Wall Street Downgrades Hit Bethlehem Steel Shares
The New York market slid on February 28 amid international crisis restrictions on speculation, with munitions and equipment stocks leading declines. Bethlehem Steel revealed the steepest drops as old stock fell nine points to 120, new shares seven and a half to 105 or so with rights down sharply. Other major losses included New York Air Brake, Industrial Alcohol, General Motors, Gulf States Steel, Atlantic Gulf and West Indies, Mexican Petroleum, Texas Company and American Smelting. United States Steel showed less activity and weaker loss, while coal shares suffered heavy declines amid a general market downturn.
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New York
Cuban
Bethlehem Steel
New York Air Brake
Industrial Alcosho
General Oiors
Gulf States Steel
Atlantic
Gulf and West Indies
Mexican Petroleum
Texas Company
American Smelting
United States Steel
Mojors
Sugars
Central Leather
Westinghouse
General Electric
Mackay
Western Union
New
Real Wriak
Ort N Oil
Ewligs
Amer Tobacco
Atrmeur Co
Atchiane
Ty Atchison
Atlantic Coast Fine Con
OLS & Baltin
Baltimore & Onkey
Brooklyn Transit Ss
Central of Georgia
Central Teather
Caernoral Pavifie
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chesapeake & Hid
Chicago
B. & Quincy Joint
BR & Quine
Watern
Chicagy & Pev
Mil
Keriri
Great Northern Ist
BO Ne Tlinai Central
Tlingia Steel
Isterborough-Mo
Kansarm Cl Southern
Lackswann Breet
Bos
Ly Lake Suore
Taigsett & Mers
Taoriilard
Loniavine & Ashville UN
Ssouri Kar & Tex Vet
Quri
Montana Power BO
York
Erty York
NFL & Hartford Ev
Norfolk & W Stern
Murtham Pasifte
Tennsyylvania Consolidated Ins
Aigs Penn Simin
TT Seaboard Air Line
Nirein Cas Chemical
Western Upton
Wall Street News and Gossip Dividends and Banking Shifts
Stock from its Indian Tretining Company declared a dividend of 5 per cer on preferred stock for the period March 15 to September 15, 1912, leaving about 30 percent accumulated. The Childs Company raised its common stock dividend from 1 to 1 1/2 percent. Banking notes and deposits figures show varied changes with totals in gold holdings and liabilities noted.
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Childs Company
Local Market Sluggish Amid National Investor Sentiment
Local financial notes report no major shifts in stock or bond quotes as investor nerves mirror national unease over foreign affairs. Trading was light with minimal bid activity. small transactions included 10 Washington shares at 76 and Merchants' Transfer at par. Bond sales were scarce with limited items such as Washington Railway and Electric 4s at 80 1/2 and Graphophone 6 at 102 1/4. The American Graphophone Company declares a 1 percent quarterly dividend on common stock payable April 1 to holders of record March 15.
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Washington
American Graph
Ephone Company
Washington Railway and Electric +s
American Graphophone
Riggs Realty
Washington Gag
Merchants Transfer
Ind
Georgetown Gaa
Elec
Amer
D.C
Mkt
Mkt. Co
N. & W. Steamboat Ba
Riggs Realty Gang
Riggs
WU. S. Realty
Beeseee
Ore
Canpital Traction Co
Wash. Ry
Elec. Com
Wash. Rwy. & Hilec, Pfd
Norf. & Wash
Steamboat
Georgetown Gas
Columbia Gas & Elec
Tel. & Telez. Co
Mergenthaler Linotype A
Lanston
Treasury
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Wash. Rey
Wash
New York Bond Market Brief
Baltimore February 28 report lists various bonds and notes from utilities and railroads. Citations include United Railways and Electric, Mon Power 4 1/3, and City 4s 1961, with references to Con. Power notes and other issue prices and terms. Government bonds appear under separate section headings.
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Baltimore
Storks
Ric
Con Power
United Rys
Hlec. Co
Con
Gas Dtys
Elec
Rys
Elect
New York Stock Market Open in 1917 Report
New York stock market activity noted with bond and share figures, including prices and percentage indicators. The terse data shows minutes of trading on February 28, 1917, with various securities and rates, reflecting market movements of that era.
Philadelphia Markets Report Butter and Wheat Move
Philadelphia market notes show butter steady with nearby firsts at 9.78, current receipts 9.60, Western extra firsts 9.75, firsts 9.80. Cheese firm and wheat higher with No 2 red spot 1.92 1.97, corn steady with No 8 Southern yellow at 1.18 1.14 14, oats unchanged. New York cottonseed oil prices list crude 11.20 to 11.36 and various futures from 12.20 to 12.96 across months.
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Philadelphia
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New York
Gifted Investments in Real Estate Secured Notes
Disturbed market conditions do not affect these well secured first deeds of trust notes in the District of Columbia. They are nondependent on individual or corporate financial reliability for stability. Available from $500 upward. Bend for booklet Concerning Loans and Investments.
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District of Columbia
New York Grain Market Report Feb 28 1920s
Wheat spot prices show No 2 hard at 2.10 and No 1 northern Manitoba at 2.48 fob. No 1 northern Duluth quoted at 2.20. Corn spot firm at 1.20 and oats steady in New York trading on February 28.
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New York
Duluth
Manitoba
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