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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1911

Page

2

Shorts Put to Rout Volume of Trading Smaller

Stock market strength persisted through a week of intense pressure with broad advances as speculative selling paused. Steel sector confusion persisted with no clear outlook for price cuts, but shares in American steel and other major groups rose on strong demand and favorable earnings signals.

New York May Regent Canton Deinite Cain American Steel and Wire Company Couny Pas Wanhattan Transit Sturtland Co American Tebaco Manhattan Qld Bessemer

Wall Street Gossip on Transit, Rail, and Wheat Prospects

Special to The Washington report riffs on Manhattan Transit and Pullman, noting dull car-building demand while asserting earnings could cover dividends. It covers gold shipments to Canada, Dominion reserve surpluses, and a booming wheat harvest outlook boosting Canadian Pacific amid US rail chatter.

Canada Wey Hank Dominion

Bank Clearings and Market Notes From New York

A compact, era tone summary notes bank clearings and stock activity in New York. Mentions the U S Treasury and the London market, with references to standard bills and financial instruments. No clear events or outcomes are stated beyond general market activity and archival context.

Washington Stock Exchange closes mixed with steady bids

Trading on yesterday's Washington Stock Exchange showed 447 shares and 14,000 in hands, with Washington Gas in demand at 116 and bonds mixed. United States Trust and Capital Traction moved modestly, while Graphophone preferred drew interest and Provident Savings Bank and National Union Insurance posted small gains. A March railroad revenues brief and a banking education course were noted, alongside a bank litigation over collateral securities and circulating silver certificates in western states. Coke freight rate rulings by the Interstate Commerce Commission require adjustment by July 15.

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Business picking up activity in cotton goods

R G Dun weekly trade review notes improving business elements despite slow actual transactions. Broadening demand for cotton goods in primary markets supports higher prices for gray and bleached cottons, with steady advance 1-4 cents per yard. footwear and leather markets show gains. domestic hides and calfskin strengthen. US business failures ease slightly to 236 for the week ending May 25.

New York R. G. Dun & Co Review of Trade New England United States Bradstreet

Stops Sale of Bunyan Relic at Sotheby's Sale Blocked

London May 26 Sothebys halted the sale of John Bunyans copy of Foxs Book of Martyrs by order of the attorney general Sir Rufus Isaacs. The public outcry urged preservation as national property. The three volumes bear Bunyans autograph dated 1662 and were purchased for 2265 in 1841 for Bedford Institute.

London John Bunyan Fox Bedford Sotheby's Rufus Isaacs Bedford Literary Institute Bunyan Bedford Institute

Chicago grain markets jittery as drought and heat boost prices

In Chicago trading May 26 deficient moisture and heat threaten wheat, with corn and oats advancing while bears gain on spring showers. Bulls and shorts traded actively amid drought, hot waves, and a French crop shortage signal. overall wheat prices moved little though upbeat for some grains.

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New York Cotton Market Ends Mixed After Sharp Decline

Prices for near cotton deliveries fell sharply today while new crop positions failed to rebound despite favorable crop reports. The market closed steady with old crop down 9 to 23 points and later months 2 to 3 points lower amid selling to balance accounts ahead of holidays and a government report. Also reported are a lawsuit against Adams Express for injuries and a bankruptcy filing by George A. Young, plus wholesale price lists for fresh produce, butter, cheese, poultry, and vegetables.

New York Beline Express Company Adams Express Company

Washington cattle market veal and hog prices steady

Veal calves top the list with choice steady at 844 per pound for veal calves and 98 percent for spring lambs. Hog prices at 6 6 percent per owl and 2 percent per pound for sheep. Medium veal calves at 74 8 per pound.

Live Stock Markets Mixed Results Across Markets May 36

New York reports varied cattle and hog activity with steers slow to steady and bulls and cows weakening. exports planned for tomorrow include 870 cattle and 3 906 quarters of beef. Chicago shows strong hogs with marked early advances and mixed cattle receipts. sheep and lambs market weak. other regional prices incomplete due to damaged text.

New York Chicago Texas

New York Produce Prices and Market Receipts May 26

May 26 New York report shows receipts across dairy and produce sectors. Cheese and eggs fluctuating, poultry steady to firm, flour pork and lard steady, cottonseed oil futures mixed, sugar and coffee steadiness noted, potatoes and cabbages unchanged, money and bond markets steady with firm telegraphic rate quotes and merchant banking activity.

Baltimore Markets Report May 26 Wheat to Guinea Fowl

Baltimore market summary lists dull spot wheat and corn with varying contract terms and percentages. Poultry and eggs prices cover spring chickens roosters ducks pigeons guinea fowl and dairy items with assorted weights and prices across Maryland Ohio and Pennsylvania regions.

New York Grain Market Report May 26

New York grain quotes show Wheat mixed as spot No 2 Ted and No 1 northern Duluth ease while futures rise on dry Southwest weather then pull back on profit taking. Corn edges up with export demand while oats and barley trade quietly amid limited futures activity. Receipts and shipments tallied across grains with notable volumes in corn and wheat.

New York Dultuth Suly Buffalo

Philadelphia Markets May 2 Rates For Wheat Corn and More

Market notes from Philadelphia listing grain and dairy prices on May 2. No 2 red wheat 51 92, corn up 1 cent May to 8 55. Oats firm 1 cent higher No 2 white at 41 1/2. Butter firm 1 cent higher Western creamery 25, nearby 26. Eggs steady, neckby, free cases 25 per case, current receipts 80 per case. Cheese steady New York full creams old fancy September 12 12 1/2, tast to good 11 11 1/2, new 10 1/2. Poultry steady, fowls 14 15, old roosters 10 1/4, chickens 5 30, duck 2 1/4 Stee Sa.

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