Wall Street suffers sharp selling wave after NYSE closes
The New York Stock Exchange shut at noon to view a farewell parade as bear traders pushed prices lower. Steel led declines to 1165-8 then 1161-4, with Texas Oil and New York Central also sinking to multi year lows. Analysts blame taxes, price fixing, and war finance fears for a weak market.
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New York Stock Exchange
Texas Oil
New York Central
Stock Exchange
Delaware & Hudson
Erie
Money markets and foreign exchange update
Aug 30 market report shows broker loans 4.3 to 5 percent, outside calls 4.4 to 5, commercial and collateral loans 5 to 6, year money 5 to 6. Fed notes detail rediscount eligibility. Sub-Treasury balances and debits noted. Foreign exchange opens steady with rates for sterling, francs, guilders, rubles, and lire.
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New York
Federal Reserve Bank
Liberty Loan
United States
Sub-Treasury Credit A
MAVNO
Annes Habanes
Sub-Treasury
Treasury
City payroll rules halt drafted men on public payrolls
In a ruling filed with Mayor Curley, Corporation Counsel Sullivan states city employees drafted for military service cannot remain on the payroll. An employee who enlisted between federal service and city salary is not to be paid by the city during draft service.
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Curley
Sullivan
Aiffae As & Younes
Market Daily Totals and Top Gainers Losers
Yesterday's market totals show New York sales at 405700 and Boston at 13764. American Zinc pref led gains in New York while Am Brake Shoe faced the largest loss. in Boston Wolverine rose and Atlantic Gulf fell.
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New York
Boston
Steel
Ventura
American Zinc Pref
Brake Shoe & Foundry
Wolverine
Atlantic Gulf
Wall Street Plunges in Short Session on War Board Price Cuts
Stocks fall violently as half holiday trading allows renewed selling. Industrial Alcohol and Texas Company lead declines while Delaware & Hudson hits new lows. Bond market weak with 2.24 million par value traded.
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New York
Industrial Alcohol and Texas Company
Washington
Delaware & Hudson
Bethlehem Steel
United States Steel
United States
Market declines in Boston mirror New York losses
Trading in Boston followed the New York trend with broad weakness in industrials. American Agricultural Chemical, Atlantic Gulf, Massachusetts Gas, United Fruit and Swift fell one to three points while United States Steel showed limited activity and copper stocks eased. United Fruit touched a new low at 126 1 4 as a small two share deal rode through.
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American Agricultural Chemical
Atlantic Gulf
Massachusetts Gas
United Fruit
Swift
United States Steel
United States
Soso Os
Maxim
Harlin Arms Ll
Smith True
United Motors
Ius
Wright Martin G
Allen
Boston
Federal Oil
Abe Glenrock
Sherer Aepes
Lack Steel
Lehigh Valley Oils
Merritt Oil
Dager Ieee
Liberty
As Met Pete
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Midwest Oil Com
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Maxwell
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Bond market prices and sales totals
The bond market column lists prices in units and hundredths with decimals in the subjoined table. Total sales reach 1,814,009 thousand dollars, with 2,612,000 yesterday, 2,335,000 a week ago, 2,254,000 a year ago, and 3,845,000 two years ago. From January 1 to date sales total 638,308,000 versus 693,510,000 a year ago and 552,277,000 two years ago.
New York Stocks Quoted Across Highs Lows and Close
New York August 30 stock quotations show daily highs and lows across major issues with net changes from the previous close. Financials and industrials reflect varied movements as traders weigh market data and corporate updates.
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Boston
Waterfront calendar notes fish prices and new ship orders
Readable maritime briefs report light ground fish arrivals at the pier risking higher consumer prices. They list trawler catches and quotations for haddock cod hake mackerel and swordfish and note the sale of the steamer Governor P F Thomas to Potter Transportation and the launch upcoming of the four masted schooner Theoline named for Theoline. Theoline will be commanded by L A Fickett and destined for coastwise and South American trade.
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Helen B. Thomas
Annie
Haddock
P. F. Thomas
Maryland
Potter Transportation Company
Mary W. Potter
Boston
New England
High Water
Francis Cobb Company
Rockland
Theoline
A. P. Vane
Baltimore
Lewis K. Thurlow
South End Children Wind Up Vacation at Fresh Air Camp
About 150 children from the South End of Boston who stayed at the Morgan Memorial Fresh Air Camp in Athol during July and August will return to Boston Saturday in the Morgan Memorial fleet of automobiles and auto trucks.
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South Athol
South End
Boston
Morgan Memorial
Root Pleads for Russia Aid at White House Conference
President Wilson, in talks with Elihu Root and the American mission, urged immediate material and moral support for the provisional Russian government. A $10,000,000 credit has been extended, with more steps under consideration as the day’s conferences proceed. Root and officials then briefed Secretary Lansing at the State Department on recent Russian developments.
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Aug
Wilson
Russia
Elihu Root
Root
State Department
Lansing
Petrograd
Root Commission
Germany
Wilson Cuts Paper Price Precedent Set for Newsprint
Washington reports that President Wilson fixes government paper price at 2.25 cents for official bulletins under the National Defence Act. The move targets International Paper Company which had refused under three cents, while publishers hail the policy as potentially lowering newsprint costs for all outlets.
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Wilson
Baker
International Paper Company
the International
Federal Trade Committee
Temperance Leader J B Lewis Celebrates 70th Birthday in Reading
J B Lewis famous temperance figure marks his 70th birthday at his Reading home. He cites a health regimen of water and abstinence from intoxicants. The honored guest list includes his daughter Hattie Swett and son Rev J B Lewis Jr. References note his roles with the National Association of Patriotic Instructors and the G A R, plus service in the Massachusetts Legislature in 1997.
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Tremont Street
Kinsley Post 113
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Coal Users Meet to Seek Lower Coal Prices
A spirited meeting in Tremont building committee room urged coal price reductions. A vote set an adjourned gathering for Tuesday night at Faneuil Hall. James J. Irwin named temporary chairman with Dr. I. F. Whittier as temporary secretary as women participated in the discussion.
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Johnston to Assume Northeast Command in Boston
Brigadier-General John A. Johnston, newly named head of the Department of the Northeast, will report to Major-General Clarence R. Edwards this morning at Nottingham Chambers. Edwards will formally transfer the department and Johnston will bring his staff from New York after awaiting orders. Edwards had earlier visited Framingham and Roxford on brief inspections of the 101st 1929 and 103d regiments of Field Artillery.
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Nottingham Chambers
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Department
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Births Marrages Deaths Notice Rates and Contact
Notice rates for birth, marriage, and death notices are listed for the Post column. Notices may be left at the office or mailed to the classified department with a telephone contact for after hours.
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Post
Classified Department
Main
Malin
Obituary Notices from Boston Area Aug. Deaths
Numerous funeral announcements list names such as John Bishop Peter Corcoran Nelly Crosby Crawley Dennis Catherine Fitzgerald Mary Haley John W. Hennessy Catherine Langlan Thomas Tanglan John F. Larkin Catherine Leonard Catherine Rea Louis Rose Edith Seaver Tilla Simonsen Kilward Spillard and Charles Wohlschlegel with service details including dates times and church venues in Roxbury Dorchester Jamaica Plain East Boston and Cambridge noting mass times and burial plans through Sept. 2.
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Dorchester St
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Crawley Dennis
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Roxbury
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Patrick J. Duggan
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Slattery
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Noted Sinn Feiner Arrested in Dublin
Dublin August 30 Joseph MacDonagh brother of the executed insurgent leader Thomas MacDonagh was arrested today. It is understood the arrest was recently delivered by him. He is a prominent Sinn Feiner.
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