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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1911

Page

2

Buoyancy in Market Follows Favorable Crop News

Western railroads report March loads 2 to 5 percent ahead of last year as earnings for March show declines narrowing. Bond market strengthens with New York City 4 1/2s rising to a record high and lesser grade bonds advancing. Holiday London stock exchange but banks open. South African issue for sale to buyers.

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Boston and Chicago cattle market summary May 1

Boston market shows receipts of 3 120 head with prices for steers 4 50 to 6 20 and cows 1 90 to 4 40 as dull demand and mixed dressed beef. Chicago reports 22 000 cattle and steady tone with Texas and Western steers listed, hogs about 5 cents lower, and lambs firm to higher in parts. Local weekly totals for Baltimore and other regions list similar activity with mixed quality beef and lambs.

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New York money market report and rates snapshot

New York on call money held steady at around 2 percent with the official rate near 2 percent. Trading in bankers’ bills showed mixed activity at discount and commercial paper rates around 3 to 4 percent. Sterling exchange steady amid varied quotations for government bonds and silver, with irregular figures across markets.

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Washington Stock Exchange Wheat and Butter Report

Philadelphia May 1 Wheat steady contract grade No 2 Tedh export elevator 02. Corn firm June 674.58. Oats quiet No 2 white natural 28439. Butter quiet Western creamery 23 40 nearby prints 3 55 Eggs steady Pennsylvania firsts free cases 5.55 case current receipts 6.20 Western cases 3.55 current receipts 2 55 per case Cheese firm New York fair to good 12 11% 4 Poultry lower fowls 14 15 old roosters 10 eating chickens 8 9 ducks 11s fens 11 6 13 Dressed poultry weak fresh killed fowls celery 1 66 15% Western ND 48 old roosters restin chickens nearby 1 41 7 do Western 188 17 Potatoes Steady Pennsylvania nearby per bushel 60 New York choter 68 fair to good Jersey choice per basket 1 Engaged market notes Butter firm output 471 300 pounds.

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Wall Street Gossips Boosts Market on Supreme Court News

Special to The Washington Peat reports New York trading surged after Washington announced the Supreme Court would recess for two weeks. About 625000 shares changed hands as stocks moved higher on the news, with bullish talk tying to railroad coal plans and potential reorganizations.

Washington Peat New York Supreme Clourt Washington Supreme Court Commission Houses

Washington Block Exchange Shows Surplus and Quiet Trade

Trading on the Washington Block Exchange was steady with prices firm and a notable surge in United States Trust holdings. Activity included large blocks, modest Washington Gas sales, and several new corporate filings and financial adjustments affecting rail, real estate, and banking interests in the Washington area.

Washington Block Exchange J ‘Nngsuel United States Trust Washington Gas Seld Mergenthaler Lanston Washington Hallway Electric Preferred Capital Traction

Norfolk Southern election names officers and votes bonds

Norfolk stockholders at a May 1 meeting approved joining with the Norfolk and Western and Virginian railways to guarantee up to 2 million dollars in bonds for the Norfolk Terminal Railway to build a new union depot. Directors elected for the year include Frederick Bull T Z Chadbourne Jr George C Clark R R Colgate E C Duncan C E Foy Rathbone Gardner George J Gould John Y Waterbury Oakleigh Thorne S L Schoonmaker ge A Bayles Marsden J Perry S Nicholson EB T Lamb Frederick Hoff Caldwell Hardy.

Toa Norfolk, Va Norfolk Southern Railroad Norfolk and Western and Virginian Railways Norfolk Terminal Railway Union Frederick Bull Z. Chadbourne, Jr George C. Clark R. R. Colgate

Prices and poultry markets in Baltimore May grain report

Baltimore markets report shows firmer wheat and corn, steady oats, nominal rye. Poultry prices list chickens, ducks, pigeons with varying weights and grades, plus egg and dairy print references and regional milk product notes.

Aldrich plan to be recommended by bankers group

Nashville May 1 The Aldrich currency reform plan will be recommended by the currency commission of the American Bankers Association after executive council meetings. The council is expected to endorse the plan tomorrow following sectional meetings.

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New York Produce Market Report and Prices

Market notes show butter eggs and poultry with steady to firm values and varied receipts. Butter creamery extras and finest state dairy lines listed, eggs unsettled with fresh gathered and No 2 grades, beef pork and lard steady, coffee and sugar prices flagged, and general staple commodity movements across New York markets. Hood’s Sarsaparilla touted for skin clarity in closing lines.

May Day Riots in Paris End With Police Injuries

On May Day in Paris extra troops and police struggled to control huge crowds gathered at Place de la Concorde. Later thousands heard antimilitarist speeches near the Basile and St Paul Riding School as clashes erupted leaving a score of officers injured and many rioters arrested.

Paris Place Au Ja‘ Concorde St. Paul Bastile Old Quarter

Blackmail Charges Fail In London Court

London May 1 The case against Count Alexandre Tachernledieff for attempting to blackmail Duchess de Choiseul Preslin formerly Mrs. Hamilton Paine of Boston collapsed as the court ruled the plaintiff had not made out a case and discharged the defendant. The duchess testified she had little interest in the letters and would not pay for their recovery. She denied acquaintance with George Rodier who said Tachernledieff sought 20000 for surrender of the letters.

London George Rodler Tschernedier Rodier

New York Grain: Wheat and Corn Futures Mixed on May Day

Wheat futures firm early on mild gains then eased. May at 9.415-10 and 95 1 to 16, July 9.479-16, September 9.3 4 to 9 4, with receipts about 129 600 and shipments 73 089. Corn spot steady with No 2 at 0 4 terms afloat. May close up modestly, July 6 0 4, receipts 167 500. Barley firm with mixed quotations. New York market report notes futures without notable transactions.

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The Conqueror Dreadnought Launched by Britain on Clyde

The Conqueror, Britain's third contingent dreadnought from December orders, was launched on the Clyde. It is a duplicate of the Thunderer and signals Germany's similar naval expansion. Post want ads in The Post are free in the classified columns.

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New York Cotton Market Sees Fluctuations Into Close

The New York cotton market rose early on frost forecasts for the Southeast belt, then fluctuated with irregular late trading. Old crop steadier, with most issues closing higher than the day’s low, net gains overall despite earlier gains and losses. Prices showed varied opens and closes across grades and futures.

New York

Oil Quotations and Trade Figures Across Regions

Oil prices quoted for North Lima 82 and South Lima 77 with Indiana at 77. May reports from Oil City show credit balances at 1.30. Running totals include 375,462 runs and an average of 137,720 with shipments at 3,831,047 over BES BOC.

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