Anxiety Over Money Borrowing By Corporations
The piece reports heavy securities liquidation in Wall Street as bankers and financiers depart the city, with funds tight and long term rates rising. It notes corporations issue hundreds of millions in new stocks and bonds at low interest while money markets remain restricted, urging loan liquidation to restore liquidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
New York
Wall Street
Great Wall Street
Monty
Studia
Cven
Europe
Canada
England
Germany
France
Bank Joana
Collins-Guerry Company
13Th ST
Northwest
G. T. Havenner & CO
F Street
W. W
Iver i Ie Vaaht
Henry J. Spuhler
Arlington Commission Co
le Droit Bldg
Ltd & F Sts
Werties
Metropolitan Loan and Trust Co
E Street N. W
St. N. W
Building and Loan Association
Striefly
Firet National Mortagage Loan Company
Contiendat
P.O
Renli
Tolman
Corroran
Market Trends Reflect Confidence Amid Busy Prosperity
The week’s market drift stems from technical and speculative factors amid broad business strength. Despite higher operating costs for railways and firms, gross activity rises, maintaining profits. Foreign lenders show mixed appetite, and Union Pacific signals a steady dividend while Amalgamated Copper’s deal dampens enthusiasm. No major economic news from Algeciras or Washington shifts sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algecirag
Washington
Albany
Well Street
England
France
Bank of France
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
Union Pacific
Amalgamated Copper
Amalgamated Copper Company
Heinze
Amalgamated
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railway Company
United States Steel Corporation
Daniel F. Kellogg
Trade and Balkan Balance Highlight 1904 Markets
The Bureau of Statistics reports Austria-Hungary bought more American raw cotton in 1904, while Switzerland traded heavily with the United States. Swiss purchases totaled 10.4 million and exports rose to 20.5 million, with US raw cotton feeding Swiss mills and silk imports valued at 4.75 million. Baltic and Balkan trade shows US exports to the region small despite larger regional import totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Switzerland
Balkans
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Commercce and Labor
America
Metcalf
Newcastle
Harris
Chennitg
Germany
Mexico
Ozman
Stuttgart
The
Bulletin
China
Sammons
Niuchwang
Kuan Fend Ho
Hai Cheng
Tientsin
South America
Lima
Peru
Conell Mansfield
Valparaiso
Gottschalk
Callao
Balkan States
Turkey
Europe
Roumania
Servia
Bulgaria
Grece
Greece
Vast Forties and Later Deaths Shape Big American Estates
The piece surveys vast fortunes in America from the Civil War era and the Gold Boom, led by Marshall Field and William H. Vanderbilt. It notes Field’s dry goods wealth and large endowment, Vanderbilt’s multi‑million estate with extensive stock and bond holdings, and the trend of wealth concentrating through primogeniture and complex bequests amid a rising class of self‑made magnates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Field
Hill
Charles
Lockhart
New York
America
Republic
Wiliam H. Vanderbilt
C. P. Huntington
Russell Sage
Field
Field Columbian Museum
Jackson Park
Chicago
Marshall Field, Jr
Vanderbilt
Commodore
New York Central
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
Northwesttern
Wealth of Vanderbilt and other great fortunes reviewed
A survey of major 19th century fortunes shows Vanderbilt heirs sharing billions with substantial yearly widow’s income. The article lists amounts for Cornelius Vanderbilt, William K Vanderbilt, Frederick W Vanderbilt and others, noting allocations to relatives, universities, and public institutions. It also covers John Jacob Astor, Jay Gould, C P Huntington, Levi Z Leiter, and Mark Hopkins, detailing bequests, estate values, and notable legacies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
Ming
Cornelius
William K. Vanderbilt
Cornelus
Willam K
Frederick. W
George W
Shepard
Sloane
Mia
Twombly
Webb
Vanderbilt University
John Jacob Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Astor Library
St. Lute's Hospital
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York Cancer Hospital
Jey Gould
Gould
Western Union
Manhattan
Missouri
Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Texas Pacific
C. P. Huntington
Russell Sage
Roosevelt Hospital
Five Points Mission
Children’s Aid Society
Society For the Relief of the
San Francisco
Newport, News
Rockaway Beach
L. Z. Leiter
Levi Z. Leiter
Chicago
Joseph
Illinois
Leiter
Joseph Leiter
William Weightman
Philadelphia
Ann ™. Walker
Robert J. G. Walker
Williamsport
Pennsylvania
New York
Ohio
Nebraska
Delaware
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Mark Hopkins
Central Pacific Railroad
Great Barrington
Tmass
Berkshire
Edward F. Searles
Hopking
Tobacco market activity shifts as crop held steady
On the Danville market cool weather and bad roads slowed receipts, but quality remained above average and prices held firm with a slight upward tilt. Reports from Lynchburg Petersburg and other markets note light sales, high mould in some lots, and rising grades despite transport hurdles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Danville
Lynchburg
Petersburg
Boston
Tidewater
Piedmont
Bright Tobacco Belt
Durham
N. C
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Financial
Jer
Ry, Tyler, Tyler
Rutherford
Sir John Lubbock
Liverpool Post
Army of the Tremendous
London
Pest
Canalsia
Runkel’s. Cocoa
Cor Bunkel Brothers
John W. Mackay
John. W. Mackay
Canadian Pacific
Servn August Belmont Ist
Pierre Lorillard
Rancocas
Lilly
Barnes Allfen
J. C. Barnes
Louis Allfen
Eieton Ad
East Thirty-fist Street
Armour and Lockhart
Philip D. Armour
Charles Lockhart
Pittsburg
Mr. Lockhart
Swift & Company
Do C
Vo Meana
Swartzell, Rheem @ Hensey Co
Warner Building
F S
Rent Northwest
Chesley & Spence
District of Columbia
HEISKELL @ McLERAN
Maryland Tobacco Commission Merchants’ Union
Maryland Tobacco Growers’ Association
Washington Loan & Trust Co
John Joy
Andrew Paren
Barry
Meen
Boyd Taylor
Thomas Bradley
Tressuer
American Express CO
Traders National Bank
Charles G. Gates &Co
Trinity Building
Broadway
Munsey Building
F. H. Smith Co
New York Ave
Francis H. Smith
Alvin M. Grydat
Bn. Quincy
John B.seman
Q. C. Watson
Jackson H. Ralston
I G. Kirmball
Union Savings Bank
Bond Building
14Th and
N. Y. Ave
Jenkins & CO
Jenifer Lidg
7Th
D Sts
MN. W
Miasouri Corporation
American National Bank
National Bank of Commerce
Third National Bank
Mercantila
Eeecemenneemn
Ernation, Banking Corporation Iton
Capitan
Ena
Avided
AEROS
Hank
Arthur Wall
Lynn, Wall & Co
Adams Building
Ments
Bagh & CO
Riggs ‘Wank
Pa. Ave
U.S. Treasury
R. Lappin & CO
N. W
V.P. Randolph & Co., Inc
Alfred Romer
Mutual Loan and Trust Co. Oat. Aw
Rooma 123
F N. W
Washington Mortgage Loan CO
F St. N. W
Gmmercial Bank
14Th St
Potomac Guarantee Loan
Atlantic
Hoomas
National Loan and Investment CO
National Loan.and Investment Co
Gros
District Loan Co
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