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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 14, 1917

Page

12

Ex-dividend figures from mixed stock list show varied payouts

A scrambled OCR snippet lists Westinghouse Willys Overland and other tickers with figures such as 50 4014 497 m5 2,200 and percentages like 4% 31%. The text ends with Ex-dividend, indicating stock dividend context.

Westinghouse W& L Erie W&l Willys P&m of A

Boston Stocks Reported Highs Lows and Closing Quotations

Boston stock figures for today list the high and low quotations with the closing price and net change from the previous session. The brief notes reflect market movement and sentiment for April 13.

Boston

Stock Prices Higher Points In Yesterdays Markets

Stock prices rose in yesterday's markets with New York total sales at 506 800 shares and Boston at 15 512. The most active New York issue was Steel with 115 000 shares and in Boston Swift & Co led with 3 249 shares. Year to date totals show New York 61 332 300 and Boston 2 525 776. last year at this date New York 48 448 279 and Boston 4 025 956. Texas Co led New York gains at 5 percent to 214 percent. D L & W fell 4 percent to 229 percent. In Boston Swift & Co rose 3 percent to 15934 while Calumet & Hecla dropped 5 to 545.

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Market Quiet in New York as Washington Debates Bond Issue

Dulness marked New York trading with 495,000 shares. Investors waited on Washington as bonds and loan distributions remained undecided. Transport and rail stocks led gains while United States Steel and other industrials moved narrowly. Total par value sales reached $5,025,000 with bonds easing on call.

New York Dulness Washington Transcontinentals and Cealers Canadian Pacific Union Pacific Reading New Rock Islands Missouri Pacifics Wabash Southern Railway Seaboard Air Line Colorado Southern Delaware & Houdson United States Steel Ohio Gas Wilson Packing United States

New York Curb the Bond Market

The foreign group showed firmness while activity remained. the general list was irregular with notable dealings in American Telephone 5s Chesapeake & Ohio convertible 5s Rock Island 5s New York Central debenture 6s New York Railways adjustment 5s and Pennsylvania new 4s.

American Telephones Chesapeake & Ohio Rock Island New York Central New York Railways Adjustment Pennsylvania New

Market Pulse Notes Flourish Among Stocks and Wheat Soars

Boston Market Swift and Atlantic Gulf lead activity as rumors of huge earnings and extra dividends buoy stocks. United Fruit slips while American Zinc and New Haven rise with rail strength. Wheat hits 2.25 per bushel on low crop outlook. Massachusetts Gas bonds trade at 96 and 92 with differing maturities and sinking fund.

Swift & Co Atlantic Gulf New York United Fruit American Zinc New Haven Boston & Maine International Harvester Company Massachusetts Gas United States Steel

Women’s Christian Temperance Union urges national prohibition

Resolutions passed by the executive committee call for immediate legislation for national prohibition as a wartime conservation measure. The union plans an active campaign by town organizations and endorses loyalty to the President.

Women's Christian Temperance Union

Rails Firm Leads Market With Gains Then Weak Selloff

The market opened strong with gains to recent highs, but prices slipped from the top as demand waned. Rails remained firm, with quick rebounds on any buying, while motors and marine issues softened. Mexican Petroleum led gains amid a rumored pool and a denial of embargo talk, and bond sale concerns loomed as bankers weighed tax and rate issues.

Studebaker Mexican Petroleum Mexico Boston

Western States Gas and Electric issues $1.56 million notes

William P F Bonbright Co and HH M Byllesby Co underwrite a new issue of 1,564,000 dollar 6 percent gold notes of the Western States Gas and Electric Company of California Proceeds retire 621,000 notes fund extensions and additions to properties and payment for recently acquired water rights and storage

William PF. Bonbright & Co., Inc HH. M. Byllesby & Co Western States Gas & Electric Company of California

Money Markets and Foreign Exchange Report April 13

Current prices show brokers call loans at 4 to 4 1/2 percent, commercial loans 4 1/4 to 5 percent, and collateral loans 4 to 5 percent. Commercial paper 4 to 4 1/4 percent, year money 4 1/4 to 4 3/4 percent. Clearing house funds and Sub-Treasury credits are listed with daily totals, while foreign exchange cables firm with sterling at 4.7618 on a 4.75 demand, francs at 6.70, guilders 4 1/16, lira 7.16, and roubles 28.80. afternoon rates show actual banker business.

Coue Snerretr New York Boston Federal Reserve Bank A. Federal Reserve Bank

Postoffice Clerks Vote to Buy War Bonds

The Boston Postoffice Clerks' Mutual Benefit Association voted at the annual meeting in Quincy House to purchase war bonds. Terence J. O'Donnell was installed president for the seventh time and said the clerks aimed to support the government in every possible way. Other officers include Thomas H. Sennett James A. Barry Joseph T. Hinkley and James A. Walsh.

Boston Postoffice Clerks’ Mutual Benefit Association Quincy House Terence J. O'Donnell Thomas H. Sennett James A. Barry Joseph T. Hinkley James A. Walsh

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