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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1914
Page
2
The table shows losing bids and asked prices for various stocks not actively traded on the Stock Exchange. Entries include entities such as Gas, Marine, Coal, Edison, and others with mixed bid or ask quotes, and notes on preferred shares.
The market shows subdued activity with narrow lists and small price moves. International shares were weak with mixed gains in Continental Can and National Biscuit. Sears Roebuck and Woolworth held firm but quiet. Bond trading was quiet, with St Louis San Francisco refunds and many standard bonds neglected amid heavy income tax payments due this month.
Monday total stock sales reached 68 900, up from 65 200 Saturday and 186 500 for the week, with year to date 37 705 600 vs 46 871 400 in 1913. Dividends shown at 102 percent, with many securities listed including Anaconda, Bethlehem Steel, Chicago Gt West, General Electric, General Motors, Union Pacific, Reading, Seaboard Air Line, and Woolworth among others.
Money and exchange notes show high call money at 134 percent, with various rates for time money from sixty days to six months. Mercantile paper remains quiet but moving, and the clearing house reports strong exchange activity. Sub-Treasury balances show a creditor position as banks lose funds. domestic and foreign exchange rates reflect opening week weakness and mixed premiums and discounts across major cities.
A garbled OCR style page shows monthly and yearly figures for averages in Tribune lists titled Twelve Industrials and related metrics. It references May April February January and December highs and lows, with scattered numbers and broken names.
Consolidated trading yesterday showed odd lot activity amid a cautious market. Transactions included American Smelting at 62% to 623, American Sugar Refining at 106, Am Cotton Oil at 40%, Consolidated Gas at 128 to 128, and National Lead at 445, with opening price moves irregular and more declines than advances. Steel traded actively, dipping to 69% in the early afternoon, totaling about 2,500 shares.
London and Berlin trading rooms reported a hesitant start as concerns over the Austrian tragedy steadied, with oil shares attracting minor attention and Grand Trunk favorites about. American securities showed a quiet but uneven tone, with money rates steady and gold premiums fluctuating amid global turmoil.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange totaled 1.459 million dollars in bonds on Monday, up from 804 thousand on Saturday and higher than both the prior week and year. Government and municipal bonds show varied figures with a broad mix of issues and prices across the session.
The page lists varied sovereign and municipal bond quotes including percentages for Bavarian 4s and German city issues. Prices appear for Berlin Cologne Frankfurt and Saxony among others with figures like 16% and 14% indicating yield or price. The fragment references issuers such as Russia and Bavaria and includes cryptic cataloging typical of a bonds section.
Listing shows a regu lated auction sale of stocks and bonds. Names include Astor Trust Co and several financial firms. The date appears as Wednesday in 1914 with exchange rooms at 11 Vesey Street. Mentioned are multiple companies across mining rail and utilities sectors and a New York Produce Exchange reference.
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