Wall Street Advances Amid Harriman Union Pacific Plans
Prices strengthen through the session with New York and Boston activity led by Amalgamated and Reading. Harriman announces a $100 million Union Pacific bond plan and potential extra dividends, while Atlantic rises on Baltic lode rumors and Atlantic and Amalgamated show notable moves.
Market closes with mixed stocks and bonds figures
The Boston Market records May 5 as ex dividend day with listed stocks 18 286 shares unlisted 9 080 shares and bonds totaling 82 600 dollars in total sales.
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Boston
Bay State Gas Dominates Curb Market Trading
In Boston on May 5 Bay State Gas again drew curb brokers, with selling slightly outpacing buying. The price drifted from 36 to 32 cents, then surged near close as thousands of shares changed hands, finishing up 4 cents at 39. Other names mentioned include Lake Copper, Rosario, Silver Leaf and Howell & Little.
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State Street
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Edward IH
Harriman
Union Pacific
Cammack
London
Southern Pacific
St. Paul
Atchison
Steels
Europe
Bay State Gas
Lawson
Richard J. Burton
Burton
Nickerson
Simmons & Buss
GO State St
Boston
Arme Consolidated
Nevada
Ee Soo Beaver Carbonate
Bingham Central
OSL
Black Mount
Boswyocolo
Cumberland Ely
Davis Daly
Dominion Copper
Eagle & Blue Bell
East Butte
Goldfield Consol
Giroux Con Mines
Goldfield & Boston
Gold King
Greene
Hancock
Howell & Little
Inter Belanger
Laramie Oo
Lake Copper
Majestic Copper
Utah
Pioneer M & M
Raven Mining
Rosario Tee Ewe
Southwest Devel
Superior & Boston
Superior & Pitts
Thunder Mountain
Apex Ener
Yukon
SOULE
Rosario
NY Bond Listings Show Mixed US Government and Corporate Issues
A historical bond catalog lists numerous US government issues and corporate notes with varied coupons and prices. Notable entries include Atchison 4s, Atlantic Coast Line 4s, Denver & Rio G 4s, Reading 4s, St Louis-San Francisco 4s, Union Pacific 4s, and various 5s, 4s, and 3s from railroads, utilities, and trusts with prices around 60 to 110.
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Amalgamated Copper
Amer Car & Foundry
Amer Hide & Leather
Amer Ice
Amer Locomotive
Tenner
Amer Smelt & Refg
Amer Sugar Refining
Amer Tobac
Oye
Anaconda Mining Co
Ee Ae
Atchison Eee
RDG
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Brooklyn
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago Great West
Chicago & Northwest
Chi, Mill& St Paul
Colo Fuel & Iron
Colo & Southern
PSC
Dela & Hudson
Denver & Rio Grande
Ieee Eerie
General Electric
Great Northern
Illinois Central
Iowa Central
Louisville & Nashville
Mexican Central
Min
St Louis
Missouri Pacific
Ally Mo
Kan
Texas
New York Central
Ont & Western
Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacifie
Ewens
Republic Steel
Rock Island Co
St L & San Fran
St L Southwest
Seer Ewes Too Sloss
Sheffield
Southern Pacific Leene
Southern Railway
Seenee
Texas & Pacific
St L
US Steel
Soo
Utah Copper
Wabash
Westinghouse
Am Tobacco
Atchison
Atlantic C L
Balt & Ohio
Brook R Tev
Cent
Caso Ane
Eas
Ches & Offio
Chi & Alton
RI & P RR
GOGOL
C,.co
C & St
Col Ind
Denver & Rio G
Distillers
Erle Prior
Col & Southern
Cuba
Val
Hocking Val
Japan
Certif
L & N Unified
Manhattan
Minn & St LL
M Co
Bsc
Rfdgate
Penn Cy
St L & IM Con
St L & S
Seaboard A L
So Pacific
Do Ist
So Railway
Texas & Pac
Ttleee
Union Pacific
U S Steel
Wabashists
Western Md
W&elle
Wis Central
Atcr
Adams
Chicago grain quotations from Ennis and Stoppani text
Grain quotations show May and July futures for wheat corn and oats with bid offers and closing percentages. Notable items include May wheat near 10354 to 10814 and July around 10214 to 102%. corn May at 7% to 704 with July 644 and Sept 63. oats May around 53% and July near 47% with assorted figures.
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Ennis & Stoppani
Chicago Board of Trade
State Mutual
FS Fay Ags
Protest Over Railroad Merger At State House
Boston Chamber of Commerce representatives spoke to a legislative railroads committee opposing the merger of Boston and Maine with New York New Haven Hartford. They cited shoe industry stats, freight concerns, and potential rate hikes to argue Massachusetts would lose a leading industry and market competition if the deal proceeds. Elwyn G. Preston and F. P. Shumway led the testimony with warnings about New York capitalists gaining control of regional transportation.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Legislative Committee On Railroads
Boston & Maine
New York, New Haven & Hartford
F. P. Shumway
Elwyn G. Preston
Bernard J. Rothwell
Massachusetts
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Connecticut
Standard Oil Company
New York
Boston
New Haven
N. Y
Chamber of Commerce
R. H. White Company
New England
Boston & Maine Railroad
Maine
Walker
E. B. Mellen
Brockton
Colonel Benton
New Haven Road
Railroad Commission
Doan's Kidney Pills Promoted For Kidney Troubles
An advertisement urges sufferers of back pain and urinary issues to try Doan's Kidney Pills. It cites a Boston resident, W. B. Coolidge of 121 M Street, claiming relief from kidney and back pain and odorless secretions after use. The ticket promotes 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo as sole US agents.
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Bright
Dean
Boston
W. B. Coolidge
M Street
Mass
Daily
Broadway
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Rothe urges healthy rivalry in Boston and Maine merger
Bernard J. Rothe, president of the Boston Chamber of Commerce, told the Board of Trade in Everett that New England’s future depends on genuine competition in transportation. He warned against a monopoly scenario with the New Haven and urged alignment with the Harriman system for regional gain.
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Everett
Bernard J. Rothewell
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Rothwell
New England
Boston & Maine Railroad
Canadian Pacific Railway
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
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Reading
Amalgamated
Mackay
Cal
Atl
Atlantic
Boston & Worcester
Call
Time Money
Ers
Northern Pacific Railway Company
National
Northern Pacific
Steel Common
New York Stock Exchange
Baltic Lode
Butte Coalition
North Butte
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific Company
Leavenworth, Kansas & Western Railway Company
Topeka & Northwestern Railroad
Z Ae
N. L. Amster
Shannon, Arizona Commercial
Boston & Corbin
West
Arizona Commercial
Amster
Corbin
James W. Neill
The
Mass Mining Company
Ke. G. Johns
Exchange Place
Coppermines Company
Mr. Johns
Stock Exchange
Herick, Berg & Co
Hayden, Stone & Co
H. F. J. Knoblock
F. W. Holmes
T. M. Harriman
O’brien
la Rose
Trethewey
City of Cobalt
McKinley Darragh
Nipissing
G. W. Clawson
Yukon Basin Gold Dredging Company
San Francisco
Risdon Iron & Locomotive Works
Watson
Alaska
Nelson Bar
Stewart River
Ogilvie
Vancouver
B. C
Whitehorse
A. S. Howe
Laramie
Hahn’s Peak & Pacific Railway Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
T. Winthrop Barnard
Barnard & Gilbert
J. W. Bowen & Co
Exchange
Financial Department of the Post
Boston News Bureau
Boston Financial News
William E. Soule
Wwe
New York Funds
PORTO
Sub-treasury
Bankers’ Sterling O
F. L, Milliken & GO
Bankers and Brokers
State St
Davo
U. S. Steel Butte Coalition
Leavitt & Grant
Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York
Mining Securities Review
Winthrop Building
Canada
Mexico
Goldfield Cobalt
Tonopah
Trinity Place
Telegraph Company
William R, Driver
A. D. F. Adams
Lort Hill
Amalgamated Copper Company
H. Melin
Boston-Cuba Sugar & Fruit CO
J. L. Rice CO
Milk St
C. W. Barron
Joan A. Boardman
Amer Bell Tel
Amer Tel & Tel
Bell
Chi Junction Os
Bo, M & B Inc
NY & NH
Western Seattle Electric
Union Pac
West End Pf
Ariz Com
aCal & Ari
Cal & Ho
Daly-West
Franklin
Granby
Greene-Cuna
Guanajuato
la Salle
Michigan
Mohawk
Orm
Noutte Ty
Quincy
Shannon
St Mary's L
Bos & Corbin
Isle Royale
Ps Swift & Co
Alaska Mines Securities
Am Light & Traction
ARCO
British Columbia
Coppe Ny
Buffalo Gas
Chicago Subway
Goatt Central Fils
Consol Arizona
Douglas Copper
Ely Consol
Empire Steel
Greene Gold
Greene Silver
Hall Signal
Havana Tobacco Ce
Houston
King Fdwat
Ty McKinley Darragh
Meersebaum
Consol
Ney Mines & Smelting
NY Transportation
Bly Nipissing Paes
HBR
Seaboard Air Line
Stewart
Henry A.seymour
Milk Street
NEW York Bonds
Chicago
State House
Mr. Shumway
Shumway
Preston
Majestic Naz
Nmiova
Hedda Gabler
Comtesse Coquette
Siksoay
Knickerbocker Grand Operaco
Ss. Kronberg
Adeline Padovani
Mme
Laura Rethy
Lucia
Trovatore
Traviata
Cavalleria
Kmi
Sat
Pagliacci
Orton Theatre
Lindsay Morison
America
Girl of
Colonial Theatre
Richard
Mars
Carle
Mary
Tonicht Cazeaux
Samson
Williams
Imperials
CC Gay Morning Glory
Elmore Sisters
Goleman
Patrice
Mareena
Nevaro
Clifford and Burke
Henry D. Gardner
George A. Hickman
Chas. Frohman
Rich & Harris
George Broadhurst
Rr Theatre Invenings S
Teteatre
Washington
Dover
Miss May White
Ben T. Loring
Jack Manley
Ladles’ Orchestra Orchestra
Family Circle Be
Washington, Dor. Beach
Bowdoin
Lyceum
Behan
St. ‘Theatre
Robert Edeson
Henry B. Harris
Ferdinand
Ferdie
Clobe Theatre
Sadie Hyested
Etta Victorigg
Venus
Herrick, Copley Sq
Wright & Ditson
Rosin
New Downer’s Landings
JAS
Donaldson
Washington St
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