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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1912

Page

20

Price Advances in Yesterday's Markets Across Cities

Total New York sales 363 600 shares and Boston 24 001 shares. Reading leads New York with 85 800 shares while North Butte tops Boston at 1684 shares. From Jan 1 to date New York 110 898 400 shares and Boston 9 799 274. Compared with last year New York 101 144 400 and Boston 5 249 376. Largest NY gain N Y State Bus 3 to 87 percent. largest NY loss Adams Express 17 to 175. Boston gains Calumet & Hecla 5 to 550. biggest Boston loss Pullman Co 214 to 165 percent. Call money NY 534 to 8 percent. Boston 6 percent. Time money NY 5 to 6 percent. Boston 5 14 to 6 percent.

New York Boston Reading North Butte Smelt & R Smelt & R Pf At& SF Atl C Line Ealt Ohio Beth Steel Bklyn RT Ches Ag Phair Dss&a Erie Ins Cop Co le& Weee Eens Lehigh Valley Liggett & Mey Liggett & Me Lorillard Co Lorillard C Louis Ween Minn & Miami Co A Egreeere Nat Biscuit Nevada Nor Southern Nor & West Nor Am Nor Pac Congo Studebaker Cb&q FS & M West T & T Algomah Allouez Tel & Are Amoskeag Arizon. Com Guif Cum Co P & L Pf. Ee East Butte Edison la Salle Ld Dominion Osceola Pond Creek Coal Pullman Co Uine Peewee Neere Onsol St Mary Santa Fe Eres Shannon Atevescene UN Shoe M Pf U S Smelti U S Smelt U S Steel Ten Victoria Ecivaesk Wollaston West End Seveenes Wolverine

Market Quiescence as Money Tightens After Paris Rate Jump

New York market traders faced apathy amid firmer money, with French bank rate rising to 4 percent and London doubts. Stocks opened firm but faded as call money spiked to 8|12 percent. Reading, Union Pacific, Hill issues and U S Steel led gains. bonds steady with limited demand. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific posted December gains for September results.

New York Paris London Bank of England Reading Union Pacific The Hill U. S. Steel Canadian Pacific Amalgamated Copper American Harriman Southern Pacific U. S

Money Markets Show Higher Rates Amid Trading Activity

Morey hardened perceptibly yesterday as money traded at the highest prices in months. Loans on good collateral opened firm and rose briskly through the day. New York money rules at 53-4 per cent. Time money remains light with banks holding funds. Rates cited for 60 days to six months vary by term. Commercial paper stays firm at 4 3-4 to 6 percent for top names. Current local money and foreign exchange quotations noted.

Morey New York Stock Exchange

Market Dull Boston Turns Upward Prices on Copper Stocks

In Boston on Oct 31 trading rose as North Butte and Steel common led volume with 1684 and 1500 shares. Calumet & Hecla pushed up five points and copper stocks generally gained while Wolver ine climbed to 74 3 4. Seneca mining trades drew attention amid curb vs exchange price gaps and a stock cleanup eased pressure. Cumberland County Power & Light and General Electric debentures traded on the curb with one transaction. Ex-dividend.

Boston North Butte Steel Calumet & Hecla Wolverine Seneca Mining Stock Exchange Cumberland County Power & Light Company General Electric

Metal markets steady with copper firm and tin dull

Oct 31 metal markets show copper steady while tin remains dull but bids higher. Lead and spelter mostly unchanged with spreads noted in Electrolytic and Lake tin prices. London close reports copper at £75 5s spot with gains, lead and spelter steady, tin £229 5s up, as iron holds firm.

London

New York Street Railway Bonds Sold for Public Subscription

Speyer & Co with N W Harris & Co. offer 6 925 million dollars of 60 year first consolidated mortgage bonds of New York Street Railways for public subscription. NYSR, formed 1909, operates electric railways and interurban lines in New York State, allied with New York Central & Hudson River RR. The NYPSC, second district, approved the issue which is tax exempt in New York.

Speyer & Co New York State Railways N. W. Harris & Co New York State New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company New York Public Service Commission Second District New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Co Delaware & Hudson Co Schenectady Railway Co

Call money advances in New York on heavy borrowing day

Call money in New York on October 31 rose 1 to 2 percent as banks prepare for November 1 corporate and dividend payments exceeding 125 million. Many large dividend payouts expected tomorrow though not all funds will be disbursed. Out of town banks led by Chicago Philadelphia and Boston funded the market.

New York Wall Street Chicago Philadelphia Boston Europe Steel Corporation

Curb Market Bids Steady Except Laramie Slide to Record Low

Boston curb market featured firm prices overall with declines for Laramie at 6 cents per share, a new low. Other listed issues included Butte Central First National Copper Alaska Gold and Bay State Gas showing strength amid trading activity. Detailed fluctuations follow.

Butte Central First National Copper Alaska Gold Laramie Bay State Gas Alaska Bay State Bingham Mines Oon Boston Ely Bute Corbin Crown Reserve Davis Daly Eagle Blue Bell First National Goldfield Consol Hollinger See Ee Ohio Penn Textile Seneca Ee

Market and Money Rates in Early Trading News

The article details a sharp early rise in prices driven by short covering amid better European outlooks. It notes higher call money rates, anticipated rates by central banks after France’s move to 4 percent, and a two sided market as traders reassess after a recent break. It also covers Cumberland County Power light listing on the Boston Exchange and copper, steel market trends, and rail/industrial financing.

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Bond Market Notes and Stock Exchange Transactions

The report lists active bonds including Allis Chalmers 5s Atchison and St Paul convertibles and United States Steel 5s with prices around 101. The Bond and Stock Exchange sections show varied bid prices and recent totals. Harry L. Burrage named vice-president of National Shawmut Bank and NYSE mulls closing tomorrow out of respect for VP J S Sherman.

Ir Allis-Chalmera Atchison and St. Paul New York Railways St. Louis Southwestern United States Steel Harry L. Burrage National Shawmut Bank New York Stock Exchange J. S. Sherman

Exchange Trust to Raise Capital With New Shares

Exchange Trust Company stockholders meet November 12 to approve increasing capital stock from 260000 to 500000 dollars by issuing 2600 additional shares at 150 dollars each. Proceeds go to capital account and surplus. transfer agent for New England Electro Chemical Metals appointed.

Exchange Trust Company The New England Electro-Chemical Metals Company

Cotton Market Advances Amid Bullish Southern Signals

Cotton futures rose sharply intraday with an opening about 20 points above yesterday, then retreated six to seven points before a late surge on forecasts of freezing weather in the Southwest. News from southern spot markets remains extremely bullish, though some gains faded midafternoon.

Quotations From Liverpool and New York Markets

The report shows price quotes for Liverpool and New York markets with bid and ask figures. Trading activity lists open, high, low and close prices across several months and spots with minor gains and volumes noted.

Bond notices from Lawrence and Maryland auctions

Lawrence Massachusetts awards a $100000 4 percent bond issue dated May 1 1912 to Old Colony Trust Company Boston. Maryland treasurer bids for $1000000 tax free 4 percent road bonds due December 1 1927 with bids due November 21 at noon. Boston Stock Exchange committee admits General Electric debenture bonds dated Sept 2 1912 due 1952 for quotation on unlisted sheet.

Lawrence Mass Old Colony Trust Company of Boston Maryland Boston Stock Exchange General Electric

Bond Issue to Offer 50 Year Consolidated Mortgage Bonds

Bond sale of its 50 year first consolidated mortgage 4 42 per cent bonds series 6A will be offered for public subscription in partnership with Harris Forbes Co. The company was formed March 25 1900 and owns operates and leases electric street railways and interurban lines in New York allied with New York Cen.

Cumberland County Power & Light Company Boston Stock Exchange New England Lewiston Augusta Waterville Portland Railroad Company Portland Speyer & Co New York State Railways Harris, Forbes & Co New York State New York Central Hudson River Railroad Company

Bonds Issued By Public Service Commission Tax Exempt

The Public Service Commission second district State of New York approved an issue of bonds totaling about 19.9 million dollars and the bonds are tax exempt in this State.

Public Service Commission Second District State of New York

Grain Markets Mixed as Cables Dip and Currencies Ease

Wheat sold off on lower cables and cautious Continental advice, then steadied with about a 4 percent move and a 5 percent rally late, closing modestly higher. Corn recovered from early losses with small gains, oats quiet with fractional moves, and international markets showing mixed results in Liverpool Paris Antwerp and Berlin. Receipts and export sales figures cited for Minneapolis, Duluth, Chicago car lots, and weekly primary receipts indicate modest shifts amid overall subdued trading.

Liverpool Paris Antwerp Berlin Budapest Minneapolis Duluth Chicago

Calendar for today dividends payable list

Dividends payable today include American Iron and Steel Commonwealth Edison Company Edison Electric Illuminating Boston General Motors Northern Pacific Pacific Coast Com Mass Gas McElwain W H Mexican Telegraph and Telephone New England Cotton Yarn Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Steel Philadelphia Company St Louis and San Francisco Sierra Pacific Electric United Dry Goods Atchison International Silver Miami Copper Peoples Gas Coal Quaker Oats Atlantic Coast Line Brill Company Standard Milling Pullman Company Books Close for mortgage.

American Iron & Steel Butte Eleé. & Power Central R. R. of New Jersey H B. Claflin Co Commonweath Edison Co Edison Electric Illuminating Boston General Motors Gt. Northern International Nickel International Steam Pump Island Creek Coal Loose-Wiles Biscuit Mass. Gas McElwain W. H New England Cotton Yarn Northern Pacific Pacific Coast Pennsylvania Steel Philadelphia Co St. Louis San Francisco Sierra Pacific Cigar Manufacturers. Com United Dry Goods Companies Ijcom U 8. Realty & Improvement

Boston Club Heard On Port of Boston Plan

Bernard J. Rothwell urged making the Boston & Maine independent or leased to the Grand Trunk to develop the Port of Boston. Cy Warner of Grand Trunk spoke of westward prosperity from Winnipeg and a brighter Massachusetts future with Grand Trunk service.

Bernard J. Rothwell Boston Chamber of Commerce Boston City Club Boston Boston & Maine Railroad Grand Trunk Railroad Cy. Warner Grand Trunk System Grand Trunk Canada Winnipeg Massachusetts W. Reynolds William T. A. Fitzgerald F. J. McIisaacs A. P. Mee Food and Produce Exchange G. M. Thompson J. P. Snow The

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