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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1904

Page

26

Stocks Rally On Mixed News Near Close

Erie Reading and Baltimore and Ohio show disappointing results while Granger roads report a brighter outlook. Early gains fade with late-day losses as investors react to mixed reports from major rail and steel names amid a volatile market. Wisconsin Central and Wheeling and Lake Erie show notable activity.

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Cotton Market Surges Then Holds Gains In Mixed Trading

New York August 29 The cotton market showed active irregular trading with rapid moves yet finished with a net gain of about one and a half to two and a half points. September touched 1100 locally, October 1088 and December 1036 amid strong English market influence and late morning rallies before settling. Private reports and Liverpool cables suggested favorable American crop signals and buyers from Wall Street firms helped push prices higher as New Orleans and the South moved to cover.

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New York grain news and bid tone on August markets

Market notes from New York show firm spot barley soy corn and oats with mixed futures. Receipts for barley 47200 bushels May strong on rail and ocean routes while corn oats data reflect steady to higher activity on cold weather and export demand as futures close near session highs.

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New York Produce Prices Mixed in Aug Market Report

The New York market shows steady butter and cheese quotes with strong receipts, while eggs, poultry, and hogs hold firm. Lumber, metals, and oils edge through modest shifts as cotton futures ease and London market levels influence local tone.

Live Rock Markets and Livestock Prices Reported

New York August 29 reports mixed cattle calves and sheep markets with receipts and price ranges across beef, veal, and pork sectors. Boston and Hamburg sugar news follow with Kulmsee factory fire raising sugar prices. Swift & Co reports fresh beef sales in Washington averaging six and a quarter cents per pound last week.

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Equity Court records linked to multiple cases in 1904

District of Columbia equity suits list outlines hearings, petitions, and alimony actions. Names include Justice Stafford Fisher, Hal lam Hallam, W J Keane Jacobs, Wolf Rosenberg, Mo Strasburger White, Stuart McNamara, Ralston Siddons, and Lambert Baker. Cases cover change of name to Roberta, guardians ad litem, removal of trustees, injunction petitions, and probate admissions. Numerous property transfers and liens noted, with dates and bond amounts where shown.

Supreme Court District of Columbia Equity Court Stafford Fisher Shively Hallam & Hallam Keane Jacobs Jacobs Guardian Ad Litem Wolf & Rosenberg Levi H David Ip Abraham Rabinowitz Roberta Mo Strasburger White White Stuart McNamara Montgomery Ve Knight Niles & Whitt Howard Boyd Saunders Conumental Savings and Loan Association Lambert & Baker J W Patterson Wilson & Barksdale Gardiner Waggaman Ida Burch Et al Ralston & Siddons W G Gardiner

Local Banking News and Wall Street Updates

Local financial gossips report a failed bid to purchase Citizens National Bank and off negotiations. American National Bank approves stock increase and seeks bids for its new Baltimore Sun Building improvements with a February 1 completion goal. Market activity shows trading in Washington Gas Railway and Electric shares and mixed earnings for Baltimore and Ohio, with net traffic earnings up but investment in permanent improvements.

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Baltimore Markets Fluctuate as Winter and Wheat Prices Rise

Market notes from Baltimore dated Aug 29 detail steady to firm tones across grains and staples. Winter wheat prices show gains from 410 to 500, with Chicago-like futures and spot contracts cited. corn and oats exhibit firmness and quieter demand, while hay remains quiet and freight rates edge higher to Liverpool. The report lists assorted receipts, grades, and price ranges for wheat, corn, oats, rye, hay, butter, eggs, cheese, and sugar, reflecting a cautious market with selective strength in winter streams and southern white corn.

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Seek to Hold Directors in Electric Vehicle Co

Richard Siegman of New York filed in the Court of Chancery a bill against Electric Vehicle Co directors Martin Maloney and others to recover 70 300 paid as dividends in 1899 1900, alleging no profits or surplus and that funds came from capital stock in violation of New Jersey corporate law. A prior similar suit was dismissed for lack of a formal demand which he has now made but was refused.

Trenton Richard Siegeman New York Court of Chancery Electric Vehicle Company Martin Maloney Maloney Siegman New Jersey Fie

The World’s Tongue English as Universal Language

An analysis of English rising as the world’s common language, arguing it surpasses French and Latin in trade, literature, and education. The piece cites German Saxony’s shift to English study, notes English’s adaptability, and highlights its cosmopolitan reach through British and American influence.

San Francisco Bulletin Europe Saxony Dresden France Bacon

Negro Gains and Losses in U S Race Figures

A digest of census bulletins shows blacks in the United States losing ground relative to whites due to higher birth and death rates and concentrations in the South. It notes Washington as the largest Negro city and lists occupations from teachers to artisans, highlighting a trend toward city life and professional roles amid persistent disparities.

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