Trading on Exchange Relapses to February Conditions
A market relapse to February conditions dominated the session with Tealings down 30 to 40 percent and fewer issues traded. United States Steel and allied shares remained steady, while advances were scarce and largely driven by pick-up in a few names such as Texas Company and Mexican Petroleum. bonds were steady and total sales reached 544000 shares with total par value about 82.37 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Steel and Allied
New York
United States Steel and Allied
Stea
Texas Company
Internatonal Agricultural Chemical Preferred
American Cottonal Preferred
Isulf States Steel
Mexican Petroleum
American Smelting
International Paper Preferred
Peoples Gas
Ohio Gas
Rlnse
Ra Ls
Chicago
Northwestern
Lewis Second Preferred
Bank of England
Tota Gales
United States
CURB MARKET REPORTS BALANCES AND SHIPMENTS FOR CITY PA
On City Pennsylvania March 8 credit balances stand at 3.05 with runs 127 451 and average runs 71 850. Shipments total 47 805 and average adipiments 42 255.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Boston Closing Prices Across Markets and Rates
New York March 8 mercantile paper 4.4 percent sterling 60 day bills 4.71 commercial 60 day bills 4.70 demand 4.7546 cables 4.76 francs demand 6.9614 cables 5.184 percent marks demand 68 cables 68 kronen demand 11 cables 11 guilders demand 40 cables 40 lives demand 7.72 cables 7.71 rubles demand 27 cables 2.75 percent bar silver 75 Mexican dollars 58 government bonds steady rail road bonds steady time loans easier 60 days 4.4 percent 3 percent 30 days 3 4 six months 4 day call money steady low 2 percent ruling rate 2 percent last loan 2 percent closing bid 24 offered aft 2 percent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mercantile Paper
Live Stock Markets Hogs Cattle and Sheep Reports
Chicago hogs receipts 27 000 strong with bulk prices around 14 50 to 14 95. Cattle receipts 4 000 firm with live beef cattle about 14 50, stockers and feeders 6 60 to 9 60, cows and heifers 5 60 to 10 50, calves 9 59 to 13 00. Sheep receipts 12 004 firm with wethers 106 96 to 12 35, ewes 8 75 to 12 15, lambs 12 25 to 15 00. New York calves steady and veals 13 00 to 16 00. hogs 1 900 steady with midweights around 14 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Indiana
Adams
Interb
Alaska Gold
Har
Alaska-Juneau
Mer
Mar
Sociallis-Chailmers
Tnt
M. Ma. Pf
Av. Chem
Am Ag. Ch Ptj
Kelly & the
Kennecott
ZahiAm
Car & F
Lehigh Valley
Lourg. & Nash
Mackey Cos
Mackey Co
Matt. Ctfs
Maxwell M. Co
Maxwell M
Am. Smett DE
Miami Copper
Pac
N. 1
Am. Tel & Tel
Mont Power
Am Wooten Bow
Ngt Lead & S
W. P. Pe
Toojam
Central
N.Y. N.H
Atchison
Y.O. & West
Atchison Pf
Yoly
Norft
West
Lodiac Birm AL
North Pacific
Cities Gas
Atl.g. & W.lofl
zoojOntario Silver i
Owens Bot
Balt & Ohio
Pan Am
Balt
Ohio Pf
Penn. R. R
Barrett Co
Peoples G & C
Beth Steel
P. Marg
W. i
Beth
Steel
Pitts
Coal Ctis
Steel Pf
Lothol
Burns Bros
Brunswie
Ry. Steel Sp
Ri Con Cop
oo.Cal
Petroleum
Thdcal Petrol
Pacific
Rep. I. & Sd
Royal Dutch
Cent. Leath. Pe
South Ry
Chino
Stutz Motor T
Fuel & Iron
C. E
Tran & Stl
Consel Coal
Wype
TAL WY Laggs Union Pacific
LeelUni
Crucible Steel
ION United Fruit
Ry Inv
S. Rubber
Det. & Hudson
Dat
Edison Rts
Incju.s
Dist. Secur
Ord
Titan
Utah_ Sec. Corp
Va. C. & Chem
E. AT
S. Pe
Tron
C.é& C. Oo
Gasten
Wabash
Gen. Electric
Wabash Nf. A
Gen. Motors
Fis
Wabash Pf
B. St
W Mary
Goodrich, B. F
St. Mary
Granby Mining
UN. Tel
Kodd. North. Pr
Westinghouse
Willys
Int. Agricult
Agricult
Woolworth
Jon Ee
Ex Dividend Totals 527540 Shares at 387565
New York trading on March 8 1917 reports Ex dividend totals reaching 527540 shares with a latest price around 387565. Market activity shows notable volume and price movement as investors react to corporate distributions.
Local Stock Exchange Quotes From Call Board
American Graphophone trades listed as $1,000 at 102 repeatedly. Capital Traction shows 10 shares at 82 percent and 5 shares at 2 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital Traction
Chicago grain and cotton market roundup March report
Big clearances in Baltimore and bullish crop report hints lift wheat futures. May 1.88%, July 1.58% to 1.59% in Chicago trading. Corn and oats advance modestly. cash grain mixed. New York cotton futures show quiet session with slight firming in nearby months and nearby prices around 17.40 to 17.60. Daily cotton market summary updates end with steady to mixed closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Baltimore
New York
Maren
Baltimore Markets Poultry Beef Butter and Produce Prices
Baltimore market report lists live poultry prices by type and source, dairy and cheese prices, hogs and greens rates, and vegetables with per bushel or per crate quotes. It records beef, lard, eggs, and flour notes, plus regional potato and citrus figures and a New York milk and egg outlook for March 8.
Philadelphia Markets Report March 8 Trade Prices Noted
Philadelphia markets report steady butter and firmer cheese with New York full creams at 26 1 4 to 27 1 4. Eggs lower for nearby firats at 8 70, creased firm. Poultry alive steady with spring chickens at 28 to 24 cents, ducks 22 to 24, fowls 21 to 23. Tallow steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frean
Hennery
Middle West
Philadelphia
F. c
Financial Markets and Bank Reserves Report Week Changes
The text outlines global commodities and securities movement with a $3,000 shipment to Morgan & Co and imports totaling $1,100,000. Bank of France gold and silver changes, notes in circulation rise, and treasury deposits fall. England shows reserve increases and declines in note circulation along with shifts in bullion and government securities. The overall bank reserve to liability ratio sits at 144 percent, with a 5 percent discount rate noted and weekly movements across deposits and securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Frince
France
Ingland
Local Stock Market Stagnant Amid Broad Investor Uncertainty
Traders reported a standstill on the local stock exchange with no completed transactions after the call period. Buy-sell efforts failed to converge, prices likely to readjust before any revival of activity amid broader market caution due to international events. Sales totaled small blocks in American Graphophone and Washington Gas, with limited quotations and little trading pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stock Exchange
Washington Gas Se
Capital Traction
Washington Gas
Flat Feet Common Among Capital Men During Examinations
Washington Y M C A physical director reports four in five men show faulty posture and at least 25 percent have flat feet in a survey of about 3,000 men. Among 128 examined last month 32 had flat feet and 159 total abnormalities were found. Georgetown students showed fewer abnormalities due to regular routines and physical training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown University
Washington Young Men's Christian Association
E. Beckett
Washington
Beckett
O'Reilly
Georgetown
United States
Lloyd T. Brown
Boston
Harvard University
Brown
Freight Cars Move Faster As Congestion Eases
The car service commission of the American Railway Association reports a drop in idle freight cars to 138,679 for the week ended February 24 from 171,207 on February 17 and 176,016 on February 10. Improvement expected to continue barring severe winter weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Car Service Commission
American Railway Association
Postmaster General seeks lower mail payments to railroads
The Postmaster General asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to reduce government mail payments to railroads, revising last July’s readjustment. Railroads must file replies by May 1. The government would save about $3.22 million annually by switching from space to weight based compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Postmaster General
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boom in army enlistments shakes peace time records
War Department announced February saw a flood of enlistments as about 6,000 men signed up for service. Official counts to date show 4,852 with further figures expected from field camps. Enlistments surged after the February 3 diplomatic break with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Germany
Cottonseed Oil Market Prices in New York
New York on March 8 reports prime crude at 11.73 with spot sales at 13.35 for prime summer yellow. Futures show March 13.81, April 13.48, May 13.00, July August 13.49, September 14.48, October 1.86.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington cattle market hogs and lambs report
A Washington cattle market summary lists hogs at 12 percent dressed in various sizes with 151 and 16 noted as medium to heavy. Sheep and veal calves show 714 and 12 13 respectively, while spring lambs are recorded at 17 is.
New York Grain Market Report Summary
New York grain prices mixed with firm spot futures for flour and wheat on March 8. No. 2 hard wheat at 2.18 and No. 1 northern Manitoba at 2.23 f. 0. b. No. 2 yellow corn at 1.22 and oats steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Duluth
Manitoba
Metal Market Report Shows Copper and Tin Firm
The Metal Market in New York lists copper spot and near term firm with quotations around 33.0 for copper and 54.0 to 55.0 for tin. Iron remains steady. London spot copper quoted at £137 with futures near £201 and related electrolytic prices around £161 to £186 in different listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
March
London
Snor Tn
Financial statements of Standard Life Insurance Company of Georgia
The document records the December 31 1916 condition of the Standard Life Insurance Company of Georgia and a second DC notes on a separate entity. It lists capital stock assets including cash in office and bank, real estate and mortgages, premiums uncollected, liabilities, and year 1916 financial activity. Officials Herman E. Peri president and Harry A. Pack secretary certify the statements with notary seals in 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heman E. Peri
Harry 4. Pack
W. J. Shaw
Purne
J.P. Bond
St. Nw
District of Columbia
Chas, Echafer
Hlh. Bergmann
F. J. Ohlers
D. C
Gasoline Standards Urged by Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission plans to include gasoline grade standards in its report on the general gasoline situation. It has found that major oil and gasoline firms have been selling all grades of gasoline at the same price, except in a few states with their own gasoline standard laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Germans Plan New Bonds and Convertibles in War Loan
Amsterdam report flags premium bonds in Germany's forthcoming war loan offering two bond types a 5 percent long term bond and 4 percent treasury bills with redemption premiums by group dates from 1918 and 1927 1937 convertibility terms include required new money when converting old loans and final repayment rules through 1967 plus a Rome obituary noting Rosa Parolin sister of the late Pope Pius X who died in Rome on March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Berlin
Treasury
Pope Pius X
Rome
Rosa Parolin
Tucaday
Also Mentioned on This Page
Simaur & Ite Hlas
Atehiagy Sei
Atchison Ey
Atlante Coast Laine
Altimore & Hia
Baltimore & Ohio
Behlehem Steel
Brooklyn Tran
Erie
Creneral Electric
Northern
Illinois Steel
Interborough Rapid Transit
interborough-Met
Bom Kansas City Southern
Lackawanna Steel
Lake Shore
Ingrett & Myers
Vortilard
Louisville & Nash
Missouri, Kan
Texagiyt
Missouri Pacific
Sumatra
Jane Ledse
Calumet & Jer
Railways
NFO
Hartford
Folk & Western
Chevrolet
Southern Pacific
Cosden & Co
Toy
Cosden
Northern Pacific Be
ROL & P
Merritt Oil
Bay Aboard
Air Line Adj
Maxim Muna
Southern Belt Tel Lon
Southern Pacific Cy
Met Petroleum
Midvale Steel
Midwest
Southern Railway
No. Am
Te Southern Railway
Teun Copper Ev Agase
Oklahoma
Ea Texas Company cv
Oqsage Homingay
Redden
Texas & Pacific
Sinclair Oil BS
Third Avenue Action
Union Pacific
Joseph
Sapulpa
I Stromberg Motor
Rubber
Any Submarine Corp
Atlas Powder
du Pont
Havana Tobacco Con
Havanna Tob. Pf
Hercules
Houston Oitr
South. & Fla
Lehigh
Gand Pf
St. Oil of
Limited Bys. & Klee ' A
S. W
St. On
Cal
St. Oj
Ind
Con Power
Kan
St Oil of
Houston
Wat
Bee
Rys
St. O of Ohio
United Rys
Lec
Ing
Tidewater Oil
Triangle Film
Victoria Oil li World
Yukon Gold
Panama
Curb Market
Adventure
Arizona
Maine
California
Heela
Masaachusetts
Mohawk
North Butte
Oa Dominion
Old Colony
Vans
Osceola Atte
St. Mary M
Shannon
Superior
Awe
Utah Consolidated Steps
Wolverine
NEW York Stock Market
Local Stock Exchange
Capital Traction Co
Ana. & Pot. R. R. Fa
Wee Ana. & Pot. Guar
City and Sub
Metropolitan Railroad
Wash
Elec
Alex. & Mt
E. Pow
Mtge
Amer
Mkt. Co
Ge Ssystem
W. Steamboat
U Vs. Realty Se
American As Wei
Capital “S
Wee Columbia
Farmers & Mecanics
Sae Federal
Ase
Washington Ies
Trust Company
Amer, Security & Trust
National Savings & Trust
Chapin-Sacks Co
Col
Paper Mfg. Co
Graphonphone
Security Storage Co
U. S. Realty
Local Produce Market
Chicago Grain
New Orleans
Galveston
Mobile
Charleston
Wilmington
Norfolk ii
Thols
ABC
Nikeas
Norfolk
Mata
Memphis
Dallas
Montgomery
Fouster
Augusta
Cincinnati
New York State
Virginia
Florida
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Eastern Shore
Delaware
York River
North Carolina
Express
Kent Island
Western
West Virginia
Southern
Wall Street
Sue Credir Frata, Adynis
C.A. Gould Sur
Arary
Georgetown U
Appeauay
Burleson
Washington Cattle Market
NEW York Grain
Ray Porilanc
W. W. Easterday & Cod., Inc
Broadway
H St. N. W
Woodward Bldg
Atlantic City
Trenton
Newark
German-American Fire Insurance Company of the
Wash. Rap
Blec. Pfd
Washington Utilities
Washington Tian
Mermenthaler
Lanston
District National Bank
Continental Trust
Aor Bank
Bank of Commerce & Law
Waah
Enchouage Bank
American
Gayety Wheater
Oklahoma Oil
Atlantic
Founding Corpn. Ptd
BO District Title Insurance
Celestine Oil
Lge
ALO
Alex
Rwy
Washingtonian
Stansey Trust
Cas
Thomas L. Hume
G Street
Tel. M
Trade Commission
Phillips & Sager, Inc
New York Ave
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co
Fifteenth Street
N. W
Hambleton & CO
Washington Southern
Ralph W. Lee
Colorado
14Th
G Streets
Mewir
John L. Edwards & Go
New York Stock Exchange
NOUOS
Hight & Co., Inc
Heri
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!