Arizona republican., 1916-11-01
FINANCES AND MARKETS
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 NEW YORK. oct. 3l.-For the greater part of the session today's market moved within narrow and irregular groove. except for further activity and higher prices in the paper and fertilizer issues and other specialties hitherto of doubtfud character as market leaders.
 New records were registered by In- ternational Paper preferred anl American Writing Paper preferred, at l07A and 5lA. respectively.
 Munitions and equipments helped to lift averages Of the forenoon. United States Steel was firm at the outset, making more or less steady advances with the progress of the trading. and scoring an extreme gain of F. points to 11sH. closing x under its best Steels course was watched with un- usual interest for some in:imation of the action of the directors on the dividend
 Motors and subsidiaries were un- der pressure of the same character IS that recently noted in shipping shares. Canadian Pacific and Rock Island were most reactionary nf the raiis
 The Steel quarterly statement. is- i sued after the close of the market and accompanied by announcement Of another extra" 1 per cent dividend.
 established a new record Of earnings cf SS5 Sl1600. with a surplus of all
 most s52.O0OOO0
 i Total sales of stocks aggregated | 975 900 shares
 <, Bonds were more steady. the recent | decline in foreign issues being | checked on lighter offerings Toial ! sales t-atua OU0 nff.s I | States bonds were unchanged on call Closing Rid American Beet Sugar ar.........-..1 102 X 1 American Can ..............-... siA | American Car & Foundry ........ C. \ l American Locomotive. ............ s2l- | Amer Smelt. x Refining ........1l2 1 American Sugar Refining g........120; ;s ] American Tel & Tel. el..........133
 American Zinc. Lead S...... 52A i ArHcOnda Copper r................ 94h i Atchlson ....-.-.---...-...-. lol i Baldwin Locomotive. ..........., 4h l Baltimore & ohio. ............... S7ss | Rrooklvn Rapid Transit ........ S4-. | Putte & SuDeTior Copper. e5s i California Petroleum ............. 9 , Canadian Pacific. ic.................17 172 !. ] Central Leather er................. 46& | Chesapeake x Ohio. O............-. 6s+, | Chicago. Mil. < St. Paul. ........ 94t, l Chicago & C.thwcstern. n........ .129N
 Chicago F. l. & Pac. Ry...... 24ii | hino Conner er........-.... ...... 6l ! Colorado Fuel & Iron .........-.. 525s ! Corn Products Refining ......... Igis 1 Crucihle Steel l................... S9-
 Distlllers Securities. ............ q l Erie -.... .................... 3S7t | General Electric -...............1S2 EGreat Northern Pfd .............1IS c~eat Northern Ore Ctfs........ 42.s | Illinois Central 3l...-......-..-....l JOS i Interhorough Consol Corp p....... 10 1 Inspiration Copper. r............. 6sy i 'r'erra tional Harvester N. J..11sn , Int Mer. Marine pfd. ctfs ........ l7& 1 Kansas City Southern ......... 27H ] Kennecott COppe-. -...-............ s2n i ' ouisTille R- Nashville. .......... 13GH | M"Hi an Petroleum ............ JOS. . 1 Miami Conner .............. ln,. | Missouri. Kaneas & Texas. pfd. 10 ] Missouri Pacific. fic.............- 9.. ' Montana Power. r............... 96 National Lead. .................. 6sis 1 Nevada Gopher. r.................. 23h | New York Central. l...............lh lhI 7e | N. Y- N. +. & Hartford ....... coz | Norfolk & Western n..............1i1@ @, | NyrtHern Pncific ic..............11 ]. ] Faciflc M1ll. .-.............-. 23 ls ] Pacific Tel. & Tel Tei................2 .27 i pennsvlvanla ................... 5Sil
 Ray Consolidated Copper ........ ,s% ! Reading ................. .109