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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1904

Page

26

Traders Hold Aloof Not Much Pressure to Sell

The report notes a tentative rise in cotton prospects while wheat prospects dampen gains. Prices show little pressure for selling. demand is uncertain, and markets drift near inactivity. The era of bumper cotton hopes clashes with cautious wheat forecasts and broader stock-market hesitancy.

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New York Stock Market Mixed as Cotton Mostly Steady

New York August 4 The stock market opened steady with slight declines amid weak Liverpool cables and favorable weather. Prices fluctuated. bulls held lines around last night’s figures as six brokers guarded the ring waiting for a selling order. Houston reports 126 bales of new crop. exports fair. consolidated stocks dip below 100,000 bales for the first time this season.

W B. Hibbs & Co F Street New York Stock Exchange Washington Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade New York Liverpool Houston

Wheat Market Soars On Rust Damage Reports At Chicago

Sensational rust damage rumors to spring wheat fueled a sharp Chicago board of trade rally. September futures climbed to near daily highs as traders priced in Northwest losses and limited new supply, with oats and corn following the price lift across grains.

Grain Market Reports Mixed Action as Wheat Buoys Prices

New York grain notes a volatile session with wheat futures rallying on bear markets and heat fears. Spot rye and corn receipts show modest gains while oats and other grains trade unevenly. bulls push September contracts higher with overall market buoyancy amid export activity and heavy covering.

New York Duluth Manitoba Buehela

Washington Produce Market Receipts Weakened Amid Heavy Supplies

Potatoes remain heavy with a weaker tone while cabbage and cucumbers show slow sales. The list covers near by prices for potatoes, beets, carrots, cabbage, cucumbers, egg plants, corn, cantaloupes, melons, apples, lemons, berries, and meats with multiple state and city references. It notes strong wheat and corn markets and steady dairy and eggs, ending with a health ad for Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder.

Maryland Virginia West Virginia Tennessee North Carolina

Local stock market’s two securities move with uneven prices

Transactions centered on Washington Railway and Electric preferred and type machines. Washington Railway and Electric preferred sold in blocks with closing at 621-2. Merghenthal Linotype showed slight decline with multiple trades around 1750s. Bonds and common stocks fluctuated. Bank stocks bid and spread narrowed. insurance issues mixed with several price shifts.

Washington Railway and Electric Preferres Mercenthaler Linotype Stock Exchange Dist Ct of Columbia Philippine Land Purchase Railrwad Capital Traction Railroad Ds Metropolitan Railroad Metrosodtan Railroad Columbia Railroad Ga Md Washington Hallway Washington Gas Company Fa Sures Washington Gaspany Luited States Potomac Washington Market Company American Security and Trust Union Trust and Storage Waanington Apital Traction Company Washington Stailway and Electric Company Washington Railway and Electro Tumpary Hank of Washington Central Citizens Lincoln Riggs Firemen’s Franklin Metropolitan Corcoran Fatomac Arnington National Union Columbia People’s Tith Columbia Title Chesapeake and Paramur Washington Gas Georgetown Tas Mergenthalernotype Greene Consolidated Copper Compans Washington Market Norfolk Washington Steamboat J’ Maury Dove Company Realty Appraisal and Agency Company Washington Railway and Electric Preferred Mergenthaler Linotype Lanston Monotype Washington Railway and Electric

New York Produce Prices and Freight Rates Summary

New York market notes steady to firm in dairy and grain items. Butter and cheese show mixed receipts. eggs, poultry, flour, corn meal, and rye flour firm with modest demand. cottonseed oil, turpentine, rosin, and coffee steady to firm. metals and oils follow London on copper and iron. long list of regional price ranges for potatoes, cabbages, and peanuts with steady freight rates to Liverpool and grain by steam.

Baltimore Southern Liverpool Cork New York Pennsylvania Long Island Jersey London Londen Southern Soft

Live Stock Market Totals and Prices Across NY and Chicago

Daily receipts and price ranges for cattle calves hogs sheep and lambs in New York and Chicago markets. Notes include damp demand, steady to firm trends, and specific runs such as Texans westerns and Texas fed steers with prices from 3.00 to 6.60 per hundredweight for various categories.

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Forrest Helped Force Alabama Judge To Sign Bonds

General Forrest played a pivotal role in Alabama by urging Hale County to issue bonds for a railroad extension from Greensboro to the Selma Mariam and Memphis road now part of the Akron branch of the Southern Railway. In probate court a tense scene ended with the judge signing the bonds after a private conference with Forrest. The exact terms remain untold.

Alabama Chicago N. B. Forrest Greensboro Ala Selma Gen. Forrest Amicus Curiae Lmb Forrest

Equity Court actions and guardians named in DC Supreme Court docket

District of Columbia legal record lists multiple equity cases. absent defendants ordered appearances. auditors, guardians ad litem appointed. alimony payments ordered. courts include Circuit and District Court under Justice Barnard. probate matters grant letters of administration and probate for several estates. notable parties include Washington Loan and Trust Company, Parker Pen Company, and various defendants and solicitors.

Supreme Court District of Columbia Equity Court Barnard Washington Loan and Trust Company Bassett John B. Larner Raley Proesser Huppert W. R. Graham Kinna Kiona C. ©. Benjamin Wassmann Carlisle & Johnson S. Theats W. G. Johnson Walt & Cohen Coleman W H .Wabley Smith Twenty-third Street Leftwich Sinclair Euclid J & Leftwich Sinclair George Dewey Don Juan de Austria Justice Gould Justice Barnard Brownie Copart Julia Carrall J. J. Darlington Leo J. Vrather A. A. Lipscomb Jennie Hurns J B Archer Gaetano Repetti Repetti Stuart WoNamara J. K. Wihelmina Kirchner Catherine WV Whelan Stuart MuNamara Congressional Corralbas Candelaria Chihaunua Treasury National Metropolitan Bank Washington DC United States Depository Herks Investme

Real estate transfers across Washington area listings

A series of transfers recorded across multiple streets including Connecticut Avenue near Dupont Circle, Union Street Southwest, Washington Heights, Montello, Breventh Street Southeast, T Street Northwest, P Street Northwest, Congress Heights, Madison Street Northwest, Ivy City, and North Carolina Avenue Southeast. Buyers include Sterling Rufia, Real Estate and Improvement Company of Baltimore, George W Carpenter, Joseph Lavezzo, and others. prices range from $10 to $55,754.83 with many parcels and lot numbers specified.

Connecticut Avenue Dupont Circle John Briggs, Jr Sterling Rufia Youngeboro Martin O'Donoghue Real Estate and Improvement Company Baltimore Eleanor B. Goodfellow Same Union Street O streete—Isaac Hord George W Carpenter Washington Heights John G Campbell Mary F. Allen Josephine P. Hill Montello Charles A McEwan Rosa B. Whipple Empire State Realty Company John Murphy Alice C. Palmer Aulick Henry V. Casey Twelfth Street Alexander H Burehe Et Ax Wiliam E Amrose Fifth Sixth Benjamin F. Leighton Joseph Lavezzo Congress Heights Daniel Kendrick Joseph C Elizabeth A Havaner Madison Street Charles Bendheim Benjamin W. Guy IVY _CIPY Richard W. Williama Maria Feters John A Schnepp Solomon Cohen North Carolina Avenue Lauren Kantz Robert A William Vic Lewin Fourteenth Fifteenth Streets Melville M .Moffitt Bilas Columbia Heights Mary Ingersoll Mary I Sterling Willis B Union Trust and Storage Company Fidelity Trust Company William E Kamonston Corbin Thompson Walter E Wright James W French Joseph S Walter Theodore M. Judd Robert R Mahomney Cornelius P Clark John W Glennan Robert Ro White Robert P White Henry V Casey Henry I Bergmann George Emmerich Johanna C Larman William HW Albert A Wilson John B Larner Washington Loan and Trust Company Clarence Thomas Robert E Dradiey George Henderson Cazenove G

Deeds of Trust and Suits Listed in Columbia Heights

Deeds of trust securing various sums including 5000 and 1710 in blocks and squares, with multiple grantors and trustees across Columbia Heights area. Also listed are lawsuits and divorces including Hannah League limited divorce, Edward J Hannan heirs quiet title, and damages case against Baltimore Railroad Company. Plaintiffs’ attorneys named.

William Harrigan Mary B Harrigen J B Archer John Lewis Smith Hannah HE League Frank RB League LC Wiliamson Mary J ‘Turner Pepple’s Bank Edwa Niles John Weiitt Anna L Woodbury Charles KR Fleming Henry ‘H. Glassic Edward J Hannan Benjamin Studdell H .W. Sohon Mary EK Wynkeop Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company Douglass & Douglass Robert W. Brown Edward Stubbard RH Terrell Justice of the Peace Joseph H Stewart Adolphe Schwabys Solomon Coohen Brandenburg & Brandenburg

Hulls Trolley Promises Trackless New England Transit

Hull Massachusetts plans a trackless trolley line from beach wharf along Nantasket avenue to the Point. Overhead wires power a coach that can operate on either side of the street with a rubber tired quiet ride. Construction aims to begin soon and be in operation by mid August with two open and one closed cars at about $2,400 each and a 20 cent fare.

Massachusetts Boston Post Hull New England Beach Wharf Nantasket Avenue Nantasket Road New York State

Veneering Industry in Indianapolis Pivots Cabinetmaking

Indianapolis furnishes a large part of the U S veneer supply with seven local factories led by Indiana Lumber and Veneer Co. Output includes white oak quartered and sycamore veneers. logs aged 256 to 400 years yield durable finishes. Veneering thrives for polished surfaces on fine furniture and car parts nationwide.

Indianapolis United States Indiana Lumber and Veneer Company Gram Rapida Mich New York City Canada Indiana

Battle of Dollars: Why Russia Seems Set to Win

Gilson Willat notes in Leslie's London Letter that modern war is a cash game. Bank of England manager says victory now hinges on money, not merely valor. Russia’s cash reserves reportedly exceed Japan’s by vast margins, shaping public and financial opinion in Europe. Japan’s inability to convert sympathy into cash is highlighted.

Russia Gilson Willat London Leslie Bank of England Japan Europe

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