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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1889

Page

6

Money Market and Bond Auction Report from Boston and New York

The Boston money market shows abundant loanable funds with time loans at 3 4 to 5 percent and call loans with collateral at 2 34 percent. Massachusetts and New York bond auctions dominate, with state loan proposals of 2,500,000 and bids from Blake Bros and Isaac H. Sherrill varying by rate and amount as Treasury awards part of the issue. Exchange totals and bond sales dominate the day, while stocks show a dull to firm late rally with notable activity in railroad and utility shares.

Boston New York Portland Potter, Lovell & Co Brockton Marden Commonwealth of Massachusetts State House Treasuer Bank of Savings of New York Blake Bros Isaac H. Sherrill Moeller & Co Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah Secretary of the Treasury Reichsmarks New York Times Hartford Conn Union Pacific Northern Pacific Canadian Pacific Congress United States Canada Villard Santa Fe Pennsylvania Poughkeepsie Hartford & Connecticut Western Tariffville Springfield Europe Pacific Slope Theo Hartford & Connecticut Western Road Philadelphia Rand, McNally & Co Harold, Conn Messrs. Rand, McNally & Co Transcontinental Railroad Consolidation, Mr. McNally Atchison Wallstreet Oregon Improvement Company Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Kiernan Burlington & Northern Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Mexican Central

Railroad schemes loom as Gould resists boycott and a trust may form

A New York Herald despatch reports Jay Gould remains opposed to joining the Interstate Commerce associations boycott against the Alton. Rumored plans aim to form a great railway trust by purchasing control of nonjoining lines while Irvington on the Hudson hosts a conference with Western managers and bankers to devise legal framework. Baltimore & Ohio reorganizes leadership and earnings show gains. Louisville & Nashville issues a 3 percent scrip dividend. Local notes include a Chicago Alton sale denial, and Hartford merchants dismiss a circulating railroad bill.

New York Herald Chicago Jay Gould Interstate Commerce Association Alton Association Interstate Commerce Railway Association East Walker Vermont

Dividends Declared by Several Companies

Oregon Improvement Company at 1 percent payable. Citizens Fire Insurance of Dover New Hampshire at 3 percent. E Howard Watch Clock Company semi annual 3 percent dividend payable August 1. Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company 3 percent in scrip.

Louisville & Nashville Railroad Oregon Improvement Company i _Citizens’ Fire Insurance Company of Dover N. H Howard Watch & Clock Company Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company

July Investments and Mortgage Details

July investments include paid in capital of 1,037,600 with mortgages on city and farm property at 6 percent and 7 percent interest. Notes mention 6 percent debenture bonds, interest paid semi annually, with principal and interest guaranteed. Also references 7 len Mortgage Trust Co and Hog er, Manazes.

Len Mortgage Trust Co HOGER Manazes

New York Financial Market Ends With Broad Weakness

Money on call was easy at 2 1/2 to 3 percent with last loan at 3 percent. Government bonds dull, railroads quiet. Richmond & West Point fell to 19, then recovered to 22 amid a broad market decline and late rally. Oregon Transcontinental plunged to 23 8, then steadied below opening. Market closed active and strong near first prices, with 992,000 shares traded.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Richmond & West Point New England Reading Missonr Pacific Missouri Pacific St. Paul Bears Oregon Transcontinental Oregon Transcontinental Villard Rangers Cealers Union Pacific Lackawanna Lake Shore Shorts

London and Paris Financial Notes July 18

Consols quoted at 987-16 for money and account. Atlantic & Great Western firsts 30/4. Erie 20%. Erie seconds 10434. Illinois Central 116%4. Mexican ordi nary 55. St Paul common 7058. New York Central 10842. Money 3%. Open market discounts 198% for short bills and 7 16 percent for three months. Paris 3 per cent rentes at 84 francs 10 centimes. Bank of England bullion fell £176,000. reserve ratio 38.03%. Berlin weekly Bank of Germany specie down 180,000 marks. Paris Bank of France gold up 6,250,000 francs and 650,000 francs silver.

London Atlantic & Great Western Erie Ilinois Central St. Paul New York Central Paris Bank of England Berlin Imperial Bank of Germany Bank of France

Lost in the Catskills. professors wander and get lost

The Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby and Rev. Dr. McCracken, both prominent cottagers near Pinelli, set out for a hike toward Shandaken and spent hours lost in the Catskills. After a long trek and a stop for dinner in Pine Hill, they returned home weary but undeterred, their misadventure kept secret by local Presbyterians.

Rondout Howard Crosby McCracken University of New York Pinelli Crosby Catskill Mountains Lexington Greene County Pine Hill Messrs

Thomson European Welding Company to set up European factories

Lynn July 18 officials state Thomson European Welding Company will not manufacture in Lynn but will establish plants in five European countries to hold patents. Several machines are being built for foreign shipment and work on foreign factories will begin immediately with hopes they will operate within three months.

Agricultural Market Sentiment Patch Notes

A dated market roundup lists many commodities with activity hints. Wool strong, flour quiet, corn firm, oats dull, millseed steady, butter unsettled, cheese weak, beans easy, potatoes firm, poultry strong, hay dull, apples in fair demand, oranges firm, lemons steady, berries good demand, California fruits strong, bananas active, pork steady, lard firm, hogs quiet, corned beef not very active, fresh beef firm, mutton quiet, lambs dull, veals steady, tallow steady, pollen unchanged, molasses quiet.

California

Print Cloth Market Unsettled In Fall River

Fall River July 18 The print cloth market is unsettled with local mills not selling. American Print Works cuts prices to 37 percent off for 64 by 64s, affecting value contracts and creating anxiety among mills holding them. Sales today at roughly 10,000 pieces, yet enough to fix market prices.

Fall River

Wool market steadiness clashes with dealer concerns in wool trade

Dealers in wool voice doubts on profitability as prices fail to cover costs despite a firm overall market. Western and Texas sales show activity at various price points, with Montana and Ohio figures cited, while Oregon and California wool move modestly. imported wools keep prices firm amid strong Liverpool and English markets.

St. Louis Chicago West Ohio Pennsylvania Montana Texas Michigan Moxos Oregon California London Liverpool Ihs Pensylvania Ric Cee Ee Fes Ole Natal P T

Wheat market dull on spread and cover by shorts

The Option Markets in Chicago reports a dull narrow wheat market with shorts covering on rallies while cash wheat remains in demand. Corn stays firm with active export demand and a heavy shipping movement. hogs weaker but close firm on local buying. Weather unsettled and Russian crop conditions weigh on long positions.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Boston Hutchinson Gilman, Cheney & Co

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town Ad List

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Wool trade shows large receipts and cautious buyers

Week of wool trade records 30 356 bales domestic and 3408 bales foreign. Total sales reach 2 931 500 tbs with domestic 2 473 000 tbs and foreign 469 600 tbs. Demand tepid. prices unlikely to fall though not rising strongly as manufacturers stay cautious.

Flour and Grain Receipts and Carload Prices

Domestic flour quotations cover wholesale and jobbing prices. Today 20 cars consisting of mixed corn seven cars, steamer corn seven, oats three cars No 2 white, one car No 8 white, two cars No 2 mixed. Flour receipts totaled 3750 barrels and 1110 additional units.

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