The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-28

try on the globe the Diamond Match
company is in a position 10 sit in a
chair and smile.
The English manufacturers are nego-
tiating for an amalgamation, and the
following cablegram from President
Barber explains two other deals:
Everything is in elegant shape. Au-
strian and Belgium experts accompany
us home. Big results viii follow their
favorable reports.
o. c. BARBER
The contract with France calls for
the payment of SlO0. 600 for twenty ma
chimes, and a royalty OF the same
amount for five years Despite the enOr-
nous figure. the company say. IL was
merely made as an entering wedge and
no more Will be made at anything near
so low a figure.
Thecompany Itself has but two OF It's
factories equipped with this new ma
chinery. but will fit out its other fac
tories as rapidly as possible.
The following list OF dates and figures
compiled from the records Of the stock
exchange best tell the story OF the ad-
vance:
In December this stock. Ike others.
was depressed by lhe Venezuelan war
scare. Decenb her Il 10 sold sf I;-. Lrt
rallied tie same day OBJ I+g u a.tr.et-
cd no attention until ~ reached 100.
January It went down 10 I2I. March
I. Just after the quarterly dividend had
been declared. Il sold at I243z. II was
from here the rise began
March IL reached 143. but fell OF 70
141. Under pressure OF heavy purchases
IL advanced 70 14S. March u, 80 was
supposed TO De the top of the market.
and many began to sell. This forced
the price down to 143. March q.
From there another advance began.
March q l. was 10. and, with heavy
business. went 20 1873 the same day.
April 4 u INDUCED n arobatIcz. Open-
Ing at 162. IL rose % III, and fell back
10 lo1 inside az an hour April s Il was
17s. April II was Isl, and on April II
fell 10 10 April q 70 rose % is. the
next days sale after Sunday. For :
week II lowered between $50 and Is3.
April p il reached go. and on April !
3 Jumped from 265 % 81 April - Il |
reached %, and dropped % 20 Yes
isrday the main figure vas -, a. /
though Is was reached
George r. Wright. secretary = The 1
stock exchange. said yesterday that he 4
rise = a. perfectly legitimate. The stock 4
had always had a good reputation. and 4
tae new contracts had 3ncrezsed fts i
value Immensely u was being bought
b such men a. George II. Pullman. J 4
W Doane. Marshall Field. George 7. 1
Smith and Norman =. Eeam f0r invest
meut, and not on speculation.
The stock had usually ductgated De-
tween 10 AID 10. slta rs Is nominal
Is previous hlEh-~stsT marx Ezs ~.
reached December =. ls14 Secretary 4
sE7ore % TIRE Match company ~zs tell
ins h-s frisads the stock would surely
& 20 20.
The company II 70 hor1s. and eye~v
c@at q the prcfts vas Gear zat- TtI
did 2ot 0ss a dollar. ard al tae rrtet
went 20 the stocEail5ers
Prom other sourcrs q vas iszraeI 4
;ha- the stock after reaching - la De-
cs1Ht-eT. lsef. had dNin65e4 until 10
touched re bottom luz4i. - 90 jay.
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