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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1914
Page
16
Two Treasury Department circulars outline how to complete returns for individuals using Form 1040 and fiduciaries using Form 1041. Each circular covers every listed item, with correctly filled specimen forms reproduced for guidance.
General Motors stock climbs sharply reaching a new high, with Chesapeake & Ohio Bethlehem Steel and Car Foundry showing notable strength. Copper shares remain firm while North Butte weakens conspicuously.
Total sales in New York 212 600 shares and Boston 17 356. Most active issues were Steel in New York with 36 400 shares and North Butte in Boston with 5 079. For Jan 1 1914 to date New York 15 079 200 and Boston 1 028 300. Changes show General Motors up to 7 434 in New York and Providence & Worcester down to 220 in Boston. Call and time money figures are listed for both cities.
New York prices showed diminished speculative activity with overall turnover about half of the prior session. Mixed gains appeared in standard railroad and steel shares while Rock Island and J S Case preferred hit new lows on financing news. General Motors advanced and American Feed was strong amid a broad pause in bonds.
The Boston market shows firm coppers and strong activity in Osceola Granby and Wolverine while North Butte weakens. Total listed and unlisted trades reach 17 356 shares with 37 200 bond dollars and 1 027 rights. Bond activity centers on American Telephone 4s Atlantic Gulf 8s Lines 5s and United Fruits 4 1 2s. Great Northern rights start at 1 75 and rise to 1 95. Franklin reports ore discovery on the 32d level and Massachusetts Consolidated reopens with little market impact.
H. L. Nason & Co operates from 55 Congress Street in Boston Massachusetts detailing the address and business presence. The note presents a local firm listing without further context or events.
Copper on the New York Metal Exchange trades as nominal with spot and April at 14.50, electrolytic at 34.87, and casting around 14.62. Tin remains firm with spot near 89.80 and May at 1962 39.75, lead and antimony show quiet to dull tones amid scattered quotes.
General Motors common stock climbs to 743 8 on heavy demand after reports show earnings near 40 percent, raising expectations for a future dividend once notes ahead of the preferred stock are retired. meanwhile the Interstate Commerce Commission plans a June 15 decision on a five percent freight rate increase, affecting railroad stocks.
Stock activity shifts as heavy snow drives rubber purchases with United States Rubber rising on stronger demand while still yielding around 10 percent. Major earnings reveal Standard Oil California profits surge in 1913, but shares falter post earnings. Banks return treasury deposits as public utilities deals expand Mississippi Valley control through Kelsey Brewer and Co. and mass bond sales show strong demand.
The Tuolumne vein on the 2400 foot level yields one foot with 12 percent copper and 12 ounces silver per ton. Nevada Consolidated reports January copper output of 5,791,122 pounds with prior months. Western Union rights admitted to NYSE quotation. securities extension and pledges noted. Directors defer dividend for Tonopah Extension. stock and utility issues circulate to investors.
Public utility securities matter referenced as Ches and related items appear in the public notice section. The brief item notes securities details and a potential filing or regulatory step. Further readable context is not provided in the fragment.
Cen Ga bond market observed mixed activity with leather trade hints and quotes from Dewees and Metro officials. Traders noted small gains in municipal issues while corporate notes remained uneven amid shifting yields.
Transatlantic Trust offers 500 million C kronen 51 year gold bonds redeemable at par with 1919 1964 interest. Chilean government 4 percent annuities Series C oversubscribed in London. J J Case Threshing Machine and others move big mortgage bonds. NYSE lists and delists several issues and conversions.
The report notes Samuel Carr and George H. Prouty among those not on the blacklist. Governor Walsh says control will be with trustees with minority stockholder representation, and justice department action will follow the agreement. Negotiations involve McReynolds and the New Haven, with Knowlton as potential trustee head if ratified.
New York Feb 19 Directors of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad took no formal action on the tentative plan to separate the Boston and Maine line. Special counsel and Chairman Elliott will continue negotiations with Attorney General Mc Reynolds. Details on the Reston Maine trusteeship to come next week.
Representative Stevens of New Hampshire and Public Service Commission chair RE. G. Niles told Department of Justice officials that Boston & Maine matters are entwined with state laws and public interest. Other states may join hearings as terms progress.
Washington February 19. No immunity promised to New Haven officials in exchange for a dissolution agreement. Attorney General McReynolds has stated the federal action will come via the Sherman law and that recovering funds lost by stockholders due to management or questionable financial dealings is not a federal matter.
Jewish kosher meat buyers were surprised by a price rise in pounds at several North and West End shops. Butchers report steady daily sales while some consumers consider a boycott if prices remain high. others expect no organized action soon.
A list of companies announcing dividends with payment dates and stock record dates. American Pneumatic Service pays 3.5 percent on first preferred and 5.5 percent on preferred stock March 11 for records March 14. Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway 11.25 percent on preferred, payable March 2 for records Feb 21. Eastman Kodak 2.5 percent cash plus 7.5 percent extra on common, plus 1.5 percent on preferred, payable April 1 for records March 7. Harwood Electric 3 percent on preferred, payable March 2 for Feb 19 records. Heywood Brothers 3 dollars on preferred, payable March 2 for Feb 18 records. Lamson 3 percent, payable March 31 for March 14 records. Mergenthaler Linotype 2.5 percent plus 0.5 percent extra, payable March 20 for March 7 records. New York Rail Brake 1.5 percent, payable March 20 for records Feb 21. Republic Iron and Steel 1.84 percent on preferred, payable April 1 for March 17 records.
Boston and New England businessmen anticipate an efficiency exposition set for April 2 to 8 in Mechanics' Building. Managed by the Annual Business Show Company, with F E Tupper directing, the event will showcase labor saving devices and include the Eastern typewriter championship judged by J N Kimball.
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