Market Drift Marks Weak Opening in Stocks and Bonds
New York trading opens weak as wheat weakness and cotton rally unsettle futures. Large caps fall with New York Central and Sugar leading losses while Southern Railway gains amid Seaboard ownership news. Express companies rebound on merger chatter. bond market steady. gold and foreign exchange largely unchanged.
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New York Central
Sugar
London
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
St Paul
Atchison
Steneth of Southern Railway
Amerin Express
Wells Fargo
New Orleans
South
New York
Canada
Dominion
United States
Seaboard
Sterling Exchange
Rail and Bond Market Snapshot Amid Mixed Trade
Bankers and brokers linked to major exchanges show bids on Atchison, Baltimore and Ohio, Central of Georgia, Chesapeake and Ohio, Chicago lines, and many others. The market ends barely steady with gains of 19 to 23 points on later positions as bull support rises near closing. Weather reports and private crop advices align with firm early market tones, while old crop supplies in Liverpool shape demand.
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Jonga
Liverpool
New York Grain Markets Close Mixed on Crop News
Wheat and corn futures moved on a mix of bearish and bullish signals as North Western crop estimates and mild weather influenced trade. Wheat futures eased while corn showed gains on export demand and cool conditions, with oats and hards showing quieter activity amid uneven receipts and local selling.
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New York
Duluth
Manitoba
O. B
Wall Street
New York Produce Prices and Commodities Report
Market briefing lists butter cheese eggs flour and grain receipts and prices in New York with notes on butter and cheese steady and various commodities firm or quiet. Metals and ore prices from London and local markets show copper tin lead zinc and coal figures along with foundry steel ranges and freight rates.
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New York
Minnesota
Rio
Long Island
Jersey
Southern
London
Tron
Glasgow
Middlesboro
Northern
Foundry
Live Stock Markets and Receivership Report
New York stock and cattle markets show receipts and price firming with beef and veal values noted. Chicago and Indiana reports include cattle, hogs, and sheep prices and a notable recovery action where Muncie Trust Company is appointed receiver for three oil and gas firms amid insolvency claims.
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New York
Port Wethers
Chicago
Indiana
Muncie
Ind
Muncie Trust Company
Central Coal, Oil, and Gas Company
Gopher Oil Company
Laraca Oil Company
Muncie Gas Engine and Supply Company
Flurry in Cotton Futures Triggers Wide Market Swings
New Orleans August 2 A sensational cotton market session featured bullish and bearish clashes with futures rallying up to 35 points on heavy buying by a prominent broker presumed linked to a New York operator. Prices surged as Liverpool conditions influenced locals, then pulled back amid profit taking and late shorts selling before crop reports tempered the fervor.
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W. B. Hibbs & Co
F Street
New York Stock Exchange
Washington Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
New York
Liverpool
Houston
Bureau
Duree
New Orleans
Shorts
Longs
Weather report flags drought spread and crop damage
The weekly Weather Bureau crop bulletin notes drought in Central and Western Tennessee and parts of Texas, with forest fires in Idaho and Montana. It cites rust and shedding damage to corn in several regions, bollworms and boll weevils affecting Texas cotton, late favorable potato prospects, and soil ready for fall plowing across central valleys and Middle Atlantic states.
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Tennessee
Middle Gulf States
Texas
Rocky Mountain
North Pacific Coast
Idaho
Montana
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountains
Corn
Ohio
Nebraska
Mississippi
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
North Dakota
Minnesota
Middle Atlantic
Wisconsin
New England
New York
Lake Region
Pennsylvania
Washington Produce Market Prices Listed For Nearby Purchases
A list of fresh produce with near by prices per unit includes potatoes beets carrots cabbage cucumbers gg plants green corn onions peaches Maryland apples lemons cantaloupes watermelons and more. The report also notes a postponed copper hearing in New York and a currency shipment to Cuba by National City Bank.
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Virginia
Maryland
New York
Frederick Heinze
Montana
Clifford C. Roberts
Anaotary Public
Boston
Consolidated Copper and Silver Mining Company
Johnstown
Heinze
Cuba
National City Bank
United States
Potomag
F Street
N. W. Atlantic
Building and Loan Association Plan
Strietry
Trat National Mortgage
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Comprehensive Equity and Probate Filings In DC Courts
District court records show various equity, probate, bankruptcy, and condemnations. Notable items include sale ratifications, guardianship appointments, and wills admitted to probate. Proceedings feature Smith v Foster and Kaldenbach v Kaldenbach with absent defendants, with multiple attorney representations and orderly distributions across square 690 and various properties in DC neighborhoods.
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Supreme Court District of Columbia
Equity Court
Stafford
Smith
Foster
George
W. C. Sullivan
M. J. Keane
Gibbons
Young
Sale
Hamilton & Colbert
Padgett & Forrest
Baister Ys
Cadick
C. Maurice Smith
J. B. Archer, Jr
Coldren & Fenning
Justice Stafford
J. Miller Kenyon
Diggs & Co
Ture ‘Thomas
Waggaman
Real estate transfers across Bloomingdale and beyond
Real estate transfers show Harry Wardman to James A and Verna E Conway on lot 117 block 8 for 10 dollars. John T and Maria L Donaldson to William and Rosa Scherrer, lot fronting fifty feet on Badge Road for 10 dollars. Magele FF Riley to James Be Burley on original lot 8 square 596 for 20 dollars. Daniel Higton et al to J Hayman Lang on lot square 674 for 10 dollars. Sarah F Baldwin and Margaret L Baldwin life estate on lot 38 square 96 for 10 dollars. George W Cook at Byfoneer J Clarke on lots 6 7 and 4 square Sixth Street Southwest between M and utreate for 10 dollars. Charles Morrigan et al to Lewis D and Mary St Petrie on part lot 2 square 474 for 10 dollars. Margaret W Mackall et al to Mary Reilly part lot 4 square Bt for 10 dollars. William A Gordon et al trustees to Thomas L Hume on lot 28 square 328 for 6500 dollars. Eugene Carus et al trustees to Emory W Reisinger on lot B square 281 for 3076 dollars. Brainard H Warner et al to Warren E Sullivan on lot 34 block 14 for 10 dollars. Guy L Dayia et ax to Jeffe-
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Harry Wardman
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Badge Road
John T
Maria L. Donaldson
William
Rosa Scherrer
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James BE. Burley
Fenton Street
Daniel Higton
J. Hayman Lang
Mary St. Petrie
Twenty-Fourth Street
Margaret W. Mackall
Lotis
Mary Rielly
Tenth Street
William A. Gordon
Thomas L. Hume
Eugene Carus
Emory W. Reisinger
Takoma Park
Brainard
Lanston stock leads a volatile trading day and a broker suspension
The day's activity centers on Lanston with 1103 shares traded at 10 and 503 shares at that level. Washington Railway and Electric and Capital Traction show limited activity, while Mergenthaler and Washington Savings Bank postings appear. Jenkins & Simpson, a brokerage, suspended operations citing wheat positions and attachments totaling about 1000. The firm’s customers reportedly unaffected and a temporary resume is anticipated.
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Lanston Monotype
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Columbia Title
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Washington Market
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Market report and bond challenge span Baltimore and Reading
Baltimore markets show quiet wheat and corn trading with varied futures and steady butter eggs and cheese. In Philadelphia, N W Harris & Co seeks equity court action to void Reading city bonds over constitutional and tax-avoidance concerns.
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Manila Railway Shareholders Ratify Speyer Agreement
London stockholders of the Manila Railway approve the Speyer & Co. deal to take up 2 million dollars in two and a half year notes and 6 voting deferred shares, placing control with Speyer. Notes bearing 6 percent have already been placed. Treasury receipts and disbursements listed include internal revenue, customs, miscellaneous funds, and expenditures.
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Price Warns of Cotton Shortage and Labor Struggles
Theodore H. Price warns that cotton supplies will tighten as the crop deteriorates and labor is scarce in the South. He cites government data, a 63 percent rise in plantation acreage with only 12 percent more labor, and predicts the South reached peak productive capacity five years ago. price urges buyers to secure cotton for six months and asks for local crop outlook updates via telegraph.
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