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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1906

Page

19

Market Faces Severe Test but Ends Up Near Day’s Close

New York stock market absorbed heavy selling with mixed results as Pennsylvanias, Reading, St Paul, and Harriman issues led declines, while Canadian Pacific showed strength and a late rally emerged. The Philadelphia Real Estate Trust Co failed, causing concern but officials aided by firm money and favorable weather and earnings reports.

Pennsylvania Reading St. Paul Harriman New York Philadelphia St Paul Atchison Colorado Anaconda Canadian Pacifice Great Northern Iuus Canada Canadian Pacific Vnu Wham Crisa San Francisco St. Louis Australia Europe London Wall Street Weather Bureau Steel Corporation Tchison Union Paufe Pacific Coast

Boston Closing Prices and Government Receipts Summary

Financial items show closing prices in Boston and Toledo markets alongside currency and revenue figures. Government receipts from internal revenue and customs total 32,424, with miscellaneous sources adding 19,977, while expenditures reach 1,240,000 as the national notes redeemed and bank notes reported.

Wall Street Gossip Telegraphing a Philadelphia market shock

The Washington Post reports New York trading floor buzz on real estate speculation and the Philadelphia Real Estate Trust Company failure as a market factor. St Paul stock reversals, rails like Pennsylvania and Reading, and Union Pacific influence drive shifts. Banks gain and loans abroad tempt window dressing.

St Paul Philadelphia Hill Pennsylvania New York Central Reading Standard Atchison, Canadian Pagitte Ontario ,and Western

Stock Exchange session shows limited activity despite gains

Attendance rose on the previous day at the Stock Exchange but the market remained nearly dull. Mergenthaler climbed four points, Jets traded at 200 with two ten share sales, Mitchell Mining edged higher, and Washington Railway and Electric saw fractional gains. Bond activity was virtually absent.

Stock Exchange Mergenthaler Mitchell Mining Washington Railway and Electric Preferred

Washington stock quotes reflect mixed gains across rail and utility firms

Daily closing quotations show Mergenthaler Linotype at 100, Mitchell Mining and Washington Railway and Electric varied with several issues trading around 7 to 69 percent. Bonds from Capital Traction and Metropolitan lines rose, while Washington Gas and electric debentures traded in the 100 range with notable activity from Pacific districts in the DC area.

Stock Exchange District of Columbia Pinlippine Capital Traction Railroad Potomac Gm Metropolitan Railroad Indebtadness Metropolitan Tatroad Columba Railroads Columbia Washington Talway and Electric Washington Gas Company United States Electric Light Chesapeake and Potomac Washington Market Company Fotomag Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Ga National Safe da- Poalt and Trust Secnety Storage Company Washington Savings Bank Home Savings Bank Union Savings Bank Washington , Safe Deposit Company Capital Traction Washington Railway and Electric Preferred Washington Railway and Electric Common National Bank Bank of Washington Central Farmers and Mechanics Washington Washington Gas Georgetown Gam Mergenthaler Linotype Lension Monotype Greene Consolidated Copner Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Mitchell Mining Compaq Southern Public Service Corporation Flix

Baltimore Markets Grain And Butter Prices Mixed In Report

Baltimore markets show varied activity with flour and oats steady or firm, large grain receipts reported including 54 632 bushels Southern white corn and 66 51 bushels RiE mix, while London tin and copper futures move down slightly and lead and zinc prices hold firm in London and New York trading.

Baltimore New York London Lake Lannon ‘ Tronway Tower Englsh Standard Foundry Cleveland Northern Southern 3Iav Ainge

Daily Cotton Market Report Offers Mixed Prices and Steady Receipts

New York market reports mixed tones with receipts at 4 000 bush. No. 2 red up modestly while spot prices stay steady and futures edge higher on late covering. Exports show 8 675 bales in, 109 183 bales out. No 2 yellow and No 3 white prices cited. market sentiment subdued by weather and global stock gains.

New York Duluth Manitoba

Live Stock Markets Across Cities Run Roughly Steady

New York markets report dull sealed beef demand with native sides at 7.94 per pound and exports expected. calves and sheep show modest activity, lambs steady, hogs for slaughterers mainly steady. Chicago notes mixed receipts of cattle, hogs, and sheep with market steadiness in most grades. fat lambs and calves described as dull with top prices for fancy grades.

New York Liverpool London Pennsylvania Chicago Martet Atrachy

Wheat Market Sagged by Short Liquidation in Wheat

A Northwest market report notes heavy selling by local holders of September options and mixed cash demand, with December futures recovering late. Oats were steady to little changed as corn, flour, and hogs moved modestly, while country acceptances rose amid favorable weather expectations for rapid crop maturity.

W. B. Hibbs & Co F Street New York Stock Exchange Washington Stock Exchange Chicago Board of True Nomfon Shieugo Bradstreet Minneapolis Duluth Chicago Corp Totel Balog O Srmer Tong Ahorta aeG@i Ibera Thera

Washington Produce Market Prices Report

Wholesale quotations show steady to firm markets across eggs butter cheese live poultry and dressed meats with varied regional offerings. Prices list Virginia Southern New York Virginia and Western factories for eggs butter cheese and poultry, plus vegetables fruits and all items in season with receipts and demand noted.

New York Rys Selies Anny Philadelphia Ballianere Jersey Virginia Southern Lota New York State Lal California

Equity Court Records Show Multiple Civil and Probate Actions

In the Supreme Court Equity Court No 1 Justice Stafford docket the Thornton v Powers and Bing v Oxley matters proceed with various solicitors named including J P Earnest Tucker Kenyon and H S Mathews. Probate filings cover wills and administrations for Offutt Soper Thomas Appich Weir and others with guardianship and bond details and several lawsuits listed with attorney representations.

Supreme Court District of Columbia Equity Court NO Justice Stafford Thornton Vz. Powers Sele Fnally Plainant J. P Earnest Heltor Boamian Gifen Va Knott Court of Appeals Tucker & Kenyon Leckte Fulton & Cox Bing Oxley Mathews Whites White Georga Geltman Truitt Soliettera Ambrose D C Stutler Wolf & Rosenberg Remburg Mackey Colleiter Carrington Maguire Digging Calsnist Leon Tobriner Defendebt Collesters Bethheim Hechild Thomas Juste Stadford Frank Vo Offutt George D . Soper Wiliam Dougherty Alex Muncaster Augustus Thomas Eliza Thomas Alfred D Smith Jacob J Appich Costanza Spuguard EL Glen Jesuse GC Weir Caroline Sppich Wolf & Adhers

Real Estate Transfers Amid Dense City Lot Listings

A sweep of real estate transfers is recorded for numerous blocks and streets. Transfers include Peter Hohn to Ida Lusby at part of lot 19 square 2 for $10 and many others across Sixth Street Southwest, Rockland, Bloomingdale, Woodley Park, and adjacent areas, with assorted trustees and securing loans noted.

Peter Hohn Ida C Lusby Eleventh Street John Young Rose Eirosoan Rockland Lizle M Harbaugh Charles ‘A Algernon S Garlizer Algernon Gardiner Sarah & Wormley Wartha V Robson Hinma & ‘Tabler Seventh Street Marlin ‘Wiegand Stroetg Peter Hahn Ta Lou Annie ML Stotzer Twelfth Stresta Charles Boyd William BH Buther Oveland Park Hua Nicholson Arthur B ‘Heaton Michael A. Tench Lewis Holm Square Sixth Mary Martin Emil Shahn Earl ‘Spahn Bright Wood Park Samuel Maddox District of Columbia Thirteenth Fourteenth Laura i Robinson Martin Vo Webb Washington Heights James T Brereton Sareh A Brereton caHo Lixa Avenue Hugo Michache

Insurance payouts reach 66 million from San Francisco disaster

San Francisco August 23. Thirty five of 130 fire insurance firms have paid a total of 66,102,863.22 to date. Major payments include Royal Liverpool 3,804,000.41, Hartford 4,013,705, New York Underwriters 8,496,787, Aetna Hartford 3,125,502, Liverpool London and Globe 722,58. Six firms exceed 2,000,000 and as many over 1,060,000.

Mena San Francisco Royal of Liverpool Hartford New York Aetna Liverpool London and Globe

Mint Growers Combining Cited in Oil Trade Probe

New York importers Magnus and Lauer urged the Attorney General and Secretary Loeb to intervene over a planned peppermint growers meeting in Kalamazoo Michigan in September. They claim the gathering aims to fix a minimum peppermint oil price and would violate federal anti trust laws.

New York Magnus & Lauer Loeb Kalamazoo Mich

Public Service Companies in Ohio Taxed Under Cole Law

Gross earnings in Ohio taxed under the Cole law are projected at 200 million dollars this year. The list includes steam railroads express telegraph telephone and gas and electric light and power firms. Tax rate is one percent of gross earnings with last year’s figure cited as 3180 900 God.

Columbus Ohio Express Telegraph and Telephone Signal and Messenger

New York Money Market Snapshot Aug 28 1924

Money on call ruled at 4% bid 3 4% offered 4% by dull steady tone. Sixty days 4% near, ninety days 4 8 4% six months 5 1 4%. Prime mercantile paper 6%. Sterling exchange at 4.40 4 4 1 0 for demand and 4 41 4 8 for all. Government bonds steady, railroad bonds easy.

New York Galveston New Orleans Eony Mobile Weab Bayapoah Charleston Wilmington Baltimore Boston Philadelphi Pennacola Houston Memphis St Loms Louisville Great Britain Stack Consolidated Et al Continent Mexico France Japan York Tate Tobreco Bonwon Butte Coalition Camzal Foundryhe Central Foundry Chicago Cumberland Iy Greene Internetonal Mercantile Marta Kd Maclay Company Mutkay Company Nevada Consol Mitchell Utah Washington Hallway and Electric Pla

Fire destroys Heinz Pickle Plant and Can Company

St Paul reports a morning blaze eradicating the Heinz Pickle Company plant and the American Can Company factory. Total losses reach 241000 with 200000 attributed to American Can, 25000 to Heinz, 310000 to the Heinz occupied Iowa Development building, and 3000 each to Northwestern Investment and Crescent Creamery. Also noted is Fred Fritzen named assistant treasurer for the Fraternal Order of Bears at South Bend, amid nationwide headquarter reforms.

St. Paul St Paul Heinz Pickle Company American Can Company Heinz Company Iowa Development Company Heinz Northwestern Investment Company Crescent Creamery Company

Licensed to Marry in Multiple Virginia and Nearby Counties

A historic notice lists numerous marriage licenses issued for couples from Maryland New York and several Virginia counties including Alexandria Hanover Henrico Fairfax Prince William and West Chester. Names include Kawin Lerch Bertha Dean Donald MacLeod May Weldman Leo Dorman Ruth Bieden Ida Tuck Ada Hartis Elizabeth Richardson Delaney and Annié Jackson among others with ages ranging from under 2 to 55. The notice records multiple unions and participants across multiple jurisdictions.

Kawin A Lerch Belthmore Bertha M Dean Syracuse N Y Donald MacLeod E. Dornheim May J Weldman Alexander Brelaskd William N Morrison Nora Mo Gresett BB Baghy Sotkel S. Goldsmith Feart Kaufman Lewis Stern Catherine Atwell Rory Wright Leo D Dorman Ruth V Bieden Alexandria County Donald C Macleod Johanla A Beathes Hanover County Ida EB Tuck Richmond J B. BicLaughtla Doneld McKenzie May Radcliffe Rex Geer Dudley Ley Llewellyn Hoopes West Chester

Health Office Deaths Record Highlights Elderly Losses

The Health Office records deaths reported through August show numerous elderly individuals and a few infants. Names include Pauline Thompson 1012 Fla ave NE aged 72, George J Adleman 15 Fst sn 24 years, Barnard Lavy 2805 M St NW aged 4, Fenaie Smith 00 St SE 75, Elly Haywood 313 194, Willa Pave 716 20 St NW 32, William H Contee etc. The list also mentions Rosalie Hardaway 14% Covingha St NW mos, Jowph H Rosa 2404 F St NW months, Roy Weedon 718 83 St OW 5 months, Madeline Krohr 206 G St NE ¢ months, Anna Copeland 675 Jefferson St, Biaticy Smms 1831 Sth St OW 53 days.

Pauline Thompson Blyoch Copeland Tefferson Ef Ange George J Adleman Fst Barnard Lavy Reaves St Eer Gréerhauze Quardar St William H Elliott McLean Mercer Watkins Bunbie Rosalie Hardaway Covingha St Vy

Million Acre Reclamation Plan for Colorado Initiated

Denver August 28 Private capital backs a plan to reclaim nearly 1 000 600 acres of arid land in Colorado. Civil engineer Frank J Macarthy of Denver drafts a plan for a reservoir covering over twenty four square miles with an average depth of thirty five feet to use the Platte River surplus water. Backed by a New York London banker syndicate, the project aims to cost about 4 million dollars. Work to begin around October 1.

Denver Colo State Engineer of Colorado Frank J Macarthy Platte Auer New York London Macarthy

Cleveland holds up railway charter reform

The Cleveland city council adopted a resolution ending negotiations with Cleveland Electric Railway Company over renewing its franchise. It cites alleged obstruction of Municipal Traction Company plans and a proposed tow-fare scheme, stating talks will not resume unless those tactics stop.

Cleveland Cleveland Electric Railway Company Municipal Traction Company

Standard Oil Denies Bid for All US Distilleries

General Counsel M F Elliott of Standard Oil denied reports the company aimed to acquire principal U S distilleries after Congress passed the denatured alcohol law. He called the notion absurd, asserting no steps negotiations or talks existed and the company had no interest in purchasing distilleries.

New York M F Elliott Standard Oin Company Standard Oil Company United States Elliott Standard Owl Company

Safe investment pitch on real estate deeds in Washington DC

An advertisement from Swartzell Rheem Hensey Co offers first deeds of trust in DC real estate as secure investments not tied to individuals or corporations. It promises five percent interest semi-annually, minimum counts from 3500 at par, and invites readers to request a booklet and information from the Warner Building address in Washington DC.

District of Columbia

Washington Loan and Trust Co Office and Services

Washington Loan and Trust Co offers loans on real estate collateral with monthly interest, acts in fiduciary roles including executor administrator and trustee, rents burglar and fire proof boxes, and real estate management. Officers include President Edson, Vice Presidents Wey and Parker, Treasurer Mera, and trust officers.

TOR OY Edson Ibn X Gwore Ells Span ANDREW_ PARKER Agatatant Ramey E Mera Eichelderger Trust Ofcor

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