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The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
WIZARD in FINANCE
ABRAHAM WHITES LUCK IN
BIDDING FOR BONDS.
The Man who Bought the Mccall Man
sion, and Known as Rock Buyer"
Original Postage Stamp Bidder

NEW YORK, Sept. 11-Attention has
again been attracted in the, financial
district to Abraham White. who came
into almost national prominence two
years ago through his purchase of the
John a. Mccall mansion on the New
Jersey coast, his bid for New York
city's entire $40, 000, 900 Az per cent. bond
issue being the cause.
Mr.. White, on behalf of the Abraham
White Bond Company, offered prices
ranging from 100.35 to 1929. 1t was
said at the Comptroller's office hat he
would receive about SIS, 000, 900 of the
issue. A check for $500, 900 accompanied
Mr.. Whites bid, and he says he is
ready to pay for the bonds that are
likely to be awarded him at any time.
The Originality of Whites financial
onera +ions have gained for him the So
hriouet of the rock buyer" land the
Original postage stamp bond bidder
He became known as the rock buyer
on account of his practise of buying
city lots bearing big o~utcroppings or
rock. He had noticed that such lots
could be bought at about half the prices
of those on the building level, even
though in the same vicinity. and inquired
that the rock lots would be worth just
as much as the other kind in the near
future. Time proved him right. ana
he made handsome profits.
But it was when he bid on $S,OOO,ouO
of government bonds eleven years ago
that Mr.. White gained his greatest
prominence. 1t cost him just forty
four cents in stamps to send his bid to
Secretary Carlisle, and he was allotted
bonds in the sum of 81, 100000. He
sought and secured financial aid from
Russell Sage, who was attracted by his
originality. The deal netted White
$10O, 900. his only risk having been the
forty-four cents. In this deal he ac-
quired his other nickname, THE original
postage stamp bond bidder"
Later he became associated with
Sam Byerley, an express clerk, an
other postage stamp bidder who had
been allotted $4,000 0 of anama
bonds. Mr.. White made Mr.. Byerley
vice-president of the Abraham White
Bond Company.
White, it is expected, will now make
a snug profit out of his apparently sue
cessful deal in city bonds.
Only a few days ago one of Whites
other corporations was in court at Tren-
ton to defend it's right to sell the NC
Call mansion at Long Branch, a Stock
holder in the DeForest Wireless Teie-
graph Company, of which White was
president, claiming that the property
belonged to the last-named corpora
ton.
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MONEY AMI EXCHANGE.

Call on money in New York. 396 per
cent. New York subtreasury lost $799, 900
to the bsnks yesterday, but since Friday
it has gained $277, COO.
Commercial bar silver in New York,
67A cents; Mexican dollars, SO cents: bar
silver in London, 31Ad.; premiums on
gold at Madrid, 14.25; at Lisbon, 4.
Paris closing rentes. 81 francs 5715 cen
times. Paris private rate of discount, 3s
per cent; exchange on London, % francs
1914 centimes. Berlin private rate of dis
count, 5 per cent. exchange on London,
20 marks 46% pigs.
Money on call in London, "a per- cent.
Rate Of discount for short bills, 3zs per
cent; three months. 4@4h per cent. Con-
soils for money. 80 3-16d., and for account,
81 5-16d. The Bank of England purchased
today 1853 pounds of gold bars in the open
marlAt.
Foreign exchange market held an easier
tone. with rates off about S to 10 points.
Demand sterling was quoted, 4.S5s0 to
4.S5S5; cables, 4.8640 to 4.S6l5; sixty-day
bills. 4.S215 to 4.S2A; short francs, 5.17h,
and short reichmarks, "a 1916.
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STEAMSHIP NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, Sept. M--Arrived, steamer
Pretoria, from New York for Hamburg.
SIASCONSET, Mass, Sept. 11.-Steamer
Teutonic, from Southampton, was in com
municatlon by wireless telegraph with the
Marconi station here when ITO miles east
of Nantucket Lightship at 4:40 a. M, west
bound. Will probably dock about 2 a. m.
Thursday.
BROW HEAD, Sept. 1.-THE steamer
La Lorraine, from New York for Havre,
was reported by wireless telegraph $50
miles west at 6;55 a. m. today. Will prob
ably reach Havre about 3 a. M Thurs
dey.
NEW YORK, Sept. u.-Arrived, steamer
Barbarossa, from Bremen.
SABLE ISLAND. N. S., Sept. 1.-THE
steamer Be d'Italia. from Genoa for New
York. was In communication bA wireless
telegraph with the Marconi station here,
when 160 miles east of this point, at 10:25
Friday.
CAPE RACE. N. F., Sept. 1.-THE
steamer America. from Hamburg, South
ampton and Cherbourg for New York, was
In communlcation by wireless telegraph
with the Ma-coni station here, when ITO
miles southeast of this point, at Ills a. m
VIII probably dock about 1870 a. M. Satur-
daV
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BUSINESS AND &C.

port. while later positions felt lower cables
than expected and good weather in the
belt. Some recent heavy sellers were GOOD
buyers following the call and prices worked
up to a net gain Of 4 to 6 points on the
active months, but bull support was mol
aggressive and subsequent fluctuations car
ried the market back TO within "a point OF
two or last nights finals. Sentiment was
by uncertainty as to the action
of the revision committee at its meeting
this afternoon. and smaller traders were
evening u
After selling Off to a net decline of Sqb
points, with active months just about
touching the low level of yesterday tne
market staadied on covering OF shorts,
and midday was 4 to Z points net higher
October relatively firm.
Quotations furnished by Schaick & Co
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JERSEY CITY, Sept 11.zArticles of
Incorporation of the American Trading
Company. of Australia. were filed with
thu County Clerk yesterday. The com
pany win carry on a general mercan-
tile and commercial business between
United States. Australia. New Zealand
n Tasmania. The capital is $4,000.
divided into 100 shares of the par value
of 800. The incorporators are: Ed
ward r. Greene, 80 Henry street,
Brooklyn; William b Self. II Center
street. South Orange: Edward Montene-
court. Crawford. n. j.; Percy FL. Jen-
nings. 80 East Thirty-ninth street, New
York, and Adolph de Barros. of Hack
ensack.. N. j., who each hold two shares
OF stock.
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New Jersey Corporations.

TRENTON, Sept. u-Certihcates OF In
corporation were issued to the following
concerns yesterday at the Office of the Sec
rotary of State.
American Trading Company Of Australian
registered office. Jersey City; agent, Corr
poratioR Trust Company; capital stock,
$40, 000; incorporators. Edward w. Greene,
William R. Self. Edward Montenecourt; to
United States. Australia. New Zealand.
Monmouth County Fair Association: reg-
tstered office, Long Branch; agent, M. u.
Kahn; capital stock, 5000; incorporators,
Charles McFadden, John B. Sexton and
Gs9rge w; 5axtsr; to hold fairs. etc.
bury Park; agent, CharleSB Cook; capital
stock. $1,000; incorporators, Oliyer--H.
fumes, Anna N. Barrett and A.. ]. Flynn:
to deal in general produce.
Grestworth Company; registered office.
Jersey .City; agent, r. B. Lewis; capital
Andrfw Griffin and Waller Underhili: to
do a general grocery business.
producers and Consumers International
Equity Union and Cooperative Exchanre.
registered office. Jersey City; agent, Cor
poration Trust Company; capital stock.
81 100000: incorporates. John ~ Tnov.
George W. Wicklein and william s. Me-
Adams; TO protect and promote the inter-
ests of producers and consumers.
New Jersey Home Company; registered
cthce A-cquackanonck; agent. George w.
porators, J. B. Roberts. ]. As Roberts ana
r.. F. Platt; to deal in real estate.
Hand Amusement Company; registered
once, Atlantic City; agent, John c. Reed;
ward Hanzsche. Harry r. Rand and John
T. Reed; to operate amusement devices.
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A new plague protective or rat poison
has been discovered in India. It con-
sists of a pasty substance ~inoculated
with a bacillus. According to report a
rat which takes enough to cover a pins
Will not only die, but will infect
every other rat with which 1t comes IN
contact Five villages have been Sc
make tests Of the new poison
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THE LoNhoN MARKET.

LONDON. Sept. 11.-American securities
were In good demand at the opening TO-
day, and prices advanced from "A 10 "a
over yesterdays New York closing.
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul led the
upward movement.
Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk were
supported on their Favorable franc r.
ports. Union Pacific was a leader ID tue
market recovery. The close was nrm.
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TO GUST ICE TRUST.
Attorney-General of New York State
Will Ask Jerome to Act.

NEW YORK, Sept. ELECTROMAGNETIC
Jackson, who, through an order of the APP
pellate Division Of the Supreme Court, has
secured possession of the books and papers
of the American Ice Company, will. it is
declared. ask District Attorney jerome to
lay evidence before the grand jury with
the view of bringing custer proceedings
against the so-called trust
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cHIcAGo GRAIN MARKET.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1.-THE wheat market
today opened weak on general selling
was based upon reports Of clear and
warm weather in the Northwest. Decem-
Der. 971s.
Corn-Weak. December. 80.
Oats opened firm. but eased off. Deem
Der, 51A
Provisions-Steady January pork. 1870;
lard, S.75; ribs, SIS.
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Payment has been completed on <hs
balance of s36, 393. 432 due to the Penn
s~ylvania Railroad ON account OF the
Union Pacific purchases of Baltimore
and Ohio stock last year. The money
received by the Pennsylvania will DC
loaned out in the street for sixty days
or until that company's ~$50,OOO.OOV
notes fall due in November.
The increase of the coal business
along the lipes of the Norfolk and
Western Railway makes>i necessary
to double track $50 miles more of road
than has been already authorized.
Imperial Japanese Government 6 per
cent. sterling loan bonds, due in 1911,
and the second series of the same, have
been stricken from the list of the New
York Stock Exchange.
Stockholders of the Phtsburg oil and
Gas Company have voted to Increase their
capital stock from $6,O0o,0O to S1l,ooo,VoO.
to provide for wiping out the bonded and
floating Indebtedness and to purchase ad-
,ditionaI property and make some i'm
provements.
Since the ~abrogation OF the arrangement
for alternate control of the Chicago and
Alton by the Rock Island aud Hartman
interests there have been rumors that the
Rock Island would remove rtesieen. AZ
ton from me eAesaaa,ss ne aivnn n position
on the Illinois 1oob Tsiand inter-
story Is uenieu ~ $500 yef,se to talk,
n is said TO be unlikely that Mr.. F'elson
will he retained as president of the Alton
is that company is to be taken over py
the "Clover Leaf" road
e,,okrev> nresident of the Chicago
u1"starn pailwav filed an affidavit
urea esaea statos Court at ST. Paul in
IN .ne nv sas that ~ Ne present COM
Whlch he sa. .a.aanger fares now
moollV anu Stoto 81 Minnesota
IN controVeiss !" -oaa n,ili no ruined
becomes eneceNe lie oaaan.ad the mer-
financially, Inc io"u etts -. +ba pail
chandise scnedule proIluieaeeuy ~, aoi1y
road Commission IN ~ aa"anna If % ner
SO 1t sustained a iossf OF revenue
cent. 1t was hoped at that ume thae e.aa
increase in the volume OF business woue
oo,,ntayhalance the falling OH IN TeNehlhO
through the latter cause, but TINS iiope
was not fully realized. The furtner re-
duct,on nroposed by the Minnesota law,
NJ sticknev declares, will result disas-
.a,,.i,, Material has increased and labor
eioas.s asin,vm combined with State
oman+ of new la ws decreasing earn
- 49, sxstam as IL is at
n g "ouio N - e.
present IN a pSe''y
oo 10
The wenKest spot IN tne u""e P"s-Sat;
copper. inc large PIVuucels q 81 10
cally that they are seiilns u -
cents. but excnange quoeaeons esan
to a cent and a haif oeio% that' IN
producers haVe peeh oles 1oPp -
London az the equiVaieht Us
pound, Now the sequei OF .nis oNe..
stocked cohditlon IN lower ulEiuenus on
issues. Already a lew Oh the iares
mining companies nave teuueeo
their dividenos' anu III an Poood,
Anaconda which have such arg out
will have to decrease, their annual dis
n,,rsanantc owing RI the enorrous snIns il
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wEsrERN UNION DIVIDEND.

NEW YORK, Sept 1.-The board Of
directors of the Western Union Telegraph
Company today declared the regular guar
terly dividend OF IA per cent. on capltpl
stock. No statement of the earnings for
the quarter. usually ISSUED after the quar-
terly meeting, wars given out.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
sH1PBUILDING PLANT BOUGHT.

NEW LONDON. Conn. Sept u.-CharIes
r: Hanscom' president Of the Eastern
that the plant has been purchased, by a
New London syndicate. The plantA has
been shut down since the launching of the
Dakota and Minnesota a few years ago
for the Pacific trade.
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ANTWERP DOCK STRIKE TO END.

ANTWERP. Sept. n-Many of the
locked out dock laborers have decided to
resume work on Monday at the higher
rate Of wages offered them by the shipping
companies, but about $500 men still refuse
to agree to the terms of their EMPLOYERS.
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BoIrMAKERs ON sTRIKE.

PAWTUCKET. r. l., Sept. n-Three
hundred and fifty forgers and boltmakefs
of the Pawtueket Manufacturing Company
and the Haskell Manufacturing Company
went on strike today. demanding an In
crease Of 81 1-s per cent,
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rHE cnrToN MARKRT.

NEW YORK. Sent. 1.-THE cotton mar
ket opened steady ut an advance Of 2
points on near mopths to a decline Of 4
points on later positions. The near months
were Influenced by. covering ana bull cup
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CLOSING PRICES.

Following are the quotations of the days
closing prices, bid and asked, as furnished
by Byrne & Mcdonnell, stock brokers, 500
Broad street. Telephone 615:
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State of New Jersey. County of Essex, SIS.
James Smith. jr. President. and ]. W.
Cracks. Treasurer. Of the above-named com
nnny. being severally duly sworn. each for
himself, deposes and says that the foregoing
statement is true, to the best of his knowledge
and -hellef.
President.
]. W. CROOKS,
Treasurer,
eleventh dav ct August, A. .. 1907.
Fl. FTrz r. AYMAR.
q Notery Public, s
tcrrcc;-Attest
w. C. GARRISON,
JOS. NJ. BYRNE
-s LOUIS PLAUT.
Directors
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REPORT of the condition of FEDERAL
TRUST COMPANY OF Newark, N. j.. at the
close OF business August %. 1907;
R-ESOIIRCES
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PRICES OF BONDS.

The following quotations were furnished
by Post & Flagg:
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Following are the quotations of the days
prices. as furnished through Byrne & Nc
Donnell, 800 Broad street:
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NEW YORK OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The following quotations are furnished
by Van Schaick & Cos.
Closing yester- Close to-
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u~nremittIng advertising. advertising pursued
metnodically, day by day, week b. week
xhan advertising occasionally IN ntn and rfart1
-cfothisFs ana Haberdanhets weekly,
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NEW YORK PRODUCE EXCHANGE.

Furnished by Byrne & Mcdonnell. steek
SOC Broad street Telephone olo.
Open. Close.
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VIEWS AND NOTES
FOR INVESTORS.

aym has been completed on {he
balance of sS6, 393. 432 due to the Penn
sylvania Railroad on account of the
Union Pacific purchases of Baltimore
Ohio stock last year. The money
received by the Pennsylvania will be
loaned out In the street for sixty days,
or until that company's s5o,0OO.oOo
notes fall due in November.
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cHrcAan BOARD OF TRADE.

Furnished by Byrne & Mcdonnell, stock
500 BEoad street. telephone olo'
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The increase of the coal business
along the lipes of the Norfolk ana
Western Railway makes it necessary
to double track $50 miles more of road
than has been already authorized.
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BOSTON STOCK MARKET.

BOSTON. Sept. 11.-Following are quota
tons of the active stocks dealt In on the
Boston Stock Exchange:
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Imperial Japanese Government 6 per
cent. sterling loan bonds, due in 1911,
the second series of the same, have
been stricken from the list of h New
York Stock Exchange.
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stockholders of the Pfttsburg Oil and
Gas Company have voted to Increase their
capital stock from 100000 to S11'OOo.ooo.
to provide for wiping out the bonded ana
floating Indebtedness and to purchase ad-
,ditionaI property and make some I'm
provements.
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The Rand output of gold for August is
officially announced at $4,000 ounces,
against sos, 115 ounces in August last year.
The output for last month is the largest in
it's history.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-28
LOCAL MENTION.

William Supple of the Capital
Broom Works is unloading a car OF
broom handles today, the second car
load ever shipped to this city. The
first car load ever brought to Topeka
were purchased by Mr.. Supple in Feb
ruary and has been manufactured into
brooms since that time. There are
10000 handles in this car and the
shipment is valued at $500.
Study aerial navigation by seeing
Australian boomerang throwers. Tant-
fingers wild west show, Carnival
grounds.
Senator Charles Curtis will speak in
Concordia on Memorial day. He will go
to Concordia on WEDNESDAY a1ternoon,
and State Senator w. w. Calwell is
planning to give him a reception in the
evening at the hotel.
Judge G. A. Huron has been asked
to address the r. r. Y. NJ. Q. A. We'd
nesday on a topic appropriate to the
preparation for Memorial day. The
Y NJ c. A. noon service will be given
to this purpose.
Earn a pass to all the shows by riding
the bucking steer in Tantlinger's wild
west show, carnival grounds.
An item in Mondays State Journal
which stated that a chandelier in the
First Methodist church had fallen, caus-
ing a damage of $500. was incorrect,
owing to the loss of period. The dam
age was 100 worth. and glass bowl
under the chandelier only was broken.
The fire department answered two
calls Yesterday One of these was a.
telephone alarm which called them to
507 West Tenth street, at about 10
o clock a. m. The fire was In a one
and a half story frame barn and the
damage was trifiing. The other call
came at 1880 a. M. from 926 Rail-
road street, where the one story fran
dwelling occupied by Lizzie Douglass
was on fire. The fire was put out and
the damage was not over $40.
Cowboys in roping. rope spinning,
fancy riding, broacho busting, expert
shooting Tantlinger's wild west show.
Carnival grounds
A marriage license was issued in the
office of the probate court today to John
Hoefner, II years old and Maggie Jacob.
10 years DID, both of North Topeka.
the 1efunct First National bank, the
affairs of which he Is closing up. re-
ceived permission from Judge Dana
today to sell 2h lots on Buchanan
street, in Horns addition to J. w.
Haughey, for a consideration of $4,-
500.
The will of the late Rev. Olaf H.
Call, a retired Methodist minister at
the time of his death. was admitted to
probate today. The will. which was
written in Rev. Mr.. Calls handwriting
on a small sheet of note paper. leaves
his entire estate. valued at between
$4,000 and $1,000 to his wife. Jose
phine Call. The will was dated Sept.
II, 1888.
A marriage license was issued today
to Edmund ]. Carroll. aged 81. and
NettIe Hutchinson aged "a. and both
living in Wakarusa. =.
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HAVE A GOOD Time.
Visiting Dentists Are Enjoying Stay in
Topeka.

That the members of the Kansas
Dental association now In session in
tend to get all out of life that there
is in it is demonstrated every hour of
the day. majority of them. chap
eroned by Colonel James ChappeIle of
the Copeland hotel, whose guests they
were, attended the Novelty theater last
night The session this morning was
devoted to clinics which were held in
the annex Of the Copeland hotel. There
Will be an evening session at the state
house held in representative hall COM
mencing at 1880.
Numerous plans for the entertain
ment of the guests have been devised
by the committee on entertainment
and this afternoon the members were
taken for street car ride visiting
Vinewood park and the Country club.
Colonel Chappelle had arranged for
dog and badger fight between his dog
Shamrock and a badger to be held
just outside of the city limits this
evening, but the affair has been call
ed off on account of the evening meet
ing which will be held in representa-
tive hall.
DIR. F. o. Hetrick of Ottawa is the
stepfather of the entire outfit. He is
ffoorwalker. chaperon and general
manager to the dental examination.