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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
12
A New York report notes securities activity showing many issues traded in small lots while overall sales reach 680 200. Banks reserve strength appears, but market leadership is scarce with irregular support and varied price moves across railways, mortgages, and international listings.
The New York market opened on January 12, 1917 with traders noting mixed prospects as early listings showed varied openings. Prices fluctuated on industrials and rail issues while wartime uncertainty weighed on sentiment and daily turnover remained brisk.
Out City market bulletin shows oil quotations with balances totaling 3.05 dollars credit. Huns figures reach 98,403 with averages 80,792. Shipments logged 37,209 with average 43,181 yesterday.
New York financial desk reports mercantile paper rates and currency bids, with government and railroad bonds steady and time loans mixed. Commodity sections list poultry, butter, eggs, vegetables and fruit prices in detail, including potatoes, onions, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage, celery, and citrus.
The Treasury shows net balance in general fund of 98,750,512 with total receipts of 2,125,160 and ordinary payments of 4,681,590. The fiscal year deficit stands at 137,229,005 versus 59,410.42 last year. Revenue receipts for May total 2,525,652.36. ordinary disbursements amount to 4,680,787.51. Cash assets in general fund sum to 215,256,621.15 with gold and silver holdings and various bank notes listed.
Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a wide rise in wages for many American workers in the final two months of 1916. The tabulated data show 516 general wage increases affecting about 17 million workers, with iron and steel workers benefiting most, near 400,000. Textiles and garments also see large gains, while about half the increases were voluntary.
New York dispatch reports Massachusetts lawmakers consider directing the state treasurer to determine the price to buy Boston and Maine Railroad stock held by the New Haven and Hartford and controlled via Boston Railroad Holding Company. Also noted are a $23 million suit against Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific by Bankers Trust, and a Baltimore embargo on export freight by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Local financial and business notes report modest turnover but improved tone in the securities market. Bonds show latent buying power with Capital Traction and Washington Railway issues traded firm, while stock activity centers on odd lots with cautious brokered orders. Washington Gas Light declares quarterly dividend of 1.20 payable Feb 1 to holders of record Jan 15. W.W. Easterday & Co. plans new Washington office at 1418 H street to handle stocks listed on the New York curb with Harrison Kinnier as Washington manager.
Copper steadies across electrolytic grades and tin quotes firm on the metal exchange. Iron holds. London prices not received. At Dupont National Bank annual meeting held Thursday the directors elected Ezra Gould as president Arthur Bradley Campbell as vice president Bestor R Walters as cashier R H Berry as assistant cashier and HH A Jeffers as assistant cashier.
Baltimore markets report unsettled wheat prices with No 2 red at 1.99 for January February and western spot 2.04. Corn and oats steady to easier with egg and dairy prices mixed. Poultry and turkey values move, butter and lard quotes hold firm. beef steady as pork markets firm.
Receipts show cattle and sheep at mixed to weak or unsettled levels with New York and Indiana Ohio markets. Beef cattle range 7.75 to 11.80, Western steers 7.50 to 10.00, cows 4.40 to 10.00, calves 9.75 to 14.25, hogs 10.50 to 11.25, lambs 11.60 to 14.00, and sheep prices 7.25 to 10.65 across multiple markets.
C H Pope vice president of The Munsey Trust Company is transferred to Knickerbocker National Bank of New York where Mr Munsey has major interest. E J Henry becomes Munsey main office vice president, and James H Baden and L A Slaughter take over Fifteenth Street branch management under Henry.
District commissioners approve connecting the district water system with nearby Maryland communities. They say Washington sanitary suburban commission must gain Maryland legislature authority to enter an agreement on service conditions. Water supply to Maryland reaches 3,000,000 gallons daily.
In New York trading on January 12, May cotton contracts fell from 18.62 to 18.39 before settling at 18.42, while broad markets closed with a small net gain. Futures showed higher intraday ranges with January, March, May, July, and October quotes listed, and Philadelphia markets reported firmer butter and steady eggs, with wheat lower, corn steady, oats quiet, and poultry and tallow subdued.
Washington cattle market quotes show hogs at various dressed weights with percentages for light to heavy categories. Cottonseed oil market reports New York prices with prime crude at 10.80 to 10.93 and prime summer yellow spot at 12.06 to 12.15 across months January through August.
Thomas L. Hume broker at 1412 G Street presents a mixed sale of bonds and stocks excusive of commissions. Items include Potomac Consld 5 at 102, Washington Utilities at 20, Capital Traction at 84, and Oklahoma Oil at 1 with various other issues and prices. Deliveries are for cash and subject to prior acceptance or cancelation.
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