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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1915
Page
14
Market prices again decline as smelters and Mexican petroleum show marked weakness. Tobacco loses 6 points while Minneapolis and St. Louis Preferred 53 8 shows weakness. Boston & Maine stands out in Boston market with American Zinc the most active issue. Hancock levies a $3 assessment.
Total sales yesterday in New York and Boston. most active issues listed. Year to date totals show New York and Boston volumes versus last year, with notable gains and losses in Cal. Pet. pref Am. Tobacco Boston & Maine and Calumet & Arizona.
The New York market shows persistent anxiety over global conditions with ultra professional short selling. Major issues including Baltimore & Ohio New Haven Southern Railway and Seaboard Air Line fall to new lows while Mexican Petroleum drops sharply. trading closes near day’s bottom as stock totals decline.
Information furnished on above stocks and securities bought and sold for cash or margin. Market letter and Investors Manual available. Temple H. Fay & Co. Customers and Board Room, 63 State St., Boston. Fort Hill 5730.
Boston and Maine gain 3 and a half points on expected banker action while United Fruit rises over a point. Hancock Consolidated Mining issues a full par value call of 22 a share, with notes payable of 260000 and accounts payable of 33000, cash only 8283. Copper sells at 143 4 cents with light demand as brass mills run at full capacity exporting products. Plants located in Massachusetts but incorporated in Maine.
The Boston Stock Exchange reports the day’s high and low prices for bonds and other securities, with a comparison to the previous close. The brief listing outlines price ranges and trading activity reflected in the day’s session.
Money markets report February 17 notes brokers customers call loans at 3 to 3 1/2 percent with current quotations. The data reflects short term lending rates among brokers and their clients in the prevailing market.
Markets weakened as fears grow over German and English blockades disrupting trade. Stocks including American Smelting Mexican Petroleum and Baltimore & Ohio fell while foreign exchange steadied. hints of extra dividends at Butte & Superior and cautious outlooks from Boston & Maine reflect war era uncertainty.
Trading activity in bonds and stocks showed mixed moves on February 17. Convertibles from St Paul and Pennsylvania held steady while wider market prices drifted modestly lower amid broad activity and diverse issues.
The Maine Central Railroad Company asks the Maine Legislature for permission to exchange 10 million dollars of common stock for an equivalent amount of preferred stock. The company has authorized 25 million dollars of common stock, most of which is outstanding, with 159,601 shares deposited as security behind Maine Railways Company notes.
Ginger Pop attempts to assist around the house but yields usual disastrous results in the upcoming Sunday Post feature.
Hast Providence R I offers $32,000 4 1 2 percent bonds dated March 1 1915 at 100 4 1 4 to Blodget Co Merrill Oldham N W Harris Co submit bids. Chelsea Mass seeks $200 000 notes bids due noon Feb 19. Yvonne Ingersoll, an American girl, stars in Louis Tracy's Flower of the Gorse in the next Sunday Post Magazine.
The New York Stock Exchange posted new minimum quotations for several issues including American Locomotive preferred at 81 Baltimore & Ohio preferred at 67 International Agricultural Corporation at par Loose Wiles at 16 first preferred 88 second preferred 738 National Railways of Mexico first preferred 19 New Haven 47 and Southern Railway preferred 48. National Transit Company declared a 50 cent quarterly dividend compared with 75 cents in the prior quarter.
Metal prices and delivery quotes across markets for copper zinc lead tin antimony aluminum nickel and other metals. Details cover prompt March and April shipments. iron ore coke and freight charges with regional price points at New York East St Louis Boston and Providence.
National Enameling and Stamping Company declares a regular 7 percent dividend payable in quarterly instalments of 13 4 cents with the first on March 31 for stock of record March 10. National Transit Company pays a quarterly 50 cents dividend with March 15 as record date. Leading Company declares regular quarterly 1 percent on second preferred stock payable April 8 for stock of record March 23. Tonopah Belmont Company offers a quarterly 12 1-2 percent dividend payable April with books close March 15 and reopen March.
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