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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1889

Page

6

ATCHISON REORGANIZATION ANALYSIS STIRS BOND BOARD

A letter to the editor discusses the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad plan for reorganization. It weighs bond versus stock interests, potential bankruptcy, and the impact on first mortgage bonds, land grants, and income bonds. The piece notes market reactions, pricing of bonds, and the strategy’s aim to secure cash while preserving central lines and future growth.

Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Atchison Company Messrs. Kidder, Peabody & Co Messrs. Baring Bros Baring Bros Southern Kansas Chicago Santa Fe California Chicago, Kansas & Western House of Barings Kansas & Western Atlantic & Pacific Atchison Central Lines Kansas Road Gulf Mexico Guaymas San Francisco Atchison Road Chicago, Burlington & Quincy New York West Shore United States New England Equity Court Yau

Money Market and Stock Movements in Boston and New York

Boston money market remains easy with call loans 3% to 5% and time loans 4% to 6%. New York funds at 8 to 10 cents discount. cotton draft receipts rise. Foreign exchange weaker for sterling and commercial bills. U S Treasury balance shown. exchanges in Boston and New York rise vs last year. Stocks move on money easing with several rail and utility issues advancing or dipping. Atchison and Wisconsin Central notable shifts. Market mood turns bullish amid easing money, but no sustained uptrend yet.

New York Financial Market Summary October Activity Steady

Money on call remained tight with last loan at 6 percent and demand at 6. Sterling exchange stayed quiet and weak with bills around 4.81 to 4.86. Stocks showed moderate activity after 2:15 with readings supported by gains in Reading Northern Pacific preferred St Paul Union Pacific and Trusts while Sugar and Jersey Central lagged. Close firm near best prices as late gains and minor realizations shaped the session. Railroad bonds were active with West Shore and Kansas & Texas issues leading the movers.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Reading Northern Pacific St. Paul Union Pacific Trusts Sugar Jersey Central Bulness Strenth West Shore Kansas & Texas Ansas & Texas Fort Wayne Big Four Iowa Central

Foreign Financial Northern Market Quotes and Rates

London financial bulletin lists Atlantic & Great Western items at 34 percent for firsts and 5 1 4 percent for seconds, with Canadian Pacific at 70 and Erie at 29 1 4 percent. Mexican ordinary 47 1 4, St Paul common 70, New York Central 109 1 4, Reading 22, Illinois Central 119 4. Open market discount on short bills is 3 percent, three months bills 3 1 4 percent. Paris rente at 87 francs 45 centimes for the account.

London Great Western Canadian Pacific Erie St. Paul New York Central Reading Illinois Central Paris

Sunday Railroad Trains Split By Sunday Service Petition

Railroad commissioners heard petitions from Old Colony and towns including Dedham Hyde Park Jamaica Plain West Roxbury and Readville to continue Sunday timetables on the Providence division with counter petitions from Botsford opposing Sunday trains as disruption to church services. The board reserved judgment noting mixed moral concerns and patron pressure.

Old Colony Providence Dedham Hyde Park Jamaica Plain West Roxbury Readville C. B. Botsford Choate J. E. Brown Highland Club J.R. Manley Botsford E. ¢. Bullard J. B. Seabury New York Central Railroad Boston J. P. Higgins L. L. Lewis Henry F. Shaw North End South Cove Mr. Botsford Harry W. French

Fire bugs in Danbury burn builder's house

Danbury Connecticut October 22 fire bugs again operate. They burned the nearly completed residence of David Warren. Since the fire Warren has not been seen or heard from, friends believe he was cremated in the building.

Danbury Conn David Warren

Change Wrought By a Friend’s Cure for Female Ailments

A woman, once pallid and ailing, gains vigor after using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. A friend with female troubles credits the remedy for relief and reports Dr. Pierce deserves gratitude. The text promises satisfaction with a money back guarantee and notes Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a dose for headaches, constipation, and indigestion.

Dr. Pierce

Terrible Floods in Japan Cause Heavy Losses

Aboard the Belgic at Yokohama reports from Japanese papers that in Aichi Prefecture 683 people drowned and 121 injured in the September floods. Over a thousand houses swept away and thousands acres of crops destroyed. The Japan Mail notes twelve prefectures devastated in 1889 with 2419 killed and 150,000 acres of crops destroyed.

Japan San Francisco Cal Belgic Hong Kong Yokohama Aichi Japan Mail

Johnstown Flood Victims Reburied in Mass Action

Sixteen flood victims were exhumed and reburied in Johnstown Pennsylvania today. Every coffin was opened and remains carefully examined as a large crowd of mourners watched. only Philip Constable of Johnstown was identified among the reburied bodies.

Johnstown Penn Philip Constable

Wheat and corn markets ease in London and Liverpool

In London and Liverpool reports show wheat quiet or easing, corn steady with fair inquiry, and futures mixed. Prices across ports include October to February bids, with Paris and Mark Lane noting quiet wheat and firm corn demand amid heavy Liverpool cargo activity and standard breadstuffs pricing.

London Mark Lane Paris Liverpool Great Britain California

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