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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1911

Page

11

Market rally dips as English strike fears dominate

In New York trading on August 17 the market showed initial strength but fell back, with gains erased by late sessions. Labor troubles in England dominated sentiment, fueling fears of a major strike on rail and sea transport. Despite some investment buying lifting certain stocks, overall shares weakened and bonds remained steady. The Bank of England reported a strong weekly statement, while the Interstate Commerce Commission prepared rate investigations on packing house products and livestock.

Washington Post New York England Board of Trade London Great Britain Europe Great Northern Northern Pacific Pennsylvania Southern Pacific Chesapeake and Ohio Reading Lehigh Valley Brooklyn Rapid Transit Union Pacific Interstate Commerce Commission Bank of England Transportation Anea United States

New York Bond Market and Treasury Notes Update

New York August 17 report shows money on call steady at 2 to 2.5 percent with ruling rate around 1 to 2 percent. Time loans easier at 2 to 6 percent for ninety days, four to six months. Mercantile exchange notes and sterling exchange activity noted amid postwar financial context.

New York Dave

Wall Street Gossip on Rock Island and Lehigh Valley Stocks

In New York a market lull grips Rock Island common and preferred and Lehigh Valley stock. Foreign buying drives Rock Island preferred shares to new lows, while Lehigh Valley sits at its cheapest level. Daniel G. Reid and Judge Moore stay closely connected to market shifts. James Speyer doubts large new undertakings and predicts slow growth. He sees U S fundamentals sound and a comfortable foreign balance. London dealings hover over Swift & Co. listing, while Panama 3s are officially minted. Missouri Pacific sees corn gag gift stock intrigue as a broker stages a prank on the trading floor.

Washington Post New York Rock Island Party Lehigh Valley Stock Exchange Rock Island Preferred D. G. Reid Rock Island Daniel G. Reid Judge Moore James Speyer Carlsbad Speyer London Swift & Co Chicago Boston Kansas City Southern Jauls Chalmers Pites Amalgamated Copper American Agricultural Lacieda Gas American Best Sugar aLsity Soulshire Naz American Car and Foundry Bos Minneapolis St. Lonia St. P S. St. M Kane Tex Kans Pfd Missouri Pacific National Biscuit National Lead Nat'l Rys Metrd American Steel Foundries New York Central Amean Lagar Refining Omterto and Westerd Arnatan Tel Tel Norfolk and Western American Tobacco North American American Woolen Northern Pacific Anaconda Mining Co Pacific Mail Atchison Pacific Tel Pennsylvania Atchison Pla Atlantic Coast Line People’s Gas Baltimore and Ohio Pitts C C Bethlehem Steel Pittsburg Coal Brooklyn Canadian Pacific Pullman Palace Railway Central of Rock Island Co Bay Chicago Great West New Rock Island Cie St. L San St. Paul South Southwestern Seas c St. Louis Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Colorado Fuel and Iron Southern Pacific Colorado and Southern Southern Railway Consolidated Gas Tennessee Copper Delaware and Hudson Texas and Pacific Denver and Rio Grande Denver West DintiHers SecurlWew Pacific Erie Pacifie Erie Ist United States Realty United States Rubber General Eiedric United States Steel Ieee Great Northern Pfa Utah Copper Great Northern Sams Tsmois Central Carolina Chemical Pay Taterborough-Me Wabash . Way Wheeling and Lake Erie Iowa Central W. B. Hibbs & Co

Washington stock activity shows a quiet day on the exchange

Trading on the Washington Stock Exchange was unusually subdued with only five stocks on the record. Washington Gages sold at 110 with little demand, and Capital Traction fluctuated between 2291-2 and 130 as Railway and Electric preferred moved at 89. Mergenthaler traded in two lots at 233 while Lanston returned 951 for 1 share. Capital Traction after-hours sold at 114 amid a 3 million dollar operating income loss for the Chesapeake and Ohio in the past Ascai year, driven by higher wages and operating costs.

Washington Stock Exchange Washington Capital Traction Washington Railway and Electric Preferred Mergenthaler Lanston Chesapeake and Ohio

New York Cotton Market Sees Mixed Closing on Weather News

The New York cotton market opened active and recovered losses on covering after better weather reports, finishing with Augusts steady near a 12 point net gain while later months were only 2 to 3 points higher. London reports on labor conditions abroad tempered rallies. traders awaited tomorrow’s weather details and public mood, with offerings constrained and demand cautious amid speculative shifts.

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NEW YORK PRODUCE AND GRAIN MARKETS REPORT

New York and Chicago market notes show steady butter and cheese with varied receipts while grain futures close mixed. Wheat trades higher on cash strength, with Minneapolis strong on drought fears and Canadian harvests improving supplies. soy and corn reflections muted as markets await clearer signals.

New York Grain Wheat Prices Rise on Northwest Crop Reports

New York August 1 Wheat spot firm No 2 red new 93 14 elevator and 4 percent 7 o b afloat No 1 Northern Duluth new 1 10 5 O b afloat Futures firm up about a tenth due to Northwest crop hopes and steadier cables, September 96 1 16 bid 90 3 4, December 29 1 4 1.00 1 16. Corn spot firm No 2 corn 1 1 2 elevator domestic to arrive and 7 1 2 f 0 b afloat for export. Oats spot steady. Futures quiet. Barley nominal.

Chicago Minneapolis Northwest Manitoba Canada New York O. B Duluth New

Baltimore Markets for Wheat Corn and Dairy Prices Aug 17

Baltimore Md Aug 17 Wheat firmer spot contract quotes cited for Southern on grade 884 10K Corn dull oats steady No 2 white new 43 old 44% Rye nominal no Western domestic 85 maz Butter Creamery fancy per lb 27 2014 Qo choice Ib 25026 good Ib 20qe4 imd tation Ib 20 32 blocks ladle Ib 18 Eggs Maryland Pennsylvania and nearby regions wholesale prices listed with losses and revisions for various regions Butter prints and dairy items noted with regional price variations.

Baltimore Maryland Pensylvania Ohio West Wirginia Virginia Pennsylvania Greta Fastern Shore Virginie Southern North Carolina

Washington stock report from noon session notes various trades

Solee Regular call at 13 o clock noon shows Washing on Gas at 110 with $500, Capital Traction at 129 and 190 and 399m, Washington Railway and Electric at 52 9 percent, Mergenthaler Linotype at 233 and 733, Lanston Monotype at 9644, after call Capitol Traction Railroad 5s with $500 at Nz.

Capital Traction Washington Railway and Electric Ptd Mergenthaler Linotype Lanston Monotype Capitol Traction R. R

Rates suspended on interstate transport raise costs across the region

The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended tariffs from August 18 to December 16 affecting 30 to 600 railways and steamship firms while reviewing live stock and packing house product rates. Parity was set for certain routes in Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia to ease prices, and new coal rate routes were approved to Hickman Kentucky. Coal companies in West Virginia were incorporated, and 1867 internal revenue totals show a 12 million rise with Illinois leading tax receipts at 53 million.

Virginian Railway Interstate Commerce Commission West Virginia Washington, D. C Southwestern Princes Texas Oklahoma Evanaville Ind Henderson Owensboro Gauley Bridge W. V Louisville, Henderson, and St. Louis Ilinois Central Railroad and Associated Carriers Ilinois Kentucky Alabama Hickman Mlinois Ita New York Indiana

Live Stock Markets Report from Chicago and New York

Chicago and New York market notes show cattle, hogs, and sheep price ranges and receipts. Cattle receipts 5,704 head in Chicago with strong to firm bidding. hogs around 6.10 to 7.70 per cwt. sheep and lambs active with mixed grades. wholesale fruits and vegetables and dairy prices listed across markets.

Chicago Reeves Texas Western New York

Metal market report shows copper and iron pricing in New York and regional cites

The Metal Market notes copper prices steady in New York with August September October futures and London quotes. Arrivals total 75 tons. exports reach 12,191 tons this month. Iron prices firm locally with Norther castings and No 1 Southern grades listed. other regional figures include balances and shipments for August in Oil City and Toledo area deposits.

New York Standard Copper London Custom House Lake Cleveland Norther Southern

Labor Leader Feehan Held for Riot Charge in Mine Clash

Francis Feehan president of United Mine Workers District 5 was held for court in 1000 bail by Justice A W McMillen in Carnegie on riot inciting riot and unlawful assembly charges tied to the Mansfield mine dispute at Pittsburgh Coal Company. Alleged warnings to block rival leader Robert Gibbons’s supporters from work led to injuries among officers and miners.

Pittsburgh Francis Feehan United Mine Workers of America A. W. McMillen Carnegie Mansfield Pittsburgh Coal Company Orit~cera Feehan Robert Gibbons

Curtis urges protest fee to curb customs protests

Assistant Secretary James F Curtis told the House Treasury Department expenditure committee that about 170000 protest cases sit before the general board of appraisers awaiting review. He urged a bill imposing a minimum $1 fee on each protest to reduce filing of trivial protests and ease backlogs after 66000 cases were disposed of last year.

Curtis General Board of Appraisers House Treasury Department

Chinese Quitting Hawaii Census Shows Shifts in Population

Preliminary census figures reveal Hawaii's Japanese population rose to 79,689 in 1910 from 61,111 in 1900, an increase of 18,576. The Chinese population declined to 25,767 from 21,681, while Hawaii's total population reached 192,109 with 98,157 native born and 93,752 foreign born.

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Philadelphia Markets Corn and Wheat Steady to Easier

Market notes from Philadelphia dated Aug 17 show wheat steady at export elevator No 2 red and corn firm No 2 yellow for local trade with slight gains in butter and eggs. Oats ease for No 2 white natural, cheese higher in New York, poultry firm with varied prices for fowls and chickens, Jersey potatoes down, veal calves mixed with lambs steady.

Philatelphia Pennsylvania New York Jersey

Supreme Court Equity Dockets and Probate Notices

District of Columbia court orders and notices detailing publication in cases of Sargent v Schell Faunce v ODonoghue and Beil v Morrow. Contempt rulings against Tunstall Dougan v Douglas and the recitals of probate actions for Canton Almy Conaway Peters Rankin and others with trustees or admin details and sums, plus a DC barge company account and a municipal court judgment in Taylor v Miller.

Supreme Court District of Columbia Equity Court Barnard Sargent A. W. Gray Faunce O'Donoghue Plaintis H. H. Glaasle M. F. Maligan M. W. ‘Sullivan Justice Barnard Patrick Canton J. A W. L. Toomey, Batete John J Almy National Savings and Trust Company Frank Stetso Batata Emma F. Conaway John B. Conaway W. W. Stewart Alida G. Almy Frank Stetson Clara L. Peters M. J. Colbert Georgiana Brites Laweauits Georgetown Barge Dak, Elevator, and Railway Company E. H.thomas George C. Taylor Dan B. Miller Pievnitt EC. Dutton

Real Estate Transfers From City Properties Listed

Real estate transfers across many Washington streets show numerous parties exchanging lots and halves for sums largely at $10. Notable entries include William L. Stewart to Martin Wiegand on lot 201 square 55 for $5,000 and Charles J. Walker to Lemuel H. Snyder on lot 76 square 7 for $16. Listings span Mus, squares, and blocks from Mount Pleasant to Cathedral Highlands with multiple grantees and grantors.

Swelfsh Georgie John P. Allwine Fourth Street Aabury Martin Wiegand Fourth Fifth William C. Taylor Cora Elise K. Taylor Seventh Street John A. Hyder August A Margeret Bruchl Mount Pleasant Pleasant Plains Henry G. Nau Mamle E. Vernon Alexander Crook Mary Flats Holmead Manor Burt W. Andrews Carroll H. Ivine Cathedral Highlands Frank E. McLaughlin Henry W. McLaughlin Meridian Hill Lewis N. Ingram Edith L. Heaton Lewis N Mary F. Ingram New Hampshire Avenue E Street Analosian Best Club John T. McMahon Richard S. Wolfe Asha Taylor Metes Pounds Tenth Eleventh Cunningham Reuben W. Indell Pennsylvania Avenue Fifteenth Sixteenth Thomas H. Pickford John W Brawner Moore Emil Fischer Abe B. Penn Corcoran ST Alexander H. Young

Deeds of Trusts Listed for Various Properties

A compilation of deeds of trust detailing numerous properties across several squares and tracts. Names include Ellen W Hobson John Massie James Berry and others securing loans from Building and Loan Associations with amounts ranging from 400 to 9000 dollars and terms from one to five years with semiannual or quarterly interest.

Unclear vintage ad fragment features Perkins contact line

Fragmentary newspaper item mentions L. L. Perkins and a business card style note with color and main phone line. Details are incomplete, offering only partial contact cues and profession hints without clear event or outcome.

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