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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1914

Page

2

Market Undertone Shows Strength as Curb on Pressure Appears

The stock market ends with a firmer undertone after a day of narrow ranges. New Haven gains about two points while Lehigh Valley trades under pressure briefly. Atchison exhibits strong performance with notable advances in American Telephone and Consolidated Gas. Railroads show improved buying as private crops forecasts lift sentiment and steel and pig iron activity steadies.

New Haven Mofe Atchison Ben Blaven Lehigh Valley Atchison Ex London Amalgamated Arid Trion Taede Apy Lipy Mistic Steet Gide Hock Island Collntrio Eneran United State Wide

Cotton market falls as prices slide amid rain in Georgia

In New York and Boston closing reports, cotton prices retreated with losses up to 18 points from last Monday’s highs as showers in Georgia and plans for clearer weather elsewhere weighed on futures. A traveling expert warned crops may recover with favorable weather, though it was too early to call a failure. Open high low close figures show scattered activity across July December contracts.

New York Georgia Real Texas

Philadelphia markets wrap sparked by grain and bond activity

June reports show wheat higher for No 2 red export with mixed corn and oats, live poultry weaker with dressed fowls and fleas. New York mercantile paper and exchange steady with government and railroad bonds steady, call money at 1 percent, time loans steady, and short maturities around 24 to 34 days.

Philadelphia Dupter Flemer New York Mercantile Paper

New York Produce Prices Mixed on Commodities

New York June market shows steady butter and flour with firm cattle meat and strong lard demand. Butter receipts 10 540 bags, cheese 2 245 boxes, eggs 22 120 cases, poultry steady with Western frozen meats, sugar raw steady at 2.6 percent, coffee dull with Rio No. 7 and Santoa No. 4 at nominal quotes.

New York Middle West Continent South America Rio Cordova

Wall Street Gossip And Market Actions In June

New York and Lehigh Valley markets steadied near year lows amid rumors of dividend cuts. Directors meet next week as Lehigh Valley and Rock Islands weigh on sentiment. Interborough directors delay extra dividend while financing notes. Copper prices ease with lower exports and May copper stockpiles rise. Eaton president optimistic on winter wheat yields in Kansas and Oklahoma.

New York Lehigh Valley Deeline Rock Islands Bald-Moore Judge Moore Daniel G. Reid Copper Producers’ Association Europe H. P. Ripley Atchison Kansas Oklahoma

Trade Follows Loans Not the Flag Says W. D. Straight Quote

Holland writes that the United States often favors Japan and Germany and other nations, noting the door is frequently closed in their faces. Straight is quoted to illustrate that trade follows loans rather than national sentiment.

Japan Germany W. D. Straight

Open Door in China Hinges on American Loans and Syndicate

New York reports that China’s open door is debated as Manocal of the International Barker's Corp in Peking says it is closed to many. American financiers argue cooperation with the government and absorption of foreign loans will unlock China’s markets and secure U S industry’s access.

New York June Menocal International Barkers’ Corporation Peking China Orient Germany Japan Oper L’w Jlw Amerianges! Fac ToylMiami Cop Ava Financial Lythe St. Bee SS. Bayina Missouri Pacific Sosa Amer Can Car & Foun Amer Smelt WlAmer Tel Tobacco Anaconda Mining Co Dita Yot West Nee Norte Te “Western Atchison Pennsylvania People’s, Gas Atlantic Coast Line Gelessee Baltimore Bethlehem Steel Pullman Palace Ray Con Naval Poochow Ching Rep. Iron & Steel Bethlehem Stes Canadian Pacific Rep. I Central Leather Rock Island Chesapeake Cal Great Western St Dy & BF Mid& St. P Seaboard Air Line Ci. & Northwestern Seaboard A. L Ching Copper Cole, Fuel & Iron Southern Pacific Consolidated Gas Southern Railway Southern Rapid Tennessee Copper Texas & Pacifle Union Pactte Dent Pacifle State Department U.S U. S Utah Copper Va.Corp. Chemical United States Wabash Ptd Maryland Western Union Westinghouse Luce Erie General Electric Northerd Pra Jool Tiinofs Central Interborough-Met Inter-Met Inter-Harvester Inter-Marine Pd Kan City Southern Aclede Gas Igaidl Lebielt Wasiey American Capital Ser- Digan France Great Britain New York Stock Exchange Washington Foreign Trade Convention Taft Organization of Standard Oil Company Mr. Straight Straight

Local Stock Exchange Call Summary

Regular call at noon lists Washington Gas at 500 dollars and 168 per share for Washington Railway and Electric Company, 4s at 1.00, preferred at 3a ig 2 at BEL. Washington Gas marks 5 at Tika 6 at Tits. District National Bank 3 at 142 after call. Capital Traction 2 at 100. Gas bonds noon at 108 with 500 at ub 8 t 84 and 25 at Tit 0.

Saies Way Caz. Traction R. R Wash Elec Bel Washington Gas Tika Laastop Monotype Sis Amer. Sec. & Trust District Nat. Bank Georgetown Gas Ind. Ds Columbia Gas and Fle B Gas Eden Columbia Railroad Bonds Capital Traction Co Ann Pot River R. R City & Suburban Ry Columbia Ry Mort ‘Be iMagi Ry Be Wash Alex Mt. Vernon & A Wash Balto Amer. Tel Tel. Com Amer W. Steamnoat Riggs Realty Capital Traction Co TA Ba Wash R & Dec W. Steamboat Georgetown Columbia Gas Amer, Tel. and Tel. Co Mergenthaler Linotype ATT Lanston Monotype Greene-Capanieca Coppers American Capital Columbia Parmers & Me Feder Unicaln Trust Ocks Amer, Security & Trust National Savings & Trust Man Trust Company Loan and True Continental Savings Bank Homa Savings Bank Commerce and Savings East FIR Arlington Corcoran Au Firemen’s German-Amerte National Union Columbia Title Ghapteacks Washington Market Pable Capital Traction American Security and Trust Tanston District National Bank Washington Railway and Electric Washington

United States Treasury Financial Figures June 1914

Treasury daily revenue receipts amount to 2 646 499 02 with ordinary disbursements noted. Records show revenue and disbursement totals for the fiscal year to date, gold and silver holdings, currency notes, and bank note details across General Fund assets and liabilities. Net balances and total cash assets are listed along with redemption bank notes figures.

General Fund United States Treasury Ae Ee Fea Ie Philippines

New York Grain and Market Notes June 3

Wheat prices show spot firming with No 2 hard winter at 106 and a half cents, No 2 red new at 1 cent, July shipment, while No 1 Northern Duluth and Manitoba bids rise to 109 and 145 cents. Futures mostly firm on stronger cash demand. corn and oats markets also mixed. | Holland remarks on international finance, democracy, and global stability as drivers of peace and trade.

Chicago Ward Oklahoma Kansas Europe Bom New York Duluth Manitoba

Washington cattle market hogs and calves price notes

Market circular shows hogs per pound eight percent, sheep per pound forty six and a half, veal calves and spring lambs with references to lively demand and immediate supply needs. The text lists calf recalps and active demand signals for the market.

Baltimore Markets Quietly Tumble Through Grain and Livestock Prices

Baltimore markets report quiet trading across wheat oats and poultry with mixed price quotes for No 2 red and white wheats alongside several poultry categories. Egg and butter prices show regional variance with Maryland Pennsylvania and nearby Ohio values mixed. dairy prints and dairy product quotes list tiered pricing.

Baltimore Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio Virginie

Live Stock Markets Report For June 3 Chicago Trading

Live stock market notes from Chicago and New York dated June 3 show hog receipts around 34 000 and prices from 7.70 to 8.20 for various grades while cattle receipts near 14 000 with steers and feeders quoted up to 8.15. New York beef and lamb prices reflect mixed receipts with steers 6.75 to 7.92 and lambs 7.50 to 9.85, while hogs run 7.50 to 8.70 with roughs 7.25 to 7.60.

New York New Orleans Galveston Mobile Savannah Charleston Wilmington Norfalk Boston Philadelpia Augusta Chicago S.menile

Washington Market News and New Building Plans

Washington trading faded with gas and utility shares steady or weak. Washington Railway and Electric preferred attracted strong investment yet limited shares. several small lots traded. New Agricultural Building Contractors begin a $200000 eight story Department of Agriculture building near Thirteen and a half street, to house forestry service and libraries by December.

Washington Stock Exchange Washington Gas Washington Railway and Electric Department of Agriculture

Local Produce Market Wholesale Prices

Trade circular lists fruits and vegetables across Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and Delaware with varied demand. Items include potatoes lettuce peppers okra tomatoes cabbage and citrus, noting regional pricing for Maine Michigan Florida and California sources and several inconsistent OCR entries.

Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware IGN Chiesa New York State New West Virginia Maine Michigan Georgia South Carolina Aweel Florida Texas

Cotton prospects look bright says Southern Railway official

President Harrison of the Southern Railway reports improved government crop conditions and good weather along lines. He notes drought fears east of the Mississippi were tempered, wet early weather creating shallow roots while a dry May promotes deeper roots for resilience. Weevil spread expected nationwide, but farmers plan strong control. A favorable season could yield a good cotton crop east of the Mississippi River.

Harrison Southern Railway Company Southern Railway Mississippi River Nea

Government approves 33000 acres of White Mountain forest land

The National Forest Preservation Commission approves two tracts in Grattan County New Hampshire totaling 13100 acres on Pemigewasset and connected rivers with a price of 462 per acre plus a 2000 acre tract on Little River and Gale River watersheds at 10 per acre. Also approved is the Pisgah forest in North Carolina from the Vanderbilt estate bringing eastern forest totals to 1 077 000 acres.

White Mountain Pisgah White Mountains Murchasa National Forest Peserveton Commission Gratton County New Hampsnrie Pemigewassel Ambutars Merrimac Little River Gale Hiver Francona Range Pisgah Forest North Carolina George WW. Vanderbilt

Assails Antitrust Bill at Clothiers Meeting

United States Senator Boles Penrose addressed the National Association of Wholesale Clothiers in Atlantic City. He attacked the antitrust program, calling the Clayton bill “legislative meddling run riot” and warned it would handicap independent manufacturers while aiding monopolies. The delegate praised the current meeting and set Atlantic City as next year’s site. Harry D. Koehn of New York was elected president.

Penrose Clothiers Atlantic City N. J United States Boles Penrose National Association of Wholesale Clothiers Harry D. Koehn New York Association

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