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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1915

Page

14

Market gains and mixed yields on a cautious New York session

New York trading opened active yet cautious as securities rallied modestly while German exchange slipped to a new low. Rail stocks showed strength amid quiet notes, banks stacked up cash, and coppers held firm with several major industrials advancing in late dealings.

New York London Porto Rico United States Flather, Moorhead&Elmore New York Stock Exchange Yytock Exchange 16Th St

Wall Street News and Gossip Highlights Gold Imports

New York reports total U S gold imports for the year near 400.6 million with 168 boxes arriving on the Adriatic from London. Major portions go to Guaranty Trust, J P Morgan, American Express, and Mechanics National Bank. Also notes Louisville and Nashville and Nickel Plate Railway earnings and a New York banking liquidity move estimating a net gain of about 29.46 million after recent gold shipments.

New York Dec London United States Adriatic Guaranty Trust Company J. P. Morgan & Co

Wall Street Stock Mixed in Heavy Friday Trading

New York market figures show a wide array of listings with varied closes and intraday swings. Major names include Maxwell, Manhattan, United Cigar and Union Pacific among others, reflecting a broad session of mixed gains and losses across sectors.

Southern Commercial Congress to Meet in Charleston

The seventh annual Southern Commercial Congress will convene in Charleston December 18 for four days. Noted figures like Former President Taft and Nicholas Murray Butler will address delegates drawn from across the United States, with focus on South’s post-1880 development, regional industry, and celebration of the U.S. peace bicentennial. The event aims to boost trade links, including South Cuba relations, and marks Charleston’s coal shipments to foreign ports as a sign of growing export capacity.

Miesigsippi Southern Commercial Congress Charleston Richard ¥. Manning South Carolina United States AH U Navy Josephus Deniels Lindley N. Garrison William B. Wilson William H. Taft Nicholas Murray Butler Columbia University South Willard Straight J. P. Morgan & Co Cuba Key West Havana Holland

Boston Closing Prices Report from December Market

Boston trading closes with listed mining stocks including Alaska Gold, Alloues Mining, Copper Range Consolidated, Vast Butte Mining, Franklin Mining, Granby Mining, Greene-Cananea Mining, Lake Mining, NOY, NH H, Ray Consolidated Mining, Shannon Mining, Superior Mining, United Fruit, Utah Copper, Wolvering Mining. Market activity reflects thin listing and varied prices across midweek session.

Boston Dee Almaka Gold New Alloues Mining Copper Range Consolidated Vast Butte Mining Mranklin Mining Granby Mining Greene-Cananaa Mining Lake Mining Noy Ray Consolidated Mining Shannon Mining Superior Mining United Wruit Oo Tan Consolidated Mining Utah Copper Mining Wolvering Mining

Washington cattle market report summary

Cattle and livestock prices listed with weights and grades. Hoes and dressed beef appear alongside sheep, goats, calves, lambs, and various quality percentages. Record includes ranges but OCR errors obscure details.

The Metal Market Copper and Tin Prices Report

In New York on December 3 copper prices remained quiet at electrolytic 39.76 and 40.20, with steady, unchanged readings. Tin firm with metal exchange quotes around 38.76 to 40.35. London spot copper at £78 5s and futures near £78 1s 8d. Electrolytic copper quoted £98 10s 8d, spot tin £16, futures £16 7s 0d.

New York Metal Exchange London

Chicago grain market ends unsettled after Liverpool lift

Wheat rose on Liverpool quotes and hopes for heavy export sales while corn and oats slipped. Cash values show mixed gains and declines across wheat corn and barley with futures fluctuating through the day.

Live Stock Markets Chicago and New York Dec 3

Hogs Receipts around 8,000 in Chicago with weak demand. prices for bulk and various weights listed. Cattle receipts about 2,000 with steady values across native steers Western cattle cows and calves. Sheep receipts near 7,000 with strong to steady quotes. New York figures show beef and sheep markets with steady to firm prices for steers calves and sheep, hogs steady in early trade.

Chicago New York

Baltimore Markets Oddities in Stage of Prices and Weights

Prices and quantities for oats poultry and butter in Baltimore market reports. Oats show elevator stocks 1 124 527 bushels with varied white grain prices. Poultry lists live hens roosters ducks geese with per pound or per pair values. turkeys and guinea fowl noted. Butter prices across creamery and dairy products include fancy good and store packed varieties with regional price ranges.

Baltimore Peking Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania West Virginia Southern

New York Money Market Figures Reported

New York money market data from December 3 shows mercantile paper at 24 3. Sterling day bills at 4.66 with demand 4.708 percent. Cables quote Franca at 6.84, cables 5.83. MarkE at 78.4 with cables 78%. Guilder at 41.0 with cables 41. Rubles at 8.2 with cables 8.2 percent. Bar silver at 55. Mexican dollars at 42 percent. Time loans steady with 60 day 2 percent, 90 day 2 percent, 6 months 2 percent. Call money steady high 2, low 1 percent, ruling rate 1 percent, test loan 2, closing bid 1, offered at 2.

New York Mercantile Paper Guildera

New York Grain Market Reports Wheat and Corn

New York grain notes show spot wheat firm with No 1 durum at 1.214% fob New York and No 1 Northern Duluth at 1.16. Manitoba 1.18. Futures steady with December at 1.1355. Corn spot firm with No 2 yellow at 82% prompt. Oats spot firm No 1 white at 46.1.

New York Duluth Manitoba Buffalo

Philadelphia Markets Report Butter Cheese Wheat Corn and Oats

Philadelphia markets show butter and cheese firmer with New York high grade cream at 16 to 17?. wheat climbs with No 2 red spot and December around 1.17 to 1.19. No 2 Southern red at 1.16 to 1.17. oats rise for No 2 white 18 48% and No 3 white 45 to 46. corn remains firm.

Chicago Des Liverpool Philadelphia New York

Local Financial and Business Notes from Washington Stock Exchange

Yesterday's session showed little overall market change with prices holding near prior levels. American Graphophone shares rose unexpectedly with common 124% to 182% bid and 135 traded, preferred 166 bid, 148% asked. New York quotes varied widely. Washington Railway and Electric preferred sold, Potomac Electric consolidated 8 firm at par, Washington Gas 5 sold at 106, Capital Tractions strong at 187% bid with no offers.

New York American American Agricultural Merican Vet and Tel Co Armour & Co Ga Vtchison Hartimore Baltimore and Ohloev Bethlehem Brooklyn Transit Central of Georgia Central Leather Central Pacific Chermapanke Ohlo Chicago Bo and Quincy New York Central Goldfield Consolidated Havana Tobacco New York City New York State Lake Torpedobort New York Railways Lehigh C Pete OY Nee Hartford cv Midvale Steel Norfolk and Western cv St. O N. J Northern Pacifice Northern Pacific Cobby St. Oll Oregon Short Line W P. Pipe Line Pacitte Tel and Tel Bs St. Off California Ua Tennsylvania Con Stem St. Oflof Indiana Wees St. Ollof Kansas St. Ottof Kentucky St. Oll Nebraska Republic Stealon Louta Sen Fran St. Olof Oil of Ohio St Louis Southwestern Con United Profit Sharing Seaboard Air Line World Film Oeneer Southern Bell Pel Yukon Gold Southern Bactite Southern Pacific Atlas Powder Southern Railway du Pont Southern Hercules Civese Texas Company Tatas and Pacific Isla Tnion Pacific United States Rubbers United States Steel Seagion Wash Ington Washington Regent Daya Washington Railway and Electric With & Aale Potomac Electric Consolidated Washington Gas

Local Stock Exchange Call and Bond Listings for Washington

The noon call shows Washington Gas Se at 106 for $1,000 and Washington Railway and Electric at 8144 for $500. Various bonds and stocks from Georgetown Gas, Capital Traction, Washington Gas, Am Tel and Tel, and mining, banking, savings, fire insurance, and title stocks are listed with bid and ask ranges, including Graphophone, Mergenthaler Linotype, Greene Cananea Copper, and several Washington area utilities.

Washington Gas Se Washington Railway and Electric Potomac Electric Consolidated Washington Railway and Electric Preferred Washington Gas Geotown Gas Georgetown Gas Washington Columbia Gas and Hlec Capital Traction Co. Fs City and Sub. Ry. &S Eeeee Matropolitan R. R. Gs E. Pow. Con Elac Power Iat Seer CG P. Telephone Am. Tel Tel C. Paper Mfg Mkt. Co W. Steamboat Riggs Realty Capital Traction Co Wash Wash. Ry Wies Pfd Ba N Columbia Gas & Hlec. Am. Tel Tel. Co Mergenthaler Linotype Lanston Monotype Greene-Cananea Copper National Bank American Secrescere Ae Columbia Farmers and Mechanics Federal Seegene Lincoln Metropolitan Rigeh Eecenye Am Sec, and Trust Nail Savings and Trus Union Trust Company Wash. Loan and Trust Continental Home Savings Bank Commerce and Savings East Washington Savings Arlington Corcoran Firemen's New National Union Caenee Columbia Title Chapin-Sacks Co D. of C. Paper Mfg. Co Aenee Graphophone Vehee

Treasury Balance Report Shows Deficit Reduction

United States Treasury data indicates yesterday's general fund net balance of 117,486,397 with total receipts 2,089,908 and total payments 2,802,635. The fiscal year deficit stands at 43,097,461, improved from 46,735,834 last year, excluding Panama Canal and public debt transactions.

United States Treasury Panama Canal

Army orders and general fund figures from 1915 report

Distribution of quartermaster corps changes lists officers moving from Galveston to Chicago Fort Thomas and other postings, with a broad transfer and report to depot duties. The document also tabulates general fund assets and liabilities, cash assets, gold and silver holdings, and revenue and ordinary disbursements for the fiscal year to date.

Quartermaster Corps Amos W. Kimball Galveston Tex Chicago James W. Forlow Depot Quartermaster Perrin L. Smith Fort Thomas Lorenzo D. Gasser Fort Monroe Coast Defenses James 66 Morningstar Fort Huachuca Arts Leo G. Hepfernan Mfth Cavalry Columbus Barracks Ohio Lloyd E Fort Ethan. Allen Fort Randolph Canal Zone Gainesville WHL Hhis General Fund Treasury United States Federal Reserve Edward Simpson Tomne Commandant Naval Station, Cavite Olongapo J. 1 Jaynu Yersey Naval War College Naval War Jere North Dakota H. C. Stickney Vermont W. L. Howard Newport Naval Observatory Washington Princeton Bertram David Padgett Birmingham V. F. Levern San Francisco BE. Syes G. King Is Treasury Philippines

Naval Orders Bailed Des Moines and Other Vessels

Des Moines sails from Jaffa to Beirut while Glacier moves from Guaymas to Topolobampo and Jarvis travels from Boston to Norfolk. K-8 K-4 K-7 and K-8 depart Honolulu for cruise, Baturd heads Topolo bampa for Guaymas, Valcen from Vera Cruz to Tampico and Guantanamo. Beate arrives Norfolk, Denver arrives Guayman, Flueser at Key West, Glacier at Topalco bampo, Jason at Newport News, New Jersey at Hampton Roads, Proteus at Nagaeakt Rhode Island, Sature at Guayman South Carolina and Virginia at Hampton Fonds. Melville ordered placed in commission at Philadelphia navy yard on delivery.

Des Moines Jaffa Beirut Glacier Guaymas Topolobampa Jarvis Boston Norfolk Honolulu Cruise Baturd Valcen Vera Cros Tampico Guantanamo Beate Denver Guayman Flueser Key Weat Topalco

Local Produce Market Prices and Varieties

The listing details live poultry prices for hens roosters and ducks with per pound rates, turkey and spring chick prices in both alive and dressed forms, and cheese butter and WGGS values. It notes vegetables including potatoes lettuce peppers cucumbers and tomatoes with assorted per unit and per basket prices, plus green fruits like oranges grapefruit lemons and apples with crate and basket pricing.

Turkey Elgin Tub Virginia Western Southwest Derby Florida N. C California Concord Niagara New York

New York Produce Prices Reported for Dec 4

Market notes from New York show butter receipts 4 674 pounds with creamery extras at 92 score, eggs firm with strong demand and firmer prices, cheese steady with various make and fancy grades, poultry alive firm and dressed demand mixed, flour firmer across spring and winter patents, sugar raw steady, refined steady, pork steady with end of range at about 18 to 22 dollars per barrel, beef steady in the middle west quotes.

New York Eastier Egga Hennery

Investment listings and stock quotes from a period notice

A dense market notice lists numerous securities with prices and ex-dividend statuses, including Georgetown Gan, Potomac Con, Wash. Ry. and Elec, Wash. Gas, and Munsey Trust, with varied percentages and fractional quotes. It notes canvassed cash purchasing, selling orders, and deliveries via arm bank, subject to prior acceptance or cancellation.

Georgetown Gan Potomac Con Wash

Cotton futures steady as liquidation absorbed in New York market

In New York cotton trading December 3, buyers absorbed liquidation and price rallies followed an early dip. January contracts rose from 12.3% to 12.40 and closed at 12.38, while the general list finished with a modest gain of 4 to 7 points from yesterday. Futures highs and lows shown, with close around 12.59.

New York

Cottonseed Oil Prices in New York Market

New York December cottonseed oil prices show prime crude between 7.27 and 7.33, prime summer yellow spot at 8.20, December 8.28, upri 8.25, February 8.28, March 8.36, April 8.44, May 8.47, June 8.56, July 8.67, with prime winter yellow and summer white at 8.35.

Law Alaska Gold M Alaska Juneau BS & F. Com Amer. Can Can Car & F CG & F. Pti Hide & L Locomo Loco Mali Smalting Sm. Pf. A Smul W. P. Pf Atchison Atchison Pf Bald Loco, Pf Balto Ohio Balt Batopilas Beth Steel Brooklyn R. T Brown Shoe Pf Burns Bros Butte & Sup Can Pacific BOK Cent Lea. Pt Ches, & Ohio Gt. West Gt. W. Pt Chio, & N. W Chino Con. Cop Chile Col. Fuel & Ir Conaol Am. Sug Dacre Pf del, Lack & W Den Rio R.G Dome Mines Det. Unit R. R Dia Match Lesses Gen Electric Gen. Motors Gen. Motors Pt Goodrich Gt. North Gt. N. Ore Greene C. Cop Guggen Agricul Int Agricul. Pf Bow K C.F Han City Roo Kan New York

Legal Notices In Estate of Batley and Others

Probate Court of the District of Columbia, No. 22107, issues letters testamentary for the estate of Seater B Figtt. Creditors and others with claims must exhibit them with vouchers by November 6, 1915, or be barred. Attests: Lucy Br Platt, James Tanner, Chester Daywood. Attorneys: Gertrude By Balleny and others.

Supreme Covar of District OF Columbia Otheath Lucy BR. Platt Washington, D. C OH Platt Wat Lester Plate James Tanner Wille Columbia Chester Daywood Deyne Tombla A i Batley Sil Benedt Iositis Gertrude Balleny Colambia

Dividend Notice for American Graphoprone Co Common Stock

Dividend No 48 of 1 3 quarters percent has been declared on the common stock. Record date is December 15, 1915. W Woodrop Treasurer.

American Graphoprone CO Te American Sou P Phone Company Payal Mary W. Woodrop

Probate notices for estates in the District of Columbia

The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia issues notices for letters of administration on estates including Ada Torrey and Lewis Frederick. Creditors must present claims with vouchers by November 24 1915 or be excluded from benefits. Notices signed by C Chester Day Wood and J Tanner.

Supreme Court of 7 District OF Columbia Anid M. Hood Isis Charles B. Daywood Sae Newark Avepus COX & Khatz Supreme Court OF the Disthi OF Colombia As Liber East Columbia Jeter Alphos District of Columb E. E. Leckie James Tanner Puerean Court OF Go Amie Ee Agmie Ion Colombie Lewis Fretrick At Colbia Ati Enbeertber Tecith Street Vietrict of Columbus Bupreme Court Colombis Colombi M. Band Gene Goodrick District of Columbis

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