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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1915

Page

16

Cotton Markets Open, High and Low Across Futures

In New Orleans and Liverpool notices the market shows Oct futures at 10.46 open and 10.81 high while Dec advances to 11.15, Jan to 11.28, and March to 11.54 with May around 11.60. Spot trades near 10.85 with a 10.89 close.

Ceess New Orleans Coseses Liverpool Alaska Inter Motors Inter Nickel Inter Pet Kelley-Spg T Kennecott Nipissing Steel Co Stewart Joseph Ld Cig St New Uslt& H Illinois Midwest AT & Tov Es Fe Beli Tel West T & T Fioexs Allouez Wool Cf Amoskeag Atchison Atchison P Centennial 1814 Caper Rang da Ally West East Butte Edison Ele Granby Greene Can Hedley Gol Island Creek Bf McElwain Mason Valley Mergenthaler Pond Ork Coal St Mary's. En Taaeee Shannon South Utah Sup & Bos Bu Rer Cop Swift& Nee Tamarack Trinity Steers Torrington Torrington Pf Tuolumne United Fruit Utah Consol Wolverine Wyandot Chicago Eeee &T Soseesla Ls Terewees N. Y. Minn Duluth St. L. Toledo

Motor stocks lead market surge with Studebaker high

Markets yesterday broadened and strengthened led by motor shares. Studebaker traded over 42,000 shares, advancing 12 to 141, with General Motors at a new peak near 296. Willys-Overland hit 210, Maxwell up to 50. War stock boosts cited, but GM earnings denied as war-related. Metal shares strong with American Smelting at 84 3/4 and National Lead expanding margins on lead contracts. New York Air Brake and Goodrich Rubber also climbed, while Mexican Petroleum eyed gains if Mexico stabilizes.

Studebaker General Motors Willys-Overland Maxwell Motors Willys- Overland Colorado Fuel & Iron Great Northern Iron Ore James J. Hill Colorado National Lead Mexico United States Cartridge Company New York Air Brake Goodrich Rubber Mexican Petroleum Carranza U. S. Industrial Alcohol American Woolen Bethlehem Steel Crucible Steel U. S. Steel Great Northern U. S Mont Power Co Mont Power Pf Nat Biscuit Na Cloak & Suit Nat E Nat E& S Pf Nevada Nor & Wes Nor Am Nor Pac Eas Philadel Co Pitts Coal Pitts Steel Pf Preas St Spring Ray Con Rock Island Rumely Co Seab A L Pf Sears Roebuck Sears-Roe Pf Sloss-Sheff South Pacific South Ry Tenn Copper Texas Pacific Third Ave Underwood Typ Union Pacific Union Pac P U S Rubber Steel Tole USS Steel P Utah West Union Wests W& L

Banker Leader Foresees A Strong Postwar America

A. B. Leach of A B Leach & Co and president of the Investment Bankers Association of America spoke at the Denver convention. He urged funding development from American capital, predicted Europe’s securities would return, and claimed America will emerge richer with a stronger financial position after reconstruction.

A. B. Leach A. B. Leach & Co Investment Bankers’ Association of America Association Denver Col Leach America Europe

Money markets and exchanges update for Sept 20

Current quotations show call loans at 8 percent for both brokers and outside clients. Commercial and collateral loans range 4 to 6 percent, while commercial paper is 3 1/2 to 4 percent and year money at 4 1/2 percent. New York money exchanges, balances, and Sub-Treasury figures are reported along with a note on New York banks gaining from Sub-Treasury operations. Foreign exchange markets display a strong upward tendency with rates for Sterling-Cables at 4.72, Francs at 5.78, marks at 83, guilders at 40.5, lire at 6.20.

New York Clearing House New York Funds Boston Treasury Ceeseteeter Era Sterling

Local Bank Statement Week Decrease

Abnormal increases in the bank statement are attributed to the admission of the Old Colony ke Company into the Clearing House Association, affecting weekly figures and balance reports.

Old Colony Ke Company Clearing House Associatiom

Market Keeps Strong Pace With Active Trading Across Cars and Goods

Active market shows gains for Willys Overland up 17, air brake features up 12 percent, Mays Department Stores up 12, Studebaker 1134 points, and General Motors up 7. New York and Boston daily totals reveal heavy turnover with steel leading in both cities. Compared to last year, New York and Boston show large year to date gains. notable movers include Willys Overland and Calumet & Hecla with significant shifts.

Willys-Overland Mays Department Stores Studebaker General Motors Boston New York Steel Common Cluett-Peabody Pfd Am. Woolen Etrs Calumet & Hecla

New York Stock Market Reaches Broad Strength on Foreign Fuel

In New York on September 20, trading expanded across many issues with higher quotes. Investors showed renewed interest in top railroads and recognized merit stocks as foreign exchange firmed on Anglo-French credit progress. U S Steel led gains with several highs set in metals and autos, while overall volume reached 920000 shares and bonds remained firm at $3.125 million in value.

Boston Market Surges But Copper Stocks Stagnant

The Boston market showed limited response to New York’s brisk copper activity as trading broadened without material price changes. European buying orders boost copper in theory, with France and Russia entering the market for the first time in weeks, while North Butte falls from a 50 cent quarterly dividend to 40 cents and Nipe Bay settles at five percent annual. American Woolen hits 49, the highest since formation, amid reduced float from 1906 retirements totaling ten million dollars.

Boston New York Europe France Russia North Butte Nipe Bay

Boston Stocks Report Sees Bond Prices On Boston Exchange

Boston stocks report shows high and low prices on the Boston Stock Exchange with a comparison to the previous close. Bonds are included in the listing alongside other securities in the session brief.

Boston Boston Stock Exchange

Boston curb market report shows Utah Metals lead with varied prices

Utah Metals led the Boston curb market with a decline to 77-16 after a weak move from unspecified levels. Overall prices were irregular across the list with detailed fluctuations noted but not fully provided in this fragment.

Utah Metals

Gospel of Luke Recovered From Gettysburg Battlefield

Postmaster Murray reports a letter from B M Leverett of Worthington Florida claiming possession of a blood stained fly leaf from the gospel of St Luke found on the Gettysburg battlefield. It was tied to a Union soldier who died in battle and the fly leaf bears a note to J P Richardson of the 64th Massachusetts from Mrs Robert G Shaw dated October 1863. Leverett seeks to return the item to any relative of the deceased owner and provides The Empire Store Worthington Florida as contact.

Murray B. M. Leverett Worthington Fla Gettysburg J. P. Richardson 64Th Mass Robert G

Man Charged With Larceny For $40 Check

Alfred E. DeNormandie, 62, of Oak Bluffs Martha's Vineyard appeared in Central Court charged by Inspector Lynch with larceny for giving a $40 check to Gilbert E. Kemp of 161 Devonshire Street when no funds existed at Martha's Vineyard National Bank. The case was continued for one week.

Alfred E. DeNormandie Oak Bluffs Martha's Vineyard Central Court Lynch Gilbert E. Kemp Devonshire Street Martha’s Vineyard National Bank

New York Bonds Stock Exchange Bond Transactions

A fragmented notice from the New York market pages outlines bond transactions at the Exchange. Details are garbled but reference to Series A securities and a list of involved entities suggests a conduit for bond transfers or redemptions. Further readable elements point to Westphse and Cumberland as possible issuers or dealers.

Hotel Touraine Awning Fire Causes $10 Loss

An awning fire on the tenth floor of the Hotel Touraine yesterday noon was extinguished quickly by apparatus on the Lagrange street side. The damage totaled $10 and caused no inconvenience to guests.

Hotel Touraine Lagrange Street

George Johnson Held on $7000 Bail After Back Bay Chase

George Johnson was held for the grand jury yesterday on three counts of attempted burglary, after a Back Bay chase last week in which officers fired several shots. Bail was set at $7000.

George Johnson Back Bay Grand

Opera Returns to Boston Opera House with Rigoletto

The Shubert firm reopened the Boston Opera House with the San Carlo Opera Company led by Fortune Gallo. Cast featured Emanuel Salazar, Millo Pico, Edvigo Vaccari, Stella Demette, Anna Haase, Natalie Servi, and Annette Chabot. Conductor Fulgenzio Guerrieri led a capable, memory-driven performance. the company will perform Alda next.

Shubert Theatrical Boston Opera House Eben D. Jordan San Carlo Opera Company Fortune Gallo Duke Emanuel Salazar Millo Pico Gilda Edvigo Vaccari Sparafucile Pietro di Biasi Salazar Pico di Biasi Mme. Vaccari Guerrieri

Rockefeller Jr Visits Ludlow Mining Camps in Colorado

John D. Rockefeller Jr arrives in Trinidad on his first day inspecting Colorado Fuel and Iron properties. He talks with miners and their wives about living conditions, visits the Berwind boarding house for luncheon, and tours the Tabasco camp and school where Rockefeller Foundation funds funded improvements for unemployed miners after the strike.

Trinidad Colo John D. Rockefeller, Jr Ludlow Berwind Tabasco Colorado Fuel & Iron Company Rockefeller Tom Davis Rockefeller Foundation

Old Holyoke Tree Must Go

Samuel R. Whiting fought to save Holyoke’s ancient elm in front of his home but the Supreme Judicial Court full bench reversed an injunction and ruled the Board of Public Works has authority under the city charter to remove the 150 year old tree on Northampton Street.

Samuel R. Whiting Holyoke Supreme Judicial Court Whiting John H. Woods Board of Public Works City Forester of Aiken Superior Court Public Works Department Northampton Street

Ex-Mayor Herbert Viall Dies in Keene N H

Herbert B Viall former mayor of Keene and bank executive died today He served as first treasurer of Cheshire County Savings Bank and retired two years ago He was a member of the Governor's Council from the third district in 1907 and 1908.

Keene, N. H Herbert B. Viall Cheshire County Savings Bank

Lending a Billion as Anglo French Commission Loans Plan

The Anglo French financial commission sought a loan of one billion dollars, later pared to about 800 million, with potential for more. The amounts surpass any prior international loan, turning the United States into the world’s banker and prompting analysis of how this borrowing power arose and its future implications. A special financial page article in tomorrow’s Boston Post will explore the questions.

Anglo-French Financial Commission England Boston Post

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