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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1914

Page

6

Public seeks stocks optimism on curb market revival

Excasuge sends circular asking members for revised lists of open contracts and urges brokers to file orders for new business Monday. Efforts to reopen a regular curb market continue amid higher London quotes and tentative plans to trade unlisted bonds once exchange permission is granted.

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New York Bank Statement and Clearing House Totals

New York bank statement shows that averages and clearing house banks and trust companies data indicate cash reserves and deficits with notable figures. It reports vault cash, reserve decreases, and totals for trust companies cash revenues and deposits along with items not included in clearing house totals.

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Grain market report with mixed futures quotations

New York grain traders quote No 2 and No 1 Northern wheat futures for September and December deliveries with flat to steady prices. Barley remains steady with prime quality trading around 37 nominal, delivered.

ATS Northern Manitoba Bulain

Local Financial Note on War Impact and Bank Practices

Local financial conditions remain steady after a month of hostilities in Europe with tighter money markets especially for real estate. Banks show leniency to customers, while the comptroller of currency seeks detailed disclosures from New York banks on collateral loans, calls, and securities to gauge unfair treatment and potential market safeguards before any stock exchange reopening.

Europe Treasury New York Comptroller of Currency New York Stock Exchange Audh Calla Wall Street Toaole Financiai Chase New York] Stock Exchange

War Bill Threatens U S Currency Stability

London Times correspondent warns that emergency wartime measures easing warehouse control of cotton tobacco grain and provisions could allow emergency currency on warehouse receipts to damage the solid U S currency and credit unless halted.

London Times U. S Washington London

Bridge Steel In Demand From New Foreign Sources

Demand for bridge steel appears to rise as inquiries arrive from foreign sources though actual business remains light with few orders. Steel firms report interest from overseas buyers, but procurement is slow and shipments are limited.

New York England South America Europe Steel Corporation Chicago AM Board of Trade Speculay Detroit Teste Baltimore Ohio Vanla Allegheny River Senegal Auirnes Hudson River Troy

New York Produce Prices and Steel Trade Outlook

New York market notes show butter and cheese steady with large receipts. Eggs steady as well, while rolled steel products face contracting domestic and export demand amid sparse new orders and cancellations.

New York Cotton Prices Edge Up on Private Report

The New York cotton market showed a tendency to rise after a private report pegged the average condition at 77.8 percent, up from 1.4 percent last year. Liverpool delegates arrived as weekly conferences loom, with expected impact on reopening the exchange. Banchester notes moratorium uncertainty restraining business though payments improve.

New York Liverpool Banchester Fulea Kre

New Elizabethan Residence for Miss Lawrence on Kalorama Road

A three story and basement home for Miss A M Lawrence on 2271 Kalorama Road nears completion in pure Elizabethan style. Plans by J H De Sibour reveal architecture with tapestry brick, limestone trim and slate roof. Interiors offer a grand hall, dining room, library, loggia and porch, plus extensive service spaces, maid rooms and baths across four upper chambers.

Miss Lawrence Kalorama Road A. M. Lawrence J. H. de Sibour

Live Stock Markets Report With Mixed Hogs and Sheep

Receipts show hogs at 4,001 with bulk and lighter weights trading. cattle steady with beeves and stockers listed and varied prices. sheep receipts around 1,000 with lambs and yearlings noted. hogs report shows no trading at the end while calves and other categories appear with mixed figures. Market activity suggests limited movement across hogs and sheep with ongoing price variation.

Chiicano Angu Marc Het Beeves Jearling Laige Indiana Virginia Ghoep

Philadelphia Markets Report From August 22 Trade

Philadelphia markets note wheat rising for No 2 red spot and No 1 northern Duluth export demand, oats steady, and poultry dressed offerings stable. The brief, garbled report references DOTSER Firm and CHEESE Firm with numeric codes but lacks clear details.

Philedelshia Dotser Duluth

July Imports Big This Year Across United States

The Department of Commerce reports July imports reached 16,176,134 dollars, with seven months ending July showing 1,241,002,15 dollars in imports and 1,320,995,00 dollars in exports, reflecting notable gains over 1913 and 1912. Silver for the San Francisco Mint was ordered at 200,000 ounces for immediate delivery, price 53.1 cents per ounce.

United States Department of Commerce San Francisco George B. Roperts Mint

Oil Quotations and Legal Notice Fragment

Fragmentary OCR notes mention oil quotations and a legal notice with names such as Stuart Johnson and Ralph H. Vout. The sourced text lists balances and figures like 1.65 and 78.48, along with various names, possibly defendants or attorneys, amid garbled terms and misread headings.

Plans for New Credit Machinery Aimed at Europe Trade

Press reports from New York indicate defter plans for fresh exchange machinery to meet maturing notes and obligations. With credit exchanges extended, large purchases of grain and foodstuffs are rising as embargoes lift, while gold shipments to Canada resume. McAdoo signals flexibility with warehouse receipts for emergency currency but warns against inflation as banks show net cash gains and rising reserves.

Europe New York Dewar New York City Canada McAdoo Treasury

Real Estate Transfers Across Northwest Streets

Real estate transfers listed include numerous properties in Northwest and Northeast Washington, detailing parcels in streets such as 107 Street Northwest, Sherwood Addition, and Twenty-first Street. Transactions name buyers, sellers, and parcel squares with values, noting multiple properties in Columbia Heights and adjacent avenues.

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Deeds of Trust Across Multiple Squares and Secured Notes

A compiled list details numerous deeds of trust across many squares, naming borrowers, lenders, and securing amounts ranging from $1,000 to $367,500. Terms include five to nine years, annual or semiannual interest at 5 to 6 percent, with various dates and lot descriptions for properties in multiple squares.

George C. Heider Philep Walter William Helder Tessa R. Sherwood William Miler Chapin Brown Henry H. Beramann Letis C. Smith Robert Cook Thmon Cook Limis Thampeon Cook Eemfeanuells Square Louis P. Cantley Leeon Tobriner Yrea U. Graham S. Grabfelder Mary Eller Smith Clarence Mr. DeVelle Ko A. Logan Ascura Latyinis Develle Aiverto Schullers Chapin Beown Henry H. Termain Samuel W Carolina F Bryant Meury D Gdniv Igscara American Security Ard Trust Company Eemiannually Johm E. Buroseb Uy James Berry Mario A. Costin Jouph A. Wiidueen Taf Taf Charles HC. Cragin J. Wilmer Catime Anoure George Co. Gertmen Comlansantly Helly PF. Welr Wanhingan Loan Od Trust Company Secure Egul‘big “Comperativg Joseph T. Klawans Wash- Ineion Egan’ and ‘Trust Company George H. Myere Richard J. Tyler Charles G. Wanlen Purvea Philadelphia Saving Fund Society Sultheniate Worouagn J Darlington Blair Lee Washington City Orahan Regium Ralph Gunherine A. Gedney Harry Rust George Z. Worthington Kennedy Brow Soneph Aronof Rust George Y. “Worthington Secre Pedy Bros Fine Seectiary Co Stewart

Realty Sales Report From The N L Lansbury Company

The N L Lansbury Company lists 25 realty sales totaling 53835 over the last two weeks. Properties span Hobart Street NW and D Street NE with multiple transfers to buyers including George Houlehan Guy Polman and J L Aston. Kennedy Bros and Charles Tankersley figure among builders with combined sales near 69000.

N. L. Lansbury Company Tin Rock Creek Vista Lewin B. Breuninger Hobart Ntreat George Q. Houlehan Hobart Street Guy H. "Polman George H. Fouler Mrs Trecey P. ‘V. Keyser J. L. Aston Lanabury Company Kennedy Bros, Inc Seventh Street A. Gedney F. W. Walter Eb, Selby H. EB. Brady Streat P. J. Joachim D Street W. N. Tydings B.J. Aronoff H. C. Stewart O. ©. Bradler Princeton Heights Quebec Street Charles Hooker H. W. Rempers Ry Schneider Kennedy Bros Charles L. Tankersley New Hampshire Avenue Frank G. Lambert New Hampshira Avenue W. G. Smith Mary L. Hunt Sal Delafield Street Marian Carter Thompson Horace G. Smithy Square Be Iin Street Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets Heney Thartei Wiliam Mare

Municipal Hospital Plans Set by Snowden Ashford

Snowden Ashford the municipal architect will draft sketches for a proposed new municipal hospital at Fourteenth and Upshur streets NW. Congress has allotted 15 000 for hospital plans, with decisions on size and cost by the charities board in September. Pending approvals, the architect will also begin Park View School plans with a 132 000 appropriation, not due to finish before January.

Charities Board Park View Congress

Navy Yard Inquiry Ends With Politic Discrimination Charge

United States naval service commissioners Galloway Craven and John T Doyle and War Department representative May Jackson concluded an inquiry into charges that Democrats faced employment discrimination at Teague Island navy yard and the Huylkill Arsenal in Philadelphia The report of results will be awaited with interest as such charges have been persistent for some time.

United States Uivn Galloway and Craven John T. Doyle Teague Island Navy Yard Huylkill Arsenal Philadelphia May Jackson War Department

Gummel Lowest Bidder for City Sidewalks

The engineering department announced that GU Gummel submitted the lowest bid for cement sidewalks in the district this fiscal year. He quoted 88 cents per square yard for large jobs and 118 dollars for small jobs. A contract is expected to be awarded soon with half the cost charged to abutting property holders. Indian boys from Arizona and Oklahoma will join Mercersburg Academy under Rodman Wasameker scholarships and then enter Princeton after completing the course.

GU Gummel Gwine Binck Mercersburg Academy Mercersburg Rodman Wasameker Merceraburg Priceton John Gibson Tima Arizona Charles McGilberry Oxla- Thoma Gitson Carlsie Metsi Chiloree Okla

Home for the animals at Nolan Company project

The Nolan Construction Company is putting up a two story and basement structure at Twenty-fifth and E Streets devoted to animal care. The building costing about 25000 dollars features white brick with granite and limestone trim. It will house a hygiene laboratory with rooms for disinfection, animal storage, and testing for contagious diseases. John F Anderson of the public health service oversees the laboratory operation.

Nolan Company John H Nolan Construction Company Twenty-hill Chile John F Anderson The Public Health Service

Housing Shelters Funded by Congress for District Farms

Acting Comptroller Warwick ruled federal money appropriated to the District’s farms and produce market may cover erection of shelters and related costs. He assigned responsibility to the board of commissioners to determine necessity, noting the shelters are substantial public buildings.

Uy Congress Alec Warwick Treasum Board of Commissioners Commiscionace Warsick

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