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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1908
Page
13
The piece discusses Eric and its influence on markets, the Aldrich bill, and money rates. It notes expectations of continued easy money, uncertain relief from legislation, and mixed railroad earnings. Cash gains by banks are praised yet questioned for community impact and the link to speculative surges.
A condensed summary notes Dun's Review reporting slower than normal business revival with regional variation. Some centers recover ground while losses persist versus last year. April avoids major labor conflicts, wages cut to resume work. mild weather aids spring retail and agriculture. Rail earnings drop 18.6 percent for March. exports up but imports down versus last year.
The coffee market ended steady with modest gains and few price shifts. Havre rose 0.44 Pfennig, Rio held, Santos fell 0.50 reis, receipts totaled 19 000 bags at two ports, Juundiahy saw 10 000 bags, New York demand remained liberal, and Santos grades commanded premiums as spot was quiet.
Pittsburg April 3 The Pittsburg Traffic Club banquet featured Dr Woodrow Wilson Princeton University and Robert Mather Rock Island Co arguing government business relations. They argued regulation should be businesslike, oppose excessive fines on corporations, and warn that federal interference in railroad operations harms travelers and the public.
Washington April In a move to prevent losses railroads owning coal lands and other outside ventures seek a twenty month extension to dispose of assets The Senate Inter State Commerce Committee reported favorable an amendment to extend the deadline The same rule would still bar common carriers from shipping articles produced by a railroad or its allies The Cotton Exchange faces a planned election without opposition after last year’s multi ticket contest The Nominating Committee listed members and factions expressed satisfaction with the slate.
In Chicago on April 3 trade in local stocks was modest in volume but mostly on the buying side with notable price gains. Western Stone, Chicago Subway, National Biscuits, and American Radiator posted advances. several issues saw higher last prices amid a small but rising turnover. William R. Craig joins Cotton Exchange board. Cot ton Exchange elects new members. St Francisco Railroad mortgage bonds sought. Copper Mines Co. name change approved. German bonds subscription offered. Hermuda trip noted for Mark Twain and Rogers.
London stocks dull amid new issues and mixed reactions to the German loan. Consolidated securities weakened and trading remained light, with Japanese shares offering later in the day. American securities shared the idle mood as Erie Railroad uncertainty weighed on Wall Street. Paris and Berlin also reported mixed to firm trading in thin sessions.
A batch of corporations was chartered with locations in Albany and nearby New Jersey. Entries include Manhatten Square Apartment Association, Colonial State, Mystic Gaslight Mount Vernon, Austin Packing and Supply, and Brighton Flatbush Realty in New York, plus Trenton area formations like Malga Land and Improvement and American College of Neuropathy in Camden. Directors include Enos Throop Geer, Charles Engel, Ernest Atkinson, Jerome Myers, Dominick Melillo, Irving M. Myers, Harry Warcington, Thomas Stanton, Maurice Thayer, and others. Capital amounts range from 2,000 to 550,000 dollars. Additional filings note increased Bergen Realty and dissolutions.
Special to The New York Times lists newly secured charters including People’s Telephone Company of Delaware with capital of 000,000 and directors Rothenburg, Hartlex, Hazel. Lauchter Process Company of New York with 1,000,000 capital. Webster Pure Food Company of Washington with 100,000 capital. California Railways Advertising Company of New York City with 100,060 capital. Standard Glue Company of Baltimore with 50,000 capital. Bradstreet reports 247 business failures in the U S that week, with regional totals and capital cutoffs for most failures. Canada shows 32 failures, up from 41 previous week.
United Copper, tied to the Heinze group, rose on the curb market yesterday for the first time since the corner attempt and collapse last fall. After a fall to 11 and a later drop to around 5, the stock closed at 61 1/2 cents amid news Gross & Kleeberg sought reinstatement and Otto Heinze & Co. faced bankruptcy actions.
Copper prices fell across the board with all grades down at the Metal Exchange. London spot copper closed at £58 1s and futures at £59 8s. pig tin rose £2 10s to £145 spot and £143 10s futures. Lead eased 2s 6d to £14, spelter unchanged at £21 10s, iron warrants strong, while New York spot and futures quotes showed varied bid and ask levels.
Andrew J. McCormack Auctioneer offers the estate of Betsy Head Executrs sale at 53 William St and Vesey St exchange rooms April 8 1808. Large list includes Duluth & Iron Range Ry Co Chicago Northwestern Ry Co Illinois Central Ry Co and many more with numerous bonds and shares. Proceeds for estate of Betsy Head.
Notice to stockholders and convertible bondholders that the deposit deadline is extended to April 19 1908. After that date deposits will only be accepted under conditions set by the committee. Deposits to Banciscer Trust Company 7 Wall Street New York City. Committee members listed.
Multiple corporations announce quarterly and special dividends for preferred stock, payable mid-April 1908, with record dates in early to mid-April. Companies include United States Rubber Company Standard Milling Company American Locomotive Company New York Produce Exchange Bank Anniston City Land Company Alliance Realty Company and United Gas Improvement Company with details on record dates transfer book closures and payment methods.
In response to the appointment of a receiver for the Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville Railroad Company a committee of bondholders to protect holdings is formed. Bonds may be deposited without fees at the American Trust Company Boston with deposit agreements available there. The committee includes N Jordan John F Hill A C Raymond Felix Rosen G H Kinnicutt with Raymond as secretary and others in Boston New York and beyond. April 3 1908.
The New York Life Insurance and Trust Company presents a balance sheet covering assets and investments including public securities, bonds, mortgages, real estate holdings, and deposited funds. It itemizes liabilities, capital stock, surplus, and reserve amounts, with notes on suspended accounts and accrued interest as of March 29, 1908.
Notices detail a banking department report for Cosmopolitan Bank, valuations of assets and liabilities, including deposits and reserves, plus legal notices from New York courts. It includes references to a March 23 1908 meeting, appraisals, and assurances by bank officers, with associated notary attestations and public bidding notices from 1908.
The notice lists annual director elections for numerous companies including New York Life Insurance Company Bush Terminal Railroad United States Rubber Company and others. It states dates times offices and opening hours for elections and notes close of transfer books and inspectors of election. The notices are dated March 1908 and issued by company secretaries.
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