Reading Common Stock Leads as Union Pacific Rally Tops
New York August 16 stock market opened modestly as profit taking mixed with peace conference gloom faded. Reading rose to record highs while Union Pacific’s rise dominated. Western railroad leaders advanced with strong volume as public interest in Great Northern and Northern Pacific supported UP. Domestic and foreign markets showed strength with iron and steel demand booming though National Biscuit Co stood weaker amid separate operations. American Smelters declared a quarterly dividend on Series B preferred stock.
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Wall Street Gossip on Union Pacific Moves
A Washington Post report from New York dated August 16 describes Union Pacific stock surging above 136 with aggressive buying. It notes potential Hill party involvement, past banking influence, and speculation that lake shore and Reading holdings influence the market, with expectations of prices rising above 150.
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New York Stock Market Mixed as Prices Drift in Late Session
New York August 16 After narrow irregularity in early trading the market edged higher on improved cables but bears pushed prices back, ending near the day’s low. Trading slowed with rumors of a new Southern-led slowdown and crop news weighing on demand. closes steady at previous levels.
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Washington Stock Exchange closes mixed amid U S and London market notes
Transcribed closing quotations show activity across Washington stocks, bonds, and trust issues with DC and metropolitan issuers dominating the table. Prices move for Washington Railway and Electric, Potomac Electric Light, various trusts, banks, and street trades alongside New York and London metal and grain shifts.
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Baltimore Markets Fluctuate as Wheat and Corn Rise
Baltimore markets report strong wheat and corn prices with spot contracts rising. Receipts include 2,919 bushels of wheat and 5,241 bushels of corn, while rye shows firmer bids and freight rates reflect August adjustments among national and regional listings.
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New York grain market report rounds to firm prices
RYE steady with feeding quality notes. BARLEY active for feeding use. WHEAT receipts 17 000 bushels and spot prices firm with No 1 Northern futures mixed in. CORN receipts 3296 bushels with exports 119 154 bushels, spot firm and elevators quoting No 3 and No 2 yellow or whites. option market irregular but generally steady amid frost forecasts and western cash activity.
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Local buyers report steady demand for butter and eggs as arrivals from BoGe, Ught, and mmbrket are taken in. Prices reflect firm tones, with best grades heated and tiered for market handling.
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Equity Court records reveal multiple property transfers and probate petitions
In a District of Columbia docket, Justice Stafford handles sales of personal property by committee and cases to show cause in Beall matters. Probate filings include wills for Alphons Hoopa Faonie Lucks James Coleman and others with attorneys listed. Real estate deeds span multiple wards and streets from Mount Pleasant Heights to Anacostia with transfers to numerous buyers, including properties on Fourth Street Northeast and M Street Southwest, and administrative orders directing income payments to beneficiaries.
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Live Stock Markets Roundup With Mixed Cattle and Hogs
New York receipts show 1 660 cattle with steers firm to higher, other categories slow or steady. calves up to 8, buttermilk stable. sheep and lambs mixed with lambs rising. hogs 10 cents lower. Cattle prices range 3.75 to 6.10 for steers, hogs 5.65 to 6.25, calves 5.00 to 8.00, lambs 6.25 to 8.90. Includes distant market notes and assorted real estate listings and legal notices.
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Many New Steel Mills Along Monongahela
Pittsburg and the Monongahela Valley see unprecedented steel mill activity with over 25 million dollars in plants completed or planned. The projects will nearly double wire plant capacity and employ more than 23,000 new workers, adding to a base of about 50,000. Firms listed include Carnegie Steel at Braddock, Homestead National Tube at Pittsburgh and McKeesport, Jones and Laughlin at Pittsburgh, American Steel and Wire at Pittsburgh and Rankin, Pittsburgh Steel at Monessen, McClintic Marshall Construction, and Mesta Machine in Pittsburgh.
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Calumet and Hecla Expands With New Subsidiaries
The Calumet and Hecla Mining Company held its annual meeting in Boston on August 16, voting to amend by laws to allow trading of shares in other mining firms. New vice presidentcies for second and third positions were created, filled by Quincy A. Shew and R. I. Agessix. The firm announced 20,000 acres of Michigan mineral land will fuel two new exploration companies, Frontenac and Manitou, with partial holdings to be transferred to them. A quarterly dividend of 10 per share was approved.
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Great Writers Not Correct Writers In Language Moral
The article notes many Europeans and Americans in China write in Chinese poorly. Prof Loonebury argues few can craft clean prose without dictionaries. He highlights how even revered authors fail to consistently point out errors or follow purist rules.
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