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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1917
Page
4
Baltimore markets report firmer closing for wheat and corn with No. 2 red and standard white values noted. Poultry prices listed for alive birds, turkeys, geese, and other fowl by weight and type. Creamery products and butter values referenced in scattered lines.
An extensive price sheet for local produce and dairy items. Poultry rates show live hens and turkeys by the pound, while vegetables and fruits list per box or per barrel prices. Regional entries cover Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and nearby Virginia. Prices for dairy include New York State factory cheese and Hilgin butter.
The New York cotton market opened nervous and unsettled with a sensational price break. March futures fell to 16.30, down about 68 points from Saturday’s close, and over 12 per bale from the week-ago high, with later closes showing a general decline of 16 to 27 points as the list steadied.
Chicago and New York trading floors show mixed gains as wheat and corn move higher on foreign relations news. May wheat around 1.86 to 1.87, July near 1.63 to 1.54, while oats and oats futures edge, and pork and beef futures retreat slightly. Cash grain prices quoted for No. 2 red, No. 2 yellow and oats call out mixed values across markets. Weathered receipts and cattle and hogs show varied shifts with weekly totals noted in Philadelphia and Baltimore reports.
Sun Sales-Regular call at noon shows bids for Washington Railway and Electric bonds with multiple $1,000 lots at 82 to 83. Potomac Electric and gas utilities offers also listed. Rail and utility bond figures include Capital Traction and Metropolitan R R. Stock quotes cover banks, savings institutions, and common and preferred shares, with US Treasury data and copper and metal exchange notes.
United States leads global commerce with 1916 trade totaling 7.873 billion dollars, up from 1915. December exports reach 521 million, largest month on record. Gold flows and balance of trade also set records, with imports, exports, and inward gold movement outlined alongside early 1917 outlooks. Wheat corn and oats price notes follow.
Fred HM Gallup, a former U S army captain discharged dishonorably, attempted suicide in Newport News by a bullet wound to the abdomen. He claimed service at Fort Leavenworth with the Third Artillery. He had been in the city about a week and received an unpublished letter hours before the act. Gallup says he has three wives in Washington, D C.
Richmond Jan 22 resolutions adopted unanimously by the grand lodge of the Independent Order of B'nai B'rith condemn the immigration bill passed by the Senate as un-American and memorialize Congress to oppose its House passage. The convention reports the order thriving in six Southern states of the Fifth district with two business sessions remaining.
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