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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1904

Page

32

Profit taking drags market as copper leads gains for year

New York stocks saw heavy profit taking with bumps in copper and some curtailment of trades amid suspicion of a clique's influence. Copper reached its yearly high as consumption in France and Germany boosts demand, while steel, Reading, Mexican Central, and Missouri Kansas Texas saw strength. Trading narrowed later, with mixed results across rail and utility issues, and overall market closeness toward steady.

New York Commission Hocuss Baltimore Ohio St .Paul St Paul France Germany Philadelphia Mexican Central Favoritie Develonmres Atchison General Atchison Adjustment Atlantic Coast Line Baltimers Baltimore and Ohio Central of Georgia Central of Georgia 1St Inc Chesapeake Onto Chicago Ajtan Chicags Burlington and Quircy Rew Milwaukee Northwestern St. Louis Consolidated Tobacc Colorado Southern Denver Rio Grande Erie Erie General Fort Worth Denver City Tata Hocking Valley Manhattan Consol Minneatelie Missouri Kansas Texas Missouri, Kansas and Texas Sds- National Railroad of Mexico New York Central General New Jersey Central General Northern Pacific Norfolk and Weary Oregon Partic Pennsylvania Reading General St Louis Iron Mountain

Wall Street Quotation Highlights Banks and Bonds in Play

Daily quotations from W B Hibbs Co show varied prices for rail, mine, and utility stocks with many 4s and 5s across major lines. Government and city bonds including Capital Traction and Washington Railway trade at notable bids, while numerous banks and insurers report at key levels.

W. B. Hibbs & Co Usp F Street Btoc Chica Board of Trade Washington

Bank clearings across major cities show varied gains

A Bradstreet compiled table lists weekly bank clearings for August 2, led by New York at 31,017,643,701 with a 10.4 percent rise. Other cites include Chicago up 3.5 percent to 154,375,462 and Boston up 7 percent to 108,388,058 while Philadelphia falls 12.2 percent to 391,047,801.

New York Bradstreet Chicago Boston Philadelphia St. Louis Pittsburg San Francisco Baltimore Cincinnati Kansas City New Orleans Cleveland Minneapolis Detroit Lauravitte Omaha Lwaukee Providence Buffalo Docianapolis St. Paul Los Angeles Denver Memphis Richmond Washington Sash Savannah Norfolk Augusta Hirmingham Wilmington Del Knoxville Wheeling W. Va Chattanooga Tackspan We Fis Charleston S. C United States

Baltimore Markets Reported With Mixed Grain and Steady Bids

Market notes from Baltimore dated August describe flour quiet receipts 12189 barrels exports 135 barrels. Wheat irregular with spot contracts and futures in small ranges. Corn unascertained futures with several varieties and regional prices. Oats firmer? Noted rye steady and hay unchanged. Freight and butter steady. A line about a patent medicine ends: The Signal of Distress.

Baltimore Samp Enenannes

Complex labor market and fringe gains in trade review

Bradstreet's reports a mixed labor picture with more buyers in Western and Eastern markets, solid fall distribution, and clearances of summer goods. Steel and iron cuts fuel uncertainty while textile resumption and cotton dynamics temper buying. rail orders rise and coal, wool, and leather markets show varied strength amid ongoing wage disputes.

New York Bradstreet Boston Northwest Canadian Pacific Railway Birmingham Alabama Virginia United States Canada G. Dun & Co R. G. Dun & Co Pacific Structural Steel Milla New England

Washington Produce Market Prices for Nearby Vegetables

Market list shows nearby pricing for produce including potatoes onions apples cantaloupes and watermelons. Entries reference Virginia Maryland and local regions with per barrel per dozen and per 100 unit pricing. figures appear fragmented but indicate wholesale style quotes.

Virginia Maryland

Local Financial Gossip Highlights Tepid Washington Market

A dull session on the local exchange saw Washington Railway and Electric common trade at 17 with no gain. Capital Traction moved to 233 and 125 1 3 while the preferred held 7 1 2 in a single lot of fifty. Traders National Bank stock changed hands at 160 1 8 as control was consolidated. Major move came from $5,000 Washington Railway and Electric at 48 and 32,000 at 5 8. Greene Copper touched 14 3 8 for 10 shares on call and 100 after call at ?.

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Wheat Markets Sail Through Nervy Chicago Session

Chicago market notes a choppy day with wheat up 1% to 2c, December steady, amid light Northwest freights and big Argentina shipments. Corn slips slightly, oats fall, while lard and ribs dip. receipts rise with 9,000 hogs expected tomorrow as Manitoba crop losses loom.

W. B. Hibbs & Co F Street New York Stock Exchange Washington Stock Exchange Chicago Board of TSR Chicago Sec Argentina Manitoba Northwest Minnegapella Duluth Gorn Wee

New York Grain Market Updates for Wheat Corn and Oats

Wheat futures closed mixed with gains as firms cabled support and bulls anticipated a rally. Spot No 2 red and No 1 Northern futures showed upward movement amid steady cash trade. Corn futures rose slightly with demand expectations. oats remained steady with modest price gains across weekly receipts and exports.

New York Duluth Manitoba Big Bulla

New York Cotton Opens Irregular As Markets Probed

The New York cotton market opened irregular with August unchanged and other months up 2 to 20 points. Despite high cables, traders noted good South weather and a cautious room sentiment awaiting crop estimates from a leading source.

W. B. Hibbs & Co F Street New York Stock Exchange Washington Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade New York D Ste. Mye Sts. Nw

Equity Court Proceedings and Property Transfers in DC

The legal record lists equity court actions and probate matters in the District of Columbia with multiple transfers of property and notices. It covers cases such as Gardiner vs Witman, Thornton vs Thornton, and Washington Brewery Company vs Doe, plus bankruptcy and probate items, including appraisers appointed and wills admitted, with numerous parcel transfers across blocks and streets in the city.

Supreme Court District of Columbia Equity Court Aer Stafard Gardiner Vs. Witxaman Ralston & Siddons Richerda Thornton Va Thornton Qute John P. Harnest A. A. Lipscomb and Lambert & Baker Washington Brewery Company Doe Compiainos Birney & Wooderd Justice Stafford Willem EH. Lawson Alseharg Eatate Charles Henry Blumer Wolf & Rosenberg Marthe Ann Burnup Frankan P. Burnup R. A. Ford M. Anne van Mater 3. M. Mitcheson Walter H. French Walter French

Deeds of Trusts and Equity Suits Across Washington Heights

A compact listing of deeds of trust and equity suits in Washington, noting secured amounts from $250 to $25,000, parties including Nally, Chapin Brown, Bergmann, and Johnson, with multiple tracts in blocks and squares, plus cases involving Morkachur, Waller, Pickford, Shaw, Stevens, Morgan, Hostman, and others, plus notices of court actions and real estate proceedings.

Randle Park Congress William Nally Thomas W. Stubblefeld Garfield A. Street Stubblefield Banking and Trust Company Anacostia Mike FR. Smith B. A. Griswold Jennie M. Waller Luke J. Kearney Edmand Fitzgerald John J.fegen Enterprise Serial Building Association Charles W. Pickford John Taylor Arms Samuel A. Drury James D. Nicholson Mantha Chichester Willam H. Shawet Ax Juliue W. Tolasa Richard M. Parkin Acure Carrie Gmaith John W. Stevens Charles P. Stone Charles W. Fairfax Ralph L. Hall Wu. P Eugene Morgan Randolph L. Eliot William W. Host Equity George ©. Boarman Ami Washington Heights Areking Sunderland Frank T. Rawlings John B. Dast Gertrude Davie Trustes U. D Sevanes Curtis B. Graham Ralph P. Barnad Guy A. Johnson Cranai Mackey

New York Produce and Chicago Cattle Markets Report

New York and Chicago commodity and livestock figures show mixed activity as of August 26. Flour, butter, cheese, and cottonseed oil hold steady or firm, while hogs and cattle receipts rise in Chicago with prices varying by class. veals and lambs show moderate gains and broad market movement across grains, meats, and produce.

New York

Metal markets show tin gains and mixed base metals

New York August 26 tin rose with spot at 193 pounds 0 shillings 0 pence and futures at 228 pounds 16 shillings in London. Copper unchanged spot but down futures. lead steady. electric lithic and casting quoted higher. Iron prices in UK markets steady as No 3 foundry Northern and Southern grades listed. wages noted in Chicago Springfield markets.

New York London New Tork O's Glasgow Wadin Foundry Northerna Country Northern Fontey Southern Goultern

Strubbe and Farrell plan First Union Labor Bank in Chicago

The duo Strubbe and John B. Farrell organize the First Union Labor Bank in Chicago with a capital stock of 209000. In New York, charges against attorney George A Lamb relating to the Peter Power suit against Northern Pacific are sustained by referee George B Abbott, who finds possible fraud and unprofessional conduct. The appellate division will review the report, with a session not until October. The Peter Power suit tests the merger of Northern Pacific, Great Northern, and Chicago Burlington and Quincy railways.

Lamb New York The Bar Association George Alfred Lamb Peter Power Northern Pacific Railroad Company George B. Abbott Appellate Division Supreme Court Northern Pacifi Power Weidenfeld Northern Pacific Rairoad Company Great Northern Railway Company Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway Company

Receiver Appointed in Insolvent International Mercantile Agency

George R. Beach of Jersey City was named receiver for the International Mercantile Agency of New York City by Vice Chancellor Garrison. Stockholders alleged liabilities exceed 216000 with assets under 100000. A warrant of attachment for 54220 was granted in New York Supreme Court. Heavy crop money movements were reported, with large deposits shifted to New Orleans and Chicago. The agency’s financial distress and operations were disclosed in court and treasury notes.

International Mercantile Agency New York George R. Beach Jersey City New York City Garrison John Enright New York Supreme Court Vernon M. Davie Thomas N. McCauley Roberts New Orleans Chicago

Woodend in Business Again in Albany

Woodend & Co of New York City was incorporated today in Albany with a capital of 400000. Directors named are Noah Spingarn, William E. Woodend of New York City, and Francia J. Waters of Brooklyn. W H Woodend was senior partner of a firm that suspended operations several months ago.

Albany N. Y Wooedend & Co New York City Noah Spingarn William E. Woodend Francia J. Waters Brooklyn W. H. Woodend W. E. Woodend & Co

Million dollar Ping land deal links to Mississippi timber land

Detroit buyer Edward Hines Lumber Co of Chicago has completed a purchase of 64 000 acres of yellow pine land in Mississippi from Comstock Brothers of Detroit and Alpena Michigan. Reported consideration exceeds 1 000 cash. Also notes Germany foreign investments and Baltimore railroad stock bids and government receipts for the day.

Detroit Mich Hawara Hines Edward Hines Lumber Company Chicago Mississippi Comstock Brothers Alpena

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