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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
12
Markets remain unsettled as rail averages dip while industrials rise. Alaska gold touches 28 3 8, near its high, and Smelting Common sells at a low record price. United Railway Investment shows strength as American coal products slide 8 3 4 points.
Yesterday's totals show New York sales at 130 500 shares and Boston at 21 517. Reading leads New York by activity with 12 100 shares and Alaska Gold 9 685 in Boston. Year to date: New York 1 372 500 and Boston 164 519. Comparisons to last year show declines in both.\nGreatest gains and losses are listed for specific issues in each market, with United Rus pref and Island Creek Coal pref among gainers and Am Coal Products and Calumet & Hecla among major losers. Call money ranges at 2 percent in New York and 4 to 4.5 percent in Boston, while time money runs 3.34 to 4 percent in New York and 4 to 5 percent in Boston.
Continued improvement in bonds and notes demand lifts prices while a Russian government credit loan of 12 million dollars is placed in the United States. Chinese gold imports add foreign exchange momentum as French gold moves from London toward Cuba. Steel output rises with wage readjustments and rail orders. Exports beat imports by over 35 million in the latest week, signaling a U.S. trade balance. Stocks ease on light trading and dividend rumors. government bonds hold gains at par.
A quarterly dividend of two percent on the capital stock is declared payable December 15 1915 at the treasurer's office 151 State Street Boxstone Mass to stockholders of record at the close of business December 24 1914 Hubbard Treasurer.
Boston stock market update gives high and low prices for the session plus comparisons to the previous close. Bonds are listed among the traded securities with brief movement notes.
Alaska Gold climbed near its record after the $1,500,000 convertible bond issue was announced and rights rose alongside the stock. Traders debated whether the right to subscribe would attract buyers while some warned Mexico fears and weak copper demand kept markets cautious.
London’s pledge not to sell below the July 7 level has traders wary of triggering automatic releases as prices approach the London selling threshold. The market awaits possible rounds of gains that could prompt heavy selling by big operators, with certain stocks nearing critical levels and others showing signs of recovery amid strong wheat exports and shifting international finance.
The page lists various bond issues with yields and prices for Pacific Coast, Can Pacific, Can Gas, and other issuers, ending with a report: total sales today $2,002,000 versus $2,052,000 yesterday and $1,783,000 a week ago. year to date $17,830,000 versus $27,? million prior year.
Fragmentary metal market snapshot shows mixed bid prices and dealer notes. Incomplete entries mention nickel or other metals with figures like 3.65 and 3.62, and abbreviations and symbols that hint at price spreads and unit counts.
A Boston driven fleet of coastwise steamers is redirected to European trade. Seven Boston owned steamships have been chartered for Atlantic Pacific routes, with offers for four more ships and additional schooners. Plans include vessels to neutral ports and interest in sailing ships to bolster foreign cargo traffic.
Freight rates surge as merchants seek coastwise ships for Europe bound cargoes. Government officials deem the shift patriotic and urgent, urging owners to charter vessels like the Pacific to move cotton to Europe at favorable rates to support national export flow.
Bayard Henry has been chosen a director of the Pennsylvania Railroad to succeed the late N. P. Shortridge.
Liverpool Passaic N J sells 269000 4 1 2 per cent year school bonds to Clark Dodge Co at 103 01. Other bidders include Rhoades Redmond Gibbons Hallgarten Blodger Estabrook N W Harris Remick Hodges Curtis Sanger Kean Taylor Ludwig. Yukon Gold stockholders vote to cancel 7500000 unissued stock.
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