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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1891

Page

6

Financial market rally pushes rails and big names higher

New York financial reports show money on call easy at 3 percent, sterling exchange steady, and government bonds dull while railroad bonds rise in activity. After noon trading saw gains in Villards, Grangers, Vanderbilts and other leaders with St Louis, Northern Pacific, Canada Southern and Union Pacific advancing. Trading volume totaled $2,394,000 with notable gains in Readings Firsts, Texas Pacific seconds, and other issue classes.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Villards Grangers Vanderbilts St. Louis Northern Pacific Canada Southern Union Pacific Rock Island Louisville & Nashville St. Paul Susquehanna Western Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago & St. Louis Reading Texas Pacific Seconds Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Denver & Rio Grandees Erie Houston & Texas General Louisville, New Albany & Chicago New York & Northern Oregon Improvement Oregon Short Line Cairo, Arkansas & Texas

Bell Telephone stock poised for new issue as market recovers

Boston and New York markets show renewed liquidity with 6 to 7% money rates and brisk exchange demand. Bell Telephone stock rises from a December low and may issue about 2.5 million dollars of new stock, calculating based on a five for one split, with substantial earnings growth projected for 1890 and a rising number of small shareholders.

Boston New York New York Exchange Sub-Treasury London Cammack Atchison, Sugar Trust Wisconsin Central Shorts Atchison Mexican Central Bell Telephone Pal Sccceet

Semiannual Dividend Declarations Across Banks and Railroads

A compiled notice lists semiannual and quarterly dividend payments from banks savings institutions and railroads. It names institutions including Northern Central, Northern Pacific, National Bank of Laconia, Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank, Portland, Saco & Portsmouth RR, Rockingham National Bank, Richmon & West Port Terminals, Rio Grande Western RR, Rockland Trust Co, Stanford Mines, Tennessee Coal & Iron Co, Tamarack Mining Co, Tonepco & Onto Central R.R., Wareham National Bank, Arkham Savings Bank, Western Union Telegraph Co, West Point Manufacturing Co, Westminster National Bank, Warren Mining Co, and Warren, N. Y. L. plus others. Payments occur mostly Jan 15 or Jan 16, with various percentages on preferred or common stock and occasional per-share amounts.

Atlantic A. Cane The Reading Railroad Company A. A. McLeod A. J. Antelo Thomas Cochran G. de Keim H. G. Gibson Thomas Dolan James Boyd William A. Church W.B. ‘Taylor Coal and Iron Company G. de G. Keim Hocking Valley Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company Orene Improvement Company F. P. Olcott Central Trust Company Billings Chicago Gas Trust Chicago Kent and Cummings Gas Light & Coke Company New York Walter Ferguson W. H. Gebhard High Authority Chicago Gas Shorts Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western Road Inc Anton Gymnasium Co American Loan & Trust Co Omaha NeEx American Rent Telephone Co Atkinson House Furnnishmnce Co Ban Harsos Banxine & ‘Trust Co Gas & Evxcrnric Gare Cop National Bank Harwich CaLumMer & Hecta Minnic Co Canadian Pacific R.R C ©Ubaco Rock Islanp & Pacific RR. Co Denter & Rio Grande R.R E. H. Rorrixs & Son Investment Co Concorp N. H East Tennessex Land Co Epison Exectric Intumtatine Co Epison General Electric Co Evansvillle & Taree Havre R.R Epison Electric of Illinois First National Bank Yarmouth Flint Fort River Frrcasura R.R Louisvinte & Nasuviate R.R Lake Shone & Michigan Southern R.R Lenton Valley Co Sreourt Pacific R.R al. Lo May-Mazeppa Mining Co National Corpace Co New Reproro Gas Llant Co New York Centra & Hopson R.R Northern Central B.R Northern Pacific B.R Propie’s National Bank OF Laconia Plymouth Five Cents Savings Bank Portland, Saco & Portsmouth RR RocxincHam N. Hi) National Bank Ricamono & West Port Trermimat Co Rio Grande Western R.R Rockland Trust CO Stanford Minis Tennessee Coal &Ron Co Tamarack Mining Co TonEpo & Onto CenTran R.R Wareham National Bang Arkham Savings Banx Western Union Telegraph .Co Eat, Farco & Co An. E West Point Manufacturing Co West Font Westmister National Bank Warren Mine. Co Warren, KR Wireuma & Lake Ente RR

Miscellaneous items and prices from old East Coast catalog

A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century catalog page shows miscellaneous items and prices. It lists addresses, telephone-like notations, percentages, and various product mentions such as coats and toys with scattered numerical values and references to names like Lamson and Reece. The legible content hints at a retail or classified page with pricing and product lines, but the exact items are unclear due to damaged OCR.

Local Sales List Highlights Machinery and Metals

A sales report from Wilson W Fay & Co lists items including 800 Winter Harbor Land and 100 Native Copper among other lots. Machinery and electrical items appear, with entries for Union Electric Car components, Complete Combustion devices, and Addax Basting Machines, reflecting a varied catalogue of industrial goods.

Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street Winter Harbor Hmanover Ediaon Phou Toy Mt. Desert & BK

Electric stock listings from 1900s brokerage page

Furnished by F W Prescott and Co, lists several electric stock quotes. Includes Fastern Electric Cable Co pfd at 0%? Gethins Electric Mfg Co, Union Electric Car Co, Thomson-Houston Co, and Wy h Thowsen European Electric Welding Co with various figures.

F. W. Prescott & Co Devonshire Street Fastern Electric Cable Company Gethins Electrica, Mfg. Company Union Electric Car Company Thomson-Houston Company Wy ‘Thowsen-European Electric Welding Co

London Finances and World Market Totals

London prices for Consols and US bonds listed with fractions. Mixed rates for Atlantic and Western issues, Canadian Pacific and Erie shares show varied values. Silver, bar prices and Buenos Aires gold premium noted. market discount rate 2% for bills.

London United States Atlantic & Great Western Canada Pacific Erie St. Paul New York Central Reading Buenos Ayres

Transfers Under Sugar Refining Consolidation in Boston

The Boston refineries transfer real estate as part of the American Sugar Refining Company consolidation. Bay State Sugar Refinery to American Sugar Refining on Commercial street and Eastern avenue for 225000. Standard Sugar Refinery to American on Granite street and other parcels in South Boston for 1000000. Boston Sugar Refining to American on Sumner Webster Marginal and Lewis streets East Boston for 650000.

Boston Boston Sugar Refining Company of Massachusetts Sumner, Webster Marginal Lewis Streets

Bank Elections Reportive Changes in Boston Banks Directors

Yesterday Boston banks held annual elections with many director changes. Notable shuffles include Oscar F Howe replacing John A Dodd at Atlantic National and W W Blackmar taking Ezra Farnsworths seat at Boston National. Numerous banks across the region reported retirements additions and reelectments, with Samuel N Aldrich joining State National as president and D E Salisbury vacancy remaining.

Boston Atlantic National Bank Oscar F. Howe John A. Dodd Boston National W. W. Blackmar Ezra Farnsworth Boylston Albert Torrey Everett W. H. Bell Faneuil Hall Henry D. Yerxa Ralph Warner Globe Bigelow Lincoln National Bank Oakes A._ Ames Horatio Burdett Massachusetts James T. Furber National Bank of Commerce N. P. Hallowell C. H. Warner National Security Bank A. Carlton Kk. Roberts D. W. King E. G. Byam W. A. Haskell A. R. Batt National Bank John Toulmin W. F. Ford Andrew W. Preston Edward Howard Third National Bank George FE Keith Charles E. Sampson Joseph B. Russell Winthrop National Bank Phineas W. Sprague Washington National Bank James F Hooper Sprague Atlas Republic Broadway Columbian Commercial Central Eagle Kliot First Freeman’s Hamilton Mt. Vernon Mechanics Manufacturers Merchants Market Maverick Metropolitan New England North National Exchange National Union Peoples Revere South End Suffolk Old Boston Lawrence W. 8 Jewett Arlington Bank Pemberton Bank Lawrence National Bank Bay State, Pacific and Greenfield

Maternity Corporation Reelects Officers and Plans New Building

The annual meeting at 66 Marlboro street reelected officers and outlined a joint plan with the homoeopathic dispensary. The Harrison avenue building will host three upper floors for Maternity use and be connected yet separate from the dispensary. Dispensary offers space for a moderate compensation and the public is urged to aid in completing the project to raise $60,000.

Corporation of the Maternity Marlboro Street Harrison Avenue Dispensary Corporation

Boston Assessors Return Lists City Values and Debts for 1890

The 1890 annual return shows Boston holding 235 corporations with real estate valued at 64.36 million and machinery at 6.13 million, total 70.49 million. Taxes for State county and city purposes amount to 10.69 million. City assets run to 48.59 million with sinking funds and salable land at 23.95 million, totaling 72.64 million plus 1.77 million in trust funds. Liabilities total 53.93 million, including city debt and water works bonds, up from 49.92 million the prior year, a rise of 4.01 million.

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American Bell Telephone Company Dividend Notice

Dividend of three dollars per share will be paid on Thursday January 15 to stockholders of record at the close of business on Wednesday December 31 1890. Transfer books will be closed from January 1 to January 15 inclusive. WM. B. Driver Treasurer Boston December 10 1890.

WM. B. Driver Treas

Appraisals Held by Trustees at Boston Stock Exchange

Boston stock exchange notices list extensive securities to be offered Wednesday January 14 1891 at 1130 am by order of trustees and executors. Items include State National Bank Boston & Albany Boston and Maine railroads Merrimack Mills Belting Co and many city and state bonds with quantities varied across dozens of companies and regions. Auctioneers Francis Henshaw & Co invite participation and note telephone contact at 1665.

State Nat. BR North Nat. BR Bost Albany TR Boston& Laing RR Lake Superior Iron Co Northern RR N. H Merrimack Mfg. Co Everett Mat. Bank State Nat. Bank Old Boston Nat. Bank Manufacturers Atlas N. Bank Dedham N. Bank Boston Belting Co Lowell Machine Shop Co Everett Mills Great Falls Man. Co Merrimack Man. Co Jackson Co. de Phil Wilmington & Baltimore RR. Co Pueblo Smelting & Refining Co E. &T. Fairbanks Co Lombard Investment Co East Tenn. Land Co Globe Nat. Bank Merchants’ N. Bank Boston Nat. Bank Rapid Tel. Co Con Grand Rapids, Lansing & Detroit RR Thio P Saginaw Valley St. Louis RR Pleasant Hill & de Soto Sandusky & Cleve Cheshire Wil. & Baltimore RR Marquette & Ontanagon RR Highland St. Rg

Annual Meeting of Awk Wright Mutual Fire Insurance Co

Orrick of the Awk Wright Mutual Fire Insurance Co invites members to the room at 31 Milk Street Boston for the annual meeting on Tuesday January 20 1891 at 1 oclock to elect Directors for the ensuing year and transact other business Cr W Bartlett Secretary Boston January 6 1891 The Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company stockholders meet at No 60 State Street Roxton January 19 1891 at noon to elect president vice presidents and directors and to transact other business J G Braman Secretary January 6 1891

Orrick Awkwright Mutual Fire Insurance Co Bowdoin Building Milk Street Awkwrright Mutual Fire Insurance Company Moston Cr. W. Bartlett Sev’y Boston Massachiushuts Jiospiutal Life Insurance Company State Street Roxton Gaid Company J. G. Braman Assachusetts Tate Ance Company Massachusetts Titles Insurance Company Alfred K. Foster McLean St McLean Street Henry F. Jenks Heston Massachusetts Title Insurance Company Alfred D. Foster Suffolk National Bank OF Boston Suffolk National Bank Tyler Roylston Insurbance Company Bylston Insurance Company Kilby Street Boston Merchants’ Association Ogledford Street Reverly BE. Moore

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