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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1889

Page

6

Money Market and Stock Report from Friday May 18

The Money Market shows dull activity with abundant supply and low rates. General paper 4 to 5 percent, choice paper 3 to 4 percent, year loans around 4 percent. call loans 2 to 3 percent. New York and Chicago exchange figures, bond offerings, and foreign exchange rates noted. Pacific and Oregon Transcontinental stock actions trigger sharp trading and a wave of short covering. Oregon Transcontinental rises amid heavy volume. Energy in bonds and rail earnings reported, with mixed results across lines and notable gains in Erie and Bell Telephone.

Bostox New York New York Clearing House Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Bank Charleston Savannah Secretary of the ‘Treasury Eichsmarks Reichsmarks Lazard Frerés John Munro van Hoffman Union Pacific Atchison Topeka Wichita Kansas Thomas Baring Oregon Short Line Central Branch Oregon Navigation

Auction and financial notices from Topeka 1889 page

At close of business April 30 1889 resources include loans matured by mortgage on real estate 2261623 86 The statement lists deposits cashiers checks debentures and other items On May 18 1889 stock auctions will be held featuring numerous banks mills railroads and manufacturing firms with many bonds and shares offered Also stock sales in New York May 17 show broad activity across railroads bonds and mining stocks with prices and volumes recorded

Genede Attia

Stock Market Mixed as Transcontinental Outshines Slow List

New York trading opened strong but soon turned heavy with broad declines. Transcontinental held attention with gradual gains in regular and cash shares, cash stock spiking then easing. Bond activity remained steady to rising, while several rail issues showed scattered gains and losses amid a generally quiet session.

New York Transcontinental Prime Mercantile Paver Sterling Exchange Oregon Duluth, South Shore &Atlantic Chesapeake & Ohio Morris & Essex Ohio & Mississippi Pennsylvania Mutual Union Union Louisville & Nashville Ohio Southern

Foreign Markets Report From London and Paris

London May 17 Consols at 99 percent for money and account Canadian Pacific 565 percent Erie 29 do seconds 106 percent Mexican ordinary 5242 St Paul common 69 percent New York Central 10958 Pennsylvania 54 percent Reading 23 percent Money 14.2 percent Paris advices quote 3 percent rentes at 87 francs 674 centimes for the account.

London Canadian Pacific Erie St. Paul New York

Fall River Mills Local Stocks Active with Strong Volume

Local stocks at Fall River Mills show steady trading with solid transaction volume. Market activity remains brisk as investors react to recent price movements and liquidity improves across key listings.

Railroad actions threaten fare differentials across major lines

Chicago railroad men expect the Central Traffic Association to abolish rate differentials with strong lines like the Alton and the Baltimore and Ohio noting competing rates. The Erie has cut the dressed beef rate to under six cents to New York. Chicago and Atlantic as well as other Western roads weigh similar moves while finances show 1883 to 1887 net earnings at $7,250,731 with $1,041,392 undistributed in profits. Millen named general manager of the Northern Pacific, starting July 1 with St Paul as HQ.

Chicago Central Traffic Association Vanderbilt Erie New York Chicago & Atlantic Alton Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Sceny Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company Gresham Chicago & Atlantic Railroad W. 5. Millen Wisconsinentral Road Northern Pacific Road St. Paul

Granger Stewart on Heart Hypertrophy and Kidney Disease

Dr Granger Stewart notes hypertrophy of the heart accompanies advanced cirrhosis and inflammatory disease. He argues kidney disease often causes heart trouble, which is frequently misattributed to heart disease alone. He urges timely use of Waeepee Safe Cure to prevent consequences.

T. Granger Stewart M.D F.R.S.E H. M Queen Scotland University of Edinburgh

Horsford’s Acid Phosphate Lemonade Instructs Refreshing Drink

A teaspoonful of Horsford’s Acid Phosphate added to water and sweetened yields a refreshing invigorating lemonade suitable for hot or cold servings.

Horsford

Print Cloth Market Holds Steady in Fall River May 17

The print cloth market remains firm at 35sc for 64s with moderate daily business and very good weekly sales driven by future deliveries. Trustees of the Robeson mill plan a 45000 dollar upgrade adding ring frames, more spindles, 300 rooms, warp cards, new boilers and engines, with work to start soon.

Fall River Robeson

Mackerel Market Reports Mixed Receipts and Regulatory Notes

The Boston fish bureau updates say fresh mackerel receipts from Yarmouth NS and Cape Cod total several hundred fish units with prices around 30 to 35 cents each. Ireland warns bad weather delays catch. no mackerel landings before June 1. Vessels prepare to sail from Portland, Gloucester, and nearby ports as Western grounds see activity. Nova Scotia mackerel sales noted at 22 24 per barrel, while cod trade stays quiet with dry bank cod and hake shipments for West Indies and South America. A new Canadian lobster law restricts fishing from July 1 to December across Atlantic waters and Magdalen Islands region.

Boston Fish Bureau Yarmouth Quincy Cape Cod Ireland Portland Gloucester Merrimack George Leland Wellfleet Minnie T Paine Provincetown Magdalen Islands South Channel Boston Fruit Company Ditmarscen Gloucester Wednesda Shelburne Georges West Indies Nova Scotia Atlantic Ocean Bay of Fundy Cape Canso United States New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Quebec Anticosts

Profitable Investments Advertisé by Williams & Co

A historical brokerage note outlines profits from various securities bought April to August and sold by October. Entries include Lackawanna Lake Shore Northwest New England Canada Southern and others with specified purchase prices, sale prices, investments, and net profits. It promotes mail or telegraph orders, confidentiality, and emphasizes profits if larger funds were invested.

C. S&s. Williams & CO Lackawanna Lake Shore America St. Paul Richmond & Terminal New England Williams & CO Congeress Street Congress Sc Devonshire St Quincy Heam Boston Mower’s Block Lian

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