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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1915

Page

2

Securites Market Dims on European Selloff and War Shares Decline

In New York trading, foreign selling hit standard securities amid war stock setbacks. Coalitions and finance leaders pressured prices as United States Steel, Anaconda, and several rails fell, while Cuban American Sugar held firm on a yearly earnings report. Railroad revenues rose and Berlin and London exchange rates softened, with bonds broadly weak but U S issues largely unchanged.

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New York bond market summary dec 2 192?

A dense list of bonds and securities showing prices and bids across major issues. Notable items include American Cotton Oil, Bethlehem Steel, Reading, New York Central, Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, United States Steel, Virginia-Carolina Chemical, and Erie among others, with several government and railroad issues quoted. Prices span around 40s to 70s with various 4s 5s and 6s maturities, reflecting active trading in war-era debt instruments.

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Baltimore Securities and New York Market Report

Baltimore securities and New York stock market activity outlined for Thursday with wrap on trading pace and notable price movements. Investors monitored yields and corporate results as December trading efforts continued.

England and France Rely on US Loans Amid War Strain

The report notes Britains 180 billion in wealth includes South American investments. It cites English and French reliance on foreign securities to fund war needs, with analysts estimating US freight and other payments at about 400 million yearly while Britain taps international credits. The piece discusses why England does not liquidate foreign investments despite large holdings.

New York Great Britain England South America London Myers Jerik Paraghatty M. & Stl Mex. Petrol. Pt Miami Copper Minn. & St. L Peoples G. & C Phila. Co Il Sa'a France Pittsburgh Coal Pitts. Coat Pf Pitts Missouri Pacific Steel Sp Ray Con Rock Island St. A &S Algo Russia Gods. A. I South Pacific P. R United States Southern Ry Sioners Mkling Studebaker Yel Studebaker Pf Texas & Pacific Texas Co Franca Third Avenue Rocal Tobacco Pr. Pf Mer. M. Pr. Ctfa Sering Mont. Power Pf Nat. Biscuit Nat. Cloak & 8 Hnam Nev. C Union Pacific Union Pac. Pf U. 8 Pacific Mail Pac. Tel. & Tel LOA St. Pf Mont Utah Va.-Car. Chem Wabash W. i Wells Fargo West Maryland West Union Westinghouse Woolworth Willys Wisconsin Custom Houses

Federal reserve officials to tour southern banks

W Pp. G. Harding and F A Delano of the Federal Reserve Board will leave Washington Saturday for a week long inspection tour of the Federal reserve system. They will attend the Southern cotton conference in New Orleans and visit the Atlanta and Birmingham branches and reserve bank facilities.

Pp. G. Harding F. A. Delano Federal Reserve Board Washington New Orleans Birmingham Atlanta Federal Reserve System Southern Cotton Conference Atlanta Bank Atlanta Reserve Bank

Boston Closing Prices and Economic Review

Boston reports include traveler credit usage and estimated outflow to Europe for 1916. It citesUSD balances, trade implications, and yearly totals of around one billion dollars, with various stock and mining quotes. Market data from New York shows mercantile paper, exchange rates, and bond activity.

Europe Boston Alaska Gold Ceeer Eee Allouet Mining Maine Centennial Mining Chino Milming Franklin Mining Copper Range Consolidated East Butte Mining Granby Mining Greene-Cananea Mining Holland Lake Mining Miami Mining Mohawk Mining Nevada Consolidated Mining N. H Ray Consolidated Mining Shannon Mining Superior Mining United Fruit Utah Copper Mining

Local Market Gains Amid Gas and Utility Stock Strength

Local financial notes report modest market improvement driven by Washington Gas stock strength and steady gas for public utilities. Trading showed rising remi stock demand, firm street railway shares, and varied prices across bonds and type machine stocks with mixed support.

Washington Gas Ponds

Local Stock Exchange and Poultry Prices Notice

Local stock exchange figures show Washington Railway and Electric and Potomac Electric listings with bonds and premiums. Poultry markets report hens roosters ducks turkeys and spring chickens with varied prices per pound and per basket across regional markets.

Treasury figures show deficit and asset totals in general fund

The Treasury reports a net general fund balance of 117,651,581 and total receipts of 2,281,206 with payments at 1,566,261. The fiscal year deficit stands at 41,823,897 versus 46,457,084 last year, excluding Panama Canal and debt transactions. Asset totals include available gold 65,578,481 and Federal reserve notes 11,218,160 among others, with overall Treasury holdings listed across silver, coins, and bank reserves.

United States Treasury Treasury United States Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Banks Philippines General Fund

Chicago Grain and Live Stock Prices Slip and Surge

Chicago grain prices rose on bullish talk from Canada about wheat supplies. Dec at 109 l May 112 high gains seen across corn oats and rye. Wheat No 2 red nominal No 3 red 111 No 2 hard nominal. Corn 71 2 72 old yellow and new 64 65. Oats 41 46 43. Hog receipts 50 000 with mixed to higher bids. Cattle and sheep receipts steady to firm with varied price ranges. New York beef and lamb markets steady.

Alaska Juneau Allis-Charles Allis-Chal.ps Ag. Chem Car & FF Locomo Loco Bteel Fry Bugar Am, Tel Tel LEE Tobacco Am. W. Pt Am. W. P Assoc. OF Atchison Atchison P Balt Ohio Batopilas Brooklyn Elyn UN Brown Shoe Burns Bros Butte & Sup TG Leath. Pf Ches Gt. West Gt W. Pi St. P Col. Fuel & Ir Col. & So Consol Deere of Shee Del Den Det Dist. Securities Dia Match Erie Frielet Fed. M. & Sm.pf Gen. Electric Gen. Motors Goodrich, B. F Gt. North. Pf N. Ore Greene-Cananea Guggen Illinois Central Inter. Agricul Int Agricul Pf Inter. Con Inter. Con. Pt Har N.J Har Corp Inter, Paper Inter, Nickel K. C. Southern K. C. South. Pt Lack. Steel Lehigh Valley Tate Chicago Fearn Canada New York

Wall Street News and Gossip Delivers New Haven Role in Boom

New York reports warn directors plan to distribute 26,363,787 among New York New Haven and Hartford stockholders for October. New England shares in the industrial boom as operating revenue hits 36,592,914, up 884,000 from last year with net income up 699,569. Central New England Railway shows a strong net gain from 5,455 to 168,955. Bank of England reserves shift with decreases in bullion and notes, while public and other deposits rise. Rate of discount stays at 5 percent.

New York New Haven Hartford New England Central New England Railway Bank of England

Baltimore Markets Report Declines and Stable Prices Across Commodities

Baltimore markets report mixed pricing for wheat oats poultry butter and eggs. Wheat quotations include spot No 2 red and Western at 1 154 and 1 1814 along with December No 4 red at 1 15 Fractional figures indicate stable to modest shifts. Oats show strong elevator stock at 1 316 446 bushels with smaller lots for No 2 white new and No 4 white. Poultry prices cover hens roosters ducks and pigeons with varying weights. butter prices list creamery fancy choice and other grades. eggs prices reflect Maryland Pennsylvania Western and Southern region rates.

Baltimore Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania Iirata West Virginia Southern

Philadelphia markets price report December 2

In Philadelphia today butter rose to 44.4 cents per pound for Western creamery extra and prints. eggs firm with nearby firsts around 14.50 to 9.90 per dozen, Western extra firsts about 10.60, firsts near 9.90. Cheese steady. Wheat No 2 red futures around 1.16 to 1.18 in December. Corn firm, oats higher with No 2 white around 47 to 47.5, No 3 white about 46 to 46.5.

New York State Virginia Florida N. C California Concord Niagara New York Philadelphia F. c

Cottonseed Oil Market Prices Reported in New York

New York on December 2 shows prime crude at 7.47 7.33 with December 7.33, January 8.22, February 8.26, March 8.32, April 8.35, May 8.43, June 8.49, July 8.59. Prime yellow spot 8.20 and 8.30 for prime winter yellow and summer white.

New York

Washington cattle market hogs and veal calf prices

Washington cattle market reports hogs at 6 614 dressed 8 8%4 heavy 1%4 8, sheep clipped 4% 5, veal calves 11 11% medium 9 16, lambs 8 9.

New York Grain Market Snapshot Dec 2

Wheat gains seen with No 1 durum at 1.16 percent fob New York and No 1 Northern Manitoba at 1.17 percent. No 1 Northern Duluth at 1.144 percent fob Buffalo, December futures 116 1/2. Corn spot firm at 8214 cents per bushel for No 2 yellow. Oats and spot prices steady.

New York Duluth Manitoba Buffalo

New York Cotton Markets Slip After Weekend Pressure

New York December cotton prices eased as traders balanced a week end settling, Congress, and upcoming government reports. January futures fell from 12.49 to 12.20, with the day closing near the session lows as some profit taking appeared after a recent rally.

New York

New York Produce Prices and Market Receipts

New York market report dated December 2 shows steady demand and varied receipts across commodities. Rutter data lists creamery and firsts prices for butter, eggs steady with multiple grade ranges. cheese, milk data, and Western poultry trends. Flour, coffee futures, pork, beef, and lard prices noted with regional pricing and quality nuances.

New York Hennery Middle West

Oil Quotations From Oil City Stock Report

Oil City Pennsylvania December 2 report lists credit balances at 23.00 and runs total 120,345 with an average of 83,258. Ignipments show 22.736 with an average of 41.998.

Oil City

Trade Boom Continues Across Industries In Fed Bulletin

The Federal Reserve monthly bulletin notes broad gains in business activity with rising prices. Pacific coast and export sectors lag, Panama Canal closure worsens shipping. Southern districts see cotton selling well. tobacco, lumber, coal, and textiles prosper. Oil, mining surge. crude oil up to 1 a barrel from 40 cents in four months. Crops strong in St Louis and Kansas City, livestock soft. Cotton movement slows. farmers in Kansas City prefer feeding grain. Dallas reports good crops and debt payments. Minneapolis holds wheat for higher prices. Boston shows modest gains. building and engineering rise. Woolen mills busy with foreign orders. New York steel orders high. retail improves. Philadelphia notes mil and factory up. iron and steel promising. Overall, oil demand and prices rise amid mixed agricultural signals.

Federal Reserve Board Pacific Coast East Panama Canal Richmond Atlanta Cotter Carolinas Kansas City St. Louis Dallas Minneapolis Boston New York Hetail Philadelphia

Metal Market and Potash Request Dated New York

In New York on December 2 copper remained steady with electrolytic at 2000. iron unchanged. Tin quoted at 38 50G 29.00 locally with London spot copper at £79 10s and futures £80. Senator Smith of South Carolina urged President Wilson to secure German potash for Southern cotton planters fertilizer. The President replied the State Department would do everything possible.

New York Tin—Metal Exchange London Smith South Carolina Wilson Germany State Department

Financial market snapshot with listed securities

A condensed listing shows bonds and stocks traded or quoted, including Georgetown Gas 5 percent at 105, Potomac Consolidated 5 percent at 105.55, Washington Railway and Electric 4 percent at 84.20, Wash Gas at 75.34, Wash Railway and Canal at 82. The list also notes Munsey Trust, Continental Trust, Union Savings Bank, N and W Steamboat, and other entities with respective prices or percentages.

Washington Railway and Electric 4E Potomac Electric Consolidated Gs Washington Gas 5S Geotown Gas Cert Ind Georgetown Gas Washington Gas Columbia Gas and Blec Capital Traction Co City and Sub Metropolitan R. R. Ba Wash Hlec Lec. Pow. Con P. Telephone Tel. & Tel. Co Tel & Tel. Co Mkt. Co Mkt Aegee W. Steamboat Bs Riggs Realty Riges Realty Capital Traction Co. Btm Elec. Com Columbia Gas & Elec Tel. and Tel. Co Wees Mergenthaler Linotype Lanston Monotype Greene-Cananea Copper National Bank American Capital Ste Columbia Commercial Farmers and Mechanics Ee Federal Aes Lincoln Washington Am. Security and Trust Savings and Trust Union Trust Company Wash, Loan and Trust Continental Savings Home Savings Bank Ve Commerce and Savings Washington Savings Vere Sec Sev Com. Bank Arlington We Corcoran National Union Ae Atte Columbia Title Benance A Wees Chapin-Sacks Co D of Paper Mfg Co Graphophone Security Storage Co Washington Market Sone

I Will Buy 25 Capital Traction and Other Stocks

Offers to purchase 25 shares Capital Traction at 7 dollars, 20 shares Wash. Hoy. pid at 51 percent ex div, 25 Wash. Awy. com at 80 ex div, 25 Wash. Gas 7434, 20 Georgetown Gas, 10 Mergenthaler at 173 percent, 20 Launton at 70 percent, 25 Washington Baseball Club at 1214, 7S Graphophone preferred, 25 Graphphone common, 25 Greene-Cananes at 44. Subject to prior acceptance or cancellation. All executions for cash. Buying and selling orders solicited. Delivers.

Capital Traction Wash

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