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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1900

Page

8

Market gains in London and New York as steel and sugar lead

Tuesday evening summary: London cables show a stronger market after South Africa shocks. New York opens strong with brisk buying, heavy short covering, and active commission buying. Leading movers include Sugar, American Steel and Wire, and Atchison preferred and Northern Pacific rails. Close signals a potential further rise if public funds continue.

London South Africa New York American Steel and Wire Atchison Preferred Northern Pacific

Is Wheat Going Up

A humorous bar remark frames a market note on wheat price trends. The piece cites past buying below 70c as a trigger and lists financial figures: total sales Bonds 35762.50, unlisted bonds 54000, stocks 14812 shares, unlisted stocks 14487 shares.

Market notes and corporate earnings from 1900 era signals

An assembled digest reports wheat price trends, small margins on wheat trading, and profits from American Steel and Wire with dividends. It notes Sugar stock activity and insider purchases, Edison Electric leadership change, Erie Telegraph rights subscription, and oil company results including United States Oil and North American Gold Dredging Company assets and dividends.

C& W Mich Bs General Electric i Alexican Central Io Railroads Atch T& Sy Goston & Albany Boston Toston & Maine Inn Central Mason W&h Ant and Old Colony Aetna Allouez Dominion Coal Bim River Wigan Humboldt Montana Quincy Rhode Island Org Tecumseh Crimountain Utah Victor Pe Winona Eee Gealy Wolverine Am Bell Tel Boston Land Federal Steel Cenaral Electric New England the Pullman Co Torrington United Fruit St United Shoe West Electrite Am Sugar Amalgamated Ag Chem Am Steel & Wire U S American Steel & Wire Company Chicago Gates C.L. Edgar Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Jacob C. Rogers Walter C. Baylies C. W. Amory Treasury Erie Telegraph and Telephone Company New York Gall Loane Occansiecniaecas United States Oil Globe National Bank North American St. Mary’s Jay State Little Tiger Fortuna Republica Mass Consolidated Mining Mass Company

Bond Trading Data From Boston Stock Exchange

Boston stock records show daily bond sales figures with high and low prices and closing bids and asks. Listings include various issues with price points around 100, and multiple small lots highlighted by numbers and percent figures.

Eat Atch T& SF Central B& Q de Bias Y&n Midh Serip

Wheat and grain markets open lower amid cold wave and plagues

Chicago opening prices show wheat down 14 cents from yesterday with general weakness across corn oats and pork futures. Reports cite Liverpool higher but nearby unloading and a tighter world supply Bradstreet notes a 2 088 600 bushel decline and mills demand easing amid a cold wave and plague news from Buenos Aires to Kogario with markets closing easy.

Chicago Janmat Isesessesas Arrianammmea E'S Nis Eee Eomsalso Alivy Pareacsus Saag Messrs Howard, Crosby & Cosey Liverpool Bradstreet New York Kogario

Real Estate Exchange Celebrates Tenth Anniversary Banquet

About 17 percent of covers were laid at the Algonquin Club for the Real Estate Exchange tenth annual banquet. President John Mason Little led remarks praising Boston’s harbor progress and the organization’s 60 percent membership rise. Speakers urged bold harbor development and growth for Boston and New England.

Algonquin Club Real Estate Exchange Exchange John Mason Little Boston Earth Charles H. Taylor William B. Rice Metropolitan Park Commission Melvin O. Adams Revere Beach & Lynn Washington Boston Harbor Lincoln Harbor and River Commission United States Commonwealth Congress Treasury New England England Germany New York New York Central Albany Frederic Hl Viaux Alpheus H. Hardy

Amherst Alumni Banquet Welcomes New President Harris

The Amherst Alumni Association held a highly attended banquet at the Hotel Somerset last evening to welcome President George Harris, the college’s new head chosen after Merritt S. Gates. President Charles P. Searle presided with remarks by Harris and several alumni and faculty members.

Ing United States Committee On Charles P. Mooney Clement J. Moriarty John M. Sullivan Amherst Alumni Association Somerset George Harris Merritt S. Gates Charles P. Searle Harris Charles A. Sibley Arthur L. Spring Leighton Parks Edward Cummings Orvard Samuel T. Elder Edward Hitchcock George A. Leland C. PB. Merrill A. Delabarre

Dinner to Wolcott Ex Gouvernor Wolcott at University Club

Ex governor Wolcott was honored with a dinner at the University Club hosted by friends. Invitations came from Francis H Appleton John C Gray Charles Flamlin Augustus Hlemenway Henry L Higginson Henry S Howe Amory A Lawrence Bishop William Lawrence Francis C Lowell Richard Olney Henry Parkman and William I Wharton. Sixty eight diners attended a brief reception with handshakes and toasts from Judge Lowell and the ex governor.

Wolcott University Club Francis H. Appleton John C. Gray Charles §. Flamlin Augustus Hlemenway Henry L. Higginson Henry S. Howe Amory A. Lawrence Bishop William Lawrence Francis C. Lowell Richard Olney Henry Parkman William I. Wharton Judge Lowell Judge Jowell Roger Wolcott Crane T. Jefferson Coolidge Eliot Solomon Lincoln Hamlin William Lawrence George H. Lyman H. J. Higginson William F. Wharton

Cambridge Budget Sparks Charter Change and City Caucus Overhaul

Cambridge voters face a charter amendment to grant the Mayor veto power over school committee actions affecting spending. The annual budget totals 2,180,287 with specified departmental allocations and revenue projections. A separate plan seeks statewide rules for municipal caucuses with ward nominations and Australian ballot procedures. A fire commissioner appointment is referred to the fire department, and John W. Roberts’ reserve police confirmation remains tabled.

Cambridge School Committee of Champlin Committee On Malley Common Council Board of Aldermen and School Committee Board of Aldermen Alderman Perkins Committee On Fire Department Fire Department John W. Roberts

Pro Boer Mass Meeting Planned at Paneuil Hall

A pro Boer mass meeting is scheduled at Paneuil Hall under the patronage of the A O H of Suffolk County on Monday evening February. The committee expects national reputation speakers and anticipates a large turnout to support the Boer cause.

Paneuil Hall A. O. Hl Suffolk County Committee of

Hibernians Plan Fund Drive at Faneuil Hall

Suffolk county Hibernians pledge to raise 50000 for Boer relief with medical supplies ambulance corps and equipment. Subscriptions from local cities go to Holland Society in New York as officers finalize plans at Hibernian Hall in Boston.

Faneuil Hall Sarare Hibernians Suffolk County New York Hibernian Hall Washington Street

Public Boer Meeting Tonight in Spelman Hall

Arrangements for the mass meeting are complete for 8 o'clock at Spelman Hall. A large number of prominent national state and municipal figures are invited. Local speakers will discuss the Boer question with speeches poems recitations and resolutions. The St Augustine's Band will provide martial music.

Spelman Hall St. Augustine’s Band

Country Club Brookline Hosts Large Skating Carnival Night

Hundreds of members guests and friends packed the Brookline Country Club last night for a two part event dinner and skating. A torch lit pond with red lights and Japanese lanterns framed a two hour ice session as golfers and curlers mingled near the tea house. The next carnival and illumination is planned for next Saturday with a curling match against Tuxedo Park Club on the same rink.

Brookline Clyde Park Casey Little Country Club Tuxedo Park Club New York

Glark's Cruise Sets Sail for Mediterranean Tour

A twelve parlor car and two baggage cars special excursion train will reach Charlestown docks at 38 30 this evening. The Dominion line steamship New England will host a Clark led American Tourist Agency cruise through the Mediterranean with a distinguished roster of New England travelers including Mrs. Adams of Jamaica Plain and Mr. Walter A. Allen of Waltham among many others in Worcester, Framingham, Boston and beyond.

Fitchburg Railroad Charlestown Dominion Line New England Mediterranean American Tourist Agency Rank Co. Clark S. Virginia Atwell Worcester C. H. Adams Jamaica Plain Adams Flla J. Adams Boston Mass Walter A. Allen Waltham Letherid Adams Isabel F. Adams A. EE. Alvord Newton Centre Adelaide W. Bigelow Helen S. Bigelow Henry UO. Bradley Della G. Bowdoin Lawrence Albert C. Buttrick A. Jeanie Bradley Caro Ian van der Burgh Pall River Mathilda Burleigh South Berwick Clara M. Burleigh Alice ©. Brown Joseph S. Bradley Hadson J. BE Crowley Henry Clarke Stonington Conn S. Jennie Cowden George W. Cheney South Manchester Wells W. Cheney Seonth Manchester William H. Clark Workman Sarah D. Crosby Ellswerth Steen IL Collyer AmeNa C. Darling F. J. Dingley Lewiston Bret I. Dineley Florence ‘A. Dickinson Whately Garrett H. Dolan Spencer I. S. Drummond Bath Dana Estes Brookline Philin Estes Fuller BF. Peeban Witchbure Tlatherly Foster Imes Bertha Frost Woburn Mary A. Frost Edward R. Godfrey Paris George I. Godfrey Mary A. Gardner Fall River Prederick Gou New Bedford William M. Ingraham Portland Wiliam J. Irving Cambridge Alden P. Jacques Haverhill Jacones J. Henry Jackson Barre Jackson Warry Hollister Jackson Frederick K. Jackson Wakefield Alexander Lewis Tews Catherine Lee A. 8 Lowell William H. Tee Greenwood Lee Denia F. Lee Princes P. Lafavour Bevery Mary Tinealn Wareham Minnie A. Teach Clara Leach Phillip O. Loring

Charlestown Improvement Association Banquet Pushes Tax Reform

More than 150 members and friends attended the annual Charlestown Improvement Association banquet at the Cadet Armory on Main Street. Mayor Thomas N Hurt urged state legislation to repeal Boston specific tax terms and supported higher general tax levels to fund city needs and reduce debt. Other speakers included General Bancroft and officials from the port, rail and civic groups, with several special guests listed.

Charlestown Improvement Association Main Street William H. Oakes City Trail Boston State House William A. Bancroft Jeremiah J. McCarthy Henry C. Cochran U.8 M. C John R. Murphy Philo W. Sprague Stover B. T. Stacey J. N. Supple George N. Gammons George B. Neal F. L. Brown James D. Coody Ef.a. Pillsbury

Medford Mayors Appoints City Officials Listing

Medford mayor Loring submitted appointments to the aldermen including city treasurer Parker R. Watchfield city collector Edward W. Hayes city auditor George D. Cummings city solicitor Benjamin F. Hayes city engineer T Howard Barnes overseer of poor John Crowley Board of Health George W. Mills inspector of buildings Calvin H. Clark inspector of wires Harry P. Horton city physician Frank E. Mayberry street commissioner Alonzo H. Kimball inspector of milk and vinegar Henry F Moore keeper of lockup Emery D. Holmes drawtender at Mystic bridge Thomas Leahy public weigher Frank Hathaway assessor Warren T. Morse.

Medford Loring Parker R. Watchfield Edward W. Hayes George D. Cummings Benjamin F. Hayes T. Howard Barnes John Crowley Board of Health George W. Mills Calvin H. Clark Harry P. Horton Frank E. Mayberry Alonzo H. Kimball Henry F Moore Emery D. Holmes Mystic Bridge Thomas Leahy Frank Hathaway Warren T. Morse

Coat Lost By Young Man on Washington Street

William C. Conlon, 22, suffered an epileptic fit while walking from Boylston to Summer on Monday afternoon. He was unconscious and lost his heavy black winter overcoat, which his father W. J. Conlon of 164 Wevronshire Street is eager to recover.

William C. Conlon Washington Street Boylston W. J. Conlon Wevonshire Street

Drunkenness Cure Trial Remedy Mailed Free to Seekers

A new discovery claimed to cure drunkenness by adding a remedy to tea coffee or food. It works quietly while relatives observe, allegedly reclaiming the drunkard without his knowledge. Send name and address to Dr J W Haines 1417 Glenn Bldg Cincinnati Ohio for a free sample and full usage directions along with testimonials.

J. W. Haines Glenn Blég Cincinnati Ohio

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