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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1909
Page
12
New Haven report shows six month demurrage costs cut from 1 170 000 to 249 000 after a new arrangement by the New York New Haven Hartford system. Foreign cars on the network fell from 20 291 to 11 571 while New Haven cars on foreign lines rose from 5 205 to 7 969.
Mayflower Mining Rochester Railway Light and several common and preferred issues. Dividends payable include Amalgamated Copper at 4 percent. Meetings set for Delaware Lackawanna Western Havana Electric Lehigh Coal Navigation National Carbon Kings County Elect and Power Mergenthaler Linotype.
Thomas W. Lawson claims decades of public forecasts prove Steel will crash from $58 toward $10 and copper stocks will rise 50 to 100 percent. He accuses Steel insiders of manipulation, bankruptcy risk, and plunder of investors, urging prudent action before further losses.
The Post financial department presents a table comparing New York and Boston stock prices to the prior year including high low and last quoted sale along with current dividend yields. Union Pacific leads New York gains while Osceola tops Boston with the strongest advance. yields exceed 7 percent for Rubber common and above 6 percent for National Lead and Steel preferred.
American Telephone and Telegraph Co announces conversion options for holders of its $150 million convertible four percent gold bonds. Conversion to stock available March 1, 1909 to March 1, 1918 with price adjusted to $133.7374 per share. Deposits may be made with Old Colony or Manhattan Trust in New York or Boston. European and Continental holders may deposit through Poe Brothers London or Hope & Company Amsterdam for conversion and adjustments.
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