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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1905

Page

8

Specialties Again Under Manipulation On Wall Street

Wall Street sees a softer tone after profit taking as specialties lead moves amid copper strength and dividend hopes. Related actions touch Amalgamated Copper, Smelting, United States Steel, and rail stocks while money markets stay dull and stocks slip late in the day.

Wall Street London New York Amalgamated Copper United States Steel Canadian Pacific Eastern Railroad Weather Bureau Atchison Southern Railway Boston New York Funds

Bull Market Buzz and Copper Range Signals Strength

The piece notes strong bull momentum on Wall and State streets with higher general list prices and bullish Copper Range demand seen at 74 ahead of Saturday. It cites heavy activity in American Smelters and a probable 7 percent common stock dividend. Also covers grain outlook, rust concerns, and court verdicts involving Hotel Essex and the Boston Elevated Railway, plus corporate moves in wool, timber, oil, and insurance firms.

State Wall Streets New York London Amalgamated Chamber of Commerce Northwest Minnesota Dakotas Chicago Northwestern Minneapolis Kansas Nebraska Junction Points Boston Elevated Railway Company Hammond Hotel Wood American Woolen Company Middlesex Mills Lowell Shannon Copper Company Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company Boston Conant, Day & Co Congress Street Erving B. Conant Charles A. Day Jules 8. Bache Houston Oh Company Texas Kirby Lumber Company A. M. Bullard & Co Waterstreet Royal Exchange Assurance of London England

New York Bond ClosePrices Versus Monday August 11

Closing bond prices listed for U S rf 2s through various U S notes, with changes from July 31. Read includes municipal and railroad issues like Ad's Ex, Am Tob, B&O, C & O, NYC gen8s, Union Pac, and many others, showing yields and percent changes for each issue.

U S Do 2d Inc C&a C.B Col Mid Col & So Cuba D&rg Erfe P

Chicago grain quotations and options report

Ennis and Stoppani report dull wax in wheat with spasmodic turns under pressure from spring wheat news. Prices show lower ranges as shorts cover and demand softens, with modest gains for oats and corn in Chicago markets.

Ennis & Stoppani Chicago Board of Trade State Mutual Chicago Pats, Ennis & Stoppani

Stock Market Roundup and Mining Notes

The Boston Stock Exchange lists 50 000 United Copper preferred shares. W J Hayes & Sons buy Blair county Pennsylvania bonds at 100 006. Bristol county notes awarded to Adams Co. Swift Co Chicago reports fire at St Joseph cattle beds not serious. Curb market shows Ahmeek and Seneca strength with Bisbee interest. prices listed for Arizona Commercial North Butte Majestic and others. Soule.

Charles Ferdinand Hoffman Brown Bros. & Co George Francis Crane Baring, Magoun & Co New York Stanton Atlantic Mining Company Houghton, Mich John Stanton Boston Stock Exchange United Copper Company W. J. Hayes & Sons Blair County Penn Bristol County Mass Adams & Co Boston Swift & Co Chicago St. Joseph Ahmeek Seneca North Butte Troy Manhattan Arizona Bisbee Mining and Stock Exchange Bay State Gas Majestic Submarine Signal SOULE Amalgamated Copper Amer Car & Foundry Amer Hide Amer Ice Amer Emelling Amer Ve Canadian Pacific Brooklyn Rapid Transitee Ae Central of New Jersey Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & Alton Chicago Great Western Chicago & Northwestern Chicago, Ag & St Paul St Louis Colorado Fuel & Iron Colorado & Southern Consolidated Denver & Rio Grande Erie Alllinois Central Iowa Central Kansas Cit South Louisville Nashville Metropolitan St Ry Metropolitan Securities Mexican Central Eve Minneapolis & St Louis Minn, St Paul & Ssm Pacific Mail Pennsylvania People’s Gas Republic Steel Eeeres Eeere Rock Meland Oss Aeeves Ee Ee Sloss Sheffield Steel St Louis & S F St. Louis Southwestern Southern Pacific Southern Railway Toledo, St Louis Wabas Westinghouse Electric Western Union Eeee Wisconsin Central

Boston Market Report on Shares and Dividends

The bulletin notes aFx dividend and bEx-rights with cFirst instalment and dAssessment paid. It lists total sales of 67,820 shares of listed stocks and 14,772 unlisted shares, plus $11,500 in bonds.

dAssessment

Dividends Payable by Several Firms Listed

The Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company announces semi annual dividends at 8 percent on both preferred and common shares. The International Warehouse Company declares a quarterly 2 percent dividend payable on demand.

Chicago, St. Paul Minneapolis and Omaha Railway Company International Warehouse Company

Balloonist Stafford Hurt In Point of Pines Accident

Eugene L. Stafford the aeronaut fell unconscious after his balloon’s parachute failed at Point of Pines. He landed on his feet then sank. authorities say only a sprained ankle and a shakeup. Thousands watched as three women fainted in the crowd and Mrs Stafford watched in alarm.

Revere Eugene L. Stafford Point of Pines Stafford

No Increase Yet in Price of Coal Here

News from Boston notes no immediate rise in coal prices, despite New York retailers and operators lifting prices yesterday. Metropolitan Coal Company officials confirm no change here while New York’s advance marks the third by retailers and fourth by operators since spring reductions. Boston residents still pay higher rates, stove coal at 6.75 and furnace coal at 6.25 per ton.

Financial Department New York Clearing House Coal Trust Boston Metropolitan Coal Company Metropolis

Lynn Fence War In Court In Lynn

In Lynn Aug 1 the lawn fence around City Hall faces a court decision by Justice Fessenden in Boston Superior Court. Ratepayers contend the grounds are common land, not to be used for street widening without citizen approval. Mayor Eastham defends proceeding. If injunction is dissolved the case goes to the Supreme Court. petitions name John A Hayes and John A O Keefe with City Solicitor Parsons representing the city.

Lynn City Hall Justice Fessenden Superior Court Boston Eastham New Hampshire John A. Hayes John A. O’keefe Parsons Fessenden Supreme Court

Perfect men by science and nurture from Burbank idea

Rev Dr James W Lee reports Luther Burbank says training the young with careful environmental influence could easily yield perfect humans. Burbank argues people respond to environment as plants do and education, like Barnardo’s methods, should tailor to each child’s nature to unleash full potential.

ST. Louis James W. Lee St. John’s Southern Methodist Church Luther Burbank Santa Rosa Cal Dr. Lee West Burbank Thomas J. Barnardo London

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