Brisk rise in securities with rail stocks leading gains
A brisk stock session before a holiday featured mixed gains and losses as rails led the advance. Reading and Lehigh Valley posted strong shows, United States Steel and other majors held flat then rose, while motors and Chandier topped gains, with bond activity tied to the president’s peace address.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Great North |¢S
Northern Pacific
United States Steel
Chandler
Jssues
Ike
Lee Tira
Ufted 2
Feneral
United States Industrial Alcohol
Confinentil Can
Peedueta
New York Money Market Rates and Terms May 29
Mercantile paper 3 percent. sterling 60 day bills 4.72 percent. demand 4.75 11-16. cables 4.7671 francs demand 5.98. cables 5.82 percent marks demand 77. cables 7734 kroen demand 13 percent. cables 13 percent. guilders demand 41 percent. cables 41 percent. rubles demand 31 percent. cables 31 percent. Mexican dollars 54 percent. Time loans steady 60 and 90 days 2 3 percent. six months 3 percent. Call money firmer high 2 percent low 3 percent. Tuling rate 2 14. last loan 2 percent. closing bid 2 percent. offered at 2 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mercantile
Kroen
Guilders
lMres
Wall Street News And Gossip Highlights Rail, Copper Earnings
New York May 29 report shows Norfolk and Western Rail earnings at 4 676 972 more than prior period with 602 386 net gain and ten month gross 47 022 160 plus 8 590 502 net. Philadelphia and Reading April profit 1 691 848, receipts 4 305 000, expenses 3 119 152. Gold imports from Canada add 2 000 000 in bars via J P Morgan bringing total inflow to about 21 000 000. Greene Cananea Copper 1918 year shows revenue 4 080 908 up 177 909, net income 1 362 606 up 746 814, surplus 862 606 after dividends. Mines produced 16 335 081 pounds refined copper 635 997 ounces silver 3 778 ounces gold. Copper price 18 566 lanti per pound. cost per refined pound 11 086 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Gront
Grosa
Greene-Cananea Copper Company
Retana
Holland Denies Bubble Pricked in South American Trade Plans
A Washington dispatch quotes Holland denying the claim that South American trade is collapsing. It notes investments by American capital, including the American International Corporation and William R. Grace Co., in South America, and cites Ernest H. Wands on Brazil and Argentina prosperity. The piece links commerce growth to electric machinery markets and mineral property development by Schwab and Guggenheims, while outlining political maneuvering anticipated by financial leaders for 1912.
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New York
Washington
Washington Dispatch
United States
International High Commission
South America
American International Corporation
William QR. Grace & Co
West Coast
Ernest H. Wands
Taft
State Department
Brazil
Argentina
Mr. Wands
Charles M. Schwab
Guggenheims
Bureau of Commerce
International Commission
Oold
Financial District
Financial notes show limited selling interest on Washington Exchange
Transactions were restrained by shortage of selling orders despite good demand. Capital Traction sold 50 shares at 36, Washington Railway and Mied ric preferred at 81% and Banks of Commerce and Sevinga 12. Mergenthaler rose to 168 bid, five point jump for Graphophone, Federal National 145 to 149, Security Savings and Commercial 135 to 160. Greene Cananes Copper directors John D. Ryan Thomas F. Cole Joseph B. Cotton to terms expiring. annual meeting June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Stock Exchange
Washington Railway
Miedric
Banks of Commerce and Sevinga
Mergenthaler
Federal National
Greene-Cananes Copper Company
John D. Ryan
Thomas F. Cole
Joseph B. Cotton
Georgetown Gas c
Georgetown Gas
Washington Gas
Col. Gas & Elec
Capital Traction
Anac. & Pot
Hiver Ry
Tee
G. and&. Ry
Metropolitan Railway
Wash
Mkt. Co. Sa
Mkt. Co
W. Steamboat
Gee Realty
Riggs Realty
Capital Traction Co
Wash. Ry
Blec. Com
Wash. Ry. & Sec
Steamboat
Washingto
Trust Company
Amer. Security & Trust
National Savings & Trust
Union Trust Company
Wash. Loan & Trust
Continental
Savings Bank
Home Savings Bank
Wee
Commerce and Savings
East Washington Savings
Iso Security Sav. & Com
Bire Insurance
Arlington Oe
Corcoran
Local stock quotes noon call from exchanges
Capital Traction shows 25 at 86 and 26 at 86. Washington Railway and Electric Company bids 1 at 1 percent. Bank of Commerce and Savings listed 12 at 103.
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Capital Traction
Washington Railway and Electric Btd
Bank of Commerce and Savings
Treasury figures show 1916 deficit, cash, and commodity prices
United States Treasury notes a deficit of 49,039,692 this fiscal year, with May 27 receipts at 3,693,854.77 and daily ordinary disbursements at 1,575,642.03. The report lists general fund assets including gold, silver, United States notes, and bank deposits, alongside live poultry and dairy prices in Baltimore and New York markets, with butter and eggs noted by region.
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United States Treasury
General Fund
Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve
National Bank
Federal Reserve Banks
Philippines
Philadelphia Markets May 29 Butter Eggs and Wheat
Philadelphia market report notes butter mostly unchanged with Western creamery extra at 3.04 to 3.14, eggs steady with firsts around 7.05 and receipts 6.60 to 6.75, western extra firsts 7.05, cheese lower for New York full creams at 16 to 17 percent, wheat and corn lower with No 2 red at 1.06 to 1.08 and No 2 yellow 80 to 81, oats down with No 2 white 48 percent to 49.
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Chicago
Kansas
Oklahoma
Onta
Repta
Orleans
Mobile
Savannah
Charleston
Wilmington
Platy
Park
Texas City
Norfolk
Baltimore
Lord
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
New Orleans
Galveston
Houston
Memphis
Augusta
Little Rock
Dallas
Montgomery
Western Creamery
F. c
Western Extra
Chicago and New York Live Stock Markets Reported
Chicago market mixed with hogs mostly steady to down while cattle and sheep showed strength in native and New York trades. Receipts ranged in the tens of thousands, with prices across hogs cattle calves sheep and lambs varying by region and grade.
Cottonseed Oil Market Prices Reported in New York May 29
New York May 29 reports cottonseed oil trading with prime grade values ranging from 9.47 to 9.60 for prime summer yellow and June. Futures for July through December show varied levels from 10.82 to 11.00 with winter yellow and summer white priced at 11.00.
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New York
Local Produce Market Prices Mixed Across Poultry and Vegetables
A crowded list shows live poultry at 19 cents for hens and 24 to 26 cents for turkeys per pound, with spring chickens at 33 to 26 cents. Dairy items include New York State factory cheese and Elgin butter. Fresh eggs and a wide range of vegetables and greens with various per unit prices populate the market, including potatoes, onions, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, carrots, beans, tomatoes, cabbage, and more, across multiple regions.
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New York State
Elgin
Virginia
Hennery
Florida
North Carolina
New York Grain Spot and Futures Report May 29
Wheat spot easy with No 1 durum at 1.19 and No 2 hard at 1.18. Northern Duluth at 1.35 and Manitoba at 1.26 f. o. b. New York. May futures at 1.34. Corn spot steady No 2 yellow at 1.25. Oats spot easy Standard at 48.
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New York
Northern
Duluth
Manitoba
New York Cotton Quiet as Prices Fluctuate Slightly
The New York cotton market was very quiet with prices moving within a narrow 10 point range. Tomorrow is a holiday while Liverpool and New Orleans stay open. trading focuses on evening balances. October futures opened 12.88 and closed 12.90, with other months finishing higher.
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New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
The Metal Market Report May 23 Copper and Tin Prices
New York copper firm near term July and later at 28.00 to 29.25 cents per pound. Iron steady with No 1 Northern 20.75 to 21.25, No 2 20.25 to 20.75, No 1 Southern 20.50 to 21.00, No 2 20.25 to 20.75. Tin spot 46.75 to 47.25. London copper spot £126, futures £125. electrolytic £148. tin spot £193, futures £192.
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New York
Northern
Southern
London
Oil Quotations From Oil City May 25
Credit balances stand at 2.60. Runa reports 145 555 with an average of 9 994. Shipments total 136 484 with an average of 64 07.
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Oil City
Three DC enlistees win cadet prospects for West Point
Private John Eliot McKenney of Company B Third Infantry Private James Denelow Eggleston of Company K Third Infantry and Private Reginald Bruce Hanford of signal corps company National Guard are selected to compete for cadet appointments to the United States Military Academy. They are DC residents born in 1849 1896 1896 respectively, with records in Boy Scouts coast guard training and High School Cadets plus lifesaving honors. Appointments follow the May 4 1916 act expanding the academy entry to enlisted men age 22 and under who have served at least one year.
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National Guard
District of Columbia
War Department
West Point
John Eliot McKenney
Company B
Third Infantry
McKenney
Guard
Boston
Mass
Takoma Park
Central High School
Coast Guard Service
James Denelow Eggleston
District Naval Battalion
Washington
Iiven
McKinny Manual Training School
America
Boy Scouts
Reginald Bruce Hanford
Signal Corps Company
Riverdale
McKinley Manual Training High School
Military Academy
United States Military Academy
Regular Army
Death in car collision pits farmer in deadly bucket attack
Hartford City Indiana May 29 Dr E B Stout of Upland loses daughter Beulah aged years in a fatal incident as Albert Thomas a 40 year old farmer is held on murder charges. Authorities say Thomas swung a bucket of corn at Dr Stout’s car forcing him to swerve and the bucket struck the girl. Thomas denies intent claiming the bucket slipped from his hand as he fled the road.
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Hartford City
Ind
Dine Stout
BE. P. Stout
Upland
Albert Thomas
Thomas
Mystery body found at sea off Atlantic City
A fashionably dressed woman about 60, under 6 feet, was found by fishermen Saturday night two miles off the beach opposite a large boardwalk hotel and Seashore Children's Home. No ID on clothing. Police check hotels and cottages for missing guests.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Army and Navy News First Lint Relieved for Duty
John Gaul medical reserve corps is relieved from duty at Army Medical School and will report to Walter Reed General Hospital for duty in Washington D C Capt William B Wallach Twentieth Infantry is relieved from duty with the organized militia of Utah and will proceed to Lincoln Nebraska for duty as inspector instructor of the organized militia of Nebraska
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John 8. Gaul
Medical Reserve Corps
Army Medical School
Walter Reed General Hospital
D. C
William B. Wallach
Twentieth Infantry
Organized Militia of
Utah
Lincoln
Nebr
Nebraska
NAVAL ORDERS ISSUED FOR OFFICERS AND SHIPS
Lieut junior grade Douglas to San Francisco training station and Baughman back to Cleveland Ensign Petan to Buffalo and Manning resigning from Rhoda Island to Hancock multiple transfers of midshipmen to ships and yards notes of a death at Bay Harbor and list of vessels sailing arriving and ports visited with numerous ship names and destinations through May day in the Navy records
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W. E. Douglass
Cleveland
Naval Training Station
San Francisco
Cal
W. E. Baughman
Buffalo
H. V. Petan
Milwaukee
G. C. Manning
Rhoda Island
Hancock
B, W. Chippendale
New Jersey
Minnesota
H. W. Zimoli
Naval Academy
Jacob Jones
J. E. Williams
Wainwright
A. T. Emerson
Conyngham
Hugo Schmidt
Bath
R. E. Webb
Wadsworth
F. F. Cochrane
O'Brien
H. A. Stanley
Richards
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West
Western Railway
Nuffolk and
Western Road
Ste
Erie
Trinola Central
Wall Street
Wilson
Baltimore Securities
Armacitcan Smeltera Co
Amarican Tobacco
Armour & Co
Atchison Genta
Atchlaon
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Co
Alactahem Steel
Brooklyn Transit
Central of Georgia
Central Leather Ge
Central Pacific
Hesapeake
Quincey
Quincy
Western
Hile Age Mit Anal
Anc
Hleako
SW Wen
Olorado
Anc Southern
Enacudated Gas Co
Denver Aml
Eko Grande
Rio Grande
Miquttears Securities
Intirie Uy
Fertgents
Geart Northern Ist
Hanss Central
Finala Steel
Interborough Rapid Tranalt Sa
Interborough Meldon
Mar Marine
Dfa
Kansea City
Kansea City Southern Ref Bs
Inckawanna Steel Sa
Dwngeat
Vmvers
Cortiard Oy
Loulavne
Nashville
Kans
Texas
Loly Montana Power
New York Central
Republic Steel
ORY St Louis Southwestern Sts
Seaboard Air Line
Southoera Bell
Pacife
Southern Rahway Ba
Routhern Rahway
Tennessee Coppar
Taraa Company
Third Avenue Ad
Wirginia Car Chemical
Abu Wantinghouse Electric
Alvidend
Arked
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Sapulpa Refining Coom
Seeee
Consolidated Power
Consolidated Gas Diya
United Eva & Lec
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U S
Panama
Curb Market
Aetna Exp
Ajax Rub
Butte
Chevrolet
Flemish Lynn
Lynn Phone Us
Maxim Man
BM Mex. Petroleum
Midvale Steel
Ninisaing i
Peerless Met
Ray Hercules
Perlman Rim
Binclair Oil
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Habana Tobacco
Habana Tobacco Pt
Lake Torpedo Bay Lehigh C
United Profit Sharing
World Film
Us Yukon Gold
Ite
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P. Pipe
Los
St. Oil of
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BET St. Oil of
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Neb
St. Oil of Ohio
Atlaz
du Pont
Hercules
Adventure Alaska Gold
Boston & Maine
Consol
East Butte Mining
Lake
Mayfloweree Mohawk Mining
Nevada Con
N.Y. N. H. & H Hewee
Ola Colony
United Fruit
United Shoe Machinery
Bie Ventura Ott
Ehreriy
Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company
Canada
J. P. Morgan & Co
NEW York Stock Market
Adams Express
Har.Corps
M.m.etta
Alaska Gold
Alaska-Juneau
Allis-Chal
Am. Ag. Chem
Kelly S. Tire
Kennecott
Lack. Steal
Laclede Gas
Am Car & F
Lake HB. & W
Am. Express
Hide & L
Lee BR. & T
Lig. & Myers
Loose
Am. Locomo
Tay
Manhattan
Am Loco
M. Co
May
Miami Copper
Steel Fury
Min
Ted. & Tol
T. J
Woolen
Pacific
Am. W. P. Pty
Mo. Pac
Atts
Amer
Nat
Cloak & 8
Atchison
Nev. C. Copper
Atchison Pf
N. Y. Central
N. H
Balt
Ohio
North Amer
Batopolia
North Pacific
Brooklyn R. T
Brown Shoe
Ontario Bilver
Pa. R. R
BTR
Butte & Sup
Pitta. Steel Pt
Can
Pal
Chandi'r Mot’r
Chas
Steal Sp
Chic
M. St.p
Rep. L
Steal
Chile
St. L
8. W
Sears Roe. P
Cluett Peak
Col
Fueléiro
Conaol. Gag
Con. Can
Studebake
Texas & Pacific
Crucibble Steel
Union B, & Pf
Crucible S. Pt
Uinion Pacific
Deere Pf
Union Pac. Pf
Den
L.p.&f
Det
R. R
Motors
Steel
Goodrich, B. F
Va.-Car. Ch. Pf
Pea
Goodrich
Wabash
Gt. North, Pf
Wabash Pb
Wabash Pf
Centrall
West. Mary
Tel
Westinghouse
N J
Wisconsin
Holland
Great Steamship Company
Old Guard
Theodore Roosevelt
Local Stock Exchange
Chicago Grain
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Maryland
Local Produce Market
NEW York Grain
U. S
James D. Eggleston
John BE. McKenney
RE. B. Hanford
Army and Navy News
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NAVAL
Benham
Boston Navy Yard
Eastport
Farragut
San Pedro
Mare Islan
Quncan
Machias
Ericsson
Fanning
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Jenkins
Providence
Kanawha
New York Navy Yard
Kanvas
Hampton Roade
New
Bridgeport
Paulding
Saturn
Kodiak
Alaska
Vermont
Walke
Monte Christ
Winslow
Hutte
Sharshelders
Pamphist
Shatters
Exchange Place
Sacnuttt Laconia Hetil
C. C. & Gt. Falla Land
Elec
Potomac Donald
Wash. Hy
Elec. Com
Washington Utilities
Washington Grant
Wash. Vir. Rwy. Com
Elec. Pfd
Klec. Com
Ganaton
Franklin National Bank
McLachlen Bank Corp
American Vanadium Co
Thomas L. Hume
G Street
Tel. M
National Savings & Trust Company Cor
N. Y. Ave
Columbia
Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co
Fifteenth Street
N. W
Ralph W. Lee
14Th St. N. W
Asea
Moorhead & Elmore
New York Stock Exchange
Wemsens
Washington Stock
Bechara
16Th St
Union Savings Bank
Wade H. Cooper
Miller Train Control
T. R
W. B. Moses & Sons
Eberly
Washington Cattle Market
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