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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1916

Page

12

Market Daily Totals and Highlights from Yesterday

Yesterday's markets show New York total sales at 467 071 shares and Boston at 18 034. The Mercantile Marine preferred led New York activity with 32 000 shares and Atlantic Gulf led Boston with 3517 shares. Year to date totals through Jan 1 1916 show New York 94 008 560 shares and Boston 6 729 242 shares. Gains and losses include United Railways Inc preferred up 2 4 to 22 percent in New York and North American Co down from 214 to 65. In Boston Americam Zinc preferred up 11 4 to 66 while Granby fell from 1 to 82.

New York Boston Mercantile Marine Atlantic Gulf United Railways, Inc North American Co Americam Zinc Granby Gulf Cb&q Swift & Cops Alaska Gold Allouez Arizona Co Cal Arizona Centennial Indiana Mass Gas Michigan Mohawk Snes Yé& A North Butte Rutland Wabenwe Shannon U S Steel Utah Ventura Oil Victoris West End Wolverine

New York Market Treads Through Mixed Session

New York trading opened largely unchanged with a repeat of prior days' pattern. Munitions and industrials topped gains on pool activity, shipping shares rebounded after tax news, rails remained weak, and United States Steel stayed near the prior close as foreign and domestic liquidity influenced rates and totals.

New York United Fruit Atlantic Gulf & West Indies London Pacific United States Steel Crucible Steel Baldwin Locomotive Wall Street Frances United States

New York Stocks End of Day Prices and Change

New York stocks today show varied activity with the highest and lowest prices recorded for several issues. The report lists last sales for today and notes last sales from yesterday for comparison, reflecting overall market movement.

New York

Market Notes Show Zinc And Copper Activity In July

Boston market reports a general price recovery with zinc issues rising to new highs and Atlantic Gulf trading actively though profits were taken. Copper stocks led by Kennecott and Anaconda gained early strength but faded late. electrolytic copper offered around 26 cents for year end delivery as top producers held out for high prices. Greene-Cananea boosts output to 5 million pounds monthly, May peak at 5.948 million, Granby June at 4.011 million, below May but above other months this year.

Boston Butte & Superior Atlantic Gulf New York Kennecott Anaconda Greene-Cananea Granby Baldwin Locomotive

Boston Stocks Bonds Ex-Dividend Prices Today

Boston July 21 report lists highest, lowest and last prices for bonds with last sales noted. Ex-dividend status applied to listed securities.

Boston

Porcupine Premier Leads Boston Curb Session With Price Swing

Traders focused on Porcupine Premier as it debuted on the local curb, taking over more than half of the session's turnover. It opened at 20 cents, fell to 14, then recovered to close a cent higher. Other issues moved modestly with Crystal down 0.714 dollars and Iron Blossom and National rising after ex dividend.

Porcupine Premier National

Money Market Rates and Copper Exports Update

July 21 market notes show broker call loan rates at 4 34 percent for customers and 3 4 percent for outside brokers bids, with various loan and paper rates listed. Copper exports from Atlantic ports for the week to July 20 reached 8346 tons, 22 075 tons since July 1, compared with 6288 tons a year ago.

Y.ear New York Federal Reserve Bank Atlantic

British mobilization lists few stocks amid wartime reforms

The British government mobilizes mostly bonds with 72 stocks among 567 securities. Only 17 common stocks are active on the New York exchange, led by Atchison to General Electric, while United States Steel is not included. There is weak private selling of Steel abroad due to a 10 percent income tax.

London Papers New York Exchange Atchison, Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore & Ohio Chicago & Northwestern St. Paul Lehigh Valley Louisville & Nashville Soo New York Central Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Reading Southern Pacific Union Pacific Illinois Central General Electric United States Steel

Second Regiment completes physical exams at Columbus

One man is rejected from the service and three more are in doubt after examinations in the Second Regiment. Colonel William C. Hayes and his entire staff were last to qualify and will continue in command. Reactions ranged from relief to continued anxiety as the process concluded.

Columbus N. M William C. Hayes

Second Battalion gets field inspection in Greenfield area

The Second battalion under Colonel Hayes, complete in gear and personnel, will hold field inspections at the Greenfield Northampton Pittsfield and Adams quarters tomorrow. Major Alfred G. Beckman of Springfield leads the unit. A fresh issue of circular collar ornaments bearing the State name and cross guns insignia arrived from Boston this evening.

Greenfield Northampton Pittsfield Adams Hayes Alfred G. Beckman Springfield Boston

Noted Penobscot Guide Joe Francis Dies in Maine

Joe Francis former Penobscot legislator and renowned Maine guide died after a long illness. Services will be held tomorrow at his Indian Island home. Francis, a former Penobscot governor, was a famed hunter river man and log jam breaker respected across the country.

Old Town Joe Francis Maine Francis Indian Island United States

Regiment Exam Rigorous and Equipment Transferred

The examination of soldiers was strict with only a minor defect to remove a man from service. Rumors of fakery were unsubstantiated as all proved fit to carry arms. Over 1000 men were deemed ready for duty and all regimental equipment was handed to the federal government. Captain Walter Weeden oversaw the transfer. Unusual heat and a late day dust storm damaged tents and drove a flood of water through the camp.

Walter Weeden Massachusetts Coast Artillery Corps Massachusetts

Bond Market Steady In Quiet New York Trading

Prices in the main ruled steady to firm with notable activity in Anglo-French 5s American Foreign Securities 5s Consolidated Gas 6s Tennessee Copper 6s and United Railroads of San Francisco 48.

American Foreign Securities Consolidated Gas Tennessee Copper United Railroads of San Francisco

Financial notes on gold notes stock and earnings

The NYSE saw the first $10,000 trade at 9818 on American Foreign Securities gold notes with an 98 offering price. The Allouez conglomerate No 2 shaft at Franklin is reopening with surface to 1700 feet completed. it will extend to about 3500 feet to reach better rock. Stewart Warner Speedometer Co reports Q1 profits of 672000 and Q2 profits of 703000. first half earnings on common stock approximate 1284 percent.

Missouri Pacific American Foreign Securites New York Stock Exchange Franklin Allouez Conglomerate Stewart Warner Speedometer Company

Field Guns Not Fit for Service

A. C. Lindloff, government artillery expert, says all Massachusetts field artillery pieces must be overhauled before any combat action. He notes the Bay State guns are better than most militia pieces but require readjustment and tuning for real fighting service. Lindloff is inspecting guns in El Paso and will review other government field pieces soon.

Bay State EL Paso Texas Massachusetts Field Artillery Regiment A. C. Lindloff Lindloff Bay State Artillery Regiment

Mass troops near El Paso brace for potential action

Army officials inspect militia equipment as plans for mobilizing dozens more regiments along the border unfold. About 30,000 troops are in the area with new regiments arriving daily. The government contracts 75,000 animals for mounts, while heat and sandstorms shape camp life.

el Paso Massachusetts Mexico

Cavalry Troops Guard Border as Paymaster Arrives

Massachusetts and Rhode Island cavalry patrol the Rio Grande at Washington Park El Paso watch fords and report on Mexican crossings. Privates receive twelve days of federal pay totaling six dollars, easing debts and boosting morale at Camp Cotton amid new units joining the provisional regiment.

EL Paso Tex Massachusetts Cavalry Border Service Massachusetts Rhode Island Rio Grande Washington Park Camp Cotton Mainard Jenkins Cederberg Walsh Raymond Michigan South Carolina District of Columbia Oliver Wolcott B Troop American Ambulance Corps France John R. Sanborn Fabens William H. Logan Fort Bliss Gordon C. Sleeper Cavalry Fort Captain Parker Massachusetts Cavalrymen John TD

Four Mexicans Captured Trying to Cross Rio Grande With Ammunition

Outposts of the Eighth Regiment detained four Mexican soldiers attempting to wade into Mexico near the Rio Grande. Captain Brown of A Company later arrested another heavily armed Mexican man crossing toward mounted scouts. Private Lynch alerted guards and helped seize the group before they reached the ford.

Eighth Regiment Rio Grande Brown Ford EL Paso Tex St. Massachusetts Infantry Mexico Sth Thomas Brown Francis J. Lynch Cambridge Lynch Frank Elliott Iff

Villa and Band Encamped at Inde El Paso July 21

Villa and his band encamped at Inde 35 miles south of the Chihuahua Durango border. A private despatch says on retreat from Parral after a defeat by General Ernest Garcia ten days earlier he stopped at a ranch near Cuevas and murdered Garcia's son and his brother-in-law.

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