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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1891

Page

6

Money and Stocks in Boston and National Markets

Boston money markets show easier tone with bank demand light and New York funds scarce. Clearing House rate holds at 6 percent as traders push stocks up amid brisk Boston activity, amid mixed New York and London sentiment and ongoing copper mine disruptions.

Vast Rail and Dividend Totals Move Through 1891 Ledger

The document itemizes profits and assets across firms, noting total machine leases to March 31 1891 at 2714 and net earnings of 160 747 68 after adjustments. It records dividend outlays, machinery and inventory changes, cash and receivables shifts, and liabilities. It also covers Atchison executives denying resignations, gas trust dissolution, and a Mexico City banking expansion with railway concessions. It lists Iowa Railway Commission results, freight-rate cuts, Gold and Silver production projections by state, and various earnings reports from Louisville Chicago and Denver rail lines.

Reinhart Atchison Manuel Boston & Albany E. D. Hayden Woburn James A. Rumrill Chicago Gas Trust Herald Mexico National Bank of Mexico Zacatecas London Bank Monterey & Mexican Gulf Senate Venadito Station Sierra Mogada Chihuahua Topolobampo Bay Monterey Rio Grande River National Railway Iowa Railway Commissioners Iowa Gouldsboro Land Company Maine Cambridge Messrs Pearmain & Brooks Exchange Tennessee Coal & Iron Company Tennessee Leech United State Mint

Dividend notices from major railroads and companies dates

A long list of quarterly and semi annual dividend payments from firms including American Bell Telephone Edison General Electric Georgia Alabama Investment and Development Great Northern Railroad Long Island Railroad and Procter & Gamble among others with amounts ranging from 1 percent to 3 percent and due dates mainly in April May and mid month. Strong entities include Edison General Electric Procter Gamble National Lead and Missouri Pacific with payments to preferred and common stock as specified.

American Bell Telephone Co CuyicaGo, Milhwauke&e & St. Paul R.R Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R.R Edison General Elctric Co Edison Electric Illuminating Co Georgia-Alabama Investment & Develovaant Co Great Northern R. R Lemcah Valley Ehigh Navigation Co Long Island Northern Pacific R. R National Lead ‘Lrust Co NEW England Telephone & Telegraph Co NorFolk & Western RR Iational CompaGe Co Nashville, Caattancoca & St. Louis Proctor & Gamble Parebie Bece Burton Hote Machine Co Rio Grande Westtern R.R

Capital Stock Offer In Brewery Shares At Par

A brewery announces capital stock totaling 700000 dollars split into 14800 preferred shares at 25 each and 14000 ordinary shares at 2 dollars each. All stock is fully paid, non encumbered, with 100000 reserved for working capital. Preferred dividends at 8 percent are guaranteed for five years.

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Directors and terms of the brewery purchase by Farmers' Loan Trust

The Farmers Loan & Trust Co reports the purchase of two Bridgeport breweries by stock swap for 700,600 capital and 260,000 plant value plus 100,000 working capital. Earnings are shown as net profits of 142,086.54 over two fiscal years, yielding 8 percent preferred and 10 percent common dividends with a 16,086.54 surplus.

David Trubee Pequonnock National Bank Bridgeport Thomas L.watson Consolidated Stock Exchange New William B. Stevenson Housatonic R.R John W. Coe Meriden Ernest Coe Exortera and Packers Bert “A Tlr John H. McMahon W. Wren, Bridgeport, Cou Waller, Cook & Wagner Wall ST New York Farmers’ Loan & Trust CO

Connecticut Breweries nets for 1889 1890 certified

A public accountant's statement from New Haven dated March 11 1891 certifies that A Winter Co Brewery and Meriden Brewing Co of the Connecticut Breweries Company posted total net profits for fiscal years 1889 and 1890 amounting to 14208654 dollars. The report is signed by A H Morse & Co Public Accountants.

New Haven Conn Connecticut Breweries Company A. Winter& CO Meriden Brewing CO A. H. Morse & Co., Public Accountants

Verification of brewery accounts by two bank cashiers

Having compared the statement of public accountants with the breweries books we verify the accuracy to the best of our knowledge and belief. Signed I B Prindle cashier Pequonnock Nat Bank Bridgeport and C L Rockwell cashier First National Bank Meriden.

I. B. Prindle Pequonnock Nat. Bank Bridgeport C. L. Rockwell First National Bank Meriden

The Breweries Consolidation in Bridgeport and Meriden CT

The Bridgeport and Meriden breweries plan consolidation under one management to boost profits. Owners with large stock interests will stay on with salaries under five thousand dollars annually. Meriden and Bridgeport plants are sizable, brick structures with modern facilities for ale porter and lager. Output rises with demand, bottling currently handled by customers for New York, but the company intends to enter that market directly.

Bridgeport Meriden Connecticut Meriden Brewing Company A. Wintte & Co Bridgeport Brewery Meriden Brewery City of Meriden Meriden Establishment New York

Fragments of stock figures and company names mixed in OCR

The page presents scattered stock quotations and mining company data with numerous unreadable lines. It references the New York Stock Exchange totals and a long list of individual securities, prefixed by minor notes and misread terms, making a concise event story unclear.

Market listing of stocks and investments from Wilson Fay Co

Reported by Wilson W Fay Co No 7 State Street a compact stock list includes Edison Phon Fort Payne Investment Bonanza Development Catalpa Aluminum Metal Manly Complete Combustion Burton Stock Car Burton Stock Car Union Elec Car People s Telephone Arnold Min with assorted prices and quantities for each security

Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street Edison Phon. Toy Fort Payne Investment Bonanza Development Catalpa Burton Stock Car Union Elec Ee Eent Oce Ee Csreeseseecs Arnold Min Ss -Esea-S

Electric Stocks and Utilities Prices

Electr ic stock notes list several companies with preferred stock figures and quotes. Eastern Electric Cable Co pfd shows 51, Thomson-Houston Electric Co appears at 65004047 with 471, and another Thomson-Houston pfd at 251%. Wayne Electric Services lists 12% 314, Westinghouse Electric Co and European Welding Co are also noted with terse figures.

F. W. Prescott & Co Devonshire Street Eastern Electric Cable Co Wissosess Thomson-Houston Electic CO Thomson-Houston Electric Co Wayne Electric Ov Serwces Veeeenes Westinghouse Electric Co Eseevees E Lby Eis European Welding Co

New York Financial Market Sees Mixed Moves On April 9

Money on call eased to 3 4 last loan at 3 with 3 offered. Prime mercantile paper 6 8. Bar silver 974. Sterling bills quiet but easier. actual business 4.86% for 60 days and 4.8842 for demand. Government bonds dull but firm. railroads steady. Grangers and Louisville and Chicago Gas led gains. Burlington up 18 percent to 87 14. Chicago Gas dipped then recovered. Northern Pacific preferred fell. Jersey Central rose to 118 from 116 1/2. Market closed fairly active and firm with mixed advances.

Boston New York Cail Sub-Treasury Cammack Loudon Bears London N. Y N. E Cleveland & Canton Quincy Pewabie Westinghouse Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Grangers Louisville Chicago Gas Burlington Chicago Great Northern Buffalo Rochester Pittsburg Vanderbilt Ontario & Western Northern Pacific Jersey Central

Market swings and rumors spark a stock rally then pullback

Traders saw rapid gains in Burlington, Louisville and the industrials as urgent demand and rumors pushed prices higher. Chicago Gas tumbled over 14 percent, Northern Pacific preferred weakened, while Great Northern preferred Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburg and Ontario & Western drew notice on revival of Vanderbilt buying rumors. Bears pushed back in late trading, with Chicago Gas dropping about 2.4 percent before stabilizing, aiding a broad pullback and then a cautious late rise in Burlington and Jersey Central. Railroad bonds traded actively, totaling $1,443,000 with Atchison issues and Readings among the strength leaders.

Burlington Louisville Chicago Northern Pacific Great Northern Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburg Ontario & Western Vanderbilt Bears Chicago Gas Trust Chicago Gas Jersey Central Atchison Colorado Midland Houston & Texas Generals

Notice of Insolvency Meeting and Assignee Action

Creditors of Annie Schafe fner of Boston will meet at the Court of Insolvency on April 17 1591 at 10 AM to consider discharge petition due to accident or mistake and lack of majority assent. Luth er H Stone assignee to Doane creditors to appear July 10 1891 at 10 AM for claims and objections. Cobb Moore s assignees in Boston April 9 1891.

Equitable Mortgage Company Devonshire Street Boston Mas R. Berp Ron Annie Schafefner Suffolk County Luther H. Stone Asa P. Doane Suffolk Thomar Cobb George W. Moores Alonzo Spear Neph. H. Jameson Oreneo Moores

Auctioneers offer varied securities at April sale

Francis Henshaw and Co announce a public auction Saturday April 11 1891 at noon featuring numerous bank stocks railway bonds and utility shares including Blakstone National Bank Shoe and Leather National Bank and Andover National Bank from banks to railroads and manufactories with varied maturities and par values across multiple states and companies.

Blakstone Nat. Bank Do Shoe and Leather National Bank Andover Naumkeag Nat Salem Catin

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