Motors Coppers and Steels Soft Rails Film Features
United Cigar Stores rises 3 percent amid a local list mixed with motors coppers and steels. The feature highlights a varied market mix and distribution shifts impacting consumer goods and related sectors.
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United Cigar Stores
Laocal
Points in yesterday's market and year to date totals
Market totals show yesterday's NY sales 427600 shares and Boston 12455 shares with NY Steel 107100 shares and Pond Creek active in Boston at 1455 shares. Year to date from Jan 1 1917 NY 123148500 shares and Boston 3923456 shares, compared with last year NY 87622985 and Boston 6908558. Notable gains and losses include United Cigar Stores in NY from 31 2 to 122 5 8 and Cuban American Sugar drop to 105. Calumet & Hecla rose to 550 in Boston while Pullman fell to 141 from 31 2.
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New York
Boston
Pond Creek
United Cigar Stores
Calumet & Hecla
Pullman
T& T
Adg & W
Swift & Co
West T & T
Liberty Ln
Alaska
Arizona
Atlg & WI
Boston & Alb
Boston & Lowell
Cal & Arizona
Cal & Hecla
Cub Port County
Daly-West
Davis Daly Oravene
Boston Ld
East Butte Seeee
Sag Eee
Fra
E Ewes
I Creek Coal
Isle Royale
Eee
Lake Copper
la Salle
Mason Valley
Peereweees
New River Pf
North Butte
Nova Sco Steel
Old Colony RR
Old Dominion
Osceola
Pullman Fev Eeeeres
Punta Alegre
Quincey Mining
Eng
Ray Ong Eens Me
St Mary's M Ld
Shannon Ee Teeee
Sup & Boston i
Torrington
Wall Street Sets Tone With Dividend Cut and War Price Pressure
The New York market faced unsettled trading as hints of new financing by leading industrials emerged, Studebaker cut its quarterly dividend from 2 1 2 to 1 percent, and admin pressure for aggressive war price reductions weighed on shares. Bethlehem Steel and United States Steel moved unevenly, while tobacco issues hit fresh records. Total volume was 440 000 shares with Liberty bonds showing modest activity.
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New York
Studebaker
Bethlehem Steel
American Sumatra Tobacco
United Cigar Stores
United States Steel
Marines
American International Corporation
Brooklyn Transit
Consolidated Gas
American Telephone
Ohio Gas
Western Union
Public Service of
New Jersey
Ex dividend notes for Boston stocks dated Aug 7
Ex dividend list for Boston stocks shows today’s high and low prices and closing quotations with net changes from the previous day.
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New York
Alaska
Allis-Chalmers
H & Lea Pf
Int Corp
Sumatra
Asio Oil Co
Atchison
Atchison Pf
AIG & WI
Balt & Ohio Ceenee
Beth Steel
Batopilas
Joe Brunswick Ter
Burns Bros
Butterick Co
Butte & Sup
Cal Packers
Boston
Nova Scotia Steel rises in Boston market amid war boom fade
The Boston market shows a small rebound fade with prices fluctuating and leaders like Atlantic Gulf fading. Nova Scotia Steel stands out amid general hesitation as investors eye anticipated price fixing and the impact of excess profits tax on dividends and earnings.
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Atlantic Gulf
Zinc
Butte & Superior
Nova Scotia Steel
Montreal
New York
Treasuries
Aetna Explosives and Amer Marconi in New York Stocks
New York curb August 7 gains in industrials sectors with Aetna Explosives and Amer Marconi leading early trade. Markets show mixed movement as investors watch commodity and tech-linked names amid broader index shifts.
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Wright-Martin
Aetna
Curtiss Aeroplane
Boston & Montana
Davis-Daly Maxim
New York
Boston
G. F. Redmond & Co., Inc
Devonshire Street
Fort Hill
Aetna Explosives
Amer Marconi
Italy to Have Powerful Radio Station
Rome reports the minister of marine plans to build a powerful wireless station soon using a new system different from those used by major European companies.
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Italy
Rome
Minor rails attract speculators as dividends stall
The editor analyzes why low priced railroad stocks draw investors amid flat or uncertain dividends. With major lines unlikely to raise payouts, traders eye renamed rails like Erie Southern Rock Island and Missouri Pacific as reorganization cuts fixed charges and potentially raises equity, while future dividends remain uncertain.
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Union Pacific
Great Northern
Atchison
Southern Railway
Rock Island
St. Paul
Baltimore & Ohio
Northern Pacific
Reading
Erie
Missouri Pacific
Erle
Eric
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Money market rates and exchange rates report
Current prices show brokers loans 4 1/4 to 5 percent while outside loans run 4 1/4 to 5 percent. Commercial and collateral loans 5 to 6 percent and commercial paper 5 to 5 1/2 percent. Year money 5 to 6 percent. Bar silver New York and Mexican dollars quoted. In FX market francs and life slightly easier. Afternoon rates show Sterling-Cables 4.67 16, demand 4.75 16. francs 5.76 1/4. guilders 42 1/4. fire 7.31. roubles 21.45.
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Amer Writ Paper Ee Ee
Carwen Steel Tool Tee
Monat Ono
Car Light & Power
Curtiss Aeroplane
Emerson Phonograph Wteeee
Lake Torpedo Treet Eee
Lake Torpedo Pf Ei i Ea Maxim Munitions
Nonamer Pulp
St Joe Lead Ser
United Motors Tees
U S Light & Heat
US Steamship Ee
Wright-Martin Eee
Pete Ee
Midwest Oil Com
Midwest Oil of
Eee Een Wees
Midwest Rig
Eec
Eees
Western Ee Ae
Oklahoma O & G Ce
Okla Prod & Rig
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Esse Res
Moar Fithian See
Osage Oil
Seme Wenn
Penn Kentucky
Sequoya Te
Sinclair Rites
United Westerner
Vacuum 0
Gee
Victoria New Ee
Ween Ewasne
Wyoming O& R Mining
Alas
Golk
Cats
Cede T
Adanac Er
Alaska Standard
Acme
Val Apex
Atlanta
Ate
Bisbee Co
Big Ledge
Boston
Ntans
Seee
Canada
Copper
Verde
Arizona
Emma C
First National
Rene Twee
Great Bend A
Great Northern
Green Monster
Hargraves Ee
Hollinger Ween
Nissing Tebe Ees Eeeeeeeees
Emma Leasing
Oro Se Vives Esereeeeeesees
Ohio Copper New
Porcupine Crown Ste Eee Ee
Porcupine Vipond Eee Eee
Peterson Lake
Ray Hercules Eee Eee
Portland Er Ee
Rescue Eula
Ree Oniscs Occekcieedas Ee
Orbalarg
Nckis
I Uae
Temiskaming
Tonopah Extension
United Eastern A Peree Ewer
United Verde E
Yerrington Mactan
Fukon Dec Ee Eer
Ewer Sess
Bay State Gas
Bohemia Esceese
Boston Ely
Boston & Mont
Butte & Son Feces
Cal & Jerome
Champion Or Eeeerne
Colonial
Montana Placer
New Cornelia
Nevada Oo Aa
Cs Ot
New Era Sarees Ees
Pioneer
Silverick Ll
Smokey
Miami
Stewart Ee Eee Wees
Submarine Signal
Troy Arizona
Truro Steel
Tuxpanies Ceeees
Utah National
New York
Mena
Sete Eet
Ointanee
Cic. Tant
Januety
Adsto
Atlantic
Bond Market Prices and Total Sales Snapshot
The bond market shows new United States bonds quoted in units and hundredths. Subjoined table displays total sales of 2,728,000 today versus 2,914,000 yesterday and prior figures of 2,427,000 a week ago, 3,207,000 a year ago, and 3,003,000 two years ago. From January 1 to date, sales total 587,495,000 compared with 628,630,000 a year ago and 472,356,000 two years ago.
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United States
Nitro glycerine stolen from Illinois Torpedo Company magazine
Twenty quarts of nitro glycerine were stolen from the Illinois Torpedo Company magazine last night in Lawrenceville. Factories and bridges are being guarded as authorities fear alien enemies were responsible for the theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceville
Illinois Torpedo Company
Fatal Machine Accident at Boott Mills in Lowell
John Bollinska aged 14 from 14 Bradford Street was fatally injured at his work station in the Boott Woolen Mills when his hand and arm were drawn into a machine. He was taken to Lowell Hospital and died early this evening.
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Lowell
John Bollinska
Bradford Street
Boott
Lowell Hospital
Exports to be Put Under License Soon
Washington August 7 three key commodities cotton lumber and sugar may be placed under export control by presidential authority. The exports council is understood to have recommended licensing for shipments abroad with emphasis on cotton due to German demand and prior drift to neutral European countries.
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Washington
Wilson
Exports Council
Germany
Waterfront Calendar Weather Notes From World War II Era
A maritime calendar entry lists tides for August during the 1104th day of the European war context and 125th day in United States wartime. It records morning tides at 10 feet 2 inches and evening tides at 10 feet 6 inches, with a full moon on September 1 and visible evening star Venus, morning stars Mars Jupiter and Saturn.
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Europe
United States
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Prices rise as fish arrivals surge at the pier
Despite heavy arrivals of ground fish mackerel and swordfish at the pier prices advanced with over 1 000 000 pounds of groundfish 55 000 pounds of mackerel and three swordfish vessels reported. Wholesale prices list haddock steak cod market cod steak pollock hake mackerel and swordfish among others. The Addie M Lawrence a six masted schooner driven ashore from this port with steel cargo will be a total loss.
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Addie M. Lawrence
St. Nazaire
France
United States Shipping Board
Custom House
Henry Howard
Institute of Technology
Canal Zone
Panama
Pacific Coast
Gallups Island
Marine Hospital
Chelsea
Savannah Line
Merchants & Miners Line
New York
Savannah
City of Augusta
Boston
City of Atlanta
Suwanes
Landsman
Marriage Intentions Filed at Boston City Hall
A long list of intended marriages filed yesterday at Boston City Hall includes Edward J. Rorke, 39, and Annie F. McLaughlin, 34, among many others with ages, occupations, and addresses across Massachusetts cities such as Revere, South Boston, Everett, Chelsea, Dorchester, Cambridge, Roxbury, and Brookline. The notice records grooms and brides together with professions from clerk to sailor and addresses ranging from Mystic Street to Huntington Avenue.
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Boston City Hall
Edward J. Rorke
Mystic St
Annie F. McLaughlin
Reservoir Ave
Revere
George
Elicoulos
Tonia Logsafon
Summit Pl
Frederick P. Howland
Electrician
Commonwealth Pier
Rose V. Pelletier
Central St
Waltham
Robert P. Wood
Broadway
South Boston
Marion E. Boyd
Francis St
Everett
Stavros Bakalis
Bennet St
Despina Achnias
Giovanni Barrese
Frankfort St
East Boston
Jennie Bellini
Park St
Somerville
Harris H. Gilman
Spruce St
Ethel Hall
Boulder Crescent
Colorado Springs
Col
William T. Clark
Commonwealth Ave
Brookline
Ethel M. Stevenson
Corey Rd
Brighton
Cornelius Beckes
East Seventh St
Hendrika D. Mentink
South
Boston
Herbert S. Danforth
High St
Old Town
Josephine M. Dion
Clerk
Brunswick St
Henry Blackman
Porter
Fairweather St
Lena Thompson
Laundress
William S. Coyne
Teamster
Essex St
Chelsea
Margaret R. Adams
Princeton St
Walter I. ‘Tibbetts
Walkhill St
Ethel Rogers
Craigie St
Cambridge
Charles C. Emerson
Ipswich St
Inez S. ‘Thompson
Huntington Ave
Harold J. Jones
Pembroke St
Mabel A. Evans
Trulli St
Dorchester
William N. Kendrick
Margaret M. Richardson
William A. Morris
Seventh St
Anna J. Sullivan
Tremont St
Charlestown
Angelo Clements
Cleveland St
Nicoletta Colalufalo
Cottage St
John J. Finn
Oscar St
Roxbury
Margaret E. Cahill
Morris Lofihie
Norfolk St
Eva Rosenberg
Homestead St
Samuel H. Martin
Charles St
Edith Walburst
Devon St
Frey BE. Bellows, Jr
Kenilworth St
Florence L. Matteson
Kittredge St
Rossindale
Charles H. McLaughlin
Herman St
Rose M. Eger
Cashier
Juniper St
Charles B. Wessels
Francesca Fisichella
South Main St
Weeren
Forte
Tailor
Commercial
Pesquarella Pendice
Commercial St
Sidney D. Warceler
Mayo St
Madora E. Higgins
Edwin M. Sumner
Plattsburg
Abbot St
Dorothy ©. Clark
Beacon St
Michele Garofalo
North Main St
Mansfield
Guilla Frangillo
North St
Michael J. Thomas
Chauffeur
Concord Ave
Norwood
Sadie Nadir
Hudson St
Albert Robinson
Newburn St
Ida M. Gibson
Maid
John J. Dannt
Salesman
Fayette St
Madeline L. Gokey
Milliner
Berkeley St
Incertentinata Trving
Plattehure
Caree St
West Roxbury
Muriel Stevens
Byron Ct
Jamaica Plain
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Kidder, Peabody & Co
Devonshire St
Wall Street
Baring Brothers & Co., Ltd
London
New York Market
Callahan
Cerro de Pasco
Chandler Motor
Ches & Ohio
CM & St P
CRI& P
China
Col Fuel & Iron
Crucible Steel Sewer
del & Hudson
den & R G
Dome Mines Ae
Fisher Body
Fed Min & Sm
Fed M&s Pf
Gaston W & W
Gen Motors
Gen Motora
Liberty
Louis & Nash
Maxwell
Maxwell 2d
Mer Marine
Nate& & Stp
Nevada Conswees
NOT& M Se
Y Central
Nynh&h
Nyo&w
Rep I & Steel
Steee
Sloss
Sheffield
Wet Nee
Sugar Eoone
Superior Steel
Tenn Cop
Texas Co
U S Ind Asco
U S Rubber
UN B& P of
New al
Union Pac
UN Cig
U S Steel
Utah
Westinghouse
Willys-Over
Liberal Commission
the Post
Northern Texas Electric Company
Fort Worth
Texas
Stone ~ Webster
Western Utah
Pole Star
Ecool
Fe” Aerica
A. B. Widney & CO
Court Street
Mass
Scollay
Montana
Harry E. Jacobs & CO
Industrial
Hornblower
Congress Street
Chicago
Detroit
Providence
Portland
Industrials
Tuxpam Star Oil Corporation
Frank J. Smith & Co
James O’brien& Co
Broad Street
Money Markets
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
Steet
Stock Exchange
U & Liberty
An & O
Swnaf Wels Co
Lorillard Co Fe
LANE
Aklyn
MK &T
Aeerver
Chis & O
Pwr
Ches & O
Cannes
C & Erie
Mil & St
Tate Power
Elhe
Wisic Rta
Nh&hert
Ny &Queens
Ugt & Power
Fuel & I
Paris
City of
Tokyo
Telephoi
Dom of
Nas &Rgi Imp
North Pacific
Distillers
Cuba
Gt Brit
Pac Gas & Elec Ps
Pacific T & Is
Ae Con ‘ Ie Be
G Bay & W
Ll Oeeves
Britain
Ovens
Hudson & Manean
Phil Balt
Shaeetens
Hudson & Man
St L &Sf
Cen & C
St L
Pacific
U K
Louis
Tenner
Serene Oi Terao &P
L& West
Renee
Ulster & del
Eerne Anne
Fts& M
Kan City
Ies
Colea
Laclede Gas
Ry & Power
Bal & O
Wabash
Hieeett & M A
Balt & O Cyt
Ile
Een Ae
Liverpool
Seana
Pets Sete
Fear Enemies
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Nsas City Ash
Unica Gs
Toledo
Winnipeg
Angeles
Ewes
Albany
Atlantic City
Bismarck
Peewee
Nantucket
Buffalo
New Orleans
Sneer
Charleston
Philadelynia
Denver
Pittsburgh
Portland Mo
Des Moines
Eastport
Oss
Galveston
San Francisco
Hatteras Seer
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