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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1916

Page

2

Market dull after early week gains as traders pull back

New York trading slows as professional selling resumes and stock prices retreat from earlier optimism. Union of steel and chemical shares drop while Marine issues show activity amid tentative signs of demand. copper and oil sectors weaken and market breadth broadens with overall volume around two million shares.

New York Baldwin Locomotive try b+ sel Mexiean Petroleum Chantile Marines

CURB MARKET PRICES FOR BONDS AND FARM PRODUCE

New York April 26 Butter lower and unsettled with mixed creamery and eggs receipts. Butter extras and creamery higher values, eggs firm with fresh gathered and regular grades. Cheese steady with state specials. Live poultry steady with broilers and turkeys quoted. Sugar raw and refined firm. Flour pork and beef steady. Lard easy in the middle West.

New York Hennery Wisconsin Middle West

Wall Street News and Gossip Summary for April 26

Southern Railway reports March gross earnings of 6 284 60 percent gain of 894 554 and after tax net 1 926 391 up 673 119. Nine months gross 451 876 780 up 4 550 545. net 16 277 681 up 6 988 472. surplus 19 627 962 up 6 745 702. Northern Pacific March gross 6 470 000 up 1 699 000. net 2 595 000 up 893 000. surplus 2 138 000 up 518 000. Norfolk & Western declares 1 percent dividend on common stock plus extra 1 percent. old rate 7 percent. New York Coffee Exchange renames to New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange due to wartime sugar dealings.

New York Southern Railway Northern Pacific Railroad

New York Stock Market Report Totals 636200 Shares

The New York Stock Market shows total sales of 636200 shares for the period. Trading activity remains steady with varied demand across several leading issues and notable interest in blue chip stocks.

Baltimore Securities Market Update April 26

Baltimore stocks show modest activity with Consolidation Coml c0 c0. 0. 08 Houston Oil trade at 254% and United Ry and Elec Co at 27 percent. Bonds list Baltimore City 4s 1961 at 99 percent and Consolidated Power 4s around 93. United Ry and Elec lat 4s near 88 percent with United Ry and Elec inc 48 at 62 percent. Overall prices reflect mixed trading and uneven bond values.

New York Jamues Aetna Ajax Rubber Co W. da Amer Int. Corp Buite Cap Atlas Powder du Pont Baltimore Tube Hercules Haskell Harker Habana Tobacco Lake Torpedo B. Te Lehigh C. Salea Magma N. J Sud W. P. Pipe L Ind Kan Nebr N. Y United Yukon Gold Baltimore Houston Oil Tr United Rys Elec. Co Baltimore City Consolidated Power Elec United Rys. and Elec. Inc Pot Pow. Con Mtg C. and P. Telephone Sa Tel Tel. Co Tel Can Mkt. Co Mkt Co N. & W. Steamboat Capital Traction Co Wash. Ry Etec. Com Am. Tel. and Greene-Cananea Copper Mergenthaler Gee Lanston American Capital Columbia Commercial District Lincoln Washington E Amer. Sec. and Trust Nat'l Savings & Trust Union Trust Company Wash. Loan and Trust Continental Tai Savings Bank Home Savings Bank of Commerce and Savings East Washington Savings Arlington Corcoran National Union Columbia Tite Chapin-Sacks Co Graphophone Security Storage Co Washington Aoe

New York Money Market Rates and Cables

New York money market figures show Mercantile paper at 3.3 percent. Sterling 60 day bills 4.73 percent with demand 4.76 and cables 4.77. Francs demand 5.94, cables 5.93. Marks demand 74 percent with cables 74.44. Kroken 12 percent, cables 12. Guilders 4.24 percent with cables 4.2. Li bes 6.40 percent, cables 6.39. Rubles demand 34 percent, cables 3.1. Bar allver 6.7 percent. Mexican dollars 5.1 percent. Time loans firmer for 60 days 3 3, 90 days 3, six months 3 4 2. Call money firm high 2 percent, low 2, ruling rate 2.36, last loan 2, closing bid 3, offered at 3.

New York Mercantile Paper

The Metal Market And Grain Prices Reported

New York April 26 copper prices steady to firm with August and later at 28.50 to 29.00 and nearby quotes noted. Iron unchanged. Tin quotes easy on spot 49.00 to 50.00. London spot copper £132 futures £125 electrolytic £141. Tin spot £198 6s futures £196. In New York wheat spot firm includes No 1 durum 1.28 ¾, No 2 hard 1.26, No 1 Northern Duluth 1.33, No 1 Northern Manitoba 1.31 fob. May futures 1.22. Corn spot No 2 yellow 9 14 5 fob New York. Cattle spot steady.

New York London Duluth Manitoba I. F

Cottonseed Oil Market Price Report

New York on April 26 reports prime crude at 9.67 with prime summer yellow at 10.75 for April and 11.00 for July and August. May 10.81, June 10.90, September 10.91, October 9.87, November 9.10. Winter yellow and summer white nominal. Ol City Pa April balances, runs, shipments listed with averages.

New York

Cooperation Builds Perfected Citrus Trade Network In California

New York quotes George W. Perkins on the California Fruit Growers Exchange as a model of cooperation and scaled organization. The system evolved from 154 local packing units to 17 district exchanges and the Los Angeles based supervising exchange, with 17 directors each a major grower. The cooperative runs without capital stock yet commands strong credit, allowing blanket freight rates and year round cultivation to move citrus fruit coast to coast.

New York George W. Perkins San Francisco San Diego California California Fruit Growers' Exchange Perkins United States Portland G. Harold Powell Thosan Washington Bangor Ito California Fruit Growers’ Exchanges Los Angeles Lft East Holland

Potomac Electric, Baltimore Poultry and Butter Prices

Local stock exchange notes closing calls on Potoman Electric and Washington Gas with prices. Poultry and butter markets show alive chickens, hens, roosters, ducks and puddle ducks with per pound and pair prices. Eggs quoted for Maryland Pennsylvania Western West Virginia and Southern firsts.

Baltimore Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Southern

U S Treasury Reports General Fund Balance and Deficit Figures

The Treasury shows a net general fund balance of 127,080,624 with receipts of 1,679,376 and payments of 1,881,576, yielding a fiscal year deficit of 61,851,864. Assets total 221,072,389.12 with silver, gold, and various notes and currencies listed across banks and reserves as of April 25, 1916.

United States Treasury Panama Canal General Fund Treasury Federal Reserve Banks United States Federal Reserve National Bank Philippines Eac Ee

Local Produce Market Price List Poultry Dairy Vegetables

A detailed market notice lists alive and dressed poultry prices per pound for hens roosters ducks and turkeys, cheese and butter rates, eggs, and a wide range of vegetables and fruits with per unit or per basket prices, including potatoes onions peppers cucumbers lettuce and citrus from Florida California and nearby regions. Strong entities include locations Virginia New York Elgin Florida California and specific items like turkeys ducks cucumbers oranges and strawberries.

New York State Elgin Tub Virginia Florida California

Washington Stock Exchange Quiet Session Hints at Future Rise

Yesterday's dull Washington Stock Exchange session saw only four trades and limited bond activity. Investors waited while no speculative lines moved, and the Arlington Fire Insurance Company announced liquidation, removing the stock from active exchange trading.

Washington Stock ‘Exchange

Live stock markets report from Chicago and New York

Chicago hogs receipts 37 000 and price ranges 9.45 to 9.95 with light to heavy classes, cattle receipts 21 000 weak with steers near 7.85 to 9.85, cows and heifers 4.00 to 9.20, calves 6.25 to 9.25, sheep 13 000 weak with wethers 6.50 to 9.00 and lambs 7.20 to 11.50. New York receipts show beef cattle 1 565 firm with steers 8.00 to 9.50, calves 7.00 to 10.00, sheep and lambs 6 540 with lambs lower, hogs 5 600 weak at 9.25 to 10.25.

Chicago New York

Washington cattle market prices listed for cattle and lambs

Market report shows Hoge nine percent dressed small eleven percent four medium eleven heavy ten sheep chipped six five percent veal calves L fourteen medium ninety one percent four ten Spring lambs thirteen fourteen with varying weights and condition notes across categories

New York Cotton Market Closes Steady After Early Advance

In New York on April 26, July cotton futures fell from 12.12 to 12.02 before finishing at 12.05. The general list closed steady to slight losses, with futures showing a range from 11.85 to 12.56. Notable contracts included October and December terms.

New York Tadubty

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