New York Financial Market Summary and Bond Activity
The New York financial note reports easy money on call from 4 to 7 percent, last loan 4 1/2, closing offered at 4 1/2. Prime mercantile paper steady. bar silver at 97. Sterling quiet. Governments dull, railroad bonds quiet yet generally firm. A late rally left prices dull and steady to firm. market fluctuated with Jersey Central's wide swings. Atlantic & Pacific incomes and St Louis, Arkansas & Texas 1sts added to the day’s $1,367,000 turnover. Notable bond moves include Jersey Central convertibles to 116 4, St. Paul Mineral Point 6s to 106 4, Hocking Valley general 6s to 76, and New Orleans & Mobile 1sts to 109 1/4. The stock list shows broad irregularity with a general drift lower early, then a dull close near opening levels.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Louisville & Nashville
Jersey Central
Atlantic & Pacific
St. Louis
Arkansas & Texas
Jersey Central Convertibles
St. Paul
Shenandoah Valley
T&f
At & Pace Ihe Sane
B&n Bs
K& W Inc
Vt Ba
M& Bos
Ev & Bt Bs
L& Aoe
Bonora
Bell Tel
Catalpa
Huron
Osceola
A. T
C ‘G . Mich
L. Ey
R& Ft
Sewenee
Nash & L
NYSNE
Pullman
Rutland Seeee
Summit Br
UN Pac
Wis
Lamson
Us Boston
Fast
Boston
San Diego Lancer
West
T&8
Trust
A&p
C,r&n
Am Bell Tel
Ironton Lion
Quincey
Frenchman's Bay
West End Land
S A
T&s FB
At& Pac
Ee B& Albwees
Nate
Heenhos
If&s AP
Lou
Ev & St L
A& Pine
Ny&ne
New Eng
Bonanza
Lamson SS
Aspinwall
Boston Ld
Boston L A
San Diego Land
West End
Stereo
B& Ea
Lt Tee Wis K
C&ei
Kc.m&b
Ft Scott
Rutland
Am Bel
Eae
New England Telephone
Erie Telephone Sib
Aspinwall Lan Bae Ea Eeee Heilie Brookline Land
Boston Land
Aveee
Eres
Mae
Boston Water Power
Ateh
Top & S_Fe
Pee
Eeensee
Eastern Railroad
Mexican Central
New England
Oeast Wisconsin Centra
Atlantic
Pacific
Boston & Albany
Illinois
Michigan
San
Cleveland
Flint & Pere
Clinton
Sprin
Little Rock
Ft Smith
Hough
S & Lake
Atchison
California Southern
Chicago, Kansas & Western
Southern Kansas
Sonora
Messrs
San Francisco
L. Oppenheim & Co
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company
John 2. Dos Passos
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Burlington & Missouri
Wahoo
Schuyler
Neb
Omaha
Cedar City
Pullman Palace
Chicago
Union Pacific
Oregon Transcontinental
Russell Sage
George J. Gould
Southern Branch
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Kansas City
Fort Scott & Gulf
Springfield
Memphis
Flint & Pete Marquette
Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern Railroad
Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Company
Harrison Branch
Harrison Junction
Harrison
Flint & Pere Marquette
Clare
Houghton Lake
Wisconsin Central
Louisville
Evansville & St. Louis
Little Rock & Fort Smith
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Summit Branch
Iowa Falls
Sioux City
Fitchburg
Fitchburg Railroad Company
Hoogsae Tunnel Dock and Elevator Company
Ce. B. Princips
Arles E. Corzine
Money Market Holds Steady in Boston Trading
Boston money market shows abundant loanable funds with favorable rates. General paper 5 to 6 percent, manufacturing 4 to 4.4 percent, and call loans 4 to 5 percent. Bank balances and New York funds figures posted, with government securities steady. Local stocks mixed with slight gains later. notable moves include Atchison, California Southern, and Fitchburg actions amid rail and telephony notes.
Kensington Chair and Meteor Becomes Auction Listing
Reported by Wilson W Fay & Co Boston. An itemized sale listing shows Kensington chairs and various household items with prices and quantities. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but includes multiple lots and a meteor reference in the catalog.
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Wilson W. Fay & Co
State Street
Boston
London financial roundup reads like a busy daily note
London on April 15 reports Consols at 102 11 16 for money and account. United States 4s at 2, United States 44s at 11288, Canadian Pacific 6653, Erie 36, Erie seconds 1047, Illinois Central 13453, Mexican ordinary 6745, St. Paul common 9544, New York Central 116, Pennsylvania 614s.
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London
United States
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Illnois Central
St. Paul Common
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Salem News: Hay Prices Denied Amid Interstate Load Law Doubts
A Boston spread claimed hay sales fell below normal due to a new interstate unloading rule, but shippers and railroad officials say the law is not in effect locally and question the report. The Fast Church Society donated a 1770 Oxford Bible to the Essex Institute, given by Elias Haskett Derby’s son during Rev. Bentley’s era.
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Boston
Fast Church Society
Essex Institute
Custom House
Nova Scotia
Calcutta
Atchison Sets Plans for Kansas City Industrial City
A semi official tale claims the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, with Pullman, will build a vast industrial city about eleven miles west of Kansas City on 1800 and 800 acres respectively. The project envisions homes for workers, churches, schools, public amusements, and a self contained town to rival Pullman. Details are not public yet and construction may start soon, while capital plans and Mexico related tax concerns are also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Pullman Palace Car Company
Chicago
Jay Gould
St. Louis
Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe Company
Kansas City
Pullman
Pullman Company
Fast Seas
Cita
Foreclosure sale looming for Burlington & Lamoille railroad
The Burlington Free Press notes foreclosure proceedings by owners of about 200000 dollars in first mortgage bonds on the Burlington and Lamoille line over years of missed interest. Bonds were held by ex Governor Smith J R Langdon and others tied to Central Vermont, with a Wilmington car company also holding stake. Foreclosure suit filed in U S Court, followed by state actions. Rumor says undisputed control may end Burlington Essex Junction service and close Burlington repair shop.
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Mary
Lamson
Lowell
Lowell-Boston Bears
Boston
Lowell Telephone Companies
West End Land
State House
Kiernan
Savings Bank
West End
East Boston
Silas Pierce
Isaae Pratt
J. 8. Farlow
F. T. Stevens
Cambridge Horse Railroad
Pierce
H. W. Wesson
Pratt
Payson Syndicate
C. C. Converse
James C. Elms
Burlington Free Press
Burlington & Lamoille Railroad
Smith
J. R. Langdon
Central Vermont Road
Wilmington Car Company
United States
Vermont Road
Central
Burlington &Lamoille
Burlington
Essex Junction
North Conway and Mt. Kearsarge Railroad Elects Directors
At the annual meeting held April 14 North Conway New Hampshire, Nathan W. Pease was chosen president, Lycurgus Pitman of Conway and Elbert Wheeler of Nashua named as directors. J. E. Manning of Boston and G. W. M. Pitman of Bartlett also elected as directors with Manning named vice president, Wheeler treasurer, Pitman clerk, and William Wheeler of Concord as chief engineer.
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North Conway & MT. Kearsarge
North Conway
N. H
North Conway & Mt. Kearsarge Railroad
Nathan W. Pease
Lycurgus Pitman
Conway
Elbert Wheeler
Nashua
J. E. Manning
Boston
G. W. M. Pitman
Bartlett
Pitman
William Wheeler
Concord
Rail earnings and expansion notes across multiple lines
The report lists March earnings rises for Florida Railway and Navigation and Oregon Railway and Navigation, notes Chicago Burlington and Quincy freight train experiments, and mentions Lehigh Valley routing changes, Chesapeake and Ohio coal rates, a bond payment plan, Staten Island Rapid Transit bridge bids, and early April earnings for New York City and Northern, Memphis and Charleston, and East Tennessee and Virginia with large increases.
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Florida Railway & Navigation Company
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Lehigh Valley Road
Jersey City
Pennsylvania
Bound Brook
Philadelphia
Chesapeake & Ohio Road
Cumberland
Washington
Staten Island Rapid Transit Railroad Company
Arthur Kill
New York City & Northern
Memphis
Charleston
East Tennessee & Virginia
Mexican Telephone Company reports year end 1887 results
The report shows receipts of 52,954 91 in Mexico and 12,714 58 net income after disbursements. The home office balance stood at 82621 91 with notes payable of 218050. President Sargent cites extraordinary expenses from fire damages and patent lawsuits, and notes a controversial 9805 share issue by a former treasurer. A two-year extension with American Bell is arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexican Telephone Company
Mexico
Boston
Beaumont
Sargent
Puebla
Treasiwner
American Bell Company
Protec
Wells Memorial Workingmen's Institute Annual Meeting
The Wells Memorial Workingmen's Institute met at the Memorial building on Washington street with President Robert Treat Paine presiding. Officers re-elected were Paine as president, H. B. Dexter as vice-president and treasurer, and H. B. Sullivan as secretary. membership rose from 940 to 1196. a small deficit appeared in the treasurer's report. Committees to be appointed in two weeks. Beginning April 27, Rev. John G. Brooks of Brockton will deliver four weekly lectures on labor topics, with Hon. Carroll D. Wright presiding and other industrial-experts in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells Memorial Workingmen’s Institute
Memorial Building
Washington Street
Robert Treat Paine
H. B. Dexter
H. B. Sullivan
Institute
John G. Brooks
Brockton
Carroll D. Wright
Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk and Boston Areas
Listings cover transfers of land and buildings across Salem and Dorchester, Roxbury, South Boston, East Boston, and Roslindale with March dates and prices ranging from 1 to 8700 dollars. Notable entries include Salem street parcels to Sarah Silverman, Bradford street transfer to James Scott, and multiple dorm mortgage actions including Dorchester avenue and Neponset avenue properties. There are mortgages recorded on Birch street Roslindale and Neponset avenue East Boston among others.
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Salem Street
Lozer Leventall
Sarah Silverman
Street
Charles W. Boynton
Mary R. Boynton
Appleton Street
Bradford Street
Thomas R. Bailey
James Scott
Kendall Street
Mary A. Durell
Winthrop H. Chick
Ines
Thornley Street
Emma Sawyer
Margaret Agnes Reid
Roxbury
Susan A. Riker
Elizabeth G. Lewis
Juniper Street
George G. North
Emeline Jones
Elmwood Street
Dorchester
Thomas Cox
Mary Nash
Neponset Avenue
Charles A. Hall
Norfolk Street
Samuel B. Pierce
George Dore
Forest Hills Avenue
William H. Murphy
Mary Whelton
Wheatland Avenue
Miller Street
Ara A. Medbury
John M. Keane
Centre Avenue
Charles
William G. Emery
Sarah O’ Neil
Paris and
Porter Streets
Jesse K. Hiscock
H. Otis
Birch Street
Roslindale
Joseph T. Ward, Jr
Mary C. Sparks
Henry R. Waite
Charles A. Morss
Newton Street
John A Gill
Mary A. F. Corrigan
Liverpool Street
Boston
John Clark
Charles 8
Lincoln
Chapman Street
Lucy A. Batley
Florence J. Bigelow
Trade firm names and partners listed by city
A long list of names and firms from multiple U S cities including Atlanta Baltimore Birmingham Bloomington Chicago Cleveland Columbus Detroit Evansville Galveston Kansas City Knoxville Lancaster Louisville Mansfield Macon Memphis Nashville New York Omaha Philadelphia Portsmouth Richmond Savannah St Joseph St Louis St Louis Toledo and more, with associated partners and firms noted, reflecting a wholesale or brokerage network. The item reads like a directory or notice of professional associates and their offices.
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Detroit
Mich
McGraw
AC McGraw & Co
Evansville
W B Hinkle
Hinkle
Nesbet & Co
Tre
Galveston
Tex
Aaron Blum
Blum
Par
Kansas City
J P Sidwell
Kendall B& 8 Co
Knoxville
Tenn
E E McMillan
McMillan, Hazen & Co
J A Henson
Haynes, Henson & Co
Lancaster
Penn
M Davidson
Long & Davidson
Louisville
H Naber
H Darlinghouse & Co
W Rosenberg
Rosenberg, Flexner & Co
Mansfield
H M Weaver
H M Weaver & Co
Ad. J . Macon
RB Singleton
Singleton & Co
Macon
N M Solomon
Coleman, Burnen & Solomon
Memphis
J Goodbar
Goodbar
Love & Co
Nashville
Weil
Weil, Connell & Riddle
J B Richardson
Richardson Bros & Co
J W Carter
Carter, Dunbar & Co
J M Goodbar
Goodbar & Co
Murray
Dibbrell & Co
R Manier
J W Manier & Son
New York
E B Wesson
Aaron Claflin & Co
Omaha
F P Kirkendall
Kirkendall, Jones & Co
H G Harte
Williams, van Aerham & Harte
Philadelphia
W H Weimer
Weimer, Wright & Watkins
Portsmouth
R Tracy
C P Tracy & Co
Richmond
I Stern
Stern & Co
Savannah
A Einstein
Einstein's Sons
St Joseph
W Noyes
Noyes
Norman Co
St. Louis
Jacob Frank
Adler, Frank & Co
St Louis
A T Kelley
Market Summary Shows Slight Firmness Across Commodities
Commercial matters list widespread quiet to firm activity across goods. Flour oats rye barley malt millfeeds butter cheese eggs beans potatoes hay straw grass seed track tallow provisions beef sugar molasses and apples show mixed but steady or firm demand with no notable changes. Poultry remains unchanged.
Market Notes on Eastport Herring and Mackerel Trends
The fish market shows quiet demand due to interstate bill, with cheap Eastport herring at 32 dollars and light demand for barrel herring. Codfish prices rose 50 cents, stock mostly exhausted at Gloucester and Provincetown. Stocks are light overall. sellers hold No 1 and 2s awaiting higher prices, while 3s sell. Schooners sail to the Shoals and Western Banks. mackerel receipts hover around a million pounds weekly, with haddock and halibut catches also reported. prices for various canned and fresh fish remain mostly unchanged.
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Eastport
Gloucester
Provincetown
Georges
Jan. L
Charles McDonald
Harwichport
W. R. Keene
Wateska
Daniel C. Baker
Minette
Alice
Beverly
Shoals
New York
Lockeport Bank
Newfoundland Bank
Harbor Grace
Carbonear
Bregus
Port-de
Eastern Weir Company
Mass
Wood End Light
New England
Boards of Trade
Montreal
Canada
United States
Cape Ann
Bangor
San Francisco
George's
Boston
Labrador
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
COD
Best
Norfolk
Providence River
Flour and Grain Market Quiet at Steady Prices
Market reports show flour and grain trading slowly with sales as needed. Prices hold near previous levels amid a steady tone indicating continued cautious demand and supply alignment.
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NEW York Financial
Barton Mn
N. E
Tol, Cin
Alt & T
Ata Pacific
C.E
Iowa
Central Pac
Chea
Ohio
Chi. Alton
St. L
East Tennshee
Fort Rayne
Houat
Eas
Minn
St. A
M. & Ohio
Lai M
Essex
Nash
Chat
N.J
N. de
Ohio & Miss
Oregon
Oregon Trans
Oregon Trans., 2 Pee Pr
Pittsburg
Rich. & al
Ihn Rich. & Dan
Rock Island
St. Thaul
Goo
St. St
Bris i
U. Pacific
Utica
St.l. RE
Ewee
Land and Miscellaneous Companies
Orate Ne Mail
Pullman Pal
W. Onion
Cen. P
Apeyore
J. L
S. F
D.& RA
U. Th Tet Db
Asta
R & Kan
N. Pac
R.G
U. Pac
N. W.cona
W. Shore
el Llo
Adams
Wells Fargo
American
Eaenes BN KM Con
Cal. & V Trasan
E Cristo
O Gould & Curry
Santiago
Silver King
Nevada
Belle Isle
Stanislaus
Massachusetts
Boston & Lowell
New York & New England
Boston & Providence
Old Colony
Eastern
Rutland Common
Bell Telephone
John D. Sargent
S. Lawrence French
H. W. Gray
Charles Keveney
Robert Colgate
Percy R. King
M. L. Guirand
Devonshire Street
Kidder, Peabody & CO
Nassau St
City of Minneapolis
City of
City of Cincinnati
City of St. Louis
Blake Brothers & CO
Water Works Bonds
C.h.venner
Congress Street
Maverick An Bank For
Asa P. Potter
J. W. Work
Boston Stock Exchange
A&p Ine
Mex Cent Inc de Bond
Old Col
Vast
Maverick Land
West End la
RIL
Kensington
Cnai
California
Cal
Best & Belcher
Bodie
Savage
Sierra Nevada
Union
Crown Point
Uta
Gowld & Curry
Hale & Norcryss
Foreign Financial Markets
Salem News
THE
Burlington & Lamoille
Workingmen’s Institute
Wells Memorial
Omeers
Suffolk County
E Kingsbury
Edwin Bates & Co
Atlanta
J A Smith
Moore, Marsh & Co
Baltimore
T N Patterson
Patterson, Renshaw & Co
Birmingham
Ala
J Rand W Mason
HW Perry
Mason Bros & Perry
Bloomington
Lil
J P Smith
R P Smith & Co
A C McLaughlin
Selz Schwab & Co
G Leonard
A G Leonard & Co
Craw
Greensfelder
Greensfelder, Florsheim & Co
W Schnadig
Schnadig Bros & Co
Goldsmith
Goldsmith, Rosenthal & Co
EO Carpenter
Guthman, Carpenter & Telling
Cincinnati
OA Meyer
A Meyer & Co
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