Answers to Inquiries in the Boston Post Financial Column
Readers are invited to send questions about listed and unlisted New England stocks and bonds to the Financial Editor at the Boston Post. The column promises impartial data from trustworthy sources but does not guarantee accuracy or predict market moves. Inquiries must include the inquirer's full name and street address.
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Boston Post
New England
Post
Financial
The
Inquirer
Boston
Mass
Question on American and New England Telephone stocks and bonds
The New England Telephone stock is viewed as slightly safer than American Telephone stock though both show similar surplus above dividends. New England pays 7 percent dividends, American 8 percent, with yields affected by price. 4 percent American Telephone bonds trade at 92, reflecting income yield. bonds are fixed loans while stock represents ownership with variable dividends.
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American Telephone
New England Telephone
M. &. Boston
New England
American Telephone Company
Market Review and Outlook on New Haven and Willys-Overland Stocks
Analysis notes New Haven stock may resume dividends after a price drop from 89 to around 70, with 5 percent yearly surplus possible if earnings hold. Willys-Overland preferred appears well secured with growing earnings and strong collateral, while common stock trades above par. Market review describes a broad sag and anticipated liquidity, outlining war stock declines, strong industrials, and potential future rallies aided by cheap money and rising demand for metals and munition makers.
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New York
New Haven
Willys-Overland Company
le Chicopee
Mass
Willys-Overland
Hartings
New York State
Bears
Humboldt
Stockholder Demands Over Dividend Policy Raise 1915 Issues
The text discusses stockholders pressing for higher dividends or repayment of lapsed 1915 dividends. It notes the possibility of creating a reserve fund to sustain a 5 percent rate in lean years and predicts these demands will reemerge despite current attention to other factors.
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