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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1889

Page

6

Money Market Quiet as Bonds and Stocks Hold Steady

Boston markets show little change with time loans 8.5 to 9.5 percent and call loans 2.25 to 3.14 percent. Exchanges total about 15.05 million in Boston and 149.08 million in New York. The Chicago Burlington and Quincy stock remains a market focus amid wide swings and renewed earnings reports.

Putnam Firm Members of Boston Stock Exchange Form

Cc A Putnam W Do Middleton C A Putnam Co members of the Boston Stock Exchange at 17 Congress Street Boston. Established 1861. A W Hale.

Cc. A. Putnam W. DO. Middleton Boston Stock Exchange Congress Street Boston A. W. Hale

Auction Sales of Stocks and Bonds on Feb 13 1889

Executors order lists extensive stock and bond lots to be sold by auction on Wednesday February 13 1889. Items include Boston and Albany Railroad shares, various bank and insurance company holdings, railroad company securities, city and state bonds, and numerous rights and certificates across multiple firms and cities.

Boston & Albany RR Elliot Fire Ins. Co American Ins. Co de Northern RR Haverhill Nail Bank Haverhill Mass Vans Artificial Leather Co Showalter Mort. Co Pittsfeld& No. Adams RR. Co Suffolk Nail Third Nail Citizens’ Bank of Wichita Kan Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co Third Nail. Bank Oakland Garden Association McKay & Bigelow N. M. Asso Boylston Mutual Ins. Co Farmers’ Loan and ‘Trust Co. of Kansas de Kusell Trummer Co Chelsea Gaslight Co Dakota Loan & Trust Co Watertown Dakota Globe Nat. Bank Naive Natl Boston Water Power Co Consol. RR Bell Tal. Co Hoston & Lowell RR Nath Webster Bank Arkansas Valley Town and Land Co Appleton Mfg. Co Boston & Providence RR Newton Natl. Bank Newton Boston & Lowell RR Chelsea Gas Light Co City of Washington Ins. Co Boylston Ins. Co Mass. Mutual Ins. Co Revere Ik N. Bk Thetucket Co Norwich Bay State Gaslight Co Ee Co N. City Little Rock & Ft. Smith RR

New York Financial Market Slumps Then Rebounds

In New York on February 12 money on call remained easy while government bonds stayed dull but firm. Stocks weakened in the afternoon with Northwestern and Burlington leading declines, only to rally after delivery and close near opening levels as long buyers and shorts covered.

New York Sterling Exchange Northwestern Burlington Union Pacific St. Paul Ilinois Central Chattanooga Oisville New Albany Chicago Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Indianapolis Bears Burlington & Quincy Boston Pullman Illinois Central San Francisco Preferred Chesapeake & Ohio Evansville Terre Haute Guilt Colorado Santa Fe Lake Shore Great Western Kansas & Texas Chesanveake & Ohio

Foreign Financial Markets Report From London and Paris

Foreign markets in London February 12 show Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 347 percent, Canadian Pacific 54, Erie 30 1/2, Illinois Central 117 3/4, St Paul common 65, New York Central 112 1/2, Pennsylvania 56 1/2, Reading 25, Spanish fours 75. Open market discount rates 2 percent for short bills and three months. Paris quotes 3 percent rentes at 83 francs 70 centimes. Bank of England bullion withdrawals today total 110000 pounds on balance.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco New Orleans Charleston Savannah Secretary of the Treasury Ternoon Praves Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Burlington & Quincy Bears Burington Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Harris Chicago, Burlington & Northern Railroad Lake Superior Atchison Atlantic & Pacific Comes Union Pacific Oregon Wisconsin Central Associated Lines Enger & Rio Grande Western Securities Denver Rio Grande Ainst Scofield Pleasant Valley Louisville New Albany Louisville Newbany & Chicago Mexican Central Sanuis Potosi Atchison Land Grant Sonora Louisville & Evansville Worcester Ashua Frenchman’s Bay Lamoine Bar Harbor Mt. Desert Islands L. G Eecenter At. & Pac Do Inc Neo C.ym St. P D.D Kik H K. C S.J E.G. Ap St. L le Rerhe Lin N. Y N. T Nor Nor. Pac. 6S. 1921. Eeeeeee «* 15% Dor. Ld’ . 19Ly. Eevee 104 Oregon S. L la OC Pueb A. V Rutland Divines Pethaws Eens Jod& G. L Atch Top. &S.fere Atlantic & Pacifie Slite Boston & Albany Sane Boaton & Lowell Boston & Maine Boston & Providences Cal. Southern Eeaeree Central of Mass Efeee C Canton Col Sp. & Cin le &N Flint & P. M K.C Ft. 8. ‘& Gait K. Cl & Sp Fee & Mem K. Cc xv Wse L R. & Fts Il Kk St. L Maine Central Summit Bell Tel Secess West End Papa Saewey Wisconsin Central Pine Wee B & N Bs Reese ‘Lo Mil & St P'és Dubai Bell Fts & M Erie Lamson Store Ser. Co St Paul & No Pullman W’alace Am Bell Tel Eastman Car Heater Co Lamson SS Aspinna Ee Allonez Ween Atlantic Isost & Mont Éopper Cal & Hec i Franklin Huron Osceola Santa Fe Sscaceceves Tamarack Cocscters BOB Quive Bost & Low A. Uy Ny&nose Rene A.T& SF Ae Pac Inc C.B& N Ds Seaee Chi den Ex Seouls Ev & St L Boston Land San Diego Sullivan Harbor Alloue Bost & Lowell San & Cleve Hastern Fitchburg Pref Esse S Q Ny&neevee Old Colony Oston Anked Bates Avonez Seereeee Bonanza Devel’t L. & Mont Bute Eerree Cal Hecla Aides Awaarenee Mts Catalpa Cresvént Eee Luc Central Ceeseve Dunkin Ye Franklin Haron Uee Louton Santa ‘A Aspinwall Esce RV Boothbay Ceevesevecs Boylston Street Brookline Eveses Campobello East Boston Bay Devvessecese OS Sullis van Sceeee Aif Opcr Gregate Scepumacetien Sole Ing Ing. Alt At. & Pacific Atchison B. & Air L Ce R.&n Can Pacific Central Iowa Central Pacific Chea Ohio Alton B C I. An. Ener Wee & C . Owee Chs & Col Chi. & E del. & HL den. & KG Fort Wayne Sess Hocking Va Houston & Lexas Central Xan Tex Lake Shore Lona Island Lows Nash Ever Minn St. Lb Esac WN. J. Cent Wef Bis Northwest Texas Pacific O. C U Pacific Utica & B Bry Oregon Lin Pacific Mail Pullman Pal W. Union American Oil Llib F. Isis Sekein Posant Ale Ex. LP. R. G N. P Aetr U. Pac W. Shore Amador Ve Ontario Col. Coal Con Quick-ilver el Cristo Ma Hale & Nor Savage Sullivan Con London Great Western Canadian Pacific Ilinois Central St. Paul Bank of England

Print Cloth Market Quiet and Steady in Fall River

The print cloth market in Fall River on February 12 remained quiet and steady with 64x64s priced at 4 cents and 60x56s at 39 and 16 cents respectively.

Fall River

Wool Sales Move briskly at London Auctions

London wool sales see lively bidding from American buyers amid smaller attendance. Today offered 13 219 bales with varied scoured and greasy lots from Victoria New South Wales Queensland and other markets including New Zealand Jamaica and Natal. Series closes February 19 with 84 000 bales remaining.

London Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Swan River New Zealand Cane of Good Hope Natal Jamaica Stoneleigh

Directors elected at Cordis Mills Thorndike Otis annual meetings

Old officers were reelected for the ensuing year at Cordis Mills Thorndike and Otis companies. The Boston Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company named Edward Atkinson and a long list of directors at its annual meeting. Paper Mill Mutual Insurance Company directors were elected in the morning. Milton Water Company formed new directors and a clerk while KE. D. Wadsworth was named president. Lombard Investment Company stockholders elected directors and advisory board, then officers including B Lombard Jr as president and James L. Lombard as vice president and others as officers.

Cordis Mills Thorndike Otis Companies Boston Manufacturers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company Edward Atkinson F. L. Richardson Ezra Farnsworth Frederick Amory George Dexter Thomas J. Borden Arthur T. Lyman Charles E. Whitin Jonathan Chace Charles W. Amory Henry Saltonstall Augustus Lowell William H. Bent Paper Mill Mutual Insurance Company A. L. Hollingsworth A. G. Hapgood E. C. Rogers James H. Newton O. H. Greenleaf George W. Wheelwright William B. Whiting K. B. Eaton M. B. Mason Milton Water Company T. R. Glover J. Malcolm Forbes Samuel Gannett Lemuel Crossman E. D. Wadsworth Horace E. Ware KE. D. Wadsworth Lombard Investment Company Sears Building B. Lombard, Jr Lewis Lombard Isaac P.T. Edmonds John D. W. Joy Boston James L. Lombard William E. Swentzel Kansas City William A. Lombard New York Joseph Jacobs, Jr South Hingham John J. Currier Newburyport Gilbert Streeter Salem A. L. Fessenden Townsend Irving Wood Webster UL. D. Skinner Ros Harris J.T. Cochran Wichita Charles H. Pine Ingente Conn Thomas N. McCarter Pers N.J William McGeorge, Jr George Grnham William B. Bement George Philler George M. Troutman Philadelphia Resdent Ewig Lombard William &. Swentzel L. D. Skinner

Boston Marine Society Holds Monthly Meeting and Elections

The Boston Marine Society met at noon in Mason building Kilby street. The relief committee requested 1995 for fifty eight applicants, and the amount was voted. Vacancies in vice-president and board of trustees were filled by Captain Luther Fisk and Captain James H. Dawes. Captains Hawes Emery and Candage were rejected from relief. Prospective members included G W Frost, J H Frost, Edward H Edwards, Peleg Thatcher, and Joseph R Potter. A Chambers’s Cyclopedia gift was acknowledged. A $3000 legacy from the late Captain John Percival, with a $100 annuity to Sarah F. Baker, will support charity for needy and sick members.

Boston Marine Society Mason Building Kilby Street Elisha Whitney Board of Trustees F. M. Boggs Luther Fisk James H. Dawes Hawes Emery Candage Relief G. W. Frost Central Falls R. I. John H. Frost Hyannis Edward H. Edwards Dennisport Peleg Thatcher South Dennis Joseph R. Potter Orient John J. May Chambers Society John Percival Sarah F. Baker

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town

A list of buyers and agents for shoe companies across the United States. Names include Hotaling W M Whitney & Co tied to New York, Haselton Pa Cincinnati Daum Laws Chicago, M D Shay Shoe Co, McCreery Co St Louis, Dallan Galveston, Blum Indianapolis, Branham Lexington, Lancaster Mansfield Keiser Craw Mount Vernon, Hull Omaha Moore Pittsburg Huston Schmertz St Louis Shreveport HZoding Washington Hull Craw.

Hotaling M Whitney & Co Sutler Penn Haselton Cincinnati M Daum J H Laws & Co Chicago Ill Shay Shoe Co U S. Cowmbia W McCreery JA McCreery & Co Ind J Dallan W J Dallam & Son Galveston Tex A Blum L & H Blum Indianapolis E Branham McKee & Branham Lexington B Lancaster M P Lancaster Mansfield H Keiser Craw Mt Vernon Hull Omaha Morse Pittsburg Huston E Schmertz & Co

Market Summary of Agricultural Commodities and Foods

Prices for flour and several grains show mixed signals with flour broadly firm in places while oats and rye stay mostly steady to quiet. Meat goods like pork and corned beef move active or steady, sugars stay strong, and fruits such as oranges and lemons hold fair to steady demand amid broad market quietness on many items.

Mt. Desert Island Land of Lamoine Company Sullivan Harbor Sullivan Hunt Charles Simpson Sorrento Sullivan Harbor Land Company Allouez Atlantic Oston & Montana Tamarack Santa Fe Hancock (Mich Quincy Mining Company Franklin and Pewabie London Times the Times

Bears in wheat surge on May futures as shorts rush

In Chicago trading Farnum Reardon reports intense activity in the wheat market. May futures briefly touched 110 and the market swung with short-covering and nervous buying as outside influences weighed. Corn and oats showed strength with ample supply, while closing quotes varied across months and exchanges.

Flour and grain prices quoted with broad market notes

John E Welsh reports domestic flour quotations and carload grain lots. Prices rise with wheat strength, grain cars tally 98 in inspections, including steamer yellow corn and oats. New York and Chicago markets show higher bid activity. various flour types priced from 2.60 to 7.60 per barrel. Wheat futures for February to May quoted. on track prices for No 1 hard and Northern grades provided.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Roller New York City Chicago Milwaukee St Louis Minneapolis Northern Toledo Detroit Peoria Barey Canada Sac Bush

Grain price rounds across multiple markets amid firming trends

The report details Duluth St Louis Toledo Chicago Detroit and New York receipts and shipments for corn oats rye and other grains. Market tone ranges from firmer to higher with No 2 red spring No 2 white and No 2 mixed quotes alongside steamer and freight notes.

Duluth St Louis Toledo Chicago Detroit New York

Butter and dairy product market notes in early quotations

Market roundup shows firm butter and cheese prices across regions with limited activity due to bad weather. Quotations cover Western and Vermont creamery butter, Eastern dairy, and various jobbing levels, plus olives of eggs, beans, seeds, and potatoes with steady or unchanged bids and regional variations.

Vermont Elgin Cincinnati Chicago Western Creamery New York Eastern Western Baltimore North Choice Liverpool Canada York State Timothy West Clover North Red Top Jersey Houlton Hebrons Houlton Rose Aroostook Hebrons

Profitable Investments in Williams & Co Listings

A list of potential gains from various stocks and options cited by C S Williams & Co. includes names like Lackawanna Lakeshore Northwest New England and Canadian Southern with April March or August purchase dates and October or September sales. Net profits are shown with invested amounts and notes that larger sums would raise profits, while bids are said to be prompt and confidential.

C. S. Williams & CO Lackawanna Lakeshore Northwest New England RLO Canada Southern St. Paul Richmond & Terminal Bowset Co. & Williams & CO Congress Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

C. A. Putnam & CO N. H Nat. Bank State Nat. Bank Iu Do Providence Lombard Invest, Co Portland & Ogd Bur Thorndike Mfg. Co Union Bank Suffolk Cordage Co Nail Revere Bank Everett Mills Saco Sugar Refineries Co Globe Nail Co Farmers’ Loan and Trust Co Dakota Loan and ‘Trust Co McKay & Bigelow Bangor Boston & Maine RR Chicago, Burn. & Northern RR Fitchburg RR Hannibal & St. Joe RR Little Rock & Ft Bur, & Quincy N. Bk. of Republic Boston & Roxbury Mill Corp Suffok N. Bk Salem Gas Lt. Co American Insurance Co Atlantic Cotton Mills Howard N. BK Pembroke Mills Webster Bk N. Isk St. Johnsbury B. & Albany RR Vitchburg KR Burl, & Quincy Suffolk N. Ik Phenix N. Bk Hartford New England Mortgage Security Co Miscellaneous Stock Exchange Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street Honerine Felent A Eureka Sone Ok Een Enne Beacon Electric Co Gray’s Dynamo Elec Frenchman’s Bay Land Thomson-Houston Llec International Reeve B Eastman Car NEW York Financial California Alta Seeee Eecee Mtb Ophir Best & Belcher Vpoloss Cree Bodie Sierra Nevada Union Com Foreign Financial Markets Boston Exports Plattsburg, NY Shreveport Washington J. E. Carter & CO Bankers & Commission Washington St James & Abbot Liberty Square Farnum, Reardon & Co Waterloo C. Williams & Co John E. Welsh Boston Markets
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