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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1916
Page
11
Foreign advisories caused uncertain tendencies in the New York market with a British tax plan fueling a sharp early break. Shipping shares fell while United Fruit and Atlantic Gulf turned higher and overall bond and stock activity showed uneven turnover across sectors.
The metal market reports copper and steel prices with daily figures. Prices for copper and steel are listed with changes and spot rates in pounds and dollars, reflecting market movement and trader activity.
The weekly Bank of France statement shows declines in gold holdings and treasury deposits, with decreases in note circulation and advances. The report notes changes in reserves and discount rates amid overall financial shifts, reflecting global economic movements.
New York July 20 Louis W Hill named among directors of the newly organized American Foreign Securities Company with a paid-up capital of 10 million dollars. The firm aims to finance the French loan of 100 million dollars. The board features a mix of younger American financiers and storied names like Morgan allies. Hill’s selection ties to his father James J Hill and conservative stance on foreign financing benefiting American farmers and industries.
New York market notes show higher spring patents at 6 40 to 6 65 and winter patents around 5 86 to 5 90. Eggs steady receipts 18429 with fresh gathered extra fine at 283 79 and nearby hennery whites and browns listed. Live poultry steady with broilers fowls and turkeys priced. pork firm and beef weak.
Market notes show little development on the exchange with demand modest and prices near recent levels. Washington Gas drew some small lot demand. Capital Traction and others traded modestly while most issues showed limited activity and some bonds held steady. Industrial bonds fell, while strong railroad and public utility issues provided support in the general market.
The noon stock call shows Washington Railway and Electric at 92 for 500, Potomac Electric at 101 for 1,000, and Riggs Realty long 102 for 1,000 while Capital Traction trades at 85 and Washington Gas around 75 to 76 with several issues at 75. Public utilities, railroads, mining, banks, and trust stocks appear with varying bids and asks including Mergenthaler Linotype at 163 to 165 and Greene Cananea Copper at 43.
Prices cover poultry cheese butter eggs vegetables and fruits. Hens and turkeys sell per pound, while crates and baskets list regional produce including potatoes onions peppers cucumbers and tomatoes with varied unit notes. California oranges cantaloupes and cherries appear among green fruits and berries with price ranges for several varieties.
The United States Treasury reports a year to date deficit of 1,369,766.87 and a general fund total of 223,789,594.00 with available gold 143,964,644.34 and various notes and coin holdings. Assets minus liabilities stand at 34,149,495.90 after adjustments, with revenue receipts and disbursements detailed for the period ending July 19, 1916.
New York reports show a grave Northwest crop inquiry boosting wheat prices while corn and oats falter or edge higher. Grain futures reflect mixed trades with wheat rising to near gains, corn steady to firmer, oats up modestly, and provisions varying.
The brief excerpt notes crude prices and spot rates for cottonseed oil commodities in New York with listed figures such as 940 and 965 for various contracts and months. It references several months and price points in a terse market snapshot from July.
Market notes show hogs at various dressed weights and mixes of small to heavy categories. Sheep and veal calves appear with percentages and weight ranges. Spring lambs listed with percentage figures reflecting market activity and demand.
Chicago and New York market notes show mixed livestock receipts and prices. Hogs lean weak bulk and heavy categories, cattle mix of native beef, stockers, feeders, and calves with varied bids. Sheep and lambs report weak to moderate demand, beaves and calved notes appear with trading gaps. Canadian calves and skim milk calves also listed.
Market notes from Baltimore show No 2 red wheat spots at 117, 120 for July, corn at unspecified July values, oats 48 4sy, poultry varied with old hens and spring ducks listed, butter rates quoted across creameries and regional rolls, eggs in Maryland and nearby states at 23 24, with several regional price differentials and store-pack notes.
Philadelphia markets note quiet cheese and steady corn with only minor shifts. Butter remains unsettled while wheat shows a higher bid for No 2 red with nearby speculation. Live poultry steady and dressed poultry stable. tallow dull amid thin trading.
New York grain figures show Wheat and Soy futures firm with sparse activity. Spot prices for No 2 corn and soybeans remain steady while northern markets report mixed directions in morning trading.
Vanderlip cites Europe’s postwar gold drain as risk to U S reserve and urges export trade cooperatives to safeguard gold. Webb bill backed by National Foreign Trade Council and U S Chamber of Commerce with leaders from U S Steel, Anaconda Copper, Savannah and Portland firms. H G Robetson detained by floods.
A Du Pont Powder Company protest letter to the Senate finance committee and House war and means committees argues a munitions tax on plant gross receipts would punish war supply makers. It claims no such tax on aircraft, woolen, or rubber goods and warns the tax could cripple essential industries for preparedness.
Comptroller Williams urges banks to grant early vacations to allow records to be examined during employer absence. He notes many small banks lack annual leave. The move aims to prevent falsification of records and embezzlement, not to oversee employee welfare.
New York cotton markets edged off bear pressure after bullish crop reports from belt sections east of the river. Prices largely held steady with open interest stable as traders digest fresh field data and anticipate further weather and harvest developments.
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