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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1887

Page

6

Quiet Money Market Faces Mixed Bank and Stock Activity

Boston financials show ample loanable funds at 5 percent while general business paper trades around 6 to 7 percent. Bond and stock activity fluctuates with Atchison moves, Union Pacific gains, and Wisconsin Central rumor notes, as currency, government securities, and foreign exchange display steady to varied shifts.

Multiple New England Banks Declare Various Dividend Rates

The report lists numerous banks and companies declaring dividends, ranging from four to four hundred percent per share or per annum. Notable entries include Naumkeag National Bank of Salem at 4 percent and Natick National Bank at $4 per share, with several others in New Bedford and surrounding areas announcing semi annual, quarterly, or annual rates.

Naumkeag National Bank of Salem First National Bank of South Weymouth Merchants’ National Bank of New Bedford Mechanics’ National Bank of New Bedford First National Bank of New Bedford Commercial National Bank of New Bedford Citizens’ National Bank of New Bedford Fairhaven National Bank of Fairhaven Metropolitan National Bank National City Bank Prescott Insurance Company Charles River National Bank Cambridge National Market Bank Brighton Natick National Bank Third National Bank of Boston Martha’s Vineyard National Bank Edgartown Security Associates Worcester Fall River Workingmen’s Cooperative Grocer Association Fall River Savings Bank Long Island Railroad

Investment securities for sale by dealers list

Buy and sell Stocks and Bonds for investors or on margin. Dealers in Municipal and Railroad Securities. Investment Bonds Boston Cons. Street Railway Chicago Bur. No. 1st Mig e Chicago Bur. No. Debenture Southern Kan Gulf Div 1st Mig e Spokane Palouse 1st Mig e. Gold Northern Pac Guarantee. City Providence Town Randolph Mass Mercer County Ohio and other good securities for sale by.

Boston Chicago Kan Spokane & Palouse Gold Northern Pac City of Providence Randolph Mass Mercer County Ohio Anoncz Cverseeces Ss * Atlantic Bonanza Development Montana Brunswick Antimon Calumet & Hecla Franklin Osceola Eens Tamarack Ee Land Companies Aspinwall Sesssseee Brookline Maveric Peer San Diego Ogst West End Secscees BON Ba Atchison Eree Atlantic & Pacific Atlantic & Pac Southern Incomes Western K.C Ft. Scott Loo Ee N.Y Oregon Peab, & Ark Valley Eee O Rutland Sonora Hci Keer Ae Southern Kansas Os Southern Kansas Inc Wis. Central Railroad Ateh Topeka & &. Fe Atlantic & Lacifie Ee Eewe Lotg Oston & Albany Boston & Lowel Boston & Maine Boston & Providence Hi. Iu & Annes Chi, Bur, & Quinney Chi Chi. ’Y W Michigan California Southern Central of Mass Sand Cleveland Canton Com Flint & P Hk.c Scott & Gu Maine Central Central Os Old Colony Falls '&Con Union Pacific Wis Central Bell Telephone New Eng Erie Telephone J Mex Lamson Store Serv. Co Pullman Palace Car

Quotation activity and railroad finance notes

News briefs summarize New York stock sales volume for Sept 29 and a wide range of highway and rail matters. It reports Vermont Valley fare critiques, Hartford and Louisville lines earnings, and new branch bonds. Also notes ongoing improvements, Baltimore Pullman car work, and various regional railroad earnings to date.

Connecticut River Brattleboro Bellows Falls Harris Connecticut River Road Vermont Valley Corporation Railroad Commissioners of Vermont Valley Road Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis Continental Bank Huntingburg Tell City Transcript Wilmington Del Cleveland Pullman Car Alfarata Pennsylvania Velasco Pullman

Mining and Miscellaneous Stocks Reported by Fay Co

Stock listings from Wilson W Fay & Co show prices and items including Burton based stocks and items such as Kensington Chair and Eastman Car Heater. The page lists various names and figures without clear narrative, reflecting a market snapshot for mining and miscellaneous securities.

Wilson W. Fay & Co State Street Burton Burton Stock Careqsscceereve Bouanla Liev Catalpa Ste Cies Lord Acoustic Telephone Soaneee Kensington Csereeeee Eastman Car Cesssees Bot

New York Money Market and Stocks Mixed on Sept 29

Money on call ranged 4⅓ to 5 percent with the last loan at 5 percent. Prime mercantile paper steady at 6 1/4. Bar silver weak at 96. Sterling dull and steady. Government and railroad bonds quiet and firm. After 2:15 only modest business with prices drifting downward. Pacific Mail stood out with a notable gain on higher activity. The general list showed no significant features.

Boston Corporation New York Treasury Sterling Exchange Continental Frances Sight London Boston Stock Exchange Atchison Bears Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Chicago, Burlington & Northern Chicago Stickney Supreme Court Galena Dubuque Union Pacific Union Pacific Railway Company Potter Northern Pacific Oregon &Transcontinental Oregon Navigation Wisconsin Central Rocky Mountains West Michigan Wisconsin Central Common Larem & Atavia Railroad Cicero Flint Pere Marquette Common Pacific Mail

Market closes dull with irregular openings and gains in bonds

Trading opened firm then drifted below opening with Richmond and West Point rising sharply. Pacific Mail led late gains as bonds showed broad improvements with many rail consols edging higher and several income and miscellaneous issues closing at varied levels.

Mark Dewng Richmond & West Point Pacific Mail Louisville New Albany Chicago Omaha Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Evansville Terre Haute Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Hannibal & St. Jo Louisville & Nashville General Metropolitan Milwaukee & Northern Missouri, Kansas & Texas Oregon Navigation San Francisco Texas Pacific Rio Richmond & Alleghany Texas & New Orleans Sabine Division Wabash General Ohio Southern

Real Estate Transfers in Suffolk County Report

Real estate transfers list multiple parcels in Lowell Roxbury Dorchester and Harlestown with buyer seller parcel sizes dates and mortgage backs. Transactions include Wigglesworth street parcels mortgaged back various sums and Lincoln Roxbury and Forest street deeds with prices ranging from 1 to 8600 dollars.

Land Transfers at Monument Square and West Side Avenue

Thomas G. Frothingham to Isaac Cook conveys land and buildings on Monument Square on Sept. 17 for 8500 dollars. Arthur B. Curtis to John Reed transfers a 6229 square foot lot on the westerly side of Reah Avenue on Sept. 16 for 1 dollar, transferred back.

Wigglesworth Street Mechanics’ Savings Bank Lowell Daniel I’. Eagan John Ff. Kenney James L. McGiovern Ditto Malachi Kilduff Lincoln Street Roxbury Lewis J. Bird Sarah A. Rich Charrles J. Page Elbridge G. Miller Slyde Park Avenue Charles J. Pawe Benjamin Chipman Poplar Street Charles M. Mivans Fred E. Parks Walnut Street Francis BE. Rea Edward Graham Forest Street Maria E. Dexter Dorchester Mary W. Hall Charles C. Hall Foster Street P. E. Galley Harlestown John Kelley Robert F. Manders Wsemirnon Street Thomas G. Frothingham Isaac Cook Monument Square Raver E Arthur B. Curtis John Eed Reah

Mortgage transfers in several Boston area properties

Notices show Henry B Stratton George Curtis mortgage on Shirley and Clifton corner Roxbury and Dorchester districts with values from 800 to 8000 dollars, Martha Farrie to Reading Cooperative Bank on Ocean avenue Revere mortgage 400 dollars, Lucy Hayford to Howard Hayford 600 dollars on Revere land, Joan Kelley to Warren Institution 2000 dollars Washington street Charlestown, Martin Heavey to Merchants Cooperative 1000 dollars Parker street Roxbury, James King to Orlando Davenport 3600 dollars Gordon street Dorchester.

Henry B. Stratton George Curtis Shirley Clifton Streets Martha S. Farrie Reading Cooperative Bank Ocean Avenue Revere Lucy A. Hayford Howard L. Hayford Joan Kelley Warren Institution For Savings Washington Street Charlestown Henry Bb. Stratton Nelson Curtis Shirley Street Roxbury Martin Heavey Merchants’ Cooperative Bank Parker Street Michael Drury Hampden Street Maiden Lane James A. King Orlando H. Davenport Gordon Street Dorchester

Business Troubles and Assignments across Several Firms

Louisville distillers J B Wathen & Bro assigned, liabilities 90000. Boston and Hull creditors of John J Flanagan offered 10 cents on the dollar. Montreal boot dealer Joseph Perrault assigned. Rochester grocer George W Webb failed. Carlisle currier George Ensminger assigned. Peebles general merchants J W Davis & Co assigned, liabilities 4000 to 5000. Mitchell Vance & Co NY met. liabilities 767268 15, contingent liabilities 406959 86, actual assets 504558 19, deficiency 605 967 71. Committee of largest creditors to review the statement and aid reorganization. report soon.

J.B. Wathen & Bro Distillers Louisville John J. Flanagan Tremont Street Boston Hull Joseph Perrault Montreal Que George W. Webb Rochester N. Y George Ensminger Currier Carlisle Penn J. W. Davis & Co Peebles Mitchell, Vance & Co New York

Network of Shoemakers Linked to Major Listings

A sprawling listing ties numerous individuals to shoe and boot firms across cities from Atlanta to Toledo. Names include A Smith, J P Smith, C McLaughlin, B Hirkman, J Taylor, W Thorne, A B George, S Belknap, C E Smith, W B Bentley, C Hapgood, J H Prescott, Aaron Blum, N M Solomon, J M Dunwoody, J M Goodbard, C B Heflefinger, T E Greacen, J A Fields, G W Terry, L P Ross, A W Allen, D B Lindsley, F A Einstein, and O C Smith with various outfits such as Moore Marsh & Co, Hirkman Taylor, Belknap Carpenter, North Star Boot and Shoe Co, Samuel Bunting's Sons, Claflin Allen Shoe, and Smith Simmons & Peabody. The entries cover numerous markets in the United States.

Atlanta A Smith Moore, Marsh & Co Bloomington J P Smith R P Smith & Son Chicago McLaughlin OM Selz Schwat & Co Cincinnati J B Hirkman J Taylor Hirkman, Taylor & Co J Thorne Thorne & Co Cedar Rapids Mich B George George Weeks & Co Columbus C Bel Macon N M Solomon Coleman, Burden & Solomon J M Dunwoody Witkowski & Dunwoody Memphis Tenn M Goodbard Goodbarn & O Minneapolis Minn B Heflefinger North Star Boot and Shoe Co New York

Old Sol's Movements Lecture at Educational Union

Professor Bailey delivered his second lecture at the Educational Union rooms recounting sun movements, zodiac signs, and astrological beliefs. He illustrated celestial positions with a sphere, discussed day length across latitudes, and referenced ancient poetry in the finale.

Bailey Educational Union Rooms

Middle Men and Working Girls at Club Meeting

At No 3 Park Street the Working Women's Club met with Mrs E R Hazeltine presiding. Miss Lottie Smith led a discussion on middle men in the clothing trade and mistreatment of working girls with input from Mrs Griffin and others. A public meeting is planned for Oct 8 with reform speakers.

Working Women’s Club No.3 Park Street E. R. Hazeltine Lottie Smith Griffin Merryfield Digas

Undertakers' Convention Elects Boston Leader President

At the New England Undertakers' convention held yesterday in Chapel Hall 88 Tremont Street officers were chosen Lewis L Jones of Boston as president five vice presidents H Burpee Maine J B Moore New Hampshire M E Sanctuary Vermont John Reade Massachusetts and John P Luther Rhode Island recording secretary C W Hills Hartford Conn secretary E H Marsh Somerville treasurer Ralph Houghton Randolph. Delegates to the National Undertakers' convention in Pittsburg were Charles F Tinkham Lewis L Jones and Ralph Houghton. Next meeting set for the first week in May.

New England Chapel Hall Tremont Street Lewis L. Jones Boston 5. H. Burpee Maine J. B. Moore New Hampshire M. E. Sanctuary Vermont John Reade Massachusetts John P. Luther Rhode Island C. W. Hills Hartford Conn E. H. Marsh Somerville

Market Report Shows Steady to Firm Prices Across Commodities

Leather and hides are quiet but firm while flour remains very firm. Corn oats rye and malt hold steady with quiet or unchanged movement. Potatoes rise as hay straw and apples stay steady. Butter eggs cheese and pork show firmness or steadiness. Fresh beef and other meats hold firm with little change. Sugar and molasses stay quiet. There is a quiet demand for beans and good demand for truck.

San Francisco Journal of Commerce San Francisco Drowth Hali Kid Brogan West Brighton New England Buenos Ayres Montevideo Rio Grande Entre Rios

Leather and Hides Market Mixed Signals Amid Steady Prices

Leather and hides markets show little overall change with quiet activity and rising inquiry. Dealers hold stocks awaiting better prices while a easing money market offers cautious optimism for an upswing in demand, particularly for light weight leathers and finished hides.

Movement in boots and shoes stays strong with rising demand

The article notes continued robust demand for boots and shoes in a growing market. Strong consumer interest, supported by steady sales, signals sustained momentum for footwear retailers this season.

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