New Britain herald., 1916-09-14
INVESTORS OFFERED
 ATTRACTIVE MARKET
Hey-Day on Exchanges for Those
 Seeking Stocks
Furnished by Beach & Austin.)

Housing markets have prevailed in
 Hartford and New York in the last
 week, stocks acting as we had pre-
 dicted in our previous letters they
 would with increased public partici-
 patton. As is usually the case when
 markets get under way and show an
 ability to pass beyond old-time levels,
 the public has been glad to come in.
 There is an abundance of money and
 increase in public confidence.
 Taking up the bank stocks we find
 very few changes Among the New
 York Trust company stocks Columbia
 has become very scarce indeed with
 recent sales at 59O and above. Bank
 CTS Trust company has sold in tho
 neighborhoOd of 470, only a small
 amount of stock being offered. Fa- vorable developments in both these issues are expected shortly. Hanover National bank is selling between 645 and $50. Little of the stock comes
 on the market.
 Among the fire stocks-Aetna has at last fulfilled expectations and has declared a dividend for the present quarter of 5 per- cent. making the dividend now 20 per cent. The stock has recently sold in the neighborhood Of 410 Hartford Fire is strong III sympathy, being quoted 815-83O with recent sales between 82O-825. Phoe- nix is also strong, being 397 bid, none offered. Little of the stock comes on the market. Standardization Fire continues scarce with recent sales De- tween 535 and 59O. There has been somewhat more activity in Westches- ter Fire with sales ranging from 69-1l.
 Aetna Life is up eleven points over 1oct S1 with cent sales at 775. During the week sales were made at 780. Aetna Acci- dent and Liability is strong with re- cent sales between 455-460. The war rants are 45O bid 46O asked. Hart ford Steam Boiler is strong, 435 bid, 450 asked with a few sales between 440-445. Travellers, too, continues Tn demand with recent sales in the neighborhood of $50.
 Hartford Electric Light is very strong, being BOA bid this week with recent sales slightly above this figure. There have been rumors of attempts by large financial group to buy out the large interests of this company, but it is our opinion that, as in the past, they will come to naught.
 Among the manufacturing stocks the largest gains have been in Scovill and Colts. The former was quoted a week ago 585-595. It is quoted today 6OO-605 and the demand continues very keen with rumors of larger divi- dends to come. Colts was quoted last week S5O-860 Today's quotation is 875-S80 with sales ranging between these figures. American Brass is also stronger being quoted 286-2S8, and more than 286 would be paid. This Is a rise of two points in a week. Stan dard Screw was quoted a week ago 33O-335. Todays quotation Is 338-343 with little stock on the market in the face of cn increasing demand. Niles 1 Bement-Pond is quoted ex 163-16o. l Of the other issues, Eagle Lock has been extremely strong, being quoted a | week ago 78 bid and sales have taken place during the week between S0-82. Sales have been made at 85-the mar ket being quoted S5-S8. North & Judd has continued active with les sening supply of stock on the market. | It is 93 1-2-95. Landers. Frary & l Clark has sold between 72 1-2-73. ] Bristol Brass is 67-69 with sales in | the neighborhood of the asked prices. 1 is 330 bid, none offered. l Stanley Works remains the same. ST. 1 88 1-2 with practically no change. Union Manufacturing remains 93-95 ] without change. Billings & Spencer suffered somewhat of a relapse this week, dropping two points to quota tion of 115-11S. This has been due to some profit-taking. We expect that the prices will go higher.
 We again repeat our recommends lions for local investors to continue investing in local life stocks and also the New York Trust company stocks, such as Columbia Trust company and Bankers Trust company Among the we see no reason to change 1 our recommendations to buy Colts Standard Screw, American Brass, es-Bement-Pond and the lower priced New Britain issues, such as Union Mfg. Co.,, Stanley Works Lan- ders, Frary & Clark, and North & Judd.