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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1908

Page

20

Market slips as large operators fail to sustain strength

New York stocks opened higher but quickly fell to the prior close as traders reduced positions. Declines spread through rails and industrials with Rock Island bonds suffering most amid rumors about St Louis and San Francisco finances. Foreign markets firm, earnings for New York Central and other majors show weakness, and the week ends with cautious outlook on rates and domestic demand.

New York Rock Island Chicago St. Lews San Fransco Brooklyn Rapid Transit Rec Island Third Avenue Interborough Gould Reading Union Pacific St Paul United States Steel Bank of England de Beers Canadian Northwest New York Central

Boston Closing Prices on Diverse Stocks and Utilities

Closing prices list for Boston markets dated Aug 13 shows bids and percentages for firms including Boston and Albany Boston and Maine Boston Elevated Mexican Central New York New Haven and Hartford American Car American Woolen United Fruit United Shoe Machine General Electric Massachusetts Electric Dominion Iron and Steel United Fruit and more. The column also notes a Post want ad free for classified ads.

New York American Tobacco Atchison General Atchison Adjustment Atchison Atlante Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Tale Central of Georgia Central Georgia Central of Ophen Colonda Midland Colorado and Southern Delaware and Hudson Conve Tensor Rio Grande Erie Princ Hen Erie General Ds Hocking Valley mterborough-Metropolitan Japan Louisvlle Nashville Manhattan Consolidated Gold Minneapolis St. Louis Missouri, Kansas Texas National Railroad Mexico New York Central General Jerey Central General Eeroy Hartford Northern Packie Northern Pacific Norfolx Pannslvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Fe General Republic of Cuba St Louis and Iron Montain Consul St Louis San Francisco St. Louis Southwestern Consolidated Seaboard Air Line Southern Pacifc Southern Failway Texas and Pacific Toledo St Leuia Western És Union Pwcific Union Paclite United States Steel Wabash Western Md Wheeling and Lake Wisconsin Boston Albany Maine New Massachusetts Electric Massachusetts Gag United Fruit United Shoe Machine Bee North Butte Atlantic Bingham Shannon Bes Uta Frre

Money on call and credit markets steady in New York

Curb Market New York Aug 14 reports money on call at 1 1/8 percent with narrow bids and offers near. time loans dull to firmer with rates around 2 1/2 percent for 60 days and 8 months. Sterling exchange steady. banks' bills quotes at 4.3490 for 60 days and 4.95 for 60 day bills. 4.645 for demand. Mexican dollars 45. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds irregular.

New York Igi Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Acta

London tin market dips while New York market trends down

The London tin market closed weak with spot at 126 15s and futures at £186 6d. Copper rose to £60 1s 6d spot and £60 1s 6d futures. Lead advanced to £18 3d in London. local markets mostly unchanged. Foundry items and Cleveland warrants show mixed levels amid broader quietness.

New York London Lake Foca Rey Cleveland Sis Foundry Northern Southern Sowthern

Baltimore Markets Reported Board Quiet and Steady

Flour receipts six thousand nine hundred sixty two with exports five thousand one hundred ninety one. Wheat dull with mixed spot and futures prices and multiple contract months noted. Corn and oats dull with varied spot values. hay steady. Eggs quiet, cheese steady with large sizes and new flats mentioned.

Baltimore Liverpool

Washington stock and poultry market report summary

Receipts of fresh eggs light with active quotations. Poultry supply mixed with dull demand for ducks and geese, turkey prices weak, chicken and hen prices varied. Vegetables priced for potatoes, sweet potatoes, beets, carrots, cucumbers, cabbage, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, and other produce with regional variability. Market notes mention improving butter and cheese trends and overall cautious activity in meat and produce sales.

Virginia West Virginia Southwest Virginia Norfolk Epinach Kiefer Georgia Western Aloo Maryland Delaware Jersey

Market frets as London buyers shrink on August day

New York traders note London bids muted while American stocks rise on Gould links and Harriman speculation. Wabash terminal receiver certificates spur talk of reorganization plans. Bear gaps widen as profits tempt outsiders amid weaker July railroad earnings and cotton tied market shifts.

Washington Gas Leads Trading as Railway and Insurance Plans Stir

Washington Gas drew steady interest while a bear market appeared in spots at the Washington Stock Exchange session. About 420 shares and $4,000 in bonds changed hands as Railway and Electric prospects and a proposed underwriters’ company for fire insurance drew attention from local firms planning to extend operations across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

Little Railway Preferred Washington Washington Stock Exchange Washington Gas New Jersey Pennsylvania Ohio Commercial Franklin Firemen’s Arlington Fpotomac

Market Report on Fresh Fruit Prices and Quantities

A garbled OCR list shows varied fruit prices and packaging terms such as apples pears berries and melons. It references Georgia Maryland Delaware North Carolina and New Jersey produce with per bushel per barrel and per quart pricing, indicating a mid 20th century wholesale market sheet listing assorted fruit items and rates.

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New York Produce Market Snapshot of Prices and Supplies

Market listings show live poultry at irregular prices with fowls near 18 percent, turkeys around 13, spring chickens noted. Butter steady. cheese steady. flour receipts at 18,071 barrels with exports 4,118. Various grains, oils, and goods with mixed yet steady trends and some reductions in potatoes and vegetables.

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New York Grain Wheat and Corn Prices Tell Mixed Breadth

New York grain markets report wheat futures mixed amid frost and rain in Canadian Northwest, with strong export expectations and higher spot prices. Corn and oats continue steady trading as analysts note rising demand and regional weather impacts on yields.

Chicago grain market closes mixed on cold western Canada weather

Western Canada cold snap and revived export demand lifted wheat futures while corn and oats showed mixed moves and meat prices declined. Reports of lower U.S. receipts and strong exporter demand supported the market into the close with wheat and soy futures higher and hog prices weaker.

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Live Stock Market Reports From New York and Jorgo

Market notes show receipts across cattle hogs calves and sheep with mixed tone. Beef and veal prices steady or rising and lambs weaker. hogs and sheep volumes large with varied demand.

New York Jorgo

Washington cattle maree and pig trade report

Cattle and hog prices are listed with rates for various cuts and weights. The fragment shows figures for cattle per owt and cwt, hogs by ewt, and lambs per pound, with several garbled entries and units. Names of places and specific price points are obscured by OCR errors but indicate a market summary from a regional cattle market.

New York Cotton Market Mixed As Price Zones Edge Higher

The New York cotton market closed steady with modest advances for August and firmer nearby prices, while longer months slipped under pressure from bear selling and favorable crop progress. Reports show about 175,000 bales traded, with Liverpool firmer and U.S. spot markets mixed, as October eased and December held near midday levels amid renewed selling and covering activity.

New York Liverpool SOO

Dissolves injunction on $1,675,000 beta by Boston firm

Detroit Michigan August 3 Judge Mandell in Wayne circuit court dissolves the injunction restraining Hayden Stone Co of Boston from disposing of securities held as collateral for loans to Cameron Currie Co of Detroit. Securities valued about $1,675,080 secure claims of Hayden Stone totalling $1,300,000. Intervening creditors opposed dissolution claiming specific stocks among the collateral as their own and argue Currie Co had no right to deposit them.

Detroit Mich Mandell Wayne Heyden, Stone & Co Boston Cameron Currie & Co Hayden, Stone & &Co Lege Currie & Co

Georgia Ore Lands Bought by Carnegie Schwab Interests

In north Georgia agents tied to Carnegie Schwab interests have secured options on ore lands including Dirt Seller Mountain in Chattooga County and other properties. The group, identified as from Pittsburgh, plans offices at Summerville with a large steel mill reportedly to be built in the area.

Chattanooga Tenn Carnegie-Schwab North Georgia Pittsburg Colgar Mountain County Summerville

Oil Sprinkling Planned on Union Station Plaza and Adjacent Roads

City commissioners authorize oil application on the Union Station plaza funded by grade crossing elimination and Washington Terminal Company, with area-based cost sharing. Additional streets and bridges ordered for oiling include Connecticut avenue bridge Irving street from Sixteenth to Adams Mill Park road from Fourteenth to Twentieth Lamont street from School to Nineteenth Newton street from Fourteenth to Eighteenth and Sixteenth from Irving to Oak. Also approved are water main works on Florida avenue and sewer improvements near Fourteenth street trunk, plus Rock Creek intercepting sewer repairs at Connecticut avenue due to Connecticut avenue bridge construction.

Union Station Washington Terminal Company Connecticut Avenue Bridge Irving Street Sixteenth Street Adams Mill Road Park Road Fourteenth Twentieth Street Lamont Street School Nineteenth Street Newton Street Eighteenth Street Irving Oak Street Florida Avenue Eighth Street New Jersey Avenue Fourteenth Street Rock Creek Connecticut Avenue

Maloney's creditors sue for bankruptcy in D C Supreme Court

Creditors of Roger Q. M. Maloney file a petition in the Supreme Court of the District seeking his adjudication as bankrupt. An attachment was levied on his property, receivers named with a $10,000 bond, and Maloney ordered to show cause by August 15. Claims include debts to Merchants National Bank of New Haven for 3000 dollars, Lawrence A. Downey for 150, and Joseph Twyman for 20, with real estate valued at 2000 and horses and vehicles valued at 6000. The creditors are represented by Douglas, Baker & Sherrill.

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Switchmen Mediation Board Seeks Meeting Over DLW Dispute

Chairman Knapp of the Interstate Force commission and Commission of Nells of the bureau of labor met yesterday with President F. T. Hawley and Vice President D. A. Harshbarger of the Switchmen's Union to settle the DLW railroad switchmen controversy. Hawley asked the mediation board to arrange a meeting with President Truesdale to discuss a settlement. The board reportedly consented, and Hawley remained to await word.

Knapp Interstate Force Commission Nells Bureau of Labor Mediation Board F. T. Hawley D. A. Harshbarger Switchmen’s Union of North America Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company Hawley Truesdale

Damages hearing on district street grade changes DC 1908

The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia designates a commission to appraise damages for changes in street grades on the Baltimore and Potomac line. Meeting September 22, 1908 at United States Courthouse to view property along South Capitol, D Street, Sixth Street, and surrounding alleys and streets. Owners must file sworn damage claims within twelve months. failure bars further claims.

Supreme Court OF the District of Columbia Court of the United States Act of Conarese Balimore and Potomac Bajirona Company Teteict Court United States District Court For District At Columbia Art of Congress Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Diatrict of Columbia United States Courthouse City Hall United States Marshal Aventied Aaid Gnack Qongrens Philadelphia, Dartimore and Washington Railroad Company South Capitol D Street Sixth Street School Street C Street Seventh Virginia Avenue Seventh Street Sixth Maryland Avenues Eighth Street Square Tenth Street Eorthment Maryland Avenue Street Ninth Eleventh Fourteenth Street Water Street Aveners Congress Charles George W. Moss George Spransy Commission J. R. Young F. E. Cunningham Ator OH. Thomas Jas. Francis Smith Supreme Court OF Telleve Frankin Thomson Fubliz Washington Franklin and Thanson Distric Columbia Itis United States Claumhla Eald S Washington Law Reporter Washington Evening Star Washington Pol Washington Herald A. D Court JGR Garnatd Janice Young PF. E. Cunningham

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