Market Wobble Amid Mexican Tensions and Foreign Selling
New York stock activity showed an irregular, uncertain day with less speculative interest and lighter manipulation. Gains in Lackawanna Steel and Texas Company were offset by declines in United States Steel and early railway group strength faded as foreign selling intensified, with London exchange at near lows and bond activity irregular to heavy totaling about 3.23 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yn Railway Group
New York
Germany
London
Paris
Lackawanna Steel
Texas Company
Baldwin Locomotive
Westinghouse
the Railway Group
New Haven
United States Steel
United States
New York Bond Market Report Highlights Sluggish Trading
New York bond market shows mixed prices with many issues trading near reported levels. Notable mentions include American Tobacco 6a at 119% and Armour & Co 44s around 115%, with several rail and utility bonds noted in the mid to high 90s. Broad listings cover Atchison, Chesapeake & Ohio, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Erie, General Electric, Interborough lines, Northern Pacific, Reading, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Western Union among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Agricultural
Aon
American Tel & Tel Co
American Smelters
American Tobacco
Armour &Co
Atchison Gen
Atchison
Atl Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Baltimore & Ohio cv
Bethlehem Steel
Brooklyn Transit
Georgia Consolidated Bs
Central Leather Ss
Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago
Burl. & Quincy Joint
Chicago, Burl & Quincy
Chicago Great Western
Chi
Sol & St P Ev
MIT & St Po
Chi Rot & Pac Ry
Chicago & Northwestern
Colorado & Southern
Consolidated Gas Co
Denver & Rio Grande
Distillers’ Securities
Arte
Serica B. Eriegan
General Electric
Great Northern Lotus
Winds Central
Inspiration Copper
Interborough Rapid Transit
Interborough Met
Hawaas City Southern
Lake Shore
Liggett & Myers
Lorimard
Louisville & Nashville
Missouri
Kaw & Texas
Missouri Pacific
Imp
New York Central
New York City
New York State
New York Railways Adj
S. Norfolk & Western
Northern Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Pacifi Tel & Tel. Sa
Pennsylvania Consolidated
Pennsylvania
Ray Consolidated
Reading
Republic Steel
Bi. Louis & San Fran
St. Louis Southwestern Con
Sanboard Air Line
Southern Bell Tel
Southern Pacific Co
Southern Pacific
Boutham Railway
Southern Railway
Texas Company Co
Trexas & Pacific
Third Avenue
Union Pacificia
Union Pacific cv
Steel
Yvirginia-Carolina Chemical
Wabash Lat Sa
Western Union
Wantinghouse Electric cv
Philadelphia Markets Wrap Up Amid Mixed Commodities
Market notes from Philadelphia dated August 30 show butter steady with Western extra at 26 percent, eggs rising for nearby firsts and current receipts around 6.60 to 7.20 per dozen, and cheese quiet though firm at New York full cream. Wheat edges lower on No. 2 red to about 1.05 to 1.07 per bushel with various local grades fluctuating. some white wheat values not quoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
New York
Wall Street Advances and Bond News Clash With Railroad Stocks
New York reports that top operators may have shifted from industrials to rail stocks Erie Union Pacific and New York Central seen as bought to catch up after lagging. Missouri Pacific and St Louis Iron Mountain and Southern bonds face interest payment pauses while Southern Railway July results show mixed gains and costs. Weaker headline notes rail bonds and energy shares including Lackawanna Steels and Western convertibles, with mixed climbs and declines across several issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Erie
Union Pacific
New York Central
Thia Belle
B. Bush
Missouri Pacife
St. Louis
Iron Mountain and Southern
Adams
Southern Railway Company
Fvr
New York Stock Market Update for Monday August 20 1916
The New York market opened with steady activity as traders watched industrials and railroad stocks. Gains in leading issues offset losses in some minor listings, with volume moderate and prices showing cautious upward movement by midday.
Increase in World Gold Mining Reports Stimulus War Era
Holland writes that global gold mining will rise due to wartime demand and better extraction methods. He notes U S and Alaska output, predicts growth in Montana Utah Arizona and Alaska, with Bolivia and South America opening new mines as transport improves. He cites past years 1914 1918 and 194 as context for rising production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Colorado
South America
New York
United States
Washington
Bratiaticiana
Territories
Alaska
Missouri River
Montana
Utah
Arizona
United States Geological Survey
Arizona Hills
Yejolcad
Boston
Bolivia
John Hays Hammond
Holland
New York Produce Prices Mixed Across Butter Eggs Cheese
New York August 30 market notes firmer butter with creameries varied by grade. Eggs steady with fresh gathered and extras quoted. Cheese firm with state whole milk products mixed. Poultry prices unsettled for alive stock, dressed meats firm. Sugar flour pork beef lard all steady to firm in mid market ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hennery
Middle West
New York Money Market Rates and Money Values
New York money market report shows mercantile paper at 8 percent, sterling 60 day bills at 4.58, demand £6150, cables 4.62265, francs demand 6.02, cables 6.01 1, marks demand 51, cables 81 1/2, livres 6.52, cables 6.50, rubles demand 34 1/2, cables 34 1/2. Government bonds steady while railroad bonds show irregularity. Time loans steady with 60 days 2 1/4, 90 days 2 1/2 3, six months 3 1/4. Call money steady high 2, low 1 1/2, ruling rate 2, last Yorn 2, closing bid 1 1/2, offered at 1 1/2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Copper Prices Hold Steady in Metal Market Report
New York copper prices stay steady with electrolytic at 18.00 and London quotes show apot copper around £68 10s, futures near £69 16s, electrolytic £84 10s. Northern No 1 ranges 15.75 to 16.26, No 2 16.50 to 16.00, Southern No 1 15.25 to 18.75, No 3 16.00 to 15.56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Northern
Southern
Livestock Market Quotes From Chicago New York and Washington
Chicago hog receipts 37 000 price ranges 6.25 to 8.00 per cwt cattle 18 000 with calves and heifers noted sheep 16 000 lower hogs in New York receipts 3 438 cattle 6 50 to 9 40 calves 9 00 to 12 50 sheep and lambs steady 7 75 to 10 16 Washington market lists hogs 7 to 8 sheep 4 to 4 14 veal calves 10 to 16 lambs 15 to 19
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Local Financial and Business Notes on Washington Stock Exchange
The Washington Stock Exchange session shows Graptophone common at 82 for 5 shares and Electric at 61 1/2. Poor market activity, no incentives for brokers, and little public demand. Bonds hold their own but fail to meet expected time-of-year demand amid war news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington ‘Stock Exchange
Sa Wratington Railway
New York
Lanston
Mergenthaler
Atocka
Washington market and utility stock report snapshot
Local stock exchange lists bids and asks across bonds utilities railroads and common shares. Highlights include Georgetown Gas Washington Gas 70 12, Capital Traction 87 89, Am Tel Tel 128, American Graphophone 175 180, and various Washington market and Trust Company stocks with mixed quotes and dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geotown Gas
Ind
Georgetown Gas
Washington
Columbia Gas & Hlec
Capital Traction Co. Bs
City & Sub. Ry. Ss
Metropolitan R. R Fs
Nea
Waah. Ry. & Hlec
J Sam, Tel. & Tel
Am. Tel. & Tel
C. Paper Mfe
Mkt. Co
Steamboat Be
Zee Realty
Rigwe Realty
Cacereree Farmers & Mechanics
Federal
Metropolitan
Trust Company Stocks Union Trust Co
Wash
Loan & Trust Continental
Savings
Home Savings Bank
Commerce & Savings
East Washington
Corcoran
National Union
Columbia
C. Paper Mfg. Co
American Grapho. Com
American Grapho
Trans. & Storage Security Storage Co
Washington Market
Capital Traction
Rwy
Elec
Rwy. Ptd
Rwy. Com
Washington Utilities Co
Mergenthaler
Lawnton
Continental Trust
Wash. & Southern Bank
Mansey Trust
N & W. Steamboat
Wash. Exchange Bank
Farmers & Mechanica Bank
Washington Baseball Club
Gayety Theater
Miller Train Control
Graphe Com
Lanston
Washington Baneball Cla
Graphophone Com
Graphonbone Ptd
Thomas L. Hume
G Street
Tel. M
Ements
Treasury report shows year deficit at 1915 level
United States Treasury balance and receipts data for August 28, 1915. Deficit this fiscal year listed at 29,217,715 compared with 15,652,303 last year. Displays assets by fund including gold, certificates, notes, and coin totals and the day’s cash balances across general and reserve funds. Contains detailed figures for receipts, disbursements, and net balance in general fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
Treasury Offices
United States
Treasury
Federal Reserve
Local Produce Market Prices for Poultry and Groceries
Alive poultry includes hens at 15, roosters 10, ducks 16, turkeys 15 to 16, spring chickens 18 to 20 per pound with dressed poultry listing chickens 2022 and hens 18, ducks 16, turkeys choose per pound. Vegetables list new potatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, cucumbers, corn, beans, tomatoes, lettuce prices by basket, crate, or barrel with various per-unit costs. fruits show California oranges 4 to 6 per box, grapefruit 8 to 6, lemons 2 per box, pineapples Florida 1.7 to 2.0 per crate, apples 0.75 to 2.00 per box, and other values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Virginia
Western
New York
Florida
Gotten shows injury from drought and rains on cotton yield
Unofficial calculations based on government data estimate the 191? cotton yield at 11,817,000 bales against 16,134,930 last year, with state condition figures ranging from Virginia 85 to California 93. Drought and heavy rains in August hurt the crop, while officials and bankers remained cautiously optimistic about financing and futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolna
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahorsa
California
WP. G. Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
Birmingham
South
Condemnation suit in municipal court of the district
Henry L. Kaufman sues Chauncey M. Gilbert to recover 100 in principal with interest from January 22, 1915 plus costs and to obtain condemnation of the defendant's property levied under attachment. The court orders Gilbert to appear within forty days of first publication to defend or default. Judge Milton Strasburger, clerk E G Auram. Assistant clerk R A Bryant. August 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triet of Columbia
Henry L. Kaufman
Plainti
Chauncey M. Gilbert
Doesiles
Reid
Milton Strasburger
E.G. Auram
R. A. Bryant
District of Columbia Bridge Amber Proposals Open Sept 22 1915
Proposals will be received by the DC Office of the Commissioners in August 22 1915 for furnishing 95 078 square feet Georgia pine bridge amber for eneface division. Specifications and form of proposal obtainable from the Purchasing Officer Room 508 District Building. Oliver P Nawman Louis Brownlow Charles W Katz, Commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office OF the Commissioners OF the
District of Columbia
Washington
Imstriet Building
Georgia Pine Bridge
Room Sal
Oliver P
Nawma! Louis
Browniow
Charles W. Katz
Commis
Chicago Grain Market Slumps On Heavy Liquidation
Chicago August 30 reports wheat selling to crop lows amid heavy liquidation and weak support. September wheat at 95 and December 93, corn steady after frost fears fade. Oats drop, provisions mostly lower. Cash grain bids shown for No 2 red and No 2 yellow wheat and corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwest
New York Cotton and Grain Futures Report Summary
Market notes show cotton prices tumbling from day high with December futures sliding from 10.30 to 9.96. Wheat futures fluctuated with October at 10.02 and December at 9.66. Government crops data influenced mood, while a planned three-ship auxiliary fleet draft was announced for San Francisco routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yenter
Postoffice Department
Olos
Oseanle Steamship Company
Gept
San Francisco
Ney
Australia
Pago Pago
Samoa
Honolulu
Thia
New York
New Mail Ship for Pacific Debuts Amid Yard Delays
A new mail ship for the Pacific arrives amid yard delays. The report notes financial figures including a 4 percent rate, an Aug. 36 balance of 1.60, and operational totals: runs 122,098, shipments 135,253, with averages cited of 64 percent and 7e205R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OH City
New York Grain Market Notes From Aug 30
Spot wheat shows weakness with No 2 red at 110 percent of something and prompt No 2 hard near 1 1 2 percent of New York to arrive lake and rail. No 1 Northern Duluth at 99 percent and No 1 Northern Manitoba at 2 percent fob Buffalo. September futures at 1.04. Corn and oats spots also listed as weak or easy with No 2 yellow and No 3 white respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Duluth
Manitoba
I. F
Buffalo
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Baltimore Securities
Baltimore
Con Power
Horaton
United Rysand & Co
Bonda
Baltimore City
U. R and E. Colat
U. R and E. Co Tne
Curb Market
Tlana
Juneau
Atlas Powder
du Pont
Electric Boat
Havana Tobacco
Hercules
Ave Lake Torpedo Boat
Lehigh Coal
Riker-Hegeman
St. Oil of
New Jersey
N. J
United
Yukon Gold
Alaska Goldes
Amones Mining
Boston & Maine Age
Centennial Mining
Chino Mining
East Butte Mining
Franklin Mining
Granby Mining
Greene-Canenen
Lake Mining
la Salle Mining
Eee
Miami Mining
North Butte Mining
North Lake Mining
Shannon Mints
Utah Consolidated Mining
Utah Copper Mining
Winona B Mining
Wolverine
Acag
U. SB. Ss
Panama
Wall Street
Lackawanna Steels
Chesapeake, and Ohio
Southern Pacific J
Baltimore and Ohio
Giese
Alaska Gold M
Allian Chalmers
A Thethal. Pf
Am. Ag. Chem
Am. Ag. Ch. Pfs
Amer. Can
Amer
Am. Gar & F
Amer. Smelting
Amer. Smelt
Am. Steel Fury
Amer. Sugar
Amer. T. & T
Brooklyn KR. T
Butte & Sup
Canadian Pacifici
Cent. Leath. Pt
Chi. Gt. W. Pt
CHL & MW
Colo. F. & T
Comstock
Consol
Contin
Can
Crucible Steel
Crucible
Cuba-Am
Sumar
del. & Hud
Dome Mine
Piat. Securities
Erle Ist
Erle
Gen. Chemical
Gen. Electric
Gen. Motors
Gen. Motors Pf
Goodrich, B F
Geldrich Pf
Tos
Tos Los
Great North. Pf
Gt N. Ore
Guggen
Intet. Agricul
Inter. Paper
Yu Bok
K. C. Southern
K. C. South
Lack. Stepe
Lacle de Gas
Tetta Mfl
Lehigh Valle
Lig. & Myers
Lorillard Nt
fEsigh
Maxwell
Miami Copper
Kerra
Missouri Pacifica
Montans, Power
Mont
Nash. & Chat
Nat. Enam, & S
Nev. C. Copper
Norf, & West
North Amerca
North
Ontario
Pacific Mall
Pac. Tal. & Ter
Penns. A. R
Phila. Co
Pitta
Coal
Pitts. Coal P
Preas. Steel C
Ry. Steel Sp
Ray Con
Rock Island Pf
Seaboard A. L
Seab. A. 1. Pf
Sears-Rochock
Stoss-S
South. Ry. Pt
Stand. Milling
Studebaker
Texas Co. Pf
Union B. & P. Pac
B. & Bnf
ROE
ISL
U S.c.lp
Fpf
U. S. Express
U. S. Rubber
Car. Chem
Va.-Car. C. Pf
Wabagh
Weat
Mary
West
UN. Tel
Sual Wentinehoure
Hiss
Far West
Local Stock Exchange
Washington Railway and Electricé 4S
Totel
Local Produce Market
New Orleans
Galveston
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
New Orleana
Stork
Houaton
Memphis
Augusta
St. Louisa
Cincinnati
Lite Rock
Dallas
Au- Buata
Little Rock
Gotton
Woodbury Biair
Joan C. Boyd
James 4. Buchanan
Willam A. H. Church
Walter C. Clephane
William V. Cox William E. Edmonat
William D. Hoover
George Howard
Woodbury Blair
Charles B. Numan
Frank W. Stong
George W. Gray
Reginald
Huide JO
HP. Johnson
Thomas R. Jones
Victor Kauffmann
Edward McLean
Samuel Maddox
William F. Quickson
Frank W. Stone
William H Walker
John L. Weaver
Henry & Willard
National Savings and Trust Company
15Th Street
New York Avenue
Milton W. King
Merchants’ Transfer & Storage Co
E Street
Krieg's Express
H Street N. W
RAGE
United States Storage CO
Phona Main
Chicago Grain
Pacific
NEW York Grain
Washington Steel and Ordnance Stock
Gilbert Eliott & Co. Specialists
Pine Street
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co
Fifteenth Street
N. W
Grand Central Depot
Moriarty
E. Soth St
Grochey
Berger
Conduit Road
Glen Echo Care
Frost
Io Bert
City
Sat
Establishea
Harryman
W. Ostend
Promin
Ate Ace
D. C
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