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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1889

Page

6

Money Market Steady Amid Broad Finance Activity

The Boston money market remains steady with Clearing House rates at 2 percent. Banks have ample loanable funds and prefer discounting time paper. general time loans run 4 to 6 percent, calls secured at 8 to 9 1/2 percent. Exchange totals rise in Boston and New York. sub-treasury shows a New York debtor position. Major bids on Newburyport sewer loan and various exchanges across cities are noted, with foreign exchange firming and a bullish stock market sentiment developing toward higher prices tomorrow.

Boston New York Sub-Treasury New York Clearing House Messrs. Adams Blake Bros. & Co C. H. Venner & Co Institute of Savings of Newburyport A. Kean & Co Messrs. Adams, Blodger & Co Messrs R. L. Day & Co Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah Secretary of the Treasury Wall Street Gould and Villard Atchivon Charley Head Exchange Atchison Gould Sage Atelison Texas Pacific A. C. Armstrong Tehison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Strong William G. Fuller Erie Road Maroun Interstate Railroad Association Midgley Wisconsin Central Securities Northern Pacific Chicago, Burlington & Northern Drexel, Morgan & Co Chicago, Burlington & Northern Road Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Quincey Burlington Kansas City Missouri River Alton Wabash California Southern Road Fort Scott Memphis Boston & Lowell Old Colony Sonora San Diego Land &Vown Company Yamaha George Neale

Dividends Declared by Fall River Mills

Border City Manufacturing Company and Pocasset Manufacturing Company of Fall River declare 2 percent dividends.

Border City Manufacturing Company of Fall River Pocasset Manufacturing Company of

Kansas City Group Promises 10 Percent Dividends

An organization in Kansas City claims the stock will yield 10 percent dividends and rise at least 20 percent in value within one year. Full particulars are offered by inquiry at 50 State Street, Boston, Mass.

Kansas City Electric Leigh? Coo State Street Boston Mass

Boston Exchange Bond Prices and Mining Lists

Boston Stock Exchange closes with bond quotes and mining companies noted. Entries include Can. So. 2ds, D.&R.G. 1sts, Nav. Ists, St. L. & F. De, and various railroad and utility issues, plus a mining section listing Best & Welcher, Homestake, Belcher, Ontario, Occidental, Crown Point, Potosi, Sierra, and other names with current prices and % changes.

Can N. W. Deb Cen D.&r.g A& Trans Kan. P Libig ItBia See Isis Soc. P. M.,k 1. G Nets Bisvieve Eae Tex. P Ge ‘ Ae Tex PF N.P. Sts Ives N.W. Cons W. Shore Best& Welcher Homestake Belcher Con. C el Cristo Ee Pref Gould & Curry Ei Qi Savage Hale & Nor Ward Con Hock. Coal Yellowbucket

Quotations and Last Sales from New York Stock Exchange

Daily compiled report shows total 278,300 shares traded with shares sold and price movements. Includes semi annual dividends payable in September 1889 and notes on bond conversions, pensions, and specific bond and stock details across many issuers and locations.

Boston Stock Exchange New York

Railroad Schemes Signal Wide Pacific System Expansion

Charles Francis Adams’s visit suggested Union Pacific influence while Carson & Colorado plans link Frisco Utah route to California. Prospective system would include Colorado Central and related lines, forming a Colorado Central Railroad Company with ties to Pony Pacific and Lincoln & Colorado.

Charles Francis Adams San Francisco Chronicle Union Pacific Road Mound House, Ney Keeler Inyo County Frisco Utah California Oregon Short Line Utah Northern Virginia Nev Union Pacific Pioche Mojave Garson & Colorado Oregon Colorado Central Railroad Company New & Pony Pacific Lincoln & Colorado

New York Financial Report Shows Mixed Stock Market Activity

In New York Aug 30 money on call eased to 2 3, with bills near 2 and mercantile paper at 5 7%. Sterling steady around discounts, government and railroad bonds dull but firm. Stocks opened higher led by Northern Pacific, Atchison, Grangers and Reading, but afternoon activity faded with fractional losses, ending dull yet above last night. Rock Island led bond sales, totaling 1.49 million, as overall market remained steady with selective gains and losses.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterlin Exchange Actua St. Paul Reading Lead Louisville & Nashville Northern Pacifics Stock Exchange Northern Pacific Atchison Grangers Louisville Reading and Trusts Rock Islands St. Paul H. & D Northwestern Erie Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Vandalia & Terre Haute Chesapeake & Ohio Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Michigan Central Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Extension San Francisco

London Market Update with Consols and Key Stocks

London market notes steady Consols at 97 13 16 for money and 98 for the October account. Atlantic & Great Western firsts 33 1 4 percent, Illinois Central 119 percent, New York Central 109 4. Money rate 3.3 percent. bullion balance at the Bank of England today amounts to £19,000.

London Atlantic & Great Western Ilinois Central New York Central Erie St. Paul New York

Fall River Stocks Show Unusually Active Market for Season

Fall River stock market remains robust with a good volume of business for the week and prices well maintained. Rhode Island failures have not involved local firms, indirectly underscoring the value of annual corporate returns required in the state. G. M. Haffords & Co. presents the market condition report.

Fallu River Rhode Island Fall River G. M. Haffords & Co

The Portelectric Exhibition Closes This Saturday

The Portelectric exhibition of the working model ends Saturday the 31st. Experts foresee mail and express traffic by electricity, with New York to Boston possible in two hours. A track section at Harvard station will open around Oct. 1 with grades curves and automatic switches. View the model at the Old South Meeting House before closing and invest before shares at par end.

New York Boston Harvard New York & New England Railroad Old South Meeting House

Buy Your Ticket to New York Via the Norwich Line

An advertisement from the New York & New England R.R. markets a Boston to New York service leaving at 7 p m from foot of Summer street. The Norwich Line promises on time trains with elegant reclining chairs at no extra charge and steamers City of Worcester and City of New York offering dining rooms and speed. It touts modern devices for speed, comfort and safety and features a carte meals service with seasonal delicacies.

New York Norwich Boston New England R.R Summer Street City of

Market Report From Commodity Prices Aired

Commercial matters show mixed activity with flour and corn largely quiet while oats and rye trend dull to steady. Butter cheese eggs and various meats hold firm or steady as California fruits remain in fair supply and overall market tones normalize.

California

Print Cloth Market Quiet in Fall River

Fall River reports a quiet print cloth market on August 30 with 64x64s selling at 34 cents. Weekly sales are moderate, estimated between 70,000 and 100,000 pieces.

Fall River

Foreign Wool Sales. Antwerp Wool Market Report Aug 30

At the Antwerp wool sale today a good attendance of buyers ensured active demand for all grades except lambs wool which was flat. Offers totaled 3200 bales with Buenos Ayres at 809 bales for 90 205 francs per 100 kilos and Montevideo 629 bales for 80 225 francs greasy at Cape of Good Hope and Natal markets.

Antwerp Buenos Ayres Montevideo Cape of Natal

The Fish Trade Week in Mackerel Markets

The mackerel catch fell from last week with about 1500 bbls landed. Eastern Shore 900, Block Island 400, North Bay 200. Receipts total around 1600 bbls with Prince Edward Island and England contributing notable shares. Prices varied by region and size from 18 to 26 per bbl. Foreign mackerel receipts outpace last year as markets adjust.

Block Island North Bay Barnstable Bay Prince Edward Island England Nova Scotia Nova

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