Bearish tilt seen in wheat market amid mixed world demand
An uneasy wheat outlook dominates the report with expectations of firmer bears. Large traders like James A. Patten have shifted to bearish positions after crop outlook reviews by B W Snow. European buyers remain cautious and small cash sales appear across corn and oats as the market closes weak.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Arning & Elertheer
Debange
James A. Patten
California
B. W. Snow
Snow
Patten
Russia
Germany
France
Insurance seals Lusitania voyage risk for $25,000
A commercial traveler for a Staffordshire firm chose life insurance for $25,000 before boarding the Lusitania. The firm insured him for $125 and his widow will receive $25,000 after his death at sea.
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London
America
Railroads Soon To Spend Sums For Improvements
New York June 5. The stock market’s week’s event centered on the United States Steel decision confirming it as non monopoly and affirming restraint on watered stock. The Lusitania matter steadied and American business mood grew steadier amid war uncertainties, with hopes for reconstruction and renewed trade balances as exports rise and imports fall.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal and Iron Purchase
Federal Trade Commission
Supreme Court
Standard Oil and Tobacco
Lusitania
Admiralty
Germany
von Berntorff
Wilson
Mexico
White House
America
Europe
Railroads lift steel shares on better outlook and wartime demand
The article notes railroads boosting output and facing higher maintenance costs as they secure large equipment contracts. It cites $20 million in Pennsylvania equipment orders and overall rail spending near $1 billion, with steel makers benefiting from improved demand and a steel decision fueling gains. It also mentions a buoyant, war-influenced stock market with expected volatility. It closes with a fact about Jewish population in New York and Russia’s distance from half the globe.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Germany
Dow's Bank Report Shows May Gains Across U S Lending Centers
Dow's Review summarizes May banking activity from 129 lending centers totaling 14 556 008 143 dollars, up 11 1 percent from last year and up from 1913. New York City shows stock market expansion and large loan flotations boosting figures while many Central States cities report solid gains offsetting weaker year‑ago comparisons.
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United States
Dow
New York City
New York
Lonsee
Central States
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Indingapolis
Columbus
Youngstown
Irregularities And Change Due In Stock Market
Continued profit taking and a belief that the American reply to the German note would depress markets, plus the attorney general's note that the Steel decision would be appealed, led to irregularities. Copper and motor shares rose while rails and industrials dipped. Amalgamated gained 1 6 8 points and Ford and Willys Overland surged on expected dividends.
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New York
John D. Ryan
Ford Company
Willys-Overland
General Motors
Maxwell Motors
Rock Island
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
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