Steel Shares Climb as Market Advances Amid Irregular Trade
The New York stock market showed underlying strength from better Balkan prospects and rains in agricultural centers, though overall movement remained irregular and spasmodic. Steel rose to its best level in months, while Reading and Lehigh Valley earned strongly on solid reports. Tobacco shares declined, and London bought Steel Amalgamated and Union Pacific. The Bank of England boosted reserves with a large drop in discounts. Government bonds were steady. total par value sales reached 1.731 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Currency Commission
American Bankers’ Association
Weenington
Steel
Southern and Southwestern Railway
Reading
Lehigh Valley
St. Louis
San Francisco
American
Generals Chemical
London
Amalgamated
Union Pacific
Bank of England
Lehigh’ Valley
Agricultural
Louis
Nash
S. M
Kans
Tex
Am. Ar
Missouri Pacific
Am. Co
National Biscuit
Ru. S
Norfolk and Western
Am. S
North American
Northern Pacific
Pacific Mail Tobacco
Pennsylvania
Atchison
St. Lou
Pittsburgh Coal
Atlantic Coal Line
Baltimore and Ohio
Pressed Steel
BAY
Bethlehem Stee
Pullman Palace
Brooklyn R
Canadian Pacific
Republic I
Chesapeake and
Ohio
Ee A
S. Pfd
Chicago G. W
Rock Island Co
Gaelins
Mil
Colo
Seaboard A. L. Pfd
Imi Consolidated Gas Sog Itz
Isloss-Shef. S
Lae
SOC
Southern Pacific
Delaware and Hudson
Southern Railway
Denver
R. G
Southern Ray
Tennessee Copper
United States Realty
General Electric
United States Rubber
Great Northern
Great North
United States Steel
U. S. Steel
Illinois Central
Utah Copper
Interborough-Met
Bio Facion Ae
Wabash Ay
Inter
Harvester
Wabash Pft
Marine Pla
Western Maryland
International Paper
Western Union
Ao International Pump
Westinghouse
Elec
Kansas City Southern
Lake Erie
Lacrede Gas
W. B. Hibbs & Co
New York Stock Exchange
Eee
Treasury Money Market Report From New York Aug 7
The United States Treasury in New York reports money on call steady at 2% to 2 1/2% with bids and offers around 2 1/2%. Time loans easing with 60 days 4% to 4 1/2% and 90 days 4% to 4 1/2% suggested. Prime mercantile paper quoted 6 to 6 1/2%. Sterling exchange steady, bankers' bills at 4.8310 for 60-day and 4.8665 for demand. Government bonds steady and railroad bonds firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Prime Mercantile
The Metal Market in New York and London
Copper prices in New York show firm spot and October at 14.50 bid with electrolytic at 15.50 and 15.78 for Lake and casting at 15.25. London copper remains quiet on both the spot and futures at 68 2s 6d while Tron is steady and unchanged. Cleveland war rans quoted at 54s 104d in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Allis-Chalmers
American Wli
Armour and Cotts
Atchison
Atchison cv
Atlantic Coast Line i
Baltimore and Ohio
Hartimore
Ohio
Brooklyn Transit Co
Oes
Central of Georgia Ee
Central Leather
Chesapeake and
Denver and
Rio Grande
Distillers
Izrie
Erie
Ivrie
Illinois Central
Interborough
Mercarine
Japan
Jiensas City
Lake Shore
Louisville and Nashville
Missouri
Hans
Texas
Alissouri
Kans
Ssouri Pacific
Ational Kys
Mexico
Folk and Western
Western
Wthern Pacific
Northern Pacific
Oregon
Fenna
Penna. Con
Reading
St. Louis
San Fran
Western Md
Westinghouse Electric cv
Wircongin Central
Standard
Lake
London
Cleveland Warrans
Baltimore Markets Wheat and grain and live poultry prices
Market notes from Baltimore dated Aug 6 show steady prices for wheat and oats with listed bids for No 2 Western rye export. Live poultry quotes include spring chickens roosters ducks and old hens with various per pound rates. butter and cream prices also listed along with miscellaneous grains and bulk products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Sarall Co
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Brets
West Virginia
Dar
Deans
Ana Cole
Washington Stock Exchange Prices Note Trading Activity
Regular sales at noon show Capital Traction 1 at 115 percent after call. Washington Railway and Electric preferred 3 at 38 percent. Washington Gas 5s 1500 at 106 percent. Morgenthaler Linotype 10 at 212 percent. Capital Traction Railway 5s 1000 at 106 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital Traction
Weahington Railway and Electric Preferred
Washington Gag
Morgenthaler Linotype
Washington Gas
Capital Traction Railway
New York Produce Prices and Market Quotes Aug 7
New York dairy fruit and grain market notes list butter receipts 10,304 cubes and eggs 2,547 cases with steady to firm values. Poultry alive and fresh killed quotes appear, flour rye cornmeal hay pork and beef steady, sugar molasses and oils steady, coffee beans and potatoes and peanuts show little change. Weathered figures include shipments and regional prices with mixed listings for various commodities and brands.
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New York
Muscovada
Santos
Daily Cotton Market Price Quotations for Wholesale Goods
Wholesale market summary lists prices for poultry butter cheese eggs vegetables and fruits by region. Includes chickens hens turkeys and butter scores, various vegetables with per unit and per crate rates, green fruits, citrus, berries, grapes, apples, and wool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
Fancy
New Tore State
Wall Street Gossip on May Day Market Movements
Receivers were appointed for the St Louis and San Francisco road. The company listed 5 per cent bonds on the stock exchange to give former bondholders a free market for their issues. Seaboard Air Line notes sold heavily above original price. NYO&W reports show rising earnings and surplus. Copper sellers lift prices for August and September delivery amid strong foreign demand and tight supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wig
St Louis
San Frantisto Road
Stock Exchange
United States
New York Stock Market Report Noted at Ibbs Building
A brief stock market update indicates activity in New York trading, with a note recorded as received by Ibbs Building. The snippet implies market movements and official receipt at the given location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ibbs
Local Stock Exchange Quiet Amid Summer Vacations
Trading on the local Stock Exchange was nearly at a standstill with only one sale of Capital Traction at 1131 4 and minor moves in Washington Gas and Railway and Electric. The bond market was quiet with Capital Traction and Washington Gas around 1063 4. Brokers and customers are away on summer vacations, limiting investment activity. Benjamin Woodruff, president, will leave for New Hampshire with his family. ALK Parris returns from the seashore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Stock Exchange
Capital Traction
Washington Gas
Washington Railway and Electric Preferred
Mergenthaler
Benjamin Woodruff
Exchange
New Hampshire
Alk. Parris
New York Grain Market Report Summary
Wheat futures are barely steady as export activity remains limited and traders await the government report. No. 2 red spot gains 93 cents, prompt inland delivery around 95 cents, and No. 1 Northern Duluth at 97% fob afloat. Corn and oats show steady to quiet trading with barley inactive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Duluth
New Haven plan echoes army structure in railroad leadership
The New York press notes talks with Theodore Vail and others about reforming New Haven Railroad management. It argues a chairman of the board should set policy while assistants handle details, citing Vanderbilt and Roswell Miller as models of centralized executive control and delegated operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles S. Mellen
New Haven
Mellen
United States
New England
Melen
Amail Independent
New Haven Company
Theodore N. Vail
Howard Elliott
Eliott
William H. Vanderbilt
New York Central
James E. Rutter
Rutter
Vanderbilt
President Rutter
G. Clarke
Roswell Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway Company
Albert J. Harling
Pacific Coast
Miller
Earling
St. Paul
Howard Eliott
Holland
Vote buying hints emerge in Na Manufacturers probe
James L. Ewell testified before the House lobby committee about internal disputes in the National Association of Manufacturers. He described conversations involving J.P. Bird and Col. Martin Mulhall, alleged money demands for campaigns, and said Marshall Cushing resigned over failure to disclose campaign expenditure details for Representative Littlefield. The panel adjourned pending more testimony likely Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Cushing
Littlefield
James L. Ewell
National Association of Manufacturers
House Lobby Committee
J.P. Bird
Hughes
New Jersey
Mr. Bird
Ewell
Mulhall
Bird
Washington
Association
Maine
Senate
James A. Emery
Killed by fall from train near Wilmington
Harry Nies of Mount Rainier baggage master is found dead beside the tracks six miles south of Wilmington after a Washington and New York express train passes Wilmington. He was last seen on the Baltimore departure and the cause of the fatal fall remains unclear as the baggage car door was partly open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Nies
Mount Rainier
Wilmington
Del
Washington
New York
Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington
Nies
Baltimore
Equity and bankruptcy court docket items in district of columbia
Supreme Court and equity court entries note guardians ad litem and orders of publication, auditor references, and bond details. Bankruptcy receiver appointed for Susac Katzen with $8,000 bond. Criminal case United States v Fallon with grand larceny, personal recognizance $100. Probate notes grant wills, appoint executors, and authorize sales. numerous estates listed with bonds and attorneys. Equity suits include partition and quiet title actions with assorted damages and plaintiff attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Equity Court
Justice Bernard
Harris
Plainthis
T. L. Jones
Cox
O'Meara
Plaintiffs
Shreve
Hench
Guardian Ad Litem
Plaintiff
J. H. Taylor
Dempsey Ve. Oliver
Fred McKeerd
Hanvey
Plaintif
Chapin Brown
Bauernachmidt
Bauernschmidt
Safe Deposit Trust Company of Baltimore Trustes
G. C. Gertman
Hartman
Masters
W- G. Gardiner
W. J. Lambert
Justice Barnard
Susac Katzen
S. 5
Oberlin
Criminal Court
United States
Deeds of Trust Listed for Washington Properties
Deeds of trust filed across multiple Washington neighborhoods list many borrowers and lenders. Notable entries include Brookland, Columbia Heights, Chevy Chase Grove, and Fort Lincoln areas with loans ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 dollars, rates from 3 to 6 percent, terms from one to four years, and monthly or semiannual installments. Names like James L. Sherwood, B F Bau and James F Rhea, Catharine Cullen, Vincent Marshall, Raymond Oden, and Carl Wells appear among several trustees and securing institutions such as United States Trust Company and Washington Six Per Cent Permanent Building Association. Several entries note specific lots, squares, and blocks within S squares 5696, 6664, 2853, 3047, and others, with various lot numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey M Depew
Staf
Vanderbilt
Honey
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Chauncey M. Depew
Beabie
Mr. Depew
James Stillman
National City Bank
George F. Baker
First National Bank
United States
A. Barton Hepburn
Chase National Bank
Great Bank
Brookland
James L. Sherwood
B. F. Bau
James F. Rhea
Millard Metzger
BL. Schmidt
G. M. Emmerich
German-American Building Association
John E. Melton
Charles A. Douglas
C.brothers, Jr
United States Trust Company
Columbia Heights
Catharine C. Cullen
W. J. Vickery
Emanuel Speich
Secur
James A. Heyden
Vincent Marshall
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Seabury
G. Quinn
Vera Whitaker
Scheutzen Park
Raymond B. Oden
W. E. Lester
Michael J. Colbert
National Permanent Building Association
Chevy Chase Grove
C. H. Wells
D. 8
Mankal
Washington
Permanent Building Association
Mary B. Alexander
C. W. Fairtex
Key Smith
Jessie
M. D. Rosenberg
FR. Davis
Pension Street Car Horses End of a Delancey Era
New York August 7 property owners vote to pension for life two Delancey street horse car horses named Tom and Jerry after 24 years work on the line. The pair will be bought from the company and sent to a farm to graze while Pat Connell the line’s oldest driver will receive a fund raised in his honor. Connell has driven a horse car on the line for 32 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Delancey Street
Pat Connell
Tom and Jerry
Connell
Trade records smash last year balance to the U S
The United States ran its strongest trade year yet with a total of 4 273 000 060 in exports and imports and a balance in favor of 853 000 000. Exports outpaced 1912 by 261 500 000 with gains led by ready for consumption and manufacturing supplies. Imports rose modestly, led by United Kingdom shipments, while Germany France and Canada followed in import volumes.
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Treasury
United States
National Bank
National
Philippines
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Cubs
Canada
Brazil
Japan
Netherlands
Italy
Washington cattle market lambs hogs and calves prices
Spring lambs 73 percent hogs 3.9 percent per pound sheep 4.41 percent per pound veal calves choice 10 percent per pound
Live Stock Markets Report From Chicago and New York Aug 7
Chicago hogs and cattle prices move mixed as receipts rise. hogs 7.83 to 9.15, pigs to 8.40, cattle beves 9.16, western steers 6.25 to 7.65, cows and heifers 3.60 to 8.40. Sheep and lambs show strength, native lambs 5.00 to 7.50, western 6.00 to 7.55. New York dressed beef steady, calves and veals mixed, lambs higher, hogs sparse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Western
New York
Kentucky
Philadelphia Markets Report Fragment
Market notes from Philadelphia show butter and cheese steady while eggs firm. Wheat and oats unchanged. poultry prices mixed with firmer calf and broilers and slight adjustments for ducks and roosters. Potatoes show firmer southern prices with unclear per bushel figures.
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Philadelphia
Real estate transfers list across multiple DC neighborhoods
A compilation of property conveyances in Washington DC areas including Deanwood Heights, Randle Highlands, Surwood, Mount Pleasant, Anacostia, and Foggy Bottom. Transfers show buyers and sellers such as John W Gregory, Argent Jackson, Millard Metzger, United States Realty Company, Isaac N Williams, D L West, and Ellen Carroll. with parcels ranging from lots and blocks in squares 4297, 386, 6606, 687 1 to 2595 and 2890, many priced at 10 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deanwood Heights
John W. Gregory
Argent Jackson
Randle Highlands
Roger Melling
Millard Metzger
United States ‘Trust Company
John &. Melton
Suare
Square
John E. Melton
United States Realty Company
Anacostia
Robert F. Bradbury
Anna B. King
Georgia Avenue
Ellen C. Carroll
Patrick J
Clara V. Carroll
Friendship and
Mount Airy
Stefano Giard
Louis Perua
Friendship
Stefano Giyard
Frank Perua
Mount Pleasant
Harriet
Machen
George Otis Smith
Louis
Stefano Girard
Jota
T Street
Catharine R
Woodside
Joseph
Atkinson
Joseph W. Cheyney
Bloomaburg Park
Charles 1. Shank
William H Mears
William A. Moore
Thunteen
Hlurk
S Street
Eighteenth
Nineteenth
Seventeenth
Wreek
Edna L. Clapp
L. D Latimer
Teiniteny
H. West
Cleveland Park
H BR Dulaney
James Sharp
Oil Fire Devours Union Petroleum Plant in Philadelphia
A massive blaze at Union Petroleum Company in south Philadelphia destroyed the plant and endangered adjacent factories. Firemen suffered burns and smoke effects as explosions shattered a storage house filled with inflammable oil, triggering multiple tank and drum detonations and driving residents from their homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Union Petroleum Company
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Adams Express
Angio-Amer
Alaska Gold
Braden
Brit.-Amer
Gireux
Greene-Cananeach
Ay i. Coal Sales Ca
Stason Val
Manhattan Transit
Marconi, New
Marcon
New Haven Rts
Weth Nipissing Mines
Loy Standard Oil
Yukon Gold Union Tacifterta
United Cigar Stores
Boston
THE
United States Treasury
Baltimore Securities
Aug
National Bank of Baltimore
Houston
Ctfs
Seaboard
United Rys
Baltimore City
N. O
C. Ba
Bilec, Inc
Washington Stock Exchange
Capital Traction Co
Acostia
City and Suburban
Vanbia
Columbia Reil
Metropolitan
Railway and Electric
Sicellaneous
Islectric Con. Mort
Poconmediosin Power
Aor
Simer. Oadvant
Tel
Lanston M Mergentheler Ner Linotype
Greene Cananes
Capital
Wenee
and Mechanics
Be Trust Company Stool
American Security and Trust
Rational Savings and Trust Ae Washin Loan and Trust
Asermze
Suen Lite
Inijaua
Gla
Wooster
Wash'nston
Norfolk
North Carolina
Georgia
California
Florida
Balen
Galveston
Orley
Sevannah
Wimnington
Philsdeiie
Texas City
Betes Brunswick
Memphis
Cincinnati
Continent
Bidek
Great Britain
Wall Street
Seaboard Air
New York, Ontario and Western
NEW York Stock Market
Local Financial
Chicago Grain
NEW York Grain
Wittress
Rose Q. Hench
Janin A H. Taylor
Lillian F. Swanton
Frederick W. Swanton
W. HR. Loney
Florence M. Wheelan
J. BR. Hitt
Ray
McDonald
Richard A
Henry W. Sohon
Recella J. Bushee
Frederick Bauernachmidt
Sarah Bauernschmidt
George Q. Gertman
Séle
Mildred WH
Charles Carroll
Charles Poe
William H. ©. Brown
Nathan Crummer
William Lee
L. M. King
I. Williamson
James A. Cecil
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Wilton J. Lambert
R- H. Yeatman
Margaret Lilcrest
Capital ‘Traction Company
Charles KE. Robson
S Shedd & Brother Company
William H.C. ‘Brown
Maddox & Gatley
Hugh Reilly Company
Harry V. Boule
Thirty-sixth Street
A. A. Hoehling, Jr
Hugh Reiily Company
U. S
Washington Cattle Market
L. L. Perkins Frond
Royal Indemnity Co
the Riggs P National Bank
Ave
Opp. U
Munsey Trust Company
Frank A. Munsey
Washington Loan & Trust Co. _ Cor. Ltd
F Sts
John Jon Edson
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co
Fifteenth Street
N. W
J. Thilman Hendrick Hendrick
15Th St
Manhattan Life Insurance Co
Bonda Second Trust
Post
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