Market Tides and Transports Hold Despite Mixed Signals
Negative stock market conditions prevailed with few signs of demand while August dividend disbursements of 15 million to 20 million will set a new record for that month. Western rails show gains in tonnage though overall rail activity remains light. Canadian Pacific and affiliates show late-day strength. Metals retreat on copper weakness as United States Steel and other issues hold firm. bond activity small and irregular with total sales around 2.78 million par value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
United States
Heaviwaas
Kennecott
United States Steel
New York Bond Market Snapshot July 31
A compact review of New York bond market bids and offers on July 31 listing prices and yields for multiple corporations and government issues. Notable entries include American Agricultural and Pacific Tel bonds with varied coupons, large rails such as Atchison and Chicago lines, steel firms, utilities, and banks, reflecting wide activity and changing yields across sectors.
New York Money Market Rates and Quotes
WEW YORK MONEY MARKET. New York July 31 Mercantile paper Sterling 60 day bills 471% demand 475% cables 4764 Franca demand 630% cables 590% Marks demand 71% cables 71% Kronen demand 1230 cables 1240 Gulldera demand 41716 cables 4134 Lives demand 64944 cables 645% Rubles Fernand 3945 cables 2050 Har silver S4 Mexican dollar 49% Time Wan weak 60 days 3 31% Qo days 4% 3 6 months 34 a Cal money steady high 2g low 2 weacy rare 2% last loan 24 closing bid 2% offered at Shy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street News And Gossip July August Dividends Reach Record
New York reports July August dividend and interest disbursements for 3150,725 465 a new high for this period with $120 750 508 in August. Dividend payments from 204 corporations total $82,725,465 up $26,274,957 from last year, Virginia-Carolina Chemical reports 1918 net earnings of $5,2467 increase of $447,518. Atchison lines show June gross $11,934,400 up $1,982,607. 12 months ended June net $43,779,993 up $7,728,593. McRoberts of National City Bank says Russia’s financial risk ends with postwar foreign loans guiding trade relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Camp Area
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Russia
McRoberts
National City Bank
United States
Ajax Rubber
Lacreds Gas
Alaska
Lake E
Junean
Lehign Valley
Lee Rub & Tire
Adlia-Chal Pf
Mackay Cos
Am Ag
Maxwell Motor Bly
S&f
Miami Copper
Car & F
Sais
St P & SS
Heo& L
Mo Pacific
Enom
Am Tel & Tel
Nev
O & West
Wooten
Norf & West
N & West
North
Atchison
North Pacific
Atchison Pf
Pacific Mail
AL G & Ww
Penn R R
Phila. Com
Bay
Balt & Ohio
Pitts Coal
Pitts Steel
Brooklyn R. TI
Brunswick
Ry Steel
Butte & Sup
Pacific
Cent Leath
Rep
I & Steel
Chandler Motor
RIT & S Pr
Ches & Ohio
Sears Roebuck
M &St P
Chio &Nw
Shattuck AC
South Pacific
Cinert Peabody
RTM
Colo Fuel & Ir
Studebakeries
Texas & Pac
Crucible Steelhead
Texas
Third Avenue
den & Riog
Athe
Twin City
Linton Pacific
Lyst Securities
Cig
Erie
Iscoju
Erielst
Gen Electric
Gen Motors
S. Real & Tm
Goodrich
S. Red & Rf
Gt North Pt
U S Rubi Pr
US Steel
Greene C Cop
U S Steel Pt
Illinois
Utah Copper
Ins Copper
BEY
West Mary
West UN
Westinghouse
Willys
Chicago Grain Prices Edge Lower as Cooler Weather Sets In
Chicago market reports cooler buys easing fears of crop damage. Wheat futures close near steady with September at 1.21% and December 1.24% 1/4, corn largely unchanged to slightly down, and provisions slipping. Prices for cash grain, eggs, cheese, butter, eggs, and vegetables listed with multiple regional quotes and futures figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Policies of Standard Oil and steel trust on depreciation and publicity
A Hollands dispatch discusses how Standard Oil and the United States Steel Corporation handle depreciation writing and asset valuation. It notes Standard Oil's cautious depreciation and the Steel Company's early publicity, with quotes from industry figures about the implications for public and shareholder information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
Great Industrial Corporation
Theatest Corporation
Standard Oil Company
Oil
Holland
Local Stock Exchange Bond Listings and Prices
Salee Regular call noon. Washington Railway and Electric parts with 5000 at 52 percent 2000 at 83 percent 2000 at 82 percent 2000 at 82 percent 5000 at 82 percent. Potomac Electric company 5 percent bonds 1000 at 101 percent. Mergenthaler Linotype 6 at 160 percent. Feder National Bank 4 at 150 percent. After call City and &.
Treasury reports daily cotton market and fiscal balances
The daily report shows the U S Treasury end of day figures with net balance in the general fund at 229,977,976 dollars and total ordinary receipts 2,488,601 dollars against ordinary payments 2,044,052 dollars. It lists revenue receipts for the period, and presents assets and liabilities including gold and silver holdings and bank notes totaling 1,357,446,647 dollars in total notes held and 825,226,292.46 dollars in general fund cash assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
General Fund
Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve
National Bank
Federal Reserve Banks
National Banks
Nes
Live Stock Markets Across Cities July 31 Highlights
NY markets show beef and calf receipts and prices, Chicago hog and cattle bids, Baltimore week cattle totals up or down, Philadelphia dairy items and grain quotes. Notable figures include hog receipts 7,429 in NY and 41,900 in Chicago, sheep and lambs at Chicago 17,000, butter and cheese firm in Philadelphia, and wheat and corn rates across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Lamba
Baltimore
New York Produce Prices and Shipments Report
New York on July 31 lists firm receipts for creamery items with mixed scores and varying figures for firsts seconds and extras. Live poultry price ranges show dressed steady broilers fowls and turkeys with listed values. Flour, pork, beef, lard, sugar, and refined prices are noted with ranges and steady trends, alongside credit balances and shipment totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hennery
Middle West
Local Market Ends Week With Little Trading Interest
Local financial notes show a flat market at week end with bond demand modest and stocks largely inactive. Mergenthaler stock traded around 159 to 162 and Lanston firm at 81 to 82, while Federal National Bank and utilities posted small sales. Washington Railway and Electric and Potomac Electric bonds traded between 82 and 101 with little broker attendance and no selling pressure observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mergenthaler Wold
Lanston
Federal National Bank
Washington Railway and Electric
Potomac Electric Consolidated
New York Cotton Markets Slip Ahead of Government Report
The New York cotton market was quiet with prices easing after scattered realizing sales ahead of tomorrow's government report. December contracts opened at 13.48 and fell to 13.38, closing around 13.39. The general list held steady with minor losses across futures including August 13.02 to 13.06, October 13.36 to 13.18, and January 13.56 to 13.43.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Baltimore Market Prices For Oats Poultry Butter And Eggs
Baltimore markets report bid prices for oats and poultry products with names of varieties and weight brackets. Prices shown include white oats grades No 3 No 4 and staple oats, live poultry items such as old hens roosters springers ducks pigeons and puddies with per pound rates. Butter and eggs are listed with creamery grades and regional price spread across Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia and nearby states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Land
Southern
Swartzell Rheem Hensey Co at Fifteenth Street
A business listing notes Swartzell Rheem and Hensey Co located at 727 Fifteenth Street Northwest. The entry identifies the firm’s street address and corporate name in a city business directory style brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co
Fifteenth Street
N. W
Garment Strike Mediators Appointed by Labor Dept
The Labor Department named Ethelbert Stewart as assistant commissioner of labor statistics and John Moffert of Orange and Charles W. Mills of Philadelphia as conciliators in the New York garment workers strike. They will meet in New York today, following a lobbying effort led by Henry Morgenthau urging federal aid. The move follows a stalled temporary settlement and a warning that the strike could disrupt women’s garment supplies nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Department
Ethelbert Stewart Aselutant
John Moffert
Orange
Charles W. Mills
Philadelphia
New York
Wilson
Henry Morgenthau
Department
Tommites
Car Crashes Into Store In Maryland Avenue Area
Representative Slemp of Virginia and Miss Martha Spalding were in a car that crashed into Max Deitz furnishings store on Maryland avenue and Spencer street, breaking a large plate window and damaging the building. Miss Spalding drove into the store to avoid children in the street. Slemp, Mary Porter, and Prof D C Bruce of the Marsiana State College of Agriculture escaped with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slemp
Vertal
Washington Post
Tiyattavine
H Slerop
Virginia
Martha Spalding
Max Deitz
Maryland Avenue
Spencer Street
Miss Spalding
Misa Mary Porter
D. C Bruce
Marsiana Stele
College of Agriculture
Metal Market Copper and Iron Prices Move Quietly
New York July 31 copper and iron quotes show steadiness in the metal market. Electrolytic copper ranges 2450 to 2700, No 1 Northern iron 2050 to 2100, spot tin noted at 38.1214, London spot copper £111 with futures £108, electrolytic £125, spot £148 10s, futures £169 6a.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northern
Southern
Metal Exchange
London
New York Grain Market Report July 31
Wheat steady with No 1 durum 181 2 hard 134 No 1 northern Duluth 141 No 1 northern Manitoba 139 fob. Corn spot easy No 2 yellow 92 if New York oats steady No 2 white 46 Gate hay quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
F. c
New York
Duluth
Manitoba
Sues Cousin for Alienation in Federal Court
Special to The Washington Post Martinburg West Virginia July 31 Charles H Harper a former prominent Jefferson county farmer now residing in Shanner Oklahoma sues his cousin Joseph William Harper near Charleston West Virginia asking 150 damages for alleged alienation of his wife's affection The case slated for the September term of the Martinsburg Federal court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Martinburg
W Va
Charles H Harper
Jefferson County
Shanner Okla
Martinsburg
Joseph William Harper
Charleston
Cottonseed Oil Market Quotations from New York
In New York on July 31 the market reported prime crude September at 707, prime summer yellow at 905, August at 913 and September at 99T, October 49, November 806, December 805, January and February 80%, March 12, and prime winter yellow and waste summer at 900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington cattle market hogs report fragment
Fragmentary cattle market note lists hog classifications and percentages with terms like dressed small medium heavy veal calves and odd symbols. lacks full context or clear figures.
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Marine Issues
Devings
Northwest
Canadian Pacific
National Savings and Trust Corner
15Th St
New York Ave
Washington
America Tel
Telco
Amerian Smelters &S
American Teleacrosis
Flinks Angio
Armour & Co
SPOEE
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore and Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Brookin Transit
Central of Georgia
Central Pacific
Isis
Sears
General Electric
Great Northern Ist
Tuneis Central
Illinoia Steel
Interborough Rapid Transit
Interborough Met
Met Marine
Kansas City Southern
Lackawanna Steel
Lake
Virginia-Carolina Chemical
Western Union
Weatinghouse Electric cv
Baltimore Securities
Hid
National Bank of Baltos
Cen
Gon
WEW York Money Market
U S
Panama
Ninwspaper
Wall Street
Curb Market
Ste
Chevrolet
Gaston Wilk & Ww
Or Int Arms & F
Lynn Phonoga4
Maxim Mun x
Midvale Steel
Met Producte Oklahoma
Peerless Motors
Scripps Booth
Inclair Ai
Stutz Motor
Submarine Corp
Triangle Film
Cnt Motors
White Motors
Verde
Atlas
du Pont
Habana Tobacco
Hercules
Lehigh C
St of
St Ou
Kans
Nebr
Qhio
Swan & Finch
Chicago Grain
Local Produce Market
New York State
Elgin
Florida
California
U. S. Steel
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Management
George W Parkina
Henry O Havemeyer
American Sugar Company
Havemeyer
Local Stock Exchange
Uburban
Geo
Georgetown Gas
Washington Gag Bs Co
G & E Fs
Col. Gas & Elec
Capital Traction Co
Ana. & Po. River R. R
Ana. & Po R
Guar
Steamboat
Wash Ry & Blac
Wash Ry
Elec
Steambone
Washington Gas- Am
Mergenthaler Linotype
Lanston Monotype
Greene-Cananea
American
Columbia
Farmers and Mechanics
Federal
Lincoln
Metropolitan
Riess
Copany
Amer
Union Trust Company
Wash, Loan and Trust
Continental
Home Savings Bank
Commerce and Savings
East Wash Savings
Bee Sava
Arlington
Repta
New Orleans
Galveston
Mobile
Savannah
Wilmington
Norfolk
Boston
Houston
Memphis
Augusta
St. Cinciinnati i
Tattle Roe
Dallas
Montgomery
Aujales
Busta
Adventure
Nevada
Ida Shannon
United Fruit
Ventura
Oi City
The
Commercial Nationa Bank
Bank OF Personal Service Corner
Fourteenth and G Sts
Arge Resources
Savings Dept
Ion
Ashton G. Clapham
Arthur Lee
James A. Cahill
Tucker K. Sands
Frank E. Ghiselli
Herbert V. Hunt
Firstrut
NEW York Grain
Washington Cattle Market
Exchange Place
P. & C. Steamboat
Colonial
AZ Wash, Ey. & Free
Potomac Canall
Capital Traction
BO Wash
Ry. & Fier. Com
Wash, Ry. & Free. Pfd
Washington Utilities
Washington Gas
Georgetown Gan
Waah. Vir. Ry. Com
Mercenthaler
Munsey ‘Trust
Renuv
Iatate ‘Trust
Gayety ‘Theater
Potomac
BR. R
Washington Ry, & Flee, Ptd
Washington Gar
Munses Trust
Oklahoma
Thomas L. Hume
G Street
Tel. M
Union Savings Bank
WATH
Cooper
Loveit
Amer A‘ Graphophonie Ca
Stork
Parable
W. Woodrop
Treanurec
W. B. Moses & Sons
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