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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1911

Page

2

Gould Stock Feature Market Nearly Stagnant

The Washington Post reports a stagnant stock market in February with prices near equilibrium and a strong undertone. Missouri Pacific led speculation with a sharp early rise, then steadied. Missouri Pacific itself drifted after news of Gould’s retirement. Time money eased as sterling likely to fall on expected rate cuts.

Washington Post New York Stock Exchange Missouri Pacific Missouri Gould Anho

Money Market Report from New York on Feb 15

Money on call stead at 4 7M% with closing bids and offers around 24. Time drafts 60 days at 3 444, 90 days 3 444, six months 4 63%. Prime mercantile paper 4 37%. Sterling exchange easy with bankers bills at 4 n04.S377 for 60 day bills and 6 20 for demand. Railroad heads irregular.

New York Joan Prime Mercantile Sterling Exchange Bankers Harsliver Masian Gonar Mids Fim

Live Stock Markets Summary From New York and Chicago Trade

New York livestock prices show steers steady while calves and cattle receipts rise. cows and dressed beef weak with slow exports. Lambs and sheep hold firm as market shows mixed demand. Chicago reports similar veal and cattle trends with light sales and steady to firm prices.

New York La&mbs Chicago Fen Cattl

Washington Stock Exchange Noon Listings and Prices

Regular cars at noon show sales for Washington Gas and Railway and Electric stocks with bids and quantities. Capital Traction and district banks trade at listed prices while Washington Virginia Railway and preferences move at several quoted levels. After call, additional blocks for Gas, Railway and District National Bank appear with varied volumes and price notices.

Washington Gas Washington Railway and Electric Capital Traction Washington-Virginia Railway, Com Lanston Mountype Metropolitan National Bank National Savings and Trust Washington-Virginia Railway District National Bank

Wall Street Gossip on Contested Steel and Rail Fights

Wall Street discusses a potential contest between Gould interests and Kuhn, Loeb & Co over Missouri Pacific, buoying speculative activity before news of a conference cooled the market. Standard Oil and American Tobacco keep dividend policy, St Paul stock listings face Reichstag opposition, while German buyers source shares via London brokers.

Washington New York Wall Street Goulds Union Pacific Blarkman Gould Kuhn, Loeb & Co John D. Rockefeller Missouri Pasific Missouri Pacific Berlin Reichstag London St. Paul

National Metropolitan Bank advances as Washington market sagely shifts

Washington stock session shows National Metropolitan Bank rising seven points amid heavy trades in Washington Virginia Railway shares and the sale of Woodward and Parker holdings. Railways lead activity with dividend news, the court forecloses on the Washington Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Line, and a new People’s Bank forms in Luray Virginia.

Washington Stock Exchange National Metropolitan Bank Washington-Virginia Messrs. Woodward and Parker Riges Preferred National Savings and Trust District National Washington Railway and Electtric Preferred Capital Traction Washington Jogal Bank National Metropolitan Samuel W. Woodward E. Southard Parker William A. Mearns Lewis Johnson & Co Woodward and Parker George W. White Washington, Baltimore and Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis

New York Cotton Market Faces Aftermath of Liquidation

The New York cotton market fell to new lows as liquidation and price pressure intensified amid presumed anti futures trading legislation. Prices slipped about 19.25 points, with no fresh news to justify the weakness, while fall in Lancashire trade and lower receipts weighed on sentiment. The report also lists wholesale quotes for fruits, vegetables, dairy, poultry, and produce, reflecting broad price movements across several commodities.

New York Lancashire Fall River Virginia West Virginia Southwest Virginia New York State New Florida

The Metal Market in New York and London Trading

New York copper steady with spot and February at 12.00 to 12.15, March to May 12.04 to 12.20. London dull at £64 17s 5d spot and other figures. arrivals 600 tons in New York. exports this month 9,470 tons. Iron quiet locally with No. 1 foundry steel around 15. commas.

New York Galveston Uma Bae New Orleans Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfolk Baltimore Boston Palasahha Texas City Port Townsend Deen Apes Houston Augusta Little Rock Louistille Great Britain France Continent Japan Etack Consolidated Mexico London Custoema House Broncleveland

Washington Cattle Market Report

The Washington cattle market lists choice calves at 484 per hundredweight with terms and prices for calves, spring calves, and other fattening stock. Slaughter cattle and sheep rates appear in brief, with typical market shorthand and unit pricing for buyers.

Record of U S trade shows new high seven month exports

A government report details a record U S foreign trade for the seven months ending January 31 with exports at 1.256 billion dollars and imports at 893.8 million dollars resulting in an excess of exports over imports of 363.0 million. Exports in January reached 197.1 million while imports were 230.3 million. Free of duty imports rose to 55.9 percent of January.

United States Bureau of Statistics Department of Commerce and Labor

New York Produce Prices and Market Notes

New York market report dated Feb 15 lists steady or barely steady butter cheese eggs pork beef and lard with varied receipts. Commodity prices include cottonseed oil, sugars, coffee, potatoes, cabbages and peanuts with mixed futures and terms for multiple grades and regions.

New York Middle West Spa Itscovado Rio Santos Cordova Jersey

Illinois Doctor Files Slander Suit Against State Official

Dr James Edward Buckley of Illinois petitions the district supreme court to compel William H Moses foreman of the grand jury to present Buckley’s charges against Huntington Wilson acting as Secretary of State. Buckley alleges Wilson’s alleged defamatory statements were made in a letter to Senator Wesley G Jones after Buckley aided a Mexican patient with appendicitis in 1909. Buckley cites embassy refusals and seeks action on the slander charge. The document links Buckley to a 1909 and 1910 medical case and cites an alleged Embassy appeal as part of his protest.

James Edward Buckley Ilinois District Supreme Court William H. Moses Buckley Huntington Wilson Department of State Moses Huntington Wison Ajachitlan Mexico Wesley G. Jones

On Watch for Bad Eggs In District Food Supply

Federal agents recently seized a carload of frozen eggs in New Jersey. Dr Harvey Whitey chief of the Bureau of Agriculture chemical department ordered inspectors to scrutinize every eggs shipment into the District to guard against impure products. A few seizures occurred locally and cases are pending. no bad eggs found since Jersey action. The department will continue strict enforcement to keep tainted food out.

New Jersey Harvey W. Whiey Chemical Department Bureau of Agriculture Jersey

Wheat hits season low as nerves grip Chicago grain market

Chicago grain reports show wheat at a new season low with nervous trading and fears of political action in Washington. Hog product prices vary and Canada reciprocity hopes dampen bull sentiment while good crop news from Southwest Europe and India offsets offerings from Australia and Argentina.

Chicago Washington Senate House Europe India Australia A. Oath Iny

New York Grain Market Report February 15

Wheat futures weakened with heavy late selling as North West strength faded. Spot red wheat 94% elevator end 4% b afloat and No 1 Northern Duluth 6% b afloat. Corn spot steady at 52 cents, May futures down to 36. Oats steady spot standard white at 35 cents. Receipts heavy for wheat and corn. oat shipments modest.

New York Duluth Isc

Swindler Frederick Dennehey Vanderbilt Convicted in London

A man calling himself Frederick Dennehey Vanderbilt and William Lackerstein Joachim was convicted of swindling and sentenced to three years penal servitude. He claimed Vanderbilt lineage to bilk Misses Tavior of $25,000 in bills of exchange. Inspector Fowler debunked his claim, noting he is the son of a Calcutta merchant and has a history of fraud including a 1909 attempt to obtain $1,625,000 from Prince Franz Josef of Braganza.

London Vanderbilt Fowler Calcutta Joachim Franz Josef Braganza

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