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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1915
Page
14
Rumors of Melon influence push quotations higher, while gold imports from Japan and renewed railroad financing lift sentiment. War securities demand up. New York bond sale and potential municipal issues bolster optimism as rail and industrial finance prospects strengthen amid mixed stock activity and foreign remittance signals.
New York March 11. American Aericultural 34. 100 American National 5s. American Tobacco 68. Armour & Co 92. Atchison ex 4a 14804 on BETS. Baltimore and Ohio 4734. Bethlehem Steel ref 38. Central of Georgia 6s. Chesapeake and Ohio 41245. Chicago B and Q fort 4a. Chicago Great Western 4s. Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul gen 4s. Illinois Central 4s 9 1001. Reading Company 4g. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Rs ref 48. New York Pearlwax ads. Northern Pacific 45. Pennsylvania 43. Union 4149. Southwestern 4. Southern Bell Tel 46. United States Rubber vs Steel 1. Central of North Carolina Chemical 0.
A compact digest of bonds and securities across Baltimore and Washington area listings. Includes references to United Hys and E Ca bonds, Water bonds, and power company notes with scattered figures and dates, highlighting market activity and rate notes.
Chicago wheat edged lower while corn and oats gained modestly as cable reports and Liverpool quotes influenced sentiment. Cotton in New York showed heavy receipts and mixed trading but closed firmer, with futures helped by ongoing exports and firm South spot markets.
New York reports widespread turmoil in foreign mail and bank operations as ships fail to sail direct to England. Northland and Niagara routes are uncertain while gold shipments from Japan, Denmark, South America, and London push total annual gold movements toward 1.76 million. January exports rise in automobiles, brass, cotton, fruits, leather, wool, and steel, with ongoing equipment unemployment and car stock measurements across the United States.
Incomplete market notes show trading phrases for money markets including merchant paper and government bonds. References to railroads and time deposits appear with unsettled rates and a note on steady class markets and call money though details are garbled.
Market notes indicate Cottonseed oil futures open steady with minor early moves. Traders watch near term supplies and demand signals from domestic crushers and textile feed sectors, while export inquiries show light activity.
A New York report from March 11 describes a wealthy American born woman in Berlin asking her Anandal agent to sell her securities kept in the United States amid rumors the U.S. would seize German assets if war began. The telegram denial asserted no such plan exists and private wealth in London or elsewhere remains secure. The piece also notes Cuban prosperity and Sir William Van Horne’s illness amid ongoing events.
Brokers held a cautious tone as bids for stocks and bonds were modest with limited demand. Washington Railway and Electric and GraphPhone led with small trades, while Mergenthaler and Washington Gas showed minor activity and overall bond demand remained light.
Local stock exchange update shows regular call at noon with Washington Railway and Electric 4s at 381 Riggs Realty 58 long 1000 at 100 percent. Washington Gas at 72 percent and Graphophone and related issues traded with various bids and calls.
New York market update shows butter weaker with varied creamery grades, eggs steady with multiple firsts and extras, cheese unsettled with ordinary whole milk specials, poultry steady for Western chickens and turkeys, and raw sugar and molasses holding. Prices include receipts and ranges across butter eggs cheese poultry and sugar sectors.
New York warehousings show tin nominal five ton lots at 44 75 to 46 78 and copper spot at £64 55 with futures £65 10s. London spot tin stands at £189 with futures £165 10s. Antimony quoted at L79 4L78. President Wilson made a recess appointment of William A Shelton as U S marshal for western Missouri to replace Bland, rejected by the Senate last session.
Live poultry and dressed poultry prices list Hens Roosters Ducks Turkeys and Chickens by pound with ranges. Cheese Butter Eggs vegetables and fruits priced by sack crate basket or hundredweight with regional sources noted. Includes potatoes lettuce peppers spinach okra carrots beets beans eggplant tomatoes cabbage cranberries onions and citrus with per unit or per crate figures.
Market records show sheep at 45 cents, spring lambs at 11 and a half, calves demand fattened cattle and hogs listed in small and large categories. Prices appear as odd OCR errors. the gist notes varied weights and fat requirements for sale.
United States Treasury presents a financial condition and daily revenue receipts for March 10 1915, detailing ordinary disbursements and revenue, fiscal year totals, and a breakdown of assets and liabilities. Included are gold coin, certificates, silver dollars, notes, treasury notes, and cash assets across general and trust funds.
The document outlines a Supreme Court of the United States session with admissions for several attorneys from La Crosse Wisconsin and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, listed cases including United States ex rel Edward W. Chott versus Thomas Wing Commission of Patents, and accounts of multiple appellees and appellants. It notes adjournment to Friday March 12 and lists divisions, judges, and numerous cases with party names and counsel.
New York grain prices show spot firm for No 2 red wheat at 163 1 2 cents and No 2 hard around 145 1 2 cents. No 1 northern Duluth and No 1 northern Manitoba bids listed with CIF Buffalo. May futures at 162 1 2 cents. Barley dull with No 2 yellow 55 1 2 cents and standard and clipped grades quoted. Shipments and averages noted, including 142 918 delivery balance and 53 063 average shipments.
Philadelphia markets note wheat prices with higher No 2 red spot export at 152 57 and No 1 Northern Duluth export at 161 A 66. No 2 white and No 2 white futures show gains. poultry markets remain unchanged in daily activity with listings for local markets.
Rates for online stock dressed beef and packing house products moving in carloads from Chicago and the Mississippi River crossings to eastern points were halted by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Action comes as officials prepare for the Panama Pacific International exposition in San Francisco with Dutch and Federal representatives addressing the event.
A brief notice lists L. L. Perkins and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co in a bond matter. Address appears as 913 Southers Blig with a phone reference omitted.
A dense OCR fragment shows dividend notices for American Woolen Company with percentages and dates, followed by multiple probate and letters of administration petitions. Names such as Siddens, Robstea, Crowle, and Shinn appear amid references to estates, attorneys, and court actions, interwoven with scattered company and legal terms. The text suggests a public notices page mixing corporate dividends with probate filings and legal proceedings.
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