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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1913

Page

4

Stock Market Drifts As Copper Group Weak Feature

New York stock quotations drifted downward in a deliberate pattern with narrow business and mixed sentiment. Copper shares led declines due to London metal losses and weak home demand, while American Tobacco recouped over 3 points on a 36 percent quarterly dividend plus 15 percent extra. Pennsylvania faced renewed stock-issue rumors.

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AWSFA perAchive New York Stock Market Ex dividend

AWSFA archive notes ex dividend status for New York Stock Market items. Readers see record of shares and payout timing, with focus on corporate actions and share class details. No further context available from the fragment.

Copper Market Report From New York and London

The Treasury notes copper activity with New York spot at 14.87% and February bid 1¢.73. March to May futures range 14.75 15.30 electrolytic 16.60, casting 16.00 16.25. Arrivals total 559 tons with exports this month. London copper quiet with spot £66 1s 6d and futures £85 17s 6d. Irregular and unchanged Cleveland warrants 648 10% ed from London.

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Wheat and poultry prices on Washington stock exchange report

The Baltimore newslines show bid and ask levels for corn oats rye and a wide range of poultry meats. Dressed poultry eggs butter and dairy quotes accompany regional price data from Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio and beyond with various quality grades and per unit prices.

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Local Stock Exchange Trading Ends With Little Change

Trading on the local stock floor was largely deadlocked with buyers and sellers unwilling to yield. Washington Gas and Potomac Electric concluded with modest demand, while a seven-share Farmers and Mechanics National Bank sale drew 20 at the close. New York milk products and other commodities showed a mix of firm and dull movements across butter, cheese, eggs, pork, and flour markets.

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Washington Produce Market Wholesale Quotations

Wholesale market notes from Washington list demand for Virginia Maryland and Delaware fruits and vegetables with prices for butter eggs poultry and a wide range of produce. Road conditions from heavy rains slow traffic and push prices. quotes cover potatoes onions greens citrus fruits melons berries and meats with detailed per unit ranges across varieties and packaging.

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Wall Street Gossips On Dividends And Stock Moves

New York reports over six million dollars will be distributed as extra dividends to American Tobacco Company common stockholders due to a Supreme Court dissolution decree. A 5 percent quarterly dividend is also declared, lifting the annual rate. Separate filings note United Paper Board increases capital stock to 14.5 million dollars, while oil stocks trade largely on cash and rumor swirls about American Smelting and Amalgamated Copper dividend expectations amid volatile margins.

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Livestock Markets Report From Chicago and New York

Chicago trading shows cattle receipts around 16 000 with steady to slow demand and mixed prices across grades. Hogs receipts near 30 000 with higher open and bulk sales near 7 80 to 7 90, while sheep sales run about 22 000 and mostly steady to firm. New York listings mirror mixed cattle and calf prices with firm sheep and higher lamb quotes.

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New York Grain and Futures Close Lower on Liquidation

Wheat spot tests Easy with No 2 red at 1.09 1/2 f. o. b. afloat. No. 1 Northern Duluth at 1.00 1/2 f. o. b. afloat. May futures off about 3 1/2 cents to 9.95 16.9 16. July near 9.75. September around 9.50. Bonded wheat May at 9 7/8, July 9 7/8. Corn spot easy export at 74 1/4 f. o. b. afloat. oats quiet. barley steady with limited detail.

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Holland Points to Opportunity of the U S in World Financing

In the New York dispatch dated February 5 1913 the piece argues that President-elect Wilson will enter with a global finance momentum. It notes anticipated demand for capital in Europe and the Americas, potential U S participation in South American loans, and the likelihood of higher financing costs, while discussing British and continental moves and A Barton Hepburns banking reform views.

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Ban on wash sales measures drawn for Albany hearings

Governor Sulzer says reforms in stock exchange conduct will be submitted to full hearings. NYSE adopts a broader rule prohibiting wash trades by members or anyone connected with a firm. Albany reports seven Sulzer bills, including a 15 percent cap on call loans, with no commitment to that cap. Governors plan to review proposals before enacting reform legislation.

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Washington cattle market amid rising demand

Sheep and lambs show improved demand with prices around 7.44 per head and hogs sold 7.00 to 8.00 per hundredweight. Veal calves listed at 10.4 to 11 dollars per hundred, with veal market noted as active and hogs referenced in the closing line.

New Northern Neck Railroad Contract Awarded

A $1,400,000 contract for the Richmond Washington and Chesapeake Northern Neck Railway was let to begin at once. The line will run from Doswell through Caroline King William King and Queen Essex Richmond and Northumberland to Wicomico on Chesapeake Bay, crossing the Rappahannock at Tappahannock. It will be broad gauge and enable inland trucking fishing and oystering with deep water outlet at Wicomico River to the sea.

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Englishman found dead on Western Maryland tracks at Luke

In Westernport authorities investigate the death of 26 year old Harry Slee of Luke near the Devon Clubhouse. A deep head wound and crushed side indicate a fatal injury as Slee, an officer of Westernport Lodge Loyal Order of Moose, was found unconscious and died shortly after. His wife resides in Beryl West Virginia.

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Crude Oil Reaches 2 50 in Pittsburgh Market

In Pittsburgh on February 5, Pennsylvania crude oil is quoted at 2.50 for the first time in nearly twenty years, up three cents from yesterday's close. Other crude grades hold steady. The surge unsettles the oil stock market as brokers announce margin is no longer used for such securities.

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