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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1904

Page

26

Wheat and Steel Stocks Wobble on Wheat Market News

New York stocks held firm against heavy wheat market pressure with steel billet concerns and an open market for finished steel products casting a shadow. Sugar and Metropolitan Street Railway rose on rumors, while government wheat damage estimates awaited. overall trading showed early firmness fading into a weaker close with various bond and currency moves noted.

New York Uere United States Steel Preferred Wall Street Canning Industry Metropolitan Interborough London Repabie Lion and Steel Company Dutisburg Steel Company Tre Pat Vase Gail Sterling Exchange

New York Cotton Market Opens Firm on August Trade

The New York cotton market opened firm and held gains into midday trading as reports of heavy rain in the central belt and rising demand from New Orleans and the South supported prices. September peaked near 1900, October around 983, December 982, January 985, with sales estimated at about 250,000 bales. Bull and outside demand influenced moves, while Houston activity prompted slight declines later.

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

Financial market snapshot with rail and utility bonds mixed

Closing sales lead with bids from Western Laion Erie and Wisconsin Central listed. Quoted prices cover Atlantic Coast Line Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago lines and national carriers with several bonds showing gains or losses, including Union Pacific and United States Steel.

Western Laion Wheeling Erie Wisconsin Central New York sAtchivon General Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Gag Central of Georgia Central of Georgia Chesapeake and Ohio Nore Chisago and Alton Chicago Burlington and Quincy Milwaukee St. Paul Northwestern Pacific Col. Isaay c St Louis Erie General Fort Worth Denver City Lea Hocking Valley Louisville Nashville Manhattan Consol Gold Mexican Central Moexican Central Minneapolis Missouri Kansas Texas Missouri Kansas National RR of Mexico New York Central General New Jersey Central General Northern Pacific Norfolk Western Oregon Short Line Particulous Pennsylvania Reading General Iron Mountains Consol San Fraveleco Seaboard Air Line Southern Pacific Southern Halfway Teras Pacfa Toledo St Louis Western 4A Union Pacific United States Steel Bohs Lake Erie Colorado

Market quotes and bond prices from Washington trades

Closing bid quotations for stocks bonds and certificates of indebtedness across Washington companies and utilities. See Washington Railway and Electric preferred and common, Metropolitan and Columbian railroads, gas, telephone, insurance, and title stocks with prices and yields, plus miscellaneous assets and city trusts.

Washington Railway and Electric Columbia Fire Insurance Company Mergenthaler Linotype Lanston Attecall—Capital Traction Washington Railway Lletme Suaterday Stock Exchange Tmstriet Columbia Alippwne Capital Travtion Railroad Politan Railroad Metropolitan Railroad Columbia Railroad Ws City and Suburban Railroad Anacostia and Fotomac Washington Railway and Electric Company i Washington Gas Company Seris Ashington Gas United States Electric United States Electric Light Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Washington Market Company First Fe Safe Deposit and Trust National Safe Deposit and Trust Washington Loan and Trust American Security and Trust Washing Union Trust and Storage Washington Savings Bank Capital Traction Company Washington Railway and Electric Company The Washington Railway and Flecric Company National Bank Stooke Hank of Washington Metropolitan Central Citizens Capital American Traders Lincsin Riggs Corcoran Potomac Arlington National Union People’s Colonial Columbia Title Washington Title Chagapeake

Market Moves Amid Crop Fears and Rust Reports

The market battled a wave of reports on Northwest crop damage from rust and rains, sending wheat, corn, and pork futures volatile. Wheat opened strong but fluctuated with rust fear and near-term supplies. September wheats traded around 101 while nearby corn and pork posted modest gains amid heavy receipts and packer influence.

New York Grain Market Faces Sharp Wheat Rally

Wheat surged on calamity news for spring crop outlook as prices hit new highs. Corn and oats followed the rise with strong spot and futures, while fats and dairy markets showed divergent moves. Trade notes include receipts and exports figures for rye barley corn and butter, with prices and marks across elevator and afloat markets.

New York Duluth Manitoba Optham

LIVE STOCK MARKETS REPORTS AUGUST PRICES AND RECEIPTS

In New York and Chicago markets receipts for cattle hogs and sheep show varied demand. Prices steadier for steers and hogs with loads of cattle at 4.00 to 6.40 bold. sheep and lambs lower overall with light supplies and some export demand. Also notes City Bank will not ship 2.5 million in gold tomorrow and Swift & Co reports fresh beef sales in Washington for week ending August 6.

New York Pennsylvania Chicago Ine Mnational City Bank Swift & Co Washington, D. C

Local securities rise on Washington Railway and Electric gains

Washington Railway and Electric led gains with a 8 per cent net rise after a Dec dividend payment decision. Columbia Fire Insurance odd lot sold at 11, bids held at 10. Mergenthaler small lots advanced, Lanston Monotype climbed slowly, and Capital Traction dipped. Belvin from Washington returned from London with railway bonds and full capital for an American project.

Washington Railway Washington Stock Exchange Washington, Railway and Electric Washington Hailway Electric Preferred Columbia Fire Insurance Mergenthaler Lanston Monotype Capital Traction

Sullivan Bully & Co Fails to Settle Debts

New York August 8 Daniel J Bully & Co notified creditors they cannot fulfill last month’s plan to settle 40 percent of claims in cash plus 10 percent in ninety day notes. Insolvency leads to liquidation. Debtors dispute margins held at Corn Exchange Bank and Cotton Exchange creditors seek return. Trustees delay ruling. meeting adjourned to October 6.

New York Daniel J Bully & Co Corn Exchange Bank Cotton Exchange

Baltimore Markets Grist and Grain Prices Report

Baltimore markets report mixed grain prices for August with firm winter and spring wheat values, steady butter and cheese, and steady eggs. Corn and oats show dull to easier trading. receipts tallied for several commodities, including large wheat barrels and diverse regional yields.

Baltimore Western Southern Liverpool Cork

Washington Produce Market Receipts Boost Dull Market

Readable prices show heavy receipts of fruits and vegetables with mixed value ranges. Potatoes, cabbage, beets, carrots, cucumbers, and onions list near by rates. peaches from Maryland and Georgia. cantaloupes and watermelons priced per crate, box, or per 100 as noted.

Georgia Maryland

Sensations in an Auto from the Metropolitan Magazine

Excerpt describes a fast auto ride near Kingston along a road with pine and heather, noting exhilaration and panoramic speed unlike rail travel. It then shifts to mentions of Bisley in the King's dominions, the Shaftesbury boys farm, and a stray testimonial about Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder, with vendors listed.

Metropolitan Magazine Kingston Portsmouth London Mal Bisley British Empire King’s Dominions Wimbledon Bisley National Rifle Association Shaftesbury

Equity and bankruptcy court notices in judiciary district records

A legal notices digest from the Supreme Court District of Columbia lists multiple equity, bankruptcy, circuit, and criminal actions. Cases include Klee vs Washington Loan and Trust Company with guardian ad litem. Hazen vs Ludlow. Ballinger matters. Turner vs Masters on property restraints. and various trusteeships and alimony actions. Property transfers across wards and streets such as Connecticut and Massachusetts avenues are noted with assessed values and parcel details.

Supreme Court District of Columbia Equity Court Barnard Klee Washington Loan and Trust Company Guardian Ad Litem Birney &Woodard Cale & Donaldson J. B. Larner Hazen Ve. Ludlow Heltor Benjamin Leighton Ballinger JE Uates Washington Loan and Trust District of Columbia Hliskell & McLeran F ST

Deeds of Trust Probate Court Actions and Admin Notices

Probate notices cover letters of administration bonds and guardian appointments. Cases include Adolph Conrad estate with Bessia Conrad as administrator bond $100, sale confirmations for Catharine ONeill real estate, Susan Wheeler rule to show cause, and Charles W. Grigsby admin to Ethel M Grigsby with bond $100. Other items: Fred English debt collection order, Roger H. Love guardian loan action, Annie Shorter guardian appointment bond $2,000, Sandy Stephenson administration bond $1,500, Sarah Williams Tetters administration bond $1,500, Mary Moreland will probate dated April 22 1904, Agnes Albert guardian William Henry Dennis bond $10, and Elizabeth Rittenhouse deposition.

Justice Barnard Adolph H. A. Conrad Bessia Conrad Lavi H. David Catharine O'Neil H. A. Hegarty Susan ‘Wheeler Levi H. David Douglass & Douglass Charles W. Grigsby Ethel M Grig

Real Estate Transfers on Thirteenth Street Southeast and Surrounding Areas

A cleaned summary of transfer listings shows Walter E Wright and others selling lots to the Stephenson couple on Thirteenth Street Southeast. numerous mortgage and security transfers noted across blocks and squares including 1037, 517, 1272, 895, and 1006, with varied parties and terms. Additional lawsuits list damages and civil actions, including The Land Filtration Corporation of America seeking $20,000 and several plaintiff attorney references.

Aqi Sydney the Land Filtration Corporation of America Niles & Whitt and Hughes & Gray Mary A Wefers Nellie Smith W E Ambrose C H Merilat Moscow Georges Creek Mining Company Charles FL Consaul Ida M Moyers W. E Ambrose C H Merillet William H. Michael Shippen Emanuel M Howlett Albert L Richardson

Oldest Living Thing: Cypress Tree Near Chepultepec Older Than 6000 Years

The St Louis Globe-Democrat notes a Cypress tree in Chepultepec Mexico about 6,200 years old, surpassing famed yews in England. It compares long lived organisms, citing Humboldt and Decandole, and explains that trees rarely die of old age, with death usually caused by accidents or environmental factors.

Chepultepec Mexico St Louis Globe-Democrat England Saesar Fortingal Perthshire Hedsor Humboldt Central Africa Adamson

Russian Duplicity and Anti-Kissing Society Teasers

A collage notes Russia’s treatment of American investors with cases like Westinghouse and Singer, predicting better US trade prospects after the Russo-Japanese War. It also mentions the Anti-Kissing Society and a humorous certificate of membership. Short classifieds note available offices in the Jenifer Building.

Wolf Vom Schierbrand Russia Westinghouse Airbrake Company St. Petersburg Sfesco Westinghouse Singer Sewing Machine Company Nishni Novgorod Far East Caseell Saturday Journal John Joel Jenifer Jth and D Sts

America's First Composer William Billings A Boston Tanner

Boston tanner William Billings born October 7 1764 shaped early American music with patriotic tunes. Despite deformities and rough manners his work inspired Revolutionary era colonists and helped introduce notable instruments to New England churches. He died September 26 1800 in Boston and is likely buried on Boston Common.

Boston Mary C. Crawford National Magazine William Billings New England

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