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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1889

Page

6

Boston Money Market and Rail Shares Stir Wide Markets

The Boston money market opens easy with clearing house loans at 2 percent while time loans run 4 to 6 percent and call loans secured at 2 to 3 percent. Exchange totals rise in New York and Boston with larger bonds offerings and a strong local bank surplus, as Atchison stock dominates trading amid rumors and official earnings for several railroads.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah Reichsmarks Flint & Pere Marquette Michigan Central West Michigan Allman’s Palace Billy Owens Atchison Company Wall Street South Sea New England Chicago, Burlington & Northern Mexican Central London Wade Liverpool Kuhn, Loeb & Co Eastern Springfield St. Joe Council Bluffs Boston & Maine Fitchburg Old Colony Central Massachusetts

Homestake Mining declares monthly dividend of 20 cents

The Homestake Mining Company announces a monthly dividend of 20 cents per share to shareholders. This regular payout reinforces ongoing profitability and investor returns for the company.

Homestake Mining Company

Bonds dated Feb lat 1887 secured by sinking fund lease

The bonds issued under the Hastern Railroad Company lease to the Boston & Maine Railroad Company are secured by a sinking fund. Annual interest and sinking fund payments are operating expenses and first charged on gross earnings. The Boston & Maine has paid dividends for 50 years and the loan is highly regarded.

Bell Telephone Lamson Store Mutual District Messenger Company San Diego Motor Road West End Aspinwall Boston Sullivan Washington Street R. H. White Mt. Desert Sullivan Harbor Calumet & Hecla Hastern Railroad Company Boston & Maine Railroad Company Toston & Maine Railroad

Stock and Bond Orders Executed in Three Cities

Stock and bond orders were executed in Boston New York and Philadelphia with official statements detailing transaction dates and involved firms. The actions affected market activity and listed participants include brokerage houses and clearing firms across the three financial hubs.

Boston New York Philadelphia

Foreign Financial Markets Update from London

Consols quoted at 15 16 for money and 99 for the account. United States 4s at 130 18, United States 43 48 at 111 44. Erie seconds 105, Mexican ordinary 40 42, Reading 24 % money 2 percent. Open market discount rate for short and three months’ bills at 2 42 2 %% per cent.

London United States Erie

New York Stock Market Ends Quiet After Morning Hype

Money on call was easy with rates from 2 to 2 1/4 percent. Stocks closed varied as Atchison led declines while Pullman rose to 192. Rail and bond activity remained modest with mixed gains and losses across rails and utilities.

New York Prime Mercantile Paper Barsilver Sterling Exchange Atchison Pullman Lake Erie & Western Burlington Missouri Pacific New England Dulness Delaware & Hudson Reading General Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern St. Paul Morris & Essex Albany & Susquehanna Lakeshore Northern Pacific West Shore Colorado Coal South Carolina

New York Stock Sales Jan 21 Share Totals

Today's transactions aggregate 229,900 shares traded. The following are the shares sold, the firms involved, and corresponding volumes.

Wachusetts Nat. Bank Fitchburg Mass Clinton Mills New York

Mineral Production Sets Record High Value in 1887

The Engineering and Mining Journal reports mineral products valued at 542,284,225 in 1887, rising to over 550,000,000. For 1888 the forecast includes coal 40,000,000 tons of anthracite and 80,000,000 tons of bituminous, iron ore 11,400,000 tons, pig iron about 6,000,000 tons, copper 280,000,000 pounds, silver 2,000 troy ounces? and gold 300,000 troy ounces with value totals around 834,105,500. Coal remains the dominant output, with substantial gains across sectors and healthy, widespread mining activity.

the Engineering and Mining Journal Rees American Iron and Steel Association

Grain markets steady amid lower wheat supply in Chicago

The Chicago Wheat market rose on a reported 899000 bushel drop in visible wheat supply, with traders noting interbank fear among bulls and mixed, fractional gains despite heavy buying by leading commission houses. Corn and oats remained quiet as prices fluctuated with futures in New York and St Louis showing modest changes.

Chicago Farnuim, Reardon & Co Williams & Co Janeb New York St Louis Bush Boston Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Southern Milwaukee Illinois Dakota United States Minneapolis Northern Bard Duluth Toledo Baltimore Detroit Peoria Albany New York & New England Railroad Boston & Albany Hoosac

Goop and Johns Encyclopedias Offered at Low Prices

Estes and Lauriat advertise a stock reduction sale this month featuring Appleton and Johnson encyclopedias. The ad promotes both sets as reliable and affordable options for intelligent households seeking the best value.

Appleton Johnson’s Estes & Lauriat

Market Report Shows Steady to Quiet Movements Across Commodities

Iron and lead hold steady while copper and zinc stay quiet. Cottonseed meal unchanged. butter and eggs steady. poultry firm and active. Pork edges lower. fresh beef dull. oranges in fair demand. lemons steady. potatoes and sweet potatoes plentiful. rye and other grains mostly dull or quiet.

Market for pig iron shows cautious demand and price-setting moves

The pig iron market is waiting with small sales and easy sentiment. The Thomas Iron Company will set prices soon, signaling supply and price directions amid rising plant capacity and anticipation of spring demand. Philadelphia and New York show steadier activity while Cincinnati and Louisville remain weak or demoralized.

Thomas Iron Company Louisville Cincinnati Philadelphia Gray New York Amercan Iron and Steel Association Pennsylvania Illinois London Oglinton Summerlee Gartsherrie Langloan Jollness Norway Boston Angies New England Bessemer Steel Russia Coppers Lake Baltimore

Metal Prices and Materials Listings for Tin Lead Copper

A market摘要 lists advance copper bar prices 25c and 17¢c for yellow metal sheathing, cold rolled copper lc, and Tin-London £9758. It notes jobbing prices for tin plates charcoal $625 IC coke and terne brands $7 and $475, with New York trade described as dull. Lead jobbing 44 4%c and lead pipe 6%4c sheet lead 744c tin-lined pipe 16c. Zinc sheet 6%8 20.

London New York City

Print Cloth Market Steady in Fall River

The print cloth market in Fall River remains firm with no change. Purchases reported for March at 4c and April bids at 315-16e for delivery.

Fall River

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