Market Gets Support From Dividends on Southern Railway
Washington Post reports a late day market rally after a prior weak session with no clear news cause. Dividends resumed on Southern Railway preferred stock, suddenly boosting sentiment as money piles in banks and speculation shifts away from commodities to stabilizing equities.
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Unclear historic market prices fragment report
Fragmentary early market data from Boston and Toledo dated Feb 17 shows mixed figures for credits, shipments, and commodities. Includes entries for copper, wheat, corn, rye and oats with sparse prices and terms, lacking clear context or complete identifiers.
Wheat and corn futures dip on crop news and rains
Washington Stock Exchange reports wheat futures closing weak then firmer on war talk and export rumors, May and July prices shown. Spot wheat mixed with No 2 and No 1 Northern Duluth values. Corn spot steady, futures lack transactions, slight net higher. Receipts and shipments listed in bushels.
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Trans Mons
Southern Railway declares 1 percent dividend on preferred stock
Special to The Washington Post reports the Southern Railway Company resumes dividends on its $60,000,000 preferred stock at 1 percent after a long pause since 1907. President Finley notes optimism from two cotton years and a general South revival, with plans for improved freight facilities, more power and equipment, and lap sidings signaling growing traffic. Money markets show funds piling at center banks and rates easing, while stock market activity remains subdued from recent declines.
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New York Stock Market Quotations Cited by Hibbs Co
New York stock quotations provided by W. B. Hibbs & Co. bankers and brokers based in the Hibbs Building. The firm is identified as a member of the New York Stock Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, and Washington Stock Exchange.
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New York City
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Marshall F. Parrist
Philadelphia
Newe York
Washingen Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade Local Securities
New York
Washington and Virginia Railway Stocks Trade Report
Washington and Virginia Railway securities dominated activity on the exchange with over 460 shares changing hands mainly at the inside price. Gas, Washington Railway and Electric preferred, and Graphophone preferred were among minor trades while Potomac Consolidated 5s and Chesapeake and Potomac bonds also moved.
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Washington Railway and Electric Preferred
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Fresh Chicago grain market shows season’s new saw record
Chicago grain reports a fresh season record with wheat prices sliding to new lows for the crop while oats hold steady. Provisions rise slightly as market drought relief in Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma helps shape the day’s close. Prices and openings show notable shifts across futures, with mixed gains and losses among key contracts.
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Texas
Oklahoma
LIVE STOCK MARKETS DATA AND PRICES
New York reports beef receipts steady with steers 5.16 6.75, cows 2.50 4, dressed beef slow, calves 7.00 10.50, sheep and lambs mixed with good heavy lambs 5.0 6.10, hogs higher with good medium weights around 8.13. Chicago notes slow steady cattle trade with beeves 5.00 6.80 and various classes priced, hogs mixed near 16.50. Also an ad for Hood's Sarsaparilla claiming appetite revival.
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Chicago
Texas
Stern
Lee
Virginia
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
New York State
Florida
California
Trade On Solid Basis Big Expansion In Metals
Dun and Co weekly review forecasts a 15 percent rise in blast furnace activity and a 436000 ton jump in unfilled orders in January. Pig iron prices edge up, dry goods demand grows, footwear market remains quiet, and leather discounts hinder material use. Business failures total 235 for the week.
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Janary
Certai
Boston
Bradstreet
United States
The Metal Market
New York copper prices remained quiet with spot and futures for February through May quoted. Arrivals today reached 19 tons while exports for the month total 10,060 tons according to customs. Iron steady with No 1 foundry ranges in the mid teens to twenty cents per unit.
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London
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New York Money Market and Market Prices Report
Money on call steady at 2 2 percent, time loans easier for 0 and 90 days at 3 3 percent, prime mercantile paper at 4 4 percent. Sterling exchange firm, bankers bills 4.8345 4.0985 for 0 day bills and 4.8820 for demand. Government and railroad bonds steady. Fresh fruits and vegetables in demand. market conditions described for various items. Poultry, eggs, vegetables, and green fruits quoted with unit prices across many categories.
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Prime Mercantile
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Eddy
Denial of Sale Claim In Lamar Washington Case
In Macon Georgia on February 17, H J Lamar Washington and his father W H Washington denied a sensational report that the son was sold to his uncle the late H J Lamar for ten thousand dollars. They called the tale absolutely false and cited a telegram from Valerie Lamar Harris in New York confirming the hoax.
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Washington
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Harris
Lamar Washington
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Southern Railway to resume preferred dividends and plan expansions
New York February 17 The Southern Railway declares a 1 percent dividend on its preferred stock payable April 4, the first since October 1907. Directors expect to maintain payments on a conservative basis while pursuing extensive improvements including freight facility expansion and more rolling stock. President Finley notes earnings have improved, supporting dividend resumption after the 1907 suspension during the panic. The six months to December 11 show net income up 1,083,000 from a year earlier, aided by high cotton prices. common stock has never paid a dividend.
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Southern Railway Company
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Finley
Shipboard shooting on the America enrages Italian passenger
Di Tempori Natali, 32, an Italian American, fired on Antonio Pamisteri and Emilco Bianchi aboard the America after a Naples port visit. Pamisteri was struck in the thigh and Bianchi in the calf while Natali was locked in irons. He faces arraignment in U.S. court as surgeon Matall tended the wounded and a panic erupted. Washingtonians wed in Rockville as two ceremonies unite Sarah K. Groth and George Sebastian Rueth and Audrey Angela Reed with Carl J. Simonton.
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San Francisco
Emilco Bianchi
Jter
Matall
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Schiaffino
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Rockville
Sarah K. Groth
Baltimore
George Sebastian Rueth
Washington
Thomas J. Packard
Christ Episcopal Church
Dr. Packard
Audrey Angela Reed
Carl J. Simonton
New York Cotton Market Mixed Signals Stir Trading
In New York on February 17, conflicting Senate reports caused irregularities in the cotton market. The undertone stayed steady with a net advance of about 4 to 10 points. Upland figures dipped slightly yet weekly spinnery takings showed a fair showing, while Southern spot prices remained bullish on interior conditions. Southern markets opened lower to 4 higher, generally stable to slightly up.
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New York Produce Prices and Market Receipts Feb 1
New York market notes list butter cheese eggs poultry flour pork lard cottonseed oil rosin turpentine sugar coffee and more. Prices shown for various grades and shipments with steady or unsettled trends and specific bid ranges across multiple commodities.
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Probate Court notices of administration in District of Columbia
The Supreme Court probate notices announce administration on Marion V. Billiott and Charles W. Barnett estates. Claimants must file authenticated vouchers by February 8, 1912. Notices list attorneys, witnesses, and local officials in DC Maryland and New Jersey.
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Marion V. Billiott
Timothy F. Murphy
Melrose Street
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Alexander Munro Elliott
Ephiladelphic Company
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Frederick L Buckelew
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Sen
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Register
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Arlington
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Probate Court
District of Columbia Commissioners amend taxi fare penalties
February 7 action by Commissioners of the District of Columbia adds to the Follee Regulations a clause to collect the legal fare from forfeited collateral and to require the offender to pay the driver the legal fare along with a fine of one to five dollars for refusing to pay the hack fare.
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Washington, D. C
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Coxo H. Rudolph
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William V. Judson
Auction Sale at United States Marshal's Base
By special writ of fier facias the clerk's office of the Supreme Court DC directs a public cash sale at 11 o'clock Saturday February 15 1811 at 92 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC. Items include sewing and buttonhole machines plus belt driving gear seized from defendants Butler Brothers trading as Batler Brothers Navajo Wigwam Company to satisfy execution 22859 in favor of Standard Sewing Machine Company. Auctioneer Adam A Weschler.
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Evans Building
New York Avenue
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John F. Gold
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Merete, Adam & Weschnrr
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