Reactionary Erie Telephone Leads Market Volley
The Erie Telephone rose 2 1 2 to 110 1 2 with a strong day, while Western Union sank on fears of the ship subsidiary bill. American Tobacco climbed on dividend hopes, bonds shifted as Bos ton markets saw heavy trading, and copper shares faced broad selling before a late rally.
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New York
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Pacific Mail
American Tobacco
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Consolidated Exchange
Boston
Messrs. Harvey Fisk & Son
Vermilye & Co
Mexican Central Railway
Boston News Bureau
United States
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Lorenzo D. Baker
Richard L. Mayo
Herbert W. Hayes
Sterling Elliott
Henry C. Nickerson
Sterling Eliott
Mass Consolidated Mining Company
Erie Telephone
Detroit
Hills
Muskegon Independent Telephone Company
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Calumet & Trecla
Herald
Soldier Returns Surprise Visit With Humorous Relief
A returned soldier intrudes through a window to surprise his sweetheart. He hides behind lace curtains and overhears her removing a shoe, sighing at the relief. He then reveals himself and jokes that he arrived during the first relief, prompting further lighthearted exchange.
Wheat Market in Paris Faces Half Crop Forecast
In Paris traders favor bullish wheat bets as French winter wheat suffers bad weather and a potential half crop. A shortage could reach about 200 million bushels, quadrupling the Argentine and Australian surplus. The advisory urges buying on breaks and offers a free book for guidance.
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France
Argentine
Australia
Market In Trading Opens Barely Steady Amid Bearish News
Anxiety over a Northwest cold wave eased by rain and snow as Pacific crop conditions improve and Liverpool cables weaken. Wheat supplies and Argentine shipments show declines. yet interior arrivals stay liberal and quality remains satisfactory. Prudential Life Insurance Co reports strong 1899 results with assets reaching 33 million and new business at 222 million.
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Northwest
Trade Bulletin
London
Prudential Life Insurance Company of America
Newark
N. J
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International Zinc Co Earnings Prospectus Delivers 14 Percent Return
Barrow Wade Guthried Co certify earnings as correct for International Zinc Co Ltd. Promises monthly 1 percent dividends on par to holders of record by month end. Prospectus offers audited reports of earnings, expenses, and net profits from zinc mines and confirms security of investment with property values attested by public accountants.
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Barrow, Wade, Guthried & CO
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
United States
Industries Surpass Previous Output Says Weekly Review
R G Dun & Co Weekly Review notes industries still exceed prior year output with gains in woollens and machinery. Cotton prices rise to 8.58 cents amid expectations of a short crop and strong demand. January receipts down 23 000 bales. Pig iron output at Feb 1 is 298 014 tons while stocks rise. steel prices show signs of stabilization.
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New York
S* Weekly
Trane
Ellison
American Woollen Company
London
Bessemer and
Gray Forge
Pittsburg
Trade and market updates reflect steady production and mixed pricing
Prices for hemlock and upper leather have fallen slightly while boot and shoe makers hesitate to purchase. Boston deliveries this year show a 19 percent rise over last year, with wheat speculation nudging prices up though gains remain small. Wheat exports and regional shipments show declines from last year as weekly failures rise.
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Boston
Pacific
United States
Canada
Market Trends and Theatre Listings Highlight New York Scene
Bradstreet notes strong staple demand especially cotton with high prices across iron steel and textiles. Bank clearings rise and failures edge up, while diverse theatre bills in Boston and New York feature John Drew, Frank Daniels, Ward and Vokes, and renewed productions at Park, Tremont, and Bowdoin venues amid brisk audience interest.
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Hollis Street Theatre
Haddon Chambers
Frank Daniels
Tremont Theatre
Kirke la Shellie
Victor Herbert
Park Theatre
New York
M.A. Kennedy
George S. Probert
Edward Gillespie
James T. Galloway
J. Charles Haydon
Ed Chapman
Louis Frohoff
Jennie Reiffarth
Eva Westcott
Mae Williams
Katherine Mulkins
Ward
Vokes
Lucy Daly
Margaret Daly Vokes
Will West
George Sidney
P Oor Walkers
Grand Opera House
Bowdoin Square
Grand
Boston Theatre
Maxim's
Boston Museum
Josephine Hall
Silver Taken Abroad on Lucania for Europe
The steamship Lucania bound for Europe will transport 384000 ounces of silver tomorrow from Oak.
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Oak
Lucania
Europe
Great Ruby Balloon Scene Delights Boston Theatre Crowd
The Boston Theatre presents a lifelike balloon ascent in The Great Ruby with a silk airship, steel cables, and a hidden trap. Clever lighting and stereopticon effects create moving clouds, while two actors simulate a deadly fight and fall to a padded net.
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Productions Hit Boston Stages From Crane to Seligman
Boston theater listings preview a busy week with W H Crane touring Northampton Monday and Agnes Booth Schoeffel performing Kipling in a Sharon Sanitarium benefit at Tremont. The bill features Ethel Barrymore and others at the Park February 19, Sousa's band at Boston Theatre, and a range of vaudeville acts led by Gilbert's Comedy and Tragedy at Keith's.
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New England
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Sharon Sanitarium
Tremont Theatre
Agnes Booth Schoeffel
Kipling
Bronson Howard
Norma Kopp
Iank Daniels
Transvaal
Miss Kopp
South Africa
Ethel Barrymore
Charlotte Crane
Ida Vernon
Joseph Holland
F. N. Lindo
J. B. Booth
Edward Lee
the Park
Weber and Fields
Linda Rosenfield
Sousa
Bertha Bucklin
Blanche Duffield
Donald Robertson
John Hare
Carnegie Lyceum
Cake Walk
James Richmond Glenroy
Bill
W. S. Gilbert
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Clarice
Keith
Miss Seligman
McIntyre and Heath
Harding
Ah Sid
Montrell
George Loose
Lavender
Tomson
Carl Damann
Francisco Lentini
Austin & Stone
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Amelia Hil
Nickelodeon
Bon Ton
The
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Rose Sydell
London
Merchants Banquet on Foreign Boston Trade to Feature Notables
The Boston Merchants Association plans an annual reception and banquet at the Hotel Vendome on Monday February 19 to discuss The Development of the Foreign Commerce of Boston. Distinguished speakers include Congressmen Burton Morris Grosvenor and Kasson, Senator Spooner, Serena E Payne, and officials Hamlin and Rockhill, aiming to boost harbor improvements and terminal facilities for increased exports and imports.
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Boston
Theodore E. Burton
Congress
Ohio
Charles H. Grosvenor
John A. Kasson
William W. Rockhill
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New York
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Washington
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