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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1887

Page

6

Money Market Steady as New York Funds Favor Boston

Boston money market opens steady with abundant liquidity at clearing houses. New York funds command a premium while substantial remittances to New York are anticipated. Local banks offer 6 to 7 percent on loans, and reports note a favorable bank statement with increased reserve and reduced deposits.

Boston New York Sub-Treasury Aldrich Philadelphia Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company Baltimore Baltimore & Ohio Reading Europe Bks Treasury Department Sterling Exchange Continental Reichsmarks la Gascogne France Ladenburgh, Thalman & Co Schiedam Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & I Muller, Schall & Co The Commercial and Financial Chronicle Bank OF England Bank OF France

Stockholder warns against exchange for preferred stock in Eastern property

A stockholder argues that issuing $3 150 000 certificates of indebtedness for 6 percent preferred stock creates a permanent debt with taxes and interest as prior charges. The sinking fund would reduce funded debt to 10 million in about five years, after which control passes to shareholders. He notes guaranteed interest under the Boston and Maine lease and questions legality, urging protective steps.

Boston & Maine

Local Firms Declare Mixed Dividend Yields

The National Tube Works Company declares a 24 percent dividend. The Narragansett Mill Company of Fall River issues a 142 percent quarterly payout. The Weed Sewing Machine Company of Hartford proclaims a 3 percent dividend. The Waltham National Bank declares 4 percent, payable Oct 1, as does Framingham National Bank with a 4 percent dividend on Oct 1.

National Tube Works Company Narragansett Mill Company Fall River Weed Sewing Machine Company Hartford Waltham National Bank Framingham National Bank

Kidder, Peabody Co Orders Executed in Three Cities

Stock and bond orders are executed in Boston New York and Philadelphia involving Kidder, Peabody & Co. The report notes the transactions across these markets and confirms cross city settlement.

Boston New York Philadelphia

New York Financial Markets Report Quiet Overall on Sept 26

Money on call eased to 4 to 5 with last loan at 4 and 60 day bills steadier at 4.79 4.80. Government bonds dull and steady. stock market quiet yet firm after 2:15 with Jersey Central up 1 percent and other gains modest. Pacific Mail led gains late, while rail bonds showed uneven action and several issues moved on modest volume.

Bank OF Germany Austria-Hungary Netherlands Belgium Italy New York Boston New York Stock Exchange Boston Stock Exchange Murray R. Ballou Joseph W. Davis Robert F. Clark Charles Dudley Head William C. Fisk Sidne Chase Irving A. Evans Lyman &. Greenleaf Henry L. Tilestines Charles C. Jackson Henry W. Dodd Henry Clews Terest Atchison California Southern Atlantic & Pacific Union Pacific Chicago Wabash St. Paul Rock Island Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Cincinnati Sandusky Kansas & Western Southern Kansas Gulf New England Kansas City Memphis Birmingham Consolidated Vermont Central Iowa Elijah Smith Sears Boston & Maine Boston & Lowell Boston & Providence Central Massachusetts Bostwick New York & New England Shinn Erie Rhode Island Connecticut Bell Telephone West End Suburban Street Railway Company San Diego East Boston Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Jersey Central London Pacific Mail West Shore Chesapeake & Ohio Morris & Essex Mobile & Ohio Oregon & Transcontinental Liron Mountain Indiana, Bloomington & Western Chesapeake & Ohio Extension St. Paul & Minneapolis Oregon Texas Pacific Richmond & Alleghany Detroit Pacific Mail Steamship Company Hart Gould Houston San Francisco John D. Spreckels Oceanic Steamship Company Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Road Sydney Liverpool Hoosac Fitchburg Road Kilkenny N. H Lancaster Philadelphia Gas Company Woonsocket (R. I Thomson-Houston Dynamo Woonsocket Street Railway

Stock Sales Report for Sept 26 in New York

Today 273238 shares changed hands in New York stock transactions. The report lists shares sold with opening, highest, lowest and closing prices for the day and notes Vive and yorroruay as part of the data.

New York

Mining Stocks Close in California Markets

San Francisco September 26 official closing prices for mining stocks show varied results with listings including Hale & Norcross Bodie Con Chollar Mt. Diablo Crown Point Sierra Nevada Eureka Con Union Con Gould & Curry and others amid fluctuating values as reported.

San Francisco Cal Hale & Norcross Mt. Diablo Crown Point Big Sierra Sinan Eureka Union Con Gould & Curry Utah Cccevceere

Tamarack Mining Company reports year gains and new stamp mill

Annual report for Tamarack Mining Company ends June 30 1887 shows refined copper output 4 636 521 pounds from 6 232 119 pounds of mineral with a gross 474 614 68. Total profits 219 682 61, assets 381 712 59 liabilities 356 267 38. New stamp mill cost about 110 000 with two heads crushing 9375 tons in July yielding 668 000 pounds of rock processed and planned expansion to six heads.

Tamarack Mining Company Hancock & Calumet Railroad Boston Hancock & Calumet Railroad Company Commission New York Calumet & Heela Calumet & Hecla Tamarack

Six Months' Work on Connecticut & Passumpsic Rail Lease

The Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers railroad reports six months ending Dec 31 1886 showing receipts 418791 expenses 224996 net 193795 with surplus 1368 and yearend on hand 142168. Lease to Boston & Lowell Railroad Co for 99 years from Jan 1 1887 guarantees dividends of 5 per share for ten years and 6 percent for the remainder. Boston & Lowell to cover fixed charges.

Connecticut & Passumpsic Railroad Boston & Lowell Railroad Boston & Lowell Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation Boston Safe Deosit and Trust Company Connecticut & Passumpsic Rivers Railroad Massawippi Valley Railway Passumpsic A. B. Harris

High Grade Tour For Pennsylvania Railroad Southern Tour

The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a high grade Southern tour with a special through Pullman train. Travelers retain their Boston berth on return and ride daylight for most of the journey. The trip uses new vestibule cars with a fast schedule and no changes except the first night out.

Pennsylvania Railroad Company Boston

Market Reports September 25 Flour and Grain Prices

The flour market remains firm with strong demand for spring patents and high quality grades. Corn holds steady with notable price advances in shipping, while oats show quiet activity. detailed quotations cover wheat, oats, cornmeal, rye flour, millfeed, malt, hops, and related futures alongside stock and future call figures. The Indianapolis News notes Indiana corn yield around 60 percent of average amid ample old corn in crib, affecting fall prices.

New York Indianapolis News Indiana Crib Minnesota Bakers Michigan Stone Michigan Rollers Canada Superior Canada New Ne

Copper Mine Expansion Pushes Levels and Production

The mine reports 1044 cents per pound copper valued at about 70000 dollars with 40000 costs for mining stamping freight and 13000 for sinking No 2 shaft and new plant machinery. Mining currently yields two heads with 6 cents per pound and reaches the eighth level about 1400 feet long. The winter plan adds rock supply to two more heads and boosts output. ninth and tenth levels to be opened by year’s end and another head required.

Calumet & Hecla Tamarack Osceola Portage Lake Mining Gazette Allonez Quincy Stump Mill No. Hsliatt Eastern Railroad Eastern Common Eastern Railroad Company

Market Report Shows Prices Stable Across Staples

Commercial notes show canned goods unchanged while flour and corn hold firm. Eggs are steady with quiet demand for beans and a fair truck demand. Potatoes hay straw and grass seeds are dull to steady, while sugars and molasses ease or hold. Fresh beef firm and pork steady with other meats quiet.

Canned Goods Market Holds Firm Amid Light Supplies

The canned goods trade shows steady activity with firm prices as packing winds down. California and Maine supplies shrink while West canning halves, apples and tomatoes rise modestly in price, and New York and Baltimore report firm markets with limited capacity to fill orders.

California Maine West New York Baltimore Delaware

Butter Prices Steady In Market Report

In the butter market prices are steady and a fair trade tone persists amid cautious buying. Retail demand remains steady as producers monitor supply and prices with interest from retailers and consumers.

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