Readings, Reading lead market gains and losses noted
Morning trading shows Reading and Union Pacific as leaders with Steel and Telephone rallying while North Butte and Utah Copper shine. Profit taking appears later with Reading slipping from 146 5 8 to 144 and Copper rising to 48, while New York prices show mixed gains and losses across major issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Reading
North Butte
Chicago & Northwestern
Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Utah Copper
New England Telephone & Telegraph
State Street
Union Pacific
Steel Common
Telephone
Steel Corporation
Chicago & St. Louis
Ice Securities
Rock Island Preferred
Amalgamated
Erie
National
New York Stock Exchange
Duluth
Utah
Mass Consolidated
Amalgamated Copper
TOM Am Car & Poundry
Ds&le Am
Am Smelting
American Tel Frvagiseas
Amerlican Tobacco
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison Eee
Atlantic Coast
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn
Denver & Rio Grande
Distillers Securities
Erie Pee
Ste
General Electric
Great Northern
Illinois
Interborough
International Paper
Ikansas City
Louisville & Nashville
Minneapolis & St Louis
Minn
Stp & S
Missouri Pacific
TOY Mo
Kansas &Texas
New York Central
Ontario & Western
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Peelic Mail Ave. Oe
Pennsylvania
People’s Gas
Republic Steel
St JL
San Fred Peck
S. Louis Southwestern
Oo Pais
Eeseceus
Sloss
Sheffield
Ss & F
Ie Southern Pacific
Atone
le Eee OR
Southern Railway
Tennessee Copper
NH & Ev
Ee Oia Bees
Eali & Ohio
Aes
Iane Pacific
Brook Tran
Bate
Penn
Canada
Se Ist
Central Leather
Ches & Ohio
Chi & Alton
Seaboard A
OB & Q
Cc. RL & P
Railway
Ory Do
Ado Tim
G.c,c & Stiggs
Do Co
Col Indus Ss
Col
Midland
C&s
S Steel 2d
del & Huder
Car Chem Ns
Wabash Ist Ss
den & Rio G
Wis Cent
D & RG
Ch & O
Boston Market Totals Show Mixed Day of Stocks and Bonds
The stock and bond market prices and day’s total sales are recorded, noting ex-dividend and ex-rights statuses. Listed stocks traded 32,400 shares, unlisted 15,799 shares, bonds totaled $129,220, and rights reached 19,446 in value.
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Boston
Boston curb market shocks with Southwestern Develop ment spike
Boston curb market activity surged as Southwestern Development led a broad rally. After opening at 60 cents the issue fell to 20 cents, recovered to 27, and over 45,000 shares changed hands amid heavy trading.
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Boston
Cactus Development
Silvers, Ltd
Chief Consolidated
Corbin Copper
Geyser
Bay State Gas
Bond Market Notes From Boston April 23
War Department agency invites bids for 1 million dollars of sewer and water works bonds dated 1908 with redeemable terms after one year and payable after 30 years. Cincinnati Gas Transportation bonds totaling 5 million dollars guaranteed by Columbia Gas and Electric to be retired at 250 thousand annually. Speyer & Co. bought 5 million 25 year first mortgage bonds from Corn Products Refining. Waterbury Vermont sold 25 thousand 4 percent one year sewer bonds. Watertown Massachusetts awarded 50 thousand dollar 1909 loan to KE M Farnsworth & Co at a 3 into decimal discount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Bureau of Insular Affairs
War Department
Washington
A. B. Leach & Co
Cinccinnati Gas Transportation Company
Columbia Gas and Electric Company
Speyer & Co
Corn Products Refining Company
Watertown
Mass
KE. M. Farnsworth & Co
New York Bond Quotes Mixed Across Various Issues
A catalog of bond prices and yields across multiple U S and international issues. Listings include Japan and American corporations such as Am Ag, Am Tobacco, Am T and T, and Pacific lines with varied coupons and maturities. Market notes show 4s and 3s with yields around 9 to 11 percent and general debentures noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
U S
Suns
Allis-Chal
Tobacco
Mo Pacific
Nyc
Atchison
Calendar for Today Books Close American Beet Sugar
Consolidation Coal. Diamond Match. Havana Electric common. Havana Electric preferred. Books Open Utah Copper Mining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana Electric
Dividends Declared by Several Railways and Mills
Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co declares semi annual dividends of 2 percent on certificates of indebtedness with books closing April 12 and reopening May 3. Troy Cotton & Woolen Mfg Co declares quarterly dividends of 15 dollars with stock of record April 21 and May 1. Bourne Mills Riverton Rhode Island declares quarterly 1 percent with stock of record April 21 and books closing April 26 reopening May 1. New England Cotton Yarn Co declares quarterly 1 1/4 percent on preferred with stock of record April 26 and opening May 1. Helena Light & Railway Co declares 1 percent on common with stock of record April 21 and a quarterly 1 1/4 percent on April 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Vly M
Davis-Daly
Iily Olyon Gisey
Douglas Copper
Giroux Mining
Goldfield Con
Keri Lake
Rose
Manhattan Transit
Miami Copper
Miemac
On Mines Co
Amet
Nipissing Mines Co
Ohio Copper
Rawhide Coalition
Silver Queen
United Copper
Yukon
Carisa
Atlantic Coast Line Railway Co
Troy Cotton & Woolen Manufacturing Co
Bourne Mills
Riverton
R. I
New England Cotton Yarn Co
Helena Light & Railway Co
Trade conditions steady with uneven crop and business activity
Bradstreet reports little change in trade conditions with irregular activity across crops, business and industry. Immediate delivery wholesale and jobbing are quiet, retail sales limited, spring results disappointing though wholesale outlook improves for fall and winter. Copper prices ease while consumption rises but buyers avoid large lots. Business failures for the week ending April 22 total 247, versus prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bradstreet
Faith in future prospers as tariff issues fade
Dun s Weekly Review notes rising confidence in industrial prosperity once tariff talks end and crops are secured. Cotton prices stay firm amid improving inquiry volume and strong raw cotton, with exports to India and Africa smaller. Woolen goods see active selling, with duplication and rising prices on worsted lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
India
McBride Defies Cambridge Official Over Sealer Role
Felix McBride and Representative Manuel Andrew clashed in Cambridge as Andrew, appointed by Mayor Brooks, challenged McBride for the sealer of weights and measures. McBride refused to relinquish the office, citing civil service protection, while the city solicitor considers the matter and the case may go to court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix McBride
Manuel Andrew
Sealer of Weights
Harvard Square
Cambridge
Andrew
Brooks
Cambridge Board of Aldermen
McBride
M-ayor Brooks
Pullen
Warren P. Dudley
Civil Service Commissioners
Civil Service
Ice Traps Coal Fleet in Gulf of St Lawrence
Six Black Diamond line steamers and the steamer Bonavista, all loaded with coal, are trapped in ice in the Gulf of St Lawrence while bound from Louisburg to Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisburg
Black Diamond Line
Bonavista
Montreal
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Man Dies In Street Collapse In Front Of Friend
Thomas Cummings aged 38 of 40 Lynde Street collapsed on the street last night and died in the arms of his friend William ONeill of Dooley's Hotel. He had recently complained of heart distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cummings
Lynde Street
William O'Neil
Dooley
Cummings
Immunity of private sea property in war urged by Sperry
Rear Admiral Sperry told the American Society of International Law that private property at sea may gain practical immunity in wartime. He argued that building and maintaining ships is so expensive that great powers focus on military fleets, and blockades aim to close ports rather than halt all supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sperry
American Society of International Law
Scream of Maid Foils Burglary in Newton
Miss Margaret Ryan, a maid for Dr. F. M. O'Donnell at 619 Washington St Newton, woke to a burglar at 1 am. She screamed and the intruder fled. Patrolmen Goode and Hannon arrested Frank T. Byron, 19, of 47 Lincoln Rd. He was arraigned in police court and held in $3000 bail.
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Newton
Margaret Ryan
F. M. O'Donnell
Washington Street
Fleet of fishing craft brings large halibut fare at T wharf
The schooner Preceptor led a fleet of 12 arriving at T wharf with a fare of 35000 pounds of halibut and 2000 pounds of salt cod. Capt Fred Uphell delayed sale awaiting better prices. Average 850 mile 96 hour voyage. Other vessels carried mixed groundfish totals and varied prices.
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T Wharf
Fred Uphell
Grand Banks
Uphell
Haddock
Juniata
Cod
Hake
Nettie Franklin
H. Perry
Bessie
Suateoteneam
Tadope
Silens
Clara G. Silva
Little Fannie
Europe
White Star
Canopic
Naples
Azores
Cunard
Ivernia
Cymric
White Star Line
Liverpool
Queenstown
Geneva
Emery
Arroyo
San Juan
Porto Rico
Iberian
Leyland Line
Manchester
Eay
Vineyard Sound
Gay Head
Warren Line
Sachem
A. W. Murdock
Shipping News April 24 Mini Almanac Update
Shipping news lists arrivals and clearances of steamers and schooners with cargoes and routes, noting many vessels at Newport News, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Portland. Entries include Cambrian Dizer Gothic and others carrying coal and towing barges. some ships depart for Antwerp and New York.
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Cambrian
Br.i
Nancoochee
Burroughs
Hannah
Gloucester
Dizer
Baltimore
Norfolk
Newport News
Grecian
Briggs
Ransom B
Fuller
Blair
Bath
Walter A
Luekenhbuch
Daly
Providence
Ontario
Hersey
Guttenburg
N. J
David Wallace
Pilgrim
Forest Belle
Conestoga
Camp
Philadelphia
Silver Brook
Paxtang
Bangor
Brookside
Eureka
Plummer
Dunlo
Cuba
Bartlett
Newburyport
Bristol
Leader
Doane
Lynn
Alyan
Conrad
Bridgewater
N. S
Geneva
Boston
Rbjorkland
Arroyo
San Juan
P. R
George W. Wells
York
Harwood Palmer
Creighton
Charles A. Campbell
Pearce
Newport Newscom
London
Jtberian
Manchester
Eng
Marquettee
Bro
Antwerp
Savannah
New York
Sarah
A. BO Wnedd
Windsor
G. M. Cochrane
Weymouth
Emma
Lord
Jacksonville
Laguayra
Frederica Schepp
Cape Ann
F. H. Odiorne
Stonington
Orion
John Forsythe
Vineyard Haven
Pauli
South
Covington
Mary BR. Mitchell
Portland
Sadies
Sumner
Apalachicola
Lla
Fuller Palmer
William L. Douglas
Lewiston
Does Council Eat Too Much The Luncheon Row
The Governor and councillors face a row with State Auditor Turner over luncheon bills at Young's Hotel. Turner says accounts are mixed, though he does not attend and only receives the bills. Uniform accounts will be arranged at the next council meeting with Captain Hamlin and the auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young's
Turner
Mr. Turner
Honorable Council
O. K
Hibbard
Hamlin
Donovan and McNary Meet at Ward 20 Democratic Ball
James Donovan and ex-Congressman William S. McNary, political rivals, exchanged a handshake at Navillus Hall during the Young Men's Democratic Club Ball of Ward 20. The event ran smoothly with Michael F. Culliney serving as floor marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Donovan
Democratic City Committee
Williams
McNary
Young Men's Democratic Club
Ward 20
Navillus Hall
Michael F. Culliney
Ward 26
Democratic Committee
Stage Charms Draw Crowds Across Boston Theatres
David Warfield headlines today at the Majestic with A Grand Army Man and Monday in The Music Master. Marie Cahill stars in The Boys and Betty at Hollis for two weeks. Through the week The Travel ing Salesman and other vaudeville acts play at Park and Tremont. Major theatres list long lineups including The Octoroon at Bowdoin and Morning Noon and Night burlesques at Gaiety. Continuous matinees at Globe and bustling bills at Scenic Temple and Theatre Premier sustain a busy entertainment week.
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David Warfield
Park Theatre
Marie Cahill
Boys
Betty
Hollis
Vincent Fetherston
Thomas F. Joyce
Boston Theatre
Chauncey Olcott
the Tremont
John Craig
Castle Square
Grand Opera House
Keith's Theatre
Andrew Mack
Octoroon
Bowdoin Square Theatre
Harold Clairmont
Frances McHenry
Columbia
Harry Sevon
Eoldie Foy
Hamlet
Orpheum Theatre
Bon Ton
Gaiety
The
Globe
Tedeska- Keating
Barker
Juniper
Hayes
Palace Theatre
Charlie Waldron
Casino Theatre
Hanover Street
Austin & Stone's Museum
Curio Hall
Theatre Comique
Edwards C Mansfield appoints 45 new substitute letter carriers
Postmaster Edward C Mansfield announced the appointment of 45 substitute letter carriers yesterday for duty in the Boston postal district. The move expands staffing as the postal service prepares for increased mail flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Mansfield
Boston
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William E. Soule
EL Bie Visto
Pace Pree
Reston
Wisconsin Central
Newman Erb
Soo
Wisconsin
Erb
Bears
Bulls
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Gay & Sturgis
Superior & Boston
Davis- Daly
Boston Curb
Silvers Limited
Majestic Mines Company
Camille Weidenfeld
Thomas W. Lawson
J. Victor Onativia, Jr
Hayden, Stone & Co
Milk Street
New England
Vulture Mines Company
Treasury
Sub-treasury
Richard J. Burton CO
Bankers
Massachusetts
Richard J. Burton
Congress Square
Aveuwil Louit
Ag Chemical
Tel & Tel
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Central Vermont
Bee C.it
Chip& West Midh
ROY
United Fruit
Western Telephone
Boston & Albany
Boston Elevated
Lowell
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West End See
Allonez . Eee
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Butte Coalition
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Cal
Heela
Daly West Steere
Franklin Eae
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Greene Cananea
la Salle
Secre
Trinity
Serene
Utah Consolee
Utah Cop Co
Wyandot Wee
Boston Land
New Eng
Boston& Sub
Edison Electric
Bee Georgia. Electric
Mass Electric
Sean Aeens
Seattle Electric
Mack Co
Torrington
United Shoe
S Steel
Aa Ahly
TAA
Awn Mars
Am Ag Chemical
Am Woolen
Atlantic G & Wis
Prefster Seeens
Batopilas Min
Boston & Corbin
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Hanenek
Isle Royale
Superior
Pittsburg
Swift & Cove
Charles A. Stoneham & Co
State St
Broad St
U. S
Mexico
P. O
Massis
Nev
Ba Ee
Tay State Gas
Tay
Regole Pee
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Cumberland Ely
Dominion Copper
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la Rose
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Southwest
Waterbury, Vt
Lee, Higginson & Co
NEW York Bonds
Utah Copper Mining
Chicago
Dee
Dun’s Weekly Review
M’ Bride
Riva
Sealer
Shipping News
Lackawanna
Hoboken
Selem
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Port Johnson
Cumberland
Swatara
Draper
Richmond
Paxinos
Coleraine
Council
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