The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-02
THE GENERAL MARKET.

Tiuid investors cite the possible par
the strangers. and point to lean earn
ings in years gone by from that cause.
Agricultural products Of every descrip-
tion constituted during the last fiscal
year only 3l.3 per cent Of the traffic
OF the s.. Paul against 1882 per cent
the previous year, and grain was only
q part OF this. or the Atchison ton
mage during the last fiscal year 2LSl
per cent was in agricultural products,
and only 1871 per cent in grain. A de-
crease as great at 10 per cent in the
grain crops along the line would result
therefore in less than ? per cent de
crease in gross tonnage and still
lower percentage in gross earnings.
The railroads are less directly de
pendent on the crops than IS generally
supposed
Regarding the rumors OF purchase of
the b. & A by the New Haven,
and of q legislative bill TO permit the
same, the New York Commercial says.
III such o bin as is mentioned is inrro-
duCad, and does not specify the New
Haven rs the buyer the road viii
probably be taken in by an interest
that has moi figured in the transaction
heretofore when the sale was said TO
L bE E-l4AlllEf anu II MAJ N-sALsfeaI 'l-s
part Of a deal Of considerable magni-
tude and Importance that has been uE-
der way for some little time. Certain
movements upon the railroad checker
board have been given slight hints ol
what is under the surface, but any
definite statement Of what rs con-sm
plated would be apt to spoil the entire
scheme by the raising Of obstacles that
fcould not well be overcome.
! The MIN. nor of CpfuD21ieE fUruTpg1a o.
ed in New Jersey during the month ot
March was 80, on which there were
I paid filing fees amounting 10 1850"
I There were thirty-fve CoInpaU
/ whose athorized capital exceeded
O00. 900 each. and the aggregate aut.
lied capital of these thirty -nve CON
ipanies was $l,111.75G.O00 each.
NTessrss Winslow &, Company Of Ink
city announce that the consolidation 81
/ the Springfield Brewing company. tho
! Highland Brewing company both "I
SpringheId. Mass. the Hampdeu Brew
ing company of HolyOke Mass, and tht
! Consumers Brewing company Of Chlc1'
pee. Mass. has been definitely accom-
| plished by Messrs. Dean & SibLsE
/ bankers OF New York and Providence
and a part of the securities are Offered
for sale i'm another portion Of his ma
! per The balance Of the bonds sn-
/ stock has been retained by the VeHao.
/ companies and private investors. T'i'
| new company. under the name of th'
/ Springfield Breweries company, Wal
take possession of the several plants
about the 18th inst. Franklin Pierce
president Of the Holyoka Card and IA
/ per company. viii be the president. pu'
( the active management Of the COM
/ panys affairs will remain i'm tlla han .
/ of the men who for years have Deer
/ identified with the direction Of tile sew
! eral companies. The vice presidents
Will be Theodor Giesel. president an6
| treasurer. Highland Brewing company
/ Thomas j. Flanagan president Hamp
! den Brewing company. and Selig Man
/ lila. president Springfield Brewing
COMPANY. The secretary and treasurer
viii be Arthur J. Nash Of the Spring
/ field company The board of directors
will include the president and vice
presidents above named together With
Michael II. CurIey, treasurer of ia5
star Brewing company. Boston. Thorn
as Dillon. treasurer of the Hampder
Brewing company: John II. Clune. eN-
postmaster Of Springfield and pFeSioenl
of the Consumers Brewing company
and two others to be added While tn,
four breweries under separate man
agements have been very successful. ii
has been recognized that great savings
could be effected by a casoidation oi
I interests. especially I'm the purchase OF
materials and supplies. In the market
ing of The product and IN numerous
I other ways.