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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1915
Page
8
Markets show mixed tone with steel and allied industries weak but some sectors advancing. Railroad stocks traded unevenly as bond yields and exchange rates shifted, while petroleum groups gained modestly and overall volume remained subdued amid renewed bear pressure.
The New York bond market report lists numerous corporate and utility issues with prices and yields. The scan includes tickers from American Telephone and Telegraph Armour & Co United States Steel Michigan Central Chicago, Southern, Norfolk Western, Southern Pacific, Western Union and other issuers, alongside various railroads and utilities, illustrating diverse trading activity and notable yield figures.
January 27 1915 report detailing treasury operations and financial condition. Highlights include revenue movements, expenditures, cash balance changes, and notes on deficits or surpluses. Provides official figures for the period, with emphasis on liquidity and fiscal stance.
Regular call shows Capital Traction Railways at 1 000 dollars with large total figures in millions. Copper futures steady as LOD and iron values remain unchanged with muted activity across reported markets and commodities.
Local stock market reports Washington Railway and Electric stock reached a new high with common up by two points. Bonds were lightly traded and most listings were inactive except Washington Gas showing fair demand. The piece discusses minimum price rules and their impact on brokers and investors amid market volatility.
Holland reviews the 1877 Lake Shore panic and Keene’s dramatic York to San Francisco telegraph reply, highlighting long distance telephone advances. It credits Bell Edison and Carty and praises President Vail for financing and organizing the ocean to ocean demonstration over 3,000 miles of wire.
New York produce prices and receipts listed on January 23. Butter extra grades and creamery items dominate the table with various scores and percentages. Canned goods, poultry, flour, rye flour, buckwheat, cornmeal, lard, coffee, and sugar are recorded with firm or steady ranges across multiple grades and regions. Notable items include butter receipts of 7 579 tubs and poultry movements as Western fowls and turkeys.
Wholesale prices for live poultry cheese butter eggs and vegetables listed with regional spot figures. Grain futures rise with May wheat crossing 160 while cash grain shows strength for corn oats and barley in associated market notes.
Reports of increased activity by domestic mills supported a firmer tone in New York cotton trading. Prices closed near best levels with March to December futures quoted in the 8.22 to 9.36 range as buying interest and expectations of New England mill resumption buoyed sentiment.
Chicago receipts total about 25 000 with market firm to strong across cattle hogs and sheep. Native and Western cattle, calves and pigs show varied but firm ranges. New York beef and veal receipts mix with steady to strong calf and lamb values. hogs see little trading in New York.
New York markets report prime crude and yellow oils with bid levels for months January through September. Prices note 604 nominal for prime crude, 706 for February, 716 for March, rising to 745 for August and September, with prime winter yellow at 2 percent and prime summer white near 710.
Nine Alexandria firms faced police court on state labor law violations. Four were fined one dollar each, with Old Dominion Glass Company given a continuance. Southern Railway sanitation breaches led to fines. several others were dismissed. Robert Portner Brewing Company case about minors was dismissed as minors would be relieved. A Fort Myer fundraiser and county manager discussion followed. Potomac town council offers 25 dollar reward for chicken thieves amid rising poultry thefts. The state supreme court of appeals failed to decide annexation suit. Charles B Swan received a past master's jewel from Alexandria-Washington Lodge.
The Bank of France reports 1914 gold on hand up by 640 million francs to 4.4006 billion francs. By December 4 it had lent 7.9 billion francs to the government and 4.481 billion francs to private borrowers. The dividend rate fell by ten francs year over year. Foot and mouth disease disinfection delayed Richmond cattle shipments.
A New York Stock Exchange seat was transferred today for $40,000, exceeding the last sale by $2,000. The transaction took place in New York on January 25.
Baltimore January 28 The December statement of earnings and expenses for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shows a $3,373,898 fall in gross operating revenue and an offsetting $1,149,835 rise in operating expenses. Upkeep cuts of $46,234 and a $677,655 transportation savings reduce the net operating loss to $235,005. The new Interstate Commerce Commission rating, effective January 15, is expected to bring improvement and could add about $2,000,000 to the line’s earnings from future operations.
Baltimore markets report prices for oats and western corn, live poultry including chickens ducks and geese, dressed poultry rates for old and young birds, butter varieties with creamery and regional rolls, dairy prints and process butter, and eggs in various regional classifications with small off losses. The data lists specific weights and price ranges for each category.
The New York money market shows mercantile paper at 31,474 percent, Sterling exchange steady with 60 day bills 45 300, cables 48 550, demand 48 550, government bonds firm while railroad bonds vary. Time loans ease with 66 days at 2 4 percent and 9 days at 2 3 percent. Call money steady at 2 percent. ruling rate unchanged. Hog and lamb prices listed with mixed quotes for calves and dressed hogs.
In New York on January 28 a suit filed in supreme court by Francis Sherwood Male as trustee for Gilbert W. Chapin challenges the $260,000,000 Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe mortgage. The action names AT&SF Hallway and Railroad Companies Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Boston Safe Deposit and Trust and seeks face value of bonds plus accrued interest totaling about $122,000.
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