October 09, 2008
On stock prices c. 1908
The Oct. 9, 1908 NYT reports on the prices from the Philadelphia Stock Exchange:
A sampling of firms, volume, and closing prices (with prices in 2007 dollars in brackets).
Union Pacific: 20 shares, $161.25 [$3,748.19]
Bell Telephone: 2 shares, $98.50 [$2289.14]
Lehigh Navigation: 30 shares, $90.5 [$2103.22]
Reading (Railroad): 10,490 shares, $64.56 [$1500.37]
U.S. Steel: 8,765 shares, $46 [$1069.04]
Posted by Craig Depken at 03:52 PM in
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