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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1913

Page

11

Balkan War Fears Induce Sluggish New York Trading

Traders held back as Balkan hostilities dampened mood on foreign bourses and barely touched U S markets. Volume hit the year’s low with negligible point moves in key stocks and bonds, as holiday caution restrained commitments amid currency reforms and war risk.

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Treasury Market Rates Report From New York July Update

The United States Treasury scene shows money on call at 11502 percent with 1 percent bid and 2 percent offered. Time loans for 60 days at 2 percent, 90 days at 3 percent. Prime mercantile paper at 6 percent. Sterling exchange firm with bankers' bills at 4.8310 for 60 day bills and 4.87 for demand. Government bonds weak with irregular Ballroagh bonds. Old notes indicate mixed activity across securities.

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Washington exchanges notes and market jitters 1913

Stock and bond quotations from the Washington Stock Exchange show mixed activity in utilities and gas issues. The report includes bids for Washington Railway and Electric and Washington Gas, with prices around 86 to 88 percent, and notes the adjournment of the exchange to Monday July 7, 1913, for further trading and settlement.

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Washington Gas Stock Leads Busy Exchange Day

Washington Gas stock dominated activity on the Washington Stock Exchange with heavy trading 376 shares at 365-8 and 263-4, plus 3 shares at 871-8 and a 7% block at 871-4 after call. The market showed firmness though few new commitments during the extended holiday. Other items include Washington Railway and Electric movements and a bankruptcy petition by G. Stanley Simmons.

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The Metal Market Update and Mixed Commodities Notes

Market text notes Fork Tole Coone imprecise pricing and commodity terms. Copper, lamb, veal and hops prices appear with unclear values amid a dated 1881 context.

Tole &Coone Lake Fates Canada

New York Cotton Market Falls After Government Crop Report

The New York Cotton market declined after the government crop report was published. Offerings stayed limited and only slight rallies appeared in the final half hour, with the close steady and net declines of 9 to 12 points.

New York

Washington Produce Market Quotations Prompt Mixed Fruits

Market listings show demand for fruits and vegetables across several states with varied prices. Spring poultry and butter values are noted alongside scarce eggs and regional produce like potatoes, onions, peppers, and berries.

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Wall Street Gossips on Railroads and Bank Movements

New York reports mixed railroad earnings and small net gains in gross for the period through mid June, with Frisco and other lines showing minor increases while others decline. London currency influence weighs on New York banks, with a net loss of 1,083,000 dollars, and Treasury movements show losses through the subtreasury. Volume trades drop to under 100,000 shares for a full stock exchange day, a rare event last seen in 1941.

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Holland banker's view on the pending currency bill

A former New York State Bankers' Association president argues bankers nationwide favor a currency bill that preserves government authority and avoids a rigid, unappealable central board. He warns against confusing money with bank credits, notes limits on state banks, and stresses the central role of checks in U S monetary activity.

New York New York State Bankers’ Association American Bankers’ Association United States Congress Washington Federal Reserve Board States Bank Central Bank of Reserve United States Bank Andrew Jackson New York Clearing House Association San Francisco Portland State Banker’s Association Holland Washington Loan & Trust Co F Sts John Joy Edson

Frisco Receiver Resigns Amid Rail Leadership Shakeup

Benjamin L. Winchell resigns as receiver of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad at a federal court conference in St Louis. W. C. Dixon and W. B. Biddle named receivers to operate with Thomas H. West as director, while Winchell moves to a leading position at another railroad, effective July 14. The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway is reported as his new employer.

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Livestock Market Report from Chicago Prices and Receipts

Livestock markets in Chicago show hogs at 2 higher with 12 000 head. Cattle receipts 1 040 with steady demand from Texas steers and feeders. Sheep and lambs receipts 6 640 with stronger tone for lambs and hogs totaling 1 300 for slaughter. Prices vary by grade and weight across the market.

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Heat curtails trade figure iron in more demand

Dunn's weekly review notes high temperatures limiting retail distribution, holiday demand dulling wholesale activity, and rains aiding crops with winter wheat harvesting progressing. It cites modest gains in cotton prospects, pig iron demand rising, railroads delaying equipment, and textiles stock low awaiting tariff action. Railroads' June earnings up 7.8 percent. June bank exchanges up 0.4 percent vs last year.

New York Dunn's Review Union Pacific Southern Pacific Balkans

Strike in Rand Mines Brings South African Gold to Halt

A widespread strike in the Rand district halts the South African gold industry. Starting over working hours in Kleinfontein mines, the action spread to seventeen mines with 56,000 workers out. Troops guard property as miners remove gold to banks and several explosions attempt to target power stations near Benoni.

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Berlin Medical Society rejects Friedmann vaccine test panel

Berlin July 3 The Berlin Medical Society at its monthly meeting overwhelmingly rejected Prof Ludwig Schleich and Dr Friedrich Friedmann associate’s request for a four member committee to test the Friedmann tuberculosis vaccine in any manner deemed advisable. The decision drew cries of Bravo from the audience.

Berlin Berlin Medical Society Ludwig Schleich Friedrich I. Friedmann

Cotton acreage increase signals big harvest year

Department of Agriculture cites a July cotton report showing an extra 856000 acres planted and a 2.7 percent rise in crop condition from May. Texas leads gains with 342000 more acres. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and others also report improvements and larger potential yields compared with last year and the ten-year average.

Department of Agriculture Texas Georgia Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Tennessee Arkansas Missouri Oklahoma Virginia United States Bureau of Statistics

Commissioner rules on federal taxes for overseas business

The Commissioner of Corporations Osborn announced that corporations organizing in the United States but operating abroad are liable for federal cooperation tax. A New Jersey firm transacting in Cuba faced suit but settled for 1909, with penalties and interest.

Osborn Lorganard United States Forign Coutries New Jersey Cuba Pennries

Opium King Dr Glickstein Convicted In Cocaine Ring

Dr Abraham Glickstein known as the cocaine and opium king was found guilty in a federal district court of conspiracy to use the mafia to market cocaine and of manufacturing and selling opium. He was sentenced to two years in Atlanta Federal Prison and a 3000 fine. Judge Mayer noted the many testimonies of human wrecks who bought drugs from the defendant.

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