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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1890

Page

6

Money Market Report and Stock Exchange Roundup

Boston financial news notes tight money with call loans up to 8 percent, 4 to 8 percent for time loans, and 8 percent on collateral. New York call money peaks 20 to 25 percent. Treasury actions include 15 million bond purchases and rapid silver movements. Market closes mixed with rail and mining stocks showing gains, some declines, and notable corporate earnings data from Chicago area lines and Calumet & Hecla.

Boston New York Stock Exchange Clearing House Sub-Treasury Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah Secretary of the Treasury Treasury Department Zimmerman & Forshay New York Stock Exchange Messrs. Flint & Co Alliance Rio Janeiro Reichsmarks Treasury Wall Street Atchison Burlington & Quincy Flint & Pere Marquette Union Pacific Chicago & West Michigan Detroit, Lansing & Northern Fitchburg Preferred Fitchburg Railroad Troy & Boston Old Colony Quincy Erie Telephone West Ind Land Allouez Centennial Butte & Boston Kearsarge Osceola Tamarack Boston & Montana Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper & Silver Mining Company Calumet & Hecla Alexander Agassiz Thomas L. Livermore W. Seabury Agassiz Quincy A. Suaw H. H. Hunnewell Francis L. Higginson James N. Wright Red Jacket Calumet Heela Hecla

Dividends Declared by Several Mining Firms

The United States Equitable Gas Company declares a quarterly dividend of 1 percent. The Ontario Silver Mining Company announces a July monthly dividend. The Daly Mining Company declares its usual dividend.

United States Equitable Gas Company Ontario Silver Mining Company Daly Mining Company

Fennessy Armstrong & Co Bills of Exchange on London

Fennessy Armstrong & Co offers bills of exchange on London and markets high grade investment bonds as a specialty. The firm conducts a general banking business.

London

GILT EDGE INVESTMENT OFFERS TREASURY STOCK OF LUTHER WOLKINS CO

The Luther Wolkins Corporation of Greensboro North Carolina offers a limited amount of treasury stock at par. The company owns the Greensboro belt line electric street railway and a rapid transit line tied to Union Land Co. It is linked with North Carolina Steel and Iron Co. in Ore Hill development and owns 3700 acres of mineral land near Edison syndicate holdings. Subscription books open August 19 to August 23 at the fiscal agents office room 27 Equitable building.

Eastern Development Company Edwin Gilpin, Jr Province of Nova Scotia Messrs Francis and Humbert Coxheath Colorado Mining Investment Company North Carolina Greensboro Queen City Piedmont Union Land Co North Carolina Steel & Iron Co Ore Hill Great Edison Syndicate R. T. Gray N. C. Steel & Iron Co Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad Equitable Building

New York Financial Markets End Mixed Amid Bond Quietude

Money on call tight at 15 to 30, last loan 20, closing 20 bid. Government bonds active, stocks dull after midmorning, Oregon Transcontinental certificates fall, Lackawanna and Sugar Refineries dip. Trading ends quiet, bonds and select rail issues show minor moves. total sales around 446,000 dollars.

New York Prime Mercantile Paper Sterling Exchange Lackawanna Oregon Atlantic & Pacific Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Chesapeake & Ohio Kansas City & Omaha Long Islands Kansas Pacific Pacific of Missouri Wabash New York Central Tennessee Coal Birmingham

Financial market roundup from London and New York

London entries show Consols at 965 16 for money and 967 16 for account with other notes including Atlante and Great Western at 37 78, Canadian Pacific at 52, Erie 27 3 4, and Mexican ordinary at 66 3 4. New York Central at 109 68, Pennsylvania 55, Reading 22, St Paul 73. Rate of discount in open market for short and three months bills at 3 4 to 3 4 percent.

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Commercial Horse Market Drags Through Quiet Week

Commercial matters show a dull week at sale stables with few horses sold and prices pressured downward. Moses Colman & Son's reports two sales withheads sold cheaply. Walker's Bazaar and Isburgh & Co see light demand and low figures. International exchange sales show some activity but buyers scarce. overall market sentiment poor for sellers with prices down about $25 per head recently. Flour and meal trade reflects strong flour market due to higher wheat prices, with mills expanding output and prices climbing across grades.

Moses Colman & Son’s Colman Walker’s Bazaar Isburgh & Co's LH Brockway Welch & Hiall’s Russell & Drew International Horse Exchange Friceslow Ham & Co Edgar Snow & Co

Grain Trade Receipts and Market Report

Receipts today include 14 340 bush corn 500 bush wheat 24 040 bush oats 193 tons millfeed and 2650 bush malt. Market is quiet with corn prices steady and mixed oats on track and on price. Prices listed for steamer yellow, steamer mixed, No 2 yellow Chicago, No 2 white oats, and new No 3 white with various bid levels. Mall is used at 72 75c bush for six row Canada No 1. Demand for millfeed is moderate. sack spring bran remains firm.

Chicago Canada Farnum, Reardon & Co Boston St. Est Basse Ots Rae Tase Seep New York St. Louiss Minneapolis Northern Duluth Milwaukee

Market Quotes for Cotton Products and Dye

Prices for ton values show cotton futures at 19 19 650 and winter at 20 25 21 00. Middlings remain scarce at 21 24 24 50 per ton. Cottonseed meal sees light demand at 26 50 for spot to arrive.

Produce Trade Receipts and Market Quoted Prices Across Staples

Warehouse prices and receipts are listed for butter cr oe butter markets cheese eggs beans hay straw poultry i ural produce and truck goods with comparisons to last year. Butter quotes include Western creamery and Eastern dairy ranges, cheese steady with New York and Chicago levels, eggs firm in New York and Chicago, beans held firm with varied hand picked and screen prices, hay and straw steady, poultry demand mixed with fresh killed and live fowl ranges, sweet potatoes and potatoes firm with New Hampshire Rhode Island and New York offerings, and truck goods including onions carrots beets lettuce turnips peppers and cucumbers priced across districts with several native and Atlantic regions represented.

California New York Eastern Creamery Extra Chicago Americas Liverpool Michigan Islands Nova Scotia New Brunswick Malta Long Island Jersey Santos Bush Portland Jersey Kalamazoo

Fruit Trade Prices and Train Load Report

Mediterranean fruits remain firm with high prices for lemons and oranges. California fruits show ample supply and steady demand. Cantaloupes and muskmelons attract good trade. apples, pears, and berries vary by grade with detailed per crate and per basket quotes. The Thursday train carries seven melon cars, six potato cars, and two vegetable cars.

Naples Sorrento Palermo California Rhode Island Jersey Delaware Virginia Hudson River

Fruit Sales Report From H Harris & Co California

The report lists late Crawford peaches selling for 81.80 and Wager peaches at 2.95 to 3.30 per unit. It notes merchandise like Leaquehand peaches and Marblehead pears with varied pricing and totals. The steamship Kong Frode is due with Jamaica bananas Friday for the Boston Fruit Company.

California H. Harris & Co Crawford Larblell Poard Kong Frode Jamaica Boston Fruit Company

Wergeland Steamer Due Saturday with Bananas to Noyes

Market reports show the provision trade with receipts today including tallow beef pork lard hams preserved meats and bacon. Prices quoted for pork and related products range from 6 to 18 plus cents per unit with various cuts listed and steady demand noted for fresh beef mutton and lambs in mixed regional markets.

Chicago Choice Heavy Brighton Tascj Astern Fancy Others Brighton

Sugar and Molasses Prices and Market Report

Sugar market remains firm with fair demand. Quoted: cut loaf 7c, crushed 7c, cubes 6 4 4c, pulverized 7c, powdered 6c, granulated 63 16 6 4c, standard A 6c, Belmont A 6c, extra C 6c, yellow 5c. Wholesale prices for Aug 21: large bbls granulated 6.44c, fine large bbls granulated 6.50c, small bbls granulated 6.60c, small bbls fine granulated 6.56c. Molasses trade fair at steady prices. Porto Rico new crop 38c fancy, 28 36c common to good. Barbadoes 30c, Cienfuegos 25 26c. Fancy New Orleans 15, 45 4t c.

New York Bush Vermont California Lima Canada Weauote Porto Rico Barbados Cienfuegos New Orleans

Print Cloth Market in Fall River Slows Amid Inactivity

The Fall River market reports continued inactivity with only moderate broker business. Quote levels show 35 16s per yard for 64s, 21d, and 16c for 56s.

Fall River

The Cotton Markets in New York and Liverpool

New York reports easy sales of 4811 bales with various upland grades and futures open steady then close quiet. Liverpool market weak and quiet at 69 16d middling uplands, with 4000 bales sold and futures showing mixed movement across several positions. Consolidated five day figures show net receipts 7283 bales and 53,500 stock, with exports to Britain and Continent.

New York Liverpool Ee Phad Sereees Atlanta Galveston New Orleans Mobile Memphis Savannah Charleston Norfolk Wilmington Philadelpia Uiet Haltimore St Louis Louisville Cincinnati Great Britain Continent France

Wheat futures swing as buyers absorb offerings in Chicago market

The Option Market reports curb and local selling easing after a sharp opening decline in wheat, aided by Hutchinson’s buying and strong cash demand. Traders expect higher prices next year while bears face limited selling pressure, with corn and oats showing mixed action and widespread buyer interest from outsiders and packers.

Chicago Gilman, Cheney & Co Boston Hutchinson Northwest

Turpentine and petroleum price quotes in New York

Turpentine closed at 40.44 dollars per barrel with rosin at 40 dollars and tar at 2.55 dollars, while petroleum closed at 7.55 cents per gallon with refined products at 7.0 cents and cases at 9.26 cents.

New York

Wool Sales At Antwerp Reach Mixed Demand

At Antwerp wool sales on August 20 offerings totaled 3200 bales with about half sold. Attendance was fair and demand described as moderate.

Antwerp

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Fennessy, Armstrong & CO State Street Fiske Building Luther €. Wolkins Corporation of N. C W. R. Burgess R. H. Whitney & Co, Bankers State St Wolkins, Browne & CO Equitable Bldg Moston Title Insurance Mortcaces Colorado Mining Investment CO CG. E. Parker, Treas Congress Street W. Prescott Bankers and Brokers Devonshire St Boston Telephones Honda Philadelphia New England Lawrence Mott & CO Broadway Portsmouth Mit Righardse, Hill & CO Water ST Mex Aim, Hels Pe Ene Indison Hor Lamson Kerce Latta Loaston W NEW York Financial Boston & Liverpool Co Elec Desas Oo Fort Wayne Llinois Steel Co TUG Mt, Desert & East Malden Elec Tee Vse Mechanical New York Despatch Co Voational Lead Trust Nat Tel Mig Fae Teaee Sugar Berbertes Co BlYs Homeo Ouston Qhle Do Trust Seeseens Ae Ey Wee Ae Ba Thomson Lee Stee Westinghouse Elec. Co Winnisimimet Co Seresae Wilson W. Fay & Co Atalpa Mining Coles Mining Addax F. W. Prescott & Co Devonshire Street Eastern Electric Cable Company Gething Electrical Union Electric Car Company Thomson-ilouston Company Thomson European Ilectele Anesota Minnesota Wislands Canada Superior Graham New Hampshire Virginia Catawbas Virginia Perkins Virginia Ives Yamuri Golden Vales Wergeland Noyes
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