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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1916

Page

2

Record March exports surpass all prior months in U S history

Preliminary Commerce Bureau data show March exports at 410 million dollars, beating February’s corrected total by 7 million and exceeding any month on record. Imports reached 1,505 million, with the trade balance favorable and gold movements noted alongside bank payments up sharply from 1915.

Bureau of Foreigny and Domestic Commerce Department of Commerce United States Baechr Sreneet Peomtiaes Sola Portasta Aicaoh

Stock Exchange Quotations From The Era Of Railroads

The page lists railroad and utility names alongside commodity figures and percentages, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century market quotes. Companies include Montana Power Mex Pet Nevada Copper National Lead Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific New York Central Southern Pacific and others.

Montana Power Nevada National Lead Co Norfolk & Western Northern Pacific N. Y Central Repub Bto Rock Island Co Steel Spring Glen Heffield Southern Pacific Third Avenue Pacific S & Bees

Stock Market Opens Strong on German Note Boost

The New York opening shows continued speculative interest with many stocks gaining 1 to 3 points. Shipping shares lead, with United Fruit and marine issues rising, while the motor group and war stocks like Crucible and Steel advance. Trading ends with gains of 2 to 5 points in several issues, notably Petroleum ending the day strong.

New York Marine Preferred United Fruit Motor Maxwell Willys-Overland Brudebeker Goodrich Crucible Steel Germany Mercantile Marines Crucibie and Lackawanna Steels Americam Can American Locomotive Westinghouse Petroleum Wes

Parcel Post Business Increases at Local Station

Parcel post operations show a rise of over 15 percent in the first 15 days of April and October. October totals 22 142 inbound and outbound packages with 9 220 by parcel post wagon and 23 286 sent to other cities.

Parcel Post Division

Bank of France Aids War Financing and Trade Recovery

Paris May 6 The Bank of France has attracted 1.25 million francs in gold deposits and exchanges for paper money and government bonds since December 24 1914 with receipts running at five million weekly. It has raised its gold reserve to about five billion francs and lent the government seven billion one hundred million francs at one percent, repayable within a year after the war. The bank also backed exporters by buying drafts 300 million francs and guaranteed loans of five million pounds to a Parisian bank and 20 million dollars to an American lender. It facilitated instalment payments to merchants, handling 600 538 drafts and bills from over 200 000 debtors totaling 2 078 932 215 francs. For the war year its cash transactions reached 214 225 000 000 francs. It encouraged checks over currency and may promote wider use of the American check system in France.

Paris Bank of France Great Britain France

Building Permits Granted Totaling 39350

Building commissioners issued permits aggregating 39350 in value for multiple projects. They include frame additions on Housatonic avenue and Carrell avenue, private garages on William Beechwood Bos ton Grand West Way Elmwood, and a one family dwelling on Alpine street for Anna E Partree. Several addresses and owners are listed with various structures like foundations and a shipping platform.

Housatonic Avenue N. Lanchiom Alpine Street Anna E. Partree William Street Peter Sculley Beechwood Avenue P. Milick Carrell Avenue Albert Jeff Star Street Louis Korff Connecticut Avenue BH. Henkel Boston Avenue L. Beach Brame Grand Street John Coyne West Way Dr. D. Cc. DeWolfe Howard Avenue John W. Boywich Vincellatte Street Bessie Heiler Elmwood

Housing Improvements and Localities Mentioned in Report

List of street level property upgrades including porches garages and houses for various residents such as Mary Stearns A W Barritt John Moran and Julius Weiss along with a note on El Paso report about Gen Bershing locating Villa and a stock market outlook by May 6 noting cautious optimism and a currency call to banks to report May 1 condition.

Washington Comptroller of the Currency Today

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