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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1889
Page
6
Boston money market shows good demand with rates near 3 to 3.5 percent on call funds and higher on time loans. New York funds tacked 10 cents discount. USTreasury balances and foreign exchange quotes accompany a broad market summary including Union Pacific and Atchison reorganization mood and quarterly New England Telegraph dividend amid a dull local stock scene.
The Boston & Maine railroad will pay a dividend of five dollars per share on November 15, 1889. The Fairhaven Institution for Savings declares a semi annual dividend of two percent.
New York stock sales on Oct 23 show total transactions of 212000 shares. The report records shares sold with opening, high, low and closing prices of the day and the prior closing.
Money on call eased to 3 percent, prime mercantile paper at 5 2, bar silver 95. Sterling weak but steady in quiet dealings with bills at 4.81 and 4.86. Government and railroad bonds dull yet firm as stocks opened irregularly but rose to near day’s top. Kansas & Texas and Union Pacific featured in gains. railroad bonds active with substantial sales. Chesapeake & Ohio A 117 2, Buffalo & Erie 120, South Carolina 60, Shenandoah Valley 38.
In San Francisco on October 23 the official closing prices of mining stocks were released today. The list includes market figures for multiple mining firms, reflecting the day’s trading activity and investor sentiment in the sector.
London financial bulletin notes early and late quotes on Consols at 97 16 for money and 97 3 16 for account, Atlantic & Great Western bonds at 35 7 16, Canadian Pacific 71, Erie 29 1 4, St Paul 71 44, New York Central 109, Mexican ordinary 46 1 2, with discount rate at 3 4 percent. Bullion withdrawn from Bank of England amounts to 196000 pounds on balance, summarizing foreign financials.
Leather steady and boots active while hides weaken as India rubber advances. Flour and oats show mixed moves with some firmness and quiet markets. Cottonseed meal and hops dull. butter cheese eggs pork lard and tallow steady to firm. Fruit prices mixed with scarce oranges and fair demand for lemons grapes pears and cranberries. fresh beets rise while other fresh meats stay dull.
In Chicago on October 23, channeled by Gilman Cheney & Co Boston, December wheat rose as long positions grew while offerings tightened. North receipts lagged due to car shortages, Hutchinson traded steadily, and shorts covered as market closed firmer. Corn firm amid light arrivals and dry weather boosting early movement. Provisions strengthened with a big hog run and heavy lard and meat shipments.
The Faun River print cloth market on October 23 held steady at 9 dollars 16 cents for 64 by 64s spots. Futures showed good demand at 35.8 cents per yard.
Closing prices in New York for Wheat futures October 82 cents November 82 cents December 84 cents January 85 cents May 89 cents. Corn October 39 dollars quarter bid November 39.4 cents December 41.4 cents May 39 cents. Oats October 25 cents bid November 25.25 cents December 25.4 cents May 27.58 cents. Minneapolis wheat in store No 1 hard cash 77 2 cents December 78.42 cents May 84 cents. No Northern cash 74.4 cents December 75.58 cents May 81.7 cents.
The city horse market shows overstock tendencies with about twenty five car loads weekly from the country and steady sales at auction marts. At Isburgh & Go’s sale last Saturday 110 head drew feverish bidding, with matched draughts at 325 dollars and family pairs at 400. Ponies sold around 70, heavy sales ranged 40 to 250, while Moses Colman & Son reported 48 to 180 for drivers and business horses across two sales in the week. At Welch & Hall’s stable good family and business horses moved 125 to 250, Vermont mares offered at 500 for six years, and International Horse Exchange reported four Westbound loads selling 110 to 235. Demand for big horses remains limited with prices around 250 to 300 for fancy stock.
Leather markets show steady demand with controlled stock and firm prices across hides and skins. Buyers pursue larger lines cautiously, signaling potential price hardening if purchases expand. hemlock sole leather improves, while underperforming lots sell cautiously.
The boot and shoe market shows little change with steady buyers and satisfactory sprig orders. Calf boots for men sell well, cheap and high priced lines move, and women’s spring goods are ordered more freely than last week. Fall items remain solid and jobbers issue many duplicate orders as factories stay busy into the season.
The crude rubber market stays very strong with active demand. Prices quoted: fine Para 74 75c old and 72c new. coarse Para 51 52c old and 48 49c new. Clement arrives with 550000 pounds, mostly sold to arrive. Para advices report rising prices and small local supplies. Maranhense afloat at 245 tons. Rubber goods sales are large and an approximate 5 percent advance on boots and shoes is anticipated.
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