War Shares Climb as 25,000 Fewer Cars Idle
New York reports war shares led trading on July 13 amid gains in United States Steel and Allied issues, with record highs for Bethlehem Steel and General Motors. Foreign exchange steadies as gold imports appear, while Interstate Commerce suspends certain freight rate increases.
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New York
India
Bethlehem Steed
American Can
New York Air Brake
General Motors
Studebaker
Republic Steel
American Coal Products
U. S. Steel
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Pacific Coast
United States Steel
United States
New York Bond Market Curb Market July Cotton Rally
The New York cotton market showed steadiness as shorts covered and scattered buying aided a late day rally. Prices closed 1 to 6 points above recent lows, then eased slightly on profit taking but recovered near the close amid a firmer stock market and lighter liquidation. Trade interest varied with hedges and shorts the primary drivers. Futures ranged with July opening around 8.65 and closing near 9.60 after intraday volatility.
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New York
Ehorta
Reactionista
Wall Street News and Gossip Drive Market Heights
The report of a partial $80,000,000 war materials contract for American Can sent the stock to new highs. Trading showed strength in industrials while rail shares lagged. Babst elected president of American Sugar Refining, with Eewin At King retiring as chair. The market cheered the potential $40,000,000 signed and expected closings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Can
Harl D. Babst
American Sugar Refining Company
Farmers achieve vast gains amid record crops in harvest hopes
New York July 13 report from Washington cites a billion dollar country notion as farmers nationwide reap record crops. Bankers praise diversification toward corn and other crops, with South urged to plant more corn. harvest expected near 2.9 billion bushels, a substantial rise from last year’s output.
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Gouth
New York
Washington
Mads Thig
Thomas B. Reed
Mr. Reed
HN J. Pf
Inter
K. C. South
Lehigh Varley
Loose-W. Ist Pt
Aadoil
Hadi Hod
Maxwell M. Co
BOM
Pacific
Mont
United States
Nat. Hnam, & S
Iust
M2pf
Nev. C
N. Y
Nort
Weat
North
Amer
Federal Reserve
the Bankers
Pacific Mail
Penn. R. FR
G & Co
Gsu
Peterbone
Ray Con
Cop
Ita Sapo
L. &Sf
Godidears
Roewuck
South Pacific
Southern Ry
Stand
Sant International Trade
Stand. Mn. Pf
Bali Assistede Bakers
quayTenn
Exas Co
A J Polmex
Sera Amreriena
ooiUnion
Stellarien
Unitea Ry. Inv
UN. Hy. Inv
Soima Alco
Beos Eteer ptLc
Aiverian Gompers
Scruthry
West
UN. Tal
W. P. G Harding
Geibgl Westinghouse
Federal Reserve Board
South
Woolworth
Holland
Baltimore Securities Ledger Update
Baltimore securities report from Ol City Pa dated July 13 shows credit balances at 1.36, shipments totaling 126,643 with an average of .657, runs 115,804 and an overall average of 23 16.
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Ol City
New York Produce Prices and Market Notes July 18
Market report lists unsettled receipts across dairy eggs and meats. Creamery butter and cheese show varying scores, eggs firm with firmer receipts, pork and beef unsettled, lard steady, cornmeal firm, coffee futures steady, sugar easing, hogs and lambs mixed as prices hold in quiet trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hennery
Middle West
Rio
Santos
Ravn
Livestock Market Receipts Across Cities July 13
New York reports mixed livestock without trading on calves hogs and heavy sheep with steady to easier lamb values. Chicago shows weak hogs and unsettled cattle with ample receipts and varied prices for native beef steers western cattle and calves amid strong sheep demand.
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New York
Chicago
Strong
Lamba
Sven Bheap
G. S
Lapabe
Trade Commission Organized
The Federal Trade Commission announced its organization is complete and outlined plans. An administrative branch under the secretary will handle duties, an economic department will oversee investigations and reports, with a board of review. A legal department will manage investigations, hearings and court work, also reviewed by a law board. An information bureau for business men will aid American industry. Hubert F. Thomas of Denver was named receiver for Union National Bank in Monroe Louisiana, effective July 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Economic Board of Review
Board of Law Review
Board of Review
Hubert F. Thomas
Denver
Williams
Union National Bank
Monroe
Thomas
Washington Stock Exchange Brisk Trade Boosts Bonds
Brokers met a brisk bond market at yesterday's Washington Stock Exchange session with 45500 in trades. Large orders filled for Washington Gas 6a City and Suburban bonds Potomac Wealthy Consolidated Seat and Metropolitan Railroad 6 At 104 and Capital Traction 6 at 105. Prices rose on buying power led by Capital Traction. Washington Gas Light declares 1.20 quarterly dividend payable August 2 to holders of record July 1. District of Columbia Paper Manufacturing dividends 14 percent payable July 20. records July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Agricultural Ga
American Cotton OU
American Tel
Tel. Cyche
American Smelters
American Tobacco
Armour & Co
Ateniaon
Atehtaon
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Co
Bethlshem Steel
Brooklyn Tranalt
Chicago
H Land Pac. Ry
Chicago and Northwestern
Colorado and Southern
Consolidated Gag Co
Denver and
Rio Grande
Winttlers Securities
Yirle
Netieg
Erle «Ean
Creneral Electri Nee
ST Ureat Northern 1St Minors Central
Inspiration Copper
Interborough Rapid Transit
Interborough-Met Ma
Kansas City
Lertilard
Braden Copper
Louisville and Nashvilis
Brit.-Am
Tobacco Oe
Missour Kana
Texas
Missouri Pacific Ov
New York Central
Flor
Cts
New York City
Havana Tobacco
New York State
New York Railways
Adj
Tiker-Hegeman
MNH
Hartford cv
N. F. Ee
Norfolk and Western Co
N. J
Northern Pacific
N. Jip Bud
SW. P. P. Linea
Oregon Short Line
Cal
Pacife Tal
Teba
Pennsylvania
Kan
Bee. Mae
Ray Consolidated
St. OM
Nebr
Gendé of
N.Y
Republic Steel Fa
Oll of
Ohio
Louis
San Fran
Ponopah Mining
St Louie Southwestern
Tonopah
Seaboard Air Line Adj
Southern Bell Tel
United Cig
Southern Pacific Co
Shar Anes
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Southern Railway §84 % Wab
Texas Company cv
Texas and Pacific
Yukon Gold
Mass
Third Avenue
New Orleans
Union Pacific
Baye Galveston
Mobile
United States Rubber
Savannah
United States Steel
Charleston
Virginia-Carolina
Chettead
Wilmington
ST Norfolk
Western Union
Baltimore
Westinghouse Hlestrio
Biker
Boston
UU G
Aes
Philadelphia
U. S
Coudon
Galveston
Norfolk
Ts. Stock
Houston
Memphis
Augusta
Cincinnati
Little Rock
Dallas
Bales
Memphis, &C
Ausgusta
Little, Rock
Washington Stock Exchange
Washington Gas
Potomac Wievthie Consolidated
Metropolitan Railroad
Capital Traction
Washington Gea Light Company
Psuel
Readra
District of Columbia Paper Manufacturing Company
Washington Gan
Capital Traction Railroad
City and Suburban
Potomac Electric Cons
Lanston Monotype
Georgetown Gag
Georgetown Gas
Weeee
Washington Gas Be
Columbia Gas & Hleo Ss
Railroad Fonds
Capital Traction Co
Ana. & P. River RR. Ga
Ana. & P. River
Guar
City & Suburban Ae i OB Savas Metropolitan R. R
Wash. Ry. & Blea. Ee
Big Waab
Alex
Mt. V
Poe G. & P
Tel
C. Paper Mfg
Mkt. Co
Steamboat
Riggs Realty
Wash
Va. Ry
Am. Tel
Tel. Co
Morgenthaler Linotype
STO Ek Greene-Cananea Copper
National Bank
American
Capital
Columbia
Partners & Mechanics Federal
Lincoln
Metropolitan
Washington Trust Company
Am. Security & Trust
National Savings & Trust
Ees Union Trust Company
Wena
Wash, Loan & Trust
Atten Continental
Savings
Home Savings Bank
Commerce & Savings
East Washington Savings
PIRE
Corcoran - Firemen's
National Union
D. of C. Paper Mfg. Co
Trans. & Storage Security Storage Co
Washington
Washington markets reel with varied bond and stock quotes
Local exchange listings show bids and asks across gas utilities railroads and common stocks. Washington Gas bonds traded at 106 with large blocks, Capital Traction and Metropolitan Railroad notes noted, and several utility and railroad securities quoted alongside mining and miscellaneous stocks.
Treasury figures show year deficit amid varied asset totals
The Treasury reports a year deficit of 10,694,287 with total receipts 2,978,163 and payments 8,194,707. Gold and silver holdings, national bank notes, and cash assets amount to 2.094 billion across the general fund. Wheat and grain futures gain after hot weather signals in Chicago with price shifts across corn oats and barley futures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
General Fund
Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve
Philippines
New York Grain Prices and Futures Report
New York July 18 spot and futures show firm activity across grains. No. 2 yellow corn about 88 1 2 cents per bushel prompt, oats standard around 61 cents, rye dull, and barley firm at 78 cents. Futures for September closed at 1.11 per bushel for corn. Northern oats and barley markets cited with regional references to Duluth Buffalo Manitoba and a Buffalo note.
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Chicago
Dakotas
Minnesota
New York
Northern
Duluth
Manitoba
Buffalo
Eastar
Standard
C. Lf
Local Produce Market Prices For Poultry Vegetables And Fruits
Prices listed for alive poultry chief items such as hens roosters and turkeys with per pound and per piece rates, dressed poultry including chickens hens ducks and turkeys, dairy butter cheese and eggs, and a wide array of fresh vegetables and berries from multiple regions. Includes no clear event date. items priced by crate basket or per dozen with numerous figures for states such as New York North Carolina and Florida.
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New York State
Virginia
Georgia
North Carolina
Florida
New York
Texas
California
New York Money Market Snapshot July 13
Mercantile paper stands at 3 3 percent as government bonds hold steady and railroad bonds show strength. Time loans firmer with 60 and 90 day maturities at 244 3 percent and six months at 3 3 percent, call money steady with a 2 to 14 high, ruling rate 2, closing bid 1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mercantile Paper
Wheat and dairy markets steady in Philadelphia report
Philadelphia markets note firm wheat with No 2 red and No 1 Northern Duluth prices, corn and oats firm, live poultry steady with broiling chickens at 16 to 24 cents, dressed poultry steady, dairy markets unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Duluth
Cottonseed Oil Market Prices Report
New York July 13 prime crude cottonseed oil prices listed for July through February with figures 6.00 to 6.17 for crude summer yellow and mixed months. Prime winter yellow and summer white priced at 6.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alden Blethen Dies at 69 Seattle Times Editor dies in Seattle
Alden Blethen, editor and publisher of the Seattle Times, died late Monday in Seattle at age 69. He had led the paper for Hawan 29 years, leaving a long tenure in the Pacific Northwest journalism scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden Blethen
Seattle, Wagh
The
Seattle Times
Hawan
New US Swiss Dye Deal Amid German Supply Cut
The Commerce and Foreign Trade bureaus report talks between US and Swiss dye makers to counter German coal tar dye shortages. American firms expand intermediate and dye production, shipping unfinished dyes to Switzerland for finishing. The note warns Germany may cut off supplies and outlines protections against foreign competition after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
State Department
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United States
Switzerland
France
England
Department of Commerce
Colorado Eastern Railroad Closes After Court Ruling
Denver, after decades of costly operation to sustain a Denver street franchise, halts traffic on the Colorado Eastern Railroad. The 17 mile line to Scranton, once run by a single aged locomotive and a derelict car, had carried trains daily, mostly empty, amid controversy over its legality and ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Noww
Colorado Supreme Court
Colorado Eastern Railroad
Colorado Eastern
Scranton
Army Orders: officers reassigned and ships sailing
Second Lieut Walter R Weaver receives orders to become professor at Marton Institute Alabama with duty to begin September 1 1915. Several officers are relieved or detailed for aviation signal corps or duty in Hawaii and San Francisco. Transports sail from Honolulu and Guantanamo for San Francisco Texas and other destinations. Numerous ships listed with arrival and sailing statuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Weaver
Marton Institute
Maries
Ala
Louis Otterberg
Cees Lanry
Learus
Owen
Medical Corpe
Chamber of Commerce
Hawaiian Department
Manila O'Elock
Sum Chamber
Francisco
Cal
Edward D Kremers
San Francisco
Honoulu
Frank
Boprins
Elgral Corps
Fonolulu
Texas City
Tex
Weld Conpany D
Signal Corps
Herbert L. Evans
Galveston
Texan
Army and Navy Transfers list regimental detachments
A list of naval and marine officer transfers and reassignments. Several lieutenants and midshipmen are detached to various commands, ships, stations, or training facilities including the Naval Academy Annapolis Mare Island and Newport News amidships and amidships assignments dated August 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. P. Mannix
Brooklin
Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Sen
W R. White
Naval War Cotiage
Newport
R. I
Army War College
Washington
Teut. M. KE. Metcalf
Pacific Torpedo Fotilla
Stewart
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Lieut
W. Bradley
Midvale Steel Company
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War
Can and Westinghouse
Reading Caton Pacife
Amalgamated Copper
Union Pacife Canadian Pacific
American Smelting
South America
Curb Market
Wall Street
London
Goeld
Ralla
NEW York Stock Market
Alaska
Allis-Chalmers
Allia-Chal. Pf
Am. Ag. Chem
Am. Ag. Ch. Pt
Amer. Can
ROZ and
Car & Fdy
Coal
Cotton
Am. HL & L
Amer. Sugar
Amer. T. & T
Am. T. Pf. New
Anaconda
Atchison
Atchison Pf
Ati
Coast Line
Baldwin Loco
Bald
Loco
Beth, Steel
Brooklyn R. T
Butte & Sup
Cal. Petrol
Canada Pacific
Cent
Cent. Leather Pz
BT & P
China
Cluett P. Pt
Colo. F. & I
Consol, Gag
GT 390
Contin
Can
Wey
Steel
Cinc. Steel Pt
Cuba-Am
Cuba Am. Su
Deere Pf. OS
del. & Hud
Pdanhac
Dist. Securities Rente A
Dome Mina
Erie
Erie Ist Pf
Gen. Electric
AGB
Gen. Motors
Gen. Motors Pf
Goodrich, B. F
TQO
Gt. North
Gt. N. Ore
Inter. Agricul
Met
Baltimore Securities
Con. Power
Con
Consolidation Coal
Houston Oil
F.C
United Rys
BH. Co
Paw
UV. BR
B. Co
al U. R
EB. Co
Washington Cattle Market
Trade Commission Organized
RE. F. Thomas Monroe Bank
Tve
Lanston
Lttle
jJevela
Local Stock Exchange
Chicago Grain
Tata
Aiemael
NEW York Grain
Local Produce Market
Metal Exchange
Riggs National Bank
Penn. AV
Berlin
Bureau
ARMY
Wisconsin
Guantanamo
Omende
Amphitrite
Wheelfox
Loboa Island
Vera Cruz
Vulcan
Hampton Roads
San Diego
Kentucky
Cristobal
Arivet—Downes
Missouri
Promethena
St George
Wap
North River
Coens
Gloucester
Brookton
Kearsarse
Nero
Mare Island
Merriehead
Hector
An Diego
Standiah
Culgoa
New Fork Yard
Wadsworth
Potomac
Wash. Ray. Ptd
Washington Ray. Com
Washington Utilities Co
Mergenthaler
National Bank of Washington
Muwney Treut
Second National Bank
Itall Traction
Shington Rwy. Pfd
Washington Byry
Lonerton
Farmers & Mechanicn Bank
Continental Trust
Washington Boxchair Club
Grapho. Com
Thomas L. Hume
Washington Loan & Trust Company Cor
John Jon Edson
District of
Columa
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co
Fifteenth Street
N. W
Oklahoma
OTL
D D_ DUPRE
Tennessee
R T Darrow
E Lewis
Hl Matteson
Tennesse
H M Meyers
J. BR Kneip
Lauieten
Colorado
JL McGrea
Hancock
Army and Navy News
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