Paris Wheat Rally Buoys Prices on Rainy Outlook
Wheat prices held firm in Chicago trading on June 19 as Paris demand and wet weather overseas supported futures. Reports of depleted French stocks, Liverpool firmness, and rain in the U S winter wheat belt energized shorts and sent July up to higher quarters before easing near the close.
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Chicago
Paris
Liverpool
Kansas
Shorts
Minneapolis
Duluth
Seaboard
France
Wheat and grain market report with mixed trades
Receipts show 21 004 bushels of wheat and 0 384 bushels of oats. Market firm with 14 cent advances on some futures. demand light for exports. Corn prices steady while oats, flour, rye flour, and feed show varied gains and steady values. Live poultry, butter, and cheese markets cited with modest activity and steady to firm quotes.
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Pennsylvania
Delaware
Saeyae Meehy
Market prices for fruits vegetables and staples in local sale
The report lists prices for apples, oranges, strawberries, and berries by crates and quarts, with Florida melons and Georgia peaches, plus details on vegetables like potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers. Cotton prices hold at 9 4 per pound. refined sugars show weak demand with various discount margins and cash terms.
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Ben Davis
St. Michael's
Harke Moraga
Florida
Byhaws
N. C
Delaware
Georgia
South Carolina
Charleston
North Carolina
Norfolk
Marvel
Bermuda
Mississippi
Texas
Celery
New York Price Report for Wheat Corn and More
New York market notes show steady demand and higher prices on wheat amid Paris upturn and Southwest rains. Wheat futures firm after big Paris rally, No 2 red around 74 to 78 cents, corn futures mixed with December firm, oats steady to active, rye and barley weaker. Cottonseed oil easy, petroleum steady, sugars quoted with multiple No drawdown levels.
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New York
Brandywine
Western
F. O
Duluth
Manitoba
Paris
France
Yolee
Biac
Cordova
Cotton Market Opens Firm on Bullish Signals and Liverpool Demand
The New York cotton market opened firm with 3 to 7 point gains as bullish Liverpool cables and Western drought expectations supported prices. Short sellers faced pressure from 14,000 bales sold in Liverpool and later cautious buyback from Wall Street losses, with July at 8.56c and October near 7.98c. New Orleans futures followed steadier tones with July around 8.86 and December near 7.70.
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New York
Liverpool
Wall Street
Texas
Europe
South
Chicago grain prices edge lower amid wet weather
Chicago reports mixed demand with corn slipping to second place while white wheat gains on rain and France seeking new wheat imports. July futures show modest moves as oats and other grains trade fluctuating with provisions strengthening and unsettled weather influencing bets.
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Chicago
France
Produce and dairy prices firm on exchange floor
On the Produce Exchange butter market was firm with creameries at 18221 with a percent symbol read as 1821? and dairies at 1744 cents per pound. Cheese remained steady at 10 per 100 pounds and eggs, fresh, quoted firm at 1d a dozen. Also noted an 8,000 bushels figure for barley.
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Dairies
Live Stock Quotations Across Markets June 19 Summary
Livestock quotes from New York Chicago Kansas City and other cities show receipts varying by species. Cattle and hogs mixed but mostly steady to higher with some regional strength. sheep and lambs uneven but active in places. Prices cited include steer ranges from 4 to 8 dollars and hogs around 6 to 7.5 dollars per cwt, with regional differences noted.
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New York
Chicago
Texas Fed
Kansas City
Texas
Cincinnati
East Buffalo
N. Y
East Liberty
Prine Heavy
Metal market roundup with mixed precious metal shifts
The New York and London tin markets eased with spot and futures weaker. Copper eased on ample supply while London copper rose. Lead and spelter held steady with little local demand, and iron prices remained unchanged. Bar silver slipped in London while government assay bars firmed and Mexican dollars stayed steady.
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New York
London
Glasgow
Middlesboro
Northern
Market roundup from Toledo Minneapolis and Oil City notes
SPECIAL TO THE PHILADELPHIA TIMES reports Toledo prices steady with cloverseed receipts none and unchanged close. Minneapolis grain prices show July and September futures on track with No 1 hard at 78 1/2 cents and No 1 Northern about 74 cents. Oil City cites credit balances at 1.20 with no bids, and oil shipments and runs with hundreds of thousands of barrels weekly.
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Toledo
Ohio
Minneapolis
Tome
Oil City
Whisky Market Confusion Dampens Market Action
Cincinnati June 19 whisky market shows little movement as disl i ke finishes and goods activity remain subdued amid unclear prices.
Wheat and harvest conditions from the Cincinnati Price Current
The Cincinnati Price Current reports a week of good growing weather. Winter wheat heads well in northern sections, harvest progress slowed by rain but less than last week. Pine wheat and corn hold promise. Oats are good but too rank and lodging occurs. Hog packing in the West totals 455,000 head versus 510,000 last year.
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Cincinnati
Iron market outlook cited by Cleveland firm
The Iron Trade Review notes a buy side for 1908 early on with founders contracting with Northern furnaces and some Southern mills keeping prices for next year unset. Foundries firm July contracts, while ore and pig iron prices rise on talk of strikes and supply pressures.
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Cleveland
Ohio
The
Iron Trade Review
Uhbio
Stocks and Bonds Auction Notice by M Thomas and Sons
An auction notice for stocks and bonds is announced by M Thomas and Sons. The fragment notes a sale of securities and mentions a movie payment term, indicating an entry in an old classifieds or financial notice.
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M. Thomas & Sops
Drop in United States Steel Shares Stirs Rumors in Market
New York June 16 The decline in United States Steel stock on the Exchange sparked rumors of copper bears turning to steel and of an underwriting syndicate disbanding. Officials insisted the syndicate remains and noted more sellers than buyers caused the drop while pledging to defend the stock and its holders.
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Philadelphia
New York
United States Steel
Stock Exchange
J. P. Storgan & Co
Corporance
J. P. Morgan & Co
Steel Corporation
Gates and Colorado Fuel target Gates influence drift in New York
Friends of John W. Gates are whispered to seek control of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and liquidate holdings amid a supposed ouster plan. Critics say Gates’ stake is not substantial and other interests dispute the theory as baseless.
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New York
John W. Gates
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Osgood
Gates
Colorado Fuel
International Power faces court inquiry over stock probe
International Power stock fell ten points today but attention centers on a proposed legal appeal to conduct a court inquiry into the corporation's affairs amid sensational trading.
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New York
International
Montreal and Boston Copper Meant Smelter Start at Greenwood
Wall street interests linked to the Montreal and Boston Copper Company received telegraphic notice that their new smelter began operations at Greenwood British Columbia. Official figures show 250000 tons of paying ore blocked out in the company mines.
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New York
Wall Street
Montreal and
Boston Copper Company
Greenwood
British Columbia
May settle copper fight between Amalgamated and Calumet
New York report hints at a settlement conference between Amalgamated Copper and Calumet & Hecla. Boston views suggest Calumet can fetch 0.25 to 0.375 cents per pound more than Amalgamated, possibly because Amalgamated salesmen are instructed to concede.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Amalgamated Copper Company
Calumet & Hecla
Boston
Amalgamated
Bucket shop men guilty in conspiracy case in Philadelphia
Warren Harper and Victor Roullott were found guilty on the conspiracy indictment and not guilty on embezzlement in Quarter Sessions Court No 2. The bucket shop proprietors at 1204 Cheatnut Street faced Rosa Guest who paid 500 toward 1600 stock in Santa Fe. After several days she sought return of funds or stock. Harper refused and the firm assigned to creditors.
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Warren Harper
Victor Roullott
Sulzberger
Rosa Guest
Francis Shunk Brown
Trie
Cheatnut Street
Roullett & Co
Guest
Atchison,Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Harper
Dividends Declared by Various Companies
Philadelphia firm pays 1 percent on common stock July 1. Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad 1 percent June 30. Knickerbocker Ice 3 percent on preferred stock July 1. Rochester Passenger Railway 1.5 percent on preferred stock. Hook and Eye Philadelphia 2 percent payable July. Norfolk and Southern Bread Company 1 percent quarterly July. Procter & Gamble Cincinnati 0.75 percent on preferred stock August 1. General Chemical New York 1.25 percent July. Singer Manufacturing 1.4 percent quarterly.
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Philadelphia Company
Pittsburg
Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad Company
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Chicago
Rochester Passenger Railway Company
Ied, Hook and Eye Company
Philadelphia
Norfolk and Southern
Proctor & Gamble Co
Cincinnati
Teneral Chemical Company
New
Yor Sores
Singer Manufacturing Company
New Charters Issued to Five Pennsylvania Firms
Harrisburg June 19 charters granted by the State Department to Bennett Bretz Plane Manufacturing Company of Harrisburg. Carbon Steel Casting Company of Lancaster with capital $100,000. Pollock Coal and Lime Company of Pollock with capital $5,000. Fair Oaks Ferry Company with initial capital $1,000. Abre p Hlordeaboe Company of Pittsburgh with capital. Land Company of Braddock with capital. Ani & Fectian Company of Allentown with capital.
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Harrisburg
State Department
Bennett-Bretz Plane Manufacturing Company
Capital Coal Carbon Steel Casting Company
Lancaster
Capital
Pollock Coal and Lime Company
Pollock
Mopin and Fair Oaks Ferry Company
Inital
Abre P Hlordeaboe Company
Pittaburg
Capr ‘Tock Land Company
Braddock
Capital Ani & Fectian Company
Allentown
Reward of 30000 Offered for Arrest of Lynchers
Governor Aycock of North Carolina offers a $30000 reward for arrest and conviction of the lynchers who killed two black youths at Salinebury last week. The prompt action is praised as one of the largest rewards ever offered to bring criminals to justice in the state.
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Aycock
North Carolina
Saliebury
Carolina
Foreign Customs in Coal Regions
A Wilkes-Barre dispatch describes Balkan and Slavic holiday traditions in anthracite coal towns. Greeks, Russians, Poles, Lithuanians, Italians, and Hungarians observe 29 Greek and 26 Roman Catholic feast days, pausing mines and prompting merrymaking from Easter to Christmas with tomb watches, water throws, bright processions, and lavish wedding customs.
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New York Tribune
Old Country
England
Christ
Starsy Bracia
Brothers of the Church
Expert Seamen Endorse Panama Route Over Nicaragua Canal
Sixty plus seasoned mariners from major lines report unanimous preference for Panama when routing a 450 foot steamer, citing fewer winds, straighter, shorter passage, and lower risk. They also favor Panama for New York to San Francisco, predicting time savings and easier canal transit. Five captains from major lines diverge, noting time savings via Panama. Chicago Daily News reports the testimony as decisive.
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Isthmian Canal
United States
Panama
Nicaragua
Atlantic
San Francisco
Nicaragua Canal
New York
Panama Canal
Pacific
Cunard
White Star
Pacific Mail
Red Star Lines
Chicago Daily News
Died on Eve of Triumph Moritz Inventor Killed at Coney Island
Moritz Hermann, a 62 year old Brooklyn inventor, died at Coney Island when his aerial toboggan slide device malfunctioned on a test run. The first car was empty then successful runs led to a fatal accident as a crowd watched.
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Triumph Hermann
Moritz
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Rittenhouse
Charles Otis
Elk teeth assets cited by Montana merchant in Deaver visit
B M Hosking of Butte notes elk teeth as a chief asset in John Losekamp's list for Johe while visiting Deaver. Losekamp runs a general store in Billings and has long practiced Soares one.
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John Losekamp
Billings
Mont
Johe
B. M. Hosking
Butte
Mak
Deaver
Lewekamp
Elks and Elk Teeth Emblems Stir Markets Again
The Denver Post notes Elks once boycotted elk teeth to curb slaughter and boost price stability. Colorado lodges wore no teeth, easing demand for a year but elk teeth have since rebounded. Losekamp sold ordinary teeth at two dollars each, reserving top pieces for estate value and future appreciation.
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Colorado
Losekamp
Denver Post
Navy Bureaus Clash Over Building Orders and Delays
The Navy Department's Bureau of Yards and Docks faces loss of work as other bureaus seize roles. Admiral Endicott's bureau is criticized for slow progress, especially the $1,000,000 Brooklyn Navy Yard drydock project. Admiral Bradford adds a Charleston building provision, shifting work away from the yards and docks.
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Bureau of Yards and Docks
Navy Department
Department
Admiral Endicott
Navy
Bureau of Navigation
Building Corps of the Navy
Civil Engineers
Bradford
Naval
Charleston
Noone
Bureau of Yards
Ite
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Congress
Brooklyn Dock
Sunday Excursions From Chestnut and South Ferries
Philadelphia and Reading line offers $1.60 Sunday trips. Special Sunday excursions depart from Chestnut street and South street ferries at 7:20 AM, heading to Cape or ore sites.
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Paliadelphia & Reading
Chestnut Street
South Street
Cape Ore
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