Rr-dividend Assessment and Asset Totals
Dividend status noted with payment recorded. Total assets include listed stocks at 11 735 shares and unlisted stocks at 34 444 shares, bonds valued at 65 000 dollars, ponds at 18 000 dollars.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1900
Page
6
Dividend status noted with payment recorded. Total assets include listed stocks at 11 735 shares and unlisted stocks at 34 444 shares, bonds valued at 65 000 dollars, ponds at 18 000 dollars.
The report highlights Sugar's enormous volume and the mixed mood in the market as rumors swirl about a potential settlement. It notes a large New York trading day, uncertainty over Sugar, a master hand in market moves, and comments from James R. Keene on near-term settlement prospects.
A sensational pitch touts a Boston backed Blackfoot Copper Co plan with Montana properties listing 1,000,000 shares. treasury 300,000 shares. It urges quick subscriptions with 20 percent cash and balance by May 7, promising extraordinary potential and urging readers to contact Otek Smith & Co, Boston.
Wheat was steady with May to July shifts as traders and brokers took opposite sides. Corn edged higher despite weak English and Paris cables. Hogs fell 5 cents with 87 000 head received. pork down 5 to 0. lard and ribs 8 to 74 cents lower. N W wheat car counts cited, with 684 today, 369 last week, 571 last year. Foreign selling orders and diminished visible supply influenced the mood.
Miss Harriet N. Andrews hosts a refined exhibition in her 72 Boylston Street studio. Her sketches span England and France, with Brittany scenes and portraits showing strong tonal sense and versatile skill.
Advertisement asserts a health remedy that promises relief, sleep, and prolonged life if directions are followed. It claims banishment of pain and urges purchase at drug stores with a mail offer of ten samples and a thousand testimonials for five cents from BIPANS CHEMICAL CO. New York.
In Holbrook on April 8 a group of 30 young men form the Bachelors' Club to resist marriage and the temptations of women. They vow never to cross the threshold of married life amid opposition and faith-based concerns, despite Brigham Young’s plurality doctrine.
Mr. Torrey general counsel for Fitchburg Railroad argues before the Legislature that Fitchburg should lease to Boston & Maine, detailing past line acquisitions, dividend history, and the motive of stockholders. He asserts the state’s stock dealings and board actions favored Boston & Maine, while directors claimed no authority beyond stockholder directives, leading to contested lease negotiations with broad state involvement.
Holbrook Bachelors Club rules bar all female contact and favor a harsh code. W C Cote advocates an auxiliary group for ex married men to warn members of potential faithfulness risks. A member faced with a ball game charge and another with perfume scrutiny were disciplined or dismissed. Three applicants were rejected for not showing enough resolve.
M B Hickey and partners Kelller Daly Jordan and others organize a bachelor opposition in Holbrook to promote matrimony. The group, led by Conrad Cote Michael Hickey and W D Hickey with John Meara as treasurer, faces young ladies’ ire after bachelors were denied entry to a North Abington dance amid suspected distribution of literature.
Boston stockholders form a protective committee to back a lease of the Fitchburg line to the Boston and Maine. Proxies are collected and a two day meeting ratifies the lease by a large margin, despite opposition from many directors. Proponents argue the lease boosts regional commerce and terminal facilities, while warning opponents could jeopardize westbound freight and passenger service.
The Star Brewing Company in Roxbury hosted about 1500 guests for the opening of its lager department. The new "Stag Prize Lager" will be marketed today, chosen from 6700 name suggestions. The firm, established in 1896, employs 63 workers and spans 214 acres in Mount Pleasant.
In New York on April 30 bankers in sterling exchange were assessing gold export prospects. Reports from Wall Street indicated one engagement had been arranged. the transaction may not reach $100,000.
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