Decline in Interest and Steel Price War Affects Markets
New York stock market shows reduced activity and narrow fluctuations. Steel price fears limit gains while United States Steel holds, sugar's decline unsettles traders, and strong demand for Pennsylvania stock provides an offset. Wheat and corn news mix with currency data and treasury movements shaping sentiment.
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New York
Ited
Steel
Stock Exchange
Pennsylvania
Treasury
United States
Prime Mercantile
AGAL-20
Sterling Exchange
Baraver
Wisconsin Central listed in closing sales and ex dividend notes
The item shows closing sales, ex dividend details for Wisconsin Central and other railway stocks, with quotations from W. Batte & Co. and Brad Street bank clearings data by city for the week ending August 18, listing gains and losses across major markets and regional centers.
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GOO BR
Wisconsin Central
Wisconsin Central Ptd
New York
Brad Street
Chicago
Boster
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburg
San Francisco
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Kansas City
New Orleans
Derreana
Cleveland
Minneapolis
Detroit
Lawsville
Omana
Milwaukee
Providence
Buffalo
Indianapallo
St. Paul
Denver
Memphis
Richmond
Washington
Savannah
Atlanta
Nashville
Norfolk
Augusta
Birmingham
Wilmington
Del
Wheeling
W. Wa
Jacksonville
Fla
Charleston
United States
Washington Railway and Electric stock bids and bonds listing
The following quotations and bid prices cover Washington Railway and Electric Company preferred and common stock, related bonds, and other securities. Listings include Traders’ National Bank, Washington Gas, Mergenthaler Linotype, Lanston Monotype, Greene Copper, Metropolitan National Bank, and various railroad bonds with prices and percentages.
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Sajes
Washington Railway and Electric
Washington Railway and Electric Preferred
National Banh
Washington Gas
Mergenthaler Linotype
Lanstan Monotype
Columbia Railroad
City and Suburban Railroad
Anacostia and Potomac
Washington Railway and Electric Company
Washington Gas Company
Washington
Lincoln
Higgs
Piremen's
Franklin
Metropsisten
Corcoran
Potomac
Arlington
National Union
Columbia
Rigas
People's
Columbia Title
Chesapeake and Potomac
Lanston Monotype
Greene Consolidated Copper Company
Washington Market
Norfolk and Washington
J. Maury Dova Company
Realty Appraisal and Agency Company
Baltimore Markets Update for Wheat Corn and More
Baltimore markets report firm and unchanged tones across grains with receipts and exports listed. Wheat prices show steady futures for September and October while corn remains dull with mixed steadiest quotations. oats and rye maintain firm or steady levels as butter and sugar also hold.
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Baltimore
Southern
Trade Review Reports Indecision Amid Crop Delays and Price Shifts
Bradstreet’s notes Conservatism rules buying as crop lateness and deteriorating wheat and cotton reports, plus iron and cotton goods price revisions, dampen demand. Cotton goods buyers lag. wool steady, leather prices rise, shoe production constrained. R G Dun weekly review cites mixed signals, labor disputes, and cautious price cuts in steel and textiles. Global exports for wheat and corn show varied weekly totals and year comparisons.
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New York
Bradstreet
United States
Canada
R. G. Dun & Co
Wheat futures rise as rains aid wheat fields
Chicago wheat futures surged on August 19 as rainfall boosted harvest prospects. September delivery climbed to 19 1/2, December up to 13 3/4, and May near 11 1/2, with pork futures also showing gains.
Wheat Market Surges Then Drops as Bears Reassert Control
Strong gains in Chicago wheat prices gave way to heavy selling with September and December futures retreating from intraday highs. Reports of rain in the Northwest and Manitoba sparked some optimism, but bearish sentiment returned as realising sales dominated. Wheat futures closed mixed with May firm at 1.14 while December eased to 1.10 to 1.15 cents and corn and livestock markets showed lighter gains.
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Raina
Aitobe
Northwest States
Texas Millera
Manitoba
Minnesota
May
Bradatreet
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicako
Kagei
Kgme
New York Grain Market Sways On Frantic Wheat Movements
Wheat prices surged on frantic trading amid Northwest crop woes and heavy rains. May futures rose to 115 and Sept to 114 1 4, before fading late. receipts stood at 16 000 bushels for wheat and 148 875 for oats with spot prices easing for some grades.
New York Cotton Opens Steady On Mixed Weather Signals
The New York cotton market opened steady with a 1 point to 4 point rise after mixed cables and a favorable rain outlook. Bulls held prices despite limited buying while profit taking later softened to near unchanged. weekly export figures were weak at 13,944 bales versus 5,229 last year, with receipts under expectations. Houston and Galveston hurtled modest gains as imports from Havre and Liverpool drew attention but carried little impact on the session.
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W. B. Hibbs & Co
F Street
New York Stock Exchange
Washington
Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of ‘Trade
Wigh
Low
Wee
New York
Houston
Galvaston
Iit
Havre
Liverpool
Live Stock Markets Reports From New York and Chicago
Livestock trade totals show 3,069 head of cattle received in New York with varied prices for steers cows and calves. Exports include 3,800 quarters of beef and 1,480 head cattle plus 3,869 quarters of beef. Chicago receipts total about 3,000 cattle and 19,000 hogs with higher prices for prime steers and good to choice hogs. Lambs steady to higher with strong sheep demand. Baltimore railroad stocks appear briefly in the same item with Seaboard Air Line noted.
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New York
Aux
Tlantic Coast Line
Baltimore
Baltimore and Ohio
Central of Georgia
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago and Alton
Chicago
Burlington and Quincy
Milwaukee and
St. Paul
Chicago and
Northwestern
Consol
H. I
Pacific R. R
Ht. I
Pacific R. R. Col. Be
G. C
General
Lonteago Terminal
Consolidated Tobacco
Colorado
Southern
Denver and
Rio Grande
Erie
Erie General
Fort Worth
Denver
Hocking Valley
Aia
Louisville and
Nashville
United Manhattan Congol Gala
Mexican Central
Minneapolis and
St. Louie
Missouri
San
Gramere
Buttermika
Walker
Saegen
Minnesota
Rio
Long Island
Jersey
Liverpool
Traders National Bank deal signals New York control
A large New York banking concern takes controlling interest in Traders National Bank on Tenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, with stock purchases above market and potential new leadership. Negotiations were conducted quietly led by R. H. Lynn and G. B. Chapman, implying a branch office and strengthened ties for the Traders firm amid broader bank-stock activity.
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New York
Traders National Bank
George C. Henning
R. H. Lynn
American National Bank
G. B. Chapman
B. R. Chapman & Co
Tenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Traders National
Burned by a Roman Candle on High Wire
Kansas City performer Jean Weitzman suffered a severe burn when a Roman candle bell dropped between his collar and neck during a high wire act in Pompeii. At fifty feet up he could not release his balance pole, and flames consumed his blouse before spectators could see. He finished the show, then returned the next night to perform again with minimal disruption.
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Kansas City Times
Jean Weitzman
Pompeii
Weitzman
Weltsman Yorm
Dangerous Cases from the Chicago News
The fragment hints at a Broadway style quip about a brilliant young lawyer and misfortune, noting phrases like he fell by the wayside and too many cages, with a line about cases of champagne suggesting a wry commentary on overworked lawyers and social excess.
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Chicago ‘News
Tourists Find Cheapest Home Life In California Hotels
Emily F Wheeler describes a California style of tourist housekeeping with shared kitchens and dining rooms in cottages and houses. Solitary women rent small rooms or cottages, use community kitchens, buy neighborhood groceries, and rely on local merchants and home bakeries to live cheaply during winter or summer.
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California
Emily F. Wheeler
Los Angeles
Long Beach
John Chinantan
Lttle
Ome
Revival of conversation banishing weather and ailments
From England a movement to revive true conversation argues weather and ailments spoil real dialogue. A sponsor says conversation nowadays ignores deeper topics and harms mental and physical health. The piece notes summer heat and shared ailments inflate discomfort.
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England
Chance for England Brom Puffeh dynamite guns auctioned
War Department will auction all dynamite guns mounted across defenses to the United States, deeming them obsolete. The note suggests the government could pursue true economy by selling off these outdated defenses.
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United States Electric Lighting Company
United States
War Department
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