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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1889

Page

6

Money Market in Boston and Atlantic Exchange Report

Boston money market showed higher demand with most loans at 6 percent. Reports cover clearing house loans, time loans, call loans, New York funds discounts, bond sales, and major stock movements including Atchison and Chicago Burlington Northern in a broad market summary.

Boston New York Philadelphia

Bank Names and Officers Listed in Local Ledger

Incorporated 1784 the Massachusetts National Bank of Boston Brans Exchange on London San Francisco and China Woau and Frencs President Cas W Peacins Cashier.

London San Francisco China Woau.& Frencs Cas. W. Peacins Cashier

New York Money Market and Stock Market Summary

Money on call eased to 4 percent with last loan at 4 percent and closing offered at 3 percent. Prime mercantile paper quoted at 5 6 2, bar silver at 92 4. Sterling exchange dull and steady with 60 day bills at 4.8444 and demand bills around 4.885. posted 4.85 to 4.8942. Government bonds dull, rails quiet. market closed quiet, generally steady with fractional declines. Jersey Central led modest gains before noon then faded. New England weakened late. rail bond sales totaled 1,277,000 dollars. International seconds tumbled 1 1/4 at 71 44, several rail stocks quoted with small declines.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Jersey Central New England International Kansas & Texas New York Central Harlem Pittsburg & Western Richmond & West Point Trust Great Western Ohio Southern

Foreign Markets End Week With Mixed Scores In Europe And U S

In London Consols quoted at 98 3/16 for money and 98 42 for account. U S 4s at 110 58. Canadian Pacific 53 3 4, Erie 28, St Paul 64 5 8, Illinois Central 118, Reading 25, New York Central 111 4 2, Pennsylvanias 64 3 4. Bank of England bullion balance today 204000 pounds, weekly gain 77000. Paris advices show 83 francs 5 centimes for the account. Bank of France weekly gold decline 11 073 090 francs and silver drop 9 750 000 francs.

Boston Clearing House New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco New Orleans Charleston Savannah Tolay Secretary of the Treasury Reichsmarks Bank of Gland Bank of England Bank of France Kansas City Pueblo Col Bears Shorts Ichison Atchison Boston News Bureau Tchison Sonora Road Kansas Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Missouri Pacific Chicago, Burlington & Quincy New York Sun Burlington & Key Rock Island Ay Gould Chicago, Burlington & Northern Union Pacific Oregon Mexican Central Memphis & Birmington Atlantic & Pacific California Southern Flint & Pere Marquette Chicago & West Michigan Cincinnati Sandusky Boston & Maine Boston & Albany Boston & Lowell Boston & Providence Vermont & Massachusetts Norwich & Worcester West End Railway Chicago, Kansas & Western Sonora New England Consolidated Vermont Bell Telephone Eetera Erie West End Calumet & Hecla Calumet& Hecla Atlantic Calumet & Steela Kearsarge Boston & Montana Franklin Tamarack National Quincy Mining Company Wolverine Lake Superior Owene Alt & T. Hoveer B. & Air Line Central Town Central Pacific Sy Ches Ohio del. & L. Es Yoo Uae Fort Wayne Ft. W Hocking Valley Houston & Texas Kan. & Tex Ie & Pom Long Island Lown N.S Man Fley Ain Lee Pacific M. & Essex Eeer Nor Wis Jaye N.Y N Be Ohio & Miss West Rome St. Paul St. P Pacific Mail Aes Pullman W. Union N.W. Deb Cen O. Nav See Neyw& I D. & K.G Ge Ea D Pea Rensie Raien Tex. I.t Tex P. R.G N. Pac N. W W. Shore Us Express Adams American Wella Fargo Alice E.e Homestake Amador Mutuals Bodie Ontario Quicksilver Tenn. C Vever King del Monte United Cop’r Hock London United States Canadian Pacific Illinois Central New York Central Penney Vans Reading Paris

Stafford Bank assets turned over to stockholders agents

Comptroller Trenhholm has ordered the Stafford National Bank of Stafford Springs, Conn., assets to be turned over to the stockholders agent after creditors’ claims were paid in full with interest. The bank failed on October 12, 1887.

Stafford Bank Washington Trenholm Stafford National Bank Stafford Springs Conn

Davenport Clerk Case Prompts Public Interest

H. 5. Stickney, a clerk who defaulted to Charles L. Davenport of 170 State Street, remains under scrutiny. Davenport told a Post reporter there are no new developments and that rumors of a $20 000 to $25 000 shortage are incorrect. He expects the shortage to be much smaller, likely around $5000.

H. 5 Stickney Charles L. Davenport 170 State Street Davenport Post

Funeral of Lowell Doctor Nathan Allen

The funeral for Dr. Nathan Allen, Lowell veteran physician, was held from his Belmont street home. Attendees included Middlesex North Medical Society members, Lowell Dispensary doctors, health board staff, and banking directors. Services by Rev. Dr. Greene and Rev. Baker with a quartet performance. Burial in Lowell Cemetery.

Nathan Allen Lowell Belmont Street Middlesex North Medical Society Lowell Dispensary Lowell Board of Health Hitchcock Amherst College J. M. Greene Smith Baker F. J. Nickerson Herbert 5. Johnson George B. Allen Jennie F. Woodworth William Nichols John F. Howe N. B. Edwards I. C. Plunkett Horace Ela Daniel Livingston Lowell Cemetery

Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief

Salvation Oil and Dr Bull's Cough Syrup advertise quick cures for coughs and colds at 25 cents a bottle. The copy markets both products as prompt and reliable remedies available to consumers.

Salvation Oil

Colored Catholics Convention Reports Growth and Resolve

Large attendance at the third day of the colored Catholic convention in Washington. Archbishop Elder of Cincinnati spoke. a resolution committee will present to Cardinal Gibbons. The papers note 228 missionaries in Africa, 60 schools with 7000+ pupils, 62 churches, and 50 hospitals serving color and white alike.

WaAsuineTon Archbishop Elder Cincinnati John Boyle O’reilly Catholic Knights of America Father Healy Order of the Holy Ghost Africa Committee On Cardinal Gibbons Union of Mechanics

Railway Insolvencies Highlight 1888 A Reorganization Trend

The Railway Age reviews 1888 rail failures noting 22 insolvent companies with 3270 miles and nearly $187 million in securities. Only two large lines among 19 failed. overall outlook for 1889 remains cautious amid rate wars and policy pressures. Fort Worth Denver City Railway shows 1888 net earnings of $373,434 and plans a new 453 mile link to the Texas State line and a proposed Fort Worth to St Louis connection.

Railway Age Florida Railway and Navigation Houston & Texas Central Missouri, Kansas & Texas Minneapolis & St. Louis Dayton Fort Wayne Chicago Cincinnati Washington Baltimore Fort Worth & Denver City Railway Company Texas State Line Fort Worth Denver Panhandle Railway Kansas Cit Southern Kansas Railroad St. Louis Arkansas & Texas Trafic Nel New

Philadelphia grocer arrested for spurious infant remedy

William Silver of Silver & Co. druggists was arrested in Philadelphia on a criminal charge for selling a claimed spurious compound marketed as a well known infant preparation made by Doliber Goodale of Boston. He posted $500 bail to await court proceedings.

Philadelphia William Silver Silver & Co Doliber, Goodale & Co Boston

Market Briefs Show Mixed Agricultural Trends Across Commodities

Wool and corn hold firm while leather and hops taper. Oats and flour show strength, rye and rye products ease. Butter and cheese ease, eggs drop. Potatoes sedate, beans and fruit mostly dull or plentiful. Poultry weak and meat steady. sugars and molasses largely unchanged.

Leather and hides market shows steady tone with cautious demand

The leather and hides market remains quiet with buyers covering immediate needs. Finished leather shows steady to lower prices on heavy lots and rough hides trading slowly. demand for hemlock sole and calfskins is modest while grain and wax leather hold at steady or weaker levels.

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Wool Market Holds Firm As Demand Stays Quiet

The opening week of January shows a firm wool market with quiet demand and no forced sales. Ohio and Pennsylvania fleeces remain steady with fair movement, No 1 wools scarce at 37 38c, Michigan similar, delaines firm, California and Oregon wools steady, Texas and other regions reporting small supplies and firm prices while overall stockpiles remain limited.

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