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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1915

Page

12

Prices Again Show Strength In Market Rally

Prices advanced across sectors as tobacco and Texas Company led gains in Boston market activity. United Fruit rose five percent while zinc stocks highlighted stronger local dealings and overall market strength.

Tobacco Texas Company United Fruit Boston

Markets Show Yesterday's Activity And Yearly Totals

Yesterday's market activity lists New York total sales at 171 300 shares and Boston at 23 577. Steel leads New York with 21 800 shares and Butte & Superior tops Boston with 7 174. Year to date totals reach 9 330 300 shares in New York and 876 231 in Boston, versus last year's 16 228 700 and 1 128 309. Major New York gains Am Tobacco and C R I P shows losses, while Boston tallies United Fruit gains and Am Sugar losses.

New York Boston Steel Butte & Superior Am. Tobacco United Fruit Am. Sugar, Ptd AT & T Alaska Allouez Amoskeag Gos Amoskeag P Arizona Com Bos & Lowell Bos & Maine Bos Eleva Butte & Sup Cal & Arizona Centennial Cal & Hecla Daly West Kerr Lake Miami Ny&n North Butte Nipissing North Lake Quincy Ray Consol St Mary’s Santa Fe Sup & Bos. Freeee Superior Swift & Co Tamara’k Torrington U S Steel

Market Reversals and Grain Marked Wall Street Day

New York markets opened higher than yesterday but soon pulled back with firmness at close. Grain futures led the moves as May wheat fell to 1461 2 from a week earlier, with export concerns noted. Gold imports from Canada appeared, while Italian exchange remained feverish. Bank cash gains were modest and time money eased to 3 to 214 percent.

New York Canada London Germany Berlin New York Central Canadian Pacific United States Steel New Haven Rock Island Financial Interstate Commerce Commission Southern Pacific Missouri Pacific

New York Stocks Close Prices and Comparisons

New York stocks show lower and last prices today with comparisons to the previous close. Market activity reflects declines across several primary issues amid cautious trading and mixed volume.

New York

El Paso Electric Declares Common Dividend No 15

El Paso Electric Company declares a quarterly dividend of 2.25 per share on common stock payable March 15 1915 to stockholders of record at close of business March 5 1915. Stone Webster transfer agents.

el Paso Electric Company Stone & Webster

Zinc stocks drive Boston market rally on Feb notable gains

Boston market gains quickened as United Fruit surged 5 1 2 points from 116 and zinc stocks American Zinc and Butte Superior hit new highs. New Haven rebounded above 43, while Boston and Maine showed thin activity. Bonds maturing in two months may still be convertible above par.

Boston New York United Fruit Bears New Haven Boston & Maine American Zinc Butte & Superior

Boston Stock Exchange Bond Prices Report

The Boston Stock Exchange records the day’s high and low bond prices with comparisons to the previous close. Ex-dividend status noted as part of the securities activity for Boston markets.

Boston Boston Stock Exchange

Curb trading highlights Fortuna and Jumbo stocks

In Boston curb trading on Feb 26, Fortuna led activity with strength and gains while Jumbo rose to 49 cents. Verde Extension, Calumet and Corbin offered features alongside steady movers. Detailed quotations followed.

Jumbo Verde Fortuna Calumet & Corbin

Sharp Break Drives Wheat Market Down in panic trading

The Dardanelles forts fell under Allied attack triggering a market panic as May wheat slid nearly 7 cents to 1.46 a bushel, a 21 cent drop from recent highs, with some recovery later to 1.4914. Meanwhile United Fruit shares tumbled, then recovered, while dividend actions and earnings were discussed amid shifting market tone.

Dardanelles Chicago United States Straits

Butte & Superior Sets Ore Record as Feb Output Peaks

Butte & Superior reports a new February record with an average of 1456 tons per day and 1600 tons in one day. Colorado & Southern shows January net of 264,471 and seven month total 2,495,042, up from last year. Studebaker posts 1914 earnings of 5,887,000 with improved working capital and a higher common stock payout. Interboro records 1,598,925 net for January and 10,748,699 for seven months, while Central Massachusetts Light & Power anticipates a high-earning year.

United Fruit Butte & Superior Colorado & Southern Studebaker Corporation Studebaker American Woolen Company Montana Power Co Interboro Rapid Transit Central Massachusetts

Bond Market Notes and Utilities Finance

Newport Rhode Island awarded a temporary 50000 loan to Estabrook & Co at 3.23 percent discount with bids due March 3 for a 175000 loan. Montana Power Co expands bonds as Lee Higginson handles 36 million in 5 percent first and refunding bonds. Dollar purchasing power hits 73.3 cents amid war conditions. State debt and other bank bids noted.

Newport, R. I Estabrook & Co Aquidneck National Bank Loring Tolman & Tupper Parkinson & Burr Farmers’ Loan & Trust Company Curtis & Sanger Livingston Davis Blake Brothers & Co

Bond Market Updates From New York February 26

The report covers United States Government bonds and stock exchange bond transactions with notes on price firmness in several issues including Central Pacific 4s Northern Pacific Southern Pacific convertibles and Third Avenue adjustment 5s. It lists various bond prices and yields and concludes with total sales figures compared to prior days and year to date totals.

Rock Island Central Pacific Northern Pacific Southern Pacific Third Avenue Adjustment St. Paul Pennsylvania

Dividend Declarations From Multiple Companies

Argonaut Consolidated Mining declares a regular quarterly 71 2c and an extra 21 2c payable March 20 to stock of record March 5. Boston Woven Hose & Rubber declares a regular quarterly 3 dollars on common stock payable March 15 to stock of record March 5. El Paso Electric declares a quarterly 2 25 dollars on common stock payable March 15 to stock of record March 6 5. Old Dominion Company of Maine declares a regular quarterly 60c per share payable March 3 80 to stock of record March 4. Books closed March 6 to 11 inclusive.

Argonaut Consolidate Mining Company Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Company el Paso Electric Company Old Dominion Company of Maine

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