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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1918

Page

12

Liberty Bonds Big Feature in Yesterday's Markets

Total sales in New York 171000 shares and Boston 6048 shares. Most active issue in New York Steel with 29600 shares. in Boston Century Steel with 560 shares. Year to date totals: New York 85359036 shares. Boston 2089278 shares. Compared with last year New York 127381600 shares and Boston 3994376 shares.

New York Boston

Market Dull With Liberty Bond Rally Boosting 101.06

The day saw a sharp uptick in Liberty bond 31-28 to 101.06, with over $2 million in trades, while the stock market remained largely dull. International Mercantile Marine and Canadian Pacific showed strength, and rail contract talks loomed over the sector. several issues barely moved as dulness dominated the board.

International Mercantile Marine McAdoo New Laven St. Paul Reading Union Pacific Canadian Pacific

Earnings and reorganizations spark interest in early 1900s firms

The article notes after tax earnings of 18.25 a share on preferred stock and a plan to pay back dividends at 117 percent, with debt repayment and possible extra stock for arrears. It also discusses National Conduit and Cable Company showing a $102 000 quarterly deficit, a hoped improvement after divesting an unprofitable contract, and a Forbes account of J P Morgan, Frick, and a 1904 dividend decision on United States Steel.

Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Company Pawtucket and Woonsocket Rhode Island Stone & Webster National Conduit and Cable Company J. P. Morgan Boston B. C. Forbes Street Morgan Charles S. Mellen New Haven New York New England Mr. Forbes Henry Frick Frick United States Steel Common Mr. Frick Mr. Morgan Elder Morgan Allis-Chalmers Allis-Chapt Chem Car & Fdy H & L Pressen Inter Corp Lieste Sumatra Tel & Tel Pease Writ P of Aber Asso Dry Goods Atchison Pf Atl Coast Line Atl Gulf & WI Balt & Ohio Nt Fe B&o B&o Seeendaee 56 56 1 100 Batopilas Min Beth Steel Beth Booth Fisheries Sneestseee Brunswick Burns Bros Butte C & Zincil Butte & Sup Ches & Ohio CM & St P CRI del L& Ra Erie Haskell & B Kennecott Lehigh Valley Max Motor Maxwell 2d Miami Midvale Texas Nevada Sinclair Oil Rep Iron ‘& Sti Oreens So Pacific Seace Union Pac United Fruit Ind Alco US Steel US Steel Pf Utah Va Iron C & C Wabash fAeres Western Union Westinghouse White Motor Willys-Over Wilson & C Wise Central

Amalgamated Sugar Bonds Offered by Leading Banks

A $3 750 000 issue of first mortgage 7 percent serial convertible bonds from Amalgamated Sugar Company is offered by Halsey Stuart George Burr and the Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank Chicago at prices from 99 1 2 to 96 3 8 yielding 7 50 to 8 percent depending on maturity. The issue is secured by a closed first mortgage on properties appraised at more than 10.

Amalgamated Sugar Company Halsey, Stuart & Co George Burr & Co Continental & Commercial Trust & Savings Bank Chicago

Bond terms and profits for a 1910s company

The company has 000,000 in funded debt and bonds convertible at holder option after Sept 15 1918 at par into 8 percent cumulative first preferred stock. 1918 production is about 120 million pounds. Average net profits over the last three fiscal years totaled $2,156,415.

America Ogden Brigham City Logan Lewiston Smithfield Utah Burley Twin Falls Paul Idaho

Money market rates steady at six percent across instruments

Current prices show all key money market rates at 6 percent. Brokers' customers' loans, outside brokers' call loans, customers' commercial loans, individual collateral loans, commercial paper, and year money all listed at 6 per cent.

Two Men Held for Sale of Dope to Soldiers

Nathan Simalovitch and Jacob Schansky of Brockton were arrested in Brockton by Deputy U S Marshal Charles A Farrell. They are charged with selling morphine to Thomas F Devine a soldier at Camp Devens on the preceding Saturday. Officials say the men sold to service members and disposed of much of their wares to men in the service.

Nathan Simalovitch Jacob Schansky Brockton United States Charles A. Farrell Thomas F. Devine Camp Devens

DIES WHILE CHOPPING WOOD Milk dealer James R Cutler dies

James R Cutler an elderly Somerville milk dealer dies of heart disease while chopping wood in the shed at 224 Medford street Somerville He had lived there for many years and was in his eighties He retired from the milk business about 15 years ago

James R. Cutler Somerville Medford Street Cutler

Boston barge contract awarded to Green Company for coal fleet

Mayor Peters' campaign success leads to the Emergency Fleet Corporation awarding a contract to the Richard I. Green Company of Chelsea to build a 249 foot coal carrying barge. The vessel, 37 feet beam and 20 feet depth, will carry about 2500 tons and be delivered by year-end to serve New England ports. The Green yard recently built the schooner Richard T. Green, the largest of its class in Boston. The move aims to stabilize local employment.

Haddock Peters Boston Emergency Fleet Corporation United States Shipping Board Richard I. Green Company Chelsea Green Yards New England Green Yard Richard T. Green

Credit Men Hold Annual Convention in Boston

The sixth annual convention of the Retail Credit Men's National Association opens at the Copley Plaza Hotel. Sidney E. Blandford of the Boston association delivers the welcome, Governor McCall extends state greetings, and H. Victory Wright of Los Angeles replies for the delegation.

Retail Credit Men's National Association Copley Plaza Hotel Sidney E. Blandford Boston Association McCall H. Victory Wright Los Angeles Cal

Deaths Francis and Feeny Obituaries in New England

Notices from Portland and Cambridge announce deaths of John A Francis and Anne Gertrude Feeny. Funeral arrangements list 8:15 a m to depart homes, with 9 o'clock masses and automobile corteges from Beachmont Massachusetts and St Marys Church Cambridge.

Francis Portland John A Margaret Francis Lee St St. Mary's Church

Trades and services classified listing including painting and papering bids

Classified ad mix shows multiple painters with rates and contact details at Oswego Street Northampton Street Holborn Avenue Emerald Street Green Street and Dorchester. Also notes wants to buy coins goats stamps printing presses sewing machines and used phonographs with contact references.

Rudzinsky Northampton St Ae Geller Holborn Et Rox Emerald Painting CO Kalso Mining W. W Emerald St Tel. Beach

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