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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1915
Page
18
The editor warns readers about speculative wild-cat securities flooding the market during a war boom. He explains how easy money, rising commodity prices, and promoter schemes tempt investors, and urges due diligence, banker reports, and avoiding offers promising guaranteed gains or high returns.
A fragmented stock note from New York markets shows numbers like 102 percent and figures 102 82 120 with unclear context. The unreadable OCR fragment prevents full interpretation but indicates trading data or indexes.
Boston stock report lists the high, low, and last prices on the Boston Stock Exchange with comparisons to the previous close. Bonds section noted but details not provided in the text.
Current quotations show call loans at 3 percent for both brokers and outside brokers. Commercial loans range 3.4 to 6 percent, collateral loans 4 to 6 percent, and commercial paper 3 to 4 percent. Year money at 4.5 percent, 1984 3.8 percent. Sub-Treasury credit and New York exchanges noted. bank activity affected by Sub-Treasury operations. Afternoon foreign exchange rates: bankers buy at 4.7234, demand 4.7154. francs at 5.85, guilders at 42 percent.
Yesterday's totals show New York at 466 200 shares and Boston at 32 772 shares traded. Mer Marine pf. dtfs. led New York with 52 300 shares. American Zinc led Boston with 4 910 shares.
The New York market drifted idle early but gained momentum in the afternoon with broad advances across many security classes. Heavy trading was anticipated under the new conditions as United States Steel Canadian Pacific Norfolk and Western and New York Central posted gains.
Boston stocks surged today as the New York market struggled with wire breakdowns. Professionals turned bullish, covering shorts on expected relief from Austria’s crisis, while overall volume remained thin and questions linger about whether the move signals a durable upturn or a false start.
After a severe gale, 21 fishing vessels—five beam trawlers and a steamer—landed substantial ground fish with scrod. Prices quoted for haddock and cod, while the Cacique steamer suffered steering gear failure but repairs were completed. A Australian wool cargo worth 1 million reached on Araluen, while Sachem carries horses and cargo to Brest and Liverpool as storms delay Cretic.
Shipping notices show steamers Araluen Hildebrand Australian ports Gloucester Hatch Norfolk City of Gloucester Linneken Gloucester tugs W B Keene Meader New York towing barges Tamaqua R R IL No 1 Fred B Richards Miller Cto towing R R L Nos 8 and 4 for Rockland Powew from Newburyport towing barge Worcester for Baltimore schooners Mary Langdon Arey Rockport Me Lulu W Eppes Fuller ton Ellsworth Me Lucy May Eldredge Cherryfield Me SAILED US monitor Ozark New York via Cape Cod canal steamers Halifax Prince George Yarmouth Nantucket Norfolk Middlesex do Tuscan Philadelphia Everett Sewalls Point Va Bay State do Bay View Newport News H F Dimock New York schooner Reliance Friendship Me sid 13th tug Fred FE Richards towing barge R R L No 4 from New York Rockland Me
A curious pairing appears as grain markets are noted beside a feature on Boston’s most beautiful girls. See portraits and commentary in the upcoming Sunday Post Pictorial Section.
United States Steel Corp will offer officers and employees a new chance to subscribe to preferred and common shares under its partnership policy. The price is undecided and shares may be paid in monthly installments based on salaries or wages.
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