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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1907
Page
3
A fragmented price list shows Mec end lic 1 40 Tranny Consolidated at BSc 58c atd 53c and 1 00 Ree Top Extension at Bic 500 Nevada Exploration Company at 14igc 500 Silver Pick at [2c and 16 Combination Fraction at 24. id the aeheed prices were as follows.
Chicago grain prices rose with wheat leading gains on a hot Kansas outlook. September futures climbed after a weak start, corn followed wheat higher on fears heat could harm young crops, and oats and provisions finished firm. Cash and railroad receipts showed mixed activity as traders awaited tomorrow’s counts.
Judge Smith McPherson of Red Oak Iowa presided in Kansas City over cases challenging Missouri maximum freight and two cent passenger statutes. The judge retained jurisdiction to rule on validity while injunctions against enforcement were addressed, with a plan to implement the two cent rate on a trial basis for three months to gauge earnings impact.
Louis H. Van Riper, a New York broker, testifies in the Edwin Holmes Jr trial about supplying advance cotton crop figures and sharing profits with Holmes and partners. He details payments, letters, a two thirds profit split, and a scheme involving Peckham Haas and Gates & Co, with profits cited from November and December deals.
Regular auction sale of stocks and bonds by Adrian H Muller & Son on Wednesday June 19 at 12 20 pm in the Exchange Sales Room 14 and 16 Vesey Street by order of Bliss Co Pfa Worthington 6% notes 1920 10 bonds Assoc of NJ Milling Co and Milling Co 6% bonds 1947 Copper Co 80 shares etc Auction agenda lists various bonds certificates and corporate securities with face values and denominations expected to attract investors in New York.
The Railway Police Association forming from New York and New Jersey lines will meet monthly to share plans for trampless enforcement. Railroads report losses from trespassers, with New York Central noting 20 000 dollars in stolen goods recovered yearly and 1.6 arrests monthly for trespass on its system.
The record lists branches in New York at William Street Nos 16 18 20 22 and a Fifth Avenue office at 475. It also notes a Paris address 78 Rue de Richelieu for correspondence or business.
New Haven aims to merge its control of the Central New England and Poughkeepsie Bridge System including the Hartford & Connecticut Western. The combined system totals about 24 miles of track plus 322 miles of single tracks with substantial debt and rising gross earnings as repairs to the bridge near completion. The merger, expected under New York law, would enhance through freight to Boston and Northern New England and open paths to profitable connections with the Boston & Maine.
Theodore H. Price a leading bull operator in cotton says no corner in July cotton is planned in New York. He explains local May contract stock is controlled by investors betting on higher actual cotton prices as the crop starts poorly and October supplies are needed. He opposes corners noting they usually end in disaster and defends holding spot cotton as a mercantile investment while remaining bullish on grower prospects.
The Genesee River Railroad Company secures a 2 million loan to fund a 33 mile line linking the Allegheny and Buffalo divisions of the Erie system. Work resumes after a prior halt. two tunnels and a viaduct are planned with completion not expected for a year after next spring. The Erie company foresees no further financing in the near term. The fiscal year ending this month is projected as the largest in Erie Railroad history.
The New York Sub Treasury counting of cash begun May 13 ended with a total of 265 010 000 in gold and silver assets plus 2 826 166 2 5 in miscellaneous cash making 267 836 166 26. Deputy Assistant Treasurer Bantz oversaw 18 aides from Washington and 25 local laborers in the verification. 2000 tons of silver dollars 250 tons of gold coins were counted along with fractional silver coins 208 000 and nickels and pennies 179 000.
Reports say Delaware, Lackawanna and Western plans to acquire the Pere Marquette after its reorganization. Negotiations involve J P Morgan & Co and the Morgan interests with possible exchange of preferred stock for new cumulative preferred stock after about three and a half years.
Chicago June 17 Judge Honore of the Circuit Court ordered a 50 percent dividend to holders of claims against Traders Insurance Company. The company failed after the San Francisco earthquake, making this the first payment to its creditors.
The fragment lists various bonds and gilt rates for Bavarian and Saxon governments, mentioning Munich Cologne Vienna and Hamburg markets with yields around four to ten percent and percentages near par. It reads like a financial notice of bond prices and yields across German states and major cities.
The United States files a $250,000 suit in Baltimore against John H. Seward of J H Seward & Co fruit importers. Seward had pleaded guilty to defrauding the government in customs refunds.
The Travellers Protective Association of America began its eighteenth annual session at the Jamestown exposition in Norfolk. Governor Swanson welcomed the group and advocated the two-cent railroad rate law while opposing rebates and other practices that hinder rate reforms.
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued a tariff circular revising publication and filing rules for railroad tariffs. It allows agents to file under power of attorney and covers new line rates, special troop movements, and misrouting. It stresses timely submission and rejects noncompliant tariffs.
E A Moseley secretary of the Interstate Commerce Commission told the Master Car Builders Association that tight fisted boards of directors cause most railroad accidents in the last year. He said directors focus on stock market reports rather than railroad management and proper rolling stock.
Dover Delaware June 17 a charter was issued for the Barnsdell Oil Company of Pittsburg with authorized capital of 10000 and powers to acquire oil and gas lands incorporators are W D Chapman H B Kerter and J T Furlong all of Pittsburg
Chubb Son, marine underwriters, reports the loss of forty five bond issues worth 1000 each, totaling 20000, from London to a New York bank. The bonds aboard the Kai serin Augusta Victoria are believed misplaced after shipment on May 1, with prior losses at Redmond Co. noted as context.
Rogers, Brown & Co note a quiet period with buyers mismatched to June expectations and furnaces showing strong order books. Inquiries rise in the East while sellers refrain from boosting activity, keeping prices firm for coke amid wide fluctuations and ongoing rapid stock movement.
The Trustees of this Institution have declared an interest rate on funds for the year 1907. Details on the rate and compounding are announced in the board statement.
The National Biscuit Company has declared a regular quarterly dividend of one and one quarter percent on common stock, payable July 15 1907 to holders of record June 28 1907. Transfer books close June 29 1907 to July 15 1907 inclusive. F E Bugbee treasurer.
Reporters note that authorities suspect theft of securities shipped between Paris and Cherbourg. The banking house that received the consignment was not disclosed in official statements.
Involuntary petitions were filed against A. D. Company printers and publishers with claims by four creditors totaling 1 078. voluntary petition against Olcott & Weekes Company with debts and assets stated. insolvent Willem Blau appointed receiver with $8 000 bond and estimated liabilities of $32 000 against assets of $47 100. Additional involuntary and voluntary petitions named Kingston’s Thomas J. Cussack Annie Silver Roth Brothers and others with varied debts, mortgages, and receiver appointments. schedules show substantial creditors and assets including real estate and bank deposits.
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