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Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1916

Page

14

Market Spaniards Tip Bears and Call Money Rises High

Traders stayed cautious as the feverish New York session saw steady resistance to selling with investment shares under pressure. Declines were led by United States Steel in the final hour while copper groups held firm on large orders. call money jumped to 8 percent, the highest in over a year, amid talk of institutional attitudes toward industrials.

New York United States Steel Coppers Lacka~ Wanna Steel Lews New York Central Lackawanna Steel Copper Group Germany United States Financial Antietam West Gettveburg Vicksburg Washington England North Europe David A. Wella George H. Putnam Russia Paris Austria France

Stock Market News From New York And Germany

New York stocks show renewed demand for dividend hosting railroad shares and industrials as prices rise until operating limits are hit. Imperial Germany reports stronger gold reserves and rising deposits, with a cash loan uptake. Lackawanna stake rumors push share near 90 while Crucible Steel falls on Jerrold City strike protests and wage demands.

Holland Says Germans Hold Military Edge In War

New York report quotes unnamed financiers noting Allied setbacks on many fronts while Britain’s navy blockade and U S bond sales bolster the war effort. They warn only pivotal British pressure may decisively influence the war as 1916 unfolds, with Britain ready to finance long conflict.

Balkan Dardanelles Germany Great Britain England Holland

Local Financial and Business Notes on Washington Stocks

Local financial notes report firmer demand and limited heavy sales across Washington stocks. Street railway shares lead activity with Washington Railway and Electric in demand, Capital Traction firmer, and odd lots in Washington Gas sold. National Hotel directors reelected, with George H. Calvert Jr as president.

Washington Brook Washington Railway Wicotric Washington Gas Margenthaler New York Salen

Washington Gas and Rail Stocks Mixed at Noon Trade

At noon the local exchange shows Washington Gas 5a at 105 percent with $500 and $1,000 lots, Washington Railway and Electric 4s at 81 with $1,000, and multiple Washington Gas bids at 74 percent. After call Potomac Electric Consolidation 1,000 at 99 and 2,000 at 98, Mergenthaler Linotype 6 at 171, and Metropolitan Railway with 1,000 at 104.

Washington Gas Washington Railway and Electric Washington Railway and Potomac Electric Consolidation &E Mergenthaler-Linotype Matropolitan Railway &N

United States Treasury Report Shows Deficit Figures

The Treasury reports yesterday the general fund balance of 112,045,848 dollars. Receipts totaled 2,437,816 dollars while payments reached 2,612,715 dollars. The year’s deficit stands at 43,611,414 dollars, compared with last year’s 57,206,355 dollars excluding Panama Canal and public debt transactions.

United States Panama Canal

Chicago Grain Market Mixed Close After Substantial Early Gain

Chicago wheat rallied on European buying and frost fears before closing unsettled. May wheat at 1.27¾, July 1.16¾ to 1.19¾. corn up fractions, oats steady, provisions higher. Cash wheat and corn prices listed with various grades and futures figures for the session.

Chicago Canada Europe

New York Produce Market Reports for January Fifth

New York prices show irregular butter receipts at 6 225. extras 92 score at 33 34. creamery higher scoring 33 4 and 84. eggs steady with 7 562 receipts. fresh gathered extra fine 37 28. firsts 83 34. seconds 21 42% nearby hennery whites 44 46. browne 39 40. Cheese firm with State whole milk flats 17 17%. turkey prices 22 26. dressed chickens 15 27. lard firm midwest 10 16 10 26.

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New York Money Market and Philadelphia dairy, grain, livestock notes

In New York money market terms mercantile paper at 3.3 percent and call money at 2 percent mark easing. In Philadelphia dairy item steady on butter eggs cheese firm. grains higher with No 2 red wheat around 1.27 to 1.28 and corn at 82 to 83 cents. oats higher at 51 to 48 cents. hogs and sheep prices mixed, veal calves steady to firm, lambs noted.

Philadelphia

Metal market copper and tin update from New York and London

The Metal Market reports copper in New York at firm levels around 23.25 to 24.00 with steady iron. Tin is quoted strong on the Metal Exchange, spot £4.00 bid. In London spot copper at £84 15s, futures £88. electrolytic £112, spot tin £0 16s, futures £17s, with faint antimony notes.

New York Tin—Metal Exchange London

Local Produce Market Mixed Poultry and Produce Prices

A regional market listing shows poultry and produce prices for hens ducks and turkeys, plus New York state cheese butter eggs and vegetables such as potatoes onions peppers and fruits. The report also notes a cotton market update from New York with European price influence and Liverpool gains, alongside oil city financial figures.

New York Grain Report Dated January Six

New York grain report shows spot wheat firm with No 1 durum at 140 f o b New York and No 1 northern Duluth at 1 33 and No 1 northern Manitoba at 1 338 percent. Buffalo futures are strong with May at 1 36. Corn spot firm at 95 percent prompt for No 2 yellow. Oats spot firm at 49 50 for No 2 white.

New York O. B Duluth Manitoba Buffalo White

Cottonseed Oil Market Report New York Prices

New York on January 6 reports prime crude at 7.80 and 7.62 with spot and future values for prime summer yellow and other months ranging from 3.75 to 8.96 in various contracts. Prime winter yellow and summer white quoted at 3.90 and 9.50.

New York

Virginia and Carolinas complain over lumber freight rates

Pine lumber manufacturers in Virginia and North and South Carolina pressed the Interstate Commerce Commission to label the freight rates from Norfolk Richmond Roanoke and other points to Pittsburgh as unjust and unreasonable versus rates from Tennessee Alabama Mississippi and other Southern states.

Virginia North South Carolina Interstate Commerce Commission Norfolk Richmond Roanoke Pittsburgh Pointe Tennessee Alabama Mississippi

Commodity Prices in Baltimore Markets for Wheat and Livestock

Market summary from Baltimore on January 6 lists prices for wheat grades including spot No. 2 red at 1.30 and Western No. 2 red at 1.33 1/2, January No. 2 red at 1.30, and steamer No. 2 red at 1.23 1/2. Oats show stock in elevators at 488 07/ bushels with shipments of 4,432 bushels. Poultry prices cover live chickens, hens, roosters, ducks, pigeons, guineas, geese, and runners with varied per lb and per pair rates. Butter prices include creamery fancy at 33 1/2 to 34 cents, chaice at 82 383, and other grades. Eggs are listed for Maryland Pennsylvania Western first and Southern at 29 to 34 cents.

Baltimore Maryland Virginia Kent Taland Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia Southern

Live Stock Markets And Swiss Exchange News

Chicago hogs and cattle markets show higher receipts with strong demand. Hogs bulk and night prices around 6.50 to 7.10. Cattle native steers up to 9.60, cows and heifers to 8.45. Sheep and lambs firm, wethers 6.75 to 7.25, lambs 7.75 to 16.25. New York beef and calves mixed, veals up to 12.75, yearlings to 5.25. Hogs in New York reach 7.40. Berlin market sees mark at 96.50 centimes, Austrian crown at 4 centimes.

Chicago Strona Wothers New York Berlin Geneva Paris

Local Home Services and Furnishings Classified Items

Classified listings include window cleaning by Elliott's Northwest Window Cleaning Co for house interiors and floor care, landscaping and hedge pruning by E P Rodmen at 408 11th Street NE, mattress refurbishment by Eagle Bedding Co at 1803 7th Street NW, mirror repair by Bor Shop, and paints supplied by Andrew & Graves at 2481 Silet Street NE plus related hardware and home services details.

Elliott's Northwest Window Cleaning CO E. P. Rodmen Ph. L Eagle Bedding Co Bupfalg A. Au Andrew &. Graves Silet

Financial Market Snapshot From Washington Gas and Utilities Shares

A scrambled OCR list shows numerous securities with prices and yields including Washington Gas at 106, Washington Electric at 4 percent, Potomac Construction at 5 percent, Capital Traction near 90, and Washington and Southern Bank at 03. It also notes warrants and preferreds such as US Railway preferred at 83, and ironclad quotes for Lanston, Washington Utilities, and Georgetown Gas among others. The content reads like a brokerage page with multiple tickers, prices, and percentages across utilities, rail, and industrials.

Geotown Gan Cert Ind Georgetown Gas Washington Gas Ba Col Gag and Blec Col, Gas and Hiec Capital Traction Co River BR R. Ss P. River Ry. Sa Wash Ellec Bot. Blec. P Con Mtg Co. & P. Telephone Ss Mit. Co Mkt. Co Sto W. Steamboat Riggs Realty Long Wrens Hlec. Com Ry. & Flac. Pfd Ibu Tees Washington Gas Georgetown Tel Tal Mergenthaler Linotype Lanston Monotype National Bank American Capital Columbia Commercial District Farmers and Mechanica Federal Lincoln Washington Trust Company Amer, Security & Trust Nat'l Savings and Trust Union Trust Company Oo, Wash. Loan and Trust Continental Home Savings Pene Nee Commerce and Savings East Washington Savings Sec. Sav Com’l Arlington Corcoran National Union Columbia Chapin-Sacks Co Avons D. of C. Paper Mig. Co Graphophone American Grapho Washington Market Potomac Con S&capital Traction Wanh, Ry Pfd Washington Utilities Co Morgenthaler Lanston Capital Traction Wash. Awy. Ptd Wash. Bery. Com Washington Gap Mergenthalec

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