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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
16
Traders report prices back in trading with little reaction to war headlines. Volume falls below 275000 shares as the market trades in a narrow range, with American Sumatra Tobacco and Bethlehem Steel among the notable movers and a wave of bond and note sales shaping sentiment.
The Directors of the American Zinc Lead and Smelting Company declare a regular quarterly dividend of 1.50 per share on transferred capital stock payable August 1 to stockholders of record July 19. Farwell is Treasurer.
Calumet and Hecla expects June production to drop by about one million pounds from May due to labor costs. The firm anticipates copper production costs this year to be 3 cents per pound higher than last year. International Agricultural Corp reports nearly 2.5 million dollars in earnings for the year ended June 30, four times preferred dividends. Wolverine posts its lowest monthly production so far this year at 336,455 pounds.
Am Sumatra shares weaken on light trading with a 55 8 decline while Paints Liberty bonds gain slightly. Market leaders hold steady and the overall market marks time as firm in quiet session.
Boston stocks report shows intraday high and low prices with quotations and net changes from the previous close for the day. Key exchanges and leading issues are cited to illustrate market movement.
July 17 figures list Paes prices for various loans and papers with 6 percent rates for both personal and commercial loans. Boston Federal Reserve Bank rates show rediscounts on commercial paper and securities tied to Liberty Loan bonds with short-term terms and 4 percent rates.
Total sales listed for New York and Boston with daily volumes. Century Steel named as the most active issue in Boston at 3110 shares. Cumulative year to date totals are provided for New York and Boston, alongside figures from the corresponding period last year.
The New York market held with war developments guiding sentiment. Bethlehem Steel notes sold briskly signaling strong demand for high grade securities while United States Steel suffered a sharp intraday drop. most issues ended with modest or nominal losses as activity peaked at 270,000 shares.
Boston brokers report brisk trading in newly listed issues led by Century Steel advancing to a fresh high. Booth Fisheries and Fairbanks show smaller moves as activity widens beyond traditional copper stocks. War-period demand boosts unlisted mill stocks and New England industrial issues, with talk of listing more firms to deepen the market.
Cotton futures opened and closed steady with gains of 12 to 14 points. Spot cotton remained quiet at 22 67d for American middling uplands. Trade included 700 American bales among total sales of 1000 bales. receipts reached 3100 bales. New contracts quoted today.
A four masted schooner Hesper, stuck on the ways during the July 4 launch, will take water in about ten days at Crowninshield Shipbuilding Somerset yard. New ways are under construction for the vessel built for Rogers Webb offcity. The Waterfront calendar notes July 18 and large fish landings with ex vessel prices dropping amid strong receipts.
Washington dispatch reports drought early frosts and labor shortages in England threaten to reduce prior food production estimates. Cable from the British food ministry notes the situation is better than last year but remains an anxious season for supplies.
The town of Klutshevsk in the trans Baikal region has been occupied by Czecho Slovak forces after their capture of Irkutsk. Bolsheviks concentrate at Verhenudinsk amid the advance.
A fragmentary note lists banks including Boylston National Bank Boston Second National Bank Maiden and Daily Union Market National Bank Worcester with unclear dates and locations.
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