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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1908

Page

10

Market gloom as Locomotive dividend cue spooks traders

Market turnover shows a reactionary retreat with Amalgamated, Locomotive, Smelting and other major issues slipping. The day highlights a bearish tilt fueled by American Locomotive’s dividend stance and Maine election prospects, leaving prices near session lows at the close.

Cumberland Telephone declares higher dividend to 8 percent

Directors of Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co declare a quarterly dividend of 2 percent payable Oct 1 to stock of record Sept 20. Books close Sept 19 and reopen Oct 2. The rise from 7 to 8 percent follows a long considered plan while American Telephone and Telegraph Co owns 52 percent of Cumberland stock.

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Boston Market Ex-dividend and trading summary

Ex-dividend notices show total sales across listed stocks 19,899 shares and unlisted stocks 11,044 shares. Bonds valued at $115,000 and rights totaling 630.

Fraudulent 1000 Share Certificate Unmasked at Philadelphia Transfer Office

Receipt of a certificate for 1000 shares, originally 10, indicates a wholesale fraud. The forgery washed out the digits, detected by the Trust Company of North America, with losses borne by banks or brokerages, not the issuing company. The firm guarantees against such fraud by routing all transfers through independent channels and offers 1000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction.

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Boston curb market prices fall across several items

Today's curb market was moderately active with prices easing. Yukon Gold dropped to 5 from 51-4, Amalgamated Nevada to 8 from 12, Raven to 88 cents from 98, Bay State Gas to 11-8 from 11-4, Consolidated Arizona to 16 cents from 21, Eureka to 5 cents from 6, Superior & Boston to 58 from 1018, and North Butte Extension to 25 cents from 29. Detailed first-hour fluctuations are listed here.

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Dividends Declared by Multiple Companies

Dividend announcements show Cumberland Tel and Tel Co 2 percent quarterly starting Oct 1, United Traction and Electric 1 percent, Oct 1, Telephone Co 2 percent quarterly for Sept 30, West End Street Railway 1 percent semi annual Oct 1, Atlantic Coast Line 2 percent semi annual preferred Nov 10, State Street Exchange 1 percent Sept 15, Boston Real Estate Trust 11.25 dollars quarterly Sept 15, American Steel and Iron Mfg Co 1 percent common Oct 1 and 1 percent preferred Oct 1, Canadian Colored Cotton Mills 1 percent quarterly Sept 15, Halifax Electric Tramsway 1 percent quarterly Oct 1.

Boston Bes Peg Amer Tel & Tel Kan NY & NH Old Colony UN Pacific West End Allouez Atlantic Bingham Butte Coal Cal & Ariz Ais Isis Cal & Hee Michigan Shannon Trinity Mt &T Bos & Sub Edison Felec Bos & Corbin Isle Royale Miami Ais Ee Newhouse Swift & Co US Coal & Oil U S Utah Amalgamated Copper Am Car & Foundry American Ice Securities American Locomotive I Smelting & Refining Am Ducks Refining Canadian Pacific Gentral Leather Chesapeake & Ohio Chicago Great Western Chicago & Northwest Chic, Mil & St Paul Colorado Fuel & Iron Colorado & Southern Delaware &Judson Denver & Rio Grande Pitulay: Securities Eetrew Eee Ceesers Eee Raei Incis Central Eeree Interborough Met Sith International Pump Kansas City Southern Loustile & Nashville Minneapolis & St Louis Minn T P & S Ste Missouri Pacific Kansas Texas New York Pennsylvania Eteeere Gasseewueer Haie Aoe Steel Palace Car Rio Bite Steel Seeeeere Ccsevseeens Cumberland Tel. & Tel. Co United Traction and Electric Co Oe Telephone Co West End Street Railway Co Atlantic Coast Line State Street Exchange

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