War stocks and market trends amid European conflict analysis
The piece surveys how war orders shifted US markets with copper zinc and steel leading gains. It notes skepticism amid a bear market before the war and cites Bethlehem Steel Crucible Steel Allis-Chalmers American Car & Foundry and United States Steel as leaders in volatility while dividend histories vary. It also highlights a five year earnings and dividend table for 16 war stocks and warns investors to be cautious about speculative inflation of values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Steel
Crucible Steel
Allis-Ghalmers
American Car & Foundry
American Can
Car & Foundry
Steel Foundries
Baldwin Locomotive
Colorado Fuel
Lackawanna Steel
Esas
National Enameling
Ooh Railway
Rep
Iron & Steel
U §. Steel
Westinghouse
Evaluating War Orders and Stock Prospects in Industry
The piece analyzes how to gauge war orders for companies like Crucible Steel. It notes rumors versus official figures, expected profits from war work, plant extensions reducing net gains, preffered dividends and working capital effects, and the difficulty for investors to verify orders or earnings before market discounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crucible Steel
Stock market totals and movers for New York and Boston
Total sales by exchange show New York with 717600 shares and Boston with 44780 shares. Bethlehem Steel leads gains in New York, while Del Lack & Western shows the largest loss. In Boston Am Agr Chem and Calumet Hecla post notable gains and losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Steel
Ventura Oil
Bethlehem Steel
Del
Lack, & Western
Am. Agri. Chem
Calumet
Hecla
Unusual broad advance in New York stock market
A wide stock market advance occurred with heavy morning trading and a late quieting. Bethlehem Steel jumped to 275, briefly hitting a high, while oil, fertilizers, motors, and railroads led gains aided by improved earnings signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem Steel
Crucible Steel
Union Pacific
International Mercantile Marine
Rock Island
United States
Copper and metal stocks turn cautious in Boston market
The copper group shows limited gains with Copper Range rising on expected dividends before year end. Zinc and lead prices ease, while Mohawk Mining reports a July record tonnage as dumps hinder operations. Boston Elevated and Boston & Worcester post July earnings gains of 212 and 19 percent respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston & Maine
Knowlton
Mohawk Mining Company
Boston
Boston & Worcester
Hank and His Animal Friends In A Jitney Adventure
Hank and his animal friends ride a playful jitney in a comic strip teasing different routes and laughs. The scene hints at a Sunday Post feature page with light humor and colorful animal antics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank
Post
Bond Market Roundup Highlights Active Trading and Firm Prices
The August 3 report from New York notes fairly active trading and generally firm prices in the bond market. Bethlehem Steel refunding 5s crossed per, with other items including Rock Island debentures, Copper, Mercantile Marine 4 48, and Westinghouse convertibles also highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Steel
Rock Island
Mercantile Marine
Westinghouse
Metal markets hold steady amid weaker Joplin ore and copper tones
Copper prices stay near 19c for electrolytic with August September delivery at 18 1 4 to 18 1 2. Casting at 16 7 8 to 17 1 8c. Spelter softens. Joplin zinc ore at $80 to 110, lead weak around 5 10 to 5 20c, silver and tin decline. Iron, coke and other metals quoted for various delivery points and grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joplin
American Smelting and Refining Company
Straits
Metropolis
Financial notes report record deposits and industry gains
Old Colony Trust Co deposits hit a new high of 102 million 253 thousand dollars with a sizable net sum beyond prior highs. Copper Range Consolidated paid off its 1.2 million dollar notes and Paine expects a year end dividend. June copper production rose to 5.4 million pounds across three mines. United States Metal Products was sold at auction for 216,027 dollars with 204,000 dollars bid for College Point plant and 12,027 for other parcels. Anaconda Mining output July 22.1 million pounds versus 22.25 million last year and June. Boston Worcester Street Railway July passenger earnings 76,603 dollars, up 1.9 percent from last July. Westinghouse Electric lights commission fixed at 3 cents, floor 0.5 cents by Boston Stock Exchange.
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Europe
United States
Boston
Oston
Swift & Co Ds
West T & T
Alaska
Alloues Ebeeweres
Ag Chem
Am Ag Ch
Gulf
Gulf Pf
East Boston
East Butte
Edison Elec
Georgi Ia
Greene
Indiana
Inspiration
Island Creek Pf
Isle Royale
Ny&n
Nipissing
North Butt
Ite
North Lake
Pond Sik
Quincy
Santa Fe
St Mary
Shannon
Shattuck-Ar
South Lake
Superior Cop
Sup & Bos
Swift & Co
Tamarack
Torrington
Tuolumne
US Steel
Utah Apex
Utah Sea Tenes
Utah Co Bie Stene
Ventura
Victoria
West End Pf
Western U.nion
Westingh
Ceeser
Copper Range Consolidated
Paine
United States Metal Products Company
John J. Townsend
E. R. Duer
College Point
L. I
Bond Market Notes From Several Massachusetts Cities
Hampden County awards a 30000 loan dated Aug 5 1915 to FS Moseley & Co at 2.53 percent discount plus premium. Brockton sells 31500 four percent serial bonds to Cropley McGaragle & Co at 100 615. Pittsfield sells 100000 four percent sewerage bonds due 1916–40 and 17000 four percent playground bonds due 1916–82 to Merrill Oldham Co at 101 349 with many other bidders listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampden County
Mass
Moseley & Co
Bond and Goodwin, Cropley, McGaragle & Co
Loring, Tolman & Tupper
Brockton, Mass
Cropley, McGaragle & Co
F. S. Moseley & Co
R. L Day & Co
Curtis & Sanger, Estabrook & Co
Blake Bros. & Co
Pittsfield
Merrill, Oldham & Co
R. L. Day & Co
EB. M. Farnsworth & Co
Jackson & Curtis
P. M
Pa Van Loon Survives and Counts His Luck
A brief note praises Pa Van Loon for surviving and expresses his belief in his luck, hinting at a forthcoming comic cartoon in the next Sunday Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pa van Loon
Fish pier activity and ocean trade bustle amid gales
Twenty six vessels arrived at the new fish pier yesterday with six bringing mackerel and six carrying swordfish. Dealers posted prices for haddock to halibut, while the at pier vessels reported large haddock and cod cargoes. A visiting Osterville oyster king observed the pier for the first time, as a north easterly gale caused minor delays and docked ships. The Mary B Pennel remains missing after coal cargo, and Maryland built steamers are due by December.
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T Wharf
Haddock
New Fish Pier
Natalie Nelson
Jorgina
Annie Perry
del Cabral
W. Goodspeed
Hortense
Ruth
Viking
Russel
Mathew Greer
Rebecca
Olivia Sears
Costa
Ripple
IF. B. Atwood
George Hudson
Lear D
Ethel
Emelia D
Orion
Lois Corkum
Thelma
Joker
George Heath
A. Willard
Vernon
Esther
Nashawena
Wesley Sennet
Joe Crosby
Osterville
Cape Cod
Cotuit
Castle
Cape
Mary B. Pennel
Lubec
South Amboy
Vineyard Haven
Machias
Maryland
Pacific Coast
Charles Nelson
Malden
Sallie Co. Marvill
West Indies
New York
Barbadoes
Bonaire
Shipping News Arrived and Sailed Records List Many Vessels
Shipping notices detail numerous steamers and tugs arriving at and sailing from East Coast ports. Vessels include Cambrian Gardner London Hawes Governor Dingley Ingalls St John Hochelaga Tudor Louisburg M B Ransom B Fuller Strout and more. Tows include Charles F Pritchard Canisteo Monocacy George E Skolfeld and others.
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Cambrian
Gardner
London
New York
Prince George
McKinnon
Yarmouth
Halifax
Hawes
Dingley
Ingalls
St. John
Eastport
Portland
Hochelgaga
Tudor
Louisburg
M. B
Bunker Hill
Decker
Ransom B
Fuller
Strout
Belfast
Rawley
Bangor
Brandon
Wilson
Newport News
Bay View
Haley
J. J
Bucket of dynamite found in Arlington Heights
Police investigated the discovery of several sticks of dynamite in a bucket at the foot of Acton street Arlington Heights. Superintendent of Streets Clark and assistant F Leo Dalton found the cache concealed by bushes at a dead end. The amount was said to be enough to blow up the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
Acton Street
Arlington Heights
Proposals for Postal Pouches and Money Order Materials
Proposals for 40000 No 2 canvas mail pouches due August 18 1915 and for engraved money order materials due September 1 1915. also bids for blue denim 500000 yards at Watertown Arsenal and a press construction project in Watertown Massachusetts.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Postal Service
A. S. Burleson
le Eee
Burleson
DPMIM
Depot Quartermaster
Philadelphia
Penn
Watertown Arsenal
Watertown
Maaco
A. m
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Kidder, Peabody & CO
Devonshire Sons
Wall Street
York
Travellers’ Letters of Credit
Canada
Central America
Panama
Bermuda
Allis-Chalmers
van Seen Tee
Colorado Fuel Ae
Criible Steel
National Euanneling
Pressed Steel Car
Railway Steel Spring. & Bol. Ws
Iron Tee
New York Stock Exchange
Smelt & R
Steel Fury
Tel & Tel
At&se
AT & SF
Atl
Ohio
Ohio Pf Beeeee
Beth Steel
Beth Steel_p
Brooklyn RT
Butte & Superior
Buttrick
Cal Pet Corpse
Cal Pet Corp Ps
Can Pacific Aes
Ches & Ohio
Te Steel
Aenh
Dlew
Dome Mines Co
Erie
Erie Ist
Goodrich BF Co
Goodrich BF Pf. Eiss
Nor Aigseee
Nor Bre Ctfs
Gug'h’m Ex Co
Ins Cop Co
Interboro Con
Askewe
Inter-Met
Esge CO
Lehigh Valle
Loiggett & Islan
Lorillard Co
Louis & Nash
Maxwell Moter
Maxwell
Mex Pet Co
Pet Co
Mont Power Co
Biscuit
Cloak & Suit
Nat E& S
Nevada
NH & H
Ont & W
Nor & West
Nor Am
Icksilver
Y St Spring
Rumely Co
Seaboard Air Tis
Seaboard A L
Bier Studebaker
The
Texas Co
Tex Co Pf
U S
C&c
Wells-Fargo
West Maryland
West Union
Wil-Overland
Wil Central
Richardson, Hill &Co
Duseidaneds
Congress Street
Boston Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Cotton Exchange
Mo. & So
Eastern Utilities Co
Mtge. S. F
Gas & Electric Corp
Brivaves & CO (Incorporated
Broadway
the Financial World
Standard Oil Company of
N.Y
Host & McWilliam Sound Investments
BOSTO
Broad St
L. R. Packard
Mgr
Ft. Hill
New York Market
Boston Stocks
Crown Reserve
Goldfield
Sewer
Tania Tia Transit
Stenwwee
wcKinley-Darragh
Ee Siti Aahaans Sa
Even Mines Co of America
Eeceserss
Absiisting Mines Co
Ber
Eahaes
Oman
Pacific Smelting
Remington
Tewart
Intio Co
Eeewree Jnion Copper
Wee Copper
Eters
United Cigar Stores
United Profit Sharing
Cea
Arenes
Chi
Stock Exchange
West Electrici
Pacific T&t Bs
Cuba
Hud & Man
Adj
Pegians
Cen & C St L
Py Sreses
C & St Pee
A. Ag
Trust Co
Ae Khas & Co
Bit & M
A & Sx
Mer Marine Son
So Pacific
Bivive
Aa & Opera Southern Ry
Piaget
Ear
Ae Balt & Es
Waclede Gas of
Sewens I
Texas & P
Sakes Lake
Tex, & Pac 2d
Bs Vets
Balt & O Swnig
Nano
Tri City
Union Pac
Manhattan
Aneed Minn & &T L
Callas & Bee M &Tp
Cen Pacific Ist
Ches & O
Ie & O
Ches & OR
Vay
Ona
Rou
T& P
Nyc
Virg
Inia
Che
Fabash
Wabe
Ay Teres Cal Tiel
Veer
Beeen West Union
Ooonte Or & Calie Bs Westghse
Oon
Standard Oil
Bidtas Oil
Atlantic Refining
Eens Ewrnene Borneee
Buckeye
Colonial
Continental Oil
Niesenes Crescent
Psuhemetee
Umberland Pipe
Eureka
Galena-Signal Oil
Galena
Indiana Pi
Nationalransit
New York Transit
Northern Pipe
Semen Pierce
Ese
Tinbad Aene Beese Eee
South Penn Oil Southern
South West Pa
Pete
Kansas
Utah Metals
Butte & London
Majestic
Stewart
Verde Extension
First National Copper
Boston & Montana
Mother Lode
Bohemia
Boston Corbin Pean
Bos & Montordane
Butte al & Scott
Butte & Sow
Calaveras
Caledonia
Davis-Daly
Eagle
First Nat'l
Logan Mines
Nevada-Doug
Cornell
New River
Met
Chicago
High Point
Sere Eeresenes
Werner
Minneapolis
Duluth
High Point Sr
Detroit Ct
Viveclovsonee Ae
Ates Eeede
High
New Orleans
Seyer Oe
Liverpool Low High
Maine
Uncolice Pvs
Ae Margins
Sane
Other i Inc
Eee
Gross Inc
Ter
Skg
Ates
Money Markets
Oday
Boston Reserve Bank
Treasury
Sub-Treasury
Ees Neapeve Scree
Eeererarenes Foreign Exchange
Nkers
Metal Markets
Northern
Boston Common Points
Southern
Birmingham
Connellsville
Financial News Notes
Old Colony Trust Company
Anaconda Mining Company
Boston & Worcester Street Railway
Boston Stock Exchange Committee On Commission
Shipping News
Etontan
Liverpool
Hawkesbury
Charlottetown
P. KE
Prince
Ivors
City of Augusta
Savanna Tuniata
Norfolk
Quantico
Philadelpha
Dimeeck
Everett
Bay State
Baltimore
Mercury
Gloucester
Mary Si
Jigar
S S. Pierce CO
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