Money Market Sees Bond Offerings and Bullish Stock Activity
The Money Market notes improved bank liquidity with 7 percent clearing house rate and 6 to 7 percent call loans. A government bond offer at 2 percent for five months draws demand, while stocks like Atchison and West End rise on strong investor interest. The report covers exchanges, broker outlook, and rising railroad and mining shares amid complex financial moves.
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Boston
Fairchild
Bank of England
Russia
New York
England
Europe
Clearing House
New York Clearing House
Bank of France
France
San Francisco
Nevada
Atchison
West End
Chicago
J. Louis
New York Sun
Missouri Pacific
Texas Pacific
H. Whitney
Devonshire Street
Powers
Dividends Declared by Multiple Companies
Waltham Gaslight Company pays 3 percent dividend. 3 Mining Company offers $1 per share, payable Aug. 20. American Linen Company Fall River declares $10 per share. Troy Manufacturing Fall River notes 2 percent. Dover Navigation Company paid a semi annual dividend to listed schooner owners. Chicago & Alton Railroad Company quarterly 2 percent payable Sept. 1. Danbury & Norwalk Railroad declares a semi annual dividend of $125 per share.
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Waltham Gaslight Company
Mining Company
American Linen Company
Fall River
Troy Manufacturing Company
Dover Navigation Company
Charles H. Trickey
John Bracewell
B. Frank Nealley
Thomas B. Garland
Kicm S. Wallingford
John J. Hanson
Jonathan Sawyer
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
Danbury & Norwalk Railroad Company
Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Stock Fight Warned
Clarence H. Venner of Boston warns stockholders that the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railroad has no authority to issue 10 million dollars in stock and vows to sue to block the move. He urges restraint on directors amid rising liabilities and questionable project legitimacy.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Calitat
The
United States
Clarence HL. Venner
Congress Street
Boston
Merchants and Travellers' Cred Issued Worldwide
Notice announces mercantile and travellers credit issued through Messrs available globally with offices in Boston and New York and distribution via 118 Devonshire Street and 1 Nassau Street.
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Devonshire St
Boston, Mass
New York
Nassau St
Messrs
Basset Whitney Co Bankers and Brokers in New York Boston
Basset Whitney & Co members of New York and Boston Stock Exchanges operate direct wire services to New York. They buy and sell stocks and bonds for investors or on margin and deal in municipal and railroad securities.
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Europe
California
Boston
New York
Philadelphi
Stock Market Report Aug 4 Volume and Prices
Quotations show bid and asked prices for New York stocks with a total of 848000 shares traded today. The list details shares sold and the opening, highest, lowest, and closing prices for today and the previous close yesterday.
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New York
Markets rally as U S stocks lead a buoyant day
The report notes renewed strength in the stock exchange with American railroads recovering after early losses. English and Canadian securities gain, futures buoyant, and officials see a rapid rebound. Bank rate changes and monetary movements are also touched on with mixed results across Europe.
New York Financial Market Opens Active as Bonds Firm
New York government bonds show dull but firm to strong trading while stocks rise at the open with gains of 0.15 to 1 percent. Early rally fades as bears push back, but closes remain quiet yet firm with notable gains in Rock Island Coupon and Oregon Transcontinental and other issues amid strong daily volume of 848,804 shares and $904,000 in railroad bond activity.
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New York Central
Mexican Central
Bank’ of England
Bank of England
Paris
Bank of France
London
Os P
Cmt
Stock Exchange
Fairchild
Department of the Stock Exchange
Hlavana
New York
Dulesas
New England
Western Union
Rock Island
Hocking Valley
Fort Worth
Peoria, Decatur & Evansville
Texas Pacific Rio Trust
Wabash General Trust
Atlantic & Pacific
Ohio Southern
London Market Notes Mixed Consols And Pacific Shares
London price report shows Consols at 101 4 for money and 101 3 for the account. Atlantic and Great Western seconds 1014, Canadian Pacific 57a, Erie 30, Erie seconds 10112, Mexican ordinary listed.
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London
Atlantic & Great Western
Canadian Pacific
Erie
Dayton Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Plan Scrutinized
In New York rumors say Henry S. Ives influence could affect his firm as Dayton Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad consolidates Dayton to Ironton and Dayton to Chicago. The line may join Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton, which will back 8 5 000 000 bonds. Stockholder meetings set for Friday and Saturday to pursue the plan.
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Dayton, Fort Wayne
Chicago
New York
Henry S. Ives
Dayton, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad
Dayton & Ironton
Dayton & Chicago
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Dayton, Fort Wayne & Chicago
Mr. Ives
Central Railroad bonds notice for adjustment mortgage payment
The Central Railroad Company of New Jersey declares that from the $5,254,000 bonds dated May 1, 1878, $4,569,600 have accepted the proposition, leaving $684,400 outstanding to be paid at par and accrued interest at Central Trust Company, New York, on or before May 1.
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Central Railroad Company of
New Jersey
Central Trust Company
New York
Railroad expansion and survey efforts across Tennessee and Midwest
Captain Mann leads a surveying party from Jackson to Memphis and other Tennessee areas to prepare for a potential Ohio River southward construction. Northern railroad sells 1000 mile mileage tickets at 2 cents per mile with August 15 cutoff. Boston & Lowell mileage tickets will be redeemed in Boston or Concord. Rail projects advance with six thousand-foot bridge and extensive extensions. St Paul and Kansas City lines push toward Kansas City with large annual commerce figures. New Chicago St Paul Kansas Railroad Company incorporation sets capital at 15 million dollars. Boston Albany excursions to Nantasket Beach launch next Thursday. Air Line train to Montreal will use Canadian Pacific bridge to bypass delays. Utah & Northern gauge changed to standard. Poughkeepsie Eastern links to Silvernails to Hartford Western contract awarded.
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Mann
Illinois Central Road
Tennessee
Jackson
Tenn
Memphis
Brownville
Ohio River
Northern Railroad
Boston & Lowell
Storer
Boston
Concord
N. H
Carrollton
Chicago
Sibley
St. Paul
Kansas City
Chillicothe
Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas Railroad Company
Kansas
Barber
Meade Counties
Canadian Pacific
Victoria
Granda ‘Trunk
Utah & Northern
Pocaletta
Silver Bow
Poughkeepsie & Eastern
Hartford & Connecticut Western
Silvernails
N. Y
NEW HORSE RAILROAD LINES IN BEACON STREET AREA
The Boston and Albany Railroad plans to fill a Beacon street section between St Mary and St Paul streets and then lay tracks for the West End Railway Company. Cars may run to Harvard street Brookline by January 1. Ten to twelve miles of track are planned this year with eight miles under contract. Paving blocks are arriving and 785 gross tons of steel rails will be on hand by August 16.
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company
Beacon Street
St. Mary and
St. Paul Streets
West End Railway Company
Harvard Street
Brookline
West End
Rail engine collision at Porter's station on Fitchburg line
Early yesterday morning engine No. 73 collided with the rear of a freight train at Porter's station. The engine lost its smokestack and the front of its boiler was stove in. The freight caboose was wrecked and several brick cars derailed. No one was injured.
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Porter’s Station
Fitchburg
Noone
Order of the Iron Hall Ordered to Suspend Operations
The insurance commissioner orders the Order of the Iron Hall to suspend present operations and conform to department rules. The attorney general’s promise to suspend litigation applied only to the period allowed to go before the Legislature and obtain authority to continue its methods.
Missing Gloucester Girl Found in Hingham
Hattie C. Webber of Gloucester, missing since Monday, was found by her father yesterday at the Cushing House in Hingham after wandering from Boston.
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Hattie C. Webber
Gloucester
Cushing House
Hingham
Boston
Alexander White arraigned for felonious assault in Somerville
Alexander White aged 44 was arraigned in Somerville Police Court for felonious assault on Mary Frazier an 80 year old French Canadian. He was held in 1000 dollars for trial and waived examination.
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Alexander White
Somerville
Mary Frazier
Market Report Highlights Varied Commodity Demand
Commercial matters show leather in higher demand while hides and flour quiet. Grains like corn oats and rye mostly steady. Butter strong cheese dull eggs firm, potatoes and beans in demand, hay steady, apples plentiful, berries ample. Pork lard hams beef and meats quiet. Sugars molasses steady with free peach baskets noted.
Boot and shoe trade remains strong with rising orders
The boot and shoe market stays buoyant as jobbing business thrives and prompt shipments flow in. Lynn and Haverhill factories report larger contracts. fall trade expectations stay steady though only small orders are forecast. Beverly strikes settled, collections solid, rubber boots moving, and companies secure large orders to guard against price rises.
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Lynn
Haverhill
Beverly
Opening high and low quotations and year-ago close
The opening high and low quotations yesterday and the closing quote, with the same day last year’s close, were reported.
Leather and Hides Market Sees Mixed Demand and Steady Prices
Leather buyers hold the edge as rough and finished goods show uneven demand. Rough calfs and splits trade softly while wax and kip finishes hold steady. Hides soften in the West but New England greens stay firm. sole leather strengthens slightly on heavier stock amid active export demand.
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New England
Buffalo
Brighton
Market Shorthand for Cattle and Hide Listings
Fragmentary OCR lists cow categories and hide grades with regional terms. Mentions West No 1 and No 2 lots, various percentages and prices, including Buenos Ayres Montevideo Rio Grande and Entre Rios regions. Indicates dry and salted leather selections and green salted Southern hides.
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Buenos Ayres
Montevideo
Rio Grande
Entre Rios
Market Reports Aug 4 Eighty Six Wheat and Oats Prices Steady
The August 4 market report shows no change in flour with steady oats and mixed corn trading. No 1 white oats sold at 40 1 2c and call bids show slight activity on various oats categories. Week exports recap lists wheat, corn, flour, and oats. prices for flour and grain futures are noted along with millfeed and rye values.
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Boston
Montreal
Philadelphia
Baltimore
N. Orleans
Norfolk
Minnesota Bakers
Michigan Stone
Wipter
New Ne
Canada Western
Eastern
Wholesale Market Reports Stamp Butter and Cheese Prices
Butter and cheese markets show firm butter with light sales and dull cheese demand. Western extra creamery at 24c, Northern firm at 24 25c, New York extra 9 1014c offers. Egg, bean, and hay prices steady to dull with receipts up and down. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, poultry, and seeds prices listed. overall market tone steady with weather impact.
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New York
Ohio
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Vermont
Northern Choice
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Vermont Choice
Northern Sage
Choice
Canada
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Island
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Peach shipments to Boston and fruit prices update
The article notes the first peach train left Delaware Thursday night for Boston arriving Saturday morning. Apples are plentiful with low prices. Nyack pippins and Ostrackans priced at 250 per crate. most lots 1.2 to i bbl. Pears plentiful and cheap with Le Couts at 1560 a crate, Bartletts 2a2 50 per crate, Clapp's favorite 350 per bbl, Bell pears 150 to 200 per bbl. Watermelons abundant with extras 70c, medium 15 18c, small 10 12c. Canteloupes less supply but higher demand. Virginians 1 2 50 and New Jerseys 2 70 to 2 60 per bbs. Maryland and Delaware peaches few at 2 to 3 per crate and 1 to 2 per basket. Native blackberries also in good supply.
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Delaware
Boston
Choice Nyack
Clapp
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