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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1890

Page

6

Money Market Firmer in Boston as Banks Demand Debtor Balances

The Boston money market closed firmer with most Clearing House dealings at 7 percent and banks largely debtor from morning settlements. Lime loans stood 5 to 7 percent and collateral loans 6 to 7 percent. New York funds sold at 20 cents per $1000 discount par. Exchange totals and bank balances rose vs a year ago, while government securities and silver moved modestly. Major stocks and railroads showed mixed gains. Atchison, Union Pacific, and Mexican Central climbed while Pullman and several others moved in varied directions amid a cautious but improved market sentiment.

Boston New York New York Clearing House Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph Orleans Charleston Savannah London Eichsmarks Reichsmarks Bank of England Rae Russia Tunpan New York Clearing House Committee Atchison Boston News Bureau Macoun Missouri Pacific Southwestern Northwestern Geo. C. Magonn Reinhart The Union Pacific Oregon Dan Pullman Palace Gresham Wagner George M. Pullman St. Paul Road Burlington & Quincy Wisconsin Central New York & New England Central Vermont Railroad Company Ogdensburg Lake Champlain Duluth Connecticut River Railroad Company Massachusetts Railroad Commissioners Bell Telephone Erie Arkansas Erie Telephone Company Orthlexas Cleveland West Kind Land Frenchman’s Bay

New England Trust Co Directors Submit Oath at Boston

The directors named in the foregoing return appeared and swore to the truth of the statement. The document lists profits, expenses, and bond dividends with figures for deposits, sinking funds, and capital stock. Boston, November 7, 1890, before Justice Nathl Hurd Hencyman.

Boston Suppoll The New England Trust Co Nathl. Hurd Hencyman Justice of the Peace

Auction Sales Notices Across Rail and Real Estate Listings

Continued auction sales list items including real estate imprints, railroad securities, and river route shares from 1894 to 1920. Entries reference Boston and Albany Railroad stock, Newport and Richford Railroad bonds, Tarkio Valley real estate issues, Ottawa Os and box Liv valuation notes, and various monetary figures.

Boston Mo. Riv Newport & Richford RR Boston & Albany RR Tarkio Valley Ottawa Box Liv

Copper stocks gain as markets show strength in 1890s trade

Copper advancers in London push spot to £57 and futures to £672 as markets react to steel and silver shifts. Calumet & Hecla report no copper for sale below 17 cents despite broad stock gains for Tamarack, Osceola, Calumet & Hecla, Boston & Montana, Franklin, Centennial, Butte & Boston, Atlantic, Allouez, and Kearsarge. Sugar Trust certificates rise 3 percent to 59 14, with receivers appointed yesterday and formal possession taken. Edward Lauterbach and John L Hill named counsel.

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Dividend Declared by West Chicago Street Railroad Company

The West Chicago Street Railroad Company has announced a quarterly dividend of 144 percent. This raises investor interest as the payment amount is unusually high for a routine quarter. The decision reflects the firm’s strong earnings and steady service demand in the urban transit market.

West Chicago Street, Railroad Company

New York Financial Market Sparks Mixed Trading

Money on call remains tight with last loan at 6 and bar silver at 10214. The market opens higher led by Northern Pacific and passes through a volatile day, ending active and strong near day’s highs as reports of bank relief and abroad improvements boost confidence amid broker suspensions and a later North River Bank examiner action.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange London Union Pacific Louisville & Nashville Northern Pacific Louisville Rock Island St. Paul Pullman Decker, Howell & Co North River Bank Examiner Gould Kansas & Texas Firsts Richmond & West Point Texas Pacific Atchison Hocking Valley Ds Erie Iowa Central Mobile & Ohio The Richmond & West Point Trust Iron Mountain Wabash

Fragmented OCR list of stock quotes and prices

A scrambled OCR reading shows a dense list of financial terms and prices in cents or dollars. It includes references to Tex lines, Pacific lists, Ontario entries, Quicksilver, Sutter Creek, Union Consolidated, and various percentages and figures, but the text is garbled with broken words and inconsistent formatting. The readable pieces indicate a stock or commodity ledger style excerpt with multiple entities and numeric values.

Foreign Financial Reports Market Update London

At 12:30 p m consol prices show mixed moves with advances for Atlantic & Great Western first mortgage certificates and St Paul common while Erie and Reading dip. New York Central weakens and American securities slide. By 12:45 trading quieted with overall decline in American issues and weaker tone. At 1:30 p m market remains softer amid rumors of a troubled financial house.

London United States Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific IDA Erie Illinois Central St. Paul New York Central Reading Stock Exchange Erie Sinois Central St. Paul Common New York

Commercial Matters With Steady Market Notes

Leather quiet and boots and shoes firm. Hides steady and flour dull. Corn quiet and oats in good supply. Millfeed easier and butter very firm. Cheese quiet and eyes about steady. Beans firm and hay steady. Grass seeds quiet and straw unchanged. Potatoes steady and sweet potatoes in fair supply. Poultry plenty and truck slow. Florida fruits steady with Mediterranean fruits in small supply. Jamaica fruits quiet and apples in fair demand. Pears firm and grapes steady. Dried apples quiet. Peanuts plenty and pork products steady. Corned beef and tongues slow. fresh beef easy and other fresh meats steady.

Florida Jamaica

Leather Market Keeps Steady With Mixed Demand Across Hides

Domestic and imported hides show varied activity, with upper leather steady and minor concessions possible. Prices quoted for No 1 to No 3 grades across buckskin, oil, pebble, buff, and finished calfskins reflect current supply, demand, and regional imports, while grain and buffalo leathers move in moderate volumes and Buffalo Buenos Ayres items remain in active trade.

Rio Grande Montevideo Ad Lea Her Calcutta

City Horse Market Shows Slow Price Rise Yet Low Values Persist

The city horse market edges toward improvement with steadier demand and easier selling, but values remain unusually low. Prices for good young horses range around 130 to 140 dollars, with fancy stock commanding better rates. Various houses report mixed sales, from 40 to 240 dollars for common horses, and drivers and draught teams fetching higher sums. Overall, trade is moderate with few high-priced bids and several carloads and family teams changing hands at modest levels.

Bowler Isburg & Co Walker’s Bazaar Rifie Mose Colman Lil Brockway Welch & Hall Russell & Drew International Horse Exchange Ham & Co Edgar Snow & Co

Leather Trade Outlook Amid Quiet Market and Steady Demand

The leather trade remains quiet overall though steady activity absorbs much supply. Manufacturers show more buying, with large orders for boots and shoes prompting anticipated leather purchases this year. Prices are expected to hold firm, except rough leather which eases toward a carrier-friendly basis. card leather around 24c and hemlock tannages at 21–22c with limited inquiry.

Boot and Shoe Trade Outlook Brightens for New Season

The market shows no major wholesale activity but orders arrive by mail and volumes compare favorably with prior seasons. Manufacturers expect a strong season with higher prices likely as leather costs rise, and bold distributors foresee broader regional demand, especially in rubber boots.

New England

Hide Market Jumps and Listing Prices Across Regions

The Hide Market shows scarce South American hides with limited arrivals and modest demand. Buenos Ayres and Montevideo quotes linger around 14c, while New York sees some large arrivals and trades around 13 1/2c, with overall weak行情. Western bus hides hold moderate demand and steady prices, New England shows little activity with cow hides at 6c salt, slaughter hides at 4c, steer hides at 5 to 5 1/2c, and calfskins in fair demand.

Buenos Ayres Montevideo New York Gavnze New England

Wheat and Corn Markets Mixed Amid Strong Opening

Wheat opened strong in Chicago with gains masked by a rising stock market and improving finances. Hutchinson led large purchases while Bradstreet noted a 2,000,000 bushel rise in available wheat stocks. Corn showed a one man market with Hutchinson pushing prices. receipts were light and expectations pointed to small movement in pen corn. Futures closed steady to firm in New York with quotes across Wheat, Corn and Oats along with St Louis and Chicago spot actions reflected.

Chicago Hutchinson Bradstreet Northwest Messrs Giwan, Cheney & Co Messrs Farnum, Reardon & Co Corm— Novi Saeara Aes New York C. St Louis

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