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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
28
Market activity faltered as investors awaited word on Mexico and Carranza. Prices rallied late but overall turnover was thin with short covering and profit taking amid mixed signals, while some stocks including Mexican Petroleum faced pressure.
Historic OCR fragment lists varied tax rates and month references with numerous misspellings. It appears to catalog high and low values for different periods, including May, November, December, and a year around 1910. The readable parts suggest a table of rates and terms across different months and years without coherent narrative.
In the New York curb market a report shows Wednesday totals of 140,800 shares and day ranges for several items. The piece lists cross references to major issuers such as United States Steel, Bethlehem Steel, and Central Leather, with names like Amalgamated Copper and Atlantic Gulf included among trading activity.
The Inter national Mercantile Marine Company unveils a new mortgage plan totaling 50 million dollars. It covers a 600.0 year percent sinking fund bonds, with 4 million issued to exchange existing bonds and 10 million reserved for additions. British nominees and Morgan firm reps likely to join the reorganized board amid pending cash transfers and surplus specifics.
London stock market stays buoyant on war news with rising consols and shipping shares. Government short term borrowing totals £27,000,000 last week while Bank of England and money rates show firmness. Australian loan underwriters take 49 percent. Lisbon and Paris exchange activity strong with small gains in bond and fiat markets.
Early trading saw weakness on the Consolidated Exchange with Mexican Petroleum dropping to 2½ and later slipping to 82. United States Steel failed to top 80 and traded as low as 81.25. A rally in the final hour boosted some issues, with many prominent stocks recovering to around the day’s high, while Anaconda advanced to 80 and Reading fluctuated toward 94.
A fragmentary semi readable report notes United Fruit Company share transfer entries and director actions. It mentions a semi annual dividend with tax considerations and a list of board actions including transfers and remittances. Names and figures appear garbled but reference to Transtar, New York and various corporate moves surface.
The report lists several U S and Canadian railroads and associated companies declaring higher or extra dividends, including 6 percent and 4 percent yields on preferred and common stock. Firms such as Pittsburgh lines, Bush Terminal Company, Larkawanne & West, York Qatari & Wester, and Colorado Fertanlian Corp show varied payout histories with prior records and occasional cumulative or special dividends noted.
Standard Oil Company purchased 148 sites at Constable Hooks Bayonne from the G Dredging Company. The parcels adjoin the plant of the same company and the reported price is 1,980,000 dollars. The Seventh Day Adventists acquired premises near West Meeden and former synagogue dwellings. A lawn club rebuilding project at 11 West Brown was negotiated.
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