Daily Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Me.)
January 4, 1908

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MARKET REPORTS NEW YORK STOCK- MARKET. FoaturM of tho Day’s Dealing* in All The Landing Stocks. New Tork, Jan. 3,-The course of to day-s stock market was a succession of backings and fillings, reflecting the un certain feelings of the professional ele ment, which was concerned mostly In the dealings. Early In the day, factors of depression were giver, most weight lr. the discussion on the floor of the Stock Ex change, although the active weakness of Northern Pacific probably has as much effect on prices in general as any larger development fn affairs. This stock was the market leader yesterday and those who bought It then oh the assurance that a large extra dividend was to be imme diately forthcoming apparently had mis givings today and sold out. At the same time the series of poor railroad earnings reports for November aroused grave apprehensions of the ulti mate consequences to dividend disburse ments of such a rate of Inroad on the net returns. The Pennsylvania Ilallroad was added to the list today. Pennsylva nia earnings reports are always accept ed as highly representative owing to the great variety In the classes of Its traf fic, and a 10 per cent, decrease in net earnings of this road for that reason makes a strong Impression on the feel ing towards railroad stocks In general. The Louisville A Nashville showing was even poorer, the pet return being almost cut In half for November. Speculative support centered on Heading nr.d it was the rise In that stock that turned the market upwards. The rapid easing of the call loan mar ket was a help to the stock market The call loan rate went no higher than 10 per cent, today and from that level receded easily. This and the evidence in the week's cash movement that money had flowed freely to this center during tho ■weeks was the latest strengthening Influ ence on stocks. The stock mark t turned very strong after the estimates of tho currency movement appeared. An ad vanee in rriees of refined sugar had quite a pronounced effect on sentiment regarding the commercial and Industrial situation and number of industrial slocks became- strong, led by American Sugar It self. A further rise In the London price of copper was another Incentive to the rise. The tone of the late advance be came as uncertain as had the morning decline and the erding was easy. Bonds were firm. Total sales, par val ue. K.774 000. United States bonds were unchanged on call New York Money Market. Vrtrlf T;»n .T Piime mercantile paper StfflO pai rent. Sterling exchansre firm at 186.15 for de mand ar.d at 480 115 for t>0-day bills. Commercial bills 480. Bar silver &5*£ Mexican dollars 4% Government holds steady. Railroad bonds firm. Money on call easier at 6*110 per cent.; last Innn at 8 per cent. United Ftntes reg. 2s 104V. do. coop 104% United States 3s, reg. 100% do. coup. United States new 4s. reg. do. coup. United States old 4s. reg. do. coup. United States 5s. reg. do. coup. Baltimore Ohio 4s C\, P. Q new 4s Chicago. Mil St. P. 101« 119 119 97 93% •T>onver Rio Grande 4s 94 Erie Oen. 4s 70 Missouri, Kansas Texas 4s 94% do. 2nds 81 Northern Pacific 4s 100 Union Pacific 4s 99% do. con. 4s •offered. New York Stock Market. New York, Adams Express Amalgamated Copper American Car F. American Express American Ice Securities do. preferred American Locomotive American Smelting •Anaconda Atchison do. preferred Baltimore Ohio Brooklyn Rapid Transit Canadian Pacific Chesapeake A Ol io Chicago Alton do preferred Chicago Great Western Chicago Northwestern C.. C.. C. St. 1.. Colorado Fuel Iron Colorado Southern Continental Tobacco Delaware Hudson •Del Lack Western Denver Bio Grande Erie do. 1st preferred Great Northern preferred Illinois Central Jan. 3. IV. 4V,

.1700200 18% 30V. 72% 29 09% St'., 82% 40*4 ir.x% »)V 8 13X44 r.o-% 19 V. 24% 17.2% 415 20-% 17 34 Vi 11X 125 FINANCIAL. INVESTORS OBSERVE In determining market values of shares, the following facts tire essential: the market price, the dividends paid, and the margin of safety, or surplus, after the payment of such dividends. Market Letter No. 50 shows earnings, dividends paid and m a rein of safety on over too rullmad and Industrial shares actively quoted. This letter will show you why it may l>e wise for you to sell stocks you now own and re-lnvest the proceeds in shares yielding larger returns and having; a greater margin of satety. The letter also mentions Cay Slate Oa-s. Write or call for a copy. FREDERICK R. TIRBITTS INVESTMENT SECURITIES Fourth Floor^>Monki Building 36 CONGRESS ST., BOSTON, MASS. COREY, MILLIKEN CO BANKERS AID BROKERS IS State St. BOSTON Mew York and Boston Stocks bought (or cash or carried on margin. Interest allowed on deposits. Despatches (tom the leading flnanda) agencies at our client's disposal This Week’e Market Letter Devoted te General Electric Delaware ft Hudson Mjssachnsetts Gas '4fih fee fcy led Prat on Application Lake Erie Western. Iowa Central do. preferred Loulsviile Nashville Manhattan Metropolitan Mexican Central Missouri. Kansas Texas do. preferred Minn. A St. Louis Missouri Pacific Now York Central Norfolk Western Northern Pacific Ontario Western Pacific Mail Pennsylvania Pressed Steel People’s Gas Pullman Reading do 2nd preferred. Rock Island do. preferred St. Paul do. preferred Southern Pacific vrf.. Southern Railway do. preferred Sugar do. preferred Tennessee Coal Iron Texas Pacific Union Pacific United States Leather. do. preferred United States Steel do. preferred Wabash do preferred Western Union Wlscemslr Central General Electric •Ex. Div. 94 1574 2S% 56% 24 46% 92% 54 120% 3374 26 Ill 20 81 146 9874 7485; exports 13.3u3; sales 3370: dull but steady. WHEAT—Receipts 43,000: exports 90.024; sales 2.100,000 futures, 8000 spot; spot steady; No. 2 red 107% elevator; No. 2 red 108V, fob afloat; No. 1 northern Duluth 1247s fob afloat; No. hard winter 1187s fob afloat. CORN—Receipts 39,773; exports 37.172; sales 35,000; spot steady; No. 2 nominal elevator and 69% f o b afloat; No. 2 white 69% and No. 2 yellow nominal fob afloat OATS—Receipts 120,000; exports 50; spot steady; mixed 26*t32 lbs. 54; natural white 26*732 lbs. 55%*i. BF KF—Steady. I.,' P.O-Firm: western prime S 15@8.25. PC RK—Steady. SUGAR—Daw strong: fair refining 3.42; centrifugal 96 test 3.92; molasses sugar 3.17; refined firm; No. 6 4.50; No. 7 4.45; No. S 4.40; No. 9 4.35; No. 10 4.25; No. 11 4.20; No. 12 4.15: No. 13 4.10; No. 14 4.05; confec tioners A 4.70; mould A 5.25; cut loaf 5.70; crushed 5.C0: powdered 5.00; granulated 4.90: cubes 5.15. BETTER—Steady, .unchanged, receipts 7022. EGGS—Firm, unchanged; receipts 15.059. POTATOES- Irish easy, unchanged; sweets firm, unchanged. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago. Jan. 3. Favorable weather for harvesting in Argentina and a decline in corn caused weakness in the local wheat market to day. The May delivery closed 4* lower. Corn was down He. Outs were He. lower. Provisions were unchanged to 5c. lower. The leading futures closed as follows: WHEAT—May 106%; July Sept 95R. CORN—May 61July 60: Sept. 5984 OATS—May old 54%; May new 53; July old July new 46%. MESS PORK—lan. 12 6714: May 13.271s. HARD—Jnn. 7.85: Mav S.usJ. SHORT RIBS—Jan. 6.82%: May 7.2214. Cash quotations were as follows: F HOUR—Firm. WHEAT—No. 2 spring 1OS0U2; No. 3 lookup. No. 2 red 1001-1*110114. CORN—No. 2 59i2*760; No. 2 yellow 63®%. OATS-No. 2 50%; No. 3 white 49*451. RYE—No. 2 SO. RAREFY—Fair to choice malting 88093. FEAX SEED—No. 1 northwestern 1.21. TIMOTHY SEED—Prime, 4.35*74.40. CEOVEIt—Contract grades 16.75. SHORT RIBS, SIDES—6.62H@Y.25. MESS PORK-12.70® 12.75. I.ARD—7.85*77.8714. SHORT CLEAR 8IDES-7.nO*77 23. Receipts. Shipments. Flour 28.600 32,900 Wheat 58.000 58.700 Corn 246,600 268,300 Oats 248.100 347.706 Rve 2.000 7.000 Barley 56.400 20.701 UfTTCP_AlnvUrtt el^-wlv' rronmorlnc -VI ®29: dairies IS® 25. EGOS—Steady: at market, eases includ ed. 22®23: tirsts 22; prime llrsts 21; ex tras 25. CHEESE—Steady; lHj®13. Chicago Cattle Market. Chicago. Jan. 3. CATTLE—Receipts 3u00; market steady but slow; steers 3.90®6.25. HOGS—Receipts 28,000: market active. 5 10c. higher. choice heavy shipping 4.65 4i4.70. SHEEP—Receipts 8000; market steady; sheep 4.00^-5.20; lambs 5.u0®7.06; yearlings 4.0O®6.M. Boston Produce Market. Boston. Jan. 3. FLOUR—Unchanged; spring patents, 5.80*o 6.20. CORN—Unchanged; No. 3 yellow 73®%. OATS—Unchanged; No. 2 clipped white 60. HAY-Quiet; choice 23.00. MILL EKED—Quiet. SPRING BRAN—26.25® 25.75 MIXED FEED—27®30. PORK—Pull; medium 17.25@17.W. LARD—Higher; 10\. BEEF—Firm: whole cattle. 8*4®0. LAMBS— Du'l; spring 12(4%. YF.ALS-Qulet; 12®13 BUTTER—Steadv: northern 29'J30. CHEESE—Steady; York state 1S®16. EGGS—Lower; choice 30® 32; western 26 ®28. APPLES—Quiet: No. 1 Baldwins 2.75® 3.50. POTATOKS-Quiet: Maine white 70®75. SUGAR—Ten points higher on a basis of 5.10 for granulated. New York Cotton Market. New Y'ork, Jan. 3. Spot closed vcre to piece out. and in others that the buyer might know where to tret the wooi if needed. Prices do not change much. Ordinary short fiher°d clips are very plentiful, ‘and can be had at pretty nearly the buyer's own price. Staple, medium and choice cloth ing wools, however, are well cleaned up and holders do not see the urgency of price cutting to dispose of what re mains. Ohio and Penn —XX and ahove 344?3539c.; fine unwashed LtVfi'-Tc.: a* blood 32@3Ac.; ■4 blood 3(Vft31 c.: fine washed delaine GS'VJtt 39c.: unwashed delaine 30ff31c. Michigan and Netv York.—Fine tin washed 24ff2f»c.; 11 blood unwashed 2ikd? 30c.; “i. blood unwashed 324f32',ic.: ij blood, unwashed 32033c.; unwashed delaine 2SSJ 29c. Kentucky. Indiana and Missouri, 3; blood 32@32%c.; VI blood 30?Ktc. Pulled (srmired basis)—Extra flntgTOc.; fine A 60®4V>c.; A super 524i<5Sc.; B super 3SW44c.; C super 27©S3c.; coarse combing 4Stft.vie.; medium combing 65i®"?c.: tine combing «V<T63c.; fine California &VQ72c.; defective 4S®50c. College Woman’s Creed. I believe in the home and the family. I believe in sane and rational daiiy housekeeping, to which I am ready to give the necessary amount of time and energy. I believe it is my duty to scrutinize my manner of living and to determine what useless financial burdens I am carrying. I believe that the result of my home life should be the health and good tem per of my family and the sense or liv ing the life of the spirit as well as of the body. I believe it is my duty to proportion my expenses to my income in such a way as to make a home of comfort ana simplicity without undue anxiety. Sir Albert Spicer. M. P., who is visit ing South Africa, declares that the golf links at East London. Cape Colony, are the most picturesque and best fitted he has ever played upon. Insect Bites, Stings. Rash, Itch “The HOUSEHOLD SU RGEON” Heals Druggists refund money if DR TEH'S ANTISEPTIC HEALING falls. 25c. POR- OIL MARRIED. Mtchfleld arda, Orin Higgins. loth KENNEBEC. cS3 ,lch m COMPARE THE PRICES SEMS-ROEHCK CO. B.W. SOULE. A few of the many comparisons in our favor. We allow there may be some articles priced by the Chicago House that are lower in price, but some of those prices are to bait the hook. You will find that about all the goods advertised by the catalogue house, can be bought of your local dealers equally as low, freight and quality considered. About all furniture is first class freight, and if you order from Chicago an article whose weight is fifty or sixty pounds, the R. R. collects for one hundred pounds. IF YOU BUY FROM THE CATALOGUE HOUSE You pay in advance. Your money is sent away from home. You buy the goods without seei ng them. You find it difficult to exchange goods. You have difficulty with the railroad if goods are damaged in trans portation. You pay freight or express charges. You pay a price that is only APPARENTLY low on most of the articles. Sanitary Couch Bed Catalogue 117 Page 532 1 H2530 Prioe $3.75 Freight 97 $4.72 Our regular price $4. With mattress $6. Quartered Oak Dining Chair Catalogue 117 page 473 1 H153 price $2.45 cane seat freight 15 $2.60 OUR REGULAR PRICE $2.50 If you had only one chair come the freight would be much more. Iron beds, Catalogue 117, page 528, price $3.98, freight 91 $4.89 OUR REGULAR PRICE $4.75 IF YOU BUY OF YOUR LOCAL DEALER You may receive credit. Your money helps to build' up your community. You make actual comparisons and select from a variety of styles. The goods are easily exchanged... You receive the goods in good condition. You pay no freight or express charges. You get quality goods at right prices. 6 Ft. Oak Dining Table Cata logue 117, page 486 1 H613 price $4.75 freight 91 $5.66 OUR REGULAR PRICE $5.50 Elm Dining Chair, Golden oak finish Catalogue 117 page 472 1H17 price .85 freight .15 $1.00 We have figured the Chicago freight on a lot of six chairs. OUR REGULAR PRICE ONLY 80 GENTS Solid Oak Parlor Table Cata logue 117, page 501 1H1210 price $1.98 freight 50 $2.45 OUR REGULAR PRICE ONLY $2.25 IF WE HAD THE ELECTROTYPES AND SPACE WE COULD G IVE YOU A PAGE OR TWO OF THESE COMPARISONS, BUT THESE FEW WILL SHOW YOU THAT WE DON’T INTEND TO LET YOU SEND AWAY FOR GOODS, IF LOW PRICES WILL KEEP YOUR MONEY AT HOME. THE NEXT TIME YOU FEEL THE MAIL ORDER FEVER COMING ON. COME IN AND WE THINK THAT WE CAN CURE IT. MARKET or DEPOT SQR. R. W. SOULE, AUGUSTA, MAINE. WE DELIVER FREE IN GARDINER, HALLOWELL, WINTHROP, or at any depot between Portland and San8or. Bracing food for steady nerves— Nutritive food for heal thy appetites— Strengthening food for sturdy muscles— The most nourishing wheat food Uneeda Biscuit ;c In moisture and dust proof packages. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY AcJidftiiefcsJ The JOURNAL Reaches the Buyers HORSES hare constantly on han't a good tot at Driving and Draft Horses. Cor. Stats and Bridge Sta. Tclepbona 8*2-1 WALLACE M. PRESCOTT HEW and SECOND HAND FURNITURE 8toves and household goods. Always a bargain for you in this stock. JOE O. BLANCHETTE, Successor to Cote Blanchette. 128 Water Street Augusta, Me. octl2eodtf GOUT RHEUMATISM Use the Great English Remedy BUIR’S PILLS Sure, Prompt and Effective. Large box *1.00, small box fOc. At all druggists and mailed on receipt of aogl-tu-i thAsat JSSSk

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