New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-25
now THE M1111oNA1RE's FORTUNE pw1NDLED

NJ" IhE mILLlONAlhE fOhIUNE DWINDLbD
UNDER THE MARKET FLUCTUATIONS.
New Brunswick, N. j.. Nov. 24.-The inventory Of
the personally Of Christopher Meyer, the millionaire
whose wiz Is being contested makes most Interesting
document. With all his shrcwdness, Mr.. Meyer had
been subject TO the fluctuations of the stock market
and had suffered thereby much as the ordinary
man His immense fortune had dwndled frishtfully
in the last few years Of bis life, and had probably
been reduced by one half In the inventory already
fled which is only partial one, there blocks
Of paper and stock, aggregating half a million OF
dollars, that are recorded as doubtful In many
cases this means worthless. Mr. Meyer seems to
have fallen victim TO Ives & Stayner to greater
extent than many had believed, for the inventory
credits him with the ownership Of bonds and stock
OF the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad
whose par value is S65O,oOO. Their appraised value
Is Just half that amount. He also held paper OF
Ives & sayner great portion of the stock
he owned is appraised at only one-half, one fifth.
and sometimes at one-tenth Of its par value. OF
course It had not deprecated 10 that extent under
Mr. Meyer but It Is altogether likely that 1t had not
appreciated, and that 1t purchased for much
more than It Is now worth
On the other hand, some idea Of the character Of
Mr. Meyers earlier business transactions outside
of the stoc market, be gained from the inventory.
He owned $4,000 worth Of stock in the Meyer
Rubber Company, Of Midtown, which was founded
by him and has since passed into other hands, and
the stock placed that value at par is worth to-day
1887 800 Among the other securities are the fol-
lowing 100000 stock Ninth National Bank Of New
York. market value $4,000; 100000 United Rail
roads Of New-Jersey, market value $4,000; s2oo,-
600 New York, New-Haven and Hartford, market
value 100000
There are nearly ten fooscap pages, epumeratins
other securities in all valued at SO, 5000O0 much OF
It valued at par little over or under, and owned
in blocks Of from 10000 to $4,000. Here are
some quotations Of deprecated stock: Iron steam
boat Company, 81 900 value, $4,000 real value
Oregon and Transcontnental, S1s00O0 par value,
appraised value $36,000 Wheeling and Lake ERE,
Si0O 600 par value. $4,000 appraised value; New
York and New. En- gland, $4,000 par value, Sf4,-
600 appraised value; New York, Lake Erie and west
ern, 800 900 par value, 49,, 600 appraised value
New York and Northern, $50. 600 value, $4,000
appraised value; Houston and Texas, $4,000 par
value $3.50 appraised value; Consolidated Gas
Light Company, $40 900 value. sos 600 appraised
value. . - L..
Mrs Meyer, who has begun a contest over her
husbands WILL Is twenty-eght, and she was married
a few wears ago Meyer, when he was approaching
seventy. Her name is not mentioned IN the VIII,
and one reading the document would not know mat
such a person existed. She claims never TO have
received a settlement from her husband, though the
heirs saw that she received $4,000 In lieu OF any
claim 10 dover. Among the items In the partial
inventory is one Of 900 Of the paper Of her father
George X Chase, which is inventoried as OF doubtful
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