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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1912
Page
12
The market shows light volume with Weyman-Bruton advancing 25 points to 300. Corn Products hits a new 1912 high at 22 while United Fruit gains 4 points net to 190, reflecting cautious trading amid active listings.
Summary of yesterday and year to date stock activity in New York and Boston. Lists total shares traded, most active issues, gains and losses, and call and time money rates for both markets with January 1 1912 to date comparisons. Includes Weyman Bruton Seaboard Air Line Franklin Calumet & Hecla and others.
New York stocks opened weak with London and Berlin signals suggesting Balkan war risks. Amalgamated Copper led declines while United States Steel rose at midday. overall list showed brief strength then dulness as speculation cooled. Bond activity remained unsettled with total daily sales around 1.45 million dollars.
Trading in 19 199 listed and unlisted shares showed uneven activity. Most prices moved in a narrow band, with several notable exceptions: Superior down one point to 435 8, Mohawk down one point to 66, Calumet & Hecla down seven points to 588, United Fruit up 112 points to 190. North Butte and Steel common were among the most active, while London copper news added little overall.
The curb exchange in Boston saw very small volume with Majestic Corbin Copper and Lion Hill posting the only totals above 1000 shares. Lion Hill rose from 9 to 9 at news of a rich strike on the property while Utah Metals Mining fell from 1 to 0.90 as 400 shares traded. Detailed fluctuations follow.
State Street topics review Amalgamated’s earnings likely 9 to 11 dollars a share with 70 percent of undivided profits from Anaconda, dividend tied to copper price, and a possible rise beyond 6 percent if copper stays high. Copper price history suggests a fifth price cycle may last two more years. Also notes steamship line ownership moves by railroads, New Haven sales talks, bond market activity, and anticipated Utah Copper mine strike end with wage rise but no union recognition.
Calendar notes dividends payable for North Butte Mining and Western Maryland Ry. water and power. Books open in Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Omaha for meeting and close in Colorado for meeting. South Porto Rico Sugar meeting. Colorado Fuel and Iron also listed.
Edmund Billings remains president as J H Turnbull and James Jackson become vice presidents and Wallace H Pratt secretary treasurer. A new board includes Francis N Balch Edmund Billings J A Lowell Blake Alfred H Colby and other financiers. The firm plans to move to 64 Devonshire Street by November 1.
The Oct 18 market notes show mixed copper quotes with bids around 17.20 to 17.50, and December near 17.20 to 17.50. Lead and tin values appear steady with small shifts, while electrolytic and market futures trade at varied levels. iron and antimony figures are modest amid overall quiet activity.
A tentative upturn in the cotton market occurred as it opened higher by about 20 points aided by easier Liverpool cables. Trade buying supported by both long and short accounts pushed two hours of broad, active trading with profit taking on bulges but no aggressive selling.
The excerpt notes ample liquidity with easy money in the country. New York call rates ranged around 4 to 4 1 2 percent and time funds quoted from 6 1 4 to 5 1 2 percent across 60 to 180 days. Current local money rates and foreign exchange followed.
Market notes indicate wheat holding steady with minor declines and modest activity in December and May futures. Reports from Minneapolis and Duluth show mixed price levels, while Paris and Liverpool offer small gains in wheat with uncertain corn movement. Overall, the market remains quiet and fairly steady with regional price references.
The $1 000 000 new stock offering to stock holders of record last Thursday at 150 per share was fully subscribed. Edward P. May joined Bright Sears Co. Mason Valley shows earnings over 2 per share. Chicago Union Traction stock removed from the New York Exchange list. Williams McConnell Coleman issue circular on Utility Improvement Co. British Columbia Copper Co buys 100 000 New Dominion Copper bonds, over one third held now by BC Copper treasury.
Attleboro awards 75000 four percent sewer bonds to Estabrook Co with 5000 annually from 1928 to 1942 bids from Blodget R Day N W Harris and Blake Brothers. Medford invites bids for 50000 temporary loan due May 26 1913. Springfield sells 525000 four percent municipal building bonds with 14000 annually 1913-17 and 13000 1918-52 to N W Harris Co and Blodget Co with other bidders and syndicates listed. Boston Revere Beach Lynn R R Co seeks 30000 fifteen year six percent bonds to buy Point Shirley Street Railway.
The Pullman Company reports year end figures to July 31 with figures shown for net income and earnings per share. The text cites totals around 38.9 million in revenue and 9.6 million in net income with related per share values and comparisons to prior year results.
Bradstreet's review notes sustained activity across sectors with high forward sales and heavy immediate delivery demand. Railways and shipping lanes operate at high volume while cars are scarce. iron and steel move rapidly. wholesale holiday trade in jewelry and toys is brisk. wheat and coal demand remain strong. Canada shows expansion in orders and retail snap.
The report covers closing bond rates with multiple issues listed, including Gen. Mogor and Union Pacific 4s, and notes total sales and weekly figures. It discusses transportation monopolies and Providence transit burdens, referencing Boston and Providence rail investments and a critique of New Haven lines. Joseph B. Eastman, Boston, Oct. 18.
R G Dun & Co reports in its weekly review that US business activity continues to rise in an orderly, wholesome fashion. Drygoods stay steady with lower raw cotton quotes, exports show strong leather and footwear markets, and early shipment orders dominate. Failures total 243 in the US and 32 in Canada.
Market notes show bids and asks across cement, steel, gas, and railroad issues. Prices range with Am Cement Phi and Camb Steel Bag around mid and high teens, plus various rail and utility stocks showing mixed percentages and preferreds.
Nevada Douglas Copper Co buys Kennedy Consolidated copper property of Buckskin New York for 105000 in staged payments over years The lease held by Los Angeles parties for two years remains unaffected The mine lies about six miles from the Nevada Douglas and Copper Belt road expansion is anticipated with Orem operation plans
Mayor John F. Fitzgerald will address a Democratic rally in Scenic Temple Chelsea on Second Street. Speakers include Ex-Representative Joseph Murley Ex-Representative John J. Douglas Representative David W. Murray candidate Mark Flaherty and Senator Edward J. Granger with Representative Louis R. Kiernan also listed.
A letter argues that New Haven trolley investments yield little direct profit and mostly serve a monopoly aim. It contends freight and passenger feeds to railroads are minimal and that the railroad’s high rates reflect burdens from electric line acquisitions, not feeder value.
Fresh groundfish prices on the official board at the wharf fell from Thursday due to slack demand. Six vessels arrived, with seven cases of swordfish and 46 barrels of fresh mackerel aboard the Plant line steamer Halifax. Vessels listed with fares include Aspinet, Sylvia, Savae die Feels, F. G Oliver, Ethel B. Penny, Adeline, and others, with cusk and halibut quantities noted. The Nantucket, damaged by fire and sunk near Baltimore, will sail to Providence and then resume the Boston route next spring, with estimated damage around 100000 dollars. The Charles A Campbell was towed to Greene's yard for repairs after grounding near Nausel. Cretic and Canadian set sail for the Mediterranean and Liverpool respectively, with passengers including multiple Allinson and Vallindigham family members. Aurora finished discharging sisal grass and docked for cleaning, likely to leave for Amherst today or tomorrow. The Landsman.
Arrivals list include steamers Halifax Ellis City of Memphis and many others with berths and destinations such as Charlotte town P E I Halifax Boston and New York. Cleared vessels include Canadian Cretic Vera and Francisco with routes to Liver pool Gibraltar and New York. Sailed operations note several tugs barges and schooners proceeding to Salem Newburyport Bay View and Rockport with multiple towing assignments.
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