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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1917
Page
3
Wall Street opened uneven as U S Steel and other prominent industrials faced losses while general trade showed faint gains. Bethlehem Steel slid about 1% as autos drifted and oils lagged. volumes reached around 160000 shares with Western States Steel and other big names contributing to the breadth of declines.
New York Jan 2 Mercantile paper and government bonds show mixed tone as 60 day and 60 day bills trade firm while railroad bonds stay steady. Time loans remain steady with call money high and short-term rates fluctuating around the 2 to 4 percent range.
Local stock exchange notes a regular call at noon with Washington Railway and Electric 4s at 8144 and 81 percent and preferred at 8342 and 34 percent. Riggs Realty 53 long trades at 590 and 102 percent, and Washington Loan and Trust 10 at 341.
United States Treasury data show a closing balance with a deficit of 144,91,902 this fiscal year, revenue and disbursement totals for the day and month, and a snapshot of assets including gold, silver, currency in various forms. The report also lists farm market prices for poultry, dairy, eggs, vegetables, fruits, and cotton futures activity in New York.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Company will open a general passenger agency in Atlanta on February 1 with E G Chesbrough as general agent in charge. Chesbrough, well known in transportation circles, has previously served as a traveling passenger agent and will also oversee Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, an amalgamation of Allan Line and Canadian Pacific steamship interests.
Pennsylvania Railroad announces orders for 92 all steel passenger cars 225 locomotives and 2100 freight cars for east of Pittsburgh replacing existing equipment as part of the 1917 program. Settlement in Rock Island case approved for 7.5 million with Reid Moore includes purchase of 5 million of six percent preferred stock and costs. First National Bank of Boston to open Buenos Aires branch with 1 million capital to foster New England South American trade.
Baltimore January report shows unsettled prices in wheat with No 2 red spot and February at 185 and No 3 red Western at 1894. Corn closed lower with spot 112 January 11115. Poultry trading quiet with various live poultry prices and butter quotes across Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia regimes.
Local financial notes report unusual market inactivity with little change in sentiment. Washington Railway and Electric preferred quotes moved to 84 2, common held at 80 bid 81 asked, Capital Traction steady at 84 bid 84 asked, Washington Loan and Trust at 24 1 2, and limited bond sales to small sums. No news triggered the stagnation and traders held steady with minimal concessions.
Chicago hogs receipts 67,900 firm 5 cents above Saturday. Cattle receipts 24,000 steady with native beef cattle at 75 to 1190, western steers 75 to 1000. Sheep and lambs receipts 14,000 strong with ewe lamb prices ranging. New York and Baltimore markets show mixed to steady trends across hogs, cattle and calves. City of Pea shipments show 95,046 average with credit figures listed.
Hogs show varied weights with 10 to 14 percent changes noted across dressed and small to medium categories. Sheep and veal calves also feature in the market listing with several weight classes represented and percentages indicating shifts. Spring lambs appear with notable activity.
Announcement of another rise in Yucatan sisal, base for binder twine, will prompt action by government agencies. Cabinet meets to discuss relief measures as New York reps place sisal up 2 cents to 16 cents a pound for American binder twine makers. When the commission gained control, U.S. users paid under 5 cents.
American schools and colleges receive 5752000 in Rockefeller fund appropriations announced by the general education board. The grants include 900000 to Cornell College Iowa 150000 to DePauw University Indiana 125000 to Swarthmore College Pennsylvania and 197590 to Fisk University Tennessee for colored education plus 85090 to Spelman Seminary Georgia and smaller sums to other institutions. The Arkansas State department of education gets 2700 for rural school agent support.
A dense list of bond and stock quotes including 8100 C C to Gt Falia 5 percent at 45 and Washington utilities at 2014, with notes on percentages and prices such as Potomac Donald at 102 and Wash Rwy Elec at 84, alongside banks and corporate issues. Excludes commissions and notes accrued interest. all executions for cash.
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