Stock Markets Firm and Dull Summary
Stock markets show firm yet dull activity with total sales in New York and Boston. Key movers: National Biscuit preferred up, G W Helme down in New York. Wolverine Mining up in Boston, Steel preferred down. Money rates steady with slight rises in both cities.
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New York
Boston
Steel Common
Pond Creek Coal
National Biscuit Pref
G. W. Helme Co
Wolverine Mining
Steel Pref
Market Quiet on New York Stock Exchange Holiday Observances
Trading on the local exchange shrank amid European religious holidays and a Sherman memorial day. Call money climbed to 9 percent before easing, with banks forecasting a better bank statement next week. Rail and bond results were mixed as September returns rolled in and U S government bonds held steady.
Boston Market Shows Slim Activity on Quiet Trading Day
The Boston market opened November 1 with only 16 932 shares traded. Pond Creek led volume at 2240 shares and closed 243 4, up 8 4 points as sponsors again bought heavily amid talk of strong earnings. Wolverine, Osceola and Chemical common posted gains, while the copper market noted a favorable foreign visible copper supply statement. The session ended with a firm tone.
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Boston
Pond Creek
Boston curb activity stalls as gas shares edge up
Local curb report notes Bay State Gas activity quiet with a two cent rise to 25 cents per share amid expectations of a small dividend. Stocks mentioned include Amalgamated Nevada, Butte & London, and Cactus with further fluctuations listed.
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Bay State
Nevada
Butte & London
Cactus
Alaska
Bay State Gas
Boston Ely
Butte Central
Butte
Money Markets Show Firm Tone With Higher Call Money
A strong tone dominated the money markets with call money inching up in Boston and New York. New York quotations ranged from 6% to 8% with a prevailing 7 1/2% in most cases. time funds showed slight rises across several maturities from 60 to 180 days. Local money and foreign exchange rates followed these movements.
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Boston
New York
Metal Markets Hold Steady Amid Dull Trade On Nov 1
Metal Exchange reports dull trading with copper easing for late months while other commodities stay near unchanged. Copper futures for November to January show slight declines with figures around 16.75 to 17.15. Lead and spelter trade lower, tin remains dull, and iron is steady as London closes with mixed copper and tin gains and futures firming in places.
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London
State Street Topics Market eases ahead of holidays and elections
Yesterday's session was quiet with gains and losses evenly split and volume under 260000 shares. Markets close today for Vice President Sherman's death and resume after Sunday and Election Day with limited trading. money again near 6 percent after peaking at 9 percent. Railroad earnings for September show uneven results with some improves and others lagging, while small denomination bonds gain interest amid a push to broaden bond access for savers. Davis Daly reports year end figures with negative excess expenditures despite development, and Goldfield Consolidated moves to drop NYSE listing and consolidate transfer agency in San Francisco.
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Sherman
Stock Exchange
October Leads in Boston Elevated Revenue Records
Boston Elevated reports a near 1.5 million October gross, beating prior records by a wide margin and marking a 9 percent rise from last year. Other outfits show diverse gains: St Louis Southwestern September gross 1,118,964 with net 378,685. St Paul September gross 6,653,083 and three months gross 18,673,767 with strong nets. Copper exports reach 24,670 tons since Oct 1. Boston & Worcester railways post about 54,000 October gross. New York and Boston markets pause for J S Sherman tribute. Missouri Kansas Texas three months gross 7,918,682 with net 2,135,836.
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Steel Corporation
St. Paul
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Boston Elevated
St. Louis Southwestern
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Bond Market Notes and Bond Withdrawals From Exchange List
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph plans payoff of 5 million two year 5 percent notes maturing Jan 5. EE Clark & Co with Worcester and Robins open offices in Boston. notable Philadelphia house with Maine gas and electric holdings. Several bonds removed from NYSE list including Central Railroad of New Jersey Lehigh Wilkesbarre Coal 5 percent due 1912 and New York Central lines equipment trust. Speyer Co and N W Harris report over 75 percent of New York State Railways 412 percent bonds offered have been sold.
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Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company
EE. W. Clark & Co
New York
Philadelphia
Congress Street
Clarence Irving Worcester
B. Blake Robins, Jr
Maine
New York Stock Exchange
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Lehigh Wilkesbarre Coal Company
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Winchester Avenue Load
New York Central Lines Equipment Trust
Guaranty Trust Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
City of
Speyer & Co
N. W. Harris & Co
New York State Railways
Cotton market shows renewed strength on strong Liverpol cables
The cotton market rose about 20 points as Liverpol cables surprised traders and pushed prices higher. Weather across the Eastern belt and cold Texas Oklahoma conditions supported gains while private crop estimates ranged near 14.58 to 14.60 million bales, with the Western belt outlook mildly bearish amid heavy offerings.
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Liverpol
Texas
Oklahoma
Dividends Declared by Major Companies
Pennsylvania Railroad pays 11 2 percent quarterly on Nov 30 to holders of record Nov 4. Southern Pine Line declares $8 payable Dec 2 to holders of record Nov 18. Gelube Bond Deposit Co regular monthly 1 2 percent payable Dec 1. Pacific Gas and Electric regular quarterly 1.50 on preferred payable Nov 15 to record Oct 31. American Radiator regular quarterly 1 3 4 percent preferred payable Nov 15. Common 2 percent payable Dec 31 with books closing Dec 22 and reopening Dec 31.
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P Ceaeves
Smelt & R
At&s
At& SF
Atl
Bklyn RT
Brunswick
Butterick
Cal Pet Corp
Can Pacific
Cen Leather
Ches Ohio
Cm&s
CMM
Helme Co
Goodrich
Harvester
Lehigh Valley
Liggett & A
Lorillard Co
Louis Nash Peers
Nat Biscuit
Nat Biscuit Pf
Rhims Hy
Ill Steel
West T & T
Algomah
Pmaalenmae
Ag Cheat
Clecsatsio
Pneup
Tel & Tel
Amoskeag
Gulff & Bisa
Bos & Albany
Bos & Maine
Butte & Sup
Cal & Arizona
Cal & Hecla
Chino
Cum Co P & L Pl. A
Daly West
East Butte
Edison
Fitchby
General Rg Vl
Geo Ry & Elst
Granby Iris
Greene
Hancock
Hedley Gold
Indiana Ee Ee
Masa Gas
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Southern Pine Line Company
Gelube Bond Deposit Company
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
American Radiator Company
Calendar for Today Books Close
Calendar note states books close for Peoples Gas Light and Coke and United Rys and Wiec Co. with actions affecting current accounts and trading deadlines. End of day cutoff impacts service and shipments as listed in the public notices.
Grain markets fall on war worries and Balkan victories
Foreign grain markets declined with long liquidation around a holiday. Wheat fell 11 4 to 6 8, corn 11 8 to 7 8, oats 1 2 to 1 2 5 8. Liverpool wheat down 56 8 to 7 8, Berlin up 3 8, export sales included 64 000 wheat, 60 000 corn, 150 000 oats.
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Ofsiday
Liverpool
Berlin
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Bradstreet Review of Trade Shows Steady Activity Ahead of Election
Bradstreet's state of trade notes no material hesitancy due to the presidential election. Buying remains liberal in cereal crop districts and for railway equipment, with strong activity in dry goods, groceries, shoes, confectionery, and holiday jewelry. Cotton demand fuels a 45 point rise. bank clearings rise 4.8 percent. weekly and 18 week exports for wheat and corn show solid year over year growth.
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New York
Bradstreet
United States
Canada
Telegraph
Bradstreet’s
Dr. Henry R. Thayer Dead at 93 in City Home
Dr. Henry R. Thayer, a veteran physician and longtime South End figure, died yesterday at his Columbus Avenue home. He would have turned 94 next Tuesday after a 35 year city residency and prominence in medicine.
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Henry R. Thayer
South End
Columbus Avenue
Harvard Man Emerson Promoted to Treasury Special Agent
Guy Emerson, son of Dr. Nathaniel Waldo Emerson of Back Bay, who studied law at Harvard, has been named a Treasury Department special agent by executive order from President Taft. He will assume duties next Monday after serving as private secretary to James F. Curtis for eighteen months.
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Harvard
Guy Emerson
Nathaniel Waldo Emerson
Back Bay
Emerson Hospital
Washington
Treasury Department
Taft
James F. Curtis
the Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Franklin MacVeagh
Curtis
Emerson
Paine Memorial Hall Dedicatory Honors Robert Treat Paine
Bishop Lawrence and Edmund Billings led the dedicatory exercises at Paine Memorial Hall the new auditorium of the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge honoring Robert Treat Paine. Speakers praised Paine for his role in founding Associated Charities Trinity Church Boston and related social initiatives.
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Bishop Lawrence
Edmund Billings
Paine Memorial Hall
Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
Robert Treat Paine
Dean Hodges
George L. Paine
New Haven
Europe
Paine
Billings
Phillips Brooks
Trinity Church
Associated Charities
Boston
George S. Paine
Trade Review Reports Steady Activity Across Industries
R G Dun and Company notes continued remarkable activity and soundness in industrial and mercantile sectors. Dry goods prices firm. cottons show brisk orders and low stocks. print cloths and bleached goods price adjustments anticipated. Footwear demand solid with large supplementary orders. hides and calfskins command higher prices. Paris auction hides rise 3 to 6 percent. Failures: 289 in U S, 4 in Canada.
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New York
R. G Dun & Company
Kall River
New Tungland
Paris
United States
Canada
Chicago Market Notation Shows Bid and Ask Variations
Readable fragments indicate bid ask levels for stocks or bonds with percentages around 100 percent. The text mentions Com Ed, Ryshe, ChyRyshe, and various short codes, numbers, and abbreviations, typical of market ticker notes and price quotes from a historical page.
Wilson Cancels Rochester Parade After Arrival
Governor Woodrow Wilson arrived in Rochester for two speeches and tele graphed National Chairman W. P. McCombs to cancel a New York parade planned by the College Men's Wilson and Marshall Clubs for tomorrow.
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Rochester
N. Y
Woodrow Wilson
W. P. McCombs
New York
Wilson and Marshall
Parade to coincide with Vice President Sherman funeral
Governor calls for parade cancellation to show sympathy for the late Vice President's family. He wired officials requesting the parade be postponed to honor the deduced date and mournful hour.
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Sherman
Cancellation of New York parade for Vice President funeral
Democratic committee chairman announces cancellation of the New York parade planned for tomorrow in honor of the late Vice President. He states Governor Wilson agreed after learning the funeral would be held tomorrow afternoon and notes Wilson Day events will proceed nationwide.
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New York
McCombs
Democratic National Committee
United States
Wilson
Toomorrow
Mees Combs
Sherman
Dr Wiley to Speak at Four City Rallies Tonight
Dr Harvey W Wiley, noted pure food expert, delayed in Washington and due in at 10 this morning. He will address four major rallies tonight with Governor Foss, David Walsh, the state ticket, and national figures at Dudley Street Opera House Ward 21 and other venues. Monday will feature a citywide whirlwind tour with Democratic rallies in every ward.
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Harvey W. Wiley
Washington
Wilson-Marshall
Democratic City Committee
Foss
David [. Walsh
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
Zach LaMarr Cobb
William R. Smith
Texas
Fitzgerald
Charless. Hamlin
Sherman L. Whipple
James H. Vahey
Peters
Curley
Murray
Dudley Street Opera House
Mather School Hall
Meeting House Hill
Minton Hall
Forest Hills
Washington- Allston School Hall
Cambridge Street
O'Gorman levels charge against Roosevelt in Brooklyn speech
Senator James A. O'Gorman told an Academy of Music audience in Brooklyn that Theodore Roosevelt did not back his stated policies during his presidency. He argued trusts and monopolies grew under Roosevelt and criticized Taft for signing the Payne Aldrich bill and failing to cut tariffs as promised.
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New York
James A. O’gorman
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Theodore Roosevelt
O’gorman
McKinley
Taft
Republican Party
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