Boston Elevated’s 6 percent dividend and city payouts debated
The Boston Elevated Railway’s earnings and dividends are examined with regard to a 6 percent base dividend and equal payments to the cities served. The piece compares gross income, surplus, and costs over 12 years, noting steady earnings but limited extra dividends and rising service demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston
Twin City Rapid Transit Company
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Glasgow
Scotland
Per Share Figures From Damaged Financial Sheet
Fragmented OCR shows totals and per share figures with company abbreviations and inconsistent formatting. The readable items indicate a total of 2.95 and amounts around 2,950,000 and 800,000 in a financial context with a 1.65 value and 1,650,000 noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross eeSseges
Local 1908 City Financial Totals Display Decline
A fragmentary ledger shows yearly figures for Boston and surrounding areas with totals for several entities including Chelsea and East Boston. The document lists 1908 1907 and 1908 totals, with values like 2 020 906 and 1 853 670 and 1 839 681 reflecting receipts or expenditures across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Chelsea
N. B. Coal & Coke
Quincy
Aseences
Severe Decline in Prices of Stocks
The text lists stock activity in New York and Boston with totals of shares traded, most active issues, greatest gains and losses, and call and time money rates. Key entries include American Woolen, Consolidated Gas, Georgia Railway & Elec, Lake Copper, and Lake Copper's losses, reflecting a broad market downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada Consolidated
Calaveras Copper
Ohio Copper
Giroux
Oneco
Inspiration
Corbin
Chino
First National
North Lake
South Lake
Indiana Mining
Adventure
Miami
New York
Boston
Steel Common
Lake Copper
American Woolen Common
Consolidated Gas
Georgia Railway & Elec
Amalgamated
Great Northern
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rock Island
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Washington
White House
Taft
Lake
Calumet & Arizona
Stock Exchange
Curb
Calaveras
Charles A. Stoneham & Co
Mining Curb Brokers Stock Exchange
Mass
Fort Hill
Slater
Worcester Board of Trade
Ldg
Providence
Broad St
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Toronto
Witch Tesa
Lope Tunis
Csc
Boston Clearings
Treasury
New York Clearings
Sevcesee
New York Sub-Treasury
Oll
Wall Street Plunges As Market Break Spreads Wide
On Jan 2 traders faced the largest market collapse since 1907 with a fervent selling wave across speculative favorites. First hour trades neared 500000 shares, the day total 1646900, many issues dropping multiple points amid bank scrutiny and fears of government action. United States Steel earnings and dividends later softened sentiment, but the late session closed near lows, marking a severe downturn in a volatile start to the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
United States Steel Corporation
Amalgamated
Smelting
Atchison
Chesapeake & Ohio
Central Leather
Consolidated Gas
Reading
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Steel Common
New York
Market dips as Hancock sale shocks investors and futures slide
Traders watched a slow session with most issues down after a 62 point drop on the day and a 1 4 point gain in Trinity. Hancock’s unusual sale at 21 drew comment as onlookers read a 80-share trade and prices tumbled across copper shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
Hancock
Allouez
Mohawk
Arizona Commercial
Butte Coalition
Calumet & Arizona
Lake Copper
Isle Royale
North Butte
Amalgamated
Superior
North Lake
Utah Copper
Granby
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Boston Elevated
Seeaues
Pears
Review and Outlook
state = Street News
Auerbach, Mackenzie & Co. Commission Stock Brokers
State St
Lake Superior
Rupertor
Arizona
Banigan
Brogaeas
Stockholdrg
Newhouse
Majestic
Rawhide Coalition
Rawhide Mining
Interboro-Metropolitan
ELY Central
Kerr Lake
Micmac
the Lake Coppers
Ahaana
Old Colony Trust Company
Court Street
H. L. Wilson
Leach & Company
Manchester
N. H
Indiana
EDW
Brady & CO
Curb Exchange
Devonshire St
F. L. Milliken & CO
Bankers
Baltimore & Ohio
R. G. Latham
Broadway
Leavitt & Grant
N. Y
Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York
H. A. Brown & CO
Banigan Bridg
So. Broad St
Butte Coalition Company
Osceola Consolidated
Atlantic Coast Line
North American Company
AIL Gulf & W. L
Mohawk Mining
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Edison Eiectric of
Massachusetts Gas Cos
Massachusetts Gas Companies
Chelsea Gas
Massachusetts
Etroit
Hornblower & Weeks
Boston Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Salt Lake Stock Exchange
New Haven
United States
Canada
Congress St
Hartford
Newport
William E. Soule
Providence Coeal
Butte Central
General
James Shay & CO
GO States
Kidder, Peabody & CO
Devonshire Street
Letters
Wall Street , New York
Baring Brothers & CO
London
Boston, Chicago
Springfield
Broad
Massachusetts Electric
New England
Hooley, Learnard & Co
Congress
Congress Street
E. H. Gay & Co
Fir
Lake Superio
Superior Coppe Company
Tributal
Cros
Chandler Brothers & Co
Milkstree
Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Lafayette
Logansport Traction
Handler Bros
24 Mile Street
Telephones Main
Our Daily Market
Europe
Que
B. H. Scheftels & CO
Broad Street
Monroe Street
Weybosset Street
Pendbscot Building
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