This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1917
Page
12
New Haven closes down nearly two and a half points amid reports of an approaching executive management change. Stocks broadly weaken as Washington Berlin tensions weigh on markets. rail and shipping issues slip while sugar and fertilizer strength fades, and foreign exchange marks a firmer break.
On February 27 the exchange rate plunged with 7.62 lire per dollar from 7.48, amid demoralization in Italian finance due to government and banking credit failures. Southern Railway earnings for the third week of February rose to 1,932,950 dollars, up 8.93 percent from 1936. Orders for locomotives to be built by American Locomotive Works and Baldwin Locomotive Works total around 3 million dollars, with deliveries due by year end. Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company reports show six months gross of 23,124,257 dollars, up 6,097,302. net 1,999,558 up 1,240,923. surplus 492,784 up 122,508.
Trading data shows total sales reaching 486,175 shares, up from 418,940 yesterday. Highs and lows indicated for Willys Overland and other issues with fractional quotes and dividends, reflecting market activity for the session.
Noon call listings show Capital Traction at 105 percent on 1,000 shares and 5,000 at 105 on others. Potomac Consolidated at 100 percent. Washington Railway and Electric at 78 for 25 and 74 for 10. Several bonds noted with bids and asks across rails and utilities, including Capital Traction 58 at 105 106, and Metropolitan R. R. 5s at 104. Public utilities and railroad issues dominate, with diverse yields and maturities.
Near month shorts covered heavily in New York cotton trading driving March to 16.91 and May to 16.74 as the market closed steady with gains of 13 to 54 points across the board. The day also carried mercantile paper rates and currency quotes with call money steady at 2 percent.
New York February 27 sugar raw strong and higher centrifugal 6.27 molasses 4.40 refined prices firm. Butter unsettled receipts 12 084 creamery higher than extras 40 41 creamery extras 92 score 40 firsts 37 39th seconds 35 37. Eggs weak receipts 9 259 fresh gathered extra firsts 36 firsts 35 86 nearby hennery whites 41 42 browns 37 3e. Cheese firm receipts 6 505 state held specials 26 do average fancy 25 26. Poultry dressed dull chickens 18 29 fowls 18 24 turkeys 20 34 alive weak. No 2 hard wheat 2 06 No 1 Northern Duluth 2 16 No 1 Northern Manitoba 2 12 f 0 b New York corn spot barely steady No 2 yellow 1 18 f New York oats spot steady. PORK strong. LARD strong. Middle West prices 13 20 18 40.
A scan of provisions shows poultry and cheese prices with hogs, cattle, and sheep market figures from Chicago and New York. listings include per pound and per box quotations for hens, turkeys, eggs, cheeses, vegetables, and fruits along with livestock receipts and price ranges for hogs, cattle, calves, sheep, and lambs as of Feb. 27.
Butter prices range from 41 42 for lower Western creamery extra and nearby prints fancy 44. eggs mark lower prints 10.35, current receipts 10.2. Western extra firsts 10.35, firats 10.20. Cheese firm. Wheat steady with fair demand. corn steady. oats firm.
Local financial notes report a two point decline in Washington Gas stock amid subdued activity on the lo ck Stock Exchange. Trading featured mixed bids and small blocks, with Capital Traction and Washington Railway moves noted, while the bond market drifted with light demand and limited selling pressure.
New York market notes prime crude at 11.07 nominal with spot 12.75 and futures for March 12.74 April 12.70 May 12.74 June 12.78 July 12.74 August 12.75 September 12.74 October 12.05.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.