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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1915
Page
8
New York August 19 Wall Street resumes trading as railway stocks hold near steady while leaders like United States Steel fall over 2 points amid German submarine activity. General industrials and bonds retreat as bankers hold credit talks and foreign exchange shows limited influence.
Washington banks anticipate invitation to join a 5.0 million loan to Great Britain as New York bankers push rate plans. Major Washington lenders view adding gold to market as inadvisable, while New York bankers reportedly seek shipment of gold to settle Britain debt balance.
City notes in New York bond market report dated August 14 show credit balances at 155, tonnage 190,983, average MH values, and shipments totaling 81,696 with an average 67,663. Details indicate financial activity and tally figures for the curb market segments in the metropolitan area code.
London hints Britain may ship 260 to 600 million dollars in gold to the United States to balance exchange. US gold stock grows toward one fifth of world supply. year total imports reach 152 million with Canada and Australia leading. Great Northern Ore trades actively at high levels. Baltimore reports Spedden Shipbuilding offered 10 to 15 million in allied munitions contracts. Grand Trunk Pacific declines to take over government line, highlighting Canadian rail inefficiency and fiscal strain.
A New York report cites Charles M. Schwab displaying a large shrapnel piece and warns investors to scrutinize war order securities. It notes many U S manufacturers lack plants, organization or experience to reliably produce munitions, risking failures if war continues and orders persist.
Trading in Washington stocks yesterday was light with no material price changes. Lanston stock traded with modest demand. after a sale of 2 1/2 shares at 24, bids slipped to 79 while closes stood at 83. Washington Gas rose to 73 1/2 percent, and Capital Trading sold one share at 88. Bond market was firm with selective demand. Gold shipments to San Francisco prompted a Treasury bullion fund increase of 10 million dollars amid inbound flows from Canada and potential British balances. Railroads discussed anthracite rate cuts with possible court action. two lines, Delaware and Hudson and Ontario and Western, considered confiscation as a legal challenge.
Wheat prices fell after news of the Arabic sinking, with September at 1.05% and December at 1.04% while corn and oats showed mixed moves. Cash grain quotes and futures details followed, alongside New York money market figures and cottonseed oil prices for various months and qualities.
In New York on August 19, offerings were limited and prices mostly held steady as traders weighed bearish storm effects on the crop. Futures showed mixed gains and declines with October around 9.40, December near 9.64, and January through May yielding about 10.00 to 10.28.
The article notes that American manufacturers with established plants, organizations, and experience should receive contracts to satisfy belligerent nations. It highlights Schwab and similar corporations in powder, rifles, wire, machinery, and tools as prime examples, while warning against starting from scratch with new organizations for war orders.
The United States Treasury reports a net general fund balance of 57,450,682 with total receipts 958,495 and payments 3,112,568. Fiscal year deficit stands at 25,692,618, vs last year’s 10,041,301. Assets total 2,112,869,532.83 including gold, silver, treasury notes, and bank holdings. overall general fund liabilities listed at 188,593,436.04 with net balance 88,604,756.60. Bank notes redeemed this day amount to 1,246,452.30.
Chicago hogs receipts 17 000 mixed 6 75 to 7 7 cattle receipts 5 000 steady native beef 6 00 to 10 25 cows and heifers 3 20 Calves 8 50 to 12 00 sheep 13 000 strong wethers 5 60 to 6 15 ewes 3 50 lambs 6 40 to 8 15 New York beef receipts 1 399 no trading calves 402 steady veals 9 00 culls 8 00 grassers 6 50 sheep and lambs receipts 6 465 steady sheep 3 50 to 5 78 lambs 8 00 to 8 15 culls 6 50 hogs receipts 2 155 no trading
New York grain markets show weak spot prices for wheat with No 2 at 1 16 1/2 cents and No 2 hard at 1 17 1/2 cents fob New York rail. Futures for September eased to 1 14 1/2 cents. Corn spot firm at No 2 yellow 89 1/2 cents, oats steady with standard at 64 55, No 3 white 62 74 to 65, rye and barley steady bid. Prices quoted fob Buffalo and lake shipments. Prices include No 1 Northern Duluth 109 1/2 and No 1 Northern Manitoba 1.05 per bushel c.i.f. Buffalo.
Leave of absence for one month with travel to China and Japan granted Capt George B Lake medical corps. Several officers relieved from assignments and placed on unassigned list. duties shift to Sandy Hook Proving Ground Mantin ordnance depot Watertown arsenal and coast artillery corps reorganizations. Retirement of Col Eugen F Ladd takes effect Oct 1 1916 after 36 years service.
Naval orders detachments ship movements and personnel assignments from Norfolk to Henley and Atlantic reserve to New York. Midshipmen shifts include Naval Academy to Birmingham and temporary duty in St Louis. Descriptions of vessels departing from Rhodes, New York Yard, and other ports, with arrivals at Vera Cruz and New Orleans. District of Columbia commissioners advertise sealed proposals for stairways, fireproofing, bituminous materials, and seven automobile tracks for the Water Department, August 1915. The notices cite dates, locations, and bid deadlines, with names Oliver Newman and Louis Brownlow among signatories.
A historical price list shows live poultry per pound and dressed poultry rates, dairy and egg ranges, cheese and greens imports, and a wide array of vegetables and fruits with varying per unit, basket, or crate prices. Notable items include hens at 14 per lb alive, ducks 12 13, turkeys up to 15 per lb, New York State cheese at 17% and butter around 27 28, and green fruits from California and Florida with crate prices listed.
New York market notes butter steady with receipts totaling 6 630. Creamery extras 92 score offered at 25 26 cents, higher scoring 26 27 cents. Fresh gathered extras 26 27, extra firsts 24 26, firsts 22 23 cents. Hens and browns, whites, and elsewhere. Cheese weak with 2 555 receipts. Lard firm at 15 93.25. Poultry prices mixed for Western chickens broilers fowls turkeys and dressed meat.
The metal market shows copper unsettled in New York with electrolytic at 16.75 to 17.50. In London Spot copper stands at £65 158 and futures at £67 with electrolytic £79 10s. Tron remains steady and unchanged.
A fragmented page lists multiple classifieds seeking business investments and operations and offering businesses for sale. Items include a young man seeking a legitimate investment, a monster theater purchase inquiry, a parcel of rooming houses for sale, a two chair barber shop, a plumbing heating business rental, a shoemaker shop for sale, and a grocery store with rent details, all with contact box references and vague pricing.
Notices announce letters of administration for Robert F Miller and Michael King in the District of Columbia Probate Court. Creditors must file claims with vouchers by specified dates, or be excluded from the estate benefits. Officials include James Tanner, Register of Wills, Bridget King, and attorney William J Bacon Jr.
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia Probate Court issues letters testamentary to Fopha Hollister Brown for the estate of Thomas J Brown late of Washington DC all heirs must exhibit their claims with vouchers by August 20 1916 or be barred from benefits. Dated August 24 1915 at 43 E Street NW signed James SR Clerk of the Probate Court.
Foreign exchange operations report letters of credit and foreign drafts issued. Currency exchange services continue, with buying and selling at current rates, serving local business and traveler needs.
The safest investments are those that do not fluctuate during disturbed conditions of money or stock. First deeds of trust, well secured on real estate in the District of Columbia, offer "gift edge investments." They do not depend on the financial responsibility of individuals or corporations for stability, and are exempt from taxation as personal property. We supply such investments from $500 upward. Bend for booklet, Concerning Loans and Investments.
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