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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1912

Page

18

Prices Ease in Late Dealings in Yesterday's Markets

Trading volume remained heavy with early gains fading into weakness at the close. Roosevelt's strength in Maine and Illinois, labor actions, and tariff talk are cited as factors. Reading and Canadian Pacific hit new highs while Union Pacific rests on investments. engineers and miners threaten strikes amid firm capitalist stances.

Roosevelt Maine Illinois Reading Canadian Pacific Union Pacific Treasury

Local market mood buoyant with copper gains and mining optimism

A positive trading session showed broad demand for Copper Range Adventure East Butte Granby Butte and Superior North Butte and Smelting common shares. Copper prices boosted London metal sentiment, with Granby aiming to 60 million pounds annual copper output at under eight cents per pound. Nipissing Mines reported 1911 profits of 2,095,241 while 1910 profits stood at 2,167,103. Closing tone remained firm after earlier highs faded.

Copper Range Adventure East Butte Granby Butte & Superior North Butte London Boston Nipissing Mines Company

Daily Market Letter Summary of Mining Stocks and Signals

Market activity remains strong as Greene Cananea contemplates a 1,000,000 share capitalization. Mizpah Extension reports a four foot ore vein at 1000 foot level with values from 40 to 160 per ton. Tron Blossom declares a 10 cent dividend payable April 25. Copper stocks see heavy Boston buying and metal trades firm at 16 to 16 1/2 cents. Goldfield wire hints Jumbo Extension could claim Clermont vein in Poleverde Fraction. Tonopah stocks show good near term upside. Nipissing reports higher reserves despite five and a half million ounces mined.

Greene Cananea Tonopah Mizpah East Tron Blossom Boston Goldfield Poleverde

Boston Market Sees Broad Gains on Heavy Davis Daly Demand

Trading at the curb market showed breadth with gains in several issues. Davis Daly led with 14,630 shares traded and a high of 2, its best in months, while Butte Central pushed to a new high of 81 1 16. Majestic rose from 71 to 79 cents and Bay State Gas and First National stayed active. Crown Reserve Mining and related preferreds posted May figures to stock records.

Davis- Daly Butte Central Majestic Bay State Gas Itirst National Ahmeek Bay Begole Poe Bingham Mines Boston Cal & Corbin Calaveras Contact Crown Reserve Davis Daly South Lake Eneee Miami T ’ Stewart Ee Sup Globe

High Coal Reserve Estimate by William F Dodge

No 2 Rhode Island Coal Co reports William F Dodge, mining engineer, estimates 55,000,000 tons on their property. mineable at 1.92 per ton. Scranton, February 3, 1912. Rhode Island Coal Co president H M Whitney Boston address. Letter endorses Dodge as competent and reliable. Signed K A Phillips.

Wm. F. Dodge Rhode Island Coal Company H. M. Whitney Congress Street Boston Mass Ir. Dodge Dodge K. A. Phillips

Bond market notes on short term loans and long term bonds

Winthrop Mase awards a temporary loan of 30000 maturing 1918 to Bond and Goodwin at 3.58 percent discount. West End Street Railway sells 754000 a year 4 12 percent bonds to KE H Rollins sons and Perry Coffin Burr. Orange New Jersey sells to Adams and Co 65000 4 1 2 percent bonds average maturity 22 1 2 years.

Winthrop, Mase Bond & Goodwin West End Street Railway Company KE. H. Rollins & Sons Perry, Coffin & Burr Orange N. J Adams & Co

Dividends Declared by Railways and Electric Cos

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway declares semi annual two percent preferred dividend with record date April 20. Jacksonville Traction Company pays quarterly dividends: $1.50 on preferred and $1.75 on common with record date April 16. Havana Electric Railway declares quarterly dividend of one and a half percent on common.

Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Company Jacksonville Traction Company Havana Electric Railway Company

Scarce Fish at T Wharf as Schooners Dock and Trade Report

Ten schooners tied up with modest fares while Speculator and Mary Santos moved haddock and cod in large quantities. Lobster crates arrived from the Provinces on A W Perry and Boston. Fresh groundfish and various cargoes show mixed arrivals from other ports. Vessel updates include Canopie, Cymric, and efforts to float the Carolyn. Longshoremen strike at Buenos Ayres settled. new watchmen take dock policing role.

T Wharf Speculator Mary Santos A. W. Perry Boston Haddock Mary Santos Marion Tecumseh White Star Line Canopie Naples Canopiec Cymric Liverpool Portland Cymrie Portlane Bull Line Carolyn Melinie Island Fortland Fannie Tracy South Portland Maine Buenos Ayres T. Hogan & Son New York A. R. Carey Bermuda Carey East Boston South Boston Charlestown Curtis C. A. Cook Charles R. Tuckett

Assessment Payable and Privilege Expires for Several Firms

The notice lists payable assessments and expirations of privileges for Am. Agricultural Chem. Co. Great Northern International Nickel Mexican Tel. Pittsburg Coal Western Maryland Ry. and for rights tied to Ex-Dividend Assoc. Merchants 1st and 2nd preferred stocks.

Am. Agricultural Chem. Co

Shipping News Mini Almanac Apr 12

Arrivals include steamers Armenian Jacobsen Madawaska Carey Boston Simms Yarmouth N 8 Bay State Linscott City of Gloucester Godfrey Nantucket Hudgins Norfolk City of Memphis Munson Savannah A W Perry Hawes Halifax Cal vin Austin Mitchell St John via Eastport Portland H F Dimock Hawes New York Le Orion Nickerson Montauk Point Wallace South Amboy Ardmore Devon Shamokin Savage Michalski Baltimore towing barges 6 12 24 Portsmouth No 14 Baltimore H A Mathes Gloucester Sadie Ross Sagamore Lenape Philadelphia Bay for Norfolk and others Readied to sail Calliope Nemasket Easton St Cuba for Norfolk and several barges bound for Newport News Baltimore and Portsmouth

Armenian Jacobsen Liverpool Madawaska Carey Montevideo Boston Simms Yarmouth Bay State Linscott Portland City of Hawes New York le Orion Nickerson Montauk Point Ross Sagamore I. C. Hersey Hopkins Lynn Glendower Philadelphia Lenape Lloyd Lincoln Albert Baldwin Poland Rockport Mass Broomfield Alexandra Dan Copenhagen Newport News Juniata Norfolk Persian Herman Winter Stockton Springs Suffolk Wyoming Buffalo Perth Amboy F. KE Richards Rockland H. A. Mathes Gloucester Arethusa Conqueror Barry Thomaston St. Nicholas Nottingham Port Johnson CG. R. R N. J Newburyport Reliance Eleanor A. Percy Baltimore Frederic A. Duggan B. B. Hardwick Annapolis N. S George BE. Dudley Charleston Sunbeam Kennebec River Siip Sardomene Ital Buenos Ayres Calliope Nemasket Elizabethport Easton St Cuba Sagua Newport Cardenas Western Guttenberg Pilgrim Liberty Cadossa Savage Portsmouth Margaret

Electrifying Road to New Haven on Main Line

New electrification of the New York New Haven Hartford main line from Stamford to New Haven will start immediately and is expected to be finished and in service before year end. The final estimate places the cost at about 4 million dollars.

New Haven New York, New Haven & Hartford Stamford

Red Cross China Fund Total Reaches 10841.27

Massachusetts branch treasurer Gardiner M. Lane reports receipts for the Massachusetts China Relief Fund from multiple churches and donors totaling 10 841.27 with contributors including Congregational and Unitarian churches, Tremont Temple and anonymous donors.

RED Cross China Fund Gardiner M. Lane State Street Boston Massachusetts The Red Cross Massachusetts China Relief Fund Committee Congregational Church Williamsburg PSOE Church of First Congregational Sunday School of Masicn Sicscas St. Matthew's Church South Boston Christ Church Cambridge First Congregational Church Adams Tremont Temple Baptist Church Trinitarian Congregational Church of Taunton Reese Horne R. S. Douglas Dorchester

High and Dry Air Castles Clash in Suburban Talk

A witty exchange features Mrs Nubride scoffing at air castles while Young Hubby asserts suburban land stays dry, claiming it’s better than Jinks' flooded property. The banter hints at housing anxieties and property values in a dry humor vignette.

Lawson 10 Testify in Parrot Merger Suit

Thomas W. Lawson is summoned to testify as a witness in the suit by minority stockholders of Parrot Silver and Copper Company seeking to void its merger with the Anaconda Mining Company. They allege Sherman Act violations and improper depreciation of Parrot assets.

Thomas W. Lawson Parrot Silver & Copper Company Anaconda Mining Company Parrot Company

Copper merger figure Lawson ordered to produce books in court

Lawson, linked to Amalgamated Copper and Parrot and Anaconda properties, must bring all related books and papers and correspondence involving Rockefellers Burrages and Henry IHU Rogers. His deposition in Boston is awaited with interest as he faces United States Commissioner Darling at 10 o clock. Also summoned are Winsor of Kidder Peabody Bowen of American Trust Alfred Brown Bartlett of Butte and Walker of the Boston Commercial.

Lawson Amalgamated Copper Company Parrot Anaconda Rockefellers Burrages Henry Ihu. Rogers Boston United States Darling Federal Building Robert Winsor Kidder, Peabody & Co Charles Bowen American Trust Company Alfred Brown Brown & Riley George IF. Bartlett Butte, Mont Washoe George IL. Walker Boston Commercial

Carpet mill cutbacks shrink Roxbury workforce

Only one-sixth of operatives remain at the Roxbury carpet mill with the axminster department still running. At noon yesterday the tapestry department shut down as workers walked out, followed by about twenty girls in the drum room. Police sent 10 officers and a sergeant, but no trouble occurred.

Roxbury Axminster John Hanley

Child Saved From Fire At Albany Street Apartment

Five year old Alice Lance of 872 Albany street bury was rescued from a clothing fire last night. Reserve Officer Long and Fire Chief McDonough rushed to smother the flames and carried her outside as the blaze roared through Henry Duffy's first floor apartment. Duffy is the child’s uncle and the fire began when the girl attempted to extinguish it.

Alice Lance Albany Street

Consump tives Home Whist Party Benefit Overview

The Free Home for Consumptives hosts a Friday evening whist party at Huntington Chambers Room 410 in Boston to raise funds. Proceeds go toward the home with special souvenirs offered. a third annual event is planned for April 26 at Whitney Hall Coolidge Corner Brookline with tickets via Mrs. William J. Fitzpatrick.

Huntington Chambers Huntington Avenue Whitney Hall Coolidge Corner Brookline William J. Fitzpatrick Beacon Street

Man carries wife six miles after car fire in New Jersey

William R. Brown reached Beech street with Mrs. Brown on his back after an auto fire forced a jump six miles east of the Orange Mountains. The car burned completely and Mrs. Brown was left hysterical.

Wife Orange N. J William R. Brown Beech Street Mrs. Brown New Jersey Orange Mountains

Woman Sues Doctors Over Paraffin Injections

Mrs. Nina Clampitt sues Dr Harry R Enlow and Dr Elizabeth Rompkins for 50000 damages in Chicago claiming paraffin injections into her cheeks left her face lumpy and disfigured. Attorney H E Wynekoop says she is too ashamed to show her face.

Chicago April li Nina Clampitt Harry R. Enlow Elizabeth Rompkins Mrs. Clampilt

Sugar Beet Feed Found Profitable In Montana

Miles City Montana April 11 Feeding livestock on sugar beets with alfalfa as roughage proves profitable from Billings along the Yellowstone River. A Billings commission firm shipped a 2500 pound steer to Chicago for 200 and a grower refused 100 head of native steers at 10 000. Lambs fed on beet pulp grow from 80 to over 100 pounds, with cheap feed boosting wholesale profits.

Miles City Mont Billings Yellowstone River Commission Company Chicago

Elongated Lodger Too Long for Bed at Milwaukee Station

John Morris of Lexington Kentucky, 36, measured six feet four and a half inches, applying for lodging at Milwaukee Central Station. Officials found the cell bunks too short for him and he slept on the floor in the detectives' room, setting a record for elongated lodgers at the station.

Milwaukeer Wils John Morris Lexington John Central Station Morris

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