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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1887

Page

6

Money Market Skews Quiet as Banks Hold Steady Rates

Boston reports a quiet money market with 6 to 7 percent outside paper and 6 to 6 1/2 percent on collateralized loans. Clearing-house rate remains 5 percent. New York funds at a 20 cent premium. weekly exchanges show gains over last year despite broad rate rigidity.

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Dividends Declared by Banks and Firms

Several financial notices list dividends from banks and companies. Merchants' National Bank declares 3 per share. First National Bank of Salem 4 percent tax free. Evansville & Terre Haute 1.14 percent quarterly. Pennsylvania Gas Coal 14 percent quarterly. Boston & Colorado Smelting 21 percent. New York Central transfer books close Sept 30 reopen Oct 15 for a 2 quarterly dividend.

Merchants’ National Bank First National Bank of Salem Evansville & Terre Pennsylvania Gas Coal Company Boston & Colorado Smelting Company New York Central Aas Auto Road

Basset Whitney & Co. Bankers and Brokers

Basset Whitney and Co bankers and brokers offer services for investors buying and selling stocks and bonds. They deal in municipal and railroad securities for clients and maintain a presence as securities dealers.

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Foreign markets show firm discount and dull London week

London traders report firm discount at 814 3 during the week with active stock exchange yet small business volume. American railroad securities fade while some London prices slip. New York response to relief measures disappointing. Continental bourses also reveal very dull activity.

London Stock Exchange New York Baltimore & Ohio Lake Shore Louisville & Nashville Erie Union Pacific Cincinnati & Washington Oregon Denver & Rio Grande Norfolk and Western Central Pacific Ohio & Beebee Louisville & Nashville Mortgage St Louis Bridge Allegheny Valley Ilinois Central

New York Financial Market Report Shows Dull Start and Narrow Recoveries

Money on call remained easy with no regular market. Sterling, government bonds, and railroad issues were dull or heavy, while select stocks like Pacific Mail and Big Four showed initial strength. A late material recovery occurred as large houses supported prices, but overall turnover stayed light and markets closed midrange with gains and losses evenly split.

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New York stock sales and rail rate cuts reported

A New York despatch notes another rate cut amid broker rail battles, with round trip fares from St. Louis dropping and tickets from Cincinnati to St. Louis selling low. It adds railroad earnings, mileage totals, and new ticket designs for several lines, plus a planned freight branch costing about $500,000.

New York Philadelphia St. Louis Grand Army Ontario & Western Baltimore & Ohio Erie Frank Astor House Cincinnati Chicago New Orleans Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Pleasant Valley Laurel Run New Haven Conn

Starbuck’s City Stock Purchase Deadline Expired

The city’s sale of its Derby railroad interest required W. H. Starbuck to buy all offered stock within sixty days at 25 dollars. About 800 shares were taken, giving Starbuck’s faction roughly 4000 shares. Separately, NY & New England Railroad leases Milford Franklin Providence & Hopkinton line for 99 years starting Oct 1. Route tea and silk cars reach New York from China via Vancouver in ten days, shocking older lines.

W. H. Starbuck Derby Railroad Starbuck Hopkinton Mass New York & New England Railroad Company Milford Franklin Central Massachusetts Rutland Worcester County China Vancouver D. C New York Ocean Canadian Pacific Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg New York, Ontario & Western Roads

Commodity Market Roundup for Commercial Goods

The metal market shows no change while flour corn oats and oatmeal remain quiet. Rye flour rye malt and millfeed hold steady with butter cheese eggs and many meats firm. Sugar molasses are steady. Potatoes hay straw grass seeds and tallow show little movement with occasional dullness or quiet demand for beans truck meat and fresh beef.

Grain market quotes show mixed oats and firm prices

Quotations indicate oats steady to firmer with select lots scarce. No 2 white oats offered at 7 54 to 7 64 cents, November to May positions traded on call. Grain inspections total 69 cars with mixed corn and oats items. flour and cornmeal prices rise for export and domestic buyers.

Minnesota Michigan New York Canada Superior Canada Eastern

Metal Market Shows Little Change Amid Demand Shifts

The metal market remains largely unchanged over the past week with slight iron trade improvement. Pig iron remains scarce as demand outstrips supply. coal strikes influence but no severe impact yet. Copper and tin remain in steady demand. lead and zinc steady with prices firm. Pittsburg mills run at capacity while shipments and contracts shape a firm market tone.

Chile London Russia Calumet & Heela Messrs. Rogers, Brown & Co Chicago Ohio Mahoning Chenango Pittsburg Cincinnati St. Louis Philadelphia Baltimore She Gray Forge Eglinton Glengarnock Summerlee Gartgherrie Langloan New England Shell Asige P Ib

Market Reports Flour and Grain Prices Rise

Market today shows a tendency toward higher flour prices as mills lift general asking prices by 10 cents. Trade remains cautious though quotations have not yet been fully advanced.

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Butter and Cheese Markets Steady Across Regions

Prices show little change with active trade and steady supply. Western creamery extras fetch 24 26c and extra firsts 22 28c. New York and Chicago quotes hold, butter firm on fancy grades. Cheese remains steady with Northern and Vermont varieties in demand. eggs, beans, poultry, and hay show mixed but firm or steady movements.

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Fruit market report shows steady demand and late-season price rise

Fruit supplies remain solid with firm prices and steady demand. Peaches are small and uneven in quality while apples and grapes stay plentiful. prices for good stock rise as the season advances. The steamship Elsa arrives Monday from Jamaica with bananas and oranges for Seaverus & Co.

Elsa Jamaica Seaverus & Co Gravenstein Delaware Concord Martha Salem Catawba Bartlett

Norfolk Steamer to Bring 1630 Phbis Sweet Potatoes

The Norfolk steamer from Norfolk, Virginia, is due here tomorrow carrying 1630 phbis sweet potatoes.

Norfolk, Va

Market Prices for Produce Reflect Steady Demand

Truck supply stays ample and demand remains steady for onions Maltas and other vegetables. Prices vary by quality with baskets and barrels quoting.

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