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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1889

Page

6

New York Financial Market Opens Firm Amid Rates Drift

In Boston and New York the money market shows firmer tones with some rates rising toward 6 and 7 percent. Clearing house balances trend lower, with a sizable drop in Boston reserve surplus and weaker New York exchanges. Atchison stocks slide amid growing short selling while Chicago, Burlington & Northern report May earnings declines due to rate cuts.

Boston New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah Secretary of the Treasury Beanesy Sieht Reichsmarks Atchison Strong Interstate Association Boston News Bureau C. K. Holliday Topeka Kan Chicago, Burlington & Northern Waters Inc

Market summary with gains, losses and dividends noted

Active prices show Fifty Year Registered at 68 to 70 percent and sugar trusts recovering after a dip. Stocks such as Calimet Hecla Boston & Montana Franklin Quincy and Bell Telephone moved on bids. North River suits decision expected tomorrow. Dividends declared include Allen Gymnasium Plymouth Savings Bank Union Debenture Central New Jersey Wheeling & Lake Erie and North America Insurance. Oregon Railway earnings show May results and five month totals, while Mexican Central and Wisconsin Central currents reflect foreign and regional activity.

Calimet & Hecla Boston Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Allen Gymnasium Company Plymouth Savings Bank Union Debenture Company of Minneapolis Mexican Central Wisconsin Central New York Flint & Pere Marquette Kansas City Fort Scott Anniston

Georgia Central Trust bonds offer for sale July 1889

The Savannah and Western Railroad bonds issued under Georgia Central Railroad and Banking Co. of Georgia guarantee 5,000,000 and are offered at 104 1 3, accruing interest. Bonds cover the line from Americas to Birmingham with several branches, secured by a first mortgage, totaling 247 miles in operation. Subscriptions open July 8 to 11, 1889, with allotments after July 11 and delivery after allotment.

Savannah and Western Railroad Company Georgia Alabama Central Railroad System Columbus and Western Railway Company Ie East Alabama Ralway Company Russia and Clayton Railroad Company Columbus and Rowe Railway Company Bufaaia and East Alabama Railway Company Buena Vista and Ellavile Railroad Company Savannah and Columbus Railroad Company Americas Buena Vista Columbus Opelika Childersburg Birmingham Roanoke Greenville Eufaula Ozark Columbus and Western Railway Pirmingham Columbus and Rome Savannah and Western Ponds Western Railway of Alabama Savannah and Western RR. Co Savannah and Western Kil Company Savannah and Western Railroad Central Railroad and Banking Company of Georgia Central Railroad New York Stock Exchange Massachunysetts Treasury Department Boston Bonita Fonds Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House Geo. A. Marden

Wheat futures rally as reports and supplies shift sentiment

Chicago market notes wheat gains on optimistic government reports and lower visible supply, with prices firm yet cautious as late rains threaten grades. Corn remains steady. provisions rise late as shorts cover, while futures show a narrow, uncertain path amid strong hog and stock signals.

Foreign Financial. London Market Summary July 8

Consols quoted at 98 4 for money and account. U S 4s at 131. Atlantic & Great Western firsts at 20 3/4. Erie at 26 1/2, Erie seconds 105 1/2. Mexican ordinary 5 2, St Paul 69, New York Central 109 1/4, Reading 23. Mexican Central news 6 2. Open market discount 1 4 per cent. Paris advices show 3 per cent rentes at 83 francs 62 4 centimes for the account.

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Point of Pines to Resume July Attractions Today

At Point of Pines the Fourth of July program resumes with two performances of the spectacular outdoor show The Apaches or Life in the Wild West. Theilent start times are 3:30 PM and another in the evening, weather permitting.

Point OF Pines

Commodity Market Bulletin Shows Quiet Demand Across Staples

Dry goods are quiet as flour and corn hold steady. Oats ease while rye flour and oatmeal stay firm or steady. Hops quiet, butter slow, eggs dull, beans firm, and potatoes in good demand. Saltry strong, hay and straw mixed, pork fair, beef improving, lambs slow, fruits steady with oranges in good demand and molasses strong.

Graham

Fall River Cloth Market Quiet at Four Cents

Fall River reports the print cloth market very quiet and firm at 4c for 64x64s. Ten inquiries and light offerings noted as traders observe stable prices and limited stock.

Fall River

Wool sales brisk at London auctions with high turnout

London wool sales saw improved attendance and brisk bidding. Of 11,924 offered, 11,500 bales were sold with prices favorable to sellers. Details list Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Swan River, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Cape of Good Hope and Natal lots with scoured and greasy prices in shillings and pence.

London Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Swan River Tasmania New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal

Dry Goods Trade Holds Firm With Market‌s Steady

The dry goods trade moved slowly last week due to the Fourth of July, but overall values remained firm. Woollen goods show new light-weight lines rising about 5 percent with strong demand expected as drummers expand to the West and South. Wool prices are seen as sustained, with few sellers offering concessions. Heavy weight goods saw moderate activity as stocks stay small and controlled.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Union Pacific Atchison Sugar Trust New England Chesapeake & Ohio 5S West Shore Hocking Valley 5S Texas & Pacific Pacific Cocheco Windsor Hamilton Merrimac Washington Mills Fall River Providence

Flour and Grain Prices and Grain Stocks Report

The report details carload grain offerings excluding rye at Flour and Grain, with domestic flour quotes across wholesale and jobbing trades. It lists inspections, visible supply figures for late June to early July, and stocks in Chicago and Boston elevators, followed by flour receipts and a firm market with Miller price levels and export terms.

Chicago Bush Boston Coftivsweseus Canada Superior Canada New York City City Mill Minnesota St Louis

Delegates Leave Boston for National Christian Endeavor Meet

About a thousand delegates mainly women left Park Square Depot for Philadelphia to attend the eighth annual National Christian Endeavor convention. A 5:15 special train of 12 cars carried 600 to 700 delegates and connected with the steamer Massachusetts. the 6:30 regular train added about 300 more in extra cars. Raymond & Whitcomb handle the excursion arrangements.

Park Square National Christian Endeavor Philadelphia Massachusetts Rhode Island Raymond & Whitcomb

Newton City Council Actions Include Resignations and Grants

Newton council received the resignations of Alderman Kennedy and Councilman Hale. It voted 21,000 for a new Newtonville schoolhouse, authorized the Newton Street Railway Company to use a Trail with macadam between tracks and eighteen inches outside, and received a petition from the Newton Centre Improvement Society asking 12,000 toward a twenty acre playground.

Newton Speciau Kennedy Hale Newtonville Newton Street Railway Company Newton Centre Improvement Society

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