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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1912
Page
14
Opening Liverpool cables lifted the market about 13 points with light outside buying and strong old crop demand against new deliveries. Trading remained mostly professional with some realizing on the bulge, but prices held at the day’s best level despite minor pullbacks.
U S stocks drifted in a narrow trading day as alcohol shares feature gains amid dividend talk. Zinc and coal issues stand out in the local group with notable activity in Reading and Island Creek Coal, while Westinghouse and Mergenthaler show notable movements. Call and time money rates edge higher in New York and Boston as totals for the period rise.
A dull session in New York stocks featured United States Steel hearings in the government dissolution suit and the May unfilled tonnage report showing a modest 86 000 ton rise. The crop report foreshadowed further winter wheat damage as the Supreme Court paused, U S. government bonds showed no change, and total daily sales reached 1 848 000 par value with mixed rallies in select issues.
Boston Market notes a Hayden-Stone day as four firm zinc and coal issues push volume to 55 621 shares. Butte & Superior leads with 11 376 shares and a 3 1 point gain to 49. Pond Creek climbs to 19 78 from 18 12, American Zinc reaches 31 8 from 80 12, Island Creek advances to 65 4 from 59 12.
A fragmented market note lists inactive stocks with figures such as 12,500 Inson G6s and 10,000 NY values. It includes percentages like 104 percent and 84 percent, plus scattered figures such as 133 10,000 and 61,000 Wes Pac 5s. The text reads as a damaged financial snippet.
Opening interest centered in Laramie yesterday with a receiver appointment that released many selling orders. Prices fell from 27 to 16 cents, new lows later recovered to 23, with Majestic, Butte Central, Chief Consolidated, Davis Daly and Ely Consolidated noted as additional features.
The current weekly local bank statement compares performance with the prior week and presents surplus reserves for the corresponding periods of the previous decade in Boston and New York. It outlines changes in liquidity and notes long term reserve trajectories for the two cities.
Calendar note from Ahmeek Magazine mentions Superior Copper company events and afternoon meetings in the local area.
The report notes a bullish crop outlook yet explains no bumper harvest. Winter wheat shows further deterioration while spring wheat meets expectations and oats improve. Steel Corporation unfilled tonnage rises to 5,750,983 tons with 94 percent capacity use. stock actions in Boston Elevated and Butte & Superior feature gains. круп
Demand for funds remains light though speculative money shows slight strength. Money on call in New York at 2 3 4 percent, time money at 3 percent for 60 days, 31 4 to 31 2 percent for four months, and 3 3 4 percent for six months. Local money rates and foreign exchange quotations follow.
The Philadelphia market report lists several stocks with varied results including Am Rys 0.45 percent, Cam Steel 0.45, Phila Eleec 22, L Phila Elec 22, J Phil Ra Tr 25, TiUn Tract 50, and Wn Steel pref 99, among others, with many figures shown as percent changes and preferred share values.
The American Utilities Co. is incorporated as a holding company for gas electric light and power and street railway firms with authorized capital totaling 50 million dollars including 20 million each in preferred and common stock and 10 million in 30 year collateral bonds. It will issue millions in stock and bonds through underwriters and manage subsidiaries across multiple states.
Trading was light with a firm tone at the New York Metal Exchange. Closing bids and offers show copper at about 16.50 to 17.25, tin around 47.75 to 48.00, lead 4.20 to 4.30, and spelter 6.90 to 7.00, while electrolytic copper quotes run 17 ½ cents. London prices place copper at £78 5s spot with futures £78 17s 6d, tin spot £206 10s with futures £19 10s, and lead £17 12s 6d.
The article surveys a decade of sliding railroad bond values now below 1908 post panic levels. It notes railroads issue short term notes instead of long bonds while costs rise and income from rates stagnates, prompting questions of public duty and pay. It previews a financial page discussion in tomorrow's Boston Post.
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