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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1904

Page

3

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Weather Bureau 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.

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 Compas 625 F ST

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.

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-

Bloomingdale Harry Wardman James A Verna E. Conway Badge Road John T Maria L. Donaldson William Rosa Scherrer Third Magele FF Riley 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.

Washington Railway and Histric Capital Traction Washington Railway and Electric Washington Savings Bank American National Bank Mergenthaler Linotype Lanston Monotype Stock Exchange District of Columbia Philippine Land Purchase Mallroad Capital Traction Railroad Metropolitan Railroad Columbia Railroad City and Suburban Railroad Washington Railway and Electric Company Washington Gas Company United States Electric Light Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Washington Market Company First Safe Deposit and Trust National Gate Deposit and Trust Washington Loan and Trust American Security and Trust Union Trust and Storage Home Savings Bank Capital Traction Company The Washington Railway and Electic Company National Bank Bank of Washington Metropolitan Contra Farmers and Mechanics Second Columbia Capital American Tradeers Lincoln Riggs Incuranes Firemen’s Franklin Corcoran Potomac Arlington National Union Feppie’s Oly Commercal Colonial Columbia Title Washington Washington Gag Mergenthaler Greene Consolidated Copper Company Washington Market Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Maury Cave Company Lanston Jenkins & Simpson F Street Messrs

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.

Reading Philadelphia N. W. Harris & Co Bankers of New York Todal United States

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.

London Manila Speyer & Co New York

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.

New York Port Arthur United States Texas South Oklahoma Indian Territory Ste Ita Negro Theodore H. Price

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