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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1915

Page

18

Copper merger plans loom for Kennecott Braden link

A major copper consolidation appears near completion uniting Kennecott Copper with Braden Copper to control vast Alaska and Chilean ore. Guggenheim holdings shift with Utah Copper stake offered in cash or Kennecott stock, while International Mercantile Marine reports muted earnings and a copper market pause follows sharp gains.

Guggenheim Exploration Company Utah China Ray Consolidated American Smelting Yukon Gold Guggenheim Exploration Kennecott

Anaconda Mines Porphyry Dike Gold Property Reveals Test Mill Results

Reports show Anaconda Copper Mining Company quietly developing Montana’s Porphyry Dike with a large tonnage of low-grade ore tested successfully at a mill. The stock rose sharply after public news, trading around 40 from prior levels as investors digest potential value.

Anaconda Copper Mining Company Montana Porphyry Dike Anaconda Amalgamated

Profit Taking Points In Yesterdays Markets

Total sales in New York 1 059 800 shares and Boston 115 102. Bethlehem Steel gains to 480 and Mercantile Marine pref falls to 70 1 2 in New York. United Fruit rises to 160 1 4 and Boston Worcester pref drops to 45.

New York Boston Steel Ventura Bethlehem Steel Mercantile Marine Pref United Fruit Boston & Worcester Pref

New York Stocks Rally Then Slump Amid Copper-Sector Shakeup

Extensive speculation lifted copper, steel and utility shares in morning trading in New York, with Bethlehem Steel and United Fruit among prominent gainers. afternoon news of Guggenheim Exploration dissolution triggered profit-taking as rails steadied. total volume 1,060,000 shares and mixed closes.

New York Lackawanna Steel Crucible Steel Bald Win Locomotive Bethlehem Steel United Fruit Consolidated Gas Express Company Mercantile Marine Preferred Texas Company Denver Rio Grande Seaboard Air Line Rock Island Guggenheim Exploration Company United States Steel United States

Copper market mood shifts as profits rise but Lake copper lags

Boston market notes profit taking in NY market spilling into local list. United Fruit jumps to 160 ¼ on strong earnings, while copper shares retreat as Lake Copper fails to keep pace with premium parity and other copper miners like New Arcadian and Winona rise on current metal prices. Seatel seat prices edge up with two recorded trades at 17 000.

Steel Common Boston New York Porphyry Anaconda Kennecott Lake Lake Copper United Fruit Fisca New Arcadian Winona Mass Mining Copper Utah Consolidated and Utah-Apex Lead

Boston Stock Exchange Bond Prices Report

Boston November 17 report lists high low and last prices of securities traded on the Boston Stock Exchange with comparisons to the previous close across bond listings.

Boston Boston Stock Exchange

Money Markets and Foreign Exchange Report

Current quotations show call loans at 3 percent for both brokers and outside customers. Commercial and collateral loans range 6 to 8 percent, with year money at 4 percent. Commercial paper from 8 to 4 percent. bar silver at 51.49 in New York. Ster ling and francs are stronger with rates: sterling 4.68, demand 4.675. Francs 6.90, marks 81, guilders 41, lire 6.40.

Devonshire Street New York Chicago Philadelphia Smallwood Lara Ee Ee Minneapolis Duluth Co Ases Tours Cereannen Meniae

Bond market notes on sold city and utility issues

The Los Angeles 412 per cent serial bonds totaling 2 640 000 dollars were sold by William A Read & Co and William N Compton & Co at yields of 4.30 and 4.35 per cent. Holyoke Mass awarded a 100 000 dollar four per cent coupon gas and electric light bond issue dated November 1 1915 and maturing with annual 5000 payments through 193 inclusive to Merrill Oldham & Co at 102.61.

New York New York Stock Exchange Adams Alaska Juneau S&f Aro Smelt & R Am Smelt & R Mk Ny Am Steel Tel & Tel Pidenes Asone AT & SF Pf Baldwin Ohio Beth Steel Beth Steel Ph Bklyn RT Burns Bros Butte & Sup Cal Pet Corp Can Pacific Ches & Ohio CM &S P CM & S P Pf Rt& P Cluett CAF R. Cviewe South Peoneee L Ist Pereer Crucible St Pf Cub Am Sug Co Cu Am Su Co Pt Deere & Co Pt Det Edison Co Erie Aeeses Albot G'drich BF Co Nor Pf Teeeseee Nor Ore Greene-Can Gug'h'm Nee Co Ins Cop Int Agr Corp Int Agr Corp Pt Int Harvester 14 & W Lehigh Walier Los Angeles Cal William A. Read &Co William N. Compton & Co Holyoke Mass Merrill, Oldham & Co

Copper and metal markets show strong demand and rising bids

Copper demand remains active as producers and agents quote 1916 deliveries near 19 for primary metal and electrolytic around 1912. Prices for lead and tin remain firm amid tight supply, with Joplin ore at 90 to 100 dollars and other metals listed at New York quotes for prompt shipment.

New York East St. Louis Spot Joplin American Limelting & Refining Company

Mergenthaler Linotype Reports Net Gain for Year Ended 1915

The Mergenthaler Linotype company reports a net gain from all sources of 1,467,015 for the year ended Sept 30 1915, a decline of 1,080,854 from the prior year. The Boston Stock Exchange seat of Albert Potter, deceased, is posted for transfer to Horace Stevens of F E S Hooley & Co. and William P Harris seat to Charles G Lund Jr.

Mergenthaler Linotype ‘Company Boston Stock Exchange Albert Potter Horace &. Stevens FE. S. Hooley & Co William P. Harris Charles G. Lund, Jr

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