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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1889

Page

6

Money Market Quiet After Batcheller Failure Rumor

Boston money market was quiet and steady after the Batcheller failure. Clearing House rates held at 3 percent with time loans 3 4 to 5 percent and call loans 8 to 4 percent. Exchange figures and bond activity reflected a dull day with modest gains in some rail names as investors eyed potential rail trust ideas.

Boston E. & A. H. Batcheller New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah Treasury Department Reichsmarks Florina

Wakefield Rattan declares 5 percent dividend

Wakefield Rattan Company announces a 5 percent dividend. The decision affects shareholders and reflects the firm's earnings posture.

Wakefield Rattan Company

Auction Sales of Various Stocks on Wednesday July 31 1889

Baring Brothers announces mercantile and travelers credits and stock sale. Auction lists numerous railroad, bank, manufacturing, and utility stocks with par values and dates. Market movement shows mixed gains intraday, ending near opening levels amid general strength in rail and utility issues.

Chi Bur Liv. Car Co Boston Rubber Co Central Nat.isk Lynn McKay Met Fas. Asso McKay & Bigelow Heeling Machine Asso

New York Financial Market Report July 80

Money on call easy at 2 1 2 percent with a last loan at 21 and 24 percent offers. Sterling dull with sixty day bills at 4 85 and demand at 4 86 1 2 percent. Government and railroad bonds steady. stock market shows more animation after noon with gains by Missouri Pacific and Chicago Gas, others little changed.

Chesapeake & Ohio St. Paul Reading Chicago Gas Missouri Pacific Stock Exchange Northwestern Atchison Lead Trust the Grange Boston Epee Grangers Chicago Milwaukee Ohio Indiana & Western South Carolina Great Western Pueb. & A. V Rutland Southern Kan Sonora Bt. Jo G. I. Gs Caf Pacific Ee Atch Top. & F Atlantic & Pacific Cane Ge Boston & Albany Boston & Lowel O Boston & Maine Cal. Southern Central of Masse Canton Col. Sp. & Cin Wade Fitchburg Flint & P.M J. S Gulf K.C Ciliveseev L.R Secrecsesevects A Etee Summit Branch Union Pacific Iktsass West End Wisconsin Central Am. Bell Erie Eng Eastman Car Heater Lamson Store Ser. Co Pullman Palace Car Co Cotton Oil Trust Pneumatic Tool Co Burton Stock Car Co Sence Lg Eaee Chi Boston & Liverpool Co Phonograph Joy Mfg H/o Elec. Welding Mlinois Steel Co Lynn & Boston Railroad Lynn Gas & Electric Co Mt. Desert & East Shore Malden Electric Co New York (Espatch Co Isee North Chi Rolling Mills National Lead Trust Passion Telephone Co Sugar Refineries Co Thomson New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Missouri Pacifi

California mining stocks close prices list

San FranciscoJuly 30 The official closing prices of mining stocks today include Rue des Acajou site North Belle Isle Belcher Chollar Occidental Crown Point Navage Gould & Curry Sierra Nevada Union Consolidated Nevada Queen Yellow Jacket and more with values ranging from 1.25 to 3.0 dollars and a mix of two to three dollar listings.

San Francisco Cal RUE Des Aca North Belle Isle Crown Point Navage Eae Gould & Curry Sierra Nevada Eek Hwe & Norcross Union Con Eioweee Mokican Fisca Aines Yellow Jacket Nevada Queen

Foreign financial quotes from London and Paris dated July 30

Erie seconds 105 Mexican ordinary 55 Reading 22% Mexican Central news 674. The open market discount rate for short bills is 1%. Paris advices list 3 percent rentes at 84 francs 6742 centimes for the account.

London Erie Mexican Central News Paris

East Boston Shipbuilders Split Over Working Hours

Brooks, the shipbuilder, urged a ten hour day after nine hours. Blaisdell of American Rapid Dredging Company and Kelly are undecided on nine or ten hours. A public meeting is scheduled for Friday to settle the issue.

Boston Brooks Blaisdell American Rapid Dredging Company Kelly

Tre Apaches Outdoor Spectacle at Point of Pines

The Tre Apaches outdoor spectacle runs daily at 3 30 pm and 8 16 pm at Point of Pines. Next Sunday five concerts are planned at the resort, culminating with A Night in Japan. Elastic Starch advertises a beautiful polish.

Commercial Conditions Report for Various Commodities

Market notes show steady to firm conditions across grains and oils with mixed activity in meats. Flour and cornmeal vary from dull to slow while butter cheese eggs and fats hold steady or firm as California fruits show broader activity and pork lard and fresh beef display modest demand.

California

Wheat Futures Fluctuate Amid Weak Cables and Rain Outlook

The Chicago option market opened weak on light wheat receipts but rebounded to finish at the day’s high. Western reports of crop damage and a falling barometer in the United Kingdom spurred outside buying while local demand remained steady for cash grain. Corn and oats showed firmness. provisions were mostly heavy with gradual tone. Major exchanges in Minneapolis and New York posted varied closing prices for wheat, corn, and oats with anticipated August heat and cool weather shaping the near term.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Boston England Armour & Co Gilman, Cheney, & Co New York Times United Kingdom York— Taf Ee Vile Minneapolis Northern New York St Louis

Lumber trade steady with ample supplies and steady freight rates

The lumber market shows few changes with prices in Eastern Western and Southern grades holding steady. Southern yards report good movement and four cargoes totaling 1,224,000 feet of hard pine arrived this week. Freight from Atlantic ports remains firm at 7 725 and Gulf ports 38 75 900. Steamer rate is 750. Southern lumber receipts have been heavy in the past month and exceed.

Atlantic Gulf

Lumber Market Reports Steady Prices Across Varied Goods

The report outlines steady lumber prices with no weekly change in many items. Cargo floorings 23 26 25 00, cypress 30 33 1000 feet, and various spruce and pine figures dominate the market as buyers stock winter supply. Demand remains fair. New York market firm. log prices vary widely. overall tone firm with potential for higher prices.

New York Maine Pennsylvania Michigan

Print Cloth Market in Fall River Quiet and Firm

The Fall River print cloth market stays steady at 315-16c for 64x64s as the American Printing Company launches at 20,000 pieces weekly. Rumors say an English syndicate offered for the American Printing Company works and possible mill property acquisitions, spurring stockholders and buyers despite no formal acceptance.

Fall River American Printing Company McD Borden New York

The Coal Trade Movement Shows Strong Week Performance

The coal trade reports dull Eastern demand but steady Western orders. Week ending July 20 produced 914,676 tons, the year's high for a single week, with larger shipments to tide-water points and firm prices. Vessels scarce in Philadelphia, and ore trade remains solid while bituminous coal stays quiet. The Pottsville Miners’ Journal notes upcoming price firmness until September and warns against premature price increases, citing buyer patience and market readiness.

Philadelphia Pottsville Miners’ Journal

John E Welsh Flour and Grain Prices Report

John E Welsh reports carload grain prices excluding rye with flour quotations. Today inspections list 48 cars No 2 spring wheat, 9 high mixed corn, 10 steamer yellow corn, 40 steamer corn, 1 No 2 white oats, 4 No 3 white oats, 1 No 2 mixed oats. Flour receipts total 4840 bbls and 2925 sacks. market quiet with light demand. Quotations: fine to superfine 2.35 3.35. extra and seconds 3.35 4.60. Minnesota baker and clear 3.40 5.60. Michigan stone 4.50 5.00. winter wheat roller/straight 4.75 5.25. winter patent 5.25 6.00. spring patent 3.60 6.40. Canada export 4.75 4.90 fob. Canada roller export 4.98 5.00 fob. extra patent export 5.25 5.40 fob. New York receipts 19,897 pkgs. exports details follow.

Minnesota Michigan Canada St Louis New York Milwaukee Chicago Port Huron Lake and Rail New Chicago de St Louis Graham

Grain and flour market report shows dull trading on wheat and flour

Extensive price listings and receipts across St Louis Chicago and New York show a dull market for flour and cereals. No 2 red and white wheats vary in price. oats and corn see modest activity while rye and buckwheat stay quiet. Continuous quotes reflect weak sales, moderate demand, and firm cash prices across regions.

Produce Receipts And Butter Market Report

Today’s receipts list butter 5660 pkgs oleo 284 pkgs cheese 1479 boxes eggs 4 boxes 5 bbls 3799 cases beans 23 bbls potatoes 7 cars hay 13 cars straw 4 cars. Last year butter 1884 pkgs oleo 114 pkgs cheese 1365 boxes ogee 1 box 69 bbls 1645 cases beans 159 bbls potatoes 30 cars hay 5 cars straw 3 cars. Butter market notes demand quiet creameries scarce Western creameries quoted 18 18%2c Eastern 15 17c Northern 18 42c. Cheese weak with heavy receipts Northern 14 8c Western 7 4c. sale cheese quiet 9 94c. Eggs market unclear as reports truncated.

Choice Choice Western Elgin New York Chicago Elgin Creamery Western Creamery

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