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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1917

Page

12

Registrations in Bay State Army Draft Totals

Massachusetts lists 122 divisions with division totals and city lists. Boston registers 76 632 and state total reaches 361 995 including post June 5 registrations. The document from C E Gettemy notes division by division tallies and major city burdens.

Massachusetts C. E. Gettemy Boston

Sharp Recovery in Key Industries Lifts Markets

U. S. Steel Republic and Baldwin Locomotive show strong gains as copper prices firm and rails firms improve. Local market reports note irregular trading but overall momentum rebounds across major industrials.

U. S. Steel Republic Baldwin Loco

Market summary of New York and Boston trading

Yesterday's market totals show New York at 447 300 shares and Boston at 12 665 shares. U S Steel led New York with 108 800 shares and Trinity led Boston with 4 640. Year to date by Jan 1 1917 New York totals 117 911 500 shares and Boston 3 804 263. Last year NY 93 541 489 and Boston 6 711 208. Largest NY gain Texas Co 41 2 to 1901 2, largest NY loss Chandler Motor 53 8 to 805 8. Boston gain U S Steel 2 to 121 3 4 and Am Agri Chem 2 to 94. Boston loss West End pref 2 to 60.

New York Boston U. S. Steel Trinity Texas Co Chandler Motor Am. Agri. Chem West End Rey Low Alaska Juneau Allis-Chalmers New Int Corp Bett Eees Sumatra Tel & Tel Nie Batepelis Mining Beth Steel Brunswick Ter Butterick Co CRI& Pac China CCC &St Lu Col Fuel & Iron Col Gas & Elec Vnes Wate Steel del & Hudson den& RG den & RG Erie Norpf Nor Ore Gulf $ Steel Ill Central Kennecott, Pesseewe Lehigh Valley Liberty Loan Louis & Nash Max Motor Maxwell 2d Mer Marine Mer Marine Pf Ex Pet Miami Copper Midvale Steel Evens M c Texas Mo Pac Ctf Montana Power Nat E Nevada Central Nor & West Secre No Pacific Ohio Cities Gas Pac T & Te Penn Peoples Gas Jwaue Pere Arcuate Phila Co Teeseeada Pitts Steel Pitts & W Ry Stig Hey Cot Rea Acre & Bee Royal Dutch Saxon Motor Shat-Ariz Sinclair Sloss-Sheffield Pacific Oescue Studebaker So Ry Sae Texas Pac Twin City Transite & Pee Union Pacific A. M U S G&wi B & Q Jt Swift & Co West T & T Ahmeek Bessenve Allouez Atl G &W Boston Elev Boston & Maine Cal & Ariz Centennial Eeedes Gl. Oloe Davis Daly East Butte Kerr Lake Maine Central Migon Valley Mergenthaler New Haven New Idria New River Nipissing North Butte Old Colony Old Dominion Osceola Pond Creek Quincy Utah Apex Utah

New York Market Sees Mixed Day as Short Interest Reacts

A dull session on July 20 shows U S Steel and affiliated stocks driving 65 percent of a 465000 share turnover. War issues led gains of 1.5 to 3 points, with shippings contributing and motors utilities lagging. Bonds were irregular. Liberty bonds traded 99.42 to 99.49.

New York U. S. Steel Liberty Bonds

New York Stock Quotations Today

New York stocks posted the day’s high and low ranges with closing quotes and net changes from the previous close. Market activity reflected varied shifts across key issues as investors monitored earnings and economic signals.

New York

Boston Stocks: Quotations and Net Changes Today

Boston market report lists high low and closing quotes for today with net changes from prior close. Bond prices are noted with price dividend details.

Dividend notices from Lowell Electric and partners

Dividend notices disclose quarterly payments for multiple companies. The Lowell Electric Light Corporation declares 2.50 per share payable August 1 to holders of record July 18 1917. American Zinc Lead Smelting declares 1.50 per share on preferred stock payable August 1 to holders of record July 27. Conveyancers Title Insurance Company declares semi annual dividend of 3.00 payable August 1.

Lowell Electric Light Corporation Lowell Massachusetts Stone & Webster American Zinc, Lead and Smelting Co American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Company BE. Farwell Conveyancers Title Insurance Company State Street Henry H. Edes Doblom SUSY W. A. Bancroft

Trinity Stock Sparks Activity in Otherwise Quiet Boston Market

Boston market showed little interest overall with mixed moves in most names. Trinity stood out with strong, small-volume trading as investors speculate on its value. Copper prices are being marked down to attract buyers amid possible government price controls. The miners' strike outlook improved as Butte workers near terms with operators and Lake trouble faded.

Trinity American Agricultural Chemical Atlantic Gulf Massachusetts Electric Preferred United Fruit Boston Elevated Boston & Maine Butte

Bumper Crop Expected on Deer Island Farm

More than 50 acres on Deer Island are under cultivation under Penal Institutions Commissioner Shaw. Fifty prisoners from the House of Correction weed and tend the crops, with potatoes in 2% acres and the rest in peas beans cabbages turnips beets carrots parsnips corn and rye. The commissioner told Mayor Curley he expects a bumper harvest.

Deer Island Penal Institutions Shaw House of Correction Curley

Mayor Curley buys 12000 tons of coal without adverting

The mayor approves a 12000 ton purchase of bituminous coal at 8.50 per ton for Deer Island Rainsford Island and Long Island without prior advertising. The last advertising bid was 950 per long ton. Acting Purchasing Agent O Hearn is to solicit bids for 2500 tons of anthracite coal.

CU & UB Wit Lao Deen Curley Deer Island Rainsford Island Long Island O’hearn

Money Markets and Foreign Exchange Update July 20

Current money market rates show brokers loans at 54 percent and outside call loans at 51 percent. Customer loans range from 5 to 6 percent, while commercial paper and commodity paper adjust near five to six percent for short maturities. The report notes bar silver in New York and details exchanges at the Clearing House, with foreign exchange showing firmer roubles and banker markets with sterling and francs at quoted rates.

Boston Treasury New York Sub-Treasury Ieee

Market Barometer July 20 Limited Readings

Fragmented market notes show July 20 figures with references to average 20 active coppers and rails. Mentions record highs and lows tied to 1916 and 1917 with unspecified gains and restored points.

Cain Blow Point

Steel Stocks Rally As Prices Rebound Amid War Talk

Steel shares led a market rebound with several gains of four to five points from recent lows. The German chancellor restated a defensive war posture and peace terms for victory, keeping hopes of peace distant. Investors eye price fixing policy and tax implications as Washington debates liberal versus strict profit limits. Volume remained light with under 450000 shares trading as public interest waned and traders retraced losses in Bethlehem Steel and United States Steel.

Germany Washington Bethlehem Steel United States Steel

Boston Council Approves Police Station and Bridge Funding

The Boston City Council finance committee approves Mayor Curley’s request to borrow 16,000 for a new police station at 85 87 Franklin Street and 0 for steel flooring on the Broadway extension bridge.

Boston

Russian Army Flees Petrograd After Disorder

July 20 dispatch reports 56 killed or dead and 650 wounded from three days of disorder. An official war department statement cites extremist meetings and disobedience as the cause of Russian failures in eastern Galicia, noting the 607th Mliynov regiment withdrew before the German assault and prompted nearby retirements.

Petrograd Galicia

New England District Furnishes More Volunteers Than Quota

Providence July 20 The draft failed to affect exemption district 5 covering Barrington Warren and East Providence as it already exceeded its full quota of enlistments. The exemption board will not meet. This marks the first New England district recorded as volunteering more than expected under the draft.

Providence Barrington Warren East Providence New England

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