New Britain herald., 1916-09-07
NORTH & JUDD IS
 IN HEAVY DEMAND
Has Been Most Active in Local
 Stock Circles
Furnished by Richter & Co.)

O.J The investment demand for our lccal stocks continues and prices all hold firm with advances in quite g. few. North & Judd has been the most active of our local manufacturing stocks, and a great many shares have been bought and taken out of the market during the last ten days The stock holds firm at 93 bid, 94 asked. Sales of American Hardware have taken place ranging from 131 to 133, and Stanley Works at SS. Union Manufacturing company is quoted 93 bid, 95 asked, and New Britain Ma chine is S2 bid, 84 asked. Landers Frary & Clark has been quiet and stock holds strong at 72 bid, 72 1-2 asked There has been quite a little activity i'll Stanley Rule & Level and the market is quoted APO bid, 425 asked.
 Today the life insurance company stocks of Hartford have been active and strong with a ten point advance in Aetna Life stock, the quotation being 775 bid, 7S0 asked and Trevel- CTS S45 bid, $50 asked. We look to see a further continued advance in these stocks due entirely to the de- nand by investors who are satisfied
  wonderful possibility of enhancement Of their principal Aetna Accident & Liability is quoted 45O bid, none tffered and sales of Hartford Steam Boiler have been between 425 and 43O. Connecticut General Life is 630 bid, none offered. National Surety has been very quiet and is nominally quoted 281 bid, 294 asked. There is good demand for the fire insurance company stocks, Aetna Fire being quoted 400 bid, 40 asked. Hartford Fire is S15 bid, S2O asked, and Phoe- nix Fire is 397 bid, 4O5 asked Sales of National Fire have been at 39O and Standard Fire at 62
 Local public utility stocks are also active and in demand with sales of Hartford Electric light at 300, Hart ford Gas common at 66 and Hartford Gas preferred at 52 and Southern New England Telephone at 14S1 F.
 he local war stocks are all firm. Colts Arms has advanced steadily with very little buying, indicating that that there is very little stock in the market. S55 is freely bid, with sales ranging from S5S to 863. Scovin Man ufacturing Company stock is active and is quoted at the close today 5SS
 
 59O. American Brass is quoted with a firm bid of 2S4 and recent sales have been at 2S6. With the prospects that the Colts dividend will be increased to Q per cent. regular and 10 per cent extra at their coming meeting, and there being some tolk of large Oc- tober dividend in Scovill Manufactur- ing company, we look to see these stocks sell higher in the near future.
 Last year American Brass paid 5 per cent. extra in December after pay ing their regular quarterly dividend in November. We believe that at least per cent. will be paid at this time this year, and there is a persistent ru- mOr that there will be a stock divi- dend in the near future. In this case the capital increase will probably be from $15,O00,COO to S20,000,000. Whether the stock were offered to stockholders at par or given to them as a stock dividend the result would be a, marked advance over today's quo tations. Standard Screw is more ac- tive today, being quoted 335 bid, $40 asked. Niles, Bement-POnd common is quiet and is quoted 163 bid, 165 asked ex the September 18th dividend of 2 F per -ent.
 Bristol Brass is quiet, but holds firm and 67 is freely bid, with recent | sales at 6S and 6S7 F. American Hos ierv is quoted 125 bid, 135 asked, and T1raut & Hine is offered at 45. Bristol l S, Plainville Tramway Company is | strong, 175 being bid 1S0 asked. Eagle | Lock is in demand and there have | have been recent sales in the neigh | borhood of 7S.
 From now until after payment of l the Ostober dividends there should be l 9 steady advance in practically all of | our local stocks.