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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1890

Page

6

Money Market firm as October opens with high rates

The Boston money market opens the month firm with the Clearing House rate up. Loans show no figures under 6 percent, with general time loans at 5 to 7 percent and call loans at 6 to 7 percent. Exchange figures, silver prices, and government disbursement projections are noted along with stock movements and notable exchanges in Atchison and Denver routes.

Boston Clearing House Boston Five Cents Savings Bank City of Somerville New York Chicago St. Loui San Francisco Sight Telegraph New Orleans Charleston Savannah Treasury London Messrs. Zimmerman & Forshay George A. Farlow Richardson, Hill & Co Charles W. Tewksbury Boston Stock Exchange Tewksbury L. B. Trazier Atchison TOCO Sonora Denver Denver & Io Grande Road Denver & Rio Grande Ihe Burlington & Quincy Carngoes Sandusky Oregon Short Line Union Pacific Utah Northern Wisconsin Central Pullman Detroit, Lansing & Northern Chicago & West Michigan Kansas City Memphis Birmingham Boston & Albany The Stock Exchange Fitchburg Cheshire Road New York & New England New Yok & New England Garand Providence &Pringfield Road Bell Telephone West End Brookline Coper Lake Ingoi Kearsarge Boston & Montana Calumet & Hecla Tamarack I Albany Atlantic Franklin Osceola Huron

Banks declare mixed dividends in regional notices

Multiple banks across Massachusetts and nearby towns announce dividends ranging from 2.2 percent to 8 percent. Institutions named include Martha's Vineyard National Bank, Methuen National Bank, Union National Bank of Weymouth, First National Bank of Newburyport, Ocean National Bank of Newburyport, Fairhaven National Bank, Lechmere National Bank, First National Bank of Marlboro, Natick National Bank, Spencer National Bank, Charnes River National Bank, Pow Wow National Bank of Amesbury, Reece Button Hole Machine Company, First National Bank of Cambridge, Old Colony National Bank of Plymouth, Salem National Bank, South Danvers National Bank, Warren National Bank, National Grand Bank of Marblehead, Georgetown National Bank, and National Bank of Commerce of New. Some dividends are semi annual, others quarterly. several figures contain OCR errors in the source text.

Martha’s Vineyard National Bank Methuen National Bank Union National Bank of Weymouth First National Bank of Newburyport Ocean National Bank of Newburyport Fairhaven National Bank Lechmere National Bank First National Bank of Marlboro Natick National Bank Spencer National Bank Charnes River National Bank Pow Wow National Bank of Amesbury Reece Button National Grand Bank of Marblehead Georgetown National Bank National Bank of Commerce of New

Dividends Declared by Local Firms and Banks

Prices and particulars on application to Brewster Corb Estabrook Bedford. Randolph National Bank declares semi annual 6 percent dividend. Middleboro Savings Bank declares semi annual 2 percent. Girard Fire and Marine Insurance Company declares quarterly dividend of 6 dollars per share. Wampanoag Mills Company Fall River declares quarterly dividend of 12 percent. New Bedford Manufacturing Company declares quarterly dividend of 3 percent.

Bedford Randolph National Bank Middleboro Savings Bank Girard Fire & Marine Insurance Company Wampanoag Mills Company Fall River New Bedford Manufacturing Company

Municipal Bonds and Electric Stocks Auction Record

Auction sales list a wide range of securities including 6% street railroad bonds of Des Moines Portland Seattle and various electric stocks. The report notes a detailed October circular offering investment securities and furnishes prices for utilities banks mills railroads and mining stocks with closing values across multiple firms and issuers.

Des Moines Portland Ore Seattle Wash

Investment agents offer stock orders by telegraph

Interest on deposits subject to check. Orders executed for cash or margin in stocks and bonds listed on the New York and Philadelphia stock exchanges. Customers may telegraph orders at our expense. Promoters and negotiators. New England representatives of Lawrence & Mott & Co., agents for English investment syndicates, 115 Broadway.

New York Philadelphia Losten New England Lawrence Mott & CO English Investment Syndicatoa Broadway

London Markets and Buenos Aires Gold Quote

London exchanges report Consols at 9 41 money and 9 5 account with various securities listed. Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 35 percent, Canadian Pacific at 80 percent, Erie seconds 10 5 percent, Illinois Central 108 percent, St Paul common 63 8, Mexican ordinary 58 48, New York Central 108 42, Reading 20 percent, money 442 5 percent. Discount rate for bills 5 5 percent. Buenos Aires gold quoted at 143 percent premium.

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New York Market Ends Quiet Despite Silver Rally

Money on call easy, mercantile paper at 5.47, sterling active at 4.5144 and 4.86. Government bonds dull, stocks overall quiet. Louisville & Nashville strong, Union Pacific weak, silver back to opening price. Silver certificates rise, Missouri Pacific eyed on Southwestern deal. Chicago Gas leads gains while coal stocks falter. Erie employees seek wage increases, pressure trims quotes. late losses checked, close near first prices amid mixed rail and bond activity.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Louisville & Nashville Union Pacific Missouri Pacific Chicago Gas Erie Delaware & Hudson Jersey Central Lackawanna Atchison Texas Pacific

Fine Imported Stallion Bendigo Arrives for Maine Stud Ties

The stallion Bendigo, owned by Eben D. Jordan, arrived on the Warren line steamship from England. Seen at 475 Harrison avenue stables for a few days, Jordan plans to send Bendigo to Maine for stud work. Bendigo, 15 hands 8 inches, brown, won first prize in England, with a noted lineage including Perfection and Fireaway.

Eben D. Jordan Warren Line Towa England Perfection Boon’s Jackson's Catton Alice Trotaway Read’s Fireaway Betts Jessie Welcher Quicksilver Jackson’s Prickwillow Baxter’s DY Prickwillow Dobbins Bendigo Caroline Bettingson Hive and Cry Shales Coy Hue and Cry Phenomenon Bultstaft Cambridgeshire Wright Henerey

Missionary Voyage Sails From East Boston on Cunard Scythia

A large party of Baptist missionaries will sail from East Boston aboard the Cunard steamer Scythia on Saturday at 1 o'clock to Burma Assam and India. Farewell services precede the departure at Bowdoin square Tabernacle Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Rev A J Gordon and others speak. The women plan a farewell at Clarendon Street Church Friday at 8 o'clock under the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society.

Boston Cunard Scythia Burma Assam India Baptist ‘Tabernacle Bowdoin Square J. Nelson Blake Arlington A. J. Gordon Clarendon Street Baptist Church Woman’s Baptist Foreign Missionary Society

Leather and food markets show firm prices and steady demand

The article notes rough leather quiet finished leather steady and domestic hides firmer. Butter cheese and pork products steady or firm while flour corn oats and other staples vary. Fruits show mixed supply with apples plentiful and Florida fruit in small supply. Overall business is active with orders rising and retailers enjoying strong trade.

Florida Jamaica

CITY HORSE MARKET REPORTS STABLE DEMAND WITH FLAT PRICES

The city horse market shows slightly better demand but no price improvement. Sales at Isburgh & Co and Walker's Bazaar total around 220 head with prices from $30 to $450 for various classes. many stables report no real price gains, heavy horses near $160 to $225, ponies $75 to $90, and acclimated stock selling slowly at low to mid ranges.

Isburgh & Co Walker's Bazaar Moses Coleman & Son Brockway Michigan Welch & Hall Atk Ham & Co Russell & Drew International Horse Exchange Edgar Snow &Co

Leather Trade Shows Quiet Yet Firm Market Tone

Leather merchants report reduced stockpiles with absorbed receipts and steady demand. Prices remain firm across many lines including hemlock sole and Calcutta buffalo, while buyers push for full prices. Expect a steadier market as activity rises and carriers resist concessions.

Boot and Shoe Trade Shows Encouraging Market Tone

In the boot and shoe trade a healthy market sentiment prevails with buyers delaying orders for spring goods, hoping for better terms. The outlook remains encouraging as market activity holds firm despite procrastination by purchasers.

Hide Market Shows Firm South American Hides

The hide market remains amok with small stocks and few reports of transactions. South American hides stay firm with Buenos Ayres and Montevideo at 15 32 cents. Western buff hides steady with some price gains and sales 75 to 84 cents. Seconds and Bs listed 64 to 67 cents. New England hides steady and trade quiet. Fanned skins strong but supply small.

Buenos Ayres Montevideo New York New England

Wheat Market Slumps as Receipts Rise in Northwest and England

The speculative wheat markets ease after a weak Chicago open, with clearances small and receipts rising in the Northwest and England. Corn offers increase and oats show little change while futures in New York and Minneapolis reflect a soft tone. prices edge lower despite some short coverings.

Chicago Northwest Englana Messrs Gilman, Cheney & Co New York Rouse St Louis Minneapolis Duluth Milwaukee Minnesota Wisconsin Canada Superior Canada Graham

VHE PROVISION TRADE REPORTS QUIET MARKET AND WEAK HOG RUN

The speculative market shows no special features with October product sold for futures and a generally stronger but quiet market. Hog runs were about 5000 below estimates and September receipts averaged 21 pounds lighter than a year earlier. Pork and ribs neglected while prices for pork products remain firm with broad demand and ample supply.

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