street Cambridge Street John Bass W. Stecker Sydney Street Riedell E. Rothfuchs Beech Street Grandview Street Roberts & Murray J. M. Murray Fuller Street Morton Street W. B. Cameron D. Pratt, Jr Chester Street Brighton Avenue H. de Servie R. F. Burt Bailey Street Dorchester Avenue Hannah ©. Pierce Victoria Street W. H. Coffin Rockview Street Hazel Street Bb. D. Whitcomb Mayer Street W. Sanby Albert Lewis St. Johns Street Samuel Hane Hano Street

Market notes on farm commodities and staples

Leather and wool show steady to firm tones while flour and several grains remain dull or quiet. Butter and cheese are strong, eggs firm, beans and poultry in good demand, potatoes steady, sweet potatoes plentiful, hay in good demand, lambs plentiful but dull, molasses strong, refined sugars in fair demand, tallow nominal.

Metal Market London Prices Steady Across Tin Lead

London reports a steady metal market with Chilean bars at £78 7s 6d. Tin remains firm with spot at £102 10s and futures at £102 15s. Lead trades at £14 7s 6d.

London

Wool Market Remains Firm with Broad International Support

The wool market shows little change with a firm tone and rising prices. Demand is steady abroad, Texas wools move large volumes, and London and Pacific coast markets stay strong. U.S. regions report firm fleece prices across Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and California with restrained supplies and careful buying by mills.

Texas San Francisco Pacific Coast London Ohio Pennsylvania Michigan Wisconsin Montana Choice Oregon California Messrs Coates Bros Philadelphia New York New Hampshire Vermont Kentucky Indiana Mississippi Territory Wyoming Utah Colorado Georgia Kansas Nebraska Maine

Wool price list roundup from Pacific textile market

A dense catalog of wool varieties and prices across regions including Southern free, Oregon wools, Washington Territory, Australian wools, and Cape, carpet, and India wools. Notable entries include Eastern fancy, fine Valley, combing and carding grades, with price ranges from 11 to 41 cents per unit and several regional labels such as ADEE, Cordova, Kandahar, Bagdad, and Kandahar.

Oregon Washington Territory Aleppo Adee Cordova Donskoij

Leather and Hides Market Steady with Broad Splits Movement

The leather market remains firm with steady demand across finished, wax, kip, and grain leathers. Split leather shows better demand at firm prices while polka splits stay quiet. Hides and rough leather stay steady with improved rough calfskins. Prices for various leather categories and hides are listed, with bullion-like quotations for buffalo, belting, and calf skins across multiple regions.

Brighton New England Buenos Ayres Montevideo Rio Grande Entré Rios Corrientes Nomsinal Cordova Entre Rio

Grain markets show weak wheat with bear pressure in Chicago

Chicago reports a day of scalping in wheat with prices fluctuating from discount to premium and back. Northwest traffic brings poor quality wheat, while mills store and sell ahead, with traders bearish and forecasting prices around 105 to 115 cents. Corn dull on higher receipts. mixed futures quotes across Wheat Corn and Oats with New York and St Louis closing prices listed.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Northwest New York St Louis

Boston Market Prices and Wheat Outlook Oct 18

Boston market reports a dull grain trade with weaker wheat and softer flour prices. New York and Chicago receipts and shipments show steady to lower demand, with Minneapolis futures and cash bids ranging across No 1 hard and No 1 Northern.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada New York City West Indies Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Minneapolis Norther Northern Duluth Toledo

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