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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1888

Page

6

Money Market and Stock Movements in Boston and New York

The Boston money market eased with the clearing house rate at 4 percent. Time loans 4% to 6%, call loans 4% to 5%. Corporate paper quoted at 4 1/2 to 4 3/4 percent. Treasury and currency exchanges noted, with New York and Chicago markets showing gains. Atchison and related rail stocks described, with pressure from Gould interests and large trading activity. Several railroad and mining equities moved, and a sheriff’s sale of the Arizona Mineral Belt railroad was reported.

Boston Clearing House Corporation New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Sight Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah Secretary of the Treasury Frances Reichsmarks Atchison Gould Post Sime Kent Goula Atchison Company Burlington & Quincey Lake Shore Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Wisconsin Central Pullman Palace Oregon Short Line California Southern Cleveland & Canton Preferred Mexican Central Kansas City Fort Scott & Gulf Preferred Burlington & Baar Slinvis Central Orthwestern Rock Island St. Paul Atlantic & Pacific Prescott Arizona Mineral Belt Railroad Atlantic & Pacific Railroad Flagstaff D. M. Kierdan Union Pacific Washington House Committee On Pacific Railroads House Outhwaite

Auction Sales Sealed for December 1888 Stocks

Auction listings show executor ordered sale of multiple railroad mortgage bonds and company stock including Consolidated R, B and Maine RR, Vailonsburg & Champlain RR, Chirubur & Quincy RR mortgage, City of Cincinnati bonds, Sur. & Miss. Ry in Neo. Loan, Pullman Palace Car Co stock. Date stated as Saturday, Dec 8, 1888.

Consol. R B. & Maine RR Vailonsburg & J. Cham. RR Chibur. & Quincy. RR Cinn M. L Miss Neo. Lm Pullman Palace Car Co

New York Stock Market Turns Mixed on Dec 7

Money on call easy at 2 percent with last loan and closing. Sterling dull at 4.84 percent for sixty days and 4.884 for demand. Government and railroad bonds steady, market briefly weak then firm. Erie led late gains while Rock Island and Missouri Pacific fell earlier. Final close near best figures, with feverish but unsettled tone and rail bond sales at 1,242,000.

New York Prime Mercantile Barsilver Sterling Exchange New England Rock Island Missouri Pacific Erie Lake Shore Louisville New Albany

Foreign Financial Markets in London Trade Quietly

London markets report Consols at 9515-16 for money and 965-16 for the account with a mixed bag of bond and stock quotes. Atlantic & Great Western firsts 3758, Canadian Pacific 53%, Erie 26%, Erie seconds 99%, Illinois Central 11614, Mexican ordinary 445%, St. Paul common 64, New York Central 109%, Reading 2344. Discount on short and three month bills 34.4%. Paris advices show 3 percent rentes at 83 francs 20 centimes for the account.

Boston Anongs Ees Arnold Hecla Huron Trout Boston Boothbay Boston W. Y. OM Boylston Street Brookline Renee Ewe Campobello Ast Bayes Maverick Eeesese Mes Newport Wees Wees Lamoine Penobscot San Diego Sullivan Topeka West Nd Winthrop Wollaston Atchison Pac B.& Mo L. G Chi Ian. & W C.& W. Mich LK H R.C K. C C. i K. Ca Li Lil L Tm T T & Hy Mex. & S Nor, Pac Do P. D’o TOLD Oregon L. C. Con Pueb A. V. Ts Rutland Atlantic Come & Albany Boston & Lowell Boston & Maine Luston & Prov Central of Mass Canton Fitchburg Klinté& V K.C K. Cas Gh L. T L. E Old Colony Bell Ceess One Erie Eastman Car Lamson Store Ser Pulman Palace Car Shane London Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Llinois Central St. Paul New York Central Reading Paris

Insolvency Waves Hit Burlington and Lewiston Grocers

John McKeough of Burlington Vermont declares insolvency with 4600 liabilities, 4000 secured by mortgage and 6000 in assets. Waite Bros of Lewiston Maine also file insolvency. Seven day tally shows United States 263 failures, Canada 42.

John McKeough Grocer Burlington, Vt Waite Bros Grocers Lewiston United States Canada

Army Orders: Officers Granted Leaves and Witness Duty

Washington December 7 Special Captain Joseph A Sladen of the Fourteenth Infantry is granted leave of absence due to disability. Lieutenant Colonel Andrew S Burt of the Seventh Infantry on leave at Cincinnati will proceed to Fort Laramie Wyoming to testify before a general court martial convened there.

Washindton Joseph A. Sladen Fourteenth Infantry Andrew S. Burt Seventh Infantry Cincinnati Ort Laramie Wyon

Antique furniture and relics sold at Noyes Cobb gallery

Lewis J. Bird & Co. will auction on Dec 12 and 13 at 127 Tremont Street Noyes Cobb gallery. Sales start 2:30 PM to offer antique carved furniture armor rugs clocks tapestries and other goods. Day one features about a dozen old Bibles histories and philosophies from the 15th and 16th centuries. Day two includes forty old plates miniatures silver proons bowls and tankards. Catalogues note many valuable pieces.

Lewis J. Bird & Co Noyes, Cobb & Co Tremont Street

Vespers Return at Second Church in Back Bay

The Second Church in Copley Square resumes Sunday evening vespers next week under Rev. EH A Horton. The one hour service includes music devotional exercises and a five to ten minute address. All seats are free and services will be held on the second and fourth Sundays at 7 30 p m.

Copley Square EH. A. Horton

Insurance Firm Seeks Receiver Amid Declining Membership

Insurance Commissioner Merrill urged Attorney General Waterman to seek a receiver for United States Mutual Accident Relief Company, a court chartered insurer at 89 Court Street. The firm shows net debt of 460,209 with only 2,175 in the state emergency fund plus interest. Membership fell from 1,424 to 374 between January 1 and November 4. Supreme Court action followed.

Merrill Waterman United States Mutual Accident Relief Company Court Street Supreme Court

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town Show Large Out‑of‑State Firms

A list of footwear buyers visiting Cincinnati and other cities includes representatives from J & A Simpkinson, Jelenko & Loeb, Childs, Groff & Co, Butler Bros, W Richardson, Patterson Co, Catlin & Knox, Warren & Co, Atwell, Oppenheimer, Rehtisch, Porter Slessinger, Cahn Nickelsburg, Davia Haber, Sabin Abbott, Hamilton Brown Shoes, Duan Salmon, Lessing Solomon, J A Solomon, Boyd & Co, J W Amick. The compiled names span cities from Charleston to San Francisco and Milwaukee to Leavenworth, reflecting a broad retail network.

Marke Leavenworth Kan A Knox Catlin & Knox Louisville C A Warren Warren & Co Milwaukee Wis G H Atwell War Francisco Cal Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, Rel Coa San Ene Rehtisch Osterman Rehfisch & Co San Francisco Slessinger Porter Slessinger Wo Co

Peculiar Purifying Power Attributed To Pearline Product

A local display promotes Pearline by P Pyle claiming extraordinary cleaning powers. The advertisement emphasizes surface purity and stain removal, attributing remarkable effects to a single product line.

P.P.P P. Pyle

Commodity Market Summary of Agricultural Items

Commodity prices show modest activity with mixed signals. Demand remains steady for pork lard and beans while hay and tallow rise, and grains like corn and rye present a varied picture with rye in moderate demand and oats and barley softer. Fresh beef, pork, and corned beef show stable to fair demand amid overall quiet trading.

Grain Markets Show Dull Trading Across Regions

Chicago reports dull wheat and corn with little outside business and a local operator absorbing short sales. Minneapolis received four hundred six cars as markets keep a weak tone with no clear direction. New York and St Louis close with mixed cash and futures quotes for wheat corn and oats, reflecting subdued demand.

Chicago Dee Farnum, Reardon & Co Coyate Minneapolis Liverpool

Market Report For Fish Prices And Shipments

The report notes quiet demand for mackerel at steady quotes around 14.21 and stable codfish prices with little change in boned fish. Herring demand is quiet at old prices, boxed lots easy, and overall fresh fish supply is fair with firm prices. Panne fish remain quiet and steady while receipts for the week match prior years.

Berg Jan l Labrador Nova Scotia Georges Bay Best Norfolk Providence River

Wool Market Sees Steady Demand at London Sale

London wool sale reports strong attendance and active competition with prices firm. Continent buyers led activity as 12,084 bales were offered, including Victoria 2700 bales and New South Wales 2400 bales, in scoured and greasy categories with varied prices.

London Victoria New South Wales Queensiana

Cotton bale prices across colonies and regions

The text lists scoured and greasy bale prices in South Australia Tasmania New Zealand and the Cape of Good Hope and Natal with bales counts 2400 2300 1008 1100 and price equivalents in d and s. It notes an advance of about 20 percent compared with October sales closing prices.

South Australia Tasmania New Zealand Ape of Good Hope Natal

Grain price listing shows mixed flour and grain markets

In a detailed set of spot and futures quotations, flour markets stay quiet but steady with slight gains in some flour types. Wheat and corn markets vary by region with New York and Chicago receipts and shipments reported, while rye and oats show softer or steady footing.

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