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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1887

Page

6

Mining and Stock Exchange Report from Boston December 30

The Boston section notes on quarterly dividends and payments, with details for old capital and scheduled distributions including Chelsea Gaslight. New York Stock Sales for December 30 show 127,000 shares traded, listing shares sold along with opening, high, low, and closing prices and yesterday’s close.

Boston New York Philadelphia Chelsea Gaslight

Semi-Annual Dividends Payable January 1888

Stock broker Joston G. MARTIX lists upcoming January 1888 dividends payable in Boston. Includes Boston City payment details, Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe and Atlantic & Pacific trust notes, New England Mortgage Security Company redemption, Bay State Boot and Shoe dividend, Northern Pacific general mortgage redemption, and Alabama & Great Southern coupon payments.

Boston Post Joston G. Martix State Street Boston London Atchison New York Atlantic & Pacific Trust Atchison and St. Louis San Francisco New England Mortgage Security Company Nolders Bay State Boot and Shoe Company Foxboro Mass Devonshire Street Northern Pacific Railroad Company Alabama & Great Southern Railroad

Money Market and Stock Exchange Report Dec 30 1887

Clearing house funds eased with hints of lower rates. Call money 5 6 percent and time money up to 7 percent. Stock market activity rose with total daily sales 155 130 bonds and 24 226 shares. year totals show substantial declines from 1886. Steel and railroad shares fluctuated as Atchison led gains on short covering amid broader market moves.

Bowron Clearing House Call Money Time New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco New Orleans Charleston Savannah United States National Bank Sterling Exchange Continental Frances Reichsmarks Stock Exchange H. H. Gray Roland Hayward Boston Stock Exchange Sanuaty Cece PAS Des Messrs. Cordley & Co Kansas and Nebraska Grain Belt West End Cscared Atchison Kansas Chicago, Burlington & Quincy New York Stock Exchange Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway New York Commercial Bulletin California Los Capelos San Diego East Pacific Coast Florida Mexico California Southern San Diego Union Union Pacific Potter Burlington & Quincy Atlantic & Pacific Chicago, Burlington & Northern Kansas City Springfield Memphis Mexican Central Chicago Tribune Alton St. Paul Missouri River Chicago & West Michigan Eastern Railroad Eastern Railroad Company Henry L. Higginson W. B. Lawrence Jarvis D. Braman Joseph H. Gray New England East Boston Frenchman’s Bay Topeka Boston Land Calumet & Hecla Franklin Atlantic Bonanza Dunkin

Dividend Declarations By Banks and Companies Across States

The United States National Bank of Atchison Kan declares a 6 percent semi annual dividend payable January 1. United States Investment Company Atchison Kan declares 8 percent semi annual dividend payable January 1. Te Lamson Store Service Company declares 126 dollars per share quarterly dividend. Portland Saco Portsmouth Railroad declares 3 dollars per share dividend. Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Company Hartford declares 31 percent dividend. Mechanic Hall Corporation Salem declares 2 percent dividend. Vanderbilt roads list Lake Shore 2 percent Michigan Central 2 percent Canada Southern 1.5 percent. Massachusetts Real Estate Company declares 5 percent semi annual dividend, totaling 17 percent for 1887.

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Old Colony RR GO New Bond Issue Authorized

Old Colony Railroad seeks to issue registered bonds totaling 500000 dollars due January 1, 1938. Bonds bear 4 percent annual interest payable semiannually and will be issued at par with accrued interest after January 1. The issuer reserves the right to raise the price at any time without notice. J. M. Washburn is signer.

New York Financial Market Report on Dec 30

Money on call firmer 5 to 10, last loan 6, 60 day bills 4.82, demand 4.86. Government and rail bonds dull but steady. Stock market exceptionally dull after noon with minimal trading. Manitoba fluctuations and reads on Union Pacific rumor-driven strength. Jersey Central consols 113, St Paul gold 130, Oregon Transcontinental 93, Missouri Pacific thirds 119, South Carolina firsts 96.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Manitoba Lake Shore Reading Vanderbilts Union Pacific Congress New England Western Union Richmond & West Point Bulness Jersey Central St. Paul Northwestern Indianapolis Decatur

Foreign Financial Markets Summary from London and Paris

In London Consols quoted 101 3 4 for money and 101 15 16 for the account. Atlantic & Great Western firsts at 39 76, Canadian Pacific 64, Erie 2038, Erie seconds 100, Mexican ordinaries 49 34, St Paul common 78 14, Pennsylvania 56, Mexican Central 14. Paris advices show 3 per cent rentes at 81 francs 20 centimes for the account and money 3 per cent quotes at 81 francs 20 centimes.

London Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie St. Paul Pennsylvania Paris

Commodity Market Snapshot From The Rural Ledger

Fish steady and corn firmer with oats higher. Butter moving slowly and eggs firm. Cheese strong but quiet, beans in fair demand, grass seeds very firm. Potatoes and sweet potatoes moving, hay fair demand, poultry steady. Apples dull, Florida oranges fair demand, cranberries very firm, dried apples quiet, nuts unchanged. Pork firm, fresh beef quiet, lambs fair, veals steady, sugars firm, molasses unchanged.

Florida

Gloucester fish market steady despite small supplies

The Gloucester market for the week ending Dec 29 shows firm mackerel and codfish prices with small on hand stocks and active trade. Frozen herring advance as bait with 240,000 on Ada R. Terry, while three cargoes of salt herring arrive from Newfoundland and Gatherer heads home with 500 barrels.

Gloucester Ada R. Terry Terry Newfoundland Warren J. Crosby Fahey Choice Bank Haddock Hake Pollock Ecusk Labrador Nova Scotia Cod Best Norfolk Providence River Georges Western Bank Grand Manan

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