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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1907
Page
10
Bradstreet’s notes better weather and road conditions lifting wholesale activity. Grain deliveries rise while transportation congestion eases. cotton receipts grow, prices firm for cotton and hog products, and fertilizer sales push toward spring. Copper and steel show varied moves as leather and shoe trade remains steady amid ongoing stock adjustments.
Commerce with noncontiguous territories shows large gains in two years. Trade totals rose to 131,002,060, with 29,000,000 shipped to and 72,000,000 received from territories. Alaska gold production exceeded 18,500,000, and shipments to Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines rose, while shipments from these territories to the U.S. increased. World cotton visible supply rose to 5,579,759 bales with American cotton at 4,335,753.
Last year and the prior periods show cotton totals across Egypt Brazil India and others. Britain and Continental holdings amount to about 3.08 million, with India and the United States also listed. The figures compare current afloat and held stocks to last year, noting substantial changes in regional supplies.
Boston reports Calumet and Hecla Copper stock selling at 1000 dollars this afternoon. The ascent marks a 30 point rise from yesterday and sets a new all time high for this stock and copper on the Boston Stock Exchange.
Interborough Rapid Transit Company announces sale of ten million dollars of three year five percent notes to William A. Reade and Co and Lee Higginson and Co. The notes are redeemable after two years at a one percent premium. Proceeds will fund subway extension to Brooklyn and purchase trolley company stock in Russia.
Boston reports copper remains firm with Lakers at 25 to 26 ¼ cents and electrolytic near 25 to 26 cents per pound for May and June delivery, spot copper at 25 to 26 cents. London quotations rise about £2 per ton this week as foreign buyers remain sparse. Severe winter storms have sharply cut production in major mining districts, ensuring copper scarcity for at least six months and potential yearly average above 26 cents with forecasts of 30 cents within three quarters.
The October 1906 Jessie F King will and January 1907 codicil set life interests for husband Seth E King with residuary trust for Joseph H W Jollansbee and Marguerite and Ruth Follansbee, plus specific property sales instructions. Other wills include Miss Mary G Markoe and Mrs Anna Marie Jaeger with life estates and specified bequests, and Charles W Scott and Louis G Magruder with life interests and contingent heirs.
Attorney for Senator Stephen B Elkins withdraws a new trial motion in the Elkins case and appeals to the District Court of Appeals. Jury awarded $51 to Burton and Dubreui for services tied to Western Maryland Railroad sale. bond set at $6,000 to cover the award pending appeal.
The district grand jury indicted Annie M Bradley for murder in the first degree for the December 1906 shooting of former U S Senator Arthur Brown at the Hotel Raleigh. Wells Hoover & Wells will represent her with arraignment likely next week. The Bradley case may be expedited to follow the Benson Hyde Dimond and Schneider land fraud trials.
Jesse EK Bruden colored mail cart driver in the Washington post office was sentenced by Justice Barnard in Criminal Court No 7 to one year and one day at hard labor for robbery of the mails. The report also notes a separate business charter and a book catalogue offer.
Warden Harris sent last night to the Moundsville Penitentiary a list of convicts sentenced there. Names include White David Huston three years Will iam Kraus two years William Bridges two years John Montgomery one year and one day Edgar Fisk half a year John Travers one year and one day John Wreet a year and one day Colliam Allen six years Nicholas Jordan four years George Simms three years Wesley Osborne one year and a half George Wanser three years Robert Brown one year and one day Lewis Grant one year and one day Willem Brice alias Joges one year one day Bhankind one year and one day Henry Grant one and a half years James Walker one year and one day William Davis two years George Hunter one and a half years James Jackson fears Howard Johnson two years George Smacktin two years Georgiana Early one year and one day Frederick Bownell one year and one day.
Mrs Jennie I May recently convicted of assault with intent to kill Lucien Cowen, who died from a pistol wound inflicted by Mia. The motion for a new trial was argued in Criminal Court No 1 before Justice Stafm on Fulton and Baker. Hearing postponed to next Thursday due to Mr Fulton’s absence. May returned to District jail under Dr W W Stewart care.
Legal record lists multiple cases before the District of Columbia courts with assignments for Monday February 18, including patent appeals, equity disputes, and criminal trials. Notable items include Barstow v Capital Traction Company, American Security and Trust Company v District of Columbia, Luscomb v Luscomb, Palmer v Palmer, Deavers v Deavers, Fidelity Deposit Company v Vinson, and United States v Binger Hermann with deadlines and calendar notes.
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