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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1889

Page

6

Money Market in Boston on May 4 Thrift and Rates

The Money Market reports dull easy money with discount rates 3% to 5% and collateral loans 2% to 3% per year. New York funds at 15 cents per $1000, clearing house exchanges totals for day and week shown, and government bonds firm with various prices. Foreign exchange steady. New York bank reserves fall by about $3.9 million. Local stock market weak in spots but overall firm. Atchison and Chicago Burlington complex notes feature prominently with proxy drama and earnings data.

Boston New York New York Clearing House Atchison Chicago Burlington & Quincy Wall Street State Street Kidder, Peabody & Co Baring Bros. & Co London Comany Brookline Chronicle George Washington Boston Stock Exchange Alexander Hamilton Mexican Central Railroad Company Mexican Central Ankers Beacon Southern Kansas Kansas & Western Atlantic & Pacific Burlington Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Sidney Bartlett Messrs. Cooley and Howe Hartford Chicago, Burlington & Northern Pullman Company Rock Island Denver & Rio Grande Pullman Camping Flint Pere Marquette San Luis Boston & Albany Weh Colony Fitchburg Water Power Company Paris Calumet & Hecla Tamarack Montana Quincy Osceola Franklin Mav Sostou Hiladelphia Shivago Souis San Francisco Baltimore Cincinnati Itsuurg Tonisvills Detroit Milwaukee Omaha Paul Artlora I. S Forester LGU Owell Grand Rapids D . Oe Topeka Coreve Tacowa N.Y United States Union Det Kan City Province of Quebec York Water Works Neb Southern Kansas Inc. Patie Sss Asiatic Bank Salem Continental Nat. Barr Og” Flint & Rere Marisee Merchants’ Nat. Bank Nat. Bank Webster Ankr Nort Eset Bsxchange Bank Sess. Ee Beide and Leather Bank Wwest Ena Ry ‘Pfa Saglé Bank Ank of Commerce Old Boston Bank Eeeeenete Am Cotton Oi] Trust State Nat. Bank hKilson Phon Toy Ew Bank Thomson-Hous Elec Lorder C Atlantic Si Ion Mi Co Fall River Cabot Mig Co Wetopv Great Falls Mig. Co Lawrence Mfg Lowell Mfg Eure Mining Companies Merrimack Mfg Stein Cotto Nashua Allonez Coscipinas Teste de Armoida Atlantic Boston & Alban Bonanza Devel Boston & Lowel Rae Igs Monteee Gcoubida Fort Payne Coal Co Central McKay National Tube Works Quincy Amo Co Huron Ironton Stamsbury Ai Ichson & Nebraska A. Kearsarge Hill Baur Auing Bog Scene Ridge Banta Fo Sioux City Tamarack Tee Eaves Aspinwall Pac de Do Inc Ma Ae Enon L. G Stove DC Elk H Do Corp Scrip P. Ee Nor. Pac P. D'O Oregon L. Ga Pueb. & A. V Breees Ee Do Inc Sonora St. Jo & G.I Union Pacific To &S. Fe Atlantic Pacific Eeree Ae Boston & Lowel Boston & Maine Boston & Frov Iweekund Mass Aly C Canton Tone Sons USS Oban Ewe Col Sp. & Cln Bet L.& N BLY Fitch Flint & P.M. Com K.C Gulf K.C .Cl KG. Sp M. Ae FS E. & St Maine N.E Eens Ee Ewesas Old Colonie Kulland Ee Summit Branch West End Cent Fear Bell Eee ENG Cscceecs Cae VA Eastman Cart Heater Lamson Store Ser. Co Cone Pullman Palace Car Co North Chi. Rolling Mill Naumkeay Kaltlroa Eee Thomson-Houston Do Trust (C Do Int We Yhomson Elec Stinghouse Elec, Co Ceee

Ontario & Western bonds offer funding for Scranton extension

Messrs Poor and Greenough authorized to receive subscriptions for bonds of 1000 or 500 dollars each, payable with 10 percent on allotment and 1 percent on June 15 1889. Bonds secured by a consolidated first mortgage on the New York Ontario and Western system, with extensive mileage, earnings, and coal markets cited. prospectuses available from the undersigned.

Messrs. Poor & Greenough Juna Ontario Railway System Scranton New York, Ontario & Western Railway Company Ontario, Carbondale & Scranton Railway Company Oswego Lake Ontario New York Harbor West Shore Railroad New York City Wyoming Basin Hantock Station New York, Ontario & Western Railway Buffalo Oneida New York Central New York, Ontario & Western New England States Hudson River Poughieopsie Canada West Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Canadian Pacific Grand Trunk Railway of Canada Thomas P. Fowler

Poor and Greenough 86 Wall Street New York Ad 1889

An 1889 classified notice from Poor and Greenough located at 86 Wall Street New York invites attention to its services. The item presents a concise listing with address and date details.

Wall At New York

W C James Combination Scale Truck Co share offering

A limited number of shares for sale at 9 dollars per share with right to advance price without notice. The invention combines a perfect weighing scale with baggage or express trucks and other cargo vehicles. Officers include Willard C James president and E T Wright treasurer with directors from Boston and Rockland interests.

Willard C. James W. C. James & Co Boston Mass E.T. Wright Rockland Oscar A. Mann John M. Corse George E. Smalley Boston & Norfolk Steamship Co Gray & Milliken

New York Financial Market Summary May 4

Money on call easy with no loans offered at 2 percent. Prime mercantile paper strong. supply short. Rates unchanged. sixty to ninety day indorsed bills at 3 4 percent, four months' acceptances at 4 4 percent. Bar silver 92. Sterling exchange quiet and firm around 4.87 for sixty day bills and 4.88 for demand. posted 4.88 4.89. Government bonds dull and steady. railroad bonds active and firm. Stock market feverish and irregular. early gains failed to hold with notable moves in a few names. Overall volume about $964,000. three day bond sales total $4,769,000 for the week.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Eee Pullman Chattanooga Burlington Een Ohio Indianapolis & Western Lake Shore New York, Susquehanna & Western Northern Pacific Atchison, Colorado & Pacific Iron Mountains Wabash

Mining stock closing prices in San Francisco market

Official closing prices for today list several mining stocks in San Francisco California. Best & Belcher is at 3.95 while Potosi and Chollar trade around 2.70 and 2.10 respectively. Union Con Gould & Corry and Utah shares show modest values, with MOXIGAN at 4.20 and Yellow Jacket around 4.10.

New York Saran Bion Ona Air L. Atchison Acme Ca. So Central Iowa Central Pacific Ohio Alton Clay Cole Eise del. & L Erie Fort Wayne Ces Hocking Val Houston & Texas Eure Central Kan Tex Lake Shore Long Island Sea A Louis Man Ieagh Wise Ebenee A & St Ub. Pacific Ween M Nash N.Y N. E Peves Ohio & Miss West Oregon Ian Paternatar Rome, W Seee St. P T. P Texas Pacific Tel O. C. Tel U. Pacific Doo Utica & BR Eeee . W St. Lew P Oregon Sm Pacific Mail Pulman Pal W. Union Perry Coal Tenn. C. & T Aeee Cameron Coal Chie Gasseer Lead Sugar ‘Trust Aspen Ut. S Belcher Ontario Con. C. Va Cristo Hale & Nor United Cop ii San Francisco Cal Best & Belcher Potosi Savage Utah Moxigan Yellow Jacket

London Financial Roundup and Market Quietness May 4 5

London prices show Consols at 98 11-16 money and 98% account with several railroad and utility shares listed. The May 5 report notes quiet discount, firm tone, bear accounts closing, and American railroad securities rising while Canadian, Mexican, and nitrate shares show mixed moves amid copper gains and Rio Tinto uptick.

London Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie Illinois Central St. Paul New York Central Pennsylvania Paris Stock Exchange Grand Trunk Rio Tinto

Commodity Market Snapshots Show Mixed Moves Across Staples

Flour remains firm while corn stays quiet and oats advance slowly. Rye flour softens and graham quiets as cornmeal holds steady. Butter and eggs firming, cheese steady, potatoes unchanged, and oranges in demand. Overall activity appears uneven with several grains and meats easing or holding firm.

Graham Ork

Print Cloth Markets Fall River and Providence Report

Fall River reports weekly print cloth totals with production 189000, deliveries 165000, stock 25000, sales 94000, futures 279000 and prices 813 16¢ for 64x64s and 342c for 66x56s. Providence closes firm at 3 13 16c for 64 squares and 3% sc for 56x60s with futures at 3 13 1 éc bid and declined. weekly sales 11500 pieces across 64x64 64x64s and 56x60s, stock 37000 64s and 5000 56x60s.

Fall River Providence

Wool sales in London see keener bidding despite lower attendance

London dealers report a smaller audience at the wool sales on May 4 but stronger competition. Cape of Good Hope Natal woollots and New Zealand merinos drew eager buyers at ruling values, with home buyers taking the greater share. A total of 10 883 bales were offered. Prices compared with the last sale show adjustments.

London Cape of Bicod Hope Natal New Zealand

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