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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1918
Page
18
The editor notes a potential for extra dividends as June directors consider payout, despite mixed earnings. A 1917 spike rose from high business volume, while 1918 profits faltered. the firm holds a large cash and receivables surplus, with scope to raise cash or stock dividends while legal cases proceed.
Totals show New York sales 585 200 and Boston 23 793. Most active issues include Steel in New York at 113 400 and Ventura in Boston at 3 775. Year to date totals compare 1918 to 1917 with New York 45 879 485 and Boston 1 227 919 shares. Largest gains and losses noted: New York N Y Airbrake up to 137 3 4 and Nova Scotia Steel down to 61, Boston Providence & Worcester up to 125 and Calumet & Hecla down to 440.
New York markets recovered much of Friday's setback with a broad but uneven advance. United States Steel faced renewed selling pressure while rails oils and copper led gains as investors anticipated a War Board price discussion and a higher schedule. Total sales reached 600000 shares with Liberty bonds trading erratically.
Trading in New York sank to under 600000 shares as Boston market activity cooled. New Haven rose to 437 8, a yearly high, while Boston & Maine slipped about a point. American Telephone declared an 8 percent dividend but remained weak after a brief rebound. Copper stocks Utah and Anaconda led early gains that faded late.
Boston summary lists the day’s high and low quotations and net changes from the prior close. Details cover major stocks and market movers with the latest price ranges and directional shifts.
Current prices show brokers loans at 54 to 6 percent and outside brokers call loans 54 to 6 percent. Individual collateral loans at 6 percent, commercial paper at 6 percent, year money at 6 percent. Rediscounts cover paper 15 days or less to 90 days, with classifications for agricultural paper and United States certificates of indebtedness and Liberty Loan bonds. Trade acceptances are rediscounted up to 90 days.
An advertisement offers a short term financing plan where firms sell $5,000 to $250,000 or more of their open accounts to a lender. It claims no obligation on timing or volume and states a cost of 130 of 1% per day plus a $5 per thousand on the first $100,000 yearly. It cites large past volumes and solicits trials immediately.
Futures opened easy and finished steady, up five points net higher to 32 points lower for the day. Spot cotton quiet and easy, 14 points lower at 21.93d for American good middlings. Sales including 1300 American were 2000 bales. Receipts 4100 American. New contracts ranged as allows.
Cambridge young woman Miss E Gladys Colburn is announced to be engaged to a naval officer, with details indicating the forthcoming marriage.
Mr and Mrs W L Colburn of 19 Peters Street Cambridge announce the engagement of their daughter Miss E Gladys Colburn to Chief Petty Officer Carl W Berg U S N He is the son of Mr and Mrs C W Berg of Richmond Hill L I Miss Colburn is a popular Cambridge young woman The wedding will be in early June with a military ceremony at the bride home
Joseph Manning of the Milton Fire Department writes to the Editor denying any statement of blame or responsibility for the crash on the Bay State road in Milton last Thursday evening. The collision between a hook and ladder truck and a freight car killed two firemen and injured four others, including Manning.
Massachusetts War Savings and Thrift Stamp sales reached 7 million dollars by May 18. Post offices statewide reported 6.145 million dollars, split near evenly between Boston district and other areas, while Federal Reserve Bank sales near 1 million dollars.
Aviation Cadet Eugene B. Penn died at Foggia when his propeller failed during flight at an altitude of 1200 yards. His mother Mrs. Rae Penn of Austin, Texas, will attend his funeral set for tomorrow.
The Massachusetts food administration endorses a cost based method for a reasonable diet for moderate means. It advises spending a quarter to a third of food funds on bread cereals macaroni and rice and at least a third to a half quart of milk per person daily. It compares spending on vegetables and fruits to milk and suggests limiting meat and eggs to the amount spent on vegetables and fruits.
According to a captured German officer the published German aerial loss totals are meant for home and neutral audiences and not accepted by German aviators. A machine downed inside German lines is not counted as a loss if only parts are salvaged.
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