Wheat Output Forecast Shifts With New Condition Method
The Agriculture Department reports April 1 winter wheat average condition at 91.3 percent with rye at 89.1 and cites a new formula by Henry Heinze of the New York Produce Exchange to interpret crop condition. Early yield projections show 410,111,000 bushels under the new method versus 449,708,000 under the old, reflecting a significant methodological difference.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture Today
Bureau of Statistics Crop Reporting Board
Henry Heinze
New York Produce Exchange
Produce Exchange
7 Produce Exchange
Chicago
Kar
Canada
Liverpool
Berlin
KB Pest
Wi Shorts
New York
Morse Demurrer Arguments in Bank Indictments
Judge Hough heard demurrer arguments in the United States Circuit Court over indictments charging over certification and conspiracy to defraud against Charles W. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis of the National Bank of North America. Briefs due by Monday Gav after defense and prosecution clash over legal wording and alleged misapplication of funds.
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Hough
United States Circuit Court
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank of North America
Mon- Gav
Morse
Wallace Macfarlane
United States District Attorney
Curtis
William M. K. Olcott
Stimson
O’brien
Marciarlane
Stimeon
Inspectors Return on Milwaukee Electric Companies Visit
Representatives of Spencer Trask & Co. returned from a trip examining Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light, Milwaukee Light Heat and Traction, Detroit Edison, and Cleveland Electric Illuminating. They praised plant conditions and cautious expansion plans while noting abundant funds for safe securities and urging reasonable utility laws for public service growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Trask & Co
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
Milwaukee Light, Heat and Traction Company
Detroit Edison Company
Cleveland Electric Hluminating Company
Estet
Milness Manufacturers Plan Asia Trade Mission
Two hundred members of the Milness Manufacturers Association will tour Japan China and other Eastern countries over six months to promote American trade. Delegates will travel by special train to the Pacific Coast and board a new steam line to the Orient accompanied by State Department diplomats. The group aims to meet emperors in China and Japan visit Corea and the Philippines and push American industry interests in the Far East.
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Far East
Chicago
Milness Manufacturers’ Association
Japan
China
Orient
Miinois Manufacturers’ Association
Pacific
Department of State
Corea
Philippines
House backs rapid railway to Fort Churchill
The House of Commons approved a resolution this morning urging the speedy construction of a railway to Fort Churchill on Hudson Bay, signaling government support for the project.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Fort Churchill
Hudson Bay
Wormsers to retire from banking firm in May
Announcement from I. and S. Wormser offices states the banking house founded in 1879 will retire on May 1. Isidor Wormser Jr the surviving partner will become a special partner in William J. Lauer & Co. The firm was long active on the Stock Exchange.
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I. & S. Wormser
Banking
Isidor Wormser, Jr
William J. Lauer & Co
Wormser
Stock Exchange
Judge Knappen Fines Sharms Salt and Lumber Co
In United States District Court Judge Knappen fined Sharms Salt and Lumber Company of Ludington 320,000 for accepting rebates from the Pere Marquette Railroad on timber shipments. The note covers multiple regional business items including stockholder meetings and irrigation project developments.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Knappen
United Rieke District Court
Sharms Salt and Lumber Company
Ludington
Pere .Maronette
Bt. Paul
Sanborn
Chicago Great Western
Nominating Committee Bypasses Budd for Consolidated Stock Exchange Presidency
Two hundred floor members urged Ogden D. Budd be reappointed president at the May 11 election, but the committee chose C. H. Badeau who led the Broad and Beaver Street building project. Budd, credited with enlarging the exchange and enforcing strict against bucketshops, may run on an independent ticket. Luther declined the presidency after Budd was passed over.
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Consolidated Stock Exchange
Ogden D. Budd
C. H. Badeau
Badeau
Broad and
Beaver Streets
Exchange
Budd
S. A. Luther
E. E. Betts
Valentine Mott
E. R. Grant
Jenkins Trust Changes Name to Lafayette Trust Company
The Jenkins Trust Company of Brooklyn will be known as Lafayette Trust Company. Directors will submit the new name to the State Superintendent of Banking for approval. Justice Betts in Kingston ordered officials to reopen by April 22, with a reopening anticipated on Wednesday April 16.
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Warvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Association
Southern Farmers
Louisville
Southern Pacific Railroad
Crescent Hill
Imperial
Cal
Southernity
California Development Company
Imperial Irrigation System
Jenkins Trust Company
Brooklyn
Lafayette Trust Company
State Superintendent of Banking
Justice Betts
Supreme Court
Kingston
E. H. Harriman
Erie Railroad Company
BH. Harriman
Stock Exchange to Close on Good Friday and Saturday
The governing committee voted to close the Exchange on Good Friday and the following Saturday. Cotton and Coffee exchanges have already made the same choice. The Consolidated Stock Exchange and the Produce Exchange have not yet announced, but are expected to follow.
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The
Stock Exchange
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Produce Exchange
Wheat and Corn Rally as Government Report Lifts Market
Chicago trading ends with wheat and corn higher amid brisk short and elevator demand. May wheat closes around 1 1 2 cents higher near 1 14 ¾ dollars, May corn up to 66 1 2 cents, oats firming after early weakness, and provisions mixed as rain dampens southwest movement. Local receipts: wheat 642,009 bushels. corn 289 cars. oats 311 cars. futures reflect weather and demand dynamics.
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Chicago
United States
Liverpool
May
Minneapolis
Duluth
Railroad Earnings for Central of Georgia and peers
Central of Georgia reports gross earnings for 1908 1907 and fourth week in March with 286 400 327 900 and 325 181 figures. Pittsburg Bessemer and Lake Erie shows year ended December 31 1906 earnings expenses water net income 2 744 274 2 979 437 December 234 163.
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Pittsburg
Bressemer
Lake Erie
Coffee and Cotton Markets in New York 1908
In New York on April 8 1908 traders shifted between nearby and deferred coffee contracts with about 40500 bags traded. Large operators sold May and bought December while a European firm took the opposite side. Spot coffee stayed dull, while cotton opened low then rallied on cover shorts and interior market steadiness with sales near 225000 bales.
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New York
Jundiahy
Sao Paulo
Samoais
Shopaname
Liverpool
Ert
International Spinners’ Federation
Western Belt
Atlanta
Southern Cotton Association
London Tin Market Surges as Prices Rise and Local Levels firm
The London tin market advanced with spot at £143 and futures at 1142 while copper and other metals showed little movement. Local markets remained firm for most metals. sugar and provisions traded steady amid steady demand for refined products and acids.
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aCe Caen
London
Lake Quo
Standard Foundry
Cleveland
Southern Des
Northern
Southern
Southern Soft
New Orleans
Philadelphia
New York
City
Calcutta
Shorts
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
West
City Jlard
South America
Continent
Brazil
Kegs
Ile
Patna
Rangoon
Bassein
Batavia
Commodity Market Roundup Beans Peas Butter Eggs Pineapples
Quiet robbing trade in beans and peas keeps price bands steady to easy for off grades. Butter receipts 6130 pigs with mixed demand and steady to soft on higher grades, eggs 22581 cases with weaker mid grades and storage packings. Apples cranberries oranges and other produce show varied storage prices. hay and straw dull. poultry live and dressed market quiet with steady demand for heavy fowls and light for others.
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New York
Lima
California
Jolberg
Western Factory
Wwe
Western
Pric
Wequot State
Pennsylvania
Spitzenberg
Doco
Northern Spy
Roxbury
Cape
Jersey
Florida
Pacifice
State
Pacific Coast
Gulnea
Brotlerm
Philadelphia
Vegetable price list from Bermuda to Florida markets
Readable figures show wide range of prices for fruits and vegetables in Bermuda, Florida, Maryland, Virginia and other regions. Items include Bermuda potatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, peppers, lettuce, radishes, onions, and greens with prices per crate, basket, box or per hundred weight.
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Bermuda
Florida
Maryland
Virginia
Long Island
Jersey
State
Pennsylvania
Western
Holland
Norfolk
North Carolina
Charleston
California
Artichokes
New Orleans
South Carolina
New
Escarole
Horseradish
Baltimore
Kohlrabi
Do Nor Carolina
Georgia
South Caroline
Io Bermuda
Romaine
Do Florida
North North
Canada
Lor Island
de Long Island
Toledo
Timothy
Livestock Market Report Shows Heavy Receipts and Weak Open
New York April 8 1908 receipts reached 162 cars totaling 2978 head with 118 cars for slaughterers and 4¢ cars for the market. Market opened slow and weak for steers with prices drifting lower while cows and bulls showed mixed declines. Dressed beef in moderate demand with extra beef selling up to high values as various consignors list numerous Ohio steers Maine and Virginia offerings and a wide range of prices for steers cows and bulls.
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New York
Sir loWe
Ohio
Liverpool Ar
Morris
Wholesale Live Stock Prices at Jersey City Yard Sale
Receipts totaled 2 888 head with Jersey City at 1 145 head and 1 07 percent per head. Upper yards prices firm and 20 to 60 higher than Monday while market was a shade lower than yesterday and 23 to 26 lower than Monday. Veals and calves sold at varied rates across consignors with numerous lots and prices per 100 pounds. Sheep and lambs light demand with lambs slow. hogs steady with mixed regional quotes.
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Steatdy
J. G. Curtis & Son
A. McCabe
van Dyke
Jersey City
Yaris
Indiana
S. Judd & Co
J. Hume
S. Sanders
George & L. Dillenback
Jelliffe, Wees & Oe
Andrew Mullen
H. H. Hollis
Kerns Commission
Mn Mae Shannon
McPherson & Co
Newton & Co
Sanders
Market prices drift on cattle sheep and hogs
Telegraph markets show receipts light to heavy across regions. Cattle steady to lower with primes around 6.00 to 6.25. sheep and lambs mixed with primes near 6.50 to 6.75. hogs slow with heavy weights 6.25 to 6.50 and roughs about 5.00 to 6.00. Regional notes include Cincinnati Buffalo Pittsburg and Chicago price ranges.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Buffalo
Wel
Ewe
Pittsburg
European produce market report from Liverpool trade notes
Liverpool market updates show dull tones across grains and oils with futures barely steady or mixed. Wheat and corn futures wobble while American and Canadian produce hold steady or mixed. fat market segments like pork and lard show firming prices, and butter, cheese, and turpentine show subdued activity in this April closing.
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Liverpool
Pacific Coast
Extra
India
Pork—Prime
West
Strorg Beacon
Cumberland
United States
Lost diamond ring reward offered in New York note
Lost article described as a S100 reward for return of a pearl surrounded by diamonds with a small guard ring. The item was left on a basin in a man’s toilet on East 4th Street New York. Respond to Mrs. F at East 4th Street.
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Perarl
Man
Ertoon
4Th St
New Yorke
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Argue Morse Demurrer
Hudson Bay Railway
Telegraphic Business Notes
Brocktyn Ferry
Te Coutas
Union Ferry
MR. Budd
Consolidated Exchange
Jenkins Trust
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Central OF Georgia
Boston
R L. Day & Co
Wall Street
Cal & Hecla
Franklin
West End St
Mohawk
Mass
Wolverine
U Smeltera Co. Hig
Arcadian
BOK of Atlantic
Ray Shannon
Bingham
Cobalt
Toronto
Stewart & Lockwood
Exchange Place
Red Rock
Kerr Lake
McKinley , Wrethewey
Nipissing
Charlea D Barney & Co
Broad Street
South 4Th Street
Pilladelphia
Sid
Hid
Ehigh Val R R
Brian
Marsden Ie Am Ry
Cambria Steel
Aig
Phila Co
Penn R R Co
Penn Steel Co Fairm
Trac
Phila Elec Co
Phila Rap Tr
My Ins Co
Keless
Union Traction
Lake Do Sup Corp
Welsbach
van Schaick & Co
United Railway
Norf Ry & L Fi
Light & P
Seaboard
Union Trust
Nat Bank
Fidelity & Dep
Consol Peeee
Maryland Trust Do Gé
Nor Gant, Ry
Ceeseee
Cies
Mobile
Savannah
Augusta
St. Louis
Little Rock
Galveston
Wilmington
Houston
Memphis
Cotton Exchange
Manchester
Lees York
Country Produce Markets
Sth
E. H. Harriman, Esq
Str
Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co
Board of Directors
David Bosman
F. D. Underwood
Messrs
J. P. Morgan & CO
B. F. D. Underwood
Wall ST
Linu
S. Juda & Co
At & Tobin & Shannon
tUrus
KR Hume
Jelliffe, Wright & Co
Vervania
ILI
A Co
Jonn B. Nelson
Ae Tobin & Shannon
Curtis & Son
Tobin & Shannon
Sir John
Nelson
S Sanders
Telegraph
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