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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1916
Page
18
The article analyzes Wall Street's million share days, noting volume highs often precede peaks and dull periods follow big declines. It recalls 1901 distribution signals, matched orders, and wash sales, linking vast turnover to market tops and subsequent downturns.
The excerpt traces stock market swings from 1901 through 1916, detailing annual share volume, rail and industrial price averages, notable bull markets and panics, peak volumes in 1906, 1909, and 1915 16, and the impact of war on trading patterns with emphasis on million share days and money conditions.
The Rock Island receiver seeks court authority to cover all mortgage obligations and to deposit 100000 with Speyer & Co. to meet interest on first refunding bonds. Saxon Motor Car shows 1 816 273 dollars in net earnings for the year. S S Kresge reports August sales of 2 009 278 dollars and eight month sales of 15 501 569 dollars. A 10 million dollar gold shipment arrived from Canada for J P Morgan Co. The International Agricultural Corp is poised to post over 2 million in operating profits. Interborough Rapid Transit earned 26.15 percent this year. Westinghouse Electric has 35 million in orders. Mojave Tungsten closes contracts with Midvale and Armstrong Whitworth Canada.
Stock totals show New York at 1 064 970 shares traded and Boston at 32 929. Most active issues include Steel in New York with 149 600 shares and American Zinc in Boston with 2 655. From Jan 1 1916 to date New York trades total 116 619 603 shares and Boston 8 131 072. Compared with last year New York 103 838 800 shares and Boston 7 995 536. Notable gains include Vulcan Detining in New York rising 6 to 261 2 and General Electric in Boston up 2 to 174 while Bethlehem Steel in New York fell to 559 and Maine Central in Boston fell to 98.
Today's New York market shows heavy activity with 1.07 million shares traded. United States Steel advances to 109, near its fixed 7 percent preferred, which rises to 121 for its best level since 1911. Other issues move variably with gains in General Electric and Westinghouse while shipping shares slide.
The report notes total sales at par value reaching $4,875,000 while United States bonds held steady on call but coupons fell by 1 to 2 percent on overall sales.
Boston market today showed irregular activity with 32 000 shares traded, far below New York turnover. Copper stocks lag while steel touched a new high briefly. United States Smelting weakened amid dividend doubts, while American Agricultural Chemical raises its dividend to 5 percent.
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