Dividend Notice for General Chemical Company Stock
General Chemical Company at 25 Broad Street New York declares a dividend of 1 on common stock payable June aaron of record at 3 o clock P M May 2 James L Morgan treasurer
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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1908
Page
13
General Chemical Company at 25 Broad Street New York declares a dividend of 1 on common stock payable June aaron of record at 3 o clock P M May 2 James L Morgan treasurer
London reports a strong finish for American securities after early heaviness. Quoted levels show gains across Amaconda Atchison Canadian Pacific Pennsylvania Southern Pacific and more with mixed currency and foreign money rates, including Berlin and Paris discount figures and Paris exchange on London.
Yesterday's bond market showed closing quotations for government securities lower than Saturday's levels across maturities. Investors eyed political and economic signals as yields edged up and prices fell slightly in thin trading.
A fragment lists bids and asks for various foreign government securities. Entries include institutions such as the City of Munich and Cologne, Hessian government bonds, Augsburg and Cologne issues, with quoted percent yields and prices like 58.10, 92, and 98. The text appears as a rough stock-like table of bond bids and asks with several misspellings and incomplete names.
The notice records daily share sales and price movements with figures for total sales and listed versus unlisted shares. It compares current totals to the same day in 1907 and notes 96,688,025 shares traded in the same period of 1907.
The report chronicles a broad stock rally driven by bullish speculative activity with Union Pacific and Reading leading gains. It cautions that the ascent may be unsustainable, citing weak business fundamentals, heavy gold outflows, and mounting risk for small investors as prices rise on sentiment rather than solid improvement.
The page lists total bond sales and a dense roster of issues across banks, railways, utilities, and municipalities. Notable entries include K and T Ist 4s, Union Pac Ist 4s, Am Tobacco 6s, Reading Gen 4s, Erie Convt 4s, and Westinghouse SFs with varied prices and yields. The mix reflects large volumes in 4s and convertible issues, with prices clustering around mid to upper 90s and varied maturities and coupons.
Furnished and corrected daily by Stewart and Lockwood lists values and locations including Buffalo New Temiskamst Cobalt Lake Nova Scotia Petersor Lake and Crown Reserve. Mixed numbers such as 150 250 47 percent 50 and 280 appear without clear context or full sentences.
Last prices show no trades yesterday for listed issues on the New York Stock Exchange. The report lists parched last sales and the closing bid and asked prices for numerous stocks and preferred shares across rail, coal, oil, and industrial groups, with quotes for Adams Ex to Wells Fargo.
Money on call opened at 1 percent with active demand and minor six month business. Foreign exchange firmed in afternoon with cables around 4.8745 and demand sterling near 4.8720. continentals steady. Bankers posted rates show mixed European currencies while domestic exchanges show New York and Chicago activity with substantial government receipts and deficits.
A fragmented list shows preferred and ex-dividend references across multiple firms. Mentions include American Can preferred stock, Quaker Oats, Swift & Co, Edison entities, Chicago lines, Sears Roebuck, National Carbon, and various regional railway and utility mentions. Contains multiple stock symbols and dividend notes with inconsistent formatting.
Market notes report renewed activity in copper stocks with gains across major issues. Gold field issues rise while some names like Adams Express and Consolidated Steamship edge up, others such as Nevada-Utah slip slightly, and several miners post small gains or mixed changes.
Fragmentary report shows bids and mentions Brooklyn and Union ferries with bonds and city debt notations. Includes references to Ist Se, Ed street, Hoboken Ferry, and bond listings with amounts and percentages.
Foreign trading details show 29 000 shares moved to the local market amid dull London activity and Berlin gold flows. Dividend declarations include American Caramel Company 2 percent on common paid July 1 and Laclede Gas Light 1 3/4 percent quarterly plus 1 1/2 percent on preferred. American Telephone and Telegraph reports Q1 earnings of 29 047 000 dollars, up 2 0 percent from prior year. Consolidated Exchange partners Warren and Van Cleve form a banking brokerage venture. Union Electric Light and Power bonds mortgage sale completes.
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