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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1921
Page
21
Market activity stays light with steady prices across major issues. Steel's unfilled tonnage and U P earnings attract attention while Corn Products declares a dividend. Copper financing and Rock Island earnings also cited as investors reassess positions.
The day’s notes show total New York sales at 392,200 shares and Boston 13,482 with Sinclair Oil leading in New York at 31,500 and Utah Metals in Boston at 2,533. Market mood is sluggish and irregular with oils and metals supporting modest gains while rails face pressure after the Railroads wage void ruling. United States Steel reports lower unfilled orders by 575,000 tons in January, signaling mixed demand and potential price pressures amid broader bond declines and favorable copper financing news.
The report outlines compensation terms through September 1 and potential allocation of excess earnings to a general contingent fund under the Transportation Act. Union Pacific projects about $31.648 million and $14.20 per share after preferred dividends, subject to conditions. It notes prior earnings and divisions, with projections for 1920, and highlights effects of excess earnings and under federal rental settlements on per-share values. It also covers Corn Products Refining earnings, copper note offerings, Standard Oil dividends, rail earnings, and other industrial financial items, including government guarantees and six-month periods.
Financial editors report a quiet session with mixed moves across sectors. Copper strengthens on notes of a $40 million public offering secured by copper, while steel price policy and wage talks dominate debate on stabilization versus downturn risks. The labor board rejects railroads bids to abrogate national agreements, and expectations grow for more substantial filings as lawmakers consider tax and financing signals.
New York February 10 sale of half interest in the Sinclair Pipe Line Company to the Standard Oil Company of Indiana announced. H F Sinclair president says no grant of interest or representation in the corporation to Standard Oil Indiana.
The Money Market shows brokers loans at 7 percent and various customer loan rates from 7 to 8 percent with year money at 7 to 8 percent at the Clearing House in Boston and New York Exchanges. Foreign exchange late quotes list sterling and other currencies in cents per unit with day and year comparisons.
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