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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
6
The cotton market reopened with strong buying by bulls as Liverpool’s declines faded, short sellers grew nervous, and H F Page & Co of New Orleans failed, lifting October from 10.87 to 10.52 with gains for December and January. Prices ended sharply higher, nervous and erratic, with about 700 000 bales sold.
A notice on the cotton exchange board in New Orleans announces that H. F. Page & Co., a major cotton brokerage firm, could not meet their margin calls. EH 4B Page dz-Co was among the leading firms active on the exchange.
Ennis & Stoppani’s Chicago grain letter notes wheat opened with selling pressure from commission houses and lack of influential support, triggering a price break amid extensive long-spec liquidation. Weather across the belt improved while corn reports offered encouragement, oats saw no notable feature with Armour and cash houses leading selling.
Wall Street reports a generally higher tendency amid dull trading as Amalgamated Copper and other names rose while a wider demand remained modest. Copper led in Boston with gains on Centennials and Calumet & Hecla, amid notes of steel rail purchases and hopes of a market boom, alongside a firm money outlook and a corporate partnership dissolution and new firm formation.
The New York consolidated stock market showed bullish momentum with gains in Missouri Pacific, Amalgamated Copper, and Sugar. The Har rriman Pacific faced a slight reaction, while Missouri Pacific jumped about 1 percent. overall volume totaled 101,660 shares as quotes from John Filkins & Co. were cited.
A Boston reader testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured years of backache and urinary irregularities. She credits the remedy with removing the kidney disorder after only a few doses and urges others to try Doan's, sold by Foster Milburn Co. at 50 cents.
In Chicago the wheat market fell sharply as skepticism grew about rust damage. September wheat dropped 5 4 percent from the prior close with a net 4 percent loss, corn down 15 percent, oats 3 down, and no rain or frost threats materializing to tempt buyers. Short coverings provided the only support as both deliveries closed slightly above the session low.
The New York wheat market fell more than four cents a bushel today as traders rushed to sell. The decline extended into Minneapolis where prices dropped by Ty cents, with persistent stop loss orders accelerating the drop and leaving the market demoralized at the close.
Hayward Bros. and Wakefield Company declares a semi annual dividend of 3 per share due Sept 1. International Paper Company declares a quarterly dividend of 119 percent on preferred stock due Oct 1. Federal Mining and Smelting Company declares quarterly dividends of 154 percent on preferred and 114 percent on common stock due Sept 15.
Salvatore Rossato an 18 year old at his father’s Park street restaurant was shot to death by Carlo Rossati 35 who allegedly killed for revealing Black Hand secrets. A mob chased the killer down the street and 1000 Italians attacked Elizabeth street station before reserves arrived. Police say the murder was planned by an organized gang and that Rossati was sent from Toronto.
The Majestic Theatre runs Edward Morgan in The Eternal City with Frederic De Belleville Frank C. Bangs and Janet Waldorf in support as shows like The Sho-Gun and The Sultan of Sulu attract crowds. Other houses feature More to Be Pitied Than Scorned at the Grand Opera House and Harvest at Castle Square with The House That Jack Built and Prince of Pilsen at nearby stages. The varied line includes vaudeville by Mrs. James Brown Potter and performances by Pascoe and Wilcox at Keith's, plus acts by Keno Walsh Melrose Gilbert and Coghlan on a busy New England circuit. The season chains through Labor Day with multiple openings and notable castings across Boston, Brooklyn, and surrounding theatres.
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