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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1915

Page

14

Market Highlights Yesterday and Year to Date

Total sales in New York 849,300 shares and Boston 43,408. Westinghouse led New York with 119,100 shares and American Zinc topped Boston with 6,384. Year to date totals: New York 128,363,200 and Boston 9,054,379. Compared with last year New York 46,500,900 and Boston 3,268,807. Bethlehem Steel rose 10 to 477 on the New York list while Inter. Nickel fell 24 to 196 ex div. In Boston N. FE. Cotton Yarn pfd. advanced 9 to 40 while Edison declined 4 to 239 ex div.

New York Boston Westinghouse American Zinc Bethlehem Steel Inter Nickel N. FE Edison New York Stock New York Smelt & R Tel & Tel At& SF Ohio Batopilas Fi Beth Steel Bklyn U Gasates Hoch & Pitts Burns Bros Butte & Sup Pet Corp Cal Pet Corp Chee & Ohio Cri&pry Gad Erie G'drich Greene-Con Agr Corp A Int Agr Corp Harvester Kayser J Kresge Co Ist Ee Sas Lehigh Valley Long Island Sneer ORS Loose-Wiles Co Ile Loose-Wiles Mackay Mackay Pf. Ree Ee Maxwell Motor Elha Maxwell Mot Max Mo Pet Co Minn & Pf Io Met Saece Sg Mont Power Co Nat Biscuit Cloak & Suit Nat FE & Oe Nevada Y Air Bree NY Cen Nc&sl Nynh&h Y Ont & W Nor & Wes Nor Am Pee Htech Nor Pac Pacific Mail Pennea Philadel Co PCC & SL Pitts Coal Bears-Roebuck Sears-Roe Pf South Ee Studebaker Lane Union A Pacific UN Cig U & Steel Wabash Wi West Union Westing Snes Wis Central Woolworth

Market in New York Sees Low Turnover and War Concerns

Trading on Oct 15 fell below one million shares with total dealings around 85 000 shares as public interest waned. Commission houses faded from the scene while war developments and possible Dardanelles shifts restrained foreign stock absorption. Bethlehem Steel rose to a new high around 475 to 477, with Westinghouse among the most active issues.

New York Dardanelles Bethlehem Steel Westinghouse

Prudential Insurance Policyholders Meeting Notice

Notice to policyholders of The Prudential Insurance Company of America announces a meeting at the Newark New Jersey home office on December 6 1915 at 12 noon to select fifteen directors for the annual election of January 10 1916. Eligible voters are policyholders aged 21 or older with policies in force for at least one year. Forrest F. Dryden President.

Prudential Insurance Company of America Prudential Insurance Company of Amerea Newark New Jersey Forrest F. Dryden

Richard J. Burton & Co Stock Brokers

Brokerage firm listing with address and contact details, located at 501 Scollay Building and 10 Court Street, main phone 4142.

Richard J. Burton & CO Scollay Court Street

Municipal Service Company Declares 1 Percent Dividend

Dividend of 1 percent on the common stock declared by Municipal Service Company payable October 21, 1915 to stockholders of record at the close of business October 11 1915. Transfer agents Baker Ayling & Company.

Boston Municipal Service Company Baker, Ayling & Company

Municipal Service Comp Preferred Stock Dividend Declared

A quarterly dividend of 144 percent on the Preferred stock of the Municipal Service Company was declared payable November 1, 1915, to stockholders of record at the close of business October 25, 1915. Also noted is a semi annual dividend of 24 percent on Bellows Falls Power Company Preferred stock with record date October 23, 1915.

Bellows Falls Power Company Boston Baker, Ayling & Company Sierra Pacific Electric Company Nevada Stone & Webbster

Market Close Shows Broad Decline Across Rail and Steel Stocks

The day saw United States Steel under pressure while American Smelting and American Can held strength. Rail shares fluctuated with Canadian Pacific and others firm briefly, but St Paul and peers dropped. South Porto Rico Sugar rose 19 points to 150, while Rock Island fell sharply. Bonds opened firm then eased. Anglo-French notes traded around 977-8. Total par value sales reached $3,848,000.

United States Canadian Pacific Union Pacific Erie St. Paul Chicago Northwestern New Haven Illinois Rock Island Porto Rico

Boston Market Quiet as Zinc and Smelting Shift Notes

Boston trading dull with Trinity weakening to 88-4 and American Zinc retreating after a brief rise to 631-8. United States Smelting remains active on New York account amid Carranza risk. Greene Cananea listed in NYSE and Vice President Ryan cites stable 50 million pounds annual copper for four years amid Cananea uncertainties.

Boston Trinity United States New York Carranza Pachuca Real del Monte Greene Cananea New York Stock Exchange John D. Ryan Greene-Cananea Cananea Mexico

Bond Market Totals and ADR Sales Across Exchanges

The report shows Beth Steel and several ADRs including Kan City 85 Cen RR of NI Ches Ogol 98 C&East con De Peo Nwn Chicago Ray 8 CR. Total sales reached 3,717,000 compared with 5,037,000 and 5,032,000 in prior days. Year to date sales stand at 956,604,000 versus 425,873,000 a year ago.

Eweene Teg Sopacs Stock Exchange Cuba Fee North Pacific Ewidiaies del &H del & H den & RG Ries Distillers S CF Erie Penn Tia Pitts Cc&s Sane Lore Mani Rey Hud & Man Republic I Central Tanner Rio G West Ist Rio G West Col Indiana Steel Mté&S8 & SF Mt& Si LirMia L&s Trust Co San Aears Trial Co Tee Air Ae Air Tom Centra Soan & Gads Ion Pacifi Ie Kan City

Minneapolis St Louis Buys Des Moines Rail Line

Announcement reports the Des Moines and Fort Dodge Railroad Company sold to the Minneapolis and Saint Louis Railroad Company. Securities of the buyer are distributed to Des Moines stockholders in exchange for preferred and common shares plus cash and bonds. Exchange details include 5 new preferred shares per 10 Des Moines preferred, $500 bonds, and cash for certain coupons.

Des Moines & Fort Dodge Railroad Company Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Company Des Moines Company Minneapolis & St. Louis

Market Reactions Mark Time As Stocks Slip And Rise

A volatile trading day ended with many issues down after an early gain. Bethlehem Steel hit a new high at 477 while American Smelters rose to 95 1 4, and Missouri Pacific common traded over 13 000 shares at 5. General Electric and Westinghouse closed higher, but General Motors and Studebaker fell, signaling a broad but uneven market reversal.

Bethlehem Steel Electric Boat Company Missouri Pacific Common General Electric Westinghouse General Motors Studebaker Baldwin Locomotive

Money Markets Oct 15 Quotations

Current quotations show brokers' customers' call loans at 3 percent and outside brokers' calls at 3 percent. Customers' commercial loans range 4 to 6 percent, individual collateral loans 4 1/2 to 6 percent, commercial paper 3 4 to 4 percent, and year money at 4 1/2 percent.

Copper and zinc markets hold firm amid mixed London cues

Copper prices show little change as buyers cling to 18 18 4e for electrolytic metal, while second hands lower quotes after weakness in G M B prices in London. Spelter stays quiet. New York metal prices for October to first quarter 1916 edge lower, East St. Louis spot and futures shift modestly, and Joplin zinc ore sits at 89 87.0.

London New York East St. Louis Joplin

Anniversary Mass for the Fardy Sons at St Marys Charles Town

Repose mass for the sons of Joseph Fardy held at St Marys Church in Charles Town on Monday at seven o'clock with community prayers and gathers.

In Memoriam For Jnna McLean And Hyman Cohen

In loving memory of our dear mother Jnna McLean who died October 16 191? On this earth no more we’ll see her God has called her up above She is singing with the angels In the land of peace and love May the heavenly wind blow softly o’er that sweet and hallowed spot In loving memory of the late Hyman Cohen 68 Clarkson St Dorchester who passed away October 16 1911 Gone but not forgotten by his wife and children

Jnna McLean Hyman Cohen Clarkson St Dorchester

Achorn Addison and other obituaries in Boston area

Obituary notices list births marriages and deaths from Oct. 14 to Oct. 16 in Boston area towns. Entries name Caroline Achorn Thovis Addison Adoniram Avery James Bond Thomas Boutlier Frederick Burnham Martha Carnachan Andrew Cunniff John Cunningham Ellen Driscoll Walter Dunn James Fallon Bessie Farrell Marguerite Fink John Fitzgerald Josephine Frost James Graham Mary Halloran William Hannon Julius Hirsch Frederic Hitchcock Mark Levy Mary Mazzolina Catherine McLaughlin Sarah Munroe Margaret Nagle William O Keeffe Eugenia Orlandesse Warren Prescott Hannah Read Rosa Risso Fannie Rogers Agnes Schlichte Maria Sergi Abigail Townsend Alma Wiggin and others with funeral details and residences.

Achorn Caroline M Orlando R. Achorn Ist Boston Phillips Congregational Church Broadway Dorchester Addison Ashmont Thovis Priscilla Addison Samoset St Avery Belmont Adoniram G. Avery Waverley St Waverley Bond Lewiston James S. Bond Congregational Church Reading Boutlier Malden Thomas R Boutlier St. Luke's Episcopal Church Lynn St Halifax N. S Burnham Roxbury Frederick Sherburne Burnham Waterman Fallon James Bridget B. Fallon North End Washington St St. Joseph's Church Farrell Bessie (Nee Mitchell Michael F. Farrell Eustisst S&j. Joseph's Fink Jamaica Plain Margueritte Henry Fink Custer St St. Thomas Fitzgerald Cambridge John H Annie Murphy Massachusetts Ave Church of the Blessed Sacrament Frost Springfield New Brunswick Josephine G. Frost Willis KF. Darrell Trowbridge St Newton Centre Graham James B. Graham Mary FE. Graham Albion St St. Paul's Church Woodward Park St Sue M'Laughlin Catherine Matthew Frances McLaughlin Houghton St St. Ann's Church Neponset Munroe Sarah Tanforth Whiting William Adams Munroe Chestnut St Nagle Margaret Richard Nagle Bowdoin St St. Peter's Church O'Keefe Wiliam F. O'Keeffe Trenton St Orlandesse Mt. Auburn Eugenia (Nee Mogliai Orlando Orlandesse Hallworthy Place Sacred Heart Church North Square Prescott Somerville Warren R. Prescott Webster St Read Brookline Hannah M John H. Read Pleasant St Rissno Rosa Marcelino Risso Therese Sawtell Cambridge St East Cambridge Townsend Abigail W. Townsend Summer St Walker Norfolk David Walker London St Clin Cameron Welch James C John Anne Welch Greenough Ave St. Mary's Church Wiggin Alma I Seiler C. Bryant Wiggin Walton St York Louisville Thomas Amos York Watertown Mass St. Patrick's Church

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