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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1915

Page

12

Stock totals by city and leading issues for year to date

Total sales in New York 334 200 shares and Boston 30 900 shares. Most active issue in New York American Can 44 600 shares and in Boston American Zinc 5 755 shares. Year to date totals Jan 1 1915 to date New York 62 670 500 shares and Boston 6 449 041 shares. Corresponding period last year New York 38 825 900 shares. Greatest gain in New York General Chemical 10 to 240 and greatest loss St Paul By 6 to 841 4. In Boston greatest gain American Sugar 178 to 109 and greatest loss Calumet & Hecla 5 to 575.

New York Boston General Chemical St. Paul By American Sugar Calumet & Hecla New York Stock Exchange Swep Ees Smelt & R Tel & Tel At& SF At&sf Ohio Beth Steel Pees Bklyn RT Butte & Superior Cal Pet Corp Can Pacific Cen Leather Ches & Ohio Cm&sp U Ug Co DL Peeeeer Domeines Co Eee Ee. Co Goodrich Inter ‘Con Corp Inter-Met Maxwell Motor Maxwell Mex Pet Co Miami Mont Pow

Stock Market Fluctuations Mark July Trading Session

New York stocks fluctuated with mixed gains and losses across issues. Rubber and St Paul rubber dividend expectations sparked early activity, while Canadian Pacific and St Paul showed weakness later amid dividend doubts. bonds and international finance also shifted.

New York St. Paul Canadian Pacific American Can Missouri Pacific Paris London

Boston Stocks: Bonds Prices and Daily Comparisons

Boston on July 2 reports the high and low prices for securities on the Boston Stock Exchange with quick price data and a comparison to the previous close. Bonds are included in the listing.

Boston Boston Stock Exchange

Dividend notices from United States Smelting and Edison Illuminating

The United States Smelting Refining and Mining Company declares a quarterly dividend of 1 percent on Preferred Capital Stock payable July 15 1915 to holders of record July 2 1915. Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston declares Dividend No 105 payable August 2 to stockholders of record July 18 1818. Utah Coal Mining Company tolls a sixty cent per share dividend at a stated date July 0 84 1814.

United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Company TAH Consolidated Mining Co Mpeadway New York Utah Coal Mining Company Georeta Ne

Boston Market Notes on Zinc, Oil, and a Court Sale

The Boston market closes a mixed session with American Zinc rising to 57 amid heavy trades and a 5 1/8 point gain for the day. Butte & Superior gains 1 2 and Isle Royale weak amid management fights. Ventura oil shares see heavy curb trading as output and refining plans expand. United States Light & Heating stock is liquidated by court order ending receivership.

Boston American Zinc Butte & Superior Isle Royale New York Ventura Standard Oil Company United States Light & Heating Company

Ventura Oil Rises on Boston Curb Listing

On July 2 in Boston the Ventura Oil listing showed moderate activity. It moved from 13 to 14 and then to 12 with a closing at 13 amid brief market quotations and trading notes.

Ventura Oil

Financial notes on copper output and city loans

Anaconda’s June copper production reached 22,100,000 pounds vs May’s 20,500,000 and June 1914’s 23,900,000. Goldfield Consolidated posted May net of $161,652, up from $154,257 in April. Medford Mass sold a temporary $50,000 loan due 1916 to Loring Tolman & Tupper at 3.36 percent discount. Newport R I awarded a temporary $69,000 loan due 1915 to F S Moseley & Co at 2.39 percent discount plus a 9.85 cent premium.

Sory Nynh&h Nor & West Nor Pitts Coal Ess Steens Ing Repl & Sane Rock Islance South Pacific Chreee Studebaker Enn Copper Union Pacific Union Pac United Wabash of Srey Wells-Fargo West Union Westinghouse W& LE Wil-Overland Wis Central Anaconda Goldfield Consolidated Medford Mass Loring, Tolman & Tupper Newport R. I F. S. Moseley & Co Commonwealth Mass E. E Lewheres St

St Paul Stock Breaks Sharply in Market Turmoil

A sharp fall in Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul common stock from 91 to around 84 unsettled traders amid mixed May earnings reports. Analysts question whether St Paul can sustain a 5 percent dividend as costs rise and rail extensions era near term risks loom for the long established carrier. The market also noted gains for American Locomotive, Strong activity in copper, lead and zinc futures, and a firm but uneven outlook for steel at 60 to 61.

Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul St. Paul Pacific Coast Western Pacific Denver & Rio Grande Canadian Pacific Missouri Pacific Missouri Kansas Texas Rock Island United States Lusitania

Bond Market Report from New York on July 2

Prices were irregular with main activity in New York city new 44s Baltimore & Ohio Atchison general 4s Chicago and Eastern Illinois 5s Du Pont Powder 445 St Paul convertible 58 New York Central debenture 6s Mercantile Marine 44s Northern Pacific 4a and Westinghouse 5s. Stock Exchange bond transactions noted.

New York City New Baltimore & Ohio Atchison General Chicago & Eastern du Pont St. Paul New York Central Mercantile Marine Northern Pacific Westinghouse

Street Clock Removed by Boston Officials

Boston street commissioners removed a public clock in front of Hurlburt's Hotel on Washington Street early yesterday with a gang of men, without owner consent. It is the first clock removal by the Board and City Hall awaits results with interest.

Boston Hurlburt Washington Street Board of Street Commissioners City Hall

Cumberland county sells farm bonds to Hornblower & Weeks

Cumberland county Maine sold an issue of 95000 four percent farm bonds to Hornblower Weeks at 101 152. The bonds dated July 1 run for fifteen years.

Cumberland County Hornblower & Weeks

Foodstuffs Exports Rise as U S Feeds World

Washington reports foodstuffs valued at 724 million dollars exported in the 11 months ending June 1. The war has boosted agriculture exports, making them the main pillar of the nation’s billion dollar foreign trade balance, up from 443 million a year earlier.

Washington United States Department of Commerce

Big Wheat Leads United States Export Totals in 1915

A Commerce Department statement shows wheat as the largest export, with 2,289,576,000 bushels valued at $319,961,000, up from last year. Oats, flour, corn, bacon, beef, ham and shoulders, lard, and cotton seed oil also show sizable year over year increases in value and quantity across multiple categories.

Department of Commerce United States

Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company Box Rates

A 1915 Boston statement cites safety features of a burglar and conflagration proof vault. It notes safe deposit box service available at $10 per year, with a description of security and trust company operations in Suffolk County.

New Haven Earnings Signal Rail Line Recovery

The New York New Haven and Hartford Railway reports improvement for 11 months ending May 31, 1915, with net corporate income of 1 547 254 071 297 903.52 after a prior deficit, and May 1915 shows a net income of 833 030.45 versus 189 694.59 loss in May 1914 despite 4.15 miles less trackage.

New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company Oper Non-oper. Inc Net Corp. Inc

Metal markets show quiet firm copper and steady lead

Copper remains firm with electrolytic at 201-2c and Lake copper bids at 281-2 25c. Second hands copper for spot and July August delivery quoted around 193-4 20c to 191-2 193-4c. Spelter active with spot 22 221-2c and futures for July to October around 19-20c. Lead asks 53-4c with outsiders bidding 5.65 5-28-4c for spot and July. Joplin ore unchanged at 60. East St Louis quotes and New York Straits tin at 39 1-4c.

F. O. B. New York American Metal Market Daily Iron and Steel Report Northern Iron Boston Common Points Southern Birmingham Connellsville Poston Common Points New York East St. Louis Joplin Trust Outsiders New York Straits

Automobiles for Hire and For Sale Listings in 1915 Boston Area

Frequent classified notices show vehicles for hire at $1.75 per hour with a 1915 Dodge, and Packard cars offered at $2.50 hourly with regional trips. Several cars from Ford and Maxwell are listed for sale with prices from $75 to $275. Other items include a TL A Vachon Ford agency contact and a used rectifier priced at $75.

Packard New York Buffalo Niagara Falls Toronto Canada Baker Electric A. Vachon Ford Washington St Brookline Maxwell Dickens St Dorchester Mass O. K Brandon Garage Tel

Various small ads list fabric, flags, pool table, and plants

A set of local notices advertises 8 bu for $1 and 6 bu with 35¢ extra for carting at LOUGHMAN Pier 4 New Hampshire dock, Amemprican flags cotton bunting in multiple sizes with prices and delivery to New England, private pool table for sale by G A Shackford, and a plant sale featuring Geraniums Alyssums and more with free delivery in city area.

Loughman Pier 4 N. H. Dockstel Dor New England Daniel O'Neill Henry St Everett Mass G. A. Shackford Adams St Dorchester Salinas

Bond Market Notes From Various Cities and Issues

Salt Lake City sold 300000 19 year 412 per cent bonds to A B Leach Co. Bidders were also successful for 826000 Chicago harbor improvements bonds serially from 1917 to 1985. American Writing Paper defaulted July 1 interest on 13064000 5 per cent mortgage fund gold bonds due 1919. Northampton ass bids due July 9 for 100000 temporary loan dated July 7 due 1916. R M Grant Co bought 900000 4 34 per cent improvement bonds city of Minneapolis dated July 1 maturing 1916 to 1935. Waltham bids due July 7 for 150000 temporary loan due 1918.

Salt Lake City Utah A. B. Leach & Co Chicago, Ill American Writing Paper Northampton R. M. Grant & Co Minneapolis

Coast Guard Cutter Woodbury Sealed Proposals Invited

Proposals are invited and will be received at the Treasury Department until 2 p m on Tuesday Aug 8 1915 for the purchase of the coast guard cutter Woodbury A 500 ton single screw steamer with wooden hull schooner rig and specified dimensions may be seen at Portland Maine Bids require a $500 certified check and payment within 15 days after notification. The government may reject any bid and delivery is expected about Sept 15 1915.

Treasury Department Coast Guard Woodbury Portland Secretary of the Treasury U.S. Coast Guard Washington, D. C Byron R. Newton Washington Commonwealth Massachusetts Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners State House Boston Mass Anchorage Lynn Harbor Board William 8. McNary Charles D. Paine George M. Harlow Harbor and Land Commissioners William PF. Williams

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