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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1889

Page

6

Money Market And Stock Notes From Boston Sept 26

Boston money market shows little change with Clearing House rates at 2 to 2 1 2 percent. Time loans 4 to 5 percent for prime paper 5 to 6 4 for ordinary. Call loans with collateral 2 4 to 4 percent. New York and London rates and bond offers listed. Sugar Trusts bears in focus as market steadies. Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line rise on earnings and control speculation. Boston stock market active with Atchison and Fitchburg earnings reported. multiple railroad and mining names appear in price movements.

Boston Clearing House New York Sub Chicago St. Louis San Francisco Telegraph New Orleans Charleston Savannah Sterling Exchange Bank of England Reichsmarks Boston Stock Exchange Atchison William B. Strong Missouri Pacific Jay Gould Strong Eddie” Gould Atlantic & Pacific Dee Union Pacific Oregon Short Line Union Pacifie Denver & Fort Worth Omaha Sidney Dillon G. M. Dodge Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Texas Kansas City Fort Scott & Memphis Cleveland & Canton Railroad Company Arnold Atlantic Bonanza Vticieese B. & Monteeeses Butte Cal & Hecla Crescent Quincy Sonnet Tamarack Aspinwall Se Boothbay Boylston Street Brookline Caimpovello Lamone - Payson Ee Penobscot San Diego Sullivan Ji Topeka West End Winthrop Wollaston L. G E At. & Pac Neb Do Inc AQ C Be & Q St. P. Gs D. de L. RK St. Es Do Ist Inc ALTY Nor Pac. Gs D'O Oregon Ss. L. Gs LOS Pueb Rutland Kansas Sonora Boston & Albany Boston & Lowell Boston & Maine Oston & Prove Cal. Southern Central of Mass Clev Canton River Eter Sp. & Cin Fitchburg Tol Eins Flint & P. F.com Scott K. C L & St. Lwee Maine Central Summit Wisconsin Central Sere Eens Bell Erie Eenee Eastman Car Heater Pullman Palace Car Co Cotton Oil Trust Pneumatic Tool Co Bay State Gas Burton Stock Car Co Chi Iseston & Liverpool Co Phonograph Toy Elec Fort Wayne Illinois Steel Co Mt. Desert & East Shore Malden Electric Co New York Destch Co National Lead North Chi, Roll Mill Pal Cox Seeee Dole Thomson-Houston Elec Do Trust Evee Thomson Elec Westinghouse Elec. Co Eeee Winnisimmet Co

Banks and companies declare varied dividends across firms

National City Bank of Lynn declares a 5 percent dividend while Andover National Bank yields 3 percent semi annually. Plymouth National Bank posts 8 percent. Mt Wollaston National Bank Quincy 3 percent semi annual. North National Bank and National City Bank of Lynn report $5 per share. Cape May and Delaware Bay Navigation Company posts 8 percent. Massasoit Manufacturing Fall River 24 percent. Narragansett Company Fall River 2 percent. Abington Savings Bank issues a spene dividend of 244 percent payable late4.

National City Bank of Lynn Andover National Bank Plymouth National Bank Mt. Wollaston National Bank Quincy North National Bank Cape May & Delaware Bay Navigation Company Massasoit Manufacturing Company Fall River Narragansett Company Abington Savings Bank

Northern Pacific Bond Plan Proposed at Special Stockholders’ Meeting

The holders of preferred and common stock are invited to a special meeting on Oct 17 to vote on a consolidated mortgage allow ing up to 160 million in gold bonds with five percent interest. Bonds require nine of thirteen directors’ approval and aim to retire $77.43 million in existing first to third mortgage bonds, retire $26 million in branch bonds, fund expansion, terminals, rolling stock, renewals, and other non operating expenditures.

Eee Henry Villard Thomas F. Oates Charles L. Colby Colgate Hoyt George Austin Morrison Charles H. Leland J. HH. Bhaggin David EF. Roughtaling New York

Wiener Investment Market Summary Sept 26 Trading

NYSE sessions show 184200 shares traded with multiple issues listed by name including Can. So. 2ds, Nav. Isis, L.L.Zs, D.& R.G., St. L. at M. and many others. Futures in Minneapolis and St Louis report mixed closes in wheat, corn and oats with prices for September October and December contracts noted.

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New York Financial Market Ends Quiet with Mixed Trading

Money on call eased to 5–6 percent with last loan at 5 and a closing at 5. Sterling exchange steady with a 60 day bill at 4.83 and demand at 4.87. Union Pacific and Western Union led London buying, while Sugar Trusts sagged to 96. Coal stocks rose with Jersey Central and Delaware & Hudson advancing. Sugar fell 2 points late. Bank rates rise noted as Bank of England hiked discount to 5 percent.

New York Prime Mercantile Barsilver S. Sterling Exchange Stock Exchange London Union Pacific St. Paul Louisville Western Union Manitoba Fort Worth & Denver Louisville & Nashville Lake Shore Denver Texas & Fort Worth Manhattan Tennessee Jersey Central Delaware & Hudson Fort Worth & Weaver Chicago St. Louis Pittsburg Gulf, Colorado& Santa Fe Ohio Indiana & Western South Carolina

Bank of England bullion falls in week amid reserve drop

Financial reports from London show bullion at the Bank of England decreased by 171000 pounds over the week, with the reserve to liability ratio slipping to 42.13 percent from 42.52. Daily withdrawals reached 310000 pounds. Paris reports a weekly decline of 11375000 francs in gold and 325000 francs in silver. Berlin details follow.

London Bank of England Paris Bank of France Berlin

Market Summary of Agricultural and Commodity Prices

Wool and flour show higher and quieter activity respectively while corn remains dull and oats ease. Cottonseed meal and hops weaken. butter and oleomargarine hold firm to steady. Potatoes pork and beef items firm or steady with mixed demand and several staples unchanged or nominal.

Print cloth market shows inactivity in Fall River

Fall River on September 26 reports no demand in the print cloth market. Quotations stay at 324¢ for 64x64s, with a 1 percent reduction.

Fall River

Wool Trade Reports Mixed Weekly Wool Market Activity

Weekly receipts show 3087 domestic wool bales and 458 foreign bales, with total sales around 2,980,300 pounds. Domestic demand remains strong while foreign markets lag, prices steady near last week, and buyers, led by large manufacturers, seek desirable wools amid limited profit margins.

Michigan Montana Texas Oregon California

Wool market mixed across regions with varied prices

Wools ranged from 21 to 39 cents per pound in Eastern Oregon to California and Georgia, with large Pennsylvania and Ohio sales. Unwashed combing and delaine lawns sold steadily, while scoured and pulled wools posted firmer quotes. London and Melbourne prices showed firm demand and active competition with broad regional offerings and notable volume.

Oregon California Georgia Pennsylvania Ohio Michigan Maine London Montevideo Liverpool Texas Tbs Victoria New South Wales Queensland South Australia New Zealand Cape of Good Hope Natal

Flour Market and Grain Receipts Reported From Chicago Area

John E Welsh reports carload grain quotations and flour receipts with firmer prices across multiple grades. Domestic flour ranges advance 5 to 10 cents, while New York and Chicago markets show mixed activity and higher prices for winter and spring wheats. Corn and oats offerings remain steady or softer, with sizable receipts and varying bid levels across cities and export terms.

Minnesota Wisconsin Canada Superior Canada New York City Southern Chicago St Louis Andi C. St Louis Louie Secaipis State Michigan Newark

Butter Prices Rise Amid Tight Western Creamery Supplies

Receipts show butter volumes for today and year-ago levels, with Western creamery prices firm at 22 25c and advances to about 25c. Dealers anticipate higher prices if demand outpaces supply, while extra firsts and firsts move at 17 20c and 12 13c for imitation creameries. Exports since May 1 total over 1.0 million pounds, reflecting a strong but uneven market across regions.

Brest Post Franklin County Creamery New York Vermont Chicago Western Creamery State Dairy State Pennsylvania

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