Market Decline Widens as Reading Leads Downward
Extensive day of stock market activity shows Reading and Union Pacific among weakest as cliques and pools realize gains. Amalgamated and Sugar among notable participants, with final prices near day lows. Arcadian Copper names new directors in Jersey City. Utah Consolidated signs ore treatment pact with American Smelting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
Bears
Reading
Union Pacific
Sugar, &J. Paul and
Amalgamated
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Steel
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Arcadian Copper Company
Jersey City
Robert H. Shields
William B. Alexander
John C. Shields
John Merton
L. W. Killmar
James W. Shields
J. Beahan
George H. Russell
T. Everett
William F. Miller
Arcadian Company
New York Metal Exchange
National Surety Company
Driggs
James McMahon
Emerson McMillan
R. Bertron
H. Shri
Utah Consolidated Mining Company
American Smelting & Refining Company
Utah Company
Aldermen Benefit From Salary Debate in Boston
Senator Gideon Abbott of Dorchester told a legislative committee that Boston aldermen could serve for honor, not pay, as Tilton Bell seeks to raise salaries and remove carriages. Abbott urged preserving the $1500 salary. Bell agreed. Alder men Anderson Brand Cotton and Parker listened and left with smiles.
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Boston
Gideon Abbott
Dorchester
Legislative Committee On
Tilton S. Bell
Abbott
Bell
Anderson
Brand
Cotton
Parker
Colonel Floyd Nominated for S of W Office at Boston Convention
Lyman W. Floyd received unanimous indorsement from Manchester by the Sea Sons of Veterans Camp No 149 for senior vice division commander. A charter member and past commander, Floyd has long served in State and national roles and will be presented at the Boston convention February 11 and 12 where he previously aided as special staffer to Commander-in-Chief Ed win M. Amies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet & Hecla Company
Lake Copper Company
Douglas Copper Company
Salt Lake City
Boston Consolidated Company
Draper Company
Portland
William F. Draper
W. S. Timson
J. G. Cloudman
H. F. Searles
Wald, Grew & Co
Brazier Building
Paine, Webber & Co
Canadian Pacifica Railway Company
Houghton
Superior & Pittsburg
Davis Daly
Colorado
Lizzie
Denmark
Sweden
Pepper
Bay State Gas Company
Old Dominion Company of Maine
Rhode Island
Pranklin Junior Lode
Massachusetts Electric Company
William B. Soule
Manchester-By-The-Sea
H. P. Woodbury
Sons of Veterans
Lyman W. Floyd
Boston
Floyd
The
Order
Edwin M. Amies
Massachusetts
Gettysburg
Peoria
Dayton
Appointment of Herbert G. Worth as Nantucket probate registrar
The Nantucket county meeting announced Herbert G. Worth as registrar of probate. He succeeds Henry Riddell, who had served as judge prior to this appointment.
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Herbert G. Worth
Nantucket
Henry Riddell
Boston Market Stocks and Bond Prices Close Activity Report
The Boston market notes a volatile session with lay closing at 41 cents after peaking at 89 to 61 and slipping. Southwestern Development debuts at 85 to 15, finishing at 1 1/2, while Boston Ely holds firm and Geyser rises to 80 cents amid a broad curb list with detailed fluctuations. A separate item notes Arthur Field of North Adams saved from burns in Rowe when a rat bite woke him as a stove fire sparked.
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Southwestern Development
Boston Ely
North Adams
Greenfield
Arthur Field
Field
Rowe
Eee
Bos & Alb
el BT
Bos & Me
NY &N
Union Pacife
West Tee Iga
Alloues
Arcadian Eee
Arizona Com
Atlantic
Ros
Bingham
Elm River
West
Franklin
la Salle
Mexico Con
Nevada
North Butte
Santa Fe
Shannon
Victoria
Bay
Balaklala
Boston
B. Se Isle Royale
Nickerson
Simmons & Buss
Rotary
Ahmeek Amal Nevada
Bay State Gas
Bingham Mary
Black Mountain
Boston Cobalt
Boston & Corbin
Butte & London
Cumberland Ely
Davis Daly
Dominion
Eagle
Blue Bell
Butte
Furnace Creek
Giroux
Gold Prince
Goldfield
Ate Goldfield
Consol
Reene Gold
Helvetia Feet Eeee
Howell. & Littl
Weensees
Laramie Kroger
Mckinley, Seas
Utah
Wee Newhouse
Nipeeeneee
Butte Ext
Rosario
Sanca Consol
Shawmut
Silver Queen
Southwest Dev
Superior Co
Superior & Ab
Troy-Manhattan
Union Mines Co
United Zinc
Boston Cars Market Brisk Curb Trades Day
Exchange PlaceJan 29 The Boston curb market showed broad interest with several notable activity bursts Bay State Gas among the listed names
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Boston Cars Market Exchange Place
Bay State Gas
King Crowther stock offered at bargain 50 to 80 in 1908
The King Crowther Corporation offers 101 shares to investors at prices from 50 to 80 with rights for 30. This stock, once strong, paid three 2 cash dividends and a 3 stock dividend last year, with expectations of higher dividends and price this year. Other stocks cited as 7 8 and 6 percent payers trade above market levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
King-Crowther Corporation
King-Crowther
Cver Electric
American Sugar
U. S. Steel
Swift Company
Anon Fruit
American Locomotive Preferred
King Crowther
Prices Still Going Down in Wall Street
Wall Street on January 29 saw a continued downward drift in stock prices with a smaller trading volume. The market lacked urgent selling pressure and protective supports faded as large banking interests withdrawn. United States Steel quarterly report noted heavy contractions but no sentiment shift, as figures and orders had been anticipated.
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Wall Street
United States Steel Corporation
Everyman revival by Ben Greet company at Jordan Hall
The 15th century morality play Everyman returned to Boston with the Ben Greet company. Despite a small audience due to a storm, the performance impressed with reverence medieval atmosphere and careful diction across 17 characters.
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Boston
Ben Greet
Jordan Hall
Everyman
Wells answers Fin Com criticism of fire dept
Fire Commissioner Benjamin W. Wells sent an answer to the Finance Commission criticisms of the Fire Department to the Mayor, arriving after the Mayor had left for the day. Mayor Hibbard declined to discuss the finance commissioners’ report.
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Hormel
Broadway
Munroe St
Chicago
Amalgamated Copper
Manhattan
New Haven
Old Dominion
Centennial
Osceola
Woolen
Isle Royal
Massachusetts Gas Common
New
Wee Wenee
Boston Clearings
Esseesseveres
Treasury
Reichsmarn
S. OF W
President Roosevelt
the People
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas W. Lawson
Am Tel
el Chie
B & Q Jt
Ft S & Gulf
NY & N
Steel Corp
Sessessess
Laexican Saas
Min
Missouri Pa
St Bie
Ste M Sc
Kaw & Texas
Y Central
Ont & West
Norfolk & Western
Pacific
Pease Reading
Republic Steel
Rock Island Co
St L & 8
St Louis
Southern Pacific
Il Father, Railway
Texas
Vinenie
Carotina Chem
Westinghouse
Western Union
Ennis & Stoppani
Cago Board of Trade
State
Nickerson, Simmons & Buss
Curb Brokers
Curtis
Sederquist
Consolidated Stock Exchange of
N. Y
Congress Street
Penn
Atchison and
Crowther
C. F. King
Journal Building
Pala
NEW York Stock
Hi Low
Amer Cotton OU
Amer Car & Ee
Amer Ice
Amer Locomotive
Amer Smelt & Refg
Eeeuns
Amer Sugar Refining
Ita
Amer Tobac
Certit
Anaconda Mining Co
Atlantic Coast
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn
Central of N Ju
Corel Teather
Chealpsabe
Ohio
Chicago Great West Chicago
Northwestoo
Mil & A
Colo Fuel
Fueee
Colo & Southern
Consolidated ‘Gas
Delaware & Hudson
Con G Co
Owe Osssneg
Davis-Daly and
First National Copper
Penn-Wyoming
Field & Fay Tel
State ST
Mass
James Shay & CO
Maas
Alaska
Biatin Industri Enterprise
the Post
Ben Greet Company
Nevada-Utah Union Copper Davis-Daly Inpissing
Bigwood
Fay
Balaklala Stockholders
H. A. Brown & CO Brokers
Broad ST
A. D. F. Adams
Fort Hill
H. A. Brown & CO
Oker
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