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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1914

Page

2

New Haven Break in Stocks Amid Crop Outlook Hope

New York July 9 securities advanced amid hopeful crop outlook and Washington administration signals. Gould declines seen with New Haven and Chesapeake and Ohio influenced by DOJ issues and ICC ruling. London weakness persisted while U S steel outlook and August deliveries hinted at price gains. foreign banks showed mixed activity as bond sales and government issues moved.

Washington London New York Fouth Rock Island New Haven Chesapeake and Ohio Gould Department of Justice Boston Maine Interstate Commerce Commission Federal Reserve United States Steel Corporation

New York Bond Market Highlights July 4

A rapid roundup of bond prices across issuers including American Agricultural 3s American Cotton OWBs American Tel & Tel cv Armour & Co Atchison Bellwether issues and other corporate and railroad bonds. The listing notes percent prices and notable yields across utilities steel tobacco and transportation names with several 4s 3% and 4s notes and the latest market levels from major issuers and railroads.

New York Amerian Aricultural American Tel & Tel Aurrican Tobacco Armour & Co My Atchison Atchison Atlanta Coast Baltimore Y Ohio Baltimore & Ohio Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn Transit Ev Central of Georgia Central Leather Fa Ohio Ntsapeake Ohio cv Chipago Bo& Quincy Joint Motvazo Quincy Ml & St P Co Chicago MIL & St P Chicage Rot & Pac R. R Cavagu Fl & Pac Ry Chiwase Northwestern Rado Southern Wallless Securities Great Northern Kansas Lake Shore Liggett & Mvers Lortard Toutaine & Nashville Missouri Kan Tex Ist Alissoure Pacific Ds York Central New York Central New Yort Raw York Cavite Oregon Tel Fennaviania Stas Hay Consolidated Uthers Nouthern Bnelfle Virginia-Carallna Chemical As. Ly Wahasn Ls Dir Westinghouse Elactri

New York Stock Market Opens on a Lively July 8, 1914

The New York Stock Market shows active trading on Thursday July 8 1914 with notable movements across leading issues. Investors watch industrials and railroads as prices fluctuate amid limited volume and cautious optimism.

Plans to Bar Disposal of Boston and Mainers Rail Lines

Massachusetts lawmakers move to block disposal of Boston and Maine properties. Attorney General McReynolds and New Haven officials warned that unless a satisfactory plan transfers the Boston and Maine assets to independent buyers by July 15, federal court action may seek dissolution of the New Haven Railroad system.

Massachusetts Boston Boston and Maine Railroad New Haven New Haven Railroad Department of Justice New York Washington New Haven Company Maine Supreme Court of Washington New Haven Railroad Company Boston and Maine West Shore Railroad Schenectady

New Haven Monopoly Question Prompts Railroad Battle

New York grain prices drifted as July and September futures eased after a government report. Spot corn and oats held steady while wheat quotes weakened. The New Haven Railroad faces possible court action over Boston and Maine control, with lawyers debating whether a union would create a monopoly and how the issue would affect U.S. rail policy.

New York Duluth Manitoba Boston Maine New Haven Cpurt Boston and Maine United States Supreme Court Washington

New York Money Market Snapshot July Rates

New York money market reports call money at 2.2 percent ruling, 2 percent closing. Trading shows 422 thousand, and various figures for mercantile paper, commercial bills, and government bonds. Notes mention Mexican dollars and railroad bonds with scattered typographical errors in the fragment.

New York Jean Speaker Mercantila Railroad Honda

Wall Street Gossip Amid Bank and Rail Troubles

New York markets show New Haven Railroad stock hitting a new low after opening, while Missouri Pacific Denver and Rio Grande and Western Pacific face potential receivership without capital readjustment. Gould properties and United States Steel Corp offerings outline ongoing credit and demand shifts, with France accumulating gold rapidly to back loans amid broader liquidity concerns.

Missouri Pacific Denver and Rio Grande Western Pacific Bank of France United States

Live Stock Markets Report From New York and Chicago

New York market receipts: cattle 2,000 head and calves 220 with veal and buttermilk notes. hogs receipts 1,200 with mixed southern and Chicago bids. sheep 5,000 head. Chicago shows hogs 17,000 head with strong demand and varied weights. cattle receipts 2,000 head with steers and feeders and cows and heifers trading firm centers.

New York Chicago

New York Market Roundup From July Reports

New York market notes show steady to dull movement across commodities. Cheese and creamery products steady. eggs irregular. pork and lard firm. cottonseed oil easy with spot and nearby futures mixed. raw sugar steady with refined staying steady. coffee quiet with Rio No 7 and Santos No 4 quoted.

New York Middle West Copfee Rio Santos Cordeva

Baltimore Markets Report on Farm Commodities and Prices

Baltimore markets detail oats poultry eggs butter and cheese prices for Maryland Pennsylvania and nearby regions. Listings include No. 2 standard white oats white poultry rough and smooth spring ducks pigeons eggs per dozen and per pound with regional variations and grades specified by market shorthand.

Baltimore Amalte Springers Maryland Ohio West Virginia Maryland- Virginia

The Metal Market Update

New York copper futures 13.40 to 15.80 for spot and September. Electrolyte price 18.87. London copper fluctuates around 61 to 62 pounds. RON offers unchanged quotes, Cleveland warrants sa 4440 in London.

New York Duly Lake London Cleveland

Oil Quotations From Philadelphia Markets

OIL QUOTATIONS. QU City Pa July 9 Credit balances 1.75 Rona 188477 average 04 112 Shipments 110655 average 88 280 PHILADELPHIA MARKETS Philadelphia July 8 Markets unchanged

QU Clty Philadelphia

Local Stock Exchange Dull as Investors Hold Cash

Local financial notes report investors staying away from promising buys and securities. Yesterday's Stock Exchange session was unusually quiet with two sales of Capital Traction stock worth 1981 4 and a $1,000 Railway and Electric bond sale at eight.

Tmany Stock Exchange Capital Traction

LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE SUMMARY OF BONDS AND SHARES

Regular call at noon lists Wash Ry and Ble c 4s 1000 at par, Capitol Traction 7s, Potomac Electric bonds, Georgetown Gas, American Tel and Telco, National banks, mining greens Cananea Copper, and various trust, savings, and fire insurance stocks. Washington market shows ex dividend and various listings across utilities, banks, titles, and miscellaneous shares.

Capital Traction Basbot Georgetown Gas Opr Wash Alex Amer. Tel Tscon Telco W. Stearmaaat Riggs Realty Riges Realty Capital ‘Traction Co Wash. Ry Elec C & Wash. Ry Leo Pid Soto Wash Balto Mergenthaoler Lanotype Greene-Cananea Copper We National Bank American Capital Columbia Commercial District Farmers Federal Lincoln “ Metropolitan Riggs Washington Trust Company Amer, Security & Trust National Savings and True Union Trust Company Loan & Trust Continental Home Savings Bank & Union Savings Bank Commerce and Saving East Washington Savin Fire Arlington Corcoran Firemen's

Treasury daily and monthly revenue and disbursement figures

United States Treasury daily and monthly totals show revenue receipts, ordinary and excess disbursements, and year to date figures. The report lists gold and silver assets, bank notes, and total cash assets, with a large balance balance due and notes on denominations and reserves.

General Fund Treasury Offices United States Treasury Renere

Proxies Delay Result On Insurance Firm Stock Cut

Stockholders of Commercial Fire Insurance Company met to decide a plan to reduce capital from 5 to 2.50 per share with the surplus and a 6 cent per share fund to be distributed. Tellers led by A. L. Stewart counted votes from in person and proxy holders. adjournment to Monday due to many proxies while awaiting two thirds representation. Directors election set for today. a court petition to appoint a receiver postponed until July 20 to allow stockholder action and possible insurance report review. Paris approves 44.4 million franc municipal loan installment at 4 percent as second tranche of a larger loan.

Commercial Fire Insurance Company A. L. Stewart Russell Rankin R. W. Powers Easby-Smith Superintendent of Insurance Paris Issus

Local Produce Market Wholesale Prices Listing

A dense price sheet shows wholesale quotes for poultry pork eggs and a wide range of vegetables and fruits. Chicken hens turkeys and butter lead meat pricing while Maine and Michigan potatoes tomatoes cucumbers and lettuce join a broad array of greens fruits citrus and berries with varying per unit crate basket or box rates. notes indicate moderate receipts keeping demand firm.

New York State Virginia Maine Michigan DOE Florida Soul Cerdlina Caulifower Celery Cymblinga Kale Virginia Oxford North Caroline. Com

Furnaces In Ohio Close As Union Furnace Fades

Ohio blast furnaces enter a new curtailment phase as Union furnace expected to go out of blast on August 1. From July 1 to July 8 the number of active merchant furnaces dropped from 17 to 12 with 19 out of blast and 2 percent operation rate. Several furnaces, including Lawrence, Hamilton, Cherry Valley and Wellston, have blown out in late June and early July.

Washington Post Cleveland Ohio Daily Iron Corrigan, McKenney & Co Lawrence Marting Iron and Steel Company Hamilton Hanging Rock Iron Company Cherry Valley M. A. Hanna & Co Wellston Wellston Steel and Iron Company Jisco Jackson Iron and Steel Company Norton Norton Iron Works Ashland Union Furnace Rogers, Brown & Co Ono

Wheat cheaper than corn in Kansas due to crop failure

Agricultural price data show wheat averaging 76.9 cents a bushel nationwide on July 1, with corn at 76.4 cents. In Kansas wheat cost about 7 cents less per bushel than corn amid last year’s poor corn yield and strong wheat prospects. Kansas corn output dropped to 23 million bushels versus a normal 150 million. An estimated 45 million bushels of last year’s wheat was used for animal feed.

Kansas Department of Agriculture North Carolina Oklahoma Iowa

Short postage hike may slow foreign trade urges action

The Department of Commerce urges businessmen to prepay foreign postage to prevent harming export trade. It notes consular reports showing many Americans omit proper postage on letters abroad, risking alienating foreign buyers. Secretary Redfield asks Postmaster General Burleasen to cooperate with the Post Office to enforce proper foreign mail payments.

Department of Commerce Burlegan Department Redfield Bursleaon Post Office Department Jm- Post Office Department Imnersons

Crop conditions show July 1 gains over ten year average

Agricultural Department bulletin notes U S crops on July 1 at about 14 per cent above the ten year average. Minor crops listed include pears alfalfa lemons oranges grapes and hops with several others above or below the average. Comparisons with last year show improvement but note declines as season progressed with various crops above or below the prior year’s figures.

Agricultural Department Bulletin United States Department of Agricultura

Comedians to umpire nines for hospital benefit

Comic baseball game in Alexandria next Wednesday features Clark Griffith’s New York Nationals assigning “Germany” Schaefer and Nick Altrock as umpires for a match between Alexandria Washington Lodge No. 22 and Andrew Jackson Lodge No. 19, A F and A M. Gate receipts go to the Alexandria Hospital Building Fund.

Masonic’ Fraternity Clark Griffith New Institution Washington Post Bureau King Street Almzendria Old Fox" Griffith Ne Yonals Germany Schaefer Nick’ Altrack Alexandria-Washington Lodge Andrew Jackson Lodge A. F A. M Alexandria Hospital Building Fund Griffith Therm Altrock P. Fisher

Foreclosure on the Frisco Mortgage Sought in St Louis

Guaranty Trust Company of New York asks United States District Court to declare a mortgage on the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad a valid lien. The railroad is in receivership. The mortgage, issued to secure refunding 4 percent bonds from 1901, carries accrued interest of 1,373,000.

United States Court For Eastern District of Virginia Edmund Waddill H. B. Hutchinson New York and Pennsylvania Company Prince Wiliam County Guaranty Trust St. Louis St Louis and San Francisco United States District Court Guaranty Trust Company of New York Frisco

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