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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1915

Page

18

Auctions Dolly Dip Tango Promises Color Feature

The Sunday Post highlights an artsy blend with music words and color pictures centered on Dolly Dip performing the tango. A long string of financial and stock market snippets follow, noting totals, sales figures, and past comparisons across multiple securities and markets.

Dolly Dip Sunday Post

Boston Stock Exchange Prices Report

Boston May 12 The high low and last prices of securities traded on the Boston Stock Exchange are listed with comparisons to the previous close. The report provides daily movement across listed issues and overall market tone for the day.

Boston Boston Stock Exchange

Directors defer quarterly dividend on preferred stock

Federal Light and Traction Company directors decide to defer the regular quarterly dividend of 1 1 2 per cent on preferred shares. J S Orler and Co at 201 Devonshire Street issue a circular outlining unlisted securities. Stocks include Great Falls Manufacturing W L Douglas Shoe Regal Shoe powder stocks and public utility issues.

Federal Light & Traction Company Ae Aes J.S. Orler & Co Devonshire Street Great Falls Manufacturing W. L. Douglas Shoe Regal Shoe

Mark et Decline Near Close in Mixed Market Session

Early trading showed prices firm in forenoon trading but sold off in late afternoon. Wide fluctuations characterized the session as final prices settled near the day’s lows, reflecting selling pressure after a strong morning.

Markets Report Yesterday and Yearly Totals

Yesterday's totals show New York sales 710,600 shares and Boston 63,930 shares with Steel leading in New York at 109,900 and Butte & Superior in Boston at 15,395. Year to date totals since Jan 1, 1915 list New York 46,348,000 shares and Boston 4,606,608. Comparisons show New York and Boston gains and losses with Kresge and Pullman posting gains while Pittsburg Steel pfd and Calumet & Hecla show losses.

New York New York Stock Exchange Alaska L Rae Es Smelt & & R At&sf Ohio Pf Beth Steel Beth Steel Pf Bklyn R Tsetreee Butte & Buperier Cal Pet Corp Cal Pet Corp Pf Can Pacific Ee Cm& Serene Chirl& Pry Crucible Steel F Cub Am Sug Distillers’ S Dupont Erie Erie Ist Seneeee Goodrich F Co Goodrich Nor Pfee Gug'h’m Ex Co Ill Central Eee Ae Lack Pee Lehigh Sateen Liggett & Mey Pf. iv Eue Mackay Pf Seereee Maxwell Motor Maxwell Mot Mex Pet Co Miami Copper MKT Pr Eoresene Mo Pac Mont Power Co Mont Pow Co Mont Pow Co Pf Nat Biscuit Eaneeee Na Cloak & Suit Nat E& Eeeeee Nevada Nynh&h Ont & W Boston Steel Butte & Superior Kresge Pittsburg Steel Pfd Pullman Calumet & Hecla

Market Holds Steady Then Slips on Rumors in NY Session

Prices fluctuated through a moderately active session with initial gains eroding in the final hour amid unconfirmed rumors. United States Steel led moves as reports of large unfinished orders supported demand, while war stocks and coppers showed gains. Total stock sales reached 735000 shares.

New York Washington Lusitania United States Steel Steel Corporation Bethlehem Steel Westinghouse Electric Allied France Bank of France London United States

Boston Stocks Edge Higher as Zinc Leads Session

The morning strength followed the President's note to Germany with zinc stocks recovering and copper issues slipping. United Fruit reports April profits of 1 1/100,000 and six week profits at 300,000 weekly. mill stocks show broad gains from Amoskeag to Pepperell, while Boston Elevated hits a new low at 75.

Boston Germany United Fruit Amoskeag Berkshire Everett Naumkeag Pacific Pepperell

Wanted securities and company bond listings in 1960s catalog

An OCR fragment lists various company names and securities such as Thompson Electric Welding Boston Belting Co American Brass Singer Mfg Co and others like Dartmouth Mfg Nashawena Mills Norcross Bros and Central Maine Power. Mentions 5s bonds with years 1962 1956 and notes notes on power and manufacturing firms.

American Glue Thompson Elec Welding Boston Belting Co American Brass Singer Mfg Washburn Wire Farr Alpaca American Draper Company Mass Dartmouth Nashawena Mills Norcross Bros Internat American Graphophone River Pwr Adirondack Elec Alabama, Tenn

Market nerves rise on German demand and Lusitania ties

Market turned weak after gains as reports said the U.S. would press Germany for harsh reparation terms and safe passage for Americans on belligerent ships. Bankers dispute a general war, arguing Germany has much to lose and a broader conflict could rally Allied entry.

Germany Lusitania United States Italy

Bristol County to Bid on Refunding Bonds for 1915 Issue

Bristol county Massachusetts will receive bids until 10 a m June 1 for 40000 four percent refunding bonds dated June 2 1915 and due 2000 annually 1916 85 inclusive.

Bristol County Massachusetts

Wall Street on Eve of Sharp Market Rebound

Advertisement notes markets near a rebound and urges quick action to profit. It offers to buy or sell stocks and bonds in all markets for cash margin or on a Partial Payment Plan with 6 percent interest on deposits.

Bond Market Notes From Various Cities Bid Dates and Deals

West Hartford bids due May 25 for 150000 4 1 2 per cent 30 year bonds. Wilmington sells 300000 4 1 2 per cent street paying bonds to N W Harris Co at 101 69. Weymouth Mass invites bids May 14 for a temporary 90000 loan. Malden Mass awards 260000 temporary loan at 3 14 percent discount plus 1 75 premium. Winchester Conn bids due May 18 for 100000 4 1 2 per cent bonds. Lexington Mass sells 100000 4 per cent bonds at 100 77 with option on remaining. Haverhill Mass awards 150000 4 per cent bonds to P M Chandler Co. Others bid. Bay State Street Railway sells 190000 Boston & Northern refunding 4s and 160000 Old Colony refunding 4s to syndicate.

AT & T CB & Q Stee Eis Us West T & T Ahmeek Tel & A Amoskeag Atchison Atl Gelf Pf. Anne Bos & A Bos & Lowell Bos & Bene Bos Eleva Butte & Sup Cal & Arizona Cal & Hecla China East Butte Edison Hancock Indiana Ee Inspiration Mass Gas West Hartford Conn Wilmington Del N. W. Harris & Co Malden Mass Bond & Goodwin Morgan & Bartlett Blake Bros. & Co Lexington Estabrook & Co Haverhill P. M. Chandler & Co Merrill, Oldham & Co F.S. Moseley & Co Bay State Street Railway Company Perry, Coffin & Burr Boston & Northern Old Colony

Sighting of 100 Bodies Off Cork Coast Stuns Coast Guard

A fishing boat near Queenstown reports sighting no fewer than 100 bodies floating ten miles south of Glandere on the Cork coast. The find challenges prior doubts about recovery prospects. Among 21 bodies landed today were no prominent Americans. Petchell Stackhouse arrived to search for explorer J Foster Stackhouse, brother of the victim.

Queenstown Glandere County Cork Webb Ware Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Petchell Stackhouse J. Foster Stackhouse Explorer

Groundfish Prices and Port Activities Update

Fresh groundfish prices stay low with strong supply at the fish piers. Eight vessels arrived at the new fish pier and one schooner hauled fare to a wharf. Wreckers near Cape Cod work to raise the sunken barge Manheim after Easter. Several steamers solicit summer reservations between Boston and New York. The Charles Whittemore sails to load rum and merchandise for West Africa, while Aryan will discharge at San Francisco. Live lobster cargoes join recent arrivals from Clarks Harbor. El Mar completes a fast Cuba run with sugar cargoes and waits for Leonatus to discharge. Etonian and Canadian Leyland set sail for Liverpool.

Haddock Neptune Cape Cod Canal Manheim Bunker Hill Massachusetts New York Eastern Steamship Corporation Charles Whittemore Veazie Africa Pacific Ocean San Francisco E. McNichol le Blanc Clarks Harbor Little Elsie South Pacific Company Munson Line Cunard Liverpool

Shipping News Arrivals and Departures Reported in detail

A long list of steamers schooners and tugs with routes destinations and towing barges is reported as sailed and arrived including vessels such as Katahdin MacBeth Jacksonville Charleston and many others from Newburyport to Portland Norfolk and New York with barges and lighter shipments noted along with calls at Fall River New Bedford Newport News and Portsmouth. The report cites numerous ship names ports and associated towages indicating active coastal and international shipping operations.

Katahdin MacBeth Jacksonville Charleston Nantucket McDorman Baltimore Newport News Norfolk Grecian Page Philadelphia James S. Whitney Crowell New York Suffolk Harding Belfast Sawyer Bangority Bangor Hawthorne Bath Dingley Linscott Portland Lenape Bennett Silver Brook Tamanend P. O'Riorden Newburyport H. P. Haven Little Elsie Partridge Clarks Harbor Mary Langdon Arey Rockport Gunteam Barter Westport McNichol Leblanc Governor Cobb St. John N. B Eastport Joseph J. Cuneo Baracoa Cuba Hampden Kershaw Bay View Neponset Coaldale Murrell Natue Ivie Fall River Dora Charles W. Parker, Jr Salem

Wood Becomes President of Mutual National Bank

At a directors meeting Charles P. Curtis resigned as president and was succeeded by Chandler M. Wood. Curtis remains chairman of the board as the bank adds Wood to its leadership without changing the board structure.

Mutual National Bank Charles P. Curtis Chandler M. Wood Curtis Mr. Wood

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