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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1904

Page

22

Stock Priges Recede Union Pacific Supported

Market activity shows an up move erased by dragging tendencies in steel preferred stocks and widespread crop damage reports. Gentle declines in corn and cotton prospects, plus unsettled railroad stocks, influenced diminished volume and cautious trading across Wall Street.

New York Stock Market Notes and Wheat Rise

The New York market shows Westinghouse, Wisconsin Central, and other major equities with bids and closes. Across Chicago wheat reaches a new season high as corn and oats shift, supported by rains and export demand. futures rebounds from early losses with mixed results for pork, lard, and ribs.

New high wheat records as grain prices surge in New York

New York grain market reports high wheat prices with Sept near 108, May 109, and December around 108 percent. Corn receipts hover near 99,280 bushels with spot prices mixed at No 2 and No 2 yellow, while oats show steady export figures and varied weights.

York Duluth

Live Stock Markets Trading Mixed Amid Slower Demand

New York Aug 16 live stock receipts total 1219 cattle and 2622 sheep and lambs with markets uneven. Cattle steady to weak. Chicago reports 5600 head with steadier to higher hogs 10000 head. western steers and feeders mixed. Lambs and sheep show weak to steady prices. calves vary with city dressed at 7 11 per pound and steady of dressed calves.

New York Chicago Texas Beef

Baltimore Markets Aug 16 Wheat Corn and Grain Notes

Baltimore reports firm wheat with No 2 red at 101 201% and steamer rates, Southern wheat rising 18 cents, corn steady with 66 cents lot by sample, oats firmer near No 2 white 57 4, rye firm uptown No 2 Western 78 77, hay steady, grain freights quiet, butter firm, sugar strong. New York bankruptcy petition against John L McLean stock broker. Union Pacific touches par at 100 18. gold shipments to Cuba totaling 7.5 million and planned 10 million for Cuban Span finance by late August.

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Local Market News Buoyant Trading In Washington Securities

A buoyant market mood drove a brisk session in Washington Railway and Electric and related issues. Trades included 11,000 of bonds at up to 84 1/8, Mergenthaler at 178 1/2, Lanston Monotype around 9 1/2, and Washington Gas shares near 67 3/4. Building operations in the District fell sharply by over 9,000,000, with brokers noting reduced large-apartment starts and cautious lending.

Washington Railway and Electric Washington Gas Washington Hallway and Electric Mergenthaler Linotype Lanston Greene Capital Traction Block Exchange District of Columbia Capital Traction Railroad Metropolitan Railroad Columbia Railroad City and Suburban Railroad Anacostia and Potomac The Washington Railway and Electric Company Konda—Washington Gas Company Washington Gas Company United States Electric Light United States Histric Light Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Sa Washington Market Company Fiat National Safe Deposit and Trust Washington Loan and Trust American Security and Trust Union Trust and Storage Washington Savings Bank Capital Traction Company Washington Halfway and Electric Company National Bank Bank of Washington Central Farmers and Mechanics Mergentheler Linotype Lanston V Monotype Local Exchange Washington Railway and Electric 4S Igh Mergenthaler Lanston Monotype Call Washington Railway and Electric Preferred Snowden Ashford

Quaint Old Prospector Learns Ranger Life on Prospecting Trip

A rugged prospector travels near Dinkey Creek with burros and jackasses, hoping for mineral finds. He shares salt-of-the-earth anecdotes about bear hunting, fly fishing, and long travels, while camping with companions and observing mountain country. he parts with good luck.

Edward White Dinkey Creek Ishmael Oregon

Legal record snapshot from Equity and Bankruptcy courts

Supreme Court of the District of Columbia orders alimony and costs by August 20 194 with various receiverships and probate rulings. Notices cover receivers appointed, bonds set at 500 dollars, and multiple estates granted letters testamentary or administration, with attorneys listed for each party.

Supreme Court District of Columbia Equity Court Larnard Beall Beall JG ~ Bigelow Adriaans Bryan Curtin Hamilton & Colbert Bauer Holmes E L Gies Hallam & Hallam Brower Ve Stoner EL Gies Glorius George F Willams Breese Campbell R Rosas Perry & Son Oo H Budlong Gibson McLaughlin Justice Barnard Leonard C Hailey Mary Mohun Michael Mohun Oscar Luckett John Ryder Anie Taylor James Gately Jeeney A B Webb Susannah F Kelly G Percy McGiue G@ P McGive Albert Daggett Court of Appeals Joseph H Brigham Rey Harry H Brigham

Real Estate Transfers in Washington D C District

A long list of land transfers and security interests across Washington DC neighborhoods including Lanier Heights Le Droit Park Southwest Southeast Northwest and public squares. Names include F Fisher Daniel Shea Katherine Roman Frederick Mueller Samuel Crombs Edwin Tyundy Beard Pettis Fletcher Bogley Crowley Merriam Parker Hamilton Nally Scrivener Hartman Wright Johnson Wheeler Patra G W White Clover. Notable parcels include lots 47 144 233 and squares 387 556 1041 1280. Amounts range from 3 to 350 dollars with various 5 and 6 percent notes and term lengths. Also recorded are court actions Elizabeth limitations and real estate liens and mortgage securities.

Lanier Heights Thirty-fourth Thomas R Pettis Peyton B Fletcher Peyton B Fletcher Emory H Bogley Thirty Third Thirty Fourth George P Bobrer Robert F Crowley New Jersey Avenue Arthur C Merriam Et Ax John Scrivener Mary G Hartman Clar Sarge Wright Thirteenth Street Annie W Johnson Susan Gangener Barry Fary Matilda A Wheeler R Clara Wheeler Beall John W Glennan Richard F Patra Herbert A Gil Patra Square Sarsh J de Witt C Fred W Reeves George Hendreon John Serivener Charles F Benjamin Roger T Mitchell Perpetual Building Association Dobbins Dopnie Brandt Chapin Brown Henry H Hergmann Oriental Building Association Mary R Moler Albert H George Emmerich Douglass Mackall Washington Permanent Building Association Peter Mill Seat Brightwood Park Edward T Mullett Henry H Bergmann Max F Muller Northern Liberty German American Building Association Peter's Jones Allan CG Walker Mary Baylor Center Eckington Metropolis View Clemene Krogmpan Francis Saul James F .Snea Home Savings Bank Washington Heights Alice J Pagin Oliver George W White William A Hill Gerald M Johnson Wydwing Terrace Waddy B Woodet Ax Arthur Brice William J. Flather Francis P Morse Lanidr Heights Yary E Mann Arthur T Brice William J Fiather Francis P Morae

Weather and the Crops Show Deterioration in Corn and Cotton

A weekly crop report notes deterioration in corn and cotton across many regions. Drought and heat affect the central valleys, Lake region, and Tennessee, with favorable conditions in the Middle Atlantic and parts of the Dakotas. Oat and spring wheat harvests progress, rust damage persists in the Dakotas and Minnesota, and boll weevils damage Texas cotton while some regions report good growth elsewhere.

Weather Bureau Atlantic Coast Hast Gulf Lake Region Rocky Mountain North Pacific Coast South Atlantic Missouri Valley Oho Valley Tennessee Indiana Towa Kansas Middle Atlantic Lake Dakotas Minnesota Washington Oregon Oklahoma Texas Indian Territories Missouri Arkansas Ohio Valley England Ohio Virginia Nouthern New England New York Michigan Artions Pennsylvania

Organized Ruminators Club Promotes Sound Health

A humorous column about a ladies’ club named Organized Ruminators or Bovine Club praising William E. Gladstone as their patron. The piece lampoons diligent chewing, the trial of dining etiquette, and the imagined challenge of facing a butler while maintaining proper mastication and conversation.

Atlantic Bovine Club William E. Gladstone Mark Twain Gladstone

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