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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1904

Page

26

London Stock Market Reopens After Holiday Slow Trade

After a three day London holiday the market showed dull activity with prices oscillating around last night’s close. Metropolitan Street Railway weakened while Southern Pacific gained from Harriman system reads. trading absorbed profit taking as crop and economic notes influenced sentiment worldwide.

London Metropolitan Street Railway Igi Mtukms Belmont Vast Mas Interborough Southern Pacifi Raul Warchises Harriman Tomun Pacne Pennsylvania Weather Bureau Kiser Brooklya Mather United States Piper Billy

New York Cotton Opens Steady Then Weak On Reports

New York cotton opened steady and rose briefly on moderate bull support but soon due to selling pressure slid near the session low. The midday weekly report, sharper than feared, added pressure as traders anticipated a less bearish than expected monthly figure. Sales were heavy, with estimates around 360000 bales and leading wire houses among sellers as bulls reportedly sought to cover.

W B Hibbs & Co F Street New York Stock Exchange Washington Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade Lower Wall Street

Daily Cotton Market Report Sees Mixed Grain and Cotton Prices

In New York on August 2, cornmeal firm while rye and other staples quoted nominal. Wheat receipts listed at 26,000 bushels spot. No 2 red 103 and various afloat bids. Spring wheat bullish factors include higher cables and foreign demand. corn strength supports overall gains. May, September, and December futures show modest upticks amid bullish sentiment and continued upward trend in options.

New York Duluth Manitoba Shorts Ebaco

New York Prices and Market Briefs August 2

Market notes show butter firmer but unchanged. eggs steady. poultry alive and dressed steady. Cottonseed oil and rosin steady. copper and lead largely unchanged in London and New York. Local prices hold. grains and meats steady with firm tendencies in certain items.

LIVE STOCK MARKETS REPORTS WITH WIDE VARIANCE IN PRICES

New York and Chicago market summaries show receipts and prices across cattle calves hogs and sheep. Cattle demand slow with prime steer values around 52. to 52. a cent. Texas and Western offerings listed with varied yields. Hog prices steady to barely steady with range from 6.15 to 7.0 per hundredweight. sheep and lambs receipts high with steady tone. Boston and Baltimore notes include flour wheat corn oats rye hay and butter eggs cheese pricing. a Cure for catarrh ad closes the page.

New York Ider Eulia Chicago Texas Bo Tower Cales Coica Georgia Virginia West Virginia Tennessee North Carolina

Members of major exchanges and rail bonds from 1900s listing

A parsed list of railway bonds and exchange members including Atchison, Baltimore and Ohio, Central of Georgia, Chicago Burlington and Quincy, Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul, Chicago Northwestern, Chesapeake and Ohio, Missouri Kansas and Texas, Union Pacific, Northern Pacific, Reading, Seaboard Air Line, Southern Pacific, and others. Names of lines, bond types, and prices shown in a dense catalog format.

New York Atchison General Atchison Baltimore and Ohio Central of Georgia Chesapeake and Chic Chicago Altardike Burlington and Quincy New Milwaukee and St Paul Northwestern Consol Col &Y C St Louis Chiago Terminal Consolidated Tobacco CausoraTy Southern Colorado Denver Rilo Grande Erie General Fort Worth Denver City Missouri Kansas and Texas National Railroad of Mexico New Jersey Central General Northern Pacific Norfolk and Western Oregon Sacrt Line Partic Pennsylvania Reading General Iron Mountain Western Union Pacific Wheeling and Lake Erie Wisconsin Central

Washington Stock Exchange closing quotations list

Yesterday's close shows bids on bonds and a wide range of stocks. Key holdings include Metropolitan Railroad 6s 1914 at 118, Washington Gas 6s series B 194-29 at 10s, Capital Traction 4s 1903 1920 at 10%, and National Safe Deposit at 150, with various railroads, trust companies, and insurance stocks priced across 102% to 164% ranges.

Seles Washington Railway and Electric Washington Gas St. Alter Stock Exchange District of Columbian Philippine Land Purchase Capital Traction Railroad Metropolitan Railroad Columbia Railroad City and Suburtan Anacostia and Patemac The Washington Railway and Electric Company Sigwalted States Electric Light Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Washinsion Market Company Safe Deposit and Trust National Safe Deposit and Trust Washington Loan and Trust American Security and Trust Union Trust and Storage Washington Savings Bank Capital Traction Company National Bank Bank of Washington Central Y'farmers and Methanics Citizens Columbia Capital Franklin Metropolitan Coreman Potomac Arlington National Union People's Coten Nino Tits Washington Chesapeake and Potomac Georgetown Mergenthaler Linotype Lanston Greene Consolidated Copper Company Washington Market Norfolk Jo Maury Dove Company Second National Bank Washington Railway and Electric Preferred Capital Traction Washington Railway and Electric Common

Wheat Bull Run Lifts Futures on Rust and Foreign News

Wheat for September rose sharply on reports of rust damage in Northwest spring wheat and bearish foreign signals. Corn joined the rally, oats edged higher, while provisions held steady as bulls dominated trading. receipts and prices quoted by Chicago brokers show a day of strong demand and firm action across grains.

W. B Hibbs & Co F Street New York Stock Exchange Washington Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade Chicago Board of Trade Minneapolis United States Liverpool Budapesth Northwest Weather Bureau Forth West Eurelomers Neapolis Duluth Bicaga Sants

Local Stock Exchange Backs Off With Small Volume

Yesterday's session lasted just over half an hour with little activity. Fifty shares changed hands, five sold after call at nominal prices. Washington Gas and Railway issues showed minor moves, while banks and insurance stocks were largely dull with few shares offered or demanded. Potomac Insurance directors were elected at the annual meeting and officers reappointed.

The Potomac Insurance Company Washington Loan and Lrust W H Acker John Taylor Arms Joseph H Bradley George W Brown Thomas Brown John Cook H Bradley Davidson W Riley Deeble Thomas Dunlop John Joy Edson W J Flather Walter Meston David Moore R E Pairo C B Rheem L P Shoemaker W F Swartzell B H Warner Jesse Wilson W H Walker John Leetch Charles W. Fairfax Jesse L Heiskell Charles E. Hood L . Fristo Alexander K Phillis H P. Howard, Jr

Weekly Crop Report Highlights Ample Rainfall and Solid Growth

The Weather Bureau reports favorable temperatures and generally adequate rainfall for the week ending August 1, with corn progressing well though needs in parts of the Ohio, central Mississippi, and Missouri valleys. Winter wheat thrashing advances in central valleys. rain interrupts in the Middle Atlantic. Rust and drought affect cotton and hay in some regions. apples outlook varies by area. Plowing for fall seeding begins in the Middle Atlantic, Southern Illinois, and Oklahoma.

Weather Bureau Ohio Missssippi Missouri Middle Atlantic Missouri Valley Rocky Mountains Minnesota North Dakota Iowa Nebraska South Dakota Oregon Washington Maryland Delaware New Jersey Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Carolinas Georgia Florida Texas Florda Ohio Valley Virginia North Carolina Middle Atlantic States New Engand Lake Region Middle Atlantc Illinois Oklahioma

Washington Produce Market Prices and Receipts

Produce prices across vegetables fruits and poultry listed with per unit and regional notes. Heavy tomato receipts and overall market weakness noted alongside Treasury receipts and expenditures figures from government sources.

Supreme Court Equity and Bankruptcy Court Entries Record

The Legal Record lists multiple DC docket items across courts. Cases include alimony matters, publications, auditor reports, contempt, absent defendants, asset transfers, and guardianship orders, with numerous attorneys and estates named, and property transfers in DC neighborhoods such as Thirteenth Street Southeast and Cleveland Park.

Arthur Peter _ Warfield Glennan Harry Welch Welch Utermehleys Stokes Edmund W van Dyke Lambert & Baker Jenking Ve Lee C C Magruder Gordon & Gordon Ballinger Ballinger

Deeds of trust and lawsuits in local properties and name change

Multiple deeds of trust securing loans from savings and trust companies across blocks and squares, listing borrowers, lenders, amounts, terms, and securing entities. Also mentions appeals in equity suits and a name change petition for Abraham N Rabinowitz to Abraham N Roberts.

Abraham N Rabinowitz Abraham N Roberts Pettioner J J, Peyser M. Strasburger

Mount Vernon Road Wins Triangle Station Lease

The Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Railway Company has leased a site at the triangle formed by Twelfth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest. The building, owned by A Le Preux and housing a wire and liquor establishment, will house the new station. Tracks will be moved from the present route toward the D and Twelfth streets line, with work starting soon. Occupancy is hoped for late fall, after the plan approval and inspection by the Washington and Alexandria Commuters Association.

Mount Vernon Road Triangle Twelfth and Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, Alexandria Mt. Vernon Itis Sada Twelfth Street A le Preux D and Twelfth Streets Washington and Alexandria

Russia's commerce and U S import position shown

A State Department report on Foreign Commerce of Russia notes 1903 European frontier imports at 300.8 million dollars, 1902 at 204 million, and 1901 at 266.5 million. The United States ranks third among importing nations, has doubled its exports to Russia in three years, while Germany sees growth from raw materials and indirect imports. The U S also ranks last among reading countries in exports to Russia.

United States State Department Russia Monaghan Chemnitz Germany

Virginia Carolina report and Articles of Incorporation

A Virginia Carolina report from Richmond notes dissident stockholders praise the company management and predict renewed prosperity. Also listed are Articles of Incorporation for several companies including Online Chemical Company and World Correspondence Company with specified capital and names. Additionally, Commissioner Yerkes reports Internal Revenue Bureau receipts for the year ended June 30 1904 totaling 232 904 005, with collection costs around 4 513.

Washingon Richmond Charles A Williams W B_ Davis Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company New Jersey Yerkes Internal Revenue Bureau

The Strike and the Public Function

A Chicago Tribune editorial argues the stockyard strike is a national issue as meat production is a public function. It calls for impartial arbitration to set fair wages, noting delays harm industrial prosperity and self-respect, and contrasts private wages with public accountability.

The Chicago Tribune United States Department of Commerce America

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