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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 14, 1888

Page

6

Money Market and Stocks in a Turbulent Trading Day

The Boston money market shows steady liquidity with a light loan demand. Rates for time paper 4 to 5 percent, call loans 2 to 3 percent. government securities hold steady with varied Treasury balances and large interbank exchanges reported. Stocks turn weak with Atchison leading declines, other rails and telephones slipping then modestly recovering. broad market softness persists amid rumors and broker concerns.

Kansas Investment Company Statement of 1888 Directors

Eleventh semi annual statement shows loan securities mortgage real estate figures 81 591 995 91 remittances interest 60 days 2 481 69 past due items cash on hand and in bank special trust fund mortgage loans liabilities capital stock surplus undivided earnings debenture bonds trust deposits and certificates of deposit details with oath by H E Ball president and notary public in Shawnee County Topeka Kansas dated October 31 1888 accompanied by a long roster of directors and officers from banks railways and businesses including Jo shua Hall Hox Hall Howe McFarland Carr Smith Horton Garrison McFarland Howe Lloyd Garrison G R Wheeler Sims Alexander Ball Morrell Wheeler Sims Leavitt Wilmot Wilmot Roberts Mason and others.

Lewis W. Anthony Providence R. L. Greene, Anthony & Co Trader’ National Bank Joshua G. Hall Dover N. H Congress Dover National Bank Lloyd Garrison Boston Mass N. C. McFarland Topeka Kan General Land Office Isaac J. Carr Gardiner Gardiner National Bank Samuel T. Howe Kansas National Bank State of Kansas Edwin A. Smith R. I City National Bank Albert H. Horton Supreme Court W. H. Winants Kansas City Armour Gros. Banking Co Daren Bank of Opeka William Sims State Board of Agriculture Flrst National Bank Reid Alexande Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway Herbert E. Ball George C. Morrell Bennett R. Wheeler Sylvanus L. Leavitt Foneka G. J. Wilmot Kansas Ity Byron Roberts Shawnee County Kann Rankin Mason Jones & Mason

Dividends Declared by Three Local Firms

The Mercantile Fire and Marine Insurance Company declares a 4 percent dividend, the Delaware and Bound Brook Railroad Company a 2 percent dividend, and the New Bedford Institution for Savings an extra 1 percent dividend.

Mercantile Fire and Marine Insurance Company Delaware & Bound Brook Railroad Company New Bedford Institution For Savings

Auction Sales at Boston Stock Exchange 1888 List

Auction on Wednesday November 14 1888 features a long list of stocks and bonds from banks mills railways and mining concerns including First National Bank Attleboro Continental Mills Cheshire Railroad preferred stock McKay Manufacturing Amory Manufacturing Co Amoskeag Manufacturing Co Boston Gas Light and many others with varied maturities and amounts by order of Executor and Administrator.

Nat. Bank Attleboro Mass Continental Mills de Lowel Russell Mills Plymouth Cheshire RR McKay Met Maine Central RR Manchester & Lawrence RR Arkansas Valley Town and Land Co Nat. Car Co Corcord Mining Co Boston Electric Light Co Farmers’ Loan and Trust Co Kansas de McKay & Bigelow H. M. Asso Newling. Mort. Sec. Co. Hs Little Rock & It. Smith Ry, Co N. Y N. E Brockton St. Ry. Co Boott Amory Mfg Amoskeag Mfg Appleton Mfg K. & Lowell We ‘Lso National Car Co First N. Bk Portland Atlas N. Bk Shawmut N. Bk N. Webster Bk Nat. Union Bk Faneuil Hall Nat. Bk Naumkeag N. Bk Salem Howard N. BK Gt. Falls Mfg. Co Atlantic Cotton Mills Hamilton Woollen Mills Merrimack Mfg. Co Fitchburg RR Pfa Conn River RR. Co Worcester, Nashua & Rochester RR Mass. Mutual Ins. Co Farmers’ Loa. and Trust Co American Ins. Co Boston & Albany RR Burl. & No. RR Taner Northern Eersseeee Eve Orev Colon Line Rutland Seeeeveseeees Adoret Summit Branch Union Pacific Wis Central Cercers Eeerecia Boc Tropical Eastman Car Heater Lamson Store Ser. Co Pullman Palace Mining and Stock Exchange Boston French Bay Burton Huron Orean Catalpa N.Y N.E Crescent U. Pac Allouez Beg Pontiac Arnold Au Rappa Azlec St. Mary Security Bonanza South Side Breece Wash Bruns Winthrop Aim Elect Crescent Usi Eureka Eee Ken. Ch Lord Ente Huron Hung Sane Mesnard Ocean Toledo

New York Financial Markets End Mixed on Nov 13

Money on call easy at 2 to 3 percent with last loan at 2 percent. Stocks opened volatile, then drifted lower before inching up, led by Tennessee Steel and New England. Toward 2 p.m. market quieted, closed steady just below opening, with rail bonds largely steady and total sales at $1,163,000 amid broad weakness earlier and notable strength in New England and Reading.

Brokers’ Board E* Am Bell Tel F Trust Atlantic & Pacific Inc Eeeeeneer O Aenee An & W O Inc Pueblo & Ark Val Sonora Pines Lang West End Land Allouez Eeew Atlantic Sss Bost & Mont Copper Butte & Boston Cal & Heo Peersares National Pewubic Seer Boston & Albany Boston & Maine Boston & Prov Bur & Now Cin, Sen & Ee Concord Ematern Eneee Ay Fitchburg Pfd Flint See Mar West End Cal & H Bsoh Ets & G Bell Boston Lipston Land Frenchman’s Bay Land San Diego Land West Sind Land Bonbusb Boston & Mont Cal & Hec Franklin T&sco Oan Maine Cal Chi Burl Nor San San & Cleve Canton Flint & Pere Marpid Ny&n New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Tennessee Seal Northern Pacific New England Lake Shore Missouri Pacific Vanderbilts Michigan Central Tennessee Coal Reading New Englan Brooklyn Elevated Milwaukee, Lake Shore & Western New York Central Union Pacific Great Western Burlington & Quincy Towa Erie Minneapolis & St. Louis Iowans Shenandoah Valley

London Financial News On Rail Rates Shock Market

London reports at 12:30 p m prices for Consols and U S railway bonds. United States 4s 13014 and 4 2s 110% are noted with various issues bid and offered. American railway securities stay flat after surprise cuts to US rates. Paris advices show 3 per cent routes at 821 97 2c for the account.

Weer Ab Air Line N. Orenee Pacific Canton Ceeeee Central Pacific Ches Ohio I. P Col. del. & H del. & L Saga Erie Fort Wayne Hockin Val Texas Tilwolk Central L. Kan R Tex A Kings Pem Long Island Lou. & N Lou N. A Man Beach Elev Mich Central St. Leeeree Ul. Pacific Essex Eves Nash, & Chat N. J. Cent Pacifie North'estern Ohio & Miss Oregon Pittsburg Rock Island Rome St. L St. P.M. & Seer W- Ag O Sita Roxas Pacific Mr Tol. & O. C U. Pacific Utica & BK Pacific Mail Pullman W. Union Pamplenii N. W Cen D. & KG. Lsts D. & Trans. Goon C. & Kan Tex N.J .C. Int Meeris Adams lLweils Fargo American Mining Ree Amador Odie London United States Atlantic & Great Western Canadian Pacific Illinois Central St. Paul New York Central Pennsylvania Stock Exchange Paris

Boot and Shoe Buyers in Town ACA Ga J R Gramling

A condensed list of boot and shoe buyers and firms from across the United States with names such as Gramling Spalding and Co, Barbgat and Co, Horner and Co, Spragins Buck and Jo, Cohen Adler and Co, Brooks Rogers and Haltimore, and many others. The directory-like item catalogs purchasers and associated firms in multiple cities including Baltimore Chicago Cincinnati Louisville Philadelphia and St Louis with brief attributions to representatives and firms in the footwear trade.

Aca, Ga R Gramling Gramling, Spalding & O Burlington Brown Barbgat & Co Baltimore F Horner AF & J Horner & Co Spragins Buck & Jo H Adler Cohen Adler & Co Nee Clautice Brooks, Rogers & Co Haltimore Mad—I Halle Halle & Son Binghamton Goff Stone Gott & Co Bloomington J T Challis Charleston Hunt Hunt & Co M Smartt Smartt Bros & O Chicago R Rosenthal Cincinnati Crane Butterworth Butterworth & Co Craw Dallas Texas J W Newburger J Lowenthal Sanger Bros Davenport P Bryant P Bryant & Co Dubuare R Amsden Large Amsden Galveston Tex F Breath Willis & Bro Callaway Texas Cooperative Association Kansas City G Wallace RG Wallace & Co Lexington Bassett Bassett & Sons Louisville J B Green Green, Huffaker & Co Cave Cave & Co Milwaukee Wis Heals of Beals, Torrey & Co G P Mayer F Mayer Boot and Shoe Co Memphis Tenn O H Vogel Hill & Sons Mobile Ala M Woliner Wollner & Lowenstein H Bernstein Tre New Orleans Lion Berni Va E Campe Lowenburg Philadelphia Penn Childs of Childs, Lee & Dunlap

Portland Steamers Leave For Portland Daily at 6 P M

The Portland Steam Packet Company runs steamers from this city to Portland every day at 6 p m except Sundays, providing regular transport for passengers and goods to the river port.

Portland Portland Steam Packet Company

Market Report Of Grain And Livestock Prices

Commercial matters show mixed demand across commodities with flour dull and corn firm. Potatoes and pork show stronger activity while hogs fall and veals rise. dairy items move slowly as butter and cheese remain subdued and eggs steady. Beef, mutton, lamb, and tallow trend show modest shifts in price.

Dry goods market shows modest improvement in demand

New York reports in the Daily Commercial Bulletin that business opened quiet but improved for seasonable goods and spring fabrics. Staple cotton goods steady to moderate. some bleached goods reduced by agents. Woollen goods quiet. wool prices up strengthen tone. Fancy holiday goods active. foreign goods generally quiet.

New York Daily Commercial Bulletin

Copper Lead Tin Market Prices From London Reports

The Metal Market in London shows copper at spot £78 28 6d and futures £79 2s 6d, with lead steady at £13 7s 6d. Tin remains steady with spot £101 5s and £101 78 6d, futures £102 6s and £102 10s.

London

Grain Markets Show Mixed Change as Wheat Leads Fluctuation

Chicago wheat starts firm on short covering and Russian crop shortfall rumors, pushing prices up briefly before closing half a cent above opening. Corn and oats show divergence with selling by longholders weighing on corn while oats rise on steady Milwaukee buying. futures and cash prices listed for Chicago New York and St Louis markets.

Chicago Farnum, Reardon & Co Hutchinson Milwaukee Owen- Sligh S .S Mt. Ie New York St Louis

Timber Prices From Long Lost Ledger Read Like Rustic Trade Echo

A garbled OCR list catalogs spruce, laths, hardwoods, cypress, and pine by type and size with prices. Entries span spruce extras, ash and oak boards, yellow and white pine varieties, and cargo versus yard terms, reflecting a 19th or early 20th century timber market with tonnage and per unit notes.

Indiana

Grain Market Report From Baltimore and New York

John E. Welsh flour firm reports state street prices for corn oats and barley with bids calls and futures. Spot and futures show firmer tone with No 2 white oats quoted around 34 to 36 cents, mixed oats and steamer corn listed, and December March calls trading. New York receipts exports and sales indicate moderate activity with No 3 white 33 33 1 3 cents and No 1 white around 40 cents, total 78 car deliveries across grades.

Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Roller Canada New York City Mills City Mall Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Toledo Minneapolis Northern Duluth Baltimore Philadelphia Detroit Messrs. Ruggles & Buss Dayton Peoria

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St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph Bank Savannah National Bank Secretary of the Treasury Frances Reichsmarks Bears Atchison and Uell Telephone Atchison Forbes Sterne Morse Boston News Magoun Strong Peter A. Dey James W. Savage George M. Bogue California Southern Oregon Transcontinental Idaho Central Railway Mexican Central Wisconsin Trust Western Atlantic & Pacific Consolidated Vermont Chicago, Burlington & Northern Est End Railway West End Street Railway Company Henry M. Whitney Prentiss Cummings James H. Goodspeed D. F. Longstreet Old Colony Fitchburg Concord Railroad Central Massachusetts Bell Telephone Eric Kansas Investment CO Devonshire H.E. Ball The Kansas Investment Company H. E. Ball Joan P. Goeatn Blake Bros. & Company State Street Nassau Street C. H. Venner & Co Bankers Williams Frenchman’s Bay San Diego London Statist Devonshire Street Boston Stock Exchange Nat. E Xchange Bank Do Union Inves. Co Det Lansing & No. KR Read Rapids, Lansing & Detroit RR Salmon Falls Mfg. Co Phila, Wilmington & Balt Boston Gas Light Co Washington Mills Co Boston Heating Boston & Lowell Sen Central RR Algonquin Club Aisnue Boston & Montana Copper Mining Co Concord RR. Co Portland, Saco & Portsmouth RR Fall River Wall River Lowell PLOOU Bays Daily Exchange Giles Allouc Arnold B. & Mont Eve Eree Quincy Ridge Eeeeerree I Tamarack Aspinwall Boothbay Eaere Boston Eve Brookline Caimpobeilo Bay Newport Payson At, & Pac W. Mich L. Gs 1.D Regency K.C Ft. 8 N. I E . Lol Ana P. D'O Oregon S. L Pueb Ie We Atlantic & Panic Boston & Alban Sherteeee Boston & Lowe Southern Pee Central of Mass Enee Cleve Camton S.seees Sceves Rivol Col. Sp Ee Echneseeseek TOL KC. It Clinton Mills Atlas Natl. Bank Wakefield Rattan Co Do. Exchange Bank Burton Stock Car Co Leavenworth, Top. & So Western RR Atch. Guarantee Nisu Shoe and Leather N. Bank California Eeeeree Potosi Sercacce Ophir Cece Beat & Lelcher Savage Bodie Con Sierra Nevala Bb Chollar Ae Con Union Utah Crown Point Gould & Curry Yellow Jacket Hale & Norecross Commonwealth Big Nevada Mono North Belle Isle NEW York Financial J. E. Carter & CO Bankers & Commission Washington ST James & Abbot Liberty Square John E. Welsh Boston Markets Hheibae Illianio GL Uus Congress Street Ie Street Hes Congress Square Quincy House PRICE
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