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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1909

Page

13

Curb Market Stocks Opening Prices and Trades

Market update shows several stocks with last prices and ranges. Bay State Gas trades around 15 16, British Columbia Cop at 7 7 7 7, Butte Coal'n at 24 44 and 24 14, Chicago Subway near 2 26 14 and 26 16, with volumes noted for selected issues.

Bay State Gas British Col Butte Coal'n Chicago Subway

Arrivals at the Wharf. heavy gale and fish cargo

Nineteen vessels arrived at the wharf yesterday after a southwesterly gale with light shore catches totaling 239 400 pounds of fresh fish. Haddock, cod, hake, pollock, and cask comprised the cargo, crews to share 66 dollars per man. The Tonian and Pontiac reports and other ships including the Santurce sugar cargo and the Saxonia passenger count are noted along with a grounded Sallie C. Marvil.

T Wharf Massachusetts Bay Elizabeth W. Nunan Wos Nickerson Pontiac Haddock Tonian Santurce Guanica Porto Rico Saxonia Thomas Potter Liverpool Queenstown Galveston Texas Sallie C. Marvil Texas City Channel

Chicago Grain Quotations and Market Notes

Grain prices show May wheat at 1.10 1/5, July 0.99 1/2, Sept 0.95 3/4. Corn May 0.64 1/4, Sept 0.64. oats May 0.53 1/4, July 0.47 3/4. Also notes on preferred stock sales and book closes for General Asphalt, American Railways with dividend rates and dates.

Ennis & Stoppani Chicago Hoard of State Mutual

Dividends Declared by Major Companies This Period

Snowstorm Mining Co declares monthly dividends of 3 cents per share. National Biscuit Co pays a quarterly dividend of 1 percent on preferred stock, with record date February 15 and payment February 27. American Express Co declares a quarterly dividend of 3 dollars, payable April 1 to stock of record February 27. National Lead Co issues a quarterly dividend of 1 percent. Books do not close.

Qbooks General Asphalt Co American Railways Co Books Snowstorm Mining Co National Biscuit Co American Express Co National Lead Co

Shipping News Mini Almanac Items Arrive and Sail

Shipping news notes several steamers arriving in port including Manitou and Kentucky with routes to Antwerp and Copenhagen respectively. The list also records vessels such as Katahdin and Indian bound for American ports, and a cohort cleared for Hamburg and Baltimore. Winds shift to a gale as Bohemian and Warturm depart for Liverpool and New York.

Manitou Pollard Antwerp Kentucky Andersen Copenhagen Christiania Shields Katahdin Maguire Jacksonville Charleston Indian Thacher Philadelphia Nantucket Nickerson Baltimore Newport News H. I. Dimock Colbeth New York Bunker Hill Healy Cto Ransom B. Fuller Allan Portland City of Gloucester Ober Gloucester Mass Everett Abbott Wind S.W Bohemian Liverpool Warturm Ger

Miss Bloodgood Plans New England Hunt Trip

Miss Vera Bloodgood, leading Lenox Hunt Club mount and a familiar face in horse shows, plans a month of hunting in New England. She is currently in Brussels with her mother Mrs. H. K. Bloodgood, while sister Miss Gladys is in Russia with Mme. Digrel, Brussels ambassador’s wife and relative of H. K. Bloodgood.

Great Barrington Vera Bloodgood Lenox Hunt Club New England Miss Bloodgood Brussels H. K. Bloodgood Gladys Russia Mme. Digrel

The Man at the Window

The Post previews theatre ticket buyers experiences at windows. Patrons ask about Lincoln birthday, bargain days, stamps with tickets, and seating, revealing questions from families to elderly couples and mail order buyers.

Lincoln Boston

James R Keen Reflects On Colonial Theatre Ticketing

James R Keen, Colonial Theatre ticket seller, explains how he favors best seats over poor ones. He recalls ushering days, preferring to help patrons choose optimal seats and avoiding advising on obstructions. The conversation notes limited tickets and Keen’s 12 years in the trade.

Colonial Theatre James R. Keen Post

Politics Figure in N H Anti Railroad Pass Bills

Concord New Hampshire February 10 party politics figured in two anti railroad pass bills reported to the House by the judiciary committee. Republicans and Democrats each proposed one bill and the House made both bills a special order for next Wednesday. The House passed a bill licensing all resident hunters at 1 a year and another for a State flag. It killed a bill to repeal tax exemptions enjoyed by the Appalachian Mountain Club.

Concord N. H House of Representatives Judiciary Committee House Appalachian Mountain Club

Millionaire Pears Dies Suddenly in London

Andrew Pears billionaire head of the Pears soap company died suddenly today at Brentwood in London. His death marks the end of a long career building a global soap brand and philanthropic work.

London Andrew Pears Brentwood

Backers and opponents clash over wool schedule hearing

At the Ways and Means Committee hearing on the wool schedule, a pamphlet by William Whitman of Boston questioned the roles of William Whitman and N. D. North in the Dingley Act's wool top schedule changes. Witnesses including Charles H. Harding of the Erden Harding Company testified against ad valorem duties, while Frederick Swindell urged preserving specific duties. Others argued the present tariff favors worsted and woolen manufacturers, with George McNair denying carpet wools are used in other woolen lines.

Washington Ways and Means Committee William Whitman Boston Frank P. Bennett William Whiteman N. D. North Lawrence Charles H. Harding Erden Harding Company Philadelphia Frederick Swindell Rockville Manufacturing Company Connecticut Harding Wool Manufacturers’ Association Idward Moir Marcellus N. Y George McNair Amsterdam

Blackinton Mills Sold to Archer H Barber

Blackinton woolen mills, facing financial trouble, have been sold to Archer H Barber of this city. Plans call for $100,000 in improvements and a reopening of the mills.

North Adams Blackeinton Archer H. Barber

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