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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1889

Page

6

Boston Money Market Mixed, Stocks Rise Then Fall

The Boston Money Market notes firmer loans at 8 percent at the Clearing House, with general time loans at 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 percent and collateral calls from 4 to 8 percent. Exchanges in Boston and New York show gains, while foreign exchange slips. Stocks close uneven after morning strength, with transportation and coal issues fluctuating. Mt. Desert and Atlantic interests move on local developments.

Semiannual Dividends Payable on Knox & Lincoln Bonds

On demand payments for bonds issued to aid the Knox and Lincoln Railroad Company. Dividends payable in Boston with inclusion of Bath Damariscotta Newcastle Nobleboro Roelsand Thomaston and Waldoboro. Payments due at Hide and Leather Bank. Monthly and quarterly schedules. payable July 30.

Boston Bath Damariscotta Newcastle Nobleboro Roesland Thomaston Waldoboro Knox & Lincoln Railroad Company Hide & Leather Bank

Fall River Stocks Show Strong Market and July Dividends

Fall River on July 26 reports active, high demand and firm prices in the local mill stock market driven by July dividends. G M Hartfords & Co. present a market summary noting a large weekly total. In Minnesota, Mignearouis flour mill deal failed yesterday and the Pillsbury Mills option may still transfer negotiations in coming months.

Fall River G. M. Hartfords & Co Mignearouis Minn Pillsbury F.C. Pillsbury

Dividend notices from railroad and mills and telegraph firm

Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad declares semiannual 3 percent dividend payable August 15. Massachusetts Cotton Mills posts 380 per share payable August 1. Michigan Land and Iron Company declares 125 per share dividend after March 11 payment of 2, with 1888 dividends of 2 and 150 in November. Erie Telegraph and Telephone declares 1 percent quarterly dividend payable September 12 to stockholders of record August 3. Books closed August 3 to August 12.

Boston Post Joseph G. Martin State Street Boston New York Massachusetts Pacific Mills Malden & Melrose Gaslight Company Gs Jacksonville Tampa & Key West Florida Southern American Loan & Trust Company Calumet & Hecla Atlantic and Central Lake Superior Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper & Silver Mining Company Union Trust Company of Union Pacific Railroad Flint & Pere Marquette Preferred Maine Central Railroad Portland St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Flint & Pere Marquette Railroad Company Massachusetts Cotton Mills Michigan Land & Iron Company Erie Telegraph & Telephone Company Renee

Baring Brothers Co Ad in London and U.S. markets

Baring Brothers and Co and their correspondents offer buy and sell foreign exchanges and telegraphic transfers across Europe California and the British provinces. Stock and bond orders are executed in Boston New York and Philadelphia.

Europe California British Provinces Boston New York Philadelphia

New York Financial Market Sags Amid Dull Trading

New York July 26 Money on call easy 1 to 3 percent with last loan at 1a. Sterling exchange steady around 4.85 to 4.87. Government and railroad bonds dull and heavy. Stock market intensely dull and weak near close after opening gains led by C and St Louis. later declines wiped earlier upswings. Rail issues show growing dullness with total daily sales about 369,000, Reading 4s notable at 121,000.

Boston New York Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah Reichsmarks Topeka Fie Atlantic & Pacific Chicago Burlington & Quincy Wall Street Burlington & Northern Kansas City Memphis Birmingham Wisconsin Flint & Pere Marquette New York Daily Chicago & Alton Mr. Ingalls Messrs. J.s.morgan & Co London Depew New York Central Blackstone Walltreet News Vanderbilt Lakeshore Michigan Central St. Paul Reading Company Union Pacific Company Pacifiec Oregon & Transcontinental New England Bell American Bell Evans West End Land Mt. Desert Land Boston Stock Exchange Mc. Desert Boston Board Mt. Desert J. Wesley Kimball Newton Anniston Land Wollaston Calumet & Hecla Butie & Boston Boston & Montana Boston & Montana Consolidated Copper & Silver Mining Company Santa Fe Mining Company Palston Telephone Company Boston Care Deposit & Trust Company State of New Hamp Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Stock Exchange C., C. & St. Louis Lackawanna Dulness

Foreign Financial Markets and Bank Reports

London stock summaries list Consols at 98 11 16 for money and account. Atlantic & Great Western firsts 304s, Canadian Pacific 56 1/2, Erie 27, Erie seconds 104 1/2, Mexican ordinary 65, St. Paul 71, New York Central 108 1/2, Pennsylvania 52, Reading 23. Open market money at 2 1/2 and three months at 1 3/4. Bank of England bullion withdrawn 26,000 pounds. bar silver 42 shillings 8 16d. Berlin notes an Imperial Bank specie gain of 6.6 million marks.

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British syndicate buys seventy eight grain elevators

Curcaco July 26 Mr Douglas G Macrae editor of the London Financial Times is in transit home after a Northwest trip acting as an agent for the British syndicate buying American grain elevators. He states the syndicate has purchased far more than expected and that he has bought seventy eight elevators in the Vandeusen system in the Northwest.

Curcaco Douglas G. Macrae London Financial Times Northwest Mr. Macrae Vandeusen

Bay State Agricultural Society Sets Judges and Prizes

At a Boston meeting the Bay State Agricultural Society finalized its judge list and presented a premium schedule totaling about 12 000 dollars. The event anticipates a large Oct 7 to 12 show at Mechanics Building featuring top livestock and farm produce, with foreign and American dairy and farm implements on display.

BAY State Agricultural Society Boston Mechanics’ Building

Changes in militia roster reported for week

The weekly militia changes show Commissioned officers Frank M. Johnson of Boston as major and surgeon First Battalion Artillery, Michael J. OConnor of South Boston as first lieutenant and adjutant Ninth Regiment, and John D. Brandon as first lieutenant Company A Ninth Regiment. Resignations include Captain Lawrence J. Ford Company E Ninth Regiment and Major Arthur W. Clark First Battalion Artillery, with Second Lieutenant Harry H. Whicher of Company E First Regiment failing examination.

Frank M. Johnson Boston Artillery Clark Michael J. O’connor South Boston Maguire John d. Brandon Dunn William Stopford Beverly John H. Carter Salem Lawrence J. Ford Arthur W. Clark Harry HK. Whicher

Hiorsford's Acid Phosphate Lemonade Promise

Hiorsford's Acid Phosphate headlines a simple lemonade remedy. A teaspoonful stirred into water, hot or cold, offers a refreshing, invigorating drink once sweetened to taste.

Hiorsford

Market Fluctuations Across Commodities Reported

Commodity notes show mixed movement with fruits and some meats steady or firm while pork prices ease and lard softens. Energy remains quiet as corn and flour hold near steady levels and dairy items show little change.

Graham California

Print cloth market holds steady at 315-16c a yard

Fall River reports a steady print cloth market at 315-16 cents for 64 by 64s with light sales today including some 60x56s. Weekly sales remain very light.

Fall River

Mincing Lane Market Report London July 26

Beet sugar weak with 3d drop for old and 142d for new crop. Cane in steady demand at firmer prices. Refined sugar closed firm after earlier decline. Ceylon coffee sold freely at high prices. Central American slower and easier. Rio prices up 1 florin weekly. Teas quiet but steady. Kuice and spices firmer.

London Mincing Lane Rio

The Option Markets Slide on Wheat and Grain Prices

Wheat opens weak and falls through the day with Hutchinson selling and bears pressing. Corn and oats weaken, provisions ease, hogs lower, and receipts show a growing stockbuild as markets in Chicago, Minneapolis, and St Louis report mixed futures and cash prices.

Chicago Toe Farnum, Reardon & Co Boston Hutchinson Gilman, Cheney & Co Minneapolis New York St Louis Duluth

Mackerel Trade Shows Steady Tone Despite Lower Prices

Trade reports no material change in mackerel conditions as activity dips but market tone remains firm. Purchases by jobbers show medium fish at 1575 1600, large 3s at 1625 1650, large rimmed 38s at 1750, and medium No 2 at 20 per barrel, with No 1 unseen. Receipts from England and the Provinces total 700 and 900 barrels respectively, mostly large 38s sold from steamer. Foreign Irish catch outlook weaker. domestic weekly intake around 200 barrels.

Block Island North Bay England

Island mackerel markets mixed with firm lobster demand

The report shows Island mackerel sold around 1750 per barrel, with soft lots at 1550. Week by week pickups neared 732 barrels versus 631 last year, Block Island and Shoals reporting fair hauls. Cod prices steady while mackerel supplies rise. canned lobsters stay firm, with 170 to 176 depending on size. Western Halifax trade warms, sardine prices mixed, and overall fish receipts remain uneven.

Block Island Isle of Shoals Nova Scotia Dry Bank Maine Halifax New York Cape Boston

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