New Britain herald., 1916-09-21
LOCAL STOCKS BEGIN
 USUAL FALL BOOM
Colts, Bristol Brass, Standard
 and B. X s. FaVOriteS
Furnished by Richter & Co.)

September is usually , an active
 month in the local stock market and 1 this year is no exception to the rule. l The buying is primarily for invest
 nent and the speculative interest is not quite as large as it was last year. l Prices have advanced and are hold 1 ing firm all along the line. The 1 most marked advances have been in Colts Arms, Bristol Brass, Standard Screw and Billings & Spencer. Colts 1 Arms recently sold as high as BRO dividend on and after the dividend of per cent regular and 12 1-2 extra was declared the stock reacted, about that amount. It has already re- covered most Of this, however, and is now quoted 870 bid, 875 asked ex- olVldend, which is equivalent to SS6 1-2 bid, S91 1-2 asked dividend on. Standard Screw has been active and strong It was reported that a meeting ot the directors is to be held some tune today to take action on tha dlV1dend to be paid in October. The SIoch IS up about twenty points over. 1|Ht week quotation, being 37O bid o|o asked at the present time. Rris- tol Brass has been absorbed in 1area quantities by local investors durine the past few days and the price has advanced from 69 to 73 c1osine quotations being 73 bid, 73 1-2 asked. It IS reported that this company has Just closed large new contract and that there may be an increase in dividend in October. Billings e, Spencer has been picked LID bv in vestors at prices ranging from 119 +o a hni, l21 asked. New Britain Machine has also had a slight advance with sa1es ranging from 84 to S6, the closing prices being 85 bid, 87 asked.
 The other locals remain about the same. American Hardware is 1855 bid 137 asked; Stanley. Works is 8S bid 99 asked; and Landers, Frary & Clark is 72 12 bid, 731-2 asked. There has been good demand for Union Manufacturing Company stock, but prices remain the same at 93 bid 95 asked. Eagle Lock has had a marked advance being about ten points over last weeks quotations, the market closing at 92 bid, 94 asked, and Traut & Hine is the same at 40 bid, 45 asked. Stanley Rule & Level is APO bid, 425 asked.
 There has been quite a little activi y III AlIlel1Can Brass stock with prices ranging from 300 to 3O5. The market closed today at 300 bid, 3O3 asked. We believe that this stock is a very de- s1rable investment at the present time Tor in all probability there will be two dividends paid before the first of the year. Their regular quarterly dividend is November 1 9th. Last year an extra dividend of per cent. was paid December 20th, and in all proba- blllty at least that amount will be paid this year at the same time. Scov1ll Mfg. Go. had held strong at over 600, being quoted 600 bid, 6O3 asked. The directors meet in the near future to declare the October dividend and 1t is believed that at least 12 per cent will be paid.
 The Life Insurance stock of Hart Iord have been strong. 4Itna Life IS quoted 7S3 bid, 7S8 asked, and Travellers Is 853 bid 858 asked, which IS an advance of about ten points over last week. The Fire Insurance stocks are quoted about the same. Htna Fire is 405 bid, 40 asked; National Fire is 395 bid, and Hartford Fire is S20 bid, S30 asked Between now and the first of the year there should be material advances in all of the local