Copper market steadies amid mixed signals and drought worries
The markets show dull, firm closing after early selling amid election scare talk. Copper stocks slip and then recover as New York influence grows. Kansas drought fells corn outlook while dividends shift on Atchison and Union Pacific.
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Pekin Legations
New York
Wormser
Kansas
Atchison
Kan
Topeka
Hutchison
Hutchigan
Kansas City
Hutchigon
Colorado
Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe
Southern Pacific Company
Atchison Common
Union Pacific Common
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Philadelphia
Laclede Gas Tight Company
Boston
Mie
1658C
Wey
Atlantic
England
Thomas R. Hinds
Boston & Montana Company
The
Herald
Pioneer Mining
Pioneer
Bonds Selected for Redemption by International Paper Trust
The Trustee, Continental Trust Company of New York, designates by lot bonds Nos. 22 52 53 BM 108 109 166 158 and 176 issued under the August 1 1898 Deed of Trust to be redeemed August 31 1900 with accrued interest. Interest on said bonds ceases August 31 1900. Trustee address 80 Broad Street New York City.
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International Paper Company
Continentl Trust Company
City of New York
Broad Street
Penne merchants report large gold transfer to Bank of England
TM Man & Co. sent a little over £2,000,000 totaling about $10,386,905 in response to an offer of interest in transit by the Bank of England. Pinkham notes the flow of gold from others accompanying the move.
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Cate of
Market Totals And Prices For Bonds And Stocks
Boston figures show today’s totals with listed bonds $28,500 and unlisted bonds $15,000. Listed stocks moved 11,064 shares while unlisted stocks traded 2,887 shares. High and low prices and the closing bid and asked prices follow x dividend and f assessment paid.
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Boston
Gas & Coke
Walker Eulogized After Drowning While Aiding Fellow
The Boston Common Council held a special meeting to honor Councilman Harvey W. Walker of Ward 2% who drowned in the Charles River while heroically aiding a drowning comrade. Eulogies from ward colleagues and city leaders followed, with condolences approved and a committee named to attend the funeral tomorrow afternoon.
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Common Council
Harvey W. Walker
Charles River
Mr. Walker
Messrs. Howe
Saunderson
Curley
Healey
Giblin
Kinney
Monaghan
Bradstreet Week Ahead Signals Broad Trade Upturn
New York Aug 17 Bradstreet report highlights expansion in fall trade at Western centers and improved dry goods distribution in the East. Steel and iron buying strengthens with crop yields projected above average, rail earnings show notable gains, while woollens and boots and shoes face softer demand and price movements.
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Nebraska
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Omaha
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Pacific Coast
Texas
Atlantic States
Boston
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Huntington heir to vast C P Huntington estate named
The nephew Henry E Huntington arrives in New York after a Texas leg and will oversee C P Huntington's estate. Funeral for Collis P Huntington held in New York with services by Rev Hasley. Phrenologist speculates on Henry E Huntington's character and future wealth.
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California
Huntington
Southern Pacific Railroad
C. P. Huntington
Collis P. Huntington
East Fifty-seventh Street
A. Woodruff Hasley
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Woodlawn Cemetery
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Depot
H. E. Huntington
Fowler
Henry E. Huntington
CPR union recognition eyed as talks progress
Winnipeg August 17 reports indicate Canadian Pacific railway shopmen may reach a settlement. The company plans to grant schedules to allied mechanics and boiler makers and recognize them as a body as talks continue.
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Winnipeg
Manin
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dun and Co Review Foresees Decline After March Peak
The Dun and Co weekly trade review notes that optimism about business has faded after the March price peak. It cites weakness in raw materials, especially structural iron, and suggests buyers are cautious while New York attracts many national buyers in dry goods groceries jewelry and hardware amid conservative contracting.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Doan's Ointment Offered For Eczema Relief
Advertisement urges parents to prevent eczema and skin diseases by using Doan's Ointment. Claims it cures without harm to delicate skin and is sold at drug stores for 50 cents.
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Doan
Prices and demand show tentative recovery in iron steel and related industries
Reports from distribution points indicate renewed buying interest as prices stabilize. Steel and iron products see rising demand from bridge builders and exporters while rails remain steady. Wheat prospects spark price movement. beef and shoe trades face stock buildup and idle shops. overall early signs point to a cautious but improving business tone across regions.
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Henry
E. Huntington
Cpee
New York
Southern Mills
Chicago
Secretary of Agriculture
Boston
Long-Distance Swindle Targets Leominster Bank
The National Bank of Leominster received a Paris cablegram claiming Alexander S Paton asked for 2000 dollars to be sent immediately. Suspicion prompted contact with B W Doyle, Paton Manufacturing’s treasurer, who confirmed no payment was authorized. Doyle traveled to New York to involve authorities and pursue suspects.
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Leominster
National Bank
Paris
Alexander
Paton
B. W. Doyle
Paton Manufacturing Company
Doyle
New York
Street Railway Expansion Across New England in 1899
Street railways and companies grew rapidly in the Commonwealth and New England in 1899. Massachusetts lines carried 4,000,000 passengers, up more than 28,000,000 from the prior year. Across New England fifteen new companies formed, five operating by year end.
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Commonwealth
Newngland
Massachusetts
New England
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