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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1889

Page

6

Boston Money Market and Atchison Market Overview

The Boston money market opens firm with the clearing house rate at 2 percent while time loans run 3 4 to 5 4 percent and call loans 2 to 3 percent. Atchison and related bonds trade amid mixed sentiment as new funding and coupon payments draw investor interest and bear raids influence prices.

Dividends Declared by Several Banks and Firms

Listings show Warren National Bank of Peabody paying 8 percent, Central National Bank Worcester 3 percent, Chacel Mill Fall River quarterly 2 percent, Merchants Manufacturing Fall River quarterly 24 percent, Beverly National Bank 3 percent, First National Bank Woburn 2 percent, Worcester Gas Light quarterly 14 percent, Breece Button-Hole Machine quarterly 3 percent, St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad preferred stock 1 percent, and First National Bank Danvers declaring 8 percent.

Warren National Bank of Peabody Central National Bank of Worcester Chacel Mill Company of Fall River Merchants’ Manufacturing Company of Beverly National Bank First National Bank of Woburn Worcester Gas Light Company Breece Button-Hole Machine Company St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company First National Bank of Danvers

Investment notes for multiple cities and railroads

April investments list includes City of Boston City of Cambridge City of Cincinnati City of Omaha the Boston and Lowell Railroad Fitchburg Railroad with 4s 78 108 and 6s 5s.

Atchison Istes L. G At. & Pac Do Inc L.G G Ay Inc Chi Kan. & Weds A. C K. C S.J C. BL L. R S. P N. E Shee Renee LL Sonora Union P Pacific S. F Atlantic Pacing Boston & Albany Boston & Lowell Boston & Maine Boston Cal. Southern Central of Mass C.bo&n. Ee Canton Aeenee S. & Cieue River Col. Sp. & C Cas Col Dbet L. & N. Beeeesusve Pmmcoen Eters Fitchburg Flint & P.M K.G Ft. S. & Gulf Old Colony Rutland Summit Branch Union West Eng Wisconsin Central Bell See Caeser Veevaek Erie Eastman Car Lamson Store Ser. Co Pullman Palace Car Co City of Cambridge Cincinnati Omaha Boston & Lowell RR Fitchburg RR Minneapolis Grand Rapids Braintree Mass Iowa Falls Sioux City Fitchburg R

New York Money and Bond Market Wavers Amid Dull Stock Session

Money on call tight with last loan at 5 and closing at 5. Sterling at 4.8834 demand with dull but steady government and railroad bonds. Stocks mostly declined and traded narrow. Atchison and Missouri Pacific showed some movement while Perry Coal and San Francisco preferred weakened. After late trading, shares recovered slightly but the day ended dull and firm near opening levels.

Atchison Atchison and Atchison Securities New York Collateral Trust First Mortgage Chicago, Kansas & Western Southern Kansas Gulf, Colorado & Banta Atchison Company Boston Topeka A. W. Nickerson Jay Gould Financial Chronicle Atchi-son Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Oklahoma Texas Jacob Esau Oliver Ames Chicago Burlington & Quincey Atlantic & Pacific Chicago & West Michigan Flint & Pere Marquette Mexican Central Pullman Summit Union Pacific Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad Company Birmingham Ala Atlanta Burlington & Northern Kansas City Memphis Current River Little Rock Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Missouri Pacific Perry San Francisco Dulness New England Bears St. Paul Denver & Rio Grande Western Ohio Indianapolis & Western Louisville & Nashville Oregon Navigation San Francisco General South Carolina Wabash Pittsburg Pains Fairport

New York Stock Sales April 1 Railroads Shares Sold

Today's transactions report 185 400 shares traded with railroads as the leading group. Data covers opening, highest, lowest and closing prices for today and the prior closing Saturday.

New York

Financial Market Snapshot From London And Paris

London and Paris markets showed mixed activity with United States and Canadian Pacific listings firming, Mexican and Reading shares nearby, and copper cash prices quoted. Paris rentes and commodity sections moved slowly while bullion deposits at Bank of England reached £121,000 amid stable bourse tones.

London United States Erie St. Paul New York Reading Paris Bank of England Comptoir d’Escompte Societe Des Métaux Rio Tinto Société Des Fétaux

Public Debt Statement Shows Total Debt of 1.675 Billion

Washington April 1 debt statement lists interest bearing bonds at 4 and 6 percent totals and non interest notes and deposits. It shows total debt and interest at 1 675 268 159 and cash in Treasury of 1 114 683 662 with a monthly decrease of 13 605 655 and a year to date change.

Resolutions of North American Insurance on Jacob Sleeper

Directors mourn the death of Jacob Sleeper and note the vacancy on the board. He provided rare counsel and unpaid service since organization, often attending meetings despite age and infirmity. The board extends condolences to his family and signs a copy for the records. The office will close during the funeral.

North American Insurance Company Jacob Sleeyer

Liverpool Wharf Company Elects Officers and Declares Dividend

At its annual meeting at 40 State Street yesterday the Liverpool Wharf Company elected D. W. Salisbury as president J. G. Francis as treasurer and M. B. Inches as clerk. A dividend of 16 per share was declared. The Lewis Wharf Company met at 28 State Street yesterday naming C. A. Welch as president F. A. Dewson as clerk and treasurer and listing S. White Kilby Page W. A. Rust J. T. Heard and F. C. Welch as directors. The Aspinwall Land Company also held its annual meeting and reelected directors M. P. Kennard George C. Barrett kh. E. Dennison William Simes Thomas Aspinwall.

Liverpool Wharf Company State Street D. W. Salisbury J.G. Francis M. B. Inches Lewis Wharf Company C. A. Welch F. A. Dewson S. White Kilby Page W. A. Rust J. T. Heard F. C. Welch Aspinwall Land Company M. P. Kennard George C. Barrett Kh. E. Dennison William Simes Thomas Aspinwall

Market Quiet Across Commodities With Mixed Signals

Commercial matters show a steady to dull tone with wide variety. Agricultural items like corn, oats, and rye are unchanged or quiet, while citrus and meats display modest movement. Overall activity remains subdued and prices hold steady in many categories.

Wheat and corn futures slip as Chicago markets weaken

Farnum Reardon & Co note a bullish opening in wheat that failed to hold as selling increased and prices fell to 86 2/3 cents for July. May also weakens while oats stay firm. London and New York markets show broad weakness with lower or steady prices across wheat corn and oats.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Milwaukee Clique Williams & Co St Louis New York Avril

Iron market remains dull with cautious buyers and steady prices

The metal market shows little activity with buyers seeking immediate use only. Prices stay as last quoted while production falls and supply exceeds demand. Notable quotes include Pennsylvanian pig iron at 18 dollars a ton and southern 18 to 18.50, with various steel and plate iron values and related metals remaining steady or nominal.

Andrew Carnegie London Pennsylvania Eglinton Summerlee Gartsherrie Langlean Coltness Olad

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