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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1912

Page

20

Lewis Brothers Offer Twin Falls Bonds for Idaho Line

Lewis Brothers & Co of Boston offer 125000 in Twin Falls Railway Co first mortgage 6 per cent sinking fund gold bonds dated June 1 1912 mature June 1 1982 optional after June 1 1917 at 105 and interest in denominations 1000 500 and 100. The line serves Twin Falls Idaho and county with contracts for interchanges and power. Earnings 1913 forecast at six times interest. sinking fund retirement after June 1 1922 at 195 and interest with lot drawing. Applications by United Railroad of San Francisco for 2350000 five year notes dated Nov 1 1912. Franklin Mass sells 30000 four per cent school bonds dated Nov 1 1912.

Lewis Brothers & Co Boston Twin Falls Railway Co First Mortgage Twin Falls Idaho Oregon Short Line Railroad Great United Railroad of San Francisco State Railroad Commission E. H. Rollins & Sons

Bond Market Notes Chicopee Hospital Bonds Sold

Chicopee Mass sold nineteen thousand dollars of four percent hospital bonds dated November 1 1912 and maturing three thousand dollars annually 1918 19 inclusive and one thousand in 1919 to Estabrook Co Other bidders included N W Har.

Franklin Mass Estabrook & Co N. W. Harris & Co R. L. Day & Co Merrill, Oldham & Co Blake Bros. & Co Chicopee N. W. Har

Blackstone Valley Gas Declares Dividends for 1912

Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Company Rhode Island declares a preferred dividend of 1.50 per share and a common dividend of 2.00 per share for the quarter ending December 1 1912. Dividends payable December 2 1912 to stockholders of record November 20 1912. NE and ER transfer agents.

Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Company Pawtucket and Woonsocket R. 1 Blackstone Valley Gas and Electric Company of Rhode Island Blackstone Valley Gas & Electric Company Maine NE & ER

Grain Markets See Broad Declines As Wheat Slumps

Foreign wheat markets ruled lower with Paris showing a short squeeze. Reports of an early Balkan war end and heavy Northwest receipts weighed on prices leading to near lowest closes for December 4 74, May 1 1 54, and July 34. Corn also weakened closing near lows with declines around 34 and 1y 54. Oats held steadier with modest declines.

Paris

State Street Topics Market Slowing Amid Cautious Trade

Market activity cooled with fractional gains and selective advances as investors digest tariff talk and easing European tensions.US Rubber eyes strong earnings while Steel faces high prices amid dissolution and tariff risks. copper demand rises with European buyers and supply tightens. German bank rate hike signals shift as Balkan war settles.

United States

Money Market Steady Amid Demand for Short-Term Paper

The money market stays firm with robust demand for commercial paper especially for two and three month terms. The Imperial Bank of Germany raises its discount rate to 6 percent the highest since March 1908 while the Bank of England holds at 5 percent. In New York call money sits at 6 3 4 percent with time funds near 6 percent for 60 days and money for 90 days to five months showing varied rates.

Bank of England Bank of France Germany Reischbank Imperial Bank of Germany New York Call Money Boston Clearings Boston Acs Bankers’ Sterling Reichsmarks

Cotton Markets Suffer Early Dip Then Rebound

On November 14 the cotton market opened down seven to nine points amid weak cables. Early prices were near the day’s lows, but buying supported by short-covering and few stopless sales pushed the index up 23 to 25 points from the session low as traders noted a stronger technical position and denial of weakness.

Points in Yesterdays Markets

Totals show New York and Boston daily and year to date volumes with top movers. Am Tobacco leads gains in New York while Federal M and S shows a notable drop. Calumet & Hecla and Amoskeag Mfg. mark Boston activity. Call and time money ranges noted for both markets.

New York Boston Steel Isle Royale Mining Am. Tobacco Federal M. & S Calumet & Hecla Amoskeag Mfg

New York Market Sees Broad Trading Amid Global Tensions

Today’s session echoed yesterday with irregular, active trading and broader participation by professionals. European war cloud clearing supported gains in London Paris and Berlin listed shares, while U S Steel faced pressure though American Smelting rebounded. total bonds sales neared $1.56 million with U S bonds steady.

New York London Paris Berlin Bank of England Bank of France Bombay Calcutta United States Steel United States

Copper shares rise in bland market on London price jump

In Boston on November 14 the copper market moved higher as London prices rose. Amalgamated led local gains with Isle Royale North Butte Lake Copper Granby and Butte & Superior active. Domestic and foreign buyers paid 17.34 cents for electrolytic copper, boosting sentiment despite light volume. The close was firm.

Ill Steel KC FS &M KC M &B Inc Arizona Com Atchison Bos & Albany Bos & Corbin Bos & Maine Bos Elevated Butte & Sup Butte Ballak Cal & Arizona Cal Franklin Geory & el Pf Giroux Ee Greene Island Creek Isle Royale McElwain Miami Nevada New Arcadian Ny& NH Reece Santa Fe St Mary's Sol Shannon Shattuck-Aziz South Utah AA Sup & Bos Superior Cop Swift & Co Tamarack Torrington Trinity Oi Bly Union Land Union Pac United Fruit United Shoe UN Shoe M Pf U S Utah Apex Utah Consol Victoria West End Winona Jones Aly Wolverine Wyandot London Boston Amalgamated New York North Butte Lake Copper Granby, Butte & Superior Europe

Bond Market Notes and Prices Across Industries

The New York bond market shows Atchison convertibles active with quiet trading elsewhere and modest price changes. Government and corporate issues list varied yields and prices including utilities, railroads, and industrials, with total daily sales reported at 1.56 million dollars versus prior sessions and year-to-date totals around 610.9 million.

Metal Markets Show Quiet Trade with Firm Tone

Metal exchange notes a calm session as copper gains modestly while lead slips. Copper and tin prices tick up in late trading while lead and spelter edge higher or steady. London market closes with copper at £78 spot and £78 15s futures, lead at £18 5s, spelter £26 17s 6d, tin £229 15s.

Cookson London

Massachusetts Lighting Cos Reelects Trustees at Adjourned Meeting

At an adjourned annual meeting retired trustees were re elected Chauncey D Parker chosen trustee for four years and Bowen Tufts for two years. Directors of Butte Electric & Power Company plan a consolidation with Missouri River Electric Madison River Power Billings Eastern Montana Montana Power to form Montana Power Company with 100000000 capital. Central Massachusetts Light & Power reports an 18.84 percent rise in gross earnings for September 1912 versus September 1911, totaling 14306.

Massachusetts Lighting Cos Chauncey D. Parker Bowen Tufts Butte Electric & Power Company Missouri River Electric & Power Company Madison River Power Company Billings & Eastern Montana Power Company Montana Power Company Central Massachusetts Light & Power Company

Dividend Calendar Highlights Major Stocks And Bonds

The listing shows dividends payable and ex-dividend statuses for a range of corporations including American Beet Sugar Cambria Steel Connecticut Light and Power Crown Reserve Mining B F Goodrich International Silver Miami Copper National Carbon Pullman Sears and more. It also notes stock of record dates for National Biscuit and other firms and mentions meetings for Seaboard Air Line Crucible Steel and American Malt Corp along with fort meeting details.

Bes&f Am Cities Co Am Cities Smelt & R Tel & Baie W& G Pf At& SF Atl C Line Ohio Ohio We Beth Steel Bklyn R T Shee Eee Bklyn A Gas Butterick Cal Pet Corp Cal Pet Corps Can Pacific Ween Ches + abe Comstock T C Erie Goodrich BF C Goodrich Pr T Nor Iedaes Oet Nor Bre Etfs Io Gug’h’m Eapc Co Ins Cop Co Inter-Met Inter Harvester Nrege Y Co Mex Pet Co Be Miami Om Nat Biscuit Nat Lea Nevada New York Dock Nh& H People's Gan Pitts Coal Pullman Quicksilver Mae American Beet Sugar Cambria Steel Connecticut American Malt Corporation Fort Mtg Seaboard Air Line Mtg Meeting Crucible Steel Co. of America

Dividends Declared by Major Firms This Quarter

Adams Express Co announces regular quarterly dividend of 8 percent payable Dec 2 with books closed Nov 18 and reopening Dec 2. Underwood Typewriter Co pays 3.4 percent preferred and 1 percent common dividends, both payable Jan 1 to records Dec 20. Eastman Kodak Co declares 11.5 percent preferred and 2.5 percent common, payable Jan 2 to records Nov 30. General Chemical of California offers 13.875 percent preferred, payable Jan 2 to records Dec 19. Union Pacific R R Co pays 2.5 percent common, Jan 2 to Dec 2 records. Southern Pacific R R Co 11.5 percent, Jan 2 to Dec 2 records. Harbison-Walker Refractories Co 12 percent common, payable Dec 1 to records Nov 30.

Adams Express Co Underwood Typewriter Co Eastman Kodak Co Navy General Chemical California Union Pacific R. R. Co Southern Pacificc R. R. Co Harbison-Walker Refractories Co

Waltham Watch Co Declares Regular Semiannual Preferred

Waltham Watch Co announces a regular semiannual dividend of 3 percent on its preferred stock payable December 2 to holders of record November 15.

Waltham Watch Co

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