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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1912

Page

14

Trading Opinion Still Bearish Across Markets

Total sales in New York 536 900 shares and Boston 28 520. Reading leads New York most active 185 500 shares. Boston most active steel common 5841. Jan 1 1912 to date New York 12 004 000 shares. Boston 1 307 857. Last year New York 12 616 700. Boston 691 249. Notable gains Lorillard Co 478 to 180 in New York. American Express down 10 to 200. Calumet & Hecla up 5 to 410 in Boston. Boston Elevated down 2 to 132 ex div. Calf money 2 percent in New York. time money 2 1 2 to 3 1 2 percent New York 2 1 2 to 4 1 4 percent Boston.

New York Boston Reading Steel Common

Financial market mood and corporate governance talk in brief

Yesterday prices held the recovery with minor gains and a bearish trading tone. Large houses urged cautious buying on reactions as market leaders Reading and New York Central showed resistance. News on government suits against steel firms and sugar interests suggested political timing, while calls for an industrial commission and federal incorporation of trusts gained traction. President Foster of Mutual National Bank took a six week Mediterranean and England vacation. Gay & Sturgis released a 20 by 24 inch blue print map of the Quincy and Franklin copper districts covering six square miles.

Reading New York Central Steel Corporation American Sugar and International Harvester Interstate Commerce Commission Taft Money Trust C. H. W. Foster The Mutual National Bank Mediterranean Countries England Gay & Sturgis Quincy and Franklin

Local Market Shows Light Volume Amid Swings in Steel North Butte

Shares traded total 28 520 with Steel common leading at 6 841 and North Butte at 3 311. Dealers covered positions over weekend causing a price upswing and slight retreat. a North Butte rumor of a share swap with Anaconda circulated but did not move prices. Old concerns focus on Mayflower Old Colony Isle Royale Superior Centennial Wolverine mergers amid speculative smoke.

Steel Common North Butte New York Mayflower Old Colony Isle Royale Superior Centennial Wolverine

Boston Market Notes From January Share Estimates

Frank J. Southern Co estimates January Boston curb sales at 994,003 shares. Rhode Island Coal Bay State Gas First National Ohio Copper Nevada Utah and Davis Daly among active issues. Ohio Copper earned $30,000 net for December. Costs in November were under nine cents a pound.

Frank J. Southern& Co Boston Rhode Island Coal Bay State Gas First National Ohio Copper Nevada Utah Davis Daly Ohilo

Temporary and convertible bond issues and rights offering

Lowell awards a temporary loan of 200000 to F S Moseley at 2.88 percent discount plus premium. Inspiration Consolidated Copper offers 6 percent convertible bonds at par to stockholders of record Feb 1 1912 with 696000 shares outstanding. Rights grant one bond per 68 shares with two warrants for subscription and fractional rights based on 8621 per bond value. Newport R I invites bids by Feb 6 at 5 pm for a 50000 temporary loan due Sept 5.

Lowell Mass F.S. Moseley & Co Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company

New York Bonds and Market Chaos in Rhode Island Coal Trades

Rhode Island Coal led by volume with 9885 shares as stockholders balk at reorganizing the company. Prices rose from 20 to 26 cents on heavy selling pressure and a few buyers. Butte Central and Porcupine groups showed fractional gains amid overall volatility. List details each issuer's fluctuations.

Rhode Island Coal Butte Central Street New York Ea Wert Toronto Ainle Great Northern Hollinger Preston Rea Mines Eeeevecaress Te

Trade and finance notes from early 1912 markets

Distributors face regulatory pressure while retail remains steady on clearance sales. Steel mill activity increases amid firm commodity prices though butter eases. Bank clearings for the week to Feb 1 total 3.167 billion, down 5.2 percent from 1911. Business failures reach 312 for the week, up from earlier years. Wheat exports to Feb 1 total 3,157,469 bushels, higher than last year. Canada’s trade improves with rising orders. Montreal reports stronger wholesale dry goods bookings for spring.

United States Canada Telegraph Bradstreet’s Montreal

Money Market Cited as Key to Business Outlook

R G Dun Weekly Review notes surplus funds in New York create the world's cheapest money market and shape the overall business conditions. The report suggests liquidity drives investment and trade dynamics for the coming period.

New York R. G. Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade

Credit Dominates Trade Outlook Amid Global Loans

The text notes high international loans totaling at least 150 million dollars, boosting the United States to a strong creditor position. Domestic dry goods demand remains fair but below anticipated scales, with cotton goods and prints selling steadily outside China. The Lawrence strike disrupts woolen deliveries, yet kerseys meltons and worsteds move well, yarns firm, silks moderate, and New England shoe orders solid with contracts extending weeks. Overall business shows some improvement as buyers stay near current needs.

China Lawrence New England

Burton Holmes Lifts Audience With Trans Andean Trip

Burton Holmes gave a Tremont Temple lecture last night showing a Buenos Aires to Chile journey. The travelogue featured Mendoza, the Andes ascent, Valparaiso, Buenos Aires, and scenes from Argentina and Paraguay with motion pictures depicting snowy peaks and tropical heat.

Tremont Temple Burton Holmes Buenos ‘Ayres Andes Chili Prairies Mendoza Christ Chile Argentina Valparaiso Buenos Ayres Paraguay Tropics

Bradstreet's Review Finds General Business Expands

Bradstreet's State of Trade reports that trade and industry do not move with high anticipation yet show general expansion after a quiet January. The record notes steady if modest gains and cautious stocking as a stable tone returns to the market.

New York Bradstreet

Novel Scenes Described At Evening Lecture

Spectators enjoyed fresh scenes and vivid descriptions. the lecture will be repeated this afternoon at 9 00.

Boston church to receive $5000 under Ellis will

First Church of Boston will receive $5000 from the will and codicil of Miss Gertrude S. Ellis of Brookline, filed in Norfolk Probate Court. The income is to be used for preservation and care of the building or to help keep it open on weekdays as a free church for public entry and seating.

Church OF Boston Dedham Gertrude

Hairpin incident hints at complexion advice

The maid Mrs Pester has swallowed a hairpin. Mr Peter suggests someone advised hairpins for the complexion, implying a misguided beauty tip or superstition behind the act.

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