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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Apr 04, 1916

Page

2

Stock rally lifts Anglo French bonds and steel shares

A broad stock rally opens the week with gains across sectors led by United States Steel and industrial alcohol, while copper and sugar issues rise to record levels. Bond activity includes Anglo-French 5s up to 98 amid overall weaker currency markets and strong shipping stock demand.

Miami Forto Rico Jewell Tea Thesesaly United States Steel Orogan Tod Ganecrl Frutt Marine

New York Bond Market Report April 3

A dated survey of New York bond issues notes prices and yields across numerous companies and utilities. Key entries include American Agricultural, American Tobacco, Bethlehem Steel, Central of Georgia, Chesapeake and Ohio, Chicago and Northwestern, Illinois Steel, Long Island, New York Central, Norfolk and Western, Pennsylvania, Reading, Seaboard Air Line, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Western Union among others with varying coupons and maturities. Several issues show 4s 5s or 6s and price levels around 90s to 110s, reflecting market trading in early April.

New York American Agricultural Be Anglo Prench Acmour & Co Atchiaoagen Atchison Cy Atlant Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Ea Hethlehem Steel Brooklyn Transit Central of Georgia Bs Central Factic Chesapeake and Ohio Haappeake Ohio Chicago Quincy Chicaco Quincy Gan Nicago Craat Western St P Co Nicago Mitana St P Cicago, RT Pac Ry Chiicago Northwestern Colorado and Southern Consolidated Gas Co Co Denver and Rio Grande Con Tanner Etto Grande Con Diatiliees Securities Dermlalon Can Serias Erte New York Railways NEC Hartford cv Norfolk and Western Northern Pacifie St Louis San Fran St Leula Isla Seaboard Air Line Boutham Fell Southern Pacific Southern Railway Tennessee Copper Tatas Company Texan and Pacific Teats Third Avenue Adj Union Pacific Cv 4A T S& Rubber Ba

Baltimore Securities On City Pa Credit Balances April 2

Credit balances listed with figures for Hons and Ship categories. Including totals for average balances and specific sums for securities and shipping. The data appears as an OCR fragment indicating financial positions as of April 2 in Baltimore securities records.

New York Stock Market Ends Quiet After Heavy Volume

The New York Stock Market Monday closes with total sales at 518,448 shares, far above Saturday's 188,007. In active trading, Alaska Gold, Am. Tobacco, Anaconda, Atchison, and the Copper stocks show notable movements. Major industrials like Am. Smelting and U.S. Steel end with mixed results as investors digest a broad mix of gains and losses across sectors.

Americas Iron Drive in Cuba Studied by Schwab and Corey

New York April reports that Charles M. Schwab and William B. Corey plan to secure eastern Cuba iron mines to feed U S steel needs. They foresee long term supplies from Cuba rivaling Chile sources and bolster hopes of continued U S industrial dominance despite wartime disruptions.

Charles M. Schwab Willig Corey Island Republic New York Hartes M. Schwab United States Steel Corporation William B. Corey Eaastern Cuba Mr. Schwab Chile Sir William van Horne Canada Sir William United States Schwab Republic Michigan Minnesota Bethlehem Midivale Europe Gary Deem Holland

Local Stock Exchange Notes and Prices

Regular call at 11:45 am shows American Graphophone Isles at 3 000 dollars, Lanston Monotype at 77 percent, after call Lanston Monotype 6 at 78, Bat 78, Mergenthaler Linotype at 163 dollars. Washington Gas 26 at 74 14, Washington Railway and Electric 10 at 2 dollars.

American Graphophone Isles Lanston Monotype Bat Mergenthaler Linotype Washington Gas Washington Railway and Electric of Beetown Gas Ind Columbia Gas & Elec Col. Gas & Elec Capital Traction Co Anac. & Pot Pet H. Pow Elec Power Amer. Tel Cold Star Steamboat Wash. Ry Elec. Com Elec Pfa N and W Washington Gas Tam Tay George Tel Atvee Rel Co TIM Greene-Cananea Copper National Bank American Capital Columbia District Farmers and Mechanic Federal Lincoln Metropolitan Washington Trust Company Am, Security and Trust D. of C. Paper Mfg. Co Graphophone Security Storage Co Washington Market Elec Potomac Con Capital ‘Traction Rey Rev Elec. Ptd Virginia Rey. Com Washington Utilities Georgetows Gas Pot. & Ches. Steamboat Ptd Lanston Farm, & Mech. Nat. Bank American National Bank Munsey Trust Miller Train Control Gayety Theater Graphophone Ptd Oklahoma OH Capitz Mergenthaler Lanaton Franklin Vetionazl Bank Continental Trust Washington Baseball Club Oklahoma Gill Thomas L. Hume G Street Reom

Treasury report shows deficit and asset totals for April 1, 1916

United States Treasury releases show a net general fund balance of 126 320 750 46 with total cash assets 217 303 308 13. The fiscal year deficit stands at 49 473 960 compared with 87 216 722 last year. Totals include available gold and silver dollars, United States notes and Federal reserve notes, coinage, and bank notes.

United States Treasury General Fund Treasury United States Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Banks Philippines

Opening Cotton Market Shows Rally After Early Decline

New York cotton opened with ease in cables and favorable weather, then rallied. July contracts rose from 11.86 to 12.01 and closed at 13.00, with the general list steady, net gains of 3 to 9 points. Futures highs and lows listed, December and January futures noted.

New York

Cottonseed Oil Market Price Sheet Report

New York April 3 report shows prime crude values at 9.47 to 9.60 with prime summer yellow at 16.35 and futures for April to November ranging from 0.44 to 1067. Prime winter yellow and summer white listed at 40.75 to 12.00, listing several monthly prices and grades.

New York

Wall Street News and Gossip from New York April 3

February earnings for the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad reached $200,000 daily, the best for February in the company’s history. The Miami Copper Company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.50, up 25 cents, with February revenue at $5,249,213 and operating income $3,068,080. Eight months to February show net corporate income at $2,483,248 versus $591,886 year earlier, while operating revenue rose to $5,110,618 and operating income to $4,769,524. Reports cite possible notes maturity of $27,000,000 at May 1 as a factor in New Haven stock activity and discuss negotiations to secure the notes.

New York New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Matory Oinet Company Miami Copper Company New Haven Chicago Burlington Quincy

New York Produce Prices April 3 Market Data

New York April 3 market report shows butter with receipts 5,652 and various grades around 37 to 38 cents. Eggs irregular with 23,723 receipts and assortments from 21 to 28 cents for firsts and seconds. Cheese irregular with Wisconsin and state specials near 17 to 18 cents. Poultry alive firm with dressed prices 15 to 30 cents for chickens and fowls, turkeys around 28 to 36 cents. Sugar and flour posted firm with patents around 5.76 to 6.10 and 5.40 to 6.60 respectively. Pork firm with multiple cut values near 24 to 28 dollars. Brief farm market spreads across grains and meats summarized.

New York Hennery Wisconsin Meee Middle West New York State Virginia Florida California

New York Money Market Report April Rates and Quotes

Mercantile paper at 3 percent. Sterling 60 day bills 4.73 percent with demand 4.767 to 4.77. Cables 4.77. Francs demand 5.97 and cables 5.97. Marks demand 71 and cables 71 15 16. Kronen demand 12 and cables 12 and 12 to 12 1 5. Guilders demand 42 13 16 and cables 43. Livres demand 66 4 and cables 66 3. B rubles demand 81 and cables 31. Bar silver 61 and Mexican dollars 47. Time loans firm 60 days 2 3 and 90 days 3 3 and six months 3 8. Call money steady high 2 low 1 ruling rate 2 closing bid 1 month date basis.

Chas Adama Alaska Gold M Alaska-Juneau AlHs-Chalmers Alia-Chal. Pt Loco Pf Am. Smelting Steel Fury Sugar Tel & Tel Am. W. P. Pf Atchison Atchison Pfa At. Coast Line Bush Terminal Butte & Sup Cal Can. Pacifia Case J. I. Pf Cent. Leather Chandler Motor Chesa Chic zoodiChic. Gt. West Chic. Gt. W. Pf Chic. M St. P Chic. & N. W Ch.rl&p.r Chile Copper Ching Cluett Peabody Col, Fuel & Ir Consol Crucible Steel Crucible S. Nf Cuba A. Sugar del. & Hudson Den Rio. G Rio G.pf Dome Mines Car & F Det Unit R. R Dist. Securities Eria FM. & S Pf Gt. North. Pf N. Ore Bubs Greene C. Cop Guggen. Expl Interboro C Har. N.J M. M.pfctfs Jewell Tea Kans Kennecott Goodrich Pf Kelly Tire Granby Min’s New York Mercantile Paper

Washington financial notes show stagnant market and dividends hope

Local notes report little interest in securities calls on the Washington Block and limited demand across issues. Odd lots of Lanstén sold at 77 to 78 while Merzenthaler moved slow. American Graphophones sold modestly. At Corcoran Fire Insurance, directors elected include B Lawrence Jackson and William Edmondston with Edmondston named president and McClelland vice president.

Washington Exchange Merzenthaler Corcoran Fire Insurance Company Lawrence Jackson William B. Edmondaten Frank McClelland Frank P. Reeside Albert F. Mareh Robert D. Weaver Watson Clark Loula RR Peak Albert T. Coumbe B. Lawrence Jackson Frank J. Lewis Wears Wiliam EK. Edmond

Baltimore markets report on livestock and dairy prices

Baltimore markets lists current prices for oats poultry eggs and butter. Entries include white oats at varying qualities, live poultry including chickens hens roosters and ducks, pigeons and guinea fowl, Maryland Pennsylvania Western and Southern eggs with firsts and regional values, and creamery butter with grades and regional rolls. Prices shown reflect per pound or per pair and differ by size and quality.

Baltimore Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia Southern Ohio

Local Produce Market Prices Displayed for Poultry and Groceries

A local market list shows alive poultry with hens and roosters priced per pound and turkey options, along with creased poultry values and general farm products. It includes cheese, butter, eggs from nearby regions, vegetables with varied per unit and per bushel rates, and green fruits like California and Florida citrus and apples, noting multiple price ranges and crates.

Copper and Iron Market Prices in New York Report

The Metal Market from New York on April 3 shows firm copper with electrolytic near 28.00 39.00 and June at 27.00 27.50. Iron remains firm with No 1 Northern 20.75 21.15 and No 2 at 20.25 29.75, No 1 Southern 20.60 21.00, No 2 20.25 20.75. Tin trades strong spot at 60.00 52.00. London spot copper £116 5s, futures £112, electro lytic £186. spot tin £197 10s, futures £192 10s.

New York Northern Southern London

Live Stock Markets and Receipts Across Cities

Chicago reports HOGS weak with receipts 19 000 and various price bands. CATTLE receipts 9 000 steady with native steers and calves priced. SHEEP receipts 17 008 weak with wethers and lambs quoted. New York shows BEEVES weak with steers bulls and cows listed. CALVES firm. SHEEP AND LAMBS steady. Baltimore weekly cattle receipts 1 663 with mixed cattle prices. sheep and lambs light supply and steady. calves weekly totals 506 with higher prices noted.

Chicago Helfere New York Baltimore Maryland

New York grain prices show strength across wheat and corn

New York market reports April 3 list spot wheat with strong tones for No 1 durum at 1.37, No 2 hard 1.34, No 1 Northern Duluth 1.42 1/2, Northern Manitoba 1 47 1/2, and May futures at 1.38. Corn spot firm at No 2 yellow 36 1/4 with other notes.

New York Duluth Manitoba I. T Standard

Philadelphia Market Report For April Price Range

Philadelphia markets report butter at 38 and 41, eggs steady near 6.60 for current receipts, cheese steady on New York full creams, No 2 red spot April at 1.22, No 2 Southern red at 1.20, No 2 yellow corn and other No 2 white oats futures noted with mixed quotations and weekly adjustments.

Philadelphia Western Creamery Extra F. c Western Extra

Supreme Court rules creditors’ claims in partnership failure

The Supreme Court decided yesterday that when a partnership fails the individual creditors of a member take priority over partnership creditors in asset distribution. The ruling was announced in the case involving William Gray & Sons of Philadelphia and its three partners individually.

Supreme Court William Gray & Sons Philadelphia

Chicago Grain Market Opens Upper on Forecasts of Lower 1915 Crop

Chicago on April 3 reports wheat rising 5 cents as traders predict the domestic winter crop will total about 1.665 billion bushels less than 1915. May at 120 1 2, July 118 3 4, corn and oats mixed. Futures show scattered gains and declines with multiple quoted cash prices for wheat corn and rye.

Chicago

Washington cattle market and Secretary Redfield trip

Hogs at 9 944 dressed small 11 142 medium 11 12 heavy 10 sheep clipped 6 veal calves 10 20 percent medium 944 10. Secretary Redfield will begin a ten day vacation this week. He plans Charleston first then a voyage on a coast survey or fisheries vessel and will visit friends in Charleston.

Redfield Charleston Charleato

Popularity Rises for New Universities Dictionary

The New Universities Dictionary by Kann Sons & Co. sees rising distribution and praise from readers and lawyers alike. Buyers report 98 cents well spent as the book offers up to date definitions, clear illustrations, and a compact practical binding for everyday use.

Praiven Hook Weill Kann, Sons & Co

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