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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1911

Page

14

Michigan Utah Consolidated Company Formed In Public Note

A new corporation named the Michigan Utah Consolidated Company is formed with capital of 2,500,000 shares 1,000,000 at 2.50 each. Utah Mines Coalition City Rocks Grizzly and Copper Prince properties will be taken over. Mason Valley smelter to begin operations around December 28 or 29. Local stock exchange and curb votes to close next Saturday suspending activity Friday afternoon to Tuesday morning. Frank A. Newell elected assistant cashier at National Shawmut Bank succeeding Wallace Draper.

Tal Michigan Utah Consolidated Company Utah Mines Coalition City Rocks Grizzly Copper Prince Mason Valley Local Stock Exchange Curb Frank A. Newell National Shawmut Bank Wallace

Prices Pursue Irregular Course in Early Stock Totals

New York total sales reach 386,300 shares and Boston 54,958. Lehigh Valley leads New York with 69,700 and Butte Coalition tops Boston with 6,190. YTD figures show New York 123,445,800 and Boston 6,906,308. Comparisons to last year show New York 162,932,200 and Boston 11,305,319. Major movers include Great North Ore and Lehigh Valley in New York and Calumet & Hecla gains in Boston, Edison Electric losses, with call and time money varying by market.

New York Boston Lehigh Valley Butte Coalition Gt. North Del Lack, & West Calumet & Hecla Edison Electric Amer Smelt & R Amer T&t East Ohio Seaeee Beth Steel Veneee Bog Bklyn RT Can Pacific Cen Leather Ee Ches Ohio cMe E&sp Ariz Com Bos & Albany Maine Wees Allouez Seccvenese Butte Coalition O Harvester Ee Cal & Ariz Seewee Inter-Met Cal & Hecla Ee Iowa Louis Nash la Salle Mackay Mer Marine Minn & St L North Butte Old Dominion Eee Osceola Nevada Quincy Nor & Wes Pacific Mail Utah Rock Island Boylston St Ry St East Boston South Pacific Texas Pacific S&w Amoskeageeseree Union Pacific U S Pullman Co Swift & Co Torrington Ae United Fruit United Shoe Maryland West Union O Westinghouse Sae Do Pf Ae Boston Corbineere Butte Ballak Neuer Chino Sup & Bos Tuolumne Ween Apex

Market Shows Irregularity Amid Gould Weakness and Copper News

Yesterday’s session featured overall weakness with Gould issues softening as a belated effect of Wabasa receivership. Lehigh Valley rose after heavy trading while Reading Steel Union Pacific held firm. Louisville & Nashville fell on a regular dividend report. The market awaits a possible late response after holidays as Mass Mining United States Smelting and Inspiration stood out among gains. Copper prices firmed with 1414 cents and Calumet Hecla European price at 1488 cents, signaling genuine interest.

Gould Wabasa Gould Securities Lehigh Valley Reading Steel Union Pacific Louisville & Nashville Lehigh United States Calumet & Hecla Europe

Stock dividends and book closes listed in quarterly notices

Salt Lake quotations show a 3 percent stock dividend with record date March 1 and 10 for March 10. Louisville & Nashville Railway Company offers a semi annual 3 1/2 percent with books closing Jan 19 and reopening Feb 10. National Carbon Company declares a quarterly 1 1/2 percent common dividend with books closing Jan 5 and reopening Jan 16.

Louisville & Nashville Railway Company National Carbon Company

Copper Bull Run Drives Local Stocks Higher

The Local Market notes a continued copper price surge prompting bullish action in local stocks led by Butte Coalition Franklin North Butte Shannon and Calumet & Arizona as investors boosted demand on the exchange yesterday.

Butte Coalition Franklin North Butte Shannon Calumet & Arizona

Alta camp merger in Utah driven by Boston capital

A merger of several properties in the Alta camp Utah has been formed through the efforts of Boston capital. The deal consolidates holdings and aims to strengthen operations and market presence in the region.

Alta Camp Utah Boston Capi

Bond Market Notes and Local Public Financing Deals

J P Morgan Co buys New York Central 4 1/2 per cent equipment notes maturing over 15 years. Plymouth County bids due Dec 26 for 4 per cent note dated Jan 1 1912 and due July 1 1913. Worcester awards 100000 4 per cent water bonds maturing 1921 to Day & Co at 103.699. Bay State Street Railway and Old Colony Street Railway refunding 4s worth 1 235 million and 1 315 million sold to a syndicate including Perry Coffin Burr N W Harris and Merrill Oldham.

J. P. Morgan & Co New York Central Plymouth County Mass Worcester R. L. Day & Co Bay State Street Railway Company Boston & Northern Street Railway Company First Old Colony Street Railway Company Perry, Coffin & Burr N. W. Harris & Co., Inc Merrill, Oldham & Co

Curb Market turmoil in Boston bids on Rhode Island Coal

Rhode Island Coal weakened throughout the session selling down to 13 8 on rumor of reorganization while Bohemia rose from 2 3 4 to 3 5 8 closing at 37 16. Majestic, Butte Central and Boston Ely also featured with detailed fluctuations provided.

Rhode Island Coal Bohemia Majestic Butte Central Boston Ely

Dividends Declared by Various Corporations

A list of companies announcing quarterly and semi annual dividend payments with rates and record dates. Included are Seattle Electric, United States Finishing, Amoskeag Manufacturing, Massachusetts Gas, East Boston Gas, Newton & Watertown Gas, Citizens Gas of Quincy, Boston Consolidated Gas, State National Bank Boston, American Coal Products, National Shawmut Bank, Mexican Telegraph, Central & South American Telegraph, Massachusetts Lighting, and Atlantic Coast Line of Connecticut with respective rates and record dates.

Seattle Electric Company United States Finishing Company Amoskeag Manufacturing Company Masachusetts Gas Companies East Boston Gas Company Newton & Watertown Gas Company Citizens’ Gas Company of Quincy Boston Consolidated Gas Company State National Bank Boston American Coal Products Company National Shawmut Bank Mexican Telegraph Company Central & South American Telegraph Company Massachusetts Lighting Companies Atlantic Coast Line of Connecticut

Calendar for today dividends payable and ex-dividend notes

Dividend payments due include Crucible Steel preferred at 134 percent and Lack & West at 10 percent. Jersey Central shows ex-dividend status. West End Street Railway preferred is closing books.

Crucible Steel Lack & West

Wharf Arrivals and Fleet Freight Hit Boston Harbor

Yesterday saw 21 arrivals from the offshore fleet with haddock totaling 140000 pounds and cod 100500 pounds among other catches. Vessels carried cusk in fares, and dealers posted haddock 31-42 cents, cod 41-42 cents, hake 3-41-2, pollock 3, cusk 21-2. The White Star Bovic berthed at Hoosac docks with Liverpool freight and outbound wheat and provisions. The new Swell fishing steamer and its sister Surf completed six weeks on the ways and prepared for service next month. British steamers Erroll and Seneca quickened toward port from Yokohama and Shanghai with Oriental cargoes valued at about 2240000. Lancastrian sails for London with major wheat, corn, cattle, apples, and provisions. Captain Fortay plans Christmas celebration. Stone Horse Shoal buoy No 5 A extinguished and showings of vessel impact.

T Wharf Haddock Blanche F. Irving Ee A. Rowe Eve Walter P. Goulart Harriett Bers James & Esther Annie & Jennie Edith Silveira BE. W. Nunan Rose Standish Arguerite Eon Barre Gray M. Thompson Bovie New York Hoosac Charlestown Liverpool Bovic Australia Fore River Quincy Far East Erroll Seneca Yokohama Shanghai Japan China Perim Gulf of Aden Suez Canal Atlantic Lancastrian Weyland Hoosac Docks Gondon Alexander Fortay H. L. Colberth Metropolitan Line Herman Winter Union Wharf Pollock Rip

Shipping News Mini Almanac Details and Arrivals

This shipping almanac notes sunrise and sunset times, day length, and high tides for December 22. It lists arriving steamers including St. Patrick, Bovie, Lord Downshire, City of Nassau, and others bound for ports such as Yokohama, Shanghai, Colombo, Liverpool, and Boston, with numerous harbor-to-port towing operations and vessel movements.

St. Gatrick Fortay Yokohama Shimidzu Miogo Moji Shanghai Keelung Ongkong Singapore Colombo Aleppy Judras Bovie Kearney Liverpool Mitchell St. John N. B Asrport Lubee City of Macon Diehl Nantucket Hudgins Norfolk Herman ‘Inter Colberth New York Newton Abbott Ultimore Melrose Frostad Suffolk Oln Carolyn O'Leary Boca Grande Gloucester Iuga Plymith Hansen Port Johnson C. R N. J Salem Nottingham Uinn Igo Portland Pledent Indgins Baltimore Lackawanna Lewis Hoboken Avondale Ampere Pauli McGoldrick Perth Amy Shamokin Laverford Portsmouth Wayne Willard Fitzgerald Edgewater Rondout Troy Binghampton Orth America Nelson Almy Weehawken Scranton Lehigh Meddrick Perth Amboy Eckley Beverly Bangor Blue Bird Richmond Pierce Mary B. Uitehell Kentucky Plymouth Harles T. Gallagher Guilmet Bessie Newburyport Aliee Tom Saga Ravola Bride

Steamers Cleared and Sailed Points in Northeast Routes

A list of vessels cleared or sailing including Numidian Glasgow Lancastrian London Esparta and Netherby Hall with routes from Glasgow London New York and ports like Portland Philadelphia Norfolk and Salem. Tugs Paoli Bear Ridge Wiconisco and barges to Portsmouth Portland Salem Clark's Point are noted among movements and towings. Names include R L Tay Kendall Maloy Winter and H M Whitney with several ports in Maine Massachusetts and New Brunswick.

Tower St. John N. B Temehan Plympton William Booth Ememens Stonington R. L. Tay Kendall Bangor James L. Maloy Snowman Cto Larkin Newburyport Mass Glasgow London Esparta Port Simon Boston Yarmouth N. C Herman Winter New York Netherby Hall H. M. Whitney Ontario Norfolk Peralan Philadelphia Everett Baltimore Paoli South Amboy Haverford Portsmouth Shamokin Portland Gettysburg Bear Ridge Buck Ridge Clark’s Point Rutherford Conestoga Oley Valley Forge Wiconisco Salem Paxinos Clark's Point Manheim Lehigh Eckley Perth Amboy Gloucester Black Bird Lenape Glendower Macungie Bortland Omaha Scituate Splane Ella F. Crowell Belfast Herman F. Kimball Rockport Gatherer Ipswich Mase

Dynamiters’ base hunted as grand jury probes explosions

Indianapolis December 21. Claude J Myers chief of police of Tiffin Ohio testified before the federal grand jury in the dynamite conspiracy investigation. He described a barn hidden 540 pounds of dynamite and related explosives used as a base for the last five years. The panel seeks those beyond the McNamaras Ortie McManigal tied to explosions in Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana. District Attorney Charles T Miller reports data tying explosions to McNamara headquarters in Indianapolis where he was secretary treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. County Prosecutor Frank P Baker also testified after being fined for contempt for interrupting a murder trial by bringing in a detective. The grand jury will reconvene January 3 for another month long session.

Indianapolis Ind Claude ¥. Myers Tiffin John J. MoeNamara Federal Grand Jury McNamaras Ortie McManigal Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana Charles T. Miller McNamara International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Frank P. Baker Baker Federal

Veteran toy dealer W. S. Carr dies at 63 in Brookline

W S Carr, 63, of 1288 Commonwealth Ave Brookline president and treasurer of the W S Carr Company at 95 Pearl St, died after a year long illness. He had 35 years in the wholesale toy and fancy goods business. funeral at Second Church Copley Square Sunday at 3. He leaves a widow, a Chicago brother and an Oakland sister. The firm supported the Post Santa Claus with German imported dolls and an assortment of toys at cost or below.

W. S. Carr Commonwealth Avenue Brookline W. S. Carr Company Pearl Street Bostom Carr Carr Company William Poole Second Church Copley Square H. A. Carr Chicago E. C. Moore Oakland Cal Santa Claus

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