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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1905

Page

8

Reading stock surge and copper market souring hints

Wall Street summary from January notes a volatile session with Reading stock leading gains before a late sell off. Copper shares like Amalgamated wobble as bets on a future boom disappoint investors amid mixed railroad dividend news and mining stock activity.

State Mutual Building at 50 Congress St Beverly

Beverly property listing notes building location at 50 Congress Street with manager Beverly R. Wood.

State Mutual Building Congress ST Beverly R. Wood, Mer

Market firm at Liverpool after initial hesitancy

The Liverpool market opened hesitantly as Northwest receipts rose, but lack of offerings lifted prices. For the rest of the session the market stayed strong with primary receipts reported at 669,300 bushels.

Liverpool

Chicago Grain Quotations from Ennis & Bee and Market Notes

Chicago Board of Trade quotations show May wheat at about 115 to 116 and July near 108 to 116 with slight declines, corn at 45 to 46 in May, oats around 31. Wheat is described as likely a purchase at current levels while corn remains firm and oats steady. Ennis and Stoppani report narrow price ranges yet firmer wheat and corn, with mild buying interest around present prices and improved oats from the wheat and corn strength.

Ennis & Bee Chicago Board of Trade Bee Chicago Ennis & Stoppani Eis Edward E. Rice Park Theatre Merry Shop Girls Frank Lalor Alice Maude Poole Julian Dalton Eltinge Louis Mann Charles B. Dillingham Vienna Thomas Ross Globe Castle Square Stock Company Henry Arthur Jones Jane Dion Boucicault Papinta Keith’s Boston Dick Jose Keith Howard Jane Courthope Boston Music Hall Pat Rooney Columbia Jack Reed Cozy Rita Redmond Warsaw Brothers Adele Purvis Onri Murphy Brown Olio Palace Theatre Panama Kentucky Madge Carr Cooke Helen Lowell Bessie Barriscale William T. Hodge Fritz Kreisler Jordan Hall

Reading Leads Market Rally Amid Investor Nervousness

New York consolidated index shows Reading stock advancing amid fears of a technical short position and possible corner. Illinois Central declines after an extra dividend, Starto & Western jumps, Baltimore & Ohio rallies as shorts cover. market ends with a cautious rally. Total sales 296,300 shares.

Wall Street Ontario & Western Illinois Central Baltimore & Ohio Kansas & Texas Chesapeake & Ohio Fall River New York Central United States News New York Reading Shorts Starto & Western John Filkins & Co Congress Street Thy Ae N. Y O &W Pennsylvania Southern Pacific Union Pacific U. S. Steel

New York Bonds Close Mixed Across Treasury-Linked Issues

Closing bond prices show varied results with U S rf 2s around 104% and U S 8s near 1035, while 4s hover 130% to 131, and notable notes include 19th Am To 4s at T4 and Atch g's 45 at 103% with several issues trading fractionally up or down. Strong activity seen in rail and utility issues such as C O 4s and Col Sou 4s with mixed percentages.

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Dividend dates for several rail and utility firms

Dividend payments are announced for multiple firms including Boston Elevated Railway Company 3 percent Feb 15 Western Telephone and Telegraph Company 2 percent preferred Feb 1 Conveyancers Title Insurance Company 2.50 per share Feb 1 New York Chicago and St Louis Railroad Company 5 percent first preferred 8 percent second preferred March 1 International Steam Pump Company 1 percent preferred Feb 1 Cambria Steel Company 1 percent 1/4 percent Feb 15 Illinois Central Railroad Company 3 percent semi annual extra percent

American Woolen Company Federal Trust Company James M. Morrison Jacob Morse Commonwealth Trust Company Illinois Central Railroad Company Calumet, Mich Financial News Boston Superior Mining Company Copper Range Railroad New York Central Rutland Railroad St. Lawrence & Adirondack Rutland W. K. Vanderbilt S. W. Vanderbilt H. McK. Twombly J. P. Morgan William Rockefeller James Stillman W. H. Newman Seward Webb Chauncey M. Depew Messrs. Merrill Clement, Proctor and Paine Arizona Commercial Treasury Old Dominion Phelps. Dodge Globe, Ariz Globe Calumet & Arizona Bisbee American Telephone & Telegraph Company Edwin G. Heath Boston Elevated Railway Company Western Telephone & Ren Company Conveyancers’ Title Insurance Company New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company International Steam Pump Company Cambria Steel Company

Wheat higher in Chicago closes with strongMay quotes

Wheat prices rose in Chicago as Liverpool futures strengthened. May wheat finished up 8 7 8 cents, corn rose 1 8 to 1 4 cents, while oats and provisions were nearly unchanged. Market showed notable strength from start to finish.

Chicago Ill Liverpool

Sherwood Ladies Quartet at Y M C A Meeting

The Sherwood Ladies Quartet provided the leading musical attraction at a Boston Young Men's Christian Union gathering last evening. Members included Jeanie Allan Preston, Helena Gertrude Parris, Bertha Angilene Putney, Edna Fisher Nickerson, with reader John Sherman Garns, whistler Julia Quimby Davis, and accompanist F Gazneau Litchfield.

Sherwood Ladies’ Quartet Boston Young Men's Christian Union Jeanie Allan Preston Helena Gertrude Parris Bertha Angilene Putney Edna Fisher Nickerson John Sherman Garns Julia Quimby Davis Whistler F. Gazneau Litchfield

Arts and Crafts Society Elects Councillors

The Society of Arts and Crafts met at its rooms on 9 Park street with about 50 members present. Miss Mary Crease Sears C. Howard Walker I Kerchmayer John E Peabody and Frederick Allen Whiting were elected councillors.

Arts and Crafts Society Society of Arts and Crafts Park Street Mary Crease Sears C. Howard Walker I. Kerchmayer John E. Peabody Frederick Allen Whiting

Granara Porcella Nuptials At St Leonard Church

Miss Louisa Granara daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Granara of Rever e wed Joseph L Porcella in a daytime ceremony at St Leonard s Franciscan Church Prince Street A large audience attended with Miss Mamie Rosatta as bridesmaid and Jerome Pastene best man Ushers were Joseph Granara John Granara and Anthony Gardella A reception followed at the bride s parents home drawing a large turnout.

Louisa Granara Andrew Granara Revere Joseph L. Porcella St. Leonard's Franciscan Church Prince Street Mamie Rosatta Jerome Pastene Joseph Granara John Granara Anthony Gardella Curtis G. Metzler Suffolk Caroline Phillips B. F. Phillips Swampscott St. Mark’s Church Brookline George S. Butters Bertrand Aldrich Detroit Mich Eleanor Reed Florence Kendrick Franklin, N. H

Smith's Triple Cure Promises Dyspepsia Relief

An advertisement touts Smith's Triple Cure as a cure for dyspepsia by treating stomach catarrh. It claims digestion improves as mucous membranes heal, urges purchase for 50 cents with two weeks of four preparations, and offers mail order from W F Smith Co Boston.

Smith W. F. Smith Co Summer Boston Mass

Boston Theatres Scene Bright with Touring Stars

The Majestic hosts The Shepherd King as John Drew James ONeill and Ethel Barrymore headline Boston stages with The Duke of Killicrankie at Hollis Street and The County Chairman ending at Tremont. Rejane at Boston Theatre and Lu ll Glaser’s A Madcap Princess offer crowd drawing weeks.

Shepherd King Majestic Theatre Wright Lorimer John @rew Miss Brough Mrs. Mulholland Ethel Barrymore Boston Far ‘West Tremont Theatre James K. Hackett Charlotte Walker Flora Juliet Bowley Edna May London Colonial Theatre England Lulu Glaser Julia Marlowe Miss Glaser Mary Tudor Gabrielle Rejane Sapho Zara Jacqueline James O'Neill Louis James J. E. Dodson Jameson Lee Finney Clara Morris Sarah Truax Mrs. LeMoyne Isabel Irving Eliza Proctor Otis

Cure for universal catarrh claims miracle cure

An elderly man reports relief from long standing catarrh after using Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder. The ad invites readers to request stronger evidence and confirm the case by writing George Lewis of Shamokin Pennsylvania who calls the cure miraculous and says it relieves in ten minutes.

Agnew George Lewis Shamokin

Merriam Dictionary Grand Prize At St Louis Exposition

G and C Merriam Company awarded the grand prize at the St Louis exposition for Webster's International Dictionary. An offer invites $1 down and small monthly payments for full leather binding plus a free 1905 Atlas for the first 500 readers. Readers must mail a coupon from the Post to Boston to receive the bonus.

G. & C. Merriam Company Boston Boylston Street J. Q. Adams & Co. J Managers

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