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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1914

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Stock Market Drift With Wells Fargo Gain Five Points

Stock market wandered in idle fashion as factors like the Mexican situation Missouri Pacific crops and railroad earnings drew review without strong impact. Wells Fargo rose five points while United States Steel and General Motors showed irregular swings amid foreign market improvements and hints gold may flow to Paris. Gould bond issues gained strength in a subdued session with total bond value around 1,506 4K.

New York Missouri Watson Illinois Nited States Steel Werd Hardy General Motors Wells-Fargo

New York Bond Market Summary Oddities and Sale Notes

A survey of 1960 era bond listings shows diverse issues from New York to Baltimore and beyond. Notable entries include American Tobacco, Chesapeake and Ohio, Chicago Northwestern, Missouri Pacific, and Union Pacific bonds with varied coupons and call features. The ledger also records railway, utility, and industrial issues such as American Tel and Tel, Western Union, Pennsylvania, and United States Steel among others.

New York Amenyan Agricultural Sa Amerian Cotton American Tel American Tobacco Rimeur & Co Tenison Atlantic Coast Chiago Northwestern Golorado Southern Denver Ric Grande Fustillers Securities Erie Sea Lcenera Electric. & T Northern Wentral Kansas City Toursville Nasaville Missouri Kansas Texas Missouri’ Pacific New York Central Gem York Central York City York State Dasaw York Railway Adj Yonh and Hartford Ovarfellc Western Cv Pas Oregon Pactic Pernaslvania Con B Rav Consolidated Reading Republ Sisel St Louis Tau Southwestern Seatoard Air Southern Bell Telds Routhern Pacific Southern Parifle Southern Hadway Sa Southern Railwas Texas Tompany Ev Avi Pacific Union Pacific United States Steel Weatinghouse Electric W. A Amal Laclede Amer Lebig Valley Laudale & Nashville Ie Mackay Co American Car & Way Miami Copper St. P Ste MI Bya Amor Ice Securities Kansas & Texas Missouri Pacific National Biscuit Amer, Smelt, & Reg National Leas Nevada Consolidated Arrif New York Central N. Y. Ne Atchison Pid Atlantic Coast Line Wefenes Northern Pacific Ughana Paltimore & Ohio Pacific Mall Bethlehem Steel Pennsylvania HK Brook People's Gas Ittsparsh Coal Canadian Paclit Central Leather Pullman Palace Car Chesapeake & Ohio Ray Copper Chicago Great West Chicago, Mit, & St. Bhai i Republic Tron D Steel Chicago & N Republic J. & S Chino Copper Rock Island Co Colorado Fuel & Iron Consolidates Ga St. L Seaboard Air Line Delaware Hudson’ Ae Denver & Rio Grande Sloss-Shef Denver & Rio G Pra Southern Pacific Distillers’ Securities Southern Railway of al Erie Janey Southern Railway Ptal Tennessee Copper Texas & Pacific General Electric Hagia General Motors United States Realty OiGoodrich United States Aber Va-Caro. Chemical Interborough-Mat Wabash Inter Harveste Inter. Marine Western Maryland International Paper Western Union

Wall Street Briefs On Bonds, Rail Deals And Pacific Notes

New York May 28 The market wobbled as a plan to list 5 million in subsidiary bonds spurred selling on fears new capital would fund upgrades rather than earnings. A Baltimore and Ohio Wells Fargo contract shifts express business from United States Express. E N Brown of National Railways of Mexico said cash interest due June 1 will be paid amid government offer to advance funds. Missouri Pacific notes rally while deposits extend toward 20 million, signaling optimism about the extension plan. Engagement of 500,000 gold for Paris shipments lifts Europe bound commerce to 15.5 million, with total outward moves toward Europe at 72 million this year.

New York Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Wells-Fargo Express Company United States Express Company Wella. Fargo Baltimore and Ohio Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Cincinnati, Harmiston and Dayton Japanies E.N. Brown National Railways of Mexico United States Treasury Missouri Famii.ara Missouri Pacific Stock Exchange Atock Paris Europa Bers C. & Mellen Interstate Commerce Commission Melien Missouri Pacific Railroad Company Mellen Mr. Mellen Adams Express Rero Braden Braden Briveh American Tobacco Obarco Cew Consolidated Cas Goldfield Consolidated Greene-Cananea Kerr Lake la Rose Mason Valley Manhattan Marcon Nipissing Mines Mayfe Aiker-Flexeman County Standard Oil Ex Yukon Guld Argentina Brazil Chile Washington Vera Cruz Semis- Diere Europe South America

New Haven Reforms Pace Ahead As Mellen Testimony Shapes Bank Views

In New York a mixed reaction followed the Mellen testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Investors weighed the implications for the New Haven’s policy shift under Howard Elliott, with calls for radical changes and heightened oversight. Canadian expansion worries abroad while Missouri Pacific negotiates a one year note exchange at a higher rate, self underwriting.

Mellen New Haven J.P. Morgan Polley Howard Dillott New England Boston Elliott Folk Choss

Local Stock Exchange Sales Regular Call

United States Coupon 4s 48,000 at 1114 Washington Gases 500 at 105 Percent Capital Traction at 100 16 at 100 P at 100 Washington Railway and Electric common 1 at W I Mergenthaler Linotype 2 at 216% 2 at AGT at Gy 5 at AG 16 at 216% J Union Trust 6 at 187% 5 at 122% Arlington Wire Insurance 25 at 12% ? at 12% 2 at 12% Attareal J Washington Railway and Electric 4s 1000 at Bg Washington Gaz 0 at 77 Canltel Traction 4 at 10% Langton Monotype 4 at B3% GAS BONDS.

United States Washington Gases Capital Traction Washington Railway and Electric Common W. I Mergenthaler Linotype AGT & At Gy J Union Trust Arlington Wire Insurance Attareal Washington Railway and Electric Washington Gaz Canltel Traction Langton Monotype Georgetown Gas Ind Washington Columbia Gas el Columbia Gas Pot Isany and Sueirken T.fh Columbia Elec Bello Rigas Riggs Realty Gapitargestion Co Ry. & Bilec Ana Pfa W. Steamboat Georgetown Mergenthaler Linotype Anaton Monotype Greene-Cananea Copper National Sank Salonen Iom Farmer and Mechanics Federal Ma Trust Company Amer, Securty and Trust National Savings & Trust

Curb Market Update From Fragmentary OCR Text

Fragmented OCR reads an item titled Curb Market with partial figures and terms like Ole ue and 80282. Mentions shipments and values such as 85 622 and 1 20 with unclear context. Unable to determine full event or entities.

Money Market News from New York May 25

New York money market reports steady call money around 1 percent with closing bids varied. Time spans 60 and 90 days show stronger rates near 2 percent, at six months around 5M. Mercantile paper quotes and exchange easy, with east demand around 4.885, bills about 4.85 percent, bar silver and Mexican dollars noted alongside government bonds.

New York Monty TGR Mercantile Paper Alroda Worlds Srm

Live stock markets report from Chicago and New York May 2–29

Chicago hog receipts 15 009 with market steady and mixed sales around 6.15 to 8.28, calves 71.10 to 97.6, hogs 3 7 6.25. Sheep receipts 12 000, market steady at 6.76 7.05 for yearlings and lambs 15 6 20. New York beef receipts 14 800 with dull market, calves 3 10.87, sheep 6 400 weak, lambs 3 0 10. Hogs receipts 2 500 steady at 4 50 to 4 76.

Chicago Oklahoma Close Mary New York Boston New Orleans Qranpy Consolidated Nom Wilmington Norfolk Creene-Canand Baltimore Monaws Lao Sevada Consolidated Phlindelphia Mmnex Orth Butte North Lake Ma Wolags Sea Honaton Vitah Copper Co Memphis

New York Produce Prices and Commodities Report May 28

Market update from New York notes butter steady with large receipts, cheese unchanged, hogs firm with high arrivals, poultry dull with mixed prices for Western fowl and turkeys, flour and rye flour steady, meat products quiet, and cottonseed oil and coffee futures showing slight firmness or steadiness amid varied demand. Names of commodities and price ranges reflect the day’s trading activity.

New York Middle West Rio Santos Cordova

Baltimore Markets May 28 Wheat to Butter Prices

Baltimore markets report: wheat No 7 ced 1.01 No 2 red Weelern 1.01 oats standard white 6 46% No 3 white 454 1% live poultry heavy hens small to medium chicks old roosters and young birds values listed. eggs Maryland Pennsylvania nearby sats Qoz Western firsts per dozen 19. butter creamery fancy per lb 2 25%. Maryland and Pennsylvania rates 17 18. Ohio and Pennsylvania dairy prints 14 16. store asking prices 27. Maryland Virginia butter products noted.

Baltimore Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia Ohio

New York Grain Market Report May Futures and Spot Rates

New York grain notes show spot prices for wheat and corn with varied quality grades. No. 2 hard wheat and No. 2 red in focus with July shipment prices cited. Duluth and Manitoba North market numbers listed. futures spreads steadier on crop concerns. corn spot steady and barley quiet.

New York Yorks Duluth Manitoba

Philadelphia Markets May 28 Ed'Uist steady

Philadelphia markets report mixed results with grains steady and poultry prices weakening. Wheat prices rise for export, corn and oats hold steady, while poultry offerings show declines in various categories from fowls to dressed birds across western markets.

Philadelphia

Metal Market Report Says Quiet Trading Amid Listings

The Metal Market in New York on May 23 notes quiet spot and futures activity. It lists electrolytic copper at 14.23 per unit with nominal casting at 14.00, while London copper futures hover near 63.25 and 63.1b. Iron remains quiet and unchanged with Cleveland wants 84 in London.

New York London Cleveland War Ants Sls

Local stock exchange quiet with small investment activity

Local financial notes report no active issues on the exchange yesterday as trading centered on small investments. Mergenthaler demand eased slightly with prices from 216 3 to 216 3, Lanston trades at 83 4, Arlington Tire Insurance sold 75 shares, Capital Traction and Washington Gas seen in limited odd lots, and Washington Railway and Electric transactions noted with small prices. William B. Hibbs & Co. partner Hibbs was in New York and expected to return to the exchange today.

Arlington Tire Insurance Washington Gas Washington Railway and Electric Common Washington Railway and Electric United States Washington William B. Hibbs William B. Hibbs & Co New York India J. Thilman Hendrick Hendrick 15Th St N. W Washington Stock Exchange Manhattan Life Insurance Co

United States Treasury May 28 141 Financial Condition

Treasury report shows revenue receipts for May and month, fiscal year totals, ordinary and excess disbursements, and general fund assets and liabilities. Notes include cash assets, bank notes redemption, silver, fractional currency, minor coin, and Philippines balance. Net general fund balance tallies with total cash assets and bank notes redemption.

Dramnery Treasury Banka Treasury Philippine General RE General Fond

Local Produce Market Wholesale Prices Listing

Market report notes demand for Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland and Delaware fruits and vegetables. Values for poultry butter cheese eggs and a wide range of produce including potatoes corn tomatoes cucumbers okra and citrus are listed across regions with specific per unit and per crate prices.

Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware New York State West Virginia Maine Michigan Florida South Carolina Texas Tamona

Washington cattle market report with varied lamb and beef figures

Receipts and prices across cattle markets show fall lambs hogs sheep and veal calf values amid active demand. The text notes progress toward restoring the New Haven Railroad to financial health after an understanding with the Department of Justice, aiming to rebuild the property gradually.

Prood Department of Justice Washington New Haven Railroad Company

Hearing on Eastern advance freight rate case today

Chairman Harlan of the Interstate Commerce Commission will preside over another hearing on the Eastern advance freight rate case. The session examines the financial relations between the Baltimore and Ohio system and the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton lines and any link to B and O's need for additional revenue.

Harlan Interstate Commerce Commission Baltimore and Ohio Cincinnat Hamilton Dayton

Lieut Nagle U S N Dead Military Mass in Brooklyn

A military mass will be held today in Saint Ambrose Church Brooklyn for Lieut Commander Charles F Nagle retired U S N who died at his home. Interment follows at Calvary Cemetery. Nagle born in Brooklyn graduated from Annapolis served under Admiral Farragut participated in Fort Morgan Gaines action and was part of the first Greely expedition. Congress awarded him a civil war hero medal. He is survived by a wife three daughters and a son.

Brooklyn Washington Post New York Charles F. Nagle U. N Saint Ambrose’s Church Calvary Cemetery Nagle Annapalis Farragut Eir Forts Morgan Gaines Greely Congress Hela

Wife Sues G A Porter for Divorce in Muskogee

Mrs Katherine B Porter files suit for divorce from Grover A Porter former United States marshal for the Southern district of Oklahoma and ex Panama Canal Zone police chief. Porter, a cousin of Theodore Roosevelt, is now in government service in Washington. Mrs Porter resides in Muskogee.

Muskogee Oklo Katherine B. Porter Grover A. Porter United States Southern District of Oklahoma Panama Canal Zone Porter Theodore Roosevelt Washington Muckogee

Capt Bernard Scott Dead Navigator In Manila Battle

Philadelphia mourns Capt Bernard Scott 58 former navigator to Admiral Dewey on the Olympia during the Manila battle. He died last night aboard a Lehigh avenue car from apoplexy after retiring a decade ago. He lived at 1612 North Park avenue and was found unconscious by a nurse with Dr Arthur Hurts pronouncing death at Thirty-fourth Street and Huntingdon avenue.

Philadelphia Bernard Scott Dewey Manila Lehigh Avenue North Park Avenue Booth Thirty-fourth Street Huntingdon Avenue Scott Arthur Hurts North Twenty-second Street

Pirates Rob Greek Sponge Fleet Seized Edna Louise Crew

Seventeen Greek sponge divers from Tarpon Springs report pirates boarded the Edna Louise near Key West, forced crew into a lifeboat, robbed them of money and valuables, then burned the vessel. Earlier, the Amelia was sunk near Key West dock by dynamiters from the sponge fleet.

Tampa Fla Edna Louise Tarpon Springs Louise Henri Michel Michel Lowe

Soldier Dies at Sea in Full Dress Uniform

A Rock Island private, Ross Spaid, 28, formerly of West Virginia, died by self-inflicted action two weeks ago. His body was recovered from the Mississippi River today while he wore his full dress uniform with cap tied securely and a gunny sack containing three cannon balls strapped to his feet.

Rock Island Ross Spaid Rock Island Arsenal Mississippi River Spaid West Virginia

Mind Affected Says Officer At Court Martial

San Francisco May 28 Defense for Capt. Josep Griffiths U S Army will be mental irresponsibility. He faces misappropriating 8000 dollars conduct unbecoming an officer and breaking a parole. Counsel indicated the defense while trying to bar Maj. Hugh J. Gallagher from Seattle who said Griffiths confessed. Brig. Gen. John P. Wisser presiding admitted the testimony.

San Francisco Josep Griffiths Presidio Griffiths Hugh J. Gallagher Seattle John P. Wisser

Gaskill Leaves $10,000 For A Good Time To Knapp

Kansas City May 2 Asher H Gaskill left an estate of 19000 to Mrs Bella Knapp of Apalachin NY to have a good time with his will made public here Gaskill says the beneficiary is a friend of his mother and wants her to feel free to spend the money.

Kansas City Asher H. Gaskill Bella Knapp Apalachin Gaskill

World court debate grows at Mohonk on a universal arbitration

At Lake Mohonk Andrew D White and John Bassett Moore led discussions on a world arbitration court to be formed with initial nine members. Henry B F Macfarland urged rapid setup within two years, naming United States Great Britain France Germany Austria Hungary Italy Russia Japan and the Netherlands as potential members.

Mohonk Lake Supreme Court of the World Henry EB. F. Macfarland Washington Lake Mohonk Macfarland United States Great Britain France Germany Austria-Hungary Italy Russia Japan Netherlands Andrew D. White Mexico

Memorial services for Burnside Post veterans observed

Survivors of Burnside Post No 6 and Potomac Department of the G A A held annual memorial services in Grand Army Hall. Sixteen bouquets marked empty chairs as a muffled drum roll followed each obituary. Rev. M H Holmes delivered the address. Kit Carson Post planned Memorial Day parade actions.

Comrades of Burnside Post Department of the Potomac

Georgia Senator Presses White House on Recorder of Deeds Vacancy

Senator Hoke Smith travels to the White House urging immediate nomination of a successor to the District of Columbia recorder of deeds. He notes the four-year term has expired and argues a white man should be appointed promptly to fill the vacancy.

Hoke Smith Georgia Recorder of Deeds District of Columbia White House

Congo Cannibals Plentiful In King Congo, Anew

James Barnes of the American Museum of Natural History returned from Africa after a yearlong trek to film the continent. He led 199 porters across 5000 miles, traversing Livingstone and Stanley country and meeting guides who recalled Stanley. Barnes warned cannibalism remained as severe as ever, deeming it ineradicable.

New York James Barnes American Museum of Natural History Africa Livingstone Stanley Stanle Premies Congo Barnes

Four years for London broker in Marconi share fraud case

London stock broker Charles Edward Fenner was sentenced to four years penal servitude after two trials at Old Bailey on charges of fraudulent nonversion of share certificates linked to the Marconi scandals. Fenner, who became bankrupt last summer, faced the court amid investigations into the securities fraud.

London Charles Edward Fenner Old Basiey Marcon Fenner

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Wall Street Atock Paycoek NEW York Stock Market Holland New Haven Securities Howard Eliott New Haven Board of Directors Corpora Nona Mellon Billett New Haven Corporation Canada England Avanciers Missouri Pacific Notes James J. H Hal Rhode Island New’ Haven Company Rhoda Inland Ne Haven Local Stock Exchange Chicago Grain Curb Market Baltimore Securities Houston Elec. Inc U. S Money Market NEW York Grain United States Treasury Local Produce Market Washington Cattle Market Lieut, Nagle Sues G. A. Porter Roosevelt Capt. Griffiths LH. Gaskill Will H. B. F. Macfarland John Bassett Moore State Moore State Department Balkans Lake Mahonx James Baves American Natural History Museum Charles Fenner Marconi Munseyve Compan Rock of Gibraltar Muneey Trust Company Tythia Munsey Trust Company Frank A. Munsey Washington Loan & Trust Co John Joy Edson Equitable Co-Operative Building Association F Street John Jovenson Frank Preeside Wall Soana Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co Fifteenth Street N. W First Trust Real Estate Trust CO F St W. Tel. M Swift & Company Union Stock Yards Swift & Company Hayward Secretacy Lord Murray Enbark Murray Newspaper Frehive
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