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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1917

Page

14

Waterfront July 6 1071 Fishery News From Boston

The South Boston Fish pier received a large catch with 17 vessels delivering swordfish, mackerel and groundfish. Notable hauls include 9000 pounds of mackerel from Nellie T Gaskell and 253 fish from four sword fishermen. Prices for haddock and cod were listed, and several trawlers reported cargo totals. A Norwegian auxiliary schooner arrived with cattle bones for glue stock and fertilizer. Boston bought the Palatka for European trade at about 45000. The British schooner Conqueror sank after a leak off Flores. crew survived.

South Boston Nellie T. Gaskell Bethulia Richard J. Nunan Yankee Albert W. Black Virginia Haddock Mary T. Fallon Athena Claudia Robert & Edwin Etta Mildred Eva Avina Brown Buenos Ayres Flores Newfoundland Grand Banks Conqueror Essex

New Woman's Bureau of Red Cross Formed

Washington July 5 under Miss Florence Marshall New York the Red Cross forms a new women's bureau to mobilize non professional women for war relief. Enlistment of women in small towns and rural districts without Red Cross chapters will begin immediately.

Washington Plorence Marshall New York Woman's Bureau of the American Red Cross Red Cross

Market broadly weak with New York lead decline

Market generally weak as losses spread through the list. New York Air Brake falls seven points while Stude baker and other motors slip with very weak iron and steel shares. Local market follows the New York trend.

New York Studebaker

Market Recap Highlights New York and Boston Trading

Yesterday's totals show New York sales at 629100 shares and Boston at 9323 shares with Steel as the most active issue in both cities. Year to date totals reach 109892400 in New York and 3659337 in Boston while the prior year shows higher New York and Boston figures. The day records Tobacco Products pref gaining to 101 and Liggett & Myers tumbling to 224 percent in New York, while Boston & Lowell rose to 3 to 1 and Calumet & Hecla fell from 5 to 535.

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Stock Market Slumps Across New York Amid Apathy

Mid-summer indifference dominated today's market with out-of-town traders disengaged and local speculators drifting. Iron and steel prices declined while pig iron and related metals advanced, United States Steel fell and Downticks spread through major rails and machinery including St Paul and New York Central.

New York Commission United States Steel Bethlehem Steel Republic Iron Midvale Harvester Baldwin Locomotive Crucible Steel Motors Studebaker New York Central Paris

Market weakness spreads to local list amid copper strike effects

The Boston market shows muted activity with few trades and small losses. Copper Range and Atlantic Gulf fall about a point while the copper strike curtails production by an estimated 100 million pounds monthly, impacting lead and zinc as well. Isle Royale reports over 900000 in six months and strong asset figures.

Butte & Superior Copper Range Atlantic Gulf West Lake Superior Michigan Isle Royale

Money Markets July 5 Prices and Rates Report

Current prices and rates show brokers customers loans at 6 percent and outside call loans at 6 percent. Commercial paper and year money quoted around 6 percent. Bar silver and Mexican dollars noted. Foreign exchange markets show francs easier with afternoon banker business and sterling cables around 4.7676 dollars.

Peace Rumors Shake Market Amid War Tax Drag

Market drifted lower as peace rumors from Germany and a new war tax bill weighed on investors. Rail, traction and motor shares led losses while steel, copper, and war stocks also declined. Mexican Petroleum and Corn Products showed strength. Liberty Bonds held steady. New York Central faced earnings strain while Willys-Overland showed improvement.

Southern Railway Willys-Overland New York Central Germany Senate Finance Committee Bethlehem United States Steel Common Crucible Steel New York Air Brake Baldwin Locomotive

Bond Market Snippet From New York July 5

A fragmented New York bond market note shows issue quotations and partial prices for issues including West Electric and West Union. The text is garbled but indicates 1% Neal Pan 70 and 1928 maturities with early, tentative "when issued" trading.

$10,000,000 Plan To Modernize New Haven Railroad

Edward J. Pearson, new president of the New York New Haven & Hartford, disclosed a $10 million modernization program to Boston reporters. Projects include four tracking of the South Boston connection, 50 new freight engines by fall, a terminal near Dover, new passing tracks on Shore and Willimantic lines, and a large freight distributing yard at Cedar Hill just outside New Haven.

New York, New Haven & Hartford South Boston Commonwealth Pier Dover Shore Line Willimantic Lines Cedar Hill

New Haven Railroad Plans Major Freight and Equipment Upgrades

President Pearson outlines a broad modernization affecting freight and passenger services. Plans include 8 more freight engines and 60 under construction, a Dover terminal, new passing tracks on the Shore and Willimantic lines, a Cedar Hill freight HQ, and four tracking of the South Boston gut. Also scheduled are 100 steel passenger coaches, coal car adjustments, and extensive bridge work to relieve congestion and boost capacity amid wartime constraints.

South Boston Public Service Commission Northampton Street New London Thames River Willimantic Boston New Haven New England

Aviators Wanted in Coast Defence Reserve

The navy yard seeks enlistment and commissions in the Coast Defence Reserve aviation section. Applicants include men with college training or the canvas lent, and those with flying, engine, navigation, carpentry, machinist, blacksmithing or marine engineering experience. Ages 18 to 23, wages specified.

Navy Yard Coast Defence Reserve

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