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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1913

Page

14

Market summary of yesterday and year to date

Reported total market sales in New York 400 600 shares and Boston 16 111 shares with most active issues Reading in New York and Butte and Superior in Boston. Year to date totals show New York 57 598 400 shares and Boston 3 506 918 shares, versus last year. Major movers include Underwood Typewriter up to 93 percent and Calumet and Hecla down to 4 05 in Boston. Call and time money figures listed for New York and Boston.

New York Boston Reading Butte & Superior Underwood Typewriter St. L Pfd Granby Calumet & Hecla

Wall Street Bull Market Buoys New York Shares

Markets rallied as investors welcomed an improved tone in U S Mexico relations. Standard dividend shares led gains, copper prices supported by strong metal markets, and railroad readings stayed firm amid general optimism. Bond activity remained steady with $1 19 million par value traded.

New York Wall Street Mexico Shorts Harriman London Southern Pacific Reading Southwest Canada

Dividend Declared on Connecticut Power Company Preferred Stock

The Connecticut Power Company approves a quarterly dividend of 1.50 per share on its preferred capital stock payable September 2, 1923. Stockholders of Ota at the close of business August 31 will receive the payment. Stone & Webster is the transfer agent.

Connecticut Power Company Ota

Calumet & Hecla dividend boosts Lake district shares

Boston market notes 16 000 shares traded with generally higher prices. Calumet & Hecla declared a 6 dividend per share, total 26 this year and 122 650 000 lifetime, while the Lake strike eases with 120 men at work underground and several mines idled or reduced. New Haven and Amalgamated rose, while Union Pacific rights moved up from a two cent low to 57 cent, closing firm at 53 cent.

Boston Calumet & Hecla Calumet Keweenaw County Mohawk Allouez Superior Isle Royale Quincy Champion Trimountain Baltic New Haven Amalgamated Butte & Superior Calumet & Arizona Chino Granby Stee Common Union Pacific

Curb Market Highlights Fall to New Lows at Boston

Mexican Metals slid to 24 cents marking a new low in yesterday's Boston curb market. Nevada Douglas Butte & London First National and Verde Extension also showed notable activity with varied fluctuations throughout the session.

Nevada Douglas Butte & London First National Verde Ae Ee Bay State Gas Ie Calaveras Venes Corbin Nat'l Goldfield la Rose Lion Hill Majestic Massoletti McKinley Dar Mexican Ee Nevada Jong ILE

Mining and textile dividends due this autumn

Calumet and Hecla Mining announces a quarterly dividend of 6 dollars payable Sept 20 to stockholders of record Aug 28. International Cotton Mills pays 1 1/2 percent quarterly on preferred stock. British American Tobacco declares a 4 percent interim on geoteary shares payable Sept 30 to record holders. Du Pont de Nemours Powder issues 2 percent on common stock payable Sept 15 to record Sept 5, plus 11 cent quarterly on other stock payable Oct 25 to Oct 15. Railway Steel Syndicate lists regular preferred dividend payable Sept 20. Books close Sept 6 reopen Sept 2.

Calumete& Hecla Mining Co International Cotton Mills British-merican Tobacco Company du Pont de Nemours Powder Company Paige Railway Steel S Wie Company Aaron Aa Sani

Calendar for Today Dividends Payable Notice

Colorado Gold Dredging 25c ex dividend payable dates shown in parentheses. Amer. Ry’s com 134% 9 15. Amer. Smelt and Ref. com 1% 0 15. Books do not close.

Colorado Amer, Rys Amer, Smelt

Market news shows strong gains in Union and Southern Pacific

The market moved higher with new highs since June as volume surged. Underwriters push rights, with 76 percent of Southern Pacific stock reportedly taken, while Amalgamated, Reading, and Steel posted notable advances.

Union Southern Pacifics New York Southern Pacific Harriman Amalgamated Union Pacific Southern

United Drug Profits Rise 58 Percent in Fiscal Year

United Drug Company reports profits of 687 348 dollars for the year ended June 30, up from 371 422 the prior year. Sales reached 4 592 296 dollars, a rise from 3 397 873 dollars, with affiliate operations pushing total output beyond 15 million dollars.

United Drug Company Louis K. Liggett

Bankers Expects Large Attendance at Boston Convention

Vice President Joseph Chapman of Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis predicts a large turnout for the American Bankers Association meeting in Boston October 6 to 10. He cites Congress debates on major financial legislation and a Thursday session on agricultural development featuring James J. Fa o and University of Minnesota President George E. Vincent, noted as powerful speakers.

American Bankers’ Association Boston Joseph Chapman Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis James J. Fao St. Paul

Stockholders Entitled to Sept 1 Dividend for Baltimore & Ohio

The Baltimore & Ohio company lists 14 114 stockholders as entitled to the September 1 dividend, more than doubling from 6 677 in 1903. The New York Stock Exchange lists 5 million dollars of Baltimore & Ohio first mortgage bonds due 1948, bringing total listed to date to 20 million. The Butte Central Copper Company faces bankruptcy petition by three creditors with claims totaling 1 000. Quincy July copper production reached 525 tons, down from 1 252 tons in July 1912, with year to date output at 7 489 tons, the lowest since 1908. Last year’s first seven months produced 21 tons.

Smelt & R Smelt & R Pf Tf Telel At& SF At&sf Pf Ches & Ohio M&sp O M&sp Erie Erie Ist Gen Motor Goodrich P F Co Nor Oe Ill Central Ins Cop le& W Abe Lehigh Valley Louis Nash Mackay Ng Mex Pet Co Ltd Miami Gonper Nor & West Boston New York Ae Ee Corporation Yigeliavelwiecsow New York Funds Treasury Scta Cellateca Bala Bardia Sisha York Bios Goldfield Consolidated Goldfield United Drug Company Louis K. Liggett Company United States Canada Daggett Company United Drug Company, Ltd Toronto Guth Chocolate Company National Cigar Stands Company United Drug Company of England United Drug Baltimore Alse National Cigar Stands Company of Liggett Baltimore & Ohio New York Stock Exchange Butte Central Copper Company Quincy

Chicopee bond award to Fernald firm over rivals

Chicopee Massachusetts awards nine hundred thousand four hundred fourteen dollars per cent bridge bonds to George A Fernald and Company. Competing bids came from Blodget and Company W L Raymond and Company Merrill Oldham and Company Blake Brothers and Company and Estabrook and Company. Perry Coffin and Burr purchase an issue of three million four hundred thousand St Paul Minnesota bonds at four and a half percent to run thirty years.

Chicopee Mass George A. Fernald & Co Blodget & Co W. L. Raymond & Co Merrill Oldham & Co Blake Bros. & Co Estabrook & Co Perry, Coffin & Burr St. Paul, Minn

Pomeranian Riot Featured in Post Magazine

In next Sunday's Post Magazine Glenmore Davis is praised for one of the funniest dog stories readers will encounter.

Post Magazine Glenmore Davis

Bond market shows minor uptick with limited business

A modest improvement in market tone occurs with no rise in activity. Key trades concentrate in Atlanta, Knoxville and Cincinnati 48, New York and New Haven convertibles, New York Railways and Third Avenue adjustments, Toledo, St. Louis and Western 4s, plus Southern Pacific and Union Pacific issues. United States Government Bonds.

Atlanta Knoxville Cincinnati New York New Haven Third Avenue Toledo St. Louis & Western Southern Pacific Union Pacific

Stock Exchange Bond Transactions Summary

A stock exchange report lists varied bond issues with prices, yields, and updates. It covers Japanese serials, U S corporations, utility and railway bonds, and corporate debentures with figures for Quoted prices, totals, and weekly comparisons. Total sales reach 1 216 000 with weekly and year-over-year changes noted.

Groundfish arrivals and storms impact harbor fleet

Groundfish arrivals remain generous with softening prices as mixed mackerel and scrod arrive at the wharf. The beam trawler Billow reports its first large catch, while other vessels like the Lochinvar and B. Irving bring swordfish. A lightning strike injures crew aboard Annie and Jennie, and the Jubilee fleet runs aground near George's Island before being freed at high tide.

Scrod Billow B. Dugan R. J. Killick Orion L. Fannie Swell Ripple B. Irving Lochinvar Haddock Hake W. Goodspeed E. Silveira Mary Annie Jennie T Wharf George's Island Guardian Nova Scotia Arthur J. Parker Windsor Port Digby Port Eaton Mildred H. Cochran Hebert Sarah L. Davis Scituate

Maritime headlines and vessel movements near New England

A squall drives a schooner ashore at Scituate with masts blown out. A long lost gas buoy from the St Lawrence reappears off New South Wales stirring speculation. New oil carrier Richmond delivered. vessels Maud F Silva and Frances V Sylvia sold to Florida fisheries. Joseph di Giorgio sails from San Pedro Sula with first fruit cargo to Boston. Tamaqua towed to Vineyard Haven after shaft failure. Cincinnati arrives Hamburg. Kansa sails from Shanghai. The Landsman.

Scituate St. Lawrence River New South Wales Australia North Atlantic Cape Horn Richmond Standard Oil Company Maud F. Silva Florida Georgian Essex Colson Frances V. Sylvia Provincetown Joseph di Giorgio Boston San Pedro Sula Central America Valley Forge New Bedford Vineyard Haven Cincinnati Hamburg New York Shanghai China Landsman

Shipping News Arrivals and Clearances Highlight Terminal Traffic

Dozens of steamers and tugs including Parima Spinney Demarara North Star Dennison Yarmouth Newton Abbott Baltimore Everett Giles Norfolk Bay Port Beranger Newport News and many others arrive with a long list of vessels. The report also notes revenue cutters Gresham Brockway Androscoggin and several barges and schooners across routes to Salem Boston New York and Portland. Cleared ships include North Star Dennison Yarmouth and others signaling busy harbor activity.

Parima Spinney Demarara North Star Dennison Yarmouth Newton Abbott Baltimore Everett Giles Norfolk Bay Port Beranger Newport News Salem Massachusetts O'Donnell New York Belfast Curtis Bangor Howard Berry J. H. Devereaux Quinn City of Memphis Garfield Savannah Gresham Brockway Portland Androscoggin Olson Rockport

Maritime Fleet and Vessel Movements Across Ports

A dated list details numerous ships and vessels including Juniata, Grecian, Hillary, Kathadin, Katahdin, and others tied to ports such as Philadelphia, New York, Belfast, Portland, Bangor, and Gloucester. It references steamers, revenue cutters, tugs, barges, lighters, and schooners along with associated owners or operators like Crowell, Spinney, Leitsch, and Gresham.

Juniata James Norfolk Grecian Hillary Philadelphia H. FP Dimock Crowell New York Belfast Sawyer Bangor Syndica Leitsch Sparta Barratt Port Simon Cobb Allan Portland Parima Spinney Katahdin Macbeth Charleston City of Gloucester Limekin Gloucester Curry Bridgewater

Boston Faces Record Week for Transatlantic Steamers

The port of Boston anticipates its largest influx of travelers as eight ships arrive next week. About 17 000 passengers are expected to pass through customs with duties likely reaching new highs. Ships include the Cretic Marquette Numidian Napoli Cymric and Cleveland bringing thousands from Genoa Antwerp Glasgow Liverpool and Naples.

Boston Europe Genoa Antwerp Glasgow Naples Liverpool Cleveland Customs Department

Boston Man Named for NA of Retail Druggists President

In Cincinnati on August 28 the nominating committee selected J. C. Finneran of Boston as president with Sol A. Eckstein Milwaukee for vice president Thomas Potts Chicago for secretary and Grant Stevens Detroit for treasurer. Finneran is slated for election tomorrow without opposition.

Cincinnati National Association of Retail Drugo Gists Congress J. C. Finneran Boston Sol A. Eckstein Milwaukee Thomas Potts Chicago Grant Stevens Detroit Finneran

Obituary notices from Roxbury and surrounding towns

A mass of death notices lists numerous local obituaries and funeral details. Entries mention Archibald Roxbury infant, Barnes Everett man, Bowdren Medford child, Bowman Billerica wife, Brown Dorchester husband, and many others with ages, addresses, and funeral times across Massachusetts towns.

In Memoriam Johnson First Anniversary Requiem

A high mass of requiem for Mary Johnson will be sung at the Church of the Sacred Heart in East Boston on Saturday August 30 at 7 a.m. by request of her family.

M Krak Lakeville Sanitarium Clara Mm. McRae Vista St Melrose St. Mary’s Church St. Patrick’s Stoneham Moore Roxbury Rosanna Michael Moore Arthur Nudd Albany St St. Philip’s Church Harrison Ave Albany N. Y Mt. Hawley N. J Munn Charlestown Elizabeth G William. I. Munn Galvin Tesinen Bunker Hill St St. Catherine’s Church Vine St Murphy Dorchester Bridget Daniel Murphy Callahan Howell St St. Margaret's Church New Calvary Nicholson Boston City Hospital Daniel J. Nicholson J. W. Sprague Meridian St East Boston Osborne Edward P. Osborne Neponset Ave Shea Cambridge Patrick L William Shea Mary Carney John Connolly Sidney St Church of the Blessed Sacrament St. Paul's Cemetery Arlington Shields Nora Shields Walsh Thomas Shields Highland St All Saints’ Church Centre St Steele Mary Joseph Steele Northampton St St. Philip's Church Sullivan Marguerite Teresa Patrick J Eilen J. Sullivan O'Connell Boston Normal School Moseley St St. Margaret’s Church Vibert Somerville Catherine T William Vibert Alfred C Mary T. Jordan Osbon H. Washburn Cross St Woodman Mattapan Martha F William B. Woodman Hazelton St Wortman-In Washington St Samuel Je. Wortman Waterman Chapel Johnson Mary Johnson Church of the Sacred Heart East Boston

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