Government to Operate Wire Services Likely by Rental Basis
The article analyzes a potential government takeover of telegraph and telephone services for military necessity. It compares rental schemes to railroad nationalization, discusses expected market reactions to AT and Western Union, and examines compensation bases using earnings, dividends, and property value for Western Union and the Bell system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Telephone
Congress
American Telephone
Western Union Securities
Strength In Telephone
American
Simha Natan
Lewis
The
Post
Bell System
Bell
Chicago
Dividend notices from United Fruit and Utah Consolidated Mining
United Fruit Company declares a quarterly dividend of two percent or two dollars per share payable July 11 1918 to stockholders of record at close of business June 20 1918. Utah Consolidated Mining Company adopts a dividend of fifty cents per share payable July 17 1918 to stockholders of record at noon July 1 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lib
Belo City
Vehigh
Ge Bt
Midal
Mo Pac
Montana Pwr Steers
Taveee Buia Dle
Ee Ask
Orl T & Mex
U.S
Rysadj
Tenes Norf & W
Curtiss A Com
Peewee Saeese
Hupp Motors Setae Ete
Marconi Wireless
Aie OR de Maxim Munitions Seeee Ith
AuGiene
Rine Boat
United Motors
Balt & O
US Light & Heat Coth
Mare A Air Com
Pacific Fy
OILS
Balt & O Gold
Atlantic
Pete Pipe
Fike Barnett O& G Cere Ew Eneee
Balt & O Swahs Beesee
Wyo 0Steer
Soaveeubee Ma Cosden & Co Weeee Waaee
Beth Steel
Pere Marq
Ase
Teeeee
Eneneeeneses
Eee
Merritt Oil
Ceee
Seid Plame
Bklyn R. T Peeee
Idwest Oil One
Orthwest
Sapulpa
South West Teers
Stanton Oil
United Western New
Vermont
Victoria New
Eeete
Meee
Scanton
Ba Ae
Setae Oy
Iaaa
Brit Col
Che & C Os i
T & Tis
Boston
Montana
Ches & Gn Ae
Butte
Detroit
Pt Ewes Canada Copper
Cerbet Silver
Arizona
Cresson Pet Mines
Emma Coni
Eureka Croesus
Tern Clerks
Deenae Reat
B&q
Howe Soun
Beas
Ben Jim Butler
Odie
Bees
Lone Star
Magma Copper
Seeenee
St’ & West
Mason Valley
Union Sai
Nat Zine
Nixon Nevada
Sey i Pacific Ngsten
Pitts Jerome
JCC
Lyons
U S Steel
Denki Imp
Pauese
United
Paris
Uni Verde
Pay Erie Ev
West End
Erry Ke Aries
Va Iron C & C
Dom of
Cana Erie
Nave
Yukon Gold
Sal
Man
Ry & Pwr
Virginian
Adj Inc
Cen & C Stenenee
Pacific
T Cove
Gt Bel
West Shore
M Marine
Pigs & Co
John W. Damon
Utah Consolidated Wining CO
Broadway
New York
Utah Consolidated Minin Company
A. H. Mellin
Nevada
Ohio Cities
Studebaker
Superior
Tenn Cop & C
Texas Co
Union Pac
Utah Co
Western Union
Sae Westinghouse
N & Co
Wor P & Mac
Wise Central
Hub-Wyoming Oil Company
Denver Consolidated Stock Exchange
Hub-Wyoming Oil CO
Denver
Colo
Zinc Stocks Feature trading steels and coppers firm New Haven weak
Zinc stocks show firm steel and copper performance with New Haven rails weak. Massachusetts Electric preferred declines five points as volume rises in New York and Boston. Top trades include New York steel 111,300 shares and Mass Electric pref 1,607 to 1607.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
New York
Boston
Steel
Mass
Elec
Butte & Superior
Allis-Chalmers
Calumet & Hecla
Wall Street Prepares for Financing Signals Amid Turbulent Trading
New York market shows irregular 1 2 point recoveries from yesterday as bears cite FTC profiteering and potential government control of telegraph and telephone systems. United States Steel leads trading with a 134 point spike, while copper prices edge up on War Industries Board plans and War Finance Corporation approval discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Federal Trade Commission
Bears
New England
War Finance Corporation
War Industries Board
United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel
United States
New York Stocks Report Daily Quotations
New York stocks today show high and low quotations with closing figures and net changes from the previous close. Market activity and price ranges are listed for leading issues across the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Boston Market Results Rally as Zinc Stocks Lead
Boston market rose with New York optimism as metal shares advanced. Butte and Superior and American Zinc topped gains amid zinc sector adjustments after wartime oversupply. Massachusetts Electric preferred fell sharply while common held above 2 dollars, suggesting a looming reorganization amid a 12 dollar per share assessment and a service at cost plan reality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Butte & Superior
American Zinc
Massachusetts Electric Preferred
Financial notes on postwar bond demand and repayment
William P. Bonbright of Bonbright & Co. predicts unprecedented demand for good bond issues after the war. He warns prudent investors to study effects of US war loan repayments on short term securities and markets, noting postwar taxation will likely retire all borrowed funds quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Bonbright
Bonbright & Co., Inc
Benbright
United States
Garber-Billings Oil Fields Oil Sells Above Regular Price
In the Garber-Billings oil fields oil is selling for over 55 percent more than the standard price in Oklahoma and Kansas. Tinker & Co. of Enid Oklahoma are quoted as a key seller in this market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garber-Billings
Oklahoma
Kansas Oil
Tinker & CO
Enid
Okla
Unconsciously Aiding Sister Ends Life in Somerville Room
Annie M Good a 20 year old woman persuaded her 11 year old brother to attach a gas tube to a jet in her room at 46 Merriam Street Somerville yesterday afternoon. She was found deceased shortly after with the tube near her mouth. The incident appears to be a deliberate suicide attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie M.good
Merriam Street
Somerville
Idle Four Billion Dollars Could Aid War Effort Warns Dr J T Holdsworth
Dr J T Holdsworth, dean at the University of Pittsburgh, says four billion dollars idle in open account records could be turned into cash to fund the war effort. He argues business as usual is past and urges mobilization of such financial resources for production and profits.
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Nipissing
North Butte
Seeee
Grain Markets
Maine
Boston & Maine Securities
J. P. Morgan & CO
Kidder, Peabody & CO
LEE, Higginson & CO
Hornblower & Weeks
Congress St
Providence
Portland
Raitanens
Slatteryeg
Exchange Place
United Fruit Company
New York Market
Alaska
T & Tel
Atchison
B& O
Barrett Co
Oteves
Brunswick Ter
Butte C & All
Butte & Sup
Cal & Arizona
Can Pacific
CM & St E
CM & St P Pf
Col Fuel & I
Elk Horn
Erie
Fisher
Gen Motors
Gulf States Steel
Inspiration
Kennecott
Lehigh Valley
Liggett & M Pf
Miami Co
Midvale
Mo Pacific
Boston Stocks
ATG & Wits
Swift & Co
West T & T
Alaska Gold Coe
Inekewee
BART
Boston & Alba
Boston & Maine
Bingham M
Booth Fisheried
Cal
Daly-West
Davis Y
East Butte
Ficchburg of
Black Hawks Ib
Bost & Anperens
Mont
Carson
Championold
Rys West Enne
Evada
Okmulgee Pr
Pacific Ing Ug
Palisade
Pioneer
Ranier
Sihereseer
Smith Motors
Troy Arizona
Texans
Victoria Dae
Avere
Ohio
Y Cuesse
Financial News Notes
MR. Investor
E. M. Fuller & Co
Consolidated Stock Exchange of
N. Y
Broad Street
Devonshire St
Wall Street
Investment Securities
Foreign Exchange Letters of Credit
Baring Brothers & Co., Ltd
London
J. T. Holdsworth
School of Poms
University of Pittsburgh
Sai
Congress Street
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Actna
Anaconda
Utah Metals
Glenroth Ranier
Boston & Montana Metropolitan Pete Hecla Rice
Silver King
Ariz. Sinclair
Pierce Oil
U. S. Steel
Kennecott Amer. Zinc
Okmulgee Texana Big
Ledge Onondaga Tonopah Ext
Starten
Curtiss Aero
G. F. Redmond & Co., Inc
State Street
Fort Hill
Wright’ Wire CO
Earnest E. Smith &Co
New England Securities
Wright-Marti
Okmulgee
Glenrock
Island
U. S&s
Steel Baldwin
Prantaut
Eureka-Croesus
Albert Sutcliffe & Co
State’ St
Lothroe
Sae
Hide & Leather
Pennsylvania
Kentucky Oil & Gasoline Refining Corp
Olland
Tih Asts
Ratty
Western Utah Extension
M. 8
Winslow, Woodfords, Me
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