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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1913

Page

11

Steel Leads Rally Amid Mixed Stock Movement

After a four hour session of gains and declines, United States Steel drew heavy buying amid a late rally. Canadian Pacific, Union Pacific and Grangers rose on rains relief and dividend news, while Southern Pacific lagged. London and Paris markets remained cautious as Berlin showed a cautious tone. bonds firmed late with total par value sales at 1.25 million.

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CURB MARKET OPENS WITH SMALL BUSINESS SUPPORT

Local curb market opens with limited hours and vendor booths. Organizers emphasize community access and safety measures as neighbors browse fresh produce and crafts. Officials say attendance depends on weather and market permits.

Washington Stock Exchange Fruit and Vegetable Quotations

The report lists wholesale quotations across Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware for fruits and vegetables. It includes prices for poultry, butter, eggs, potatoes, onions, lettuce, peppers, okra, carrots, beets, celery, string beans, cabbage, melons, peaches, apples, and more with varied per unit or per crate pricing and regional notes.

Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware York State New West Virginia

New York price bears mixed signals in cotton and staples

Reports show continued heat in Texas and Oklahoma lifting early cotton prices before easing on eastern crop prospects. Wheat and eggs hold steady in Baltimore and New York markets while butter values vary by grade from creamery to process, with regional price ranges across states noted.

New York Duluth Moe Texas Oklahoma Arkansas

Elgin Butter Market and Washington Cattle Market Update

Fragmentary notices show prices and market activity for Washington cattle and Elgin butter markets. The text mentions buyers and dates but details are incomplete and uncertain.

Washington Cattle Market Elgin

Stock Sale Stakes Amid Turbulent Market Trade

Directors of the Caton Pacific Railroad fixed a price for 348 million Southern Pacific stock to be sold by court order. Subscription rights end September 2. Market reaction saw SP stock fall while certificates of participation slid. underwriter syndicate strong. Toledo, St. Louis and Western reports solid results. Canadian Northern and New South Wales loan cited. Bond gains modest as trading remains sparse.

New York Allis-Chalmers American Agricultural Erican American Co Ga Agmgur and Fae Alge Atchison Sbtchison Chison Baltimore and Ghio Brook Baltimore and Ohio Transit Central of Georgia Central Leather Chesapeake and Ohio Ohio Chicago and Alton Chicago Mile A R. L Colorado Sou Ware and Hudson cv Distillers Erie Mexico New York Central Sg A H Weniond Ev Borfolk Westen Ads Northen Pacific Northern Oregon Penna Enna St Lous San Fran St. Louis Western Westinghouse ElectricaBly Aisconsin Cent Kansas Missouri Bard New Megas Aia Harley Lowet Caton Pacific Railroad Southern Pacific Union Pacific Landon New South Wales

Holland Sees Trolley Competition Wane With Steam Roads

New Haven Railway exits New England trolley lines as highway trolleys expand. Railroads gained interior traffic and feeder lines while retaining steam passenger business, with executives like Mellen promoting centralized control and Vanderbilt influences shaping Central’s trolley bets. The shift suggests broader acceptance of trolley networks boosting overall rail traffic.

Holland New York New Haven Railway Company New England United States New Haven Road Commodore van Santvoord Delaware and Hudson Railway Company Delaware and Hudson Albany Troy Saratoga Commodore Anthony N. Brady New York Central Railroad Buffalo New York Central William K. Vanderbilt, Jr Vanderbilt Charles X Mellen Northern Pacific New Haven Baroad Company New Haven Newhaven Railroad Mellen Meilen New Haven Railroad Rhode Island New Ylaven Company Connecticut New Haven Railroad Company Ines St. Holland

Cash for South First Move to Move Cotton Crop Funds

Treasury officials plan within days to place part of a $50,000,000 government deposit loan with banks in cotton states to aid crop movement. At least half the deposits will go to the South, with repayment expected by mid November. Security will shift toward more good commercial paper and less strict bond requirements.

S&seis Ate Law Treasury Offices de la Coin Ce Saree United States Treasury Philippines General Fund Treasury Department Department Florida

Voices of the Wireless Echo Across Space

London reports amateur wireless voices and music emerging from space startling operators. Stroud station near Gloucester broadcasts the national anthem to London and ships aboard the Thames play Auld Lang Syne. Wireless tests send voices up to 400 miles to New York and 200 miles from Paris Eiffel Tower.

Washington, Post London Stroud Gloucester Brant Rock New York Eiffel Tower Paris Admiralty

William E Reppert dies suddenly in Alexandria

Col William E Reppert longtime superintendent of the National Cemetery in Alexandria dies of heart disease in the cemetery lodge. Survived by wife and three daughters Mrs William Snead Mrs William Stephenson and Mrs Harry D Kirk. Funeral plans pending awaiting word from brother Charles Reppert of Pittsburgh. He served in Civil War with the Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cavalry and held railroad and cemetery posts in Ohio Culpeper and Alexandria.

Aungton Post Bureau King Street Alexandria William E. Reppert National Cemetery William Snead Washington, D. C William Stephenson Baltimore Harry D. Kirk Charles Reppert Col. Reppert Pittaburgh Pittsburgh Seventeenth Pennsylvania Cavalry Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Columbus Ohio Culpeper

Beavers Family Mourns Loss as Stolen Garments Reported

Death of Mrs. Mary Alice Beavers wife of Charles A. Beavers was recorded yesterday morning at 123 Duke Street. She leaves her husband and a son along with several shirts two coats and an over coat reported stolen.

Wellbrenner Death Hoax Ends with Arrest in Saratoga

The Belmont Park foreman William H. Wellbrenner was found to have staged a suicide note in his suitcase on the Brooklyn Bridge last week. He is now under arrest in Saratoga on abandonment charges after his wife, in disguise with a detective, traced him to a boarding house. The note claimed life insurance and a wish to remarry.

New York William H. Wellbrenner Belmont Park Brooklyn Bridge Queens County Wellbrenner Saratoga N. Y Queens

Train Kills Two In Auto Near Buffalo

Harold M. Warner, wealthy real estate man, and Charles Calkins, his father in law, were killed when their car was struck by a train while returning to the city from Calkins summer home.

Buffalo Harold 3. Warner Charles Calkins Calkins

Aluminum telescope tent aims to aid Army at damp camps

Henry Mattes of the Soldiers' Home describes an aluminum telescope tent 18 inches sections, 6 by 3 by 4 feet, weighing 16 pounds. No stakes needed, carried with blanket roll, hammock elevates occupant from wet ground. He argues government purchase would cut pension costs from disease tied to sleeping on wet ground.

Henry Mattes Mattes

Live Stock Markets Across Cities with Mixed Results

The report covers Chicago and New York livestock activity with hogs cattle and sheep prices and receipts, noting higher bids in Chicago and steadier to higher trade in New York and Baltimore. It highlights fluctuating calf beef and dairy product prices with regional variations and weekly totals for cattle hogs and sheep.

Chicago New York Pennsylvania State Baltimore

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