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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1888

Page

6

Money Market and Stock Highlights From Sept 19

The Money Market report shows easier rates with clearing house loans at 8% in some cases, time loans 4% to 6%, and collateral loans 4% to 5%. Bond offerings totalled 1.41 million with various yields. various rail and utility stocks moved, Pullman stock rising on favorable earnings, and copper shares shown as strong amid a global syndicate effect.

Bostox New York Chicago St. Louis Sanancisco Telegraph New Orleans Charleston Savannah United States National National Bank Secretary of the Treasury Sterling Exchange Atchison Atlantic & Pacific Inc Detroit Lansing & Northern Louisville Avansvile & St. Louis Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Santa Fe & California Atchison Chicago Jason Pacific Oregon Judge Barrett Chicago & Indiana Coal Railway Company Pullman Palace George M. Pullman Flint & Pete Marquette Mexican Central Cincinnati, Sandusky & Cleveland Wisconsin Central Summit Branch

Dividends Declared by Multiple Companies This Quarter

The Seconnet Mill Company declares a 4 percent quarterly dividend. American Screw Company pays 1 percent or $250 per share. Homestake Gold Company proclaims $25,000 for August. Daly Mining declares $37,500 for August, total $750,000 to date, payable Sept. 29. Penn Gas Coal declares 1 percent payable Sept. 27. Union Stock Yards Transportation Company declares 1.5 percent quarterly, payable Oct. 1 to stockholders as of Sept. 20. This year totals 6 percent regular and 2 percent extra dividends, with another 1 percent extra anticipated before Dec. 31.

Seconnet Mill Company American Screw Company Homestake Gold Ae Company Daly Mining Company Penn Gas Coal Company Union Stock Yards Transportation Company of Chicago

Meigs Elevated Railway Stock Open for Subscriptions

Meigs Elevated Railway announces subscriptions for the first issue of stock. Office details and full particulars are available at the office or by mail upon request.

Meigs Elevated

Boston Stock Exchange Official Report of Bond and Stock Sales

Soley Gay and Dorr bankers report sales at Br official report from Williams and Co. at the Boston Stock Exchange. Bonds from ers' board. Sales of stocks and bonds to 12:30 PM. Highest and lowest prices listed with figures such as 20 94 13Y/e 120, 105, and 220%.

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Quotations and Last Sales of 1888 Stock Auction

The Boston Stock Exchange corrected quotations list stocks to be sold by auction on Wednesday September 26 1888. Items include Rollstone N Bk Fitebourg Douglas Axe Mfg Co Nanumkeag Steam Cotton Co Hamilton Woollen Co Maine Cent RR Portland Saco & Ports RR Kay State Live Stock Co McKay & Bigelow H M Asso E Howard Watch and Clock Co Showalter Mort Co Reece B H Mach Co Merchants N Bk Pacific Fort Smith RR Ogden & L Cohn Union Pac RR West Michigan Lumber Co Ames Sword Co Union Stock Yards and Transit Co Fitchburg RR Boston & Maine RR Pacific Guano Co Cabot Mfg Co Thorndike Mfg Co Nashua Mfg Co Fitchburg RR 4s Boston Concord Montreal RR Jonia Lansing RR Little Rock Junction RR Chicago Burl Quincy RR Little Rock St smith RR Barton Stock Cargo Lint Vitchburg RR etc.

Rollstone N. Bk Fitebourg Douglas Axe Mfg. Co de Nanumkeag Steam Cotton Co Hamilton Woollen Co Maine Cent Portland, Saco & Ports Kay State Live Stock Co McKay & Bigelow H. M. Asso E. Howard Watch and Clock Co Showalter Mort. Co Reece B. H. Mach. Co N. Bk City of Cinn W. L En Rock Pac & Fort Smith RR. Co Merchandise N. Bank Hopkinton N. BR Boston N. Bank, Dly Atlantic Cotton Mills Stark Mills Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co Atlantic Cotton Mils Do Cabot Mfg, Co Thorndike Mfg, Co Vpacific Mills Nashua Mfg. Co Ameskeay Mfg. Co Boston, Concord & Montreal Jonia & Lansing RR Little Rock Junction Guar Metropolitan RR Chicago, Burl. & Quincy RR Little Rock & St. Smith RR Barton Vitchburg RR Lyman Miila Merrimick Mfg Aimoskeag Mfg Go Merchandise N. Bank Lamsons S New England Diego Land Astman Car Heater Co Amson Pullman Salace al Ec Osaata Datssee Eeeeee Mm Ee Feesgasetreasite Ae Metropolitan Bank Eae CBE& CU Woburn Adaedted Eyong Bank Revere Bank Sveaarad Washington Banyo Veede Teed State Bank Eebe Este E Etree Eeeeeens Feeeaatre Shawmut Ban Cie Eeieesetysrees Bts Rae Oye Inne Pullinan Deateree Sea Walt Or Se AO Dbo Cca Cereetas Union Maac Hamilton Ceseever Ibs Wainwright Manuf. Co Merrimac Mount Cos Boston Belding Co Saeenee Thorndike Mills Veveeg GE K & W Inc Lyman Mills Appleton, Manut. Co Reesei Tiene Eeteere Pepperell Manut. Co Amory Manuf, Co Vermont Massachusetts Wis Cent Inc Ovsese Fa Sige Old Colony Eric ‘Leleer Pera x Ater Co B & Mont Eee Franklin Reece Uig Sugar Refineries Co Ney Ester Estes West Milil Sas Union Crescent Mining Co B&m Cambridge M.la Aor Bos & Alb Tilinovis Grand Trunk RR Be&q OOO Quincy & W A RK F & PM Eeeer New Mexico Pacific N &Ne Chicago, Mich L. Shore RR Wisconsin Central RR Olong Bur Missouri Rik Consolidated Ee Posten West End Ogdens L. Snap RE. Lm Ewes Mexican Central RR Fitchburg RR Union Pacific RK Los Concord Monte Tonia & Sans Pueblo & Arkan Val Minn St. Paul, Mia Manitoba Col Kan City D.E New Hampshire

Foreign Financial Markets in London and Paris

London prices show Consols at 97 13 16 for money and 97 7 8 for the account with other securities listed including Atlantic and Great Western firsts at 40 and Mexican ordinaries at 46. St Paul common 66 and Canadian Pacific 58 with New York Central at 112 and Erie at 80. Paris quotes 3 per cent rentes at 83 francs 72 centimes for the account as of 2 p.m. local time.

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New York financial markets rally on St Paul surge and Hocking Valley drop

Money on call easy at 2 to 3, last loan 2, bonds active with St Paul stock leading gains. Hocking Valley plunges over 10 points after adverse arbitration ruling, dragging rail list briefly before resuming upward drift. Notes and bond prices fluctuate with notable gains in Erie and Lake Shore issues amid heavy trading late in the session.

New York Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange St. Paul Hocking Valley Burke Lackawanna New England Ohio Southern Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Burlington & Quincy Chicago & Pacific Western Division Evansville & Terre Haute Indianapolis Decatur & Springfield Manitoba Detroit Bay City & Alpena Erie Lake Shore Wabash

Lewiston Firms Elect Officers at Annual Meetings

Lewiston corporations held annual meetings on Sept. 19 electing officers and directors for Union Water Power Company Continental Mill Hill Mills Bates Mills Franklin Company Lewiston Machine Company Lincoln Mill Androscoggin Mills Lewiston Gas Light Company The Bleachery adjourned without transacting business Names include Josiah G. Abbott George E Towne Nathan Cushing Lyman Nichols William Frye Jacob Edwards The Bleachery failed to conduct business.

Lewiston Union Water Power Company Josiah G. Abbott J. G. Abbott George F. Fabyan Jacob Edwards Edward L. Wood William F. Frye Lyman Nichols Continental Mill George E.towne Nathan Cushing William J. Rothh Nathaniel Thayer J. M. Graham Charles H. Wood George E. Towne Hill Mills Fr. L. Richardson N. D. Whitney Ff. L. Richardson Thomas Nesmith George I. Putnam Bates Mills Joseph W. Clark Dexter N. Richards Joseph H. Gray O. H. Alford Moses Kimball J. Wentworth Brown Franklin Company F. L. Richardson William P.rye John M. Graham Direcors Lewiston Machine Company C. I. Barkie James Dempsey John W. Farwell N. Dingley, Jr L. L. Shaw E. T. Gile E. 8. Davis Fred Kelley Lincoln Mill Edward

Boot and Shoe Buyers In Town Trade List

Cumberland Maryland to Yazoo City Mississippi lists many shoe buyers and sales agents. Named firms include Childs Groff Co Adler Frank Co Meinhard Ros Co Noyes Norman Co and Powell Campbell Seabury J Hofheimer and others across Cleveland Chicago Detroit St Louis Philadelphia New York City Richmond Norfolk San Francisco Omaha and Nashville.

Chicago Ill J M Schnadig Schnadig Bros & Co Detroit Mich C E Smith HS Robinson & Burtenshaw Hlornellsville W Richardson W Richardson & Co Los Angeles Cal L Fisher Nashville St Louis J Frank Adler, Frank & Co Savannah Meinhard Meinhard Ros & Co Tre St Joseph W Noyes Noyes, Norman & Co Jesse O—O C Smith Smith, Simmons & Peabody

Commodity Market Scan Notes From Open Exchange

A dated price snapshot shows varied demand and firmness across commodities. Flour oats cornmeal oatmeal rye and other grains hold steady to firm. dairy products butter cheese firm or quiet. meats pork beef fresh and poultry mix steady or easy. sugars and molasses quiet to active. produce and truck demand midrange.

Weekend horse auction market shows mixed trades and steady prices

Holiday mood keeps horse sales modest with overall activity improving versus August. Insburg & Co reports 75 head at Saturday sale, prices from 50 to 285 dollars, average around 150 to 200. Moses Colman & Son pound sales at 87 head, drivers and express horses sold near 150, with highs to 285. Several stables note fair to slow demand, with most sales driven by fresh arrivals and drivers in steady supply.

Insburgh & Co Moses Colman & Son Walker Russell A T Hayes J F Drew Welch & Hall International Horse Exchange Canada CH &E Snow Prince Edward Island

London Wool Sales Showsteady Demand amid Mixed Offerings

A large turnout at the London wool sales reported active demand and a favorable seller mood despite Halifax failures. Total offerings reached 13,062 bales with Merinos firm and crossbreds steady. Prices varied by region with Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and other lots listed in detail.

London Halifax Victoria New South Wales Ueensland South Australia New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal

Flannel Auction Draws Large City Attendance

Messrs Wilmerding Hoguet and Co of Leonard Street New York sold a large stock of flannels at auction this morning. The first lot a case of twisted blue funnel drew slow bidding then rose to 1442 cents a yard before settling at 14% cents for remaining cases. H 3B Claflin & Co bought the later lots. Total receipts about $500000 with blue twilled Columbia at 1442¢ to per yard twilled plowman 20540 to 26% and champion mixture 23¢.

Messrs Wilmerding Hoguet & Co Leonard Street New York Claflin & Co Columbia Peace Yard

Flour and grain price report from Boston markets

Boston markets report firm flour and grain prices with upward drift in advance driven by ace. Notable quotations include fine at 3 390 bbl and winter patents at 5 60 to 6 00 bbl. York receipts show demand steady, with No 2 red wheat around 97% to 98% and corn steady near 43 to 58 cents.

Ace Prigen Minnesota Michigan Stone Canada Superior Canada New York City Mills Chicago St Louis Milwaukee Toledo Minneapolis Noi Northern Noa Northern Peoria Graham Millseen Bush Choice

Butter and cheese markets hold firm with mixed regional quotes

Market notes firm butter demand with old prices for Western creameries from 16 to 25 cents and higher jobbing quotes. New York and Vermont prices show slight shifts while cheese remains quiet. Chicago and Liverpool markets mostly steady with varied regional rates for extra, firsts, and seconds.

Western Vermont Vermont Dairy Astern New York New York Extra Ohio Chicago Liverpool New Hampshire Michigan Nova Scotia New Brunswick

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