Stock Market Dull Amid Public Apathy and War Uncertainty
Stocks showed subdued activity with output well below early month levels. Public interest waned while professional traders hesitated to renew large operations awaiting international developments. Copper and steel movements were cautious with mixed gains in war contract issuers and a general market drift to a heavy close. Foreign exchange stayed steady though francs and Genoa lire fluctuated as the dollar trades remained subdued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem Steel Summon
Mkewisa Westinghouse
Coppera
New York Bond Market Snapshot June 17
Bond traders in New York report mixed prices across major issues. Notable listings include American Tobacco, Bethlehem Steel, Central of Georgia, Delaware and Hudson, New York Central, Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and United States Steel with varied yields and price quotes. Market activity shows fluctuating demand for railroad, utility, and industrial bonds, with several issues trading near par and others showing premium or discount levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Agricultural
American Cotton Oil
American Tal
Telcy
American Smelting
American Tobacco
Armour & Co
Atchison Gen
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore & Ohio
Bethlehem Steel
Grogan
Transit
Central of Reorgia
Central Leather
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago & Northwestern
Colorado & Southern
Denver & Rilo Grande
Wat Distillers Securities Sa
Ertecyte
Erlegen
General Electric
Great Northern
Allingis Central
Interborough Met
Dywa
Kansas City Southern
Lake Shore
Lignott & Myers
Lorillard Ba
Louisville & Nashville
Kans
Tex
Miasgouri Pacific cv
Woee
New York Central Gen
New York Central
New York City
New York State
Eee
New York Railway Aaj
NOH & HW
Norfolk & Western cv
Northern Fracife
Csseecsreee
Northern Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Pacific Tel & Tel
Ceeee
Pennaylvania Ov
Fpannaylvania
Fpennaylvania
Fray Consolidated
Reading Gon
Veces Republic Steet Bs
St Louis & San Fran
St .Louis Southwestern Con
Seaboard Air Line Adj
Southern Bell Tel
Wee Oth
Southern Pacific cv
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Texas Company cv
Texas & Pacific
Third Avenue Adj
Union Pacific
Union Pacific cv 4A
BRIM
United States Rubber Fis
United States Steel Ba
Weee
Virgiinia-Carolina Chemical
Wabash
Tee
Western Union
Wheatinghouse Electric Ov
Wall Street Gossip Discusses Copper Rise and Steel Outlook
A June report notes a NYSE seat sold for 655000 as copper climbs to 20 cents a pound and Amalgamated Copper surges beyond 77 amid continued selling. It cites large foreign orders for steel rails and locomotives, West Virginia debt certificates, and Bethlehem Steel president Charley Schwab predicting continued steel industry strength and higher production and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Copper
Amalgamated
Russia
Charley .M. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Bethlehem
Holland Writes of Fighting His Way to Health
Holland details Andrew Carnegie's battle with grip over spring and his improving condition at Bar Harbor. The piece notes Carnegie's illness as unprecedented, his cautious treatment, and hope for a healthful summer retreat. It also links financial figures and du Pont’s purchase of Equitable Life stock to potential mutualization efforts and control by policyholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Col. Bryan
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland
United States
Carnegie
Aince
Grip
Bar Harbor
Mr. Carnegie
Col. T. Coleman du Pont
Equitable Life Assurance Company
Col. du Pont
Equitable
Col. du Point
Equitable Life Insurance Company
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
Coal du Pont
Morgan Estate
Weatinghouse
Mr. Westinghouse
Holland
Local stock listings and bond quotations update
A dense listing of sales regular call bids and prices across Capital Traction Railway Washington Railway and Electric Potomac Electric Consolidated Gas and various utilities railroads and mining stocks. Includes bid asked ranges for gas bonds railroad bonds and miscellaneous stock sections with multiple company names and price points.
United States Treasury balances and yields on June 16 1911
The report shows the general fund net balance of 23,412,398 and total receipts of 4,336,213 with payments of 1,965,278 leaving a year to date deficit of 96,431,290. The document lists revenue receipts for the day and month, plus assorted assets and liabilities across gold and silver holdings, notes, and bank assets totaling 231,190,448.36 in the general fund and 2,041,328,786.11 in total treasury cash assets with redemption receipts of 1,810,825.50 recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
General Fund
Treasury Offices
Treasury
Federal Reserve Notes
National Bank
Chicago Grain market slips as Dardanelles rumors weigh
Chicago June 17 price shifts show wheat easing amid rumors of British and French progress to reopen the Dardanelles. Corn holds, oats dip, and provisions largely steady. Cash grain values list No 2 red wheat around 1.144 to 1.166, No 2 yellow corn near 75 to 76, and No 3 white oats about 48 to 49. Futures display scattered moves across wheat pork and other grain items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dardanelles
Metal Market and DC construction bids mix in 1915 notices
The item collates metal market quotes with copper and tin values from New York and London while district notices announce sealed proposals for alterations at the National Training School for Girls in DC and for underground feeder systems and copper wiring purchases. District commissioners invite bids with deadlines in June 1915. proposals may be informal or formal with bonds required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Training School For Girls
Office of the Commissioners
D. C
Washington
Toom
National ‘Fraining School
National ‘Training School For Girls
Incorporation
Chapin Brown
National Training School For
the Commissioners OF
District of Columbia
Blue Plains
Oliver P. Newman
Louis Brownlow
Charles W. Batz
Commissioners OF
Omer
Charles Watz
Superintendent
Coast and Geodetic Survey
New Jersey Avenue
Washington, D. C
Commissioners
District
Wesbington
Louia Brownlow
Charles W. Kutz
D. G
New York Cotton Market Harbors Hedging Shift Into October
New York June 17 The cotton market saw a notable shift as hedge positions moved from July into October amid favorable carrying costs. Trading remained professional and narrow with price changes limited to a few points, and closing values steady. Futures showed July around 9.63 and October near 10.25 to 10.50 as the market balanced hedges and nearby stocks.
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New York
New York Money Market Nears Steady Close
New York money market figures show mercantile paper at 2 1 2 and 3 percent with sterling 60 days at 4 74 demand 4 7660 cables 4 7710 franca 5 46 percent demand 5 46 cables and other currencies steady with government and railroad bonds heavy. Time loans easy at 2 percent for 80 days 2 90 days 2 1 4 2 percent. Call money steady high 2 low 1 1 2 percent last loan 2 bid 1 offered at 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mercantile Paper
Live Stock Markets Show Mixed Demand Across Markets
Chicago receipts bid strong hogs at 6.00 to 7.70 and cattle with native steers around 6.80 to 9.00 while sheep softened to 6.50 to 6.60 for ewes and lambs at 8.00 to 10.75. New York reports light trading with hogs and calves weak and sheep and lambs barely steady amid sparse activity.
Cottonseed Oil Market Quotes Steady In New York
Cottonseed oil closed steady with spot at 6.05 to 6.21 and near contracts from 6.20 to 6.21. July and August bids hovered around 6.20 to 6.89, with multiple lots traded and totals showing significant volume across months and delivery locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City
Sophia Shyrmenta
Vember
New York Grain Market Report June 17 1924
Spot wheat prices for No 2 red and No 2 hard mix around 1.24 to 1.27 per bushel with July futures at 1.10. Corn remains firm at No 2 yellow 26 percent with prompt shipment. Oats steady to easy with standard and white clip varieties listed and rye, barley shown at malting levels and export figures.
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New York
Duluth
Manitoba
Buffalo
Philadelphia Markets Sees Wheat and Corn Tumble in Trade
Philadelphia markets report lower prices for wheat and corn with No 2 red car lots exported at 1.4 12% and No 2 yellow local at 88 834 though oats and poultry remain steady. dairy markets unchanged. Bank clerks plan an excursion to Marshall Hall with Macalester and St Johns boats offering multiple sailings to the Hall for moonlight rides and festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Duluth
Marshall’ Hall
Macalester
St. Johns
Local securities market shows underlying strength amid light trading
In a thin trading session capital trac tions remained robust with small sales at 105 105 or 105 percent. Washington Radioway and Electric 48 held around 82 while bids rose to 82 0. Potomac Electric Consolidated 5s eased to 100 with offers at 101. Washington Gas stock firmed with 78 78 sales. Mergenthaler single shares traded at 183 and 184, American Telephone and Telegraph bid at 124 aligning with New York. The National Bank of Washington declared a 3 percent quarterly dividend payable July 1 to stockholders of record June 25. Life Underwriters luncheon at the Ebbitt saw eleven new members, with Earnest J. Clark and E S. Brashears named as convention delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital Traction Railway
Washington Railway and Electric
Potomac Electric
Consolidated
Washington Gas
Mergenthaler Linotype
Geotown Gas
Ind
Georgetown
Columbia Gas & Elec
Capital Traction Co
Anac
Pot
Guar
City & Sub. Ry
Metropolitan Railway
Wash
Elec
Alex
Mt. V. Ba
Mtg
Am. Tel
Tel
C. Paper Mfg
Mkt. Co
Steamboat Os
Riggs Realty
Amer, Tel
Tel. Co
Lanston Monotype
Greene-Cananea Copper
American
Columbia
Lincoln
Seeee
Washington
Amer, Security & Trust
Natl. Savings and Trust
Ween Union Trust Co
Wash Loan and Trust
Alsin Continental
Eseereneee
Ane
Home Savings Bank
Wee Commerce and Savings
East Washington
Trburance
Corcoran
National Union
D. of C. Paper Mfg. Co
Capital
Washington Radioway
Electric
Potomac Electric Consolidated
Washington Gas Atock
Mergenthaler
American Telephone and Telegraph
New York
National Bank of Washington
Life
District of Columbia Life Underwriters’ Association
Ebbitt
Life Insurance
George C. Jordan
Earnest J. Clark
E. 8
Brashears
San Francisco
Orville B. Crown
Yice
Eugene G. Afama
Local Produce Market Wholesale Prices Displayed
A comprehensive price list for live poultry and dressed poultry plus cheese butter eggs and vegetables. Items include Heng alive roosters ducks turkeys spring chickens and various dressed poultry prices. New York cheese butter eggs potatoes yams lettuce peppers spinach and other greens. tropical and local fruits and berries with crate basket and per dozen prices.
New York Produce Prices and Market Notes June 17
New York June 17 Butter creamery extras 93 score 28% 28% creamery higher 28 29% firsts 27 27% seconds 25 26% Eggs irregular fresh gathered extras 28 23 firsts 19 20 seconds 17 16 Nearby hennery whites 23 25 nearby browns 22 23 Cheese steady receipts 8 439 State whole milk specials 14 14% do average fancy 13% Poultry alive market irregular Western chickens broilers 25 fowls 15 turkeys 10 11 Dressed poultry prices unchanged Pork easy mess 18 50 19 00 Beef easy mesa 13 00 18 50 Coffee firm Rio No 7 74 4 San Tos No 4 95 Sugar Raw steady centrifugal 4 89 molasses 4 12 refined steady Washington cattle market Hoge 7 8 sheep clipped 44% 5 veal calves 34 3 medium 8 lambs 10 10%4 receipt of lambs heavy demand strong receipts of calves heavy and quiet
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Alaska Gold
Aja-Chalmers
Kayser
Allis-Chalmers
Lack. Steel
Mack. Co. Ai
Maxwell M
Car & Fa
Miami Copper
Am. Hide
Hide & L'pi
Ice Sec
Nat. Enam
Pluo
Nev. C. Copper
Loco
N. H. Central
N. H
Pacific Mall
Penn. R. R
Oss
Pitts. Coal
Atchison
Pitts
Atchison Pftt
BOAGS
Pullman Palace
Bald. Loco
Baldwin Loco
Balt
Ohio
Hoeset Partee
Batopolis Mining
Ry. Steel S
Beth. Steel
Ray Con. Col
Beth. Steel Pfa Illeyiite Fie
Brooklyn R. T
Rep
Iron & Steel
Brooklyn
Iron & St
Butte & Sup
Toth
Rumsey Ahdee
Bar Harbor
Canada Pacific
Rumsey
Maine
Central Leather
St. L. Ss. F
Charles M. Schwab
Ches
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Carnegie
China Con. Coppe
Standard Milling
Col Fuel & Iron
Comstock
Consol
Studebaker
Schwab
Can
Contin
Third Avenue
Crucible
Blyg
Dist. Securities
U. S. Ind. Aleg
U. Alco. Pfa Sam
Erie Ist
U. S. Red
Fed. M
Gen. Chemical
R. Ist
Gen. Electric
U. B- Steel
IBNG
Steel
Gen. Motors
Utah Copper
Va.-Car. Chem
Goodrich
B. F
BIG
Gt. North
Wabash .Ee
West
Mar
Int. Agricul
Western Union T
Westinghouse
West Mfg
Willys-Overland Seras
New York State
Virginia
Georgia
North Carolina
Florida
Texas
California
New York
Hennery
Mesa
Rio
Santos
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United States Steel
Chesapeake and Ohio
Genoa
Curb Market
Alaska
Junean
Braden Copper
Burns Bros . Ans
Goldfield Florence
Eta
Goldfield Consolidated
Habana Tobacco
Habana Tobacco Pia
Lehigh
Riker-Hegemann
N. J
N.J
Galliornia
Indiana
Kansas
B&sindard of
Kentucky
Nebraska
Standard Oil
Standard Ob
United Clear
United
Wabash Road
W. i
Wabash Rpad
Yukon Golda
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
France
Lackawanna Steel Company
Equitable Trust Company of
State of
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Stock Exchange
NEW York Stock Market
Bryan
ArHnistera
Etnte
Local Stock Exchange
Lin Treasury
Philip
Eral
Chicago Grain
London
Boston
Acai Adventure
Franklin
Bam Granby
Greene-Cananes
Hancock
Coast
Mayflower
Mohawk Seas Aeeses
North Butte
Ray Consolidated
Shannon
Superior Copper
United Fruit
United Shoe Machinery
United States Smelters
Utah Consolidated
Wolverine
Baltimore Securities
Baltimore
Consolidated Power
Hetteee
Consolidation
United Bus. & Elec. Co
Baltimore City
City & Sub. (Wash
Aes Consolidated Gas
Amy Pa. W. & P. Gs
Jung
He U
TG. S
U. S
Panama
Joenorte
New Orleans
Galveston
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk
Houston
Memphis
Augusta
St.Louise
Cincinnat
Little Rock
Dallas
St. Louis
Siewspat
NEW York Grain
Chile Copper Company
Chile Copper Co
Daniel Guggenheim
Eugene Meyer Jr.& Co
Local Produce Market
The
Riggs National Bank
Penn. Ave
U. S. Treasury
Washington Loan & Trust Company Cor
John Jon Edson
Idviduala
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co
Fifteenth Street
N. W
Georgetown Gaa Sa
Farmers and Mechanics’ National Bank
National Metropolitan Bank
National Capital Bank
Washington Loan & Trust Company
National Savings & Trust Company
United Cigar Stores Company
Robert R. Bennett
Metropolitan Bank
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
GD Milne
Moving Picture Business
Hox
Suap
Lota
MFG. Corp
Georgetown Gas
Potomac
Mergrenthaler
Lanaton
National Hank of Washington
Munsey Trust
Wash. & Southern Bank
Union Savings Bank
McLachlen Bank
Corpn
Washington Baseball Club
Gayety Theater
Columbia Hotel Co
Capital Traction
Soex
Wash. Rwy
Washington Gaa
Wunsey Trust
Farmers and Mechanics Bank
W. Steamboat
Thomas L. Hume
Merchants’ Transfer & Storage Co
E Street N. W
Fourtenth Street
Uttlefeld, Alvord & Co
Postal
Globe Furniture Co
Krieg's Express
H Street NW
Pr and Shipman
Bree
Smith’s Transfer & Storage CO
Pilong Malin
Columbia Transfer and Storage Co
New York Ave
Harry A. Grant
Supreme Court OF the
District of Columbis
John Schorr
District of Colima
William [ Schorr
Gresham Place
James Tander
District of Collumbia
Frederick J. Rice
Supreme Court OF the District OF CO
Grorge Mo Gantz
District of
Ida
Gantz
James Tanner
Wille
R. Bond
District OF Columba
District of Columbo
Henry Stannett
Ate
Mary C Gannett
Sixteenth Street
Henry W. Sohon
Charles B. Beall
Charles Reall
Fourteenth Street Northweat
James Tandger
District of Art
Brobate Court
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