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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1889
Page
6
The Boston money market held steady with Clearing House rate at 3 percent and ample funds. Call loans ranged 4 to 6 percent, with New York call money mostly 7.8 percent. exchanges and balances were reported for several cities. Bond offerings totaled 21 800 dollars with 4s and 4% securities noted. foreign exchange varied, and market dull due to flu and holidays.
The Merchants' Mills Company declares a quarterly dividend of 2 percent. Kennebec Steamboat Company proclaims 6 percent. New England Mortgage Security Company declares $3 per share. Granite Railway Company declares $3 per share. East Boston Dry Dock Company proclaims 2 percent. Daly Mining Company declares 25 cents per share payable December 31, with $1,312,500 distributed to date.
A dealer lists bonds tied to multiple cities including Boston Worcester Pawtucket St. Cloud St. Paul Columbus Cambridge Detroit Fitchburg Brookline and rail lines such as Boston and Maine Boston and Albany Fitchburg Fitchburg Railroad and Union Pacific equipment with issue years ranging from 1892 to 1969. The note offers these bonds as first class investments.
A notice at 89 State Street Boston advertises the sale of high grade securities. The brief entry lists the address and indicates an offer for sale. No further details are provided in the readable text.
An official report notes a firm undertone with modest day gains in bonds and stocks. Railroad bond sales reached 958000 dollars, led by Texas and Pacific seconds, while major bonds like St. Paul gold and Chicago and East Illinois consols posted small increases. A broad, steady close followed fluctuating early activity as Sugar and Cotton Oil showed notable gains.
Principal and interest guaranteed by Maine Central. Bonds from Columbus to Boston lines plus Union Pacific and others. Large line of investments yielding 3 1 2 to 6 percent. Orders on Boston New York Philadelphia exchanges. Correspondents in New York London Paris.
Furnished by F. W. Dreers and Co. lists stock figures for Thomson-Houston 58 59, Thomson-European Electric Welding 120 124, Union Electric Car, Eastern Electric Cable preferred, United States Mail Box, Westinghouse 8 20, and Valleygate Midlandale figures as provided.
Money on call tight with last loan at 8 and close at 7. Prime mercantile paper 5 percent. Bar silver at 947 percent. Sterling exchange dull with 60 day bills at 4.80 and demand at 4.84. Government bonds and railroad bonds steady though dull. Stock market unchanged after 2:15, remaining stagnant.
Flour improves while corn remains quiet and oats steady. Rye flour and rye market show moderate demand. oatmeal and oats overall quiet. Potatoes weak. sweet potatoes plentiful. Poultry in good demand. game fair. Pork products active. corned beef slow. fresh beef steady. Hops steady. butter slow. eggs steady. cheese quiet. Apples steady. oranges plentiful. lemons quiet. grapes slow. Almeria grapes firm. Tallow firm. molasses quiet. sugars not very active. Truck activity high.
Dec 24 report from Fall River notes a quiet print cloth market with buyers and mills not active. Quotations show 64s 39 16c for cloth, with mills reluctant to sell and buyers not pressing for discounts.
The Chicago wheat market weakened as long positions were liquidated. Receipts were fair locally and externally, with foreign markets lower. Corn stayed very weak with heavy arrivals and a shipping backlog, while provisions closed weaker and lard saw free selling by packers.
The report lists carload grain prices and today’s receipts across Chicago New York and Saint Louis with extensive quotes for flour milled products and different wheat and corn grades. It notes a slightly firmer flour market amid steady crate and export interests and details track quotations for No 2 red and steamer yellow varieties.
London trading at Dec 24 reports Consols around 97.66 for money and 97.81 for account. Atlantic & Great Western firsts 36 to 36½, St Paul and Reading firm, Mexican Central 74, Paris 3 per cent rentes 87.72 francs, London exchange at 26.1742 francs, discount rate 3 percent, Indian Council bills down 1-16 rupee.
The O Gilvie Milling Company, the largest in Canada, has secured about 4 000 000 bushels of Manitoba and Northwest Territories wheat. A government hint that flour duties would rise from 50 cents to a dollar a barrel aided the move. The deal squeezes competitors, lifting wheat prices to 80 cents and higher locally as the firm plans to mill all the grain.
Fatt River December 24 Judge Blodgett has not indicated how he will rule on reopening the Watuppa water damage cases after October arguments. Both sides will file briefs with further citations of law.
English syndicate raises storage rates for grain advancing from 9 to over 10 cents per bushel. Shippers and receivers in Chicago protest against higher charges across all grain types.
Notice to holders of First Mortgage 6 per cent bonds due January 1, 1890 offers exchange for new Oregon Short Line & Utah Northern Railway Company Consolidated Mortgage 5 per cent bonds plus cash. Exchange available after December 16, 1889 at specified offices. unexchanged bonds paid in cash at maturity. Bond issue secured by first and second mortgages over 148 and 1313 miles. Union Pacific guarantees interest payments. Boston office listed. New York and Boston exchanges set.
Daily receipts show butter 1642 pace 514 boxes oleo 1184 pkgs cheese 1180 boxes eggs 56 bbls 900 cases beans 1315 bbls potatoes 23 cars sweet potatoes 1179 bbls hay 29 cars straw 4 cars. Last year butter 1898 pkgs 1409 boxes oleo 1266 pkgs cheese 499 boxes eggs 148 bbls 1775 cases beans 1023 bbls potatoes 38 cars sweet potatoes 482 bbls hay 77 cars straw 11 cars. E Butter the general market is steady.
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