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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1912

Page

14

Bond market notes outline New Jersey and city bond actions

Jersey City invites sealed bids for 482000 four and a quarter percent bonds. School and water bonds priced 1942 maturity. Boston sold 1760000 in July loans at par including East Boston Tunnel and temporary issues. San Francisco harbor bonds delayed to Oct 1. Springfield may offer 525000 next month. Other calls and bids noted in Massachusetts and Ohio region. Essex county and Lowell bids listed with dates and bidders.

Jersey City N. J Boston East

Prices Pursue Specialty Issues Rule the Salient Features

Sears Roebuck rises 618 points to 220 percent and Goodrich 54 points to 81. Hay den Stone issues prominent locally. Pond Creek reaches a new high record of 21 percent and Chino hits a new high of 444.

Sears Roebuck Goodrich Hayden Stone Pond Creek Chino

Market Activity Yesterday and Year to Date

Summary of yesterday trading by exchange with New York and Boston totals and year to date figures. Lists top active issues Reading in New York and Butte & Superior in Boston, plus notable gains and losses for Cole Fuel Iron pref Amoskeag Mfg Union Pacific. Includes call money and time money rates for both cities.

New York Boston Reading Butte & Superior Cole, Fuel & Iron Pref Weyman & Bruton Amoskeag Mfg Union Pacific

Dividends Declared by Major Firms This Quarter

A roundup of regular quarterly and semi annual dividends with payment dates and record dates. Pittsburg Plate Glass 13 4 percent common payable Oct 1. Pittsburg Bessemer & Lake Erie 11 2 percent common payable Oct 1. Wolverine Mining 5 dollars semi annual payable Oct 1. Toronto Railway 2 percent payable Oct 1. Chicago Rock Island & Pacific 1 1 4 percent payable Sept 30. May Department Stores 13 4 percent preferred payable Oct 1. New York Lackawanna & Western 1 1 4 percent payable Oct 1. Galveston Houston Electric Stone Webster 3 dollars preferred 2 dollars common. State Street Trust stock record Sept 21. Union Carbide 2 1 2 percent payable Oct 1. Copper Range 50 cents payable Oct 1. Chicago City Railway 2 1 2 percent quarterly.

Pittsburg Plate Glass Company Pittsburg, Bessemer & Lake Erie Company Wolverine, Mining Company Toronto Railway Company Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company May Reguar New York, Lackawanna & Western Galveston-Houston Electric Company Stone & Webster State Street Trust Company Union Carbide Company Copper Rrange Consolidated Company Chicago City Railway Company

Calendar for Today Ex-Dividend Notices

Ex dividend listings show Central Leather preferred stock Natl Enamelling and Stamping preferred WN Tel and Tel Shannon Copper Western Woolworth preferred shares. Indicates which issues go ex dividend today for investors monitoring payouts.

Central Leather Nat'l] Enam’'g & Stpg E. Tel Tel Shannon Copper W. Woolworth

Galveston-Houston Electric declares semiannual dividends

The Galveston-Houston Electric Company declares a semi annual dividend of 8.00 per share on preferred capital stock and 2.00 per share on common capital stock, payable September 16 1912 to shareholders of record at the close of business September 10 1912. The board also declares a quarterly dividend of 1 1 2 percent on capital stock payable September 20 1912 to stockholders of record September 10 1912.

Eston Houston Texas Galveston-Houston Electric Company Bop MG Webster Estor Lanston Monotype Machine CO Philadelphia Roan Busis Ers Bancroft Treas Phileashia Frederic Stanwood Boston

Stock Market Rebounds After Mixed Trading In New York

New York stocks opened unevenly but moved higher as the day wore on. Sears Roebuck and Goodrich led gains among specials, Canadian Pacific showed strength among rail issues, and the crop report spurred late gains with corn and oats rising. Government bonds remained steady as money tensions and the Mexican situation weighed on sentiment. Northeast market factors included the Maine election and copper producers reporting reduced supplies.

New York Sears Roebuck and Goodrich American Can China Copper Canadian Pacific Dominion Harriman Great Northern Wall Street Maine Railway Engineers Arbitration Board

Grain Markets Hold Steady Ahead of Government Report

The market stayed largely waiting with bearish sentiment across grains. Wheat fell 1 to 8, corn mixed with modest declines, oats firm, and government projections raised spring wheat to 300 million and total to 690 million. Receipts and futures readings show varied activity across Minneapolis, Duluth, and Chicago. weather outlook mixed with light rains and cool highs.

Liverpool Paris Antwerp Berlin Budapest Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Canada American Northwest West

Spotty Boston Market Sees High Records in Key Issues

The market in Boston showed broad demand with Hayden Stone issues and strong rises for Chino and Pond Creek to new highs of 44 1 4 and 21 1 4. Copper stocks faced rallies against a Copper Producers statement showing a 3 579 000 pound drop, China bonds quoted 175 to 180, while the industrial list stayed quiet and close firm with light business.

Boston Pond Creek China Bonds

Boston curb market shows Alaska gold lead and Mexican drops

Alaska Gold and Mexican Metals receipts led yesterday's curb market in Boston trading with Alaska rising to 81 8 and a daily low of 73 4, while last week saw 71 4. A market high of 9 was noted when the curb list was placed directly. Mexican Metals receipts fell to Sée, their lowest price since.

Alaska

Cotton Markets React To Sept Census Rise In Bales

The Sept 1 census shows 729 920 bales up from 771 000 last year with Texas contributing 673 000 bales. Market was active and strong with prices 12 to 15 points higher as shorts cover heavily but late dealings weaken and close just above the low. The eastern belt reports good showers in the Carolinas and moderate temperatures, aiding demand and dampening selling pressure.

Texas Carolinas

State Street Topics on Money, Markets and Farm Crops

The piece notes banks trimming reserves to a baré margin as stock speculation dims despite August lows. It highlights money strain from new securities, reorganized companies, and big underwritings, while praising a record farm harvest outlook including a 3 billion bushel corn crop and strong wheat, hay, oats, and cotton prospects.

Stock Exchange Hke Patten

Copper Producers Association reports June August copper stock drop

The Copper Producers' Association shows a decrease in marketable copper stock in August totaling 3,579,047 pounds. It lists United States on hand stock and August 1 production and deliveries for consumption, noting August 1912 production and July deliveries as context.

Copper Producers’ Association United States the Bay Consolidated

Mining and finance notes from early 1912 era gas mine activity

The report details holdings and exchanges among Alaska Gold Mines and Alaska Gastineau, stock conversions, and bond movements. It lists August copper output for South Utah, Bay Consolidated and Old Dominion, ore tonnage at Butte & Superior, and Iron Cap Mining developments. It also notes Old Colony railroad stock increases and personnel changes at Utah Apex, Curtis & Sanger, and International Trust Company.

Alaska Gold Mines Company Alaska Gastineau Company Alaska Old Mines Company Gastineau Company Alaska Company

Local Bank Statement Reveals Weekly and Historical Reserves

The report presents the current weekly bank statement, its comparison with the prior week, and the surplus reserve figures for the same periods over the last ten years in Boston and New York. It highlights trends in liquidity and regional differences in reserve levels.

Boston New York

Metal markets show copper easing while tin strengthens

A slight easing in copper trends contrasts with tin rising by 3 to 8 in the bid and about 1 to 2 cents in asking. Sellers offered 25 tons of September to November at 47.00 while London closed with copper at 78 18s 9d spot and tin at 219 10s spot, with futures gains.

Oopu Y Ask Hekates Cookson’s Northern Southern London

Money Market Holds Firm as Commercial Paper Demand Rises

The money market remains firm with stronger demand for commercial paper from the West and industrial quarters. New York call money and time fund rates rose with 60 day loans at 4 3 4 percent and longer maturities up to 5 1 2 percent. Current local money rates and foreign exchange quotations followed.

West New York

Torrington Company Dividend History Sees Regular Payouts

Torrington Company shares on the local stock exchange show infrequent activity yet maintain steady dividends on both preferred and common stock. Since 1899 the common stock has paid 8 percent annually, with a 10 percent extra stock dividend distributed last year.

Torrington Company Local Stock Exchange

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