Coal prices and rail affairs dominate New York meeting
At a New York meeting coal sales agents raised stove coal by five cents a ton and all other sizes by sixteen cents. November delivery prices were set with stove at four dollars a ton and egg and chestnut at 1.76, grate at 3.60. Officials denied a major railroad pool shift while industry rumors of Pardee Coxe consolidations and new lines surface.
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New York
Western Coal Sales
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Reading
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Delaware and Hudson
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Jersey Central
Lehigh Valley
Coxe Bros
A. Pardee & Co
Beckley B. Coxe
Hazleton Standard
Gillingham Fall
Laurel Hill
Pardee & Co
van Wickle
Eckley B. Coxe
Treasury
Dallas
Coxe Bros. & Co
Derringer
Bollera
Coxe
Pes Venis Steel Company
N. KE
Sprowl
Phillipsburg
N. J
Chicago
Atlantic
Trunk Line
Central Traffic Board
Michigan Central
Lake Shore
Blanchard
Central Traffic Association
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Vandalla
Pennsylvanianes
St. Louis
Newark
Columbus
Charles E. Pugh
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Buffalo
Wagner
Perkiomen Railroad
Lehigh
East Penn Junction
East Penn Road
Stocks Shake Coal Shares On Anthonite Market Slump
U P reports heavy selling at the New York Stock Exchange hits coal shares. Delaware and Hudson, New Jersey Central, Lackawanna, and Reading drop on rumors of coal combination dissolution. Prices firm later. total daily volume 91,500 shares amid mixed overall market, with lingering coalier softness.
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New York
The
Stock Exchange
Delaware and Hudson
New Jersey Central
Lackawanna
Iate
Reading
Jersey Central
Tribune
G. du B. Dimmick
William Linn
Allen & Co
Spruce Street
Scranton
Ing
Chicago Gas
Mil
Bt. P
Diet
C. Bi Inceseae
Louis, & Nash
Manhattan
Manhattan Hle
S. Gfa Ordaga
N. J. Central
N.Y
Rich
Scranton Wholesale Market Daily Prices Report
Scranton October 2 prices list dried apples and evaporated apples per pound. currants, prune and raisin varieties. legumes and staples including potatoes onions and flour. meats such as hams bacon and lard with per pound and per unit quotes. grain and feed items including rye corn oats and buckwheat. hay and straw values. late season market quotes show broad commodity movements for wholesalers.
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Scranton
California
Minnesota
Hil
Ohio
Indiana
Graham
Toledo Grain Market Report and Chicago Cattle Hogs Prices
Wheat prices steady with No 2 red cash at 6.20 and December futures at 6.05. Cattle receipts about 12,000 head with good to choice grades firm, hogs weak with heavy at 4.70, mixed at 4.25 to 4.60, calves around 2.95. Sheep receipts 11,000 head with market from inferior to choice.
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United Pregs
New York
Hie
Chicago
South America
Toledo
Waited
Wansted Press
Philadelphia Tallow Market Report Declines
Philadelphia market notes dull activity with mixed tallow quotes. City prime and country prime fats traded in barrels and hogsheads with unclear weights, including dark tallow and grease, reflecting slack demand and variable prices.
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Philadelphia
United Press
Promise and performance in a late 19th century trade report
An 1880s commercial analysis notes long term export surpluses in gold and merchandise, cites Harrison era figures, eight months of 184, and records foreign capital flows into and out of the United States. It highlights a shift from trade surpluses to a balance of trade turning against the nation and a withdrawal of foreign investment.
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New York
Harrison
Mr Singerly Shake and Vote Referenced in Times
The Pittsburg Times notes Mr. Singerly’s friendly image but warns voters will shake his hand only by following his own voting advice. It contrasts Democratic and reform positions with Tammany influence and endorses the committee of seventy led by Strong and Goff as a counter to corruption.
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Mr. Singerly
Tammany
Grant
Committee of Seventy
Strong
Goff
New York
Eudora
Priestley
Ample Proof of Blippery Pete’s Fate Cited
A physician tests the man’s pulse and confirms no heartbeat, with witnesses declaring the patient dead. The exchange centers on Blip pery Pete’s condition, as a friend affirms the eventual outcome and the doctor validates the lack of vital signs.
A Joke Revised at the New Boarding House
A quip about chicken portions frames a comic moment with Mr Brown, a new boarder, in a Detroit newspaper joke. The piece reflects early 20th century humor and slang, noting the landlady’s question and Brown’s politeness.
Dissolution Notice From Walter Thompson & Co
Walter Thompson & Co dissolve all business relations with Ben F. Thompson. He is not authorized to solicit work or call out moneys for the firm.
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Nonce
Walter, Thompson & Co
Ben F. Thompson
Bridge construction bids sought for Roaring Brook crossing
Proposals will be received at Scranton City Clerk's office until 7:00 p m on November 1 1904 to construct the bridge over Roaring Brook from Spruce to Front Street. Bidder's certified checks equal to 10 percent of bid with contract execution guarantee and ten thousand bond required. Unsuccessful bidders' checks returned after award. City reserves right to reject any bid. City Clerk Lavelle.
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Scranton
Roaring Brook
Spruce Street
Front Street
M. T. Lavelle
O'Slock
Linden Street
Lackawanna River
Cit Doanale
Lavelle
Boranton
Poe
Fragmentary note on cures and wonder remedies in Washington
The garbled OCR mentions Dr Wood's Norwegian Syrup and cures for coughs and chest complaints. It references Hawkes and Kate Wold in Washington and a stated guarantee of gain. The text is incomplete and hard to parse.
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Ronson
Clarence Fi Hawkes
Kate Wold
Washington
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Traffe
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Moosic Powder Co
Moosic
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Tlamin & Rand Powder Co.'s
Ropauio Chemical Co
Linn Allen Stock Brokers
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