Mexico Trouble Casts Shadow on US Markets
In New York on August 21 traders awaited clearer news on Mexico as uncertainty restrained stocks. Foreign selling and light volume prevailed while steel billet cuts drew attention. United States Steel declined amid market softness and Chesapeake & Ohio rose after lowering its annual dividend from 6 to 4 percent, reflecting flood losses. Bond trading was modest with United States bonds steady on call.
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New York
Wall Street
United States Steel
Chesapeake & Ohio
United States
Amalgamated Copper and Major U.S. Industrial Stocks List
A dense excerpt lists American industrial names with percentages and numbers, including Amalgamated Copper, American Beet Sugar, American Cotton Oil, American Ice Security, American Locomotive, Bethlehem Steel, Central Leather, Chicago Great Western, Continental Gas, International Paper, Union Pacific, United States Steel, Westinghouse Electric, and Western Union among others. The text mixes company names, stock percentages, preferred shares, and odd OCR artifacts, reflecting a historical financial catalog of securities and yields.
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Amalgamated Copper
American Agricultural
Edeceee Tcoes
American Beet Sugar
American Cotton Oil
American Ice Securitie
American Linseed
Ptomatred Oo
American Sugar Refining
American Telephone and
American Tobacco
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Central Leather
Chesapeakee& Ohio
Chicago Great Western
Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Chicago
Northwestern
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Consolidated Gas
Ids
Delaware & Hudson
Denver & Rio Grande Do
Distillers’ Securities Erie
General Electric
Great Northern
Interborough-Metropolitan Do
International Harvester
International Marine Pro International Paper
International Pump
Kansas City Southern
Laclede Gas
Lehigh Valley
Louisville & Nashville
Minn
St. P
Sault St
Missouri, Kansas & Texa National Biscuit
Nat's Railways of
Mexico
New York Central
New York
Ontario & We
Norfolk & Western North American
Northern Pacific
Pacific Mall
Pennsylvania
People’s Gas
Pressed Steel
Pullman Palace
Froggirt
Republic Iron and Steel
Rock Island Co
Ogee Mo
St. L
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss
Sheffield Steel
Tro
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Tennessee Copper
Texas & Pacific
Union Pacific
Utah
Wheeling & Lake Erie
New York Copper and Metal Prices Report
New York market quotes for lead, spelter, and copper with London equivalents. Lead at 4.70 bid in New York and £2 7s 6d in London. spelter steady around 5.75 in New York and £20 12 8 64 in London. copper steady with Standard spot and August at 14.75, September 14.75 to 15.0, Mec October 14.55 to 15.60, electrolytic 15.87, lake 14, casting 15.62 to 15.7. London copper quiet with spot £68 19 6d, futures £68 12 8 9d. Cleveland iron warrants, M s &.
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New York
London
Cleveland
Chicago markets Bulls lead grain pits amid weather driven rally
Chicago today saw bulls in control of wheat and corn before profit taking eased prices. December wheat reached 70 cents, corn weaker late while oats were mixed. Fears of frost in the Canadian Northwest supported wheat, while hot dry conditions dominated the corn belt. Ribs and cash grains traded with narrow swings and subdued activity.
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Chicago
Canadian Northwest
Timothy
Chicago Livestock Prices Aug 21 Hogs Cattle Sheep
Chicago market summary shows hog receipts at 19,000 with steady to higher bids. Bulk hogs $7.70 to $8.55, livered prices $8.40 to $9.10 for Neht, mixed $7.45 to $9.10, heavy $7.30 to $8.89. Cattle receipts 5,000, market slow and steady with cattle prices from $3.60 to $7.70 for westerns and stockers $5.45 to $7.90. Calves and beef cattle reported up to $11.25. Sheep receipts 14, mostly 1% higher. native lambs $4.00 to $4.75, western $4.15 to $4.85, yearlings up to $5.90, western lambs $5.90 to $7.80.
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Chicago
Reeves
Texas
Western
Wheat and Barley Prices Reported in Minneapolis Aug 21
Minneapolis reports closing grain prices with No 1 hard at 89 1/2 cents, No 1 northern at 88 3/4, No 3 northern 87 1/2, No 2 hard Montana 86 1/2, No 3 wheat 84 1/2, September 8 1/2, December 9 0 5 cents, May 9 1/4. Piax $1.60 to $1.53. Barley 14 Weck.
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Minneapolis
Montana
Portland Livestock Market Report August Sale Prices
Portland August 21 cattle receipts 200 market steady with choice steers 7.75 to 8.35 medium 7 to 7.50 choice cows 6.75 to 7 medium cows 6.25 to 6.75 medium calves 6.75 good heavy calves 7.50 to 8.50 bulls 4 to 5.50 hogs no receipts light 8.75 to 9 heavy 8 to 8.60 sheep receipts 300 market steady wethers 3.75 to 4.25 ewes 2.50 to 8.50 lambs 4.35 to 6.00.
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Portland
Democrats back administration currency bill as changes loom
Democrats in Washington express confidence the currency bill will pass this session as Senate and House members mull amendments. Chairman Owen and senators debate regional reserve banks and potential shifts to treasury notes or direct bank issue with restricted safeguards. Rebels hope a unified plan emerges before reconciling with Republicans.
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Washington
House
Owen
Senate
White House
Senate Committee
Shafroth
Hollis
Treasury
Reed
Sullivan, Famous Head of Clan-na-Gael, Is Dead
Chicago, Aug 21. Alexander Sullivan, Chicago lawyer and head of Clan-na-Gael during the Cronin murder, died at 66. A longtime Irish home rule advocate and ally of Parnell, Davitt, Gladstone, and Redmond, he campaigned for Blaine and narrowly missed the vice presidential nomination with Harrison. In 1876 he faced a sensational trial for the murder of Francis Hanford, asserting self defense, and was acquitted. Despite probes, he was never indicted in the Cronin case.
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Chicago
Alexander Sullivan
Clan-na-Gael
Cronin
Sullivan
Ireland
Parnell
Davitt
Gladstone
Redmond
James G. Blaine
Benjamin Harrison
Francis Hanford
Hanford
Money Market Rates Hold Steady on New York Desk
Money on call remains steady at 2 1 2 percent with a ruling rate of 2 4 4 percent. Time loans show small firming to 3 4 and 1 1 2 percent for 60 and 9 5 day terms. Prime mercantile paper quoted at 6 6 1 2 percent. Sterling exchange steady at 483.10 for 60 day bills and 486.50 for demand. Com mercial bills 482.75. Bar silver at 59 cents, Mexican dollars 46 cents. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds irregular.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Monteagudo May Meet Ex President Gomez in New York
A report says General Jose Monteagudo Commander in Chief of the Cuban Army may meet Jose Miguel Gomez former Cuban president in New York. The rumor also claims Gomez is fomenting a revolution to regain power in Cuba.
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Jose Monteagudo
Gomez
New York
José Monteagudo
José Miguel Gomez
Cuba
Veracity and lies in lending debated at national convention
Hugh Cavanaugh of a Cincinnati loan firm argued that women’s lies are often “white lies” while men’s lies are vicious, during the National Federation of Remedial Loan Associations meeting in New York. He said many loans are obtained by housekeepers with joint signatures, and warned against deception that undermines family finances. He cited examples of false statements on furniture ownership and the “widow story” used to secure credit.
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Cincinnati
National Federation of Remedial Loan Associations
National Conference of Charities and Correction
New York
Mr. Cavanaugh
X & Co
Widow’s voice and debt figures in 1912 loan report
A widow and a borrowed money case reveal personal deception in debt collection. A city directory misleads a borrower about her husband’s status. The 1912 chattel loan companies issued 21,324 loans totaling 1 215 105 dollars with losses at 5 320 dollars, under one half of one percent.
Carrying of Explosives No Longer Is Dangerous
Chicago officials report safeguards by the Interstate Commerce Commission have cut danger in explosive transport to near zero. Despite a one third rise in quantity over seven years, average deaths fell from 50 annually to none in 1912. Superintendents prepare a report on train rules and car interchange for the commerce commission.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Association of Railroad
Commerce Commission
Governor Eberhardt Defends Life Insurance Polcies at Convention
St Paul Aug 21 Governor Eberhardt told a session of the American Life Insurance convention that public servants unfairly attack insurers. Dallas Texas was chosen as the 1914 meeting place. Young Allison of Louisville criticized state tax burdens on life insurance firms.
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St. Paul
Eberhardt
Dallas
Texas
Young Allison
Louisville
Governor announces incentive plan for road convicts
Springfield Illinois August 21 Governor Dunne announces that prisoners who perform well on state roads will have sentences reduced by 10 days for every 30 days of work. The plan uses an honor system. convicts under five years become ineligible and counties benefiting must pay 50 cents daily for each convict.
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Springfield
Ill
Dunne
Compensation for Labor Granted to Ohio Convicts
Columbus Ohio Aug 21 Convicts serving terms in the Ohio penitentiary or their dependents will receive compensation for labor on and after Sept 1. Payment ranges from 1 to 5 cents per hour with grading based on character industrial efficiency and good conduct. The law was passed at a recent legislative session.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Blind man tours 1600 miles across Alaska to Seattle
Schubert Nichols, an Alaskan miner blinded by sun glare, completes an extraordinary 1600 mile trek from the Koyukuk river middle fork north to Yukon and Seattle with a dog team. He endures 55 degrees below zero, frostbite that cost two toes, and confronts a wolf pack that devours a dog before he drives them off.
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Alaska
Middle Fork
Koyukuk River
Yukon
Seattle
Wash
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