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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1889

Page

6

Money Market Ends Week With Easier Tone and Steady Bonds

Boston reports a softer money market with most clearing house loans at 5 percent. New York funds discount at 12 percent. bond offers total 295,500 dollars with Treasury accepting numerous 108 percent issues. Bank statements show gains in loans and reserves while stock market features Atchison, West End land stocks and rising bonds.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Charleston Savannah Secretary of the Treasury Reichsmarks N.Y Atchison

Banks Declare Semiannual Dividends Across New England

The First National Bank of Biddeford cites a 5 percent semiannual dividend. Rockland Savings Bank in Massachusetts declares 2 percent. Merrimac’s First National Bank proclaims 3 percent. Pocasset National Bank of Fall River announces a 5 percent dividend. Case Lockwood Brainard Company declares a 4 percent semiannual payout.

First National Bank of Biddeford Rockland (Mass

Mortgage Bond Issue For Brooklyn Fulton Ferry Line

Principal and interest payable in gold coin with 81000 bonds and 1 500 000 unsubscribed of 3 300 000 total issue. First mortgage on six miles of road from Fulton Ferry to East New York with registration and coupons payable at American Exchange National Bank. Subscriptions in Boston and New York at par plus accrued interest, January 6 to January 10. Bonds deemed safe and likely to rise in value.

American Exchange National Bank Boston August Belmont & Co Messrs Vermilye & Co New York Fultom Ferry Fulton Street Brooklyn Mortease Company Capital American Loan and Trust Company of Equitable Mortgage Company Broadway Phila., Cor 4Th & Ches’t Sts Devonshire St London England

Auction Sales Continued Listed Investment Notes

By order of Executor and various financial instruments listed include $8 shares Taunton National Bank 3 do Bristol County National Bank auction sales continued 5 do Boston Gas Light Co 5000 Brockton Street railway company 4s 1905 1500 City of Chester Alabama 73 July 1891 annual interest 500 pesos 200 City of Leavenworth bs July 1909 funding loan 100 pesos 2000 Grand Rapids Lansing and Detroit Railroad interest 5a 60 are 2000 Farmers Loan and Trust Company of Kansas debt 78 1892 or at option of company after 1890 8500 pesos 200 Farmers Loan and Trust Company of Kansas debt 73 1892 or at option after 1890 7100 pesos 1000 St Louis Kansas and Southern Western Railroad 68 1916 by order of Executor 8 shares Taunton National Bank 3 do Bristol County National Bank

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New York Money Market and Stocks Quiet in Half Day

Money on call eased to 2 to 4 percent with last loan at 3 percent and 3 percent closing. Sterling rates around 4.84 to 4.89 for sixty days and demand. Government and railroad bonds dull to firm. Stock list showed slight advance but overall dull trading with totals around 677000 dollars. notable quotes Kentucky Central 4s Arkansas 7s and St Paul H D 7s to 120 percent.

New York Sterling Exchange Kentucky Central Iron Mountain Arkansas St. Paul

London Markets Open with Busy Big Dealings in Bonds

London January reports show Consols at 981-16 for cash and 934 for account. U S 4s quoted 12942, Canadian Pacific 58 1/2, Erie 27, Illinois Central 118, New York Central 111, Pennsylvania 55, Mexican Central firsts 69. Discount rates 3/16 to 8 percent. Bank of England bullion intake 1240000 pounds. London stock and foreign securities active with a brighter outlook as peace prospects buoy investor confidence.

London United States Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central New York Bank of England Lon Stock Exchange

Market Quiet Across Commodities With Modest Shifts

Commodity notes show mixed but subdued activity. Several items like oats and rye are steadier, while potatoes and cranberries move slowly. Gentle tone across staple foods signals no dramatic price changes amid steady demand.

Grain futures tumble after market shift prompt by rival traders

Chicago traders described wheat as bullish before Fairbanks and Jutchinson spurred a market drop with active selling. Corn and oats remained dull. The report lists opening, high, low and closing quotes for Wheat Corn and Oats across January to May, with New York and St Louis futures showing mixed gains and bids.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Fairbanks Jutchinson CS Willams & Co New York St Louis

Boston Grain Prices and Market Activity Report

The report lists carload grain deliveries and prices across flour and corn markets. It records national receipts and exports, with mixed bids for No 2 red and white wheats, quiet corn trading, and steady to dull flour markets in several cities, noting Canadian exports and various patent and straight flour prices.

Grain and Flour Markets Mixed Across Stations

Receipts and shipments reported at St Louis and Milwaukee show oats and rye varying in tone with No 2 white oats steady at 26 26 2c, No 2 rye around 47c in Chicago, and wholesale rye flour prices between 375 and 400 per barrel. Barley and millfeed hold steady while cottonseed meal and malt demand waver, with hops markets dull and old lots nominal.

Canada Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior New York City Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Minneapolis Duluth Toledo Baltimore Philadelphia Detroit Peoria State Western Bush Choice

Butter Market Steady Amid Quiet Creamery Demand

Butter prices hold steady with creameries showing light demand while lower grades firm. About 16,000 packs of medium and low quality butter sold to New York in two days. price range 11 1 2c to 13c. Other dairy items and crops quoted across Western and Eastern markets with varied wholesale rates.

New York Vermont Western Elgin North Choice Liverpool New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Michigan Island Canada York State Smail Timothy West Red Top Jersey Houlton Ebrons Bush Houlton Rose Prince Edward Island Hebrons Burbanks Virginia Kentucky

Market Prices For Vegetables And Produce

The column lists current market prices for a variety of vegetables and produce. Marrow squash at 25 30 ton, Hubbard squash at 40 ton, Savoy cabbage 75c per barrel, onions 120 140 per barrel, Spanish onions 75c per crate, beets 40 50c per bush, lettuce 25 50c per dozen, carrots 40 50c per bush, turnips 40c per box, celery 3 4 per box, parsley 2 per bush, Norfolk spinach 2 2 25 per barrel, and additional items with pricing as quoted.

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Fruit Market Prices and Demand Mixed Across Steady Tiers

The market shows quiet demand and steady prices across fruits. Apples range from 1.12 to 2.50 per barrel with various varieties listed. Grapes, oranges, lemons, and mandarins appear in mixed demand, with several price bands and box and case quotes. Cranberries show scarcity in choice lots and steady to lower quotes, while peanuts remain in quiet demand with steady Virginia and Georgia prices.

Hubbardstons King Baldwins Tallman Sweets Almeria Messina Palermo Jamaica Florida Virginia

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