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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1922
Page
21
A dense list of stock tickers and prices shows widespread activity across sectors. Corporations like Coca Cola Colgate Pennant Pan Am Union Pacific and others reflect strong trading interest, with multiple share counts and changing quotes indicating volatility in a busy session.
The document lists loan rates with figures such as 52 percent for customers loans, 54 percent for outside brokers quick call loans, 534 percent for individual collateral loans, 54 percent for customers commercial loans, 5 percent for commercial paper and 5 percent for year money, attributed to the Clearing House.
Financial editor notes a mixed stock market with gains in Studebaker and Pitts Coal while Great Northern faced pressure. Copper stocks weighed by copper industry concerns. dividend plans and merger chatter surface for Western Maryland New York Central and broader railroad consolidations. Market liquidity improves as speculation recedes and earnings rumors circulate in American Ice and Regins Steel interests.
Uncertainty over terms of forthcoming government financing, likely a short term issue, restrains bond dealings with prices irregular and downbeat in domestic issues while foreign issues show more stability and notable gains.
Stock dividends totaling 991.3 million were announced by seven large firms and banks, boosting recent total to over 1.6 billion. Studebaker adjusts capitalization by 18 million, Vacuum Oil distributes 45 million as 9 percent stock dividend, Wrigley declares 10 percent or 1.5 million to common holders. Bank of Manhattan raises capital to 10 million with 100 percent stock dividend. Equitable Trust plans to expand capital from 12 million to 20 million with a 3.1 8 percent dividend and another stock issue. DuPont declares a 9 percent dividend amounting to 20 million. Whitman Mills calls stockholders meeting on a per cent dividend to raise capital from 9,000 to 3,000,000.
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