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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1888

Page

6

Money Market and Stock News From Boston and New York

The Money Market remained dull with Clearing House rates at 3 percent. Exchange figures show contrasts to a year ago with large totals in Boston and New York. U.S. Treasury holdings and bond offerings are listed, while stocks like Atchison and Burlington firms fluctuated. Oregon Improvement and Boston & Montana reported earnings and copper output, with the Boston Cab Company nearing relief from financial strain after a planned loan.

Auction Sales Continued Auction items and shares listed

Auction sales continued listing shares in multiple companies and railroads. Entries include 20 shares Chicago Bur Quincy RR 10 shares Cordage Co by Executors, £6000 at Topa St Fe RR 1900 land grant, £6000 Little Rock Fort Smith Ry Co lin 78 905, 10 shares Atchison Santa Fe RR 90 shares Boston Tow Boat Co 2000 South Haven RR 8s Nov 18, as Collateral £20000 Boston Water Power Co 73 City of Charlestown 63 July 1898 by order of Trustee 10 shares Eastern RR N He

Suai Cordage ,Co St. Fe RR Little Zock & Fort Smith Ry. Co Atchison, — & Santa Fe RR Boston Tow Boat Co South Haven RR Sas City of Charlestown M. L Eastern RR. N Natl Bank Lowell Mass Prescott Natl Stony Brook RR Vt. & Mass. RR American Waltham Watch Co Manuf Holliston Natl. Bank Stock Exchange Boston Atioucz Arnold Atlantic Bonanza Development Calumet & Hecla Csereeer Cathlon Csss Franklin Huron Trenton Kearsarge National Quincy Ridge Tamarack Land Companies Reese Boothbay Seeef Boston Water Power Boylston Street Seees Campobello Seeverereet Frenchman’s Bay Newport Lamoine Eavsesvveseeer West End Ceess Winthrop Abc Wollaston Scrcses Covree accessOy Atchison Sieves Ogns At. & Pac Chi Kan Con, Vt D. D St. P K. C K.C M. Gs Uw R. & Fe Do Inc N. E N.Y P. D'O Oregon Aoe Ag Ae Union Pacific D.nescece Atch Top Ereeve Atlantic Pacific Boston & Albany Boston & Lowell Boston & Maine Boston & Providence Cal Central of Mass Eeveeeer Ee & Ta O Canton Ee Deereaee Cim L. & Ener Screeseers Eorne Fitchburg Lint & P. M Gulf K. Ci Me & Bees L. R St. Leese Maine Central New Eng Old Colony Rutland Summit Branch Wis Central Bell Erie New England Foreno Eastman Meee Lamson Store Service Co Bell Tells Pullman Palace AO Inc Iowa Falls City Mary Ho & Ont St. Mary’s U Sullivan Everett Eureka Boston Land Lord Ac San Diego Sullivan Harbor Mesnard Ocean Mont Erreee Napa Ose Hec Eeewere Arai Taas Franklin Rapbank Osceola Everere Eewene A, T&st. Eeveeeese Do Sb Wesevererere A&?p Aeene Eee Eeesevneeeere Bg&aid T&s Ff Colltr Bur & M Land K & West Leion Conn Passumpsic NY &New Seere Brees Sonora Seeeer So Kan So Kan Inc Amn Bell ‘Rel Fe Lamson SB Sena Ing Alt T. Il At. & Pacific Central Pac Diiccwess Va del BOO Ween Ag Pel. & L Den K. G Ee Io East Penn Ener Fort Wayne Esserse Ajyol Hee Shore Long Island Lou N. A Seach Man Idlev Rock Faland Ilies Sic Rome W St. L Rene Ener Aeee Ara Ives Lois Ee Ood Texas Pacific Prema Vref Wone W.& Ls Bs Panies Ake Ae Pullman Pal Inion Bay American OU Elie Ou Lig Express

Auction Sales of Stocks and Bonds Listed from Williams & Co

Auction sale notices list numerous stocks and bonds including railroad, banks, and manufacturing companies. The sale covers dates in 1888 with items from Lowell, Boston, Newton, Holliston, Martha's Vineyard, and various state and national banks, railroads, and utilities.

Boston City Council Carriage Bills Challenge In Equity

In the Supreme Judicial Court Judge Knowles heard a bill in equity by Francis A. Osborne and others of the Citizens Association seeking to restrain the city treasurer from paying carriage hire bills for Boston common council members. The dispute centers on whether the council's order authorized those payments and if Memorial Day observances justified the expenditures, with arguments from City Solicitor Bailey and counsel Herbert L. Harding.

Supreme Judicial Court Knowles Francis A. Osborne Citizens’ Association Common Council Brighton Bailey Herbert L. Harding Suffolk Osborne Et al City of Boston City Council Harding Court of Equity Bar Stetson Airhaven Minot West Roxbury Supreme Court Grand Army of the Republic Taunton Mass Mr. Harding

Dividends Declared by Multiple Financial Firms

Wareham Savings Bank proclaims a semi annual 2 percent dividend while National Bank of Wareham declares 8 percent. Locust Gap Improvement Company 24 percent and Fulton Coal Company 6 percent. Kansas Metropolitan Street Railway 142 percent payable Aug 1 for July 20 holders. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad first preferred 842 percent payable Aug 1. Central Pacific road 1 percent second 1 percent dividend this year. Homestake Mining Company June dividend of 25000 dollars payable July 26.

Wareham Savings Bank National Bank of Wareham Locust Gap

Mortgage bond holders urged to unite in Missouri Kansas Texas foreclosure

Missouri Pacific consented to pay taxes labor claims and operating expenses of the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Company prompting a deferment of the Receiver naming. Holders are urged to send names addresses amounts and rates of bonds to the undersigned for combined action as foreclosures progress. Third notice.

Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Co General Consolidated Mortgage Bonds New York United States Circuit Court Missouri Pacific Railway Company Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Company Edward D. Adams Winslow, Lanter & Co Nassau St William J. Bull Edward Sweet & Co Broad St William Whitewright Union Trust Company Broadway N. Y William Mertens L. von Hoffman & Co Wall William E. Strong Work, Strong & Co Broadst

New York Financial Market Summary July Report

Money on call was easy with rates from 1 to 134 and a last loan at 1 ye. Government and railroad bonds remained dull and steady while the stock market closed quiet but firm near opening prices. Missouri Pacific led gains with strong activity and Northern Pacific preferred saw fair business at higher prices. Trading later turned to renewed buying and midday advances, with rail stocks showing strength and several bond issues advancing or holding.

Old Colony Boston Sonora Portsmouth Great Falls & Conway Current River Northern Pacific Bell Telephone New England Lamson West End San Diego Sullivan Harbor Aspinwall Frenchman’s Bay Boston & Montana Quincy Calumet & Heela Osceola Franklin Atlantic Tamarack Boston Cab Company Herald New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Missouri Pacific Louisville & Nashville Texas Pacific Seconds St. Paul Chesapeake, Ohio & Southwestern Wisconsin Green Bay Kentucky Central Pensacola & Atlantic Northern Pacific Terminals Peoria Decatur & Evansville Isvansville Wabash Detroit

Mining and commodity table snapshot from historic issue

A dense OCR of mining stocks and prices lists Amador, J. C. Int, Ontario, Belchar, Cal. Coal, Plymouth, and Homestake among others with prices in dollars and fractions, percent yields, and regional names such as Texas and Nevada. It reads as a market summary segment with varied company annotations and quoted values, reflecting a financial page item.

BON Gatsaeie Can. So N.W Cen. P D.& RG D& RG W. Oa D.s. Pep St. P &P. Ia Kan So. P & CO K.&t Couth Tex P. L. Guy N. W. Cow W. Shore Amador N. Belle Isle J. C. Int Tex. P. BR. G Barcelona Ontario Belchar S - Best & Belch Plutas Plymouth Proustite Fl Cristo Quicksilver Gonla & Car Pref Ay Hale & Nor S. Nevada Hock. Coal

Foreign financial markets report London and Berlin closes

London July 17 Consols quoted at 99 11 16 for money and 99 3 4 for the account. Erie 267 1 2, Erie seconds 90 1 2, New York Central 109, Pennsylvania 55 1 2, Reading 31 1 2, Mexi Central firsts 60 3 4. Bar silver 42 1 2d per ounce. bullion into Bank of England on balance £13,000. Paris 8 per cent rentes at francs 42 12 centimes for the account. Berlin July 17 Imperial Bank shows specie up 2,920,000 marks.

London Erie New York Central Pennsylvania Reading Mexi Central Bank of England Paris Berlin Imperial Bank of Germany

Commercial Market Summary of Agricultural Goods

Canned goods and flour hold steady while corn remains quiet and oats rise. Potatoes remain active with hay in fair demand and poultry and pork show activity. Butter cheese eggs and many dairy items steady or firm, with raw sugar very firm and refined sugars active. Lambs very quiet and trucks quiet as molasses remains unchanged.

London Wool Sales See Softer Demand Across Regions

London wool market reports reduced competition as buyers completed orders and departed. Total offerings 11,274 bales with varied prices across Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal and other regions. Prices ranged from 7d to 1s 9d for scoured wool and greasier grades showed mixed results with several lots withdrawn.

London Victoria New Southales Queensand South Australia Tasmania New Cape of Good Hope Natal Ereney Faulkland

Market steadiness in canned goods with new pack demand

Canned goods markets show little change with steady prices for desirable items and growing interest in new pack peaches. New York sales reach 15 000 cases with varied prices across pack standards while Baltimore packer cuts marrow pea price to 1 16, triggering a market shift as 11 becomes the new allocation figure.

New York Baltimore

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