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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1910
Page
14
Stock market activity shows sharp price drops with New York leading sales at 489 600 and Boston at 35 025 shares. Reading and Union Pacific retreat while gains appear in Edison Electric and Philadelphia Co. amid tighter money and cautious bank sentiment.
The curb market report notes Nevada Utah and Chino as leading features with Chino achieving its best price in history around 2012 while Nevada Utah slipped from 11 8 to 90 cents. Bay Central eased to 15 8. Calaveras Ely Central First National and Arizona Cananea also featured in mixed gains and losses across the list.
Yesterday saw strong copper stock interest with North Butte up 1 8 to 29 58 and Allouez up a full point to 45. Superior & Pittsburg and Calumet & Arizona gained on consolidation talk while United States Coal & Oil held steady despite a 3 4 drop to 39 14. Edison Electric jumped six points on light volume, Granby faced selling pressure with a 4 12 point decline, and the market ended irregular as money and credit rates showed mixed signals.
Standard-Amalgamated presses customers to buy at triple the value as a broker sells securities left by their owners as collateral. The Mining Review advertises the current issue with free paper on request and hints at a Lane mystery in the next issue.
Over 400000 shares of National Mining Exploration Company stock are deposited with Old Colony Trust Company under a reorganization call. John Alvord becomes president of Torrington Company succeeding Henry H Skinner. Dr L D Ricketts and Professor James Douglas inspect Calumet Arizona and Superior Pittsburg properties. A G Burritt, new Amalgamated Nevada Mines manager, buys the Black Horse mine in White Pine County Nevada.
The Boston Market page from Boston, Oct 5 reports the course of stock and bond market prices with total sales and comparison to the previous close. It lists bond movements and market totals as part of daily financial coverage.
Springfield Mass awarded 400000 dollars in 4 percent municipal building bonds dated Nov 1 1910 and maturing 10000 annually 1911 50. plus 840000 dollars in 4 percent fire and police building bonds dated Oct 1 1910 maturing 17900 annually 1911 30 to Iainsworth Kuhn Fisher and Fernald at 104 679 jointly.
Readville track hosts an automobile race meeting Friday October 14 under the Massachusetts Motor Racing Association with W H Wellman as manager. Barney Oldfield tops a program including five mile events by car classes and a one hour race, with Oldfield expected in events 4 5 and 6.
Justice Brooke a brown colt by Baron Gale out of Expectation owned by Dromaro Farm won the two year old division in straight heats and broke the world two year old stallion record with times 2 09 1 2 and 2 11 1 2. The horse defeated Meann Left and Silent Brigade to set the mark.
Milton Academy beat Dedham High 11 to 3 at Milton in a well played contest. E Handy set up the first score with long passes, Wigglesworth added a 70 yard run, and Brown of Dedham kicked a 23 yard goal.
American Light and Traction declares quarterly dividends of 2 1 2 percent cash and 2 1 2 percent stock on common stock and 11 2 percent annual for preferred. Dallas Electric announces semiannual dividends of 3 first preferred and 1 second preferred with October 10 payment dates and record dates October 5. Canadian Car & Foundry pays quarterly 3 4 percent preferred with record date September 23 and payment October 3.
The Boston and Maine Railroad Company releases its financial report for August and the two months ending August 31, detailing operating results and comparisons to prior periods.
Calendar notes focus on ex dividend actions for Anaconda Mining and New York Air Brake. Markets watch dividend timing and share movements as investors assess impact on stock value.
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