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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1913

Page

12

Points in Yesterday's Markets

Report of stock market activity with total daily sales in New York and Boston, year to date totals, and changes from the previous year. Highlights include Am Express gains, National Biscuit losses, Quincy Mining gains, and New Haven losses, plus call and time money figures for both cities.

New York Boston Steel Common Am. Express National Biscuit Quincy Mining New Haven

New York Market Shows Cautious Optimism Amid Mexico Tensions

Trading on limited scale the New York market found little definite movement as traders awaited President Wilson's message on relations with Mexico. Despite hesitancy, an underlying strength emerged with early advances in many issues, copper and steel shares rising, and New Haven reaching a low. Bonds remained steady with total par value around 1.2 million.

New York Mexico Wilson London Producers’ Association St. Paul Harriman New Haven United States

Connecticut Power declares quarterly dividend on preferred stock

The Connecticut Power Company declares a quarterly dividend of 1.50 per share on its preferred capital stock payable September 2 1918 to stockholders of record at the close of business August 1918 via transfer agents Weavster.

Connecticut Power Company Seria Boston & Albany Railroad Company

Local Market News Highlights Steel Common and Greene Cananea

Quiet trade with life in Steel common and Greene Cananea. Steel common rose to strong totals as New Haven weakened to a new local low, while Greene Cananea shifted on the old to new share basis raising its quoted price to $34 for a $35 basis with a five old for one new split. Quincy's shares advanced briefly on small buy order. United Fruit declined to 179 1 4 as overall price changes remained fractional.

Boston Steel Common New Haven Greene Cananea New York Boston Stock Exchange Quincy United Fruit

Unclear OCR snippet with mixed figures and brands

Fragmentary text shows scattered numbers and names like Utah Va Car Chem Westinghouse and Wabash. No coherent event or context is discernible to form a factual news card.

Utah Westinghouse

Curb Market Roundup: Boston Curb Steady. Mexican Metals Rises

Boston curb trading yesterday saw Butte & London hold at 360 to 38 c per unit while Mexican Metals advanced 3 c to 35 c, closing at 34 c. Detailed fluctuations follow.

Butte & London

State Street Topics on Short Selling and Market Moves

The piece argues heavy SP stock trading due to short selling by underwriters of an $88 million stock issue, with underwriters buying at 85.5 and selling at 88 plus dividends, targeting profits as prices exceed 98. It notes cotton price gains, drought impact, and reports on Steel common, New Haven stock decline, and underwriter fees for a Morgan syndicate bond issue drawing local banker ire.

Southern Pacific Steel Common New Haven

Consolidated Copper Mines gains control after stock exchange offer

New Greene Cananea shares listing replaces old par value stock on the Boston Exchange with 100 dollar par stock and five to one exchange. Consolidated Copper Mines now holds significant stakes across Giroux, Copper Mines, Butte and Ely, Chainman, with control of 70 percent in Butte and Ely. N F Brady becomes a Brooklyn Rapid Transit director succeeding A N Brady.

New York Boston Dull—Greene Cananea Consolidated Coppermines Giroux Consolidated Mines Company Copper Mines Company Butte & Ely Copper Company Chainman Consolidated Copper Company Rand Consolidated Copper Mines Company Consolidated Company Giroux Copper Butte & Ely Chainman Company N. F. Brady The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company A. N. Brady

Local Bank Statement Shows Weekly Totals and 10-Year Reserve

The current weekly bank statement compares this week with last week and lists the surplus reserve for the corresponding periods of the prior ten years. The document summarizes performance across time, highlighting changes and trends.

Bond Market Opens Higher on New York New Haven issues

The New York New Haven Hartford 20 year convertibles opened higher and remained firm. New York City 41s of 1963 reached a new high in today’s market as traction issues showed some demand. United States government bonds also noted activity.

New York New Haven & Hartford New York City

Stock Exchange Bond Transactions Reported

Total sales for the day reach $1,201,000, compared with $431,000 on Saturday and $946,000 last week. Year to date figures show $349,773,000 in sales versus $494,769,000 at the same point last year.

Stock Exchange

Dividends Declared by Several Companies

A list of dividends announced by multiple firms with payment dates and record dates. Includes Boston & Albany Railroad, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Heywood Brothers, Massachusetts Fire & Marine Insurance, New York Transit, Erie & Pittsburgh Railway, American Optical & Cable, South Penn Oil, Connecticut Power, and Belmont Development Company. Notes varying rates from $1.50 to $10 per share and percentages from 3 to 4 percent.

Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Ticard Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Co Massachusetts Fire & Marine Insurance Co Oen York Transit Company Stoc Bes Choee oenapah-Belmont Development Mpany

Fresh fish and freight ships at the Boston wharf

The week opened with a large fleet at the piers including eight mackerel vessels four swordfishermen and 18 trawlers. Haddock cod hake pollock and cusk totals are reported with prices and vessel names such as Bethulia N. Bruce Orion Whileaway Water Witch Thelma Carrie Mil dred Enterprise and Foam. Immigrant steamers Napoli and Westerdyk are noted along with the steamer Carolyn in trouble after a collision.

Bethulia N. Bruce Orion Whileaway Water Witch Thelma Carrie & Mildred Enterprise M. Madeleine Hockomock Massasoit Evelyn M. Thompson E. M. Thompson John J. Fallon Haddock Cod Trwl Achrete Ellen & Mary Pontiac Progress Robert & Arthur Manhassett Leonora Silvetra del. Cabral ER. M. Thompson Muriel Hattie Heckman Philadelphia Carolyn Maine Port Tampa Fla Dorothy Italy Boston Napoli Genoa Naples Palermo Halifax Grand Junction Docks Noorderdyk Oosterdyk Westerdyk White Star Hoosac Terminal Charlestown Queenstown Liverpool J. W. Glynn Springfield Sidney Calvert St. Louis BE. A. Wyld Chicago Seattle R. C. Boyle Boulogne Hamburg

Shipping News Arrivals and Clearances Highlight Freight Movement

A list of steamers cleared and sailed including Arabic and City of Augusta with routes to Savannah New York and Norfolk. Tugboats and towing barges such as Lenape Jade and Cocalico participate, with several vessels bound for Portland Baltimore and Salem.

Macungie and Saucon Portland Concord Norfolk Fall River Gettysburg Philadelphia Cocalico Salem Buck Ridge Portsmouth Monocacy Tabor Neshaminy Pickering Neptune Provincetown W. H. Moody Gloucester P. O'Riordan Newburyport Herbert Piedmont Baltimore John T. Donahue New York Radnor Laura E. Melanson Little Brook N. S Mercedese Digby Jost St. John N. B Clara A. Donnell Jacksonville Hazel Pell Portland Packet Sullivan Rodney Parker Rockland Nellie F. Sawyer Kennebec Morris & Cliff Cold Spring L. J C. A. Dolliver H. Odlorne Bucksport Otranto Bangor Cora M. Millbridge James & Ella Bluehill Fuller Palmer Evangeline Ellis Charlottetown Hawkesbury Halifax Ontario Bond Newport News Malden Smith Bunker Hill Crowell Camden Sawyer Bay State Strout Cape Ann Godfrey Jonas H. French Rickes Hercules Clarson Reliance Merriam Lenape Bennett Brookside Macungie Saucon Minford Paxinos Hudgins John T Donohue Moon J Carleton Hudson South Amboy Nellie Swim Haverhill A. R. No Leader Doane Chemung Neponset Sears Sandwich Betts P. O’riorden Bona Alva William H. Davenport McIntyre Raritan River N. J Liverpool City of Augusta Savannah James Whitney Prince Arthur Yarmouth Calvin Austin Governor Cobb Vila Portland Eastport Kershaw Peter H. Crowell Newporyport

California Gold Mines for Sale or Lease in East Auburn

Splendid gold property blocked out thousands of tons of ore valued at 5 to 40 dollars per ton is offered for sale bond or lease or will take a partner with capital to further develop and install more machinery. Inquiry by responsible parties desired quick action required address ongp x E Davenport East Auburn California.

Splendid Gold Ongp

Market Bid and Asked Ledger for Philadelphia and Rail Stocks

A list of bid and ask quotes for multiple stocks including Am Rail 38 percent, Phila Co 43 percent, Cam Steel 46, CT of NJ 72 percent, Lehigh New 84 percent, Un Gas Im 85 percent, Pa Steeip 60 percent, and Penn Salt 105 percent, reflecting a snapshot of trading activity and price levels.

Am Rail Phila Co Cam Steel CT of NJ Ton Bel Lake Sun Lehigh New Pa Steeip Welcoms Penn Salt

Chicago Market Bid and Bond Listings Reflect Mixed Trading

The page shows a snapshot of Chicago market quotes with various stocks and preferreds, including Amer Ship, Com Ed, Chicago Tels, and Quaker Oats, alongside a section on bonds such as Com Ed 5s, Ch Tel 5s, and Met El 4s. Several entries display fluctuating bids and asks, suggesting a subdued but active market with notable activity in utilities and transportation names.

Amer Ship BO Appel Uite Booth Fis Canal & Co HS & M P Hi Brick Ran CO Lo Sears-Roe Swift United Box West Stone U .S Arm Morris Og Gas Iy Tool

Bond Market Notes Sep 1 Interest and Public Utilities Bonds

The Sept. 1 interest on the 893000 American Public Utilities collateral trust bonds is payable in this city at the First National Bank. Lee Higginson & Co. will deliver permanent notes in exchange for interim United Fruit Co. 63 certificates due May 1, 1917 with coupons due Nov 1, 1913. Massachusetts borrows 1,000,000 with 500,000 due Oct 20 and 500,000 due Nov 17 from Solomon Bros. & Hutzler at 4 percent. Boston borrows 1,500,000 for tax anticipation, due Nov 3, 1913. year to date 4,250,000. Kuhn Loeb & Co. buys 7,000,000 consolidated mortgage 414 series bonds from Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Wales & St Louis.

United Light & Railways Co Moors & Cabot Devonshire St Boston Mass New York Corporation At& SF Treasury Atlc Tae Sie Sub-Treasury Credit Batopilas Mi York Baleey Beth Steel Cal Pet Corp Ches & Ohio Gense Eseceeeseteres Bankers’ Sterling Eae Betas Reichsmarks A Goodrich F Co Chicago Lehigh Vaey Liett & Meyer Lous Nash Miami Ebsae Gs Nat Biscuit Ork Nevada Nynh&h Nor & Wes Jan Cena Eee Ene Nor Pac Ene Pyil Ribslian Penn Owls See Minneapolis Rock Island Rock Island Pf St. Louis Cere Eneeee Srees Rumely Co Kansas City St L& 8 F 2d Southw Pete Seaboard Air L South Rere So Pacific Wi South Ry The Texas Co Lew First National Bank Massachusetts Solomon Bros. & Hutzler Pittsburg Cincinnati Wales St. Louis Kuhn, Loeb & Co

Obituary notices from Cambridge and surrounding towns Aug 25 1926

Funeral notices list residents of Cambridge Boston Somerville Medford Charlestown Quincy Hyde Park and surrounding areas. Names include Martha G AARON Amelia B BARBER George W Benton Rudolf Berger Bridget Concannon Edward J Dooley Ella Fisk Antonio Fontes Melvin B Johnson Sarah Nevers Thurston Risem Joseph Rafter and others with service times and burial details at St. Angela's Church St. Joseph's Church Mount Auburn Cemetery and local residences.

Aaron Martha G Harvard St Cambridge Albany Benton Peabody Mass George W. Benton Elm St Lebanon N. H Berger Roslindale Rudolf Berger Aldrich St Cavanaugh Charlestown Michael Bridget Cavanaugh McGaffigan Medford St Chapman Somerville M. Louise Chapman Concannon Monponset Bridget Thomas Concannon John F. MecMorrow Dorchester St South Boston St. Augustine's Church Salem End Rd Fontes East Cambridge Antonio G Mrs Grace Vine St Fowler New York City Isabella Charles Fowler Thomas M. Joyce South Station Boston New Calvary Gray Quincy John Gray Annie Delaney Circuit St St. Joseph’s Church New Calvary Cemetery Griffin City Hospital William Fort Hill Third St St. Vincent's Church Hogan Duxbury Gallie T Thomas J. Hogan Warren Ave Hyde Park Kelley Jamaica Plain Hannah Dennis J. Kelley Ryan Woman St Church of the Blessed Sacrament Levy Meyer Levy Jacob Levy Monroe St Roxbury Lyons Chelsea Mary Jeremiah Lyons Maverick St St. Rose’s Church Mahoney Mary J. Mahoney Ituneral F. Reade Warren St St. Mary's Church Miller William Miller Sours Temple Street M. E Viten. Neilon Wiliam T. Neilon Thomas J. Hannon Clinton St St. Mary’s of the Annunciation Church Norfolk Harvard Sts Boston Lodge of Elks Santa Maria Council Knights of Columbus Malden Nevers Sarah E Frank L. Nevers Pearl St Rafter Dorchester Joseph J. Rafter Blue Hill Ave Four Corners George D. B. Robinson Mt. Auburn Cemetery M. Schulz Eliza Weinlein Emil Schulz Wigglesworth St Natick Schwendenman Magdelina Daniel Schwendenman Chestnut Ave Staudenmayer Lyndeboro Monika Staudenmayer Paul Gore Steele Benjamin H. Steele Arlington St North Wiref Lynn Harriet A William M. Wires Woodrpury Celia Sparrow Hall Frank D. Woodbury High St Charlestown Wyman Massachusetts General Hospital William P Nellie Hyde Park Ave

Copper Prices Outlook for Five Years

Copper currently trades around 16 cents a pound after staying above 14 cents for two years. The article notes the highest recent level at 1734 cents and recalls earlier periods when 14 cents or 12 cents were not reached for years. It previews a financial page piece analyzing 30 years of copper prices and future production and price trends.

Tomorrow’s Post

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