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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1904

Page

5

Profit taking a drag but gains were numerous

New York stocks faced a check in an otherwise up day with many gains. Amalgamated Copper rose to year highs while trading narrowed late. copper strength supported by robust European consumption. Readings showed mixed results with weakness in Baltimore and Ohio and St Paul, while United States Steel and related issues posted gains amid cautious curtailment by traders.

New York Commission Hocuss Baltimore Ohio St .Paul St Paul France Germany Philadelphia Mexican Central Favoritie Develonmres Missouri Kansas Texas St. Louis South- Western Colorado Republic Iran United States Steel

Financial quotations and bonds on the Washington market day

Daily quotations from W B Hibbs & Co and items from the New York Stock Exchange. Includes government and corporate bonds such as Capital Traction, Washington Railway and Electric, and various railroad bonds, with bids, closes, and notable prices across many issues and stock categories.

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

Bank clearings in major cities for week ending Aug 2

Bradstreet compiled table shows weekly bank clearings across U S cities with year over year changes. Major totals: New York 31,017,643,701 up 10.4 percent. Chicago 154,375,462 up 3.5. Boston 108,388,058 up 7. Philadelphia 391,047,801 down 12.2. San Francisco 27,107,991 up 7.8, with many other cities listed including St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Minneapolis Los Angeles etc and gains like Augusta Ga 72.9 and Savannah 44.6 while some declines appear in Cleveland 2 percent and Milwaukee 2.2. Total United States 31,751,247,990 up. outside New York 714,604,229 up.

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 Flour and Grain Prices Mixed Across Commodities

Baltimore August market notes show quiet flour receipts at 12 189 barrels and exports. wheat irregular with spot contracts and futures around 1.03 to 1.08 per bushel. corn softer with various spot and future quotes. oats easier. rye firm. hay steady. butter steady. coffee firm. a distress signal line appears with a medical ad claiming a cure.

Baltimore Samp Enenannes

Weekly Trade Review Shows Complex Labor Market

Bradstreet's and G. Dun & Co report mixed signals in the labor and manufacturing sectors with better crop prospects lifting some demand while strikes and steel and iron price uncertainty curb activity. Wholesale and textile trade see clearer summer clearance and fall distribution, with rail orders rising and failures edging higher in the United States and Canada.

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 Produce

Market listing from Washington Produce Market shows nearby pricing for vegetables and fruit. Items include potatoes, carrots, cabbages, cucumbers, eggplants, green corn, onions, peaches, apples, lemons, cantaloupes, and watermelons with per hundredweight, per dozen, or per bushel rates and regional origins such as Virginia and Maryland.

Virginia Maryland

Local Financial Gossip Trades Quietly on Washington Railway

A dull day on the local exchange with Washington Railway and Electric common at 17 and 125 1-3 ask, Capital Traction at 233 and 1 1-4, and Traders National Bank stock at 160 1-8. A large block shift occurred as buyers gained control of the bank, plus 5 000 Washington Railway and Electric shares at 8 3-4 and 32 000 at 5-8 after call. Greene Copper moved 14 3-8 on call, 100 shares after call at something near L.

Capital Traction Washington Railway and Electric, Preferred Washington Railway and Electric National Back Greene Copper Stock Exchange District of Columbia Philippine Land Purchase Capital Traction Railroad Metropolitan Railroad &E Metropolitan Railroad Columbia Railroad Columbia Railrod City and Suburban Railroad Anacostia and Potemas Sa Twe Washington Railway and Electric Company Washington Gas Company United States Electric Light Chesapeake and Potomac Telephoni Bs Washington Market Company First National Sate Deposit and Trust Washington Loan and Trust American Security and Trust Union Trust and Storage Washington Ravlings Home Savings Bank Rattroal aiurke—Capital Traction Company The National Bank Washington Riggs People’s Commercial Colanial Columbia Title Washington Title Chesspeake Potomac American Graphophone Washington Gas Mergenthaler Linotype Anstan Monotype Greene Consolidated Copper Company Washington Market Norfolk Washington Stearmbeet J. Maury Dove Company Realty Appraisal and Agency Company Washington Railway and Electric Common Washington Railway and Bilectric Preferred Traders National Bank

Market News Wheat Prices Rise and Fall in Erratic Trade

Chicago market report details erratic wheat movement with September trading around 1.05 and December near 1.06 as investors react to Northwest conditions and Argentina shipments. Corn and oats show smaller shifts while hogs and lard edge lower. Local receipts and exports cited. notes on Manitoba crop outlook andBull support contrast with profit-taking. overall close near midday highs then retrace.

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 watSers

New York Grain Prices and Receipts Report

New York grain market summary dated Aug 26 shows Wheat receipts at 22 000 bushels with spot firm at No 2 red levels and nearby futures closing partly higher amid varied trade. Corn receipts 23 575 bushels with spot firm No 2 and futures mixed before closing fractionally higher. Oats receipts 108 500 bushels with mixed oat grades and futures steady to slightly higher.

New York Duluth Manitoba Big Bulla

New York Cotton Opens Irregular Amid Quiet Early Action

New York cotton opened irregularly with August unchanged and other months up about 2 to 20 points. Market faced weak earlier cables but favorable South weather suggested crop progress, while traders weighed a government crop estimate 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 schedules filings and probate notices in Washington

The Court records from the District of Columbia list equity matters with Gardiner v Witxaman and Thornton v Thornton, plus bankruptcies and probate actions. It details receivers, auditors, appraisers, and bonds, including real estate transfers across multiple northwest and northeast blocks and streets. A market report notes cotton prices dipping then recovering slightly, with heavy selling into close and roughly 550,000 bales traded.

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 Trust and Equity Suits in Washington Heights

A dated listing of deeds of trust across Washington Heights and surrounding squares including Randle Park Addition, Pleasant Plain, Anacostia, and various squares. Names include William Nally, Chapin Brown, Henry H. Bergmann, Samuel M. Morkachur, Thomas W. Stubblefeld, Garfield A. Street, Mike FR Smith, Jennie M. Waller, Luke J. Kearney, Edmand Fitzgerald, John J. Fegan, Charles W. Pickford, James D. Nicholson, William H. Shawet, Carrie Gmaith, Ralph L. Hall, William W. Hostman, Gertrude Davie, Curtis B. Graham, Cranai Mackey, and Curtis Graham. sections detail secured amounts from 250 to 25,000, terms of 1 to 18 months, interest 5 to 6 percent, and various lot and square identifications. Also notes on Equity Suits and lawsuits, including Waggaman, Berlin, Warge man, and Columbia National Bank cases.

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 Randolph L. Eliot William W. Host Equity George ©. Boarman Ami Washington Heights Areking

New York and Chicagomarket summaries Aug 26 1890s

New York reports widespread commodity prices and agricultural markets. Flour rye corn and butter fluctuate, with steady cheese and lard while cottonseed oil and coffee show firmer tones. Chicago notes cattle hogs and sheep receipts with price ranges for good to prime steers and mixed hogs. cattle and veal prices vary by weight and quality.

New York Chicago Texas-Tech Western

Metal markets show tin rise and steady copper in New York

In New York on Aug 26 tin edged higher in both markets with spot at £193 5s and futures at £228 16s in London. Local tin traders report small offerings and a quiet market with a strong undertone. Copper held steady on spot, futures drifted lower in London with prices around 257s 6 1 2d. Lead unchanged at £12 per 100 pounds. London and New York pricing varied. Iron activity subdued locally with No. 3 foundry Northern at 13 59/14 28 and No. 3 Country Northern at 13 25/13 76. The report notes market lethargy across base metals and a cautious tone in trading.

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Strubbe and Farrell form First Union Labor Bank in Chicago

Chicago organizers Strubbe and John B. Farrell plan a bank with capital stock of 209000 dollars. In New York, charges against attorney George Alfred Lamb in the Peter Power case against the Northern Pacific were sustained by referee George B. Abbott. The report accuses Lamb of fraud and unprofessional conduct, noting no stock transfer to Power and potential deceit in the merger challenge involving Northern Pacific, Great Northern and Chicago Burlington and Quincy railways. The appellate division will review the referee’s findings when it resumes in October.

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 For Insolvent International Mercantile Agency

George R. Beach of Jersey City has been named receiver for the International Mercantile Agency of New York City by Vice Chancellor Garrison. The petition alleges liabilities over 216,000 with assets under 100,000. A warrant of attachment for 54,220 was granted in New York Supreme Court amid concerns by former president Thomas N. McCauley.

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

Woodend in Business Again

Albany reports the incorporation of Woodend & Co of New York City with a 400000 capital to trade in stocks bands securities and other commodities. Directors are Noah Spingarn William E Woodend and Francia J Waters. W H Woodend was senior partner of a firm that suspended operations months earlier.

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 seals Mississippi timber purchase

Detroit financier Hines of Edward Hines Lumber Co Chicago reports completion of buying 64,000 acres of yellow pine land in Mississippi from Comstock Brothers Detroit and Alpena Mich the deal price said to exceed $1,000 in cash Germany notes foreign investments indicate large US holdings Consulate general Frankfort cites significant stock and security movements in Germany Baltimore railroad stocks show Seaboard Air Line and Coast Line trading activity Treasury receipts and government expenditures noted with redemption and disbursement figures.

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

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