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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1922
Page
12
The week saw dull sessions with 450000 shares, broad strength late in the week, and a general uptrend. Rail and gas stocks rose on favorable rate prospects, while machinery and auto shares faced pressure. foreign exchange improved optimism for Europe and Genoa conference impacts.
The annual meeting of Western Utah Copper Company stockholders will be held February 21 1922 at Young's Hotel Boston Room 6 at noon for director elections and other business.
The Boston Post announces weekly inquiries on all listed and unlisted New England stocks and bonds. It will answer impartially from trustworthy data but not guarantee accuracy or predict market movements. Inquiries require full name and street address for attention by the financial editor.
Readers asked about final 1921 results for Studebaker and its investment view. The company will include final quarter figures in the upcoming annual report, with 1921 earnings projected at 17 to 18 dollars a share on common stock. The common remains speculative, the preferred attractive as a semi investment, and potential extra distributions cited.
Secretary Mellon announced that Victory notes of the 4348 4 per cent and 334 per cent series will be accepted in payment of income and profits taxes due March 15. Coupons must be attached and nonmatured. registered forms are not allowed. Accrued interest up to March 16 will be paid by Federal Reserve check.
A diary entry from February 1815 notes crowds cheering Peace after the War of 1812. The next day an Oratorio at Stone Chapel sparked the Handel and Haydn Society, launching Boston's formal musical history. It contrasts with 1810 1814 when Boston with 6000 families had fewer than 50 pianos.
The firm notes heavy depreciation in raw materials and inventories, unusual reorganizational expenses, and increased sales staff. It says it earned and paid the 8 percent preferred and 6 percent common dividends totaling 210000 dollars with no depletion of surplus.
Cadillac Automobile Company of Boston reports January results as the largest in dollars and volume for a similar period. Albion L. Danforth cites strong demand for the new Cadillac and reduced prices effective Jan 1. In January the firm sold 121 new type 61 Cadillacs and 55 used cars, with total business at 602,016.76 dollars. He urges customers to place orders now for definite delivery dates.
New York health department daily report shows a small decrease in influenza cases in the past 24 hours, reflecting a minor improvement in the trend.
The Post invites readers to submit Jury Stories with final judges listed including J Weston Allen and S W McCall. Homer Albers, Sherman L Whipple, and Arthur D Hill are named as judges. Readers urged to write and send stories, with many contributions already received and more to be printed in editions.
Anecdotes from Suffolk County Massachusetts show Judge H- scoring jurors on behavior and breakfast empires in a heated courtroom. The stories cover candy chews, nap times, and a dog trial that ends with a canine verdict.
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