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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1912

Page

16

Prices Pursue Active Trading in New York and Boston

Total sales in 1912 show New York at 60,595,900 shares and Boston 5,651,746. Reading leads New York with 46,100 and Santa Fe Mining tops Boston with 14,975. Major moves include American Tobacco up to 273 and U. S. Rubber down to 62 in New York, and Mergenthaler Linotype at 221 and Edison Electric at 285 in Boston. Call money ranges 2 3 4 percent, while time money sits at 3 1 4 percent in New York and 3 3 4 to 4 1 4 percent in Boston.

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Market Drifts With Minimal Change In New York Stocks

A dull session in New York stocks saw little movement aside from select upticks in American Tobacco and allied curb issues amid dividend rumors. American Can drew activity from speculative interests tied to fruit crop prospects, while traction stocks fluctuated on subway talks. Bond activity remained irregular as Rock Island 4s recovered some early softness. total par value sales hit $2,232,000.

New York American Tobacco London Ealing Bank of England Budapest Vienna Germany Berlin Rock Island United States Can Common Steel Common Can Preferred Can United Fruit

Boston Market Reports Mixed Trading on May 23

The Boston market shows an irregular session with only five issues trading over 1000 shares. Santa Fe led with 14 957 shares, trading between 41 4 and 47 8, as copper prices loomed with a yesterday level around 116 5 8 to 161 2 cents.

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Copper price shifts and equity gains steady in late trading

Common, East Boston, Boston & Corbin, Butte & Superior and Isle Royale recorded gains in price over last night's close. Copper prices eased from 1658 to 1612 cents amid a natural downturn deterring new commitments. United Fruit fell 1 point to 189, Telephone convertible 4s rose 1 point to 1143,8. The overall market closed firm.

Davis Daly Again Noted At Boston Curb Market Trading

Davis Daly featured on the Boston curb market with price around 21 2. Other notable issues included Majestic Lion Hill Calaveras Nevada Douglas Utah Metals and Bay State Gas with detailed fluctuations provided.

Davis Daly Majestic Lion Hill Calaveras Nevada Douglas Utah Metals Bay State Gas Bay State British Colum Butte Central Crown Seeeesore Ieee Germany Goldfield McKinley-Dar Utah Ohio Oneco South Lake Eeree So. W. Miami Stewart Min Yukon

Boston Cold Storage & Terminal Offers $200,000 Preferred Stock

Hawes Tewksbury & Co and Eli H Gay offer 6 percent cumulative preferred stock for Boston Cold Storage & Terminal Co. to fund working capital, expand the fish freezing plant, build a ferry slip, and a private electric rail link to docks. Recent property value noted at $694,000 with expected rise near $900,000 after improvements. Net earnings forecast about $100,000 next year, about twice the dividend requirement after bond charges.

New York, New Haven & Hartford Boston Cold Storage and Terminal Company East Boston Charlestown Navy Yard North Ferry Traders Wharf & Warers Co Eastern Wharf & Storage Co City Associates New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Wendell F. Brown Boston Cold Storage & Terminal Company Boston Staples Coal Co Bush Terminal Company Brooklyn New York City New York New Haven & Hartford New Dock Commission New York Dock Commission

Market drift and U S Rubber rights loom large

The column notes dull trading with American Can and Can preferred activity, tallies dividend prospects from United Fruit and United States Steel, and discusses the German financial strain and Paris listings. It cites rights on United States Rubber stock as a key value, plus debates bond listings and collateral factors for unlisted issues.

United States

New York Curb Market Notes and Bond Listings

The snippet shows currency and security listings including 5 percent notes and various bond references. It mentions NY related instruments with figures like 10 000 and 444s, along with dated codes 8-16 and 101. The readable elements indicate a market quote sheet with issue numbers and par values.

Wheat Market Gains Erased By Profit-Taking

Optimism and price strength in yesterday's wheat markets faded as profit-taking set in. Early gains averaged about 7 to 8 cents, while later losses extended about 3 to 8 cents, with smaller fluctuations of 1 to 2 and 65 to 8 cents.

Directors and trustees named in regional financial notices

W. W. Atterbury chosen director of the Norfolk and Western to succeed the late John B. Thayer. The American Trust Company appointed registrar of common and preferred shares of United States Worsted Company. Irving J. Sturgis of Gay and Sturgis elected to membership of the New York Stock Exchange.

W. W. Atterbury The Norfolk & Western John B. Thayer American Trust Company United States Irving J. Sturgis Stock Exchange of Gay & Sturgis New York Stock Exchange

Metal market diary shows copper gains and mixed quotes

Irregular trading at the New York Metal Exchange saw copper firmer for deliveries to August with spot bids and asks around 16.00 to 16.25. Lead and tin showed modest activity while Lake copper and refined forms held firm. London quotes repeated, listing copper at £78 16s 8d spot and tin around £204 15s per ton.

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