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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1888

Page

6

The Money Market and Stock Exchange Notes

The money market firmed with clearing house rate at 4 percent and time loans 4 to 6 percent while call loans with collateral stood 4 to 5 percent. Transactions covered bonds, government securities, and heavy stock activity led by Atchison and Atlantic & Pacific with mixed earnings reports and speculation on Chicago Burlington & Northern and copper stocks.

Bostox Clearing House Corporation New York Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Commercial Bank Charleston Savannah Blake Bros. &Co G. F. Swift J. H. Walker & Co United States National Bank Forins Atchison Atlantic & Pacific Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Burlington & Northern California Southern

Farm Mortgage Trust Declares Semiannual Dividend and Others

The Western Farm Mortgage Trust Company declares a semi annual dividend at 5 percent. The American Coal Company of New York announces a semi annual dividend of 3 percent payable September 10. The Consolidated California Virginia Beer Company declares its usual monthly dividend of 50 cents per share.

Western Farm Mortgage Trust Company American Coal Company of New York Consolidated California & Virginia Beer Company

Soley Gay & Dorr Bankers Firm Listing

Soley Gay and Dorr Bankers operate at 63 Devonshire Street Boston with associated entities Williams and Company noted in the listing. The fragment endorses a financial services firm presence in Boston historic business directory context.

Soley, Gay & Dorr Bankers

Auction of Diverse Stocks Listed for Sept 12 1888

Trustees and directors announce a public auction of numerous stocks and bonds. Items include Old Colony RR, Merrimac Mfg, Lancaster Mills, Atlantic Cotton Co, and many more across railroads banks mills and gas firms with varied par values and dates.

Nation City Bank Esse Eee Toe Manufacturers National Bank Bunker Hill National Bank Salem National Bank Salem Eeees Marblehead Mass Sloe and Leather National Bank Hopkinton National Bank National Eagle Bank Old Boston National Bank Dedham National Bank Dedham Freeman National Bank Continental National Bank Essere Eliot National Bank Seater Atlantic Cotton Mills Hamilton Woollen Mills Lyman Mills Franklin Company Lewiston Rhamilton Manufacturing Company Ainoskeag Manufacturing Coyes Vereee Pepperel Manufacturing Cos Manchester Mills Eeneseeeaeeeres Laconia Manufacturing CO Wakefield Rattan Co Boston & Roxbury Mill Corporation Odd Fellows’ Hall Essex Company Gert ‘ Eenee New England Glass Companys Secene Newton & Watertown Gaslight Co Crescent Mining Co Pease Fitchburg RR Charlestown City Kan. & Western R Little Rick & Ft. Ltd L. G Burl. & Q AZO Union Pacific RR Pueblo & Ark. Val. RR Old Colony RR KAD Merrimac Mfg, Co Lancaster Mills BO Do Atantic Cotton Co Nanmakeagsiean: Cotton Co AtUevoro Colhiteral Boston & Maine RE Cambridge Gas Light Co Russell Mills Plymouth Union Met. Fast. Co Merchandise Nat Mt. Vernon Natl Bank Hill Mig. Co Hamilton Woollen Co Donuglas Axe Mig Franklin Co Continental Mills Sha Res Boston & Maine RR Berkshire RR McKay & Bigelow Fl M. Asso New England Glass Co Sugar Refineries Co Burton Stock Car Co Housatonic RR Consol, Mort Fort Scott & Gulf RR Hopkinton N. Bk N. Eagle Bk Old Oston N. Bk Bates Mfg. Co Do Amuoskeag Mfg. Co H& Do Stark Mills Salmon Falls Mfg. Co Do Cabot Co Nashua Mtg. Co Naumkeag Steam Cotton Chicago, Kansas & Western Io Cedar Rapids & Mo. River RR Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR Lynn & Boston RR Boston, Concord & Montreal RR

Foreign Financial Markets London Rates Sept 5

London stocks show consol values at 98 56 for money and 98 3 4 for the account. Atlantic and Great Western first 38 1 2 percent, Evie 29s, Illinois Central 122 1 2, Mexican ordinary 50 5 8 3, St Paul common 75 4 4, New York Central 112 1 2, Reading 28 1 4 money, 1 4 percent. Open market discount on short bills 2 percent. Paris 3 percent rentes at 84 francs 17 42 centimes for account.

London Atlantic & Great Western First Evie Illinois Central St. Paul Common New York Central Paris

New York Financial Market Summary on Sept 5

Money on call eased to 2 percent with 1 percent closing offers. Sterling exchange dull at 4.84 60 day bill and 4.88 demand. Government bonds dull, rail bonds active and strong. Market closed near opening levels after intraday ups and downs led by Missouri Pacific and Erie. Rail bonds more active. notable gains in Hocking Valley 6s, Albany Susquehanna 7s, Denver Rio Grande Western. Total bond and income sales topped 1.769 million.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Missouri Pacific Dulness Erie Hocking Valley Aibens Susquehanna Denver & Rio Grande Western

Local Meet Scores From Erie to Ohio Southern

Erie seconds 114 to 100 percent Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe 6s 1 to 96 percent Indianapolis, Decatur and Springfield firsts 1 to 103 Rochester and Pittsboro firsts 1 to 116 Ohio Southern incomes 1 to 46.

Erie Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield Rochester & Pittsboro Ohio Southern

New Pullman Cars Beethoven and Mozart for Boston to New York

The Pullman Palace Car Company built two elegant cars named Beethoven and Mozart for the New York and New England road to run Boston to New York. Each seventy five feet long with six wheel trucks, they feature mahogany interiors, blue glace plush, Wilton carpets, many chandeliers, and a self contained water system. The cars include a drawing room, smoking room, separate wash rooms, and Baker heaters for stalled trains.

Pullman Palace Car Company New York New England Boston Pullman Company Pullman Westinghouse Henry S. White Hudson River Railroad Tunne Company England Lord Balfour Reginald H. Capel Great Northern Railway Claude J. Hamilton Great Eastern Railway Alexander Hubbard Great Western Railway J. B. Kendall The Railway Investment Company H. Rivers Great India Peninsula Sir John Fowler Benjamin Baker Forth Bridge New York & New England Norwood

Pray, Sons & Co. unify carpets and upholstery in Boston

An enterprising Boston firm combines carpets and upholstery goods in one store. The arrangement eliminates the inconvenience of shopping separately and ensures perfect color harmony. They exhibit the largest, choicest stock with artistic styles and pleasing designs.

J H. Pray, Sons & Co Boston

Commodity Market Roundup for Grain and Provisions

The report shows steady to firm tones across commodities. Flour cornmeal oats and oats steady. rye dull. malt and hops slow. butter cheese eggs pork fresh meats and sugars firm or steady. poultry quiet. apples steady. oranges lemons nominal. hay rye straw and truck quiet. molasses steady. tallow firmer. corn and other items unchanged.

Mixed horse market dull through August in Pittsburgh area

The August market remained dull with horses selling mainly for common to fair stock. At Isburgh & Co's sale 40 head brought 40 to 175 dollars. Bowler's stables reported a carload of York State horses including a fine 2100 lb pair linked to Clayton Edsel, while several auctions noted quiet demand and several sales in the 30 to 160 dollar range for cheaper stock.

At _Isburgh & Co Rysdyk Newport Sooo Walker’s Bazaar Moses Colman & Son Russell LH Brockway Pilsbury Welch & Hall International Horse Exchange Iowa Perth C H& E Snow West Michigan

Wool trade circular reports quiet sales and light upcoming auction

London traders note subdued activity since the last auction with 1200 bales sold, 800 from South Africa. Demand remains brisk in woollen districts, raw material stocks look tight, and the November sales may close strongly. Inclement Australia weather and shearing strikes could limit new Australian wool, leaving supplies light for the 18th sale.

London Jacomb, Son & Co Australia

Boston Flour Market Shows Firm Rise In Prices

Prices across grain carloads rise as domestic flour holds at high levels. Millers reserve fancy spring patents at 86 per barrel, with many brands withdrawn. Spot quotes span fine to spring patents and export Canada grades, while New York, Chicago, St Louis, and Milwaukee reports note firm or quiet trade, with steady to firm prices.

Sceesesrss Union Pacific New York Oregon Short Flint & Pere Marquette Wisconsin Central Pullman Palace Chicago & Eastern Ilinois Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Eastern Central Massachusetts Oston & Maine Boston & Well Consolidated Vermont Sonora Atchison Bush Milwaukee Chicago St Louis Toledo Detroit Minneapolis Peoria New Chicago State Canada Choice Minnesota Michigan Canada Superior Canada Roller City

Butter and dairy product market round up pricing trends

The report shows a firm butter market across choice grades with wholesale prices. Cremeries across regions quote varied levels from 16c to 23c, with jobbing margins 1/2c higher. Cheese and eggs markets are steady to firm with regional price ranges, while beans and potatoes note unchanged or firm demand and prices.

Western Vermont Extra Vermont Vermont Dairy Eastern Creamery Chicago Elgin Creamery St Albans New York Ohio Liverpool Michigan Islands Nova Scotias New Hampshire Nova Scotia New Brunswick Pke Island California West Redtop Jersey

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