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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1911
Page
2
Market activity shows a volatile session with rallies and heavy trading in steel, coal, and tobacco shares. Reading and Hart Coal pull the market higher despite earlier pressure, while Pacific demand and bank liquidity shape afternoon prices.
New York December 1 standard copper prices steady with various futures quoted. The week ends with bank clearings totaling 3,219,480,000 versus 1,713,800,000 last week and 3,089,282,000 in the year-ago week. London spot copper and other market notes included.
Regular call items from the Washington Stock Exchange include Washington Gas deals at 110 with $1,000 and $5,000 blocks and prices around 110. Capitol Traction Railroads show mixed lots between 110 and 111, City and Suburbania at 103, and Norfolk and Washington Steamboat listings with varied bids. Rail and utility stocks, including Washington Railway and Electric and Mergenthaler Linotype, appear with several price points. post call shows Washington Gas at 110 and Mergenthaler Linotype at 203.
Special to Ted Washington Post from New York on December 16 notes Union Pacific lagged early trading and retreated, while rumors about Northwestern and New York Central failed to explain the late rise. Copper stocks stay strong in London and New York with export shipments rising. Stanton calls the copper outlook brighter than in four years as consumers enter the market and demand rises.
The local security market showed active trading with 5,000 shares. prices broadly lower. Transactions included Capital Traction 5s at 4 1/4 and Norfolk and Washington Steamboat line down over one point on 99,000 in sales. Real estate moves report Moore & Hill offices relocating to 1420 22 H street NW, and J Louila Willige selling properties at 1842 14th St NW and 1507 Pennsylvania Ave SE. The Home Savings Bank declares a 5 percent semiannual dividend, and postal savings bond applications total 33 with bids to issue 35,180 in bonds at 2 1/3 percent. Discussions on Aldrich plan reforms aim to expand district powers of the National Reserve Association and adjust bank examination rules. Comptroller Murray advocates stronger banks and fewer new national banks.
The dispute centers on the comptroller’s legal power to deny a charter. When courts were pressed as a test, Mr. Murray backed off. Records show his tenure coinciding with a rise in national bank creations, averaging more than under former controllers, while the old pace was about three per month. Economic data on dairy, poultry, and commodities follow, with prices and receipts listed for various markets.
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