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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1914
Page
16
The Market Feature surveys Missouri Pacific as prices drift lower while New Haven sells merchants and Miners and New York Central posts a 5.86 percent gain in 1913. U S Smelting Island Creek Pond Creek and North Lake report annual results.
Total sales yesterday New York 194300 shares Boston 17522 shares Most active New York Steel 26000 shares Most active Boston Alaska Gold 7319 shares From Jan 1 1914 to date New York 23162200 Boston 1730325 Compared with last year New York 23474900 Boston 1732607 Greatest gains and losses listed for J S Case pref Assets Realization Am Agric Chem Boston Elevated with price shifts Call and Time money rates in New York and Boston
New York markets drifted in light trading with an undercurrent of heaviness. Rockefeller linked moves on Gould roads faltered, Rock Island and Wabash saw mixed results, copper prices rose slightly, and bond activity remained muted as April outlook unsettled traders.
The Westinghouse Company to pay a 1 percent dividend on common stock for the quarter ending March 31 1914. The payment will be made April 30 1914 to stockholders of record March 26 1914. Ron W. Sie treasurer notes the details.
Boston April 3 trading was subdued with two issues on the Whole list trading in four figures. Alaska Gold led with 7319 shares and a new high close at 237-8, up 5-8. New Haven fell after news that Merchants & Miners Transportation Co stake sales may total about 2 million, while Merchants & Miners hold 25,317 shares and 33,250,000 in debentures.
Afternoon bank rates show sterling and francs firming with quotes for cables and demand. Mentioned figures include sterling around 4.86 per dollar, franc about 5.174, marks near 0.9544, and guilders around 0.401 with small bid ask spreads.
The text lists percentages for stock yields 5.86 percent on 225 million and 6.23 percent on 22.7 million, alongside discounts and expenses for New York Central lines equipment trusts, loans, write-offs for Hudson River Bridge expenditures, abandoned facilities, cash advances, and miscellaneous debits and credits. A grand total of 3,006,638 is cited for various discount and accounting items.
After a conference the Rockefellers declined to join terms for a Missouri Pacific takeover by Gould interests, sending the stock price down from 25 1 8 to 25 1 2. Bankers continue discussions with Goulds with a possible surrender of control in the near future. Copper prices rose to 14 3 4 cents with modest demand, mostly for Europe, while many trades remain unexecuted. The Week’s money movements show a $4.5 million cash gain for New York banks, with call money soft at 13 4 to 2 percent. Utah Metals Mining defaulted on April 1 interest on 375000 of six percent bonds, 1916 maturity, prompting a planned reorganization to reduce par value without assessments. New investors tied to Utah Copper or United States Smelting may aid the restructuring.
Officials tell the Post the Andersen Coal Mining Company has defaulted on its April interest payment on 280,000 first mortgage bonds. A pending reorganization, aided by new interests, aims to provide working capital to continue. The mine operates at small scale with market for all output. no new bonds will be issued and the old management will be replaced.
Island Creek Coal Company reports a 1913 deficit of about 200000 after common stock dividends and notes 112000 shares outstanding with about 3 dollars per share available for dividends. Floods and other causes curtailed output. profit and loss surplus fell to 848796 after depreciation and dividends. Pond Creek Coal Company issues its first annual report for 1913 showing 566985 tons produced and a plan to reach 3500000 tons per year capacity.
The Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Company yesterday released its 1913 report showing gross earnings up 3.6 percent from 1912. Dividends totaled 1 542 000, slightly down from 1 565 000, with improved efficiency leaving 49.5 cents of each dollar as operating costs. News on rate case expectations cites a end of month decision and widespread railway pressure for modest increases, with Western lines seeking about 10 percent.
Shepard Manufacturing Company Melrose Highlands Massachusetts offers 7 percent cumulative preferred shares callable at 115 dollars. The Massachusetts corporation has 200000 capital, 100000 preferred, 100000 common, tax exempt shares, surplus 93081 as of January 24 1914, net assets plus proceeds about 300 per preferred share, and quick assets over 115 per preferred share. The firm is a reputed silversmith maker. Shares offered at par to yield 7 percent.
Greenwich has sold 150 000 dollars in bonds split into a 100 000 highway improvement issue due 1915 17 and a 50 000 school refunding issue due 1915 24. Central District Telephone seeks NYSE listing for 10 000 000 first mortgage bonds due 1943. Troy has issued 127 000 dollars in 4 1 2 percent public improvement bonds dated April 15 1914 and due serially for 20 years to Manufacturers' National Bank of Troy.
Bradstreet reports hint at irregular trade with buyers stocking small lots for immediate use rather than large future purchases. Some railroads retrench, Western coal unsettled, steel demand weak, and collections slow with many extensions sought. Bank clears reach 3.5 billion, up 3.7 percent year over year. wheat and flour exports total 2.65 million bushels and corn exports 0.8 million. Trade in Canada’s northwest is quiet but improving elsewhere though not yet normal.
R G Dun & Co reports merchandise movement remains below normal overall with stronger activity in the West and South. Retrenchment continues in iron and steel, copper shows betterment, March exports signal large overseas demand, dry goods steady with some price gains, print cloths purchases up, but some idle machinery and cautious stocking. US failures total 343, Canada 45.
Cunard Steamship Company declares annual 10 percent dividend. Jacksonville Traction Company pays quarterly 1.50 on preferred and 1.75 on common, payable May 1 to record April 16. North German Lloyd Steamship Company and Stewart Mining declare 8 and 10 percent respectively. United States Rubber Company quarterly 11 2 percent on common, 2 percent on first and 11 2 percent on second preferred, payable April 30 to record April 15. Salem Savings Bank semi annual 2 percent payable April 16. Books close April 15, reopen April 27.
Pere Marquette Railroad Company counsel STOREY THORNDIKE PALMER DODGE and secretary W B Donham listed at 17 Court Street Boston Massachusetts in the present legal notice.
Anaconda reports March copper production at 23,800,000 pounds versus 21,390,000 in February and 24,400,000 in January. For 1913, March output stands at 22,900,000 pounds. Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance stockholders approve doubling capital to 2,000,000 with new shares at 150 each. An international Build ing and Loan Associations congress is set for London August 11 or 12 with a U S commission led by W J Bayesdorfer and others listed.
Fresh groundfish prices fell slightly with four schooners at the new fishing pier trading intermittently. Haddock, cod and hake prices listed with various grades. A U S government report shows Boston surpassed Gloucester in February landings value, and Grand Banks fisheries decline is noted. Also mentions shipments and ships arriving including Leyland liner Winifredian and freighter Edda, plus Cunard Andania and Cymric outlooks.
United States battleships Virginia Leonard Georgia Coents and Nebraska Evans Lynn haven Bay steamers Sagamore Fen ton Liverpool Singapore Taylor Buenos Ayres Montevideo via Barbadoes and St. Lucia Edda Meidell Macoris Calvin Austin Clark St. John via Eastport City of Augusta Diehl Savannah Berkshire Hudgins Hf. F. Dimock Crowell Everett Giles Baltimore George Hawjey Johnstone Norfolk Melrose Frostad Newport News Bay View Beranger Lynn for Newport News schooners Hume Stinson Edith Mc Intyre Cole Rockport Me Ella Clifton White Gloucester Emma F. Chase Peabody Calais etc tug Monocacy Lloyd towing barges Molino for Lynn and Tunnel Ridge left barge Beechwood at New Bedford Carlisle Derrickson towing barges Lincoln Spring Thomaston Penn and Charles F. Pritchard Pocono Hopatcong.
Edwin ZL Pillsbury sails towing barge Hampshire from Lynn toward Philadelphia. Various steamers and schooners listed include Prince George, Yarmouth NS, Gloucester, Newport News, Bal timore, Middlesex, Norfolk, Edison Light, Sewalls Point, Bay View from Lynn, and Salem. Tugs and barges named with routes to New York, Providence, and other East Coast ports.
Boston officials debate delaying the May 1 start of a new wooden-building ban. Councillor Watson plans a Monday motion to push the effective date back one to two months to allow ongoing projects to finish. The council has already extended the ordinance once amid calls for repeal from about a dozen supporters.
Hanover N H April 6 The Dartmouth campus is largely deserted as college closes for a two week vacation to April 17 except for a baker's dozen of anxious students and Harry Hillmans freshman track squad. The New England Classical Association holds a session with over 100 Latin and Greek teachers from East colleges and prep schools seeking ways to popularize the classics for American schoolboys.
Yale rowed two varsity eights after Stanhope W. Nixon left the team to face a court charge for assault. McHenry moved into Nixon’s seat at No 3 in the second varsity shell with Shepard promoted to McHenry’s place. Coach Nickall led a 10 mile row with strokes near 95 at times and an average of 28.
Cornell University defeated the University of Virginia 5 to 3 in a ten inning game in Charlottesville. The scoring details list players and batteries as Traub and Sonitie with Flan, idgan, and Green, though the OCR text is garbled.
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