Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Washington Post in Washington, Washington Dc

We have 1,636,616 pages in Washington Dc

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1916

Page

2

Rail Shares Advance As Mexican Issues Drag Market Notes

Securities wire report notes rail stocks lead gains while Mexican issues weigh on the market. Rumors of peace spread from interested sources. motors and shipping share activity alternates with declines. Industrials show mixed moves as investors digest foreign tensions and domestic rail activity, with United States Steel and Studebaker among notable standouts.

Automoblic Group Merchants Maines United Prult Sobarintal Maxwells Studebaker Motors Wadwell Divivenat Croited Stites Steel Hetichem Steel United Wlan

New York Bond Market Report May 9 historic notes

New York bond market details the May 9 trading with varied yields and issue notes across steel tobacco rail and utility sectors. Key items include American Smelting and Iron, Norfolk and Western, Reading, Pennsylvania, and other issuers, with rates around 90 to 106 percent and several issues referenced with 4s and 6s. Market activity shows diverse sector performance and notable names such as Interborough Transit and Western Union.

New York Sooner & Co Saltmore Alomore Ohlo Thore Eoaret Quites Joint Med Holand Quincy Creat Western Ortourn St Poco Virago Vme St P Baste Interborough Diosa Warthe Kansas Coty Southern Tackawonns Steel Oa Shewett & Vmyera Os Ie Portsbarudk Fosnasine Nashville Mosaouri Oregon Fennayivania Fending Republic Steel Nileas San Fran St Lews Seaboard Southern Southern Railway Noutterd Railway Opper Uecas Pacife Lata Third Avenue Iow Pacifie Tos Rubber Os Steel Ta Virginia Car Chemical Bs Western Westinghouse Electric

New York Money Market Trends May 9 New York

Mercantile paper 3 percent. Sterling 60 day bills 4.72 percent demand A416 11 16 cables 4.707 16. Francs 6.94 percent both demand and cables. Marks 76 percent demand 77 cables. Rubles 31 percent demand 1 dollar percent cables. Bar silver 73 percent. Mexican dollars 56 percent. Times loans 2 percent for 60 days 3 percent for 90 days 3 for six months 3 percent. Call money easy high 2 percent low 2 percent ruling rate 2 percent. Closing bid 2 offered at 2 percent.

New York Mercantile Paper Times

New York Grain and Market Summary May 9

New York wheat spot steady on No 1 durum at 1.30 and No 2 hard at 1.24 percent fob. No 1 northern Duluth at 1.341 and No 1 northern Manitoba at 1.33 fob New York. May futures at 1.32. Corn spot steady at 89 1/2 cents. Oats spot steady at 53 cents. Butter eggs cheese unchanged or firm. Oil City credit balances 260 with shipments totals and averages noted.

New York Duluth Manitoba Standard Philadelphia Oil City

Rock Island Stock Soars As Reorganization Moves Forward

Extraordinary activity surrounds the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific under receivership with 75000 shares traded and shares closing up over three points at 21 1/2. Bond issues rose 1 to 4 points amid reports that a $25 million working capital plan will be adopted following a readjustment among committees and a possible common stock assessment.

New York Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company Rock Island Stock Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific

McAdoo backs uniform gold basis for Latin trade

McAdoo promotes a single gold coin as money of account for Latin American and U S relations, aiming to simplify currency and boost cross border commerce. He also endorses intercontinental rail linking New York to Buenos Aires via Panama, a project Jay Gould once dismissed but now urged anew.

New York United States McAdoo Monetary Commission Great Britain Ruggles McAdo Paul M. Warburg Federal Reserve Board Jay Gould Hinton Rowan Helper North Carolina Helper Washington St. Louis Cincinnati Pasadena Portland Buenos Aires Valparaiso Rio de Janeiro Secretary of the Treasury Panama Holland

Washington Stock Exchange notes a firmer tone with limited activity

Brokers at yesterday's Washington Stock Exchange reported tight bid and ask gaps hindering trades while demand improved slightly for small lots. Prices held steady for several securities with modest advances and several issues showing little to no sales, as investors awaited new incentives.

Washington Stock Exchange Washington Gaa Washington Railway and Electric Capital Traction Mergenthaler Aoint Lanston Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Potomac Electric Consolidated Bs

Baltimore Markets May 9 Oats Poultry Butter Eggs

Baltimore markets report mixed grain and farm goods prices. Oats vary by grade with white oats around 61 to 52 cents. Poultry and eggs list live birds by weight and region with prices for chickens, ducks, pheasants, and eggs across Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia markets. Butter prices cover creamery fancy to process and store-pack varieties, with Maryland Pennsylvania rolls and dairy prints listed.

Local stocks and bonds listings with cautions and bids

Local exchange notes bond bids and prices across utilities railroads and banks. Geographical entries cover Potomac Electric, Washington Gas, Capital Traction, Anacostia, and Washington Railway lines with prices and call dates. The report also lists mining, telephone, trust, title insurance, and miscellaneous stocks with varied bid and ask figures and par values.

Saies Potomac Electric Cons Washington Railway and Bilectric Pfd Washington Gas Moc Traction Railway Washington Railway and Electric Georgetown Gag Co Georgetown Gas Columbia Gas and Blec Col. Gas & Elec Capital Traction Co Anac. & Pot Hiver Ry S Ry Metropolitan R.R. Gs Wash. Ry Hled Eleo Po Mtg Hlec Am. Tel. and Tal. Co Amer. Tel Tel Con Amer. Grapho Mkt. Co Mkt Co Steamboat Riggs Realty Savings Bank Elec. Com EB. Pfd W. Steamboat Truth Am Tel, and Tel. Co Greene Cananea Copper Mergenthaler Linotype Lanaton Monotype National American Capital Columbia- Commercial District Aoe Farmers and Mechanics Federal Lincoln Metropolitan Second Trust Co. Amer. Security & Trust Natl. Savings & Trust Union Trust Company Wash. Loan & Trust Continental Home Savings Bank Columbia Title Commerce and Savings C. C Falls Land Potomac Donald Capital Traction Elec Clec Washington Georgetown Vet. & Ches. Steamboat Mergenthaier Linotype Lanaton Farm Web. Nat. Bank Continental Trust Willer Train Control Gayety Theater Oklahoma Oil Bachelor Realty Corp

Treasury daily balance and receipts reported for May 1916

The United States Treasury shows a general fund net balance of 131,253,563 dollars with total receipts 2,080,780 and total payments 281,437, and a fiscal year deficit of 51,638,726 dollars compared with last year’s 104,746,031. Available assets total 64,526,716,591 with cash and bullion variously allocated across gold, silver, bank notes, and federal reserve holdings.

United States Treasury Panama Canal Transactions and Finance General Fund Treasury United States Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Banks National Banks Philippines

Army Orders and Market Prices Across Regions

Army orders relieve multiple officers at the War College and list transfers and duty changes. The market section records poultry prices, dairy goods, vegetables, fruits, and grains, with statewide and regional price ranges. Also notes currency totals, drought effects on wheat, and naval movement and executive session outcomes in Washington.

New York Cotton Prices Surge to Fresh Highs

In New York May cotton trading followed by renewed broad buying sending prices to new highs for the movement. July contracts rose to 12.04 or 32 points above the prior close and settled around 13.01. The day closed with a firm general 1st close, showing gains of 28 to 85 points. Futures markers show varied highs and lows around active levels.

New York

Copper and tin quotes steady in world market

In New York on May 9 copper for nearby delivery and August and later ranged from 28.75 to 30.00 cents. Tin showed quiet activity with offered price around 50.50. London spot copper quoted at £189 10s with futures at £133 10s, electrolytic £183 per ton. Spot tin at £199 10s, futures £195 10s.

New York London

Live Stock Markets Report from Chicago and New York

Chicago hogs receipts 14 000 weak with varied classes. cattle receipts 4 000 firm led by native beef steers. sheep 9 000 strong with wethers and lambs in demand. New York beeves no trading. calves steady to high. sheep and lambs receipts 1 400 with no trading.

Chicago New York

Washington cattle market hog and sheep prices listed

The Washington cattle market reports hog prices at 9 9 percent dressed small 11 11 percent medium 11 heavy 10 sheep clipped 542 6 veal calves 10 medium 9 9 percent spring lambs 12 13.

New York Produce Prices May 3 New York

Butter firmer receipts 15892 creamery 92 score 31 31% creamery higher 21% 32 firsts 30 3014 seconds 29 29%. Eggs firm receipts 26355 fresh gathered extras 24% regular firsts 21 22% seconds 20 21 nearby hennery whites 24 25 nearby hennery browns 24 25. Cheese firm receipts 2464 state held specials 18 19% fresh special 17% do average fancy 16% Wisconsin twins held 18%. Poultry alive weak no prices settled dressed firm chickens 18 32 fowls 1744 22 turkeys 29 38. Sugar bean firm centrifugal 6.53 molasses 5.75 refined unchanged. Flour barely steady. Pork steady beef steady. Lard easy middle West 13.25 43.35.

New York State Elgin Tub Virginia Florida North Carolina California New York Hennery Wisconsin Middle West

Cottonseed Oil Market Prices Reported in New York

Prime crude values listed at 19.80 and 10.00 with summer yellow spot and May at 10.96, June 11.06, July 11.15, August 11.18, September 11.22, October 10.22, November 9.34, December 9.24. Prime winter yellow and summer white shown at 11.00.

New York

Lincoln man to be extradited to England for forgery charge

The Supreme Court issued the mandate on Monday ordering Ignatius T. Lincoln to be taken to England by extradition to face a forgery charge. He will be transported to New York for immediate extradition. Lincoln, formerly a member of the British Parliament, is described as a confessed apy.

Supreme Court Ignatius T Lincoln England New York

Four Albanian Pretenders Active in Exile Propaganda

An Athens dispatch reports multiple claimants to the Albanian throne are active in propaganda. Names include Prince Cyrille of Bulgaria and former ruler William of Wied with Austrian support, Aasif Pasha backed by some Albanians, and Baar Bey promoting a Turkish selection. William of Wied was reportedly proclaimed ruler again after fleeing in 1914.

Paris Havas Athens Albania Cyrille Bulgaria William of Wied Aasif Pasha Baar Bey

Also Mentioned on This Page

Union Pacific Berlin Rio Grande Myst Momant Railway Lst Aandard Canadian Pacific Reading Rey Keth Walles Dow Island Rock Island Marines and Motors Boston Heston Adventure Alaska Cold Heaton Malue Wong East Butte Mining Oe Honky Waoluw Ke TY & IE Bbs Old Cotonsry Shannon Mining Ventura Owl Curb Market Aetna Exp Ajax Rub. Co Chevrolet Colden Ol Gaston Wil Kenefick Zinc Lynn Phonog Magma Cop Maxim Man Petroleum Midvale Steel Bom Port Oklahoma Ref Ray Hercules Pacific Mail R Ry Fe Perlman Rim Submarine Corp. TE Sinclair OL Alaska-Yukon TC Atlas Baltimore Tube du Pont Havana Tobacco Hercules Magma Copper St. Oil N. J NW. J S. W. P. Pipe L Baltimore Securities Brocks Anked Consolidated Power Wee United Hys. & Hlec. Co Sapulpa Refining Co Balto City Houston Oil div N. O Penn, Wat. & P Cannes United Rys Wash., Balto. & A. Bacoe BT City & Sub Wash U. S NEW York Grain Wall Street NEW York Stock Market Americas Wwainst Toio Alaska Gold M Kelly Tire Alis-Chalmers Kennecott Alis-Chal. Pf Lack. Steel Manhattan el Maxwell M. Co Am. Car. & F Max. M Am. Coal Prog Pet Express Hide & L Miami Cp Am Loco. P Mo. Pac. Ney Mo. Pac. Cts Am. Smel N. C Smelt Steel Fabry N. E Nat. E. 5 Am Tel. & Tel Am. Tobacco Thon. Y. Air Br Am. T. Pf. New United 100 Am. W. P. Pi N.Y.C Ont. Silv Atchison Pac. Mail Baid. Locomo Penn Bam Ares Ohio Phila. Co Aly Danie Bals & Onto, Pf P. C. CL L. E Beth. Staet Pitts Brook. R. T Brown Shoe Butte & Sup Cal. Petroleum Pullman A Europe The Quilv. Pf Chand. Mator Ray Cons Ches. & Ohio Ry. St. Spe Samuel B. Ruggles St. P Roebee St.p W. Oes France China Con P. R. Sug Cluett Peabody Col. Fuel & Br Ry. Pf Coll. &So Consol Studebr Con. Can Studebr Pf Tex Crucible Tex. Pac Crucible S Pac Den Riog U. Dig. St Detroit Edison U. Cig. St. Pf R. R Dist R. Inv Erie BR. Inv Ind. al. Gow T. al. Pf Gen. Chem Babbey Gen. Electric Goodrich, B. F Goodrich Pf Gt. North Gt. N. Ore U. Steel Wines Greene C Gulf S. Steel Utah Utah Sec Wabash Int. Agricul Interb. Con Int. H MN. J Int. M. M. Ctts West Md West U. T Willys Jeweall Tea BS Tel W. O. Pr Kan Baltimore Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia Local Stock Exchange ARMY Local Produce Market Chicago Grain Wwe Army War College Cal Thomas Cruse Quartermaster Corps Frank TL. Winn Sixteenth George P. Howell Camps of Engineers Lient Lucius I. Durfee Edson WIS Wilson Chase Twenty-first Infantry Lutz Wahl Third Infantry Hanson Holy Edward Sigerfoos Seventh Infantry Charles W. Fenton Second Cavalry Ferdinand J. Korbe Eighteenth Infantry George P. White Seventh Cavalry Robert J . Fleming Tenth Cavalry William T Johnston Eighth Cavalry Marcus B. Stokes Fourteenth Infantry Robert & Bchlueter Medical Reserve Corps Charles Bacon Charles 8 Blakely Fifth Field Artillery New Orleans Tobyhanna William C. Gorgas South America Irvin L. Hunt Bureau of Insular Affairs War Department George Montgomery Ordnance Department War College Henry Jervey Corps of Enginers James A Shipton Coast Artillery Corps Dwight Kk Field Artillery Sheare John W Stewart Corps of Engineers William R Davis Medical Corps Fort Meade S. Dak Fort Yellowstone Wyo John Db. Brooks Cleveland San Diego Mare Island Hector Guantanamo Santo Domingo Wheeling Puerto Mexico Pgiirimam Matec Ajax Swatow Ammen Roseybank Burrows Wiltestone Landing Charleston Cristobal Columbia Southern Dai Block Island Newport Denver Manzanillo Macdonough Southern Drill Grounds Nanshan Ban Francisco Ozark Vermont Wilmington Hongkong Navy Yard Mans Vulcan Hampton Roads Hampton Road Nevada New York Yard Porter Tucker Galveston Mobile Savannah Norfolk Senate R. G. Smith District Excise Board Tunity Mdig Shup'ts Stock Houston Hughes Martine Smith Little Rock Dallas Montgomery Totaia Memphis Hoke Smith Augusta Montgom Wilson Washington Loan. and Trust Company F Street N. W District of Columbia Baokset Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co Fifteenth Street N. W Washington Cattle Market Assif Pasha Basri Bey Riggs National Bank SC Glover WMI Plasher Vie Joshua Evans Lashier Halky Hayn Asst Casuler Charles C. Glover HH Rozer Dalany Thomas Hirte Willard H Brownson James M. Johnston Charles Core Willow J. Wisther Sylvester Wo Labrot Tabn Mssean Tebert Watkins Milton Auter Josep Paul Lhemp Duval Murphy Louis L Jeffries Merling Ruffin Charles Carroll Glover Jr Franklin Nat. Bank Washington Baseball Club Oklahoma Thomas L. Hume G Street Tel Equitable Co-Operative Building Association Equitable Building F St. N.W John Joy Edson Frank P. Reeside N. W. Halsey & Co TIT Ralph W. Lee 14Th St. N. W Flather, Moorhead & Elmore York St 16Th St
Search Courier

Search the Washington Post Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Washington Post?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication