Advance In Prices Well Sustained Across Markets
The report shows advance in prices sustained with total sales 905 900 shares in New York and 61 325 in Boston. U S Steel led New York activity with 92 800 shares while American Telephone led Boston with 17 081 shares. Wisconsin Central rose to 57 1-2 from 4 1-2 and Federal M S fell to 70 from 4. Call money ranged 1 4 percent in New York 2 to 3 percent in Boston. Time money in New York 2 1-2 to 3 1-2 percent and 2 1-2 to 4 percent in Boston.
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New York
Boston
U. S. Steel
American Telephone
Wisconsin Central
Federal
West
Tel. & Tel. Prd
Tamarack
St. Louis
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Tennessee Copper
Texas & Pacific
Toledo
U & Western
Union Pacific
Chile
Utah
Carolina Chemical
Wabash
Westinghouse Electric
Western Union
Ae Amalgamated Copper
Amer Car & Foundry
Amer Amer Cotton Oil Oes
Amer Sugar Refining
Amer
Amer Woolen Eeere
Am Tel & Tel O
Atchison Ansconda Mining Co
Tte
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Ste
Brooklyn
Central of New Jersey
Chesapeake & Ohio
Mil & St Paul
Colorado Fuel & Iron
Colorado & Southern
Delaware & Hudson
Denver & Rio Grande
Distillers Securities
Erle
General Electric
Great Northern
Illinois Central A
Interborough Met
International Paper
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Missouri Pacific
Missouri
Kan &Texas
New York Central
Ontario & Western
Norfolk & Western
Pacific Mail
Pennsylvania
People’s Gas
Pitts
C & St Louis
ST Pullman Palace
Republic Steel
Eee
Rock Island Co
Market rises as investors buy after holiday selling surge
Prices advance with larger bets on Chesapeake & Ohio and Wisconsin Central and gains in American Telephone and other issues. Wheat futures hit fresh highs amid crop-forecast shifts, while readings on coal talks and miners union stalemate influence sentiment. stocks close firm with the year’s top average.
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State Street
Chesapeake & Ohio
Reading
Miners’ Union
Chicago
Leiter and
Hutchinson Corners
Wisconsin Central Common
Corn Products
American Telephone
American Cotton Oil
Virginia Carolina Chemical
Mackay Companies
Amalgamated
Telephone
American Sugar
Colorado
Union Pacific
Steel
New York Stock Exchange
Stock and Bond Market Prices Record in Boston Market
The Boston Market notes the day’s stock and bond price movements and total daily sales in a concise market table.
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Boston
Boston curb market shows broad gains across many firms
In Boston on April 8 there was a surge of activity at the curb market. Principal participants included Ohio Copper Bay State Gas Sonora Southwestern Development Majestic National Exploration Arizpe Nevada Utah and Goldfield Consolidated. Most issues closed with advances and overall list fluctuations are detailed.
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Boston
Ohio Copper
Bay State Gas
Sonora
Southwestern Development
Majestic
National Exploration
Arizpe
Nevada Utah
Goldfield Consolidated
Acme
Sane
Amal Nevada Eee
Arizpe Eee
Beaver See Tees Eae
Begole O
Black Mountain O
Aed
Boston Ely
Boswyocolo
Butte & London
Consol
Cobalt Central
Wai
Arizona
Corbin
Davis Daly
Goldfield
Florence
Ohio
Va Ornyah Bay Central
Aes
San Antonio
Southwest Devel
Yukon
Deee Si
Boston issues 312 percent tax exempt bonds in three maturities
City Treasurer Slattery awarded 2,983,000 dollars of Boston 3 12 per cent tax exempt bonds dated April 1 1909 to Kountze Bros on bid 103.033. The issue breaks into 1 25 million 20 year 1 083 million 30 year and 650 thousand 40 year bonds. Other bids ranged from 100.41 to 102.91 with various firms and insurers bidding for portions.
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Boston
Slattery
City of
Kountze Bros. &Co
New York
Fay Wainwright & Co
Blake Bros. & Co
Harvey Fisk & Sons
Perry, Goffin & Burr
Columbian National Life Insurance Company
Blodgett, Merritt & Co
R. L. Day & Co
Estabrook & Co
Greene Cananea Copper Co Annual Report
The Greene Cananea Copper Co reports a cash balance on December 31 1908 of 9868 as against 11828 on the same date in 1907. Receipts include balance January 1 1908 and a 25000 loan from Cananea Central totaling 36328. Expenditures show accounts receivable salaries and other items totaling 26460 with a cash balance of 9868 at year end.
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Greene Cananea Copper Co
Cananea Central
Dividends Declared By Major Corporations This Quarter
Montreal Street Railway declares quarterly dividends of 214 percent with May 1 distribution to holders of record April 10. Waltham Watch Company pays semi annual 3 percent on preferred stock with May 1 payout to record holders May 10. Finance Company of Pennsylvania offers quarterly $1.25 on second preferred with May 1 to record April. United Cigar Manufacturing issues quarterly 1 percent on common stock with May 1 to record April 2a. Reading Company announces semi annual 2 percent on second preferred with May 10 to record April 22. Electric Bond and Share Company declares quarterly 114 percent on preferred stock with May 1 to record April 16.
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Montreal Street Railway Co
Waltham Watch Co
Finance Co. of
Pennsylvania
A. United Cigar Manufacturing Co
Reading Co
Electric Bond & Share Co
Calendar for Today Ex-Dividend Distilling Co of America
Books open for Connecticut Railway and Light Missouri Kansas & Texas as part of today’s calendar items.
Buss Files Bankruptcy Blaming Partners for Losses
Walter H Buss of Medford formerly with Nickerson Simmons Buss stock brokers at 60 State Street filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the U S District Court Liabilities total 56850 with no assets The principal claims are promissory notes from Buss Simmons and Nickerson jointly The latter filed a voluntary petition on April 1 with similar claims.
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Walter H. Buss
Medford
Nickerson
Simmons & Buss
State Street
United States District Court
Buss
Simmons
Princeton Defeats Navy 6-4 in Annapolis Game
The Princeton baseball team beat the Navy Midshipmen 6 to 4 in Annapolis this afternoon, advancing their record with a solid offensive showing and key pitching from starters. Navy efforts to rally fell short as Princeton secured the win.
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Annapolis
Princeton
Midshipmen
Crane at Tennis Club Defeats Derby 3 Sets to None
Joshua M. Crane of the Tennis and Racquet Club defeated Dr G S Derby in straight sets to win the right to challenge Jay Gould for the United States amateur title. Derby, a left handed player, struggled against Crane’s fast serve.
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Joshua M. Crane
Jay Gould
United States
Dr. G. S. Derby
Crane
Dr Derby
Fred Knebel
Walter Kinsella
New York
He Takes Your Ticket A Roxbury Conductor’s Career
Charles W. Merrill of Roxbury a conductor on the New York New Haven Hartford railroad shares a career spanning twenty six years as a railroad man and fifteen years in the conductor's seat He recalls guiding a train through the 1883 Stony Brook flood where rails were submerged as water rose to the car steps He and his crew pushed through four miles in three quarters of an hour then Merrill went on to become secretary treasurer of New England Division 157 and chair of the executive committee preparing the May convention
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Charles W. Merrill
Roxbury
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Stony Brook
Neponset
Mr. Merrill
Boston
Providence
Canton Valley
Merrill
Railroad Conductors’ Association
New England
Railroads Lose 8.5 Million in Postal Car Fees
Julius Kruttschnitt, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific official, released a report accusing the railroads of suffering under the railroad post office system. He asserts reductions totaling 8.5 million dollars, or 17 percent of pay for handling and furnishing railway and postal cars, despite a decade of rising gross revenue from non mail traffic.
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Julius Kruttschnitt
Union Pacific System
Southern Pacific Company
Huntington Camp Boxing Tournament Opens in Cambridge Armory
An amateur open boxing meet under Leslie F. Huntington Camp A A U Vets will be held in Armory Hall Cambridge on Thursday evening April 22. Three weight classes 110 125 1385 pounds governed by N E A A U rules entries close April 20 with C J Linnehan 310 Prospect Street Cambridge.
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Leslie F. Huntington
A. A. United Spanish War Veterans
Armory Hall
Central Square
Cambridge
C. J. Linnehan
Prospect Street
Princeton to Row at Yale Regatta
New Haven Conn April 8 Princeton's first away rowing race is likely at Yale spring regatta in May Yale invited Princeton to compete and the Tigers will travel if arrangements are satisfactory
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New Haven
Conn
Princeton
Yale
Tigers
Chantecler Captures Monte Carlo Motor Boat Crown
Chantecler won the sea cruisers championship in a 200 kilometre motor boat race at Monte Carlo. The winner completed the course in 4 hours 4 minutes 58 seconds.
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Monte Carlo
Chantecler
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