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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1915

Page

2

Reading Eads Rise and Gains Lost in Stock Market

Foreign exchange strengthens on inquiries for London bills as Canada gold imports and rumors of French metal shipments circulate. New York on July 6 sees Reading rise, rail and steel shares advance, then retreat amid broader market downturn and fresh liquidations including St Paul and Missouri Pacific.

London Canada France Mrante Strouts San Francisco Norfolk and Western Great Northern

New York Bond Market Highlights July 6 New York

An OCR style bond listing from New York on July 6 covers American Agricultural, American Cotton On, American Tel and Telcy, American Smelting, American Tobacco, Armour, Atchison, Atlantic Coast Line, Baltimore and Ohio, Bethlehem Steel, Brooklyn Transit, Central of Georgia, Chesapeake & Ohio, Chicago B and Quincy, Chicago Great Western, Chicago Milwaukee St Paul, Chicago Northwestern, Colorado and Southern, Denver and Rio Grande, General Electric, Interborough Met, Kansas City Southern, Lakeshore, Liggett Myers, Lorillard, Louisville Nashville, Miracurt Kans and Texas, Missouri Pacific, New York Central, New York State, Norfolk and Western, Northern Pacific, Oregon Short Line, Pacific Tel and Tel, Pennsylvania, Ray Consolidated, Reading, St Louis Southwestern, Seaboard Air Line, Southern Bell, Southern Pacific, Southern Railway, Texs and Pacific, Union Pacific, United States Rubber, United States Steel, Virginia Carolina Chemical, Wabash, Western Union among others with various 4s 5s and 3s coupons and price quotes.

New York Amercan Agricultural American Tobacco &S Armour & Co Atchison BOM Atchison Ov Haltimore Andhio Cy Fethlehem Steel Brooklyn Transit Ov Central of Georgia Central Heather Fa Cherapeake & Ohio Chesapeake and Ghie cv Chicago B Quincy Joint Quincy Gen Chicago Great Wastern St Peev Chicago Ac Pgentia Mil Chita, Tani Fae Chicago and Northwestern Colorado and Southern Denver and Rio Grande Starfilers Securities Mirle Ey Ds Gerles New York Central New York City New York State Northern Pacific Oregon United States Virginia-Carolina Chemical Wabash Tat Fa Western Union Wellingham Filectric Furl

Boston Closing Prices Report Analyzed

Boston market closing prices show general activity across sectors with notable figures in Ga City and Pa. July data outlines 8.6 credits and average figures around 139 548 for some securities, 45 for others, and 73 084 with 26 261 average representing daily shifts in trading values.

Ga City Cpredit Bal Eee

Daily cotton market fading typos amid price list

New York July cotton prices show Prime crude and yellow varieties with several monthly futures quotes. Values range from 6.06 in July to 6.50 in February, with additional 6.20 to 6.42 for winter and summer white categories.

New York Prine

New York Produce Prices Mixed Across Staples

The New York market reports mixed prices for butter eggs cheese poultry sugar flour rye flour pork beef and lard. Butter receipts total 13 968 pounds with creamery marks around 28 18 percent and firsts 26 27 percent. Eggs receipts 20 784 with extras 22 23 percent and firsts 18 19 percent. Cheese weaker receipts 2 594 with whites 15 percent. Poultry alive no prices, dressed Western frying chickens 18 22 percent, fresh fowls 134 4 16 percent, turkeys 15 17 percent. Sugar fixes range 4 80 to 4 95 for centrifugal and other sweeteners. Flour quiet with spring patents 6 40 to 6 75, rye flour 5 75 to 6 00. Pork steady with hogs 18 50 to 19, family meats 21 to 23, short clear 19 50 to 21. Beef quiet with mess 18 to 18 50, family 19 50 to 20 50. Lard weak in middle Western markets 8 50 to 9 3 60.

New York Hennery Iona New York State Elgin Virginia Georgia North Carolina Florida Texas California

Wall Street News and Gossip July 6 1915 Market Inactivity amid Foreign Selling

European selling dominated the day on New York markets, with London again the seller and Bonda shares most often offered. Du Pont Hercules and Atlas remained active ordnance stocks while Aetna, Niles-Bement-Pond and Colt's Arms showed varied demand and price action. May 1915 and eleven month results for Southern Railway were released, showing declines in gross revenue and operating income but improved year over year in May, along with substantial capital expenditures on road and structures. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad projected stronger earnings for the next fiscal year aided by reduced dividend requirements and a solid balance sheet.

New York Bonda London du Pont Hercules Atlas Aetna Niles-Bement-Pond Colt Southern Railway Company A. H. Plant Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

New York Stock Market Notes On July 6 1915 Trading

Market report shows total sales at 222,155 shares with numerous price quotes across many issues. Alaska Gold Mains 38 percent, Allis-Chalmers around 17 18 percent, Am Beet Sugar about 45 48 percent, Anaconda 35 percent, Baldwin Locomotive 67 percent, Beth Steel around 117 percent, and Chicago groups at varied levels. Overall activity reflects broad speculative swings with many issues showing fractional changes and some pf values. Further data list several steel, mining and utility stocks with mixed gains and losses.

Alaska Gold M Allis-Chalmers Alis-Chal. Ps Am. Copper Ag. Chem Itd . Tel. & Tel Atchison Baldwin Loco Balt & Ohio Balt. & Ohio Pf Beth, Steel Beth. Steel. Pf Brooklyn R. T Butte & Sup Cal Petrol Canada Pacific Chic St. P Contin Guba Am Guba Am. Sug Dist. Securities Erie Brielat Gen. Electric Gen Motora Motora Pf Goodrich B. F Goodrich, Pf North. Pf N. Ore Lehigh Valley Lig. & Myers

Detroit Exports Lead US Trade Balance in Week Ended June 26

Washington figures show Detroit exports at about 3.5 million against 502 thousand dollars in imports for the week, largely autos. Savannah imports at 409 dollars hint at cotton exports outweighing imports, while Galveston ships cotton valued over 2 million dollars in excess of exports. Norfolk's trade grows as leading port in the period.

Detroit Norfolk Savannah New York Washington United States Galveston Tex Canada Great Britain Europe

Norfolk commerce rebounds as Panama Canal buoyancy lifts port

A historic note on Norfolk regaining prestige as a trade hub. The article traces its rise in Pacific-to-Atlantic investment, Panama Canal optimism, and recent domestic comparisons showing Norfolk's value surpassing New Orleans Galveston Baltimore Philadelphia yet trailing Detroit Boston and New York in foreign trade. It lists various bond and stock items across Capital Traction, Georgetown Gas, Washington Railway, Potomac Electric, and other utilities.

Norfolk Virginia Richmond Pacific Atlantic Panama Canal New York New Orleans Galveston Baltimore Philadelphia Detroit Boston

Washington Stock Exchange Quiet After Holiday Break

Little interest shown in the Washington Stock Exchange session as buying and selling were light after the triple holiday. Street railway stocks hovered near last week’s levels with minimal sales. city bonds and utility stakes saw small activity while banks hold ample funds and reinvestment lags around the semiannual dividend period.

Washington Stock Exchange Strees Railway Capital Traction Washington Railway and Electric Common Washington Gas Ce Rele

Treasury Daily Balance and Deficit Figures Report

United States Treasury公布昨日日终资金状况总括净额为七千六百七十九万九千七百九十九美元。总收入两百五十八万五千美元,总支出一千四百九十七万一千美元。本财政年度赤字二十三万美元。与去年三十三万五千二百六十九美元的盈余相比,未含巴拿马运河及公债交易。

Trials Begin as Grand and Petit Juries Open Eastern District Session

The Eastern District of Virginia opened a semiannual session in Alexandria with grand and petit juries. Dozens of indictments were returned, naming Myer Saal Distributing Company, Laura Campbell, J T Watson, R A Watson, Edward Mitchell, Allie Pitts, Laura Bailey Campbell, Lawrence Meekins, Deler Boni, Annie Campbell, Minnie Hann and others for liquor tax evasion, parcel delays, post office burglary and related offenses. Jurors listed, session to reconvene at 10:30 am. Capt. William D Wildman, U S A Retired, 75, dies near Fort Myer. Mrs Cecilia Colter Shea sells four Del Ray lots to Jacob Glassman.

Billaon William D. Wildman Fort Myer Cecilia Cotter Shea del Ray Washington Post Bureau King Street Alexandria United States Court For Eastern District of Virginia Eamund Waddill United States B. H. Mann H. M. [ Smith Grand Myer Saal Myer Saal Distributing Company Laura Campbell J. T. Watson R. A. Watson Edward Mitchell Allie Pitts Laura Bailey Campbell Lawrence Meekins Deler Boni Annie Campbell Minnie Hann Shea Cecelia Colter Shea Washington Graham & Odgen Jacob Glassman Mount Vernon Avenue Alexandria County

New York Money Market Rates July 6 Closing

Mercantile paper 8 3/4. Sterling 60 day bills 4.73. Demand francs 6.64, cables 5.63. Marks demand 1% with cables 1-8 3 5. Rubles demand 8 7, cables 8 7. Bar silver 48, Mexican dollars 37. Government bonds steady. Railroad bonds steady. Call money steady with ruling rate 1% and last loan 1%.

New York Mercantile Paper

Copper and iron market report from New York and London

The Metal Market reports dull copper in New York at 20.25 to 20.50 cents per pound. London spot copper stands at £73 15s and futures at £81 5s, electrolytic £92 10s. Iron prices mostly steady with Northern No. 1 at 15.00 to 15.50, No. 2 14.25 to 4.75, Southern 14.00 H.50, No. 2 13.75 to 14.25.

New York London Northern Southern

Local Produce Market Prices Listed for Poultry and Produce

A dense price list from a local market shows alive poultry including hens roosters ducks and turkeys with varied per pound prices. Dressed poultry, eggs cheese butter and a wide range of vegetables and fruits with regional hints from New York North Carolina Florida and California accompany per crate and per basket rates.

Washington cattle market hogs and calves price note

A Washington livestock market report lists hogs priced at 7 8, sheep clipped at 4 4 percent, veal calves at 9 9 percent, mediums around 3 percent 9, and lambs at 9 2 dollars, indicating weekly price levels and trends for cattle and sheep sales.

New York grain prices and futures mixed across commodities

New York grain reports show spot weakness in wheat with No 2 red at 1?8 percent like figures and No 2 hard 1.40 percent. corn barely steady at 6 percent for No 2 yellow with prompt shipment. oats weak with standard at 57 percent and No 3 white 56 percent. rye No 2 Western 1.25 c i f. barley malting steady 72 to 75 cents in Buffalo. dull futures across July at 1.14 for wheat.

Chicago New York Duluth Manitoba Buffalo

Baltimore Markets Prices and poultry dairy eggs summary

Baltimore markets report mixed commodity pricing for wheat corn oats poultry butter and eggs. Spot and futures for No 2 red wheat range 1.04 to 1.09 with July and August contracts. corn firmer at 80 and July 86. oats at standard white and Mo 3 white 6 44. poultry prices cover chickens hens roosters ducks and other birds with various weights and periods. butter ranges from 21 to 31 cents with Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio rolls dairy prints and process butter listed. eggs reported for Maryland Pennsylvania Western firsts and Southern firsts with fractional percentages.

Baltimore Peking Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia

Live Stock Markets Report from Chicago and New York

Chicago hogs receipts firm with bulk at 7.70 while mixed at 7.90 and heavies 7.75. cattle receipts firm with steers 6.85 to 20. Calves 7.50 to 10.75. Sheep and lambs show 6.75 to 9.75 for lambs with steady sheep, culls at 3.00, cats at 7.00. New York notes no trading on veal and calves, sheep and lambs receipts 6,1192 head with lambs firm and sheep steady.

Chicago Kent New York

Philadelphia Markets Daily Dairy and Grain Prices

Philadelphia markets report mixed dairy and grain prices with buttercream steady and cheese up. Prices listed include Western creamery extra and firsts at 6.55 and 6.00, New York full cream at 15 16, wheat No 2 red exports at 1.23, corn steady at 82 84, oats at 56 57.

Philadelphia Western Creamery New York New Duluth

Death of C. A. Conant the Washington financial reformer

Charles A Conant, New York banker and Washington correspondent, died in Habana of stomach hemorrhage after being invited by Cuban authorities to reform the republics financial system. He left New York June 20 and planned to return July 15. Noted author on economics, he aided currency reform efforts in China, the Philippines, Panama, and Central American states. Virginia mineral output for 1914 lagged behind 1913 with reduced lead and zinc despite higher silver and copper.

New York Charles A Conant Habana Cuba Republic Conant Boston Washington Journal of Commerce Roosevelt Commission On International Exchange China Philippines Mexico Central American Manila United States Fanama Republic

Gold and Silver Mined in Maryland Mines Yield

Two Maryland mines reported gold, silver and copper production to the United States Geological Survey in a recent report. Copper ore with gold and silver from New London in Frederick county and some tonnage of malachite ore from Great Falls in Montgomery were shipped. The state total output valued at 225 dollars in gold and 24 dollars in silver.

Maryland United States Geological Survey New London Frederick County Great Falls Montgomery

Reading coal case appeal moves to Supreme Court

Government confirms it will appeal the Reading coal trust ruling from the Philadelphia district court. The decision follows recent Supreme Court cases on industry ownership and railroad mining conduct, marking a third setback for the government after steel corporation and cash register cases.

U. S. District Court Department of Justice Supreme Court Reading Coal Trust Philadelphia United States da Triat District of Pennsylvania Coal Company Reading Steel Corporation

Seaman's Act Referendum Sought by Chamber of Commerce

The Chamber of Commerce of the United States offered a referendum on the seamen's act passed by the last Congress. Directors urged all 600 affiliated groups to vote. Labor leaders approve. shipping interests warn of disaster for American merchant marine. Forty five days allotted for voting.

Chamber of Commerce of the United States Chambers

Band Concerts Today at Soldiers Home and Capitol

This evening at 6 40 o clock the United States Soldiers Home Band directed by John M Zimmermann plays a varied program at the bandstand including marches overtures and operatic selections. Earlier at 5 o clock the United States Marine Band conducted by William H Sentelmann performs at the Capitol with Sousa Peace Jubilee Reinecke and Lecombs pieces concluding with The Star Spangled Banner.

United States Soldiers John M. Zimmermann Blueberits Phedre Massenet Bovelatte Albert Selection Laurendian United States Marns Capitol William H. Sentelmann Sousa Reinecke Berenata

Alleged Thief Lynched in DeKalb Mississippi Mob executes farmhand

An unknown colored man, accused of stealing cottonseed, was lynched 12 miles from DeKalb on June 22. Kemper County authorities announced Monday that a mob killed the farmhand after investigators pursued rumors and established the writer of threats, who had said farmers valued their cottonseed over life.

DeKalb Miss Hero Kemper County

Mechanician Dies as Mantamarathon Upset Unfolds

In Tacoma Washington on July 6 mechanician Paul Franzen, assisting driver William Carlson, was killed when Carlson’s car veered off a steep curve and struck a stump during the 240 mile Mantamarathon. Carlson survived with injuries not deemed dangerous. Guy H. Ruckstell won the race with 2 Earl Cooper second and Eddie Pailen third. Rockefeller led most of the event at an average just over 44 miles per hour.

Tacoma Wash Paul Franzen William Carlson Tacoma Speedway Carlson Guy BE. Ruckstell Earl Cooper Way Eddie Pailen Ure Franzen Rockefell

Fire of Unknown Origin At 2 Ninth Street Northwest

A fire of unknown origin broke out Monday night at the home of Sadie Tower 2 Ninth street northwest. Timely discovery enabled the occupants to extinguish the flames before much damage occurred.

Sadie Ninth Street

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