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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1891

Page

6

Boston and Maine to issue new stock amid market shift

The June 27 Boston edition reports a firmer Clearing House rate ahead of July disbursements. New stock for Boston and Maine aims to fund floating debt and boost working capital, with earnings and dividends discussed. Market notes cover weak stock prices, gold shipments, foreign exchange, and bond activity across major banks.

United securities summary of railroads and mills shares

A compiled list of dated securities including American Bell Telephone, Arlington Mills, Atlantic Cotton Mills, Boston and Albany Railroad, Chicago and Northwestern Railroad, and Western Union Telegraph Company. Entries show semiannual and quarterly portions, with per share values and July or June dates, reflecting preferred and common stock allocations across multiple firms and rail lines. Strong entities include Boston, Chicago, New York area firms, Vermont Valley, and Missouri Pacific lines.

American Bell Telephone Co American Sugar Refuneratus Co Arlington Mills Co Atlantic Cotton Mills Boston & Albany RR Boston & Colorado Smelting CO Boston & Lowell RR HosTon Manive Ixs Co Joe Fooerule Ipsa Revers Beach & Lynn RR Boston Tow Boat Co Broookting Gas Liaur Co Carnot M. Co Chicago S&t. Patt Miyxearotis & Omana Cricaco & Eastggx ChicaGo & Northwestern RR Curcaeo, Rock Island & Pacific RR Dwtent Mro Fisner M Fircaburg Hill Mfg International Tacst Co Lakk& Stone RR MannartTax Elevated Merchants and Mryers’ Transportation Co Dizegimmac Mrye Co Missouri Pacific RR Micuican Centra RR National Tune Works Naumabag Steam Cotton Co New York Centra & Hodson River RR Gssceeola Misixe Porotek Kutland Ri Sabet Ekcacraic Lighting ReversieLe Coattar Co Tennessee Coat Lnon Seimi-ann Pretek THE Vermont Valley RR Wittago Mro Weis, Fanco & Co Western Union Telegraph Coo West Exp Stagser Rr New York Albany City Brooklyn City Central Pacific Railroad Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Dubuque Wisconsin Valley Outney Lil St. Louis City

Semiannual Dividends Compiled for the Boston Post

The Boston Post lists forthcoming dividends payable next month across multiple companies and bonds. It notes increased capital for Eastern R. A. in New Hampshire, various interest payments due July 1, and specific bond coupons payable at banks in New York, Boston, and Chicago. The notices include percentages for common and preferred stock, with several reorganizations and capital changes described.

Unclear financial terms with dispersed payments in Boston and New York

Fragmentary OCR notes list quarterly and annual payments with dates in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. Mentions capital stock, large principal payments, dividends, and lands in public hands, with capital subscribed totaling 7-8 million.

Boston New York Philadelphia

Boston Stock Exchange Official Report of Sales

The Friday session on June 26, 1891 shows the highest and lowest prices for the day along with the closing bid and asked prices.

Wall Street Decline Deepens Amid Gold Shipments

Money on call remains easy with last loan at 2 percent and bankers’ bills at 4.86 for 60 days. Stocks slipped broadly, led by industrials with several issues down over 1 percent, as gold shipments renew credit concerns. Richmond & West Point held firm briefly before broad declines, closing dull and heavy near day’s lows with small fractional losses across most rail and industrial issues.

Wall Street Richmond Louisville & Nashville Bears Soften Atchison New York New England Wisconsin Thomson-Houston Ye Tamarack Bell Telephone Primes Mercantile Paper Sterling Exchange Richmond & West Point Chicago Cordase Jersey Central Richmond & \eat Point Chicago Gas Northern Pacific West Point

New York Stock Sales Report Mixed Daily Totals

Total sales today reach 184 300 shares versus 49 900 Thursday and 147 100 Tuesday. The report lists principal stocks sales along with the day’s highest and lowest figures.

Market prices and bank report from Berlin and London

London notes show Consols at 953 16d for both money and account and various North American securities with fractional gains. Paris quotes 3 per cent rentes at 95 francs for the account. Berlin reports a 2,440,000 mark increase in Imperial Bank of Germany specie.

London New York Pennsylvania Ohio Canadian Pacific Illinois Central St. Paul New York Central Paris Kar Berlin Imperial Bank of Germany

Stockholders sought to increase Boston and Maine capital stock

The Boston and Maine Railroad board announced a planned capital increase by 46,564 new shares. Stockholders of record June 24 1891 may subscribe by July 23 1891 with two new shares for every seven held. Payments schedule spans from August 1891 to May 1892, with four percent interest on paid instalments and distributions to fully paid shares. Rights to subscribe expire July 28 1891.

Prime Kansas Illnois Illinois Iowa Missouri Nebraska Indiana Ohio Michigan Muiinegas Wisconsin Dakotas Kentucky Boston & Maine Eastern Railroad Ifty

Oil Market and Pipeline Certificates Notice

The notice lists closing times and opening hours for pipeline certificates and oil market transactions. It references F. W. Prescott & Co and provides June 25 and June 26, 1891 dates with closing and opening times. Cotton seed oil certificates are also mentioned in the fragment.

F. W. Prescott & Co Devonshire Street Rccreccaaccnss

Thomson-Houston Electric declares July 1 dividend on preferred stock

The Thomson-Houston Electric Company will pay a dividend of 871/ cents per share on its preferred stock for 3 percent. The record date is June 23 1891 with transfer books closed June 24 to July 1 inclusive by order of the Board of Directors. C A Coffin Treasurer.

Thomson- Houston Electric Company C. A. Coffin

Dividend Declarations by The American Bell Telephone Co

The American Bell Telephone Company declares a dividend of three dollars per share and an extra six dollars per share to stockholders of record at the close of business June 30, 1891. Transfer books close from July 1 to July 15, with July 15 the payment date. Treasurer William B. Driver, Boston, announces June 10, 1891.

American Bell Telephone Company William BR. Driver Boston Manchester Mills Joan C. Palfrey Jane Arlington Mills Jane Soth William Whitman Chauncy Streets

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