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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-27
For insurance in the follow
ing leading companies, viz:

SCOTTISH UNION AND NATL ms. co.
of Edinburgh
FIREMEN'S ms. co. of Newark, N, ].
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON ms. co.
of Providence. r. Z.
THE LANCASHIRE ms co. of Eng.
PHILADELPHIA UNDERWATER Of
Philadelphia.
CALIFORNIAN ms. CO of Scotland,
READING FIRE, ms. co. of Reading Pa
SUN INSURANCE OFFICE Of England.
GIRARD FIRE ms. co. of Philadelphia
UNITED FIREMEN'S ms co. of Phi!a'
CAMBRIDGE MUTUAL FIRE ms. co.
of Cambridge Mass.
BERKSHIRE MUTUAL FIRE ms. co.
of Pittsfield Mass.
METROPOLITAN PLATE GLASS ms.
co. of New York.
Go to "a Front street.
EDWIN ELDRED & CO.,
Resident Managers.
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trial stocks moved upwards. The evil
dences of profit taking in the Coalers
which were manifest even in the open
ing dealings prompted selling to realize
in the railroad list. The outside de-
mand for stocks was very much in
creased, and it was this demand
which was fed by the professional
operators who have been accommodating
stocks at the lowest level. AT the same
time the vigorous strength of Sugar,
Tobacco, Brooklyn Transit, Rubber and
other industrials, and the continued
speculation in leather stocks, helped to
sustain the list, while the realizing
was going on. These stocks all suffered
to the extent of l to over 6 points in
the late dealing downward movement
Inside support was manifest in some
of the industrials which have been
the target recently for bear attack.
This was not true of the mailing stocks
and the Glucose stocks, Mailing pre-
ferred leading with a rise of points
OF the low priced stocks, Standard
Rope and Irvine was brought forward
with an advance of 2 12, which adj
vance was subsequently lost. The Iron
and Steel stocks also received favora-
BILE support, and gains in them were no
better held than elsewhere. There were
other individual stocks which were
strong at different times, lncludlng
Manhattan Erie Telephone Atchison
preferred on its September statement,
Southern Railway preferred and Ches-
apeake and Ohio. London was a buyer
though on a smaller scale than yester-
day, and sterling exchange declined
fraction in consequence. Apprehension
of an unfavorable showing by the
banks on Saturday was an influence in
the growing heaviness of stocks. New
York exchange shows some recovery at
a few important points but continues
downwards at others, and the outward
movement of money has not yet ceased.
The banks net loss to the sub-treasury
for call loan, dropped suddenly near
the close to per cent, but only after
the bulk of the days demand had been
met. Lenders of money on time hold
out for per cent The fact is that
some of the largest interests operating
in the market have been lenders of
money and are calling their loans for
their own operations in stocks. The
dealings in bonds disclosed the same
demand as those stocks. Standard
Rope and Irvine incomes rose 2 per
cent. The bond list reacted in sympa-
thy with stocks in the latter part of
the day, making the changes somewhat
mixed. Total sales, $2,195,000 United
States new As registered and 5s reg
istered rose is in the bid price.
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THE MARKET ELsEWH ERE.

New York, Oct. 26.-The evidences of
strength in the stock market attracted
a large number Of buying orders this
morning, and the market during the
first hour took the upward course with
very active trading. But the demand
showed a marked falling off during the
rest of the day and isolated points of
strength developed from time to time
but We're unavailing to strengthen
prices, and the drift was downward I'M
til the close, which was very generally
at the low point of the day and at a
level below last night.
The market during the first hour was
conspicuous for the great breadth of
the demand, the number of stocks
which moved being no less than 1875
The aggregate nuTnber of shares dealt
in was also very large. Broadly speak
ing. the market was a reversal of that
Of yesterday. in that RAILROADS generally
We're inclined to react while the indus
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CHARLTON CITY.

Charlton City, Oct. pa meeting
was held at the Al1lor house last Friday
in regard to the electric road from
Southbridge to Charlton. A new fran
chise was granted with the clause in
serted that some portion of the work
must be done in 30 days from the sign
ing of the franchise. The location of
the power station is still under con-
sideration.
Charles I. Akers brought his bride
home Monday, and Tuesday evening
they were agreeably surprised by a
call from a number of Mr.. Akers' fell
low-workers, who gave them a table
and lamp.
Reuben White has been called to
Hope Valley, as his son Christopher
met with serious accident in the
wooden mill there. While kicking the
belt from the pulley, his foot was
caught and the bone bro--en just above
the ankle. 1t win be some weeks be-
fore he can be brought home.
There will be no school Friday, as the
teachers will attend the convention in
Worcester.
A meeting of the Home Magazine
club was held at Mrs. Elizabeth Cops
last Thursday night, to discuss several
matters pertaining to it. Mrs Prince
and Lothrop were appointed a commit
tee on membership to report at the an
nual meeting, which will be held at the
same place, Nov. 6.
Mrs. Mary Mills, who has been ill.,
is about again.
Fred Young spent Tuesday and We'd
nesday in Boston and Mrs. Young visit
ed at her home in Sutton.
Plans are on foot for a Halloween
party.
Austin Pike of this place and Nettie
Holbrook of Leicester We're in West
brook Sunday, visiting the grave Of
Louis Pike, Austin's brother.
Persons whose occupation gives little ex-
ercise use
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(Howard, Crosby & Co.'s Boston Letter
Boston. Oct 26.-Wheat opened apo9t
steady Liverpool showing only Sllgilt
change in price from yesterday. 1n 'itS
was rather a scarcity of offerings Win
light northwestern receipts, making prices
a shade frmer. Foreign operations ulo
not amount to much, and the weather
map shows further rains in the WINTER
wheat belt, with temperatures norman
for the season. Northwest receipts, 0oz
cars. against 1855 the same day last year
and e68 the same day last week, proved
the principal bullish feature. Price Cur
rent reports growing wheat in good con-
5ition. except for a considerable area
west Of the Mississippi river, where mols-
ture Is deficient. 81.
The stock market opened firm on talr
volume of transactions, and, while some
what irregular, was in no sense weak
London did very little purchasing, ABOUT
10000 shares. There was considerable IN
crease in the volume of commission pusl-
ness this morning, with little or no pres
sure to sell and with bullish traders bid
ding prices up. The west mas come IN as
a good buyer through commission houses,
and shorts continue to cover with every
new advance in specialties. Steel stocks
were rather weak, with the exception of
r. 1. & s., which seems to be bought in
anticipation of its statement which, 1t is
claimed. will show about 20 p. C. earned.
The stock market continues under con-
troll of the bulls, with aggressive buying,
indicating the maintenance of the support
of the strong interests developed during
the last ten days. 1t is also evident that
Vanderbilt and Morgan interests are at
Wo k onlthe better class of securities.
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TREASURY sTATEMENr

Washington, Oct. 26. Today's state
ment OF the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance s2e3 la :
1902: gold reserve. $3.50. 8S7, POS: net silver
sS4oS972 United States notes in The
treasury, Sl60l47l3; treasury notes Of
1890 S9i1,175; total receipts this day
81, 9iS.960; do this month, $40, 6s2 ,265; do
this year, S1S4, 05S.s41; total expenditures
this day. sl,275,C00; do. this month Ss7.
10000: do, this year. SIT, 45s, IA: deposits
lion, SOL. 500.
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The following quotations were made
on the Boston exchange yesterday on
stocks held in Worcester and vicinity:
sToN sTo cKs
(Reported by Kinnicutt & DeWitt.)
TEL EPHONE,. STOCKS
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THE MONEY MARKET.

easier, 2Q7; last loan, 3. Prime mercan-
tile paper, 5651a p. c. Sterling exchange
easier 4.s67s6t4 81 for demand and at 4:S2%
"a SO for 90 days. Posted rates, .S4q72
and sS@1k. Commercial bills, 4.S2. Sill
yer certificates, 5SQD59. Bar silver, 517s
Mexican dollars, Ala. Government bonds
easy
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DULL But STRONG.
Good Gains General
in a Broadening
Market.
SUGAR and RUBBER RISE.
No Improvement in Bos-
ton Mining Spec
ialties.
SUGAR And RUBBER RISE.

The Wall street market maintained
frmness. and increased activity yester-
day, with commission-house buying a
feature, while the gossip told of pre-
sumably Observation-Disclosures interests
at work in the better classes of securi-
ties.
1t is notable that the business in
bonds in Wall street this week is about
double the daily totsls of the month
heretofore. The currency movement
westward at last is checked, a decided
falling off being noted this week. The
Atehison made a report of September
earnings today we'll calculated to cheer,
the gross gain being half a million, all
of which save $4,000 counted as in
crease in meta remarkable exhibit. 1t
is evident that there is no dlminution
in volume of railway traffic and about
all that the bulls want is good news
from the elections in some of the states
voting Nov. Z, to inspire another up
ward movement. Rubfer rose 21a yes
terday, while the Leather stocks held
strong and Sugar rose ~, crossing 155
Buying in the general list was about
as good as has been seen in the last
pause in the activity in the middle of
the day, gains were sustained. In Bos-
ton there was some spasmodic rallv in
the mining stocks, and the tendency in
these was to hold steady. even to hard
en- slightly, but without particularly
marked feature. East Boston was
traded in briskly at ga 6S7s, mainly at
the lower figure; Mexican Telephone
steadied at Ss4 United Fruit gained H.
n - n al
S7l5.
THE MONEY MARKET.
The New York stock market opened
irregular. American Steel & Wire so
Atchison preferred 65M, c., B. & c. 1873
Continental Tobacco APIS, Federal Stee
55A, Leather 241s, Leather preferred
SLY, Louisville and Nashville S47s, Man.
haitian 112A, Missouri Pacific 1914 New
York Central 1884, Brooklyn TRANSIT
Sc, Northern Pacific preferred 75A
Peoples Gas ia, Sugar 1874. ST. Pau
12TA Southern preferred 54%, Ten
nessess Coal & Iron 1l61a, Tobacco 122&
Union Pacific 4712 preferred 7S1a The
market was very active and broad al
the opening, but the changes in prices
we're small with very few exceptions
Mailing. Federal Steel, Leather pre-
ferred and Omaha rose from ! to
points. The general tendency was firm
but profit taking in the coalers caused
some hesitation and irregularity.
Pressure against the specialtief
checked the advance in the general list
and dullness and lower prices devel-
oped toward noon. There were a few
stocks which resisted the decline, par.
ticularly Tobacco, Erie Telephone anC
Manhattan.
The following quotations were made
on the Boston exchange yesterday OF
stocks held in Worcester and vicinity:
sToN STOCKS
reported by Kinnicutt & DeWitt.)
TIL Irro1rf VI, c-rcACIrc,
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THE COTTON MARKET.

New York. Oct. 26. - Cotton futures
closed steady; November, 7.O4; Deem
Der. 705: January, 1908; February, ITO;
March, liz; April, 713: May, us; June
and July, Tic; August, 7.13.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
THE TRADE ~ CHICAGO

Chicago July 10 (SpeciaD. D.-Wheat lost a cent "a
day. and tonight shows &c decline from early n
June. There seem TO exist all the bear reasons
that were so effective a few weeks ago Recent,
not decreasing any, crop prospects are becomirs
more assured, cash demand seems poorer rathe,
than better. September wheat opened at T. sold b.
tween 71lsc and 7Okc and closed at 70sc July
closed at 69S Primary receipts were @e0t
bushels compared with 4l4Ooo bushels last year TIE
Northwest had 476 cars, against so cars year sga
Here there were 120 cars compared with s. cara
There shipping business completed: the sea.
board reported only Is loads. The weather conr.
tons everywhere were perfect: clear. with moderate
temperatures. Liverpool off fraction so vas
Paris. Iowa reports the spring wheat harvest be-
gun. The market sold considerably under puts and
was nc under puts at the windup. The North.
west the best seller in this market the best t
mand from shorts and from holders OF puu
Seaboard clearances were 3ss 900 bushels.
Corn lost a.d7sc and closed at the bottom. Sep
tember sold from 52ssd22c. and closed at 32c. July
kept firm by large cash business. over sp.
900 bushels sold here. II closed Ad&c over saptem-
ber The seaboard reported a million bushels
corn sold for export. The weakness OF the futures
was fine weather liberal receipts, splendid crop
promise and continued liquidation The Patten
selling which has been the feature all the week
continued on a large scale: having quiiated his
long corn. he is supposed now to be getting
the short side. Liverpool was isGi4d lower; sea.
board clearances were 1875 90 bushels.
The first sign OF liquidation by the oats bulls
apparent to-day. Patten. the big holder ot July and
September. apparently selling September
through brokers. There was no evidence. however
OF July liquidation. The July closed at 24sc.
trife better than Tuesday; September weak
closing at ls14dl97sc: May. 2l7sc Receipts IN
cars, with $50 estimated for tomorrow. Shipping
sales were 1900 bushels. Seabosrd cearances
172O0O bushels. The oats harvest is under way
and persistent rains could alone disturb the pros
pect.
Flaxseed was easy. of nc to lc July closed at a.
September at 95s4c. Crop prospects were fine. Min.
neapolis had cars. Duluth s. Chicago 8
Provisions in d small way felt the decline in the
grain markets, pork losing 7isc. lard and ribs IA
On the whole, II a firm market considering
the surrounding grain weakness. The pit thought
there Cudahy selling. Hogs were SC highe'
with 270 received and $1,000 for tomorrow. Liver
pool higher everything. Local shipments
were large: shipping demand rather tame.
On the curb puts September wheat closed Al
sac: calls, 70a. 97o7sc Puts on September corn
37sd32c; calls. S21sa32i4c
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
BALTIMORE AND OHIO.

People who have good information Baltimore
and Ohio affairs picking up the preferred stock
on all opportunities and several large blocks Of the
stock have recently been bought for investment ac
count by interests identified with the company
Changes wrought in the physical and financial con-
ditlon of this property In the last few years have
been striking The receivers not only looked after
the financial part of the road, but they became ac
lively Interested In the actual working Of the conn
pany and proved to be first class railroad man.
ayers as reflected in the present excellent con-
dition Of the road and its ability 70 handle large
of money spent upon the property in the three
years Of the recevership was s35000.000. of which
certificates and the balance through car trusts
earnings from the property and from the reorgani-
zation managers The greater part OF the equipment
and new rails were bought when material was at
a low price, and the equipment alone II is said II
bought at ruling prices would cost S,0OCOoO more
than was actually paid 1t is understood that with
in the next two years 100000 will be spent on
further Improvements.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
CHARACTER OF TRADING.

OF the total dealings in stocks. American To-
bacco. Sugar Refining, Atchison preferred Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Burlington. Continental To-
bacco and Manhattan furnished about one-half
Commission house buying was light and traders,
operations were confined chiefly 10 covering DUR
chases, followed by renewed sales for the short ar
count American Tobacco was bought by insiders
and Leather preferred advanced on reports of
increasing earnings. Buying OF the traction groun
on the decline was good Some OF the days buyers
and sellers were: Wasserman Brothers bought
Continental Tobacco; G. NJ. Carnochan. Ulman
Brothers and Domnck Dckerman sold C. A.
Harmed Co.. Clark. Dodge & Co and Van EN-
burgh Atterbury bought Steel and Wire; J. c.
Kilbreth and w. T. Calbron sold; Bell & Co. Halle
& Stegltz. II. Content & Co. and Lummis & Par
sons bought Sugar Refining: w. b Lawrence g.
Son. Keep Keen. II. I. Imbrie and ]. s. Bache g.
co. sod Price. Mccormick g. Co. Ladenburg.
Thalmann Co., w. +. Wharton. f. T. Raynor n
American Tobacco; ID. Henry. F. =. Freeman a
co. and Dominck & Dickerman sold; j. s. Bearnes
a Co bought Continental Tobacco; J. H. Griesel a.
Co. sold; X. III. Bisse * Co. bought Minnea noIis
81. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie II. Allen q Co sold:
f. f. Raynor Co. Pepper Stern and C. l. Hud.
son Co. bought American Tobacco Halsted a.
Hodges and D. Henry sold; Van Emburgh a At
terbury bought Baltimore and Ohio preferred !.
Cuyler Morgan sold; w. b. Lawrence a Son sold
American Tobacco. II. Content & Co. ]. Bianehi
and l. schepp bought Brooklyn Rapid Transit:
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
MONEY MARKET CHANGES.

Local money market conditions were unchanged
yesterday. Rates for call loans averaged IA per
cent on a small volume OF business. The demand
for time money light. and offerings of COM
mercial paper slightly heavier than they were
on Tuesday. Call money at per cent as mini
mum appears likely for some time to come, and II
the demand from the interior for funds for crop
movement purposes is heavy higher rate VIII
doubtless be asked, with the possibility OF tenn
porary stringency as far as stock market accom-
modaton is concerned. Current duness In the
stock market Is due In great part 10 the uncer-
tainty over the extent Of the crop requirement de-
mand upon the money market. The amount or
money that will be needed 10 move the crops can
not be determined in advance but one thlng ,s APP
parent, namely that the crop districts OF the c0un
try are better supplied with funds this year than
ever before and as n consequence the call upon
this centre should not be heavy as II has been
in former years. The foreign discount markets
were a rihe easier yesterday. and this In connec-
ton with an easier feeling In London over South
African affars-which was reflected In an advance
in consols-created the impression here that there
would be no foreign demand upon the local mar
ket for gold this week. When gold goes abroad
owing TO conditions outside Of the exchange mar
ket surprises likely at any time, and If end OF
the week shipments should be made the street
would not be taken unawares
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES

OUTSIDE Observation-Disclosures irregular and
dull Standard OIL closed at 4s2Q4s5 against 45s1a
II" on tuesday Last prices on the other prominent
issues We're: Amsterdam Gas. 314Qslt. preferred.
oSgos11 Air Power, 76; Bay State Gas 2a2h; Anal
gamated Copper. s71asS; Republic Steel ls1sal7la;
preferred, 81; Havana Commercial 274Q2s; pre-
ferred, 6715g6s Electric Vehicle e58l00; Union Steel
and Chain. N5sa2s; preferred 6714q6s.
STOCK LOAN QUOTATTONs.-Loan quotations
Yesterday were Atchison preferred, Chicago. Bur-
hngton and Quincy, Peoples Gas Erie, General
Electric. Missouri Pacific. New-York Central
Northwestern. Northern Pacific common and pre-
ferred. Reading. Rock Island, st. Paul Sugar Re-
hning, Union Pacific common and preferred Amer
lean Tobacco, Manhattan. Cleveland, Cincinnati
ferred; Louisville and Nashville. Jersey Central
United States Rubber common and preferred
and preferred 4; Delaware and Hudson. 8; Ten.
nessee Coal and ana Iron p Wasetern Union, 1a2; Balt
general borrowing demand for stocks
LONDON OPERATIONs-London operations IN
the local market were light amounting in all to
about 1000 shares, the greater part OF the dealings
representing sales. Atchison and Northern Pac;Sc
were bought for the foreign account
NETWORK ELECTRIC BRAKE AND COUP
LEh.-New-York Electric Brake and Coupler stock
was traded In in the outside market Yesterday and
lost for the day 32 points II is said that II was
put on the market in order to have it's merits
tested II was offered down 10 points from 81 70 2s
make bid for it, VIC appeared wiling to
SECURITIES L1STED.-The following securities
have been added to the Stock Exchange list 81 go
oN additional first consolidated mortgage Der
cent gold coupon bonds OF 1887 making total listed
S6,VZvO unstamped and N5,152.000 stamped OF the
southern Pacific Railroad Company of California
Of o the bonds Just listed. 5000 were unstamped and
S,364G0 stamped. ~
DIVIDEND DECLARED.-The fourth monthIv
dividend by the Boston Little Circle Zinc Companv
payable August l. to shareholders of record July 25
NOTICE TO HOLDERS.-Holders Of undeposited
or unassented bonds and stocks Of the Wisconsin
central Company and OF the Wisconsin Central
Railroad Company are informed by the reorganiza-
ton managers that deposits can no longer ne re-
ceived by the reorganization committee under the
plan OF April 10 last the properties have passed
TO ownership Of the company the Wisconsin
Central Railway Company, where further INFORM =
ton can be obtained.
REQUESTED TO COMMUNICATE.-Theh holders
OF Pittsburg. Painesville and Farport first mort
gage bonds are requested by Cyrus j. Lawrence
and F. J. Lsman to communicate with them with
their interests. N
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
STANDARD DISTILLING COMPANY.

At the annual meeting yesterday OF the Standard
Distins and Distributing Company the following
changes made in the Board Of Directors:
Howard J. NJ CardeZa elected a director. to
five years. taking the place Of Peter E. Tier,
whose term had expired; Edison Bradley, Samuel
NJ Rice and N E. d. Higgins were elected to fill
the unexpired terms, respectively. of Pembroke
Jones' A. Q. Garretson and Frank Perrin. resigned.
and the vacancies caused by the withdrawal Of
Alfred Bev1s and NJ. J. Perry were not filed. the
Board OF Directors thus consisting of thirteen
members for the coming year instead OF fifteen, as
heretofore On the organization of the Board the
outgoing officers reelected The Standard
Disting and Distributing Company reports for
the fiscal year ended June 30: Gross earnings from
sales of spirits, alcohol etc. 81, ,507 oil: less admin
istraton expenses. rentals, etc. s632,676 balance
S574 1876: add profits from trade contracts, etc
$4ls 826 total 81 92 961 deduct dividends paid on
preferred stock OF SS,0000O0 at per cent $3.50 600
surplus, s732 96l being the equivalent Of nearly 3
per cent $l6,000.000 common stock OF the COM
pany." This surplus, by resolution Of the Board OF
Directors, has been added TO the working capital
which now amounts to $2,l32 96l. II is said that
fully 90 per cent OF the stock of the company was
deposited under the plan Of the anna algamation with
the Disng Company OF America.