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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1911

Page

14

Osceola mining dividend cut sparks market notice

Osceola Consolidated Mining Co listed on the Boston Stock Exchange again draws public attention as its dividend drops from 4 to 3.50 within a week. The article traces earnings, costs, and management shifts over ten years, highlighting record low production costs and rising output despite falling copper yields.

Osceola Consolidated Mining Company Boston Stock Exchange Oscepia Cammet & Hecla Osceola Calumet & Hecla Osceola Company Bigelow MacNaughton

Local Market Shows Steady Interest in Telephone Stock

Market activity centered on Telephone stock and rights with prices near 1887 to 1888. China rights traded 40 to 48 cents as dealers sought to place funds in new securities. Copper shares showed mixed interest as traders await lower prices, while Massachusetts Electric Company stock closed firm at 23 1/8 and 9 1/2 on common and preferred. Current money rates and foreign exchange quotesfollow.

Vail China Massachusetts Electric Company

Boston Market Bond Market Prices Report

The July 11 market recap notes the day’s stock and bond movements with totals of sales and comparisons to the prior close. Bonds section details price changes and notable issues affecting the market trajectory.

Boston

Osceola Meantime Faces Merger Turbulence With Calumet

New York stocks observe copper producers in flux as Osceola votes for a Calumet and Hecla merger risk. Litigation by Osceola stockholders and others could delay or derail the deal while dividend outcomes depend on copper prices and eventual payout levels.

Calumet Hecla Osceola Calumet & Hecla Company Turner Chadbourne Calumet & Hecla

Prices Hold Firm in Quiet Market

Total sales New York 230500 shares Boston 8808 shares Most active issue in New York Steel common 42900 shares Most active issue in Boston Steel common 1070 shares Total sales Jan 1 1911 to date New York 54216400 shares Boston 3570344 shares Corresponding period last year New York 102097700 shares Boston 7387173 shares Greatest gain in New York list Virginia I C & C 34 to 6 Greatest loss in New York list Reading 2d ptd 134 to 961% Greatest gain in Boston list Island Creek Coal 13% to 3814 Greatest loss in Boston list New England Tel 1 to 145 Call money In New York 238% In Boston 244 to 3 Time money In New York 2% to 334% In Boston 3 to 457%

New York Boston Steel Common Virginia I. C. & C Reading 2d Ptd Island Creek Coal New England Call Money Time Money

Wall Street Holds Tight as Grain Markets Await Rally Cues

Trading tone firm with light volume as investors wait for grain market signals on crop reports. Virginia Carolina Chemical holds after dividend cut to 3 percent, while Paris listing intensity weighs on American buyers. Brooklyn Rapid Transit climbs to its highest since dividend inception amid renewed speculation.

Wall Street Virginia Carolina Chemical Paris Brooklyn Rapid Transit Brooklyn

Boston Worcester Street Railway figures show gains in June

The Boston and Worcester Street Railway Co reports June gross earnings of 57 220, up 5.6 percent from a year earlier. For the year ending June 30 earnings reach 615 451, up 45 315 or about 8 percent from 1910.

Boston & Worcester Street By. Co

Porcupine Issues Dominate Baltie Amalgamated Nevada Market

Yesterday's Baltie Amalgamated Nevada and Cor curb market showed small price moves. Porcupine Milling rose to 49 cents with odd lots at 50 cents, Nevada Douglas hit 39 16, and Raver traded around 19 to 20 cents. Massoletti Mines posted 7 5 records as overall curb list fluctuations are detailed.

Raven Newbin Baltie Nevada Nevada Douglas Raver Massoletti At & 7-S

Bond Market Notes Bid Deadlines For Local Loans

Winthrop seeks bids by 10:30 a m for a 20000 temporary loan maturing April 3 1912 Somerville bids due July 13 for a 100000 loan maturing April 3 1912 Medford bids due July 13 for a 50000 loan maturing April 3 1912

Winthrop Mass Somerville Medford

Dividends Declared by Multiple Companies Across Industries

Kerr Lake Mining Company allocates 25 cents quarterly plus 15 cents extra with record date September 1 and payment September 16. United States Realty & Improvement Company declares quarterly 1 14 percent with record July 21 and payment August 1. Tron Blossom Mining Company fixes 6 cents for July with record July 18. Thomas G. Plant Company announces 13 4 percent quarterly with record July 10 and payment July 24. Newmarket Manufacturing Company issues 1 percent quarterly with record June 27 and payment July 15. Minneapolis General Electric Company declares semi annual $3 preferred and quarterly $1 75 common with record July 18, payment August 1. Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company sets 3 percent semi annual with record July 21, reopening August 2. Virginia Carolina Chemical Company declares 112 percent semi annual with record August 15. American District Telegraph Company New Jersey declares quarterly 1 percent with record July 18 and payment July 28.

Kerr Lake Mining Company United States Realty & Improvement Company Tron Blossom Mining Company Thomas G. Plant Company Newmarket Manufacturing Company Minneapolis General Electric Company Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Company Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company American District Telegraph Company New Jersey

Evangelist and former Olympic discus champ Merritt Griffin dies

JOLIET IL July 11 Merritt Griffin an evangelist and once top discus thrower who placed second at the 1908 London Olympic Games died from injuries suffered in a runaway two weeks ago His official record stood at 182 feet 6 12 inches.

Joliet, II Merritt Griffin London

New England Cookery Page Teases Summer Menus

Journal notes that the Post will feature a special summer vegetable article and a set of menus for entertaining next Sunday. The cooking page promises recipes from expert housekeepers across New England and a feature on seasonal produce.

New England Next Sunday’s Post

Gouvernment allows Congress to decide on Alaska waterway control

Washington July 11 officials deny plans to let Guggenheim interests monopolize Alaska transportation waterfront at Controller Bay. The administration will forward all information to the Senate for its own conclusions as soon as possible.

Washington Guggenheim Controller Bay Congress Senate

Taft Cabine tames Controller Bay affair probes

Cabinet members push for rapid reports from Agriculture Interior and Commerce and Labor as Miss Abbott prepares to testify about a letter asserting Taft family involvement. White House and Ballinger aides deny ties while House committee eyes publication of the controversial missive in the Alaska Controller Bay matter.

Taft Guggenheim Cr. P. Taft Ballineger Controller Bay Agriculture, Interior and Commerce Labor Senate Washington House Committee On Expenditures Interior Department M. F. Abbott Richard S. Ryan Richard A. Ballinger Ryan Charles P. Taft Alaska Miss Abbott Fisher Department White House Ashman Brown Ballinger R. S. Ryan R. A. Ballinger Controll Bay

Gossip for motorists and tire care tips from a hot spell

The article urges motorists to enjoy fresh air by car travel during hot weather and notes the Indianapolis Labor Day speedway meet was canceled to avoid harming Elgin races. It also advises tire inspection, proper clutch and gear use, and a quick method for smoothing a platinum screw end with a hammer when coil tremblers need filing.

Indianapolis The Speedway

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