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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1917

Page

10

Ford Tractor stock offering promises quick growth and dividends

The Ford Tractor Company offers stock at four dollars a share with a ten dollar par value. Books close January 20 and orders are urged by mail phone or telegraph. The Minneapolis plant aims to raise production to twenty five thousand tractors annually. Robert P. Matches & Company markets the issue from Boston with prospectus on request.

Ford Tractor Company, Inc Ford Tractor Minneapolis Minnesota Treasury Robert P. Matches & Company Ford Tractor CO Devonshire Street Boston Mass

Irregular Trend to Stock Prices Across Cities

Total sales in New York reached 597 600 shares and 32 237 shares in Boston. Steel led New York activity with 108 300 shares while Atlantic Gulf topped Boston with 4935 shares. Year to date and year over year figures show New York at 2 010 700 shares and Boston at 502 683 shares versus last year’s 10 275 313 and 739 816 shares respectively. Kayser & Co. led New York gains with 10 to 125 while Bethlehem Steel fell to 420. Atlantic Gulf gained in Boston from 456 to 1171 percent and Concord & Montreal dropped from 5 to 95.

New York Boston Atlantic Gulf Kayser & Co Bethlehem Steel Concord Montreal

Bethlehem Steel Leads War-Brides Market Slump

Bethlehem Steel fluctuated between 439 and 396 and closed at 420 a net loss of 15 points. Volume reached 8100 shares the largest in months, while overall market showed irregular to upward late in the session.

New York Bethlehem Steel United States Steel Mercantile Marines United Fruit Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Ohio Gas Sears-Roebuck Industrial Alcohol Pittsburg Coal National Enanelling Lorillard Tobacco Rosaing Louisville & Nashville Delaware & Hudson

Safe-Sound Investment Offer From Massachusetts Firm

A Massachusetts corporation offers common stock for public subscription. The firm has acquired an established business with earnings assuring dividends of at least six percent of capitalization. It owns recently issued patents for a staple necessity with proven commercial success. Earnings from patent rights promise large dividends and higher stock value. The stock is nonassessable and fully participating. Officers are trusted professionals. Investors with funds are urged to consider, especially small investors. Par value is 25 per share. for information contact P I Hersey Boston box 3218.

Massachusetts P. I. Hersey U. P. Co., Inc P. O. Box Boston Samuel P. Colt United States Rubber Company Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company, Limited Canadian Company General Rubber Company United States Rubber Company and Rubber Goods Company Messrs. Haskins & Sells Canadian Consolidated Rubber Company, Ltd

Boston Market Mixed Ahead of War’s End Shifts

The Boston market stayed moderately active as Atlantic Gulf and United Fruit led with firm activity while American Zinc showed strength at times. Industry talk centers on ship losses and postwar supply demand, with doubts about dividends for American Pneumatic Service second preferred unless pneumatic mail tubes continue. Shattuck-Arizona’s year ending 1916 earnings are expected around $8.29 a share, boosting surplus. Calumet & Arizona seeks broader New York listing as copper shares remain mostly Boston-bound.

Atlantic Gulf United Fruit Shattuck-Arizona Boston Calumet & Arizona New York Lake Superior

Market Remains in Professional Hands

The market shows low trading volume with price swings narrow and driven by professionals. Analysts eye the Steel Corporation’s 1916 earnings outlook and the British loan offering, while farm prices surge on high corn and wheat, and New York banks report cash gains nearing record levels.

Steel Corporation Baldwin Locomotive Great Britain France

Bond Subscription Notice by Kidder Peabody & Co

Public notice from Kidder, Peabody & Co about a bond subscription dated January 17 1917. Offers 11 600 000 total with $50 per 1000 bond first payment and final closure at 3 PM on January 23 1917. Details cover allotment, payment timings, repayment of unallotted funds, and forfeiture risk for missed second instalment.

New York Gencomine

Boston stocks and international markets show mixed activity

A dense tabulation of stock prices and dividends lists firms from Am Tel and Tel to Am Tobacco with varied percentages and notes on preferred shares. The piece records Boston stock figures alongside Liverpool futures, indicating overall firm but uneven trading and a steady close.

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