Tremendous Advance in Stocks and Bonds
A market roundup reports New York and Boston stock advances with total sales for Jan 1 1917 to date and year over year figures. Notable gains include Baltimore & Ohio in New York and Fitchburg pref in Boston, while Liggett & Myers and Maine Central show losses.
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New York
Boston
Steel
Ventura
Market Bullish Rally on Federal Railroad Control News
New York traders reacted with strong gains as the prospect of federal control of railroads sparked bullish buying. Standard stocks jumped 5 to 18 points, United States Steel led industrials with 3 to 6 point gains, and bonds in low grade railroads rose. Total volume reached 1,180,000 shares with bond investors molding to the new policy.
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G. W. Field & CO
Congress St
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
United States Steel
Wall Street
Liberty
United States
Eris
St. Paul
Cantral
London
Dollargine
Federal Reserve Bank
Meee
TCE
PO Corp Oro Hessess
Sub-Treasury Credit Ee
New
Sub-Treasury
Sterling
Boston Stocks Close With Notable Shifts
Boston markets report today show high, low and closing quotations across major stocks with net changes from the prior close. Trading activity reflects cautious shifts as investors weigh recent economic news and company reports.
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Boston
Bond Market Sees Roe Vig 5s
The bond market reports a Roe vigor for 5s amid shifting rates and inflation concerns. Investors weigh policy signals as yields respond to updated macro data and market expectations.
Wild Open Trains Rally in Railroads Push
The market opened with a sensational railroad surge after government control of railroads was proposed. Stocks like Baltimore & Ohio jumped to 55 from 38 1 4 as investors priced in earnings on three postwar years, with many rail names climbing while industrials later led a broad recovery.
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Baltimore & Ohio
Atchison
Union Pacific
St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Delaware & Hudson
Southern Pacific
New York Central
Balt
Ohio
Atchison We
Great Northern
Aly
Norfolk & Western
DHSS
Pennsylvania
Tebigh Valley
Illinois Central
Rock Island
Boston Market Stocks Rise on Rail News and Utilities
Local Boston stocks showed gains with Boston and Maine up from 17 to 24 while New Haven lagged in comparison. Rail confidence rose as government control rumors linger, and utilities gained with Boston Elevated and American Telephone leading, suggesting potential protective compensation terms for war-time asset holdings.
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New York
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Boston
Wilson
Walter C. Trefry Named Treasurer at Fidelity Adrust Co
Walter C. Trefry, formerly with the Puritan Trust Company, has been elected treasurer of the Fidelity Adrust Company.
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Walter C. Trefry
The
Puritan Trust Company
Fidelity Adrust Company
High Clothing Prices in Germany Recalled by US Committee
Mrs Nathaniel Thayer chair of the Massachusetts Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defence cites Germanys clothing costs rising well above prewar levels. Infant cotton socks 72 cents a pair, machine cotton spools and woolen stockings also up sharply. The report notes US prices did not exceed Civil War highs in 1917 though living costs have risen since.
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Germany
Nathaniel Thayer
Massachusetts Woman's Committee
Council of National Defence
United States
Council of National Defence Committee
Man Posed As Inspector Arrested for Attempted Larceny
Frank McDonald, chore man for Attorney Moses P. White of Cambridge, had Charles Stannick of Brookline arrested after posing as an electric light inspector to commit larceny. Stannick, 25, claimed he fled Germany to avoid service and was found in Whites’ cellar and later on Highland Street. He faced Cambridge court on the charge.
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Frank McDonald
Moses P. White
Highland Street
Cambridge
Charles Stannick
Harvard Street
Brookline
Stannick
Germany
Cambridge Court
McDonald
White
Electric Light Company
Cotton Markets Close Steady Amid Quiet Trade
Spot cotton in the United States firming with middling at 31 3/4 cents and 2000 bales sold. Net port receipts reach 118,908 bales while exports to Britain France the Continent Japan and China and Mexico total 75,283 bales. United States port stocks total 1,283,665 bales. Liverpool futures opened and closed steady with 17.24 point gains and spot demand firm at 23.02 pence for American cotton.
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China
Mexico
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4Th Ave
Pittsburgh, Pa
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