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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1911

Page

14

Irregular Market Prices Show Swift Stock Movements

Market prices are irregular with New York total sales 379100 shares and Boston 58759. Most active New York issue is Steel common at 74800 shares. Boston active is Arizona Commercial at 6532. From Jan 1, 1911 to date New York total is 123059500 and Boston 6851350. Compared with last year New York 162611900 and Boston 11294263. Major gains include Central Leather in New York from 13 to 22 percent. biggest Boston gain Calumet & Hecla from 9 to 429 percent. Losses include Am Woolen pfdl in New York from 34 to 873 percent and Mergenthaler Linotype in Boston from 2 to 218. Call money in New York 3.44 percent and Boston 4 to 5 percent. time money New York 4 to 4 1/4 percent and Boston 4 3/4 to 5 percent.

New York Boston Steel Common Arizona Commercial Central Leather Am. Woolen Pfdl Calumet & Hecla Mergenthaler Linotype Call Money Time Money Ls Its Edison Flec Eorgia Seattle Clee Algomah Seeee Oy Tuolumne

Market Dull Overall After Early Burst Of Activity

Yesterday's trading was largely dull with a brief burst in the first hour. Lehigh Valley moved rapidly on dividend news but the stock closed down one point. Tariff and IC commissions reports had little market impact. Over seven days the 20 active railroad stocks averaged around 117 and a fraction, with fluctuations between 115 and above 119.

Lehigh Valley Tariff Board Interstate Commerce Commission

Market strength supports copper rally and Dow stock gains

The market showed strong undertones with rising volume. Copper prices rose to 1414 cents basis aided by major selling agencies. Dow stocks including Calumet Arizona Butte Coalition and Algomah were active. Algomah’s sickness strike at 2000 feet boosted bids, Calumet Arizona and Butte Coalition steadied near parity with Anaconda. Massachusetts Electric held firm amid renewed activity. Steel faced a bearish raid but resistance kept prices from easing. closing zone remained firm.

Butte Coalition Calumet & Arizona North Butte Inspiration Arizona Commercial Algomah Dow Cole-Ryan Anaconda Massachusetts Steel

Financial Leaders Shift as Brookline Bank Elects New President

F Abbot Goodhue of the First National Bank of Boston has been elected president of the Brookline Trust Company, succeeding Charles B Wiggin who resigned to become assistant treasurer of the American Sugar Refining Company. The State Street Trust Company moves to new offices at 33 State street on December 26 and its new safe deposit vault opens for inspection Thursday and Friday 10 to 4. Osceola Consolidated Mining declares a 3.50 dividend bringing total payouts to stockholders to 10 016 300 since organization. Auction highlights include Great Falls Mfg up 8 ¼ to 19 7, Boston Atheneum up ¼ to 32 5, Atlantic Cotton Mills down 10 to 4 0, New Hampshire Fire Insurance up 1 1/4 to 20 5 2, Plymouth Cordage down 4 8 to 21 2.

F. Abbot Goodhue First National Bank of Boston Brookline Trust Company Charles B. Wiggin American Sugar Refining Company State Street Trust Company State Street Osceola Consolidated Mining Company Great Falls Mfg Boston Atheneum Atlantic Cotton Mills New Hampshire Fire Insurance Plymouth Cordage Allis Charm Am Smelters Ann Arbor T & T Cell Trust Ceereses T&s I Knoxville & Nor Chio & Eastern Chi Bur & Qy Joint Do Denver Do So West Chic Gt West Chic & Northw G M Eeese Penn Coll Grand Rapids Ind Gen Motors Inter Met Lake Shore Leg & Meyes A Ts Ae Ar Ti O Louis & Nash Manhattan Railway St Ry Mo K & T Fund Mo Pacific Convereee Nynh&h cv Norid Ist Eee Puget Sound LIM & S Ua & Rf St L & S F Seaboard A So Pac Cen Pac Fund Esee Southern Ry Hird Ave Union Pac Elec of Lon Inc U S Rubber U S Steel Ss Wabash Wa Pitt Ter Wiscon Cent

New Baltic Sensational Strike Triggers Boston Market Rally

The New Baltic stock jumped from 61 2 to 71 8 on a sensational strike at 600-foot level, with profit taking later pulling back to the start. Butte Central set a year high at 63 4, highlighted the day, alongside Corbin Copper, Nevada Utah, Humboldt Smelters and Oneco. Detailed fluctuations follow.

Baltic Butte Central Corbin Copper Nevada Utah Humboldt Smelters Oneco Bay State Gas Eee Bohemia Boston Ely Sevenee Enece Butte Central Eee Calaveras Eeeseel Chief Eeeeeaeseee Corbin Voouecalyum Ns Cortez

100 do Pref ogeecece Ex dividend

A terse note appears to discuss 100 do preferred stock with ex dividend details showing 10 percent figures. The fragment lacks clear context or complete names or dates.

Massachusetts cities seek bids on bonds and Fitchburg line issue

Quincy announces bids due December 27 for 20000 dollar bonds dated December 1 1911 with annual 2000 maturities 1912 21 Lowell invites bids by December 27 for 76450 four percent municipal bonds dated December 1 1911 with 10345 in 1912 and 7345 annually 1913 23 The Railroad Commission approves 1200000 432 percent bonds by Fitchburg Railroad to reimburse Boston and Maine for improvements and additions

Quincy Mass Lowell Railroad Commission Fitchburg R. R. Co Boston & Maine

Massachusetts Industry Growth Praised by Official

Charles F. Gettemy director of the Bureau of Statistics of Massachusetts told the Boot and Shoe Club at the Hotel Somerset that industrial growth in the state in the last decade is more encouraging than ever before.

Charles F. Gettemy Bureau of Statistics of Massachusetts Boot and Shoe Club Somerset

Shoe Industry Growth Surges in Massachusetts as Regions Expand

Elisha W. Cobb notes rapid industrial growth outpacing population gains over five years. Data show Massachusetts shoe manufacturing rising from 1895 to 1909 with value added by manufacture up 75 percent across 14 years and auxiliary cut stock and findings sectors expanding 54 to 68 percent in key periods.

Rochester N. Y Philadelphia Cincinnati Columbus Chicago St. Louis Massachusetts Union of Labor and Capital Elisha W. Cobb Beggs & Cobb Boston

Dividends Declared by Various Firms and Banks

A list of dividends declared by multiple companies and banks with payment dates. Pope Manufacturing Quincy units for preferred and common shares, Tecumseh Mills and Chase Mills in January, Brookline Trust and Beacon Trust in January, railways on January 29, First National Bank of Boston and American Telephone on January 15, with record dates in December and mid-December.

Pope Manufacturing Company Tecumseh Mills Fall River Chase Mills Connell Mills Richard Borden Manufacturing Company Brookline Trust Company Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company Michigan Central Railway Company First National Bank of Boston North End Savings Bank Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company Beacon Trust Company Boston American Telephone & Telegraph Company

Wall Street Declares Christmas Triple Holiday

New York December 20 Christmas is to be celebrated in Wall Street with a triple holiday. The directors of the Stock Exchange voted to close the exchange on Saturday with business ceasing from Friday afternoon until Tuesday morning.

New York Wall Street The Stock Exchange

Various Classified Ads for Lodging House and Businesses

FOR SALE 21 room lodging house well located with hot and cold water per room running hot water each room. 76 Waltham st. FOR SALE Symonds billiard pool and bowling emporium 37 Central sq Lynn 9 tables 6 alleys best location. OLD ESTABLISHED grocery and market $30 000 yearly O W Hyde 249 Charles st Prov R I WANTED partner for small hotel out of town Apply Helen Arnold 1686 Washington at cor Worcester st POND AND LAND suitable for business in live town few miles out low rent long lease G 6576 the Post CIGAR STORE for sale cheap old stand 148 Broadway Chelsea HIGHEST CASH PRICES paid for household furniture or merchandise N M Match 10 Park sqatts Fi

Waltham St Symonds Central Sq Lynn O. W. Hyde Charles St R. I S Mall Helen Arnold Washington Worcester St the Post

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