Archive for the ‘1900 – 1919’ Category

October 4, 1916 the DJIA Becomes a Twenty Stock Index

A list of twenty (20) industrials (all common stock) was substituted for the old list of twelve (12). National Lead, Peoples Gas, General Motors and U.S. Steel pfd. were dropped and twelve (12) new companies were added. The list became: American Beet Sugar American Can American Car & Foundry American Locomotive American Smelting American Sugar [...]

July 29, 1915 Changes to Dow Jones Industrial Average

Anaconda Copper replaces Amalgamated Copper American Car & Foundry American Smelting & Refining American Sugar Anaconda Copper Central Leather General Electric Company General Motors Corporation National Lead Peoples Gas U.S. Rubber U.S. Steel U.S. Steel pfd.

March 16, 1915 Changes to DJIA

General Motors Corporation replaced U.S. Rubber 1st pfd. Amalgamated Copper American Car & Foundry American Smelting & Refining American Sugar Central Leather General Electric Company General Motors Corporation National Lead Peoples Gas U.S. Rubber U.S. Steel U.S. Steel pfd.

May 12, 1912 Changes to Dow Jones Industrial Average

Central Leather common replaced Colorado Fuel & Iron Amalgamated Copper American Car & Foundry American Smelting & Refining American Sugar Central Leather General Electric Company National Lead Peoples Gas U.S. Rubber U.S. Rubber first pfd. U.S. Steel U.S. Steel pfd.

November 7, 1907 Changes to DJIA

General Electric replaces Tennessee Coal & Iron Amalgamated Copper American Car & Foundry American Smelting & Refining American Sugar Colorado Fuel & Iron General Electric Company National Lead Peoples Gas U.S. Rubber U.S. Rubber first pfd. U.S. Steel U.S. Steel pfd.

April 1, 1905 Changes to Dow Jones Industrial Average

U.S. Rubber 1st pfd. replaces U.S. Leather pfd. Amalgamated Copper American Car & Foundry American Smelting & Refining American Sugar Colorado Fuel & Iron National Lead Peoples Gas Tennessee Coal & Iron U.S. Rubber U.S. Rubber first pfd. U.S. Steel U.S. Steel pfd.

July 1, 1901 Changes to DJIA

American Car Foundry and Colorado Fuel & Iron replaced Continental Tobacco and International Paper pfd. Amalgamated Copper American Car & Foundry American Smelting & Refining American Sugar Colorado Fuel & Iron National Lead Peoples Gas Tennessee Coal & Iron U.S. Leather pfd. U.S. Rubber U.S. Steel U.S. Steel pfd.

April 1, 1901 Changes to Dow Jones Industrial Average

Amalgamated Copper, American Smelting & Refining, International Paper pfd., U.S. Steel common and U.S. Steel pfd. replaced American Cotton Oil, Federal Steel, General Electric Company, Pacific Mail Steamship and American Steel & Wire Amalgamated Copper American Smelting & Refining American Sugar Continental Tobacco International Paper pfd. National Lead Peoples Gas Tennessee Coal & Iron U.S. [...]