Market Drift With Rail Stocks Leading Swings
Domestic market movements favored strength in copper shares while railroad issues weakened. Rock Island and Missouri Pacific declines weighed on overall sentiment as Canada Pacific stayed firm amid steady supply. Copper shares led gains on renewed domestic demand and a hoped for higher dividends, with US Steel and Union Pacific posting mixed results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Missouri Pacific
Canadian Pacific
New York
Nams
United States Steel
Harl
Canadian Pawife
London
Union Pacific
Southern Factn
Southern Pacific
Northern Latte
Sosbuot Thut
New York Bond Market Prices and Listings May 27
Financial wire lists diverse bonds and stocks with quotes from American Agricultural American Tobacco Armour American Smelting and others. Notable entries include Chesapeake and Ohio 4s Chicago and North Western 4s New York Central debentures and Pennsylvania bonds, with percentages and condition notes for each issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Agricultural
American Cotron OU
Merican Tobacco Fis Armour & Co
Atemiaen
Tonlson Cn Ois
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore and Ohio
Hethlehem Steel
Hrooklya Transit
Central of
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago
Quincy
Quincey
Cailawo
Pac Ry
Hingo
Northwestern
Parade
Southern
Tipnver
Rio Grande
Digultara Securittes Sa
Bripgen
Dee General Electric
Great Northern
Miinola Central
Interborough Met
Kansas City Southern
Lake Shore
Ar & Myers
Lorillard
Couravitte
Nashville
Missouri
Kans
Texas
Missouri Pacific cv
New York Central
New York City
New York State
New York Railways
Nynh and
Hartford
Norfolk and Western
Northern Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Bacithe
Fennesylvania
Eat Consolidated
Teniling
St Louis
San Franca
Texas and Pacifc l
Third Avenue
Arly Sa
Caton Pacifie 4A
Telon Fpace
States Rubber
United States Steel
Virginia Carolina Chemical
Wabagh
Western Waton
Wee
Westinghouse Eleeting Or Sa
Rid T
Decline in New French 6 Percent Notes Dampened Demand
Wall Street reports a drop to 96 percent for the new six percent French Republic notes issued last month as buyers retreat despite a generous 7 percent yield. Overall gold imports to New York total about 71.4 million this year from Canada China Japan France Holland England Argentina Denmark and others, with Morgan & Co said to have added several millions. Western Maryland Railway shows strong April and ten month results with net revenue rising despite April’s small gross revenue dip and a ten month deficit of 826,120.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tte
France
Canada
China
Japan
Holland
England
Argentina
Denmark
J. PB. Morgan & Co
Western Maryland Railway
Pefiod
Treasury shows deficits amid year end figures in 1815
United States Treasury figures show a year end balance with a net general fund balance and total receipts at 50,650. The deficit this year stands at 108,198,625 against 39,819,060 if Panama Canal debt transactions are excluded. Revenue receipts and ordinary disbursements are listed, with month to date and year to date totals noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury
Ua Okaen
Petre
Panama Canal
New York Stock Market May 21, 1915 Opens Strong
Markets in New York on Thursday May 21 1915 show substantial gains with trading volume around 1 823 048 shares. Major listings surged as the index rose and brokers reported robust demand across industrials and utilities.
New York Cotton Markets Mixed With Cables and Holidays
Prices showed an initial decline followed by a rally with a steady close up 5 to points. Trading was influenced by lower cables, foreign selling, and expectations of a favorable government report next week. Liverpool holidays reduced activity though December and March futures posted gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
May Wheat Weakens as May Option Dips in Chicago Trade
Chicago and New York markets show a sharp May option decline while July and September wheat advance. May wheat touches 1.42% on the day before settling near 1.58 at times, with export sales later in the session deemphasized. Cash grain offers No. 2 red at 1.44% to 1.46, No. 2 yellow corn at 76% to 76%, oats at 52% to 52.5, rye nominal, barley 73 to 79. Wheat futures edges, butter, eggs, cheese, and pork hold steady with modest moves across commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ar Millere
Nowa
Seaboard
New York
C. i
du Tuth
Manitoba
Buffalo
Ryh
Daly
Baltimore markets report oats and poultry prices May 27
Baltimore markets list oats and poultry prices with live chickens and ducks in various weights, butter grades, eggs by region, and Maryland Pennsylvania Western firsts. New York mercantile rates show sterling exchange, government bonds, time loans, call money and rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mercantile Paper
Sterling Exchange
Cottonseed Oil Market Report from New York and City
Prime crude prices moved through May with multiple futures figures for summer yellow spirot and winter yellow and white oils. Creait balances shown at 1.35 with 145,460 runs and 59,416 shipments, averages around 95,070 and 45, T6T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
City
Averae
Livestock Markets Report From New York and Chicago
New York receipts show 805 cattle with no trading and calves at 6.00 to 9.50 per unit. Sheep and lambs gather 2 346 head with lambs steady and sheep weak, prices 4.00 to 12.00. Chicago markets list hogs at 6.00 to 7.87 and cattle receipts about 4 000 with varied beef and dairy prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Copper Market Steady in New York and London Trading
The Metal Market reports firm copper in New York at 18.75 to 19.00 and in London spot at £77 63 with futures at £78 5s. Tron remains quiet and unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Appeal Ship Trust Case In Supreme Court
Government appeals to the Supreme Court from a New York federal court decision holding that the conference agreement among steamship operators between New York and Boston and the war creditors did not unlawfully restrain trade in violation of the Sherman antitrust law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
New York Federal District Court
New York
Boston
Local stock market drifts with limited bond demand
Apathy persists in the local exchange with no major catalysts for improvement. Bond demand holds steady while meat part sales see price concessions. Capital Traction Gs stay firm at 105 and 106 percent. Washington Gas at 194 percent. Chesapeake and Potomac 5s at 108 percent. Potomac Electric Consolidated at par. Only small stock trades occur, with Mer centhaler one share at 183 and Capital Traction five shares at 96 percent. Dividend news notes American Graphophone Co announcing 7 percent annual dividend, payable July 1 to June 15 holders. Labor demand rises across the middle West. 125000 workers sought, with a Kan sas City headquarters planned for distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital Traction
Washington Gas
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Potomac Electric
Mergenthaler
Ltre
Washington Goa
Washington
Electric Common
American Graphophone Company
Middle West
Department of Labor
Kangan
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Towa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Missouri
Kansas City
Georgetown Gas
Ind
Columbia Gas & Electric RA
Ana
Bom City & Suburban
Metropolitan
Ba Wash. Ry. & Bec
Wash. Alex. & Mt. V
Light &S
P. Telephone
Tel. & Teleg. Co
Wash. Market Co
Wash. Market Co. Ba
Norfolk & Wash
Rigga Realty
Riggs Realty
Wash
Elec
Virginia Ry
Washington Gas Team
Tel
Teleg. Co
Lanston
Greene-Cananea Copper
National Bank
American
Capital
Columbia Commercial
Farmers & Oles
Federal
Lincoln
Second
Trust Company
Am. Security and Trust
National Savings and Trust
Union Trust
Wash. Loan & Trust
Continental Trust
Savings Bank
Home Savings Bank
Oe Commerce & Savings
Washington Savings
la Os
Corcoran
Ee American Graphophone Co
Rominion Capital
Stacl
Fhilip T. Dodge
Local Stock Exchange Brief Edge Reads Mixed Prices
Washington Gas trades at 104 percent for $1,000 holdings while Capital Traction shows 68 with $1,009 at 105 percent. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 5s list 31,000 at 10 percent. Potomac Electric Cana 6s at $2,000 at 100 percent. Capital Traction 5s at 56 percent. Mergenthaler 1 at 188. After call Potomac Electric Contra $2,000 at 100 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Gas
Capital Traction
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Potomac Electric Cana
Express Rate Plea Heard Before Interstate Commission
Express companies argued for higher rates before the Interstate Commerce Commission with limited testimony. Shippers and the New York Chamber of Commerce largely did not oppose. The full commission will hear the matter on June 9 with briefs due by then. Exhibits show a 1914 deficit exceeding $2.3 million and a proposed 3 percent rate increase yielding about $5,000 in additional revenue. George C. Taylor of American Express testified on economizing efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Chamber of Commerce
Clark
Meyer
American Express Company
Four new members welcomed to Kallipolis Grotto
Four candidates were elected to membership in Kallipolis Grotto during a Wednesday Chamber of Commerce meeting. New members are John Wright Caum Edward R. Bateman William E. Bookhultz and Bond Beaton. A H Rogers reported arrangements for a Buffalo trip for the supreme council meeting on June 53. The Washington delegation of about ten will join the Richmond delegation here and Baltimore delegates will be picked up en route. The group will travel on a special train leaving Union Station Sunday June 6 at 6:30 pm via Baltimore and Ohio and Lehigh Valley railroads. The Kallipolia Grotto Band will accompany the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kallipalis Grotto
Chamber of Commerce
John Wright Caum
Edward R. Bateman
William E. Bookhultz
Bond Beaton
A. H. Rogers
Tnp
Buffalo
Supreme Council
Washington
Richmond
Baltimore
Union Station
Baltimore and Ohio
Lehigh Valley
Eallipolia Grotto Band
Engineers Elect E. E. Wills at Cleveland Convention
H E Willa longtime Washington representative for railroad employes in Congress reelected assistant grand chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers at the Cleveland convention. On the first ballot he won 734 of 820 votes, a strong endorsement of safety equipment and protective railroad legislation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
H. E. Willa
Washington
Congress
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Engineers
Wills
Local Produce Market Prices Listed for Poultry and Vegetables
Wholesale prices show alive poultry including Heng roosters and ducks with per pound ranges, dressed poultry costs for chickens hens and turkeys, and various egg, cheese, butter, and butterfat items. Vegetables and fruits priced by crate, sack, basket, or bushel across Florida, California, and Virginia markets with multiple variances by grade and size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Klein
Virginia
Florida
North Carolina
Texas
California
Conscience Fund Receives $3700 Donation
Secretary McAdoo found a check for 3700 sent to the conscience fund upon opening his mail Wednesday. A slip read Please credit to conscience fund. It stands as the largest contribution to the fund during the Wilson administration, though past gifts reached 20000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo
Conscience Fund
Department
Washington cattle market price report snapshot
Hogs and lambs showed varied lot prices with ranges noted. Receipts included calves, lambs and hogs with fair demand and steady activity across categories.
Philadelphia Markets May 27 Prices Listed For Commodities
Philadelphia markets report May 27 shows No 2 red carrots export at 1.46 to 1.48, corn steady, oats lower at No 2 white 59 4 to 60, poultry live steady and dressed quiet with old roosters at 12 14 and frozen roasting chickens 14 to 21, dairy markets unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hennery
Middle West
Philadelphia
Capitol Coal Proposal Sealed for 25000 Tons Bituminous
Proposals for coal supplying the U S Capitol power plant for year ending June 30 1916 to be received until 2 pm June 18 1915 in Washington. Bid specifies coal name mine location delivery by sidings Garfield Park Capitol. Includes bid bond $100 and inspector weighing by government agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Capitol
Washington, D. C
U. S. Capitol
Capitol Power Plant
Garfield Park
Capitol
United States
U. S. Capitol Building and Grounds
House Office Building Commission
Elliott Woods
U. 8. Capitol Building
the Commissioners OF the
District of Columbia
Washington
Dstrict
D.C. Reformatory
Omcer
Oliver P. Newman
Louis Browlow
Charles Kotz
D. C
W. Kotz
D.C
Office OF the Commissioners OF the
Public and Capital Traction Stockholders Letter Cites Buy
Thomas L. Hume urges Capital Traction stockholders to buy, noting price recovery after manipulation and urging investor cooperation. He claims the stock is undervalued and offers 95 1/2 dollars for blocks of 100 shares, with plans to compare against other local utilities from sworn statements to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capital Traction
Capital Traction Co
Congress
Thomas L. Hume
St. N. W
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Rome
Wrean
Rock
Alauka Golds
Anouez Mining
East Butte Mining
Franklin Mining
Areene-Cananea Mining
Ae Va
Mayflower Mining
Mohiawh Mining
Nyln HE & YT
North Butte Mining
North Lake Mining
Ilay Consolidated Ining L
Shannon Mining
S Superior Mining
United Shoe Machinery
Ltah Consolidated Mining
Ttah Copper Mining
Wolverine Mining
U. S
Panama
Wall Street
NEW York Stock Market
Chicago Grain
Treasury
Gaia
Alaska
Louis, & Nashville
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Federal Reserve
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Maxwell M. 2d
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Miami Capper
Mirror
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Mo. Pacific
WofAm. Express
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Atchison
Pitts
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Baldwin Locomotive
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Preas
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Quicksilver Sal Mat
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Tranait
Ry. A. Spring
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Crucible Steel
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Texas & Pacifi
Dist. Securities
Texas Co
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Union ‘Pacific
Cool General Electric
Union Pac
General Motors youUn. Ry. Inv
Goodrich B
Northern
Alt
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International Paper
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Westinghouse
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Baltimore Securities
Mey
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Consolidation Coal
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Local Stock Exchange
Kallipolis Grotto
E. E. Wills
Local Produce Market
Washington Cattle Market
Our
Savings Department of Commercial National Bank
Bank OF Personal Service
Public and
Capital Traction Stockholders
A. B. Leach & Co. Investment Securities
Broadway
Moorhead & Elmore
15Th St
Washington Loan & Trust Company Cor
John Joy Edson
Ralph W. Lee Insurance
14Th St. N.W
Zronge Ame
Dupont Circle
Lafayette Park
Ming Dizon
St. Aw
Baumgardner Geni
Etrele
20Th St. Nw
H St. Nw
A Pitt
Mane RY
Burhenette
Leon J
Bamberger World Film Corp
Gentleman Coom
War Department
Pee Calvert &T
West Falls Church
Chevy Chase
Amberger
Conduit
Fox 65
Bale
Littlefield, Alvard & Co
Erieg's Express
H Street
N. W
Smicr's Transfer & Storage CO
Wight Ph
Toragh
Beg Globe Purniture Co
Tih
St. Ww
Curumbin Transfer and Storage Co
York Ave
Aprett
Merchants’ Transfer & Storage Co
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Theo. F Schulz
Mt. Rainier
MD. Hyatteville
W. Dae
Washington Horse and Mule Exchange
Geo. V. Green
Loth Stow
Willart
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