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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1921
Page
14
Boston market activities show gains while U S smelting passes a dividend. Southern Pacific reports earnings and American Smelting faces an investigation. World cotton production figures circulate with varied impact on markets.
Yesterday's New York and Boston stock action featured a hesitant, professional-dominated session with oil, motors, steels, and foods leading declines. U S Smelting cuts its common dividend while a Taft led investigation into the American Smelting & Refining Company is proposed. world cotton production estimates and railroad earnings are also reported along with sectional stock moves and dividend actions.
The page lists bond market last sales with various issues from Belgium and beyond. It references Belgium 4s, Norway, Southern Railway 4s, Laclede Gas, Tidewater interim bonds, and several U.S. securities. Details are fragmented due to OCR garble but indicate an active listing of last sale prices and bond identifiers across multiple issuers.
Cork March 28 Fifteen hundred workers have been made idle by the closing of the Ford tractor works in Cork. The plant may be shut down for several months as management reviews operations and markets.
A compact catalog of bond and preferred stock listings including Herschell Spillman Motor Co American Glue Co Butler Mill Berkshire Cotton Mfg Edwards Mfg Hovnd Rubber Lawrence Gas Kinney Mfg Library Bureau West Boylston Mfg West Point Mfg U S Envelope Butler Water Utah Light Power Racine Water Butte Water Indianapolis Water issues with varieties 1920s 1930s and par values across multiple states and firms.
For sale list includes Draper Corp Boston W Hose Rub Brookside Mills Converse Rubber pfd Fidelity Trust Worcester Consol St Ry pfd Arlington Mills American Brick pfd Cancadian Conn Cotton Granite Mills Great Falls Mfg Bay State Fishing 2nd pfd Sharp Mfg Reed Prentice pfd F H Roberts pfd Wickwire Spencer pfd Warren Bros Int pfd Page Shaw pfd West Boylston Mfg Walter Baker Guanajuato Pr and Elec 6s 1932 Guanajuato Redet Mines 6s 1924 Richmond Radiator pfd and others.
The Financial Editor reports Sears Roebuck and U S Smelting passing dividends spurred market activity with losses in several industrials and gains for theatrical stocks. U S Rubber and Mexican Petroleum faced selling pressure while Atlantic Oil rumors floated. Bonds from neutral countries showed strong demand and U S Industrial Alcohol denied dividend cuts amid Washington chatter. Punta Sugar cut quarterly dividend from 8 to 5.
Late afternoon foreign exchange quotations are listed, comparing current rates with the previous day and a year ago. The table shows cents per unit of foreign currency for major exchanges, with sterling as the notable exception.
Prices list for apples beans beef and dairy from Boston markets. Entries include Baldwins and Northern Spy apples. N Y and Mich beans with price ranges. native beef cuts. various butter cheese figures. corn meal flour eggs and other staples with quoted per unit or per hundred weights and quality grades.
A listing of savings banks with their locations and April due dates for deposits. Institutions include Andover Savings Bank in Andover Brookline Savings Bank in Brookline Hibernia Savings Bank in Boston North End Savings Bank in Boston and several others in Boston area suburbs. Dates range from April 1 to April 20 with multiple banks noted for April 15.
Deposits in savings or interest departments of trust companies draw interest from following dates: Charlestown Trust Co., Commonwealth Trust Co., Boston Dorchester Trust Co., Boston Federal Trust Co., Boston Huh Trust Co., Boston Jamaica Plain Trust Co., Market Trust Co., Brighton South Boston Trust Co., Boston United States Trust Co., Boston Melrose Trust Co., Melrose Somerville Trust Co., Somerville
Haymarket National Bank Boston Mar 31 Boylston National Bank Boston Apr 1 Mattapan National Bank Apr 1 National City Bank of Chelsea Apr Union Market Nat Bank Water'n Apr First National Bank of Malden Apr 16
Historical market list shows spring patents and hard winter patents priced from $8.50 to $10.00. Fruits include Florida oranges at $3 to $6 per box and grapefruit up to $5.00. Hay, straw, lamb, millfeed, oats, oleomargarine, onions, potatoes, poultry, and provisions priced with numerous per unit ranges. Vegetables list diverse items with regional price variations, including asparagus, cabbage, cucumbers, spinach, squash, beets, carrots, turnips, and Brussels sprouts.
Watertown town leaders and Police Relief Association members attended the first after the war policemans ball since 1916. Police Chief John T. Millmore led the grand march with over 200 couples in Watertown High School Auditorium.
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