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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1905

Page

8

Prices Marked Up Trading Increases Wall Street

The July 28 report notes a broadening and more animated stock market with large transactions in market leaders. It cites record prices for Delaware, Lackawanna & Western and Illinois Central, confirms strong bond demand, and discusses the copper stock uplift and the looming indemnity loan's effects on global gold flows and credit.

Wall Street Eee Delaware Lackawanna & Westjerma Illinois Central Union Pacific Gould Group United States Boston New York Moacam Seseresecocsv Amos State Street Shorts London Canadian Pacific Collinois Central Lackawanna Missouri Pacific Tennessee Coal & Iron United States Rubber Steel Wabash Chesapeake & Ohio St. Paul General Electric Atchison Sugar Union Pacific Preferred Europe Paris Berlin Orient France Bank of France Whiting

Dividends Declared by Railways and Philadelphia Company

Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Company declares semi annual dividends of 3 14 percent on preferred and common shares with payment date October 10. Philadelphia Company declares semi annual dividends of 2 4 percent on preferred shares with payment date September 1.

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company Philadelphia Company

Gossip of the Street Highlights Copper Steels and Reading Issues

A New Yorker notes market optimism amid bull myths and predicts gains for early buyers. Copper shares strengthen while steel, Reading, and Erie attract interest. Madison County sells 1500000 4 per cent road bonds. Grain, wheat, oats, corn comments follow with price and supply insights from Boston and Chicago. Tecumseh mine drill cores show strong results and potential lake-property impact.

Amalgamated Copper Car & Foundry Anaconda Mining Co Atchison Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Central of New Jersey Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago & Alton Chicago Great Western Chicago & Northwestern Chicago Mil & St Paul Chicago Ter & Trang Pr C & St Louis Colorado Fuel & Iron Colorado & Southern Delaware & Hudson del, Lack & West Denver & Rio Damene Oo General Electric Illnois Central International Paper Iowa Centra Jeansas Ete Manhattan L Eeeene Metropolitan Securities Metropolitan St Ry Minn St P Texas New York Central Norfolk & Western North American Northern Pacific Pacific Pennsylvania Republic Steel Iecncases Coal& Iron Texas & Pacific Toledo, St Louis US Realty US Rubber U S Steel Carolina Cchem Wheeling & Lake ‘Erie Wisconsin Central New Yorker Reading Erie American Glue Company Armour Madison County Tennessee E. H. Rollins & Sons Fall River Moseley & Co Montreal & Boston Boston Chamber of Commerce Boston Tecumseh Kearsarge Lode

Curb Market Quiet with Notable Stock Movements

The curb market showed unusually light activity with little trading. Tecumseh Rhode Island and Franklin were cited as influencing optimism for higher prices while Arizona Commercial and North Butte traded down modestly. Mass Breweries Rotary Ring Revenue Leasing and Submarine Signal were listed at quoted prices.

Treasury Tecumseh Rhode Island Franklin Arizona Commercial North Butte Mining and Stock Exchange

Oats Shipment Secured For H H Cook From Chicago

H H Cook has secured the first car of oats of the new crop. The shipment was sent to him from Chicago. Soule.

Harry van de Bogart H. H. Cook Chicago Soule

Weak Wheat Market Follows Profit Taking in Chicago

A weak wheat market in Chicago on July 23 stems from profit taking after reports of excellent winter wheat condition. September futures fall 11 to 15-8, corn drops 3-4, oats down 1-2. Provisions steady. Local receipts increased adding to bearish sentiment amid wet Minnesota weather and generally clear Dakotas.

Chicago Northwest Minnesota Dakotas

Wheat market shows erratic session with overall decline

Ennis and Stoppani report Chicago wheat futures opening firm then turning weak, with the September wheat options trading Puts at 84 and calls at 86. They note liberal receipts and an unsurpassed crop outlook, predicting continued active but lower prices.

Ennis & Stoppani Chicago Board of Trade State Mutual Chicago

New York Bonds Close Steady Across Wide Portfolio

Bond prices listed show varied results with U S 8s trading near 103 to 104 while rails and utilities move within narrow margins. Notable quotes include Am Tob 4s around 76, Atch g's near 104, and Cuba 5s at 107.

Bell Tel Am Tel & Tel Sc Central Vt Ist Ch, B& T Ill Steel Western T & T Adventure Allouez A Amalgamated Am Ag Chem Pneu Ser Am Sugar Refng Boston Boston Elevated Boston & W Cocerene Daly-West Dominion Coal Boston Land Edison Elec Ill Elm River Fitchburg Egps Franklin Minener Guanajuato Isle Royale cMass Old Dominion aOsceola Firenix Pullman Co Quincy Reece Buttonhole Rhode Island Santa Fe Shannon Mineevee Swift & Co Rofl Tamarack Tecumseh Min Utah Victoria Winona Mineesee Wyandot Atch G’s Bal & O A Do 1St Inc Balt Do 2d Inc B&q C,ri& P Erie P FW &Dcis Japan Man c G Do 1St Inc NJC G Wabash West Md

Fall River Print Cloth Market Activity and Prices

Fall River reports a weekly sale total near 200000 pieces with a price rise for regulars. 28 inch 64 squares advanced from 3 1 4 to 33 8c, while buyers show cautious interest. Demand remains strong for spot goods and contracts extend into November at current pricing.

Fall River

Gaynor Greene Habeas Corpus Case Delayed to Sept Fifth

In Montreal on July 28 the writ of habeas corpus hearing in the Gaynor Greene case was postponed to September 5 by mutual consent of judge and counsel. The petition argues the magistrate lacked power to try the case.

Gaynor-Greene Montreal

Lineman James Wilson Jr. Dies in Blue Hill Ave Work Accident

James Wilson Jr. age 28 of Dorchester died instantly after contact with a live wire while working atop a pole on Blue Hill avenue near Seaver street Roxbury. He fell 25 feet striking his head breaking his neck and skull. Wilson a veteran lineman for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company was with a crew of about a dozen men at the time.

James Wilson, Jr Neponset Avenue Dorchester New England Telephone and Telegraph Company Blue Hill Avenue Seaver Street Roxbury Wilson

Mass Electric Holders Vote For Gold Note Issue

Massachusetts Electric Companies holders met at Tremont Temple to approve a 3.5 million dollar gold note issue at 4 percent for five years to refund a like issue from 1901. Vote tally showed strong support from both preferred and common shares, exceeding two thirds.

Mass Massachusetts Electric Companies Tremont Temple Abbott Massachusetts Electric F. BE Huntress Stock Exchange

The Geezer of Geek Tops Boston Summer Run

Theatre gossip notes Tremont audiences praising Dave Lewis in The Geezer of Geek as a standout summer engagement. Boston also buzzes about The Pearl and the Pumpkin at Colonial Theatre, Klaw & Erlanger’s lavish production, and a busy July into August lineup across multiple venues with stock companies, burlesque, and vaudeville acts.

Tremont Boston Oleas Dave Lewis Charles Mackay Cleveland Percy Haswell Colonial Theatre Klaw & Erlanger New England William Courtleigh Providence

Police urged to locate missing Roxbury man Leydecker

Fearing foul play or self harm after David Leydecker of 943 Albany street Roxbury vanished July 17 his wife appeals to Station 9 for a careful search. He recently left a bakery job for an ice company in Brighton drew pay the morning he disappeared. Relatives live in Maine and New Hampshire as police plan a thorough investigation.

David Leydecker Albany Street Roxbury Station 9 Leydecker Brighton Dave Maine New Hampshire

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