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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1915
Page
2
United Ight and Railways company operates in Fiewnd Rapids Michigan with regional services and a focus on local transit. The brief notice highlights corporate activities and potential expansion, citing the company name and locality for readers.
June 4 report notes quiet trading in cotton goods with prices fluctuating and brokers wary. Trade activity declines as buyers hold back, with demand weaker and stocks high. sellers adjust prices to move inventories amid cautious market sentiment.
A new Catholic Boys Recreation League branch of the Catholic Hoys' Protectives League is organized by 3000 members to prepare playgrounds, summer camps, and play centers for Catholic boys across 12 parishes in New York City. Monsignor John Edwards opened the ceremonies and cited Cardinal Farley urging community help. The group plans facilities from Fourteenth to Fetters Street and Sixth Avenue to North Arena Bureau, with broader aims including playgrounds and camps.
The article reviews last week's market activity with profit taking after a steel sector rally. It notes U S Steel's dominance, federal trust actions, and Wall Street behavior. It examines European war finance strain, central bank movements, and continued foreign shipments and credit flows.
The week’s stock figures show a bellicose mood in Paris while London awaits moves. The report notes weekly share totals, high and low prices, and compares 1914 and current year figures, with emphasis on belated gains and foreign lending. It discusses government and private credit, intercurrency exchange, and southern republics’ growing but cautious participation amid concerns over loans and sovereignty.
The week ends with general firmness in Russian securities and French funds steady at higher levels. American shares rise on wartime expectations while copper, oil, and electric sectors show mixed activity. Analysts debate how American banking reforms and foreign branches could affect market moves if relations with Germany rupture.
Washington reports that by year end over a billion pounds of coffee will have been consumed in the United States, averaging about ten pounds per person. Nine months’ imports reached roughly 90 million pounds, with March and April showing large shipments from Brazil Colombia Venezuela Mexico and Central America.
The Supreme Court directs Schieffelin head to testify as referee in a £200,000 damage suit by John J. D. Park & Sons Co alleging conspiracy. The case has wended through commissions since 1910 with four firms of counsel, and testimony is expected to be brought to court.
Plaintiffs accuse the Park company of a conspiracy to restrain trade and stifle competition by pressuring retailers after an unwritten price scheme. Witness Schiefelin is expected to reveal letters and orders showing coercive tactics aimed at uniting retail druggists and controlling article distribution.
A fragmented report lists several banks and brokers with varied gains and losses. Notable names include Liberty, Lamialh Ruteh, and Falton with mixed performances. The item notes trading volumes and percent changes across listed securities.
Weekly bond sales totaled 70,169,000 for the week ended June 3 with 1,000 bonds traded. The report lists highest and lowest prices and net changes, comparing with the prior week and the same week a year ago. It also provides year to date totals and year over year figures for 1914.
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