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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1920

Page

20

Stocks Drift Lower Amid Market Pressures and Oil Woes

The market slid again as stocks opened lower and declined with weak rallies. Call money rose from 8 to 15 percent amid heavy liquidation in oil stocks due to salt water in major wells, and government tax reporting scrutiny weighed on sentiment. Several issues fell, notable gains in Naumkeag Steam Cotton, Gillette Safety Razor news for a February meeting, and strong earnings hints from National Biscuit and Ohio Body & Blower point to mixed near-term prospects.

Homer Louisiana Crucible Steel American Can

Stock pricing and oil stocks inflation noted by editor

Financial editor discusses United States Steel offering price for employees from 1909 to 1919 and compares it to market trends, noting the price often tracks near current market value but does not guarantee future stock performance. A second analysis uses a pyramid analogy for gold and credit, warning of oil stock inflation and overcapitalization risks.

United States Steel Corporation

Fragmentary financial sequence from a ledger page

Readable figures show a rising sequence of monetary values ending at 1 561 50 and 1 500.00 with intermediate steps listed. The OCR fragment lacks context, dates, names, or units to identify the account or purpose beyond a numeric progression.

Carner appointed Consolidation Coal manager

E. H. Garner named manager of the Poston office of Consolidated Coal Company at 50 Congress Street to succeed R. C. Gillespie who has resigned. The appointment is effective today.

E. H. Garner Poston Consolidated Coal Company Congress Street R. C. Gillespie

Butler Elects Morgan Butler as Director of International Trust

Morgan Butler has been elected to succeed his father William M. Butler as a director of the International Trust Company. Morgan Butler is actively connected with the textile interests of his father.

Morgan Butler William M. Butler International Trust Company

National Leather Company Declares 40 Percent Dividend

At a directors meeting held in Boston the National Leather Company declared an initial dividend payable February 15, 1920 to stock of record January 24, 1920. The dividend equals 40 percent or 4 dollars per share on a par value of ten dollars.

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