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Washington Post

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Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1914

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2

Panhandle Dividend Triggers Sharp Market Slide

New York June 4 heavy trading sent stocks down across railroads and steels amid poor industry reports and a Supreme Court ruling. Panhandle common dividend passed with a rate cut, Panhandle preferred dropped seven points, United States Cast Iron Pipe preferred fell on weak business, and United Dry Goods preferred shed nearly 15 points. Copper abroad slid, bonds eased, and total par value sales reached 2.16 million with government bonds steady on call.

New York Supreme Court Intermountain New York Central St. Paul Baltimore and Malo United States Steel Panhandle Panjandie Pennsylvania United States United Dry Goods Preferred

New York Bond Market Snapshot June 24

New York bond market figures list yields for American Agricultural, American Tobacco, Armour, Atchison, Baltimore and Ohio, Bethlehem Steel, Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Central of Georgia, Canadian Pacific, Chesapeake and Ohio, Chicago lines, Denver and Rio Grande, General Electric, Great Northern, Interborough Metropolitan, Missouri Pacific, New York Central, Norfolk and Western, Northern Pacific, Reading, Republic Steel, St Louis and San Francisco, Southern Pacific, Union Pacific, and Westinghouse Electric among others. Prices and yields vary with many issues in 4s, 5s, and 6s ranges, highlighting broad activity across rail, utilities, steel, and manufacturing sectors.

New York American Agricultural Gs American Cotton Oats American Tal and Tel. Co American Smelting American Tobacco Armour & Cats Atchison Gen Atchigan Atlantic Coast Line Baltimore and Ohio Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn ‘Transit Central of Georgia Central Leather Chesapeake and Ohio Chicago Quincy Chicago Great Western Swale SL P. Ev Mil Chicagoa F.rr P. Ry Chicago and Northwestern Colorado and Southern Denver and Rio Grande Distillers’ Securities i Herte Gen General Electric Great Northern Tino's Central Interborough Kanwar City Southern Lake Shore Liggett & Myers Larllard Rae Rae Toulsville Naebville Missouri Kaw Texas Joh Misgouri Paefker New York Central New York City New York States New York Railways Hartford Norfolk and Western Northern Pacific Oregon Short Line Pacific Tal and Tel Southern Pacific Southern Railway Tejas Company Cy Fs Texas and Pacific Ist Third Avenue Tinton Paciie Og Union Marile Sand US Rubber Os Wlts Steel Virginia Car Chemical ‘Bs Wabash Weissee 21Dastern Union Westinghouse Electric Ov’ Ia Louisville and Nash Amer. Agricultural Pwim. St. P S. St. M. Pana Amer M., K. and Mackey Co Moexican Amer. Car & Fay Miami Missouri Pacific Ice Securities National Biscuit American Linseed Oyota National Land Amer. Smelt & Rig Wwo R. Pfa N. H Sugar Refining Amer. Tel Amer. Tobacco North American Aces Anaconda Mining Co Aig Atchison Pacific Mail Pacific Tel Bullman Atlantic Coast Pennsylvania Ohio People's Gas Ing Mauidate City Bank Brook Rapid Pittsburgh Coal i Pittsburgh Coal Stillman Phliman Palace Third National Ches Thua Ghieagd Gt West Republic S Bae Ae Dolar Chi St. P Republic I N. W Rock Island Co China National Cole Bt. L S.F Ste Consolidated Gas Seaboard Air Line United States Seaboard A. L. Ptd Washington Hisgats Belas Steel Ota Treasury Department Relink Bank of the Republic Vian-Car Aeg Tohm Jay Knox Knox Nabaar Union Pacific R. G Distiers’ Securities Intey Harvester inter-Marine Benen Ae Coat Kear Westinghouse Bsig goodLehigh Valley Lake Erie Wall Street Broadway Fort Sher John W. B. Hibbs & Co Sherman New York Stock Exchange Hibbs First National Daniel 8. Wing Boston Wing William A. Gaston Shawmut National Bank New England Nassau National Bank Irving National Tt Walla Great Irving National Nassau Fourth National Bank Mechanics and Metals Bank National Bank Lincoln George Opdyke Peter Cooper David Dows Horace B Claffin Fourth National J. Edward Simmons

Boston and Baltimore Market Prices Report

Boston closing prices and Baltimore market quotes for wheat oats poultry eggs and butter dated June 24. No. 2 red wheat 89 cents per bushel. oats No 3 standard white 46 cents. various butter and egg prices across Maryland Pennsylvania and nearby regions.

Baltimore Maryland Pennsylvania Penneylvania Rails Ohio West Virginia Daly

Live Stock Markets Report From Chicago June 24

Hog receipts around 26 000 head with mixed quality and prices 5 0 4 80 for sows and gilts and 7 0 8 35 for heavy hogs. Cattle receipts about 14 500 head with steady tone note stockers feeders cows and heifers calves bids ranging 7 0 to 19 00. Sheep receipts 5 30 head with lambs 6 50 to 7 25. Calves 2 4 1 9 0 0. Hogs 4 400 head heavy to light 7 50 7 60 with minor variations.

Chicago Beaven T.homs Steedy New York RTE Boston New Orleans Astapa East Jutta Copper Norfolk Nevada Baltimore Nere Dipissing Minea Shannon United Fruit Utah Consolidated Utah Copper Salon Stonk Houston Memphis Augusta Louie Cincinnati Little Rock

Wall Street Brief Signals Decline Amid Fed Rate Pause Hopes

Brief overview of New York stock market trading with a drop in major stocks including New York Central and Western Union. Notes lower demand for sterling and impending July maturities for railroad issues. Copper prices hit a two-century low near 12 1/2 cents on the New York Metal Exchange.

New York Stock Exchange Interstate Commerce Commission Ward New York Central Whelther New York Metal Exchange New York Stock Exchange Washington Stock Exchange Chicago Board of Trade J. Thilman Hendrick 15Th St N. W Manhattan Life Insurance 1 Co Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad Company Broadway Frederick V

Absorption of Fourth National Bank by Mechanics and Metals Bank

The Fourth National Bank of New York will liquidate and be absorbed by the Mechanics and Metals Bank, forming one of the nation’s great banks. The piece recalls prior consolidations, including Third National with National City Bank, and notes Wall Street’s shift toward larger consolidated institutions under leaders like James Stillman and J Edward Simmons.

Fourth National Mechanics and Metals Bank New York Fourth National Bank Third National New York City A. Barton Hepburn Washington James Stillman National City Bank Financelal South Stillman Brownsville National United States Holland

United States Treasury facets report June 23 1914

Treasury figures show daily revenue receipts and disbursements totaling millions. Highlights include ordinary disbursements for the fiscal year to date, general fund assets and liabilities, and total cash assets in general and in trust as of the report date.

General Fund United States Treasury Philippines Treasury Bank

New York Produce Prices and Market Notes June 14

New York market report shows butter steady at 37,700 tubs with creamery grades, cheese steady at 6,000 boxes, eggs irregular with 13,600 cans, and poultry quiet. Flour and rye flour steady, cornmeal easy with prices around 1.40 to 1.60 per unit. Cereal oils and fats mixed, sugar and coffee quotes listed with various monthly futures and spot values.

New York Creamery Seconta AGIS Rio Santos No Cordova

New York Grain Market Snapshot and Irregularities

New York grain prices show spot irregularities across wheat oats and barley with No 2 hard winter No 2 red and No 1 northern futures varying. July and September futures hover around 87 to 89 percent while prompt No 2 yellow oats and Western barley display mixed bids and scarce clarity from Duluth and Manitonpagus regions.

Chicago Russia Romania Nai New York Jane M Duluth

The Metal Market June Copper Prices and London Rates

New York copper prices for spot and August range around 13.30 to 13.7 with electrolytic and casting values noted. London copper remains steady at about £60 18s Bd spot and £61 3d futuro. Quiet trading in tron and warrants listed for Cleveland and London markets.

New York London Cleveland Fis

New York Money Market Briefs June 4

Mercantile paper quoted at 3 4 9 6 per cant with sterling steady at 4 5 6 1 2 for 60 days. Demand 4 8 9 1 2. Government bonds steady while road bonds weak. Call money at 1 7 2 percent, ruling rate 1 percent. Time loans stronger with 2 4 2 percent for short term.

New York Mercantile Paper

Washington stock exchange notes and dividend announcements

Regular session saw four sales of Mercerthalier shares totaling 26 to Washington stock exchange traders with weak demand for many prominent issues unless price concessions occur. Five Washington Railway and Electric preferred shares held at 52, thirteen more at 218. bonds and other issues traded with modest activity. Dividends declared include Columbia National Bank quarterly 5 percent, Bank of Commerce and Savings semiannual 2 percent, Union Savings Bank quarterly 2 percent, payable mid year.

Mergenthaler Linotype Washington Railway and Electric Preferred Potomac Electric Cons Weet Traction Allroads We Eshington Railway and Electric Georgetown Gas Faetown Gas BP Geersington Gas Jane Gag Capital Traction Co Ana Beim City Columbia Ry. Tie Columbia Ry. Ds Metropolitan R. Ia Wasn Bate Amer P. Telephone Tel Amer, Tel, and Tel’ Co Digs W. Steamboat Amer. Tel. and Tel. Co Typh Machine Stoers Mergenthaler Linotype Lanston Monotyne Ee Mining Btook Greene-Cananea, Rega E Batocks American Capital Columbia Bell Commercial Au District Partners & Mechanics Federal Lincoln Washington Trust Company iAmer Security and Trust National Savings and Trust Ed Union Trust Company Waan, Loan & Tube Continental Savings Bank Home Savings Bank Commerce and Savings East Washington Savings Arlington Corcoran Firemen's German-American National Union Columbia Title Chapin-Sacks Co C. Paper Mi Co Urg Security Stora Deguritigs Washington Stock Exchange Mergenthaler Ington Railway and Electric Fotomac Electric Consolidated Columbia National Bank Bank of Commerce and Savings Union Savings Bank

Government to Add 27000 Acres to National Forest Lands

The national forest reservation commission approved government purchases totaling over 27000 acres in Virginia West Virginia Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia. About 18500 acres lie in North Carolina mainly Mount Mitchell area about 7000 in Tennessee and 600 in West Virginia. The year ends June 20 1814 with total purchases near 400000 acres and East lands since 1919 reach 1195000 acres at a cost of 35360900.

National Forest Reservation Commission Virginia West Virginia Tennessee North Carolina South Carona Georgia Mount Mitchell

Grocers Enjoy Annual Outing on the Potomac

Washington grocers and guests, members of the Retail Grocers Protective Association, celebrated the twelfth annual excursion aboard the chartered steamer Charles Macalester. The event closed shops at 1 pm to allow attendance, with races, swimming, dancing, and contests including fat women's and ple eating, amid officers J H H Goodrich, G B H Bohannon Sparrow, A G Schmidt, Parry P Patrick, and Charles F Diggs.

Washington Grocers Washington Retail Grocers” Protective Association Marshall Hall Retail Grocers' Association Charles Macalester Association J HH Goodrich G. BH. Bohannon Ina

Preliminary Work Delays Open of Federal Reserve Banks

Senate delays in confirming the Federal Reserve Board and in naming directors for the twelve Federal reserve banks hinder plans to open on August 1. The organization committee is compiling nominations, with electors from member banks to vote within 15 days of nominees, a process slowed by distant banks and long ballots. Three directors will be named by the Federal Reserve Board, nine by the board of each bank, followed by a chairman selection. After initial term designations, most directors will serve three-year terms.

Treasury Department Federal Reserve Banks Senate Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Bank

Local Produce Market Wholesale Prices

A page of wholesale prices for poultry eggs vegetables and fruits with rough figures per dozen basket crate or box. Items include Alliva spring chickens hens turkeys eggs Virginia West Virginia flavors. potatoes Maine Michigan Florida Georgia South Carolina. green fruits California oranges lemons pineapples apples Florida cantaloupes watermelons peaches plums and more with price ranges and package units.

New York Virginia West Virginia Maine Michigan Florida Georgia South Carolina Celers Eng Texas Nora Carolina California

Tobacco farmers urge government control of sales in bid for relief

Virginia farmers meeting in Washington call for a federal agency to market American tobacco and curb oppressive private pricing. A 100 grower delegation meets the joint tobacco commission to press for reforms paralleling foreign models. The delegation includes A B Thornhill and J M Bee among others, with McDowell & Sons newly incorporated to handle agricultural trade.

Joint Tobacco Commission Senate House Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of Virginia National Hotel Virginia Washington Congress France Italy Spain Austria Japan United States A. B Thornhill Appomattox J. M. Bee Buckingham R. D. Wilson Bedford H. M. Green Charlotte R. L. Chambliss Brunswick ET. Condurant Prince Eoward Gordon Mecklenburg D. M. Blankinah P Campbell D. M Ganaway Buckingham County Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union of Virginia McDowell & Sons, Incorporated McDowell & Sons Eckington Place Samual C. McDowell Albert F. McDowell James H. McDowell A. Lynn. McDowell

Washington cattle market prices and mixed farm market notes

Markets report steady butter and higher eggs with Western extra firsts up. cheese weak. wheat and corn mixed with No 2 red and exports cited. cattle lambs and veal prices noted. poultry steady with dressed birds unchanged. Philadelphia market dated June 24.

Philadelphia Duluth

U S Cotton Crop of 1913 Worth Over 1 Billion Revealed

Census figures show the 1913 cotton crop the largest since 1911, valued at about 1.042 billion dollars. Ginned output reached 18,982,811 running bales, with 6,305,000 tons of cottonseed produced and 4,579,508 tons crushed. Imperial Valley and Arizona contributed notably with rising plantings and significant gains in bale counts.

Census Bureau United States Imperial Valley California Arizona Egypt

Lumber Production In United States Reported

The forestry service states about 45 billion feet of lumber of all kinds are produced annually in the United States. Roughly 25 billion feet are further manufactured. Wood supplies the raw material for 55 principal industries with planing mill products leading usage and box and crate manufacturers second, followed by builders of steam and electric cars.

United States Forestry Service

Warburg Quits Bank as He Joins Federal Reserve Board

New York reports Faul M Warburg will retire from all corporate offices after Senate confirmation of his nomination to the Federal Reserve Board. Kuhn Loeb partners plan resignations from financial directorships linked to the Fed system. Mortimer Schiff declines invitation to join Mechanics and Metals National Bank after absorbing the Fourth National Bank.

Federal Reserve Board New York Faul M Warburg National Bank of Commerce United States Senate Kuhn, Loeb & Co Federal Reserve System Mortimer L. Schiff Fourth National Bank Mechanics and Metals National Bank

Brooklyn Subway Cave-In Kills One, Injures Six

Nearly half a block of Brooklyn sidewalk and the overhead work structure collapsed on Tuesday burying more than twenty workmen. One man was killed and six injured as wagons and four horse teams were engulfed. Firemen and police recovered victims as the superintendent and foreman were arrested pending investigation.

New York Brooklyn

Excursions from Colonial Beach by Steamer Bt John

Coloniel Beach trips announced for the Bt Johns, Washington’s largest excursion steamer. Two morning 40 mile trips planned tonight and tomorrow with music and dancing at the pavilion over the water. Weekend services Saturday at 2:29 PM and Sunday at 5:00 PM will feature sailing, canoeing, and other boating amusements.

Coloniel Beach Bt. Johns Washington Colonial Beach St Johns Avening Tver

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