The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-11
MARKET NOTES.

An Atchison director says: Business
is very good throughout the Atchison
territory, and earnings are holding UP
well. All Indications point 10 the
road entering San Francisco over its
own tracks, on Jan. l."
The recent rise in Sugar is said to
be due to the fact that the company
has profited greatly by the high rates
for call money
1t is not improbable that R. S. Brad
ley win succeed S. N. Aldrich as presi-
dent of the Central Massachusetts
Railroad.
Boston stock exchange voted to close
Oct. IA
Dwight Braman posted $4,000 with
his brokers in the Mills building, New
York, to wager on the Shamrock. Up
to last night he had received no offer
for any part of the money.
The total wheat crop of 1899 is esti-
mated by the American Agriculturist
at $3.50, 900 bushels, winter crop 297,-
100000 bushels, spring wheat crop 269,
100000 bushels.
Boston curb prices: Fortuna, $50
371R cents; Centennial Eureka, 34M@35;
A1ClNCbld, 4G12WIOJ2t DOSlOIl 1OISOllOdI-
ed, 712QS; Elm River, 811@8%; Fleming
ton Coal. 31Q311s; Amalgamated, 9O2@
917e; New England Gas and Coke, ESQ
81; IS, 1880.
Checks for the Boston Little Circle
dividend of Oct. l, III per cent, which
had been delayed through the loss OF
the stockholders list by the express
company in transmission, were mailed
on the 18th inst.
For some weeks there has been a
steady export demand for wheat and
tai sales on foreign account were ship
ped from New York. OF the 100000
bushels Of wheat sold during the month
Of September, upwards of 100000 bush
els will be shipped through New York
while of the 100000 bushels of corn
sold, about half are for New York ship
ment Vessel rates are very firmly
held, and but little room is available
October boats could easily obtain IS
3D., while November shipment is quoted
at IS. It'd, and December IS. 3D..
The condition of trunk line business
is indicated by the fact that most il
not all of the lines have declined tt
make contracts for moving grain to the
seaboard The refusal is due to in
ability to provide cars. The New Yorl
Central and the Erie for several days
have had all the grain they could han
die. Refusal by the Vanderbilt line:
to make contracts threw an additiona
volume of business to the other lines
| resulting in their having no SPAR
equipment. The action taken is in
tended to prevent the possibility of {
grain blockade. 1t looks as though
such a situation would enable the com
panies to charge higher rates on grain
Whether it will have that result on thu
trunk lines, remains to be seen.
Trenton, N. j., Oct. 10.-After man.
delays the Standard Shoe MACHINERY
Company has finally been incorporated
with a capital of $5,0O0,000, 49, 600, 900 be
ing preferred and 100000 common
The Standard Company is said to taxi
the business of the Woodward Com
pany, the Bay State Company, the Sin
ming Last and Machine Company of st
Louis, with a number of other proper
ties. The combination is intended t
be for protection against the United
Shoe Machinery Company, which, sine
its formation, has had a monopoly il
the furnishing Of machinery to sho
manufacturers.
| The wheat market weakness at Liver
pool was the feature today and was du'
| to the big Russian shipments, the larg'
worlds shipments and, finally, the larg'
increase In the visible of 2,0S3, 900 bushels
Saturdays close, and continued weak al
the morning. Consols were up q little il
London and. with Liverpool cables, ssd
lower, and northwest receipts 1862 cars
against 1865 same day last week, addet
| to the weakness. The American Agri
culturist estimates the total wheat crol
at 565. 900, Coo as compared with PRACTICAL.
| us. 600, 600 bushels for the crop of las
year The October Michigan state crol
report makes q wheat yield of Il, 900, 90
bushels, or about 8 bushels to the acre
| we understand that all trunk lines ar
today refusing to make contracts TO
grain to the seaboard Howard, Crosb.