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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1916

Page

17

Mexican Situation Signals Bull Market Rally

The financial district views the Mexican situation as a bullish force on stocks with war stocks leading gains. Bethlehem Steel, Crucible Steel, American Locomotive and Studebaker rose amid heavy volume as investors priced in expected munitions orders and swelled earnings reports.

Bethlehem Steel Crucible Steel Studebaker Washington Wilson Clark Teader Kitchin Villa Crucible Steel Company Crucible United States Steel Common American Locomotive Locomotive Company

Market the Strong Active on Steel and Locomotives

Bethlehem Steel advances 36 points as a market sensation. Crucible Steel up 8 points. American Locomotive and Studebaker gain 6 points each amid a locally irregular list.

Bethlehem Steel Crucible Steel American Locomotive Studebaker

Market Snapshot of New York and Boston Trading

Yesterday’s market totals show New York sales at 910 419 shares and Boston at 63 799. Crucible led New York activity with 115 600 shares while Smelting topped Boston with 18 430 shares. Total year to date through Jan 1 1916 lists New York 33 996 001 shares and Boston 2 782 394. year-ago figures were 11 572 500 in New York and 1 220 135 in Boston. Bethlehem Steel jumped 0 375 to 5 249 and Southern Pacific lost 8 in New York. Mohawk rose 2 ¼ to 101 ¼ in Boston and General Electric fell 2 to 169 in Boston.

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New York Market Rises On Mexico Accord Hopes

Stocks posted broad gains with Mexican affairs easing fears as shares in Mexican Petroleum American Smelting Southern Pacific and Greene Cananea recovered. Strong showings from Bethlehem Steel Crucible Steel and United States Steel followed rumors of higher prices and new contracts, with final prices near session highs and total volume steady.

New York Washington Mexico Mexican Petroleum American Smelting Southern Pacific Greene-Cananea Copper Bethlehem Steel Crucible Steel Rails United States Steel United States

Copper stocks buoyed New York sheen dampens Boston market

Boston traders saw a muted local session as New York rose on war stock optimism while metal issues lagged. United States Smelting and Greene-Cananea slipped on Carranza border-crossing fears, later recovering as US authorities moved to grant the demand. Copper Range softened after Trimountain mill fire, insurance to cover losses. Market absorbs selling with chatter of higher dividends from copper earnings.

Boston New York United States Carranza Villa Trimountain

Essex County Loan To Tremont Trust Company

Essex County Mass awards a fifty thousand dollar loan dated March 10 to Tremont Trust Company of Boston at one and a half percent discount with due date July 10 1916.

Essex County Mass Tremont Trust Company of Boston

Bond market notes and bids for New Bedford bonds

The report lists numerous bond issues and bids including sewer and highway financings. It details totals of recent sales, comparisons to prior weeks, and year to date figures, with projected maturities and annual debt service. Also noted are New Bedford bids due March 16 for a 337000 4 percent bond package, including sewer and fire station components.

New Bedford Mass

Midvale Steel Expands Capital and Earnings Outlook

Midvale Steel & Ordnance Co raises capital from 100 million to 150 million dollars and reports earnings at 17.50 a share after bond interest on 50 million dollars. Cambria purchase reflected in value. Sapulpa Refining planning capacity expansion. mining and metals updates follow including Butte & Superior and National Lead results.

Midvale Steel & Ordnance Co A. Vale Steel & Ordnance Co Cambria Midvale

Attleboro Trades Loan at Discount to Harris Forbes

Attleboro Massachusetts sold a fifty thousand dollar loan dated March 17 and due September 17 1916 to Harris Forbes and Company at a two and a quarter percent discount.

Attleboro Mass Harris, Forbes & Co

Bond Market Notes Distinct Discount Loan Offers Open

Springfield Massachusetts seeks proposals on a discount loan of 1,000,000 dollars to be discounted March 17 and payable November 9, 1916, term 247 days. Bids due 11 a.m. March 16. Lowell Massachusetts opens bids until 1 a.m. March 21 for buying 111,000 dollars of four percent bonds.

Springfield Mass Lowell

Grain markets show May wheat in outside markets

Grain markets report May wheat in outside markets with price readings from New York Minneapolis Duluth St. Louis and Toledo. Closing figures around 116.44 109.75 and 109.74 reflect market activity before the end of trading.

N.Y. Minn Duluth St. Louis

New Wall Street Advertising Agency Opens in New York

E Medley Scovil opens Medley Scovil Inc at 25 Pine Street New York specializing in financial advertising He is former president of Doremus Co and has led financial departments of several New York dailies over 19 years on Wall Street

E. Medley Scovil Pine Street New York Medley Scovil, Inc Mr. Scovil Doremus & Co Wall Street Journal-Dow-Jones Wall Street

Dividends Declared by Chalmers Oil & Gas and Chandler Motor

Chalmers Oil & Gas declares a 2 percent quarterly dividend on its preferred stock payable April 1 with books closing March 25 and reopening April 2. Chandler Motor declares a 1.5 percent quarterly dividend payable April 1 to stockholders of record March 7.

Dividend Notice from National Zinc and Lead Company

A dividend of forty percent is declared on the outstanding stock of National Zinc and Lead Company. It will be payable March 21, 1916 to stockholders of record at the close of business March 25, 1916. Transfer books close March 25, 1916 at 8 o'clock p.m. and reopen April 1, 1916 at 10 o'clock a.m. Boston, March 6, 1916. John J. Hammers, Treasurer.

American Telephone & Telegraph Company Vail Associated Companies Boston General Motors Company Chevrolet Durant New York Post General Motors Greene-Cananea Copper Villa Cananea Sonora Mexico Brockton and Plymouth Street Railway Company Kusimnecs Union Pacific Railroad Company Elise L. Davis Hartford Connecticut

Proposals for Rock Removal and Dredging in New Bedford Harbor

U S Engineer Office New Bedford Mass invites sealed proposals to remove rock and dredge New Bedford harbor with bids due by 12 noon March 16 1916. Details available on request at the Postoffice building New Bedford Mass.

U.S. Engineer Office Newport U.S Postoffica New Bedford Mass New Bedford Harbor Wurther EEE R. J Point Judith R. J. Wurther Informatica En Applica

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