Market Operations Still Suspended
Markets around the world remained shut amid the European war, with hopes for a near opening fading but sentiment improving. London Stock Exchange timing, Bank of England discount rates, and foreign exchange plans dominated finance talk as banks adjust loans and note issues while governments consider broader emergency measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Stock Exchange
Bank of England
Lloyd George
London
Stock Exchange
Foreign Exchange
John E. Gardine
R. Y. Hebden
Henry Ickelheimer
Max May
A. O. Pavenstad
Europe
England
France
Germany
American Tobacco to pay 5 percent in 1914 scrip
Directors of American Tobacco Company approve paying the annual 5 percent dividend as 6 percent scrip or notes due one year after Sept 1 1914 with semi annual interest. Earnings and surplus justify the dividend though cash payment would be normal. Company needs ready cash as leaf market approaches for some types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Railroads
New England
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Central Freight Association
Commission
Congress
McChord
Taft
Daniels
Wilson
American Tobacco Company
Current News Notes on Mining Quarters Ended June 3 to June 30
The report covers Shannon, Wolverine, Ray Consolidated, Butte & London and Rainbow, Utah Apex, Iron Cap Copper and Superior Boston. It lists tonnages, pounds of copper and other metals, costs per pound, average prices received, earnings, and late plant closures. Notable figures include Ray Consolidated copper output of 18 748 448 pounds and profits of 1 003 074 with 414 130 surplus after dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Consolidated
Dividends Declared by Multiple Corporations This Quarter
American Smelting and Refining declares 1 percent on common and 13.4 percent on preferred. Cripple Creek Central Railway pays 1 percent on both classes. King's County Electric Light and Power lists 2 percent quarterly. National Refining pays 1 percent on common. Pennsylvania Textile of Massachusetts issues 2 84 percent on preferred. Dates range from Aug to Sept with respective record dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Smelting & Refinne Company
Cripple Creek Central Railway Company
King’s County Electric Light & Power Company
National Refining Company
Pennsylvania Textile Company of
Massachusetts
Swordfish and mackerel landings at the city pier
Eleven groundfishermen brought in SWordfish and mackerel on a single trip to the fish pier. The Elva L. Spurling reported 62 swordfish. Corsair and Monarch supplied 10,000 tinkers of mackerel and 25 barrels of salted mackerel each. Dealers posted haddock and pollock prices, while the Panama Canal passage news highlighted the Boston steamer Peter H. Crowell sailing for Baltimore with coal for San Francisco and lumber return, under Captain A. L. Kent, with future canal trade plans. Captain Peleg Thacher’s vacation shifts control of the Quantico to Captain Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elva L. Spurling
Corsair
Monarch
Haddock
Panama Canal
Boston
Peter H. Crowell
Baltimore
San Francisco
A A. L. Kent
Crowell
New York
Captain Farmer
New Orleans
Shipping News Arrivals and Sailings List Global Steamer Names
A period shipping note lists arriving steamers from Britain Germany and Canada along with active sailing vessels including Carrier Prince Arthur Governor Dingley Yarmouth Nor folk Norfolk Melrose Lamberts Point Ever ett and other ports. The report also cites schooners and tugs such as Flora M Eskimo Malcolm Baxter Jr and Mercury along with barges and lighters in multiple routes.
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Ilaho
Loveridge
Hull
Eng
Ockenfels
von Aswegen
Calcutta
Rangoon
Colombo
Willehad
Felsinger
Montreal
Prince Arthur
Kinney
Yarmouth
N. S
Cobb
Allin
St. John
N. B
Dorchester
Hatch
Baltimore
Newport News
Norfolk
Grecian
Page
Philadelphia
George Hawley
Johnstone
Sewalls Point
Bunker Hill
Crowell
New York
Herman Winter
Cto
Kanawha
Providence
Penobscot
Harding
Searsport
Ransom B. Fuller
Dennison
Portland
City of Rockland
Linscott
Bath
Camden
Rawley
Bangor
City of Gloucester
Linneken
Gloucester
Cape Ann
Godfrey
Onondage
Googins
Jacksonville
Charleston
Reliance
Merriam
Ipswich
Eureka
Benner
Newburyport
Herbert
Rickes
Tugs International
McGoldrick
Mahanoy
Bethayres
Cocalico
Mercury
Wall
Rockport
Gibson
Clark
Portsmouth
Flora M
Brooks
Iverpool
Eskimo
Pike
Apple River
Nat Meader
Barter, Co
Cienfuegos
Governor Dingley
Passport
Kershaw
Melrose
Lamberts Point
Everett
Darge Randolph
International
Eagle Hill
Wiconisco
Tohickon
Malcolm Baxter, Jr
Reporter
Clearing house certificates and emergency currency compared
The article explains why both clearing house loan certificates and emergency currency are issued. Clearing house certificates settle bank balances at the clearing house, while emergency currency circulates to the public. Emergency currency comes in small denominations. loan certificates in large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Manchester
Lawrence
Boston Clearing House
Clearing House
Washington
Yacht Lasca completes 2319 mile Halifax to Southampton voyage
The 110 ton schooner Lasca of the Royal Nova Scotian Yacht Club arrived at Southampton after a 2319 mile voyage from Halifax in 10 days 19 hours. On board were owner J A Douglas master Captain Mitchell mate J A Hiltz and 10 hands. Five days of dense fog slowed the run but the yacht still approached a possible record with daily runs up to 278 miles and speeds to 14 knots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lasca
Royal Nova Scotian Yacht Club
Southampton
Halifax
J. A. Douglas
Mitchell
J. A. Hiltz
Poor Law Aid Lets Aged Couple Leave Workhouse
Lambeth Guardians arrange clothing for an elderly couple so they can quit the workhouse and set up housekeeping. The man, aged 7, qualifies for an old age pension and a 7 shillings weekly grant from the Veterans Relief Fund, giving them 12 shillings weekly. Wife is 6 too young for a pension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambeth
Veterans’ Relief Fund
The War Blockade of Trade and Its Effects
The Evening Post surveys a rapid set of market shifts and policy responses as war disrupts European trade and prompts emergency measures in the United States. It explains the causes, references the Bank of England, Lombard Street, Aldrich Vreeland notes, and the stock exchange, with emphasis on preserving confidence and avoiding panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Evening Post
Paris
Berlin
Bank of England
Parliament
Lombard Street
England
United States
London
Europe
Stock Exchange
Financial Europe
The Village Blacksmith and His New Assistant
A burly village blacksmith mentors his new assistant at the forge as sparks fly and blows land. The assistant misreads a swing, hits the master on the head, and the blacksmith lambasts him yet the apprentice defends the mishap. The scene ends with the apprentice noting it was his first hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Hottest British Weather Records Tumble in Early 20th Century
The piece recalls Aug 9 1911 with shade temperatures from 95 to 100 across the country, marking the hottest day on record. It notes July 17 1876 and Aug 31 1906 as next peaks, and cites London's July 1 temperature at 88 amid a hotter July overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Weather Thermometers and Temperature Scales Explained
The article reviews how heat is measured with official weather stations from Scotland to the Scilly Isles. It explains Fahrenheit, Centigrade, and Reaumur scales, noting freezing and boiling points for each. It mentions Greenwich Observatory and St James Park as observation sites and describes sun and rainfall reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meteorological Office
Scotland
Scilly
Channel Islands
St. James’ Park
Greenwich Observatory
Holland
United States
Spain
Germany
Mystery on the Sea Ships Heist and Hidden Father
A detective aboard a ship watches a young girl’s reunion with her father who she thought far away. She spots him with a woman nearly her own age, triggering a tense, unfolding drama aboard the voyage.
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City of London Ont
Canada
Manhering
Bank of France
United Cigar Stores
Jones & Baker Stock Brokers
New St. New York
Large Pond
the Post
American Tobacco
Shannon
Butte & London
Rainbow
Butte
Utah Apex
Iron Cap Copper
Superior
Money Markets
Chicago Wheat High
Betoe
Detroit
Sub-Treasury
Ove
Risa Oe
Cod
Pollock
Josie and
Phebe
Helen B. Thom
Use
Rose Dorothea
Louis R. Silva
D. Cabral
Annie Perry Woo
Viking Wetter Tee
Shipping News
U. S
Sunday Post
James Montgomery Flagg
Sheark
Vance
Lucy Carteret
Carteret
Lucy
Sunday Post Magazine
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