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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1888

Page

6

Payable on demand and bonds in Knox & Lincoln Railroad aid

Payable on demand notes show quarterly payments and stock extra. Bonds issued in aid of the Knox and Lincoln Railroad are payable at Hide and Leather Bank with monthly payments and 15 percent extra in stock. Prices and quotes for various securities, commodities, and meats follow, with firm signals on fish flour corn oats and butter.

Boston Bath Damariscotta Newcastle Nobleporo Rockland Thomaston Waldoboro Knox & Lincoln Railroad Hide and Leather Bank Florida

Money Market and Stock Roundup In Boston and New York

The Money Market remains easy with clearing house rates at 2% and call loans around 3 1 2 to 4 1 2 percent for bankers. time money 5 to 6 percent. New York exchanges show declines from a year ago, with treasury and sterling rates listed. Atlantic & Pacific earnings jump in January. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Manitoba issues move, while various railroad stocks fluctuate. The note also covers gas industry forecasts, rail alliances, and local Boston market activity.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Savannah Charleston United States National Bank Reichsmarks Atlantic & Pacific Atchison Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Kiernan Bays Faithorn Association For Chicago Burlington & Northern Faithory Northwestern Association St. Paul Omaha Northwest Germany Manitoba Union Pacific Oregon Navigation Oregon Oregon Improvement Company Ormerly Australia Harnings

China Virtual Insurance Company Scrip Dividends and Redemptions

Summary of corporate notices announcing a 6 percent interest on outstanding scrip, 70 percent redemption of 1880 scrip certificates, and a 12 percent scrip dividend on earned premium for ST Salem Gaslight Company at $3 per share. Pion Cotton Manufacturing Company Fall River quarterly at $5 per share. Saganore Mu Company Fall River at $4 per share.

China Virtual Insurance Company ST. Salem Gaslight Company Pion Cotton Manufacturng Company Fall River Saganore Mu Company

New Colony Bond Issue Authorized for 500000

A new loan authorized for five hundred thousand dollars offers registered bonds due January 1, 19388 with four percent annual interest, paid semi annually. Bonds issued at par plus accrued interest after January 1. Right to raise price anytime without notice reserved. December 27, 1887.

Williams & Co Boston Stock Exchange Sales Summary

Williams and Co report sales at the brokers board on January 27 with trades on the New York Stock Exchange the same day. Total shares traded reached 106,064. The list shows shares sold opening high low and closing prices for today and the closing price from yesterday.

New York

Semi annual Dividends Payable in February 1838 in Boston

Compiled for the Boston Post by Josery G Martin stock broker. The list notes dividends due dates February 1838 across Boston and some in New York, with mentions of adjustments at American Bell Telephone Company Calumet Feela Maine Central Lombard Investment. Also cites Union Pacific redeeming collateral trust and various corporate changes, while omitting several railroads and manufacturers not declared.

Chicago, Kansas & Western Southern Kansas Atchigan Collateral Trust Consolidated Vermont Boston & Lowell Herald Boston & Maine Owell Concord N. H Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad Lowell Concord Railroad Boston, Concord & Montreal St. Johnsbury & Laks Champlain Boston Maine Boston & Maine-Lowell Manchester & Lawrence Concord Railroads Herald of Tonight Byss Higginson Board of Lowell Directors Higginson Channing Clapp Calumet & Hecla Mining Company Lessor Lessee Road Coolidge Central Massachusetts Eastern Boston Albany West End Railway Cheshire Daily Investigator Delaware & Hudson Canal Company Delaware & Hudson Boston Ashburnham Depot Fitchburg Boston Gaslight Company Fall River Amesbury Bay State Gas Company Pacific Mills San Diego Frenchman’s Bay Newport Ball Telephone New England Calumet & Heela Osceola Franklin Kearsarge Bonanza Dunkin Leadville Harris B. Stearns Soley, Stearns & Gay House of Foote & French New York American Bell Telephone Company Calumet & Feela Massachusetts Cotton Mills Pepperell North Chicago Rolling Mills Company Union Pacific Railroad Company China Insurance Company Massachusetts Atlantic Mining Central Lombard Investment Company Maine Central Railroad Portland Boyleton Insurance Company St. Louis York San Francisco Railroad New

New York Financial Quiet but Firm Stock Market Close

In New York money on call was easy, bullion levels steady, and government bonds dull but firm. Stocks showed late rallying strength with many issues higher than morning prices though overall activity remained light and prices closed slightly above opening levels. Railroads driven by favorable dividends led gains among bonds and equities with notable rises in several rails and utilities.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Jersey Central Burlington & Quincy Nebraska Lackawanna Rennsaluer & Saratoga Big Sandy Harlem Norfolk & Wester General South Pacitie New Mexico Vexus Pacific Rio Wabash Detroit Colorado Atlantic & Pacific Green Bay

Foreign financial markets. London notices and quotes.

United States stocks and bonds show mixed activity with prices listed for United States 48 12812 United States 44 8 41014 Atlantic & Great Western firsts and seconds 7 94 Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central Mexican ordinary St Paul New York Central Pennsylvania Reading and St Louis railroad shares. Paris quotes 3 per cent rentes at $1 francs 40 centimes and bar silver is 44 1/2 cents per ounce.

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Blizzard Toll Looms Over Perishable Freight Run

Railroading tale from January follows a carload of cocoa nuts and lemons shipped from Boston to St Paul via the Rock Island line. The car endured a blizzard passage with multiple holds in Cedar Rapids and Albert Lea, yet the cargo arrived in excellent condition as temperatures plunged to 87 below zero.

Western Railroad Jamesh. Mills Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Boston St. Paul Rock Island Blue Island West Liberty Round House Cedar Rapids Albert Lea St Paul En Jato Lirane Land Freight Agei

The Fishermen Market Outlook and Lobster Prices

The general fish market is quiet with firm prices. Mackerel and codfish show steady demand while barrelled herring remains quiet and boxed herring moves. Lobster contracts tempt future sales at $165 per 1 pound tin and $225 for 2 pounds, with New York reporting orders near 15,000 cases. New Maine laws and provincial limits threaten seasonal supply, suggesting higher prices ahead. Receipts for the week list mackerel, herring, codfish, hake, and other dry and canned goods with varied prices.

Portland Packing Company New York Commercial Bulletin Pacific F. Ur. B Sanfrancisco Kodiak Maine Labrador Nova Scotia Georges Bay Best

Delaware Lackawanna earnings rise to 11.97 pct in 1887

The approximate statement shows earnings upon stock at 11.97 percent for 1887, up from 7.77 percent in 1886 and 10.7 percent in 1884, with details on income, expenses, and balances across the year. Also notes Fitchburg Railroad stockholders meeting set for January 1 in Boston.

Delaware Lackawanna & Western Road Fitchburg Railroad Company Causeway Street Boston

Monday Lectures Begin With 13th Series On God in the Bible

Joseph Cook inaugurates his Monday noon lectures and continues his discussions of 188d and 1866 by taking up the topic God in the Bible. Preludes on leading reforms form an important feature of the lectureship.

Joseph Cook Ture

Root and Shoe Buyers Across States

A fragmented list of buyers and firms across the United States and abroad includes W J Rooney of W J Rooney & Co in Anusta Ga, G W R George & Co in Pallimore Md, Lester Bros Co in Cincinnati O, J L Hudson & Co in Detroit Ind, Buck Bros Pa, Vance-Hayes Shoe Company in Wheeling W Va, W Hahn & Co in Washington DC, N Fisher & Co, and Wovulman-Lodd Boot among others, showing a broad network of shoe sellers and wholesale buyers.

Root and Shoe Buyers Ancusta J Rooney W J Rooney & Co Falley Re. Lafayett & Co New York N &T Louis Ww and Shoe Company St Louis J Price J H Clements Savarnal Byes Buck Bros Wheeling E Vance Ft E McCoy Vance-Hayes Shoe Company Washington Hann W Hahn & Co C Fisher N Fisher & Co Wovulman-Lodd Boot

Market Reports January 27 Flour and Grain Prices

Market remains unchanged with quiet trade at steady levels. Quoted prices include fine flour at 2 5 3/4 per barrel, Minnesota bakers’ clear at 4 10 4 85, Michigan stone at 4 10 4 50, winter wheat at 4 25 4 75, winter patents at 4 80 5 10, spring patents around 4 90 5 65, Canada exports 4 45 4 60 fob, and extra patent for export at 4 80 4 90 fob. Corn market firmer as receipts noted.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Oak Hove Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Roller Canada

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