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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1909
Page
12
The Statistical Department at 8 Congress St Boston invites concise letters about any stock or bond of interest. Inquiries should seek definite information and may address leading copper stocks or related bonds.
A list of dividends declared by Rose Consolidated Mines American Cement Securities Osborn Mills Metropolitan West Side El Daly West Mining Worcester Nashua & Rochester By Electric Boat Tefft Weller New Idria Quicksilver Beacon Trust Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Corn Products Refining International Nickel Co across quarterly and annual schedules with stock record dates. Books close and reopen notices accompany each item.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad stock trades around 118 while yielding 6 percent, higher than many peers, due to historical expansion costs and a 1900 Pennsylvania control. Despite 1909 earnings softness, per-mile gains and a conservative policy of dividends and reinvestment show improving earnings power and expected rebalancing of capitalization, with prospects of rising stock value as Chicago Terminal assets normalize.
Quotations for New York bonds are provided by Chandler Bros and Company of Milk Street Boston. The listings reflect current market activity and pricing for municipal and corporate issues.
SPECULATORS THE DAILY TRADER is a daily stock market letter from Boston Massachusetts. It lists stocks to trade prices of the day entry and exit points and opening signals. Subscriptions cost ten dollars a month with current readers receiving the next issue through February first 1910.
N W Harris Co buys 1 200 000 refunding mortgage gold 5 per cent 40 year bonds of Seattle Lighting Co and will offer at 97 12. North Attleboro treasurer seeks bids by noon Dec 27 for a 20 000 temporary loan due April 8. Clark Dodge Co offers first mortgage 4 per cent gold bonds registered due Jan 1 1940 of Michigan Central and Michigan Air Line.
Total sales in New York reached 74700 shares while Boston traded 106441 shares. East Butte Mining led Boston activity with 11314 shares and Steel common led New York with 65100 shares. Western Maryland rose to 5534 while American Cotton Oil fell to 6712. Calumet & Hecla gained in Boston to 666, Calumet & Arizona dropped to 102. Call money stood at 47.8 percent in New York and 5 to 6 percent in Boston. Time money moved from 41.4 to 43.4 percent in New York and 43.4 to 6 percent in Boston.
On December 21 State Street reports a typical pre holiday market with Consolidated Gas as leader in early trading. Rumors of a 50 percent stock dividend from the New York Edison Company and a possible dividend increase to 6 percent drew attention. Oil and copper stocks like Lake Copper and Isle Royale rose on aggressive buying, while some bonds and rail issues paused.
Two weeks after a Boston executive praised the Boston News Bureau the service installed the world’s fastest press and now delivers papers by messenger to Boston subscribers one hour earlier than before.
The local curb market extended the copper board's breadth and vigor as Cactus Development led with a rise from 5 to 638 8 and closed at 61 8. The list shows as many as a dozen other names including Arizpe, Boston Ely, Bay Central, Chief Consolidated, Inspiration, Majestic, Oneco, New Baltic, China and La Rose with detailed fluctuations.
The Boston Market reports the day’s stock and bond market prices with total sales tallied. The data appears in a standard financial bulletin from the Lyuhman Lib tank.
Dividends payable include Calumet and Hecla at 8 dollars, Lackawanna and Western at 10 percent, and American Iron and Steel company and preferred shares. Books close for Phelps Dodge and Company, American Radiator, Boston Elevated, Chicago City Railway, and Dominion Coal common. A special meeting is noted for Wells Fargo.
A colt frightened by a departing train bolted along the right of way at Brewster. It hopped onto the track in front of the locomotive and was struck by the cowcatcher, carried a short distance, and released unhurt as the engineer stopped the train. The animal fled again and forced a second stoppage before resuming its escape.
A teaser referencing R L Garner's forthcoming Sunday Post Magazine article compares gorillas and elephants for intelligence. It hints at detailed analysis to appear in the next issue, inviting readers to assess cognitive traits and behavior.
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