Market Wrap Reflects War Echoes and Italy Tensions
New York and London stock markets show only modest gains amid wartime uncertainty. Foreign exchange remains feverish as Italy's situation and U S Germany relations dominate sentiment. American shares drift with light trading, Canadian Pacific and some rail and oil issues showing isolated strength. Bond volume steady despite Wabash weakness while overall notes move little. metals and steel trade largely unchanged, with some domestic producers halted.
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Italy
America
Germany
New York
Prica Thangea
London
Oitaea
Canadian Pacific
Sheasar
New York Cotton Prices Rise on Covering Demand
A favorable weekly crop weather report did not spur notable market movement in New York cotton today. Prices finished higher as recent sellers covered and trade demand grew, with the May to January futures closing with gains, and the May futures near 9.50.
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New York
New York Produce Prices May 18 Butter and Cheese Moves
Market report from New York lists butter receipts at 12 639 creamery extras 92 score 27 28 and higher, pork and beef steady with lard easing in the middle West. Cheese receipts 9 316 state whole milk fresh speciale 17%, poultry dull dress Western frozen roasters 17 22, sugar raw barely steady centrifugal 4 83 refined 4 06 flour barely steady rye dull, cornmeal barely steady.
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New York
Hennery
Metal Market Copper and Ron Steady in New York Trade
In New York on May 19 prices show copper in various forms ranging from electrolytic at 19.00 to castings 18.50. London listings indicate a split copper at 275 68 and atures. Prices for Ron are steady and unchanged.
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New York
London
Wall Street Gossips On Gold Imports And Stock Movements
New York reports $2.6 million sold from Paris to Jazard Freres and a running $9.3 million imported this month, lifting total imports to $63 million. Foreign buying steadies stocks as bear pressure drags down Mexican Petroleum from 16.4 to below 6. News touches Chesapeake and Ohio dividend prospects amid note sale constraints and earnings allocations.
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New York
Jazard Freres
Paris
Ottawa
Wlb
Mexican Petroleum
Bolivia tin plans near New Jersey waterway found
Bolivian tin industry hopes bring US capital to smelt and export ore, aided by a proposed near New Jersey plant and a bolstered US market. A New York report notes a Bolivia loan and Knowles links to tin smelting tests on the Hudson, with Panama Canal access seen as key to logistics and potential Bethlehem steel use.
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Bolivia
Bave
Horace G. Knowles
Taft
Europe
Knowles
San Brancisco
South Africa
United States
South America
England
Mr. Knowles
South
New Jersey
New England
Hudson
New York City
Panama Canal
Pacific
Chile
Peru
Charles M. Schwab
Delaware River
Bethlehem Works
Holland
New York grain markets show spot wheat and corn softness
Wheat futures eased as No 2 red and No 2 hard wheat quotes slipped to around 1.59 to 1.60 c.i.f. rack. No 1 Northern Duluth and Manitoba values hovered near 1.54 and 1.40 c.i.f. Buffalo. Corn spot trade eased with No 2 yellow at 83 1/2, prompt shipment. Oats, barley held steady with standard and white oats near 58 1/4 and 57 4/4. Quiet trading overall in the grain pits.
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Chicago
Heselan
Hervest
New York
Duluth
Manitoba
C.i
Buffalo
New York Money Market Report Sluggish Bond and Loan Rates
New York money market notes May 15 show mercantile paper at 3 1/4 to 4 1/2, call money steady at 2 percent, time loans ease to 2 3/4 percent, government bonds strong, railroad bonds steady, exchange weak, Mexican dollars at 33, half-dollar deliveries at 49 1/2, cables 47 5/8, demand for 4 7/8, closing bid 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 percent.
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Bolivia
New York City
Joana
United States
Washington
Mercantile Paper
Washington stock notes show mixed bids and gains
Activity on the Washington Stock Exchange featured sales and price shifts across several equities. Capital Traction opened weak, then fell to 8, with 9 7 1 2 bid and 9 8 1 2 asked on close. Washington Railway and Electric rose to 82 after large blocks attracted bids, while Washington Gas traded 71 to 72 with odd lots active. Bond market firmed, with Washington Gas 5s at 105 and Potomac Electric 4s at 1002-4. Mergenthaler Linotype declared a 3 8 3 percent quarterly dividend payable June 20 to holders of record June 8.
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Capital Traction
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Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Local Produce Market Prices Listed for Wholesale Poultry and Vegetables
Wholesale price list shows Alve hens and roosters per pound, ducks and turkeys by quality, dressed poultry rates, cheese and butter figures, eggs in nearby Virginia, and a wide range of vegetables and fruits with regional origins. Prices include Florida potatoes, North Carolina lettuce, Florida peppers, Florida tomatoes, California oranges, strawberries, grapefruit, lemons, and pineapples among others.
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North Carolina
Texas
California
Washington cattle market and cottonseed oil prices
Hogs and lambs are noted with receipts light and demand steady while cattle market shows fair receipts and steady demand. New York reports cottonseed oil futures with prime crude at 5.40 and seasonal spreads from May through November with prices ranging 6.39 to 6.76 and nearby values around 6.40 to 6.50 for various contracts.
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New York
Treasury daily balance and receipts report summary
The United States Treasury closes with a net general fund balance of 14,420,072.53 and total cash assets of 1,990,255,446. The day shows revenue receipts of 3,255,665.29 and ordinary disbursements of 2,300,476.83. Fiscal year revenue to date is 697,062.92. year-to-date ordinary disbursements total 53,433,653.53.
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Treasury
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Federal Reserve
National Bank
Philippines
Baltimore Markets May 19 Oats and Poultry Prices
Baltimore markets report on May 19 shows oats at 58 67/44 58-. poultry prices for live hens roosters ducks and puddle per pound with varied cents. butter ranges from 18 to 30 cents with creamery grades and regional rolls and prints. eggs graded Maryland Pennsylvania Western firsts 18 cents and up. overall price snapshot for dairy and poultry products.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Livestock Market Reports From New York and Chicago
New York receipts total 1 910 cattle with prices 6 75 to 8 75 for steers and 25 7M for cows calves at 7 0 9 50, mixed sheep and lambs 7 00 to 10 20, hogs 7420 receipts lower at 8 0 0 to 6 75. Chicago feeds hogs 32 000 receipts weak 7 45 to 7 00, cattle 18 000 weak native beef steers 6 00 to 9 25, western steers 6 10 to 7 90, calves 5 0 to 9 25, sheep 10 000 strong with lambs 7 85 to 10 11.
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Philadelphia Markets Report May 18 Butter Eggs Cheese Wheat
Philadelphia markets update shows butter steady eggs steady cheese firm wheat lower for export No red car lots from Duluth No Northern export at 1 62 91 85 corn steady oats steady with general price consistency for the day in the May 18 report from the city desk.
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Police News Notes and Local Incidents
A stove fire caused 350 damage at Sacha Travers's home on Four and a half Street Southwest. A child was briefly thrown from Henry Letch's car at Thirty third and M Streets Northwest with minor injuries. A Cranford Paving steam roller collided with a horse drawn vehicle at Fifth Street and Massachusetts Avenue Northwest. the horse was startled. Dr William L Keily resigns as Emergency Hospital ambulance surgeon to become ship's surgeon for the Virginia Line, sailing from Newport News to France with ammunition shipments. he plans a four week return. Manfredo Retino, 10, injured while strolling Pennsylvania Avenue at Seventh.
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M Street
Thirty Third
M Streets
Cranford] Paving Company
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John Black
Ontario Road
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Massachusetts Avenue
Charles Walters
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Newport News
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Auto strikes boy on street. driver Clarence F. Lacey named
A boy was struck and knocked down by an automobile owned and operated by Clarence F. Lacey of 39 G Street Southwest on Street Northwest early last night. He suffered knee and lower limb bruises and was taken to Emergency Hospital in Lacey’s car. condition described as not serious.
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G Street
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