Markets Display Strong Undertone in New York and Boston
Total sales in New York reached 510 500 shares with 76 980 shares in Boston. Rock Island common led New York activity with 53 100 shares while North Butte topped Boston with 12 437 shares. Largest gains and losses featured Minneapolis & St. Louis pref and Int Harvester pref in New York, and Pullman and Boston & Worcester pref in Boston. Call money ranged 5 1/2 to 6 percent in New York and 5 to 6 percent in Boston. time money moved from 41 1/4 to 41 1/2 in New York and 43 1/4 to 6 percent in Boston.
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New York
Boston
Rock Island Common
North Butte
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Harvester
Pullman
Boston & Worcester Pref
Boston & Maine
Ae. Pay .Ee
NH &H
Old Colony
West Wnd
Land
Am Tel & Tel Ee Eee
Western Tel & Tel
Mining
Arizona Commercial
Butte Coalition
Calumet & Arizona
Centennial
Consol Mercureer
Nevada
Nipissing One
Old Dominion
Osceola E
Parrott
Quincy Se
Santa Fe
Shannon
Superior
Trinity Een
Oly
Utah Consolidated
Victoria Eee
Wyandot
Ewer Wee
Aid
BOCA
Bos & Wor Pr
Houston
Seattle Electric
Uo Mackay Cos
United Fruit Cash
US Steel
Atlantic Gulf
Boston Consol
Boston Corbin
DOW
Boston el
Butte Ballaklava
Fast Butte
Eaeeene Il
Giroux Sete Wee
Hancock
Himy
Helvetia
Isle Royale
Kerr Lake
North Lake
Ojibway i
Notary Ringsenweer
Med Superior & A
Superior & Beg
Swift & Co
U S Smelting
Bay
Utah
Rock Island Co
Stl & S F
St Louis Southwestern
Oan
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Tennessee
Texas & Pacific
Toledo, St Louis
Virginia Carolina
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Pittsburg Coal
Am Steel
Market Upturn Fades Into Moderate Rally After Holiday Gains
Trading opens with broad market strength led by railroad and steel issues. Reading second preferred declines on a rumored conversion, while Union Pacific and Southern Pacific edge higher on merger prospects. Utah Copper plans Boston Consolidated acquisition amid capital stock expansion. Franklin spurts on Hancock lode news.
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State Street
Rock Island Common
Reading Company
Baltimore & Ohio
Lake Shore Roads
West
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
San Pedro
Pennsylvania
Steel Common
Amalgamated
Anaconda
Atchison
Reading
Rock Island
Money On Call
Market Summary From The Boston Market December 24
The Boston Market on December 24 records the day's stock and bond price movements and total sales. The table provides precise figures for market activity, listing price changes and volumes across listed securities.
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Boston
Boston Curb Market Bouyant Trading Amid Bond Moves
The Boston curb market shows strong activity with traders lifting issues such as Bay State Gas Rhode Island Coal and Bay Central. Consolidated Arizona bonds rise 51 2 points from 42 12 to 48 in a notable trading feature as broad fluctuations across the curb list are reported.
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Boster
Bay State Gas
Rhode Island Coal
Bay Central
Consolidated Arizona
Cactus Development
Chief Consolidated
Boston Ely
Champion
July Central
Calaveras
Arizona
Carbine
Crown Reserve
Cumberland Ely
Davis Daly Eee
Swere
Eclipse Ollener
Ely Central Ou
Ely Consol Cee
Ely Witch
Wml
Nat Copener
Hassayampa
Io Humboldt
Indiana
Laramie
Mason Valley
Mass Coalenna
Utah
Ray Central Sere
Ray Consol Cven
San Antonio
San Sofia
South Lake of
Superior Globe
Tonopah
Yuma
Erare
Waltham Sells Municipal Bonds and Rubber Company Stock Issue
Waltham Massachusetts sells twenty thousand dollars of four percent municipal bonds to Boldgett Merritt and Co at 101.789 with annual redemptions through 1920. United States Rubber Company announces new issue of three thousand seven hundred thirty seven thousand dollars first preferred stock and five million dollars six percent bonds. Proceeds will fund stock purchases and syndicate underwriting. American Telephone Company six note maturities leave thirteen million to be paid at par. funds are secured.
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Boston
Waltham
Mass
Boldgett, Merritt & Co
Adams & Co
R. L. Day & Co
Crocker & Fisher
United States Rubber Company
First
Revere Rubber Company
American Telephone Company
Dividends Declared by Major Companies
Texas & Pacific Coal Co. declares quarterly dividend $1.50 with record date Dec 20. Union Switch & Signal Co. pays 3 percent common and cent preferred with record dates Jan 1 and Jan 10. Globe Wernicke Co. offers 1 1/4 percent preferred with record Dec 81. Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. 1 1/2 percent preferred with record Jan 15. Fourth National Bank 1 1/2 percent with record Dec 24. Distilling Co. of America 1 percent with record Jan 10. Southern New England Telephone Co. $1.50 quarterly with record Dec 31. United Metals Selling Co. 5 percent quarterly dividend.
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Texas & Pacific Coal Co
Union Switch & Signal Co
Globe Wernicke Co
Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co
Fourth National Bank
Distilling Co. of America
Southern New England Telephone Co
United Metals Selling Co
Boston & Alta Copper Co Plans Expansion at Corbin Mine
Boston & Alta Copper Co has taken over the old Alta mine at Corbin Montana and plans to develop a copper operation. The firm will extend a three compartment shaft to 557 feet, add a larger hoist, and install an air compressor. Financing is led by Dick Bros. & Co. with 25000 shares offered at 8 dollars each. Directors include John Joyce of Boston and M L Hewett of Boston and Montana.
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Boston & Alta Copper Company
Corbin
Montana
Boston & Corbin
Alta
Messrs. Dick Bros. & Co
Treasury
John Joyce
Boston
Gillette Safety Razor Company
M. L. Hewett
Dun and Co weekly trade review notes strong holiday sales
Dun and Co reports holiday trade overall satisfactory with Western cities seeing retail distribution above previous years. Colder weather contributed to healthier trade in several lines, though most industries show mixed results.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
West
Yearend Trade Slump and Seasonal Stock-Takings Across U S Markets
The season brings a lull in activity as year end stock-taking and settlements take focus. Retail dry goods in metropolitan areas report excellent holiday buying, while wholesale clearance sales and inventories hint at healthy six month performance. Prices for cotton goods rise while silk mills run limited looms. Failures this week total 279 in the United States, up from 240 last year.
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Philippines
South America
New England
St. Louis
United States
Canada
Trade tone upbeat as holiday business surpasses 1908
Bradstreet reports holiday trade centered in retail with record volumes in many cities and strong orders for dry goods and finished steel. Wholesale activity eases while inventories rise, and optimism for the New Year remains high amid high prices and widespread Christmas spending. Canadian trade shows similar strength with plentiful money and liberal expenditures.
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New York
Bradstreet
United States
Canada
Telegraph
Bradstreet’s
Artistic Calendars for Holiday Season
Forbes Lithograph Company issues artistic calendars and pictures for holiday season. Multi month calendars feature American girl types and a three-quarter length portrait in various sizes. Framed game pieces, blue grouse, white owl, robin, snipe, and setter pups appear among options. Pictures mounted on heavy mats with canvas like paper, soft color blends. A summer attire girl holds a blue flower in a striking pose.
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Forbes Lithograph Company
German envoy Von Bernstorff Receives High Honor
Washington dispatch says Emperor William awarded Count J H Von Bernstorff the Order of the Red Eagle second class, outranked only by the Black Eagle. The decoration, a Christmas gift, is the embassy’s proud news as the Emperor often issues such honors on his birthday January 27.
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Washington
William
J. H. von Bernstorff
Two Free Fights On Car Platform
Harry Williams age 20 of 21 Compton Street South End was arrested by Patrolman Flaherty after a front platform struggle on an electric car with Antonio Tellegrino of 2070 Washington Street. Tellegrino reported losing $90 after paying fare from his pocketbook before Williams attempted to steal it. Two fights occurred during the incident.
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Harry Williams
Compton Street
South End
Flaherty
Station 5
Antonio Tellegrino
Washington Street
Antonio
Hats the Spheroids in Brokers' Football Derby on Stock Exchange
A festive on floor football derby at the Boston Stock Exchange during Christmas observances. Amid chaos, Charles H. Knapp loses his seat hat. F Storer Baldwin’s hat is requisitioned. Official score tallies 23 black eyes and one shoe to 18 teeth, seven garters. Kanrich's Orchestra performed from 1 to 3 pm as traders joined in the open contest. No Santa tree this year. gifts given to all employees based on salaries.
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Stock Exchange
State Street
Boston Stock Exchange
Charles H. Knapp
F. Storer Baldwin
Knapp
Russell B. Wiggin
Bartlett H. Hayes
Harris O. Poor
Francis W. Welch
C. H. Knapp
Kanrich
Exchange
Along the gizé water front story
Reading notes describe a water front scene with ambiguous details and localized setting. The fragment hints at a coastal or river area named gizé with potential focus on geography and mood rather than a clear event or人物. Further context needed for a precise summary.
Boston Harbor News From Pier to Port and Local Theatre Line
Uncertain weather keeps schooners Seaconnet Mary T Fallon and Thomas J Carroll in port after rough seas. The Athena and Conqueror bring sizable fish cargos while the new Gladys and Nellie heads out for its first trip. Many crews spend Christmas ashore as large liners arrive with cargoes worth millions. The article covers dockyard arrivals, departures, and entertainment listings around Boston theaters and vaudeville shows.
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Seaconnet
Mary T. Fallon
Thomas J. Carroll
T’ Wharf
Athena
Gladys
Nellie
Bishop's Shipyard
Gloucester
Birchy Cove
Newfoundland
Theodore Roosevelt
Indiana
Georgia Campbell
Maxine Elliott
Corona
Arethusa
Juanita
Defender
Flirt
Bonne Bay
Annie M. Parker
Boston Harbor
Cunard
Boston
Navigagione
Generale Italiana
Duca Degli Abru
Buenos Ayres
Teodoro de Larrinaga
Raus
Mystic Wharf
New York
Toronto
Hull
England
Lancastrian
Alexander Fortay
Leyland Line
Hoosac Docks
Charlestown
Charles A. Waite
Winnipeg
Ont
Iberian
Thomas B. Jago
Manchester
Clyde Street Pier
Neponset River
C. H. Cole
Fall River
Shipping News Arrivals and Sailings In Atlantic Trade
Shipping notices list arrivals at Halifax and Saint John, departures to Norfolk, Charleston, Buenos Aires and other ports, with numerous steamers and schooners in transit. Vessels including Duca Degli Abruzzi, Iberian, City of Memphis, Governor Cobb, Juniata, and Bay View appear among arrivals cleared and sailed. Weather notes report NW winds and tide details with day length and moonset times.
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Gresham
Aberroth
Duca Degli Abruzzi
Ital
Sartorio
Genoa
Naples
New York
Iberian
Jago
Manchester
Lancastrian
Fortay
London
Toronto
Young
Hull
Teodoro de
Teodoro de Larrinaga (Br.), Hudson, St. John
N. B
Buenos Ayres
Calvin Austin
Mitchell
St. John
Eastport
Portland
City of Memphis
Johnson
Savannah
Juniata
Baltimore
Norfolk
Newport News
Massachusetts
Holmes
Belfast
Brown
Bangor
Camden
Strout
City of Gloucester
Godfrey
Gloucester
Mass
Alice Holbrook
Ellis
Bay View
P. J. McLaughlin
Threoa Scituate
H. A. Mathis
A. W. Perry
Halifax
N. S
Whitefield
Governor Cobb
Knights ‘Key
Fla
Onondaga
Charleston
Jacksonville
City of
Stage Stars Lead Week At Local Theatres
Margaret Anglin opens at the Colonial on Monday with The Awakening of Helena Richie. Grace La Rue closes her stay tonight with Miss Mollie May. The Wolf premieres in Boston Monday at the Globe after The Jolly Bakers ends tonight. Ruth St Denis the Hindu dancer will perform at the Park next week. Fannie Ward.
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Margaret Anglin
Colonial Theatre
Helena Richie
Grace la Rue
Symphony Rehearsal Highlights Bach Christmas Prelude
The Boston Symphony Orchestra gave a warm program in Symphony Hall featuring Bach's Pastorale from the Christmas Oratorio as the opener with soloist Mme Teresa Carreno performing Tschaikowsky's B flat minor piano concerto. Beethoven's fourth symphony and Bizet's Arlesienne suite followed with critics praising Carreno's virtuosity and the orchestra's overall vitality.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall
Mme
Teresa Carreno
Tschaikowsky
Beethoven
Bizet
Fiedler
Tschaikovsky
Mme. Carreno
Annual Whist Party by Ladies' Catholic Club Association
The Ladies' Catholic Club Association hosts an annual whist and dancing party at Paul Revere Hall on Thursday evening December 30. Mrs James Fox leads the whist starting at 8:30 and dancing follows at 9.
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Ladies’ Catholic Club Association
Paul Revere Hall
James Fox
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