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New York Times

Location

New York, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1908

Page

13

Uncertainty on Wall Street Weighs on Traders

Wall Street mood remained cautious with stocks wavering and no clear buy signals. Call money firmed and time funds stayed tight as brokers eyed potential gains from next year's margins amid state scrutiny of stock exchange practices.

Early trade at Chicago stock exchange lists mixed moves

American Can preferred eased while Edison and Subway softened. Swift rose to 105 and Title & Trust advanced to 115 as other issues showed minor shifts. Notable levels include Subway at 25 percent and various price marks across rail and utility stocks in a turbulent opening session.

Interborough Third Avenue Traction Group New York Times Chicago Edison Subway Swift Title & Trust Commercial Edison Chi. Ry Ee i. Title & Trust Hlimels St. Kass Kansas City Northwestern Sag Ieee Ee ars-Roebuck

European markets show muted activity amid holidays and gold decline

London trading slows as holidays approach with new issues including 4% Boston United Fruit debentures worth 4.5 million. Beers stock weak on a profit decline report, while Bar silver remains quiet. Paris and Berlin bourses display quiet, firm to weak tone with modest exchange rates and rentes around 97f35c.

London Mongy Paris Stock Exchange Boston United Fruit Company Erie Suissoun Pacific Baltimore & Ohio New York Exchange

Wheat and corn futures temperate by government report and world price shifts

Weakness early gave way to late session gains as a bullish government report boosted Spring wheat. Liverpool fell on La Plata and crop news from Australia and India, with Seaboard clearances around 614000 bushels. New York cash wheat ranged from 1.05 to 1.16 per bushel, while corn showed early strength then declined on the report with No 2 corn at 68 cents elevator price.

Liverpool la Plata India Seaboard New York Duluth

Increase in Farm Products 1908 Final Estimates

Washington reports final revised Agriculture Department estimates for 1908 show higher crop outputs and farm values. Key figures include corn at 2,668,651,000 bushels valued at $1,616,145,000, winter wheat 437,908,000 bushels valued at $410,330,000, oats 443,668,000 bushels valued at $381,171,000, and hay at 70,798,000 tons valued at $685,428,000, with several crops up from 1907.

Washington Department of Agriculture Bureau

Coffee Market Mixed with Small Declines and Stable Close

Prices opened quiet and mostly steady with a small decline of about five points and closed steady to ten points lower. Trade reported 10 000 bales with Havre and Hamburg holding near unchanged to varied percentages at the New York Open. Rio coffee held around 64 0 cents with a range of contract prices shown for December through November, including highs and lows and the mixed monthly closings.

Havre Hamburg New York Rio Ceee Ecsess -S Ee Cscceeee Seseses Ccseeas Oe Ee Seeses Oe

Colorado mining stocks closing quotations in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs daily stock roundup lists closing quotations for local mining shares dated December 15. Entries mention firms and percent figures such as 8 percent, 6T, 8e, and Isabella with varied values, though several names are garbled in OCR.

Colorado New York Times Colorado Springs Splanapee Na Eh Jackpot Portland Isabella United Coos San Francisco Julia Overman Chollar iSag Belcher Cal Sierra Nova Eoeese Imperial Union Crown Point Secce Utah Ceces Gould & Curry Hale & Norcross Telegraph Tonopah Belmont Seasesees Jim Butler

Higher freight rates plea from New York Board of Trade

The Committee on Railway Transportation urged business groups to back freight rates that ensure railroads receive adequate revenue. The resolutions call for support from New York legislators and Congress members and seek cooperation from commercial bodies. The Board cautions against actions that worsen public opinion toward railroads and clarifies it does not seek government laxity but fair rates comparable to private price setting.

Committee On Railway Transportation New York Board of Trade and Transportation New York Congress Charles Moore Board of Trade Poes India Moore

Northwestern Plans a Bond Sale

The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad likely will sell about 10 million dollars in bonds next year to fund 8 million dollars maturing in 1900. No sale arrangements have been made yet, but reports in the Street suggest a total bond issue of 25 million dollars.

Chicago & Northwestern Railroad

East River Savings Trustee Elected and Exchange Amendments

James B. Clews was elected a Trustee of the East River Savings Institution. The New York Cotton Exchange schedules a noon meeting on December 28 to discuss proposed bylaw amendments on cotton inspection. J P Morgan & Co offer redemption of certain bonds at par by December 31 under a June agreement. United Fruit Company bonds and related notes are offered to investors at 95 percent yield.

James B. Clews East River Savings Institution New York Cotton Exchange Exchange J. P. Morgan & Co Wall Street United Fruit Ae Higginson & Co Red Fruit Company Etonmatip Chase, Talbot & Co Broadway N. Y Frederic R. Eaton Sec’g. Etry Cottier, & Co East 40Th St Jung H. B. Dominick New York Insurance and Trust Company Lincoln Cromwell New York George M. Corning Fidelity Fidelity Funding Company Real Estate Board Dearborn Chicago Sisters of Charity Cincinnati Ohio Western Trust and Savings Bank Howard T. Wilcoxon el Paso Pueblo Las Animas State of Colorado Santa Fe Bernalillo New Mexico Colorado Paeblo Mexico T. B. of Folie Western Trust and Savings Bank Rosenthal & Hamill Fort Dearborn

Heinze Wins Land Suit Reversing 1907 Ruling

United Copper Company reports the British Columbia Court of Appeals reversed a lower court order requiring F A Heinze to take title to half of about 600000 acres tied to a Columbia & Western Railway grant. Heinze and partners acquired the land in 1895. taxes were at issue if title passed. The case dates back to 1902 and a 1907 decision now set aside.

United Copper Company Court of Appeals of British Columbia F. A. Heinze Columbia & Western Railway Mr. Heinze Richard B. Angus Canadian Pacific Railway Thomas Shaughnessy Columbia & Western Heinze Railway

Boston Consolidated Mining Company expands board

The board grows from five to seven with four new members elected. New directors are Ernst Thalmann C D Smithers Sidney J Jennings and L N Schirmer. The executive committee includes Schirmer Thalmann Jennings and Smithers with Samuel Newhouse ex officio. Lafayette Hanchett is named General Manager.

Boston Consolidated Mining Company Ernst Thalmann C. D. Smithers Sidney J. Jennings L. N. Schirmer Messrs. Schirmer Thalmann Jennings Smithers Samuel Newhouse Lafayette Hanchett

Dividend notices from multiple companies dated December 1908

A compilation of stock dividends declared by Guggenheim Exploration Company and several others. Notices include 2.5 percent quarterly dividends, 4 percent and 2 percent stock dividends, payable dates in January and February 1909, record dates in December 1908, and transfer book closings. Also lists bank and railway company dividends with payment and book-closure details.

Guggenheim Exploration Company Broadway New York Chas. K. Lipman Norfolk & Western Railway Company Arcade Building Philadelphia Irving National Exchange Bank Benjamin F. Werner United Gas Inrovement Company N. W. Corner Broad and Arch Streets Lewis Lillie Federal Mining & Smelting Company F. J. Kilner

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