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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Apr 08, 1908

Page

17

Last Hour Stock Surge Buoys Market Amid Dull Morning

In a volatile trading day the New York stock market steadied with a late hour rally that saved the session from a new yearly low. Early declines gave way to modest gains as investors awaited a favorable crop and financial news, with Canadian Pacific and Third Avenue Railroad among notable movers.

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Capital Traction bonds quoted at 110 percent

Washington Stock Exchange notes show Capital Traction Regular call at lunch with 500 dollars at 110 percent. Capital Traction bonds trade at 19 at 122 percent, 10 at 122 percent, 20 at 121 percent, and 5 at 122 percent.

Capital Traction

New York Cotton Prices and Market Details April 7 1924

New York cotton and commodity prices listed for April 7 1924 show ranges for cattle hogs sheep lambs and calves with per hundredweight and per pound quotes. Money rates banking credit balances and shipments are noted along with exchange rates and government bond status in a typical late day market summary.

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London Stock Exchange to Close on Good Friday and Easter Monday

British traders push a petition to suspend exchange business from Good Friday to Easter Monday to break the dull session. Markets watch Erle matter, crop reports, and the elite securities list valued near 8 million dollars.

Washington New York Stock Exchange England London Brighton Erle

Washington Stock Exchange Reflects Limited Activity

The Stork Exchange saw little notable action yesterday with some specialists spurring modest interest in recently prominent properties. Washington Railway and Electric Company rose to 36 on light trading. preferred stock up to 75 with about 200 shares changing hands. Lanston records a 100 share trade at 8, with bids 7 3 4 to 8. Capital Traction trades around 122 1 4 to 121 3 4 as demand persists. George F. Lord, secretary of the Boston Stock Exchange, visits Washington praising growth and new banking structures since his last trip.

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Washington Market Prices Reported for Eggs Butter Poultry and More

Washington market quotations show wholesale eggs firm with moderate supply and steady demand across regions. Butter receipts tight but quality high with varied prices. cheese and dairy items mixed. Live and dressed poultry steady to in demand. vegetables and fruits list wide price ranges. Berlin future trading restored as Reichstag passes a bill abolishing the ho-borse register.

Virginia West Virginia North Carolina Cileese York Florida California Berlin Reichstag

Anchor Line steamer Columbia faces fierce Atlantic storm

New York April 1 The Anchor Line steamer Columbia arrived from Glasgow with a tally of storms reported on her log for ten days. A large scomber struck her starboard side last Friday evening flooding the decks. Earlier wireless reports warned of two icebergs in the steamship lane prompting Capt Wadsworth to alter course to avoid collision. Four ventilators were smashed and the baggage room flooded.

New York J Stealer Columbia Glasgow Wadsworth Newfoundland

North Washington group backs public park way plan

The North Washington Citizens' Association met at Church of the Advent with President Edward A. Niess presiding. They agreed to petition the Senate to make the Rhode Island avenue triangle a public park way and discuss sidewalk construction after Gen. Benjamin LeFevre reported a resident canvass supporting sidewalk laying.

North Washington

British Foreign Trade Drops in March Statement

London on April 7 reports the Board of Trade March statement showing a 328,125,000 decline in imports and a 3,148,000 drop in exports. Major import decreases include 375,400 in wool and 17,590,000 in cotton, with 12,500,000 from American sources. Exports fall mainly by 5,000,000 in manufactured goods.

London The Board of Trade

New York Produce and Grain Markets Reported in April Update

The April market roundup shows steady to mixed activity across poultry, eggs, flour, and oils with receipts varying by commodity. Wheat prices slipped from recent peaks amid reports of Southeastern gains and foreign selling, while oats and other staples posted varied quotations and inventories.

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Live Stock Markets in New York and Chicago Trade Briefs

New York reports light cattle trade with steady feeling and high export volumes for beef. Calves and sheep show softening prices with unshorn lambs bid at 4.00 to 5.50. Chicago receipts near 2,500 cattle and about 10,000 hogs with steady to mixed tones, steers 7.40, hogs 6.25 to 6.50, and pigs around 6. Upstate markets show 11,000 hogs and varied sheep and lamb prices, with market slower and lower by midweek.

New York Mdig Galveston Quist New Orleans Savannah Charleston Baltimore Philadelphia Houston Memphis Great Britain Japan Fnce France Mexico Virginia Chicago

Metal Market Declines Across London and Local Prices Chronicle

New York April 7 reports a sharp drop in London tin with spot at 141 ls and futures at £140 ls. Copper also down London prices, mixed local quotes show weak markets with Tead and Aguelter easing. Local commodities including ore and foundry metals hold steady or soften, while No 1 and No 2 foundry prices range about 17.75 to 18.75.

New York London Tron Standard Foundry Wild Cleveland English Market. Locally No Change Was Reported. “No. 1 Foundry Northern Southern Southern Soft

Baltimore Markets Across Commodities Report

Baltimore markets show dull and unchanged receipts futures and exports for flour wheat corn oats and rice with steady prices across several grades. A separate Camden New Jersey item reports 18-year-old Joseph Wood sentenced to 30 years for the murder of nine-year-old Ethel Nevin with the head crushed by a hatchet. Senator Tillman of South Carolina arrives at a sanitarium in Atlanta for ongoing treatment and is reported in satisfactory condition.

Baltimore Western Southern Camden N. J Joseph Wood Ethel Nevin Senator Tillman Atlanta South Carolina

Relief Hospital Ship Arrives With 160 Sick At San Francisco

Rear Admiral Evans improves at Calistoga but will likely not rejoin the Pacific Fleet in California. The hospital ship Relief, commanded by Surg. C F Stokes, arrives Magdalena Bay with 14 sick from the fleet and proceeds to Mare Island to discharge patients. 160 sick aboard include appendicitis, tuberculosis and fifteen insane, with capacity for 60 more.

Relief Stokes San Francisco Magdalena Bay Paso Robles Hot Springs Cal Evans P. E. McDonald San Diego California Monterey Apri Battle Ship Fleet Surg C. F. Stokes United States Navy Mare Island Navy Yard Mare Island Charles M. ‘Thomas Admiral Evans Connecticut Admiral Thomas S Evans Thomas People’s Navy People's Fleet United States Navy Mexico Marie Chargeurs Rennis Line Antwerp McNear Steamship Company Gov Sansumnez Lower Goodfellow Rott Nash Ajax G. H. Bradshaw R. D. White Washington White Lieut. White

Naval officers under orders and voyage movements

Orders issuing leave and assignments for Lieuts Cushman Combs and Abeken and surgeons Plummer and Abeken plus sailors to various yards and ships. Arrivals at Magdalena Bay Guantanamo Norfolk and Boston with several vessels sailing to San Francisco San Diego and other ports. Leave dates from Magdalena Bay span April to May with multiple leg arrivals and destinations.

W. BR. Cushman United States Naval Hospital Mare Island Cal J. R. Combs Idaho F. G. Abeken West Virginia R. W. Plummer Boatswain A Larsen Hancock Navy Yard New York N. Y Connecticut Whipple Hopkins Stewart Hull Lawrence Tennessee California Washington Port Angeles Port Townsend Iilperary Magdalena Bay San Francisco San Viego San Fedro Rive Santa

Rate Suit Against P. E. Pittsburg Railroad In Equity

A. F. Bacon files a broad equity bill accusing the Pennsylvania Company of charging more than 2 cents a mile on the Pittsburg to Chicago line and intermediate points. The suit, seeking an injunction, cites violations of multiple state constitutions and laws, plus congressional powers, to stop the varying rates. Despite a small amount involved, 30 cents, the action targets five higher per mile charges across four states and challenges the railroad’s charter and practices.

Washington Post Pittsburg Pennsylvania Company Pennsylvania Ohio Pittsburg, Fort Wayne Chicago A. F. Bacon United States Indiana Illinois General Assembly of General Assemblies Indiiana Congress

Great Northern fined for rebating under Elkins act

New York April 7 The Great Northern Railway Company was found guilty in U S Circuit Court of paying rebates to the American War Refining Company in 1904 in violation of the Elkins act. Judge Holt imposed a 5000 fine after U S Attorney Stimson spoke for the government. The maximum fine could have been 40000. The refining company was previously convicted and fined 10000. The railroad sought a sixty day stay and planned a bill of exceptions.

Washington Post New York Great Northern Railway Company United States American War Refining Company Holt United States Heartrice Stimson Elkins Stinson Northern Steamship Company

Centralization of Railroads Report by Commerce Commission

The Interstate Commerce Commission release details how railway firms evolved from independent entities into centralized systems. It highlights a uniform account system drive and notes that among over 18 billion dollars in outstanding securities, railways hold 5.6 billion, with the public owning about 7.8 billion in funded debts and 4.7 billion in stocks.

Commerce Commission Interstate Commerce Commission

Double murderers hanged in Philadelphia prison

Philadelphia today witnessed the second double hanging of the year at Philadelphia County Prison. Max Seifer and Joseph Tolrica were executed for jealous passion killings. Seifer shot a girl who threatened an engagement breakup, Tolrica killed the girl’s brother after attempting to shoot the girl.

Philadelphia Philadelphia County Max Seifer Joseph Torlico Solfer Tolrica

Chicago Ends Long Cruise Homeward Bound Pennant Honors Voyage

A Washington special reports the U S cruiser Chicago entering Hampton Roads on April 7 after months on the California coast with a pennant from mainmast to water indicating days away. Capt Robert M Doy commands. Many enlistment expirations returnees aboard. The ship will stay at Norfolk Navy Yard for repairs and several months.

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Staff appointments for Metcalf in San Francisco

Rear Admiral Henry Glass, Lieutenant W. R Miller, and Ensign Metcalf are detailed to serve on Secretary Metcalf's staff in San Francisco. They will assist in preparations for the forthcoming fleet review by the Atlantic and Pacific fleets.

Henry Glass Lleut W. R Miller Ensign Metcalf Metcalf San Francsco Atlantic Pacific

Army Orders: Leaves granted and officer reassignments

Five day leave for Capt Robert A Brown to First Lieut Burney Smith is approved. Promotions shift Colville P Terrett to brigadier? no to lieutenant colonel Seventeenth Infantry. Several officers promoted to higher ranks across units including William M Wright Andrew Brewster Howard C Price Eldred Warfield Walter McCaskey Frank Lang Oliver Dockery Jr John R Thomas Jr Milton Eliott Jr. Joseph Herring Charles J Nelson transfers within Twenty fourth Infantry. Capt Ben H Dorey retired detailed for Michigan militia duty. Special Orders No 49 related to Capt Edward L King revoked. Capt Sydney Smith of Sixteenth Infantry retired for incapacity.

Robert A Brown Fourth Cavalry Burney Smith Sixteenth Infantry Colvilie P Terrett Eighth Infantry Seventeenth Infantry William M. Wright Andrew Brewster Twenty-fifth Infantry Nineteenth Infantry Howard C. Price First Leutenant Fifth Infantry Eldred D.warfield Fretieutenant Third Infantry John R. Thomas, Jr First Infantry Milton A. Eliott, Jr Frstiieutenant Thirteenth Infantry Twenty-seventh Infantry Twentyfourth Infantry Joseph Herring Charles J. Nelson Ben H Dorey Michigan Edward L. King Second Cavalry Frederick W. Cole First Trent Sydney Smith

Hyattsville Building Association Offers 8 Percent Returns

The Hyattsville Building Association of Hustinville Md advertises an eight percent annual yield on semi annual dividends. It claims twenty one years of dividend history with regular payments not less than four percent every six months. Full paid stock may be withdrawn with dividends after thirty four months.

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