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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1889

Page

6

Money Market in Boston Sells 4s and Rises on Loans

The Boston money market shows scarce loanable funds with offerings taken at 2.4 percent. Time loans run 3.14 to 4.1 percent, call loans 2 to 4 percent, fresh call money not common below 3 percent. Bond offerings totaled $1.814 million accepted at 109 percent, while Atchison activity and railroad earnings frame the day amid brokered speculation and cold New England stock action.

Boston Boston City New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah Reichsmarks Atchison Tevans Deadon White Newark Tchison Gould Atchison Company Strong State Street State Twelfth Streets New England Atlantic & Pacific Niow Pacific Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Harris Aitchison St. Paul Illinois-Wisconsin State Line Minneapolis Soo Kansas City Omaha Denver Northwestern Milwaukee Inneapolis California Southern Flint & Pere Marquette Oregon Short Line Pullman’s Palace Mexican Central Ican Central New York & New England Common Boston & Albany Washington Street Bell Telephone Indiana Senate House Erie Telephone Lamoine & Mt. Desert Land Boston News Bureau Lamoine & Mt. Desert Land Company Frenchman’s Bay East Boston San Diego Sullivan West End Calumet & Hecla Franklin Osceola Quincy Tamarack

Denver Extension Bond Issue Details

Chicago Burlington and Quincy R R Co announces a Denver extension issue with 4s currency. The sinking fund buys at par and draws at par. Due February 1, 1022 with interest payable February and August 1.

Chicago, Burlington

Nebraska Extension 4s Buy Sinking Fund Details

Nebraska Extension 4s fund purchases at 110 with a sinking fund and no draw until maturity. Coupon and interest due May 1 1927 and November 1, the installments likely set for 1927.

Montana Extension First Mortgage Gold Bond

St Paul Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway announces a four percent gold first mortgage bond for its Montana extension. No sinking fund. Due June 1 1937 with interest payable June 1 and December 1.

St.Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry.Co Montana

St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba RyCo Collateral Trust 5s

Collateral trust five percent gold bonds issued by the St Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Company. No sinking fund, due August 1, 1898. Interest payable February and August 1. May be paid off after August 1, 1889.

St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry.Co Nosinking Fund

Eastern Ry. of Minnesota First Mortgage 5s

Gold notes with no sinking fund due April 1 1908. Interest paid April 1 and October 1. Principal and interest guaranteed by the St. Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry. Co.

St.Paul Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry.Co Eastern RY Minnesota St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Ry. Co

Consolidated Mortgage 6s of KC, FS & Memphis RR

The Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad Company issues a consolidated mortgage 6 percent currency bond due May 1 1928 with a sinking fund. Interest paid May 1 and November 1. Note the security reflects a fixed rate and regular semiannual interest.

Kansas City Fort Scott

Kansas City Memphis Birmingham Equipment Bond Details

Bond issued by Kansas City Memphis and Birmingham R R Co. matures March 1 1903 with principal and interest guaranteed. Interest due March 1 and September 1. Redeemable on sixty days notice at 110 plus accrued interest.

Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham

Metropolitan Telephone Bond Details

Metropolitan Telephone and Telegraph Co. issue named Gold sinking fund purchases at 110 and interest. Unable to draw nob. Maturity due May 1, 1918. Interest dates are May 1 and November 1.

Metropolitan Telephone & Telegraph Co

Water bonds issued for South Denver New England investment

Concord New Hampshire advertises 160 000 dollars South Denver Colorado water bonds dated January 1 1889 due fifteen years with no early redemption option Interest payable January and July in New York City at Chemical National Bank A 10 percent sinking fund levy begins 1894 The bond is a direct municipal obligation not a corporate bond and is described as legally issued and amply secured Full details available on application.

New York City Chemical National Bank New England

Stock Transactions and Mining Listings Highlight Feb 27

New York stock sales total 188 685 shares with bonds and noted prices. Chesapeake & Ohio 4s certificates lost 1 at 5. Gulf Colorado Santa Fe firsts 1 at 115, seconds 14 at 80. Mining entries include Amador 1.70, Homestake 12%, Best & Belcher 1.45, Ontario 34, Nevada 3.05, United Copper 1%.

Chesapeake & Ohio Morris & Essex Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Lake Shore O. & Trans IL. M. Dd K.G. W St. P Erie Tex Union N. J. GC Pac N. W W. Shore Amador Homestake Best & Belch Biv Bi Mut. S. & Me Bodie Ontario Plymouth B. H Col. Chis Quicksilver Col. Coal Gen. C Nevada el Cristo Sullivan Exchequer United Copper Hock. Coal Yellow Jacket Aeee Bank Enewss Hide and Leather Bank Bank of Commonwealth Revere Bank State Bank Suffolk Bank Fourth Bank Eee Beware Eagle Bank Lowell Mfg Boston Tretting Co Union Mfg. Co Fall River Arlington Mills Laconia, Mfg. Co Amory Mf Rutland RR Metropolitan St Uiney Tdea Fican Ware Ver RA Ailroad Wridge Co Oun Old Colony N. Y New Haven Hartdord Ceeseeas Etsee Cheshire RR Revere Rubber Co Farmers’s Loan and Trust Co Kan Busell Trimmer Co Re BO Sugar Refineries CO Pueblo Smelting and Refining Co Wakefield Rattan, CO Maine Gs Lowell W. L Ster Woburn W. Re Portland St. Johnsbury Eau Claire Wis W. L Providence Wear Concord & Mont Old Colony RR Lect Siaveae Little Rock de Ft Sith Eng. Mort, Security Atch Topeka Santa Fe Voce Nincy Warsaw Lit Consolidated RR Vermont Fitehbar RR Rutland National Mort Eb. Co Bell Telephone Hensess Bora

Foreign financial markets report from London

At London on February 27 Consols traded 991 16 for money and account. US 4s quoted 131 14. Atlantic & Great Western firsts 34 1 4. seconds 6 1 2. Canadian Pacific 524 1 4. Mexican 43. St Paul common 63 3 4. New York Central 111 3 4. Pennsylvania 56 4 2. Reading 24 4 4. Mexican Central firsts 72 4 2. Money 242 1 2 percent. Open market discount 2 1 16 2 percent. Paris 3 percent rentes at 85 francs 5 centimes for account.

Puebd. & A. V Rutland Southern Kan T.&g Union Pacific Tear Railroad Companies Atch Atlantic & Pacific Boston & Albany Boston & Lowel Ee Boston & Maine Boston & Providence Central of Mass Anton Oe Col. Sp K. Ce Ft K.C K. C Ti. K. Res L. R Ft.s E. & St. Leeses A. Maud Central Old Colony West End Wisconsin Central T&s Fe Trust Bell M &B M.H Pullman Palace Car Co Do Bond Scrip Do Inc NYENE Tex Erie Samson Western Union Frenchman’s Bay Lamoine San Diego Sullivan Harbor Eeeere Bost & Mont (Copper Cal & Hec Franklin Osceola Tamarack A. T Bost & Alb Bost Lowell Maine Coil Eevee AL T&s Kc,c&s Sess Eeesiace Ib H & Ont Bell Tel Eae Boston Lamoine Ee Sree Ewer Bosta Zouk Cooper Cal & H Santa Fe Quincy Cver Cors A.te&s Iowa Fitchburg Tenour Oregon Imp Co Eee UN Pac London United States Great Western Canadian Pacific St. Paul New York Paris

New York Financial Market Summary Feb 27 New York

Money on call easy at 2 1 2 percent with last loan at 2 percent. Sterling exchange dull and steady near 4 86 4 88. Government and railroad bonds steady. Afternoon stock trading quiet with Atchison New England Manhattan leading. Richmond & West Point strong with a 54 rise. Close reported at small fractional declines, volume 1 487 000.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Atchison, New England Chicago Gas Manhattan Richmond & Weat Point Chicago Atchison Lackawanna Ce Ture West Point Niall Rao

Charity Gifts To General Theological Library Noted

Samuel R. Payson treasurer lists multiple donors from Groton Milton Lynn Reading and elsewhere contributing sums from 10 to 100 dollars. Total gifts reach 14701 8? with prior acknowledgments and expenditures totaling 8907682 dollars, largely spent on the library and reading room.

General Theological Library Samuel R. Payson Mt. Vernon Street J. B. Thomas John N. Denison Mary M. S. Spaulding Groton First Congregational Society Milton F. Frothingham Mary D. Converse E. R. Burbank Luther Gilbert Burroughs Lever Rice Dare Thayer Adams Drury

Boots and Shoes Buyers Listed Across U S Cities

A long list of buyers and representatives from multiple firms is named, including J D Hall & Bros in Augusta and Lester & Co in Binghamton, with many others in Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Des Moines, and beyond, indicating a broad distribution of shoe trade contacts and agents across states.

Augusta D Hall Hall & Bros Binghamton T M Brown Lester & Co H A Goff Stone, Goff & Co Alm George M Daum James H Laws & O Chicago P Smith R P Smith B & 8 Co A C MacLauchlan J B Selz Selz, Schwab & Co Ochteas W S Henderson M Henderson & O B Kientley Bentley & Olmsted Tre Detroit Mich Lancashire Mabiey & Co Gadsden Ala W Berger Berger & Co Denman Denman & Whiteman Indianapolis Ind E Branham McKee & Branham Kansas City K L Barton Barton Bros Latrobe Penn T F Whiteman Whiteman & Denman Mansfield Keiser U S Muskegon A P Connor A P Connor & Co H Cravens Cravens & Frank York City J St John St John Kirkham & C A Norfolk, Va Hofheimer Olney

Full of Good Points. Pylo's Pearline Modern Detergent

Advertisement notes Pearline by Pylo as a modern detergent option. Claims strong cleaning power and convenience for households. Mentions benefit of keeping fabrics bright and fresh.

Pylo

Lumber Market Holds Steady Amid Quiet Demand

The lumber market shows no new features with demand quiet but steady. Western and Eastern lumber stay firm at steady prices as builders resume activity and spring trade looks favorable. hemlock, shingles, and select pines show steady to strong interest with ample supply for current needs.

Pennsylvania

City Horse Market: Prices Ease as Demand Slows This Week

Market activity was light with 50 horses sold at Walker's Bazaar and 68 at Moses Colman & Son's. Prices ranged from 40 to 175 dollars, about 100 dollars lower than last season. A combination gate sale and other auctions reported varied prices, including some high bids, amid a generally quiet period.

Walker’s Bazaar Moses Colman & Son’s Lipsace Burgh & Bo Bess Out West Richardson Aso Gps Eich O Graush al Edn Ofa Tost Ana

Provincial Fish Report Markets Show Oversupply

Trade has improved but prices cannot rise due to ample supply. New York market overstocked with fish offered to Boston at low figures. Listings include Bay of Island herring at 350 and Labradors at 4 per barrel, with various codfish, pollock, mackerel and herring prices across several forms and box counts.

Delong & Seaman New York Boston Bay of Island Labrador Eeneeves P.bok Esau Eastport Newfoundland

Mohair sales in London show thin attendance and damaged stock

Mohair sales in London on February 27 saw weak demand with buyers reluctant to bid except for top capes. Van mohair unsold, 1500 bales catalogued, 900 bales of Cape valued at 442 10 12d, 60 bales of Parisian salvage wool at 314 4 4d, remainder of Walter Raleigh salvage to be offered March 5. stock reported as heavily damaged.

London

Print Cloth Market Steady in Fall River Trade

In Fall River on February 27 the print cloth market quoted 31 5 16 cents for spot 64s with steady demand and firm prices. Activity increased with good spot sales and futures from July to October firm at 8 4 cents.

Fall River Mass

Grain Markets Show Quick Swings On Small Buying

Chicago on February 27 reports from Farnum Reardon Co note May wheat opened at 107 percent with a small one cent drop as selling intensified in absence of orders. News of a Paris market squeeze briefly spurred a 14 4c rally then prices fell to near day’s lows. Corn remained steady with limited export demand and outside speculation unable to push gains.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Paris

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