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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1887

Page

6

Money Market Quiet as Bonds and Stocks Turn

Boston reports a calm money market with steady discounts for regular customers at 6 to 6 1 2 percent and outside business at 6 1 2 to 7 percent. New York funds trade at light discounts. stock market dull with Atchison leading. California and Pacific notes steady. mining shares rise, with Calumet & Hecla and Brunswick common among movers.

Boston Corporation New York Pacific Sterling Exchange Welr Bank of England Layard Fréres Kuhn, Loeb & Co London Germany von Hoffman & Co Atchison West End Boston Stock Exchange Serip Chicago & Alton Chicago Clarence H. Venner United States Topeka Kan Denver, Utah & Pacific Nion Pacific Kiernan Northern Pacific Union Pacific Wisconsin Central Oregon Navigation Oregons Oregons Transcontinental Companies Oregon Navigation Lease Oregon Transcontinental Company Henry Villard Charles Francis ‘Adams J. J. Potter Harris Wright Elijah Smith Cleveland & Canton Common Blood Flint & Pere Marquette Little Rock & Fort Smith Mexican Central Atlantic & Pacific Wisconsin Rutland Lamson Calumet & Hecla Franklin Dunkin Tamarack West End Railway Company West End Land Company West End Street Railway Company West End Land Compy Suburban Street Railway Company Loston Brookline

Dividend Declarations From San Diego Land and Barclay Coal

The San Diego Land Company declares a dividend of 125 dollars per share or five percent. The Barclay Coal Company declares a dividend of 1 dollar per share.

San Diego Land Company Barclay Coal Company

New York Stock Sales Sept 8 Big Volume in Market

Boston dated report shows 287 850 shares traded with detail on opening, high, low and close for various bonds and stocks. It lists prices for New York Central Westinghouse Canada and Erie lines, along with mining issues and a balance sheet excerpt for St Paul railroad and notes on Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton stock moves and potential elevated line changes in New York City transit plans.

New York Kiernan Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Christopher H. Meyer Ives Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton T.H Iit At & Pac R& N. of Iowa PaCe Ben Ches Ohio Chi Alton Belg Leve Col . Se Col. & H.Y del. & H del. & L East Tenn Fort Wayne Lions Texas Central L. Bb Kan Tex Kings Egre Lake Shore Long Island A. Man Essex Nash Chatelas N.J. Cent Pacific N. Eiga & Bt Nl Oregon Roch. & Pitts Auean O Rock Island Sol St. L St. Ani P.M Wee Mat Texas Pacific Toledo & O Bai Union Pacific Utica & B.R nSee L&p Sleigen Pacide Mail Union

Wall Street Sees Mixed Trade Amid Dull Finish

New York markets opened firm then turned weak with Readings, New England, St. Paul, Western Union and Lackawanna leading declines. Last hour saw a price rally before a strong close at modest gains, with railroad bonds totaling $489000 in sales and notable activity around Chesapeake & Ohio, Rock Island, Hocking Valley, and Union Pacific issues.

New York Prime Mercantile Reading New England St. Paul Western Union Lackawanna Northwest Missouri Pacific Chesapeake & Ohio Rock Island Hocking Valley Metropolitan Oregon Transcontinental Union Pacific Collateral Trust Rome, Watertown & Owdensburg Iron Mountains Shenandoah Valley General Toledo & Ohio Central Mutual Unions Indiana, Bloomington & Western Www S. Lawson & Co Runor Philadelphia

New York Central Reports August Earnings Rise

The New York Central's gross earnings for August rose by over $351.00, an annualized increase near $4,000,000. West-bound traffic remains the best paying and extraordinarily large, with money plentiful at 5 to 6 percent though credit conditions tighten in commercial circles. The market closed firm with a likely upward next move.

Manhattan New York Central J. Pierrepont Morgan Cyrus W. Field Long Island Brooklyn Forty-second Street Vander- Chilt Pennsylvania Jersey City

San Francisco Mining Stocks Official Closing Prices

The official closing prices for San Francisco mining stocks on today’s session are listed with various names such as Belcher Con Cal & V, Eureka Consolidated, Gould & Curry, Mexican, Mt. Diablo, Ophir, Potosi, and Yellow Jacket among others, reflecting market activity. The excerpt shows a garbled OCR render of the stock table with multiple abbreviations and inconsistent punctuation.

First Board Bonanza Bowman Brunswick Catalpa Rappahannock Mining Dunkin Mining South Side Mining Crescent Mining Security Lreece Mining Seaee Allomez Menime Ecce Stormont Mining Ene Amer Elec Mfg Lord Kensington Chair Co Atch Top. R Wisconsin Central R Mexican Central RR Mil Allouez Kappa Arnold Securety Aztec Ity R.g AO Bonanza Stormont Isutro T Blee G’d Bruns Lord Ac.t Mass.l.a. Ok Dunkin Jn.e.w.m Empire Huron.t Mesnard AWA Les & Belcher Cal Eureka Seers Gould & Curry Jlale & Norcross sOphir Potosi Eee Sierra N Ees Union Censer AB/e Vtol Ass Cens Yellow Jacket

Financial market roundup from London and Paris

London prompts show Consols trading around 1018 16 for money and 1015 16 for the account with U S rates, stocks including Erie Reading New York Central and Pennsylvania listed. Paris Bank of France weekly statement records a gold decrease of 7,900,000 francs and silver rise of 275,000 francs. There were also 150,000 pounds withdrawn from the Bank of England for shipment to America.

London United States Atlantic & Great Western Canada Pacific Erie Sinois Central St. Paul Common New York Central Pennsylvania Reading Bank of England America Paris Bank of France

St Paul and Duluth Rail Annual Report Highlights Changes

The fiscal year ended June 89 1887 shows net earnings of 571 052 and 419 044 previous year. Land sales 403 403 and 213 061. Total net 975 300 up from 832 705 with construction 226 245 and 406 807. Balance 8749 117 and 375 808. Dividends 406 894 and surplus 203 223 to 1 241. Notes seven percent on preferred six on common. Continues with further adjustments and increased surplus to 273 8755 and 231 472 income gains.

St. Paul & Duluth Common Stillwater

Rail Plan and Earnings Report Highlight Yearly Changes

The report covers proposed Southern Pacific branch expansion from Milton to Tulare and a Santa Clara Valley extension to Los Gatos. It notes a halted Lracy branch grading, a Niagara Falls meeting to unify freight classifications, and dividend prospects for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Also listed are stockholder meetings, ore shipments to Escanaba, rate adjustments on Southwestern roads, and rail earnings for several carriers including Denver & Rio Grande and Canadian Pacific.

Southern Pacific Foothills Milton Calaveras County Tulare Niagara Falls Buffalo Chicago Seaboard Seabord Philadelphia Pennsylvania Railroad Connecticut Boston Rapid Transit Company New York, New Haven & Hartford Northern Maine Railroad Company Presque Isle Llewellyn Powers Houston George P. Wescott Portland A. F. Crockett Rockland Joseph K. Hall George H. Freeman James W. Bolton Henry C Maine Central Boston & Maine GOC Bangor

Where are the petitions from Boston Chamber of Commerce

Interstate railroad commissioners were expected to visit Boston to act on petitions against varying freight rates from the West to Boston and New York. They traveled to Chicago instead, leaving Boston hopeful that the request will not be forgotten as the committee fears the petition may have been archived or set aside without response.

Mr. Sykes Chicago & Northwestern Northwestern Western Lines Interstate Railroad Commissioners Boston Boston Chamber of Commerce New York Chicago Commission Agai

Commercial Matters Summary of Market Conditions

The leather market is unsatisfactory with dull hides. Flour and corn are very dull, oats firmer, oatmeal steady, rye flour steady, rye unchanged, malt unchanged, millfeed quiet, butter and cheese dull, eggs very firm, beans in quiet demand, potatoes unchanged, hay steady, straw firm, grass seeds quiet, tallow dull, apples ample, truck demand fair, pork steady, lard unchanged, figs quiet, fresh beef firm, other fresh meats quiet, raw sugar steady, refined sugars firm, molasses steady.

Boots and Shoes Market Faces Rising Leather and Demand

The boot and shoe market shows improvement with strong demand in calf goods and women's lines. Leather prices are expected to rise soon, jobbers seek early orders, and wholesale shipments for the period show growth compared with prior years.

Leather Market Steady Amid Varying Demand Across Leathers

Leather market shows limited change with steady demand for heavy wax calf skins and kips. Finished leathers remain firm with good demand for pebble and glove grain while rough leathers stay quiet but improving. Western buff and New England hides show weakness.

Morocco Kid New England Lloyaa Brogan Brighton Greeny Flint Buenos Ayres Montevideo Rio Grande Entre Rios

Market Reports September 8 Flour and Grain

The flour market remains firm with upward price pressure. Mills restrict spring patents above $5.10. fancy brands linger at higher levels. Corn is dull with little stock and high asks. oats are firmer with elevated shipping prices and varied on call bids for upcoming months.

Market Report on Carload Grain and Flour Quotations

Inspections today totaled 71 cars including 20 No 2 spring wheat 9 No 1 white oats 16 No 3 white oats and 1 No 2 rye. Quotes cover flour cornmeal rye and oats values with regional grade ranges and export prices for Canada. Also listed are prices for millfeed malt hops and related commodities in freight carloads and jobbing.

Minnesota Bakers Michigan Stone Michigan Rollers New York Canada Superior Canada Eastern

Butter and dairy market roundup with varied regional prices

The market shows firmer butter demand with Western creamery at 25c for strictly choice lots and mixed regional quotes for New York and Chicago. Cheese eggs hay and beans hold mixed patterns with receipts small and prices steady to firm. potatoes and tallow show downward or flat tendencies amid broad sector quotes.

Chicago New York Liverpool Vermont Northern Choice Ohio New Hampshire Canada Michigan Nova Scotia Island New Brunswick West Timothy Bush Red Top Jersey East Swale Hebrons Norfolk

Meat Prices Steady as Supplies Remain Plentiful

Packed meats show no price changes with pork lard and hams steady. Fresh beef quiet with no notable changes. Supply large and dull for veals lambs and muttons. Prices listed for pork, beef, and other fresh meats vary by cut and weight across numerous grades and prepares.

Lara Choice Chicago Brighton Vic

Fruit and Produce Prices in Local Market Listing

A dense catalog of market prices for onions tomatoes cabbages beans greens beets squash carrots lettuce cucumbers pickles parsnips and peppers. Varied quantities and units show regional trading terms with prices ranging from 40 cents to $3 per basket or bush for multiple items.

Apple and fruit market report with mixed demand

Apples are plentiful except choice eating lots. Fancy Cravensteins at 2 754300. common lots slow near 1. Bartlett pears in steady demand but too ripe and low prices. Large grape supply with good demand for choice stock. Plum prices steady. Cape Cod cranberries scarce with bids at 93 per case and 88 per barrel. Apple cables report Liverpool prices and solid Glasgow demand. New York shipments similar to last week. Boston about 3500 barrels. Peaches show steady demand.

A. C. Lombard Messrs Simons Stuttleworth & Co Liverpool Messrs, Jacobs & Co Glasgow New York Boston

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